| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - David Rathburn (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Philip Racine (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Robert Davis (fresh) 6 pts. PF - John Miles (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Jerome Bell (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Liberty | PG - Richard Walker (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Conrad Hurst (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Sammy Whitehurst (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Fredrick Reese (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Claude Samons (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Nebraska | Robert Davis inbounds the ball | 28-29 |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Liberty | Liberty is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:31 | Nebraska | David Rathburn can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 28-29 |
| 19:29 | Nebraska | Jerome Bell tips it home | 30-29 |
| 19:19 | Liberty | Conrad Hurst hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by Jerome Bell - foul #1 on Jerome Bell, team foul #1 | 30-29 |
| 19:19 | Liberty | Conrad Hurst makes the 1st free throw | 30-30 |
| 19:19 | Liberty | Conrad Hurst misses the 2nd free throw | 30-30 |
| 19:19 | Nebraska | The rebound goes to John Miles | 30-30 |
| 18:59 | Nebraska | John Miles misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 30-30 |
| 18:58 | Liberty | Sammy Whitehurst gets the rebound | 30-30 |
| 18:49 | Liberty | Fredrick Reese misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 30-30 |
| 18:48 | Liberty | Claude Samons tips it home | 30-32 |
| 18:24 | Nebraska | Robert Davis knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Philip Racine | 32-32 |
| 18:19 | Liberty | Richard Walker knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Sammy Whitehurst | 32-35 |
| 18:00 | Nebraska | Richard Walker is called for the reach on David Rathburn - foul #2 on Richard Walker, team foul #1 | 32-35 |
| 17:51 | Nebraska | David Rathburn is fouled on the floor by Sammy Whitehurst - foul #2 on Sammy Whitehurst, team foul #2 | 32-35 |
| 17:46 | Nebraska | Philip Racine can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 32-35 |
| 17:44 | Liberty | Fredrick Reese grabs the defensive rebound | 32-35 |
| 17:38 | Liberty | Sammy Whitehurst misses the fadeaway from close range | 32-35 |
| 17:36 | Nebraska | John Miles gets the rebound | 32-35 |
| 17:10 | Nebraska | Philip Racine is fouled on the floor by Claude Samons - foul #2 on Claude Samons, team foul #3 | 32-35 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Glenn Taveras (C) Jerome Bell | |
| Subs | Liberty | Gary Farrish (SG), Jimmy Heath (PF), Fredrick Glenn (C) Conrad Hurst, Fredrick Reese, Claude Samons | |
| 16:53 | Nebraska | Sammy Whitehurst picks off the pass by John Miles | 32-35 |
| 16:42 | Liberty | Glenn Taveras steals it from Gary Farrish | 32-35 |
| 16:28 | Nebraska | John Miles makes the floater from the right block on a nice dish by Philip Racine and the foul's on Sammy Whitehurst - foul #3 on Sammy Whitehurst, team foul #4 | 34-35 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Donald Bellanger (PG), Leo Ashley (SG), Dale Riley (SF) David Rathburn, Philip Racine, Robert Davis | |
| Subs | Liberty | Chris Hunter (SF) Sammy Whitehurst | |
| 16:28 | Nebraska | John Miles misses the free throw | 34-35 |
| 16:28 | Liberty | Jimmy Heath grabs the defensive rebound | 34-35 |
| 16:18 | Liberty | Gary Farrish connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Richard Walker | 34-37 |
| 16:00 | Nebraska | John Miles hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range | 34-37 |
| 15:59 | Liberty | Fredrick Glenn pulls down the rebound | 34-37 |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Donald Bellanger (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Leo Ashley (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Dale Riley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Miles (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. C - Glenn Taveras (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Liberty | PG - Richard Walker (fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. SG - Gary Farrish (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Chris Hunter (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jimmy Heath (fresh) 2 reb. C - Fredrick Glenn (fresh) | |
| 15:54 | Liberty | Gary Farrish knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 34-40 |
| 15:40 | Nebraska | Leo Ashley scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Dale Riley | 37-40 |
| 15:22 | Liberty | Gary Farrish misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 37-40 |
| 15:21 | Liberty | Fredrick Glenn snags the offensive board | 37-40 |
| 15:14 | Liberty | Gary Farrish connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 37-42 |
| 14:54 | Nebraska | Leo Ashley can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 37-42 |
| 14:53 | Liberty | Chris Hunter gets the rebound | 37-42 |
| 14:45 | Liberty | Gary Farrish misses long on a floater from the right block | 37-42 |
| 14:44 | Nebraska | Glenn Taveras gets the rebound | 37-42 |
| 14:35 | Nebraska | Donald Bellanger buries a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from John Miles | 39-42 |
| 14:29 | Liberty | Gary Farrish connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Richard Walker | 39-45 |
| 14:24 | Nebraska | Leo Ashley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 39-45 |
| 14:22 | Nebraska | John Miles gets the offensive rebound | 39-45 |
| 14:17 | Nebraska | Glenn Taveras misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline | 39-45 |
| 14:16 | Nebraska | Glenn Taveras pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-45 |
| 14:11 | Nebraska | Gary Farrish is called for the reach on Leo Ashley - foul #1 on Gary Farrish, team foul #5 | 39-45 |
| Subs | Nebraska | David Rathburn (PG), Philip Racine (SG), Robert Davis (SF), Jerome Bell (C) Donald Bellanger, Leo Ashley, John Miles, Glenn Taveras | |
| Subs | Liberty | William Elkins (PG), Conrad Hurst (SG), Sammy Whitehurst (SF), Fredrick Reese (PF), Claude Samons (C) Richard Walker, Gary Farrish, Chris Hunter, Jimmy Heath, Fredrick Glenn | |
| 13:53 | Nebraska | Robert Davis connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by David Rathburn | 41-45 |
| 13:48 | Liberty | Sammy Whitehurst drills a jump hook in the lane set up by William Elkins | 41-47 |
| 13:36 | Nebraska | Claude Samons steals it from Robert Davis | 41-47 |
| 13:21 | Liberty | Claude Samons is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Claude Samons, team foul #6 | 41-47 |
| 13:03 | Nebraska | David Rathburn can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 41-47 |
| 13:02 | Nebraska | The offensive rebound goes to Philip Racine | 41-47 |
| 12:49 | Nebraska | Dale Riley loses the dribble to William Elkins | 41-47 |
| 12:29 | Liberty | Conrad Hurst is hacked by Philip Racine - foul #3 on Philip Racine, team foul #2 | 41-47 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Glenn Taveras (PF) Dale Riley | |
| Subs | Liberty | Richard Walker (PG) William Elkins | |
| 12:06 | Liberty | Conrad Hurst is called for traveling | 41-47 |
| Subs | Nebraska | John Miles (PF) Glenn Taveras | |
| Subs | Liberty | | |
| 11:45 | Nebraska | Robert Davis drills a turnaround from close range | 43-47 |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - David Rathburn (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Philip Racine (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert Davis (fresh) 12 pts. PF - John Miles (fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. C - Jerome Bell (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Liberty | PG - Richard Walker (fresh) 3 pts. 7 ast. SG - Conrad Hurst (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Sammy Whitehurst (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Fredrick Reese (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Claude Samons (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:38 | Liberty | Conrad Hurst misses the 3 from the right corner | 43-47 |
| 11:37 | Nebraska | The rebound goes to John Miles | 43-47 |
| 11:25 | Nebraska | Claude Samons picks off the pass by John Miles | 43-47 |
| 11:16 | Liberty | Sammy Whitehurst can't finish the layup | 43-47 |
| 11:15 | Nebraska | Jerome Bell grabs the board | 43-47 |
| 10:56 | Nebraska | Fredrick Reese steals it from Jerome Bell | 43-47 |
| 10:53 | Liberty | Richard Walker double dribbles in the backcourt | 43-47 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Donald Bellanger (PG), Leo Ashley (SG), Dale Riley (SF), Glenn Taveras (C) David Rathburn, Philip Racine, Robert Davis, Jerome Bell | |
| Subs | Liberty | Gary Farrish (SG), Chris Hunter (SF), Jimmy Heath (PF), Fredrick Glenn (C) Conrad Hurst, Sammy Whitehurst, Fredrick Reese, Claude Samons | |
| 10:48 | Nebraska | Dale Riley makes the driving attempt from the baseline set up by Donald Bellanger and the foul's on Chris Hunter - foul #1 on Chris Hunter, team foul #7 | 45-47 |
| 10:48 | Nebraska | Dale Riley makes the free throw | 46-47 |
| 10:35 | Liberty | Chris Hunter comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 46-47 |
| 10:33 | Liberty | Fredrick Glenn misses the tip | 46-47 |
| 10:31 | Nebraska | Donald Bellanger snags the defensive board | 46-47 |
| 10:11 | Nebraska | Glenn Taveras hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline | 46-47 |
| 10:10 | Liberty | The rebound goes to Jimmy Heath | 46-47 |
| 09:56 | Liberty | Gary Farrish lays it in on a great pass from Richard Walker and he's hacked by Leo Ashley - foul #1 on Leo Ashley, team foul #3 | 46-49 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Philip Racine (SG) Leo Ashley | |
| Subs | Liberty | | |
| 09:56 | Liberty | Gary Farrish makes the free throw | 46-50 |
| 09:33 | Nebraska | Dale Riley misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Fredrick Glenn - foul #2 on Fredrick Glenn, team foul #8 | 46-50 |
| Subs | Nebraska | David Rathburn (PG), Robert Davis (SF) Donald Bellanger, John Miles | |
| Subs | Liberty | Conrad Hurst (SG), Sammy Whitehurst (SF) Gary Farrish, Chris Hunter | |
| 09:33 | Nebraska | Dale Riley makes the 1st free throw | 47-50 |
| 09:33 | Nebraska | Dale Riley makes the 2nd free throw | 48-50 |
| 09:20 | Liberty | Sammy Whitehurst scores on a fadeaway in the paint | 48-52 |
| 09:07 | Nebraska | Robert Davis hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 51-52 |
| 08:58 | Liberty | Sammy Whitehurst travels with the ball | 51-52 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Jerome Bell (C) Dale Riley | |
| Subs | Liberty | William Elkins (PG), Fredrick Reese (PF) Richard Walker, Jimmy Heath | |
| 08:33 | Nebraska | Jerome Bell loses the dribble to William Elkins | 51-52 |
| 08:18 | Liberty | Conrad Hurst's pass is intercepted by Glenn Taveras | 51-52 |
| 07:55 | Nebraska | Jerome Bell scores on a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by David Rathburn and he's fouled by Fredrick Glenn - foul #3 on Fredrick Glenn, team foul #9 | 53-52 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Donald Bellanger (SG), John Miles (PF) Philip Racine, Glenn Taveras | |
| Subs | Liberty | Richard Walker (PG), Gary Farrish (SG), Claude Samons (C) William Elkins, Conrad Hurst, Fredrick Glenn | |
| 07:55 | Nebraska | Jerome Bell misses the free throw | 53-52 |
| 07:55 | Liberty | Claude Samons pulls down the rebound | 53-52 |
| 07:38 | Liberty | Sammy Whitehurst misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Robert Davis - foul #2 on Robert Davis, team foul #4 | 53-52 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Leo Ashley (SG) David Rathburn | |
| Subs | Liberty | | |
| 07:38 | Liberty | Sammy Whitehurst misses the 1st free throw | 53-52 |
| 07:38 | Liberty | Sammy Whitehurst makes the 2nd free throw | 53-53 |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Donald Bellanger (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Leo Ashley (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Robert Davis (fresh) 15 pts. PF - John Miles (fresh) 9 pts. 10 reb. C - Jerome Bell (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Liberty | PG - Richard Walker (fresh) 3 pts. 8 ast. SG - Gary Farrish (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sammy Whitehurst (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Fredrick Reese (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Claude Samons (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 07:22 | Nebraska | Jerome Bell hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block | 53-53 |
| 07:20 | Liberty | Richard Walker grabs the board | 53-53 |
| 06:54 | Liberty | Sammy Whitehurst lays it in | 53-55 |
| 06:34 | Nebraska | Robert Davis misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 53-55 |
| 06:33 | Liberty | The rebound goes to Sammy Whitehurst | 53-55 |
| 06:25 | Liberty | Robert Davis blocks the short jumper by Sammy Whitehurst | 53-55 |
| 06:23 | Liberty | Claude Samons tips it in | 53-57 |
| 06:07 | Nebraska | Leo Ashley hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Donald Bellanger | 55-57 |
| 05:56 | Liberty | Gary Farrish comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 55-57 |
| 05:54 | Nebraska | Jerome Bell pulls down the rebound | 55-57 |
| 05:52 | Nebraska | Nebraska calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-57 |
| Subs | Nebraska | David Rathburn (PG), Philip Racine (SG), Glenn Taveras (C) Donald Bellanger, Leo Ashley, Jerome Bell | |
| Subs | Liberty | Conrad Hurst (SG) Gary Farrish | |
| 05:31 | Nebraska | Claude Samons denies the turnaround by Robert Davis | 55-57 |
| 05:29 | Liberty | Claude Samons grabs the board | 55-57 |
| 05:14 | Liberty | Sammy Whitehurst connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 55-60 |
| 05:03 | Nebraska | A charge is called on David Rathburn - foul #1 on David Rathburn, team foul #5 | 55-60 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Dale Riley (SF) Robert Davis | |
| Subs | Liberty | Chris Hunter (SF), Jimmy Heath (PF) Sammy Whitehurst, Fredrick Reese | |
| 04:45 | Liberty | Chris Hunter's fadeaway is rejected by John Miles | 55-60 |
| 04:44 | Nebraska | John Miles pulls down the rebound | 55-60 |
| 04:28 | Nebraska | Philip Racine drills a 3pt shot from straight away set up by John Miles | 58-60 |
| 04:23 | Liberty | Conrad Hurst comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 58-60 |
| 04:22 | Liberty | Claude Samons can't tip it in | 58-60 |
| 04:20 | Nebraska | Dale Riley pulls down the rebound | 58-60 |
| 04:06 | Nebraska | David Rathburn comes up short on the jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Jimmy Heath - foul #1 on Jimmy Heath, team foul #10 | 58-60 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Jerome Bell (C) Glenn Taveras | |
| Subs | Liberty | Fredrick Glenn (C) Claude Samons | |
| 04:06 | Nebraska | David Rathburn misses the 1st free throw | 58-60 |
| 04:06 | Nebraska | David Rathburn makes the 2nd free throw | 59-60 |
| 03:55 | Liberty | Conrad Hurst comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 59-60 |
| 03:54 | Liberty | Fredrick Glenn tips it back up and in | 59-62 |
| 03:43 | Nebraska | Jerome Bell misses short on a shot in the lane | 59-62 |
| 03:41 | Nebraska | Dale Riley grabs the offensive board | 59-62 |
| 03:24 | Nebraska | David Rathburn dunks the ball and he's hacked by Jimmy Heath - foul #2 on Jimmy Heath, team foul #11 | 61-62 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Robert Davis (SF) Dale Riley | |
| Subs | Liberty | Sammy Whitehurst (SF), Fredrick Reese (PF) Chris Hunter, Jimmy Heath | |
| 03:24 | Nebraska | David Rathburn makes the free throw | 62-62 |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - David Rathburn (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Philip Racine (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert Davis (fresh) 15 pts. PF - John Miles (fresh) 9 pts. 11 reb. C - Jerome Bell (fresh) 8 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Liberty | PG - Richard Walker (fresh) 3 pts. 8 ast. SG - Conrad Hurst (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Sammy Whitehurst (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Fredrick Reese (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Fredrick Glenn (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:08 | Liberty | Sammy Whitehurst's pass is intercepted by Robert Davis | 62-62 |
| 03:05 | Nebraska | Robert Davis jams it | 64-62 |
| 02:49 | Liberty | Fredrick Reese can't connect on a floater from the left block | 64-62 |
| 02:47 | Liberty | Fredrick Glenn tips it home | 64-64 |
| 02:29 | Nebraska | Jerome Bell buries a runner from the baseline set up by Philip Racine and he's hacked by Conrad Hurst - foul #2 on Conrad Hurst, team foul #12 | 66-64 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Donald Bellanger (PG), Leo Ashley (SG), Glenn Taveras (PF) David Rathburn, Philip Racine, John Miles | |
| Subs | Liberty | Gary Farrish (SG), Claude Samons (C) Conrad Hurst, Fredrick Glenn | |
| 02:29 | Nebraska | Jerome Bell makes the free throw | 67-64 |
| 02:16 | Liberty | Sammy Whitehurst clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 67-64 |
| 02:14 | Nebraska | Glenn Taveras snags the defensive board | 67-64 |
| 02:14 | Nebraska | Nebraska calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 67-64 |
| Subs | Nebraska | David Rathburn (PG), Philip Racine (SG), John Miles (PF) Donald Bellanger, Leo Ashley, Glenn Taveras | |
| Subs | Liberty | Conrad Hurst (SG) Gary Farrish | |
| 01:51 | Nebraska | Robert Davis knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 70-64 |
| 01:42 | Liberty | David Rathburn is called for the reach on Fredrick Reese - foul #2 on David Rathburn, team foul #6 | 70-64 |
| 01:31 | Liberty | Sammy Whitehurst hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Conrad Hurst | 70-67 |
| 01:08 | Nebraska | Philip Racine misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 70-67 |
| 01:07 | Liberty | Sammy Whitehurst pulls down the rebound | 70-67 |
| 01:03 | Liberty | David Rathburn is called for the reach on Richard Walker - foul #3 on David Rathburn, team foul #7 | 70-67 |
| 01:03 | Liberty | Richard Walker makes the 1st free throw | 70-68 |
| 01:03 | Liberty | Richard Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 70-69 |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Liberty | Liberty is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:39 | Nebraska | Jerome Bell misses the lay-in | 70-69 |
| 00:37 | Nebraska | Jerome Bell grabs the offensive board | 70-69 |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Liberty | Liberty is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:34 | Nebraska | Jerome Bell is hacked by Claude Samons - foul #4 on Claude Samons, team foul #13 | 70-69 |
| 00:34 | Nebraska | Jerome Bell makes the 1st free throw | 71-69 |
| 00:34 | Nebraska | Jerome Bell makes the 2nd free throw | 72-69 |
| 00:11 | Liberty | Sammy Whitehurst hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 72-69 |
| 00:09 | Nebraska | John Miles grabs the board | 72-69 |
| 00:08 | Nebraska | John Miles is hacked by Conrad Hurst in the backcourt - foul #3 on Conrad Hurst, team foul #14 | 72-69 |
| 00:08 | Nebraska | John Miles misses the 1st free throw | 72-69 |
| 00:08 | Nebraska | John Miles makes the 2nd free throw | 73-69 |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Liberty | Liberty is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:03 | Liberty | Richard Walker double dribbles | 73-69 |
| 00:01 | Nebraska | Philip Racine is hacked by Richard Walker in the backcourt - foul #3 on Richard Walker, team foul #15 | 73-69 |
| 00:01 | Nebraska | Philip Racine makes the 1st free throw | 74-69 |
| 00:01 | Nebraska | Philip Racine makes the 2nd free throw | 75-69 |
| 00:00 | Liberty | Conrad Hurst misses long on a fullcourt shot | 75-69 |