| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Corey Graham (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ronnie Blevins (fresh) SF - Wayne Crotty (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 stl. C - Eric Cannon (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Jack Saunders (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Thomas Newton (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Luken (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Clarence Rhodes (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Geoffrey Heffernan (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Nebraska | Wayne Crotty inbounds the ball | 27-27 |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:36 | Nebraska | Wayne Crotty misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 27-27 |
| 19:35 | Dayton | Geoffrey Heffernan gets the rebound | 27-27 |
| 19:11 | Dayton | Geoffrey Heffernan misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 27-27 |
| 19:10 | Nebraska | Joseph Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 27-27 |
| 18:56 | Nebraska | Joseph Smith dunks the ball on a great pass from Wayne Crotty | 29-27 |
| 18:52 | Dayton | Clarence Rhodes is whistled for traveling | 29-27 |
| 18:29 | Nebraska | Eric Cannon misses the turnaround from close range | 29-27 |
| 18:28 | Dayton | Clarence Rhodes gets the rebound | 29-27 |
| 18:15 | Dayton | Clarence Rhodes can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Joseph Smith - foul #2 on Joseph Smith, team foul #1 | 29-27 |
| 18:15 | Dayton | Clarence Rhodes misses the 1st free throw | 29-27 |
| 18:15 | Dayton | Clarence Rhodes misses the 2nd free throw | 29-27 |
| 18:15 | Dayton | Geoffrey Heffernan snags the offensive board | 29-27 |
| 18:01 | Dayton | Thomas Newton comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 29-27 |
| 18:00 | Nebraska | Joseph Smith grabs the board | 29-27 |
| 17:56 | Nebraska | Corey Graham scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Wayne Crotty | 32-27 |
| 17:38 | Dayton | Geoffrey Heffernan drills a driving attempt from the baseline | 32-29 |
| 17:23 | Nebraska | Eric Cannon connects on the shot from the left wing set up by Joseph Smith | 34-29 |
| 16:54 | Dayton | Thomas Newton can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 34-29 |
| 16:52 | Dayton | Thomas Newton can't tip it in | 34-29 |
| 16:51 | Nebraska | The rebound goes to Joseph Smith | 34-29 |
| 16:32 | Nebraska | Wayne Crotty hits a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Corey Graham | 37-29 |
| 16:13 | Dayton | Matthew Luken buries a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Thomas Newton and the foul's on Wayne Crotty - foul #2 on Wayne Crotty, team foul #2 | 37-31 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Grant Pepe (PG), James Williamson (SG), Ted McCandless (SF), Ernest Murray (PF), Dennis Harnish (C) Corey Graham, Ronnie Blevins, Wayne Crotty, Joseph Smith, Eric Cannon | |
| Subs | Dayton | Cleveland Galeano (PG), Simon Dupont (SG) Jack Saunders, Thomas Newton | |
| 16:13 | Dayton | Matthew Luken makes the free throw | 37-32 |
| 15:52 | Nebraska | James Williamson misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 37-32 |
| 15:51 | Nebraska | Ted McCandless tips it but misses | 37-32 |
| 15:50 | Dayton | Clarence Rhodes snags the defensive board | 37-32 |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Grant Pepe (fresh) SG - James Williamson (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Ted McCandless (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Ernest Murray (fresh) C - Dennis Harnish (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Cleveland Galeano (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Simon Dupont (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Matthew Luken (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Clarence Rhodes (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Geoffrey Heffernan (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Dayton | Matthew Luken misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Dennis Harnish - foul #1 on Dennis Harnish, team foul #3 | 37-32 |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Thomas Sawyer (PF), Charles Matthews (C) Clarence Rhodes, Geoffrey Heffernan | |
| 15:39 | Dayton | Matthew Luken makes the 1st free throw | 37-33 |
| 15:39 | Dayton | Matthew Luken makes the 2nd free throw | 37-34 |
| 15:16 | Nebraska | Ted McCandless makes the shot from the left block set up by James Williamson | 39-34 |
| 14:55 | Dayton | Matthew Luken can't finish the layup | 39-34 |
| 14:53 | Nebraska | Ted McCandless gets the rebound | 39-34 |
| 14:38 | Nebraska | Grant Pepe is fouled on the floor by Charles Matthews - foul #2 on Charles Matthews, team foul #1 | 39-34 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Corey Graham (PG), Ronnie Blevins (SG), Wayne Crotty (SF), Joseph Smith (PF), Eric Cannon (C) Grant Pepe, James Williamson, Ted McCandless, Ernest Murray, Dennis Harnish | |
| Subs | Dayton | Thomas Newton (SG), Clarence Rhodes (PF), Geoffrey Heffernan (C) Matthew Luken, Thomas Sawyer, Charles Matthews | |
| 14:24 | Nebraska | Simon Dupont is called for the reach on Eric Cannon - foul #2 on Simon Dupont, team foul #2 | 39-34 |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Jack Saunders (PG) Cleveland Galeano | |
| 13:59 | Nebraska | Eric Cannon hits the finger roll | 41-34 |
| 13:39 | Dayton | Simon Dupont hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline | 41-34 |
| 13:37 | Nebraska | Joseph Smith pulls down the rebound | 41-34 |
| 13:30 | Nebraska | Corey Graham scores on a floater from the free throw line | 43-34 |
| 13:10 | Dayton | Jack Saunders's fadeaway is rejected by Joseph Smith | 43-34 |
| 13:08 | Nebraska | The rebound goes to Eric Cannon | 43-34 |
| 12:48 | Nebraska | Wayne Crotty comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 43-34 |
| 12:47 | Dayton | Clarence Rhodes snags the defensive board | 43-34 |
| 12:37 | Dayton | Clarence Rhodes loses the ball out of bounds | 43-34 |
| Subs | Nebraska | James Williamson (SG), Ted McCandless (SF) Ronnie Blevins, Wayne Crotty | |
| Subs | Dayton | Cleveland Galeano (PG), Kenneth Song (SG), Matthew Luken (SF) Jack Saunders, Thomas Newton, Simon Dupont | |
| 12:22 | Nebraska | Joseph Smith misses long on a driving attempt from the baseline | 43-34 |
| 12:21 | Nebraska | Joseph Smith hits the follow up shot | 45-34 |
| 12:02 | Dayton | Matthew Luken is denied on a layup by Joseph Smith | 45-34 |
| 12:01 | Nebraska | Eric Cannon gets the rebound | 45-34 |
| 11:46 | Nebraska | Eric Cannon clanks a 3 from the right wing | 45-34 |
| 11:45 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Kenneth Song | 45-34 |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Corey Graham (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Williamson (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Ted McCandless (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Joseph Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. C - Eric Cannon (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Cleveland Galeano (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Song (fresh) SF - Matthew Luken (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Clarence Rhodes (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Geoffrey Heffernan (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Dayton | Clarence Rhodes can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 45-34 |
| 11:30 | Nebraska | Eric Cannon grabs the defensive rebound | 45-34 |
| 11:22 | Nebraska | Kenneth Song picks off the pass by Ted McCandless | 45-34 |
| 11:19 | Dayton | Kenneth Song slams it home | 45-36 |
| 11:05 | Nebraska | Ted McCandless's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-36 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Grant Pepe (PG), Ronnie Blevins (SG), Wayne Crotty (SF), Ernest Murray (C) Corey Graham, James Williamson, Ted McCandless, Eric Cannon | |
| Subs | Dayton | Jack Saunders (PG), Thomas Newton (SG), Simon Dupont (PF), Charles Matthews (C) Cleveland Galeano, Kenneth Song, Clarence Rhodes, Geoffrey Heffernan | |
| 10:41 | Dayton | Jack Saunders buries a floater from the right side set up by Matthew Luken and he's hacked by Grant Pepe - foul #1 on Grant Pepe, team foul #4 | 45-38 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Dennis Harnish (C) Joseph Smith | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 10:41 | Dayton | Jack Saunders makes the free throw | 45-39 |
| 10:21 | Nebraska | Ernest Murray loses the dribble to Thomas Newton | 45-39 |
| 10:01 | Dayton | Simon Dupont scores on a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Jack Saunders | 45-42 |
| 09:40 | Nebraska | Wayne Crotty hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-42 |
| 09:39 | Nebraska | Ernest Murray pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-42 |
| 09:17 | Nebraska | Wayne Crotty can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 45-42 |
| 09:15 | Dayton | Simon Dupont grabs the board | 45-42 |
| 09:05 | Dayton | Thomas Newton is fouled on the floor by Ronnie Blevins - foul #1 on Ronnie Blevins, team foul #5 | 45-42 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Corey Graham (PG), Joseph Smith (PF), Eric Cannon (C) Grant Pepe, Ernest Murray, Dennis Harnish | |
| Subs | Dayton | Clarence Rhodes (PF), Geoffrey Heffernan (C) Simon Dupont, Charles Matthews | |
| 08:49 | Dayton | Eric Cannon denies the turnaround by Geoffrey Heffernan | 45-42 |
| 08:47 | Dayton | Geoffrey Heffernan misses the tip | 45-42 |
| 08:46 | Nebraska | Joseph Smith gets the rebound | 45-42 |
| 08:31 | Nebraska | Eric Cannon is hacked by Jack Saunders - foul #2 on Jack Saunders, team foul #3 | 45-42 |
| Subs | Nebraska | James Williamson (SG), Ted McCandless (SF) Ronnie Blevins, Wayne Crotty | |
| Subs | Dayton | Cleveland Galeano (PG), Simon Dupont (SG), Thomas Sawyer (SF) Jack Saunders, Thomas Newton, Matthew Luken | |
| 08:17 | Nebraska | James Williamson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 45-42 |
| 08:15 | Nebraska | Joseph Smith grabs the offensive board | 45-42 |
| 08:06 | Nebraska | James Williamson's fadeaway is rejected by Geoffrey Heffernan | 45-42 |
| 08:05 | Dayton | Geoffrey Heffernan gets the rebound | 45-42 |
| 07:59 | Dayton | Simon Dupont loses the ball out of bounds | 45-42 |
| 07:39 | Nebraska | Joseph Smith buries a fadeaway from the right side and the foul's on Cleveland Galeano - foul #2 on Cleveland Galeano, team foul #4 | 47-42 |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Matthew Luken (SF) Thomas Sawyer | |
| 07:39 | Nebraska | Joseph Smith misses the free throw | 47-42 |
| 07:39 | Dayton | Clarence Rhodes grabs the board | 47-42 |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Corey Graham (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Williamson (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Ted McCandless (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Joseph Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. C - Eric Cannon (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Cleveland Galeano (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Simon Dupont (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Matthew Luken (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Clarence Rhodes (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Geoffrey Heffernan (fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Dayton | Clarence Rhodes drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 47-45 |
| 07:00 | Nebraska | Joseph Smith lays it up and in set up by Corey Graham | 49-45 |
| 06:49 | Dayton | Matthew Luken blows the layup | 49-45 |
| 06:47 | Dayton | Simon Dupont tips it back up and in | 49-47 |
| 06:18 | Nebraska | Ted McCandless misses long on a floater from the left side | 49-47 |
| 06:16 | Dayton | Matthew Luken grabs the defensive rebound | 49-47 |
| 06:02 | Dayton | Geoffrey Heffernan clanks a runner in the lane | 49-47 |
| 06:01 | Dayton | The offensive rebound goes to Clarence Rhodes | 49-47 |
| 05:44 | Dayton | Simon Dupont misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 49-47 |
| 05:42 | Nebraska | Ted McCandless pulls down the rebound | 49-47 |
| 05:42 | Nebraska | Nebraska calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-47 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Ronnie Blevins (SG), Wayne Crotty (SF) James Williamson, Ted McCandless | |
| Subs | Dayton | Jack Saunders (PG), Thomas Newton (SG) Cleveland Galeano, Simon Dupont | |
| 05:26 | Nebraska | Joseph Smith misses the easy layup | 49-47 |
| 05:25 | Nebraska | Corey Graham snags the offensive board | 49-47 |
| 05:03 | Nebraska | Corey Graham misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 49-47 |
| 05:01 | Nebraska | Eric Cannon hits the follow up shot | 51-47 |
| 04:46 | Dayton | Thomas Newton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-47 |
| 04:24 | Nebraska | Corey Graham misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 51-47 |
| 04:22 | Dayton | Thomas Newton snags the defensive board | 51-47 |
| 04:07 | Dayton | Clarence Rhodes misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 51-47 |
| 04:06 | Dayton | Geoffrey Heffernan tips it home | 51-49 |
| 03:58 | Nebraska | Clarence Rhodes blocks the jumper by Ronnie Blevins | 51-49 |
| 03:56 | Dayton | Matthew Luken grabs the defensive rebound | 51-49 |
| 03:34 | Dayton | Thomas Newton drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Jack Saunders | 51-51 |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Corey Graham (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ronnie Blevins (fresh) SF - Wayne Crotty (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Smith (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. C - Eric Cannon (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Jack Saunders (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Thomas Newton (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Matthew Luken (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Clarence Rhodes (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Geoffrey Heffernan (fresh) 12 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 03:23 | Nebraska | Joseph Smith travels with the ball | 51-51 |
| 03:14 | Dayton | Joseph Smith denies the turnaround by Jack Saunders | 51-51 |
| 03:13 | Nebraska | Corey Graham snags the defensive board | 51-51 |
| 02:52 | Nebraska | Eric Cannon banks in the layup on a nice dish by Corey Graham | 53-51 |
| 02:30 | Dayton | Thomas Newton makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Jack Saunders | 53-54 |
| 02:24 | Nebraska | Eric Cannon is whistled for a carry | 53-54 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Grant Pepe (PG), James Williamson (SG), Ted McCandless (SF), Ernest Murray (C) Corey Graham, Ronnie Blevins, Wayne Crotty, Eric Cannon | |
| Subs | Dayton | Cleveland Galeano (PG), Simon Dupont (SG) Jack Saunders, Thomas Newton | |
| 02:20 | Dayton | Dayton calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-54 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Corey Graham (PG), Ronnie Blevins (SG), Wayne Crotty (SF), Eric Cannon (C) Grant Pepe, James Williamson, Ted McCandless, Ernest Murray | |
| Subs | Dayton | Jack Saunders (PG), Thomas Newton (SG) Cleveland Galeano, Simon Dupont | |
| 02:04 | Dayton | Clarence Rhodes blows the layup | 53-54 |
| 02:02 | Nebraska | Corey Graham snags the defensive board | 53-54 |
| 01:44 | Nebraska | Eric Cannon drills a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Corey Graham | 55-54 |
| 01:37 | Dayton | Matthew Luken misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 55-54 |
| 01:36 | Nebraska | The rebound goes to Eric Cannon | 55-54 |
| 01:25 | Nebraska | Eric Cannon can't finish the layup | 55-54 |
| 01:24 | Dayton | Clarence Rhodes gets the rebound | 55-54 |
| 01:06 | Dayton | Matthew Luken lays it up and in on a great pass from Thomas Newton | 55-56 |
| 00:56 | Nebraska | Geoffrey Heffernan picks off the pass by Wayne Crotty | 55-56 |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:33 | Dayton | Clarence Rhodes lays it up and in | 55-58 |
| 00:21 | Nebraska | Ronnie Blevins knocks in the driving attempt from the right block and he's hacked by Jack Saunders - foul #3 on Jack Saunders, team foul #5 | 57-58 |
| 00:21 | Nebraska | Ronnie Blevins makes the free throw | 58-58 |
| 00:05 | Dayton | Matthew Luken lays it in set up by Jack Saunders and the foul's on Ronnie Blevins - foul #2 on Ronnie Blevins, team foul #6 | 58-60 |
| 00:05 | Dayton | Matthew Luken misses the free throw | 58-60 |
| 00:05 | Nebraska | Eric Cannon gets the rebound | 58-60 |
| 00:05 | Nebraska | Nebraska calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-60 |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:00 | Nebraska | Wayne Crotty comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket | 58-60 |