| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Wei-Quo Ming (fresh) SG - Darryl Winship (fresh) SF - Alan Navarette (fresh) PF - Brian Wright (fresh) C - George Roberts (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Diego Barron (fresh) SG - Manuel Fontenot (fresh) SF - Ryan Merrill (fresh) PF - Lucio Bruno (fresh) C - Phillip Giles (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Nebraska | Brian Wright wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:58 | Nebraska | Manuel Fontenot takes the ball from George Roberts in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Wake Forest | Ryan Merrill knocks in the runner in the lane on a nice dish by Manuel Fontenot | 0-2 |
| 19:18 | Nebraska | Lucio Bruno is called for the reach on Brian Wright - foul #1 on Lucio Bruno, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:05 | Nebraska | Wei-Quo Ming clanks a shot from the baseline | 0-2 |
| 19:03 | Nebraska | Brian Wright can't tip it in | 0-2 |
| 19:01 | Nebraska | George Roberts tips it home | 2-2 |
| 18:46 | Wake Forest | Ryan Merrill knocks in the jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Diego Barron and he's hacked by Darryl Winship - foul #1 on Darryl Winship, team foul #1 | 2-4 |
| 18:46 | Wake Forest | Ryan Merrill misses the free throw | 2-4 |
| 18:46 | Nebraska | Brian Wright snags the defensive board | 2-4 |
| 18:42 | Nebraska | The pull-up jumper by Darryl Winship is blocked by Lucio Bruno | 2-4 |
| 18:40 | Wake Forest | Manuel Fontenot gets the rebound | 2-4 |
| 18:23 | Wake Forest | Phillip Giles misses short on a fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by Brian Wright - foul #1 on Brian Wright, team foul #2 | 2-4 |
| 18:23 | Wake Forest | Phillip Giles makes the 1st free throw | 2-5 |
| 18:23 | Wake Forest | Phillip Giles misses the 2nd free throw | 2-5 |
| 18:23 | Nebraska | George Roberts grabs the board | 2-5 |
| 18:07 | Nebraska | Manuel Fontenot steals it from Wei-Quo Ming | 2-5 |
| 18:03 | Wake Forest | Manuel Fontenot blows the layup | 2-5 |
| 18:02 | Wake Forest | Lucio Bruno tips it home | 2-7 |
| 17:52 | Nebraska | Brian Wright is fouled on the floor by Lucio Bruno - foul #2 on Lucio Bruno, team foul #2 | 2-7 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Christian Duszynski (SG), Brett Jackson (PF), George Maher (C) Darryl Winship, Brian Wright, George Roberts | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Alfred Boyd (PG), Steven Merritt (SG), Santos Rodriguez (SF), Donald King (PF), David Heintz (C) Diego Barron, Manuel Fontenot, Ryan Merrill, Lucio Bruno, Phillip Giles | |
| 17:34 | Nebraska | Brett Jackson lays it in on a nice dish by Wei-Quo Ming | 4-7 |
| 17:10 | Wake Forest | Alfred Boyd clanks a 3 from the right wing | 4-7 |
| 17:08 | Nebraska | Brett Jackson grabs the board | 4-7 |
| 16:48 | Nebraska | George Maher hits a fadeaway from the left wing | 6-7 |
| 16:35 | Wake Forest | Alfred Boyd drills a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by David Heintz | 6-10 |
| 16:31 | Nebraska | George Maher travels with the ball | 6-10 |
| Subs | Nebraska | George Roberts (PF) Alan Navarette | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Diego Barron (PG), Ryan Merrill (SF), Troy Mullins (PF) Steven Merritt, Santos Rodriguez, David Heintz | |
| 16:15 | Wake Forest | Alfred Boyd is whistled for traveling | 6-10 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Herman Orrell (PG), Alan Navarette (SF), Brian Wright (PF) Christian Duszynski, Brett Jackson, George Maher | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Manuel Fontenot (SG), Phillip Giles (C) Alfred Boyd, Donald King | |
| 15:55 | Nebraska | Herman Orrell makes the wide open fadeaway from the left wing set up by Wei-Quo Ming | 8-10 |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Herman Orrell (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Wei-Quo Ming (tiring) 2 ast. SF - Alan Navarette (fairly fresh) PF - Brian Wright (fresh) 2 reb. C - George Roberts (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Diego Barron (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Manuel Fontenot (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ryan Merrill (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Troy Mullins (fresh) C - Phillip Giles (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 15:43 | Wake Forest | Manuel Fontenot comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 8-10 |
| 15:42 | Nebraska | The rebound goes to Alan Navarette | 8-10 |
| 15:35 | Nebraska | George Roberts double dribbles | 8-10 |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Steven Merritt (SG) Manuel Fontenot | |
| 15:13 | Wake Forest | Diego Barron clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 8-10 |
| 15:11 | Nebraska | George Roberts pulls down the rebound | 8-10 |
| 14:48 | Nebraska | George Roberts comes up short on the turnaround from the left block | 8-10 |
| 14:47 | Wake Forest | Diego Barron grabs the defensive rebound | 8-10 |
| 14:27 | Wake Forest | Steven Merritt comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 8-10 |
| 14:26 | Wake Forest | Phillip Giles tips it home | 8-12 |
| 14:21 | Nebraska | Herman Orrell is hacked by Ryan Merrill in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ryan Merrill, team foul #3 | 8-12 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Darryl Winship (SG), Brett Jackson (SF), George Maher (C) Herman Orrell, Alan Navarette, George Roberts | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Alfred Boyd (PG), Manuel Fontenot (SG), Santos Rodriguez (SF), Donald King (PF), David Heintz (C) Diego Barron, Steven Merritt, Ryan Merrill, Troy Mullins, Phillip Giles | |
| 14:09 | Nebraska | Brian Wright knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Wei-Quo Ming | 11-12 |
| 13:50 | Wake Forest | Donald King throws a bad pass out of bounds | 11-12 |
| 13:27 | Nebraska | Brian Wright connects on the runner in the paint on a nice dish by Wei-Quo Ming | 13-12 |
| 13:12 | Wake Forest | Donald King makes the jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Alfred Boyd | 13-14 |
| 13:09 | Nebraska | Brett Jackson is hacked by Donald King in the backcourt - foul #1 on Donald King, team foul #4 | 13-14 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Christian Duszynski (SG), Alan Navarette (SF) Darryl Winship, Brett Jackson | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Steven Merritt (SG), Phillip Giles (C) Manuel Fontenot, David Heintz | |
| 12:56 | Nebraska | Donald King steals the ball from George Maher | 13-14 |
| 12:43 | Wake Forest | Alan Navarette steals the ball from Steven Merritt | 13-14 |
| 12:40 | Nebraska | Wei-Quo Ming lays it in set up by Alan Navarette | 15-14 |
| 12:19 | Wake Forest | Santos Rodriguez can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 15-14 |
| 12:18 | Nebraska | The rebound goes to Brian Wright | 15-14 |
| 11:57 | Nebraska | Wei-Quo Ming buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Christian Duszynski | 17-14 |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Wei-Quo Ming (tired) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Christian Duszynski (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Alan Navarette (tiring) PF - Brian Wright (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - George Maher (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Alfred Boyd (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steven Merritt (fairly fresh) SF - Santos Rodriguez (fairly fresh) PF - Donald King (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Phillip Giles (tiring) 3 pts. | |
| 11:44 | Wake Forest | Phillip Giles clanks a jumper from the right side | 17-14 |
| 11:43 | Nebraska | The rebound goes to Brian Wright | 17-14 |
| 11:23 | Nebraska | Brian Wright misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 17-14 |
| 11:21 | Wake Forest | The rebound goes to Donald King | 17-14 |
| 11:16 | Wake Forest | Steven Merritt buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 17-17 |
| 11:14 | Nebraska | Santos Rodriguez steals it from Christian Duszynski in the backcourt | 17-17 |
| 10:54 | Wake Forest | Alfred Boyd comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Wei-Quo Ming - foul #1 on Wei-Quo Ming, team foul #3 | 17-17 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Darryl Winship (SG), Brett Jackson (PF), George Roberts (C) Christian Duszynski, Brian Wright, George Maher | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Manuel Fontenot (SG), Ryan Merrill (SF), Troy Mullins (PF), David Heintz (C) Steven Merritt, Santos Rodriguez, Donald King, Phillip Giles | |
| 10:54 | Wake Forest | Alfred Boyd makes the 1st free throw | 17-18 |
| 10:54 | Wake Forest | Alfred Boyd makes the 2nd free throw | 17-19 |
| 10:54 | Wake Forest | Alfred Boyd misses the 3rd free throw | 17-19 |
| 10:54 | Nebraska | Darryl Winship grabs the defensive rebound | 17-19 |
| 10:48 | Nebraska | Alfred Boyd is called for the reach on Alan Navarette in the backcourt - foul #1 on Alfred Boyd, team foul #5 | 17-19 |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Diego Barron (PG) Alfred Boyd | |
| 10:29 | Nebraska | Brett Jackson misses short on a fadeaway from the right block | 17-19 |
| 10:28 | Wake Forest | The rebound goes to David Heintz | 17-19 |
| 10:18 | Wake Forest | Diego Barron scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 17-22 |
| 09:54 | Nebraska | Wei-Quo Ming comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 17-22 |
| 09:52 | Wake Forest | The rebound goes to David Heintz | 17-22 |
| 09:43 | Wake Forest | Ryan Merrill connects on the fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Diego Barron | 17-24 |
| 09:29 | Nebraska | Wei-Quo Ming's layup is rejected by David Heintz | 17-24 |
| 09:28 | Nebraska | George Roberts tips it home | 19-24 |
| 09:15 | Wake Forest | Diego Barron comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 19-24 |
| 09:13 | Wake Forest | Diego Barron snags the offensive board | 19-24 |
| 09:00 | Wake Forest | David Heintz buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Diego Barron | 19-26 |
| 08:54 | Nebraska | George Roberts hits a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Wei-Quo Ming and he's hacked by David Heintz - foul #1 on David Heintz, team foul #6 | 21-26 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Brian Wright (C) Darryl Winship | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | John Luczak (PG), Donald King (PF), Phillip Giles (C) Diego Barron, Troy Mullins, David Heintz | |
| 08:54 | Nebraska | George Roberts misses the free throw | 21-26 |
| 08:54 | Wake Forest | Donald King pulls down the rebound | 21-26 |
| 08:33 | Wake Forest | Wei-Quo Ming is called for the reach on Donald King - foul #2 on Wei-Quo Ming, team foul #4 | 21-26 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Herman Orrell (PG) Alan Navarette | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 08:25 | Wake Forest | Brian Wright blocks the short jumper by Phillip Giles | 21-26 |
| 08:24 | Nebraska | Brian Wright grabs the board | 21-26 |
| 08:04 | Nebraska | Wei-Quo Ming misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 21-26 |
| 08:03 | Wake Forest | Donald King gets the rebound | 21-26 |
| 07:56 | Wake Forest | Brian Wright denies the turnaround by Phillip Giles | 21-26 |
| 07:55 | Nebraska | George Roberts pulls down the rebound | 21-26 |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Herman Orrell (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Wei-Quo Ming (very tired) 4 pts. 5 ast. SF - Brett Jackson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Brian Wright (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - George Roberts (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - John Luczak (fresh) SG - Manuel Fontenot (tiring) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ryan Merrill (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Donald King (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Phillip Giles (tiring) 3 pts. | |
| 07:44 | Nebraska | Brett Jackson clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 21-26 |
| 07:43 | Wake Forest | Manuel Fontenot grabs the board | 21-26 |
| 07:23 | Wake Forest | John Luczak is hacked by Brian Wright - foul #2 on Brian Wright, team foul #5 | 21-26 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Christian Duszynski (SG), Alan Navarette (SF), George Maher (C) Wei-Quo Ming, Brian Wright, George Roberts | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Diego Barron (PG), Alfred Boyd (SG), Steven Merritt (SF) John Luczak, Manuel Fontenot, Ryan Merrill | |
| 07:07 | Wake Forest | Herman Orrell picks off the pass by Alfred Boyd | 21-26 |
| 07:05 | Nebraska | Steven Merritt steals the ball from Alan Navarette in the backcourt | 21-26 |
| 06:45 | Wake Forest | Diego Barron misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 21-26 |
| 06:43 | Nebraska | The rebound goes to Alan Navarette | 21-26 |
| 06:38 | Nebraska | George Maher loses the dribble to Diego Barron | 21-26 |
| 06:34 | Wake Forest | Diego Barron dunks the ball | 21-28 |
| 06:24 | Nebraska | Christian Duszynski misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 21-28 |
| 06:23 | Wake Forest | Donald King pulls down the rebound | 21-28 |
| 05:58 | Wake Forest | Diego Barron makes the turnaround in the paint set up by Steven Merritt and the foul's on Christian Duszynski - foul #1 on Christian Duszynski, team foul #6 | 21-30 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Rudolph Nitzkowski (PG), Darryl Winship (SG), George Roberts (C) Herman Orrell, Christian Duszynski, George Maher | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | John Luczak (SG), Ryan Merrill (SF), Santos Rodriguez (PF), David Heintz (C) Alfred Boyd, Steven Merritt, Donald King, Phillip Giles | |
| 05:58 | Wake Forest | Diego Barron makes the free throw | 21-31 |
| 05:56 | Nebraska | George Roberts is fouled in the backcourt by Ryan Merrill - foul #2 on Ryan Merrill, team foul #7 | 21-31 |
| Subs | Nebraska | George Maher (C) Rudolph Nitzkowski | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Troy Mullins (PF) Ryan Merrill | |
| 05:56 | Nebraska | George Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 22-31 |
| 05:56 | Nebraska | George Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 23-31 |
| 05:42 | Wake Forest | Troy Mullins connects on the runner near the basket on a great pass from John Luczak | 23-33 |
| 05:22 | Nebraska | Alan Navarette makes the wide open jumper from the left block | 25-33 |
| 04:56 | Wake Forest | Diego Barron comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 25-33 |
| 04:54 | Nebraska | Darryl Winship grabs the defensive rebound | 25-33 |
| 04:50 | Nebraska | Alan Navarette throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 25-33 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Rudolph Nitzkowski (PG), Wei-Quo Ming (SG) Darryl Winship, George Maher | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Steven Merritt (SG), Donald King (PF), Phillip Giles (C) Diego Barron, Troy Mullins, David Heintz | |
| 04:37 | Wake Forest | Santos Rodriguez is fouled on the floor by Alan Navarette - foul #1 on Alan Navarette, team foul #7 | 25-33 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Christian Duszynski (SG) Rudolph Nitzkowski | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Alfred Boyd (PG) John Luczak | |
| 04:37 | Nebraska | Nebraska calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 25-33 |
| 04:37 | Wake Forest | Santos Rodriguez misses the 1st free throw | 25-33 |
| 04:37 | Nebraska | Brett Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 25-33 |
| 04:13 | Nebraska | Phillip Giles is called for the reach on George Roberts - foul #1 on Phillip Giles, team foul #8 | 25-33 |
| Subs | Nebraska | George Maher (C) Christian Duszynski | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | John Luczak (PG), David Heintz (C) Santos Rodriguez, Phillip Giles | |
| 04:13 | Nebraska | George Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 26-33 |
| 04:13 | Nebraska | George Roberts misses the 2nd free throw | 26-33 |
| 04:13 | Nebraska | George Maher pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-33 |
| 03:56 | Nebraska | George Roberts makes the turnaround from the left block | 28-33 |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - George Roberts (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. SG - Wei-Quo Ming (tired) 4 pts. 5 ast. SF - Alan Navarette (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brett Jackson (tired) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - George Maher (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - John Luczak (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Alfred Boyd (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Merritt (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Donald King (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - David Heintz (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:35 | Wake Forest | Alfred Boyd misses short on a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Wei-Quo Ming - foul #3 on Wei-Quo Ming, team foul #8 | 28-33 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Herman Orrell (PG), Darryl Winship (SG), Brian Wright (PF) Wei-Quo Ming, Brett Jackson, George Maher | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Ryan Merrill (SF), Lucio Bruno (PF) John Luczak, Donald King | |
| 03:35 | Wake Forest | Alfred Boyd misses the 1st free throw | 28-33 |
| 03:35 | Wake Forest | Alfred Boyd makes the 2nd free throw | 28-34 |
| 03:33 | Nebraska | Steven Merritt picks off the pass by Brian Wright in the backcourt | 28-34 |
| 03:20 | Wake Forest | Herman Orrell steps in front of the Steven Merritt pass | 28-34 |
| 03:18 | Nebraska | Brian Wright loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 28-34 |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Santos Rodriguez (C) David Heintz | |
| 03:01 | Wake Forest | Steven Merritt hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side but the foul's on Darryl Winship - foul #2 on Darryl Winship, team foul #9 | 28-34 |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Diego Barron (PG) Alfred Boyd | |
| 03:01 | Wake Forest | Steven Merritt makes the 1st free throw | 28-35 |
| 03:01 | Wake Forest | Steven Merritt makes the 2nd free throw | 28-36 |
| 02:51 | Nebraska | Brian Wright is called for 10 seconds | 28-36 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Rudolph Nitzkowski (PG) Herman Orrell | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | John Luczak (SG) Steven Merritt | |
| 02:39 | Wake Forest | John Luczak is fouled on the floor by Rudolph Nitzkowski - foul #1 on Rudolph Nitzkowski, team foul #10 | 28-36 |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Manuel Fontenot (SG) Santos Rodriguez | |
| 02:39 | Wake Forest | John Luczak makes the 1st free throw | 28-37 |
| 02:39 | Wake Forest | John Luczak misses the 2nd free throw | 28-37 |
| 02:39 | Nebraska | George Roberts pulls down the rebound | 28-37 |
| 02:30 | Nebraska | Alan Navarette knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Brian Wright | 31-37 |
| 02:18 | Wake Forest | Lucio Bruno scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Manuel Fontenot | 31-40 |
| 02:16 | Nebraska | Rudolph Nitzkowski is fouled in the backcourt by Diego Barron - foul #1 on Diego Barron, team foul #9 | 31-40 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Christian Duszynski (SG) Darryl Winship | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Troy Mullins (PF), Phillip Giles (C) Diego Barron, Lucio Bruno | |
| 02:16 | Nebraska | Rudolph Nitzkowski misses the 1st free throw | 31-40 |
| 02:16 | Wake Forest | The rebound goes to Phillip Giles | 31-40 |
| 01:53 | Wake Forest | Troy Mullins drills a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Phillip Giles and he's fouled by Brian Wright - foul #3 on Brian Wright, team foul #11 | 31-42 |
| Subs | Nebraska | George Maher (C) Brian Wright | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Alfred Boyd (SG) Manuel Fontenot | |
| 01:53 | Wake Forest | Troy Mullins makes the free throw | 31-43 |
| 01:30 | Nebraska | Alan Navarette is wide open but clanks a shot from the left wing | 31-43 |
| 01:28 | Nebraska | George Roberts tips it but misses | 31-43 |
| 01:26 | Nebraska | George Roberts gets the offensive rebound | 31-43 |
| 01:09 | Nebraska | Alan Navarette drills a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Rudolph Nitzkowski | 33-43 |
| 00:51 | Wake Forest | Alfred Boyd is fouled on the floor by Alan Navarette - foul #2 on Alan Navarette, team foul #12 | 33-43 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Herman Orrell (PG), Wei-Quo Ming (SG), Brett Jackson (PF) Rudolph Nitzkowski, Christian Duszynski, George Roberts | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Diego Barron (PG), Steven Merritt (SF), Lucio Bruno (PF), David Heintz (C) John Luczak, Ryan Merrill, Troy Mullins, Phillip Giles | |
| 00:51 | Wake Forest | Alfred Boyd makes the 1st free throw | 33-44 |
| 00:51 | Wake Forest | Alfred Boyd makes the 2nd free throw | 33-45 |
| 00:39 | Nebraska | Alan Navarette misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 33-45 |
| 00:37 | Wake Forest | Lucio Bruno gets the rebound | 33-45 |
| 00:29 | Wake Forest | Lucio Bruno misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 33-45 |
| 00:28 | Wake Forest | Diego Barron grabs the offensive rebound | 33-45 |
| 00:00 | Wake Forest | Lucio Bruno hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 33-45 |