| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Calvin Joplin (fresh) SG - Edward Hyde (fresh) 1 pts. SF - John Pitts (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Eric Longenecker (fresh) 2 reb. C - Douglas Greene (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jeffrey Zybia (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jeffrey Lamson (fresh) SF - James Dickerson (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Nicholas Anderson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Ronald Edwards (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | James Dickerson inbounds the ball | 18-40 |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:39 | Mississippi | Ronald Edwards scores on a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Nicholas Anderson | 18-42 |
| 19:37 | Nebraska | Calvin Joplin travels in the backcourt | 18-42 |
| 19:27 | Mississippi | Calvin Joplin takes the ball from Ronald Edwards | 18-42 |
| 19:22 | Nebraska | Calvin Joplin misses the lay-in | 18-42 |
| 19:20 | Mississippi | James Dickerson snags the defensive board | 18-42 |
| 18:54 | Mississippi | James Dickerson misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Eric Longenecker - foul #1 on Eric Longenecker, team foul #1 | 18-42 |
| 18:54 | Mississippi | James Dickerson makes the 1st free throw | 18-43 |
| 18:54 | Mississippi | James Dickerson makes the 2nd free throw | 18-44 |
| 18:39 | Nebraska | Eric Longenecker is hacked by Jeffrey Lamson - foul #1 on Jeffrey Lamson, team foul #1 | 18-44 |
| 18:32 | Nebraska | Eric Longenecker misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Ronald Edwards - foul #3 on Ronald Edwards, team foul #2 | 18-44 |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Frank Morton (PF) Ronald Edwards | |
| 18:32 | Nebraska | Eric Longenecker makes the 1st free throw | 19-44 |
| 18:32 | Nebraska | Eric Longenecker misses the 2nd free throw | 19-44 |
| 18:32 | Mississippi | Frank Morton grabs the board | 19-44 |
| 18:10 | Mississippi | James Dickerson misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint | 19-44 |
| 18:08 | Nebraska | Douglas Greene pulls down the rebound | 19-44 |
| 17:51 | Nebraska | Calvin Joplin buries a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Edward Hyde | 22-44 |
| 17:28 | Mississippi | James Dickerson is called for traveling | 22-44 |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Harold Corona (SG) Jeffrey Lamson | |
| 17:16 | Nebraska | Eric Longenecker makes the fadeaway from the right block | 24-44 |
| 16:47 | Mississippi | Harold Corona is hacked by Douglas Greene - foul #2 on Douglas Greene, team foul #2 | 24-44 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Robert Robinson (PG), David Hendrickson (SF), Clarence Strickland (PF), Johnnie Smith (C) Calvin Joplin, John Pitts, Eric Longenecker, Douglas Greene | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jeremy Macaulay (PG) James Dickerson | |
| 16:27 | Mississippi | Frank Morton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-44 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Rickey Jester (PG) Edward Hyde | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jeffrey Lamson (SG) Jeffrey Zybia | |
| 16:17 | Nebraska | David Hendrickson clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 24-44 |
| 16:16 | Mississippi | Nicholas Anderson gets the rebound | 24-44 |
| 16:05 | Mississippi | Harold Corona scores on a runner from the left block on a nice dish by Jeffrey Lamson | 24-46 |
| 15:46 | Nebraska | Clarence Strickland clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 24-46 |
| 15:45 | Mississippi | Harold Corona pulls down the rebound | 24-46 |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Rickey Jester (fresh) SG - Robert Robinson (fresh) 2 ast. SF - David Hendrickson (fresh) PF - Clarence Strickland (fresh) 3 pts. C - Johnnie Smith (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jeremy Macaulay (fresh) 6 ast. SG - Jeffrey Lamson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Harold Corona (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Frank Morton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Nicholas Anderson (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:26 | Mississippi | Harold Corona knocks in the 3 from the left corner set up by Nicholas Anderson | 24-49 |
| 15:23 | Nebraska | Jeremy Macaulay steals the ball from Rickey Jester in the backcourt | 24-49 |
| 15:11 | Mississippi | Harold Corona misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 24-49 |
| 15:10 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Lamson misses the tip | 24-49 |
| 15:09 | Nebraska | Johnnie Smith snags the defensive board | 24-49 |
| 14:54 | Nebraska | Robert Robinson is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Lamson - foul #2 on Jeffrey Lamson, team foul #3 | 24-49 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Calvin Joplin (PG), Edward Hyde (SG), John Pitts (SF), Eric Longenecker (PF), Robert Desir (C) Rickey Jester, Robert Robinson, David Hendrickson, Clarence Strickland, Johnnie Smith | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jeffrey Zybia (PG), James Dickerson (SF), Ronald Edwards (C) Jeremy Macaulay, Jeffrey Lamson, Frank Morton | |
| 14:45 | Nebraska | John Pitts is fouled on the floor by James Dickerson - foul #2 on James Dickerson, team foul #4 | 24-49 |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jeremy Macaulay (PG) Harold Corona | |
| 14:36 | Nebraska | Edward Hyde misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 24-49 |
| 14:34 | Mississippi | Ronald Edwards snags the defensive board | 24-49 |
| 14:05 | Mississippi | James Dickerson misses long on a floater from the right block | 24-49 |
| 14:03 | Mississippi | James Dickerson grabs the offensive rebound | 24-49 |
| 13:48 | Mississippi | James Dickerson misses the turnaround in the lane but the foul's on John Pitts - foul #2 on John Pitts, team foul #3 | 24-49 |
| 13:48 | Mississippi | James Dickerson makes the 1st free throw | 24-50 |
| 13:48 | Mississippi | James Dickerson makes the 2nd free throw | 24-51 |
| 13:27 | Nebraska | The jump hook by Robert Desir is blocked by Ronald Edwards | 24-51 |
| 13:26 | Mississippi | Nicholas Anderson snags the defensive board | 24-51 |
| 13:09 | Mississippi | James Dickerson connects on the jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Ronald Edwards | 24-53 |
| 12:57 | Nebraska | John Pitts comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 24-53 |
| 12:55 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Zybia gets the rebound | 24-53 |
| 12:30 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Zybia comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 24-53 |
| 12:28 | Mississippi | Ronald Edwards gets the offensive rebound | 24-53 |
| 12:04 | Mississippi | Ronald Edwards comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 24-53 |
| 12:03 | Nebraska | The rebound goes to Robert Desir | 24-53 |
| 11:52 | Nebraska | John Pitts misses the jumper from close range | 24-53 |
| 11:50 | Nebraska | Robert Desir hits the follow up shot | 26-53 |
| 11:37 | Mississippi | Ronald Edwards misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block | 26-53 |
| 11:36 | Mississippi | Ronald Edwards can't tip it in | 26-53 |
| 11:35 | Nebraska | John Pitts pulls down the rebound | 26-53 |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Calvin Joplin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Edward Hyde (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Pitts (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Eric Longenecker (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Desir (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jeremy Macaulay (fairly fresh) 6 ast. SG - Jeffrey Zybia (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Dickerson (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Nicholas Anderson (tiring) 4 reb. C - Ronald Edwards (fresh) 16 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 11:30 | Nebraska | John Pitts travels with the ball | 26-53 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Robert Robinson (PG), David Hendrickson (SG), Douglas Greene (SF), Clarence Strickland (PF), Johnnie Smith (C) Calvin Joplin, Edward Hyde, John Pitts, Eric Longenecker, Robert Desir | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jeffrey Lamson (SG), Harold Corona (SF), Frank Morton (PF) Jeremy Macaulay, James Dickerson, Nicholas Anderson | |
| 11:03 | Mississippi | Harold Corona hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Jeffrey Zybia | 26-55 |
| 10:47 | Nebraska | Douglas Greene misses the driving attempt from the baseline | 26-55 |
| 10:46 | Nebraska | Douglas Greene misses the tip | 26-55 |
| 10:45 | Nebraska | Douglas Greene pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-55 |
| 10:33 | Nebraska | Johnnie Smith hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 26-55 |
| 10:31 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Lamson pulls down the rebound | 26-55 |
| 10:15 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Zybia double dribbles | 26-55 |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jeremy Macaulay (PG), John Fedele (C) Jeffrey Zybia, Ronald Edwards | |
| 09:50 | Nebraska | David Hendrickson misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 26-55 |
| 09:48 | Nebraska | Douglas Greene snags the offensive board | 26-55 |
| 09:39 | Nebraska | Clarence Strickland clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 26-55 |
| 09:37 | Mississippi | John Fedele gets the rebound | 26-55 |
| 09:23 | Mississippi | Harold Corona clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 26-55 |
| 09:21 | Nebraska | Johnnie Smith snags the defensive board | 26-55 |
| 09:16 | Nebraska | Robert Robinson misses long on a shot from the left side | 26-55 |
| 09:14 | Nebraska | Robert Robinson pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-55 |
| 09:09 | Nebraska | Douglas Greene's pass is intercepted by Harold Corona | 26-55 |
| 08:40 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Lamson is hacked by David Hendrickson - foul #3 on David Hendrickson, team foul #4 | 26-55 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Rickey Jester (PG) Clarence Strickland | |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Dickerson (SF) Jeffrey Lamson | |
| 08:21 | Mississippi | James Dickerson buries a fadeaway from the right wing and he's fouled by Johnnie Smith - foul #1 on Johnnie Smith, team foul #5 | 26-57 |
| 08:21 | Mississippi | James Dickerson makes the free throw | 26-58 |
| 08:05 | Nebraska | Rickey Jester misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 26-58 |
| 08:03 | Nebraska | Douglas Greene tips it back up and in | 28-58 |
| 07:47 | Mississippi | Harold Corona misses long on a 3 from straight away | 28-58 |
| 07:45 | Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Harold Corona | 28-58 |
| 07:28 | Mississippi | Johnnie Smith steals it from Harold Corona | 28-58 |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Rickey Jester (fresh) SG - Robert Robinson (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - David Hendrickson (fairly fresh) 3 pf. PF - Douglas Greene (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 10 reb. C - Johnnie Smith (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jeremy Macaulay (fairly fresh) 6 ast. SG - Harold Corona (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. SF - James Dickerson (fresh) 19 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Frank Morton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Fedele (fresh) | |
| 07:14 | Nebraska | Rickey Jester connects on the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Douglas Greene | 30-58 |
| 07:01 | Mississippi | Harold Corona scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Jeremy Macaulay | 30-61 |
| 06:47 | Nebraska | Frank Morton takes the ball from David Hendrickson | 30-61 |
| 06:29 | Mississippi | James Dickerson throws it down on a nice dish by Harold Corona | 30-63 |
| 06:12 | Nebraska | Robert Robinson loses the dribble to John Fedele | 30-63 |
| 05:43 | Mississippi | Harold Corona hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 30-63 |
| 05:42 | Nebraska | David Hendrickson pulls down the rebound | 30-63 |
| 05:32 | Nebraska | David Hendrickson makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Rickey Jester | 33-63 |
| 05:16 | Mississippi | David Hendrickson steps in front of the James Dickerson pass | 33-63 |
| 05:13 | Nebraska | Jeremy Macaulay steps in front of the Rickey Jester pass in the backcourt | 33-63 |
| 05:11 | Mississippi | Harold Corona dunks the ball set up by Jeremy Macaulay | 33-65 |
| 04:51 | Nebraska | Johnnie Smith misses the fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by Frank Morton - foul #1 on Frank Morton, team foul #5 | 33-65 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Jeffrey Hanson (SG), Clarence Strickland (PF) Rickey Jester, David Hendrickson | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jeffrey Lamson (SG) James Dickerson | |
| 04:51 | Nebraska | Johnnie Smith makes the 1st free throw | 34-65 |
| 04:51 | Nebraska | Johnnie Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 34-65 |
| 04:51 | Mississippi | Frank Morton grabs the board | 34-65 |
| 04:32 | Mississippi | Harold Corona knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Jeremy Macaulay | 34-68 |
| 04:24 | Nebraska | Clarence Strickland buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 36-68 |
| 03:55 | Mississippi | Harold Corona hits a jump hook from the left block | 36-70 |
| 03:43 | Nebraska | Johnnie Smith loses the ball out of bounds | 36-70 |
| Subs | Nebraska | David Hendrickson (SF) Johnnie Smith | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:14 | Mississippi | Harold Corona is fouled on the floor by David Hendrickson - foul #4 on David Hendrickson, team foul #6 | 36-70 |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Robert Robinson (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jeffrey Hanson (fresh) SF - David Hendrickson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. PF - Clarence Strickland (fresh) 5 pts. C - Douglas Greene (tiring) 10 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jeremy Macaulay (fairly fresh) 9 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jeffrey Lamson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Harold Corona (tiring) 25 pts. 3 reb. PF - Frank Morton (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - John Fedele (tiring) | |
| 02:56 | Mississippi | Robert Robinson is called for the reach on Jeffrey Lamson - foul #1 on Robert Robinson, team foul #7 | 36-70 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Rickey Jester (PG) Robert Robinson | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 02:56 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Lamson misses the 1st free throw | 36-70 |
| 02:56 | Mississippi | John Fedele grabs the offensive board | 36-70 |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:34 | Mississippi | John Fedele can't connect on a floater near the basket | 36-70 |
| 02:32 | Nebraska | Douglas Greene grabs the board | 36-70 |
| 02:12 | Nebraska | David Hendrickson hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 39-70 |
| 01:55 | Mississippi | Harold Corona can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on David Hendrickson - foul #5 on David Hendrickson, team foul #8 | 39-70 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Robert Robinson (SG), Johnnie Smith (C) Jeffrey Hanson, David Hendrickson | |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Dickerson (SF) Jeffrey Lamson | |
| 01:55 | Mississippi | Harold Corona makes the 1st free throw | 39-71 |
| 01:55 | Mississippi | Harold Corona makes the 2nd free throw | 39-72 |
| 01:41 | Nebraska | Robert Robinson makes the shot from just outside the lane set up by Douglas Greene | 41-72 |
| 01:36 | Mississippi | The jump hook by Harold Corona is blocked by Johnnie Smith | 41-72 |
| 01:35 | Nebraska | Clarence Strickland pulls down the rebound | 41-72 |
| 01:27 | Nebraska | Jeremy Macaulay steals the ball from Robert Robinson | 41-72 |
| 01:24 | Mississippi | Jeremy Macaulay throws it down | 41-74 |
| 01:05 | Nebraska | Douglas Greene can't finish the layup | 41-74 |
| 01:04 | Mississippi | Jeremy Macaulay snags the defensive board | 41-74 |
| 00:59 | Mississippi | James Dickerson misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Clarence Strickland - foul #1 on Clarence Strickland, team foul #9 | 41-74 |
| 00:59 | Mississippi | James Dickerson misses the 1st free throw | 41-74 |
| 00:59 | Mississippi | James Dickerson makes the 2nd free throw | 41-75 |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:53 | Nebraska | Rickey Jester's pass is intercepted by James Dickerson | 41-75 |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:32 | Mississippi | James Dickerson misses badly on a floater from the left block | 41-75 |
| 00:30 | Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Frank Morton | 41-75 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | Jeremy Macaulay runs out the clock | 41-75 |