| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Kevin Charpentier (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Richard Eubank (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joseph Rhyne (fresh) PF - Michael Kneeland (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Brent Roth (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - William Shine (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Keith Newton (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Peter Nichols (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - John Dargan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - August Hayman (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Nebraska | Peter Nichols inbounds the ball | 26-38 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 19:35 | Nebraska | Peter Nichols scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Keith Newton | 26-41 |
| 19:11 | Western Illinois | Brent Roth comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by John Dargan - foul #2 on John Dargan, team foul #1 | 26-41 |
| 19:11 | Western Illinois | Brent Roth misses the 1st free throw | 26-41 |
| 19:11 | Western Illinois | Brent Roth makes the 2nd free throw | 27-41 |
| 18:47 | Nebraska | William Shine makes the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by August Hayman | 27-44 |
| 18:32 | Western Illinois | Kevin Charpentier knocks in the floater in the paint | 29-44 |
| 18:21 | Nebraska | William Shine buries a jumper from the left side on a great pass from John Dargan | 29-46 |
| 18:02 | Western Illinois | Richard Eubank hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Kevin Charpentier | 32-46 |
| 17:39 | Nebraska | Keith Newton drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from William Shine | 32-49 |
| 17:20 | Western Illinois | Brent Roth scores on a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Joseph Rhyne | 35-49 |
| 17:07 | Nebraska | August Hayman hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Richard Eubank - foul #2 on Richard Eubank, team foul #1 | 35-49 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Michael Badgley (PG), Dwight Carroll (SG), Scott Quach (SF), Terrance Atkins (C) Kevin Charpentier, Richard Eubank, Joseph Rhyne, Brent Roth | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Norman Monroe (PF) John Dargan | |
| 17:07 | Nebraska | August Hayman makes the 1st free throw | 35-50 |
| 17:07 | Nebraska | August Hayman makes the 2nd free throw | 35-51 |
| 16:56 | Western Illinois | Dwight Carroll is whistled for a carry | 35-51 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Tommy McBane (SF), Danny Williams (C) Peter Nichols, August Hayman | |
| 16:34 | Nebraska | Norman Monroe misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 35-51 |
| 16:33 | Nebraska | Danny Williams hits the follow up shot | 35-53 |
| 16:16 | Western Illinois | Michael Badgley misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 35-53 |
| 16:15 | Nebraska | The rebound goes to Danny Williams | 35-53 |
| 16:01 | Nebraska | Tommy McBane is fouled on the floor by Michael Kneeland - foul #2 on Michael Kneeland, team foul #2 | 35-53 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Kevin Charpentier (PG), Brent Roth (C) Michael Badgley, Michael Kneeland | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Francis Sly (PG), Peter Nichols (SF) William Shine, Tommy McBane | |
| 15:49 | Nebraska | Keith Newton is hacked by Dwight Carroll - foul #1 on Dwight Carroll, team foul #3 | 35-53 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Brian Bottorff (SG), Keith Lee (SF) Dwight Carroll, Scott Quach | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Tommy McBane (SG) Keith Newton | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Kevin Charpentier (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Brian Bottorff (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Keith Lee (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Terrance Atkins (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Brent Roth (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Francis Sly (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Tommy McBane (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Peter Nichols (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Norman Monroe (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Danny Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Nebraska | Norman Monroe loses the dribble to Kevin Charpentier | 35-53 |
| 15:18 | Western Illinois | Kevin Charpentier misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 35-53 |
| 15:17 | Western Illinois | Keith Lee tips it back up and in | 37-53 |
| 15:00 | Nebraska | Danny Williams banks in the layup set up by Tommy McBane and the foul's on Brian Bottorff - foul #4 on Brian Bottorff, team foul #4 | 37-55 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Richard Eubank (SG) Brian Bottorff | |
| Subs | Nebraska | William Shine (PG), Keith Newton (SG), John Dargan (PF) Francis Sly, Tommy McBane, Norman Monroe | |
| 15:00 | Nebraska | Danny Williams misses the free throw | 37-55 |
| 15:00 | Western Illinois | Terrance Atkins pulls down the rebound | 37-55 |
| 14:44 | Western Illinois | Brent Roth comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 37-55 |
| 14:42 | Nebraska | The rebound goes to John Dargan | 37-55 |
| 14:25 | Nebraska | Peter Nichols lays it in on a nice dish by John Dargan | 37-57 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 14:16 | Western Illinois | William Shine steals it from Richard Eubank | 37-57 |
| 13:52 | Nebraska | William Shine hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 37-57 |
| 13:51 | Nebraska | Danny Williams snags the offensive board | 37-57 |
| 13:35 | Nebraska | Keith Newton comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 37-57 |
| 13:34 | Western Illinois | Terrance Atkins grabs the defensive rebound | 37-57 |
| 13:17 | Western Illinois | Keith Lee comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 37-57 |
| 13:16 | Nebraska | Danny Williams grabs the board | 37-57 |
| 12:56 | Nebraska | Peter Nichols hits a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Keith Newton and he's hacked by Kevin Charpentier - foul #1 on Kevin Charpentier, team foul #5 | 37-59 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Dwight Carroll (PG), Joseph Rhyne (SG), Michael Kneeland (PF), Scott Quach (C) Kevin Charpentier, Richard Eubank, Terrance Atkins, Brent Roth | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Norman Monroe (PF), August Hayman (C) John Dargan, Danny Williams | |
| 12:56 | Nebraska | Peter Nichols misses the free throw | 37-59 |
| 12:56 | Western Illinois | Scott Quach gets the rebound | 37-59 |
| 12:47 | Western Illinois | Scott Quach clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 37-59 |
| 12:45 | Nebraska | Keith Newton grabs the board | 37-59 |
| 12:36 | Nebraska | Keith Newton drills a jump hook in the paint set up by August Hayman | 37-61 |
| 12:18 | Western Illinois | The jump hook by Michael Kneeland is blocked by August Hayman | 37-61 |
| 12:16 | Western Illinois | Keith Lee tips it back up and in | 39-61 |
| 11:49 | Nebraska | Keith Newton misses long on a fadeaway from close range | 39-61 |
| 11:47 | Western Illinois | Scott Quach grabs the defensive rebound | 39-61 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Dwight Carroll (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Rhyne (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Keith Lee (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Michael Kneeland (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Scott Quach (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - William Shine (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Keith Newton (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SF - Peter Nichols (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Norman Monroe (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - August Hayman (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Western Illinois | A charge is called on Joseph Rhyne - foul #1 on Joseph Rhyne, team foul #6 | 39-61 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Michael Badgley (PG) Keith Lee | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Francis Sly (PG), Tommy McBane (SF), John Dargan (PF) William Shine, Peter Nichols, Norman Monroe | |
| 11:03 | Nebraska | Tommy McBane clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 39-61 |
| 11:02 | Western Illinois | Michael Kneeland snags the defensive board | 39-61 |
| 10:45 | Western Illinois | Scott Quach is hacked by John Dargan - foul #3 on John Dargan, team foul #2 | 39-61 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Kevin Charpentier (PG), Richard Eubank (SG), Brent Roth (C) Michael Badgley, Dwight Carroll, Scott Quach | |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| 10:38 | Western Illinois | Brent Roth can't connect on a jump hook in the lane | 39-61 |
| 10:36 | Nebraska | Francis Sly snags the defensive board | 39-61 |
| 10:13 | Nebraska | Tommy McBane drills a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Keith Newton | 39-64 |
| 10:11 | Western Illinois | Francis Sly steps in front of the Kevin Charpentier pass in the backcourt | 39-64 |
| 09:55 | Nebraska | Tommy McBane scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Francis Sly | 39-67 |
| 09:43 | Western Illinois | Brent Roth drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Kneeland | 41-67 |
| 09:29 | Nebraska | Francis Sly knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from August Hayman | 41-70 |
| 09:21 | Western Illinois | Brent Roth hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from close range | 41-70 |
| 09:20 | Western Illinois | Joseph Rhyne tips it but misses | 41-70 |
| 09:18 | Nebraska | August Hayman pulls down the rebound | 41-70 |
| 09:11 | Nebraska | Keith Newton buries a shot in the lane on a nice dish by Francis Sly and he's hacked by Joseph Rhyne - foul #2 on Joseph Rhyne, team foul #7 | 41-72 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Michael Badgley (PG), Dwight Carroll (SG), Keith Lee (SF), Terrance Atkins (PF) Kevin Charpentier, Richard Eubank, Joseph Rhyne, Michael Kneeland | |
| Subs | Nebraska | William Shine (PG), Norman Monroe (PF), Danny Williams (C) Francis Sly, John Dargan, August Hayman | |
| 09:11 | Nebraska | Keith Newton makes the free throw | 41-73 |
| 08:51 | Western Illinois | Michael Badgley drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-73 |
| 08:29 | Nebraska | Norman Monroe connects on the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Tommy McBane and he's fouled by Terrance Atkins - foul #1 on Terrance Atkins, team foul #8 | 44-75 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Peter Nichols (SF) Keith Newton | |
| 08:29 | Nebraska | Norman Monroe makes the free throw | 44-76 |
| 08:15 | Western Illinois | Terrance Atkins loses the dribble to Peter Nichols | 44-76 |
| 07:59 | Nebraska | Tommy McBane clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 44-76 |
| 07:58 | Western Illinois | Brent Roth snags the defensive board | 44-76 |
| 07:45 | Western Illinois | Brent Roth can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Danny Williams - foul #1 on Danny Williams, team foul #3 | 44-76 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Richard Eubank (SG), Scott Quach (SF) Michael Badgley, Keith Lee | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Francis Sly (PG) William Shine | |
| 07:45 | Western Illinois | Brent Roth misses the 1st free throw | 44-76 |
| 07:45 | Western Illinois | Brent Roth misses the 2nd free throw | 44-76 |
| 07:45 | Nebraska | The rebound goes to Norman Monroe | 44-76 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Dwight Carroll (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Eubank (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Scott Quach (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Terrance Atkins (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Brent Roth (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Francis Sly (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Tommy McBane (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Peter Nichols (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. PF - Norman Monroe (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Danny Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Nebraska | Peter Nichols's layup is rejected by Brent Roth | 44-76 |
| 07:21 | Western Illinois | Terrance Atkins gets the rebound | 44-76 |
| 07:12 | Western Illinois | Dwight Carroll scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 47-76 |
| 06:59 | Nebraska | Terrance Atkins steals it from Danny Williams | 47-76 |
| 06:54 | Western Illinois | Scott Quach can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 47-76 |
| 06:52 | Western Illinois | Terrance Atkins pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-76 |
| 06:45 | Western Illinois | Brent Roth hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 47-76 |
| 06:43 | Nebraska | Francis Sly pulls down the rebound | 47-76 |
| 06:39 | Nebraska | Tommy McBane is whistled for a carry | 47-76 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Michael Badgley (PG), Joseph Rhyne (SF) Richard Eubank, Brent Roth | |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| 06:21 | Western Illinois | Scott Quach hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 50-76 |
| 05:59 | Nebraska | Norman Monroe clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 50-76 |
| 05:57 | Nebraska | Norman Monroe hits the follow up shot | 50-78 |
| 05:36 | Western Illinois | Michael Badgley is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Michael Badgley, team foul #9 | 50-78 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Richard Eubank (SG) Dwight Carroll | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Keith Newton (SG) Peter Nichols | |
| 05:14 | Nebraska | Michael Badgley steps in front of the Norman Monroe pass | 50-78 |
| 05:02 | Western Illinois | Keith Newton is called for the reach on Michael Badgley - foul #2 on Keith Newton, team foul #4 | 50-78 |
| 04:52 | Western Illinois | Scott Quach hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 50-78 |
| 04:50 | Nebraska | The rebound goes to Danny Williams | 50-78 |
| 04:26 | Nebraska | Keith Newton hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 50-78 |
| 04:24 | Western Illinois | Terrance Atkins pulls down the rebound | 50-78 |
| 04:04 | Western Illinois | Terrance Atkins hits a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Joseph Rhyne | 52-78 |
| 03:39 | Nebraska | Danny Williams is fouled on the floor by Michael Badgley - foul #2 on Michael Badgley, team foul #10 | 52-78 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Dwight Carroll (PG) Michael Badgley | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Peter Nichols (SF) Keith Newton | |
| 03:39 | Nebraska | Danny Williams misses the 1st free throw | 52-78 |
| 03:39 | Nebraska | Danny Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 52-79 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Dwight Carroll (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Eubank (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Joseph Rhyne (fairly fresh) 2 ast. PF - Terrance Atkins (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. C - Scott Quach (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Francis Sly (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Tommy McBane (tiring) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Peter Nichols (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. PF - Norman Monroe (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Danny Williams (tiring) 9 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:15 | Western Illinois | Richard Eubank misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 52-79 |
| 03:14 | Nebraska | Francis Sly gets the rebound | 52-79 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 03:06 | Nebraska | Francis Sly connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Norman Monroe | 52-82 |
| 02:58 | Western Illinois | Scott Quach knocks in the jump hook from close range on a great pass from Richard Eubank | 54-82 |
| 02:37 | Nebraska | Tommy McBane scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Francis Sly | 54-85 |
| 02:32 | Western Illinois | Richard Eubank is hacked by Norman Monroe - foul #1 on Norman Monroe, team foul #5 | 54-85 |
| 02:24 | Western Illinois | Richard Eubank misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 54-85 |
| 02:23 | Western Illinois | Terrance Atkins can't tip it in | 54-85 |
| 02:21 | Nebraska | Peter Nichols pulls down the rebound | 54-85 |
| 02:17 | Nebraska | Richard Eubank is called for the reach on Francis Sly - foul #3 on Richard Eubank, team foul #11 | 54-85 |
| 02:17 | Nebraska | Francis Sly makes the 1st free throw | 54-86 |
| 02:17 | Nebraska | Francis Sly makes the 2nd free throw | 54-87 |
| 01:57 | Western Illinois | Joseph Rhyne is hacked by Norman Monroe - foul #2 on Norman Monroe, team foul #6 | 54-87 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 01:45 | Western Illinois | Terrance Atkins comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket | 54-87 |
| 01:43 | Western Illinois | Scott Quach snags the offensive board | 54-87 |
| 01:38 | Western Illinois | Scott Quach can't connect on a jump hook in the paint | 54-87 |
| 01:36 | Nebraska | Danny Williams pulls down the rebound | 54-87 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 01:20 | Nebraska | Peter Nichols buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Francis Sly | 54-90 |
| 01:06 | Western Illinois | Richard Eubank hits a shot from close range | 56-90 |
| 01:02 | Nebraska | Peter Nichols misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 56-90 |
| 01:01 | Western Illinois | Terrance Atkins gets the rebound | 56-90 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:56 | Western Illinois | Dwight Carroll misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 56-90 |
| 00:55 | Nebraska | Danny Williams pulls down the rebound | 56-90 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:30 | Nebraska | Francis Sly drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Peter Nichols | 56-92 |
| 00:24 | Western Illinois | Scott Quach scores on a floater in the lane on a nice dish by Richard Eubank | 58-92 |
| 00:00 | Nebraska | Francis Sly runs out the clock | 58-92 |