| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Billy Flaherty (fresh) SG - Horace Stipe (fresh) SF - Brian Robinson (fresh) PF - George Barth (fresh) C - Kevin Sorensen (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Harold Mobley (fresh) SG - George Wright (fresh) SF - Wenceslaus Orloski (fresh) PF - Drew King (fresh) C - John Melvin (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | Kevin Sorensen wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:50 | Michigan State | Kevin Sorensen connects on the jumper from the right side set up by Horace Stipe | 2-0 |
| 19:31 | Creighton | John Melvin misses the jumper from the free throw line | 2-0 |
| 19:29 | Creighton | Drew King tips it in | 2-2 |
| 19:22 | Michigan State | George Barth misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 2-2 |
| 19:20 | Michigan State | Kevin Sorensen tips it in | 4-2 |
| 19:03 | Creighton | Drew King misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline | 4-2 |
| 19:01 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Kevin Sorensen | 4-2 |
| 18:56 | Michigan State | Billy Flaherty misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 4-2 |
| 18:54 | Creighton | Wenceslaus Orloski grabs the defensive rebound | 4-2 |
| 18:30 | Creighton | Drew King is open and buries a driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from George Wright | 4-4 |
| 18:06 | Michigan State | Billy Flaherty is fouled on the floor by Harold Mobley - foul #1 on Harold Mobley, team foul #1 | 4-4 |
| 17:45 | Michigan State | Brian Robinson clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 4-4 |
| 17:44 | Creighton | Drew King snags the defensive board | 4-4 |
| 17:42 | Creighton | Billy Flaherty takes the ball from Harold Mobley in the backcourt | 4-4 |
| 17:40 | Michigan State | Billy Flaherty banks in the layup | 6-4 |
| 17:32 | Creighton | Horace Stipe steals it from George Wright | 6-4 |
| 17:17 | Michigan State | George Barth loses the dribble to Drew King | 6-4 |
| 16:59 | Creighton | George Wright hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from John Melvin | 6-7 |
| 16:45 | Michigan State | Kevin Sorensen misses the shot from the right wing | 6-7 |
| 16:43 | Creighton | Drew King pulls down the rebound | 6-7 |
| 16:38 | Creighton | John Melvin is whistled for a carry | 6-7 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jacob Talbert (PG), Charles Heidel (SG), Noah Schwend (SF), John Boucher (PF), Jeff Horn (C) Billy Flaherty, Horace Stipe, Brian Robinson, George Barth, Kevin Sorensen | |
| Subs | Creighton | John Zaiss (PG), Alan Ford (SF), Vladislav Zuckerman (PF), Manuel Plata (C) Harold Mobley, Wenceslaus Orloski, Drew King, John Melvin | |
| 16:29 | Michigan State | Charles Heidel is fouled on the floor by Vladislav Zuckerman - foul #1 on Vladislav Zuckerman, team foul #2 | 6-7 |
| 16:18 | Michigan State | Noah Schwend clanks a shot from the right wing | 6-7 |
| 16:16 | Creighton | Alan Ford grabs the defensive rebound | 6-7 |
| 16:10 | Creighton | John Zaiss's pass is intercepted by Jacob Talbert | 6-7 |
| 15:55 | Michigan State | Alan Ford steps in front of the Jeff Horn pass | 6-7 |
| 15:52 | Creighton | John Zaiss hits the finger roll set up by Alan Ford | 6-9 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Jacob Talbert (fresh) SG - Charles Heidel (fresh) SF - Noah Schwend (fresh) PF - John Boucher (fresh) C - Jeff Horn (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - John Zaiss (fresh) 2 pts. SG - George Wright (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alan Ford (fresh) PF - Vladislav Zuckerman (fresh) C - Manuel Plata (fresh) | |
| 15:32 | Michigan State | Noah Schwend misses long on a shot from the right wing | 6-9 |
| 15:30 | Creighton | Manuel Plata grabs the board | 6-9 |
| 15:25 | Creighton | George Wright misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 6-9 |
| 15:24 | Creighton | Alan Ford grabs the offensive rebound | 6-9 |
| 15:07 | Creighton | Manuel Plata can't connect on a shot from the right block | 6-9 |
| 15:05 | Michigan State | Noah Schwend grabs the defensive rebound | 6-9 |
| 15:01 | Michigan State | Jacob Talbert buries a shot from the left block on a great pass from John Boucher | 8-9 |
| 14:50 | Creighton | Manuel Plata's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 8-9 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Edward Thompson (PG), Horace Stipe (SG), Brian Robinson (SF), Ross Fowlkes (PF), Kevin Sorensen (C) Jacob Talbert, Charles Heidel, Noah Schwend, John Boucher, Jeff Horn | |
| Subs | Creighton | Harold Mobley (PG), Wenceslaus Orloski (SF), Drew King (PF), Elmer Cogdell (C) John Zaiss, Alan Ford, Vladislav Zuckerman, Manuel Plata | |
| 14:43 | Michigan State | Kevin Sorensen loses the dribble to Harold Mobley | 8-9 |
| 14:41 | Creighton | George Wright is fouled in the backcourt by Brian Robinson - foul #1 on Brian Robinson, team foul #1 | 8-9 |
| 14:26 | Creighton | Wenceslaus Orloski misses the easy layup | 8-9 |
| 14:25 | Michigan State | Brian Robinson grabs the board | 8-9 |
| 14:17 | Michigan State | Edward Thompson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 8-9 |
| 14:15 | Creighton | Drew King gets the rebound | 8-9 |
| 14:12 | Creighton | George Wright is hacked by Edward Thompson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Edward Thompson, team foul #2 | 8-9 |
| Subs | Michigan State | George Barth (PF) Brian Robinson | |
| Subs | Creighton | John Melvin (C) Elmer Cogdell | |
| 14:00 | Creighton | George Wright is fouled on the floor by Horace Stipe - foul #1 on Horace Stipe, team foul #3 | 8-9 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Billy Flaherty (PG), Brian Robinson (SF) Horace Stipe, Ross Fowlkes | |
| Subs | Creighton | Vladislav Zuckerman (SG) George Wright | |
| 13:45 | Creighton | Wenceslaus Orloski banks in the wide open layup set up by Drew King | 8-11 |
| 13:29 | Michigan State | George Barth's layup is rejected by Vladislav Zuckerman | 8-11 |
| 13:28 | Creighton | John Melvin gets the rebound | 8-11 |
| 13:24 | Creighton | Harold Mobley throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 8-11 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Horace Stipe (SG) Edward Thompson | |
| Subs | Creighton | John Zaiss (SG), Alan Ford (SF), Manuel Plata (PF) Vladislav Zuckerman, Wenceslaus Orloski, Drew King | |
| 13:19 | Michigan State | Horace Stipe double dribbles | 8-11 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jacob Talbert (SF), John Boucher (C) Brian Robinson, Kevin Sorensen | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 13:04 | Creighton | John Melvin misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 8-11 |
| 13:02 | Creighton | John Zaiss hits the follow up shot | 8-13 |
| 12:35 | Michigan State | A charge is called on Billy Flaherty - foul #1 on Billy Flaherty, team foul #4 | 8-13 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Charles Heidel (PG), Brian Robinson (SF), Ross Fowlkes (PF), Jeff Horn (C) Billy Flaherty, Jacob Talbert, George Barth, John Boucher | |
| Subs | Creighton | George Wright (SG), Drew King (PF) Harold Mobley, John Melvin | |
| 12:23 | Creighton | Drew King hits a floater near the basket set up by John Zaiss and the foul's on Ross Fowlkes - foul #1 on Ross Fowlkes, team foul #5 | 8-15 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Harold Mobley (PG), Vladislav Zuckerman (SG), Wenceslaus Orloski (SF), Elmer Cogdell (C) John Zaiss, George Wright, Alan Ford, Manuel Plata | |
| 12:23 | Creighton | Drew King makes the free throw | 8-16 |
| 12:05 | Michigan State | Horace Stipe comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 8-16 |
| 12:04 | Michigan State | Horace Stipe grabs the offensive board | 8-16 |
| 11:50 | Michigan State | Brian Robinson misses badly on a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Elmer Cogdell - foul #1 on Elmer Cogdell, team foul #3 | 8-16 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jacob Talbert (PG), George Barth (PF) Charles Heidel, Ross Fowlkes | |
| Subs | Creighton | George Wright (SG) Drew King | |
| 11:50 | Michigan State | Brian Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 9-16 |
| 11:50 | Michigan State | Brian Robinson misses the 2nd free throw | 9-16 |
| 11:50 | Michigan State | The offensive rebound goes to Jeff Horn | 9-16 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Jacob Talbert (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Horace Stipe (tiring) 1 ast. SF - Brian Robinson (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - George Barth (fairly fresh) C - Jeff Horn (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Harold Mobley (fairly fresh) SG - George Wright (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Wenceslaus Orloski (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Vladislav Zuckerman (fresh) C - Elmer Cogdell (fresh) | |
| 11:30 | Michigan State | Jacob Talbert connects on the 3 from straight away set up by Brian Robinson | 12-16 |
| 11:09 | Creighton | Vladislav Zuckerman is wide open but clanks a floater near the basket | 12-16 |
| 11:08 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Jeff Horn | 12-16 |
| 11:03 | Michigan State | Horace Stipe misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 12-16 |
| 11:02 | Creighton | Vladislav Zuckerman gets the rebound | 12-16 |
| 10:55 | Creighton | Elmer Cogdell blows the layup | 12-16 |
| 10:53 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to George Barth | 12-16 |
| 10:49 | Michigan State | Vladislav Zuckerman steals the ball from Jacob Talbert | 12-16 |
| 10:45 | Creighton | Jacob Talbert picks off the pass by George Wright in the backcourt | 12-16 |
| 10:25 | Michigan State | Jacob Talbert misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 12-16 |
| 10:23 | Creighton | Vladislav Zuckerman snags the defensive board | 12-16 |
| 10:19 | Creighton | Wenceslaus Orloski misses badly on a runner near the basket but he's fouled by Brian Robinson - foul #2 on Brian Robinson, team foul #6 | 12-16 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Charles Heidel (PG), Edward Thompson (SG), Noah Schwend (SF), John Boucher (PF), Kevin Sorensen (C) Jacob Talbert, Horace Stipe, Brian Robinson, George Barth, Jeff Horn | |
| Subs | Creighton | John Zaiss (PG), Alan Ford (SG), Manuel Plata (PF), John Melvin (C) Harold Mobley, George Wright, Vladislav Zuckerman, Elmer Cogdell | |
| 10:19 | Creighton | Wenceslaus Orloski misses the 1st free throw | 12-16 |
| 10:19 | Creighton | Wenceslaus Orloski makes the 2nd free throw | 12-17 |
| 09:54 | Michigan State | Noah Schwend lays it in on a nice dish by Edward Thompson | 14-17 |
| 09:52 | Creighton | Alan Ford is hacked by Kevin Sorensen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kevin Sorensen, team foul #7 | 14-17 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Creighton | George Wright (SG) Wenceslaus Orloski | |
| 09:52 | Creighton | Alan Ford makes the 1st free throw | 14-18 |
| 09:52 | Creighton | Alan Ford makes the 2nd free throw | 14-19 |
| 09:38 | Michigan State | Alan Ford is called for the reach on Noah Schwend - foul #1 on Alan Ford, team foul #4 | 14-19 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ross Fowlkes (PF) John Boucher | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 09:21 | Michigan State | Kevin Sorensen makes the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Ross Fowlkes | 17-19 |
| 09:16 | Creighton | George Wright misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 17-19 |
| 09:14 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Ross Fowlkes | 17-19 |
| 09:09 | Michigan State | Edward Thompson misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 17-19 |
| 09:07 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Manuel Plata | 17-19 |
| 09:01 | Creighton | George Wright clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 17-19 |
| 08:59 | Creighton | Alan Ford pulls down the offensive rebound | 17-19 |
| 08:37 | Creighton | Manuel Plata is fouled on the floor by Ross Fowlkes - foul #2 on Ross Fowlkes, team foul #8 | 17-19 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Billy Flaherty (PG), Horace Stipe (SG), Jacob Talbert (SF), George Barth (PF), John Boucher (C) Charles Heidel, Edward Thompson, Noah Schwend, Ross Fowlkes, Kevin Sorensen | |
| Subs | Creighton | Harold Mobley (PG), Wenceslaus Orloski (SF), Drew King (PF) John Zaiss, Alan Ford, John Melvin | |
| 08:37 | Creighton | Manuel Plata misses the 1st free throw | 17-19 |
| 08:37 | Michigan State | John Boucher grabs the board | 17-19 |
| 08:30 | Michigan State | Billy Flaherty hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on George Wright - foul #1 on George Wright, team foul #5 | 17-19 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Creighton | John Melvin (C) Manuel Plata | |
| 08:30 | Michigan State | Billy Flaherty makes the 1st free throw | 18-19 |
| 08:30 | Michigan State | Billy Flaherty makes the 2nd free throw | 19-19 |
| 08:17 | Creighton | Jacob Talbert takes the ball from Harold Mobley | 19-19 |
| 07:58 | Michigan State | Horace Stipe buries a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Billy Flaherty | 21-19 |
| 07:42 | Creighton | John Melvin knocks in the floater from the right block set up by Harold Mobley and he's fouled by George Barth - foul #1 on George Barth, team foul #9 | 21-21 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jeff Horn (PF), Kevin Sorensen (C) George Barth, John Boucher | |
| Subs | Creighton | Vladislav Zuckerman (SG) George Wright | |
| 07:42 | Creighton | John Melvin misses the free throw | 21-21 |
| 07:42 | Michigan State | Kevin Sorensen pulls down the rebound | 21-21 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Billy Flaherty (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Horace Stipe (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jacob Talbert (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 stl. PF - Jeff Horn (fresh) 2 reb. C - Kevin Sorensen (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Harold Mobley (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Vladislav Zuckerman (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Wenceslaus Orloski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Drew King (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - John Melvin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:35 | Michigan State | Jacob Talbert misses long on a floater from the left wing | 21-21 |
| 07:34 | Creighton | Wenceslaus Orloski grabs the defensive rebound | 21-21 |
| 07:28 | Creighton | Wenceslaus Orloski loses the dribble to Billy Flaherty | 21-21 |
| 07:25 | Michigan State | Billy Flaherty banks in the layup | 23-21 |
| 07:19 | Creighton | John Melvin misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 23-21 |
| 07:18 | Michigan State | Billy Flaherty pulls down the rebound | 23-21 |
| 07:13 | Michigan State | Billy Flaherty makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Jacob Talbert | 26-21 |
| 06:54 | Creighton | Harold Mobley comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 26-21 |
| 06:52 | Creighton | John Melvin can't tip it in | 26-21 |
| 06:51 | Creighton | Drew King can't tip it in | 26-21 |
| 06:49 | Creighton | Vladislav Zuckerman tips it back up and in | 26-23 |
| 06:28 | Michigan State | Jacob Talbert can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Wenceslaus Orloski - foul #1 on Wenceslaus Orloski, team foul #6 | 26-23 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Charles Heidel (PG), Edward Thompson (SG), George Barth (PF), John Boucher (C) Billy Flaherty, Horace Stipe, Jeff Horn, Kevin Sorensen | |
| Subs | Creighton | John Zaiss (PG), George Wright (SG), Alan Ford (SF), Manuel Plata (PF), Elmer Cogdell (C) Harold Mobley, Vladislav Zuckerman, Wenceslaus Orloski, Drew King, John Melvin | |
| 06:28 | Michigan State | Jacob Talbert makes the 1st free throw | 27-23 |
| 06:28 | Michigan State | Jacob Talbert makes the 2nd free throw | 28-23 |
| 06:05 | Creighton | George Wright hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Manuel Plata | 28-26 |
| 05:42 | Michigan State | George Barth misses the jumper from the free throw line | 28-26 |
| 05:41 | Michigan State | Jacob Talbert grabs the offensive rebound | 28-26 |
| 05:33 | Michigan State | John Zaiss steps in front of the John Boucher pass | 28-26 |
| 05:31 | Creighton | Alan Ford loses the dribble to Charles Heidel in the backcourt | 28-26 |
| 05:10 | Michigan State | Jacob Talbert hits a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Edward Thompson and he's fouled by Alan Ford - foul #2 on Alan Ford, team foul #7 | 30-26 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Billy Flaherty (PG), Noah Schwend (SF), Kevin Sorensen (C) Charles Heidel, Edward Thompson, John Boucher | |
| Subs | Creighton | Vladislav Zuckerman (SG), Wenceslaus Orloski (SF), Drew King (PF) George Wright, Alan Ford, Elmer Cogdell | |
| 05:10 | Michigan State | Jacob Talbert misses the free throw | 30-26 |
| 05:10 | Creighton | Drew King gets the rebound | 30-26 |
| 04:47 | Creighton | Vladislav Zuckerman misses the wide open 3pt attempt from straight away | 30-26 |
| 04:46 | Creighton | Manuel Plata tips it home | 30-28 |
| 04:23 | Michigan State | Billy Flaherty scores on a runner from the left block set up by Kevin Sorensen | 32-28 |
| 04:16 | Creighton | Vladislav Zuckerman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 32-28 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Horace Stipe (SG), Jeff Horn (PF) Jacob Talbert, George Barth | |
| Subs | Creighton | Harold Mobley (PG), George Wright (SG), John Melvin (C) John Zaiss, Wenceslaus Orloski, Manuel Plata | |
| 04:07 | Michigan State | Noah Schwend hits a floater from the left side and the foul's on Vladislav Zuckerman - foul #2 on Vladislav Zuckerman, team foul #8 | 34-28 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Wenceslaus Orloski (SF) Vladislav Zuckerman | |
| 04:07 | Michigan State | Noah Schwend makes the free throw | 35-28 |
| 03:51 | Creighton | The jump hook by John Melvin is blocked by Kevin Sorensen | 35-28 |
| 03:50 | Creighton | The offensive rebound goes to Wenceslaus Orloski | 35-28 |
| 03:42 | Creighton | Harold Mobley comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block | 35-28 |
| 03:41 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Jeff Horn | 35-28 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Billy Flaherty (tiring) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Horace Stipe (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Noah Schwend (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jeff Horn (fresh) 3 reb. C - Kevin Sorensen (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Harold Mobley (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - George Wright (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Wenceslaus Orloski (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Drew King (tiring) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - John Melvin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:36 | Michigan State | Horace Stipe misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 35-28 |
| 03:35 | Michigan State | Jeff Horn gets the offensive rebound | 35-28 |
| 03:21 | Michigan State | Horace Stipe misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 35-28 |
| 03:20 | Creighton | Drew King pulls down the rebound | 35-28 |
| 03:18 | Creighton | George Wright is hacked by Billy Flaherty in the backcourt - foul #2 on Billy Flaherty, team foul #10 | 35-28 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Charles Heidel (SG), Brian Robinson (SF), Ross Fowlkes (PF) Horace Stipe, Noah Schwend, Kevin Sorensen | |
| Subs | Creighton | Alan Ford (SF), Vladislav Zuckerman (PF) Wenceslaus Orloski, Drew King | |
| 03:18 | Creighton | George Wright makes the 1st free throw | 35-29 |
| 03:18 | Creighton | George Wright misses the 2nd free throw | 35-29 |
| 03:18 | Michigan State | Jeff Horn pulls down the rebound | 35-29 |
| 03:13 | Michigan State | Harold Mobley is called for the reach on Billy Flaherty - foul #2 on Harold Mobley, team foul #9 | 35-29 |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Boucher (C) Jeff Horn | |
| Subs | Creighton | Elmer Cogdell (C) John Melvin | |
| 03:13 | Michigan State | Billy Flaherty makes the 1st free throw | 36-29 |
| 03:13 | Michigan State | Billy Flaherty makes the 2nd free throw | 37-29 |
| 03:10 | Creighton | Charles Heidel is called for the reach on Alan Ford in the backcourt - foul #1 on Charles Heidel, team foul #11 | 37-29 |
| 03:10 | Creighton | Alan Ford makes the 1st free throw | 37-30 |
| 03:10 | Creighton | Alan Ford misses the 2nd free throw | 37-30 |
| 03:10 | Michigan State | John Boucher grabs the defensive rebound | 37-30 |
| 02:50 | Michigan State | Charles Heidel clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 37-30 |
| 02:49 | Creighton | Alan Ford grabs the defensive rebound | 37-30 |
| 02:45 | Creighton | Harold Mobley hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Alan Ford | 37-33 |
| 02:41 | Michigan State | Billy Flaherty is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #3 on Billy Flaherty, team foul #12 | 37-33 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Edward Thompson (PG) Billy Flaherty | |
| Subs | Creighton | John Zaiss (PG), Manuel Plata (C) Harold Mobley, Elmer Cogdell | |
| 02:30 | Creighton | Manuel Plata comes up short on the runner from close range | 37-33 |
| 02:28 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to John Boucher | 37-33 |
| 02:23 | Michigan State | Brian Robinson is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Brian Robinson, team foul #13 | 37-33 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Horace Stipe (SG), Jacob Talbert (SF), George Barth (PF) Charles Heidel, Brian Robinson, Ross Fowlkes | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 02:04 | Creighton | Vladislav Zuckerman double dribbles | 37-33 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jeff Horn (C) John Boucher | |
| Subs | Creighton | Drew King (PF) George Wright | |
| 01:41 | Michigan State | Edward Thompson scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Jeff Horn | 40-33 |
| 01:35 | Creighton | Edward Thompson steals it from Vladislav Zuckerman in the backcourt | 40-33 |
| 01:15 | Michigan State | Edward Thompson double dribbles | 40-33 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Charles Heidel (PG), Noah Schwend (SF), Kevin Sorensen (C) Edward Thompson, Jacob Talbert, Jeff Horn | |
| Subs | Creighton | Harold Mobley (PG), George Wright (SG), Wenceslaus Orloski (SF), Elmer Cogdell (C) John Zaiss, Vladislav Zuckerman, Alan Ford, Manuel Plata | |
| 00:58 | Creighton | Drew King misses short on an open jump hook in the paint | 40-33 |
| 00:57 | Michigan State | Kevin Sorensen gets the rebound | 40-33 |
| 00:53 | Michigan State | Horace Stipe is hacked by Wenceslaus Orloski - foul #2 on Wenceslaus Orloski, team foul #10 | 40-33 |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Boucher (PF) George Barth | |
| Subs | Creighton | Vladislav Zuckerman (PF) Drew King | |
| 00:53 | Michigan State | Horace Stipe makes the 1st free throw | 41-33 |
| 00:53 | Michigan State | Horace Stipe makes the 2nd free throw | 42-33 |
| 00:32 | Creighton | Harold Mobley hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block | 42-33 |
| 00:30 | Creighton | George Wright pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-33 |
| 00:02 | Creighton | George Wright misses the wide open shot from the free throw line | 42-33 |
| 00:01 | Creighton | Vladislav Zuckerman tips it but misses | 42-33 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to John Boucher | 42-33 |