| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Eric Carter (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Childs (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. SF - Walter Harris (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Robert Scott (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Markus Duell (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Scott Welch (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Thomas Caron (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Keith Newton (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jeffrey Garrett (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Luther Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Nebraska | Keith Newton inbounds the ball | 30-28 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| 19:45 | Nebraska | Jeffrey Garrett is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline | 30-28 |
| 19:44 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Walter Harris | 30-28 |
| 19:16 | Mississippi | John Childs misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 30-28 |
| 19:14 | Nebraska | Luther Williams gets the rebound | 30-28 |
| 19:09 | Nebraska | Scott Welch works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 30-28 |
| 19:07 | Mississippi | Walter Harris gets the rebound | 30-28 |
| 19:03 | Mississippi | Eric Carter is called for traveling | 30-28 |
| 18:54 | Nebraska | Thomas Caron misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 30-28 |
| 18:53 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Robert Scott | 30-28 |
| 18:36 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Garrett steps in front of the John Childs pass | 30-28 |
| 18:19 | Nebraska | Scott Welch comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 30-28 |
| 18:17 | Nebraska | The offensive rebound goes to Scott Welch | 30-28 |
| 18:06 | Nebraska | John Childs is called for the reach on Thomas Caron - foul #2 on John Childs, team foul #1 | 30-28 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jesus Marquez (PG), Richard Hurlbert (PF) Eric Carter, Robert Scott | |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| 17:58 | Nebraska | Jeffrey Garrett hits a turnaround from the right block set up by Scott Welch | 30-30 |
| 17:33 | Mississippi | Thomas Caron doubles John Childs and is called for the reach - foul #3 on Thomas Caron, team foul #1 | 30-30 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Eric Carter (SG), Robert Scott (PF) John Childs, Richard Hurlbert | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Larry Richardson (SG), Vincent Walker (PF) Thomas Caron, Jeffrey Garrett | |
| 17:09 | Mississippi | Robert Scott banks in the layup on a nice dish by Jesus Marquez and he's fouled by Keith Newton - foul #2 on Keith Newton, team foul #2 | 32-30 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Tommy McBane (SG) Scott Welch | |
| 17:09 | Mississippi | Robert Scott makes the free throw | 33-30 |
| 16:58 | Nebraska | Luther Williams banks in the layup on a nice dish by Keith Newton and he's hacked by Markus Duell - foul #3 on Markus Duell, team foul #2 | 33-32 |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Childs (SG), Richard Hurlbert (C) Jesus Marquez, Markus Duell | |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| 16:58 | Nebraska | Luther Williams makes the free throw | 33-33 |
| 16:42 | Mississippi | Richard Hurlbert misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 33-33 |
| 16:41 | Nebraska | Vincent Walker grabs the defensive rebound | 33-33 |
| 16:31 | Nebraska | Keith Newton misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 33-33 |
| 16:29 | Nebraska | The offensive rebound goes to Luther Williams | 33-33 |
| 16:16 | Nebraska | Keith Newton travels with the ball | 33-33 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jesus Marquez (PG) Eric Carter | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Scott Welch (PG), Don Beasley (C) Keith Newton, Luther Williams | |
| 16:01 | Mississippi | John Childs banks in the layup over the doubleteam set up by Walter Harris and he's hacked by Larry Richardson - foul #2 on Larry Richardson, team foul #3 | 35-33 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Jeffrey Garrett (PF) Don Beasley | |
| 16:01 | Mississippi | John Childs misses the free throw | 35-33 |
| 16:01 | Nebraska | Vincent Walker grabs the board | 35-33 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jesus Marquez (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Childs (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. SF - Walter Harris (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Scott (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Hurlbert (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Scott Welch (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Richardson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Tommy McBane (fresh) PF - Jeffrey Garrett (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Vincent Walker (fresh) 7 reb. | |
| 15:49 | Nebraska | John Childs takes the ball from Vincent Walker | 35-33 |
| 15:46 | Mississippi | John Childs blows the layup | 35-33 |
| 15:44 | Mississippi | John Childs pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-33 |
| 15:16 | Mississippi | Richard Hurlbert is called for traveling | 35-33 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Eric Carter (SG), Eugenio Romano (PF), Markus Duell (C) John Childs, Robert Scott, Richard Hurlbert | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Thomas Caron (SG), Luther Williams (C) Tommy McBane, Vincent Walker | |
| 15:06 | Nebraska | Thomas Caron is hacked by Eric Carter - foul #1 on Eric Carter, team foul #3 | 35-33 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Keith Newton (SF) Larry Richardson | |
| 14:58 | Nebraska | Thomas Caron misses badly on the uncontested 3pt attempt from the right wing | 35-33 |
| 14:56 | Mississippi | Jesus Marquez snags the defensive board | 35-33 |
| 14:31 | Mississippi | Walter Harris splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 35-33 |
| 14:29 | Mississippi | Walter Harris tips it home | 37-33 |
| 14:12 | Nebraska | Thomas Caron comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 37-33 |
| 14:11 | Mississippi | Eugenio Romano snags the defensive board | 37-33 |
| 13:49 | Mississippi | Walter Harris's floater is knocked away by Luther Williams | 37-33 |
| 13:48 | Mississippi | Markus Duell gets the offensive rebound | 37-33 |
| 13:31 | Mississippi | Eric Carter knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 40-33 |
| 13:11 | Nebraska | Luther Williams makes the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jeffrey Garrett | 40-35 |
| 12:42 | Mississippi | Walter Harris misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 40-35 |
| 12:41 | Nebraska | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Garrett | 40-35 |
| 12:20 | Nebraska | Scott Welch is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 40-37 |
| 12:03 | Mississippi | Walter Harris makes the contested fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 42-37 |
| 11:46 | Nebraska | Luther Williams throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Childs (SG), Robert Scott (PF) Jesus Marquez, Markus Duell | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Larry Richardson (PG), Tommy McBane (SF), Vincent Walker (PF), Don Beasley (C) Scott Welch, Keith Newton, Jeffrey Garrett, Luther Williams | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Eric Carter (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Childs (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. SF - Walter Harris (tiring) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Scott (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Eugenio Romano (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Larry Richardson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Thomas Caron (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Tommy McBane (fresh) PF - Vincent Walker (fresh) 7 reb. C - Don Beasley (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:17 | Mississippi | Walter Harris works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Tommy McBane - foul #2 on Tommy McBane, team foul #4 | 42-37 |
| 11:17 | Mississippi | Walter Harris makes the 1st free throw | 43-37 |
| 11:17 | Mississippi | Walter Harris misses the 2nd free throw | 43-37 |
| 11:17 | Nebraska | Don Beasley gets the rebound | 43-37 |
| 11:06 | Nebraska | Larry Richardson misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 43-37 |
| 11:05 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Eugenio Romano | 43-37 |
| 10:48 | Mississippi | Eric Carter is hacked by Don Beasley - foul #1 on Don Beasley, team foul #5 | 43-37 |
| 10:30 | Mississippi | John Childs evades the doubleteam but misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 43-37 |
| 10:29 | Nebraska | Vincent Walker grabs the defensive rebound | 43-37 |
| 10:19 | Nebraska | Vincent Walker misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 43-37 |
| 10:17 | Nebraska | The offensive rebound goes to Don Beasley | 43-37 |
| 09:59 | Nebraska | Eric Carter picks off the pass by Larry Richardson | 43-37 |
| 09:39 | Mississippi | Eugenio Romano is fouled on the floor by Don Beasley - foul #2 on Don Beasley, team foul #6 | 43-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jesus Marquez (PG), Markus Duell (C) Eric Carter, Walter Harris | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Keith Newton (SF), Luther Williams (C) Thomas Caron, Don Beasley | |
| 09:26 | Mississippi | John Childs is fouled on the floor by Tommy McBane - foul #3 on Tommy McBane, team foul #7 | 43-37 |
| 09:26 | Mississippi | John Childs misses the 1st free throw | 43-37 |
| 09:26 | Nebraska | Vincent Walker snags the defensive board | 43-37 |
| 09:16 | Nebraska | Keith Newton makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 43-40 |
| 08:49 | Mississippi | Vincent Walker denies the turnaround by Eugenio Romano | 43-40 |
| 08:48 | Nebraska | The rebound goes to Vincent Walker | 43-40 |
| 08:42 | Nebraska | Luther Williams works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block | 43-40 |
| 08:41 | Mississippi | Robert Scott pulls down the rebound | 43-40 |
| 08:39 | Mississippi | Jesus Marquez is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jesus Marquez, team foul #4 | 43-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Eric Carter (PG), Walter Harris (SF) Jesus Marquez, Markus Duell | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Scott Welch (PG), Thomas Caron (SG), Jeffrey Garrett (PF) Larry Richardson, Tommy McBane, Vincent Walker | |
| 08:31 | Nebraska | Keith Newton is denied on a layup by Robert Scott | 43-40 |
| 08:29 | Mississippi | Eugenio Romano pulls down the rebound | 43-40 |
| 08:02 | Mississippi | Robert Scott is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Garrett - foul #1 on Jeffrey Garrett, team foul #8 | 43-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jesus Marquez (PG) Eric Carter | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Don Beasley (PF) Jeffrey Garrett | |
| 08:02 | Mississippi | Robert Scott makes the 1st free throw | 44-40 |
| 08:02 | Mississippi | Robert Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 45-40 |
| 07:43 | Nebraska | Luther Williams misses the dunk | 45-40 |
| 07:42 | Mississippi | Walter Harris pulls down the rebound | 45-40 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jesus Marquez (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - John Childs (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. SF - Walter Harris (tiring) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Robert Scott (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Eugenio Romano (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Scott Welch (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Caron (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Keith Newton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Don Beasley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Luther Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 07:23 | Mississippi | Robert Scott comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Don Beasley - foul #3 on Don Beasley, team foul #9 | 45-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Eric Carter (PG), Markus Duell (C) Jesus Marquez, Walter Harris | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Tommy McBane (SG), Vincent Walker (PF) Thomas Caron, Don Beasley | |
| 07:23 | Mississippi | Robert Scott makes the 1st free throw | 46-40 |
| 07:23 | Mississippi | Robert Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 47-40 |
| 07:13 | Nebraska | Scott Welch is hacked by Eugenio Romano - foul #4 on Eugenio Romano, team foul #5 | 47-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Walter Harris (SF) Robert Scott | |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| 07:00 | Nebraska | Luther Williams can't finish the layup against a doubleteam | 47-40 |
| 06:58 | Nebraska | Vincent Walker misses the tip | 47-40 |
| 06:57 | Mississippi | Markus Duell gets the rebound | 47-40 |
| 06:28 | Mississippi | Eric Carter's pass is intercepted by Luther Williams | 47-40 |
| 06:15 | Nebraska | Scott Welch throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jesus Marquez (PG), Robert Scott (SF) Eric Carter, Walter Harris | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Larry Richardson (SG), Jeffrey Garrett (PF) Keith Newton, Vincent Walker | |
| 05:49 | Mississippi | Markus Duell misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 47-40 |
| 05:47 | Nebraska | Jeffrey Garrett gets the rebound | 47-40 |
| 05:29 | Nebraska | Jeffrey Garrett misses the shot from the left wing | 47-40 |
| 05:27 | Mississippi | Jesus Marquez gets the rebound | 47-40 |
| 05:01 | Mississippi | Jesus Marquez loses the ball out of bounds | 47-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Eric Carter (PG), Walter Harris (SF) Jesus Marquez, Robert Scott | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Thomas Caron (SG), Keith Newton (SF), Vincent Walker (C) Scott Welch, Tommy McBane, Luther Williams | |
| 04:45 | Nebraska | Keith Newton drills a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Jeffrey Garrett | 47-42 |
| 04:16 | Mississippi | Eric Carter can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Keith Newton - foul #3 on Keith Newton, team foul #10 | 47-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Robert Scott (PF) Markus Duell | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Don Beasley (C) Jeffrey Garrett | |
| 04:16 | Mississippi | Eric Carter makes the 1st free throw | 48-42 |
| 04:16 | Mississippi | Eric Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 49-42 |
| 03:59 | Nebraska | Eugenio Romano takes the ball from Don Beasley | 49-42 |
| 03:37 | Mississippi | John Childs is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 49-42 |
| 03:36 | Nebraska | Vincent Walker grabs the defensive rebound | 49-42 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Eric Carter (tiring) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Childs (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. SF - Walter Harris (tiring) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Robert Scott (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Eugenio Romano (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Larry Richardson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Thomas Caron (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Keith Newton (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Vincent Walker (fresh) 12 reb. 2 blk. C - Don Beasley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:17 | Nebraska | Thomas Caron scores on a 3 from the right wing | 49-45 |
| 02:53 | Mississippi | John Childs is called for traveling | 49-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jesus Marquez (PG), Markus Duell (C) John Childs, Eugenio Romano | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Scott Welch (PG), Tommy McBane (SF), Luther Williams (C) Larry Richardson, Keith Newton, Vincent Walker | |
| 02:49 | Nebraska | Nebraska calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Jeffrey Garrett (PF) Don Beasley | |
| 02:39 | Nebraska | Thomas Caron clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 49-45 |
| 02:38 | Nebraska | Scott Welch snags the offensive board | 49-45 |
| 02:26 | Nebraska | Luther Williams hits the finger roll | 49-47 |
| 02:02 | Mississippi | Jesus Marquez hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 49-47 |
| 02:01 | Mississippi | Jesus Marquez grabs the offensive rebound | 49-47 |
| 01:41 | Mississippi | Eric Carter scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Walter Harris | 52-47 |
| 01:18 | Nebraska | Tommy McBane misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 52-47 |
| 01:16 | Nebraska | Jeffrey Garrett pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-47 |
| 01:04 | Nebraska | Scott Welch misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 52-47 |
| 01:02 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Eric Carter | 52-47 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| 00:41 | Mississippi | Walter Harris makes the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Jesus Marquez | 54-47 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| 00:35 | Nebraska | Thomas Caron clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 54-47 |
| 00:33 | Mississippi | Markus Duell gets the rebound | 54-47 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| 00:30 | Mississippi | Thomas Caron is called for the reach on Markus Duell in the backcourt - foul #4 on Thomas Caron, team foul #11 | 54-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Keith Newton (SF) Tommy McBane | |
| 00:30 | Mississippi | Markus Duell makes the 1st free throw | 55-47 |
| 00:30 | Mississippi | Markus Duell makes the 2nd free throw | 56-47 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| 00:24 | Nebraska | Robert Scott picks off the pass by Scott Welch | 56-47 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| 00:21 | Mississippi | Thomas Caron is called for the reach on Markus Duell in the backcourt - foul #5 on Thomas Caron, team foul #12 | 56-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Larry Richardson (SG) Thomas Caron | |
| 00:21 | Mississippi | Markus Duell makes the 1st free throw | 57-47 |
| 00:21 | Mississippi | Markus Duell makes the 2nd free throw | 58-47 |
| 00:16 | Nebraska | Scott Welch knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Larry Richardson | 58-50 |
| 00:15 | Mississippi | Jesus Marquez is hacked by Scott Welch in the backcourt - foul #1 on Scott Welch, team foul #13 | 58-50 |
| 00:15 | Mississippi | Jesus Marquez makes the 1st free throw | 59-50 |
| 00:15 | Mississippi | Jesus Marquez misses the 2nd free throw | 59-50 |
| 00:15 | Nebraska | Luther Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 59-50 |
| 00:09 | Nebraska | Keith Newton hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 59-50 |
| 00:07 | Nebraska | Larry Richardson pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-50 |
| 00:05 | Nebraska | Keith Newton misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 59-50 |
| 00:03 | Nebraska | Luther Williams grabs the offensive rebound | 59-50 |
| 00:00 | Nebraska | Larry Richardson comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 59-50 |