| Lineup | Niagara | PG - James Loehr (fresh) SG - Lowell Fisher (fresh) SF - Michael Pettie (fresh) PF - Alfred Ceniceros (fresh) C - Fred Capel (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Jeff Reck (fresh) SG - Michael Ward (fresh) SF - Christopher Teague (fresh) PF - Gerald Johnson (fresh) C - Charles Lainez (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Niagara | Fred Capel wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | Niagara | Fred Capel's fadeaway is rejected by Gerald Johnson | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | Creighton | Gerald Johnson grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | Creighton | Christopher Teague misses short on an open jumper from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | Creighton | Charles Lainez gets the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | Creighton | Michael Ward makes the jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Jeff Reck and he's fouled by Lowell Fisher - foul #1 on Lowell Fisher, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:25 | Creighton | Michael Ward misses the free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:25 | Niagara | Fred Capel snags the defensive board | 0-2 |
| 19:11 | Niagara | Fred Capel comes up short on the runner near the basket but he's fouled by Michael Ward - foul #1 on Michael Ward, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:11 | Niagara | Fred Capel misses the 1st free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:11 | Niagara | Fred Capel makes the 2nd free throw | 1-2 |
| 19:09 | Creighton | Michael Pettie is called for the reach on Christopher Teague in the backcourt - foul #1 on Michael Pettie, team foul #2 | 1-2 |
| 18:53 | Creighton | Michael Ward is called for traveling | 1-2 |
| 18:43 | Niagara | Lowell Fisher comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 1-2 |
| 18:42 | Creighton | Gerald Johnson grabs the board | 1-2 |
| 18:29 | Creighton | Charles Lainez is denied on a layup by Alfred Ceniceros | 1-2 |
| 18:28 | Creighton | Charles Lainez hits the follow up shot | 1-4 |
| 18:08 | Niagara | Fred Capel hits a jumper from the left side set up by Lowell Fisher | 3-4 |
| 17:55 | Creighton | Charles Lainez buries a floater from close range set up by Gerald Johnson | 3-6 |
| 17:49 | Niagara | James Loehr is hacked by Gerald Johnson - foul #1 on Gerald Johnson, team foul #2 | 3-6 |
| Subs | Niagara | Roger Wixom (PG), Shane Warren (SG), Daniel Newlin (SF), Joseph Peoples (PF), Paul Andrew (C) James Loehr, Lowell Fisher, Michael Pettie, Alfred Ceniceros, Fred Capel | |
| Subs | Creighton | Paul Lemus (PG), Nathaniel Moore (SG), James Toledo (SF), James Waddell (PF) Jeff Reck, Michael Ward, Christopher Teague, Gerald Johnson | |
| 17:35 | Niagara | Daniel Newlin comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 3-6 |
| 17:34 | Niagara | Paul Andrew tips it back up and in | 5-6 |
| 17:17 | Creighton | Paul Lemus's floater is tipped away by Joseph Peoples | 5-6 |
| 17:15 | Niagara | Paul Andrew grabs the board | 5-6 |
| 16:55 | Niagara | Joseph Peoples travels with the ball | 5-6 |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Christopher Teague (SF), Gerald Johnson (PF) James Toledo, Charles Lainez | |
| 16:46 | Creighton | James Waddell misses short on a jump hook from close range | 5-6 |
| 16:45 | Niagara | Roger Wixom grabs the board | 5-6 |
| 16:29 | Niagara | Joseph Peoples comes up short on the shot from the right block but he's fouled by Gerald Johnson - foul #2 on Gerald Johnson, team foul #3 | 5-6 |
| Subs | Niagara | James Loehr (PG), Lowell Fisher (SG), Beau Broach (SF), Fred Capel (C) Roger Wixom, Shane Warren, Daniel Newlin, Paul Andrew | |
| Subs | Creighton | Michael Ward (SG), Charles Lainez (C) Nathaniel Moore, Gerald Johnson | |
| 16:29 | Niagara | Joseph Peoples makes the 1st free throw | 6-6 |
| 16:29 | Niagara | Joseph Peoples makes the 2nd free throw | 7-6 |
| 16:16 | Creighton | James Waddell banks in the layup on a nice dish by Michael Ward and he's hacked by Beau Broach - foul #1 on Beau Broach, team foul #3 | 7-8 |
| Subs | Niagara | Alfred Ceniceros (PF) Joseph Peoples | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 16:16 | Creighton | James Waddell makes the free throw | 7-9 |
| 15:59 | Niagara | Beau Broach hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block | 7-9 |
| 15:58 | Creighton | Charles Lainez grabs the defensive rebound | 7-9 |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - James Loehr (fairly fresh) SG - Lowell Fisher (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Beau Broach (fresh) PF - Alfred Ceniceros (fairly fresh) C - Fred Capel (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Paul Lemus (fairly fresh) SG - Michael Ward (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Christopher Teague (fairly fresh) PF - James Waddell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Charles Lainez (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:29 | Creighton | Christopher Teague connects on the runner from the baseline on a great pass from Paul Lemus | 7-11 |
| 15:27 | Niagara | James Loehr is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Loehr, team foul #4 | 7-11 |
| Subs | Niagara | Michael Pettie (SF) Beau Broach | |
| Subs | Creighton | Jeff Reck (PG), Nathaniel Moore (SG) Paul Lemus, Michael Ward | |
| 15:14 | Creighton | Christopher Teague travels with the ball | 7-11 |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Michael Ward (SG) Christopher Teague | |
| 14:48 | Niagara | Fred Capel can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 7-11 |
| 14:47 | Niagara | The offensive rebound goes to Fred Capel | 7-11 |
| 14:26 | Niagara | Fred Capel misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 7-11 |
| 14:25 | Creighton | Michael Ward pulls down the rebound | 7-11 |
| 14:07 | Creighton | Charles Lainez misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 7-11 |
| 14:05 | Creighton | Nathaniel Moore hits the follow up shot | 7-13 |
| 13:43 | Niagara | Lowell Fisher loses the ball out of bounds | 7-13 |
| Subs | Niagara | Roger Wixom (PG), Shane Warren (SG), Daniel Newlin (SF), Joseph Peoples (PF), Paul Andrew (C) James Loehr, Lowell Fisher, Michael Pettie, Alfred Ceniceros, Fred Capel | |
| Subs | Creighton | Paul Lemus (PG), Christopher Teague (SF) Jeff Reck, Michael Ward | |
| 13:33 | Creighton | Christopher Teague clanks a jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Daniel Newlin - foul #1 on Daniel Newlin, team foul #5 | 7-13 |
| 13:33 | Creighton | Christopher Teague makes the 1st free throw | 7-14 |
| 13:33 | Creighton | Christopher Teague makes the 2nd free throw | 7-15 |
| 13:14 | Niagara | Paul Andrew misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 7-15 |
| 13:13 | Niagara | Roger Wixom tips it back up and in | 9-15 |
| 13:01 | Creighton | Charles Lainez throws a bad pass out of bounds | 9-15 |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Michael Ward (SG) Nathaniel Moore | |
| 12:46 | Niagara | Joseph Peoples's pass is intercepted by Michael Ward | 9-15 |
| 12:21 | Creighton | Christopher Teague is by himself and knocks in the jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Paul Lemus | 9-17 |
| 12:09 | Niagara | Shane Warren misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 9-17 |
| 12:07 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Christopher Teague | 9-17 |
| 12:05 | Creighton | Christopher Teague's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 9-17 |
| Subs | Niagara | James Loehr (PG), Lowell Fisher (SG), Michael Pettie (SF), Beau Broach (PF), Fred Capel (C) Roger Wixom, Shane Warren, Daniel Newlin, Joseph Peoples, Paul Andrew | |
| Subs | Creighton | Jeff Reck (SG), Nathaniel Moore (SF) Michael Ward, James Waddell | |
| 11:53 | Niagara | Christopher Teague steals the ball from Lowell Fisher | 9-17 |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - James Loehr (fairly fresh) SG - Lowell Fisher (tiring) 1 ast. SF - Michael Pettie (fresh) PF - Beau Broach (fresh) C - Fred Capel (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Paul Lemus (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jeff Reck (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Nathaniel Moore (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Christopher Teague (tiring) 6 pts. C - Charles Lainez (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Creighton | Charles Lainez is hacked by Fred Capel - foul #1 on Fred Capel, team foul #6 | 9-17 |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Michael Ward (SG), James Waddell (PF) Paul Lemus, Nathaniel Moore | |
| 11:26 | Creighton | Jeff Reck misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 9-17 |
| 11:24 | Niagara | Fred Capel grabs the board | 9-17 |
| 11:20 | Niagara | Christopher Teague is called for the reach on Michael Pettie - foul #1 on Christopher Teague, team foul #4 | 9-17 |
| Subs | Niagara | Alfred Ceniceros (PF) Michael Pettie | |
| Subs | Creighton | Nathaniel Moore (SG) Michael Ward | |
| 11:05 | Niagara | James Loehr misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 9-17 |
| 11:04 | Creighton | Christopher Teague snags the defensive board | 9-17 |
| 10:46 | Creighton | Christopher Teague misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 9-17 |
| 10:45 | Niagara | The rebound goes to Fred Capel | 9-17 |
| 10:35 | Niagara | Fred Capel scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by James Loehr | 11-17 |
| 10:31 | Creighton | Jeff Reck hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 11-17 |
| 10:30 | Creighton | James Waddell grabs the offensive board | 11-17 |
| 10:12 | Creighton | James Waddell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 11-17 |
| Subs | Niagara | Roger Wixom (PG), Daniel Newlin (SG), Michael Pettie (SF), Paul Andrew (PF) James Loehr, Lowell Fisher, Beau Broach, Alfred Ceniceros | |
| Subs | Creighton | Paul Lemus (PG), James Toledo (SG), Michael Ward (PF) Jeff Reck, Nathaniel Moore, James Waddell | |
| 09:49 | Niagara | Christopher Teague takes the ball from Daniel Newlin | 11-17 |
| 09:46 | Creighton | James Toledo throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 11-17 |
| Subs | Niagara | Joseph Peoples (PF) Fred Capel | |
| Subs | Creighton | Nathaniel Moore (SG) James Toledo | |
| 09:23 | Niagara | Michael Pettie hits a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Roger Wixom | 13-17 |
| 08:59 | Creighton | Paul Lemus is fouled on the floor by Roger Wixom - foul #1 on Roger Wixom, team foul #7 | 13-17 |
| Subs | Niagara | James Loehr (PG), Shane Warren (SG), Fred Capel (C) Roger Wixom, Daniel Newlin, Paul Andrew | |
| Subs | Creighton | Jeff Reck (SG), James Waddell (C) Nathaniel Moore, Charles Lainez | |
| 08:59 | Creighton | Paul Lemus misses the 1st free throw | 13-17 |
| 08:59 | Niagara | Fred Capel grabs the defensive rebound | 13-17 |
| 08:46 | Niagara | James Loehr's 3 pointer is rejected by Christopher Teague | 13-17 |
| 08:44 | Creighton | Christopher Teague grabs the board | 13-17 |
| 08:42 | Creighton | Jeff Reck is hacked by Shane Warren in the backcourt - foul #1 on Shane Warren, team foul #8 | 13-17 |
| Subs | Niagara | Alfred Ceniceros (PF) Joseph Peoples | |
| Subs | Creighton | Charles Lainez (C) Paul Lemus | |
| 08:42 | Creighton | Jeff Reck makes the 1st free throw | 13-18 |
| 08:42 | Creighton | Jeff Reck makes the 2nd free throw | 13-19 |
| 08:34 | Niagara | Michael Pettie misses the turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Christopher Teague - foul #2 on Christopher Teague, team foul #5 | 13-19 |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Paul Lemus (PG) Christopher Teague | |
| 08:34 | Niagara | Michael Pettie makes the 1st free throw | 14-19 |
| 08:34 | Niagara | Michael Pettie makes the 2nd free throw | 15-19 |
| 08:19 | Creighton | James Waddell is denied on a layup by Michael Pettie | 15-19 |
| 08:17 | Niagara | Fred Capel gets the rebound | 15-19 |
| 08:00 | Niagara | James Loehr buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Shane Warren | 18-19 |
| 07:54 | Creighton | Shane Warren steals it from Michael Ward in the backcourt | 18-19 |
| 07:29 | Niagara | Michael Pettie can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 18-19 |
| 07:27 | Niagara | The offensive rebound goes to Fred Capel | 18-19 |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - James Loehr (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Shane Warren (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Pettie (tiring) 4 pts. PF - Alfred Ceniceros (tiring) C - Fred Capel (tiring) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Paul Lemus (tiring) 2 ast. SG - Michael Ward (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jeff Reck (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Waddell (tiring) 3 pts. C - Charles Lainez (tired) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:14 | Niagara | James Loehr is hacked by Charles Lainez - foul #1 on Charles Lainez, team foul #6 | 18-19 |
| Subs | Niagara | Lowell Fisher (SG), Beau Broach (SF), Joseph Peoples (C) James Loehr, Michael Pettie, Fred Capel | |
| Subs | Creighton | James Toledo (PG), Nathaniel Moore (SF) Paul Lemus, Jeff Reck | |
| 07:06 | Niagara | Shane Warren can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 18-19 |
| 07:04 | Creighton | Michael Ward grabs the defensive rebound | 18-19 |
| 06:39 | Creighton | Michael Ward's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 18-19 |
| Subs | Niagara | Roger Wixom (PG), Daniel Newlin (SG), Paul Andrew (PF) Shane Warren, Lowell Fisher, Alfred Ceniceros | |
| Subs | Creighton | Paul Lemus (PG) Michael Ward | |
| 06:19 | Niagara | Joseph Peoples can't finish the layup | 18-19 |
| 06:18 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Nathaniel Moore | 18-19 |
| 05:57 | Creighton | Charles Lainez is whistled for traveling | 18-19 |
| Subs | Niagara | Lowell Fisher (SG), Fred Capel (C) Beau Broach, Joseph Peoples | |
| Subs | Creighton | Jeff Reck (PG), Michael Ward (PF) Paul Lemus, James Waddell | |
| 05:40 | Niagara | Daniel Newlin lays it up and in | 20-19 |
| 05:20 | Creighton | Charles Lainez hits the front of the rim on the wide open shot from the baseline | 20-19 |
| 05:19 | Creighton | The offensive rebound goes to James Toledo | 20-19 |
| 04:59 | Creighton | Charles Lainez is open but comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 20-19 |
| 04:58 | Niagara | Roger Wixom grabs the board | 20-19 |
| 04:39 | Niagara | Lowell Fisher misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 20-19 |
| 04:38 | Niagara | Fred Capel pulls down the offensive rebound | 20-19 |
| 04:28 | Niagara | Roger Wixom comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 20-19 |
| 04:27 | Creighton | Michael Ward gets the rebound | 20-19 |
| 04:10 | Creighton | The jumper by Charles Lainez is denied by Fred Capel | 20-19 |
| 04:08 | Niagara | Fred Capel snags the defensive board | 20-19 |
| 04:02 | Niagara | Paul Andrew connects on the jumper from the left block set up by Roger Wixom | 22-19 |
| 03:39 | Creighton | Jeff Reck connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 22-22 |
| 03:21 | Niagara | Paul Andrew comes up short on the shot from the right side | 22-22 |
| 03:19 | Niagara | Paul Andrew tips it home | 24-22 |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Roger Wixom (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. SG - Lowell Fisher (tired) 1 ast. SF - Daniel Newlin (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Paul Andrew (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Fred Capel (tiring) 5 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Jeff Reck (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nathaniel Moore (tired) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - James Toledo (tiring) PF - Michael Ward (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Lainez (very tired) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:03 | Creighton | Michael Ward is alone and drills a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Jeff Reck | 24-24 |
| 02:43 | Niagara | Paul Andrew misses long on a jump hook in the paint | 24-24 |
| 02:42 | Niagara | Fred Capel tips it back up and in | 26-24 |
| 02:26 | Creighton | Charles Lainez misses the runner from the right block but he's fouled by Fred Capel - foul #2 on Fred Capel, team foul #9 | 26-24 |
| Subs | Niagara | James Loehr (PG), Shane Warren (SG), Michael Pettie (SF), Joseph Peoples (PF), Beau Broach (C) Roger Wixom, Lowell Fisher, Daniel Newlin, Paul Andrew, Fred Capel | |
| Subs | Creighton | Paul Lemus (PG), Christopher Teague (SF), Gerald Johnson (PF) Jeff Reck, Nathaniel Moore, Michael Ward | |
| 02:26 | Creighton | Charles Lainez makes the 1st free throw | 26-25 |
| 02:26 | Creighton | Charles Lainez misses the 2nd free throw | 26-25 |
| 02:26 | Niagara | Beau Broach pulls down the rebound | 26-25 |
| 02:06 | Niagara | Gerald Johnson swats the shot by Shane Warren | 26-25 |
| 02:04 | Creighton | Charles Lainez gets the rebound | 26-25 |
| 01:43 | Creighton | Charles Lainez buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Christopher Teague and he's fouled by Beau Broach - foul #2 on Beau Broach, team foul #10 | 26-27 |
| 01:43 | Creighton | Charles Lainez makes the free throw | 26-28 |
| 01:16 | Niagara | Michael Pettie is whistled for traveling | 26-28 |
| Subs | Niagara | Alfred Ceniceros (PF) Beau Broach | |
| Subs | Creighton | Michael Ward (SG), James Waddell (C) James Toledo, Charles Lainez | |
| 00:59 | Creighton | Alfred Ceniceros blocks the short jumper by Michael Ward | 26-28 |
| 00:58 | Niagara | The rebound goes to Alfred Ceniceros | 26-28 |
| 00:45 | Niagara | Michael Pettie is hacked by Christopher Teague - foul #3 on Christopher Teague, team foul #7 | 26-28 |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| Subs | Creighton | James Toledo (SF) Christopher Teague | |
| 00:45 | Niagara | Michael Pettie makes the 1st free throw | 27-28 |
| 00:45 | Niagara | Michael Pettie makes the 2nd free throw | 28-28 |
| 00:42 | Creighton | Paul Lemus is fouled in the backcourt by Joseph Peoples - foul #1 on Joseph Peoples, team foul #11 | 28-28 |
| 00:42 | Creighton | Paul Lemus makes the 1st free throw | 28-29 |
| 00:42 | Creighton | Paul Lemus misses the 2nd free throw | 28-29 |
| 00:42 | Niagara | Alfred Ceniceros grabs the board | 28-29 |
| 00:35 | Niagara | Shane Warren misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 28-29 |
| 00:34 | Creighton | James Waddell grabs the defensive rebound | 28-29 |
| 00:07 | Creighton | Gerald Johnson hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 28-31 |
| 00:01 | Niagara | Alfred Ceniceros can't finish the layup | 28-31 |
| 00:00 | Niagara | The clock runs out | 28-31 |