| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Paul Lancaster (fresh) SG - Michael Johnson (fresh) SF - Jerold Cole (fresh) PF - Marc Carnell (fresh) C - Sam Chism (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - James Dyer (fresh) SG - Shawn Holt (fresh) SF - Jeffrey Dahl (fresh) PF - Justin Bradley (fresh) C - Stephen Vick (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Nebraska | Stephen Vick wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:43 | Nebraska | Paul Lancaster is called for the reach on Stephen Vick - foul #1 on Paul Lancaster, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | Nebraska | Shawn Holt is fouled on the floor by Sam Chism - foul #1 on Sam Chism, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| 19:14 | Nebraska | Shawn Holt can't connect on a turnaround from the left block | 0-0 |
| 19:13 | Northern Iowa | Sam Chism pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:54 | Northern Iowa | Jerold Cole is fouled on the floor by Stephen Vick - foul #1 on Stephen Vick, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:44 | Northern Iowa | Michael Johnson misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 18:42 | Nebraska | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Dahl | 0-0 |
| 18:20 | Nebraska | James Dyer hits a 3 from straight away | 0-3 |
| 18:04 | Northern Iowa | Justin Bradley swats the shot by Michael Johnson | 0-3 |
| 18:03 | Nebraska | The rebound goes to Justin Bradley | 0-3 |
| 17:34 | Nebraska | Shawn Holt misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Michael Johnson - foul #1 on Michael Johnson, team foul #3 | 0-3 |
| 17:34 | Nebraska | Shawn Holt makes the 1st free throw | 0-4 |
| 17:34 | Nebraska | Shawn Holt makes the 2nd free throw | 0-5 |
| 17:09 | Northern Iowa | Marc Carnell misses short on a fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by Justin Bradley - foul #1 on Justin Bradley, team foul #2 | 0-5 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Roosevelt Mallery (PF) Justin Bradley | |
| 17:09 | Northern Iowa | Marc Carnell misses the 1st free throw | 0-5 |
| 17:09 | Northern Iowa | Marc Carnell makes the 2nd free throw | 1-5 |
| 16:48 | Nebraska | James Dyer misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 1-5 |
| 16:47 | Nebraska | Roosevelt Mallery tips it home | 1-7 |
| 16:45 | Northern Iowa | Michael Johnson is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Johnson, team foul #4 | 1-7 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Thomas Holman (SG) Michael Johnson | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Jerald Ingraham (PG), Robert Myles (PF) James Dyer, Jeffrey Dahl | |
| 16:30 | Nebraska | Stephen Vick clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 1-7 |
| 16:29 | Nebraska | Roosevelt Mallery grabs the offensive rebound | 1-7 |
| 16:06 | Nebraska | Stephen Vick drills a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Robert Myles | 1-9 |
| 15:55 | Northern Iowa | Robert Myles steps in front of the Sam Chism pass | 1-9 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Paul Lancaster (fresh) SG - Thomas Holman (fresh) SF - Jerold Cole (fresh) PF - Marc Carnell (fresh) 1 pts. C - Sam Chism (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Jerald Ingraham (fresh) SG - Shawn Holt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Roosevelt Mallery (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Myles (fresh) C - Stephen Vick (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:35 | Nebraska | Stephen Vick's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 1-9 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Daniel Mock (C) Sam Chism | |
| Subs | Nebraska | James Dyer (PG), Jeffrey Dahl (SF), Justin Bradley (PF) Shawn Holt, Roosevelt Mallery, Robert Myles | |
| 15:16 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Holman buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 3-9 |
| 15:02 | Nebraska | Jerald Ingraham is fouled on the floor by Jerold Cole - foul #1 on Jerold Cole, team foul #5 | 3-9 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | William Gaeta (SG), Greg Jackson (SF), Joseph Stewart (C) Paul Lancaster, Jerold Cole, Marc Carnell | |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| 14:44 | Nebraska | Jeffrey Dahl misses the floater from the baseline | 3-9 |
| 14:42 | Nebraska | Jerald Ingraham tips it back up and in | 3-11 |
| 14:27 | Northern Iowa | Justin Bradley steals it from Greg Jackson | 3-11 |
| 14:02 | Nebraska | Jeffrey Dahl misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Daniel Mock - foul #1 on Daniel Mock, team foul #6 | 3-11 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Paul Lancaster (PG), Jerold Cole (SF), Marc Carnell (PF), Sam Chism (C) Thomas Holman, Greg Jackson, Daniel Mock, Joseph Stewart | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Joseph Velazco (PG), Shawn Holt (SG), Roosevelt Mallery (PF) James Dyer, Jerald Ingraham, Justin Bradley | |
| 14:02 | Nebraska | Jeffrey Dahl makes the 1st free throw | 3-12 |
| 14:02 | Nebraska | Jeffrey Dahl makes the 2nd free throw | 3-13 |
| 13:38 | Northern Iowa | Jerold Cole clanks a floater from the left side | 3-13 |
| 13:36 | Nebraska | Shawn Holt snags the defensive board | 3-13 |
| 13:25 | Nebraska | Jeffrey Dahl lays it up and in set up by Joseph Velazco | 3-15 |
| 13:23 | Northern Iowa | Shawn Holt picks off the pass by Jerold Cole in the backcourt | 3-15 |
| 13:12 | Nebraska | Stephen Vick travels with the ball | 3-15 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Robert Myles (PF) Jeffrey Dahl | |
| 12:59 | Northern Iowa | Jerold Cole hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumpshot from the right side | 3-15 |
| 12:58 | Nebraska | Joseph Velazco grabs the defensive rebound | 3-15 |
| 12:54 | Nebraska | Roosevelt Mallery is fouled on the floor by Paul Lancaster - foul #2 on Paul Lancaster, team foul #7 | 3-15 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Thomas Holman (PG) Paul Lancaster | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Jerald Ingraham (PG) Shawn Holt | |
| 12:54 | Nebraska | Roosevelt Mallery makes the 1st free throw | 3-16 |
| 12:54 | Nebraska | Roosevelt Mallery makes the 2nd free throw | 3-17 |
| 12:39 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Holman hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket | 3-17 |
| 12:37 | Northern Iowa | Marc Carnell grabs the offensive board | 3-17 |
| 12:19 | Northern Iowa | Jerold Cole buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Thomas Holman | 5-17 |
| 11:55 | Nebraska | Sam Chism swats the dunk try by Robert Myles | 5-17 |
| 11:53 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Holman grabs the board | 5-17 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Thomas Holman (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Gaeta (fairly fresh) SF - Jerold Cole (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Marc Carnell (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Sam Chism (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Jerald Ingraham (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Joseph Velazco (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Roosevelt Mallery (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Myles (fresh) C - Stephen Vick (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| 11:48 | Northern Iowa | William Gaeta misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 5-17 |
| 11:47 | Nebraska | Stephen Vick grabs the board | 5-17 |
| 11:30 | Nebraska | Roosevelt Mallery misses the floater in the lane but he's fouled by Sam Chism - foul #2 on Sam Chism, team foul #8 | 5-17 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Kurt Malbrough (PG), Greg Jackson (SF), Daniel Mock (PF), Joseph Stewart (C) William Gaeta, Jerold Cole, Marc Carnell, Sam Chism | |
| Subs | Nebraska | James Dyer (PG), Shawn Holt (SG), Justin Bradley (PF) Jerald Ingraham, Joseph Velazco, Robert Myles | |
| 11:30 | Nebraska | Roosevelt Mallery makes the 1st free throw | 5-18 |
| 11:30 | Nebraska | Roosevelt Mallery makes the 2nd free throw | 5-19 |
| 11:18 | Northern Iowa | Kurt Malbrough is called for traveling | 5-19 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Jeffrey Dahl (SF), David Caldwell (C) Roosevelt Mallery, Stephen Vick | |
| 10:49 | Nebraska | Thomas Holman steals the ball from Jeffrey Dahl | 5-19 |
| 10:36 | Northern Iowa | Kurt Malbrough clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 5-19 |
| 10:34 | Northern Iowa | Greg Jackson snags the offensive board | 5-19 |
| 10:18 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Stewart knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line and he's fouled by David Caldwell - foul #1 on David Caldwell, team foul #3 | 7-19 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Marc Carnell (PF) Greg Jackson | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Jerald Ingraham (SG), Robert Myles (PF) Shawn Holt, Justin Bradley | |
| 10:18 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Stewart makes the free throw | 8-19 |
| 09:58 | Nebraska | Jerald Ingraham clanks a 3 from straight away | 8-19 |
| 09:56 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Mock grabs the board | 8-19 |
| 09:33 | Northern Iowa | Marc Carnell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 8-19 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jerold Cole (SF), Greg Jackson (C) Joseph Stewart, Daniel Mock | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Shawn Holt (SG), Stephen Vick (C) James Dyer, David Caldwell | |
| 09:10 | Nebraska | Stephen Vick drills a floater near the basket and he's fouled by Greg Jackson - foul #1 on Greg Jackson, team foul #9 | 8-21 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | William Gaeta (PG) Kurt Malbrough | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Joseph Velazco (PG), Roosevelt Mallery (SF) Jerald Ingraham, Jeffrey Dahl | |
| 09:10 | Nebraska | Stephen Vick misses the free throw | 8-21 |
| 09:10 | Northern Iowa | Greg Jackson gets the rebound | 8-21 |
| 08:50 | Northern Iowa | Marc Carnell can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 8-21 |
| 08:48 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Holman tips it home | 10-21 |
| 08:35 | Nebraska | Shawn Holt misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 10-21 |
| 08:33 | Northern Iowa | William Gaeta gets the rebound | 10-21 |
| 08:31 | Northern Iowa | Marc Carnell is hacked by Joseph Velazco in the backcourt - foul #1 on Joseph Velazco, team foul #4 | 10-21 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Daniel Mock (PF) Marc Carnell | |
| Subs | Nebraska | James Dyer (PG), David Caldwell (PF) Shawn Holt, Robert Myles | |
| 08:15 | Northern Iowa | William Gaeta is wide open but clanks a 3 from the left corner | 10-21 |
| 08:14 | Nebraska | Roosevelt Mallery grabs the board | 10-21 |
| 08:06 | Nebraska | Joseph Velazco buries a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by James Dyer | 10-23 |
| 07:53 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Mock drills a jump hook from the baseline | 12-23 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - William Gaeta (fresh) SG - Thomas Holman (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerold Cole (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Daniel Mock (fresh) 2 pts. C - Greg Jackson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - James Dyer (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Velazco (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roosevelt Mallery (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Caldwell (fresh) C - Stephen Vick (tired) 4 pts. | |
| 07:32 | Nebraska | Stephen Vick misses short on a fadeaway in the lane | 12-23 |
| 07:31 | Northern Iowa | William Gaeta grabs the board | 12-23 |
| 07:21 | Northern Iowa | Roosevelt Mallery steals it from Thomas Holman | 12-23 |
| 07:03 | Nebraska | James Dyer is hacked by William Gaeta - foul #1 on William Gaeta, team foul #10 | 12-23 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Kurt Malbrough (PG), Marc Carnell (PF), Joseph Stewart (C) Thomas Holman, Daniel Mock, Greg Jackson | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Jerald Ingraham (SG), Shawn Holt (SF), Justin Bradley (PF), Robert Myles (C) Joseph Velazco, Roosevelt Mallery, David Caldwell, Stephen Vick | |
| 07:03 | Nebraska | James Dyer makes the 1st free throw | 12-24 |
| 07:03 | Nebraska | James Dyer makes the 2nd free throw | 12-25 |
| 06:40 | Northern Iowa | Kurt Malbrough scores on a 3 from straight away | 15-25 |
| 06:29 | Nebraska | Jerald Ingraham knocks in the floater from the right block on a nice dish by Shawn Holt | 15-27 |
| 06:08 | Northern Iowa | Jerold Cole connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 17-27 |
| 05:51 | Nebraska | Justin Bradley buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jerald Ingraham | 17-29 |
| 05:47 | Northern Iowa | Kurt Malbrough is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kurt Malbrough, team foul #11 | 17-29 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Thomas Holman (SG) William Gaeta | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Jeffrey Dahl (SF), Stephen Vick (C) James Dyer, Robert Myles | |
| 05:35 | Nebraska | Shawn Holt loses the ball out of bounds | 17-29 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Greg Jackson (SF), Daniel Mock (C) Jerold Cole, Joseph Stewart | |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| 05:32 | Northern Iowa | Jerald Ingraham steps in front of the Greg Jackson pass in the backcourt | 17-29 |
| 05:28 | Nebraska | Jerald Ingraham throws it down | 17-31 |
| 05:12 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Holman is fouled on the floor by Stephen Vick - foul #2 on Stephen Vick, team foul #5 | 17-31 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Nebraska | David Caldwell (C) Stephen Vick | |
| 05:03 | Northern Iowa | Greg Jackson comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 17-31 |
| 05:02 | Nebraska | Shawn Holt grabs the defensive rebound | 17-31 |
| 04:37 | Nebraska | Shawn Holt misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 17-31 |
| 04:35 | Nebraska | Jeffrey Dahl tips it home | 17-33 |
| 04:24 | Northern Iowa | Marc Carnell hits a floater from the free throw line | 19-33 |
| 04:17 | Nebraska | Justin Bradley clanks a driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Marc Carnell - foul #1 on Marc Carnell, team foul #12 | 19-33 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | William Gaeta (PG), Jerold Cole (SF), Joseph Stewart (C) Kurt Malbrough, Greg Jackson, Daniel Mock | |
| Subs | Nebraska | James Dyer (PG), Roosevelt Mallery (SF), Robert Myles (C) Jerald Ingraham, Jeffrey Dahl, David Caldwell | |
| 04:17 | Nebraska | Justin Bradley makes the 1st free throw | 19-34 |
| 04:17 | Nebraska | Justin Bradley misses the 2nd free throw | 19-34 |
| 04:17 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Stewart grabs the defensive rebound | 19-34 |
| 04:15 | Northern Iowa | Roosevelt Mallery steps in front of the William Gaeta pass in the backcourt | 19-34 |
| 04:03 | Nebraska | Shawn Holt misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 19-34 |
| 04:01 | Nebraska | Shawn Holt grabs the offensive board | 19-34 |
| 03:52 | Nebraska | James Dyer misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Jerold Cole - foul #2 on Jerold Cole, team foul #13 | 19-34 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Paul Lancaster (PG), Michael Johnson (SG), Sam Chism (C) William Gaeta, Thomas Holman, Marc Carnell | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Joseph Velazco (SG), Jeffrey Dahl (SF) Shawn Holt, Justin Bradley | |
| 03:52 | Nebraska | James Dyer makes the 1st free throw | 19-35 |
| 03:52 | Nebraska | James Dyer misses the 2nd free throw | 19-35 |
| 03:52 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Stewart gets the rebound | 19-35 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Paul Lancaster (fresh) SG - Michael Johnson (fresh) SF - Jerold Cole (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Joseph Stewart (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Sam Chism (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - James Dyer (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Velazco (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Dahl (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Roosevelt Mallery (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Robert Myles (fresh) | |
| 03:47 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Stewart's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 19-35 |
| 03:35 | Nebraska | Jeffrey Dahl misses long on a jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by Sam Chism - foul #3 on Sam Chism, team foul #14 | 19-35 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Marc Carnell (PF) Sam Chism | |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| 03:35 | Nebraska | Jeffrey Dahl makes the 1st free throw | 19-36 |
| 03:35 | Nebraska | Jeffrey Dahl misses the 2nd free throw | 19-36 |
| 03:35 | Northern Iowa | Joseph Stewart grabs the defensive rebound | 19-36 |
| 03:16 | Northern Iowa | The jump hook by Joseph Stewart is blocked by Roosevelt Mallery | 19-36 |
| 03:14 | Northern Iowa | Marc Carnell hits the follow up shot | 21-36 |
| 02:59 | Nebraska | James Dyer comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 21-36 |
| 02:58 | Northern Iowa | Jerold Cole snags the defensive board | 21-36 |
| 02:40 | Northern Iowa | Marc Carnell is called for traveling | 21-36 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Greg Jackson (SF), Daniel Mock (C) Jerold Cole, Joseph Stewart | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Jerald Ingraham (PG), Shawn Holt (SG), David Caldwell (PF), Stephen Vick (C) James Dyer, Joseph Velazco, Roosevelt Mallery, Robert Myles | |
| 02:27 | Nebraska | Jeffrey Dahl lays it up and in on a great pass from Jerald Ingraham and he's hacked by Daniel Mock - foul #2 on Daniel Mock, team foul #15 | 21-38 |
| 02:27 | Nebraska | Jeffrey Dahl makes the free throw | 21-39 |
| 02:13 | Northern Iowa | Paul Lancaster scores on a 3 pointer from straight away | 24-39 |
| 01:53 | Nebraska | Marc Carnell swats the shot by Stephen Vick | 24-39 |
| 01:51 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Mock snags the defensive board | 24-39 |
| 01:48 | Northern Iowa | Jerald Ingraham steps in front of the Michael Johnson pass in the backcourt | 24-39 |
| 01:36 | Nebraska | Shawn Holt makes the floater from the left wing | 24-41 |
| 01:16 | Northern Iowa | Jerald Ingraham picks off the pass by Daniel Mock | 24-41 |
| 00:52 | Nebraska | Jerald Ingraham lays it in on a great pass from Shawn Holt | 24-43 |
| 00:50 | Northern Iowa | Stephen Vick is called for the reach on Greg Jackson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Stephen Vick, team foul #6 | 24-43 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | William Gaeta (PG), Kurt Malbrough (SG), Jerold Cole (SF) Paul Lancaster, Michael Johnson, Greg Jackson | |
| Subs | Nebraska | James Dyer (PG), Joseph Velazco (SG), Roosevelt Mallery (SF), Justin Bradley (PF), Robert Myles (C) Jerald Ingraham, Shawn Holt, Jeffrey Dahl, David Caldwell, Stephen Vick | |
| 00:41 | Northern Iowa | Jerold Cole clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 24-43 |
| 00:40 | Nebraska | Robert Myles grabs the board | 24-43 |
| 00:34 | Nebraska | Daniel Mock is called for the reach on Joseph Velazco - foul #3 on Daniel Mock, team foul #16 | 24-43 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Joseph Stewart (C) Daniel Mock | |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| 00:34 | Nebraska | Joseph Velazco makes the 1st free throw | 24-44 |
| 00:34 | Nebraska | Joseph Velazco makes the 2nd free throw | 24-45 |
| 00:15 | Northern Iowa | Marc Carnell clanks a jumper from the baseline | 24-45 |
| 00:14 | Nebraska | James Dyer snags the defensive board | 24-45 |
| 00:05 | Nebraska | James Dyer knocks in the floater from close range on a great pass from Roosevelt Mallery and he's hacked by Joseph Stewart - foul #1 on Joseph Stewart, team foul #17 | 24-47 |
| 00:05 | Nebraska | James Dyer makes the free throw | 24-48 |
| 00:00 | Northern Iowa | William Gaeta drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 27-48 |