| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Mark Johnson (fresh) SG - John Zaiss (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Alan Ford (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Drew King (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - John Melvin (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Thomas Lee (fresh) 7 pts. SG - William Miles (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Patti (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gary O'Sullivan (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Michael Eakes (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | NC State | Stephen Patti inbounds the ball | 35-33 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:44 | NC State | Gary O'Sullivan hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 35-33 |
| 19:42 | Creighton | Alan Ford grabs the defensive rebound | 35-33 |
| 19:36 | Creighton | Drew King drills a runner from the left block on a great pass from Alan Ford | 37-33 |
| 19:31 | NC State | William Miles can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Alan Ford - foul #3 on Alan Ford, team foul #1 | 37-33 |
| Subs | Creighton | William Tyson (SF) Alan Ford | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 19:31 | NC State | William Miles makes the 1st free throw | 37-34 |
| 19:31 | NC State | William Miles makes the 2nd free throw | 37-35 |
| 19:21 | Creighton | John Zaiss connects on the 3 pointer from straight away | 40-35 |
| 19:04 | NC State | Michael Eakes hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the left block | 40-35 |
| 19:03 | Creighton | John Zaiss grabs the defensive rebound | 40-35 |
| 18:58 | Creighton | Drew King misses badly on a shot from close range but he's hacked by Stephen Patti - foul #2 on Stephen Patti, team foul #1 | 40-35 |
| 18:58 | Creighton | Drew King misses the 1st free throw | 40-35 |
| 18:58 | Creighton | Drew King makes the 2nd free throw | 41-35 |
| 18:39 | NC State | Michael Eakes connects on the shot near the basket on a nice dish by Thomas Lee and he's fouled by William Tyson - foul #2 on William Tyson, team foul #2 | 41-37 |
| 18:39 | NC State | Michael Eakes misses the free throw | 41-37 |
| 18:39 | NC State | Stephen Patti grabs the offensive rebound | 41-37 |
| 18:31 | NC State | William Miles misses the easy layup | 41-37 |
| 18:30 | NC State | Stephen Patti tips it but misses | 41-37 |
| 18:28 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Drew King | 41-37 |
| 18:24 | Creighton | Thomas Lee steps in front of the John Melvin pass | 41-37 |
| 18:21 | NC State | Thomas Lee hits the finger roll | 41-39 |
| 17:58 | Creighton | John Zaiss is fouled on the floor by Thomas Lee - foul #1 on Thomas Lee, team foul #2 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Creighton | Elmer Cogdell (PG) Mark Johnson | |
| Subs | NC State | Eddie Silver (SG), Darryl Pitts (SF) William Miles, Stephen Patti | |
| 17:43 | Creighton | William Tyson misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-39 |
| 17:42 | Creighton | Drew King grabs the offensive rebound | 41-39 |
| 17:36 | Creighton | John Melvin can't throw it down but he's fouled by Michael Eakes - foul #3 on Michael Eakes, team foul #3 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Creighton | Pablo Serrano (SF) Drew King | |
| Subs | NC State | Richard Taveras (PF), Michael Dorey (C) Gary O'Sullivan, Michael Eakes | |
| 17:36 | Creighton | John Melvin makes the 1st free throw | 42-39 |
| 17:36 | Creighton | John Melvin makes the 2nd free throw | 43-39 |
| 17:14 | NC State | Darryl Pitts hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 43-39 |
| 17:12 | Creighton | The rebound goes to John Zaiss | 43-39 |
| 17:07 | Creighton | John Zaiss is fouled on the floor by Eddie Silver - foul #2 on Eddie Silver, team foul #4 | 43-39 |
| Subs | Creighton | Dobromierz Guiski (PF), John Schweitzer (C) William Tyson, John Melvin | |
| Subs | NC State | Robert Baker (SG) Thomas Lee | |
| 16:56 | Creighton | Elmer Cogdell is hacked by Eddie Silver - foul #3 on Eddie Silver, team foul #5 | 43-39 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | NC State | Stephen Patti (SF) Eddie Silver | |
| 16:42 | Creighton | John Zaiss comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 43-39 |
| 16:40 | NC State | Darryl Pitts snags the defensive board | 43-39 |
| 16:34 | NC State | Stephen Patti comes up short on the jumper from the baseline | 43-39 |
| 16:32 | Creighton | Elmer Cogdell grabs the board | 43-39 |
| 16:26 | Creighton | John Zaiss knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Elmer Cogdell | 46-39 |
| 16:13 | NC State | Robert Baker clanks a floater from the right side | 46-39 |
| 16:12 | Creighton | Dobromierz Guiski gets the rebound | 46-39 |
| 16:07 | Creighton | John Zaiss misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 46-39 |
| 16:05 | NC State | Richard Taveras gets the rebound | 46-39 |
| 15:59 | NC State | Robert Baker scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Darryl Pitts | 46-42 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Elmer Cogdell (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. SG - John Zaiss (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Pablo Serrano (fresh) PF - Dobromierz Guiski (fresh) C - John Schweitzer (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Darryl Pitts (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Robert Baker (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Stephen Patti (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - Richard Taveras (fresh) 2 reb. C - Michael Dorey (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Creighton | Pablo Serrano loses the dribble to Stephen Patti | 46-42 |
| 15:36 | NC State | Robert Baker hits a driving attempt in the lane set up by Darryl Pitts | 46-44 |
| 15:17 | Creighton | John Zaiss misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 46-44 |
| 15:16 | NC State | Michael Dorey grabs the defensive rebound | 46-44 |
| 14:56 | NC State | Robert Baker is called for traveling | 46-44 |
| Subs | Creighton | Jose Martin (PG), Mark Johnson (SG), Alan Ford (SF), Drew King (PF), John Melvin (C) Elmer Cogdell, John Zaiss, Pablo Serrano, Dobromierz Guiski, John Schweitzer | |
| Subs | NC State | Thomas Lee (PG), William Miles (SG), Gary O'Sullivan (PF), Michael Eakes (C) Darryl Pitts, Robert Baker, Richard Taveras, Michael Dorey | |
| 14:41 | Creighton | Drew King buries a turnaround from the left block set up by Mark Johnson | 48-44 |
| 14:37 | NC State | Alan Ford picks off the pass by William Miles | 48-44 |
| 14:25 | Creighton | Alan Ford buries a jumper from the right wing and he's fouled by Michael Eakes - foul #4 on Michael Eakes, team foul #6 | 50-44 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | NC State | Robert Baker (C) Michael Eakes | |
| 14:25 | Creighton | Alan Ford misses the free throw | 50-44 |
| 14:25 | NC State | William Miles grabs the defensive rebound | 50-44 |
| 14:08 | NC State | William Miles connects on the jump hook from the baseline | 50-46 |
| 14:02 | Creighton | Gary O'Sullivan takes the ball from Mark Johnson | 50-46 |
| 13:56 | NC State | William Miles is hacked by Jose Martin - foul #4 on Jose Martin, team foul #3 | 50-46 |
| Subs | Creighton | William Tyson (SG) Jose Martin | |
| Subs | NC State | Darryl Pitts (SF) Stephen Patti | |
| 13:37 | NC State | Robert Baker loses the ball out of bounds | 50-46 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | NC State | Michael Dorey (C) Robert Baker | |
| 13:14 | Creighton | John Melvin is called for traveling | 50-46 |
| 12:55 | NC State | Gary O'Sullivan misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 50-46 |
| 12:53 | NC State | Thomas Lee tips it home | 50-48 |
| 12:38 | Creighton | Alan Ford scores on a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Mark Johnson | 52-48 |
| 12:22 | NC State | Michael Dorey misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 52-48 |
| 12:21 | Creighton | John Melvin snags the defensive board | 52-48 |
| 12:17 | Creighton | Mark Johnson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 52-48 |
| 12:15 | Creighton | Drew King tips it back up and in | 54-48 |
| 12:08 | NC State | Darryl Pitts drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from William Miles | 54-50 |
| 11:54 | Creighton | John Melvin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 54-50 |
| 11:52 | Creighton | Alan Ford grabs the offensive rebound | 54-50 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Mark Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - William Tyson (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Alan Ford (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Drew King (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - John Melvin (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Thomas Lee (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Miles (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Darryl Pitts (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. PF - Gary O'Sullivan (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Michael Dorey (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Creighton | Alan Ford lays it up and in and the foul's on William Miles - foul #2 on William Miles, team foul #7 | 56-50 |
| Subs | Creighton | Elmer Cogdell (PG), John Zaiss (SG), Dobromierz Guiski (PF), John Schweitzer (C) Mark Johnson, William Tyson, Drew King, John Melvin | |
| Subs | NC State | James Fields (PG), Eddie Silver (SG), Stephen Patti (SF), Richard Taveras (PF), Robert Baker (C) Thomas Lee, William Miles, Darryl Pitts, Gary O'Sullivan, Michael Dorey | |
| 11:31 | Creighton | Alan Ford makes the free throw | 57-50 |
| 11:11 | NC State | Eddie Silver can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 57-50 |
| 11:10 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Elmer Cogdell | 57-50 |
| 11:04 | Creighton | John Zaiss misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 57-50 |
| 11:02 | NC State | Stephen Patti snags the defensive board | 57-50 |
| 10:44 | NC State | Richard Taveras misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 57-50 |
| 10:42 | Creighton | John Schweitzer pulls down the rebound | 57-50 |
| 10:29 | Creighton | John Zaiss scores on a jumpshot from the right side | 59-50 |
| 10:17 | NC State | John Schweitzer steals it from Eddie Silver | 59-50 |
| 09:59 | Creighton | John Schweitzer can't finish the layup | 59-50 |
| 09:58 | Creighton | John Schweitzer gets the offensive rebound | 59-50 |
| 09:43 | Creighton | John Zaiss is whistled for traveling | 59-50 |
| Subs | Creighton | William Tyson (PG), Pablo Serrano (SF), John Melvin (C) Alan Ford, Dobromierz Guiski, John Schweitzer | |
| Subs | NC State | Thomas Lee (PG), Darryl Pitts (SF), Michael Dorey (C) James Fields, Stephen Patti, Robert Baker | |
| 09:15 | NC State | Richard Taveras knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Eddie Silver | 59-53 |
| 08:51 | Creighton | Elmer Cogdell misses the dunk | 59-53 |
| 08:50 | NC State | Darryl Pitts grabs the board | 59-53 |
| 08:45 | NC State | Thomas Lee misses long on a jumper from the left side but the foul's on Elmer Cogdell - foul #2 on Elmer Cogdell, team foul #4 | 59-53 |
| Subs | Creighton | Mark Johnson (PG), Drew King (PF) Pablo Serrano, Elmer Cogdell | |
| Subs | NC State | William Miles (SG), Gary O'Sullivan (PF) Eddie Silver, Richard Taveras | |
| 08:45 | NC State | Thomas Lee makes the 1st free throw | 59-54 |
| 08:45 | NC State | Thomas Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 59-55 |
| 08:25 | Creighton | John Melvin throws it down | 61-55 |
| 08:09 | NC State | Thomas Lee scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by William Miles | 61-58 |
| 07:51 | Creighton | John Melvin misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 61-58 |
| 07:49 | NC State | Gary O'Sullivan grabs the defensive rebound | 61-58 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Mark Johnson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - John Zaiss (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Tyson (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Drew King (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - John Melvin (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Thomas Lee (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Miles (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Darryl Pitts (fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. PF - Gary O'Sullivan (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Michael Dorey (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 07:45 | NC State | John Zaiss steps in front of the Darryl Pitts pass | 61-58 |
| 07:40 | Creighton | Mark Johnson loses the ball out of bounds | 61-58 |
| Subs | Creighton | Jose Martin (PG), Pablo Serrano (SF), John Schweitzer (C) John Zaiss, William Tyson, John Melvin | |
| Subs | NC State | Robert Baker (SG), Michael Eakes (C) William Miles, Michael Dorey | |
| 07:23 | NC State | Thomas Lee comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 61-58 |
| 07:21 | NC State | Robert Baker grabs the offensive rebound | 61-58 |
| 07:06 | NC State | Michael Eakes clanks a driving attempt in the paint | 61-58 |
| 07:05 | Creighton | John Schweitzer pulls down the rebound | 61-58 |
| 06:41 | Creighton | Pablo Serrano is whistled for a carry | 61-58 |
| Subs | Creighton | John Zaiss (SG), Alan Ford (SF), Dobromierz Guiski (PF) Mark Johnson, Pablo Serrano, Drew King | |
| Subs | NC State | Eddie Silver (PG), Stephen Patti (SF), Richard Taveras (PF) Thomas Lee, Darryl Pitts, Gary O'Sullivan | |
| 06:24 | NC State | Robert Baker clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 61-58 |
| 06:23 | Creighton | Alan Ford grabs the board | 61-58 |
| 06:17 | Creighton | Alan Ford scores on a 3 from the left corner set up by Jose Martin | 64-58 |
| 06:07 | NC State | Eddie Silver knocks in the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Richard Taveras and he's fouled by Jose Martin - foul #5 on Jose Martin, team foul #5 | 64-60 |
| Subs | Creighton | William Tyson (PG), Elmer Cogdell (PF), John Melvin (C) Jose Martin, Dobromierz Guiski, John Schweitzer | |
| Subs | NC State | William Miles (SG), Michael Dorey (PF) Robert Baker, Richard Taveras | |
| 06:07 | NC State | Eddie Silver misses the free throw | 64-60 |
| 06:07 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Alan Ford | 64-60 |
| 05:59 | Creighton | William Tyson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 64-60 |
| 05:57 | Creighton | Alan Ford snags the offensive board | 64-60 |
| 05:41 | Creighton | Alan Ford is called for the offensive foul - foul #4 on Alan Ford, team foul #6 | 64-60 |
| Subs | Creighton | Drew King (PF) John Zaiss | |
| Subs | NC State | Thomas Lee (PG) Eddie Silver | |
| 05:22 | NC State | Drew King swats the layup by Michael Dorey | 64-60 |
| 05:21 | Creighton | William Tyson grabs the defensive rebound | 64-60 |
| 05:14 | Creighton | William Tyson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 64-60 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | NC State | Gary O'Sullivan (PF) Michael Dorey | |
| 04:59 | NC State | Alan Ford swats the layup by Michael Eakes | 64-60 |
| 04:57 | NC State | Stephen Patti snags the offensive board | 64-60 |
| 04:39 | NC State | Gary O'Sullivan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 64-60 |
| Subs | Creighton | John Zaiss (SG) Elmer Cogdell | |
| Subs | NC State | Eddie Silver (SG), Darryl Pitts (SF), Michael Dorey (C) William Miles, Stephen Patti, Michael Eakes | |
| 04:18 | Creighton | The jump hook by John Zaiss is blocked by Gary O'Sullivan | 64-60 |
| 04:16 | NC State | Gary O'Sullivan snags the defensive board | 64-60 |
| 04:11 | NC State | Gary O'Sullivan connects on the floater in the lane set up by Thomas Lee | 64-62 |
| 04:05 | Creighton | Drew King misses the jump hook from close range but the foul's on Darryl Pitts - foul #1 on Darryl Pitts, team foul #8 | 64-62 |
| Subs | Creighton | Mark Johnson (PG) William Tyson | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 04:05 | Creighton | Drew King misses the 1st free throw | 64-62 |
| 04:05 | Creighton | Drew King makes the 2nd free throw | 65-62 |
| 03:45 | NC State | Darryl Pitts misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 65-62 |
| 03:44 | Creighton | John Melvin gets the rebound | 65-62 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Mark Johnson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - John Zaiss (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Alan Ford (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. PF - Drew King (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. C - John Melvin (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Thomas Lee (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eddie Silver (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Darryl Pitts (fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. PF - Gary O'Sullivan (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. C - Michael Dorey (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 03:34 | Creighton | Drew King hits the finger roll set up by John Zaiss | 67-62 |
| 03:13 | NC State | Eddie Silver hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 67-62 |
| 03:12 | Creighton | Alan Ford gets the rebound | 67-62 |
| 02:51 | Creighton | Drew King makes the runner from the baseline on a great pass from John Melvin | 69-62 |
| 02:51 | NC State | NC State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-62 |
| Subs | Creighton | Elmer Cogdell (PF) Drew King | |
| Subs | NC State | William Miles (SG), Stephen Patti (SF), Michael Eakes (C) Eddie Silver, Darryl Pitts, Michael Dorey | |
| 02:29 | NC State | Stephen Patti comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 69-62 |
| 02:28 | Creighton | John Melvin pulls down the rebound | 69-62 |
| 02:28 | Creighton | Creighton calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-62 |
| Subs | Creighton | Drew King (PF) Elmer Cogdell | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 02:14 | Creighton | John Melvin comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 69-62 |
| 02:13 | Creighton | Alan Ford tips it in | 71-62 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:04 | NC State | Mark Johnson takes the ball from Michael Eakes | 71-62 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:50 | Creighton | John Melvin misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Thomas Lee - foul #2 on Thomas Lee, team foul #9 | 71-62 |
| 01:50 | Creighton | John Melvin misses the 1st free throw | 71-62 |
| 01:50 | Creighton | John Melvin misses the 2nd free throw | 71-62 |
| 01:50 | NC State | The rebound goes to Gary O'Sullivan | 71-62 |
| 01:44 | NC State | Gary O'Sullivan clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 71-62 |
| 01:42 | NC State | William Miles grabs the offensive board | 71-62 |
| 01:27 | NC State | Thomas Lee buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 71-64 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:21 | Creighton | John Melvin hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Mark Johnson | 73-64 |
| 01:01 | NC State | Gary O'Sullivan hits a floater from the free throw line set up by Michael Eakes | 73-66 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:55 | Creighton | Gary O'Sullivan is called for the reach on Drew King - foul #1 on Gary O'Sullivan, team foul #10 | 73-66 |
| 00:55 | Creighton | Drew King misses the 1st free throw | 73-66 |
| 00:55 | Creighton | Drew King makes the 2nd free throw | 74-66 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:49 | NC State | William Miles misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 74-66 |
| 00:48 | Creighton | Alan Ford grabs the defensive rebound | 74-66 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:47 | Creighton | Alan Ford is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Lee - foul #3 on Thomas Lee, team foul #11 | 74-66 |
| 00:47 | Creighton | Alan Ford makes the 1st free throw | 75-66 |
| 00:47 | Creighton | Alan Ford misses the 2nd free throw | 75-66 |
| 00:47 | NC State | Gary O'Sullivan grabs the board | 75-66 |
| 00:41 | NC State | William Miles knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing | 75-69 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:38 | Creighton | John Zaiss is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Lee - foul #4 on Thomas Lee, team foul #12 | 75-69 |
| 00:38 | Creighton | John Zaiss makes the 1st free throw | 76-69 |
| 00:38 | Creighton | John Zaiss makes the 2nd free throw | 77-69 |
| 00:33 | NC State | Michael Eakes is hacked by Mark Johnson - foul #2 on Mark Johnson, team foul #7 | 77-69 |
| 00:33 | NC State | Michael Eakes makes the 1st free throw | 77-70 |
| 00:33 | NC State | Michael Eakes misses the 2nd free throw | 77-70 |
| 00:33 | Creighton | Drew King grabs the board | 77-70 |
| 00:32 | Creighton | Thomas Lee is called for the reach on Drew King in the backcourt - foul #5 on Thomas Lee, team foul #13 | 77-70 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | NC State | Eddie Silver (PG) Thomas Lee | |
| 00:32 | Creighton | Drew King makes the 1st free throw | 78-70 |
| 00:32 | Creighton | Drew King makes the 2nd free throw | 79-70 |
| 00:24 | NC State | Eddie Silver can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 79-70 |
| 00:23 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Drew King | 79-70 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:22 | Creighton | Drew King is fouled in the backcourt by William Miles - foul #3 on William Miles, team foul #14 | 79-70 |
| 00:22 | Creighton | Drew King misses the 1st free throw | 79-70 |
| 00:22 | Creighton | Drew King makes the 2nd free throw | 80-70 |
| 00:14 | NC State | William Miles misses short on a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by John Zaiss - foul #2 on John Zaiss, team foul #8 | 80-70 |
| Subs | Creighton | William Tyson (SG), Pablo Serrano (SF), Elmer Cogdell (PF), John Schweitzer (C) John Zaiss, Alan Ford, Drew King, John Melvin | |
| Subs | NC State | Darryl Pitts (SF), Richard Taveras (PF), Michael Dorey (C) Stephen Patti, Gary O'Sullivan, Michael Eakes | |
| 00:14 | NC State | William Miles makes the 1st free throw | 80-71 |
| 00:14 | NC State | William Miles makes the 2nd free throw | 80-72 |
| 00:12 | Creighton | John Schweitzer is hacked by Eddie Silver in the backcourt - foul #4 on Eddie Silver, team foul #15 | 80-72 |
| Subs | Creighton | John Zaiss (SG), Alan Ford (SF), Drew King (PF) William Tyson, Pablo Serrano, Elmer Cogdell | |
| Subs | NC State | Stephen Patti (SF), Gary O'Sullivan (PF), Michael Eakes (C) Darryl Pitts, Richard Taveras, Michael Dorey | |
| 00:12 | Creighton | John Schweitzer misses the 1st free throw | 80-72 |
| 00:12 | Creighton | John Schweitzer makes the 2nd free throw | 81-72 |
| 00:04 | NC State | William Miles drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Stephen Patti | 81-75 |
| 00:04 | Creighton | Creighton calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 81-75 |
| Subs | Creighton | John Melvin (C) John Schweitzer | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:02 | Creighton | Drew King is hacked by Eddie Silver in the backcourt - foul #5 on Eddie Silver, team foul #16 | 81-75 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | NC State | Darryl Pitts (PG) Eddie Silver | |
| 00:02 | Creighton | Drew King makes the 1st free throw | 82-75 |
| 00:02 | Creighton | Drew King misses the 2nd free throw | 82-75 |
| 00:02 | NC State | The rebound goes to Michael Eakes | 82-75 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:00 | NC State | Michael Eakes misses short on a fullcourt shot | 82-75 |