| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Francis Sly (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jeffrey Barth (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Goodsell (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Dargan (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - August Hayman (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Dikembe Abdelwahed (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Allan Upshaw (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - Eddie Bird (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kenneth Thiessen (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Craig Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Nebraska | Steven Goodsell inbounds the ball | 30-18 |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:39 | Nebraska | Francis Sly can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 30-18 |
| 19:37 | Fairfield | Kenneth Thiessen gets the rebound | 30-18 |
| 19:08 | Fairfield | Allan Upshaw connects on the 3 from the left wing | 30-21 |
| 18:54 | Nebraska | Jeffrey Barth misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 30-21 |
| 18:53 | Fairfield | Kenneth Thiessen gets the rebound | 30-21 |
| 18:31 | Fairfield | Allan Upshaw drills a jumpshot from the left wing | 30-23 |
| 18:09 | Nebraska | August Hayman can't connect on a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Dikembe Abdelwahed - foul #2 on Dikembe Abdelwahed, team foul #1 | 30-23 |
| 18:09 | Nebraska | August Hayman misses the 1st free throw | 30-23 |
| 18:09 | Nebraska | August Hayman makes the 2nd free throw | 31-23 |
| 17:40 | Fairfield | Craig Brown misses the jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by John Dargan - foul #1 on John Dargan, team foul #1 | 31-23 |
| 17:40 | Fairfield | Craig Brown makes the 1st free throw | 31-24 |
| 17:40 | Fairfield | Craig Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 31-25 |
| 17:22 | Nebraska | Steven Goodsell drills a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by August Hayman | 33-25 |
| 16:53 | Fairfield | Dikembe Abdelwahed misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 33-25 |
| 16:51 | Nebraska | August Hayman snags the defensive board | 33-25 |
| 16:38 | Nebraska | John Dargan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-25 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Charles Kirby (SF), Norman Monroe (PF) Steven Goodsell, John Dargan | |
| Subs | Fairfield | William Todd (PG), Dikembe Abdelal (SF), Telek Zakrzewski (C) Dikembe Abdelwahed, Eddie Bird, Craig Brown | |
| 16:23 | Fairfield | Kenneth Thiessen misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 33-25 |
| 16:21 | Nebraska | Francis Sly grabs the board | 33-25 |
| 16:05 | Nebraska | August Hayman drills a runner from the left block | 35-25 |
| 15:48 | Fairfield | Kenneth Thiessen blows the dunk | 35-25 |
| 15:47 | Nebraska | Francis Sly grabs the defensive rebound | 35-25 |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Francis Sly (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jeffrey Barth (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Kirby (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Norman Monroe (fresh) 2 pts. C - August Hayman (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - William Todd (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Allan Upshaw (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SF - Dikembe Abdelal (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kenneth Thiessen (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Telek Zakrzewski (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Nebraska | August Hayman connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 37-25 |
| 15:10 | Fairfield | Dikembe Abdelal is fouled on the floor by Charles Kirby - foul #2 on Charles Kirby, team foul #2 | 37-25 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Rudy Wallace (PG), William Shine (SG), John Dargan (PF), Danny Williams (C) Francis Sly, Jeffrey Barth, Norman Monroe, August Hayman | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Dikembe Abdelwahed (PG), Ervin Kendall (SG), Eddie Bird (SF), Craig Brown (PF) William Todd, Allan Upshaw, Dikembe Abdelal, Kenneth Thiessen | |
| 14:47 | Fairfield | Ervin Kendall connects on the shot from the left wing set up by Craig Brown | 37-27 |
| 14:37 | Nebraska | Danny Williams misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 37-27 |
| 14:36 | Nebraska | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Kirby | 37-27 |
| 14:28 | Nebraska | William Shine hits a shot from the right wing set up by Charles Kirby | 39-27 |
| 14:02 | Fairfield | Eddie Bird misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 39-27 |
| 14:00 | Nebraska | Danny Williams pulls down the rebound | 39-27 |
| 13:49 | Nebraska | Eddie Bird steals the ball from Rudy Wallace | 39-27 |
| 13:32 | Fairfield | Craig Brown hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Ervin Kendall | 39-29 |
| 13:13 | Nebraska | Charles Kirby's fadeaway is rejected by Dikembe Abdelwahed | 39-29 |
| 13:12 | Nebraska | The offensive rebound goes to Danny Williams | 39-29 |
| 12:58 | Nebraska | William Shine comes up short on the floater from the left side but he's hacked by Telek Zakrzewski - foul #1 on Telek Zakrzewski, team foul #2 | 39-29 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Jeffrey Barth (SG), Steven Goodsell (SF), Norman Monroe (PF), August Hayman (C) Rudy Wallace, Charles Kirby, John Dargan, Danny Williams | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Allan Upshaw (SG), Dikembe Abdelal (SF), Kenneth Thiessen (PF), Charles Grove (C) Ervin Kendall, Eddie Bird, Craig Brown, Telek Zakrzewski | |
| 12:58 | Nebraska | William Shine makes the 1st free throw | 40-29 |
| 12:58 | Nebraska | William Shine makes the 2nd free throw | 41-29 |
| 12:34 | Fairfield | Charles Grove misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 41-29 |
| 12:32 | Nebraska | Norman Monroe grabs the board | 41-29 |
| 12:11 | Nebraska | William Shine hits a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Jeffrey Barth | 43-29 |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 11:57 | Fairfield | Kenneth Thiessen misses short on a runner from close range | 43-29 |
| 11:55 | Nebraska | The rebound goes to William Shine | 43-29 |
| 11:40 | Nebraska | William Shine misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 43-29 |
| 11:39 | Nebraska | William Shine gets the offensive rebound | 43-29 |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - William Shine (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Jeffrey Barth (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steven Goodsell (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Norman Monroe (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - August Hayman (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Dikembe Abdelwahed (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Allan Upshaw (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SF - Dikembe Abdelal (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kenneth Thiessen (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Charles Grove (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:21 | Nebraska | August Hayman misses long on a fadeaway from the left block | 43-29 |
| 11:19 | Fairfield | Kenneth Thiessen grabs the board | 43-29 |
| 11:08 | Fairfield | Kenneth Thiessen drills a jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Charles Grove | 43-31 |
| 10:58 | Nebraska | Steven Goodsell connects on the turnaround from the right block on a great pass from William Shine | 45-31 |
| 10:36 | Fairfield | Kenneth Thiessen misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 45-31 |
| 10:34 | Fairfield | Charles Grove grabs the offensive board | 45-31 |
| 10:19 | Fairfield | Allan Upshaw is hacked by Steven Goodsell - foul #1 on Steven Goodsell, team foul #3 | 45-31 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Francis Sly (PG), John Dargan (PF), Danny Williams (C) William Shine, Norman Monroe, August Hayman | |
| Subs | Fairfield | William Todd (PG), Eddie Bird (SF), Craig Brown (C) Dikembe Abdelwahed, Dikembe Abdelal, Charles Grove | |
| 10:07 | Fairfield | Allan Upshaw misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 45-31 |
| 10:05 | Fairfield | Allan Upshaw pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-31 |
| 10:00 | Fairfield | Craig Brown connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 45-34 |
| 09:43 | Nebraska | Francis Sly can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 45-34 |
| 09:41 | Fairfield | Kenneth Thiessen snags the defensive board | 45-34 |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 09:12 | Fairfield | Francis Sly is called for the reach on William Todd - foul #1 on Francis Sly, team foul #4 | 45-34 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Charles Kirby (SF), August Hayman (C) Steven Goodsell, Danny Williams | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Ervin Kendall (SG) Allan Upshaw | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 09:05 | Fairfield | William Todd is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Barth - foul #1 on Jeffrey Barth, team foul #5 | 45-34 |
| 08:49 | Fairfield | Francis Sly steals it from Ervin Kendall | 45-34 |
| 08:32 | Nebraska | John Dargan comes up short on the shot from close range but the foul's on Kenneth Thiessen - foul #1 on Kenneth Thiessen, team foul #3 | 45-34 |
| Subs | Nebraska | William Shine (SG) Jeffrey Barth | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Telek Zakrzewski (C) Kenneth Thiessen | |
| 08:32 | Nebraska | John Dargan makes the 1st free throw | 46-34 |
| 08:32 | Nebraska | John Dargan makes the 2nd free throw | 47-34 |
| 08:12 | Fairfield | Ervin Kendall misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 47-34 |
| 08:11 | Nebraska | John Dargan snags the defensive board | 47-34 |
| 07:54 | Nebraska | William Shine misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 47-34 |
| 07:53 | Fairfield | Craig Brown pulls down the rebound | 47-34 |
| 07:32 | Fairfield | Craig Brown can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 47-34 |
| 07:30 | Nebraska | The rebound goes to August Hayman | 47-34 |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Francis Sly (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - William Shine (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Kirby (fresh) 3 reb. PF - John Dargan (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - August Hayman (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - William Todd (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ervin Kendall (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eddie Bird (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Craig Brown (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Telek Zakrzewski (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:05 | Nebraska | William Shine's pass is intercepted by Craig Brown | 47-34 |
| 06:45 | Fairfield | Ervin Kendall misses short on a shot from the baseline | 47-34 |
| 06:43 | Nebraska | Charles Kirby gets the rebound | 47-34 |
| 06:20 | Nebraska | William Shine clanks a 3 from straight away | 47-34 |
| 06:18 | Fairfield | Telek Zakrzewski snags the defensive board | 47-34 |
| 06:00 | Fairfield | Craig Brown hits a 3pt shot from straight away | 47-37 |
| 06:00 | Nebraska | Nebraska calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-37 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Jeffrey Barth (SG), Steven Goodsell (SF) William Shine, Charles Kirby | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Dikembe Abdelwahed (PG), Allan Upshaw (SG), Kenneth Thiessen (PF) William Todd, Ervin Kendall, Telek Zakrzewski | |
| 05:41 | Nebraska | August Hayman misses long on a floater from the left side | 47-37 |
| 05:39 | Fairfield | The rebound goes to Kenneth Thiessen | 47-37 |
| 05:19 | Fairfield | Dikembe Abdelwahed drills a shot from the left side on a great pass from Allan Upshaw | 47-39 |
| 05:06 | Nebraska | Francis Sly misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 47-39 |
| 05:04 | Fairfield | The rebound goes to Eddie Bird | 47-39 |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:01 | Fairfield | Francis Sly steals the ball from Dikembe Abdelwahed in the backcourt | 47-39 |
| 04:59 | Nebraska | Jeffrey Barth lays it up and in set up by Francis Sly | 49-39 |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:34 | Fairfield | Kenneth Thiessen's pass is intercepted by August Hayman | 49-39 |
| 04:11 | Nebraska | Francis Sly can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 49-39 |
| 04:09 | Fairfield | Eddie Bird gets the rebound | 49-39 |
| 03:43 | Fairfield | Kenneth Thiessen hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Allan Upshaw and he's hacked by Jeffrey Barth - foul #2 on Jeffrey Barth, team foul #6 | 49-41 |
| Subs | Nebraska | William Shine (PG), Norman Monroe (PF), Danny Williams (C) Francis Sly, John Dargan, August Hayman | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Dikembe Abdelal (SF), Telek Zakrzewski (C) Eddie Bird, Craig Brown | |
| 03:43 | Fairfield | Kenneth Thiessen misses the free throw | 49-41 |
| 03:43 | Nebraska | Jeffrey Barth grabs the board | 49-41 |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:41 | Nebraska | Steven Goodsell loses the dribble to Dikembe Abdelal in the backcourt | 49-41 |
| 03:39 | Fairfield | Dikembe Abdelal banks in the layup | 49-43 |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:22 | Nebraska | Danny Williams connects on the jumper from the right block | 51-43 |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - William Shine (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey Barth (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steven Goodsell (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Norman Monroe (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Danny Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Dikembe Abdelwahed (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Allan Upshaw (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Dikembe Abdelal (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kenneth Thiessen (fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. C - Telek Zakrzewski (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:04 | Fairfield | Allan Upshaw is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Barth - foul #3 on Jeffrey Barth, team foul #7 | 51-43 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Charles Kirby (SF) Steven Goodsell | |
| Subs | Fairfield | | |
| 03:04 | Fairfield | Allan Upshaw misses the 1st free throw | 51-43 |
| 03:04 | Nebraska | Danny Williams pulls down the rebound | 51-43 |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 02:42 | Nebraska | William Shine is hacked by Dikembe Abdelwahed - foul #3 on Dikembe Abdelwahed, team foul #4 | 51-43 |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| Subs | Fairfield | William Todd (PG), Ervin Kendall (SG) Dikembe Abdelwahed, Allan Upshaw | |
| 02:19 | Nebraska | Jeffrey Barth hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 51-43 |
| 02:18 | Fairfield | Dikembe Abdelal gets the rebound | 51-43 |
| 02:18 | Fairfield | Fairfield calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-43 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Francis Sly (PG), Steven Goodsell (SF), John Dargan (PF), August Hayman (C) William Shine, Charles Kirby, Norman Monroe, Danny Williams | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Dikembe Abdelwahed (PG), Allan Upshaw (SG), Eddie Bird (SF), Craig Brown (C) William Todd, Ervin Kendall, Dikembe Abdelal, Telek Zakrzewski | |
| 02:10 | Fairfield | Craig Brown's fadeaway is rejected by August Hayman | 51-43 |
| 02:08 | Fairfield | Kenneth Thiessen tips it back up and in | 51-45 |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:52 | Nebraska | Jeffrey Barth connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 54-45 |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:40 | Fairfield | Craig Brown's layup is rejected by August Hayman | 54-45 |
| 01:39 | Fairfield | Kenneth Thiessen tips it but misses | 54-45 |
| 01:38 | Fairfield | Craig Brown tips it home | 54-47 |
| 01:23 | Nebraska | Allan Upshaw steps in front of the Steven Goodsell pass | 54-47 |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:01 | Fairfield | Kenneth Thiessen lays it up and in set up by Dikembe Abdelwahed | 54-49 |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:36 | Nebraska | Francis Sly comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 54-49 |
| 00:35 | Fairfield | Craig Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 54-49 |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:28 | Fairfield | Kenneth Thiessen can't connect on a turnaround in the paint but the foul's on Jeffrey Barth - foul #4 on Jeffrey Barth, team foul #8 | 54-49 |
| 00:28 | Fairfield | Kenneth Thiessen misses the 1st free throw | 54-49 |
| 00:28 | Fairfield | Kenneth Thiessen misses the 2nd free throw | 54-49 |
| 00:28 | Nebraska | August Hayman snags the defensive board | 54-49 |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:26 | Nebraska | August Hayman is hacked by Dikembe Abdelwahed in the backcourt - foul #4 on Dikembe Abdelwahed, team foul #5 | 54-49 |
| Subs | Nebraska | William Shine (SG) Jeffrey Barth | |
| Subs | Fairfield | | |
| 00:23 | Nebraska | Francis Sly is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Thiessen - foul #2 on Kenneth Thiessen, team foul #6 | 54-49 |
| 00:20 | Nebraska | William Shine is fouled on the floor by Eddie Bird - foul #1 on Eddie Bird, team foul #7 | 54-49 |
| 00:20 | Nebraska | William Shine misses the 1st free throw | 54-49 |
| 00:20 | Fairfield | The rebound goes to Eddie Bird | 54-49 |
| 00:12 | Fairfield | Craig Brown misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 54-49 |
| 00:10 | Nebraska | William Shine grabs the defensive rebound | 54-49 |
| 00:09 | Nebraska | William Shine is hacked by Dikembe Abdelwahed in the backcourt - foul #5 on Dikembe Abdelwahed, team foul #8 | 54-49 |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| Subs | Fairfield | William Todd (PG) Dikembe Abdelwahed | |
| 00:09 | Nebraska | William Shine misses the 1st free throw | 54-49 |
| 00:09 | Fairfield | Craig Brown grabs the board | 54-49 |
| 00:02 | Fairfield | Craig Brown misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 54-49 |
| 00:01 | Nebraska | The rebound goes to John Dargan | 54-49 |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Nebraska | John Dargan runs out the clock | 54-49 |