| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - David Lang (fresh) SG - Jesse Laurie (fresh) SF - Allen Raber (fresh) PF - John Edwards (fresh) C - Sidney Hess (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Arthur McCuen (fresh) SG - Floyd Wilson (fresh) SF - James Burgess (fresh) PF - Carroll Pape (fresh) C - Charles Brockman (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | James Burgess wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:31 | Mississippi | Floyd Wilson drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Arthur McCuen | 0-3 |
| 19:18 | Nebraska | Jesse Laurie makes the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by David Lang | 3-3 |
| 18:53 | Mississippi | Floyd Wilson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 3-3 |
| 18:41 | Nebraska | Sidney Hess hits the finger roll set up by Jesse Laurie | 5-3 |
| 18:13 | Mississippi | Arthur McCuen's pass is intercepted by John Edwards | 5-3 |
| 17:55 | Nebraska | The jumper by Allen Raber is denied by Charles Brockman | 5-3 |
| 17:53 | Nebraska | Sidney Hess grabs the offensive rebound | 5-3 |
| 17:44 | Nebraska | Jesse Laurie hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 5-3 |
| 17:42 | Mississippi | James Burgess grabs the defensive rebound | 5-3 |
| 17:21 | Mississippi | Charles Brockman buries a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by James Burgess | 5-5 |
| 17:09 | Nebraska | A charge is called on John Edwards - foul #1 on John Edwards, team foul #1 | 5-5 |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Edward Brown (PG), Jacob Stewart (SG), Howard Barnes (SF), Harold Hilliard (PF), Nathan Tripp (C) Arthur McCuen, Floyd Wilson, James Burgess, Carroll Pape, Charles Brockman | |
| 16:40 | Mississippi | Harold Hilliard is hacked by Sidney Hess - foul #1 on Sidney Hess, team foul #2 | 5-5 |
| 16:11 | Mississippi | Nathan Tripp buries a fadeaway from close range set up by Edward Brown | 5-7 |
| 15:55 | Nebraska | David Lang is hacked by Edward Brown - foul #1 on Edward Brown, team foul #1 | 5-7 |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bobby Willis (SF) Howard Barnes | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - David Lang (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jesse Laurie (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Allen Raber (fresh) PF - John Edwards (fresh) C - Sidney Hess (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Edward Brown (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jacob Stewart (fresh) SF - Bobby Willis (fresh) PF - Harold Hilliard (fresh) C - Nathan Tripp (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:41 | Nebraska | Sidney Hess is whistled for a carry | 5-7 |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Arthur McCuen (PG), James Burgess (SF), Carroll Pape (PF), Charles Brockman (C) Edward Brown, Bobby Willis, Harold Hilliard, Nathan Tripp | |
| 15:24 | Mississippi | Sidney Hess swats the short shot by Arthur McCuen | 5-7 |
| 15:23 | Mississippi | Arthur McCuen gets the offensive rebound | 5-7 |
| 15:09 | Mississippi | Charles Brockman can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 5-7 |
| 15:08 | Nebraska | John Edwards pulls down the rebound | 5-7 |
| 14:51 | Nebraska | John Edwards misses the jumper from the left side | 5-7 |
| 14:50 | Mississippi | Jacob Stewart grabs the defensive rebound | 5-7 |
| 14:45 | Mississippi | Arthur McCuen misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by David Lang - foul #1 on David Lang, team foul #3 | 5-7 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Lawrence Groom (PG), Paul Bonomo (SF), David Reed (PF) David Lang, Allen Raber, John Edwards | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Edward Brown (PG), Floyd Wilson (SG), Bobby Willis (SF), Nathan Tripp (C) Jacob Stewart, James Burgess, Carroll Pape, Charles Brockman | |
| 14:45 | Mississippi | Arthur McCuen makes the 1st free throw | 5-8 |
| 14:45 | Mississippi | Arthur McCuen misses the 2nd free throw | 5-8 |
| 14:45 | Nebraska | The rebound goes to Sidney Hess | 5-8 |
| 14:25 | Nebraska | David Reed clanks a fadeaway in the lane | 5-8 |
| 14:24 | Mississippi | Nathan Tripp grabs the board | 5-8 |
| 14:18 | Mississippi | Arthur McCuen is hacked by David Reed - foul #1 on David Reed, team foul #4 | 5-8 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Chris Price (SG) Jesse Laurie | |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Burgess (SF), Harold Hilliard (PF), Charles Brockman (C) Floyd Wilson, Arthur McCuen, Nathan Tripp | |
| 14:03 | Mississippi | James Burgess buries a floater in the paint | 5-10 |
| 13:41 | Nebraska | Chris Price misses short on a floater from the left wing | 5-10 |
| 13:40 | Mississippi | Harold Hilliard snags the defensive board | 5-10 |
| 13:23 | Mississippi | David Reed is called for the reach on Edward Brown - foul #2 on David Reed, team foul #5 | 5-10 |
| Subs | Nebraska | David Lang (PG), John Edwards (PF), Archie Davis (C) Lawrence Groom, David Reed, Sidney Hess | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Arthur McCuen (PG), Floyd Wilson (SG), Howard Barnes (SF), Carroll Pape (PF), Nathan Tripp (C) Edward Brown, Bobby Willis, James Burgess, Harold Hilliard, Charles Brockman | |
| 13:07 | Mississippi | Arthur McCuen buries a jumpshot from the left side and he's hacked by Archie Davis - foul #1 on Archie Davis, team foul #6 | 5-12 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Jesse Laurie (SG), Allen Raber (SF) Chris Price, Paul Bonomo | |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Burgess (SF), Charles Brockman (C) Howard Barnes, Nathan Tripp | |
| 13:07 | Mississippi | Arthur McCuen makes the free throw | 5-13 |
| 12:46 | Nebraska | The jump hook by Archie Davis is blocked by James Burgess | 5-13 |
| 12:44 | Nebraska | John Edwards pulls down the offensive rebound | 5-13 |
| 12:24 | Nebraska | Jesse Laurie loses the dribble to Arthur McCuen | 5-13 |
| 11:55 | Mississippi | Floyd Wilson hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Carroll Pape | 5-16 |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - David Lang (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jesse Laurie (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Allen Raber (fresh) PF - John Edwards (fresh) 2 reb. C - Archie Davis (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Arthur McCuen (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Floyd Wilson (fresh) 6 pts. SF - James Burgess (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Carroll Pape (fresh) C - Charles Brockman (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:42 | Nebraska | Allen Raber loses the ball out of bounds | 5-16 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Sidney Hess (C) Archie Davis | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Edward Brown (PG), Jacob Stewart (SG), Howard Barnes (SF), Nathan Tripp (C) Arthur McCuen, Floyd Wilson, James Burgess, Charles Brockman | |
| 11:20 | Mississippi | Nathan Tripp is fouled on the floor by Sidney Hess - foul #2 on Sidney Hess, team foul #7 | 5-16 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Archie Davis (C) Sidney Hess | |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Burgess (SF), Harold Hilliard (PF) Howard Barnes, Carroll Pape | |
| 11:20 | Mississippi | Nathan Tripp misses the 1st free throw | 5-16 |
| 11:20 | Nebraska | The rebound goes to John Edwards | 5-16 |
| 11:05 | Nebraska | Allen Raber misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 5-16 |
| 11:04 | Mississippi | James Burgess grabs the board | 5-16 |
| 10:42 | Mississippi | James Burgess drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Edward Brown and he's hacked by Archie Davis - foul #2 on Archie Davis, team foul #8 | 5-18 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Paul Bonomo (SF), Sidney Hess (C) Allen Raber, Archie Davis | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Arthur McCuen (PG), Floyd Wilson (SG), Carroll Pape (PF), Charles Brockman (C) Edward Brown, Jacob Stewart, Harold Hilliard, Nathan Tripp | |
| 10:42 | Mississippi | James Burgess makes the free throw | 5-19 |
| 10:35 | Nebraska | Jesse Laurie can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 5-19 |
| 10:33 | Mississippi | Carroll Pape grabs the defensive rebound | 5-19 |
| 10:09 | Mississippi | Charles Brockman buries a runner in the paint on a great pass from Arthur McCuen | 5-21 |
| 09:54 | Nebraska | Sidney Hess scores on a runner from the right block on a nice dish by David Lang | 7-21 |
| 09:31 | Mississippi | Charles Brockman is called for traveling | 7-21 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Lawrence Groom (PG), Chris Price (SG) David Lang, Jesse Laurie | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Edward Brown (PG), Jacob Stewart (SG), Bobby Willis (SF), Nathan Tripp (C) Arthur McCuen, Floyd Wilson, James Burgess, Charles Brockman | |
| 09:12 | Nebraska | Sidney Hess comes up short on the shot from the baseline but he's fouled by Edward Brown - foul #2 on Edward Brown, team foul #2 | 7-21 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Allen Raber (PF) John Edwards | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Arthur McCuen (PG), Howard Barnes (SF), Harold Hilliard (PF), Charles Brockman (C) Edward Brown, Bobby Willis, Carroll Pape, Nathan Tripp | |
| 09:12 | Nebraska | Sidney Hess makes the 1st free throw | 8-21 |
| 09:12 | Nebraska | Sidney Hess makes the 2nd free throw | 9-21 |
| 08:46 | Mississippi | Arthur McCuen drills a jumper in the lane set up by Howard Barnes | 9-23 |
| 08:35 | Nebraska | The jump hook by Sidney Hess is blocked by Harold Hilliard | 9-23 |
| 08:34 | Mississippi | Charles Brockman grabs the board | 9-23 |
| 08:11 | Mississippi | Charles Brockman misses the dunk but the foul's on Lawrence Groom - foul #1 on Lawrence Groom, team foul #9 | 9-23 |
| Subs | Nebraska | David Lang (PG) Lawrence Groom | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Floyd Wilson (SG), James Burgess (SF), Carroll Pape (PF) Jacob Stewart, Howard Barnes, Harold Hilliard | |
| 08:11 | Mississippi | Charles Brockman makes the 1st free throw | 9-24 |
| 08:11 | Mississippi | Charles Brockman makes the 2nd free throw | 9-25 |
| 07:51 | Nebraska | David Lang throws a bad pass out of bounds | 9-25 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Jesse Laurie (SG) Chris Price | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Nathan Tripp (C) Charles Brockman | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - David Lang (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jesse Laurie (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Bonomo (fresh) PF - Allen Raber (fresh) C - Sidney Hess (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Arthur McCuen (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Floyd Wilson (fresh) 6 pts. SF - James Burgess (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Carroll Pape (fresh) C - Nathan Tripp (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:24 | Mississippi | Floyd Wilson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 9-25 |
| 07:22 | Nebraska | The rebound goes to Sidney Hess | 9-25 |
| 07:01 | Nebraska | Jesse Laurie is hacked by Floyd Wilson - foul #1 on Floyd Wilson, team foul #3 | 9-25 |
| Subs | Nebraska | John Edwards (PF) Allen Raber | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jacob Stewart (SG), Bobby Willis (SF), Charles Brockman (C) Floyd Wilson, James Burgess, Nathan Tripp | |
| 06:46 | Nebraska | David Lang misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 9-25 |
| 06:44 | Mississippi | Charles Brockman grabs the defensive rebound | 9-25 |
| 06:21 | Mississippi | The short jumper by Charles Brockman is denied by Sidney Hess | 9-25 |
| 06:20 | Mississippi | Charles Brockman tips it in | 9-27 |
| 05:57 | Nebraska | Jesse Laurie misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 9-27 |
| 05:56 | Nebraska | Paul Bonomo tips it back up and in | 11-27 |
| 05:37 | Mississippi | John Edwards blocks the short jumper by Charles Brockman | 11-27 |
| 05:36 | Nebraska | Paul Bonomo snags the defensive board | 11-27 |
| 05:29 | Nebraska | Sidney Hess clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Jacob Stewart - foul #1 on Jacob Stewart, team foul #4 | 11-27 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Lawrence Groom (PG), Allen Raber (SF) David Lang, Paul Bonomo | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Floyd Wilson (PG), James Burgess (SF), Harold Hilliard (PF), Nathan Tripp (C) Arthur McCuen, Bobby Willis, Carroll Pape, Charles Brockman | |
| 05:29 | Nebraska | Sidney Hess makes the 1st free throw | 12-27 |
| 05:29 | Nebraska | Sidney Hess misses the 2nd free throw | 12-27 |
| 05:29 | Mississippi | Harold Hilliard gets the rebound | 12-27 |
| 05:02 | Mississippi | Floyd Wilson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner but the foul's on Lawrence Groom - foul #2 on Lawrence Groom, team foul #10 | 12-27 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Michael Fries (PG), Chris Price (SG), Archie Davis (C) Lawrence Groom, Jesse Laurie, Sidney Hess | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Arthur McCuen (PG), Carroll Pape (PF), Charles Brockman (C) Jacob Stewart, Harold Hilliard, Nathan Tripp | |
| 05:02 | Mississippi | Floyd Wilson misses the 1st free throw | 12-27 |
| 05:02 | Mississippi | Floyd Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 12-28 |
| 05:02 | Mississippi | Floyd Wilson makes the 3rd free throw | 12-29 |
| 04:36 | Nebraska | Chris Price comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 12-29 |
| 04:35 | Nebraska | Allen Raber snags the offensive board | 12-29 |
| 04:29 | Nebraska | Floyd Wilson picks off the pass by John Edwards | 12-29 |
| 04:08 | Mississippi | Arthur McCuen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 12-29 |
| Subs | Nebraska | David Lang (PG) Michael Fries | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jacob Stewart (SG), Harold Hilliard (PF), Nathan Tripp (C) Arthur McCuen, Carroll Pape, Charles Brockman | |
| 03:51 | Nebraska | John Edwards's pass is intercepted by James Burgess | 12-29 |
| 03:47 | Mississippi | Jacob Stewart dunks the ball on a great pass from James Burgess | 12-31 |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - David Lang (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Chris Price (fresh) SF - Allen Raber (fresh) PF - John Edwards (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Archie Davis (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Floyd Wilson (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Jacob Stewart (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Burgess (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Harold Hilliard (fresh) 2 reb. C - Nathan Tripp (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:24 | Nebraska | David Lang is hacked by Harold Hilliard - foul #1 on Harold Hilliard, team foul #5 | 12-31 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Jesse Laurie (SG), Paul Bonomo (SF), David Reed (PF), Sidney Hess (C) Chris Price, Allen Raber, John Edwards, Archie Davis | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Edward Brown (PG), Carroll Pape (PF), Charles Brockman (C) Jacob Stewart, Harold Hilliard, Nathan Tripp | |
| 03:11 | Nebraska | Jesse Laurie knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by David Lang | 15-31 |
| 02:55 | Mississippi | Floyd Wilson comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 15-31 |
| 02:54 | Nebraska | Paul Bonomo gets the rebound | 15-31 |
| 02:38 | Nebraska | Paul Bonomo drills a fadeaway from the left side | 17-31 |
| 02:16 | Mississippi | Charles Brockman is hacked by Paul Bonomo - foul #1 on Paul Bonomo, team foul #11 | 17-31 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Allen Raber (SF) Paul Bonomo | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Arthur McCuen (PG), Jacob Stewart (SG), Howard Barnes (SF) Edward Brown, Floyd Wilson, James Burgess | |
| 02:16 | Mississippi | Charles Brockman misses the 1st free throw | 17-31 |
| 02:16 | Mississippi | Charles Brockman makes the 2nd free throw | 17-32 |
| 02:01 | Nebraska | Allen Raber is hacked by Howard Barnes - foul #1 on Howard Barnes, team foul #6 | 17-32 |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Burgess (SF), Harold Hilliard (PF) Howard Barnes, Carroll Pape | |
| 01:47 | Nebraska | Jacob Stewart takes the ball from Sidney Hess | 17-32 |
| 01:43 | Mississippi | James Burgess banks in the layup on a great pass from Jacob Stewart | 17-34 |
| 01:24 | Nebraska | Jesse Laurie misses the fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Jacob Stewart - foul #2 on Jacob Stewart, team foul #7 | 17-34 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Lawrence Groom (PG), John Edwards (PF) David Lang, David Reed | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Edward Brown (PG), Floyd Wilson (SG), Howard Barnes (SF), Carroll Pape (PF), Nathan Tripp (C) Arthur McCuen, Jacob Stewart, James Burgess, Harold Hilliard, Charles Brockman | |
| 01:24 | Nebraska | Jesse Laurie misses the 1st free throw | 17-34 |
| 01:24 | Nebraska | Jesse Laurie misses the 2nd free throw | 17-34 |
| 01:24 | Mississippi | Nathan Tripp grabs the defensive rebound | 17-34 |
| 01:02 | Mississippi | Floyd Wilson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 17-34 |
| 01:00 | Nebraska | John Edwards grabs the defensive rebound | 17-34 |
| 00:35 | Nebraska | John Edwards knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 19-34 |
| 00:20 | Mississippi | Floyd Wilson is fouled on the floor by Lawrence Groom - foul #3 on Lawrence Groom, team foul #12 | 19-34 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Michael Fries (PG), Paul Bonomo (SF) Lawrence Groom, Allen Raber | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Arthur McCuen (PG), James Burgess (SF), Charles Brockman (C) Edward Brown, Howard Barnes, Nathan Tripp | |
| 00:20 | Mississippi | Floyd Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 19-35 |
| 00:20 | Mississippi | Floyd Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 19-36 |
| 00:00 | Nebraska | John Edwards clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 19-36 |