| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Mike Owen (fresh) SG - Brian Burrowes (fresh) SF - Carl McWhorter (fresh) PF - Reynaldo Gallo (fresh) C - Alfredo Marino (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - David Rathburn (fresh) SG - Philip Racine (fresh) SF - Robert Davis (fresh) PF - John Miles (fresh) C - Jerome Bell (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Nebraska | Jerome Bell wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:44 | Nebraska | David Rathburn loses the dribble to Carl McWhorter | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | South Carolina State | Carl McWhorter hits the finger roll | 2-0 |
| 19:15 | Nebraska | Jerome Bell can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 2-0 |
| 19:13 | South Carolina State | Carl McWhorter grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:53 | South Carolina State | Reynaldo Gallo comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 2-0 |
| 18:52 | Nebraska | The rebound goes to Jerome Bell | 2-0 |
| 18:35 | Nebraska | Robert Davis connects on the shot from the right wing on a nice dish by David Rathburn | 2-2 |
| 18:12 | South Carolina State | Reynaldo Gallo drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 5-2 |
| 17:58 | Nebraska | Philip Racine banks in the layup and he's fouled by Reynaldo Gallo - foul #1 on Reynaldo Gallo, team foul #1 | 5-4 |
| 17:58 | Nebraska | Philip Racine misses the free throw | 5-4 |
| 17:58 | South Carolina State | Alfredo Marino grabs the defensive rebound | 5-4 |
| 17:48 | South Carolina State | Reynaldo Gallo clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 5-4 |
| 17:47 | Nebraska | David Rathburn snags the defensive board | 5-4 |
| 17:26 | Nebraska | Alfredo Marino picks off the pass by John Miles | 5-4 |
| 17:04 | South Carolina State | Brian Burrowes is fouled on the floor by Jerome Bell - foul #1 on Jerome Bell, team foul #1 | 5-4 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Donald Bellanger (PG), Glenn Taveras (C) David Rathburn, Jerome Bell | |
| 16:52 | South Carolina State | Carl McWhorter misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 5-4 |
| 16:50 | South Carolina State | Reynaldo Gallo tips it but misses | 5-4 |
| 16:49 | Nebraska | Philip Racine pulls down the rebound | 5-4 |
| 16:43 | Nebraska | Robert Davis hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Carl McWhorter - foul #1 on Carl McWhorter, team foul #2 | 5-4 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Theodore Koehn (PG), Rodolfo Ramos (SF) Mike Owen, Carl McWhorter | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Leo Ashley (SG), Dale Riley (C) Philip Racine, John Miles | |
| 16:43 | Nebraska | Robert Davis misses the 1st free throw | 5-4 |
| 16:43 | Nebraska | Robert Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 5-5 |
| 16:14 | South Carolina State | A charge is called on Reynaldo Gallo - foul #2 on Reynaldo Gallo, team foul #3 | 5-5 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Frank Watt (PF), Clifford Badillo (C) Reynaldo Gallo, Alfredo Marino | |
| Subs | Nebraska | David Rathburn (PG), Sidney Hess (C) Leo Ashley, Robert Davis | |
| 16:05 | Nebraska | Glenn Taveras hits a driving attempt from the left block | 5-7 |
| 15:51 | South Carolina State | Brian Burrowes loses the ball out of bounds | 5-7 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Philip Racine (SG), John Miles (PF) Donald Bellanger, Sidney Hess | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Theodore Koehn (fresh) SG - Brian Burrowes (fresh) SF - Rodolfo Ramos (fresh) PF - Frank Watt (fresh) C - Clifford Badillo (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - David Rathburn (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Philip Racine (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Dale Riley (fresh) PF - John Miles (fresh) C - Glenn Taveras (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:27 | Nebraska | Dale Riley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 5-7 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Mike Owen (PG), Carl McWhorter (SF) Brian Burrowes, Rodolfo Ramos | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Jerome Bell (C) Glenn Taveras | |
| 15:10 | South Carolina State | Carl McWhorter buries a runner from the right block | 7-7 |
| 14:51 | Nebraska | Philip Racine misses the easy layup but the foul's on Clifford Badillo - foul #1 on Clifford Badillo, team foul #4 | 7-7 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Alfredo Marino (C) Clifford Badillo | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Donald Bellanger (PG), Robert Davis (SF) David Rathburn, Dale Riley | |
| 14:51 | Nebraska | Philip Racine makes the 1st free throw | 7-8 |
| 14:51 | Nebraska | Philip Racine makes the 2nd free throw | 7-9 |
| 14:33 | South Carolina State | Theodore Koehn hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 7-9 |
| 14:31 | South Carolina State | Alfredo Marino tips it in | 9-9 |
| 14:15 | Nebraska | Robert Davis connects on the runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Donald Bellanger | 9-11 |
| 14:04 | South Carolina State | Mike Owen drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 12-11 |
| 13:53 | Nebraska | Alfredo Marino swats the layup by Donald Bellanger | 12-11 |
| 13:51 | South Carolina State | Carl McWhorter grabs the defensive rebound | 12-11 |
| 13:22 | South Carolina State | Carl McWhorter makes the shot from the left wing | 14-11 |
| 12:53 | Nebraska | John Miles misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 14-11 |
| 12:52 | South Carolina State | Alfredo Marino grabs the board | 14-11 |
| 12:27 | South Carolina State | Carl McWhorter's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 14-11 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Chad Wilhelm (PG), Brian Burrowes (SG), Rodolfo Ramos (SF), Clifford Badillo (PF) Mike Owen, Theodore Koehn, Carl McWhorter, Frank Watt | |
| Subs | Nebraska | David Rathburn (PG), Dale Riley (SF), Glenn Taveras (PF), Sidney Hess (C) Philip Racine, Robert Davis, John Miles, Jerome Bell | |
| 12:16 | Nebraska | Donald Bellanger is hacked by Brian Burrowes - foul #1 on Brian Burrowes, team foul #5 | 14-11 |
| 12:04 | Nebraska | Dale Riley's floater is tipped away by Clifford Badillo | 14-11 |
| 12:02 | Nebraska | Glenn Taveras gets the offensive rebound | 14-11 |
| 11:45 | Nebraska | David Rathburn can't finish the layup but the foul's on Chad Wilhelm - foul #1 on Chad Wilhelm, team foul #6 | 14-11 |
| 11:45 | Nebraska | David Rathburn makes the 1st free throw | 14-12 |
| 11:45 | Nebraska | David Rathburn makes the 2nd free throw | 14-13 |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Chad Wilhelm (fresh) SG - Brian Burrowes (fresh) SF - Rodolfo Ramos (fresh) PF - Clifford Badillo (fresh) C - Alfredo Marino (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - David Rathburn (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Bellanger (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dale Riley (fresh) PF - Glenn Taveras (fresh) 2 pts. C - Sidney Hess (fresh) | |
| 11:29 | South Carolina State | Clifford Badillo can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Glenn Taveras - foul #1 on Glenn Taveras, team foul #2 | 14-13 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Leo Ashley (SG) Donald Bellanger | |
| 11:29 | South Carolina State | Clifford Badillo misses the 1st free throw | 14-13 |
| 11:29 | South Carolina State | Clifford Badillo misses the 2nd free throw | 14-13 |
| 11:29 | Nebraska | The rebound goes to Sidney Hess | 14-13 |
| 11:17 | Nebraska | Glenn Taveras knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by David Rathburn | 14-16 |
| 10:49 | South Carolina State | Chad Wilhelm buries a 3 pointer from the right wing | 17-16 |
| 10:29 | Nebraska | Glenn Taveras is hacked by Clifford Badillo - foul #2 on Clifford Badillo, team foul #7 | 17-16 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Mike Owen (PG), Carl McWhorter (SF), Frank Watt (PF) Chad Wilhelm, Clifford Badillo, Alfredo Marino | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Philip Racine (SG), Robert Davis (SF), John Miles (PF) Leo Ashley, Dale Riley, Sidney Hess | |
| 10:29 | Nebraska | Glenn Taveras misses the 1st free throw | 17-16 |
| 10:29 | South Carolina State | Frank Watt grabs the defensive rebound | 17-16 |
| 10:10 | South Carolina State | Brian Burrowes can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 17-16 |
| 10:09 | Nebraska | Glenn Taveras gets the rebound | 17-16 |
| 09:53 | Nebraska | Glenn Taveras hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 17-16 |
| 09:51 | Nebraska | Philip Racine can't tip it in | 17-16 |
| 09:50 | South Carolina State | Mike Owen gets the rebound | 17-16 |
| 09:30 | South Carolina State | Brian Burrowes drills a 3pt jumper from straight away | 20-16 |
| 09:17 | Nebraska | Robert Davis drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from John Miles | 20-19 |
| 09:03 | South Carolina State | Mike Owen clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 20-19 |
| 09:02 | Nebraska | Philip Racine grabs the defensive rebound | 20-19 |
| 08:39 | Nebraska | Philip Racine hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Robert Davis | 20-21 |
| 08:23 | South Carolina State | Brian Burrowes is fouled on the floor by Philip Racine - foul #1 on Philip Racine, team foul #3 | 20-21 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Theodore Koehn (PG), Chad Wilhelm (SG), Andrew Atwood (SF), Alfredo Marino (C) Mike Owen, Brian Burrowes, Carl McWhorter, Rodolfo Ramos | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Donald Bellanger (PG), Jerome Bell (C) David Rathburn, Glenn Taveras | |
| 07:56 | South Carolina State | John Miles denies the turnaround by Frank Watt | 20-21 |
| 07:54 | Nebraska | The rebound goes to John Miles | 20-21 |
| 07:48 | Nebraska | Jerome Bell misses the floater from the baseline but he's fouled by Frank Watt - foul #1 on Frank Watt, team foul #8 | 20-21 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Leo Ashley (SG) Philip Racine | |
| 07:48 | Nebraska | Jerome Bell misses the 1st free throw | 20-21 |
| 07:48 | Nebraska | Jerome Bell misses the 2nd free throw | 20-21 |
| 07:48 | South Carolina State | The rebound goes to Alfredo Marino | 20-21 |
| 07:26 | South Carolina State | Jerome Bell steps in front of the Frank Watt pass | 20-21 |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Theodore Koehn (fresh) SG - Chad Wilhelm (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Andrew Atwood (fresh) PF - Frank Watt (fresh) C - Alfredo Marino (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Donald Bellanger (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Leo Ashley (fresh) SF - Robert Davis (fresh) 8 pts. PF - John Miles (fairly fresh) C - Jerome Bell (fresh) | |
| 07:14 | Nebraska | Robert Davis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 20-21 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Brian Burrowes (SG) Andrew Atwood | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Larry Mather (PG), Dale Riley (SF) Robert Davis, John Miles | |
| 06:59 | South Carolina State | Theodore Koehn misses the lay-in | 20-21 |
| 06:58 | South Carolina State | Theodore Koehn gets the offensive rebound | 20-21 |
| 06:53 | South Carolina State | Frank Watt is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Frank Watt, team foul #9 | 20-21 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Mike Owen (PG), Carl McWhorter (SF), Rodolfo Ramos (PF) Chad Wilhelm, Theodore Koehn, Frank Watt | |
| Subs | Nebraska | David Rathburn (PG) Larry Mather | |
| 06:37 | Nebraska | Donald Bellanger misses the easy layup | 20-21 |
| 06:36 | Nebraska | David Rathburn tips it but misses | 20-21 |
| 06:34 | South Carolina State | Rodolfo Ramos snags the defensive board | 20-21 |
| 06:15 | South Carolina State | Brian Burrowes misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 20-21 |
| 06:13 | Nebraska | Jerome Bell snags the defensive board | 20-21 |
| 05:54 | Nebraska | Dale Riley jams it set up by Donald Bellanger and he's hacked by Rodolfo Ramos - foul #1 on Rodolfo Ramos, team foul #10 | 20-23 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Philip Racine (SG), John Miles (PF) Donald Bellanger, Leo Ashley | |
| 05:54 | Nebraska | Dale Riley makes the free throw | 20-24 |
| 05:35 | South Carolina State | Dale Riley steals the ball from Alfredo Marino | 20-24 |
| 05:22 | Nebraska | Philip Racine comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 20-24 |
| 05:20 | Nebraska | John Miles snags the offensive board | 20-24 |
| 05:09 | Nebraska | Jerome Bell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 20-24 |
| 05:08 | Nebraska | Philip Racine tips it back up and in | 20-26 |
| 04:49 | South Carolina State | Alfredo Marino throws it down | 22-26 |
| 04:33 | Nebraska | Philip Racine connects on the fadeaway from the right wing set up by David Rathburn and he's hacked by Brian Burrowes - foul #2 on Brian Burrowes, team foul #11 | 22-28 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Theodore Koehn (PG), Chad Wilhelm (SG), Andrew Atwood (SF) Mike Owen, Brian Burrowes, Carl McWhorter | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Donald Bellanger (PG), Robert Davis (SF), Glenn Taveras (C) David Rathburn, Dale Riley, Jerome Bell | |
| 04:33 | Nebraska | Philip Racine misses the free throw | 22-28 |
| 04:33 | South Carolina State | Alfredo Marino grabs the defensive rebound | 22-28 |
| 04:19 | South Carolina State | Theodore Koehn hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 22-28 |
| 04:18 | Nebraska | The rebound goes to John Miles | 22-28 |
| 04:06 | Nebraska | Philip Racine misses the floater from the left wing | 22-28 |
| 04:04 | Nebraska | Glenn Taveras tips it home | 22-30 |
| 03:54 | South Carolina State | Chad Wilhelm makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Theodore Koehn | 24-30 |
| 03:39 | Nebraska | Robert Davis knocks in the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Donald Bellanger | 24-32 |
| 03:16 | South Carolina State | Chad Wilhelm knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Alfredo Marino | 27-32 |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Theodore Koehn (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Chad Wilhelm (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Andrew Atwood (fresh) PF - Rodolfo Ramos (fairly fresh) C - Alfredo Marino (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Donald Bellanger (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Philip Racine (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Robert Davis (fresh) 10 pts. PF - John Miles (fresh) 3 reb. C - Glenn Taveras (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:05 | Nebraska | Alfredo Marino is called for the reach on Glenn Taveras - foul #1 on Alfredo Marino, team foul #12 | 27-32 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Mike Owen (PG), Brian Burrowes (SG), Carl McWhorter (SF), Reynaldo Gallo (PF), Frank Watt (C) Theodore Koehn, Chad Wilhelm, Andrew Atwood, Rodolfo Ramos, Alfredo Marino | |
| Subs | Nebraska | David Rathburn (PG), Dale Riley (C) Donald Bellanger, John Miles | |
| 03:05 | Nebraska | Glenn Taveras misses the 1st free throw | 27-32 |
| 03:05 | Nebraska | Glenn Taveras makes the 2nd free throw | 27-33 |
| 02:56 | South Carolina State | Reynaldo Gallo misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 27-33 |
| 02:55 | Nebraska | Dale Riley gets the rebound | 27-33 |
| 02:39 | Nebraska | Dale Riley is fouled on the floor by Mike Owen - foul #1 on Mike Owen, team foul #13 | 27-33 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Donald Bellanger (SG), Jerome Bell (C) Philip Racine, Robert Davis | |
| 02:39 | Nebraska | Dale Riley makes the 1st free throw | 27-34 |
| 02:39 | Nebraska | Dale Riley makes the 2nd free throw | 27-35 |
| 02:20 | South Carolina State | Frank Watt misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Dale Riley - foul #1 on Dale Riley, team foul #4 | 27-35 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Robert Davis (SF) Dale Riley | |
| 02:20 | South Carolina State | Frank Watt misses the 1st free throw | 27-35 |
| 02:20 | South Carolina State | Frank Watt makes the 2nd free throw | 28-35 |
| 02:06 | Nebraska | Jerome Bell misses short on a floater from the baseline but the foul's on Frank Watt - foul #3 on Frank Watt, team foul #14 | 28-35 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Clifford Badillo (C) Frank Watt | |
| Subs | Nebraska | John Miles (PF) Glenn Taveras | |
| 02:06 | Nebraska | Jerome Bell makes the 1st free throw | 28-36 |
| 02:06 | Nebraska | Jerome Bell makes the 2nd free throw | 28-37 |
| 01:56 | South Carolina State | Clifford Badillo hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Carl McWhorter | 31-37 |
| 01:40 | Nebraska | Donald Bellanger hits a shot from the left block set up by David Rathburn and the foul's on Mike Owen - foul #2 on Mike Owen, team foul #15 | 31-39 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Philip Racine (SG) David Rathburn | |
| 01:40 | Nebraska | Donald Bellanger makes the free throw | 31-40 |
| 01:28 | South Carolina State | Reynaldo Gallo knocks in the driving attempt from the left block | 33-40 |
| 00:59 | Nebraska | Robert Davis clanks a shot from the right side | 33-40 |
| 00:58 | South Carolina State | Carl McWhorter grabs the board | 33-40 |
| 00:38 | South Carolina State | Reynaldo Gallo misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 33-40 |
| 00:37 | Nebraska | Robert Davis snags the defensive board | 33-40 |
| 00:15 | Nebraska | Donald Bellanger can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Carl McWhorter - foul #2 on Carl McWhorter, team foul #16 | 33-40 |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Theodore Koehn (PG), Rodolfo Ramos (SF), Alfredo Marino (C) Mike Owen, Carl McWhorter, Reynaldo Gallo | |
| Subs | Nebraska | David Rathburn (PG), Glenn Taveras (PF), Dale Riley (C) Robert Davis, John Miles, Jerome Bell | |
| 00:15 | Nebraska | Donald Bellanger makes the 1st free throw | 33-41 |
| 00:15 | Nebraska | Donald Bellanger makes the 2nd free throw | 33-42 |
| 00:00 | South Carolina State | Alfredo Marino misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 33-42 |