| Lineup | S. Dakota St. | PG - Wayne Bowersox (fresh) SG - Brendan Job (fresh) SF - Micheal West (fresh) PF - Gary Heflin (fresh) C - Randy Snavely (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Nebraska, Omaha | PG - Terry Howard (fresh) SG - William Anthony (fresh) SF - Jay Coates (fresh) PF - Charles Ogles (fresh) C - John Kerns (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Nebraska, Omaha | John Kerns wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | S. Dakota St. | S. Dakota St. is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska, Omaha | Nebraska, Omaha is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:42 | Nebraska, Omaha | John Kerns dunks the ball on a great pass from Terry Howard | 0-2 |
| 19:33 | S. Dakota St. | Brendan Job can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 0-2 |
| 19:32 | Nebraska, Omaha | Charles Ogles pulls down the rebound | 0-2 |
| 19:28 | Nebraska, Omaha | Wayne Bowersox is called for the reach on Terry Howard in the backcourt - foul #1 on Wayne Bowersox, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:01 | Nebraska, Omaha | Micheal West swats the dunk try by Charles Ogles | 0-2 |
| 18:59 | S. Dakota St. | Gary Heflin grabs the board | 0-2 |
| 18:52 | S. Dakota St. | Wayne Bowersox buries a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Micheal West | 2-2 |
| 18:38 | Nebraska, Omaha | John Kerns misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 2-2 |
| 18:36 | S. Dakota St. | Micheal West pulls down the rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:23 | S. Dakota St. | William Anthony steals the ball from Gary Heflin | 2-2 |
| 17:56 | Nebraska, Omaha | John Kerns misses long on a jump hook from the right block | 2-2 |
| 17:54 | S. Dakota St. | Gary Heflin grabs the board | 2-2 |
| 17:37 | S. Dakota St. | Wayne Bowersox buries a floater from the left side set up by Brendan Job | 4-2 |
| 17:27 | Nebraska, Omaha | William Anthony lays it in set up by Terry Howard | 4-4 |
| 17:23 | S. Dakota St. | Wayne Bowersox's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 4-4 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Bruce Potter (PG), James Moore (SG), Randal Noble (SF), Mark Gil (PF), Jesse McKay (C) Wayne Bowersox, Brendan Job, Micheal West, Gary Heflin, Randy Snavely | |
| Subs | Nebraska, Omaha | Darrell Whitmore (PG), James West (SG), Ronald Randall (SF), Joseph Galbraith (PF), Richard Paredes (C) Terry Howard, William Anthony, Jay Coates, Charles Ogles, John Kerns | |
| 17:13 | Nebraska, Omaha | Ronald Randall is fouled on the floor by Bruce Potter - foul #1 on Bruce Potter, team foul #2 | 4-4 |
| 16:54 | Nebraska, Omaha | Ronald Randall misses badly on the uncontested floater from the free throw line | 4-4 |
| 16:53 | S. Dakota St. | Bruce Potter grabs the defensive rebound | 4-4 |
| 16:46 | S. Dakota St. | Mark Gil is called for traveling | 4-4 |
| 16:28 | Nebraska, Omaha | Joseph Galbraith is called for traveling | 4-4 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Douglas Vallejo (PG), Gary Zybia (SF), Randy Snavely (C) Bruce Potter, Randal Noble, Jesse McKay | |
| Subs | Nebraska, Omaha | David Beam (PG), Jay Coates (SF), John Kerns (C) Darrell Whitmore, Joseph Galbraith, Richard Paredes | |
| 16:14 | S. Dakota St. | Randy Snavely hits a turnaround from the baseline and the foul's on Ronald Randall - foul #1 on Ronald Randall, team foul #1 | 6-4 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Brendan Job (SG), Gary Heflin (PF) James Moore, Mark Gil | |
| Subs | Nebraska, Omaha | William Anthony (SG), Charles Ogles (PF) James West, Ronald Randall | |
| 16:14 | S. Dakota St. | Randy Snavely makes the free throw | 7-4 |
| 15:52 | Nebraska, Omaha | Gary Heflin is called for the reach on William Anthony - foul #1 on Gary Heflin, team foul #3 | 7-4 |
| Lineup | S. Dakota St. | PG - Douglas Vallejo (fresh) SG - Brendan Job (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gary Zybia (fresh) PF - Gary Heflin (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Randy Snavely (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Nebraska, Omaha | PG - David Beam (fresh) SG - William Anthony (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jay Coates (fairly fresh) PF - Charles Ogles (fairly fresh) C - John Kerns (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| 15:40 | Nebraska, Omaha | Jay Coates hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 7-4 |
| 15:38 | Nebraska, Omaha | Charles Ogles grabs the offensive board | 7-4 |
| 15:19 | Nebraska, Omaha | David Beam buries a jumper from the free throw line | 7-6 |
| 15:15 | S. Dakota St. | Gary Heflin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 7-6 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Bruce Potter (PG), James Moore (SG), Micheal West (SF), Mark Gil (PF) Douglas Vallejo, Brendan Job, Gary Zybia, Gary Heflin | |
| Subs | Nebraska, Omaha | Terry Howard (PG), Joseph Galbraith (C) David Beam, John Kerns | |
| 15:05 | Nebraska, Omaha | Terry Howard misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 7-6 |
| 15:04 | Nebraska, Omaha | Jay Coates grabs the offensive rebound | 7-6 |
| 14:50 | Nebraska, Omaha | William Anthony misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 7-6 |
| 14:49 | Nebraska, Omaha | Jay Coates gets the offensive rebound | 7-6 |
| 14:44 | Nebraska, Omaha | William Anthony misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 7-6 |
| 14:43 | Nebraska, Omaha | Jay Coates grabs the offensive rebound | 7-6 |
| 14:27 | Nebraska, Omaha | Charles Ogles connects on the fadeaway from the baseline | 7-8 |
| 14:08 | S. Dakota St. | Mark Gil buries a jumper from close range | 9-8 |
| 14:04 | Nebraska, Omaha | Mark Gil steps in front of the William Anthony pass in the backcourt | 9-8 |
| 13:54 | S. Dakota St. | James Moore connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Micheal West | 12-8 |
| 13:52 | Nebraska, Omaha | Joseph Galbraith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 12-8 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Wayne Bowersox (PG), Brendan Job (SG), Randal Noble (SF), Gary Heflin (PF), Jesse McKay (C) Bruce Potter, James Moore, Micheal West, Mark Gil, Randy Snavely | |
| Subs | Nebraska, Omaha | David Beam (PG), Darrell Whitmore (SG), James West (SF), Ronald Randall (PF), Richard Paredes (C) Terry Howard, William Anthony, Jay Coates, Charles Ogles, Joseph Galbraith | |
| 13:44 | S. Dakota St. | Wayne Bowersox misses the wide open floater from the right side but he's hacked by David Beam - foul #1 on David Beam, team foul #2 | 12-8 |
| 13:44 | S. Dakota St. | Wayne Bowersox misses the 1st free throw | 12-8 |
| 13:44 | S. Dakota St. | Wayne Bowersox makes the 2nd free throw | 13-8 |
| 13:24 | Nebraska, Omaha | Darrell Whitmore hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing but the foul's on Gary Heflin - foul #2 on Gary Heflin, team foul #4 | 13-8 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Mark Gil (C) Gary Heflin | |
| Subs | Nebraska, Omaha | | |
| 13:24 | Nebraska, Omaha | Darrell Whitmore makes the 1st free throw | 13-9 |
| 13:24 | Nebraska, Omaha | Darrell Whitmore makes the 2nd free throw | 13-10 |
| 13:03 | S. Dakota St. | Wayne Bowersox is hacked by Darrell Whitmore - foul #1 on Darrell Whitmore, team foul #3 | 13-10 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Gary Zybia (SG) Brendan Job | |
| Subs | Nebraska, Omaha | Terry Howard (PG), Jay Coates (SF), John Kerns (C) David Beam, Darrell Whitmore, Richard Paredes | |
| 12:46 | S. Dakota St. | Gary Zybia drills a floater from the left wing | 15-10 |
| 12:33 | Nebraska, Omaha | John Kerns misses badly on a runner from the left block but he's fouled by Jesse McKay - foul #1 on Jesse McKay, team foul #5 | 15-10 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Douglas Vallejo (PG), Micheal West (SF), Randy Snavely (C) Wayne Bowersox, Randal Noble, Jesse McKay | |
| Subs | Nebraska, Omaha | Charles Ogles (PF) Ronald Randall | |
| 12:33 | Nebraska, Omaha | John Kerns makes the 1st free throw | 15-11 |
| 12:33 | Nebraska, Omaha | John Kerns misses the 2nd free throw | 15-11 |
| 12:33 | S. Dakota St. | Randy Snavely grabs the defensive rebound | 15-11 |
| 12:31 | S. Dakota St. | Micheal West is hacked by Jay Coates in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jay Coates, team foul #4 | 15-11 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Brendan Job (SG) Gary Zybia | |
| Subs | Nebraska, Omaha | | |
| 12:17 | S. Dakota St. | Douglas Vallejo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 15-11 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | | |
| Subs | Nebraska, Omaha | William Anthony (SG) Terry Howard | |
| 12:15 | Nebraska, Omaha | William Anthony is fouled in the backcourt by Brendan Job - foul #1 on Brendan Job, team foul #6 | 15-11 |
| 12:10 | Nebraska, Omaha | Jay Coates hits a wide open jumper from the right block set up by John Kerns | 15-13 |
| 11:54 | S. Dakota St. | Mark Gil misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Charles Ogles - foul #1 on Charles Ogles, team foul #5 | 15-13 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | James Moore (SG) Brendan Job | |
| Subs | Nebraska, Omaha | Darrell Whitmore (PG), Richard Paredes (PF) James West, Charles Ogles | |
| 11:54 | S. Dakota St. | Mark Gil makes the 1st free throw | 16-13 |
| 11:54 | S. Dakota St. | Mark Gil makes the 2nd free throw | 17-13 |
| Lineup | S. Dakota St. | PG - Douglas Vallejo (fresh) SG - James Moore (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Micheal West (tiring) PF - Mark Gil (tiring) 4 pts. C - Randy Snavely (tiring) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Nebraska, Omaha | PG - Darrell Whitmore (fresh) 2 pts. SG - William Anthony (tiring) 2 pts. SF - Jay Coates (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Paredes (fresh) C - John Kerns (tiring) 3 pts. | |
| 11:35 | Nebraska, Omaha | Jay Coates misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Micheal West - foul #1 on Micheal West, team foul #7 | 17-13 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Bruce Potter (PG), Randal Noble (SF), Jesse McKay (PF) Douglas Vallejo, Micheal West, Randy Snavely | |
| Subs | Nebraska, Omaha | David Beam (PG), Joseph Galbraith (C) William Anthony, John Kerns | |
| 11:35 | Nebraska, Omaha | Jay Coates makes the 1st free throw | 17-14 |
| 11:35 | Nebraska, Omaha | Jay Coates makes the 2nd free throw | 17-15 |
| 11:29 | S. Dakota St. | Bruce Potter is hacked by Jay Coates in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jay Coates, team foul #6 | 17-15 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Gary Zybia (SF) Randal Noble | |
| Subs | Nebraska, Omaha | William Anthony (SG), James West (SF), Charles Ogles (PF) Darrell Whitmore, Jay Coates, Richard Paredes | |
| 11:08 | S. Dakota St. | Gary Zybia is whistled for traveling | 17-15 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Randy Snavely (C) Mark Gil | |
| Subs | Nebraska, Omaha | Ronald Randall (SG) William Anthony | |
| 11:06 | Nebraska, Omaha | Ronald Randall is hacked by James Moore in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Moore, team foul #8 | 17-15 |
| 11:06 | Nebraska, Omaha | Ronald Randall makes the 1st free throw | 17-16 |
| 11:06 | Nebraska, Omaha | Ronald Randall misses the 2nd free throw | 17-16 |
| 11:06 | S. Dakota St. | Randy Snavely gets the rebound | 17-16 |
| 10:53 | S. Dakota St. | James Moore clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 17-16 |
| 10:52 | Nebraska, Omaha | The rebound goes to James West | 17-16 |
| 10:40 | Nebraska, Omaha | James West comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 17-16 |
| 10:39 | S. Dakota St. | The rebound goes to Randy Snavely | 17-16 |
| 10:33 | S. Dakota St. | David Beam is called for the reach on Bruce Potter in the backcourt - foul #2 on David Beam, team foul #7 | 17-16 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Wayne Bowersox (PG), Brendan Job (SG), Randal Noble (SF) James Moore, Gary Zybia, Jesse McKay | |
| Subs | Nebraska, Omaha | Terry Howard (PG), William Anthony (SG), John Kerns (C) David Beam, Charles Ogles, Joseph Galbraith | |
| 10:33 | S. Dakota St. | Bruce Potter makes the 1st free throw | 18-16 |
| 10:33 | S. Dakota St. | Bruce Potter makes the 2nd free throw | 19-16 |
| 10:10 | Nebraska, Omaha | Randal Noble steps in front of the Terry Howard pass | 19-16 |
| 10:07 | S. Dakota St. | Randal Noble banks in the layup | 21-16 |
| 10:01 | Nebraska, Omaha | Terry Howard can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 21-16 |
| 10:00 | Nebraska, Omaha | John Kerns gets the offensive rebound | 21-16 |
| 09:47 | Nebraska, Omaha | Terry Howard connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by James West | 21-19 |
| 09:30 | S. Dakota St. | Randy Snavely makes the shot from close range set up by Randal Noble and he's fouled by Terry Howard - foul #1 on Terry Howard, team foul #8 | 23-19 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Douglas Vallejo (PG), James Moore (SG), Micheal West (SF), Mark Gil (PF) Wayne Bowersox, Brendan Job, Randal Noble, Bruce Potter | |
| Subs | Nebraska, Omaha | Darrell Whitmore (PG), Charles Ogles (PF), Richard Paredes (C) Terry Howard, James West, John Kerns | |
| 09:30 | S. Dakota St. | Randy Snavely makes the free throw | 24-19 |
| 09:16 | Nebraska, Omaha | Mark Gil is called for the reach on Ronald Randall - foul #1 on Mark Gil, team foul #9 | 24-19 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Jesse McKay (C) Randy Snavely | |
| Subs | Nebraska, Omaha | | |
| 09:16 | Nebraska, Omaha | Ronald Randall makes the 1st free throw | 24-20 |
| 09:16 | Nebraska, Omaha | Ronald Randall misses the 2nd free throw | 24-20 |
| 09:16 | S. Dakota St. | Mark Gil gets the rebound | 24-20 |
| 08:56 | S. Dakota St. | Micheal West clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 24-20 |
| 08:54 | S. Dakota St. | Jesse McKay tips it home | 26-20 |
| 08:39 | Nebraska, Omaha | Richard Paredes misses the lay-in | 26-20 |
| 08:37 | S. Dakota St. | Micheal West grabs the defensive rebound | 26-20 |
| 08:28 | S. Dakota St. | Mark Gil hits a wide open fadeaway from the left side set up by Douglas Vallejo | 28-20 |
| 08:01 | Nebraska, Omaha | Ronald Randall clanks a floater in the paint but the foul's on Douglas Vallejo - foul #1 on Douglas Vallejo, team foul #10 | 28-20 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Wayne Bowersox (PG), Brendan Job (SG), Gary Zybia (SF) Douglas Vallejo, James Moore, Micheal West | |
| Subs | Nebraska, Omaha | Terry Howard (PG), James West (SF), Joseph Galbraith (PF), John Kerns (C) Darrell Whitmore, William Anthony, Charles Ogles, Richard Paredes | |
| 08:01 | Nebraska, Omaha | Ronald Randall makes the 1st free throw | 28-21 |
| 08:01 | Nebraska, Omaha | Ronald Randall makes the 2nd free throw | 28-22 |
| 07:39 | S. Dakota St. | John Kerns swats the dunk try by Gary Zybia | 28-22 |
| 07:37 | S. Dakota St. | Mark Gil gets the offensive rebound | 28-22 |
| 07:37 | Nebraska, Omaha | The refs have stopped play. James West is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's grabbing the back of his leg. It doesn't look like he is going to be able to return to the game. | 28-22 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Randal Noble (PF) Jesse McKay | |
| Subs | Nebraska, Omaha | William Anthony (SG) James West | |
| Lineup | S. Dakota St. | PG - Wayne Bowersox (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Brendan Job (tiring) 1 ast. SF - Gary Zybia (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Randal Noble (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Mark Gil (tired) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nebraska, Omaha | PG - Terry Howard (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Anthony (tired) 2 pts. SF - Ronald Randall (tiring) 4 pts. PF - Joseph Galbraith (tiring) C - John Kerns (tiring) 3 pts. | |
| 07:19 | S. Dakota St. | Gary Zybia's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-22 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Randy Snavely (C) Gary Zybia | |
| Subs | Nebraska, Omaha | | |
| 07:00 | Nebraska, Omaha | Terry Howard knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing | 28-25 |
| 06:51 | S. Dakota St. | John Kerns swats the layup by Randy Snavely | 28-25 |
| 06:49 | Nebraska, Omaha | Joseph Galbraith gets the rebound | 28-25 |
| 06:49 | Nebraska, Omaha | Nebraska, Omaha calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 28-25 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Bruce Potter (PG), Gary Zybia (SG), Micheal West (SF) Wayne Bowersox, Brendan Job, Mark Gil | |
| Subs | Nebraska, Omaha | Darrell Whitmore (SG), Charles Ogles (PF) William Anthony, Joseph Galbraith | |
| 06:32 | Nebraska, Omaha | Darrell Whitmore's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-25 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Jesse McKay (PF) Randal Noble | |
| Subs | Nebraska, Omaha | | |
| 06:03 | S. Dakota St. | Ronald Randall swats the short shot by Randy Snavely | 28-25 |
| 06:01 | Nebraska, Omaha | John Kerns snags the defensive board | 28-25 |
| 05:59 | Nebraska, Omaha | Bruce Potter steals it from Terry Howard in the backcourt | 28-25 |
| 05:57 | S. Dakota St. | Gary Zybia banks in the layup set up by Bruce Potter | 30-25 |
| 05:54 | Nebraska, Omaha | Darrell Whitmore's pass is intercepted by Bruce Potter in the backcourt | 30-25 |
| 05:51 | S. Dakota St. | Bruce Potter banks in the layup | 32-25 |
| 05:28 | Nebraska, Omaha | Darrell Whitmore is hacked by Gary Zybia - foul #1 on Gary Zybia, team foul #11 | 32-25 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Wayne Bowersox (PG), Brendan Job (SG), Randal Noble (SF), Mark Gil (PF), James Moore (C) Bruce Potter, Gary Zybia, Micheal West, Jesse McKay, Randy Snavely | |
| Subs | Nebraska, Omaha | William Anthony (SG), Richard Paredes (PF), Joseph Galbraith (C) Terry Howard, Charles Ogles, John Kerns | |
| 05:28 | Nebraska, Omaha | Darrell Whitmore makes the 1st free throw | 32-26 |
| 05:28 | Nebraska, Omaha | Darrell Whitmore misses the 2nd free throw | 32-26 |
| 05:28 | S. Dakota St. | Mark Gil grabs the defensive rebound | 32-26 |
| 05:23 | S. Dakota St. | Darrell Whitmore steals the ball from Wayne Bowersox in the backcourt | 32-26 |
| 05:07 | Nebraska, Omaha | James Moore steals it from Richard Paredes | 32-26 |
| 04:52 | S. Dakota St. | James Moore clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 32-26 |
| 04:50 | Nebraska, Omaha | William Anthony grabs the defensive rebound | 32-26 |
| 04:21 | Nebraska, Omaha | William Anthony's layup is rejected by Randal Noble | 32-26 |
| 04:20 | S. Dakota St. | Randal Noble grabs the board | 32-26 |
| 04:14 | S. Dakota St. | Joseph Galbraith steals it from Brendan Job | 32-26 |
| 04:02 | Nebraska, Omaha | Joseph Galbraith is hacked by Brendan Job - foul #2 on Brendan Job, team foul #12 | 32-26 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Douglas Vallejo (PG), Micheal West (SF), Jesse McKay (PF), Randy Snavely (C) Wayne Bowersox, Brendan Job, Randal Noble, Mark Gil | |
| Subs | Nebraska, Omaha | Terry Howard (PG), Charles Ogles (PF) Darrell Whitmore, Richard Paredes | |
| 04:02 | Nebraska, Omaha | Joseph Galbraith misses the 1st free throw | 32-26 |
| 04:02 | Nebraska, Omaha | Joseph Galbraith makes the 2nd free throw | 32-27 |
| 03:45 | S. Dakota St. | William Anthony is called for the reach on James Moore - foul #1 on William Anthony, team foul #9 | 32-27 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Gary Heflin (PF) Randy Snavely | |
| Subs | Nebraska, Omaha | David Beam (PG), Jay Coates (SF), John Kerns (C) Terry Howard, Ronald Randall, Joseph Galbraith | |
| 03:45 | S. Dakota St. | James Moore makes the 1st free throw | 33-27 |
| 03:45 | S. Dakota St. | James Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 34-27 |
| 03:30 | Nebraska, Omaha | William Anthony scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 34-30 |
| Lineup | S. Dakota St. | PG - Douglas Vallejo (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Moore (tiring) 5 pts. SF - Micheal West (tired) 2 reb. PF - Gary Heflin (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jesse McKay (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Nebraska, Omaha | PG - David Beam (fresh) 2 pts. SG - William Anthony (tired) 5 pts. SF - Jay Coates (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Ogles (tired) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Kerns (tired) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:27 | S. Dakota St. | Douglas Vallejo is hacked by David Beam in the backcourt - foul #3 on David Beam, team foul #10 | 34-30 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Mark Gil (C) Jesse McKay | |
| Subs | Nebraska, Omaha | Terry Howard (PG) David Beam | |
| 03:27 | S. Dakota St. | Douglas Vallejo makes the 1st free throw | 35-30 |
| 03:27 | S. Dakota St. | Douglas Vallejo makes the 2nd free throw | 36-30 |
| 03:20 | Nebraska, Omaha | Micheal West steals it from Terry Howard in the backcourt | 36-30 |
| 03:13 | S. Dakota St. | Mark Gil can't finish the uncontested layup | 36-30 |
| 03:11 | Nebraska, Omaha | Jay Coates grabs the board | 36-30 |
| 02:52 | Nebraska, Omaha | Jay Coates clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 36-30 |
| 02:51 | S. Dakota St. | Gary Heflin snags the defensive board | 36-30 |
| 02:28 | S. Dakota St. | William Anthony is called for the reach on James Moore - foul #2 on William Anthony, team foul #11 | 36-30 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Bruce Potter (PG), Randal Noble (SF), Randy Snavely (C) Douglas Vallejo, Micheal West, Mark Gil | |
| Subs | Nebraska, Omaha | Richard Paredes (C) John Kerns | |
| 02:28 | S. Dakota St. | James Moore makes the 1st free throw | 37-30 |
| 02:28 | S. Dakota St. | James Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 38-30 |
| 02:21 | Nebraska, Omaha | William Anthony is whistled for a carry | 38-30 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Brendan Job (SG), Gary Zybia (SF) James Moore, Randal Noble | |
| Subs | Nebraska, Omaha | | |
| 02:06 | S. Dakota St. | Gary Heflin buries a fadeaway from the right wing | 40-30 |
| 02:04 | Nebraska, Omaha | William Anthony's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 40-30 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | | |
| Subs | Nebraska, Omaha | Darrell Whitmore (SG) William Anthony | |
| 01:53 | S. Dakota St. | Gary Heflin misses badly on the uncontested jumpshot from the left wing | 40-30 |
| 01:51 | Nebraska, Omaha | Charles Ogles snags the defensive board | 40-30 |
| 01:31 | Nebraska, Omaha | Jay Coates comes up short on the jump hook near the basket | 40-30 |
| 01:30 | S. Dakota St. | Randy Snavely grabs the board | 40-30 |
| 01:23 | S. Dakota St. | Randy Snavely buries a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Gary Heflin | 42-30 |
| 01:09 | Nebraska, Omaha | Terry Howard misses long on an open 3 from the left wing | 42-30 |
| 01:08 | S. Dakota St. | Randy Snavely gets the rebound | 42-30 |
| 00:53 | S. Dakota St. | Gary Zybia hits a wide open jump hook from close range | 44-30 |
| 00:50 | Nebraska, Omaha | Terry Howard's pass is intercepted by Gary Heflin in the backcourt | 44-30 |
| 00:50 | S. Dakota St. | S. Dakota St. calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 44-30 |
| Subs | S. Dakota St. | Wayne Bowersox (PG), James Moore (SG), Randal Noble (SF), Jesse McKay (C) Bruce Potter, Brendan Job, Gary Zybia, Randy Snavely | |
| Subs | Nebraska, Omaha | William Anthony (SG), Joseph Galbraith (PF), John Kerns (C) Terry Howard, Charles Ogles, Richard Paredes | |
| 00:35 | S. Dakota St. | Wayne Bowersox hits a wide open 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Randal Noble | 47-30 |
| 00:14 | Nebraska, Omaha | Jay Coates clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 47-30 |
| 00:12 | Nebraska, Omaha | John Kerns can't tip it in | 47-30 |
| 00:10 | Nebraska, Omaha | Jay Coates snags the offensive board | 47-30 |
| 00:03 | Nebraska, Omaha | William Anthony hits a jumpshot from the left wing | 47-32 |
| 00:00 | S. Dakota St. | Wayne Bowersox comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 47-32 |