| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Joe Blaise (fresh) SG - Dean Bronsky (fresh) SF - Shawn Holt (fresh) PF - Robert Quinn (fresh) C - Ricky Lainez (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - David Heyer (fresh) SG - Terrance Hasty (fresh) SF - James Ryles (fresh) PF - William Brown (fresh) C - Robert Hall (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Nebraska | Ricky Lainez wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:46 | Nebraska | Joe Blaise scores on a 3 from the right corner set up by Dean Bronsky | 3-0 |
| 19:30 | Clemson | Terrance Hasty can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 3-0 |
| 19:28 | Nebraska | Shawn Holt gets the rebound | 3-0 |
| 19:13 | Nebraska | Robert Quinn is hacked by William Brown - foul #1 on William Brown, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| 19:01 | Nebraska | Dean Bronsky clanks a shot from the right side | 3-0 |
| 19:00 | Clemson | James Ryles grabs the board | 3-0 |
| 18:39 | Clemson | David Heyer makes the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by William Brown | 3-3 |
| 18:20 | Nebraska | Ricky Lainez is called for traveling | 3-3 |
| 18:18 | Clemson | David Heyer's pass is intercepted by Ricky Lainez in the backcourt | 3-3 |
| 18:06 | Nebraska | Robert Quinn blows the layup but he's fouled by David Heyer - foul #1 on David Heyer, team foul #2 | 3-3 |
| 18:06 | Nebraska | Robert Quinn makes the 1st free throw | 4-3 |
| 18:06 | Nebraska | Robert Quinn makes the 2nd free throw | 5-3 |
| 17:49 | Clemson | Robert Hall misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway from close range | 5-3 |
| 17:48 | Nebraska | Ricky Lainez pulls down the rebound | 5-3 |
| 17:43 | Nebraska | Ricky Lainez's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 5-3 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Jerald Ingraham (SG), Howard Pinder (PF), Robert Myles (C) Dean Bronsky, Robert Quinn, Ricky Lainez | |
| Subs | Clemson | Michael Bruening (PG), Ronald Wahl (SG), Bradley Adams (SF), Eric Johnson (PF), James Prater (C) David Heyer, Terrance Hasty, James Ryles, William Brown, Robert Hall | |
| 17:29 | Clemson | James Prater comes up short on the shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Robert Myles - foul #1 on Robert Myles, team foul #1 | 5-3 |
| 17:29 | Clemson | James Prater makes the 1st free throw | 5-4 |
| 17:29 | Clemson | James Prater makes the 2nd free throw | 5-5 |
| 17:15 | Nebraska | Joe Blaise buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Jerald Ingraham | 8-5 |
| 17:00 | Clemson | Ronald Wahl scores on a floater from just outside the lane | 8-7 |
| 16:55 | Nebraska | Robert Myles is fouled on the floor by James Prater - foul #1 on James Prater, team foul #3 | 8-7 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Dale Jeter (SF) Shawn Holt | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 16:35 | Nebraska | Dale Jeter buries a jumper from the left wing | 10-7 |
| 16:22 | Clemson | Michael Bruening misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 10-7 |
| 16:20 | Clemson | James Prater tips it in | 10-9 |
| 16:00 | Nebraska | Joe Blaise hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 10-9 |
| 15:59 | Clemson | Michael Bruening pulls down the rebound | 10-9 |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Joe Blaise (tiring) 6 pts. SG - Jerald Ingraham (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dale Jeter (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Howard Pinder (fairly fresh) C - Robert Myles (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Michael Bruening (fairly fresh) SG - Ronald Wahl (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Bradley Adams (fairly fresh) PF - Eric Johnson (fairly fresh) C - James Prater (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:47 | Clemson | James Prater misses long on an open jumper from the free throw line | 10-9 |
| 15:46 | Nebraska | The rebound goes to Robert Myles | 10-9 |
| 15:42 | Nebraska | Howard Pinder is called for traveling | 10-9 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Dean Bronsky (PG), Richard Kjellberg (SG), Shawn Holt (SF), Robert Quinn (PF), Ricky Lainez (C) Joe Blaise, Jerald Ingraham, Dale Jeter, Howard Pinder, Robert Myles | |
| Subs | Clemson | David Heyer (PG), Terrance Hasty (SG), James Ryles (SF), William Brown (PF), Robert Hall (C) Michael Bruening, Ronald Wahl, Bradley Adams, Eric Johnson, James Prater | |
| 15:27 | Clemson | Terrance Hasty misses the shot from the left side | 10-9 |
| 15:25 | Nebraska | The rebound goes to Shawn Holt | 10-9 |
| 15:01 | Nebraska | Terrance Hasty picks off the pass by Ricky Lainez | 10-9 |
| 14:48 | Clemson | William Brown scores on a runner from the right block | 10-11 |
| 14:28 | Nebraska | Ricky Lainez misses the easy layup | 10-11 |
| 14:26 | Clemson | Robert Hall grabs the defensive rebound | 10-11 |
| 14:10 | Clemson | James Ryles hits a fadeaway from the right side | 10-13 |
| 13:59 | Nebraska | Dean Bronsky misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 10-13 |
| 13:58 | Clemson | William Brown pulls down the rebound | 10-13 |
| 13:42 | Clemson | Ricky Lainez denies the turnaround by David Heyer | 10-13 |
| 13:41 | Nebraska | Ricky Lainez grabs the board | 10-13 |
| 13:36 | Nebraska | Dean Bronsky comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 10-13 |
| 13:34 | Nebraska | Ricky Lainez hits the follow up shot | 12-13 |
| 13:13 | Clemson | Robert Hall's pass is intercepted by Robert Quinn | 12-13 |
| 12:56 | Nebraska | Dean Bronsky hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Quinn | 15-13 |
| 12:45 | Clemson | Terrance Hasty connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 15-16 |
| 12:28 | Nebraska | Richard Kjellberg hits a floater from the right wing | 17-16 |
| 12:09 | Clemson | David Heyer misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 17-16 |
| 12:07 | Clemson | Robert Hall tips it home | 17-18 |
| 11:56 | Nebraska | Shawn Holt misses the jumpshot from the right side | 17-18 |
| 11:55 | Nebraska | Robert Quinn pulls down the offensive rebound | 17-18 |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Dean Bronsky (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Kjellberg (tiring) 2 pts. SF - Shawn Holt (tired) PF - Robert Quinn (tiring) 2 pts. C - Ricky Lainez (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - David Heyer (tiring) 3 pts. SG - Terrance Hasty (tiring) 3 pts. SF - James Ryles (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Brown (tiring) 2 pts. C - Robert Hall (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Nebraska | William Brown is called for the reach on Dean Bronsky - foul #2 on William Brown, team foul #4 | 17-18 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Joe Blaise (PG), Jerald Ingraham (SG), Dale Jeter (SF), Howard Pinder (PF), Robert Myles (C) Dean Bronsky, Richard Kjellberg, Shawn Holt, Robert Quinn, Ricky Lainez | |
| Subs | Clemson | Michael Bruening (PG), Ronald Wahl (SG), Bradley Adams (SF), Eric Johnson (PF), James Prater (C) David Heyer, Terrance Hasty, James Ryles, William Brown, Robert Hall | |
| 11:05 | Nebraska | Howard Pinder clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 17-18 |
| 11:04 | Clemson | James Prater grabs the defensive rebound | 17-18 |
| 11:01 | Clemson | Robert Myles steals it from Michael Bruening in the backcourt | 17-18 |
| 10:40 | Nebraska | Joe Blaise misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 17-18 |
| 10:39 | Nebraska | Robert Myles grabs the offensive rebound | 17-18 |
| 10:34 | Nebraska | Robert Myles misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 17-18 |
| 10:32 | Nebraska | Howard Pinder tips it in | 19-18 |
| 10:30 | Clemson | Joe Blaise picks off the pass by Ronald Wahl in the backcourt | 19-18 |
| 10:11 | Nebraska | Howard Pinder scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 21-18 |
| 10:08 | Clemson | Ronald Wahl is hacked by Jerald Ingraham in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jerald Ingraham, team foul #2 | 21-18 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Dean Bronsky (SG), Ricky Lainez (C) Jerald Ingraham, Robert Myles | |
| Subs | Clemson | David Heyer (PG), James Ryles (SF) Ronald Wahl, Bradley Adams | |
| 10:00 | Clemson | James Ryles misses short on an open pull-up jumper from the right wing | 21-18 |
| 09:58 | Clemson | Eric Johnson gets the offensive rebound | 21-18 |
| 09:47 | Clemson | Michael Bruening can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 21-18 |
| 09:45 | Nebraska | Dale Jeter grabs the defensive rebound | 21-18 |
| 09:33 | Nebraska | Dean Bronsky is hacked by Michael Bruening - foul #1 on Michael Bruening, team foul #5 | 21-18 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Robert Quinn (PF) Howard Pinder | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 09:19 | Nebraska | Ricky Lainez comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by James Prater - foul #2 on James Prater, team foul #6 | 21-18 |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| Subs | Clemson | August Whitaker (C) James Prater | |
| 09:19 | Nebraska | Ricky Lainez makes the 1st free throw | 22-18 |
| 09:19 | Nebraska | Ricky Lainez misses the 2nd free throw | 22-18 |
| 09:19 | Clemson | The rebound goes to August Whitaker | 22-18 |
| 08:58 | Clemson | Eric Johnson misses long on a floater from the baseline | 22-18 |
| 08:57 | Nebraska | Dale Jeter grabs the defensive rebound | 22-18 |
| 08:47 | Nebraska | Dale Jeter lays it in | 24-18 |
| 08:18 | Clemson | Dale Jeter is called for the reach on Eric Johnson - foul #1 on Dale Jeter, team foul #3 | 24-18 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Jerald Ingraham (SG), Shawn Holt (SF), Howard Pinder (C) Dean Bronsky, Dale Jeter, Ricky Lainez | |
| Subs | Clemson | Terrance Hasty (SG), Robert Hall (C) David Heyer, August Whitaker | |
| 08:04 | Clemson | James Ryles can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 24-18 |
| 08:03 | Nebraska | Howard Pinder grabs the defensive rebound | 24-18 |
| 07:55 | Nebraska | Shawn Holt clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 24-18 |
| 07:54 | Nebraska | Howard Pinder grabs the offensive board | 24-18 |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Joe Blaise (tiring) 6 pts. SG - Jerald Ingraham (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Shawn Holt (tired) PF - Robert Quinn (tiring) 2 pts. C - Howard Pinder (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Michael Bruening (fairly fresh) SG - Terrance Hasty (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Ryles (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Eric Johnson (tiring) C - Robert Hall (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:49 | Nebraska | Shawn Holt is fouled on the floor by Michael Bruening - foul #2 on Michael Bruening, team foul #7 | 24-18 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Robert Myles (PF) Robert Quinn | |
| Subs | Clemson | David Heyer (PG), Bradley Adams (SF) Michael Bruening, James Ryles | |
| 07:49 | Nebraska | Shawn Holt misses the 1st free throw | 24-18 |
| 07:49 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Eric Johnson | 24-18 |
| 07:47 | Clemson | Robert Hall is hacked by Robert Myles in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Myles, team foul #4 | 24-18 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Robert Quinn (PF) Robert Myles | |
| Subs | Clemson | Ronald Wahl (SG) Terrance Hasty | |
| 07:29 | Clemson | David Heyer hits the finger roll and the foul's on Jerald Ingraham - foul #2 on Jerald Ingraham, team foul #5 | 24-20 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Dean Bronsky (SG) Jerald Ingraham | |
| Subs | Clemson | Terrance Hasty (SG), James Ryles (SF), August Whitaker (C) Ronald Wahl, Bradley Adams, Robert Hall | |
| 07:29 | Clemson | David Heyer makes the free throw | 24-21 |
| 07:12 | Nebraska | Joe Blaise misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 24-21 |
| 07:11 | Clemson | Eric Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 24-21 |
| 07:09 | Clemson | Terrance Hasty is fouled in the backcourt by Dean Bronsky - foul #1 on Dean Bronsky, team foul #6 | 24-21 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Dale Jeter (SF), Ricky Lainez (C) Shawn Holt, Robert Quinn | |
| Subs | Clemson | Robert Hall (C) August Whitaker | |
| 07:01 | Clemson | Eric Johnson's layup is rejected by Howard Pinder | 24-21 |
| 06:59 | Nebraska | Dale Jeter grabs the board | 24-21 |
| 06:43 | Nebraska | Robert Hall picks off the pass by Joe Blaise | 24-21 |
| 06:40 | Clemson | David Heyer is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #2 on David Heyer, team foul #8 | 24-21 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Richard Kjellberg (SG) Joe Blaise | |
| Subs | Clemson | Ronald Wahl (PG), Bradley Adams (SF), August Whitaker (C) David Heyer, James Ryles, Robert Hall | |
| 06:30 | Nebraska | August Whitaker is called for the reach on Ricky Lainez - foul #1 on August Whitaker, team foul #9 | 24-21 |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| Subs | Clemson | James Ryles (SF), Robert Hall (C) Bradley Adams, August Whitaker | |
| 06:30 | Nebraska | Ricky Lainez makes the 1st free throw | 25-21 |
| 06:30 | Nebraska | Ricky Lainez misses the 2nd free throw | 25-21 |
| 06:30 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Robert Hall | 25-21 |
| 06:03 | Clemson | Robert Hall comes up short on the jump hook in the paint but the foul's on Richard Kjellberg - foul #1 on Richard Kjellberg, team foul #7 | 25-21 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Joe Blaise (PG), Shawn Holt (SF), Robert Quinn (PF) Dean Bronsky, Dale Jeter, Howard Pinder | |
| Subs | Clemson | Bradley Adams (SG) Terrance Hasty | |
| 06:03 | Clemson | Robert Hall misses the 1st free throw | 25-21 |
| 06:03 | Clemson | Robert Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 25-22 |
| 05:43 | Nebraska | The pull-up jumper by Richard Kjellberg is blocked by Robert Hall | 25-22 |
| 05:42 | Clemson | Bradley Adams gets the rebound | 25-22 |
| 05:35 | Clemson | Bradley Adams misses long on a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Robert Quinn - foul #1 on Robert Quinn, team foul #8 | 25-22 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Dean Bronsky (SG) Richard Kjellberg | |
| Subs | Clemson | Terrance Hasty (PG), August Whitaker (PF) Ronald Wahl, Robert Hall | |
| 05:35 | Clemson | Bradley Adams misses the 1st free throw | 25-22 |
| 05:35 | Clemson | Bradley Adams misses the 2nd free throw | 25-22 |
| 05:35 | Nebraska | Ricky Lainez pulls down the rebound | 25-22 |
| 05:21 | Nebraska | Shawn Holt is fouled on the floor by James Ryles - foul #1 on James Ryles, team foul #10 | 25-22 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Howard Pinder (C) Ricky Lainez | |
| Subs | Clemson | Ronald Wahl (PG), Robert Hall (C) Bradley Adams, Eric Johnson | |
| 05:21 | Nebraska | Shawn Holt makes the 1st free throw | 26-22 |
| 05:21 | Nebraska | Shawn Holt misses the 2nd free throw | 26-22 |
| 05:21 | Clemson | August Whitaker grabs the defensive rebound | 26-22 |
| 04:54 | Clemson | August Whitaker's layup is rejected by Howard Pinder | 26-22 |
| 04:53 | Nebraska | Robert Quinn gets the rebound | 26-22 |
| 04:32 | Nebraska | Howard Pinder is whistled for a carry | 26-22 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Richard Kjellberg (SG), Dale Jeter (SF) Joe Blaise, Shawn Holt | |
| Subs | Clemson | Bradley Adams (SG), Eric Johnson (PF) Ronald Wahl, Robert Hall | |
| 04:13 | Clemson | James Ryles misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Dale Jeter - foul #2 on Dale Jeter, team foul #9 | 26-22 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Shawn Holt (SF), Ricky Lainez (C) Dale Jeter, Robert Quinn | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 04:13 | Clemson | James Ryles makes the 1st free throw | 26-23 |
| 04:13 | Clemson | James Ryles makes the 2nd free throw | 26-24 |
| 03:56 | Nebraska | Shawn Holt drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 29-24 |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Dean Bronsky (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Kjellberg (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Shawn Holt (tired) 4 pts. PF - Howard Pinder (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Ricky Lainez (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Terrance Hasty (tiring) 3 pts. SG - Bradley Adams (fresh) SF - James Ryles (tiring) 4 pts. PF - August Whitaker (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Eric Johnson (tiring) 3 reb. | |
| 03:40 | Clemson | August Whitaker knocks in the jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Terrance Hasty | 29-26 |
| 03:22 | Nebraska | Richard Kjellberg misses long on a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Bradley Adams - foul #1 on Bradley Adams, team foul #11 | 29-26 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Jerald Ingraham (PG), Dale Jeter (SF), Robert Myles (PF) Dean Bronsky, Shawn Holt, Howard Pinder | |
| Subs | Clemson | David Heyer (PG), Michael Bruening (SG), William Brown (SF), James Prater (C) Terrance Hasty, Bradley Adams, James Ryles, Eric Johnson | |
| 03:22 | Nebraska | Richard Kjellberg makes the 1st free throw | 30-26 |
| 03:22 | Nebraska | Richard Kjellberg makes the 2nd free throw | 31-26 |
| 03:03 | Clemson | Michael Bruening's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-26 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Joe Blaise (PG), Robert Quinn (PF) Richard Kjellberg, Ricky Lainez | |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| 02:56 | Nebraska | Dale Jeter can't finish the layup | 31-26 |
| 02:55 | Clemson | The rebound goes to William Brown | 31-26 |
| 02:37 | Clemson | David Heyer misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 31-26 |
| 02:36 | Clemson | William Brown snags the offensive board | 31-26 |
| 02:18 | Clemson | Robert Myles steals the ball from William Brown | 31-26 |
| 02:08 | Nebraska | Robert Myles knocks in the jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Jerald Ingraham | 33-26 |
| 01:46 | Clemson | David Heyer double dribbles | 33-26 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Dean Bronsky (PG), Ricky Lainez (C) Joe Blaise, Robert Quinn | |
| Subs | Clemson | Eric Johnson (PF), Robert Hall (C) August Whitaker, James Prater | |
| 01:30 | Nebraska | Jerald Ingraham comes up short on the floater from the right side | 33-26 |
| 01:28 | Clemson | Eric Johnson gets the rebound | 33-26 |
| 01:26 | Clemson | William Brown is hacked by Dale Jeter in the backcourt - foul #3 on Dale Jeter, team foul #10 | 33-26 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Shawn Holt (SF), Howard Pinder (PF) Dale Jeter, Robert Myles | |
| Subs | Clemson | James Ryles (SF) Eric Johnson | |
| 01:26 | Clemson | William Brown misses the 1st free throw | 33-26 |
| 01:26 | Clemson | William Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 33-27 |
| 01:02 | Nebraska | Howard Pinder misses the lay-in | 33-27 |
| 01:00 | Nebraska | Shawn Holt tips it but misses | 33-27 |
| 00:58 | Clemson | Robert Hall grabs the defensive rebound | 33-27 |
| 00:54 | Clemson | Michael Bruening is hacked by Jerald Ingraham in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jerald Ingraham, team foul #11 | 33-27 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Richard Kjellberg (SG) Jerald Ingraham | |
| Subs | Clemson | Eric Johnson (PF) James Ryles | |
| 00:54 | Clemson | Michael Bruening misses the 1st free throw | 33-27 |
| 00:54 | Clemson | Michael Bruening makes the 2nd free throw | 33-28 |
| 00:34 | Nebraska | Dean Bronsky makes the 3 from the right wing set up by Howard Pinder | 36-28 |
| 00:10 | Clemson | William Brown is open but misses the lay-in but the foul's on Shawn Holt - foul #1 on Shawn Holt, team foul #12 | 36-28 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Joe Blaise (PG), Robert Quinn (PF), Robert Myles (C) Dean Bronsky, Howard Pinder, Ricky Lainez | |
| Subs | Clemson | Terrance Hasty (SG), James Ryles (SF), James Prater (C) Michael Bruening, Eric Johnson, Robert Hall | |
| 00:10 | Clemson | William Brown makes the 1st free throw | 36-29 |
| 00:10 | Clemson | William Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 36-30 |
| 00:03 | Nebraska | Joe Blaise's fadeaway is rejected by James Prater | 36-30 |
| 00:01 | Clemson | William Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 36-30 |
| 00:00 | Clemson | William Brown misses the fullcourt shot | 36-30 |