| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Daniel Walton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Blair Rahm (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Victor Murphy (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Manuel Hansen (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Douglas Whitlock (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Scott Tillis (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Bost (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Rodney Bender (fresh) 6 pts. PF - William Barnes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. C - Benjamin Ward (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Creighton | Victor Murphy inbounds the ball | 41-33 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:41 | Creighton | Manuel Hansen misses the runner near the basket | 41-33 |
| 19:39 | Denver | Benjamin Ward snags the defensive board | 41-33 |
| 19:24 | Denver | Benjamin Ward loses the dribble to Daniel Walton | 41-33 |
| 19:20 | Creighton | Daniel Walton hits the finger roll | 43-33 |
| 19:09 | Denver | Scott Tillis misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-33 |
| 19:07 | Creighton | Douglas Whitlock grabs the board | 43-33 |
| 19:00 | Creighton | Blair Rahm clanks a 3 from straight away | 43-33 |
| 18:59 | Denver | William Barnes pulls down the rebound | 43-33 |
| 18:54 | Denver | Rodney Bender misses long on a jump hook near the basket | 43-33 |
| 18:52 | Creighton | Douglas Whitlock grabs the defensive rebound | 43-33 |
| 18:34 | Creighton | Blair Rahm can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 43-33 |
| 18:33 | Creighton | Daniel Walton grabs the offensive board | 43-33 |
| 18:23 | Creighton | Daniel Walton is hacked by Scott Tillis - foul #1 on Scott Tillis, team foul #1 | 43-33 |
| 18:04 | Creighton | Manuel Hansen banks in the layup set up by Victor Murphy and the foul's on Rodney Bender - foul #1 on Rodney Bender, team foul #2 | 45-33 |
| 18:04 | Creighton | Manuel Hansen makes the free throw | 46-33 |
| 17:50 | Denver | William Barnes makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by William Bost | 46-36 |
| 17:34 | Creighton | Blair Rahm misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 46-36 |
| 17:32 | Denver | William Bost gets the rebound | 46-36 |
| 17:13 | Denver | Benjamin Ward's pass is intercepted by Victor Murphy | 46-36 |
| 16:47 | Creighton | Douglas Whitlock misses long on a floater from close range | 46-36 |
| 16:46 | Denver | Benjamin Ward grabs the defensive rebound | 46-36 |
| 16:31 | Denver | William Bost misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 46-36 |
| 16:29 | Creighton | Manuel Hansen grabs the defensive rebound | 46-36 |
| 16:23 | Creighton | Manuel Hansen is whistled for traveling | 46-36 |
| Subs | Creighton | Jeffrey Meyer (PG), Dikembe Abdella (SG), Francis Norman (SF), John Puckett (PF), James Ponder (C) Daniel Walton, Blair Rahm, Victor Murphy, Manuel Hansen, Douglas Whitlock | |
| Subs | Denver | Jerry Cullinan (PG), Daniel Tillman (SG), Eric Wilburn (SF), Richard McClarin (PF), Bobby Golston (C) Scott Tillis, William Bost, Rodney Bender, William Barnes, Benjamin Ward | |
| 16:09 | Denver | Daniel Tillman misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 46-36 |
| 16:08 | Creighton | Francis Norman gets the rebound | 46-36 |
| 16:04 | Creighton | Francis Norman misses long on a jump hook from close range | 46-36 |
| 16:02 | Creighton | John Puckett gets the offensive rebound | 46-36 |
| 15:42 | Creighton | Bobby Golston is called for the reach on John Puckett - foul #1 on Bobby Golston, team foul #3 | 46-36 |
| Subs | Creighton | Chester Hyde (C) Dikembe Abdella | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Francis Norman (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Jeffrey Meyer (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Ponder (fresh) 4 pts. PF - John Puckett (fresh) 2 reb. C - Chester Hyde (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Jerry Cullinan (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Tillman (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Eric Wilburn (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Richard McClarin (fresh) 3 pts. C - Bobby Golston (fresh) | |
| 15:19 | Creighton | James Ponder makes the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Chester Hyde | 49-36 |
| 15:05 | Denver | Daniel Tillman lays it in on a great pass from Eric Wilburn | 49-38 |
| 14:50 | Creighton | Chester Hyde blows the dunk but the foul's on Bobby Golston - foul #2 on Bobby Golston, team foul #4 | 49-38 |
| Subs | Creighton | Daniel Walton (PG), Blair Rahm (SG), Victor Murphy (SF) Francis Norman, Jeffrey Meyer, John Puckett | |
| Subs | Denver | Scott Tillis (PG), William Bost (SG), Rodney Bender (SF), Benjamin Ward (C) Jerry Cullinan, Daniel Tillman, Eric Wilburn, Bobby Golston | |
| 14:50 | Creighton | Chester Hyde misses the 1st free throw | 49-38 |
| 14:50 | Creighton | Chester Hyde makes the 2nd free throw | 50-38 |
| 14:32 | Denver | William Bost connects on the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Richard McClarin | 50-41 |
| 14:18 | Creighton | James Ponder lays it up and in and the foul's on Richard McClarin - foul #3 on Richard McClarin, team foul #5 | 52-41 |
| Subs | Creighton | Manuel Hansen (PF) Victor Murphy | |
| Subs | Denver | William Barnes (PF) Richard McClarin | |
| 14:18 | Creighton | James Ponder makes the free throw | 53-41 |
| 13:58 | Denver | Scott Tillis misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 53-41 |
| 13:56 | Denver | Scott Tillis snags the offensive board | 53-41 |
| 13:41 | Denver | Scott Tillis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-41 |
| Subs | Creighton | Victor Murphy (SF) James Ponder | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 13:25 | Creighton | Chester Hyde comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 53-41 |
| 13:24 | Creighton | Manuel Hansen tips it in | 55-41 |
| 13:17 | Denver | William Bost clanks a floater from the free throw line | 55-41 |
| 13:15 | Denver | Benjamin Ward snags the offensive board | 55-41 |
| 12:58 | Denver | William Bost drills a 3 from the right wing | 55-44 |
| 12:35 | Creighton | Victor Murphy hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 55-44 |
| 12:34 | Denver | Benjamin Ward grabs the defensive rebound | 55-44 |
| 12:11 | Denver | Scott Tillis makes the jumpshot from the free throw line | 55-46 |
| 12:05 | Creighton | Victor Murphy is fouled on the floor by William Barnes - foul #3 on William Barnes, team foul #6 | 55-46 |
| Subs | Creighton | Francis Norman (PG), Jeffrey Meyer (SG), John Puckett (PF), Douglas Whitlock (C) Daniel Walton, Blair Rahm, Manuel Hansen, Chester Hyde | |
| Subs | Denver | Daniel Tillman (SG), Eric Wilburn (SF), Richard McClarin (PF), Bobby Golston (C) William Bost, Rodney Bender, William Barnes, Benjamin Ward | |
| 11:56 | Creighton | Bobby Golston steals the ball from Douglas Whitlock | 55-46 |
| 11:52 | Denver | Daniel Tillman scores on a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Richard McClarin and the foul's on Douglas Whitlock - foul #1 on Douglas Whitlock, team foul #1 | 55-48 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Denver | Jerry Cullinan (PG) Scott Tillis | |
| 11:52 | Denver | Daniel Tillman misses the free throw | 55-48 |
| 11:52 | Denver | Jerry Cullinan grabs the offensive rebound | 55-48 |
| 11:40 | Denver | Daniel Tillman misses the floater from the free throw line | 55-48 |
| 11:38 | Creighton | Victor Murphy pulls down the rebound | 55-48 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Francis Norman (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Jeffrey Meyer (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Victor Murphy (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - John Puckett (fresh) 2 reb. C - Douglas Whitlock (fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Jerry Cullinan (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Tillman (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Eric Wilburn (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Richard McClarin (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. C - Bobby Golston (fresh) | |
| 11:33 | Creighton | John Puckett throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-48 |
| Subs | Creighton | James Ponder (C) John Puckett | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 11:18 | Denver | Richard McClarin knocks in the floater in the paint on a nice dish by Jerry Cullinan and he's hacked by Douglas Whitlock - foul #2 on Douglas Whitlock, team foul #2 | 55-50 |
| 11:18 | Denver | Richard McClarin makes the free throw | 55-51 |
| 10:57 | Creighton | Francis Norman misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Bobby Golston - foul #3 on Bobby Golston, team foul #7 | 55-51 |
| Subs | Creighton | Blair Rahm (SG) Jeffrey Meyer | |
| Subs | Denver | Scott Tillis (PG), William Bost (SG) Jerry Cullinan, Eric Wilburn | |
| 10:57 | Creighton | Francis Norman makes the 1st free throw | 56-51 |
| 10:57 | Creighton | Francis Norman misses the 2nd free throw | 56-51 |
| 10:57 | Denver | Richard McClarin pulls down the rebound | 56-51 |
| 10:43 | Denver | Richard McClarin blows the dunk | 56-51 |
| 10:42 | Creighton | James Ponder grabs the defensive rebound | 56-51 |
| 10:37 | Creighton | James Ponder blows the layup | 56-51 |
| 10:36 | Creighton | Douglas Whitlock pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-51 |
| 10:20 | Creighton | Richard McClarin picks off the pass by Douglas Whitlock | 56-51 |
| 10:11 | Denver | Richard McClarin clanks a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Douglas Whitlock - foul #3 on Douglas Whitlock, team foul #3 | 56-51 |
| Subs | Creighton | Daniel Walton (PG), Manuel Hansen (PF), Chester Hyde (C) Victor Murphy, Douglas Whitlock, James Ponder | |
| Subs | Denver | Rodney Bender (SF), Benjamin Ward (C) Daniel Tillman, Bobby Golston | |
| 10:11 | Denver | Richard McClarin makes the 1st free throw | 56-52 |
| 10:11 | Denver | Richard McClarin makes the 2nd free throw | 56-53 |
| 09:43 | Creighton | Chester Hyde misses the lay-in but he's hacked by William Bost - foul #2 on William Bost, team foul #8 | 56-53 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Denver | William Barnes (PF) Richard McClarin | |
| 09:43 | Creighton | Chester Hyde misses the 1st free throw | 56-53 |
| 09:43 | Creighton | Chester Hyde misses the 2nd free throw | 56-53 |
| 09:43 | Denver | Benjamin Ward snags the defensive board | 56-53 |
| 09:39 | Denver | Rodney Bender misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 56-53 |
| 09:37 | Denver | William Barnes tips it in | 56-55 |
| 09:21 | Creighton | Blair Rahm knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 59-55 |
| 09:01 | Denver | Scott Tillis comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Chester Hyde - foul #4 on Chester Hyde, team foul #4 | 59-55 |
| Subs | Creighton | Jeffrey Meyer (SG), Victor Murphy (SF), Douglas Whitlock (C) Blair Rahm, Francis Norman, Chester Hyde | |
| Subs | Denver | Daniel Tillman (SG) William Bost | |
| 09:01 | Denver | Scott Tillis makes the 1st free throw | 59-56 |
| 09:01 | Denver | Scott Tillis misses the 2nd free throw | 59-56 |
| 09:01 | Creighton | Manuel Hansen snags the defensive board | 59-56 |
| 08:34 | Creighton | Manuel Hansen is fouled on the floor by Rodney Bender - foul #2 on Rodney Bender, team foul #9 | 59-56 |
| Subs | Creighton | Dikembe Abdella (SG) Daniel Walton | |
| Subs | Denver | Eric Wilburn (SG), Richard McClarin (C) Scott Tillis, Benjamin Ward | |
| 08:34 | Creighton | Manuel Hansen makes the 1st free throw | 60-56 |
| 08:34 | Creighton | Manuel Hansen misses the 2nd free throw | 60-56 |
| 08:34 | Creighton | Manuel Hansen pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-56 |
| 08:20 | Creighton | Manuel Hansen scores on a shot from the left side | 62-56 |
| 08:03 | Denver | Eric Wilburn lays it in set up by Daniel Tillman and he's hacked by Douglas Whitlock - foul #4 on Douglas Whitlock, team foul #5 | 62-58 |
| Subs | Creighton | Francis Norman (PG), Blair Rahm (SG), John Puckett (PF), James Ponder (C) Jeffrey Meyer, Dikembe Abdella, Manuel Hansen, Douglas Whitlock | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 08:03 | Denver | Eric Wilburn makes the free throw | 62-59 |
| 07:48 | Creighton | Blair Rahm throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-59 |
| Subs | Creighton | Chester Hyde (C) John Puckett | |
| Subs | Denver | William Bost (SG) Eric Wilburn | |
| 07:27 | Denver | Rodney Bender misses the jumpshot from the left side | 62-59 |
| 07:26 | Creighton | Chester Hyde snags the defensive board | 62-59 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Francis Norman (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Blair Rahm (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Victor Murphy (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - James Ponder (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Chester Hyde (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Daniel Tillman (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Bost (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Rodney Bender (fresh) 6 pts. PF - William Barnes (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Richard McClarin (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:10 | Creighton | Blair Rahm misses long on a floater from the left wing | 62-59 |
| 07:09 | Creighton | James Ponder grabs the offensive board | 62-59 |
| 06:51 | Creighton | Chester Hyde's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 62-59 |
| Subs | Creighton | Daniel Walton (PG), Manuel Hansen (PF) Victor Murphy, James Ponder | |
| Subs | Denver | Scott Tillis (PG), Eric Wilburn (PF), Benjamin Ward (C) Rodney Bender, William Barnes, Richard McClarin | |
| 06:44 | Denver | Eric Wilburn scores on a shot near the basket set up by William Bost | 62-61 |
| 06:28 | Creighton | Manuel Hansen makes the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Daniel Walton and he's fouled by Eric Wilburn - foul #1 on Eric Wilburn, team foul #10 | 64-61 |
| Subs | Creighton | Jeffrey Meyer (SG), James Ponder (SF) Blair Rahm, Francis Norman | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 06:28 | Creighton | Manuel Hansen misses the free throw | 64-61 |
| 06:28 | Denver | The rebound goes to Eric Wilburn | 64-61 |
| 06:07 | Denver | Eric Wilburn can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket | 64-61 |
| 06:06 | Creighton | Manuel Hansen pulls down the rebound | 64-61 |
| 06:00 | Creighton | James Ponder misses short on a floater from the right block | 64-61 |
| 05:58 | Denver | The rebound goes to William Bost | 64-61 |
| 05:44 | Denver | Daniel Tillman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 64-61 |
| 05:42 | Creighton | James Ponder snags the defensive board | 64-61 |
| 05:35 | Creighton | Daniel Walton is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Daniel Walton, team foul #6 | 64-61 |
| Subs | Creighton | Blair Rahm (SG), Victor Murphy (SF) Jeffrey Meyer, James Ponder | |
| Subs | Denver | Rodney Bender (SF), Bobby Golston (PF) William Bost, Daniel Tillman | |
| 05:22 | Denver | Manuel Hansen is called for the reach on Bobby Golston - foul #1 on Manuel Hansen, team foul #7 | 64-61 |
| Subs | Creighton | Douglas Whitlock (C) Chester Hyde | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 05:22 | Denver | Bobby Golston makes the 1st free throw | 64-62 |
| 05:22 | Denver | Bobby Golston misses the 2nd free throw | 64-62 |
| 05:22 | Denver | Rodney Bender gets the offensive rebound | 64-62 |
| 05:07 | Denver | 3 seconds is called on Eric Wilburn | 64-62 |
| Subs | Creighton | Francis Norman (C) Manuel Hansen | |
| Subs | Denver | William Barnes (PF) Bobby Golston | |
| 04:44 | Creighton | Daniel Walton buries a 3 from the left corner set up by Victor Murphy | 67-62 |
| 04:15 | Denver | Rodney Bender misses the shot from close range but the foul's on Victor Murphy - foul #3 on Victor Murphy, team foul #8 | 67-62 |
| Subs | Creighton | Chester Hyde (C) Daniel Walton | |
| Subs | Denver | William Bost (SG), Richard McClarin (C) Eric Wilburn, Benjamin Ward | |
| 04:15 | Denver | Rodney Bender makes the 1st free throw | 67-63 |
| 04:15 | Denver | Rodney Bender misses the 2nd free throw | 67-63 |
| 04:15 | Creighton | Victor Murphy pulls down the rebound | 67-63 |
| 03:49 | Creighton | Victor Murphy comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Richard McClarin - foul #4 on Richard McClarin, team foul #11 | 67-63 |
| Subs | Creighton | Jeffrey Meyer (SG), Manuel Hansen (PF) Blair Rahm, Douglas Whitlock | |
| Subs | Denver | Jerry Cullinan (PG), Daniel Tillman (SF), Bobby Golston (C) Scott Tillis, Rodney Bender, William Barnes | |
| 03:49 | Creighton | Victor Murphy misses the 1st free throw | 67-63 |
| 03:49 | Creighton | Victor Murphy makes the 2nd free throw | 68-63 |
| 03:30 | Denver | Richard McClarin connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 68-66 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Francis Norman (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Jeffrey Meyer (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Victor Murphy (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Manuel Hansen (fresh) 20 pts. 9 reb. C - Chester Hyde (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Jerry Cullinan (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Bost (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Daniel Tillman (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Richard McClarin (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Bobby Golston (fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 03:14 | Creighton | Francis Norman is called for traveling | 68-66 |
| Subs | Creighton | Daniel Walton (PG), James Ponder (SF) Jeffrey Meyer, Victor Murphy | |
| Subs | Denver | Benjamin Ward (C) Bobby Golston | |
| 03:06 | Denver | Benjamin Ward makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Richard McClarin | 68-68 |
| 02:51 | Creighton | Manuel Hansen buries a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Francis Norman | 70-68 |
| 02:51 | Denver | Denver calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-68 |
| Subs | Creighton | Blair Rahm (SG), Victor Murphy (SF) Francis Norman, James Ponder | |
| Subs | Denver | Scott Tillis (PG), Rodney Bender (SF), William Barnes (PF) Jerry Cullinan, Daniel Tillman, Richard McClarin | |
| 02:33 | Denver | William Bost misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 70-68 |
| 02:31 | Denver | William Barnes tips it home | 70-70 |
| 02:06 | Creighton | Victor Murphy throws a bad pass out of bounds | 70-70 |
| 01:51 | Denver | Benjamin Ward is hacked by Manuel Hansen - foul #2 on Manuel Hansen, team foul #9 | 70-70 |
| 01:51 | Denver | Benjamin Ward makes the 1st free throw | 70-71 |
| 01:51 | Denver | Benjamin Ward makes the 2nd free throw | 70-72 |
| 01:30 | Creighton | Victor Murphy buries a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Daniel Walton and he's fouled by William Bost - foul #3 on William Bost, team foul #12 | 72-72 |
| 01:30 | Creighton | Victor Murphy makes the free throw | 73-72 |
| 01:09 | Denver | Benjamin Ward can't connect on a runner from the left block | 73-72 |
| 01:07 | Denver | Benjamin Ward tips it back up and in | 73-74 |
| 00:43 | Creighton | Manuel Hansen blows the layup | 73-74 |
| 00:42 | Denver | Scott Tillis grabs the defensive rebound | 73-74 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:16 | Denver | Rodney Bender scores on a fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from William Bost | 73-76 |
| 00:10 | Creighton | Blair Rahm misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 73-76 |
| 00:09 | Denver | Rodney Bender pulls down the rebound | 73-76 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:08 | Denver | Rodney Bender is fouled in the backcourt by Daniel Walton - foul #2 on Daniel Walton, team foul #10 | 73-76 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Denver | Richard McClarin (PF) William Barnes | |
| 00:08 | Denver | Rodney Bender misses the 1st free throw | 73-76 |
| 00:08 | Denver | Rodney Bender misses the 2nd free throw | 73-76 |
| 00:08 | Creighton | Chester Hyde pulls down the rebound | 73-76 |
| 00:08 | Creighton | Creighton calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 73-76 |
| 00:01 | Creighton | Daniel Walton comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 73-76 |
| 00:00 | Denver | Richard McClarin snags the defensive board | 73-76 |