| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Paul Sanders (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rueben Terry (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Allen Comer (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Randy Ottley (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Andy Walker (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Carl Ryan (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Matthew Jones (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jason Carty (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Daniel Grounds (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Scott Cotton (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Penn State | Jason Carty inbounds the ball | 36-38 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:48 | Penn State | Jason Carty travels with the ball | 36-38 |
| 19:31 | Creighton | Randy Ottley makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Paul Sanders | 39-38 |
| 19:17 | Penn State | Carl Ryan can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 39-38 |
| 19:16 | Creighton | Andy Walker pulls down the rebound | 39-38 |
| 19:05 | Creighton | Rueben Terry is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Rueben Terry, team foul #1 | 39-38 |
| Subs | Creighton | Jean Euler (SG) Rueben Terry | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 18:48 | Penn State | Jason Carty is fouled on the floor by Allen Comer - foul #1 on Allen Comer, team foul #2 | 39-38 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Penn State | John Curtis (SF) Jason Carty | |
| 18:33 | Penn State | Carl Ryan is fouled on the floor by Paul Sanders - foul #2 on Paul Sanders, team foul #3 | 39-38 |
| Subs | Creighton | Willie Allison (SF) Allen Comer | |
| Subs | Penn State | Clyde Malkin (PG), Eric Nelson (SF), Herbert White (PF), Fredrick Oliver (C) Carl Ryan, Matthew Jones, Daniel Grounds, Scott Cotton | |
| 18:23 | Penn State | Clyde Malkin hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Willie Allison - foul #2 on Willie Allison, team foul #4 | 39-38 |
| Subs | Creighton | Terry Brown (SG), Clayton Aston (PF), Donald Reith (C) Paul Sanders, Randy Ottley, Andy Walker | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 18:23 | Penn State | Clyde Malkin makes the 1st free throw | 39-39 |
| 18:23 | Penn State | Clyde Malkin makes the 2nd free throw | 39-40 |
| 18:21 | Creighton | Jean Euler is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jean Euler, team foul #5 | 39-40 |
| 18:03 | Penn State | Eric Nelson is whistled for a carry | 39-40 |
| 18:00 | Creighton | Jean Euler is fouled in the backcourt by Clyde Malkin - foul #3 on Clyde Malkin, team foul #1 | 39-40 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Carl Ryan (PG) Clyde Malkin | |
| 17:48 | Creighton | Jean Euler's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-40 |
| 17:26 | Penn State | Eric Nelson knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Herbert White | 39-43 |
| 17:23 | Creighton | Jean Euler is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jean Euler, team foul #6 | 39-43 |
| Subs | Creighton | Paul Sanders (PG), Allen Comer (SF), Randy Ottley (PF), Andy Walker (C) Jean Euler, Willie Allison, Clayton Aston, Donald Reith | |
| Subs | Penn State | Matthew Jones (SG), Daniel Grounds (PF), Scott Cotton (C) John Curtis, Herbert White, Fredrick Oliver | |
| 17:13 | Penn State | Eric Nelson drills a shot from the baseline set up by Carl Ryan and he's fouled by Terry Brown - foul #1 on Terry Brown, team foul #7 | 39-45 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Jason Carty (SF) Carl Ryan | |
| 17:13 | Penn State | Eric Nelson misses the free throw | 39-45 |
| 17:13 | Creighton | Andy Walker pulls down the rebound | 39-45 |
| 17:10 | Creighton | Paul Sanders's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 39-45 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Carl Ryan (PG) Eric Nelson | |
| 17:00 | Penn State | Matthew Jones drills a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Jason Carty | 39-47 |
| 16:57 | Creighton | Randy Ottley is fouled in the backcourt by Matthew Jones - foul #3 on Matthew Jones, team foul #2 | 39-47 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Penn State | John Curtis (SG) Matthew Jones | |
| 16:34 | Creighton | Daniel Grounds swats the short shot by Randy Ottley | 39-47 |
| 16:33 | Creighton | Allen Comer tips it in | 41-47 |
| 16:14 | Penn State | John Curtis misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 41-47 |
| 16:13 | Creighton | Allen Comer grabs the board | 41-47 |
| 16:06 | Creighton | Allen Comer misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 41-47 |
| 16:05 | Creighton | The offensive rebound goes to Randy Ottley | 41-47 |
| 15:47 | Creighton | Terry Brown's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-47 |
| Subs | Creighton | Jean Euler (PG), Rueben Terry (SG), Willie Allison (SF), Clayton Aston (PF), Donald Reith (C) Paul Sanders, Terry Brown, Allen Comer, Randy Ottley, Andy Walker | |
| Subs | Penn State | Clyde Malkin (PG), Matthew Jones (SG), Eric Nelson (SF), Herbert White (PF), Fredrick Oliver (C) Carl Ryan, John Curtis, Jason Carty, Daniel Grounds, Scott Cotton | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Jean Euler (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SG - Rueben Terry (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Willie Allison (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Clayton Aston (fresh) 1 pts. C - Donald Reith (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Clyde Malkin (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Matthew Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SF - Eric Nelson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Herbert White (fresh) 2 pts. C - Fredrick Oliver (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Penn State | Clyde Malkin hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 41-47 |
| 15:36 | Penn State | Fredrick Oliver snags the offensive board | 41-47 |
| 15:26 | Penn State | Clyde Malkin knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 41-49 |
| 15:20 | Creighton | Clayton Aston is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Clayton Aston, team foul #8 | 41-49 |
| 14:57 | Penn State | Matthew Jones hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 41-49 |
| 14:56 | Penn State | Eric Nelson grabs the offensive board | 41-49 |
| 14:41 | Penn State | Matthew Jones's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-49 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Joseph Terranova (SF), Edward Massengale (PF), Scott Cotton (C) Eric Nelson, Herbert White, Fredrick Oliver | |
| 14:22 | Creighton | Clayton Aston makes the shot from the left block set up by Jean Euler | 43-49 |
| 14:03 | Penn State | Matthew Jones buries a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Joseph Terranova | 43-52 |
| 13:47 | Creighton | Jean Euler comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 43-52 |
| 13:46 | Penn State | Scott Cotton snags the defensive board | 43-52 |
| 13:31 | Penn State | Edward Massengale's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-52 |
| Subs | Creighton | Paul Sanders (PG), Terry Brown (SG), Allen Comer (SF), Randy Ottley (PF), Andy Walker (C) Jean Euler, Rueben Terry, Willie Allison, Clayton Aston, Donald Reith | |
| Subs | Penn State | Carl Ryan (PG), Eric Nelson (SF), Daniel Grounds (PF) Clyde Malkin, Joseph Terranova, Edward Massengale | |
| 13:27 | Creighton | Paul Sanders's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 43-52 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Herbert White (C) Scott Cotton | |
| 13:13 | Penn State | Herbert White clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-52 |
| 13:12 | Creighton | Paul Sanders gets the rebound | 43-52 |
| 12:48 | Creighton | Andy Walker makes the driving attempt from the baseline and the foul's on Eric Nelson - foul #2 on Eric Nelson, team foul #3 | 45-52 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Jason Carty (SF), Fredrick Oliver (C) Matthew Jones, Herbert White | |
| 12:48 | Creighton | Andy Walker makes the free throw | 46-52 |
| 12:39 | Penn State | Fredrick Oliver is hacked by Terry Brown - foul #2 on Terry Brown, team foul #9 | 46-52 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Penn State | John Curtis (SG) Carl Ryan | |
| 12:39 | Penn State | Fredrick Oliver makes the 1st free throw | 46-53 |
| 12:39 | Penn State | Fredrick Oliver misses the 2nd free throw | 46-53 |
| 12:39 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Andy Walker | 46-53 |
| 12:13 | Creighton | The short jumper by Allen Comer is denied by John Curtis | 46-53 |
| 12:12 | Penn State | John Curtis snags the defensive board | 46-53 |
| 11:59 | Penn State | Fredrick Oliver connects on the fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Eric Nelson | 46-55 |
| 11:57 | Creighton | Jason Carty steps in front of the Terry Brown pass in the backcourt | 46-55 |
| 11:56 | Penn State | John Curtis slams it home on a great pass from Jason Carty | 46-57 |
| 11:41 | Creighton | Terry Brown clanks a floater from the left side but the foul's on Fredrick Oliver - foul #1 on Fredrick Oliver, team foul #4 | 46-57 |
| Subs | Creighton | Jean Euler (PG), Rueben Terry (SG) Paul Sanders, Allen Comer | |
| Subs | Penn State | Clyde Malkin (PG), Matthew Jones (SG), Joseph Terranova (SF), Herbert White (PF), Edward Massengale (C) Eric Nelson, John Curtis, Jason Carty, Daniel Grounds, Fredrick Oliver | |
| 11:41 | Creighton | Terry Brown misses the 1st free throw | 46-57 |
| 11:41 | Creighton | Terry Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 46-57 |
| 11:41 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Herbert White | 46-57 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Jean Euler (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Rueben Terry (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Terry Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Randy Ottley (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Andy Walker (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Clyde Malkin (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Matthew Jones (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. SF - Joseph Terranova (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Herbert White (fresh) 2 pts. C - Edward Massengale (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:18 | Penn State | The pull-up jumper by Edward Massengale is blocked by Andy Walker | 46-57 |
| 11:17 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Rueben Terry | 46-57 |
| 11:13 | Creighton | Jean Euler hits a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Terry Brown | 48-57 |
| 10:50 | Penn State | Joseph Terranova is fouled on the floor by Randy Ottley - foul #2 on Randy Ottley, team foul #10 | 48-57 |
| Subs | Creighton | Willie Allison (SF), Donald Reith (PF) Terry Brown, Randy Ottley | |
| Subs | Penn State | Carl Ryan (PG), Daniel Grounds (PF), Scott Cotton (C) Clyde Malkin, Herbert White, Edward Massengale | |
| 10:50 | Penn State | Joseph Terranova makes the 1st free throw | 48-58 |
| 10:50 | Penn State | Joseph Terranova misses the 2nd free throw | 48-58 |
| 10:50 | Creighton | Donald Reith pulls down the rebound | 48-58 |
| 10:33 | Creighton | Jean Euler hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 48-58 |
| 10:32 | Penn State | Daniel Grounds pulls down the rebound | 48-58 |
| 10:13 | Penn State | Matthew Jones knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Carl Ryan | 48-61 |
| 10:02 | Creighton | Willie Allison banks in the wide open layup set up by Jean Euler | 50-61 |
| 09:38 | Penn State | Matthew Jones comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 50-61 |
| 09:37 | Creighton | Willie Allison pulls down the rebound | 50-61 |
| 09:31 | Creighton | Willie Allison is wide open and dunks the ball set up by Donald Reith and he's fouled by Joseph Terranova - foul #1 on Joseph Terranova, team foul #5 | 52-61 |
| Subs | Creighton | Paul Sanders (PG), James Neale (SG), Allen Comer (SF), Clayton Aston (C) Jean Euler, Rueben Terry, Donald Reith, Andy Walker | |
| Subs | Penn State | John Curtis (SG), Eric Nelson (SF), Fredrick Oliver (PF) Matthew Jones, Joseph Terranova, Daniel Grounds | |
| 09:31 | Creighton | Willie Allison makes the free throw | 53-61 |
| 09:17 | Penn State | John Curtis connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 53-64 |
| 08:58 | Creighton | Willie Allison can't connect on a turnaround in the lane | 53-64 |
| 08:57 | Penn State | Eric Nelson grabs the defensive rebound | 53-64 |
| 08:41 | Penn State | Fredrick Oliver's fadeaway is rejected by Willie Allison | 53-64 |
| 08:40 | Creighton | Willie Allison grabs the board | 53-64 |
| 08:37 | Creighton | Paul Sanders is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 53-64 |
| Subs | Creighton | Randy Ottley (PF) Willie Allison | |
| Subs | Penn State | Clyde Malkin (PG), Jason Carty (SF), Herbert White (PF) Carl Ryan, Eric Nelson, Scott Cotton | |
| 08:32 | Penn State | Clyde Malkin scores on a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Jason Carty | 53-66 |
| 08:15 | Creighton | Allen Comer comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 53-66 |
| 08:14 | Penn State | John Curtis gets the rebound | 53-66 |
| 08:06 | Penn State | Allen Comer is called for the reach on Jason Carty - foul #2 on Allen Comer, team foul #11 | 53-66 |
| Subs | Creighton | Jean Euler (SG), Andy Walker (C) James Neale, Clayton Aston | |
| Subs | Penn State | Matthew Jones (SG), Edward Massengale (C) John Curtis, Fredrick Oliver | |
| 08:06 | Penn State | Jason Carty misses the 1st free throw | 53-66 |
| 08:06 | Penn State | Jason Carty makes the 2nd free throw | 53-67 |
| 07:49 | Creighton | Paul Sanders misses short on a jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Clyde Malkin - foul #4 on Clyde Malkin, team foul #6 | 53-67 |
| Subs | Creighton | Terry Brown (SF), Donald Reith (C) Allen Comer, Andy Walker | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 07:49 | Creighton | Paul Sanders makes the 1st free throw | 54-67 |
| 07:49 | Creighton | Paul Sanders makes the 2nd free throw | 55-67 |
| 07:32 | Penn State | Edward Massengale misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 55-67 |
| 07:31 | Creighton | Donald Reith grabs the board | 55-67 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Paul Sanders (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jean Euler (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Terry Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Randy Ottley (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Donald Reith (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Clyde Malkin (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Matthew Jones (tiring) 10 pts. 3 pf. SF - Jason Carty (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Herbert White (fresh) 2 pts. C - Edward Massengale (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Creighton | Paul Sanders can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 55-67 |
| 07:25 | Creighton | Randy Ottley can't tip it in | 55-67 |
| 07:24 | Penn State | Edward Massengale pulls down the rebound | 55-67 |
| 07:02 | Penn State | Terry Brown is called for the reach on Matthew Jones - foul #3 on Terry Brown, team foul #12 | 55-67 |
| Subs | Creighton | Rueben Terry (SG), Andy Walker (C) Paul Sanders, Donald Reith | |
| Subs | Penn State | Carl Ryan (PG), Eric Nelson (SF), Daniel Grounds (PF), Scott Cotton (C) Clyde Malkin, Jason Carty, Herbert White, Edward Massengale | |
| 07:02 | Penn State | Matthew Jones makes the 1st free throw | 55-68 |
| 07:02 | Penn State | Matthew Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 55-68 |
| 07:02 | Creighton | Randy Ottley pulls down the rebound | 55-68 |
| 06:38 | Creighton | Randy Ottley comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 55-68 |
| 06:36 | Creighton | Andy Walker hits the follow up shot | 57-68 |
| 06:16 | Penn State | Eric Nelson is fouled on the floor by Andy Walker - foul #2 on Andy Walker, team foul #13 | 57-68 |
| Subs | Creighton | James Neale (PG), Allen Comer (SF), Clayton Aston (PF) Jean Euler, Terry Brown, Randy Ottley | |
| Subs | Penn State | John Curtis (SG), Fredrick Oliver (C) Matthew Jones, Scott Cotton | |
| 06:16 | Penn State | Eric Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 57-69 |
| 06:16 | Penn State | Eric Nelson misses the 2nd free throw | 57-69 |
| 06:16 | Creighton | Clayton Aston gets the rebound | 57-69 |
| 06:01 | Creighton | Clayton Aston travels with the ball | 57-69 |
| 05:50 | Penn State | Carl Ryan misses long on a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by James Neale - foul #3 on James Neale, team foul #14 | 57-69 |
| Subs | Creighton | Donald Reith (C) Andy Walker | |
| Subs | Penn State | Clyde Malkin (SG), Scott Cotton (C) Eric Nelson, Daniel Grounds | |
| 05:50 | Penn State | Carl Ryan makes the 1st free throw | 57-70 |
| 05:50 | Penn State | Carl Ryan misses the 2nd free throw | 57-70 |
| 05:50 | Creighton | Donald Reith pulls down the rebound | 57-70 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 05:47 | Creighton | Allen Comer throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 57-70 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Joseph Terranova (SF) Carl Ryan | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 05:18 | Penn State | Clyde Malkin misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 57-70 |
| 05:16 | Creighton | Allen Comer gets the rebound | 57-70 |
| 05:09 | Creighton | Fredrick Oliver is called for the reach on James Neale - foul #2 on Fredrick Oliver, team foul #7 | 57-70 |
| Subs | Creighton | Paul Sanders (PG), Willie Allison (SF), Randy Ottley (PF), Andy Walker (C) Rueben Terry, Allen Comer, Clayton Aston, Donald Reith | |
| Subs | Penn State | Carl Ryan (PG), Herbert White (PF), Edward Massengale (C) John Curtis, Fredrick Oliver, Scott Cotton | |
| 05:09 | Creighton | James Neale makes the 1st free throw | 58-70 |
| 05:09 | Creighton | James Neale misses the 2nd free throw | 58-70 |
| 05:09 | Penn State | Herbert White snags the defensive board | 58-70 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 04:55 | Penn State | Edward Massengale connects on the 3 from straight away | 58-73 |
| 04:38 | Creighton | Willie Allison misses long on a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Edward Massengale - foul #1 on Edward Massengale, team foul #8 | 58-73 |
| Subs | Creighton | Jean Euler (SG) James Neale | |
| Subs | Penn State | Eric Nelson (SG), Jason Carty (SF) Clyde Malkin, Joseph Terranova | |
| 04:38 | Creighton | Willie Allison makes the 1st free throw | 59-73 |
| 04:38 | Creighton | Willie Allison misses the 2nd free throw | 59-73 |
| 04:38 | Penn State | Herbert White grabs the board | 59-73 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 04:19 | Penn State | Carl Ryan lays it up and in on a nice dish by Herbert White and he's fouled by Paul Sanders - foul #3 on Paul Sanders, team foul #15 | 59-75 |
| Subs | Creighton | Terry Brown (SF) Willie Allison | |
| Subs | Penn State | Daniel Grounds (PF), Scott Cotton (C) Herbert White, Edward Massengale | |
| 04:19 | Penn State | Carl Ryan makes the free throw | 59-76 |
| 04:01 | Creighton | Terry Brown makes the floater from the free throw line | 61-76 |
| 03:32 | Penn State | Carl Ryan misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 61-76 |
| 03:31 | Creighton | Randy Ottley pulls down the rebound | 61-76 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Paul Sanders (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jean Euler (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Terry Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Randy Ottley (tiring) 8 pts. 10 reb. C - Andy Walker (tiring) 5 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Carl Ryan (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - Eric Nelson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SF - Jason Carty (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Daniel Grounds (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Scott Cotton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:13 | Creighton | Andy Walker scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 64-76 |
| 02:49 | Penn State | Jason Carty drills a shot from just outside the lane set up by Eric Nelson | 64-78 |
| 02:49 | Creighton | Creighton calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-78 |
| Subs | Creighton | Rueben Terry (SG), Allen Comer (SF), Clayton Aston (PF), Willie Allison (C) Paul Sanders, Terry Brown, Randy Ottley, Andy Walker | |
| Subs | Penn State | Clyde Malkin (PG), John Curtis (SG), Herbert White (PF), Fredrick Oliver (C) Carl Ryan, Jason Carty, Daniel Grounds, Scott Cotton | |
| 02:31 | Creighton | Jean Euler hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 64-78 |
| 02:30 | Penn State | Herbert White pulls down the rebound | 64-78 |
| 02:25 | Penn State | Eric Nelson lays it up and in on a great pass from Clyde Malkin | 64-80 |
| 02:19 | Creighton | Jean Euler connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Rueben Terry | 67-80 |
| 02:02 | Penn State | Clyde Malkin misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 67-80 |
| 02:00 | Penn State | Eric Nelson hits the follow up shot | 67-82 |
| 01:45 | Creighton | Eric Nelson is called for the reach on Clayton Aston - foul #3 on Eric Nelson, team foul #9 | 67-82 |
| Subs | Creighton | Terry Brown (SG), Donald Reith (C) Rueben Terry, Allen Comer | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 01:45 | Creighton | Clayton Aston makes the 1st free throw | 68-82 |
| 01:45 | Creighton | Clayton Aston makes the 2nd free throw | 69-82 |
| 01:17 | Penn State | John Curtis drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Eric Nelson | 69-84 |
| 01:15 | Creighton | Terry Brown throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 69-84 |
| 00:58 | Penn State | John Curtis comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 69-84 |
| 00:57 | Penn State | Fredrick Oliver tips it in | 69-86 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:51 | Creighton | Terry Brown hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 69-86 |
| 00:50 | Penn State | Herbert White gets the rebound | 69-86 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:27 | Penn State | John Curtis misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 69-86 |
| 00:26 | Penn State | Herbert White tips it back up and in | 69-88 |
| 00:21 | Creighton | Jean Euler misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 69-88 |
| 00:19 | Penn State | Fredrick Oliver snags the defensive board | 69-88 |
| 00:00 | Penn State | Clyde Malkin runs out the clock | 69-88 |