| Lineup | Creighton | PG - William Evans (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Odell Barrett (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Randy O'Neal (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jerry Godfrey (fresh) 2 reb. C - Nicholas Osborne (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Ray Williams (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Broughton (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Preas (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Manuel Sites (fresh) 4 pts. C - Joel Miller (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Colorado State | John Preas inbounds the ball | 42-29 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:42 | Colorado State | Ray Williams hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Odell Barrett - foul #1 on Odell Barrett, team foul #1 | 42-29 |
| 19:42 | Colorado State | Ray Williams misses the 1st free throw | 42-29 |
| 19:42 | Colorado State | Ray Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 42-30 |
| 19:14 | Creighton | William Evans is hacked by Robert Broughton - foul #1 on Robert Broughton, team foul #1 | 42-30 |
| 19:02 | Creighton | Jerry Godfrey hits a runner from the right block | 44-30 |
| 18:33 | Colorado State | Ray Williams double dribbles | 44-30 |
| 18:20 | Creighton | Randy O'Neal drills a pull-up jumper from the left side | 46-30 |
| 17:59 | Colorado State | Manuel Sites clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 46-30 |
| 17:58 | Colorado State | John Preas hits the follow up shot | 46-32 |
| 17:36 | Creighton | William Evans buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Jerry Godfrey | 49-32 |
| 17:32 | Colorado State | Ray Williams misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 49-32 |
| 17:30 | Creighton | Nicholas Osborne grabs the defensive rebound | 49-32 |
| 17:21 | Creighton | William Evans is hacked by Robert Broughton - foul #2 on Robert Broughton, team foul #2 | 49-32 |
| Subs | Creighton | John Cox (SG), David Lavergne (SF), Kevin Carmichael (PF), Robert Schulte (C) Odell Barrett, Randy O'Neal, Jerry Godfrey, Nicholas Osborne | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Jim Tansey (SG), Gary Guillory (SF), Michael Galvin (PF), Frank Jackson (C) Robert Broughton, John Preas, Manuel Sites, Joel Miller | |
| 17:07 | Creighton | William Evans buries a jumpshot from the right side | 51-32 |
| 16:59 | Colorado State | Jim Tansey is fouled on the floor by David Lavergne - foul #3 on David Lavergne, team foul #2 | 51-32 |
| Subs | Creighton | Hiram Farr (PG), David Dixon (SF) William Evans, David Lavergne | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Patrick Holmes (PG) Ray Williams | |
| 16:54 | Colorado State | Michael Galvin misses badly on a shot from the baseline | 51-32 |
| 16:52 | Creighton | John Cox gets the rebound | 51-32 |
| 16:37 | Creighton | Patrick Holmes steals the ball from John Cox | 51-32 |
| 16:32 | Colorado State | Patrick Holmes blows the layup | 51-32 |
| 16:31 | Creighton | Hiram Farr grabs the defensive rebound | 51-32 |
| 16:26 | Creighton | Hiram Farr throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-32 |
| Subs | Creighton | Odell Barrett (SG) John Cox | |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| 16:12 | Colorado State | Jim Tansey misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 51-32 |
| 16:10 | Colorado State | Michael Galvin grabs the offensive rebound | 51-32 |
| 15:56 | Colorado State | Gary Guillory lays it in on a nice dish by Patrick Holmes | 51-34 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Hiram Farr (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Odell Barrett (fresh) 12 pts. SF - David Dixon (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Kevin Carmichael (fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Schulte (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Patrick Holmes (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jim Tansey (fresh) SF - Gary Guillory (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Michael Galvin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Frank Jackson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:51 | Creighton | Odell Barrett comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 51-34 |
| 15:49 | Colorado State | Michael Galvin snags the defensive board | 51-34 |
| 15:33 | Colorado State | Odell Barrett picks off the pass by Jim Tansey | 51-34 |
| 15:28 | Creighton | Odell Barrett drills a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Hiram Farr | 54-34 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 15:07 | Colorado State | Frank Jackson comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 54-34 |
| 15:06 | Creighton | Odell Barrett grabs the board | 54-34 |
| 14:59 | Creighton | Odell Barrett comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 54-34 |
| 14:58 | Creighton | The offensive rebound goes to David Dixon | 54-34 |
| 14:37 | Creighton | David Dixon connects on the jumper from the left side on a great pass from Odell Barrett | 56-34 |
| 14:20 | Colorado State | Patrick Holmes can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 56-34 |
| 14:18 | Creighton | Robert Schulte grabs the defensive rebound | 56-34 |
| 14:13 | Creighton | David Dixon buries a floater in the lane on a great pass from Hiram Farr | 58-34 |
| 13:57 | Colorado State | Patrick Holmes can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 58-34 |
| 13:55 | Creighton | Robert Schulte grabs the defensive rebound | 58-34 |
| 13:49 | Creighton | Kevin Carmichael's floater is knocked away by Michael Galvin | 58-34 |
| 13:48 | Creighton | Kevin Carmichael tips it home | 60-34 |
| 13:42 | Colorado State | Gary Guillory scores on a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Patrick Holmes | 60-36 |
| 13:29 | Creighton | David Dixon hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 60-36 |
| 13:27 | Creighton | Kevin Carmichael tips it home | 62-36 |
| 13:09 | Colorado State | Jim Tansey buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 62-39 |
| 13:02 | Creighton | Robert Schulte misses short on a runner in the paint but the foul's on Patrick Holmes - foul #1 on Patrick Holmes, team foul #3 | 62-39 |
| Subs | Creighton | William Evans (PG), John Cox (SG), Randy O'Neal (SF), Nicholas Osborne (C) Hiram Farr, Odell Barrett, David Dixon, Kevin Carmichael | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Ray Williams (PG), Robert Broughton (SG), John Preas (SF), Manuel Sites (PF), Joel Miller (C) Patrick Holmes, Jim Tansey, Gary Guillory, Michael Galvin, Frank Jackson | |
| 13:02 | Creighton | Robert Schulte makes the 1st free throw | 63-39 |
| 13:02 | Creighton | Robert Schulte makes the 2nd free throw | 64-39 |
| 12:51 | Colorado State | Manuel Sites buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Ray Williams | 64-42 |
| 12:46 | Creighton | William Evans misses short on a fadeaway near the basket | 64-42 |
| 12:44 | Creighton | Robert Schulte tips it home | 66-42 |
| 12:28 | Colorado State | John Preas lays it up and in set up by Manuel Sites | 66-44 |
| 12:14 | Creighton | Nicholas Osborne buries a driving attempt from the baseline set up by William Evans | 68-44 |
| 12:03 | Colorado State | John Preas clanks a fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by Randy O'Neal - foul #1 on Randy O'Neal, team foul #3 | 68-44 |
| Subs | Creighton | Jerry Godfrey (PF) Robert Schulte | |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| 12:03 | Colorado State | John Preas misses the 1st free throw | 68-44 |
| 12:03 | Colorado State | John Preas makes the 2nd free throw | 68-45 |
| 11:36 | Creighton | Joel Miller is called for the reach on John Cox - foul #3 on Joel Miller, team foul #4 | 68-45 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - William Evans (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Cox (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Randy O'Neal (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jerry Godfrey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Nicholas Osborne (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Ray Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Broughton (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Preas (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Manuel Sites (fresh) 7 pts. C - Joel Miller (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 11:23 | Creighton | John Cox misses the shot in the lane but he's fouled by Robert Broughton - foul #3 on Robert Broughton, team foul #5 | 68-45 |
| 11:23 | Creighton | John Cox makes the 1st free throw | 69-45 |
| 11:23 | Creighton | John Cox makes the 2nd free throw | 70-45 |
| 11:00 | Colorado State | Robert Broughton misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 70-45 |
| 10:58 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Nicholas Osborne | 70-45 |
| 10:53 | Creighton | Randy O'Neal comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 70-45 |
| 10:52 | Colorado State | Joel Miller gets the rebound | 70-45 |
| 10:48 | Colorado State | Ray Williams scores on a 3 from straight away | 70-48 |
| 10:25 | Creighton | Randy O'Neal's pass is intercepted by Robert Broughton | 70-48 |
| 10:15 | Colorado State | Joel Miller misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 70-48 |
| 10:13 | Colorado State | Ray Williams snags the offensive board | 70-48 |
| 10:02 | Colorado State | Manuel Sites scores on a jumper from the right side | 70-50 |
| 09:46 | Creighton | A charge is called on Jerry Godfrey - foul #2 on Jerry Godfrey, team foul #4 | 70-50 |
| Subs | Creighton | Hiram Farr (PG), Odell Barrett (SG), David Lavergne (SF), David Dixon (PF) William Evans, John Cox, Randy O'Neal, Jerry Godfrey | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Patrick Holmes (PG), Steven Banta (SG), Michael Galvin (PF), Leo Smith (C) Ray Williams, Robert Broughton, Manuel Sites, Joel Miller | |
| 09:38 | Colorado State | Leo Smith can't finish the layup but the foul's on Nicholas Osborne - foul #3 on Nicholas Osborne, team foul #5 | 70-50 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Jim Tansey (SG) Steven Banta | |
| 09:38 | Colorado State | Leo Smith misses the 1st free throw | 70-50 |
| 09:38 | Colorado State | Leo Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 70-50 |
| 09:38 | Creighton | The rebound goes to David Lavergne | 70-50 |
| 09:33 | Creighton | Hiram Farr can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 70-50 |
| 09:32 | Creighton | Nicholas Osborne grabs the offensive rebound | 70-50 |
| 09:17 | Creighton | David Lavergne scores on a jumper in the paint on a great pass from Odell Barrett | 72-50 |
| 09:09 | Colorado State | Patrick Holmes misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 72-50 |
| 09:08 | Creighton | Hiram Farr snags the defensive board | 72-50 |
| 09:03 | Creighton | Hiram Farr is hacked by Patrick Holmes - foul #2 on Patrick Holmes, team foul #6 | 72-50 |
| Subs | Creighton | Kevin Carmichael (C) Nicholas Osborne | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Frank Jackson (C) John Preas | |
| 08:58 | Creighton | Kevin Carmichael throws a bad pass out of bounds | 72-50 |
| 08:48 | Colorado State | Michael Galvin comes up short on the shot from the right block but he's hacked by David Dixon - foul #1 on David Dixon, team foul #6 | 72-50 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Ray Williams (PG) Leo Smith | |
| 08:48 | Colorado State | Michael Galvin misses the 1st free throw | 72-50 |
| 08:48 | Colorado State | Michael Galvin makes the 2nd free throw | 72-51 |
| 08:35 | Creighton | Kevin Carmichael misses badly on a jump hook in the paint | 72-51 |
| 08:33 | Colorado State | Michael Galvin snags the defensive board | 72-51 |
| 08:28 | Colorado State | Ray Williams connects on the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Jim Tansey | 72-53 |
| 08:23 | Creighton | David Lavergne is hacked by Patrick Holmes - foul #3 on Patrick Holmes, team foul #7 | 72-53 |
| Subs | Creighton | William Evans (PG), Jerry Godfrey (PF) Hiram Farr, David Dixon | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Steven Banta (SG), Leo Smith (SF) Jim Tansey, Patrick Holmes | |
| 08:23 | Creighton | David Lavergne makes the 1st free throw | 73-53 |
| 08:23 | Creighton | David Lavergne misses the 2nd free throw | 73-53 |
| 08:23 | Colorado State | Frank Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 73-53 |
| 08:21 | Colorado State | Ray Williams is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 73-53 |
| 08:09 | Creighton | Odell Barrett clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 73-53 |
| 08:07 | Colorado State | Frank Jackson pulls down the rebound | 73-53 |
| 08:02 | Colorado State | Ray Williams is called for traveling | 73-53 |
| 07:44 | Creighton | William Evans's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 73-53 |
| Subs | Creighton | Nicholas Osborne (C) Kevin Carmichael | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Robert Broughton (SG), Gary Guillory (SF) Steven Banta, Frank Jackson | |
| 07:36 | Colorado State | Robert Broughton is fouled on the floor by David Lavergne - foul #4 on David Lavergne, team foul #7 | 73-53 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Manuel Sites (PF) Leo Smith | |
| 07:36 | Colorado State | Robert Broughton makes the 1st free throw | 73-54 |
| 07:36 | Colorado State | Robert Broughton makes the 2nd free throw | 73-55 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - William Evans (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Odell Barrett (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Lavergne (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. PF - Jerry Godfrey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Nicholas Osborne (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Ray Williams (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Broughton (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Gary Guillory (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Manuel Sites (fresh) 9 pts. C - Michael Galvin (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Creighton | William Evans hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 73-55 |
| 07:21 | Colorado State | Manuel Sites grabs the defensive rebound | 73-55 |
| 07:15 | Colorado State | Ray Williams comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 73-55 |
| 07:13 | Creighton | Nicholas Osborne snags the defensive board | 73-55 |
| 06:52 | Creighton | Jerry Godfrey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 73-55 |
| Subs | Creighton | John Cox (SG), Randy O'Neal (SF), David Dixon (PF) Odell Barrett, David Lavergne, Jerry Godfrey | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Patrick Holmes (PG), Joel Miller (C) Ray Williams, Michael Galvin | |
| 06:38 | Colorado State | Patrick Holmes hits a floater from the right wing | 73-57 |
| 06:21 | Creighton | Randy O'Neal knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from John Cox | 76-57 |
| 06:08 | Colorado State | Joel Miller lays it up and in | 76-59 |
| 05:44 | Creighton | Manuel Sites steals the ball from David Dixon | 76-59 |
| 05:27 | Colorado State | Gary Guillory comes up short on the shot from the left block but he's hacked by Randy O'Neal - foul #2 on Randy O'Neal, team foul #8 | 76-59 |
| Subs | Creighton | Hiram Farr (PG), Odell Barrett (SG), Kevin Carmichael (PF), Robert Schulte (C) William Evans, John Cox, David Dixon, Nicholas Osborne | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Ray Williams (PG), Jim Tansey (SG), Michael Galvin (PF) Patrick Holmes, Robert Broughton, Manuel Sites | |
| 05:27 | Colorado State | Gary Guillory makes the 1st free throw | 76-60 |
| 05:27 | Colorado State | Gary Guillory makes the 2nd free throw | 76-61 |
| 05:10 | Creighton | Gary Guillory picks off the pass by Robert Schulte | 76-61 |
| 04:58 | Colorado State | Gary Guillory drills a shot from the left wing | 76-63 |
| 04:33 | Creighton | Kevin Carmichael loses the dribble to Jim Tansey | 76-63 |
| 04:18 | Colorado State | Robert Schulte steals the ball from Michael Galvin | 76-63 |
| 04:03 | Creighton | Robert Schulte is called for 5 seconds | 76-63 |
| Subs | Creighton | William Evans (PG), David Lavergne (SF), Jerry Godfrey (PF) Hiram Farr, Randy O'Neal, Robert Schulte | |
| Subs | Colorado State | John Preas (SF), Leo Smith (PF), Frank Jackson (C) Gary Guillory, Michael Galvin, Joel Miller | |
| 03:44 | Colorado State | John Preas comes up short on the floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Odell Barrett - foul #2 on Odell Barrett, team foul #9 | 76-63 |
| Subs | Creighton | John Cox (SG) Odell Barrett | |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| 03:44 | Colorado State | John Preas makes the 1st free throw | 76-64 |
| 03:44 | Colorado State | John Preas misses the 2nd free throw | 76-64 |
| 03:44 | Creighton | Jerry Godfrey snags the defensive board | 76-64 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:23 | Creighton | William Evans clanks a jumper from the right side | 76-64 |
| 03:21 | Creighton | William Evans hits the follow up shot | 78-64 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - William Evans (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Cox (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Lavergne (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. PF - Jerry Godfrey (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Kevin Carmichael (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Ray Williams (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jim Tansey (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Preas (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Leo Smith (fresh) C - Frank Jackson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:05 | Colorado State | Frank Jackson is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Frank Jackson, team foul #8 | 78-64 |
| Subs | Creighton | Nicholas Osborne (C) Kevin Carmichael | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Robert Broughton (SG), Manuel Sites (PF) Jim Tansey, Leo Smith | |
| 03:00 | Creighton | Creighton calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 78-64 |
| Subs | Creighton | Odell Barrett (SG) John Cox | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Joel Miller (C) Frank Jackson | |
| 02:43 | Creighton | David Lavergne misses the jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Robert Broughton - foul #4 on Robert Broughton, team foul #9 | 78-64 |
| Subs | Creighton | Hiram Farr (PG), John Cox (SG), David Dixon (PF), Robert Schulte (C) William Evans, Odell Barrett, Jerry Godfrey, Nicholas Osborne | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Patrick Holmes (PG), Jim Tansey (SG), Leo Smith (SF), Michael Galvin (PF), Frank Jackson (C) Ray Williams, Robert Broughton, John Preas, Manuel Sites, Joel Miller | |
| 02:43 | Creighton | David Lavergne misses the 1st free throw | 78-64 |
| 02:43 | Creighton | David Lavergne makes the 2nd free throw | 79-64 |
| 02:30 | Colorado State | Michael Galvin is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Michael Galvin, team foul #10 | 79-64 |
| Subs | Creighton | Kevin Carmichael (PF) David Dixon | |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| 02:12 | Creighton | John Cox double dribbles | 79-64 |
| 02:03 | Colorado State | Jim Tansey misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 79-64 |
| 02:01 | Colorado State | Leo Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 79-64 |
| 01:53 | Colorado State | Michael Galvin buries a shot from the right block on a nice dish by Leo Smith | 79-66 |
| 01:36 | Creighton | John Cox buries a jumper in the paint set up by Robert Schulte | 81-66 |
| 01:19 | Colorado State | Jim Tansey loses the dribble to David Lavergne | 81-66 |
| 00:53 | Creighton | Robert Schulte misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 81-66 |
| 00:51 | Colorado State | The rebound goes to Michael Galvin | 81-66 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:44 | Colorado State | Michael Galvin drills a floater in the paint on a nice dish by Jim Tansey | 81-68 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:18 | Creighton | Robert Schulte comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 81-68 |
| 00:17 | Colorado State | Leo Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 81-68 |
| 00:10 | Colorado State | Robert Schulte steals it from Jim Tansey | 81-68 |
| 00:00 | Creighton | Hiram Farr runs out the clock | 81-68 |