| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Donald Gephart (fresh) SG - Philip Racine (fresh) SF - Robert Davis (fresh) PF - John Miles (fresh) C - Jerome Bell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Bradley Dunning (fresh) SG - William Parker (fresh) SF - Vernon Fletcher (fresh) PF - Chad Smith (fresh) C - Dwight Jones (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Nebraska | Jerome Bell wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:31 | Nebraska | Jerome Bell is whistled for traveling | 0-0 |
| 19:15 | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 0-0 |
| 19:14 | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning snags the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 18:51 | Mississippi | William Parker misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 18:49 | Mississippi | Dwight Jones snags the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 18:28 | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher misses the driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by Robert Davis - foul #1 on Robert Davis, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:28 | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 18:28 | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher misses the 2nd free throw | 0-1 |
| 18:28 | Nebraska | Philip Racine grabs the board | 0-1 |
| 18:24 | Nebraska | The short jumper by Robert Davis is denied by Chad Smith | 0-1 |
| 18:23 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Chad Smith | 0-1 |
| 18:06 | Mississippi | Chad Smith hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Bradley Dunning | 0-3 |
| 17:44 | Nebraska | William Parker picks off the pass by Robert Davis | 0-3 |
| 17:17 | Mississippi | Dwight Jones loses the ball out of bounds | 0-3 |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Cedric Halpin (PG), Randall Murray (SF), Joseph Warren (PF), Jason Williams (C) Bradley Dunning, Vernon Fletcher, Chad Smith, Dwight Jones | |
| 16:52 | Nebraska | John Miles hits a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Philip Racine | 3-3 |
| 16:33 | Mississippi | William Parker hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Cedric Halpin | 3-6 |
| 16:15 | Nebraska | Jerome Bell clanks a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Joseph Warren - foul #1 on Joseph Warren, team foul #1 | 3-6 |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher (SG) William Parker | |
| 16:15 | Nebraska | Jerome Bell makes the 1st free throw | 4-6 |
| 16:15 | Nebraska | Jerome Bell makes the 2nd free throw | 5-6 |
| 15:58 | Mississippi | Joseph Warren blows the layup but he's fouled by John Miles - foul #1 on John Miles, team foul #2 | 5-6 |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning (PG) Vernon Fletcher | |
| 15:58 | Mississippi | Joseph Warren makes the 1st free throw | 5-7 |
| 15:58 | Mississippi | Joseph Warren misses the 2nd free throw | 5-7 |
| 15:58 | Nebraska | John Miles grabs the defensive rebound | 5-7 |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Donald Gephart (fresh) SG - Philip Racine (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Davis (fresh) PF - John Miles (fresh) 3 pts. C - Jerome Bell (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Bradley Dunning (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Cedric Halpin (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Randall Murray (fresh) PF - Joseph Warren (fresh) 1 pts. C - Jason Williams (fresh) | |
| 15:40 | Nebraska | John Miles misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 5-7 |
| 15:38 | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning gets the rebound | 5-7 |
| 15:23 | Mississippi | Randall Murray makes the runner from the left block | 5-9 |
| 15:06 | Nebraska | Robert Davis hits a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Donald Gephart | 7-9 |
| 14:52 | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Jason Williams | 7-12 |
| 14:38 | Nebraska | Jerome Bell's layup is rejected by Jason Williams | 7-12 |
| 14:37 | Mississippi | Joseph Warren gets the rebound | 7-12 |
| 14:16 | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning loses the ball out of bounds | 7-12 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Donald Bellanger (PG), David Rathburn (SG), Dale Riley (SF), Ralph Ezdebski (PF), Leo Ashley (C) Donald Gephart, Philip Racine, Robert Davis, John Miles, Jerome Bell | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher (PG), William Parker (SG), Chad Smith (SF), Marcus Ludwig (PF), Dwight Jones (C) Bradley Dunning, Cedric Halpin, Randall Murray, Joseph Warren, Jason Williams | |
| 14:00 | Nebraska | David Rathburn makes the runner near the basket set up by Leo Ashley | 9-12 |
| 13:41 | Mississippi | William Parker buries a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Dwight Jones | 9-15 |
| 13:24 | Nebraska | David Rathburn misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by William Parker - foul #1 on William Parker, team foul #2 | 9-15 |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning (PG), Jason Williams (C) Marcus Ludwig, Dwight Jones | |
| 13:24 | Nebraska | David Rathburn misses the 1st free throw | 9-15 |
| 13:24 | Nebraska | David Rathburn misses the 2nd free throw | 9-15 |
| 13:24 | Mississippi | Chad Smith grabs the board | 9-15 |
| 13:15 | Mississippi | Chad Smith makes the shot in the paint on a great pass from Bradley Dunning | 9-17 |
| 13:01 | Nebraska | Donald Bellanger clanks a runner from the left block but the foul's on William Parker - foul #2 on William Parker, team foul #3 | 9-17 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Philip Racine (SG), Robert Davis (SF), John Miles (PF) David Rathburn, Dale Riley, Leo Ashley | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Randall Murray (SF), Dwight Jones (C) William Parker, Jason Williams | |
| 13:01 | Nebraska | Donald Bellanger makes the 1st free throw | 10-17 |
| 13:01 | Nebraska | Donald Bellanger makes the 2nd free throw | 11-17 |
| 12:54 | Mississippi | Chad Smith clanks a jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by John Miles - foul #2 on John Miles, team foul #3 | 11-17 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Donald Gephart (PG), Dale Riley (C) Donald Bellanger, John Miles | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 12:54 | Mississippi | Chad Smith makes the 1st free throw | 11-18 |
| 12:54 | Mississippi | Chad Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 11-18 |
| 12:54 | Nebraska | Ralph Ezdebski pulls down the rebound | 11-18 |
| 12:34 | Nebraska | Philip Racine misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Vernon Fletcher - foul #1 on Vernon Fletcher, team foul #4 | 11-18 |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Marcus Ludwig (PF), Jason Williams (C) Randall Murray, Dwight Jones | |
| 12:34 | Nebraska | Philip Racine makes the 1st free throw | 12-18 |
| 12:34 | Nebraska | Philip Racine misses the 2nd free throw | 12-18 |
| 12:34 | Nebraska | Dale Riley gets the offensive rebound | 12-18 |
| 12:22 | Nebraska | Donald Gephart misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 12-18 |
| 12:20 | Mississippi | Chad Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 12-18 |
| 11:59 | Mississippi | Chad Smith hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane | 12-18 |
| 11:58 | Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Chad Smith | 12-18 |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Donald Gephart (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Philip Racine (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Davis (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ralph Ezdebski (fresh) C - Dale Riley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Bradley Dunning (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Vernon Fletcher (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Chad Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Marcus Ludwig (fresh) C - Jason Williams (fresh) | |
| 11:47 | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 12-18 |
| 11:45 | Nebraska | Ralph Ezdebski snags the defensive board | 12-18 |
| 11:41 | Nebraska | Donald Gephart makes the floater from the free throw line | 14-18 |
| 11:24 | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 14-18 |
| 11:23 | Nebraska | Philip Racine pulls down the rebound | 14-18 |
| 11:06 | Nebraska | Ralph Ezdebski hits a shot in the paint on a great pass from Robert Davis | 16-18 |
| 10:49 | Mississippi | Chad Smith is fouled on the floor by Robert Davis - foul #2 on Robert Davis, team foul #4 | 16-18 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Donald Bellanger (PG), David Rathburn (SG), Leo Ashley (PF), Jerome Bell (C) Donald Gephart, Philip Racine, Robert Davis, Ralph Ezdebski | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Cedric Halpin (PG), Randall Murray (SF), Dwight Jones (C) Bradley Dunning, Marcus Ludwig, Jason Williams | |
| 10:32 | Mississippi | Dwight Jones misses the lay-in | 16-18 |
| 10:30 | Nebraska | Dale Riley gets the rebound | 16-18 |
| 10:19 | Nebraska | Dale Riley hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range | 16-18 |
| 10:17 | Nebraska | Leo Ashley grabs the offensive board | 16-18 |
| 10:05 | Nebraska | David Rathburn clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 16-18 |
| 10:04 | Nebraska | Leo Ashley gets the offensive rebound | 16-18 |
| 09:48 | Nebraska | Dale Riley makes the 3 from straight away | 19-18 |
| 09:27 | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on David Rathburn - foul #1 on David Rathburn, team foul #5 | 19-18 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Donald Gephart (PG), Philip Racine (SG), Ralph Ezdebski (PF) David Rathburn, Dale Riley, Leo Ashley | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning (PG), Joseph Warren (PF) Cedric Halpin, Chad Smith | |
| 09:27 | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher misses the 1st free throw | 19-18 |
| 09:27 | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher makes the 2nd free throw | 19-19 |
| 09:08 | Nebraska | Donald Gephart's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 19-19 |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Chad Smith (SF) Randall Murray | |
| 08:53 | Mississippi | Chad Smith clanks a jumper in the paint | 19-19 |
| 08:52 | Nebraska | Donald Gephart grabs the defensive rebound | 19-19 |
| 08:32 | Nebraska | Ralph Ezdebski misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 19-19 |
| 08:30 | Mississippi | Dwight Jones pulls down the rebound | 19-19 |
| 08:25 | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 19-19 |
| 08:24 | Nebraska | Philip Racine snags the defensive board | 19-19 |
| 08:07 | Nebraska | Jerome Bell hits a turnaround near the basket set up by Donald Gephart | 21-19 |
| 07:49 | Mississippi | The jump hook by Chad Smith is blocked by Jerome Bell | 21-19 |
| 07:47 | Nebraska | Jerome Bell snags the defensive board | 21-19 |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Donald Gephart (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Philip Racine (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Bellanger (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ralph Ezdebski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jerome Bell (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Bradley Dunning (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Vernon Fletcher (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Chad Smith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joseph Warren (fresh) 1 pts. C - Dwight Jones (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:32 | Nebraska | Ralph Ezdebski misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 21-19 |
| 07:30 | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning pulls down the rebound | 21-19 |
| 07:16 | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher is fouled on the floor by Jerome Bell - foul #1 on Jerome Bell, team foul #6 | 21-19 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Dale Riley (C) Jerome Bell | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Cedric Halpin (SG), Randall Murray (SF), Jason Williams (C) Vernon Fletcher, Joseph Warren, Dwight Jones | |
| 07:01 | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Bradley Dunning, team foul #5 | 21-19 |
| Subs | Nebraska | David Rathburn (SG) Philip Racine | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Marcus Ludwig (PF) Chad Smith | |
| 06:39 | Nebraska | Donald Bellanger is fouled on the floor by Jason Williams - foul #1 on Jason Williams, team foul #6 | 21-19 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Victor Anderton (SG), Leo Ashley (C) Donald Gephart, Ralph Ezdebski | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher (SG), Chad Smith (PF) Cedric Halpin, Marcus Ludwig | |
| 06:21 | Nebraska | Bradley Dunning takes the ball from Dale Riley | 21-19 |
| 06:17 | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning dunks the ball | 21-21 |
| 06:07 | Nebraska | David Rathburn's fadeaway is rejected by Jason Williams | 21-21 |
| 06:06 | Nebraska | Dale Riley hits the follow up shot | 23-21 |
| 05:39 | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Randall Murray | 23-23 |
| 05:17 | Nebraska | Leo Ashley hits a jumpshot from the left side | 25-23 |
| 04:54 | Mississippi | Chad Smith lays it up and in on a nice dish by Randall Murray | 25-25 |
| 04:28 | Nebraska | Bradley Dunning steals the ball from Dale Riley | 25-25 |
| 04:00 | Mississippi | Dale Riley is called for the reach on Randall Murray - foul #1 on Dale Riley, team foul #7 | 25-25 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Donald Gephart (PG), Philip Racine (SG), Robert Davis (SF), John Miles (PF), Jerome Bell (C) David Rathburn, Victor Anderton, Donald Bellanger, Dale Riley, Leo Ashley | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Cedric Halpin (PG), William Parker (SG), Joseph Warren (PF), Dwight Jones (C) Bradley Dunning, Vernon Fletcher, Chad Smith, Jason Williams | |
| 04:00 | Mississippi | Randall Murray makes the 1st free throw | 25-26 |
| 04:00 | Mississippi | Randall Murray misses the 2nd free throw | 25-26 |
| 04:00 | Nebraska | John Miles grabs the defensive rebound | 25-26 |
| 03:38 | Nebraska | Philip Racine loses the dribble to Cedric Halpin | 25-26 |
| 03:33 | Mississippi | Cedric Halpin lays it up and in | 25-28 |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Donald Gephart (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Philip Racine (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Davis (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Miles (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Jerome Bell (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Cedric Halpin (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Parker (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Randall Murray (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Joseph Warren (fresh) 1 pts. C - Dwight Jones (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:22 | Nebraska | Donald Gephart makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 28-28 |
| 03:10 | Mississippi | Dwight Jones can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 28-28 |
| 03:09 | Mississippi | Dwight Jones can't tip it in | 28-28 |
| 03:07 | Mississippi | Dwight Jones tips it home | 28-30 |
| 02:44 | Nebraska | Robert Davis can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 28-30 |
| 02:43 | Nebraska | John Miles grabs the offensive board | 28-30 |
| 02:35 | Nebraska | Jerome Bell misses the floater from just outside the lane | 28-30 |
| 02:33 | Mississippi | William Parker snags the defensive board | 28-30 |
| 02:09 | Mississippi | Joseph Warren misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 28-30 |
| 02:07 | Nebraska | Donald Gephart grabs the board | 28-30 |
| 01:48 | Nebraska | Robert Davis is hacked by Randall Murray - foul #1 on Randall Murray, team foul #7 | 28-30 |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning (PG), Vernon Fletcher (SF), Chad Smith (PF) Cedric Halpin, Randall Murray, Joseph Warren | |
| 01:48 | Nebraska | Robert Davis makes the 1st free throw | 29-30 |
| 01:48 | Nebraska | Robert Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 30-30 |
| 01:28 | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Chad Smith | 30-33 |
| 01:12 | Nebraska | Donald Gephart is fouled on the floor by Dwight Jones - foul #1 on Dwight Jones, team foul #8 | 30-33 |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jason Williams (C) Dwight Jones | |
| 01:12 | Nebraska | Donald Gephart misses the 1st free throw | 30-33 |
| 01:12 | Mississippi | Jason Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 30-33 |
| 00:53 | Mississippi | Jerome Bell steps in front of the Chad Smith pass | 30-33 |
| 00:31 | Nebraska | Philip Racine drills a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Donald Gephart | 33-33 |
| 00:10 | Mississippi | William Parker hits a jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Chad Smith and the foul's on Robert Davis - foul #3 on Robert Davis, team foul #8 | 33-35 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Donald Bellanger (PG), David Rathburn (SG), Dale Riley (SF), Ralph Ezdebski (PF), Leo Ashley (C) Donald Gephart, Philip Racine, Robert Davis, John Miles, Jerome Bell | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Marcus Ludwig (PF), Dwight Jones (C) Chad Smith, Jason Williams | |
| 00:10 | Mississippi | William Parker makes the free throw | 33-36 |
| 00:02 | Nebraska | Leo Ashley's layup is rejected by Dwight Jones | 33-36 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | Marcus Ludwig pulls down the rebound | 33-36 |