| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Louis Fiske (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Calvin Allain (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Lamb (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Miles Blakely (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Adam Ham (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Jordan Traynor (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Howard Redding (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dikembe Alleruzzo (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - William Ford (fresh) 3 reb. C - Terrance Watson (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Minnesota | Dikembe Alleruzzo inbounds the ball | 31-25 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:39 | Minnesota | Dikembe Alleruzzo buries a 3 from the left wing set up by Jordan Traynor | 31-28 |
| 19:21 | Creighton | The short jumper by Adam Ham is denied by Terrance Watson | 31-28 |
| 19:19 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to William Ford | 31-28 |
| 19:04 | Minnesota | William Ford steps out of bounds on the baseline | 31-28 |
| 18:48 | Creighton | Miles Blakely drills a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Louis Fiske and he's hacked by Dikembe Alleruzzo - foul #1 on Dikembe Alleruzzo, team foul #1 | 33-28 |
| 18:48 | Creighton | Miles Blakely makes the free throw | 34-28 |
| 18:19 | Minnesota | Terrance Watson drills a shot from the left block on a nice dish by Jordan Traynor and he's hacked by Adam Ham - foul #1 on Adam Ham, team foul #1 | 34-30 |
| 18:19 | Minnesota | Terrance Watson misses the free throw | 34-30 |
| 18:19 | Creighton | Adam Ham snags the defensive board | 34-30 |
| 17:59 | Creighton | John Lamb is hacked by Terrance Watson - foul #1 on Terrance Watson, team foul #2 | 34-30 |
| 17:36 | Creighton | Adam Ham makes the jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Louis Fiske | 36-30 |
| 17:15 | Minnesota | Jordan Traynor knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Howard Redding | 36-32 |
| 16:50 | Creighton | Dikembe Alleruzzo takes the ball from Adam Ham | 36-32 |
| 16:37 | Minnesota | Terrance Watson misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 36-32 |
| 16:36 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Adam Ham | 36-32 |
| 16:31 | Creighton | Terrance Watson swats the layup by Adam Ham | 36-32 |
| 16:29 | Minnesota | William Ford grabs the defensive rebound | 36-32 |
| 16:00 | Minnesota | Howard Redding is hacked by Calvin Allain - foul #2 on Calvin Allain, team foul #2 | 36-32 |
| Subs | Creighton | Paul Sanders (PG), James Neale (SG), Robert Capetillo (SF), Randy Ottley (PF), Daniel Forest (C) Louis Fiske, Calvin Allain, John Lamb, Miles Blakely, Adam Ham | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Melvin Copland (PG), Jeremy Carlson (SG), Edward Wilson (SF), Jesse Lawler (PF), David Moore (C) Jordan Traynor, Howard Redding, Dikembe Alleruzzo, William Ford, Terrance Watson | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Paul Sanders (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Neale (fresh) SF - Robert Capetillo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Randy Ottley (fresh) 2 pts. C - Daniel Forest (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Melvin Copland (fresh) SG - Jeremy Carlson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jesse Lawler (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - David Moore (fresh) | |
| 15:46 | Minnesota | Edward Wilson is hacked by Paul Sanders - foul #2 on Paul Sanders, team foul #3 | 36-32 |
| 15:25 | Minnesota | Jeremy Carlson misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 36-32 |
| 15:23 | Minnesota | David Moore grabs the offensive board | 36-32 |
| 15:09 | Minnesota | Melvin Copland misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 36-32 |
| 15:08 | Creighton | Randy Ottley gets the rebound | 36-32 |
| 15:03 | Creighton | Robert Capetillo makes the 3 from the right wing | 39-32 |
| 14:49 | Minnesota | Edward Wilson scores on a fadeaway from the right wing and he's fouled by James Neale - foul #2 on James Neale, team foul #4 | 39-34 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jordan Traynor (PG) Melvin Copland | |
| 14:49 | Minnesota | Edward Wilson makes the free throw | 39-35 |
| 14:33 | Creighton | The short jumper by Paul Sanders is denied by David Moore | 39-35 |
| 14:31 | Minnesota | Jordan Traynor snags the defensive board | 39-35 |
| 14:12 | Minnesota | Edward Wilson's floater is tipped away by Randy Ottley | 39-35 |
| 14:11 | Creighton | Randy Ottley grabs the board | 39-35 |
| 13:55 | Creighton | Paul Sanders misses the turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Jesse Lawler - foul #1 on Jesse Lawler, team foul #3 | 39-35 |
| Subs | Creighton | Calvin Allain (SG), John Lamb (SF), Miles Blakely (PF), Adam Ham (C) James Neale, Robert Capetillo, Randy Ottley, Daniel Forest | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Dikembe Alleruzzo (SF), William Ford (PF) Edward Wilson, David Moore | |
| 13:55 | Creighton | Paul Sanders makes the 1st free throw | 40-35 |
| 13:55 | Creighton | Paul Sanders misses the 2nd free throw | 40-35 |
| 13:55 | Creighton | John Lamb gets the offensive rebound | 40-35 |
| 13:33 | Creighton | John Lamb's fadeaway is rejected by Jesse Lawler | 40-35 |
| 13:31 | Creighton | Adam Ham grabs the offensive board | 40-35 |
| 13:16 | Creighton | Calvin Allain comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 40-35 |
| 13:15 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to William Ford | 40-35 |
| 13:03 | Minnesota | William Ford's floater is tipped away by Adam Ham | 40-35 |
| 13:02 | Creighton | John Lamb grabs the defensive rebound | 40-35 |
| 12:55 | Creighton | John Lamb loses the dribble to Jeremy Carlson | 40-35 |
| 12:52 | Minnesota | Dikembe Alleruzzo banks in the layup set up by Jeremy Carlson | 40-37 |
| 12:25 | Creighton | Miles Blakely hits a 3pt shot from the right wing | 43-37 |
| 12:08 | Minnesota | Dikembe Alleruzzo's pass is intercepted by Miles Blakely | 43-37 |
| 11:49 | Creighton | Miles Blakely misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 43-37 |
| 11:47 | Minnesota | Dikembe Alleruzzo grabs the defensive rebound | 43-37 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Paul Sanders (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Calvin Allain (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Lamb (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Miles Blakely (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Adam Ham (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Jordan Traynor (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jeremy Carlson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dikembe Alleruzzo (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - William Ford (fairly fresh) 6 reb. C - Jesse Lawler (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Minnesota | Dikembe Alleruzzo is fouled on the floor by John Lamb - foul #1 on John Lamb, team foul #5 | 43-37 |
| Subs | Creighton | Louis Fiske (PG), James Neale (SG), Robert Capetillo (PF) Paul Sanders, Calvin Allain, Miles Blakely | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Melvin Copland (PG), Howard Redding (SG), Edward Wilson (PF), Terrance Watson (C) Jordan Traynor, Jeremy Carlson, William Ford, Jesse Lawler | |
| 11:19 | Minnesota | Howard Redding comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-37 |
| 11:18 | Creighton | Adam Ham grabs the defensive rebound | 43-37 |
| 11:13 | Creighton | Robert Capetillo is fouled on the floor by Edward Wilson - foul #2 on Edward Wilson, team foul #4 | 43-37 |
| Subs | Creighton | Daniel Forest (C) Adam Ham | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 10:55 | Creighton | The jump hook by Daniel Forest is blocked by Terrance Watson | 43-37 |
| 10:54 | Creighton | John Lamb grabs the offensive board | 43-37 |
| 10:36 | Creighton | Louis Fiske comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 43-37 |
| 10:34 | Minnesota | Howard Redding gets the rebound | 43-37 |
| 10:09 | Minnesota | Edward Wilson misses the easy layup | 43-37 |
| 10:08 | Creighton | Louis Fiske pulls down the rebound | 43-37 |
| 10:03 | Creighton | Louis Fiske drills a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from John Lamb | 45-37 |
| 09:46 | Minnesota | Howard Redding misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 45-37 |
| 09:44 | Creighton | Robert Capetillo grabs the board | 45-37 |
| 09:40 | Creighton | Louis Fiske hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 45-37 |
| 09:39 | Minnesota | Terrance Watson snags the defensive board | 45-37 |
| 09:24 | Minnesota | Terrance Watson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 45-37 |
| 09:22 | Minnesota | Terrance Watson grabs the offensive rebound | 45-37 |
| 09:03 | Minnesota | Dikembe Alleruzzo connects on the jumper from the free throw line set up by Melvin Copland and he's hacked by James Neale - foul #3 on James Neale, team foul #6 | 45-39 |
| Subs | Creighton | Calvin Allain (SG), Miles Blakely (PF), Adam Ham (C) James Neale, John Lamb, Daniel Forest | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jordan Traynor (PG), Jeremy Carlson (SG), William Ford (PF), David Moore (C) Melvin Copland, Howard Redding, Edward Wilson, Terrance Watson | |
| 09:03 | Minnesota | Dikembe Alleruzzo makes the free throw | 45-40 |
| 08:47 | Creighton | Miles Blakely makes the runner in the lane on a great pass from Louis Fiske | 47-40 |
| 08:30 | Minnesota | Adam Ham swats the short shot by William Ford | 47-40 |
| 08:29 | Creighton | Miles Blakely grabs the board | 47-40 |
| 08:22 | Creighton | Robert Capetillo double dribbles | 47-40 |
| Subs | Creighton | Paul Sanders (PG), Daniel Forest (SF) Louis Fiske, Robert Capetillo | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Edward Wilson (SF), Jesse Lawler (C) Dikembe Alleruzzo, David Moore | |
| 08:03 | Minnesota | Jordan Traynor can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 47-40 |
| 08:01 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Adam Ham | 47-40 |
| 07:56 | Creighton | Calvin Allain hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Jeremy Carlson - foul #1 on Jeremy Carlson, team foul #5 | 47-40 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Howard Redding (SG) Jeremy Carlson | |
| 07:56 | Creighton | Calvin Allain makes the 1st free throw | 48-40 |
| 07:56 | Creighton | Calvin Allain makes the 2nd free throw | 49-40 |
| 07:36 | Minnesota | Jesse Lawler comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 49-40 |
| 07:34 | Creighton | Daniel Forest gets the rebound | 49-40 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Paul Sanders (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Calvin Allain (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Daniel Forest (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Miles Blakely (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Adam Ham (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Jordan Traynor (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Howard Redding (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Edward Wilson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - William Ford (fresh) 6 reb. C - Jesse Lawler (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Creighton | Miles Blakely hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by William Ford - foul #2 on William Ford, team foul #6 | 49-40 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Terrance Watson (C) Jesse Lawler | |
| 07:26 | Creighton | Miles Blakely misses the 1st free throw | 49-40 |
| 07:26 | Creighton | Miles Blakely makes the 2nd free throw | 50-40 |
| 07:12 | Minnesota | Terrance Watson misses the easy layup | 50-40 |
| 07:11 | Minnesota | Edward Wilson gets the offensive rebound | 50-40 |
| 06:59 | Minnesota | Edward Wilson banks in the layup on a great pass from Jordan Traynor | 50-42 |
| 06:50 | Creighton | Jordan Traynor steps in front of the Paul Sanders pass | 50-42 |
| 06:46 | Minnesota | Jordan Traynor's fadeaway is rejected by Adam Ham | 50-42 |
| 06:44 | Creighton | Calvin Allain grabs the defensive rebound | 50-42 |
| 06:40 | Creighton | Adam Ham's pass is intercepted by Terrance Watson | 50-42 |
| 06:25 | Minnesota | Jordan Traynor misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 50-42 |
| 06:23 | Creighton | Daniel Forest gets the rebound | 50-42 |
| 06:18 | Creighton | Paul Sanders comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 50-42 |
| 06:17 | Creighton | Miles Blakely gets the offensive rebound | 50-42 |
| 05:57 | Creighton | Adam Ham misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 50-42 |
| 05:56 | Minnesota | Jordan Traynor gets the rebound | 50-42 |
| 05:51 | Minnesota | William Ford hits the finger roll on a great pass from Howard Redding and he's hacked by Daniel Forest - foul #1 on Daniel Forest, team foul #7 | 50-44 |
| Subs | Creighton | Louis Fiske (PG), James Neale (SG), John Lamb (SF), Robert Capetillo (PF), Andy Walker (C) Paul Sanders, Calvin Allain, Daniel Forest, Miles Blakely, Adam Ham | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jeremy Carlson (PG), Jesse Lawler (SG), Dikembe Alleruzzo (SF), David Moore (C) Jordan Traynor, Howard Redding, Edward Wilson, Terrance Watson | |
| 05:51 | Minnesota | William Ford makes the free throw | 50-45 |
| 05:27 | Creighton | Andy Walker lays it up and in set up by Louis Fiske | 52-45 |
| 05:04 | Minnesota | David Moore's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-45 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jordan Traynor (PG) William Ford | |
| 04:48 | Creighton | James Neale clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 52-45 |
| 04:46 | Minnesota | Jesse Lawler gets the rebound | 52-45 |
| 04:20 | Minnesota | Jesse Lawler scores on a floater in the paint on a nice dish by Jeremy Carlson and the foul's on James Neale - foul #4 on James Neale, team foul #8 | 52-47 |
| Subs | Creighton | Calvin Allain (SG), Miles Blakely (PF), Adam Ham (C) James Neale, Robert Capetillo, Andy Walker | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Terrance Watson (C) David Moore | |
| 04:20 | Minnesota | Jesse Lawler makes the free throw | 52-48 |
| 04:09 | Creighton | Louis Fiske throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-48 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Howard Redding (SG) Jeremy Carlson | |
| 03:55 | Minnesota | Howard Redding banks in the layup on a nice dish by Dikembe Alleruzzo and the foul's on Calvin Allain - foul #3 on Calvin Allain, team foul #9 | 52-50 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Edward Wilson (SF) Dikembe Alleruzzo | |
| 03:55 | Minnesota | Howard Redding misses the free throw | 52-50 |
| 03:55 | Creighton | Adam Ham pulls down the rebound | 52-50 |
| 03:33 | Creighton | Jordan Traynor is called for the reach on Louis Fiske - foul #3 on Jordan Traynor, team foul #7 | 52-50 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Rodney Cox (PF) Jesse Lawler | |
| 03:33 | Creighton | Louis Fiske makes the 1st free throw | 53-50 |
| 03:33 | Creighton | Louis Fiske makes the 2nd free throw | 54-50 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Louis Fiske (fresh) 10 pts. 7 ast. SG - Calvin Allain (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Lamb (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Miles Blakely (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Adam Ham (fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. 4 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Jordan Traynor (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Howard Redding (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Edward Wilson (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Rodney Cox (fresh) C - Terrance Watson (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 03:21 | Minnesota | Rodney Cox double dribbles | 54-50 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jeremy Carlson (PG) Jordan Traynor | |
| 03:08 | Creighton | Adam Ham hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 54-50 |
| 03:07 | Minnesota | Edward Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 54-50 |
| 03:01 | Minnesota | Jeremy Carlson scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 54-53 |
| 02:42 | Creighton | Miles Blakely misses the easy layup | 54-53 |
| 02:40 | Creighton | Adam Ham gets the offensive rebound | 54-53 |
| 02:26 | Creighton | John Lamb misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 54-53 |
| 02:24 | Creighton | Calvin Allain tips it home | 56-53 |
| 02:24 | Minnesota | Minnesota calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-53 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jordan Traynor (PG), Dikembe Alleruzzo (SF), William Ford (PF) Jeremy Carlson, Edward Wilson, Rodney Cox | |
| 02:06 | Minnesota | Terrance Watson connects on the jump hook from close range on a nice dish by William Ford | 56-55 |
| 01:46 | Creighton | Adam Ham misses the lay-in | 56-55 |
| 01:44 | Creighton | John Lamb hits the follow up shot | 58-55 |
| 01:32 | Minnesota | Jordan Traynor lays it in on a nice dish by Howard Redding and he's fouled by Louis Fiske - foul #1 on Louis Fiske, team foul #10 | 58-57 |
| 01:32 | Minnesota | Jordan Traynor makes the free throw | 58-58 |
| 01:19 | Creighton | John Lamb scores on a 3 from the left wing | 61-58 |
| 01:02 | Minnesota | Jordan Traynor clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 61-58 |
| 01:01 | Minnesota | Dikembe Alleruzzo snags the offensive board | 61-58 |
| 00:41 | Minnesota | Howard Redding connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Dikembe Alleruzzo | 61-61 |
| 00:39 | Creighton | Louis Fiske is hacked by Jordan Traynor in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jordan Traynor, team foul #8 | 61-61 |
| 00:39 | Creighton | Louis Fiske makes the 1st free throw | 62-61 |
| 00:39 | Creighton | Louis Fiske makes the 2nd free throw | 63-61 |
| 00:22 | Minnesota | Dikembe Alleruzzo buries a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Howard Redding | 63-64 |
| 00:07 | Creighton | Adam Ham comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on William Ford - foul #3 on William Ford, team foul #9 | 63-64 |
| 00:07 | Creighton | Adam Ham makes the 1st free throw | 64-64 |
| 00:07 | Creighton | Adam Ham makes the 2nd free throw | 65-64 |
| 00:07 | Minnesota | Minnesota calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-64 |
| 00:02 | Minnesota | Dikembe Alleruzzo drills a turnaround from the left block | 65-66 |
| 00:02 | Creighton | Creighton calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 65-66 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Creighton | John Lamb misses long on a halfcourt shot | 65-66 |