| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Bob Burton (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Pruskowski (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SF - John Lamb (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Miles Blakely (fresh) 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Adam Ham (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Jimmie Hardwick (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Hultberg (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ryan Richard (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gary Dodge (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Heriberto Martinez (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Sam Houston State | Ryan Richard inbounds the ball | 43-39 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:48 | Sam Houston State | Heriberto Martinez misses long on a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Adam Ham - foul #2 on Adam Ham, team foul #1 | 43-39 |
| 19:48 | Sam Houston State | Heriberto Martinez makes the 1st free throw | 43-40 |
| 19:48 | Sam Houston State | Heriberto Martinez makes the 2nd free throw | 43-41 |
| 19:38 | Creighton | Robert Pruskowski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-41 |
| 19:15 | Sam Houston State | James Hultberg scores on a floater from the right side set up by Jimmie Hardwick | 43-43 |
| 19:09 | Creighton | Bob Burton is open and scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Robert Pruskowski | 46-43 |
| 18:47 | Sam Houston State | Jimmie Hardwick misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 46-43 |
| 18:45 | Sam Houston State | James Hultberg grabs the offensive board | 46-43 |
| 18:34 | Sam Houston State | Gary Dodge is called for traveling | 46-43 |
| Subs | Creighton | Frank Mahoney (PG), Kyle Bowman (SG), Eugene Pederson (SF), Daniel Forest (PF), Robert Capetillo (C) Bob Burton, Robert Pruskowski, John Lamb, Miles Blakely, Adam Ham | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Derek Folden (PG), Lorenzo Moylan (SG), Ed Reed (SF), Joe Haughton (PF), Keith Hamilton (C) Jimmie Hardwick, James Hultberg, Ryan Richard, Gary Dodge, Heriberto Martinez | |
| 18:14 | Creighton | Frank Mahoney drills a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Kyle Bowman | 49-43 |
| 17:51 | Sam Houston State | Lorenzo Moylan makes the jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Joe Haughton | 49-45 |
| 17:41 | Creighton | Kyle Bowman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-45 |
| 17:32 | Sam Houston State | Derek Folden can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 49-45 |
| 17:31 | Creighton | Eugene Pederson grabs the defensive rebound | 49-45 |
| 17:26 | Creighton | Daniel Forest's pass is intercepted by Joe Haughton | 49-45 |
| 17:11 | Sam Houston State | Ed Reed loses the dribble to Frank Mahoney | 49-45 |
| 16:51 | Creighton | Kyle Bowman hits a wide open fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Eugene Pederson | 51-45 |
| 16:32 | Sam Houston State | Joe Haughton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-45 |
| Subs | Creighton | Bob Burton (PG), Robert Pruskowski (SG), John Lamb (SF), Miles Blakely (PF), Adam Ham (C) Frank Mahoney, Kyle Bowman, Eugene Pederson, Daniel Forest, Robert Capetillo | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Jimmie Hardwick (PG), James Hultberg (SG), Ryan Richard (SF), Gary Dodge (PF), Heriberto Martinez (C) Derek Folden, Lorenzo Moylan, Ed Reed, Joe Haughton, Keith Hamilton | |
| 16:27 | Creighton | John Lamb is hacked by Gary Dodge in the backcourt - foul #2 on Gary Dodge, team foul #1 | 51-45 |
| 16:16 | Creighton | John Lamb misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 51-45 |
| 16:14 | Creighton | Miles Blakely snags the offensive board | 51-45 |
| 16:05 | Creighton | Adam Ham's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-45 |
| 15:37 | Sam Houston State | James Hultberg throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-45 |
| Subs | Creighton | Leroy Flatt (SG) Robert Pruskowski | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Sam Coy (PG), Donald Brown (PF) Jimmie Hardwick, Gary Dodge | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Bob Burton (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Leroy Flatt (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Lamb (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Miles Blakely (fairly fresh) 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Adam Ham (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Sam Coy (fresh) SG - James Hultberg (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ryan Richard (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Donald Brown (fresh) C - Heriberto Martinez (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 15:28 | Creighton | Adam Ham misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 51-45 |
| 15:26 | Creighton | John Lamb misses the tip | 51-45 |
| 15:24 | Sam Houston State | Sam Coy grabs the board | 51-45 |
| 15:08 | Sam Houston State | Sam Coy misses badly on a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Bob Burton - foul #1 on Bob Burton, team foul #2 | 51-45 |
| Subs | Creighton | Robert Pruskowski (SG), Kyle Bowman (SF) Bob Burton, John Lamb | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Gary Dodge (PF) Ryan Richard | |
| 15:08 | Sam Houston State | Sam Coy makes the 1st free throw | 51-46 |
| 15:08 | Sam Houston State | Sam Coy makes the 2nd free throw | 51-47 |
| 14:47 | Creighton | Leroy Flatt is hacked by Gary Dodge - foul #3 on Gary Dodge, team foul #2 | 51-47 |
| Subs | Creighton | Frank Mahoney (PG) Robert Pruskowski | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| 14:30 | Creighton | Kyle Bowman is open and scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Frank Mahoney | 54-47 |
| 14:13 | Sam Houston State | Miles Blakely takes the ball from Heriberto Martinez | 54-47 |
| 13:47 | Creighton | Kyle Bowman misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Sam Coy - foul #2 on Sam Coy, team foul #3 | 54-47 |
| Subs | Creighton | Bob Burton (PG), Robert Pruskowski (SG), Daniel Forest (C) Frank Mahoney, Leroy Flatt, Adam Ham | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Jimmie Hardwick (PG), Derek Folden (SG), Ryan Richard (SF), Joe Haughton (PF), Keith Hamilton (C) Sam Coy, James Hultberg, Donald Brown, Gary Dodge, Heriberto Martinez | |
| 13:47 | Creighton | Kyle Bowman makes the 1st free throw | 55-47 |
| 13:47 | Creighton | Kyle Bowman makes the 2nd free throw | 56-47 |
| 13:32 | Sam Houston State | Jimmie Hardwick misses the jumpshot from the left side | 56-47 |
| 13:31 | Creighton | Kyle Bowman gets the rebound | 56-47 |
| 13:25 | Creighton | Kyle Bowman travels with the ball | 56-47 |
| Subs | Creighton | John Lamb (SF) Kyle Bowman | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| 13:04 | Sam Houston State | Derek Folden scores on a fadeaway from the left side | 56-49 |
| 12:41 | Creighton | Miles Blakely buries a turnaround from the right block and he's fouled by Keith Hamilton - foul #1 on Keith Hamilton, team foul #4 | 58-49 |
| Subs | Creighton | Leroy Flatt (PG), Eugene Pederson (SF), Robert Capetillo (C) Bob Burton, John Lamb, Daniel Forest | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Lorenzo Moylan (SG), Ed Reed (SF), Gary Dodge (PF), Heriberto Martinez (C) Derek Folden, Ryan Richard, Joe Haughton, Keith Hamilton | |
| 12:41 | Creighton | Miles Blakely makes the free throw | 59-49 |
| 12:26 | Sam Houston State | Lorenzo Moylan is hacked by Leroy Flatt - foul #2 on Leroy Flatt, team foul #3 | 59-49 |
| Subs | Creighton | Frank Mahoney (PG), John Lamb (SF) Robert Pruskowski, Miles Blakely | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| 12:09 | Sam Houston State | Heriberto Martinez's pass is intercepted by Robert Capetillo | 59-49 |
| 12:04 | Creighton | Leroy Flatt can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 59-49 |
| 12:02 | Sam Houston State | Heriberto Martinez snags the defensive board | 59-49 |
| 11:44 | Sam Houston State | Ed Reed misses long on a runner near the basket | 59-49 |
| 11:42 | Sam Houston State | Heriberto Martinez gets the offensive rebound | 59-49 |
| 11:33 | Sam Houston State | Gary Dodge misses the fadeaway in the paint | 59-49 |
| 11:31 | Creighton | Robert Capetillo pulls down the rebound | 59-49 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Frank Mahoney (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Leroy Flatt (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Lamb (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Eugene Pederson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Capetillo (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Jimmie Hardwick (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Lorenzo Moylan (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ed Reed (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gary Dodge (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Heriberto Martinez (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Creighton | Robert Capetillo misses the wide open jump hook from the right block | 59-49 |
| 11:22 | Sam Houston State | Gary Dodge pulls down the rebound | 59-49 |
| 11:18 | Sam Houston State | Jimmie Hardwick double dribbles | 59-49 |
| Subs | Creighton | Bob Burton (PG), Robert Pruskowski (SG), Kyle Bowman (SF), Daniel Forest (PF), Adam Ham (C) Frank Mahoney, Leroy Flatt, John Lamb, Eugene Pederson, Robert Capetillo | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Derek Folden (SG), Ryan Richard (SF), Joe Haughton (PF) Lorenzo Moylan, Ed Reed, Gary Dodge | |
| 11:00 | Creighton | Jimmie Hardwick steals it from Adam Ham | 59-49 |
| 10:57 | Sam Houston State | Joe Haughton misses the lay-in | 59-49 |
| 10:55 | Creighton | Kyle Bowman grabs the board | 59-49 |
| 10:31 | Creighton | Kyle Bowman drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Adam Ham | 62-49 |
| 10:17 | Sam Houston State | Ryan Richard misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 62-49 |
| 10:16 | Sam Houston State | Heriberto Martinez grabs the offensive board | 62-49 |
| 09:53 | Sam Houston State | A charge is called on Derek Folden - foul #2 on Derek Folden, team foul #5 | 62-49 |
| Subs | Creighton | Frank Mahoney (PG), Leroy Flatt (SG), John Lamb (SF), Miles Blakely (PF) Bob Burton, Robert Pruskowski, Kyle Bowman, Daniel Forest | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Sam Coy (PG), Lorenzo Moylan (SG), Keith Hamilton (PF), Donald Brown (C) Jimmie Hardwick, Derek Folden, Joe Haughton, Heriberto Martinez | |
| 09:33 | Creighton | Frank Mahoney comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 62-49 |
| 09:32 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to Donald Brown | 62-49 |
| 09:10 | Sam Houston State | Ryan Richard drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Lorenzo Moylan | 62-52 |
| 08:49 | Creighton | Miles Blakely hits a wide open fadeaway from the right block set up by Leroy Flatt | 64-52 |
| 08:35 | Sam Houston State | Lorenzo Moylan clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 64-52 |
| 08:34 | Sam Houston State | Keith Hamilton tips it but misses | 64-52 |
| 08:33 | Creighton | Adam Ham snags the defensive board | 64-52 |
| 08:26 | Creighton | Adam Ham misses short on a runner in the lane but he's fouled by Donald Brown - foul #3 on Donald Brown, team foul #6 | 64-52 |
| Subs | Creighton | Louis Fiske (PG), Kyle Bowman (SG), Eugene Pederson (SF), Robert Capetillo (PF) Frank Mahoney, Leroy Flatt, John Lamb, Miles Blakely | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Derek Folden (PG), James Hultberg (SG), Ed Reed (SF), Gary Dodge (PF), Joe Haughton (C) Sam Coy, Lorenzo Moylan, Ryan Richard, Keith Hamilton, Donald Brown | |
| 08:26 | Creighton | Adam Ham makes the 1st free throw | 65-52 |
| 08:26 | Creighton | Adam Ham misses the 2nd free throw | 65-52 |
| 08:26 | Sam Houston State | Gary Dodge snags the defensive board | 65-52 |
| 08:13 | Sam Houston State | Joe Haughton makes the jumper near the basket on a great pass from Ed Reed and the foul's on Adam Ham - foul #3 on Adam Ham, team foul #4 | 65-54 |
| Subs | Creighton | Robert Pruskowski (SG) Adam Ham | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| 08:13 | Sam Houston State | Joe Haughton misses the free throw | 65-54 |
| 08:13 | Creighton | Robert Capetillo gets the rebound | 65-54 |
| 07:58 | Creighton | Louis Fiske hits a jumper from the right wing | 67-54 |
| 07:42 | Sam Houston State | Joe Haughton connects on the turnaround in the lane set up by Derek Folden | 67-56 |
| 07:26 | Creighton | Louis Fiske can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 67-56 |
| 07:24 | Sam Houston State | Gary Dodge snags the defensive board | 67-56 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Louis Fiske (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Pruskowski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. SF - Kyle Bowman (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. PF - Eugene Pederson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Capetillo (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Derek Folden (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Hultberg (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ed Reed (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gary Dodge (tiring) 4 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Joe Haughton (fairly fresh) 8 pts. | |
| 07:05 | Sam Houston State | Eugene Pederson swats the short shot by Joe Haughton | 67-56 |
| 07:04 | Sam Houston State | The offensive rebound goes to Joe Haughton | 67-56 |
| 06:43 | Sam Houston State | Ed Reed can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 67-56 |
| 06:42 | Creighton | Robert Pruskowski grabs the defensive rebound | 67-56 |
| 06:38 | Creighton | Kyle Bowman comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 67-56 |
| 06:36 | Sam Houston State | Gary Dodge snags the defensive board | 67-56 |
| 06:18 | Sam Houston State | James Hultberg misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 67-56 |
| 06:16 | Sam Houston State | Joe Haughton pulls down the offensive rebound | 67-56 |
| 06:01 | Sam Houston State | Ed Reed is fouled on the floor by Kyle Bowman - foul #2 on Kyle Bowman, team foul #5 | 67-56 |
| Subs | Creighton | Bob Burton (PG), Frank Mahoney (SG), John Lamb (SF), Miles Blakely (PF), Daniel Forest (C) Louis Fiske, Robert Pruskowski, Kyle Bowman, Eugene Pederson, Robert Capetillo | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Sam Coy (PG), Lorenzo Moylan (SG), Donald Brown (SF), Keith Hamilton (PF), Heriberto Martinez (C) Derek Folden, James Hultberg, Ed Reed, Gary Dodge, Joe Haughton | |
| 05:48 | Sam Houston State | Keith Hamilton can't finish the layup | 67-56 |
| 05:47 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Daniel Forest | 67-56 |
| 05:41 | Creighton | Sam Coy steps in front of the John Lamb pass | 67-56 |
| 05:14 | Sam Houston State | Heriberto Martinez blows the layup but he's hacked by Daniel Forest - foul #2 on Daniel Forest, team foul #6 | 67-56 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Ryan Richard (SF) Donald Brown | |
| 05:14 | Sam Houston State | Heriberto Martinez misses the 1st free throw | 67-56 |
| 05:14 | Sam Houston State | Heriberto Martinez misses the 2nd free throw | 67-56 |
| 05:14 | Creighton | Daniel Forest gets the rebound | 67-56 |
| 05:12 | Creighton | Lorenzo Moylan takes the ball from Frank Mahoney in the backcourt | 67-56 |
| 04:56 | Sam Houston State | Lorenzo Moylan is fouled on the floor by John Lamb - foul #3 on John Lamb, team foul #7 | 67-56 |
| Subs | Creighton | Kyle Bowman (SF) John Lamb | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Jimmie Hardwick (PG) Sam Coy | |
| 04:56 | Sam Houston State | Lorenzo Moylan misses the 1st free throw | 67-56 |
| 04:56 | Creighton | Daniel Forest pulls down the rebound | 67-56 |
| 04:38 | Creighton | Kyle Bowman makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Frank Mahoney | 70-56 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 04:30 | Sam Houston State | Jimmie Hardwick connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 70-59 |
| 04:25 | Creighton | Bob Burton is fouled on the floor by Jimmie Hardwick - foul #2 on Jimmie Hardwick, team foul #7 | 70-59 |
| Subs | Creighton | Leroy Flatt (SG), Adam Ham (C) Frank Mahoney, Miles Blakely | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | James Hultberg (SG), Joe Haughton (PF) Lorenzo Moylan, Keith Hamilton | |
| 04:25 | Creighton | Bob Burton makes the 1st free throw | 71-59 |
| 04:25 | Creighton | Bob Burton makes the 2nd free throw | 72-59 |
| 04:11 | Sam Houston State | Daniel Forest swats the short shot by Joe Haughton | 72-59 |
| 04:09 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Leroy Flatt | 72-59 |
| 04:06 | Creighton | Kyle Bowman is hacked by James Hultberg in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Hultberg, team foul #8 | 72-59 |
| Subs | Creighton | Robert Pruskowski (SG) Bob Burton | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| 04:06 | Creighton | Kyle Bowman makes the 1st free throw | 73-59 |
| 04:06 | Creighton | Kyle Bowman makes the 2nd free throw | 74-59 |
| 03:52 | Sam Houston State | Jimmie Hardwick misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Adam Ham - foul #4 on Adam Ham, team foul #8 | 74-59 |
| 03:52 | Sam Houston State | Jimmie Hardwick makes the 1st free throw | 74-60 |
| 03:52 | Sam Houston State | Jimmie Hardwick makes the 2nd free throw | 74-61 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:37 | Creighton | Leroy Flatt's fadeaway is rejected by Ryan Richard | 74-61 |
| 03:36 | Creighton | Kyle Bowman grabs the offensive board | 74-61 |
| 03:25 | Creighton | Adam Ham is hacked by Joe Haughton - foul #2 on Joe Haughton, team foul #9 | 74-61 |
| Subs | Creighton | Frank Mahoney (PG), John Lamb (SF) Robert Pruskowski, Kyle Bowman | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Sam Coy (PG), Donald Brown (PF) Jimmie Hardwick, Joe Haughton | |
| 03:25 | Creighton | Adam Ham makes the 1st free throw | 75-61 |
| 03:25 | Creighton | Adam Ham makes the 2nd free throw | 76-61 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Frank Mahoney (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Leroy Flatt (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Lamb (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Daniel Forest (tiring) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Adam Ham (tiring) 7 pts. 8 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Sam Coy (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Hultberg (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Ryan Richard (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. PF - Donald Brown (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Heriberto Martinez (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:04 | Sam Houston State | Sam Coy hits a runner from the left block on a nice dish by James Hultberg | 76-63 |
| 02:43 | Creighton | Adam Ham slams it home | 78-63 |
| 02:30 | Sam Houston State | James Hultberg is whistled for traveling | 78-63 |
| Subs | Creighton | Louis Fiske (PG), Kyle Bowman (SF), Eugene Pederson (PF), Robert Capetillo (C) Leroy Flatt, John Lamb, Daniel Forest, Adam Ham | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Lorenzo Moylan (PG), Derek Folden (SG), Ed Reed (SF), Keith Hamilton (PF), Joe Haughton (C) Sam Coy, James Hultberg, Ryan Richard, Donald Brown, Heriberto Martinez | |
| 02:24 | Creighton | Lorenzo Moylan is called for the reach on Frank Mahoney in the backcourt - foul #2 on Lorenzo Moylan, team foul #10 | 78-63 |
| 02:24 | Creighton | Frank Mahoney makes the 1st free throw | 79-63 |
| 02:24 | Creighton | Frank Mahoney misses the 2nd free throw | 79-63 |
| 02:24 | Sam Houston State | Joe Haughton pulls down the rebound | 79-63 |
| 02:08 | Sam Houston State | Derek Folden hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 79-63 |
| 02:06 | Sam Houston State | Joe Haughton misses the tip | 79-63 |
| 02:04 | Sam Houston State | Lorenzo Moylan snags the offensive board | 79-63 |
| 01:59 | Sam Houston State | Joe Haughton clanks a jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Robert Capetillo - foul #1 on Robert Capetillo, team foul #9 | 79-63 |
| Subs | Creighton | Daniel Forest (PF) Louis Fiske | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| 01:59 | Sam Houston State | Joe Haughton makes the 1st free throw | 79-64 |
| 01:59 | Sam Houston State | Joe Haughton makes the 2nd free throw | 79-65 |
| 01:36 | Creighton | Daniel Forest makes the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Frank Mahoney | 81-65 |
| 01:18 | Sam Houston State | Keith Hamilton comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 81-65 |
| 01:16 | Sam Houston State | Ed Reed misses the tip | 81-65 |
| 01:15 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Robert Capetillo | 81-65 |
| 01:10 | Creighton | Frank Mahoney misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 81-65 |
| 01:09 | Sam Houston State | Ed Reed gets the rebound | 81-65 |
| 00:58 | Sam Houston State | Derek Folden is hacked by Frank Mahoney - foul #1 on Frank Mahoney, team foul #10 | 81-65 |
| 00:58 | Sam Houston State | Derek Folden makes the 1st free throw | 81-66 |
| 00:58 | Sam Houston State | Derek Folden makes the 2nd free throw | 81-67 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:37 | Creighton | Kyle Bowman's floater is knocked away by Joe Haughton | 81-67 |
| 00:35 | Sam Houston State | Joe Haughton grabs the defensive rebound | 81-67 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:27 | Sam Houston State | Robert Capetillo is called for the reach on Derek Folden - foul #2 on Robert Capetillo, team foul #11 | 81-67 |
| 00:27 | Sam Houston State | Derek Folden makes the 1st free throw | 81-68 |
| 00:27 | Sam Houston State | Derek Folden misses the 2nd free throw | 81-68 |
| 00:27 | Creighton | Robert Capetillo grabs the defensive rebound | 81-68 |
| 00:00 | Creighton | Frank Mahoney runs out the clock | 81-68 |