| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Brian Harper (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Wolfe (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Phillips (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Roy Whiteaker (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Brandon Plank (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Freddie Villalon (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Kasten (fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Henry (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Craig Rohe (fresh) 10 pts. C - Gino Giordano (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 20:00 | Florida State | John Phillips inbounds the ball | 22-32 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:45 | Florida State | Thomas Wolfe misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 22-32 |
| 19:44 | Nebraska | William Henry grabs the defensive rebound | 22-32 |
| 19:18 | Nebraska | Brandon Plank steps in front of the Freddie Villalon pass | 22-32 |
| 19:16 | Florida State | Thomas Wolfe is hacked by Michael Kasten in the backcourt - foul #1 on Michael Kasten, team foul #1 | 22-32 |
| 18:59 | Florida State | John Phillips misses the runner from the right block | 22-32 |
| 18:58 | Nebraska | Gino Giordano pulls down the rebound | 22-32 |
| 18:54 | Nebraska | William Henry misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 22-32 |
| 18:52 | Florida State | Roy Whiteaker grabs the board | 22-32 |
| 18:26 | Florida State | Roy Whiteaker is whistled for a carry | 22-32 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Stanley Mendosa (SG), Glenn Smiley (SF) Michael Kasten, William Henry | |
| 18:04 | Nebraska | Craig Rohe works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 22-35 |
| 17:43 | Florida State | Gino Giordano is called for the reach on Brian Harper - foul #4 on Gino Giordano, team foul #2 | 22-35 |
| Subs | Florida State | Bryon Griffin (PG), Kenneth Taylor (SF) Brian Harper, John Phillips | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Roger Sirois (PG), Robert Custer (PF), Ronald Cadorette (C) Freddie Villalon, Craig Rohe, Gino Giordano | |
| 17:22 | Florida State | Thomas Wolfe is hacked by Robert Custer - foul #2 on Robert Custer, team foul #3 | 22-35 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Michael Kasten (SG) Stanley Mendosa | |
| 17:09 | Florida State | Thomas Wolfe drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Bryon Griffin | 25-35 |
| 16:41 | Nebraska | Robert Custer drills a shot from the right block | 25-37 |
| 16:25 | Florida State | Roy Whiteaker misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Roger Sirois - foul #2 on Roger Sirois, team foul #4 | 25-37 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Freddie Villalon (PG), William Henry (SF), Craig Rohe (PF) Roger Sirois, Glenn Smiley, Robert Custer | |
| 16:25 | Florida State | Roy Whiteaker makes the 1st free throw | 26-37 |
| 16:25 | Florida State | Roy Whiteaker makes the 2nd free throw | 27-37 |
| 15:57 | Nebraska | William Henry makes the wide open floater from the left wing set up by Freddie Villalon | 27-39 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Bryon Griffin (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Thomas Wolfe (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Kenneth Taylor (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Roy Whiteaker (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Brandon Plank (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Freddie Villalon (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Michael Kasten (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Henry (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. PF - Craig Rohe (fresh) 13 pts. C - Ronald Cadorette (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Florida State | Brandon Plank banks in the layup on a great pass from Bryon Griffin | 29-39 |
| 15:27 | Nebraska | Craig Rohe can't finish the layup against a doubleteam | 29-39 |
| 15:26 | Florida State | Thomas Wolfe snags the defensive board | 29-39 |
| 15:13 | Florida State | Roy Whiteaker banks in the layup on a great pass from Kenneth Taylor | 31-39 |
| 14:51 | Nebraska | Michael Kasten hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 31-39 |
| 14:49 | Florida State | Roy Whiteaker grabs the defensive rebound | 31-39 |
| 14:32 | Florida State | Bryon Griffin clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 31-39 |
| 14:30 | Nebraska | Ronald Cadorette grabs the board | 31-39 |
| 14:06 | Nebraska | Craig Rohe misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 31-39 |
| 14:04 | Nebraska | Ronald Cadorette tips it but misses | 31-39 |
| 14:02 | Nebraska | Craig Rohe tips it in | 31-41 |
| 13:36 | Florida State | Kenneth Taylor throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-41 |
| Subs | Florida State | Brian Harper (PG), Brian Grider (SG), John Phillips (SF), Kenneth Dixon (PF), Robert Morrell (C) Bryon Griffin, Thomas Wolfe, Kenneth Taylor, Roy Whiteaker, Brandon Plank | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Roger Sirois (PG), Stanley Mendosa (SG), Arnold Gallion (SF), Robert Custer (PF), Glenn Smiley (C) Freddie Villalon, Michael Kasten, William Henry, Craig Rohe, Ronald Cadorette | |
| 13:34 | Nebraska | Roger Sirois is hacked by Brian Harper in the backcourt - foul #1 on Brian Harper, team foul #1 | 31-41 |
| 13:18 | Nebraska | Roger Sirois misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 31-41 |
| 13:16 | Florida State | Kenneth Dixon gets the rebound | 31-41 |
| 13:14 | Florida State | Brian Grider is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 31-41 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Gino Giordano (C) Arnold Gallion | |
| 12:48 | Nebraska | Robert Morrell swats the layup by Robert Custer | 31-41 |
| 12:47 | Florida State | Kenneth Dixon grabs the board | 31-41 |
| 12:29 | Florida State | Brian Grider misses the dunk but he's hacked by Robert Custer - foul #3 on Robert Custer, team foul #5 | 31-41 |
| 12:29 | Florida State | Brian Grider makes the 1st free throw | 32-41 |
| 12:29 | Florida State | Brian Grider makes the 2nd free throw | 33-41 |
| 12:13 | Nebraska | Gino Giordano double dribbles | 33-41 |
| 11:55 | Florida State | Brian Harper comes up short on the floater from the right side | 33-41 |
| 11:54 | Nebraska | Stanley Mendosa grabs the defensive rebound | 33-41 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Brian Harper (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brian Grider (fresh) 4 pts. SF - John Phillips (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Dixon (fresh) 5 reb. C - Robert Morrell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Roger Sirois (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stanley Mendosa (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Glenn Smiley (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Robert Custer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Gino Giordano (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 11:25 | Nebraska | Gino Giordano misses the turnaround in the paint | 33-41 |
| 11:24 | Florida State | Kenneth Dixon grabs the defensive rebound | 33-41 |
| 11:20 | Florida State | Roger Sirois is called for the reach on Brian Harper in the backcourt - foul #3 on Roger Sirois, team foul #6 | 33-41 |
| Subs | Florida State | Bryon Griffin (PG), Arnold Gore (SG), Kenneth Taylor (SF), Roy Whiteaker (PF) Brian Harper, Brian Grider, John Phillips, Robert Morrell | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Freddie Villalon (PG), John Rajewski (SG), Arnold Gallion (SF), Craig Rohe (PF) Roger Sirois, Stanley Mendosa, Glenn Smiley, Robert Custer | |
| 11:04 | Florida State | Roy Whiteaker misses the easy layup | 33-41 |
| 11:02 | Florida State | Kenneth Dixon grabs the offensive rebound | 33-41 |
| 10:37 | Florida State | Kenneth Taylor is alone and drills a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Arnold Gore | 35-41 |
| 10:18 | Nebraska | Freddie Villalon misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 35-41 |
| 10:16 | Nebraska | Craig Rohe tips it but misses | 35-41 |
| 10:15 | Nebraska | Gino Giordano tips it but misses | 35-41 |
| 10:13 | Nebraska | Gino Giordano hits the follow up shot | 35-43 |
| 09:57 | Florida State | Bryon Griffin clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 35-43 |
| 09:55 | Florida State | Roy Whiteaker tips it home | 37-43 |
| 09:37 | Nebraska | Freddie Villalon is open but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 37-43 |
| 09:36 | Florida State | Kenneth Dixon pulls down the rebound | 37-43 |
| 09:08 | Florida State | Gino Giordano takes the ball from Kenneth Taylor | 37-43 |
| 08:46 | Nebraska | Gino Giordano's fadeaway is rejected by Roy Whiteaker | 37-43 |
| 08:44 | Florida State | Kenneth Taylor gets the rebound | 37-43 |
| 08:37 | Florida State | Roy Whiteaker buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Bryon Griffin | 39-43 |
| 08:08 | Nebraska | Craig Rohe misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Roy Whiteaker - foul #3 on Roy Whiteaker, team foul #2 | 39-43 |
| Subs | Florida State | Brian Harper (PG), Thomas Wolfe (SG), John Phillips (SF), Robert Morrell (PF), Brandon Plank (C) Bryon Griffin, Arnold Gore, Kenneth Taylor, Roy Whiteaker, Kenneth Dixon | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Roger Sirois (PG), Michael Kasten (SG), William Henry (SF), Ronald Cadorette (C) Freddie Villalon, John Rajewski, Arnold Gallion, Gino Giordano | |
| 08:08 | Nebraska | Craig Rohe misses the 1st free throw | 39-43 |
| 08:08 | Nebraska | Craig Rohe makes the 2nd free throw | 39-44 |
| 07:50 | Florida State | Thomas Wolfe can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 39-44 |
| 07:49 | Nebraska | Roger Sirois grabs the board | 39-44 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Brian Harper (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Wolfe (fresh) 5 pts. SF - John Phillips (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Robert Morrell (fresh) C - Brandon Plank (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Roger Sirois (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Kasten (fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Henry (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. PF - Craig Rohe (tiring) 16 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronald Cadorette (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Nebraska | Roger Sirois clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 39-44 |
| 07:21 | Florida State | Thomas Wolfe grabs the board | 39-44 |
| 07:18 | Florida State | John Phillips throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 39-44 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Robert Custer (PF) Craig Rohe | |
| 06:57 | Nebraska | Robert Custer hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Robert Morrell - foul #2 on Robert Morrell, team foul #3 | 39-44 |
| 06:57 | Nebraska | Robert Custer makes the 1st free throw | 39-45 |
| 06:57 | Nebraska | Robert Custer makes the 2nd free throw | 39-46 |
| 06:55 | Florida State | Michael Kasten is called for the reach on Thomas Wolfe in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Kasten, team foul #7 | 39-46 |
| 06:55 | Florida State | Thomas Wolfe makes the 1st free throw | 40-46 |
| 06:55 | Florida State | Thomas Wolfe makes the 2nd free throw | 41-46 |
| 06:35 | Nebraska | Robert Custer makes the floater from the baseline on a nice dish by William Henry | 41-48 |
| 06:11 | Florida State | Brandon Plank hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 41-48 |
| 06:09 | Florida State | Brandon Plank tips it home | 43-48 |
| 05:53 | Nebraska | Michael Kasten misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 43-48 |
| 05:52 | Florida State | Brian Harper pulls down the rebound | 43-48 |
| 05:39 | Florida State | Thomas Wolfe misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 43-48 |
| 05:38 | Nebraska | Roger Sirois snags the defensive board | 43-48 |
| 05:11 | Nebraska | Michael Kasten misses short on a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Thomas Wolfe - foul #2 on Thomas Wolfe, team foul #4 | 43-48 |
| Subs | Florida State | Bryon Griffin (PG), Brian Grider (SG), Kenneth Taylor (SF), Roy Whiteaker (PF) Brian Harper, Thomas Wolfe, John Phillips, Robert Morrell | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Freddie Villalon (PG), Glenn Smiley (SF), Craig Rohe (PF), Gino Giordano (C) Roger Sirois, William Henry, Robert Custer, Ronald Cadorette | |
| 05:11 | Nebraska | Michael Kasten makes the 1st free throw | 43-49 |
| 05:11 | Nebraska | Michael Kasten makes the 2nd free throw | 43-50 |
| 05:09 | Florida State | Bryon Griffin throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 43-50 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Stanley Mendosa (SG) Michael Kasten | |
| 04:49 | Nebraska | Craig Rohe is fouled on the floor by Roy Whiteaker - foul #4 on Roy Whiteaker, team foul #5 | 43-50 |
| 04:26 | Nebraska | Craig Rohe splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 43-50 |
| 04:24 | Florida State | Bryon Griffin grabs the board | 43-50 |
| 04:07 | Florida State | Roy Whiteaker misses long on a driving attempt from the right block | 43-50 |
| 04:06 | Florida State | Roy Whiteaker grabs the offensive board | 43-50 |
| 03:49 | Florida State | Brian Grider misses short on a floater in the paint | 43-50 |
| 03:48 | Florida State | Brian Grider pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-50 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Bryon Griffin (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SG - Brian Grider (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Kenneth Taylor (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Roy Whiteaker (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. 4 pf. C - Brandon Plank (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Freddie Villalon (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Stanley Mendosa (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Glenn Smiley (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Craig Rohe (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. C - Gino Giordano (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:36 | Florida State | Roy Whiteaker banks in the layup on a great pass from Brian Grider | 45-50 |
| 03:14 | Nebraska | Freddie Villalon hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Brian Grider - foul #2 on Brian Grider, team foul #6 | 45-50 |
| Subs | Florida State | Thomas Wolfe (SG), Kenneth Dixon (C) Brian Grider, Brandon Plank | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Arnold Gallion (SF), Robert Custer (PF), Ronald Cadorette (C) Glenn Smiley, Craig Rohe, Gino Giordano | |
| 03:14 | Nebraska | Freddie Villalon makes the 1st free throw | 45-51 |
| 03:14 | Nebraska | Freddie Villalon misses the 2nd free throw | 45-51 |
| 03:14 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Roy Whiteaker | 45-51 |
| 02:53 | Florida State | Kenneth Taylor clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 45-51 |
| 02:51 | Nebraska | Robert Custer gets the rebound | 45-51 |
| 02:51 | Nebraska | Nebraska calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 45-51 |
| Subs | Florida State | Brian Harper (PG), John Phillips (SF), Brandon Plank (C) Bryon Griffin, Kenneth Taylor, Kenneth Dixon | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Michael Kasten (SG), William Henry (SF) Stanley Mendosa, Arnold Gallion | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 02:23 | Nebraska | William Henry drills a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Freddie Villalon and he's fouled by John Phillips - foul #2 on John Phillips, team foul #7 | 45-53 |
| 02:23 | Nebraska | William Henry makes the free throw | 45-54 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 02:04 | Florida State | Brian Harper comes up short on the shot from the left side | 45-54 |
| 02:03 | Nebraska | Ronald Cadorette gets the rebound | 45-54 |
| 02:03 | Nebraska | Nebraska calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 45-54 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Craig Rohe (PF), Gino Giordano (C) Robert Custer, Ronald Cadorette | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 01:56 | Nebraska | Craig Rohe is fouled on the floor by Roy Whiteaker - foul #5 on Roy Whiteaker, team foul #8 | 45-54 |
| Subs | Florida State | Kenneth Dixon (PF) Roy Whiteaker | |
| Subs | Nebraska | John Rajewski (SG) Michael Kasten | |
| 01:56 | Nebraska | Craig Rohe makes the 1st free throw | 45-55 |
| 01:56 | Nebraska | Craig Rohe makes the 2nd free throw | 45-56 |
| 01:43 | Florida State | Brian Harper connects on the open 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Thomas Wolfe | 48-56 |
| 01:41 | Nebraska | Thomas Wolfe is called for the reach on Craig Rohe in the backcourt - foul #3 on Thomas Wolfe, team foul #9 | 48-56 |
| 01:41 | Nebraska | Craig Rohe makes the 1st free throw | 48-57 |
| 01:41 | Nebraska | Craig Rohe makes the 2nd free throw | 48-58 |
| 01:38 | Florida State | Brian Harper is hacked by Freddie Villalon in the backcourt - foul #1 on Freddie Villalon, team foul #8 | 48-58 |
| Subs | Florida State | Brian Grider (SG), Kenneth Taylor (SF), Robert Morrell (C) Thomas Wolfe, John Phillips, Brandon Plank | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Roger Sirois (PG), Stanley Mendosa (SG), Glenn Smiley (SF), Robert Custer (PF), Ronald Cadorette (C) Freddie Villalon, John Rajewski, William Henry, Craig Rohe, Gino Giordano | |
| 01:38 | Florida State | Brian Harper makes the 1st free throw | 49-58 |
| 01:38 | Florida State | Brian Harper makes the 2nd free throw | 50-58 |
| 01:37 | Nebraska | Robert Custer is fouled in the backcourt by Brian Grider - foul #3 on Brian Grider, team foul #10 | 50-58 |
| Subs | Florida State | Thomas Wolfe (SG), John Phillips (SF), Brandon Plank (C) Brian Grider, Kenneth Taylor, Robert Morrell | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Freddie Villalon (PG), John Rajewski (SG), William Henry (SF), Gino Giordano (C) Roger Sirois, Stanley Mendosa, Glenn Smiley, Ronald Cadorette | |
| 01:37 | Nebraska | Robert Custer makes the 1st free throw | 50-59 |
| 01:37 | Nebraska | Robert Custer makes the 2nd free throw | 50-60 |
| 01:33 | Florida State | Robert Custer picks off the pass by John Phillips in the backcourt | 50-60 |
| 01:31 | Nebraska | Robert Custer is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Dixon - foul #2 on Kenneth Dixon, team foul #11 | 50-60 |
| Subs | Florida State | Bryon Griffin (PG), Brian Grider (SG), Kenneth Taylor (SF), Robert Morrell (C) Brian Harper, Thomas Wolfe, John Phillips, Brandon Plank | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Roger Sirois (PG), Glenn Smiley (SF), Ronald Cadorette (C) Freddie Villalon, William Henry, Gino Giordano | |
| 01:31 | Nebraska | Robert Custer makes the 1st free throw | 50-61 |
| 01:31 | Nebraska | Robert Custer makes the 2nd free throw | 50-62 |
| 01:18 | Florida State | Bryon Griffin can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway jumper from the left side | 50-62 |
| 01:17 | Nebraska | The rebound goes to Robert Custer | 50-62 |
| 01:14 | Nebraska | Robert Custer is hacked by Bryon Griffin in the backcourt - foul #2 on Bryon Griffin, team foul #12 | 50-62 |
| 01:14 | Nebraska | Robert Custer makes the 1st free throw | 50-63 |
| 01:14 | Nebraska | Robert Custer makes the 2nd free throw | 50-64 |
| 00:58 | Florida State | Kenneth Taylor is open and scores on a floater near the basket set up by Brian Grider | 52-64 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:34 | Nebraska | Glenn Smiley is denied on a dunk by Robert Morrell | 52-64 |
| 00:32 | Florida State | Brian Grider grabs the defensive rebound | 52-64 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:25 | Florida State | Kenneth Taylor scores on a shot in the paint on a nice dish by Bryon Griffin | 54-64 |
| 00:00 | Nebraska | Roger Sirois runs out the clock | 54-64 |