| Lineup | Coastal Carolina | PG - Kerry Davidson (fresh) SG - James Crowell (fresh) SF - Glenn Turner (fresh) PF - Wayne Nelson (fresh) C - Carlton Harrington (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - James McLean (fresh) SG - Fred Kimmons (fresh) SF - Scott Thomas (fresh) PF - Alvin Kuehner (fresh) C - James Blanding (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Creighton | James Blanding wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Coastal Carolina | Coastal Carolina is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:58 | Creighton | James McLean is hacked by Glenn Turner in the backcourt - foul #1 on Glenn Turner, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | Creighton | Scott Thomas can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Coastal Carolina | The rebound goes to Glenn Turner | 0-0 |
| 19:21 | Coastal Carolina | Alvin Kuehner is called for the reach on Wayne Nelson - foul #1 on Alvin Kuehner, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:01 | Coastal Carolina | Glenn Turner knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing | 3-0 |
| 18:59 | Creighton | Scott Thomas is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 3-0 |
| 18:49 | Coastal Carolina | Glenn Turner is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Glenn Turner, team foul #2 | 3-0 |
| Subs | Coastal Carolina | James Westphal (SF) Glenn Turner | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 18:34 | Creighton | James Crowell is called for the reach on Fred Kimmons - foul #1 on James Crowell, team foul #3 | 3-0 |
| 18:19 | Creighton | James McLean knocks in the shot from just outside the lane and the foul's on Carlton Harrington - foul #1 on Carlton Harrington, team foul #4 | 3-2 |
| 18:19 | Creighton | James McLean makes the free throw | 3-3 |
| 17:57 | Coastal Carolina | James Crowell misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 3-3 |
| 17:55 | Creighton | James Blanding snags the defensive board | 3-3 |
| 17:50 | Creighton | Scott Thomas is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Scott Thomas, team foul #2 | 3-3 |
| Subs | Coastal Carolina | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Ricky Hodge (PG), Andrew Williams (SF), Brian Keitt (PF), James Langenfeld (C) James McLean, Scott Thomas, Alvin Kuehner, James Blanding | |
| 17:24 | Coastal Carolina | James Crowell is whistled for a carry | 3-3 |
| Subs | Coastal Carolina | Edward Bates (C) Carlton Harrington | |
| Subs | Creighton | Quinton Wilhoite (PG) Fred Kimmons | |
| 17:10 | Creighton | Andrew Williams throws it down on a nice dish by James Langenfeld | 3-5 |
| 17:06 | Coastal Carolina | Quinton Wilhoite picks off the pass by Kerry Davidson in the backcourt | 3-5 |
| 17:05 | Creighton | Ricky Hodge misses the easy layup | 3-5 |
| 17:03 | Coastal Carolina | Edward Bates grabs the board | 3-5 |
| 16:39 | Coastal Carolina | Edward Bates clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 3-5 |
| 16:38 | Creighton | Quinton Wilhoite grabs the defensive rebound | 3-5 |
| 16:34 | Creighton | Quinton Wilhoite buries a 3 from the left corner set up by Andrew Williams | 3-8 |
| 16:16 | Coastal Carolina | James Westphal connects on the runner in the lane on a nice dish by Wayne Nelson | 5-8 |
| 16:05 | Creighton | James Langenfeld lays it up and in | 5-10 |
| 15:51 | Coastal Carolina | Kerry Davidson misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 5-10 |
| 15:50 | Coastal Carolina | Edward Bates pulls down the offensive rebound | 5-10 |
| Lineup | Coastal Carolina | PG - Kerry Davidson (fairly fresh) SG - James Crowell (fairly fresh) SF - James Westphal (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Wayne Nelson (fairly fresh) C - Edward Bates (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Quinton Wilhoite (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Ricky Hodge (fairly fresh) SF - Andrew Williams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Brian Keitt (fairly fresh) C - James Langenfeld (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:24 | Coastal Carolina | Edward Bates misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 5-10 |
| 15:22 | Creighton | Brian Keitt grabs the board | 5-10 |
| 15:17 | Creighton | Andrew Williams is wide open but clanks a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Wayne Nelson - foul #1 on Wayne Nelson, team foul #5 | 5-10 |
| Subs | Coastal Carolina | Carlos Laureano (PG), Jimmy Dias (SF), Walter Austin (PF), Carlton Harrington (C) Kerry Davidson, James Westphal, Wayne Nelson, Edward Bates | |
| Subs | Creighton | Fred Kimmons (SG), Scott Thomas (SF), Alvin Kuehner (PF), James Blanding (C) Quinton Wilhoite, Ricky Hodge, Brian Keitt, James Langenfeld | |
| 15:17 | Creighton | Andrew Williams makes the 1st free throw | 5-11 |
| 15:17 | Creighton | Andrew Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 5-12 |
| 15:08 | Coastal Carolina | Carlton Harrington makes the jump hook from the baseline | 7-12 |
| 14:48 | Creighton | Alvin Kuehner clanks a shot in the lane | 7-12 |
| 14:46 | Coastal Carolina | Walter Austin pulls down the rebound | 7-12 |
| 14:30 | Coastal Carolina | Carlton Harrington misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 7-12 |
| 14:29 | Coastal Carolina | James Crowell tips it home | 9-12 |
| 14:25 | Creighton | Andrew Williams travels with the ball | 9-12 |
| Subs | Coastal Carolina | Kerry Davidson (PG) James Crowell | |
| Subs | Creighton | James McLean (PG) Andrew Williams | |
| 14:04 | Coastal Carolina | Kerry Davidson can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 9-12 |
| 14:03 | Creighton | The rebound goes to James Blanding | 9-12 |
| 13:57 | Creighton | Scott Thomas's fadeaway is rejected by Carlton Harrington | 9-12 |
| 13:55 | Coastal Carolina | Carlton Harrington pulls down the rebound | 9-12 |
| 13:34 | Coastal Carolina | James Blanding is called for the reach on Carlton Harrington - foul #1 on James Blanding, team foul #3 | 9-12 |
| Subs | Coastal Carolina | James Crowell (SG), James Westphal (SF), Wally Weinberg (PF) Carlos Laureano, Jimmy Dias, Walter Austin | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 13:23 | Coastal Carolina | James McLean steals the ball from Kerry Davidson | 9-12 |
| 13:20 | Creighton | James McLean blows the layup | 9-12 |
| 13:19 | Creighton | Alvin Kuehner tips it but misses | 9-12 |
| 13:17 | Coastal Carolina | Kerry Davidson gets the rebound | 9-12 |
| 12:58 | Coastal Carolina | James Crowell knocks in the fadeaway from the right side set up by Kerry Davidson | 11-12 |
| 12:54 | Creighton | James McLean is fouled in the backcourt by Kerry Davidson - foul #1 on Kerry Davidson, team foul #6 | 11-12 |
| Subs | Coastal Carolina | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Quinton Wilhoite (PG), Brian Keitt (C) James McLean, James Blanding | |
| 12:30 | Creighton | Quinton Wilhoite scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Fred Kimmons | 11-14 |
| 12:13 | Coastal Carolina | Carlton Harrington is called for traveling | 11-14 |
| Subs | Coastal Carolina | Carlos Laureano (PG), Wayne Nelson (PF), Edward Bates (C) Kerry Davidson, Wally Weinberg, Carlton Harrington | |
| Subs | Creighton | Ricky Hodge (SG), James Langenfeld (C) Fred Kimmons, Alvin Kuehner | |
| 12:03 | Creighton | James Langenfeld misses the shot from the free throw line | 11-14 |
| 12:02 | Creighton | Quinton Wilhoite tips it home | 11-16 |
| 11:51 | Coastal Carolina | James Westphal's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 11-16 |
| Subs | Coastal Carolina | Jimmy Dias (SF) James Westphal | |
| Subs | Creighton | James McLean (PG) Quinton Wilhoite | |
| Lineup | Coastal Carolina | PG - Carlos Laureano (fresh) SG - James Crowell (tiring) 4 pts. SF - Jimmy Dias (fresh) PF - Wayne Nelson (fresh) C - Edward Bates (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - James McLean (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Ricky Hodge (fresh) SF - Scott Thomas (tiring) PF - Brian Keitt (fresh) C - James Langenfeld (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:34 | Creighton | James McLean clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 11-16 |
| 11:33 | Creighton | Brian Keitt pulls down the offensive rebound | 11-16 |
| 11:19 | Creighton | Ricky Hodge misses short on an open 3pt shot from the right wing | 11-16 |
| 11:17 | Coastal Carolina | James Crowell snags the defensive board | 11-16 |
| 10:59 | Coastal Carolina | Wayne Nelson's layup is rejected by James Langenfeld | 11-16 |
| 10:57 | Coastal Carolina | Wayne Nelson hits the follow up shot | 13-16 |
| 10:36 | Creighton | James McLean misses badly on a shot from the left block | 13-16 |
| 10:34 | Creighton | James Langenfeld pulls down the offensive rebound | 13-16 |
| 10:17 | Creighton | Scott Thomas is fouled on the floor by Jimmy Dias - foul #1 on Jimmy Dias, team foul #7 | 13-16 |
| Subs | Coastal Carolina | Kerry Davidson (PG), James Westphal (SF), Walter Austin (PF), Carlton Harrington (C) Carlos Laureano, Jimmy Dias, Wayne Nelson, Edward Bates | |
| Subs | Creighton | Quinton Wilhoite (PG), Fred Kimmons (SG), Alvin Kuehner (PF), James Blanding (C) James McLean, Ricky Hodge, Brian Keitt, James Langenfeld | |
| 10:17 | Creighton | Scott Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 13-17 |
| 10:17 | Creighton | Scott Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 13-18 |
| 09:52 | Coastal Carolina | James Westphal clanks a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Alvin Kuehner - foul #2 on Alvin Kuehner, team foul #4 | 13-18 |
| Subs | Coastal Carolina | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Andrew Williams (SF), Brian Keitt (PF) Scott Thomas, Alvin Kuehner | |
| 09:52 | Coastal Carolina | James Westphal misses the 1st free throw | 13-18 |
| 09:52 | Coastal Carolina | James Westphal makes the 2nd free throw | 14-18 |
| 09:50 | Creighton | Fred Kimmons throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 14-18 |
| 09:36 | Coastal Carolina | Walter Austin makes the runner from the right block | 16-18 |
| 09:21 | Creighton | Andrew Williams's floater is knocked away by Walter Austin | 16-18 |
| 09:19 | Creighton | Brian Keitt hits the follow up shot | 16-20 |
| 09:00 | Coastal Carolina | James Crowell comes up short on the shot from the right side but he's hacked by Quinton Wilhoite - foul #1 on Quinton Wilhoite, team foul #5 | 16-20 |
| Subs | Coastal Carolina | Wally Weinberg (PF) Walter Austin | |
| Subs | Creighton | James McLean (PG) Quinton Wilhoite | |
| 09:00 | Coastal Carolina | James Crowell makes the 1st free throw | 17-20 |
| 09:00 | Coastal Carolina | James Crowell makes the 2nd free throw | 18-20 |
| 08:58 | Creighton | James Westphal steals the ball from Fred Kimmons in the backcourt | 18-20 |
| 08:57 | Coastal Carolina | James Westphal hits the finger roll | 20-20 |
| 08:54 | Creighton | James McLean is fouled in the backcourt by Kerry Davidson - foul #2 on Kerry Davidson, team foul #8 | 20-20 |
| Subs | Coastal Carolina | Carlos Laureano (SG), Edward Bates (SF) Kerry Davidson, James Crowell | |
| Subs | Creighton | Scott Thomas (SF) Andrew Williams | |
| 08:54 | Creighton | James McLean makes the 1st free throw | 20-21 |
| 08:54 | Creighton | James McLean misses the 2nd free throw | 20-21 |
| 08:54 | Coastal Carolina | The rebound goes to Carlton Harrington | 20-21 |
| 08:35 | Coastal Carolina | Carlton Harrington hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint | 20-21 |
| 08:34 | Creighton | James Blanding snags the defensive board | 20-21 |
| 08:20 | Creighton | Scott Thomas drills a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Brian Keitt | 20-24 |
| 08:04 | Coastal Carolina | The jump hook by Edward Bates is blocked by Brian Keitt | 20-24 |
| 08:03 | Coastal Carolina | Carlton Harrington hits the follow up shot | 22-24 |
| 07:56 | Creighton | Fred Kimmons's pass is intercepted by James Westphal | 22-24 |
| 07:38 | Coastal Carolina | Carlton Harrington hits the front of the rim on the jumper from close range but he's hacked by Brian Keitt - foul #1 on Brian Keitt, team foul #6 | 22-24 |
| Subs | Coastal Carolina | James Crowell (SG), Jimmy Dias (SF), Walter Austin (PF) James Westphal, Edward Bates, Wally Weinberg | |
| Subs | Creighton | Quinton Wilhoite (PG), Ricky Hodge (SG), Andrew Williams (SF), James Langenfeld (PF) James McLean, Fred Kimmons, Scott Thomas, Brian Keitt | |
| 07:38 | Coastal Carolina | Carlton Harrington misses the 1st free throw | 22-24 |
| 07:38 | Coastal Carolina | Carlton Harrington makes the 2nd free throw | 23-24 |
| Lineup | Coastal Carolina | PG - Carlos Laureano (fairly fresh) SG - James Crowell (tiring) 6 pts. SF - Jimmy Dias (fresh) PF - Walter Austin (fresh) 2 pts. C - Carlton Harrington (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Quinton Wilhoite (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Ricky Hodge (fresh) SF - Andrew Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Langenfeld (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Blanding (tiring) 3 reb. | |
| 07:35 | Creighton | Carlos Laureano is called for the reach on Quinton Wilhoite in the backcourt - foul #1 on Carlos Laureano, team foul #9 | 23-24 |
| Subs | Coastal Carolina | Wayne Nelson (PF) Carlton Harrington | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 07:35 | Creighton | Quinton Wilhoite makes the 1st free throw | 23-25 |
| 07:35 | Creighton | Quinton Wilhoite misses the 2nd free throw | 23-25 |
| 07:35 | Coastal Carolina | Wayne Nelson grabs the defensive rebound | 23-25 |
| 07:13 | Coastal Carolina | Jimmy Dias throws a bad pass out of bounds | 23-25 |
| 06:47 | Creighton | Ricky Hodge comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 23-25 |
| 06:45 | Coastal Carolina | Wayne Nelson grabs the defensive rebound | 23-25 |
| 06:32 | Coastal Carolina | James Crowell misses short on a shot from the right wing | 23-25 |
| 06:31 | Creighton | The rebound goes to James Blanding | 23-25 |
| 06:24 | Creighton | Andrew Williams connects on the floater from the baseline on a great pass from James Langenfeld | 23-27 |
| 06:14 | Coastal Carolina | Wayne Nelson comes up short on the floater near the basket | 23-27 |
| 06:12 | Coastal Carolina | Jimmy Dias tips it home | 25-27 |
| 05:51 | Creighton | Ricky Hodge misses the wide open fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on James Crowell - foul #2 on James Crowell, team foul #10 | 25-27 |
| Subs | Coastal Carolina | James Westphal (PG), Edward Bates (SF), Wally Weinberg (PF), Carlton Harrington (C) Carlos Laureano, James Crowell, Wayne Nelson, Walter Austin | |
| Subs | Creighton | Fred Kimmons (SG), Scott Thomas (SF), Brian Keitt (PF) Quinton Wilhoite, Andrew Williams, James Blanding | |
| 05:51 | Creighton | Ricky Hodge makes the 1st free throw | 25-28 |
| 05:51 | Creighton | Ricky Hodge misses the 2nd free throw | 25-28 |
| 05:51 | Coastal Carolina | Wally Weinberg gets the rebound | 25-28 |
| 05:26 | Coastal Carolina | James Westphal is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on James Westphal, team foul #11 | 25-28 |
| Subs | Coastal Carolina | | |
| Subs | Creighton | James McLean (PG) Ricky Hodge | |
| 05:14 | Creighton | Brian Keitt misses the wide open driving attempt near the basket | 25-28 |
| 05:13 | Coastal Carolina | Carlton Harrington grabs the board | 25-28 |
| 04:54 | Coastal Carolina | Jimmy Dias knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from James Westphal | 28-28 |
| 04:52 | Creighton | Jimmy Dias steals the ball from Fred Kimmons in the backcourt | 28-28 |
| 04:41 | Coastal Carolina | Carlton Harrington knocks in the jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Edward Bates | 30-28 |
| 04:24 | Creighton | Brian Keitt banks in the wide open layup on a nice dish by Scott Thomas | 30-30 |
| 03:58 | Coastal Carolina | Wally Weinberg is fouled on the floor by Brian Keitt - foul #2 on Brian Keitt, team foul #7 | 30-30 |
| Subs | Coastal Carolina | Kerry Davidson (PG), James Crowell (SG), Glenn Turner (SF) James Westphal, Jimmy Dias, Carlton Harrington | |
| Subs | Creighton | Alvin Kuehner (PF), James Blanding (C) Brian Keitt, James Langenfeld | |
| 03:58 | Coastal Carolina | Wally Weinberg makes the 1st free throw | 31-30 |
| 03:58 | Coastal Carolina | Wally Weinberg misses the 2nd free throw | 31-30 |
| 03:58 | Creighton | Alvin Kuehner gets the rebound | 31-30 |
| 03:56 | Creighton | Alvin Kuehner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 31-30 |
| Subs | Coastal Carolina | Wayne Nelson (PF) Wally Weinberg | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 03:48 | Coastal Carolina | Edward Bates misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 31-30 |
| 03:46 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Alvin Kuehner | 31-30 |
| 03:40 | Creighton | Alvin Kuehner is alone and drills a fadeaway from the baseline set up by James McLean | 31-32 |
| Lineup | Coastal Carolina | PG - Kerry Davidson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Crowell (tiring) 6 pts. SF - Glenn Turner (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Wayne Nelson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Edward Bates (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - James McLean (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Fred Kimmons (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Scott Thomas (tired) 5 pts. PF - Alvin Kuehner (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - James Blanding (tiring) 4 reb. | |
| 03:18 | Coastal Carolina | Kerry Davidson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 31-32 |
| 03:16 | Coastal Carolina | Wayne Nelson tips it back up and in | 33-32 |
| 02:54 | Creighton | Scott Thomas can't finish the uncontested layup | 33-32 |
| 02:52 | Coastal Carolina | Wayne Nelson grabs the defensive rebound | 33-32 |
| 02:41 | Coastal Carolina | Wayne Nelson drills a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Edward Bates | 35-32 |
| 02:20 | Creighton | Fred Kimmons is hacked by Glenn Turner - foul #3 on Glenn Turner, team foul #12 | 35-32 |
| Subs | Coastal Carolina | Carlos Laureano (SG), James Westphal (SF), Walter Austin (C) James Crowell, Glenn Turner, Edward Bates | |
| Subs | Creighton | Ricky Hodge (PG), Andrew Williams (SF), Brian Keitt (C) James McLean, Scott Thomas, James Blanding | |
| 02:20 | Creighton | Fred Kimmons makes the 1st free throw | 35-33 |
| 02:20 | Creighton | Fred Kimmons misses the 2nd free throw | 35-33 |
| 02:20 | Coastal Carolina | The rebound goes to Walter Austin | 35-33 |
| 02:03 | Coastal Carolina | Walter Austin is fouled on the floor by Alvin Kuehner - foul #3 on Alvin Kuehner, team foul #8 | 35-33 |
| Subs | Coastal Carolina | Carlton Harrington (C) Wayne Nelson | |
| Subs | Creighton | Quinton Wilhoite (PG), James Langenfeld (C) Fred Kimmons, Alvin Kuehner | |
| 02:03 | Coastal Carolina | Walter Austin misses the 1st free throw | 35-33 |
| 02:03 | Creighton | James Langenfeld snags the defensive board | 35-33 |
| 01:42 | Creighton | Andrew Williams is hacked by James Westphal - foul #2 on James Westphal, team foul #13 | 35-33 |
| 01:42 | Creighton | Andrew Williams misses the 1st free throw | 35-33 |
| 01:42 | Creighton | Andrew Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 35-34 |
| 01:18 | Coastal Carolina | Carlos Laureano misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 35-34 |
| 01:16 | Creighton | James Langenfeld snags the defensive board | 35-34 |
| 01:11 | Creighton | Brian Keitt hits a floater from the right block on a nice dish by Quinton Wilhoite and he's hacked by Walter Austin - foul #1 on Walter Austin, team foul #14 | 35-36 |
| Subs | Coastal Carolina | Wayne Nelson (PF) Carlton Harrington | |
| Subs | Creighton | James Blanding (C) James Langenfeld | |
| 01:11 | Creighton | Brian Keitt makes the free throw | 35-37 |
| 00:50 | Coastal Carolina | James Westphal comes up short on the runner in the lane | 35-37 |
| 00:49 | Creighton | Brian Keitt grabs the board | 35-37 |
| 00:44 | Creighton | Ricky Hodge is by himself and knocks in the 3 from the left corner | 35-40 |
| 00:30 | Coastal Carolina | Kerry Davidson misses the lay-in | 35-40 |
| 00:29 | Coastal Carolina | Walter Austin pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-40 |
| 00:02 | Coastal Carolina | Carlos Laureano hits a 3 pointer from the right corner | 38-40 |
| 00:00 | Creighton | Ricky Hodge can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 38-40 |