| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - David Rathburn (fresh) SG - Philip Racine (fresh) SF - Robert Davis (fresh) PF - John Miles (fresh) C - Jerome Bell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Cedric Halpin (fresh) SG - William Parker (fresh) SF - James Burgess (fresh) PF - Joseph Warren (fresh) C - Marcus Ludwig (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 (+1) | |
| 19:38 | Nebraska | John Miles misses badly on a floater from the left block | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | Nebraska | Robert Davis tips it in | 2-0 |
| 19:18 | Mississippi | Robert Davis steals it from William Parker | 2-0 |
| 19:01 | Nebraska | Robert Davis scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 5-0 |
| 18:36 | Mississippi | William Parker misses the 3 from straight away | 5-0 |
| 18:35 | Nebraska | John Miles gets the rebound | 5-0 |
| 18:11 | Nebraska | Philip Racine misses the lay-in but the foul's on Marcus Ludwig - foul #1 on Marcus Ludwig, team foul #1 | 5-0 |
| 18:11 | Nebraska | Philip Racine makes the 1st free throw | 6-0 |
| 18:11 | Nebraska | Philip Racine makes the 2nd free throw | 7-0 |
| 17:57 | Mississippi | James Burgess is fouled on the floor by Robert Davis - foul #1 on Robert Davis, team foul #1 | 7-0 |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Arthur McCuen (PG), Floyd Wilson (SF), Vernon Fletcher (PF), Stanley Miles (C) Cedric Halpin, James Burgess, Joseph Warren, Marcus Ludwig | |
| 17:34 | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 7-0 |
| 17:32 | Mississippi | Stanley Miles snags the offensive board | 7-0 |
| 17:18 | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 7-0 |
| 17:16 | Mississippi | Stanley Miles can't tip it in | 7-0 |
| 17:15 | Mississippi | Floyd Wilson grabs the offensive rebound | 7-0 |
| 17:01 | Mississippi | William Parker misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 7-0 |
| 17:00 | Nebraska | Robert Davis pulls down the rebound | 7-0 |
| 16:39 | Nebraska | John Miles is denied on a dunk by Stanley Miles | 7-0 |
| 16:37 | Nebraska | David Rathburn grabs the offensive board | 7-0 |
| 16:26 | Nebraska | John Miles buries a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Robert Davis and the foul's on William Parker - foul #1 on William Parker, team foul #2 | 9-0 |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Cedric Halpin (PG), Joseph Warren (PF), Nathan Tripp (C) Arthur McCuen, William Parker, Stanley Miles | |
| 16:26 | Nebraska | John Miles makes the free throw | 10-0 |
| 16:13 | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher connects on the jumper from the left block set up by Cedric Halpin | 10-2 |
| 15:48 | Nebraska | David Rathburn loses the dribble to Cedric Halpin | 10-2 |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - David Rathburn (fresh) SG - Philip Racine (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Davis (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Miles (fresh) 3 pts. C - Jerome Bell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Cedric Halpin (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Floyd Wilson (fresh) SF - Vernon Fletcher (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joseph Warren (fresh) C - Nathan Tripp (fresh) | |
| 15:39 | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Cedric Halpin | 10-5 |
| 15:21 | Nebraska | David Rathburn makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Jerome Bell | 13-5 |
| 15:00 | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Joseph Warren | 13-8 |
| 14:37 | Nebraska | John Miles hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 13-8 |
| 14:36 | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher snags the defensive board | 13-8 |
| 14:32 | Mississippi | Cedric Halpin is fouled in the backcourt by David Rathburn - foul #1 on David Rathburn, team foul #2 | 13-8 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Donald Bellanger (PG), Leo Ashley (SG), Dale Riley (SF), Glenn Taveras (PF), Sidney Hess (C) David Rathburn, Philip Racine, Robert Davis, John Miles, Jerome Bell | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Arthur McCuen (PG), William Parker (SG), Marcus Ludwig (PF), Stanley Miles (C) Cedric Halpin, Floyd Wilson, Joseph Warren, Nathan Tripp | |
| 14:21 | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 13-11 |
| 14:02 | Nebraska | Donald Bellanger is hacked by Arthur McCuen - foul #1 on Arthur McCuen, team foul #3 | 13-11 |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Cedric Halpin (PG), Joseph Warren (PF) Arthur McCuen, Stanley Miles | |
| 13:43 | Nebraska | Dale Riley misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 13-11 |
| 13:41 | Nebraska | Sidney Hess tips it back up and in | 15-11 |
| 13:27 | Mississippi | Donald Bellanger steals the ball from Joseph Warren | 15-11 |
| 13:07 | Nebraska | Leo Ashley misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 15-11 |
| 13:05 | Mississippi | Joseph Warren gets the rebound | 15-11 |
| 12:42 | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher lays it up and in | 15-13 |
| 12:30 | Nebraska | Joseph Warren is called for the reach on Leo Ashley - foul #1 on Joseph Warren, team foul #4 | 15-13 |
| Subs | Nebraska | David Rathburn (PG), Philip Racine (SG), Robert Davis (SF), John Miles (PF), Jerome Bell (C) Donald Bellanger, Leo Ashley, Dale Riley, Glenn Taveras, Sidney Hess | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Arthur McCuen (PG), James Burgess (SF), Stanley Miles (C) Cedric Halpin, Joseph Warren, Marcus Ludwig | |
| 12:22 | Nebraska | Philip Racine misses badly on a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Stanley Miles - foul #1 on Stanley Miles, team foul #5 | 15-13 |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Marcus Ludwig (C) Stanley Miles | |
| 12:22 | Nebraska | Philip Racine makes the 1st free throw | 16-13 |
| 12:22 | Nebraska | Philip Racine makes the 2nd free throw | 17-13 |
| 12:06 | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher throws a bad pass out of bounds | 17-13 |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Cedric Halpin (PG), Stanley Miles (C) Arthur McCuen, James Burgess | |
| 11:48 | Nebraska | Marcus Ludwig denies the turnaround by Robert Davis | 17-13 |
| 11:47 | Mississippi | Cedric Halpin snags the defensive board | 17-13 |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - David Rathburn (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Philip Racine (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Robert Davis (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Miles (fresh) 3 pts. C - Jerome Bell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Cedric Halpin (fresh) 2 ast. SG - William Parker (fresh) SF - Vernon Fletcher (fairly fresh) 13 pts. PF - Marcus Ludwig (fresh) C - Stanley Miles (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:43 | Mississippi | William Parker makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 17-16 |
| 11:26 | Nebraska | Jerome Bell misses long on a runner from the right block | 17-16 |
| 11:25 | Mississippi | Marcus Ludwig pulls down the rebound | 17-16 |
| 11:06 | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher misses the dunk but he's fouled by John Miles - foul #1 on John Miles, team foul #3 | 17-16 |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Arthur McCuen (PG), Joseph Warren (PF), Nathan Tripp (C) Cedric Halpin, Marcus Ludwig, Stanley Miles | |
| 11:06 | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher misses the 1st free throw | 17-16 |
| 11:06 | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher misses the 2nd free throw | 17-16 |
| 11:06 | Nebraska | Jerome Bell pulls down the rebound | 17-16 |
| 10:45 | Nebraska | Robert Davis misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 17-16 |
| 10:44 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to William Parker | 17-16 |
| 10:36 | Mississippi | Robert Davis steps in front of the Joseph Warren pass | 17-16 |
| 10:33 | Nebraska | David Rathburn lays it up and in set up by Robert Davis | 19-16 |
| 10:13 | Mississippi | John Miles steps in front of the Joseph Warren pass | 19-16 |
| 10:07 | Nebraska | Robert Davis is called for traveling | 19-16 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Glenn Taveras (C) Jerome Bell | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Cedric Halpin (PG), James Burgess (SF), Marcus Ludwig (C) Arthur McCuen, Vernon Fletcher, Nathan Tripp | |
| 09:54 | Mississippi | James Burgess knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away | 19-19 |
| 09:33 | Nebraska | David Rathburn comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 19-19 |
| 09:32 | Nebraska | Robert Davis misses the tip | 19-19 |
| 09:30 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Marcus Ludwig | 19-19 |
| 09:20 | Mississippi | William Parker makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Cedric Halpin | 19-22 |
| 09:04 | Nebraska | Glenn Taveras's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 19-22 |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher (SF), Stanley Miles (C) James Burgess, Marcus Ludwig | |
| 08:46 | Mississippi | Cedric Halpin clanks a shot from the left wing | 19-22 |
| 08:44 | Nebraska | Philip Racine gets the rebound | 19-22 |
| 08:38 | Nebraska | Joseph Warren swats the shot by David Rathburn | 19-22 |
| 08:36 | Nebraska | David Rathburn grabs the offensive board | 19-22 |
| 08:19 | Nebraska | Glenn Taveras is fouled on the floor by Stanley Miles - foul #2 on Stanley Miles, team foul #6 | 19-22 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Donald Bellanger (PG), Leo Ashley (SG), Dale Riley (SF), Jerome Bell (C) David Rathburn, Philip Racine, Robert Davis, John Miles | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Arthur McCuen (PG), Floyd Wilson (SG), James Burgess (SF), Marcus Ludwig (C) Cedric Halpin, William Parker, Joseph Warren, Stanley Miles | |
| 08:02 | Nebraska | Donald Bellanger lays it in and the foul's on Floyd Wilson - foul #1 on Floyd Wilson, team foul #7 | 21-22 |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Cedric Halpin (PG), William Parker (SG), Joseph Warren (PF), Nathan Tripp (C) Arthur McCuen, Floyd Wilson, James Burgess, Marcus Ludwig | |
| 08:02 | Nebraska | Donald Bellanger makes the free throw | 22-22 |
| 07:47 | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 22-22 |
| 07:45 | Nebraska | Leo Ashley grabs the defensive rebound | 22-22 |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Donald Bellanger (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Leo Ashley (fresh) SF - Dale Riley (fresh) PF - Glenn Taveras (fresh) C - Jerome Bell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Cedric Halpin (fresh) 3 ast. SG - William Parker (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Vernon Fletcher (fairly fresh) 13 pts. PF - Joseph Warren (fresh) C - Nathan Tripp (fresh) | |
| 07:28 | Nebraska | Jerome Bell clanks a driving attempt in the lane | 22-22 |
| 07:27 | Mississippi | Cedric Halpin grabs the board | 22-22 |
| 07:03 | Mississippi | William Parker hits a 3 from straight away | 22-25 |
| 06:48 | Nebraska | Glenn Taveras connects on the 3 from the right wing | 25-25 |
| 06:41 | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher misses the 3 from the right corner | 25-25 |
| 06:39 | Nebraska | Glenn Taveras pulls down the rebound | 25-25 |
| 06:28 | Nebraska | Jerome Bell jams it on a great pass from Dale Riley and he's hacked by Cedric Halpin - foul #1 on Cedric Halpin, team foul #8 | 27-25 |
| Subs | Nebraska | David Rathburn (PG), Philip Racine (SG), Robert Davis (SF), John Miles (PF) Donald Bellanger, Leo Ashley, Dale Riley, Glenn Taveras | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Arthur McCuen (PG), Floyd Wilson (SG), James Burgess (SF), Marcus Ludwig (C) Cedric Halpin, William Parker, Joseph Warren, Nathan Tripp | |
| 06:28 | Nebraska | Jerome Bell makes the free throw | 28-25 |
| 06:13 | Mississippi | Floyd Wilson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 28-25 |
| 06:11 | Nebraska | John Miles gets the rebound | 28-25 |
| 05:56 | Nebraska | A charge is called on Philip Racine - foul #1 on Philip Racine, team foul #4 | 28-25 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Dale Riley (C) Jerome Bell | |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Parker (SG) Floyd Wilson | |
| 05:35 | Mississippi | William Parker can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 28-25 |
| 05:34 | Nebraska | John Miles snags the defensive board | 28-25 |
| 05:15 | Nebraska | Dale Riley is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Dale Riley, team foul #5 | 28-25 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Glenn Taveras (C) Dale Riley | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Cedric Halpin (PG), Floyd Wilson (SG), Joseph Warren (PF) Arthur McCuen, William Parker, James Burgess | |
| 04:59 | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher can't finish the layup | 28-25 |
| 04:57 | Mississippi | Joseph Warren grabs the offensive rebound | 28-25 |
| 04:32 | Mississippi | Cedric Halpin misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 28-25 |
| 04:30 | Mississippi | Marcus Ludwig tips it in | 28-27 |
| 04:17 | Nebraska | Philip Racine misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 28-27 |
| 04:15 | Mississippi | Marcus Ludwig pulls down the rebound | 28-27 |
| 03:56 | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher travels with the ball | 28-27 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Jerome Bell (C) Glenn Taveras | |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Parker (SG), James Burgess (SF), Stanley Miles (C) Floyd Wilson, Vernon Fletcher, Marcus Ludwig | |
| 03:40 | Nebraska | William Parker picks off the pass by John Miles | 28-27 |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - David Rathburn (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Philip Racine (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Robert Davis (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - John Miles (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Jerome Bell (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Cedric Halpin (fresh) 3 ast. SG - William Parker (fresh) 9 pts. SF - James Burgess (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Joseph Warren (fresh) 2 reb. C - Stanley Miles (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:18 | Mississippi | Cedric Halpin is fouled on the floor by John Miles - foul #2 on John Miles, team foul #6 | 28-27 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Donald Bellanger (PG) David Rathburn | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Arthur McCuen (PG), Vernon Fletcher (SF), Marcus Ludwig (PF) Cedric Halpin, James Burgess, Joseph Warren | |
| 03:00 | Mississippi | William Parker misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 28-27 |
| 02:59 | Nebraska | The rebound goes to Jerome Bell | 28-27 |
| 02:38 | Nebraska | Marcus Ludwig is called for the reach on John Miles - foul #2 on Marcus Ludwig, team foul #9 | 28-27 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Leo Ashley (SG), Dale Riley (SF) Philip Racine, Robert Davis | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Cedric Halpin (PG), Joseph Warren (PF), Nathan Tripp (C) Arthur McCuen, Marcus Ludwig, Stanley Miles | |
| 02:38 | Nebraska | John Miles makes the 1st free throw | 29-27 |
| 02:38 | Nebraska | John Miles misses the 2nd free throw | 29-27 |
| 02:38 | Mississippi | Nathan Tripp snags the defensive board | 29-27 |
| 02:22 | Mississippi | Cedric Halpin hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 29-27 |
| 02:21 | Nebraska | Dale Riley grabs the defensive rebound | 29-27 |
| 02:16 | Nebraska | Dale Riley can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 29-27 |
| 02:14 | Nebraska | Donald Bellanger grabs the offensive rebound | 29-27 |
| 01:51 | Nebraska | John Miles's floater is tipped away by Joseph Warren | 29-27 |
| 01:50 | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher grabs the defensive rebound | 29-27 |
| 01:37 | Mississippi | Cedric Halpin is fouled on the floor by Donald Bellanger - foul #1 on Donald Bellanger, team foul #7 | 29-27 |
| Subs | Nebraska | David Rathburn (PG), Philip Racine (SG), Glenn Taveras (PF) Donald Bellanger, Leo Ashley, John Miles | |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Burgess (SF), Marcus Ludwig (PF), Stanley Miles (C) Vernon Fletcher, Joseph Warren, Nathan Tripp | |
| 01:37 | Mississippi | Cedric Halpin misses the 1st free throw | 29-27 |
| 01:37 | Nebraska | Glenn Taveras grabs the board | 29-27 |
| 01:22 | Nebraska | Glenn Taveras drills a 3pt attempt from straight away | 32-27 |
| 01:06 | Mississippi | Philip Racine is called for the reach on William Parker - foul #2 on Philip Racine, team foul #8 | 32-27 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Robert Davis (SF) Jerome Bell | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Arthur McCuen (PG), Vernon Fletcher (SF), Joseph Warren (PF) Cedric Halpin, James Burgess, Stanley Miles | |
| 01:06 | Mississippi | William Parker makes the 1st free throw | 32-28 |
| 01:06 | Mississippi | William Parker misses the 2nd free throw | 32-28 |
| 01:06 | Nebraska | Glenn Taveras grabs the board | 32-28 |
| 00:47 | Nebraska | Dale Riley misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Marcus Ludwig - foul #3 on Marcus Ludwig, team foul #10 | 32-28 |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Cedric Halpin (PG), Stanley Miles (C) Arthur McCuen, Marcus Ludwig | |
| 00:47 | Nebraska | Dale Riley makes the 1st free throw | 33-28 |
| 00:47 | Nebraska | Dale Riley makes the 2nd free throw | 34-28 |
| 00:26 | Mississippi | William Parker knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Joseph Warren | 34-31 |
| 00:01 | Nebraska | Robert Davis can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 34-31 |
| 00:00 | Nebraska | Dale Riley pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-31 |