| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - George Dove (fresh) SG - Donald Bellanger (fresh) SF - Brian Poirier (fresh) PF - David Peters (fresh) C - Ralph Ezdebski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Steven Dinan (fresh) SG - William Sperber (fresh) SF - Gary Wilson (fresh) PF - Frank Mahr (fresh) C - Joey Toussaint (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Nebraska | Ralph Ezdebski wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:35 | Nebraska | David Peters misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | Missouri | Gary Wilson pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:11 | Missouri | Steven Dinan hits a 3 from the right corner set up by Gary Wilson | 0-3 |
| 18:51 | Nebraska | David Peters misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 0-3 |
| 18:49 | Missouri | Gary Wilson grabs the board | 0-3 |
| 18:45 | Missouri | Steven Dinan clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 0-3 |
| 18:44 | Nebraska | Brian Poirier pulls down the rebound | 0-3 |
| 18:25 | Nebraska | Brian Poirier misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 0-3 |
| 18:23 | Missouri | William Sperber grabs the defensive rebound | 0-3 |
| 18:18 | Missouri | William Sperber drills a runner from the right block set up by Gary Wilson | 0-5 |
| 18:11 | Nebraska | Ralph Ezdebski misses short on a floater from the right side | 0-5 |
| 18:09 | Nebraska | Brian Poirier tips it but misses | 0-5 |
| 18:08 | Nebraska | David Peters grabs the offensive rebound | 0-5 |
| 18:01 | Nebraska | Brian Poirier hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Gary Wilson - foul #1 on Gary Wilson, team foul #1 | 0-5 |
| 18:01 | Nebraska | Brian Poirier makes the 1st free throw | 1-5 |
| 18:01 | Nebraska | Brian Poirier makes the 2nd free throw | 2-5 |
| 17:39 | Missouri | Gary Wilson misses the lay-in | 2-5 |
| 17:38 | Missouri | Frank Mahr tips it home | 2-7 |
| 17:21 | Nebraska | Donald Bellanger throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-7 |
| 16:52 | Missouri | William Sperber makes the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Joey Toussaint | 2-10 |
| 16:43 | Nebraska | Ralph Ezdebski connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by David Peters | 5-10 |
| 16:29 | Missouri | Joey Toussaint is hacked by Donald Bellanger - foul #1 on Donald Bellanger, team foul #1 | 5-10 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Jerome Bell (C) Ralph Ezdebski | |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| 16:10 | Missouri | Gary Wilson misses badly on a floater in the paint | 5-10 |
| 16:08 | Nebraska | David Peters pulls down the rebound | 5-10 |
| 15:52 | Nebraska | Donald Bellanger is hacked by Gary Wilson - foul #2 on Gary Wilson, team foul #2 | 5-10 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Joseph Roop (PG), Patrick Mooneyhan (SF) George Dove, Brian Poirier | |
| Subs | Missouri | Robert Eckberg (SF), Donald Polanski (C) Gary Wilson, Joey Toussaint | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Joseph Roop (fresh) SG - Donald Bellanger (fresh) SF - Patrick Mooneyhan (fresh) PF - David Peters (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jerome Bell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Steven Dinan (fresh) 3 pts. SG - William Sperber (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Robert Eckberg (fresh) PF - Frank Mahr (fresh) 2 pts. C - Donald Polanski (fresh) | |
| 15:35 | Nebraska | Patrick Mooneyhan clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 5-10 |
| 15:34 | Nebraska | Jerome Bell misses the tip | 5-10 |
| 15:33 | Missouri | The rebound goes to Steven Dinan | 5-10 |
| 15:29 | Missouri | William Sperber misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Jerome Bell - foul #1 on Jerome Bell, team foul #2 | 5-10 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Donald Gephart (SG), John Miles (C) Donald Bellanger, David Peters | |
| Subs | Missouri | Frank Perdue (SF) Frank Mahr | |
| 15:29 | Missouri | William Sperber makes the 1st free throw | 5-11 |
| 15:29 | Missouri | William Sperber misses the 2nd free throw | 5-11 |
| 15:29 | Missouri | Donald Polanski grabs the offensive rebound | 5-11 |
| 15:09 | Missouri | Donald Gephart steals it from Robert Eckberg | 5-11 |
| 14:57 | Nebraska | Joseph Roop clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 5-11 |
| 14:55 | Missouri | William Sperber grabs the board | 5-11 |
| 14:34 | Missouri | Frank Perdue misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 5-11 |
| 14:32 | Missouri | Donald Polanski misses the tip | 5-11 |
| 14:30 | Nebraska | Patrick Mooneyhan snags the defensive board | 5-11 |
| 14:26 | Nebraska | Joseph Roop drills a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Donald Gephart | 7-11 |
| 14:13 | Missouri | William Sperber can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on John Miles - foul #1 on John Miles, team foul #3 | 7-11 |
| Subs | Nebraska | George Dove (PG), Donald Bellanger (SG), Brian Poirier (SF), David Peters (PF), Ralph Ezdebski (C) Joseph Roop, Donald Gephart, Patrick Mooneyhan, Jerome Bell, John Miles | |
| Subs | Missouri | James Lux (PG), Frank Mahr (PF), Joey Toussaint (C) Steven Dinan, Frank Perdue, Donald Polanski | |
| 14:13 | Missouri | William Sperber makes the 1st free throw | 7-12 |
| 14:13 | Missouri | William Sperber misses the 2nd free throw | 7-12 |
| 14:13 | Nebraska | Ralph Ezdebski grabs the defensive rebound | 7-12 |
| 13:56 | Nebraska | George Dove can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 7-12 |
| 13:55 | Missouri | William Sperber snags the defensive board | 7-12 |
| 13:38 | Missouri | Robert Eckberg comes up short on the floater from the left side | 7-12 |
| 13:37 | Nebraska | Donald Bellanger snags the defensive board | 7-12 |
| 13:14 | Nebraska | David Peters scores on a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by George Dove | 9-12 |
| 12:54 | Missouri | Robert Eckberg misses the dunk but he's hacked by Brian Poirier - foul #1 on Brian Poirier, team foul #4 | 9-12 |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| Subs | Missouri | Steven Dinan (PG) William Sperber | |
| 12:54 | Missouri | Robert Eckberg makes the 1st free throw | 9-13 |
| 12:54 | Missouri | Robert Eckberg makes the 2nd free throw | 9-14 |
| 12:33 | Nebraska | Donald Bellanger's fadeaway is rejected by Frank Mahr | 9-14 |
| 12:32 | Nebraska | George Dove hits the follow up shot | 11-14 |
| 12:15 | Missouri | Robert Eckberg's pass is intercepted by Ralph Ezdebski | 11-14 |
| 12:07 | Nebraska | George Dove is fouled on the floor by Steven Dinan - foul #1 on Steven Dinan, team foul #3 | 11-14 |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| Subs | Missouri | Frank Perdue (SF), Donald Polanski (PF), Alexander Stroup (C) Robert Eckberg, Frank Mahr, Joey Toussaint | |
| 12:00 | Nebraska | David Peters throws it down on a great pass from George Dove and he's hacked by James Lux - foul #1 on James Lux, team foul #4 | 13-14 |
| 12:00 | Nebraska | David Peters makes the free throw | 14-14 |
| 11:46 | Missouri | Frank Perdue misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 14-14 |
| 11:45 | Nebraska | The rebound goes to David Peters | 14-14 |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - George Dove (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Bellanger (fresh) SF - Brian Poirier (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Peters (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Ralph Ezdebski (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Steven Dinan (fresh) 3 pts. SG - James Lux (fresh) SF - Frank Perdue (fresh) PF - Donald Polanski (fresh) 2 reb. C - Alexander Stroup (fresh) | |
| 11:28 | Nebraska | The short jumper by David Peters is denied by Alexander Stroup | 14-14 |
| 11:27 | Missouri | Frank Perdue pulls down the rebound | 14-14 |
| 11:14 | Missouri | Frank Perdue knocks in the 3 from straight away | 14-17 |
| 10:58 | Nebraska | George Dove knocks in the runner in the paint on a great pass from Donald Bellanger | 16-17 |
| 10:42 | Missouri | Frank Perdue buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Donald Polanski | 16-20 |
| 10:20 | Nebraska | Brian Poirier is hacked by Donald Polanski - foul #1 on Donald Polanski, team foul #5 | 16-20 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Joseph Roop (PG), Donald Gephart (SG), Patrick Mooneyhan (SF), Jerome Bell (PF), John Miles (C) George Dove, Donald Bellanger, Brian Poirier, David Peters, Ralph Ezdebski | |
| Subs | Missouri | Joseph Collins (PG), William Sperber (SG), Robert Eckberg (SF), Frank Mahr (PF), Joey Toussaint (C) Steven Dinan, James Lux, Frank Perdue, Donald Polanski, Alexander Stroup | |
| 10:08 | Nebraska | Patrick Mooneyhan misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 16-20 |
| 10:07 | Nebraska | Donald Gephart grabs the offensive board | 16-20 |
| 09:48 | Nebraska | Joseph Roop misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 16-20 |
| 09:47 | Missouri | Frank Mahr grabs the defensive rebound | 16-20 |
| 09:32 | Missouri | William Sperber is whistled for traveling | 16-20 |
| 09:08 | Nebraska | Joseph Roop is hacked by Joseph Collins - foul #1 on Joseph Collins, team foul #6 | 16-20 |
| Subs | Nebraska | George Dove (PG), David Peters (PF) Donald Gephart, John Miles | |
| Subs | Missouri | Steven Dinan (PG) Joseph Collins | |
| 08:54 | Nebraska | David Peters travels with the ball | 16-20 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Donald Bellanger (SG) Joseph Roop | |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| 08:30 | Missouri | William Sperber clanks a 3 from straight away | 16-20 |
| 08:29 | Missouri | Frank Mahr tips it but misses | 16-20 |
| 08:27 | Nebraska | The rebound goes to David Peters | 16-20 |
| 08:04 | Nebraska | George Dove hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Jerome Bell | 19-20 |
| 07:55 | Missouri | Steven Dinan misses the 3 from the right wing | 19-20 |
| 07:54 | Nebraska | Patrick Mooneyhan snags the defensive board | 19-20 |
| 07:40 | Nebraska | Frank Mahr blocks the short jumper by David Peters | 19-20 |
| 07:38 | Nebraska | George Dove tips it in | 21-20 |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - George Dove (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Bellanger (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Patrick Mooneyhan (fresh) 2 reb. PF - David Peters (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Jerome Bell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Steven Dinan (fresh) 3 pts. SG - William Sperber (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Robert Eckberg (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Frank Mahr (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Joey Toussaint (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:26 | Missouri | William Sperber misses the 3 from the left wing | 21-20 |
| 07:24 | Missouri | Joey Toussaint snags the offensive board | 21-20 |
| 07:16 | Missouri | Robert Eckberg makes the shot in the lane on a great pass from Steven Dinan | 21-22 |
| 07:00 | Nebraska | Jerome Bell comes up short on the jump hook from the left block | 21-22 |
| 06:59 | Missouri | Joey Toussaint grabs the defensive rebound | 21-22 |
| 06:41 | Missouri | Steven Dinan misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 21-22 |
| 06:39 | Nebraska | Patrick Mooneyhan grabs the board | 21-22 |
| 06:21 | Nebraska | David Peters misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on Frank Mahr - foul #1 on Frank Mahr, team foul #7 | 21-22 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Joseph Roop (PG), Donald Gephart (SG), Brian Poirier (SF), Ralph Ezdebski (C) George Dove, Donald Bellanger, Patrick Mooneyhan, Jerome Bell | |
| Subs | Missouri | James Lux (PG), Joseph Collins (SG), Frank Perdue (SF), Donald Polanski (PF), Alexander Stroup (C) Steven Dinan, William Sperber, Robert Eckberg, Frank Mahr, Joey Toussaint | |
| 06:21 | Nebraska | David Peters makes the 1st free throw | 22-22 |
| 06:21 | Nebraska | David Peters makes the 2nd free throw | 23-22 |
| 06:03 | Missouri | Frank Perdue comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 23-22 |
| 06:02 | Nebraska | Brian Poirier snags the defensive board | 23-22 |
| 05:45 | Nebraska | Donald Gephart misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 23-22 |
| 05:43 | Nebraska | Brian Poirier grabs the offensive board | 23-22 |
| 05:36 | Nebraska | David Peters scores on a jump hook from the left block set up by Joseph Roop | 25-22 |
| 05:22 | Missouri | James Lux misses short on a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Joseph Roop - foul #1 on Joseph Roop, team foul #5 | 25-22 |
| Subs | Nebraska | George Dove (PG), Donald Bellanger (SG), Patrick Mooneyhan (PF) Joseph Roop, Donald Gephart, David Peters | |
| Subs | Missouri | Steven Dinan (PG) Joseph Collins | |
| 05:22 | Missouri | James Lux makes the 1st free throw | 25-23 |
| 05:22 | Missouri | James Lux makes the 2nd free throw | 25-24 |
| 05:05 | Nebraska | George Dove hits a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Ralph Ezdebski | 27-24 |
| 04:48 | Missouri | James Lux hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 27-24 |
| 04:46 | Missouri | Alexander Stroup can't tip it in | 27-24 |
| 04:45 | Nebraska | Patrick Mooneyhan snags the defensive board | 27-24 |
| 04:27 | Nebraska | James Lux is called for the reach on George Dove - foul #2 on James Lux, team foul #8 | 27-24 |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| Subs | Missouri | William Sperber (SG), Frank Mahr (PF) James Lux, Alexander Stroup | |
| 04:27 | Nebraska | George Dove makes the 1st free throw | 28-24 |
| 04:27 | Nebraska | George Dove makes the 2nd free throw | 29-24 |
| 04:13 | Missouri | Frank Mahr misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 29-24 |
| 04:11 | Missouri | William Sperber pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-24 |
| 03:53 | Missouri | William Sperber makes the shot from the right block set up by Steven Dinan | 29-26 |
| 03:39 | Nebraska | George Dove can't connect on a jump hook near the basket | 29-26 |
| 03:38 | Missouri | The rebound goes to Donald Polanski | 29-26 |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - George Dove (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Bellanger (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Brian Poirier (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Patrick Mooneyhan (fresh) 4 reb. C - Ralph Ezdebski (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Steven Dinan (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Sperber (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Frank Perdue (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Frank Mahr (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Donald Polanski (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:15 | Missouri | William Sperber misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 29-26 |
| 03:13 | Nebraska | Brian Poirier grabs the board | 29-26 |
| 02:50 | Nebraska | Donald Bellanger is fouled on the floor by William Sperber - foul #1 on William Sperber, team foul #9 | 29-26 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Joseph Roop (PG), John Miles (SF), David Peters (PF), Jerome Bell (C) George Dove, Brian Poirier, Patrick Mooneyhan, Ralph Ezdebski | |
| Subs | Missouri | James Lux (PG), Gary Wilson (SF), Joey Toussaint (C) Steven Dinan, Frank Perdue, Donald Polanski | |
| 02:50 | Nebraska | Donald Bellanger makes the 1st free throw | 30-26 |
| 02:50 | Nebraska | Donald Bellanger makes the 2nd free throw | 31-26 |
| 02:34 | Missouri | James Lux drills a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Gary Wilson | 31-28 |
| 02:15 | Nebraska | David Peters's pass is intercepted by Frank Mahr | 31-28 |
| 01:54 | Missouri | Gary Wilson misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 31-28 |
| 01:52 | Nebraska | The rebound goes to Jerome Bell | 31-28 |
| 01:48 | Nebraska | Joseph Roop can't throw it down | 31-28 |
| 01:46 | Nebraska | John Miles tips it in | 33-28 |
| 01:32 | Missouri | Frank Mahr knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by James Lux | 33-31 |
| 01:11 | Nebraska | Donald Bellanger misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 33-31 |
| 01:10 | Missouri | William Sperber gets the rebound | 33-31 |
| 00:50 | Missouri | William Sperber misses badly on a turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by John Miles - foul #2 on John Miles, team foul #6 | 33-31 |
| Subs | Nebraska | George Dove (PG), Brian Poirier (SF), Ralph Ezdebski (C) Donald Bellanger, John Miles, Jerome Bell | |
| Subs | Missouri | Steven Dinan (PG), Robert Eckberg (PF) James Lux, Frank Mahr | |
| 00:50 | Missouri | William Sperber makes the 1st free throw | 33-32 |
| 00:50 | Missouri | William Sperber misses the 2nd free throw | 33-32 |
| 00:50 | Nebraska | Ralph Ezdebski pulls down the rebound | 33-32 |
| 00:38 | Nebraska | Ralph Ezdebski hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range but the foul's on Joey Toussaint - foul #1 on Joey Toussaint, team foul #10 | 33-32 |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| Subs | Missouri | Joseph Collins (SG) William Sperber | |
| 00:38 | Nebraska | Ralph Ezdebski misses the 1st free throw | 33-32 |
| 00:38 | Nebraska | Ralph Ezdebski makes the 2nd free throw | 34-32 |
| 00:23 | Missouri | Joey Toussaint clanks a jump hook near the basket | 34-32 |
| 00:21 | Nebraska | David Peters grabs the defensive rebound | 34-32 |
| 00:03 | Nebraska | Joseph Collins steals it from David Peters | 34-32 |
| 00:00 | Missouri | Joseph Collins comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 34-32 |