| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Scott Welch (fresh) SG - Thomas Caron (fresh) SF - Peter Nichols (fresh) PF - Vincent Walker (fresh) C - August Hayman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Stephen Baker (fresh) SG - Yong Chin (fresh) SF - Robert Weaver (fresh) PF - Michael Otero (fresh) C - Marlon Kapoor (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Nebraska | Vincent Walker wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+1) | |
| 19:40 | Nebraska | Scott Welch misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Kentucky | Yong Chin grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:16 | Kentucky | Marlon Kapoor misses short on an open floater from the left side | 0-0 |
| 19:15 | Nebraska | August Hayman grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:11 | Nebraska | Thomas Caron hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Peter Nichols | 3-0 |
| 18:50 | Kentucky | Stephen Baker works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 3-3 |
| 18:43 | Nebraska | Thomas Caron is hacked by Robert Weaver - foul #1 on Robert Weaver, team foul #1 | 3-3 |
| 18:27 | Nebraska | Scott Welch misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 3-3 |
| 18:26 | Kentucky | Michael Otero grabs the defensive rebound | 3-3 |
| 17:58 | Kentucky | Marlon Kapoor can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 3-3 |
| 17:57 | Nebraska | Peter Nichols grabs the board | 3-3 |
| 17:46 | Nebraska | Thomas Caron hits a wide open 3 from the left corner set up by Peter Nichols | 6-3 |
| 17:27 | Kentucky | Marlon Kapoor's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 6-3 |
| Subs | Nebraska | John Dargan (C) August Hayman | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 17:01 | Nebraska | Vincent Walker drills a jump hook from the left block | 8-3 |
| 16:41 | Kentucky | Yong Chin shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Weaver | 8-6 |
| 16:26 | Nebraska | Thomas Caron misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 8-6 |
| 16:25 | Kentucky | Robert Weaver grabs the defensive rebound | 8-6 |
| 16:21 | Kentucky | Robert Weaver connects on the open 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Stephen Baker | 8-9 |
| 16:12 | Nebraska | Vincent Walker drills a jumper from the right wing | 10-9 |
| 15:43 | Kentucky | Stephen Baker evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 10-9 |
| 15:41 | Kentucky | Marlon Kapoor pulls down the offensive rebound | 10-9 |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Scott Welch (fairly fresh) SG - Thomas Caron (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Peter Nichols (fairly fresh) 2 ast. PF - Vincent Walker (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - John Dargan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Stephen Baker (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Yong Chin (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Weaver (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Michael Otero (fairly fresh) C - Marlon Kapoor (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:20 | Kentucky | Michael Otero is whistled for traveling | 10-9 |
| Subs | Nebraska | William Shine (PG), Keith Newton (SG), Randy Brown (SF), Ralph Doty (PF), August Hayman (C) Scott Welch, Thomas Caron, Peter Nichols, Vincent Walker, John Dargan | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jiao-Long Xue (PG), Donald Scott (SG), Patrick Pullins (C) Stephen Baker, Yong Chin, Marlon Kapoor | |
| 15:01 | Nebraska | William Shine is fouled on the floor by Michael Otero - foul #1 on Michael Otero, team foul #2 | 10-9 |
| 14:56 | Nebraska | Keith Newton misses badly on a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Donald Scott - foul #1 on Donald Scott, team foul #3 | 10-9 |
| 14:56 | Nebraska | Keith Newton makes the 1st free throw | 11-9 |
| 14:56 | Nebraska | Keith Newton misses the 2nd free throw | 11-9 |
| 14:56 | Kentucky | Robert Weaver snags the defensive board | 11-9 |
| 14:53 | Kentucky | Jiao-Long Xue's pass is intercepted by William Shine in the backcourt | 11-9 |
| 14:51 | Nebraska | Randy Brown slams it home set up by William Shine | 13-9 |
| 14:49 | Nebraska | The refs have stopped play. William Shine is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. His finger is completely bent. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 13-9 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Scott Welch (PG) William Shine | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 14:23 | Kentucky | Jiao-Long Xue misses badly on a jump hook from the left block but the foul's on Scott Welch - foul #1 on Scott Welch, team foul #1 | 13-9 |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Yong Chin (SG) Donald Scott | |
| 14:23 | Kentucky | Jiao-Long Xue makes the 1st free throw | 13-10 |
| 14:23 | Kentucky | Jiao-Long Xue makes the 2nd free throw | 13-11 |
| 14:13 | Nebraska | Ralph Doty is open and buries a shot from the left wing set up by Keith Newton | 15-11 |
| 13:50 | Kentucky | Michael Otero is hacked by Keith Newton - foul #1 on Keith Newton, team foul #2 | 15-11 |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Stephen Baker (PG), Marlon Kapoor (C) Jiao-Long Xue, Patrick Pullins | |
| 13:27 | Kentucky | Yong Chin splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 15-11 |
| 13:26 | Nebraska | August Hayman pulls down the rebound | 15-11 |
| 13:13 | Nebraska | Randy Brown comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 15-11 |
| 13:12 | Kentucky | Yong Chin snags the defensive board | 15-11 |
| 12:44 | Kentucky | Stephen Baker misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 15-11 |
| 12:43 | Nebraska | Ralph Doty pulls down the rebound | 15-11 |
| 12:20 | Nebraska | Keith Newton knocks in the shot from the right wing | 17-11 |
| 12:06 | Kentucky | Marlon Kapoor misses the dunk but the foul's on August Hayman - foul #1 on August Hayman, team foul #3 | 17-11 |
| Subs | Nebraska | William Shine (PG), Thomas Caron (SG), Peter Nichols (SF), Vincent Walker (PF), John Dargan (C) Scott Welch, Keith Newton, Randy Brown, Ralph Doty, August Hayman | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jiao-Long Xue (PG), Donald Scott (SG), Theodore Batista (SF), Raymond Lally (PF) Stephen Baker, Yong Chin, Robert Weaver, Michael Otero | |
| 12:06 | Kentucky | Marlon Kapoor makes the 1st free throw | 17-12 |
| 12:06 | Kentucky | Marlon Kapoor misses the 2nd free throw | 17-12 |
| 12:06 | Nebraska | Thomas Caron pulls down the rebound | 17-12 |
| 11:46 | Nebraska | Thomas Caron is hacked by Raymond Lally - foul #1 on Raymond Lally, team foul #4 | 17-12 |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Patrick Pullins (C) Marlon Kapoor | |
| 11:41 | Nebraska | Donald Scott steps in front of the Thomas Caron pass | 17-12 |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - William Shine (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Thomas Caron (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Peter Nichols (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Vincent Walker (fresh) 4 pts. C - John Dargan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Jiao-Long Xue (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Donald Scott (fresh) SF - Theodore Batista (fresh) PF - Raymond Lally (fresh) C - Patrick Pullins (fresh) | |
| 11:19 | Kentucky | Patrick Pullins misses long on a jumper from the right block | 17-12 |
| 11:18 | Kentucky | Jiao-Long Xue pulls down the offensive rebound | 17-12 |
| 10:59 | Kentucky | Theodore Batista misses the jumper in the paint but the foul's on William Shine - foul #1 on William Shine, team foul #4 | 17-12 |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Stephen Baker (PG), Yong Chin (SG) Jiao-Long Xue, Donald Scott | |
| 10:59 | Kentucky | Theodore Batista makes the 1st free throw | 17-13 |
| 10:59 | Kentucky | Theodore Batista makes the 2nd free throw | 17-14 |
| 10:46 | Nebraska | Vincent Walker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 17-14 |
| 10:26 | Kentucky | Stephen Baker scores on a jumpshot from the right wing | 17-16 |
| 10:13 | Nebraska | William Shine buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Thomas Caron | 20-16 |
| 10:07 | Kentucky | Stephen Baker hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 20-16 |
| 10:05 | Kentucky | Theodore Batista snags the offensive board | 20-16 |
| 09:44 | Kentucky | Stephen Baker drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Yong Chin | 20-19 |
| 09:34 | Nebraska | Vincent Walker misses long on a runner in the paint | 20-19 |
| 09:33 | Nebraska | John Dargan pulls down the offensive rebound | 20-19 |
| 09:28 | Nebraska | Yong Chin steals it from Vincent Walker | 20-19 |
| 09:07 | Kentucky | Stephen Baker misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by John Dargan - foul #1 on John Dargan, team foul #5 | 20-19 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Scott Welch (PG), Keith Newton (SG), Randy Brown (SF), Ralph Doty (PF), August Hayman (C) William Shine, Thomas Caron, Peter Nichols, Vincent Walker, John Dargan | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Weaver (SF), Michael Otero (PF), Marlon Kapoor (C) Theodore Batista, Raymond Lally, Patrick Pullins | |
| 09:07 | Kentucky | Stephen Baker makes the 1st free throw | 20-20 |
| 09:07 | Kentucky | Stephen Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 20-21 |
| 08:46 | Nebraska | Michael Otero picks off the pass by Ralph Doty | 20-21 |
| 08:21 | Kentucky | Stephen Baker tries to split the doubleteam and is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Stephen Baker, team foul #5 | 20-21 |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jiao-Long Xue (PG), Donald Scott (SG) Stephen Baker, Yong Chin | |
| 08:07 | Nebraska | Keith Newton comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 20-21 |
| 08:06 | Kentucky | Marlon Kapoor gets the rebound | 20-21 |
| 07:51 | Kentucky | Donald Scott's floater is tipped away by Ralph Doty | 20-21 |
| 07:50 | Nebraska | Ralph Doty gets the rebound | 20-21 |
| 07:50 | Nebraska | The refs have stopped play. Ralph Doty is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his ankle. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 20-21 |
| Subs | Nebraska | William Shine (PG), Thomas Caron (SG), Vincent Walker (PF) Scott Welch, Randy Brown, Ralph Doty | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 07:41 | Nebraska | Vincent Walker is hacked by Robert Weaver - foul #2 on Robert Weaver, team foul #6 | 20-21 |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Gilbert Lombard (SF) Robert Weaver | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - William Shine (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Caron (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Keith Newton (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Vincent Walker (fresh) 4 pts. C - August Hayman (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Jiao-Long Xue (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Donald Scott (fresh) SF - Gilbert Lombard (fresh) PF - Michael Otero (fairly fresh) C - Marlon Kapoor (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:32 | Nebraska | Keith Newton can't connect on an uncontested 3 from straight away | 20-21 |
| 07:30 | Nebraska | Vincent Walker misses the tip | 20-21 |
| 07:29 | Kentucky | Marlon Kapoor grabs the defensive rebound | 20-21 |
| 07:27 | Kentucky | William Shine is called for the reach on Jiao-Long Xue in the backcourt - foul #2 on William Shine, team foul #6 | 20-21 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Randy Brown (SF) William Shine | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Yong Chin (PG), Theodore Batista (SF) Jiao-Long Xue, Gilbert Lombard | |
| 07:15 | Kentucky | August Hayman is called for the reach on Donald Scott - foul #2 on August Hayman, team foul #7 | 20-21 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Peter Nichols (SF), John Dargan (C) Randy Brown, August Hayman | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 07:15 | Kentucky | Donald Scott makes the 1st free throw | 20-22 |
| 07:15 | Kentucky | Donald Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 20-23 |
| 07:06 | Nebraska | Vincent Walker's pass is intercepted by Marlon Kapoor | 20-23 |
| 06:42 | Kentucky | Michael Otero clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 20-23 |
| 06:41 | Kentucky | Yong Chin pulls down the offensive rebound | 20-23 |
| 06:18 | Kentucky | Yong Chin scores on a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Donald Scott | 20-25 |
| 06:05 | Nebraska | Vincent Walker can't finish the layup | 20-25 |
| 06:03 | Nebraska | Peter Nichols grabs the offensive rebound | 20-25 |
| 05:55 | Nebraska | Keith Newton is by himself and knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 22-25 |
| 05:34 | Kentucky | Theodore Batista connects on the floater from close range | 22-27 |
| 05:17 | Nebraska | Peter Nichols connects on the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Keith Newton | 25-27 |
| 04:53 | Kentucky | Marlon Kapoor scores on a jump hook from the right block set up by Yong Chin | 25-29 |
| 04:39 | Nebraska | Thomas Caron misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 25-29 |
| 04:38 | Nebraska | Vincent Walker hits the follow up shot | 27-29 |
| 04:16 | Kentucky | Theodore Batista makes the fadeaway from the baseline set up by Michael Otero | 27-31 |
| 04:08 | Nebraska | Peter Nichols hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 27-31 |
| 04:06 | Kentucky | Michael Otero gets the rebound | 27-31 |
| 03:47 | Kentucky | Marlon Kapoor drills a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Yong Chin and the foul's on Keith Newton - foul #2 on Keith Newton, team foul #8 | 27-33 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Scott Welch (PG), Randy Brown (SG), Tommy McBane (SF), Ralph Doty (PF), August Hayman (C) Keith Newton, Thomas Caron, Peter Nichols, Vincent Walker, John Dargan | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Stephen Baker (PG), Jiao-Long Xue (SG), Robert Weaver (SF), Raymond Lally (PF) Yong Chin, Donald Scott, Theodore Batista, Michael Otero | |
| 03:47 | Kentucky | Marlon Kapoor makes the free throw | 27-34 |
| 03:29 | Nebraska | Scott Welch connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 30-34 |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Scott Welch (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Randy Brown (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Tommy McBane (fresh) PF - Ralph Doty (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - August Hayman (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Stephen Baker (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jiao-Long Xue (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Weaver (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Raymond Lally (fresh) C - Marlon Kapoor (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:05 | Kentucky | Robert Weaver throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-34 |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Patrick Pullins (C) Marlon Kapoor | |
| 02:58 | Nebraska | August Hayman's pass is intercepted by Raymond Lally | 30-34 |
| 02:29 | Kentucky | Jiao-Long Xue is fouled on the floor by Tommy McBane - foul #1 on Tommy McBane, team foul #9 | 30-34 |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Yong Chin (SG) Stephen Baker | |
| 02:29 | Kentucky | Jiao-Long Xue makes the 1st free throw | 30-35 |
| 02:29 | Kentucky | Jiao-Long Xue makes the 2nd free throw | 30-36 |
| 02:10 | Nebraska | Randy Brown misses short on a shot from the left side | 30-36 |
| 02:08 | Kentucky | Raymond Lally grabs the board | 30-36 |
| 01:49 | Kentucky | Yong Chin splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 30-36 |
| 01:48 | Kentucky | Robert Weaver hits the follow up shot | 30-38 |
| 01:38 | Nebraska | Randy Brown is fouled on the floor by Patrick Pullins - foul #1 on Patrick Pullins, team foul #7 | 30-38 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Keith Newton (SF) Tommy McBane | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Stephen Baker (PG) Jiao-Long Xue | |
| 01:38 | Nebraska | Randy Brown makes the 1st free throw | 31-38 |
| 01:38 | Nebraska | Randy Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 32-38 |
| 01:14 | Kentucky | Stephen Baker is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 32-38 |
| 01:13 | Kentucky | Patrick Pullins misses the tip | 32-38 |
| 01:11 | Kentucky | Yong Chin tips it in | 32-40 |
| 01:01 | Nebraska | Randy Brown misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 32-40 |
| 01:00 | Kentucky | Robert Weaver grabs the board | 32-40 |
| 00:39 | Kentucky | Stephen Baker hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 32-40 |
| 00:37 | Kentucky | Yong Chin tips it back up and in | 32-42 |
| 00:22 | Nebraska | August Hayman throws it down on a great pass from Keith Newton and he's hacked by Patrick Pullins - foul #2 on Patrick Pullins, team foul #8 | 34-42 |
| Subs | Nebraska | William Shine (PG), Thomas Caron (SG), Peter Nichols (SF), Vincent Walker (PF) Scott Welch, Randy Brown, Keith Newton, Ralph Doty | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Donald Scott (SG), Peter Hudson (PF), Marlon Kapoor (C) Yong Chin, Raymond Lally, Patrick Pullins | |
| 00:22 | Nebraska | August Hayman misses the free throw | 34-42 |
| 00:22 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Marlon Kapoor | 34-42 |
| 00:18 | Kentucky | Stephen Baker shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Donald Scott | 34-45 |
| 00:10 | Nebraska | August Hayman misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 34-45 |
| 00:08 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Robert Weaver | 34-45 |
| 00:04 | Kentucky | Thomas Caron is called for the reach on Donald Scott - foul #1 on Thomas Caron, team foul #10 | 34-45 |
| 00:04 | Kentucky | Donald Scott misses the 1st free throw | 34-45 |
| 00:04 | Kentucky | Donald Scott misses the 2nd free throw | 34-45 |
| 00:04 | Nebraska | Vincent Walker grabs the defensive rebound | 34-45 |
| 00:00 | Nebraska | Vincent Walker misses short on a halfcourt shot | 34-45 |