| Lineup | Cal | PG - Fernando Rios (fresh) 4 ast. SG - George Overton (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jerry Senger (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mark Dozier (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Emerson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Ahmed Banas (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Cheney (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Derrick Hall (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Douglas Quinn (fresh) 3 reb. C - Tony Morris (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Cal | Jerry Senger inbounds the ball | 39-28 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:46 | Cal | Thomas Emerson comes up short on the jumper from the right block | 39-28 |
| 19:45 | Cal | Thomas Emerson hits the follow up shot | 41-28 |
| 19:21 | Creighton | Mark Dozier swats the layup by Douglas Quinn | 41-28 |
| 19:20 | Cal | George Overton snags the defensive board | 41-28 |
| 19:06 | Cal | George Overton misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 41-28 |
| 19:04 | Cal | Fernando Rios misses the tip | 41-28 |
| 19:03 | Cal | Thomas Emerson gets the offensive rebound | 41-28 |
| 18:48 | Cal | Fernando Rios's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-28 |
| 18:29 | Creighton | Tony Morris comes up short on the jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Mark Dozier - foul #1 on Mark Dozier, team foul #1 | 41-28 |
| 18:29 | Creighton | Tony Morris makes the 1st free throw | 41-29 |
| 18:29 | Creighton | Tony Morris makes the 2nd free throw | 41-30 |
| 18:06 | Cal | George Overton comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 41-30 |
| 18:04 | Creighton | Douglas Quinn pulls down the rebound | 41-30 |
| 17:49 | Creighton | Douglas Quinn misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by George Overton - foul #2 on George Overton, team foul #2 | 41-30 |
| 17:49 | Creighton | Douglas Quinn makes the 1st free throw | 41-31 |
| 17:49 | Creighton | Douglas Quinn misses the 2nd free throw | 41-31 |
| 17:49 | Cal | Mark Dozier grabs the board | 41-31 |
| 17:27 | Cal | Douglas Quinn is called for the reach on Mark Dozier - foul #3 on Douglas Quinn, team foul #1 | 41-31 |
| Subs | Cal | Howard Rogers (SF), Kirk Keene (PF), Eric Williams (C) Jerry Senger, Mark Dozier, Thomas Emerson | |
| Subs | Creighton | Dale Byers (PF) Douglas Quinn | |
| 17:21 | Cal | Howard Rogers drills a floater from the right side on a great pass from Kirk Keene and the foul's on Derrick Hall - foul #2 on Derrick Hall, team foul #2 | 43-31 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Lewis Huff (SF), Dominic Cogdell (C) Derrick Hall, Tony Morris | |
| 17:21 | Cal | Howard Rogers makes the free throw | 44-31 |
| 16:55 | Creighton | Dale Byers is hacked by Kirk Keene - foul #1 on Kirk Keene, team foul #3 | 44-31 |
| Subs | Cal | Gregory Skurski (SG), Marvin Polo (SF) Fernando Rios, George Overton | |
| Subs | Creighton | Timothy Brady (SG) Daniel Cheney | |
| 16:41 | Creighton | Kirk Keene picks off the pass by Ahmed Banas | 44-31 |
| 16:22 | Cal | Timothy Brady steps in front of the Gregory Skurski pass | 44-31 |
| 15:59 | Creighton | Timothy Brady drills a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Lewis Huff | 44-34 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Howard Rogers (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gregory Skurski (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Marvin Polo (fresh) PF - Kirk Keene (fresh) 3 reb. C - Eric Williams (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Ahmed Banas (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Timothy Brady (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lewis Huff (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Dale Byers (fresh) 2 pts. C - Dominic Cogdell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Cal | Gregory Skurski comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 44-34 |
| 15:33 | Creighton | Dominic Cogdell pulls down the rebound | 44-34 |
| 15:27 | Creighton | Lewis Huff misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 44-34 |
| 15:26 | Cal | Eric Williams snags the defensive board | 44-34 |
| 15:19 | Cal | Ahmed Banas steals the ball from Marvin Polo | 44-34 |
| 15:14 | Creighton | Timothy Brady lays it up and in on a great pass from Ahmed Banas | 44-36 |
| 15:00 | Cal | Howard Rogers misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 44-36 |
| 14:58 | Creighton | Timothy Brady gets the rebound | 44-36 |
| 14:53 | Creighton | Ahmed Banas hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Lewis Huff | 44-38 |
| 14:26 | Cal | Marvin Polo misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-38 |
| 14:24 | Cal | Eric Williams snags the offensive board | 44-38 |
| 14:02 | Cal | Eric Williams hits a turnaround from the right block set up by Kirk Keene | 46-38 |
| 13:44 | Creighton | Ahmed Banas buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Lewis Huff | 46-41 |
| 13:28 | Cal | Howard Rogers loses the dribble to Dominic Cogdell | 46-41 |
| 13:16 | Creighton | Ahmed Banas is fouled on the floor by Howard Rogers - foul #2 on Howard Rogers, team foul #4 | 46-41 |
| Subs | Cal | Fernando Rios (PG), George Overton (SG), Jerry Senger (SF), Mark Dozier (PF), Thomas Emerson (C) Howard Rogers, Gregory Skurski, Marvin Polo, Kirk Keene, Eric Williams | |
| Subs | Creighton | William Jenkinson (PG), Daniel Cheney (SG), Derrick Hall (SF), Douglas Quinn (PF), Tony Morris (C) Ahmed Banas, Timothy Brady, Lewis Huff, Dale Byers, Dominic Cogdell | |
| 13:01 | Creighton | Derrick Hall misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 46-41 |
| 12:59 | Creighton | Douglas Quinn misses the tip | 46-41 |
| 12:58 | Cal | Thomas Emerson grabs the defensive rebound | 46-41 |
| 12:46 | Cal | George Overton can't connect on a turnaround from the right block | 46-41 |
| 12:45 | Creighton | Douglas Quinn grabs the defensive rebound | 46-41 |
| 12:39 | Creighton | Douglas Quinn jams it on a great pass from Tony Morris | 46-43 |
| 12:21 | Cal | George Overton connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Fernando Rios | 49-43 |
| 12:06 | Creighton | Tony Morris's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-43 |
| 11:58 | Cal | Jerry Senger hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 49-43 |
| 11:57 | Cal | Thomas Emerson pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-43 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Fernando Rios (fresh) 5 ast. SG - George Overton (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jerry Senger (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mark Dozier (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Emerson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - William Jenkinson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Daniel Cheney (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Derrick Hall (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Douglas Quinn (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Tony Morris (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:44 | Cal | Jerry Senger banks in the layup on a nice dish by Fernando Rios | 51-43 |
| 11:19 | Creighton | William Jenkinson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-43 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Ahmed Banas (PG) William Jenkinson | |
| 11:03 | Cal | Jerry Senger blows the layup | 51-43 |
| 11:02 | Creighton | Derrick Hall grabs the defensive rebound | 51-43 |
| 10:56 | Creighton | Derrick Hall misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 51-43 |
| 10:55 | Cal | Mark Dozier grabs the defensive rebound | 51-43 |
| 10:35 | Cal | Thomas Emerson scores on a fadeaway in the lane and the foul's on Tony Morris - foul #3 on Tony Morris, team foul #3 | 53-43 |
| Subs | Cal | Howard Rogers (SF), Eric Williams (PF) Jerry Senger, Mark Dozier | |
| Subs | Creighton | Lewis Huff (SF), Robert Taylor (C) Derrick Hall, Tony Morris | |
| 10:35 | Cal | Thomas Emerson misses the free throw | 53-43 |
| 10:35 | Creighton | Robert Taylor grabs the board | 53-43 |
| 10:31 | Creighton | Douglas Quinn misses the shot in the lane but he's fouled by Eric Williams - foul #2 on Eric Williams, team foul #5 | 53-43 |
| Subs | Cal | Marvin Polo (PF) Thomas Emerson | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 10:31 | Creighton | Douglas Quinn makes the 1st free throw | 53-44 |
| 10:31 | Creighton | Douglas Quinn makes the 2nd free throw | 53-45 |
| 10:06 | Cal | Marvin Polo's pass is intercepted by Lewis Huff | 53-45 |
| 10:02 | Creighton | Daniel Cheney banks in the layup on a great pass from Lewis Huff | 53-47 |
| 09:42 | Cal | George Overton hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side but he's fouled by Douglas Quinn - foul #4 on Douglas Quinn, team foul #4 | 53-47 |
| Subs | Cal | Gregory Skurski (PG), Kirk Keene (PF) Fernando Rios, Marvin Polo | |
| Subs | Creighton | Timothy Brady (SG), Derrick Hall (SF), Dale Byers (PF), Dominic Cogdell (C) Daniel Cheney, Lewis Huff, Douglas Quinn, Robert Taylor | |
| 09:42 | Cal | George Overton makes the 1st free throw | 54-47 |
| 09:42 | Cal | George Overton makes the 2nd free throw | 55-47 |
| 09:25 | Creighton | Derrick Hall misses short on a shot from the left wing | 55-47 |
| 09:23 | Cal | The rebound goes to Eric Williams | 55-47 |
| 09:03 | Cal | Kirk Keene is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Kirk Keene, team foul #6 | 55-47 |
| Subs | Cal | Jerry Senger (SF), Mark Dozier (PF), Thomas Emerson (C) George Overton, Kirk Keene, Eric Williams | |
| Subs | Creighton | William Jenkinson (SG), Tony Morris (C) Ahmed Banas, Dominic Cogdell | |
| 08:40 | Creighton | Timothy Brady misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 55-47 |
| 08:39 | Creighton | William Jenkinson misses the tip | 55-47 |
| 08:38 | Cal | Thomas Emerson gets the rebound | 55-47 |
| 08:24 | Cal | Gregory Skurski misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 55-47 |
| 08:22 | Cal | Mark Dozier grabs the offensive board | 55-47 |
| 08:06 | Cal | Mark Dozier clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 55-47 |
| 08:04 | Creighton | Derrick Hall gets the rebound | 55-47 |
| 07:52 | Creighton | Tony Morris hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 55-47 |
| 07:51 | Cal | Mark Dozier grabs the board | 55-47 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Howard Rogers (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gregory Skurski (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Jerry Senger (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mark Dozier (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. C - Thomas Emerson (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Timothy Brady (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Jenkinson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Derrick Hall (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dale Byers (fresh) 2 pts. C - Tony Morris (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 07:26 | Cal | Howard Rogers misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 55-47 |
| 07:25 | Creighton | Derrick Hall gets the rebound | 55-47 |
| 07:21 | Creighton | Derrick Hall misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 55-47 |
| 07:20 | Cal | Howard Rogers gets the rebound | 55-47 |
| 07:07 | Cal | Derrick Hall is called for the reach on Thomas Emerson - foul #3 on Derrick Hall, team foul #5 | 55-47 |
| Subs | Cal | Fernando Rios (PG), George Overton (SG), Kirk Keene (SF), Eric Williams (C) Howard Rogers, Gregory Skurski, Jerry Senger, Thomas Emerson | |
| Subs | Creighton | Ahmed Banas (PG), Daniel Cheney (SG), Lewis Huff (SF), Douglas Quinn (PF) Timothy Brady, William Jenkinson, Derrick Hall, Dale Byers | |
| 06:44 | Cal | Mark Dozier slams it home set up by Fernando Rios | 57-47 |
| 06:17 | Creighton | Douglas Quinn misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 57-47 |
| 06:15 | Cal | Fernando Rios gets the rebound | 57-47 |
| 05:47 | Cal | The jump hook by Mark Dozier is blocked by Douglas Quinn | 57-47 |
| 05:46 | Creighton | Tony Morris grabs the board | 57-47 |
| 05:41 | Creighton | Lewis Huff is hacked by Eric Williams - foul #3 on Eric Williams, team foul #7 | 57-47 |
| Subs | Cal | Jerry Senger (SF), Thomas Emerson (C) Mark Dozier, Eric Williams | |
| Subs | Creighton | Dominic Cogdell (C) Tony Morris | |
| 05:41 | Creighton | Lewis Huff misses the 1st free throw | 57-47 |
| 05:41 | Cal | The rebound goes to Thomas Emerson | 57-47 |
| 05:26 | Cal | George Overton hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 57-47 |
| 05:25 | Creighton | Douglas Quinn grabs the board | 57-47 |
| 05:20 | Creighton | Ahmed Banas is fouled on the floor by Fernando Rios - foul #3 on Fernando Rios, team foul #8 | 57-47 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Derrick Hall (SF) Lewis Huff | |
| 05:20 | Creighton | Ahmed Banas makes the 1st free throw | 57-48 |
| 05:20 | Creighton | Ahmed Banas makes the 2nd free throw | 57-49 |
| 05:02 | Cal | Derrick Hall is called for the reach on George Overton - foul #4 on Derrick Hall, team foul #6 | 57-49 |
| Subs | Cal | Howard Rogers (SG) George Overton | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 04:57 | Cal | Jerry Senger connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Fernando Rios | 59-49 |
| 04:42 | Creighton | Daniel Cheney is hacked by Kirk Keene - foul #3 on Kirk Keene, team foul #9 | 59-49 |
| Subs | Cal | Eric Williams (PF) Kirk Keene | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 04:42 | Creighton | Daniel Cheney makes the 1st free throw | 59-50 |
| 04:42 | Creighton | Daniel Cheney makes the 2nd free throw | 59-51 |
| 04:27 | Cal | Eric Williams clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 59-51 |
| 04:25 | Cal | Thomas Emerson tips it back up and in | 61-51 |
| 04:03 | Creighton | Douglas Quinn slams it home set up by Ahmed Banas | 61-53 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:37 | Cal | Jerry Senger knocks in the jumpshot from the left side set up by Howard Rogers | 63-53 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Fernando Rios (fairly fresh) 8 ast. 3 pf. SG - Howard Rogers (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jerry Senger (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Eric Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Thomas Emerson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Ahmed Banas (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Daniel Cheney (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Derrick Hall (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - Douglas Quinn (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - Dominic Cogdell (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:32 | Creighton | Thomas Emerson picks off the pass by Douglas Quinn | 63-53 |
| 03:03 | Cal | Ahmed Banas steals it from Jerry Senger | 63-53 |
| 03:00 | Creighton | Daniel Cheney lays it in set up by Ahmed Banas | 63-55 |
| 03:00 | Cal | Cal calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-55 |
| Subs | Cal | George Overton (SG), Mark Dozier (PF) Howard Rogers, Eric Williams | |
| Subs | Creighton | Tony Morris (C) Dominic Cogdell | |
| 02:36 | Cal | Mark Dozier can't finish the layup | 63-55 |
| 02:34 | Creighton | Derrick Hall grabs the defensive rebound | 63-55 |
| 02:30 | Creighton | Douglas Quinn connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 63-57 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:14 | Cal | Thomas Emerson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 63-57 |
| Subs | Cal | Howard Rogers (SF), Eric Williams (C) Jerry Senger, Thomas Emerson | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:58 | Creighton | Ahmed Banas clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 63-57 |
| 01:57 | Cal | George Overton pulls down the rebound | 63-57 |
| 01:57 | Cal | Cal calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 63-57 |
| Subs | Cal | Jerry Senger (SF), Thomas Emerson (C) Howard Rogers, Eric Williams | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 01:41 | Cal | Fernando Rios comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 63-57 |
| 01:40 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Tony Morris | 63-57 |
| 01:34 | Creighton | Derrick Hall misses long on a jump hook from the right block but the foul's on Jerry Senger - foul #2 on Jerry Senger, team foul #10 | 63-57 |
| 01:34 | Creighton | Derrick Hall makes the 1st free throw | 63-58 |
| 01:34 | Creighton | Derrick Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 63-59 |
| 01:11 | Cal | Fernando Rios clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 63-59 |
| 01:10 | Cal | Mark Dozier grabs the offensive rebound | 63-59 |
| 00:53 | Cal | Jerry Senger hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 63-59 |
| 00:51 | Cal | Mark Dozier tips it back up and in | 65-59 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:45 | Creighton | Derrick Hall scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Daniel Cheney | 65-62 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:16 | Cal | George Overton makes the jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Fernando Rios | 67-62 |
| 00:08 | Creighton | Tony Morris is hacked by Thomas Emerson - foul #1 on Thomas Emerson, team foul #11 | 67-62 |
| 00:08 | Creighton | Tony Morris misses the 1st free throw | 67-62 |
| 00:08 | Creighton | Tony Morris makes the 2nd free throw | 67-63 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:06 | Cal | George Overton is hacked by Daniel Cheney in the backcourt - foul #1 on Daniel Cheney, team foul #7 | 67-63 |
| Subs | Cal | Howard Rogers (PG) Fernando Rios | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 00:06 | Cal | George Overton makes the 1st free throw | 68-63 |
| 00:06 | Cal | George Overton misses the 2nd free throw | 68-63 |
| 00:06 | Creighton | Tony Morris pulls down the rebound | 68-63 |
| 00:00 | Creighton | Daniel Cheney buries a 3 from straight away | 68-66 |