| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Eddie Higdon (fresh) SG - Thomas Littlejohn (fresh) SF - Edward Collins (fresh) PF - Rob Sutton (fresh) C - Ronald Langley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Micheal Peterson (fresh) SG - Micheal Hause (fresh) SF - Frederick Rogers (fresh) PF - Carl Banks (fresh) C - Andrew Privalsky (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Nebraska | Ronald Langley wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:33 | Nebraska | Ronald Langley clanks a shot from the left side | 0-0 |
| 19:31 | Louisville | Frederick Rogers grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | Louisville | Thomas Littlejohn is called for the reach on Micheal Hause in the backcourt - foul #1 on Thomas Littlejohn, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:16 | Louisville | Micheal Hause is wide open but clanks a floater near the basket | 0-0 |
| 19:15 | Louisville | Carl Banks tips it in | 0-2 |
| 19:03 | Nebraska | Ronald Langley blows the layup but he's hacked by Micheal Hause - foul #1 on Micheal Hause, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:03 | Nebraska | Ronald Langley makes the 1st free throw | 1-2 |
| 19:03 | Nebraska | Ronald Langley makes the 2nd free throw | 2-2 |
| 18:42 | Louisville | Micheal Hause misses short on a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Rob Sutton - foul #1 on Rob Sutton, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| 18:42 | Louisville | Micheal Hause makes the 1st free throw | 2-3 |
| 18:42 | Louisville | Micheal Hause misses the 2nd free throw | 2-3 |
| 18:42 | Nebraska | Rob Sutton gets the rebound | 2-3 |
| 18:20 | Nebraska | Ronald Langley loses the dribble to Carl Banks | 2-3 |
| 18:09 | Louisville | Rob Sutton swats the shot by Andrew Privalsky | 2-3 |
| 18:07 | Nebraska | Eddie Higdon pulls down the rebound | 2-3 |
| 18:05 | Nebraska | Eddie Higdon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 2-3 |
| 17:46 | Louisville | Andrew Privalsky buries a shot from the right block on a great pass from Frederick Rogers | 2-5 |
| 17:44 | Nebraska | Micheal Hause is called for the reach on Eddie Higdon in the backcourt - foul #2 on Micheal Hause, team foul #2 | 2-5 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Jody Bowers (PG), James Kimmel (SG), Jeff Burleigh (SF), Robert Lejeune (PF), Joshua Cassidy (C) Eddie Higdon, Thomas Littlejohn, Edward Collins, Rob Sutton, Ronald Langley | |
| Subs | Louisville | Thomas Jones (SG) Micheal Hause | |
| 17:22 | Nebraska | Robert Lejeune misses long on a floater in the lane | 2-5 |
| 17:20 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Andrew Privalsky | 2-5 |
| 17:03 | Louisville | Thomas Jones knocks in the floater from the right wing | 2-7 |
| 16:36 | Nebraska | James Kimmel hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 2-7 |
| 16:34 | Nebraska | Joshua Cassidy snags the offensive board | 2-7 |
| 16:12 | Nebraska | James Kimmel drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 5-7 |
| 16:05 | Louisville | Micheal Peterson is fouled on the floor by Jody Bowers - foul #1 on Jody Bowers, team foul #3 | 5-7 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Eddie Higdon (PG), Thomas Littlejohn (SG), Edward Collins (SF), Jeffrey Havard (PF), Ronald Langley (C) Jody Bowers, James Kimmel, Jeff Burleigh, Robert Lejeune, Joshua Cassidy | |
| Subs | Louisville | Jerry Polson (SG), Marc Melton (SF), William Spencer (PF), Howard Hagan (C) Micheal Peterson, Frederick Rogers, Carl Banks, Andrew Privalsky | |
| 16:00 | Louisville | Marc Melton can't connect on a shot from the right side | 5-7 |
| 15:59 | Nebraska | Ronald Langley grabs the board | 5-7 |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Eddie Higdon (fresh) SG - Thomas Littlejohn (fresh) SF - Edward Collins (fresh) PF - Jeffrey Havard (fresh) C - Ronald Langley (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Thomas Jones (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jerry Polson (fresh) SF - Marc Melton (fresh) PF - William Spencer (fresh) C - Howard Hagan (fresh) | |
| 15:53 | Nebraska | Jeffrey Havard throws a bad pass out of bounds | 5-7 |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Micheal Peterson (PG) Thomas Jones | |
| 15:50 | Louisville | Marc Melton double dribbles in the backcourt | 5-7 |
| 15:38 | Nebraska | Jeffrey Havard is fouled on the floor by Jerry Polson - foul #1 on Jerry Polson, team foul #3 | 5-7 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Rob Sutton (PF) Jeffrey Havard | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 15:09 | Nebraska | Eddie Higdon comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 5-7 |
| 15:07 | Nebraska | Edward Collins tips it but misses | 5-7 |
| 15:06 | Louisville | William Spencer grabs the defensive rebound | 5-7 |
| 14:49 | Louisville | Micheal Peterson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 5-7 |
| 14:48 | Louisville | Marc Melton misses the tip | 5-7 |
| 14:46 | Nebraska | Ronald Langley grabs the defensive rebound | 5-7 |
| 14:20 | Nebraska | Marc Melton takes the ball from Thomas Littlejohn | 5-7 |
| 14:07 | Louisville | Howard Hagan comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 5-7 |
| 14:05 | Nebraska | Ronald Langley pulls down the rebound | 5-7 |
| 13:42 | Nebraska | Eddie Higdon hits a shot in the paint on a great pass from Thomas Littlejohn | 7-7 |
| 13:23 | Louisville | Howard Hagan travels with the ball | 7-7 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Jody Bowers (PG), James Kimmel (SG), Jeff Burleigh (SF), Robert Lejeune (PF), Joshua Cassidy (C) Eddie Higdon, Thomas Littlejohn, Edward Collins, Rob Sutton, Ronald Langley | |
| Subs | Louisville | Thomas Jones (SG), Frederick Rogers (SF), Carl Banks (PF), Andrew Privalsky (C) Jerry Polson, Marc Melton, William Spencer, Howard Hagan | |
| 13:00 | Nebraska | Jeff Burleigh misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 7-7 |
| 12:59 | Nebraska | Joshua Cassidy grabs the offensive board | 7-7 |
| 12:44 | Nebraska | James Kimmel misses the driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Thomas Jones - foul #1 on Thomas Jones, team foul #4 | 7-7 |
| 12:44 | Nebraska | James Kimmel misses the 1st free throw | 7-7 |
| 12:44 | Nebraska | James Kimmel makes the 2nd free throw | 8-7 |
| 12:26 | Louisville | Carl Banks blows the layup but he's fouled by Joshua Cassidy - foul #1 on Joshua Cassidy, team foul #4 | 8-7 |
| 12:26 | Louisville | Carl Banks makes the 1st free throw | 8-8 |
| 12:26 | Louisville | Carl Banks misses the 2nd free throw | 8-8 |
| 12:26 | Nebraska | Robert Lejeune snags the defensive board | 8-8 |
| 12:17 | Nebraska | Jeff Burleigh is fouled on the floor by Frederick Rogers - foul #1 on Frederick Rogers, team foul #5 | 8-8 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Ronald Langley (C) Joshua Cassidy | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 11:52 | Nebraska | Frederick Rogers steals it from James Kimmel | 8-8 |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Jody Bowers (fresh) SG - James Kimmel (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Jeff Burleigh (fresh) PF - Robert Lejeune (fairly fresh) C - Ronald Langley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Micheal Peterson (tiring) SG - Thomas Jones (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Frederick Rogers (fresh) PF - Carl Banks (fresh) 3 pts. C - Andrew Privalsky (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:34 | Louisville | Micheal Peterson scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 8-10 |
| 11:14 | Nebraska | Jeff Burleigh is whistled for traveling | 8-10 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Eddie Higdon (PG), Thomas Littlejohn (SG), Jeffrey Havard (SF), Rob Sutton (PF) Jody Bowers, James Kimmel, Jeff Burleigh, Robert Lejeune | |
| Subs | Louisville | Jerry Polson (PG), Marc Melton (PF) Micheal Peterson, Carl Banks | |
| 10:52 | Louisville | Marc Melton misses short on a turnaround from the baseline | 8-10 |
| 10:50 | Nebraska | Eddie Higdon gets the rebound | 8-10 |
| 10:32 | Nebraska | Thomas Littlejohn drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Ronald Langley | 11-10 |
| 10:14 | Louisville | Jerry Polson is wide open but clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 11-10 |
| 10:12 | Nebraska | Thomas Littlejohn pulls down the rebound | 11-10 |
| 09:49 | Nebraska | Eddie Higdon double dribbles | 11-10 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Jody Bowers (PG), James Kimmel (SG), Edward Collins (SF), Joshua Cassidy (C) Eddie Higdon, Thomas Littlejohn, Jeffrey Havard, Ronald Langley | |
| Subs | Louisville | Micheal Peterson (PG), Carl Banks (PF), William Spencer (C) Jerry Polson, Marc Melton, Andrew Privalsky | |
| 09:46 | Louisville | Thomas Jones double dribbles in the backcourt | 11-10 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Jeff Burleigh (SG) Rob Sutton | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 09:23 | Nebraska | The short jumper by Edward Collins is denied by William Spencer | 11-10 |
| 09:22 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Frederick Rogers | 11-10 |
| 09:09 | Louisville | Jeff Burleigh steps in front of the William Spencer pass | 11-10 |
| 08:50 | Nebraska | Edward Collins misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 11-10 |
| 08:48 | Louisville | William Spencer grabs the defensive rebound | 11-10 |
| 08:42 | Louisville | Micheal Peterson can't connect on a floater in the lane but he's fouled by Jeff Burleigh - foul #1 on Jeff Burleigh, team foul #5 | 11-10 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Eddie Higdon (PG), Thomas Littlejohn (SG), Robert Lejeune (PF) Jody Bowers, Jeff Burleigh, James Kimmel | |
| Subs | Louisville | Jerry Polson (SG), Howard Hagan (C) Thomas Jones, William Spencer | |
| 08:42 | Louisville | Micheal Peterson misses the 1st free throw | 11-10 |
| 08:42 | Louisville | Micheal Peterson misses the 2nd free throw | 11-10 |
| 08:42 | Nebraska | Robert Lejeune snags the defensive board | 11-10 |
| 08:22 | Nebraska | Edward Collins is whistled for a carry | 11-10 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Jeffrey Havard (SF), Ronald Langley (C) Edward Collins, Joshua Cassidy | |
| Subs | Louisville | Marc Melton (SF) Frederick Rogers | |
| 07:53 | Louisville | Micheal Peterson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 11-10 |
| 07:51 | Nebraska | The rebound goes to Ronald Langley | 11-10 |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Eddie Higdon (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Thomas Littlejohn (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Havard (fresh) PF - Robert Lejeune (fresh) 2 reb. C - Ronald Langley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Micheal Peterson (tiring) 2 pts. SG - Jerry Polson (fresh) SF - Marc Melton (fresh) PF - Carl Banks (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Howard Hagan (fresh) | |
| 07:28 | Nebraska | Jeffrey Havard misses short on a floater from the right side | 11-10 |
| 07:27 | Louisville | Howard Hagan snags the defensive board | 11-10 |
| 07:11 | Louisville | Carl Banks dunks the ball set up by Micheal Peterson | 11-12 |
| 06:47 | Nebraska | Ronald Langley hits a runner from close range set up by Robert Lejeune | 13-12 |
| 06:44 | Louisville | Micheal Peterson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 13-12 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Jody Bowers (PG), James Kimmel (SG), Edward Collins (SF), Rob Sutton (PF), Joshua Cassidy (C) Eddie Higdon, Thomas Littlejohn, Jeffrey Havard, Robert Lejeune, Ronald Langley | |
| Subs | Louisville | Thomas Jones (PG), Frederick Rogers (SF), William Spencer (PF), Andrew Privalsky (C) Micheal Peterson, Marc Melton, Carl Banks, Howard Hagan | |
| 06:20 | Nebraska | Rob Sutton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 13-12 |
| 06:17 | Louisville | James Kimmel steals it from Jerry Polson in the backcourt | 13-12 |
| 06:15 | Nebraska | James Kimmel throws it down | 15-12 |
| 06:09 | Louisville | Frederick Rogers misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Jody Bowers - foul #2 on Jody Bowers, team foul #6 | 15-12 |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Micheal Peterson (PG) Jerry Polson | |
| 06:09 | Louisville | Frederick Rogers makes the 1st free throw | 15-13 |
| 06:09 | Louisville | Frederick Rogers misses the 2nd free throw | 15-13 |
| 06:09 | Nebraska | Joshua Cassidy gets the rebound | 15-13 |
| 05:55 | Nebraska | Thomas Jones is called for the reach on Rob Sutton - foul #2 on Thomas Jones, team foul #6 | 15-13 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Jeff Burleigh (SG) Joshua Cassidy | |
| Subs | Louisville | Jerry Polson (SG) Thomas Jones | |
| 05:45 | Nebraska | James Kimmel can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 15-13 |
| 05:44 | Nebraska | Edward Collins tips it in | 17-13 |
| 05:37 | Louisville | Frederick Rogers misses short on a driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by Edward Collins - foul #1 on Edward Collins, team foul #7 | 17-13 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Ronald Langley (C) Edward Collins | |
| Subs | Louisville | Carl Banks (PF) William Spencer | |
| 05:37 | Louisville | Frederick Rogers misses the 1st free throw | 17-13 |
| 05:37 | Louisville | Frederick Rogers makes the 2nd free throw | 17-14 |
| 05:10 | Nebraska | James Kimmel clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 17-14 |
| 05:09 | Louisville | Frederick Rogers snags the defensive board | 17-14 |
| 05:00 | Louisville | Carl Banks misses short on a driving attempt in the paint | 17-14 |
| 04:59 | Nebraska | Jody Bowers grabs the board | 17-14 |
| 04:45 | Nebraska | Andrew Privalsky steps in front of the Jeff Burleigh pass | 17-14 |
| 04:43 | Louisville | Frederick Rogers's pass is intercepted by James Kimmel in the backcourt | 17-14 |
| 04:21 | Nebraska | James Kimmel misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 17-14 |
| 04:20 | Louisville | Frederick Rogers pulls down the rebound | 17-14 |
| 04:07 | Louisville | Micheal Peterson misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 17-14 |
| 04:05 | Louisville | Frederick Rogers pulls down the offensive rebound | 17-14 |
| 03:52 | Louisville | Jerry Polson misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 17-14 |
| 03:50 | Louisville | Carl Banks tips it home | 17-16 |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Jody Bowers (fairly fresh) SG - James Kimmel (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SF - Jeff Burleigh (fairly fresh) PF - Rob Sutton (tiring) C - Ronald Langley (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Micheal Peterson (tired) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jerry Polson (tiring) SF - Frederick Rogers (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Carl Banks (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Andrew Privalsky (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:25 | Nebraska | Ronald Langley hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 17-16 |
| 03:24 | Louisville | Carl Banks snags the defensive board | 17-16 |
| 03:11 | Louisville | Micheal Peterson knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Frederick Rogers | 17-19 |
| 02:44 | Nebraska | Ronald Langley misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Andrew Privalsky - foul #1 on Andrew Privalsky, team foul #7 | 17-19 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Eddie Higdon (PG), Thomas Littlejohn (SG), Edward Collins (SF), Robert Lejeune (PF) Jody Bowers, James Kimmel, Jeff Burleigh, Rob Sutton | |
| Subs | Louisville | Thomas Jones (PG), Micheal Hause (SG), Marc Melton (SF), William Spencer (PF), Howard Hagan (C) Micheal Peterson, Jerry Polson, Frederick Rogers, Carl Banks, Andrew Privalsky | |
| 02:44 | Nebraska | Ronald Langley makes the 1st free throw | 18-19 |
| 02:44 | Nebraska | Ronald Langley makes the 2nd free throw | 19-19 |
| 02:40 | Louisville | Thomas Jones's pass is intercepted by Edward Collins in the backcourt | 19-19 |
| 02:18 | Nebraska | Edward Collins can't connect on a turnaround from the left block but the foul's on Howard Hagan - foul #1 on Howard Hagan, team foul #8 | 19-19 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Joshua Cassidy (C) Ronald Langley | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 02:18 | Nebraska | Edward Collins makes the 1st free throw | 20-19 |
| 02:18 | Nebraska | Edward Collins makes the 2nd free throw | 21-19 |
| 01:59 | Louisville | Micheal Hause clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 21-19 |
| 01:58 | Nebraska | Thomas Littlejohn gets the rebound | 21-19 |
| 01:29 | Nebraska | Edward Collins slams it home on a great pass from Eddie Higdon | 23-19 |
| 01:21 | Louisville | Marc Melton is whistled for traveling | 23-19 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Jeffrey Havard (PF) Robert Lejeune | |
| Subs | Louisville | Frederick Rogers (SF), Andrew Privalsky (C) William Spencer, Howard Hagan | |
| 00:56 | Nebraska | Joshua Cassidy travels with the ball | 23-19 |
| 00:41 | Louisville | Frederick Rogers is open but comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 23-19 |
| 00:40 | Louisville | Micheal Hause grabs the offensive board | 23-19 |
| 00:26 | Louisville | Frederick Rogers makes the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Thomas Jones | 23-21 |
| 00:00 | Nebraska | Eddie Higdon knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 26-21 |