| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Ojore Sato (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Wright (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Kirk (fresh) 6 pts. PF - James Green (fresh) 5 pts. C - Ralph Zambrana (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Harold Mobley (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Wright (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Wenceslaus Orloski (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Vladislav Zuckerman (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - John Melvin (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | New Mexico | Robert Kirk inbounds the ball | 42-41 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:37 | New Mexico | A charge is called on Ralph Zambrana - foul #2 on Ralph Zambrana, team foul #1 | 42-41 |
| 19:27 | Creighton | Vladislav Zuckerman scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from John Melvin | 42-43 |
| 19:08 | New Mexico | James Green can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 42-43 |
| 19:06 | Creighton | Harold Mobley grabs the board | 42-43 |
| 18:59 | Creighton | Wenceslaus Orloski misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 42-43 |
| 18:58 | Creighton | The offensive rebound goes to John Melvin | 42-43 |
| 18:37 | Creighton | Wenceslaus Orloski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 42-43 |
| 18:36 | Creighton | Vladislav Zuckerman grabs the offensive board | 42-43 |
| 18:29 | Creighton | James Green is called for the reach on John Melvin - foul #1 on James Green, team foul #2 | 42-43 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Austin Hurst (PG), John Alexander (SG), Terry Etter (SF), Bruce Ballard (PF), Floyd Bickerstaff (C) Ojore Sato, James Wright, Robert Kirk, James Green, Ralph Zambrana | |
| Subs | Creighton | Manuel Plata (C) John Melvin | |
| 18:13 | Creighton | Vladislav Zuckerman misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 42-43 |
| 18:12 | New Mexico | Terry Etter grabs the defensive rebound | 42-43 |
| 18:06 | New Mexico | John Alexander misses the shot from the left wing | 42-43 |
| 18:04 | Creighton | Vladislav Zuckerman snags the defensive board | 42-43 |
| 17:59 | Creighton | Harold Mobley connects on the jump hook from the baseline set up by George Wright | 42-45 |
| 17:40 | New Mexico | Bruce Ballard comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 42-45 |
| 17:39 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Manuel Plata | 42-45 |
| 17:35 | Creighton | Wenceslaus Orloski hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block | 42-45 |
| 17:34 | Creighton | Manuel Plata pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-45 |
| 17:27 | Creighton | Vladislav Zuckerman is wide open but clanks a jumper from the left wing | 42-45 |
| 17:25 | New Mexico | Austin Hurst snags the defensive board | 42-45 |
| 17:20 | New Mexico | Bruce Ballard is fouled on the floor by Wenceslaus Orloski - foul #2 on Wenceslaus Orloski, team foul #1 | 42-45 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ojore Sato (PG), James Wright (SG), Ralph Zambrana (C) John Alexander, Terry Etter, Floyd Bickerstaff | |
| Subs | Creighton | John Zaiss (PG), Alan Ford (SF), John Melvin (C) Harold Mobley, Wenceslaus Orloski, Vladislav Zuckerman | |
| 16:59 | New Mexico | Bruce Ballard buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-45 |
| 16:54 | Creighton | Alan Ford drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by John Melvin | 45-47 |
| 16:37 | New Mexico | George Wright steals the ball from Ojore Sato | 45-47 |
| 16:33 | Creighton | James Wright is called for the reach on George Wright in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Wright, team foul #3 | 45-47 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Robert Kirk (SF), Milton Cummins (PF) Austin Hurst, Bruce Ballard | |
| Subs | Creighton | Wenceslaus Orloski (SF) Manuel Plata | |
| 16:20 | Creighton | John Melvin can't finish the layup | 45-47 |
| 16:19 | Creighton | Wenceslaus Orloski can't tip it in | 45-47 |
| 16:17 | Creighton | The offensive rebound goes to John Zaiss | 45-47 |
| 15:59 | Creighton | George Wright misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Ralph Zambrana - foul #3 on Ralph Zambrana, team foul #4 | 45-47 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Joel Turner (PG), John Alexander (SG), James Green (PF), Floyd Bickerstaff (C) Ojore Sato, James Wright, Milton Cummins, Ralph Zambrana | |
| Subs | Creighton | Drew King (PF), Elmer Cogdell (C) Wenceslaus Orloski, John Melvin | |
| 15:59 | Creighton | George Wright makes the 1st free throw | 45-48 |
| 15:59 | Creighton | George Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 45-49 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Joel Turner (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - John Alexander (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Kirk (fresh) 6 pts. PF - James Green (fresh) 5 pts. C - Floyd Bickerstaff (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - John Zaiss (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - George Wright (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Alan Ford (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Drew King (fresh) 3 pf. C - Elmer Cogdell (fresh) | |
| 15:39 | New Mexico | Joel Turner misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 45-49 |
| 15:37 | Creighton | Elmer Cogdell grabs the defensive rebound | 45-49 |
| 15:35 | Creighton | John Zaiss throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 45-49 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Terry Etter (SF) Robert Kirk | |
| Subs | Creighton | Harold Mobley (PG), Wenceslaus Orloski (SF) John Zaiss, Alan Ford | |
| 15:25 | New Mexico | Floyd Bickerstaff misses the jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Drew King - foul #4 on Drew King, team foul #2 | 45-49 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Milton Cummins (C) James Green | |
| Subs | Creighton | Vladislav Zuckerman (PF), Manuel Plata (C) Drew King, Elmer Cogdell | |
| 15:25 | New Mexico | Floyd Bickerstaff makes the 1st free throw | 46-49 |
| 15:25 | New Mexico | Floyd Bickerstaff makes the 2nd free throw | 47-49 |
| 15:04 | Creighton | Wenceslaus Orloski scores on a floater from the right wing set up by Harold Mobley and he's hacked by Terry Etter - foul #1 on Terry Etter, team foul #5 | 47-51 |
| Subs | New Mexico | James Wright (SG), Ralph Zambrana (C) John Alexander, Floyd Bickerstaff | |
| Subs | Creighton | Elmer Cogdell (C) George Wright | |
| 15:04 | Creighton | Wenceslaus Orloski misses the free throw | 47-51 |
| 15:04 | New Mexico | Ralph Zambrana grabs the board | 47-51 |
| 14:39 | New Mexico | Joel Turner hits the finger roll on a great pass from James Wright | 49-51 |
| 14:35 | Creighton | Harold Mobley is wide open but clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 49-51 |
| 14:33 | New Mexico | James Wright snags the defensive board | 49-51 |
| 14:24 | New Mexico | Manuel Plata denies the turnaround by Milton Cummins | 49-51 |
| 14:23 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Elmer Cogdell | 49-51 |
| 14:17 | Creighton | Wenceslaus Orloski can't connect on a jumper near the basket | 49-51 |
| 14:15 | New Mexico | Milton Cummins pulls down the rebound | 49-51 |
| 13:52 | New Mexico | Elmer Cogdell blocks the short jumper by Milton Cummins | 49-51 |
| 13:51 | Creighton | Manuel Plata snags the defensive board | 49-51 |
| 13:46 | Creighton | Vladislav Zuckerman buries a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Harold Mobley | 49-53 |
| 13:25 | New Mexico | Ralph Zambrana misses long on a jumper near the basket | 49-53 |
| 13:23 | Creighton | Manuel Plata snags the defensive board | 49-53 |
| 13:21 | Creighton | Vladislav Zuckerman loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 49-53 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ojore Sato (PG), Austin Hurst (SG), Robert Kirk (SF), James Green (PF), Bruce Ballard (C) Joel Turner, James Wright, Terry Etter, Milton Cummins, Ralph Zambrana | |
| Subs | Creighton | John Zaiss (PG), George Wright (SG), Alan Ford (SF), John Melvin (C) Harold Mobley, Wenceslaus Orloski, Manuel Plata, Elmer Cogdell | |
| 13:12 | New Mexico | Ojore Sato hits a runner from the right block on a great pass from Robert Kirk | 51-53 |
| 13:06 | Creighton | George Wright makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Alan Ford | 51-56 |
| 12:50 | New Mexico | Bruce Ballard hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by John Melvin - foul #1 on John Melvin, team foul #3 | 51-56 |
| 12:50 | New Mexico | Bruce Ballard misses the 1st free throw | 51-56 |
| 12:50 | New Mexico | Bruce Ballard misses the 2nd free throw | 51-56 |
| 12:50 | Creighton | John Melvin snags the defensive board | 51-56 |
| 12:48 | Creighton | Vladislav Zuckerman throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 51-56 |
| 12:39 | New Mexico | Bruce Ballard drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Austin Hurst | 53-56 |
| 12:21 | Creighton | John Zaiss scores on a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from George Wright | 53-58 |
| 12:05 | New Mexico | Austin Hurst misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 53-58 |
| 12:03 | New Mexico | Austin Hurst gets the offensive rebound | 53-58 |
| 11:44 | New Mexico | Austin Hurst misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 53-58 |
| 11:43 | New Mexico | James Green tips it in | 55-58 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Ojore Sato (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Austin Hurst (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Kirk (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - James Green (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Bruce Ballard (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - John Zaiss (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - George Wright (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Alan Ford (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Vladislav Zuckerman (tiring) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - John Melvin (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Creighton | John Zaiss misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Bruce Ballard - foul #2 on Bruce Ballard, team foul #6 | 55-58 |
| Subs | New Mexico | James Wright (SG), Floyd Bickerstaff (PF), Ralph Zambrana (C) Austin Hurst, James Green, Bruce Ballard | |
| Subs | Creighton | Harold Mobley (PG), Wenceslaus Orloski (SF), Manuel Plata (PF) George Wright, Alan Ford, Vladislav Zuckerman | |
| 11:25 | Creighton | John Zaiss misses the 1st free throw | 55-58 |
| 11:25 | Creighton | John Zaiss makes the 2nd free throw | 55-59 |
| 11:17 | New Mexico | James Wright misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 55-59 |
| 11:16 | New Mexico | Ralph Zambrana grabs the offensive board | 55-59 |
| 10:58 | New Mexico | Manuel Plata is called for the reach on Ralph Zambrana - foul #2 on Manuel Plata, team foul #4 | 55-59 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Creighton | George Wright (SG) John Zaiss | |
| 10:46 | New Mexico | Ralph Zambrana banks in the layup | 57-59 |
| 10:24 | Creighton | Manuel Plata scores on a floater from the left block on a great pass from Harold Mobley | 57-61 |
| 10:03 | New Mexico | Manuel Plata swats the shot by Robert Kirk | 57-61 |
| 10:02 | Creighton | Wenceslaus Orloski pulls down the rebound | 57-61 |
| 09:54 | Creighton | John Melvin misses the fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Ralph Zambrana - foul #4 on Ralph Zambrana, team foul #7 | 57-61 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Terry Etter (PG), John Alexander (SG), Austin Hurst (SF), James Green (PF), Bruce Ballard (C) Ojore Sato, James Wright, Robert Kirk, Floyd Bickerstaff, Ralph Zambrana | |
| Subs | Creighton | Alan Ford (PF) Manuel Plata | |
| 09:54 | Creighton | John Melvin makes the 1st free throw | 57-62 |
| 09:54 | Creighton | John Melvin makes the 2nd free throw | 57-63 |
| 09:45 | New Mexico | Bruce Ballard banks in the layup | 59-63 |
| 09:29 | Creighton | Harold Mobley is hacked by John Alexander - foul #1 on John Alexander, team foul #8 | 59-63 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Joel Turner (SG) John Alexander | |
| Subs | Creighton | Vladislav Zuckerman (PF), Elmer Cogdell (C) Wenceslaus Orloski, John Melvin | |
| 09:29 | Creighton | Harold Mobley makes the 1st free throw | 59-64 |
| 09:29 | Creighton | Harold Mobley makes the 2nd free throw | 59-65 |
| 09:08 | New Mexico | Austin Hurst can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 59-65 |
| 09:07 | New Mexico | The offensive rebound goes to James Green | 59-65 |
| 08:58 | New Mexico | James Green misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 59-65 |
| 08:56 | Creighton | Elmer Cogdell pulls down the rebound | 59-65 |
| 08:51 | Creighton | George Wright misses short on an open 3pt shot from the left corner | 59-65 |
| 08:50 | Creighton | Alan Ford snags the offensive board | 59-65 |
| 08:37 | Creighton | Terry Etter is called for the reach on George Wright - foul #2 on Terry Etter, team foul #9 | 59-65 |
| Subs | New Mexico | John Alexander (SG), Robert Kirk (SF), Milton Cummins (C) Joel Turner, Terry Etter, Bruce Ballard | |
| Subs | Creighton | John Zaiss (PG), Wenceslaus Orloski (SF) Harold Mobley, Alan Ford | |
| 08:37 | Creighton | George Wright makes the 1st free throw | 59-66 |
| 08:37 | Creighton | George Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 59-67 |
| 08:25 | New Mexico | Robert Kirk knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Milton Cummins | 62-67 |
| 08:13 | Creighton | Wenceslaus Orloski connects on the open fadeaway near the basket set up by John Zaiss | 62-69 |
| 07:58 | New Mexico | Robert Kirk misses long on a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Vladislav Zuckerman - foul #2 on Vladislav Zuckerman, team foul #5 | 62-69 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ojore Sato (PG), James Wright (SG), Ralph Zambrana (C) Austin Hurst, John Alexander, James Green | |
| Subs | Creighton | Drew King (PF), Manuel Plata (C) Vladislav Zuckerman, Elmer Cogdell | |
| 07:58 | New Mexico | Robert Kirk makes the 1st free throw | 63-69 |
| 07:58 | New Mexico | Robert Kirk makes the 2nd free throw | 64-69 |
| 07:40 | Creighton | John Zaiss connects on the open 3 from straight away set up by Manuel Plata | 64-72 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Ojore Sato (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Wright (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Kirk (tiring) 11 pts. PF - Milton Cummins (fairly fresh) C - Ralph Zambrana (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - John Zaiss (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - George Wright (tiring) 10 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Wenceslaus Orloski (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. PF - Drew King (fresh) 4 pf. C - Manuel Plata (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:20 | New Mexico | Robert Kirk misses badly on a floater from close range but the foul's on Wenceslaus Orloski - foul #3 on Wenceslaus Orloski, team foul #6 | 64-72 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Floyd Bickerstaff (PF) Milton Cummins | |
| Subs | Creighton | Harold Mobley (PG), Alan Ford (SF) George Wright, Wenceslaus Orloski | |
| 07:20 | New Mexico | Robert Kirk makes the 1st free throw | 65-72 |
| 07:20 | New Mexico | Robert Kirk makes the 2nd free throw | 66-72 |
| 07:03 | Creighton | Alan Ford misses short on an open 3pt jumper from the right wing | 66-72 |
| 07:01 | New Mexico | Ralph Zambrana grabs the defensive rebound | 66-72 |
| 06:42 | New Mexico | Robert Kirk misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 66-72 |
| 06:40 | Creighton | John Zaiss grabs the defensive rebound | 66-72 |
| 06:38 | Creighton | Ojore Sato is called for the reach on Harold Mobley in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ojore Sato, team foul #10 | 66-72 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Joel Turner (PG), John Alexander (SG), Terry Etter (SF), Bruce Ballard (PF) Ojore Sato, James Wright, Robert Kirk, Ralph Zambrana | |
| Subs | Creighton | George Wright (SG), John Melvin (C) John Zaiss, Manuel Plata | |
| 06:38 | Creighton | Harold Mobley makes the 1st free throw | 66-73 |
| 06:38 | Creighton | Harold Mobley makes the 2nd free throw | 66-74 |
| 06:29 | New Mexico | Joel Turner can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Harold Mobley - foul #3 on Harold Mobley, team foul #7 | 66-74 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ralph Zambrana (C) Floyd Bickerstaff | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 06:29 | New Mexico | Joel Turner makes the 1st free throw | 67-74 |
| 06:29 | New Mexico | Joel Turner misses the 2nd free throw | 67-74 |
| 06:29 | Creighton | Drew King snags the defensive board | 67-74 |
| 06:27 | Creighton | Joel Turner is called for the reach on Harold Mobley in the backcourt - foul #4 on Joel Turner, team foul #11 | 67-74 |
| 06:27 | Creighton | Harold Mobley makes the 1st free throw | 67-75 |
| 06:27 | Creighton | Harold Mobley makes the 2nd free throw | 67-76 |
| 06:02 | New Mexico | Alan Ford takes the ball from Bruce Ballard | 67-76 |
| 05:44 | Creighton | Drew King makes the wide open driving attempt in the lane set up by Harold Mobley | 67-78 |
| 05:31 | New Mexico | Joel Turner can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 67-78 |
| 05:30 | Creighton | Alan Ford pulls down the rebound | 67-78 |
| 05:27 | Creighton | Terry Etter is called for the reach on Harold Mobley in the backcourt - foul #3 on Terry Etter, team foul #12 | 67-78 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ojore Sato (PG), James Wright (SG), Austin Hurst (SF) Joel Turner, John Alexander, Terry Etter | |
| Subs | Creighton | Vladislav Zuckerman (SG), Wenceslaus Orloski (SF), Manuel Plata (C) George Wright, Alan Ford, John Melvin | |
| 05:27 | Creighton | Harold Mobley misses the 1st free throw | 67-78 |
| 05:27 | Creighton | Harold Mobley makes the 2nd free throw | 67-79 |
| 05:13 | New Mexico | Austin Hurst misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 67-79 |
| 05:11 | Creighton | Manuel Plata grabs the board | 67-79 |
| 05:09 | Creighton | Manuel Plata's pass is intercepted by James Wright in the backcourt | 67-79 |
| 05:02 | New Mexico | Bruce Ballard misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 67-79 |
| 05:00 | Creighton | Manuel Plata grabs the board | 67-79 |
| 04:55 | Creighton | Harold Mobley misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 67-79 |
| 04:54 | New Mexico | Ralph Zambrana pulls down the rebound | 67-79 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:43 | New Mexico | James Wright drills a 3pt jumper from straight away | 70-79 |
| 04:41 | Creighton | Austin Hurst steals it from Harold Mobley in the backcourt | 70-79 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:25 | New Mexico | Austin Hurst misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 70-79 |
| 04:23 | Creighton | Manuel Plata snags the defensive board | 70-79 |
| 04:18 | Creighton | Wenceslaus Orloski misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint | 70-79 |
| 04:17 | New Mexico | Ojore Sato snags the defensive board | 70-79 |
| 03:58 | New Mexico | Ojore Sato's pass is intercepted by Manuel Plata | 70-79 |
| 03:43 | Creighton | Drew King hits a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Harold Mobley and he's hacked by Ojore Sato - foul #3 on Ojore Sato, team foul #13 | 70-81 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Joel Turner (PG), John Alexander (SG), Floyd Bickerstaff (PF), Milton Cummins (C) Ojore Sato, James Wright, Bruce Ballard, Ralph Zambrana | |
| Subs | Creighton | John Zaiss (PG), George Wright (SG), Elmer Cogdell (C) Harold Mobley, Vladislav Zuckerman, Manuel Plata | |
| 03:43 | Creighton | Drew King makes the free throw | 70-82 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Joel Turner (fresh) 6 pts. 4 pf. SG - John Alexander (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Austin Hurst (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. PF - Floyd Bickerstaff (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Milton Cummins (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - John Zaiss (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - George Wright (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Wenceslaus Orloski (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Drew King (tiring) 5 pts. 4 pf. C - Elmer Cogdell (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 03:22 | New Mexico | Joel Turner is fouled on the floor by John Zaiss - foul #1 on John Zaiss, team foul #8 | 70-82 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Terry Etter (SF) Austin Hurst | |
| Subs | Creighton | Alan Ford (SF) Wenceslaus Orloski | |
| 03:22 | New Mexico | Joel Turner misses the 1st free throw | 70-82 |
| 03:22 | Creighton | Drew King grabs the defensive rebound | 70-82 |
| 03:17 | Creighton | John Zaiss hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 70-82 |
| 03:15 | Creighton | Alan Ford can't tip it in | 70-82 |
| 03:14 | New Mexico | Milton Cummins gets the rebound | 70-82 |
| 03:00 | New Mexico | Joel Turner makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Milton Cummins | 73-82 |
| 02:52 | Creighton | John Zaiss hits a shot from close range on a great pass from Alan Ford and the foul's on Joel Turner - foul #5 on Joel Turner, team foul #14 | 73-84 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Robert Kirk (SF) Joel Turner | |
| Subs | Creighton | Vladislav Zuckerman (PF), John Melvin (C) Drew King, Elmer Cogdell | |
| 02:52 | Creighton | John Zaiss makes the free throw | 73-85 |
| 02:48 | New Mexico | New Mexico calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-85 |
| Subs | New Mexico | James Wright (SG) John Alexander | |
| Subs | Creighton | Manuel Plata (PF) Vladislav Zuckerman | |
| 02:38 | New Mexico | Floyd Bickerstaff misses badly on a shot in the paint | 73-85 |
| 02:36 | New Mexico | Milton Cummins snags the offensive board | 73-85 |
| 02:28 | New Mexico | James Wright makes the 3 pointer from the right wing | 76-85 |
| 02:28 | Creighton | Creighton calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 76-85 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Austin Hurst (PG), Bruce Ballard (SF), James Green (PF) Terry Etter, Robert Kirk, Milton Cummins | |
| Subs | Creighton | Harold Mobley (PG), Wenceslaus Orloski (SF), Vladislav Zuckerman (PF) John Zaiss, Alan Ford, Manuel Plata | |
| 02:26 | Creighton | Harold Mobley travels in the backcourt | 76-85 |
| 02:18 | New Mexico | James Wright clanks a jump hook from the baseline | 76-85 |
| 02:16 | Creighton | Vladislav Zuckerman grabs the board | 76-85 |
| 02:09 | Creighton | James Wright takes the ball from Harold Mobley | 76-85 |
| 02:09 | New Mexico | New Mexico calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 76-85 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ralph Zambrana (C) Floyd Bickerstaff | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 01:42 | New Mexico | Austin Hurst double dribbles | 76-85 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ojore Sato (PG), Robert Kirk (SF) Austin Hurst, Bruce Ballard | |
| Subs | Creighton | Drew King (PF) Vladislav Zuckerman | |
| 01:23 | Creighton | George Wright misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 76-85 |
| 01:22 | Creighton | Harold Mobley tips it home | 76-87 |
| 01:02 | New Mexico | Robert Kirk drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 78-87 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:57 | Creighton | John Melvin is fouled on the floor by Ojore Sato - foul #4 on Ojore Sato, team foul #15 | 78-87 |
| 00:57 | Creighton | John Melvin makes the 1st free throw | 78-88 |
| 00:57 | Creighton | John Melvin misses the 2nd free throw | 78-88 |
| 00:57 | New Mexico | James Green snags the defensive board | 78-88 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:49 | New Mexico | John Melvin steals it from Ojore Sato | 78-88 |
| 00:47 | Creighton | Drew King is hacked by James Wright in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Wright, team foul #16 | 78-88 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Austin Hurst (PG), John Alexander (SG), Terry Etter (SF), Bruce Ballard (PF), Floyd Bickerstaff (C) Ojore Sato, James Wright, Robert Kirk, James Green, Ralph Zambrana | |
| Subs | Creighton | John Zaiss (PG), Vladislav Zuckerman (SG), Alan Ford (SF), Manuel Plata (C) Harold Mobley, George Wright, Wenceslaus Orloski, John Melvin | |
| 00:47 | Creighton | Drew King misses the 1st free throw | 78-88 |
| 00:47 | Creighton | Drew King makes the 2nd free throw | 78-89 |
| 00:40 | New Mexico | Floyd Bickerstaff scores on a driving attempt from the baseline | 80-89 |
| 00:40 | Creighton | Creighton calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 80-89 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ojore Sato (PG), James Wright (SG), Robert Kirk (SF), James Green (PF), Ralph Zambrana (C) Austin Hurst, John Alexander, Terry Etter, Bruce Ballard, Floyd Bickerstaff | |
| Subs | Creighton | Harold Mobley (PG), George Wright (SG), Wenceslaus Orloski (SF), John Melvin (C) John Zaiss, Vladislav Zuckerman, Alan Ford, Manuel Plata | |
| 00:37 | Creighton | Ojore Sato is called for the reach on Wenceslaus Orloski in the backcourt - foul #5 on Ojore Sato, team foul #17 | 80-89 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Austin Hurst (PG) Ojore Sato | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 00:37 | Creighton | Wenceslaus Orloski makes the 1st free throw | 80-90 |
| 00:37 | Creighton | Wenceslaus Orloski makes the 2nd free throw | 80-91 |
| 00:33 | New Mexico | James Wright misses the shot from the right side but the foul's on George Wright - foul #2 on George Wright, team foul #9 | 80-91 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Terry Etter (SF), Bruce Ballard (PF), Floyd Bickerstaff (C) Robert Kirk, James Green, Ralph Zambrana | |
| Subs | Creighton | John Zaiss (PG), Vladislav Zuckerman (SG), Alan Ford (SF), Manuel Plata (PF), Elmer Cogdell (C) Harold Mobley, George Wright, Wenceslaus Orloski, Drew King, John Melvin | |
| 00:33 | New Mexico | James Wright makes the 1st free throw | 81-91 |
| 00:33 | New Mexico | James Wright misses the 2nd free throw | 81-91 |
| 00:33 | Creighton | Manuel Plata grabs the defensive rebound | 81-91 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:28 | Creighton | John Zaiss is hacked by Austin Hurst - foul #2 on Austin Hurst, team foul #18 | 81-91 |
| Subs | New Mexico | John Alexander (SG) James Wright | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 00:28 | Creighton | John Zaiss misses the 1st free throw | 81-91 |
| 00:28 | Creighton | John Zaiss makes the 2nd free throw | 81-92 |
| 00:21 | New Mexico | John Alexander can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 81-92 |
| 00:19 | Creighton | Alan Ford grabs the board | 81-92 |
| 00:00 | Creighton | John Zaiss runs out the clock | 81-92 |