| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Travis Doyle (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Michael Hart (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andrew Armstrong (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Stubblefield (fresh) 4 reb. C - Frances Rowden (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Mark Johnson (fresh) SG - John Zaiss (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Alan Ford (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Drew King (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - John Melvin (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Arkansas | Andrew Armstrong inbounds the ball | 32-38 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:40 | Arkansas | Mark Johnson is called for the reach on Travis Doyle - foul #3 on Mark Johnson, team foul #1 | 32-38 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Creighton | William Tyson (PG) Mark Johnson | |
| 19:34 | Arkansas | The jump hook by Frances Rowden is blocked by Alan Ford | 32-38 |
| 19:33 | Arkansas | Robert Stubblefield tips it in | 34-38 |
| 19:29 | Creighton | Alan Ford can't connect on a jumper from the baseline | 34-38 |
| 19:28 | Arkansas | Frances Rowden pulls down the rebound | 34-38 |
| 19:09 | Arkansas | Andrew Armstrong knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 37-38 |
| 19:04 | Creighton | Alan Ford blows the layup but the foul's on Travis Doyle - foul #1 on Travis Doyle, team foul #1 | 37-38 |
| 19:04 | Creighton | Alan Ford makes the 1st free throw | 37-39 |
| 19:04 | Creighton | Alan Ford makes the 2nd free throw | 37-40 |
| 18:44 | Arkansas | Travis Doyle clanks a 3 from the right corner | 37-40 |
| 18:42 | Creighton | Alan Ford snags the defensive board | 37-40 |
| 18:38 | Creighton | John Zaiss's floater is tipped away by Robert Stubblefield | 37-40 |
| 18:37 | Arkansas | Robert Stubblefield snags the defensive board | 37-40 |
| 18:21 | Arkansas | Michael Hart misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 37-40 |
| 18:19 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Drew King | 37-40 |
| 17:58 | Creighton | Alan Ford is hacked by Andrew Armstrong - foul #1 on Andrew Armstrong, team foul #2 | 37-40 |
| 17:41 | Creighton | John Zaiss hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 37-40 |
| 17:39 | Arkansas | Frances Rowden grabs the board | 37-40 |
| 17:19 | Arkansas | Frances Rowden buries a runner from the baseline and he's hacked by William Tyson - foul #2 on William Tyson, team foul #2 | 39-40 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Reyes Bible (PG), Norman Klingensmith (SF), Terry Nguyen (PF) Travis Doyle, Andrew Armstrong, Robert Stubblefield | |
| Subs | Creighton | Elmer Cogdell (PG), Dobromierz Guiski (PF), John Schweitzer (C) William Tyson, Drew King, John Melvin | |
| 17:19 | Arkansas | Frances Rowden makes the free throw | 40-40 |
| 16:59 | Creighton | Alan Ford comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 40-40 |
| 16:58 | Creighton | Alan Ford gets the offensive rebound | 40-40 |
| 16:38 | Creighton | Terry Nguyen steals it from John Schweitzer | 40-40 |
| 16:19 | Arkansas | Terry Nguyen misses the fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by Dobromierz Guiski - foul #2 on Dobromierz Guiski, team foul #3 | 40-40 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Travis Doyle (PG), Kenneth Bean (SF), Allen Landry (C) Reyes Bible, Michael Hart, Frances Rowden | |
| Subs | Creighton | Pablo Serrano (SF), John Melvin (C) Alan Ford, John Schweitzer | |
| 16:19 | Arkansas | Terry Nguyen misses the 1st free throw | 40-40 |
| 16:19 | Arkansas | Terry Nguyen misses the 2nd free throw | 40-40 |
| 16:19 | Creighton | John Melvin gets the rebound | 40-40 |
| 15:58 | Creighton | Dobromierz Guiski can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 40-40 |
| 15:56 | Creighton | Dobromierz Guiski pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-40 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Travis Doyle (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Norman Klingensmith (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Kenneth Bean (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Terry Nguyen (fresh) 2 reb. C - Allen Landry (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Elmer Cogdell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SG - John Zaiss (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Pablo Serrano (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Dobromierz Guiski (fresh) 4 reb. C - John Melvin (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Creighton | Allen Landry picks off the pass by John Zaiss | 40-40 |
| 15:22 | Arkansas | Kenneth Bean comes up short on the jumper from the left block but the foul's on John Zaiss - foul #2 on John Zaiss, team foul #4 | 40-40 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Andrew Armstrong (SF), Robert Stubblefield (PF) Norman Klingensmith, Terry Nguyen | |
| Subs | Creighton | Jose Martin (PG), Mark Johnson (SG), William Tyson (SF), Drew King (PF) Elmer Cogdell, John Zaiss, Pablo Serrano, Dobromierz Guiski | |
| 15:22 | Arkansas | Kenneth Bean makes the 1st free throw | 41-40 |
| 15:22 | Arkansas | Kenneth Bean makes the 2nd free throw | 42-40 |
| 15:04 | Creighton | Allen Landry is called for the reach on William Tyson - foul #2 on Allen Landry, team foul #3 | 42-40 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Michael Hart (SG) Kenneth Bean | |
| Subs | Creighton | Alan Ford (SF) William Tyson | |
| 14:40 | Creighton | Alan Ford makes the 3 from straight away | 42-43 |
| 14:26 | Arkansas | Robert Stubblefield clanks a 3 from the right corner | 42-43 |
| 14:24 | Arkansas | Andrew Armstrong tips it home | 44-43 |
| 14:18 | Creighton | Drew King is fouled on the floor by Allen Landry - foul #3 on Allen Landry, team foul #4 | 44-43 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Reyes Bible (PG), Frances Rowden (C) Travis Doyle, Allen Landry | |
| Subs | Creighton | Elmer Cogdell (C) John Melvin | |
| 14:06 | Creighton | Mark Johnson hits a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Drew King | 44-45 |
| 14:01 | Arkansas | Frances Rowden misses the dunk | 44-45 |
| 14:00 | Arkansas | Michael Hart tips it in | 46-45 |
| 13:33 | Creighton | Jose Martin hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 46-45 |
| 13:32 | Creighton | Drew King grabs the offensive rebound | 46-45 |
| 13:20 | Creighton | Robert Stubblefield takes the ball from Drew King | 46-45 |
| 13:00 | Arkansas | Frances Rowden banks in the layup on a great pass from Robert Stubblefield | 48-45 |
| 12:41 | Creighton | Elmer Cogdell is whistled for a carry | 48-45 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Travis Doyle (PG), Norman Klingensmith (SF), Terry Nguyen (PF) Reyes Bible, Andrew Armstrong, Robert Stubblefield | |
| Subs | Creighton | John Zaiss (SG), William Tyson (SF), Dobromierz Guiski (PF), John Melvin (C) Mark Johnson, Alan Ford, Drew King, Elmer Cogdell | |
| 12:29 | Arkansas | Norman Klingensmith misses long on a driving attempt in the paint | 48-45 |
| 12:28 | Creighton | John Zaiss gets the rebound | 48-45 |
| 12:23 | Creighton | Jose Martin misses the shot from the left side | 48-45 |
| 12:21 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Michael Hart | 48-45 |
| 12:01 | Arkansas | Frances Rowden connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Terry Nguyen | 50-45 |
| 11:39 | Creighton | Jose Martin connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 50-48 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Travis Doyle (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Michael Hart (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Norman Klingensmith (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Terry Nguyen (fresh) 2 reb. C - Frances Rowden (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Jose Martin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - John Zaiss (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - William Tyson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dobromierz Guiski (fresh) 4 reb. C - John Melvin (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Arkansas | Travis Doyle double dribbles | 50-48 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Kenneth Bean (SF), Robert Stubblefield (PF) Michael Hart, Frances Rowden | |
| Subs | Creighton | Alan Ford (SF) Jose Martin | |
| 11:09 | Creighton | William Tyson misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 50-48 |
| 11:07 | Creighton | John Melvin tips it home | 50-50 |
| 11:02 | Arkansas | Travis Doyle's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-50 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Andrew Armstrong (SF) Kenneth Bean | |
| Subs | Creighton | Mark Johnson (PG), Drew King (PF) William Tyson, Dobromierz Guiski | |
| 10:40 | Creighton | John Melvin misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 50-50 |
| 10:39 | Arkansas | Andrew Armstrong grabs the defensive rebound | 50-50 |
| 10:12 | Arkansas | Robert Stubblefield hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Travis Doyle | 53-50 |
| 09:55 | Creighton | John Melvin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-50 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Reyes Bible (PG), Michael Hart (SG), Allen Landry (C) Travis Doyle, Norman Klingensmith, Terry Nguyen | |
| Subs | Creighton | William Tyson (PG), Elmer Cogdell (C) Mark Johnson, John Melvin | |
| 09:30 | Arkansas | Michael Hart can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 53-50 |
| 09:29 | Creighton | Elmer Cogdell grabs the board | 53-50 |
| 09:25 | Creighton | William Tyson scores on a shot from just outside the lane and the foul's on Reyes Bible - foul #2 on Reyes Bible, team foul #5 | 53-52 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Kenneth Bean (SF), Frances Rowden (C) Andrew Armstrong, Robert Stubblefield | |
| Subs | Creighton | Jose Martin (PG), John Schweitzer (C) Alan Ford, Drew King | |
| 09:25 | Creighton | William Tyson makes the free throw | 53-53 |
| 09:15 | Arkansas | Frances Rowden hits a floater from the right block on a great pass from Kenneth Bean | 55-53 |
| 08:57 | Creighton | William Tyson misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 55-53 |
| 08:55 | Arkansas | Kenneth Bean snags the defensive board | 55-53 |
| 08:43 | Arkansas | Kenneth Bean connects on the fadeaway from the left block | 57-53 |
| 08:23 | Creighton | John Zaiss is whistled for traveling | 57-53 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Travis Doyle (PG), Norman Klingensmith (PF) Reyes Bible, Allen Landry | |
| Subs | Creighton | Mark Johnson (PG), Alan Ford (SF), Drew King (PF), John Melvin (C) Jose Martin, John Zaiss, Elmer Cogdell, John Schweitzer | |
| 08:05 | Arkansas | Frances Rowden misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 57-53 |
| 08:03 | Creighton | Drew King gets the rebound | 57-53 |
| 07:58 | Creighton | William Tyson connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from John Melvin | 57-56 |
| 07:47 | Arkansas | Drew King steals the ball from Michael Hart | 57-56 |
| 07:38 | Creighton | Drew King drills a fadeaway from close range | 57-58 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Travis Doyle (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Hart (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Bean (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Norman Klingensmith (fresh) 5 pts. C - Frances Rowden (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Mark Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - William Tyson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Alan Ford (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Drew King (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - John Melvin (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:15 | Arkansas | Alan Ford steals the ball from Kenneth Bean | 57-58 |
| 06:46 | Creighton | Alan Ford comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 57-58 |
| 06:44 | Arkansas | Norman Klingensmith grabs the defensive rebound | 57-58 |
| 06:32 | Arkansas | Kenneth Bean misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 57-58 |
| 06:30 | Arkansas | Michael Hart gets the offensive rebound | 57-58 |
| 06:19 | Arkansas | William Tyson is called for the reach on Michael Hart - foul #3 on William Tyson, team foul #5 | 57-58 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Reyes Bible (PG), Gilbert Staggs (SG), Andrew Armstrong (SF), Robert Stubblefield (PF), Terry Nguyen (C) Travis Doyle, Michael Hart, Kenneth Bean, Norman Klingensmith, Frances Rowden | |
| Subs | Creighton | Jose Martin (PG), John Zaiss (SG), Pablo Serrano (SF), Elmer Cogdell (PF), John Schweitzer (C) Mark Johnson, William Tyson, Alan Ford, Drew King, John Melvin | |
| 06:05 | Arkansas | Robert Stubblefield's floater is tipped away by John Schweitzer | 57-58 |
| 06:03 | Creighton | John Schweitzer pulls down the rebound | 57-58 |
| 05:58 | Creighton | Reyes Bible steps in front of the Jose Martin pass | 57-58 |
| 05:39 | Arkansas | Elmer Cogdell steps in front of the Robert Stubblefield pass | 57-58 |
| 05:32 | Creighton | Jose Martin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 57-58 |
| 05:31 | Arkansas | Terry Nguyen snags the defensive board | 57-58 |
| 05:22 | Arkansas | Terry Nguyen buries a turnaround from the left block set up by Reyes Bible | 59-58 |
| 05:07 | Creighton | Elmer Cogdell is hacked by Reyes Bible - foul #3 on Reyes Bible, team foul #6 | 59-58 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Michael Hart (SG) Gilbert Staggs | |
| Subs | Creighton | Alan Ford (SF), John Melvin (C) Pablo Serrano, John Schweitzer | |
| 04:55 | Creighton | John Melvin is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on John Melvin, team foul #6 | 59-58 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Travis Doyle (PG) Reyes Bible | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 04:33 | Arkansas | Robert Stubblefield misses the floater from the right wing | 59-58 |
| 04:31 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Alan Ford | 59-58 |
| 04:27 | Creighton | Jose Martin misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 59-58 |
| 04:25 | Arkansas | Terry Nguyen snags the defensive board | 59-58 |
| 04:07 | Arkansas | Robert Stubblefield makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Michael Hart | 62-58 |
| 03:51 | Creighton | Alan Ford lays it in set up by Jose Martin | 62-60 |
| 03:34 | Arkansas | Terry Nguyen can't connect on a jumper from close range | 62-60 |
| 03:33 | Creighton | Elmer Cogdell snags the defensive board | 62-60 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Travis Doyle (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Hart (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Andrew Armstrong (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Robert Stubblefield (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Terry Nguyen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Jose Martin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Zaiss (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Alan Ford (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Elmer Cogdell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - John Melvin (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:31 | Creighton | Jose Martin double dribbles in the backcourt | 62-60 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Reyes Bible (PG), Kenneth Bean (SF), Norman Klingensmith (PF), Frances Rowden (C) Travis Doyle, Andrew Armstrong, Robert Stubblefield, Terry Nguyen | |
| Subs | Creighton | Mark Johnson (PG), William Tyson (SG), Drew King (PF) Jose Martin, John Zaiss, Elmer Cogdell | |
| 03:12 | Arkansas | Alan Ford takes the ball from Reyes Bible | 62-60 |
| 02:55 | Creighton | Mark Johnson misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 62-60 |
| 02:53 | Creighton | John Melvin misses the tip | 62-60 |
| 02:52 | Arkansas | Norman Klingensmith gets the rebound | 62-60 |
| 02:52 | Arkansas | Arkansas calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-60 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Travis Doyle (PG), Andrew Armstrong (SF), Robert Stubblefield (PF) Reyes Bible, Kenneth Bean, Norman Klingensmith | |
| Subs | Creighton | Jose Martin (PG) William Tyson | |
| 02:30 | Arkansas | Andrew Armstrong misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 62-60 |
| 02:29 | Creighton | The rebound goes to John Melvin | 62-60 |
| 02:10 | Creighton | Drew King hits the finger roll | 62-62 |
| 01:55 | Arkansas | Frances Rowden misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 62-62 |
| 01:53 | Arkansas | Frances Rowden pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-62 |
| 01:38 | Arkansas | Andrew Armstrong clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 62-62 |
| 01:37 | Arkansas | Frances Rowden grabs the offensive board | 62-62 |
| 01:32 | Arkansas | The short jumper by Robert Stubblefield is denied by John Melvin | 62-62 |
| 01:31 | Creighton | John Melvin pulls down the rebound | 62-62 |
| 01:15 | Creighton | Alan Ford hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 62-62 |
| 01:14 | Creighton | Drew King tips it home | 62-64 |
| 00:54 | Arkansas | Michael Hart connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 65-64 |
| 00:40 | Creighton | Alan Ford scores on a jumper from just outside the lane and he's hacked by Andrew Armstrong - foul #2 on Andrew Armstrong, team foul #7 | 65-66 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Creighton | John Zaiss (SG) Mark Johnson | |
| 00:40 | Creighton | Alan Ford misses the free throw | 65-66 |
| 00:40 | Arkansas | Robert Stubblefield snags the defensive board | 65-66 |
| 00:25 | Arkansas | Frances Rowden knocks in the floater from the right wing | 67-66 |
| 00:21 | Creighton | Alan Ford buries a floater from the left block on a great pass from Drew King | 67-68 |
| 00:15 | Arkansas | Robert Stubblefield scores on a jumpshot from the right wing | 69-68 |
| 00:08 | Creighton | John Zaiss hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 69-68 |
| 00:07 | Arkansas | Robert Stubblefield grabs the defensive rebound | 69-68 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:04 | Arkansas | Robert Stubblefield is hacked by Jose Martin in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jose Martin, team foul #7 | 69-68 |
| 00:04 | Arkansas | Robert Stubblefield makes the 1st free throw | 70-68 |
| 00:04 | Arkansas | Robert Stubblefield makes the 2nd free throw | 71-68 |
| 00:04 | Creighton | Creighton calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 71-68 |
| 00:00 | Creighton | Alan Ford can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 71-68 |