| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Joe Blaise (fresh) SG - Dean Bronsky (fresh) SF - Shawn Holt (fresh) PF - Robert Quinn (fresh) C - Ricky Lainez (fresh) | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Donald Pierce (fresh) SG - Arthur Presswood (fresh) SF - Gary Harrison (fresh) PF - Mark Mitchell (fresh) C - Kenneth Lozier (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | East Carolina | Mark Mitchell wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:58 | East Carolina | Mark Mitchell's pass is intercepted by Ricky Lainez in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | Nebraska | Robert Quinn scores on a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Ricky Lainez | 2-0 |
| 19:31 | East Carolina | Gary Harrison can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 2-0 |
| 19:30 | Nebraska | Ricky Lainez snags the defensive board | 2-0 |
| 19:11 | Nebraska | Robert Quinn misses the dunk attempt | 2-0 |
| 19:09 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Mark Mitchell | 2-0 |
| 18:46 | East Carolina | Arthur Presswood makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 2-3 |
| 18:33 | Nebraska | Shawn Holt misses short on a 3 from straight away | 2-3 |
| 18:31 | East Carolina | Kenneth Lozier gets the rebound | 2-3 |
| 18:25 | East Carolina | Kenneth Lozier hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block | 2-3 |
| 18:24 | Nebraska | Ricky Lainez gets the rebound | 2-3 |
| 18:08 | Nebraska | Robert Quinn can't finish the layup | 2-3 |
| 18:06 | East Carolina | Gary Harrison pulls down the rebound | 2-3 |
| 18:02 | East Carolina | Gary Harrison makes the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Kenneth Lozier | 2-5 |
| 17:55 | Nebraska | Joe Blaise scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Shawn Holt | 5-5 |
| 17:52 | East Carolina | Shawn Holt takes the ball from Kenneth Lozier in the backcourt | 5-5 |
| 17:50 | Nebraska | Robert Quinn misses the lay-in | 5-5 |
| 17:48 | Nebraska | Shawn Holt hits the follow up shot | 7-5 |
| 17:28 | East Carolina | Gary Harrison misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 7-5 |
| 17:26 | Nebraska | Ricky Lainez grabs the board | 7-5 |
| 17:05 | Nebraska | Shawn Holt scores on a 3 from straight away set up by Joe Blaise | 10-5 |
| 17:03 | East Carolina | Donald Pierce is fouled in the backcourt by Joe Blaise - foul #1 on Joe Blaise, team foul #1 | 10-5 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Jerald Ingraham (SG), Dale Jeter (SF), Howard Pinder (PF), Robert Myles (C) Dean Bronsky, Shawn Holt, Robert Quinn, Ricky Lainez | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Aubrey Rhynes (PG), Ronald Williamson (SG), Kevin Sherwood (SF), Fred White (PF), Christopher Massengale (C) Donald Pierce, Arthur Presswood, Gary Harrison, Mark Mitchell, Kenneth Lozier | |
| 16:46 | East Carolina | Fred White throws a bad pass out of bounds | 10-5 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Richard Kjellberg (SG) Joe Blaise | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 16:22 | Nebraska | Robert Myles is fouled on the floor by Ronald Williamson - foul #1 on Ronald Williamson, team foul #1 | 10-5 |
| 16:08 | Nebraska | Fred White steals it from Richard Kjellberg | 10-5 |
| 15:57 | East Carolina | Ronald Williamson hits a jumper from close range | 10-7 |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Jerald Ingraham (fairly fresh) SG - Richard Kjellberg (fresh) SF - Dale Jeter (fresh) PF - Howard Pinder (fresh) C - Robert Myles (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Aubrey Rhynes (fresh) SG - Ronald Williamson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Kevin Sherwood (fresh) PF - Fred White (fairly fresh) C - Christopher Massengale (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:41 | Nebraska | Howard Pinder loses the ball out of bounds | 10-7 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Joe Blaise (PG), Shawn Holt (SF), Robert Quinn (PF), Ricky Lainez (C) Jerald Ingraham, Dale Jeter, Howard Pinder, Robert Myles | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Edward Rodarte (PG), Arthur Presswood (SG), Scott Cureton (SF), Mark Mitchell (PF), Kenneth Lozier (C) Aubrey Rhynes, Ronald Williamson, Kevin Sherwood, Fred White, Christopher Massengale | |
| 15:23 | East Carolina | Kenneth Lozier loses the dribble to Ricky Lainez | 10-7 |
| 15:05 | Nebraska | Shawn Holt misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 10-7 |
| 15:04 | Nebraska | Robert Quinn grabs the offensive board | 10-7 |
| 14:59 | Nebraska | Joe Blaise hits a jump hook in the lane and he's hacked by Mark Mitchell - foul #1 on Mark Mitchell, team foul #2 | 12-7 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Dean Bronsky (SG) Richard Kjellberg | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 14:59 | Nebraska | Joe Blaise makes the free throw | 13-7 |
| 14:40 | East Carolina | Edward Rodarte connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 13-10 |
| 14:30 | Nebraska | Dean Bronsky drills a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Shawn Holt | 15-10 |
| 14:25 | East Carolina | Arthur Presswood hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 15-10 |
| 14:24 | Nebraska | The rebound goes to Ricky Lainez | 15-10 |
| 14:19 | Nebraska | Joe Blaise misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 15-10 |
| 14:18 | Nebraska | Ricky Lainez snags the offensive board | 15-10 |
| 14:05 | Nebraska | Joe Blaise drills a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Dean Bronsky | 17-10 |
| 13:51 | East Carolina | Arthur Presswood misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 17-10 |
| 13:49 | East Carolina | Mark Mitchell can't tip it in | 17-10 |
| 13:47 | East Carolina | Kenneth Lozier hits the follow up shot | 17-12 |
| 13:40 | Nebraska | Joe Blaise hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Edward Rodarte - foul #1 on Edward Rodarte, team foul #3 | 17-12 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Jerald Ingraham (SG), Dale Jeter (SF), Howard Pinder (PF) Dean Bronsky, Shawn Holt, Robert Quinn | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Aubrey Rhynes (PG), Ronald Williamson (SG), Gary Harrison (SF), Christopher Massengale (PF), Kevin Sherwood (C) Edward Rodarte, Arthur Presswood, Scott Cureton, Mark Mitchell, Kenneth Lozier | |
| 13:40 | Nebraska | Joe Blaise misses the 1st free throw | 17-12 |
| 13:40 | Nebraska | Joe Blaise misses the 2nd free throw | 17-12 |
| 13:40 | Nebraska | Joe Blaise snags the offensive board | 17-12 |
| 13:25 | Nebraska | Ricky Lainez misses long on a driving attempt in the paint | 17-12 |
| 13:24 | Nebraska | Jerald Ingraham gets the offensive rebound | 17-12 |
| 13:11 | Nebraska | Joe Blaise is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Joe Blaise, team foul #2 | 17-12 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Richard Kjellberg (SG), Robert Myles (C) Joe Blaise, Ricky Lainez | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Fred White (PF) Kevin Sherwood | |
| 13:09 | East Carolina | Ronald Williamson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 17-12 |
| 12:52 | Nebraska | Howard Pinder misses long on a floater in the lane | 17-12 |
| 12:51 | East Carolina | Fred White pulls down the rebound | 17-12 |
| 12:46 | East Carolina | Gary Harrison can't connect on a floater from the right side | 17-12 |
| 12:44 | East Carolina | Fred White misses the tip | 17-12 |
| 12:42 | Nebraska | The rebound goes to Jerald Ingraham | 17-12 |
| 12:21 | Nebraska | Robert Myles misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 17-12 |
| 12:20 | East Carolina | Fred White pulls down the rebound | 17-12 |
| 12:07 | East Carolina | Gary Harrison hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 17-12 |
| 12:05 | East Carolina | Ronald Williamson pulls down the offensive rebound | 17-12 |
| 11:57 | East Carolina | Christopher Massengale misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 17-12 |
| 11:55 | Nebraska | Jerald Ingraham grabs the defensive rebound | 17-12 |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Jerald Ingraham (fairly fresh) SG - Richard Kjellberg (fairly fresh) SF - Dale Jeter (fairly fresh) PF - Howard Pinder (fairly fresh) C - Robert Myles (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Aubrey Rhynes (fairly fresh) SG - Ronald Williamson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gary Harrison (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Fred White (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Christopher Massengale (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:38 | Nebraska | Robert Myles can't connect on a jump hook in the paint | 17-12 |
| 11:37 | East Carolina | Christopher Massengale gets the rebound | 17-12 |
| 11:20 | East Carolina | Christopher Massengale misses long on a shot from close range but he's fouled by Jerald Ingraham - foul #1 on Jerald Ingraham, team foul #3 | 17-12 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Dean Bronsky (PG), Shawn Holt (SF), Robert Quinn (PF), Ricky Lainez (C) Richard Kjellberg, Dale Jeter, Howard Pinder, Robert Myles | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Donald Pierce (PG), Edward Rodarte (SG), Kevin Sherwood (SF), Kenneth Lozier (C) Aubrey Rhynes, Ronald Williamson, Gary Harrison, Fred White | |
| 11:20 | East Carolina | Christopher Massengale makes the 1st free throw | 17-13 |
| 11:20 | East Carolina | Christopher Massengale misses the 2nd free throw | 17-13 |
| 11:20 | Nebraska | Ricky Lainez pulls down the rebound | 17-13 |
| 11:07 | Nebraska | Jerald Ingraham misses short on a 3 from straight away | 17-13 |
| 11:06 | Nebraska | Ricky Lainez tips it but misses | 17-13 |
| 11:04 | Nebraska | Dean Bronsky gets the offensive rebound | 17-13 |
| 10:45 | Nebraska | Kevin Sherwood is called for the reach on Shawn Holt - foul #1 on Kevin Sherwood, team foul #4 | 17-13 |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Mark Mitchell (PF) Christopher Massengale | |
| 10:36 | Nebraska | Shawn Holt loses the dribble to Edward Rodarte | 17-13 |
| 10:34 | East Carolina | Edward Rodarte's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 17-13 |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Arthur Presswood (SG) Donald Pierce | |
| 10:23 | Nebraska | Ricky Lainez misses the jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Mark Mitchell - foul #2 on Mark Mitchell, team foul #5 | 17-13 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Richard Kjellberg (SG) Jerald Ingraham | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Scott Cureton (SF) Mark Mitchell | |
| 10:23 | Nebraska | Ricky Lainez makes the 1st free throw | 18-13 |
| 10:23 | Nebraska | Ricky Lainez misses the 2nd free throw | 18-13 |
| 10:23 | East Carolina | Kenneth Lozier grabs the board | 18-13 |
| 09:59 | East Carolina | Kenneth Lozier is open and buries a turnaround from the left block set up by Edward Rodarte | 18-15 |
| 09:34 | Nebraska | Robert Quinn is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Lozier - foul #1 on Kenneth Lozier, team foul #6 | 18-15 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Dale Jeter (SF), Howard Pinder (C) Shawn Holt, Ricky Lainez | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Donald Pierce (PG), Aubrey Rhynes (SG), Gary Harrison (SF), Fred White (PF) Edward Rodarte, Arthur Presswood, Scott Cureton, Kevin Sherwood | |
| 09:23 | Nebraska | Robert Quinn is hacked by Fred White - foul #1 on Fred White, team foul #7 | 18-15 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Jerald Ingraham (SG) Richard Kjellberg | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 09:23 | Nebraska | Robert Quinn misses the 1st free throw | 18-15 |
| 09:23 | East Carolina | Fred White pulls down the rebound | 18-15 |
| 09:07 | East Carolina | Kenneth Lozier hits the finger roll and he's fouled by Howard Pinder - foul #1 on Howard Pinder, team foul #4 | 18-17 |
| 09:07 | East Carolina | Kenneth Lozier makes the free throw | 18-18 |
| 08:42 | Nebraska | Dean Bronsky misses badly on a floater near the basket but the foul's on Donald Pierce - foul #1 on Donald Pierce, team foul #8 | 18-18 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Shawn Holt (SF), Ricky Lainez (C) Dale Jeter, Robert Quinn | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Ronald Williamson (SG) Donald Pierce | |
| 08:42 | Nebraska | Dean Bronsky makes the 1st free throw | 19-18 |
| 08:42 | Nebraska | Dean Bronsky makes the 2nd free throw | 20-18 |
| 08:37 | East Carolina | Aubrey Rhynes is fouled in the backcourt by Howard Pinder - foul #2 on Howard Pinder, team foul #5 | 20-18 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Robert Quinn (PF) Howard Pinder | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 08:20 | East Carolina | Aubrey Rhynes misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 20-18 |
| 08:18 | East Carolina | Kenneth Lozier pulls down the offensive rebound | 20-18 |
| 08:07 | East Carolina | The short jumper by Kenneth Lozier is denied by Shawn Holt | 20-18 |
| 08:06 | Nebraska | Ricky Lainez pulls down the rebound | 20-18 |
| 07:52 | Nebraska | Ricky Lainez's pass is intercepted by Gary Harrison | 20-18 |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Dean Bronsky (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jerald Ingraham (tiring) SF - Shawn Holt (tired) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Robert Quinn (tiring) 2 pts. C - Ricky Lainez (tiring) 1 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Aubrey Rhynes (fairly fresh) SG - Ronald Williamson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gary Harrison (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Fred White (tiring) 4 reb. C - Kenneth Lozier (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:48 | East Carolina | Jerald Ingraham steals the ball from Ronald Williamson in the backcourt | 20-18 |
| 07:41 | Nebraska | Ricky Lainez scores on a shot in the lane on a nice dish by Dean Bronsky | 22-18 |
| 07:35 | East Carolina | Gary Harrison knocks in the 3 from the right wing set up by Ronald Williamson | 22-21 |
| 07:19 | Nebraska | Dean Bronsky is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Dean Bronsky, team foul #6 | 22-21 |
| 07:19 | Nebraska | Nebraska calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 22-21 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Richard Kjellberg (SG), Dale Jeter (SF), Robert Myles (PF) Jerald Ingraham, Shawn Holt, Robert Quinn | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Donald Pierce (PG), Arthur Presswood (SG), Kevin Sherwood (PF) Aubrey Rhynes, Ronald Williamson, Fred White | |
| 07:17 | East Carolina | Donald Pierce loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 22-21 |
| 06:59 | Nebraska | Kevin Sherwood swats the layup by Dale Jeter | 22-21 |
| 06:57 | Nebraska | Robert Myles can't tip it in | 22-21 |
| 06:55 | East Carolina | Kevin Sherwood gets the rebound | 22-21 |
| 06:48 | East Carolina | Gary Harrison clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Dean Bronsky - foul #2 on Dean Bronsky, team foul #7 | 22-21 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Jerald Ingraham (PG) Dean Bronsky | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 06:48 | East Carolina | Gary Harrison misses the 1st free throw | 22-21 |
| 06:48 | East Carolina | Gary Harrison makes the 2nd free throw | 22-22 |
| 06:26 | Nebraska | Gary Harrison is called for the reach on Dale Jeter - foul #1 on Gary Harrison, team foul #9 | 22-22 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Robert Quinn (PF) Ricky Lainez | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Aubrey Rhynes (PG) Donald Pierce | |
| 06:26 | Nebraska | Dale Jeter makes the 1st free throw | 23-22 |
| 06:26 | Nebraska | Dale Jeter makes the 2nd free throw | 24-22 |
| 06:03 | East Carolina | Gary Harrison is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Gary Harrison, team foul #10 | 24-22 |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Scott Cureton (SF), Christopher Massengale (PF) Gary Harrison, Kevin Sherwood | |
| 05:49 | Nebraska | Jerald Ingraham hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 24-22 |
| 05:48 | East Carolina | Kenneth Lozier snags the defensive board | 24-22 |
| 05:43 | East Carolina | Arthur Presswood throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-22 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Shawn Holt (SF), Ricky Lainez (C) Dale Jeter, Robert Myles | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Ronald Williamson (SG) Arthur Presswood | |
| 05:32 | Nebraska | Shawn Holt hits a shot from the right wing | 26-22 |
| 05:18 | East Carolina | Scott Cureton can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Richard Kjellberg - foul #1 on Richard Kjellberg, team foul #8 | 26-22 |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Edward Rodarte (SG), Fred White (PF) Aubrey Rhynes, Christopher Massengale | |
| 05:18 | East Carolina | Scott Cureton misses the 1st free throw | 26-22 |
| 05:18 | East Carolina | Scott Cureton misses the 2nd free throw | 26-22 |
| 05:18 | Nebraska | Richard Kjellberg pulls down the rebound | 26-22 |
| 05:00 | Nebraska | Shawn Holt makes the 3 from straight away | 29-22 |
| 04:55 | East Carolina | Shawn Holt steals it from Ronald Williamson in the backcourt | 29-22 |
| 04:46 | Nebraska | Shawn Holt comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 29-22 |
| 04:44 | East Carolina | Kenneth Lozier pulls down the rebound | 29-22 |
| 04:40 | East Carolina | Edward Rodarte misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 29-22 |
| 04:38 | Nebraska | Robert Quinn pulls down the rebound | 29-22 |
| 04:24 | Nebraska | Richard Kjellberg scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 31-22 |
| 04:03 | East Carolina | Scott Cureton is hacked by Ricky Lainez - foul #1 on Ricky Lainez, team foul #9 | 31-22 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Dale Jeter (SF), Robert Myles (PF) Shawn Holt, Robert Quinn | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Donald Pierce (PG), Arthur Presswood (SG), Christopher Massengale (PF), Kevin Sherwood (C) Ronald Williamson, Edward Rodarte, Fred White, Kenneth Lozier | |
| 04:03 | East Carolina | Scott Cureton makes the 1st free throw | 31-23 |
| 04:03 | East Carolina | Scott Cureton misses the 2nd free throw | 31-23 |
| 04:03 | Nebraska | Ricky Lainez pulls down the rebound | 31-23 |
| 03:44 | Nebraska | Dale Jeter throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-23 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Joe Blaise (PG), Dean Bronsky (SG), Howard Pinder (PF) Jerald Ingraham, Richard Kjellberg, Ricky Lainez | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Gary Harrison (SF), Mark Mitchell (PF) Scott Cureton, Kevin Sherwood | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Joe Blaise (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dean Bronsky (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dale Jeter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Howard Pinder (fresh) C - Robert Myles (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Donald Pierce (fresh) SG - Arthur Presswood (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Gary Harrison (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Mark Mitchell (fresh) 2 reb. C - Christopher Massengale (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 03:42 | East Carolina | Donald Pierce is fouled in the backcourt by Howard Pinder - foul #3 on Howard Pinder, team foul #10 | 31-23 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Ricky Lainez (C) Howard Pinder | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 03:42 | East Carolina | Donald Pierce makes the 1st free throw | 31-24 |
| 03:42 | East Carolina | Donald Pierce makes the 2nd free throw | 31-25 |
| 03:19 | Nebraska | Ricky Lainez is hacked by Mark Mitchell - foul #3 on Mark Mitchell, team foul #11 | 31-25 |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Kevin Sherwood (PF) Mark Mitchell | |
| 03:19 | Nebraska | Ricky Lainez misses the 1st free throw | 31-25 |
| 03:19 | Nebraska | Ricky Lainez makes the 2nd free throw | 32-25 |
| 03:17 | East Carolina | Gary Harrison travels in the backcourt | 32-25 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Robert Quinn (PF) Ricky Lainez | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 03:12 | Nebraska | Robert Quinn scores on a floater in the lane on a great pass from Robert Myles | 34-25 |
| 02:52 | East Carolina | Christopher Massengale scores on a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Donald Pierce | 34-27 |
| 02:35 | Nebraska | Kevin Sherwood steps in front of the Dale Jeter pass | 34-27 |
| 02:17 | East Carolina | Donald Pierce misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 34-27 |
| 02:15 | Nebraska | Robert Quinn grabs the board | 34-27 |
| 01:51 | Nebraska | Joe Blaise drills a shot from the left wing | 36-27 |
| 01:44 | East Carolina | Gary Harrison is hacked by Robert Quinn - foul #1 on Robert Quinn, team foul #11 | 36-27 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Shawn Holt (SF), Ricky Lainez (C) Dale Jeter, Robert Myles | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Aubrey Rhynes (PG), Ronald Williamson (SG), Fred White (PF), Kenneth Lozier (C) Donald Pierce, Arthur Presswood, Kevin Sherwood, Christopher Massengale | |
| 01:44 | East Carolina | Gary Harrison misses the 1st free throw | 36-27 |
| 01:44 | East Carolina | Gary Harrison makes the 2nd free throw | 36-28 |
| 01:28 | Nebraska | Joe Blaise buries a shot in the lane on a nice dish by Shawn Holt and the foul's on Gary Harrison - foul #3 on Gary Harrison, team foul #12 | 38-28 |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Scott Cureton (SF) Gary Harrison | |
| 01:28 | Nebraska | Joe Blaise makes the free throw | 39-28 |
| 01:04 | East Carolina | Shawn Holt is called for the reach on Aubrey Rhynes - foul #1 on Shawn Holt, team foul #12 | 39-28 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Robert Myles (PF) Robert Quinn | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 01:04 | East Carolina | Aubrey Rhynes misses the 1st free throw | 39-28 |
| 01:04 | East Carolina | Aubrey Rhynes misses the 2nd free throw | 39-28 |
| 01:04 | Nebraska | Ricky Lainez pulls down the rebound | 39-28 |
| 00:46 | Nebraska | Joe Blaise can't connect on a driving attempt from close range | 39-28 |
| 00:45 | Nebraska | Ricky Lainez pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-28 |
| 00:32 | Nebraska | Joe Blaise buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Shawn Holt | 42-28 |
| 00:16 | East Carolina | Scott Cureton misses the runner in the paint | 42-28 |
| 00:15 | Nebraska | Robert Myles gets the rebound | 42-28 |
| 00:04 | Nebraska | Ricky Lainez comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 42-28 |
| 00:02 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Fred White | 42-28 |
| 00:00 | East Carolina | Fred White misses the fullcourt shot | 42-28 |