| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Kenneth Bristow (fresh) SG - Randall Sieminski (fresh) SF - Ronald Mask (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Edenfield (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Robert Robinson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Hendrickson (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Clarence Strickland (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ernest Luman (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Desir (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Missouri | Ronald Mask inbounds the ball | 16-30 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:39 | Missouri | Kenneth Bristow knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Ronald Mask | 19-30 |
| 19:15 | Nebraska | Ernest Luman hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane | 19-30 |
| 19:13 | Missouri | Ronald Mask gets the rebound | 19-30 |
| 18:44 | Missouri | Ronald Mask jams it on a great pass from John Williams | 21-30 |
| 18:33 | Nebraska | John Williams is called for the reach on Clarence Strickland - foul #2 on John Williams, team foul #1 | 21-30 |
| Subs | Missouri | Sheng Mang (PG), William Bugg (SG), Thomas Warren (SF) Kenneth Bristow, Randall Sieminski, Richard Edenfield | |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| 18:14 | Nebraska | Robert Desir knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline | 21-32 |
| 17:48 | Missouri | Ronald Mask is hacked by Clarence Strickland - foul #1 on Clarence Strickland, team foul #1 | 21-32 |
| 17:19 | Missouri | Ronald Mask buries a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Sheng Mang | 23-32 |
| 16:57 | Nebraska | Robert Robinson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 23-32 |
| 16:56 | Missouri | Thomas Warren gets the rebound | 23-32 |
| 16:28 | Missouri | Clarence Strickland blocks the jumper by Thomas Warren | 23-32 |
| 16:27 | Missouri | Ronald Mask tips it home | 25-32 |
| 16:09 | Nebraska | Clarence Strickland hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 25-32 |
| 16:07 | Missouri | John Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 25-32 |
| 15:39 | Missouri | William Bugg knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 28-32 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Sheng Mang (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Bugg (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Thomas Warren (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ronald Mask (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - John Williams (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Robert Robinson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Hendrickson (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Clarence Strickland (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ernest Luman (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Desir (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:23 | Nebraska | David Hendrickson misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 28-32 |
| 15:22 | Missouri | Ronald Mask gets the rebound | 28-32 |
| 15:05 | Missouri | John Williams misses badly on a turnaround from close range | 28-32 |
| 15:04 | Missouri | Sheng Mang pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-32 |
| 14:47 | Missouri | John Williams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-32 |
| Subs | Missouri | Kenneth Bristow (PG), Randall Sieminski (SG), Richard Edenfield (PF), Shane McColgan (C) Sheng Mang, William Bugg, Thomas Warren, John Williams | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Calvin Joplin (PG), Carl Collins (SF), Justin Schultz (PF), Ivan Marlow (C) Robert Robinson, Clarence Strickland, Ernest Luman, Robert Desir | |
| 14:30 | Nebraska | David Hendrickson buries a jumper from the left side | 28-34 |
| 14:08 | Missouri | Ronald Mask clanks a shot from the free throw line | 28-34 |
| 14:07 | Missouri | Randall Sieminski hits the follow up shot | 30-34 |
| 13:48 | Nebraska | Justin Schultz misses the easy layup but the foul's on Richard Edenfield - foul #1 on Richard Edenfield, team foul #2 | 30-34 |
| Subs | Missouri | John Williams (PF) Richard Edenfield | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Robert Robinson (PG) David Hendrickson | |
| 13:48 | Nebraska | Justin Schultz makes the 1st free throw | 30-35 |
| 13:48 | Nebraska | Justin Schultz makes the 2nd free throw | 30-36 |
| 13:25 | Missouri | John Williams knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side and the foul's on Justin Schultz - foul #1 on Justin Schultz, team foul #2 | 32-36 |
| 13:25 | Missouri | John Williams makes the free throw | 33-36 |
| 13:14 | Nebraska | Carl Collins misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 33-36 |
| 13:12 | Nebraska | Ivan Marlow gets the offensive rebound | 33-36 |
| 12:53 | Nebraska | Calvin Joplin is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Bristow - foul #1 on Kenneth Bristow, team foul #3 | 33-36 |
| Subs | Missouri | Renato Russo (PG) Kenneth Bristow | |
| Subs | Nebraska | David Hendrickson (SG), Clarence Strickland (SF), Robert Desir (C) Calvin Joplin, Carl Collins, Ivan Marlow | |
| 12:42 | Nebraska | Justin Schultz is hacked by John Williams - foul #3 on John Williams, team foul #4 | 33-36 |
| 12:27 | Nebraska | Robert Desir misses long on a shot from the right block but he's hacked by Shane McColgan - foul #4 on Shane McColgan, team foul #5 | 33-36 |
| Subs | Missouri | Kenneth Bristow (PG), Richard Edenfield (C) Renato Russo, Shane McColgan | |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| 12:27 | Nebraska | Robert Desir makes the 1st free throw | 33-37 |
| 12:27 | Nebraska | Robert Desir makes the 2nd free throw | 33-38 |
| 12:04 | Missouri | Kenneth Bristow makes the fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Richard Edenfield | 35-38 |
| 11:56 | Nebraska | Robert Desir hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 35-38 |
| 11:55 | Missouri | Randall Sieminski gets the rebound | 35-38 |
| 11:38 | Missouri | Ronald Mask drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Kenneth Bristow | 38-38 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Kenneth Bristow (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Randall Sieminski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Ronald Mask (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. PF - John Williams (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Richard Edenfield (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Robert Robinson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Hendrickson (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Clarence Strickland (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Justin Schultz (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Robert Desir (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Nebraska | Richard Edenfield takes the ball from Justin Schultz | 38-38 |
| 11:03 | Missouri | David Hendrickson steals the ball from Ronald Mask | 38-38 |
| 10:50 | Nebraska | Robert Desir's fadeaway is rejected by Richard Edenfield | 38-38 |
| 10:49 | Missouri | Richard Edenfield grabs the board | 38-38 |
| 10:34 | Missouri | Robert Desir is called for the reach on Richard Edenfield - foul #1 on Robert Desir, team foul #3 | 38-38 |
| Subs | Missouri | Sheng Mang (PG), William Bugg (SG), Thomas Warren (SF) Kenneth Bristow, Randall Sieminski, John Williams | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Ernest Luman (PF) Justin Schultz | |
| 10:15 | Missouri | Ronald Mask connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 41-38 |
| 09:53 | Nebraska | Ernest Luman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-38 |
| Subs | Missouri | Renato Russo (PG), Randall Sieminski (SG), John Williams (PF) Sheng Mang, William Bugg, Ronald Mask | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Calvin Joplin (PG), Rickey Jester (SG), Carl Collins (SF), Ivan Marlow (C) Robert Robinson, David Hendrickson, Clarence Strickland, Robert Desir | |
| 09:28 | Missouri | Renato Russo misses the jumper from the right wing | 41-38 |
| 09:27 | Nebraska | The rebound goes to Carl Collins | 41-38 |
| 09:02 | Nebraska | Rickey Jester makes the shot from the free throw line set up by Carl Collins | 41-40 |
| 08:38 | Missouri | John Williams hits a runner near the basket set up by Renato Russo and he's hacked by Calvin Joplin - foul #3 on Calvin Joplin, team foul #4 | 43-40 |
| Subs | Missouri | Sheng Mang (PG), William Bugg (SG), Ronald Mask (SF) Renato Russo, Randall Sieminski, Thomas Warren | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Robert Robinson (PG), David Hendrickson (SG), Clarence Strickland (SF), Robert Desir (C) Calvin Joplin, Rickey Jester, Carl Collins, Ivan Marlow | |
| 08:38 | Missouri | John Williams makes the free throw | 44-40 |
| 08:18 | Nebraska | Ernest Luman misses short on a jumper in the paint but he's hacked by John Williams - foul #4 on John Williams, team foul #6 | 44-40 |
| Subs | Missouri | Kenneth Bristow (PG), Thomas Warren (SF), Randall Sieminski (PF) Sheng Mang, John Williams, Richard Edenfield | |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| 08:18 | Nebraska | Ernest Luman makes the 1st free throw | 44-41 |
| 08:18 | Nebraska | Ernest Luman makes the 2nd free throw | 44-42 |
| 07:49 | Missouri | William Bugg is whistled for traveling | 44-42 |
| Subs | Missouri | Sheng Mang (PG), John Williams (PF), Shane McColgan (C) Kenneth Bristow, Thomas Warren, Randall Sieminski | |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| 07:26 | Nebraska | David Hendrickson misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 44-42 |
| 07:25 | Missouri | Ronald Mask pulls down the rebound | 44-42 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Sheng Mang (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Bugg (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ronald Mask (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. PF - John Williams (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Shane McColgan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Robert Robinson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Hendrickson (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Clarence Strickland (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ernest Luman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Desir (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:08 | Missouri | Shane McColgan clanks a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Ernest Luman - foul #1 on Ernest Luman, team foul #5 | 44-42 |
| Subs | Missouri | Kenneth Bristow (PG), Randall Sieminski (SG) Sheng Mang, William Bugg | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Justin Schultz (PF) Ernest Luman | |
| 07:08 | Missouri | Shane McColgan makes the 1st free throw | 45-42 |
| 07:08 | Missouri | Shane McColgan makes the 2nd free throw | 46-42 |
| 06:48 | Nebraska | Randall Sieminski steals it from Justin Schultz | 46-42 |
| 06:45 | Missouri | Kenneth Bristow lays it in on a nice dish by Randall Sieminski | 48-42 |
| 06:25 | Nebraska | David Hendrickson is whistled for traveling | 48-42 |
| Subs | Missouri | Sheng Mang (PG), William Bugg (SG), Thomas Warren (SF) Kenneth Bristow, Randall Sieminski, John Williams | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Ivan Marlow (C) Robert Desir | |
| 05:59 | Missouri | Thomas Warren can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 48-42 |
| 05:57 | Nebraska | The rebound goes to Robert Robinson | 48-42 |
| 05:38 | Nebraska | Justin Schultz misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-42 |
| 05:36 | Missouri | The rebound goes to William Bugg | 48-42 |
| 05:33 | Missouri | Sheng Mang is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #1 on Sheng Mang, team foul #7 | 48-42 |
| Subs | Missouri | Kenneth Bristow (PG), Randall Sieminski (SG), John Williams (PF) Sheng Mang, William Bugg, Thomas Warren | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Ernest Luman (PF) Clarence Strickland | |
| 05:22 | Nebraska | Shane McColgan swats the short shot by Justin Schultz | 48-42 |
| 05:20 | Nebraska | Ivan Marlow grabs the offensive rebound | 48-42 |
| 05:12 | Nebraska | Robert Robinson makes the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Ivan Marlow | 48-44 |
| 04:53 | Missouri | Ronald Mask hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 48-44 |
| 04:51 | Missouri | John Williams gets the offensive rebound | 48-44 |
| 04:32 | Missouri | Randall Sieminski is fouled on the floor by Ivan Marlow - foul #2 on Ivan Marlow, team foul #6 | 48-44 |
| Subs | Missouri | Sheng Mang (PG), William Bugg (SG) Kenneth Bristow, Randall Sieminski | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Calvin Joplin (PG), Robert Desir (C) Robert Robinson, Ivan Marlow | |
| 04:15 | Missouri | Ronald Mask can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 48-44 |
| 04:13 | Missouri | Ronald Mask snags the offensive board | 48-44 |
| 03:52 | Missouri | William Bugg's layup is rejected by Ernest Luman | 48-44 |
| 03:51 | Nebraska | Ernest Luman pulls down the rebound | 48-44 |
| 03:37 | Nebraska | Ernest Luman is whistled for a carry | 48-44 |
| Subs | Missouri | Renato Russo (PG), Randall Sieminski (SG), Thomas Warren (SF) Sheng Mang, William Bugg, John Williams | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Robert Robinson (PG), Clarence Strickland (SF), Ivan Marlow (PF) David Hendrickson, Justin Schultz, Ernest Luman | |
| 03:12 | Missouri | Shane McColgan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-44 |
| Subs | Missouri | Kenneth Bristow (PG), John Williams (PF) Renato Russo, Ronald Mask | |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Kenneth Bristow (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Randall Sieminski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Thomas Warren (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Williams (tiring) 10 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. C - Shane McColgan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Robert Robinson (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Calvin Joplin (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Clarence Strickland (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ivan Marlow (fresh) 4 reb. C - Robert Desir (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 02:58 | Nebraska | Clarence Strickland is open and buries a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Robert Robinson | 48-46 |
| 02:41 | Missouri | Clarence Strickland steals the ball from Randall Sieminski | 48-46 |
| 02:41 | Nebraska | Nebraska calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-46 |
| Subs | Missouri | Renato Russo (PG), Ronald Mask (SF), Richard Edenfield (PF) Kenneth Bristow, Thomas Warren, John Williams | |
| Subs | Nebraska | David Hendrickson (SG), Ernest Luman (PF) Calvin Joplin, Ivan Marlow | |
| 02:16 | Nebraska | David Hendrickson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 48-46 |
| 02:15 | Missouri | Renato Russo gets the rebound | 48-46 |
| 01:53 | Missouri | The short jumper by Shane McColgan is denied by Clarence Strickland | 48-46 |
| 01:51 | Nebraska | Clarence Strickland pulls down the rebound | 48-46 |
| 01:33 | Nebraska | Richard Edenfield steals it from Robert Robinson | 48-46 |
| 01:11 | Missouri | Shane McColgan comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Robert Robinson - foul #2 on Robert Robinson, team foul #7 | 48-46 |
| Subs | Missouri | Kenneth Bristow (PG), John Williams (PF) Renato Russo, Richard Edenfield | |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| 01:11 | Missouri | Shane McColgan makes the 1st free throw | 49-46 |
| 01:11 | Missouri | Shane McColgan makes the 2nd free throw | 50-46 |
| 00:54 | Nebraska | Robert Robinson clanks a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Kenneth Bristow - foul #2 on Kenneth Bristow, team foul #8 | 50-46 |
| 00:54 | Nebraska | Robert Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 50-47 |
| 00:54 | Nebraska | Robert Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 50-48 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:27 | Missouri | Kenneth Bristow misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 50-48 |
| 00:25 | Nebraska | Robert Desir gets the rebound | 50-48 |
| 00:21 | Nebraska | Shane McColgan blocks the short jumper by David Hendrickson | 50-48 |
| 00:19 | Nebraska | Clarence Strickland can't tip it in | 50-48 |
| 00:17 | Missouri | Ronald Mask grabs the defensive rebound | 50-48 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:14 | Missouri | Ronald Mask is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Robinson - foul #3 on Robert Robinson, team foul #8 | 50-48 |
| 00:14 | Missouri | Ronald Mask makes the 1st free throw | 51-48 |
| 00:14 | Missouri | Ronald Mask misses the 2nd free throw | 51-48 |
| 00:14 | Nebraska | The rebound goes to Ernest Luman | 51-48 |
| 00:08 | Nebraska | Randall Sieminski steals the ball from Robert Robinson | 51-48 |
| 00:06 | Missouri | Robert Robinson is called for the reach on Kenneth Bristow in the backcourt - foul #4 on Robert Robinson, team foul #9 | 51-48 |
| Subs | Missouri | William Bugg (SG), Thomas Warren (SF) Randall Sieminski, John Williams | |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| 00:06 | Missouri | Kenneth Bristow makes the 1st free throw | 52-48 |
| 00:06 | Missouri | Kenneth Bristow misses the 2nd free throw | 52-48 |
| 00:06 | Nebraska | Ernest Luman grabs the board | 52-48 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Nebraska | Robert Robinson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 52-48 |