| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Wei-Quo Ming (fresh) SG - Darryl Winship (fresh) SF - Neville Streeter (fresh) PF - Brian Wright (fresh) C - George Maher (fresh) | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Louis Gary (fresh) SG - Dikembe Abdeldayen (fresh) SF - Thomas Nichols (fresh) PF - John Sargent (fresh) C - Nicolas Hines (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Nebraska | George Maher wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:44 | Nebraska | Brian Wright drills a floater from the left block on a great pass from Wei-Quo Ming | 2-0 |
| 19:34 | New Mexico | The short jumper by John Sargent is denied by Brian Wright | 2-0 |
| 19:32 | New Mexico | Nicolas Hines tips it home | 2-2 |
| 19:21 | Nebraska | George Maher misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 2-2 |
| 19:20 | New Mexico | Louis Gary gets the rebound | 2-2 |
| 19:04 | New Mexico | John Sargent is fouled on the floor by Darryl Winship - foul #1 on Darryl Winship, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:49 | New Mexico | Brian Wright takes the ball from Nicolas Hines | 2-2 |
| 18:35 | Nebraska | Brian Wright misses long on a floater from the baseline but he's fouled by Thomas Nichols - foul #1 on Thomas Nichols, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:35 | Nebraska | Brian Wright misses the 1st free throw | 2-2 |
| 18:35 | Nebraska | Brian Wright misses the 2nd free throw | 2-2 |
| 18:35 | New Mexico | Nicolas Hines snags the defensive board | 2-2 |
| 18:20 | New Mexico | Thomas Nichols's floater is tipped away by George Maher | 2-2 |
| 18:19 | Nebraska | Darryl Winship grabs the defensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:14 | Nebraska | Darryl Winship misses badly on a fadeaway from close range | 2-2 |
| 18:13 | Nebraska | Wei-Quo Ming hits the follow up shot | 4-2 |
| 17:54 | New Mexico | Dikembe Abdeldayen buries a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Louis Gary | 4-4 |
| 17:52 | Nebraska | Thomas Nichols steals the ball from Wei-Quo Ming in the backcourt | 4-4 |
| 17:43 | New Mexico | Thomas Nichols can't connect on a driving attempt from the baseline | 4-4 |
| 17:41 | Nebraska | Brian Wright pulls down the rebound | 4-4 |
| 17:23 | Nebraska | Darryl Winship knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner | 7-4 |
| 16:57 | New Mexico | John Sargent misses long on a shot from the left wing | 7-4 |
| 16:56 | Nebraska | Wei-Quo Ming pulls down the rebound | 7-4 |
| 16:54 | Nebraska | Dikembe Abdeldayen is called for the reach on George Maher in the backcourt - foul #1 on Dikembe Abdeldayen, team foul #2 | 7-4 |
| Subs | Nebraska | John Sims (SG), Ryan Well (SF) Darryl Winship, Neville Streeter | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Philip Shelton (PG), Lewis Erwin (SF), John Delaney (PF), Andrew Highland (C) Louis Gary, Thomas Nichols, John Sargent, Nicolas Hines | |
| 16:47 | Nebraska | Brian Wright is alone and drills a driving attempt from the baseline set up by John Sims | 9-4 |
| 16:27 | New Mexico | Dikembe Abdeldayen clanks a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Ryan Well - foul #1 on Ryan Well, team foul #2 | 9-4 |
| 16:27 | New Mexico | Dikembe Abdeldayen misses the 1st free throw | 9-4 |
| 16:27 | New Mexico | Dikembe Abdeldayen makes the 2nd free throw | 9-5 |
| 16:14 | Nebraska | Brian Wright misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 9-5 |
| 16:13 | New Mexico | Andrew Highland pulls down the rebound | 9-5 |
| 15:54 | New Mexico | Brian Wright swats the short shot by Philip Shelton | 9-5 |
| 15:53 | New Mexico | Philip Shelton tips it back up and in | 9-7 |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Wei-Quo Ming (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Sims (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ryan Well (fresh) PF - Brian Wright (tiring) 4 pts. 2 blk. C - George Maher (tiring) | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Philip Shelton (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Dikembe Abdeldayen (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Lewis Erwin (fresh) PF - John Delaney (fresh) C - Andrew Highland (fresh) | |
| 15:50 | Nebraska | Dikembe Abdeldayen steals the ball from Wei-Quo Ming in the backcourt | 9-7 |
| 15:49 | New Mexico | Dikembe Abdeldayen misses the easy layup | 9-7 |
| 15:47 | Nebraska | Brian Wright pulls down the rebound | 9-7 |
| 15:35 | Nebraska | Philip Shelton is called for the reach on Brian Wright - foul #1 on Philip Shelton, team foul #3 | 9-7 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Michael Owens (SF) Ryan Well | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Louis Gary (PG), Thomas Nichols (SF), Gregory Favors (C) Philip Shelton, Lewis Erwin, Andrew Highland | |
| 15:20 | Nebraska | Wei-Quo Ming connects on the 3 from the left wing set up by John Sims | 12-7 |
| 15:04 | New Mexico | Louis Gary is fouled on the floor by Brian Wright - foul #1 on Brian Wright, team foul #3 | 12-7 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Peter Tartt (PG), Neville Streeter (SF) John Sims, Michael Owens | |
| Subs | New Mexico | John Sargent (PF) John Delaney | |
| 14:52 | New Mexico | The jump hook by Dikembe Abdeldayen is blocked by George Maher | 12-7 |
| 14:51 | New Mexico | Louis Gary hits the follow up shot | 12-9 |
| 14:37 | Nebraska | Wei-Quo Ming misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 12-9 |
| 14:35 | New Mexico | Louis Gary snags the defensive board | 12-9 |
| 14:19 | New Mexico | Gregory Favors scores on a 3 pointer from straight away | 12-12 |
| 13:55 | Nebraska | George Maher clanks a 3 from the left wing | 12-12 |
| 13:54 | New Mexico | John Sargent gets the rebound | 12-12 |
| 13:29 | New Mexico | Louis Gary can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 12-12 |
| 13:27 | Nebraska | George Maher pulls down the rebound | 12-12 |
| 13:25 | Nebraska | Thomas Nichols takes the ball from Neville Streeter in the backcourt | 12-12 |
| 13:24 | New Mexico | Thomas Nichols can't finish the layup | 12-12 |
| 13:23 | Nebraska | George Maher snags the defensive board | 12-12 |
| 13:04 | Nebraska | George Maher misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 12-12 |
| 13:03 | Nebraska | George Maher pulls down the offensive rebound | 12-12 |
| 12:49 | Nebraska | Peter Tartt knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away | 15-12 |
| 12:39 | New Mexico | John Sargent is fouled on the floor by Brian Wright - foul #2 on Brian Wright, team foul #4 | 15-12 |
| 12:39 | Nebraska | Nebraska calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 15-12 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Darryl Winship (SG), Michael Owens (PF) Peter Tartt, Brian Wright | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Philip Shelton (PG), John Delaney (SG), Lewis Erwin (SF), Andrew Highland (PF), Nicolas Hines (C) Louis Gary, Dikembe Abdeldayen, Thomas Nichols, John Sargent, Gregory Favors | |
| 12:24 | New Mexico | John Delaney throws a bad pass out of bounds | 15-12 |
| 12:17 | Nebraska | Neville Streeter comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on John Delaney - foul #1 on John Delaney, team foul #4 | 15-12 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Ryan Well (SF) Darryl Winship | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 12:17 | Nebraska | Neville Streeter makes the 1st free throw | 16-12 |
| 12:17 | Nebraska | Neville Streeter misses the 2nd free throw | 16-12 |
| 12:17 | New Mexico | Lewis Erwin gets the rebound | 16-12 |
| 12:02 | New Mexico | John Delaney can't connect on a turnaround in the paint | 16-12 |
| 12:01 | Nebraska | George Maher gets the rebound | 16-12 |
| 11:56 | Nebraska | Philip Shelton steals the ball from Wei-Quo Ming in the backcourt | 16-12 |
| 11:38 | New Mexico | John Delaney misses the lay-in but the foul's on Wei-Quo Ming - foul #1 on Wei-Quo Ming, team foul #5 | 16-12 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Darryl Winship (SG), Brian Wright (PF) Neville Streeter, Michael Owens | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 11:38 | New Mexico | John Delaney makes the 1st free throw | 16-13 |
| 11:38 | New Mexico | John Delaney makes the 2nd free throw | 16-14 |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Wei-Quo Ming (tired) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Darryl Winship (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ryan Well (fresh) PF - Brian Wright (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - George Maher (tired) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Philip Shelton (fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Delaney (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Lewis Erwin (fresh) PF - Andrew Highland (fresh) C - Nicolas Hines (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:18 | Nebraska | The jumper by Ryan Well is denied by Andrew Highland | 16-14 |
| 11:16 | New Mexico | Andrew Highland grabs the board | 16-14 |
| 10:57 | New Mexico | John Delaney misses long on a fadeaway from the right block | 16-14 |
| 10:56 | Nebraska | George Maher grabs the defensive rebound | 16-14 |
| 10:31 | Nebraska | Darryl Winship makes the floater in the lane set up by Brian Wright | 18-14 |
| 10:18 | New Mexico | John Delaney connects on the fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Philip Shelton | 18-16 |
| 10:16 | Nebraska | Ryan Well is hacked by Philip Shelton in the backcourt - foul #2 on Philip Shelton, team foul #5 | 18-16 |
| Subs | Nebraska | John Sims (SG), Neville Streeter (SF) Darryl Winship, Ryan Well | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Louis Gary (PG), Dikembe Abdeldayen (SG), Thomas Nichols (SF), John Sargent (PF) Philip Shelton, John Delaney, Lewis Erwin, Andrew Highland | |
| 10:07 | Nebraska | John Sims can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint | 18-16 |
| 10:06 | Nebraska | Wei-Quo Ming gets the offensive rebound | 18-16 |
| 09:55 | Nebraska | John Sims misses the fadeaway in the lane | 18-16 |
| 09:54 | Nebraska | Neville Streeter pulls down the offensive rebound | 18-16 |
| 09:35 | Nebraska | Brian Wright is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Brian Wright, team foul #6 | 18-16 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Michael Owens (PF) Brian Wright | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Gregory Favors (C) Nicolas Hines | |
| 09:13 | New Mexico | Michael Owens takes the ball from John Sargent | 18-16 |
| 08:54 | Nebraska | Neville Streeter can't connect on a floater from the baseline but the foul's on Louis Gary - foul #1 on Louis Gary, team foul #6 | 18-16 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Darryl Winship (SG) John Sims | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 08:54 | Nebraska | Neville Streeter makes the 1st free throw | 19-16 |
| 08:54 | Nebraska | Neville Streeter makes the 2nd free throw | 20-16 |
| 08:31 | New Mexico | Louis Gary lays it in on a great pass from Dikembe Abdeldayen and he's fouled by Wei-Quo Ming - foul #2 on Wei-Quo Ming, team foul #7 | 20-18 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Peter Tartt (PG), Carl Gamble (PF) Wei-Quo Ming, Neville Streeter | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Nicolas Hines (C) Gregory Favors | |
| 08:31 | New Mexico | Louis Gary misses the free throw | 20-18 |
| 08:31 | Nebraska | Carl Gamble grabs the board | 20-18 |
| 08:20 | Nebraska | Carl Gamble loses the dribble to Dikembe Abdeldayen | 20-18 |
| 08:17 | New Mexico | Thomas Nichols hits the finger roll on a great pass from Dikembe Abdeldayen | 20-20 |
| 08:08 | Nebraska | George Maher misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 20-20 |
| 08:07 | New Mexico | Dikembe Abdeldayen pulls down the rebound | 20-20 |
| 07:52 | New Mexico | Nicolas Hines makes the runner in the lane on a nice dish by Louis Gary | 20-22 |
| 07:31 | Nebraska | Darryl Winship double dribbles | 20-22 |
| Subs | Nebraska | John Sims (SG), Ryan Well (SF), Brian Wright (PF) Darryl Winship, Michael Owens, Carl Gamble | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Lewis Erwin (PG), John Delaney (PF) Louis Gary, John Sargent | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Peter Tartt (fresh) 3 pts. SG - John Sims (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Ryan Well (fresh) PF - Brian Wright (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - George Maher (very tired) 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Lewis Erwin (fresh) SG - Dikembe Abdeldayen (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Nichols (tiring) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - John Delaney (fresh) 4 pts. C - Nicolas Hines (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:10 | New Mexico | Nicolas Hines misses short on a driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on George Maher - foul #1 on George Maher, team foul #8 | 20-22 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Neville Streeter (SF) Ryan Well | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 07:10 | New Mexico | Nicolas Hines misses the 1st free throw | 20-22 |
| 07:10 | New Mexico | Nicolas Hines misses the 2nd free throw | 20-22 |
| 07:10 | Nebraska | Brian Wright pulls down the rebound | 20-22 |
| 06:50 | Nebraska | John Sims loses the dribble to Thomas Nichols | 20-22 |
| 06:38 | New Mexico | Dikembe Abdeldayen is called for traveling | 20-22 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Wei-Quo Ming (PG) Peter Tartt | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Andrew Highland (PF), Gregory Favors (C) Thomas Nichols, Nicolas Hines | |
| 06:33 | Nebraska | Neville Streeter is hacked by Dikembe Abdeldayen in the backcourt - foul #2 on Dikembe Abdeldayen, team foul #7 | 20-22 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Ryan Well (SF) John Sims | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Louis Gary (PG) Dikembe Abdeldayen | |
| 06:33 | Nebraska | Neville Streeter makes the 1st free throw | 21-22 |
| 06:33 | Nebraska | Neville Streeter misses the 2nd free throw | 21-22 |
| 06:33 | New Mexico | Gregory Favors grabs the board | 21-22 |
| 06:13 | New Mexico | Lewis Erwin is fouled on the floor by Wei-Quo Ming - foul #3 on Wei-Quo Ming, team foul #9 | 21-22 |
| Subs | Nebraska | William Boelter (PG), John Sims (SG) Wei-Quo Ming, Ryan Well | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 06:13 | New Mexico | Lewis Erwin makes the 1st free throw | 21-23 |
| 06:13 | New Mexico | Lewis Erwin makes the 2nd free throw | 21-24 |
| 06:03 | Nebraska | John Sims drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 24-24 |
| 05:46 | New Mexico | Andrew Highland clanks a fadeaway from the right block | 24-24 |
| 05:44 | New Mexico | Louis Gary snags the offensive board | 24-24 |
| 05:35 | New Mexico | George Maher denies the turnaround by Louis Gary | 24-24 |
| 05:33 | New Mexico | Lewis Erwin can't tip it in | 24-24 |
| 05:32 | New Mexico | Lewis Erwin grabs the offensive rebound | 24-24 |
| 05:27 | New Mexico | John Delaney knocks in the floater from the right block on a nice dish by Louis Gary and he's fouled by George Maher - foul #2 on George Maher, team foul #10 | 24-26 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Darryl Winship (SG), Ryan Well (SF), Gary Boney (C) John Sims, Neville Streeter, George Maher | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Thomas Nichols (SF), John Sargent (PF), Nicolas Hines (C) Louis Gary, Andrew Highland, Gregory Favors | |
| 05:27 | New Mexico | John Delaney makes the free throw | 24-27 |
| 05:10 | Nebraska | Gary Boney hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 24-27 |
| 05:09 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Nicolas Hines | 24-27 |
| 04:49 | New Mexico | Lewis Erwin makes the fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Nicolas Hines and he's hacked by William Boelter - foul #1 on William Boelter, team foul #11 | 24-29 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Peter Tartt (PG) William Boelter | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 04:49 | New Mexico | Lewis Erwin misses the free throw | 24-29 |
| 04:49 | Nebraska | Gary Boney snags the defensive board | 24-29 |
| 04:32 | Nebraska | Brian Wright can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway from the right block | 24-29 |
| 04:31 | Nebraska | Brian Wright grabs the offensive board | 24-29 |
| 04:12 | Nebraska | Peter Tartt loses the ball out of bounds | 24-29 |
| Subs | Nebraska | John Sims (SG), Neville Streeter (SF), Michael Owens (PF) Darryl Winship, Ryan Well, Gary Boney | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Louis Gary (PG) Lewis Erwin | |
| 03:44 | New Mexico | Nicolas Hines misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 24-29 |
| 03:42 | Nebraska | Neville Streeter pulls down the rebound | 24-29 |
| 03:30 | Nebraska | Brian Wright connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from John Sims | 27-29 |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Peter Tartt (fresh) 3 pts. SG - John Sims (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Neville Streeter (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Owens (fresh) C - Brian Wright (tired) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Louis Gary (tired) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Delaney (tiring) 7 pts. SF - Thomas Nichols (tired) 2 pts. 3 stl. PF - John Sargent (tiring) C - Nicolas Hines (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:28 | New Mexico | Louis Gary's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 27-29 |
| Subs | Nebraska | William Boelter (PG), George Maher (C) Peter Tartt, Michael Owens | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Dikembe Abdeldayen (SG), Philip Shelton (SF), Gregory Favors (C) John Delaney, Thomas Nichols, Nicolas Hines | |
| 03:13 | Nebraska | William Boelter banks in the layup set up by John Sims and he's fouled by Louis Gary - foul #2 on Louis Gary, team foul #8 | 29-29 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Wei-Quo Ming (SG) John Sims | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Lewis Erwin (SF), Andrew Highland (PF) Louis Gary, John Sargent | |
| 03:13 | Nebraska | William Boelter misses the free throw | 29-29 |
| 03:13 | New Mexico | Gregory Favors gets the rebound | 29-29 |
| 02:50 | New Mexico | Dikembe Abdeldayen knocks in the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Andrew Highland | 29-31 |
| 02:50 | Nebraska | Nebraska calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 29-31 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Darryl Winship (SG) William Boelter | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 02:33 | Nebraska | Neville Streeter hits a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Wei-Quo Ming | 31-31 |
| 02:14 | New Mexico | Lewis Erwin can't connect on a jumper in the lane | 31-31 |
| 02:13 | Nebraska | Brian Wright snags the defensive board | 31-31 |
| 01:57 | Nebraska | George Maher loses the dribble to Philip Shelton | 31-31 |
| 01:36 | New Mexico | Philip Shelton misses long on a runner from close range | 31-31 |
| 01:35 | New Mexico | Gregory Favors snags the offensive board | 31-31 |
| 01:23 | New Mexico | Andrew Highland loses the ball out of bounds | 31-31 |
| Subs | Nebraska | John Sims (SG) Darryl Winship | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Thomas Nichols (SF), John Sargent (PF), Nicolas Hines (C) Lewis Erwin, Andrew Highland, Gregory Favors | |
| 01:21 | Nebraska | Philip Shelton is called for the reach on Wei-Quo Ming in the backcourt - foul #3 on Philip Shelton, team foul #9 | 31-31 |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Louis Gary (PG) Philip Shelton | |
| 01:21 | Nebraska | Wei-Quo Ming makes the 1st free throw | 32-31 |
| 01:21 | Nebraska | Wei-Quo Ming makes the 2nd free throw | 33-31 |
| 01:06 | New Mexico | Thomas Nichols buries a 3 from the left wing set up by Louis Gary | 33-34 |
| 01:04 | Nebraska | Wei-Quo Ming is called for traveling in the backcourt | 33-34 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Ryan Well (SF) Neville Streeter | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 00:49 | New Mexico | Louis Gary hits a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Dikembe Abdeldayen | 33-36 |
| 00:30 | Nebraska | Brian Wright misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 33-36 |
| 00:29 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Louis Gary | 33-36 |
| 00:03 | New Mexico | Ryan Well blocks the short jumper by John Sargent | 33-36 |
| 00:01 | Nebraska | Ryan Well pulls down the rebound | 33-36 |
| 00:00 | Nebraska | Ryan Well comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 33-36 |