| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Alan Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Bowens (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Curtin (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Wesley Newquist (fresh) 4 pts. C - Marshall Werner (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - David Williams (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jimmy Hart (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Chad Harris (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Michael Shirley (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - David Davis (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Missouri | Chad Harris inbounds the ball | 24-25 |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:31 | Missouri | David Williams is whistled for a carry | 24-25 |
| 19:15 | Nebraska | David Williams picks off the pass by Alan Brown | 24-25 |
| 18:53 | Missouri | Michael Shirley misses the easy layup | 24-25 |
| 18:52 | Missouri | The offensive rebound goes to Jimmy Hart | 24-25 |
| 18:27 | Missouri | Jimmy Hart knocks in the runner from close range set up by David Williams | 24-27 |
| 18:05 | Nebraska | Robert Curtin can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 24-27 |
| 18:03 | Missouri | Michael Shirley snags the defensive board | 24-27 |
| 17:46 | Missouri | Jimmy Hart misses the floater from the baseline | 24-27 |
| 17:44 | Missouri | The offensive rebound goes to Chad Harris | 24-27 |
| 17:24 | Missouri | Jimmy Hart lays it in on a nice dish by Chad Harris | 24-29 |
| 17:09 | Nebraska | Michael Shirley steals the ball from Alan Brown | 24-29 |
| 16:53 | Missouri | David Davis is fouled on the floor by Alan Brown - foul #2 on Alan Brown, team foul #1 | 24-29 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Rafael Delgado (SG), Randall Coleman (SF), Justin Appell (C) James Bowens, Robert Curtin, Marshall Werner | |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| 16:32 | Missouri | David Davis misses short on a runner from the baseline but he's hacked by Alan Brown - foul #3 on Alan Brown, team foul #2 | 24-29 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Jeremy Williams (SG) Alan Brown | |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| 16:32 | Missouri | David Davis makes the 1st free throw | 24-30 |
| 16:32 | Missouri | David Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 24-31 |
| 16:13 | Nebraska | Randall Coleman is hacked by Michael Shirley - foul #3 on Michael Shirley, team foul #1 | 24-31 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Victor Althoff (C) Wesley Newquist | |
| Subs | Missouri | James Phillips (PF) Michael Shirley | |
| 15:57 | Nebraska | Rafael Delgado scores on a 3 from the left corner | 27-31 |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Rafael Delgado (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SG - Jeremy Williams (fresh) SF - Randall Coleman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Justin Appell (fresh) C - Victor Althoff (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - David Williams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jimmy Hart (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. SF - Chad Harris (fairly fresh) 5 reb. PF - James Phillips (fresh) C - David Davis (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Missouri | David Davis travels with the ball | 27-31 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Alan Brown (PG), James Bowens (SG), Robert Curtin (SF), Marshall Werner (C) Rafael Delgado, Jeremy Williams, Randall Coleman, Victor Althoff | |
| Subs | Missouri | Michael Shirley (PF) James Phillips | |
| 15:17 | Nebraska | Robert Curtin clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Chad Harris - foul #3 on Chad Harris, team foul #2 | 27-31 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Wesley Newquist (PF) Justin Appell | |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| 15:17 | Nebraska | Robert Curtin makes the 1st free throw | 28-31 |
| 15:17 | Nebraska | Robert Curtin makes the 2nd free throw | 29-31 |
| 14:51 | Missouri | David Davis is whistled for a carry | 29-31 |
| 14:41 | Nebraska | Marshall Werner connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Wesley Newquist | 32-31 |
| 14:12 | Missouri | Michael Shirley scores on a runner from the left block and the foul's on Alan Brown - foul #4 on Alan Brown, team foul #3 | 32-33 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Rafael Delgado (PG) Alan Brown | |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| 14:12 | Missouri | Michael Shirley misses the free throw | 32-33 |
| 14:12 | Nebraska | Wesley Newquist pulls down the rebound | 32-33 |
| 14:08 | Nebraska | Robert Curtin misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 32-33 |
| 14:06 | Nebraska | Wesley Newquist grabs the offensive rebound | 32-33 |
| 13:44 | Nebraska | Marshall Werner hits a jumper from close range | 34-33 |
| 13:15 | Missouri | Jimmy Hart misses the dunk attempt | 34-33 |
| 13:13 | Nebraska | Robert Curtin snags the defensive board | 34-33 |
| 12:50 | Nebraska | Marshall Werner misses badly on the uncontested turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Chad Harris - foul #4 on Chad Harris, team foul #3 | 34-33 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Jeremy Williams (SG), Randall Coleman (SF), Justin Appell (PF) James Bowens, Robert Curtin, Wesley Newquist | |
| Subs | Missouri | Kurt Slaton (SF) Chad Harris | |
| 12:50 | Nebraska | Marshall Werner makes the 1st free throw | 35-33 |
| 12:50 | Nebraska | Marshall Werner makes the 2nd free throw | 36-33 |
| 12:25 | Missouri | Kurt Slaton misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 36-33 |
| 12:24 | Nebraska | Marshall Werner snags the defensive board | 36-33 |
| 11:56 | Nebraska | Marshall Werner misses long on a driving attempt from the baseline | 36-33 |
| 11:54 | Missouri | David Davis pulls down the rebound | 36-33 |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Rafael Delgado (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SG - Jeremy Williams (fresh) SF - Randall Coleman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Justin Appell (fresh) C - Marshall Werner (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - David Williams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jimmy Hart (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. SF - Kurt Slaton (fresh) PF - Michael Shirley (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - David Davis (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Missouri | Randall Coleman is called for the reach on Jimmy Hart - foul #2 on Randall Coleman, team foul #4 | 36-33 |
| Subs | Nebraska | James Bowens (SG), Robert Curtin (SF), Wesley Newquist (PF) Jeremy Williams, Randall Coleman, Marshall Werner | |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| 11:06 | Missouri | Jimmy Hart's floater is tipped away by Wesley Newquist | 36-33 |
| 11:05 | Nebraska | Justin Appell grabs the defensive rebound | 36-33 |
| 10:56 | Nebraska | Wesley Newquist misses long on a jump hook from the right block | 36-33 |
| 10:54 | Missouri | Michael Shirley grabs the defensive rebound | 36-33 |
| 10:39 | Missouri | Michael Shirley's fadeaway is rejected by Wesley Newquist | 36-33 |
| 10:37 | Nebraska | Rafael Delgado snags the defensive board | 36-33 |
| 10:20 | Nebraska | Michael Shirley takes the ball from Rafael Delgado | 36-33 |
| 09:59 | Missouri | Jimmy Hart misses the floater from the right wing but he's fouled by James Bowens - foul #1 on James Bowens, team foul #5 | 36-33 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Jeremy Williams (PG) Rafael Delgado | |
| Subs | Missouri | Justin Love (PG), David Desalvo (SF), James Phillips (PF), Randy Pederson (C) David Williams, Kurt Slaton, Michael Shirley, David Davis | |
| 09:59 | Missouri | Jimmy Hart makes the 1st free throw | 36-34 |
| 09:59 | Missouri | Jimmy Hart makes the 2nd free throw | 36-35 |
| 09:30 | Nebraska | Wesley Newquist connects on the jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Jeremy Williams | 38-35 |
| 09:25 | Missouri | David Desalvo drills a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Randy Pederson | 38-38 |
| 09:04 | Nebraska | Jeremy Williams knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 40-38 |
| 08:40 | Missouri | Jimmy Hart double dribbles | 40-38 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Rafael Delgado (PG), Randall Coleman (SF), Victor Althoff (PF), Marshall Werner (C) James Bowens, Robert Curtin, Wesley Newquist, Justin Appell | |
| Subs | Missouri | Kurt Slaton (SF), Michael Shirley (PF), David Davis (C) Jimmy Hart, James Phillips, Randy Pederson | |
| 08:24 | Nebraska | Victor Althoff misses the floater from close range | 40-38 |
| 08:23 | Nebraska | Victor Althoff pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-38 |
| 08:00 | Nebraska | Randall Coleman misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 40-38 |
| 07:59 | Nebraska | Victor Althoff snags the offensive board | 40-38 |
| 07:46 | Nebraska | Michael Shirley picks off the pass by Rafael Delgado | 40-38 |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Rafael Delgado (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SG - Jeremy Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Randall Coleman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Victor Althoff (fresh) 3 reb. C - Marshall Werner (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Justin Love (fresh) SG - David Desalvo (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kurt Slaton (fresh) PF - Michael Shirley (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. C - David Davis (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Missouri | Michael Shirley clanks a shot in the lane | 40-38 |
| 07:24 | Nebraska | Rafael Delgado pulls down the rebound | 40-38 |
| 07:17 | Nebraska | Victor Althoff's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-38 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Alan Brown (PG), James Bowens (SG), Wesley Newquist (PF) Jeremy Williams, Randall Coleman, Victor Althoff | |
| Subs | Missouri | David Williams (PG), Chad Harris (SF) Justin Love, Kurt Slaton | |
| 06:57 | Missouri | David Williams can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 40-38 |
| 06:56 | Nebraska | Marshall Werner pulls down the rebound | 40-38 |
| 06:48 | Nebraska | Michael Shirley doubles James Bowens and is called for the reach - foul #4 on Michael Shirley, team foul #4 | 40-38 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Robert Curtin (SF), Justin Appell (C) Rafael Delgado, Marshall Werner | |
| Subs | Missouri | Jimmy Hart (SG) David Desalvo | |
| 06:37 | Nebraska | Robert Curtin scores on a jump hook near the basket set up by James Bowens out of the doubleteam | 42-38 |
| 06:14 | Missouri | Jimmy Hart slams it home and he's hacked by Alan Brown - foul #5 on Alan Brown, team foul #6 | 42-40 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Rafael Delgado (PG) Alan Brown | |
| Subs | Missouri | James Phillips (PF) Michael Shirley | |
| 06:14 | Missouri | Jimmy Hart makes the free throw | 42-41 |
| 05:45 | Nebraska | Rafael Delgado misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 42-41 |
| 05:43 | Missouri | James Phillips gets the rebound | 42-41 |
| 05:20 | Missouri | Jimmy Hart knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 42-43 |
| 05:09 | Nebraska | Robert Curtin is fouled on the floor by Chad Harris - foul #5 on Chad Harris, team foul #5 | 42-43 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Jeremy Williams (SG), Marshall Werner (C) James Bowens, Justin Appell | |
| Subs | Missouri | Kurt Slaton (SF), Michael Shirley (PF), Randy Pederson (C) Chad Harris, James Phillips, David Davis | |
| 04:55 | Nebraska | Rafael Delgado misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 42-43 |
| 04:54 | Missouri | Randy Pederson gets the rebound | 42-43 |
| 04:34 | Missouri | Randy Pederson hits the finger roll and he's hacked by Marshall Werner - foul #3 on Marshall Werner, team foul #7 | 42-45 |
| 04:34 | Missouri | Randy Pederson misses the free throw | 42-45 |
| 04:34 | Nebraska | Marshall Werner pulls down the rebound | 42-45 |
| 04:11 | Nebraska | Marshall Werner can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 42-45 |
| 04:10 | Missouri | Jimmy Hart gets the rebound | 42-45 |
| 03:46 | Missouri | Jimmy Hart buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by David Williams | 42-47 |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Rafael Delgado (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SG - Jeremy Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Curtin (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Wesley Newquist (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Marshall Werner (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - David Williams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jimmy Hart (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. SF - Kurt Slaton (fresh) PF - Michael Shirley (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. 4 pf. C - Randy Pederson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:29 | Nebraska | Rafael Delgado's fadeaway is rejected by Randy Pederson | 42-47 |
| 03:27 | Nebraska | Wesley Newquist pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-47 |
| 03:14 | Nebraska | Marshall Werner clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 42-47 |
| 03:12 | Nebraska | Rafael Delgado tips it in | 44-47 |
| 02:50 | Missouri | Michael Shirley drills a turnaround from the left block set up by Kurt Slaton | 44-49 |
| 02:50 | Nebraska | Nebraska calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 44-49 |
| Subs | Nebraska | James Bowens (SG) Jeremy Williams | |
| Subs | Missouri | David Davis (C) Randy Pederson | |
| 02:40 | Nebraska | James Bowens buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Rafael Delgado | 47-49 |
| 02:18 | Missouri | Marshall Werner steals the ball from Michael Shirley | 47-49 |
| 02:01 | Nebraska | Marshall Werner scores on a floater from close range | 49-49 |
| 01:37 | Missouri | Marshall Werner denies the turnaround by Kurt Slaton | 49-49 |
| 01:36 | Missouri | Kurt Slaton snags the offensive board | 49-49 |
| 01:16 | Missouri | Jimmy Hart throws it down on a nice dish by David Williams | 49-51 |
| 00:53 | Nebraska | Jimmy Hart is called for the reach on Wesley Newquist - foul #1 on Jimmy Hart, team foul #6 | 49-51 |
| 00:34 | Nebraska | Robert Curtin loses the dribble to Jimmy Hart | 49-51 |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:33 | Missouri | Rafael Delgado is called for the reach on David Davis in the backcourt - foul #1 on Rafael Delgado, team foul #8 | 49-51 |
| 00:33 | Missouri | David Davis makes the 1st free throw | 49-52 |
| 00:33 | Missouri | David Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 49-53 |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:28 | Nebraska | James Bowens knocks in the shot from the left block on a nice dish by Marshall Werner | 51-53 |
| 00:25 | Missouri | David Davis is fouled in the backcourt by Rafael Delgado - foul #2 on Rafael Delgado, team foul #9 | 51-53 |
| 00:25 | Missouri | David Davis makes the 1st free throw | 51-54 |
| 00:25 | Missouri | David Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 51-55 |
| 00:19 | Nebraska | James Bowens misses long on a 3 from straight away | 51-55 |
| 00:18 | Missouri | Kurt Slaton grabs the defensive rebound | 51-55 |
| 00:15 | Missouri | James Bowens is called for the reach on Kurt Slaton in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Bowens, team foul #10 | 51-55 |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| Subs | Missouri | Justin Love (PG), David Desalvo (SG) David Williams, Jimmy Hart | |
| 00:15 | Missouri | Kurt Slaton makes the 1st free throw | 51-56 |
| 00:15 | Missouri | Kurt Slaton misses the 2nd free throw | 51-56 |
| 00:15 | Nebraska | Wesley Newquist grabs the defensive rebound | 51-56 |
| 00:07 | Nebraska | James Bowens works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 51-56 |
| 00:05 | Nebraska | The offensive rebound goes to Marshall Werner | 51-56 |
| 00:03 | Nebraska | Michael Shirley is called for the reach on Marshall Werner - foul #5 on Michael Shirley, team foul #7 | 51-56 |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| Subs | Missouri | David Williams (PG), Jimmy Hart (SG), James Phillips (PF) Justin Love, David Desalvo, Michael Shirley | |
| 00:03 | Nebraska | Marshall Werner misses the 1st free throw | 51-56 |
| 00:03 | Missouri | David Davis snags the defensive board | 51-56 |
| 00:03 | Missouri | Missouri calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-56 |
| 00:02 | Missouri | James Bowens is called for the reach on Jimmy Hart in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Bowens, team foul #11 | 51-56 |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| Subs | Missouri | Justin Love (PG), David Desalvo (SF) David Williams, Kurt Slaton | |
| 00:02 | Missouri | Jimmy Hart makes the 1st free throw | 51-57 |
| 00:02 | Missouri | Jimmy Hart makes the 2nd free throw | 51-58 |
| 00:00 | Nebraska | James Bowens clanks a fullcourt shot | 51-58 |