| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Frederick Zielke (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Enciso (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Glenn Chilson (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Frank Cornman (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - John Wheeler (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Jerry Tague (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Bernard Barnett (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Currier (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Cody Little (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Raymond Thomas (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | North Carolina | John Currier inbounds the ball | 37-38 |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:35 | North Carolina | Cody Little makes the shot from close range on a nice dish by Bernard Barnett and he's hacked by Frank Cornman - foul #1 on Frank Cornman, team foul #1 | 37-40 |
| 19:35 | North Carolina | Cody Little makes the free throw | 37-41 |
| 19:20 | Nebraska | John Wheeler lays it up and in | 39-41 |
| 19:09 | North Carolina | John Currier comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Frederick Zielke - foul #2 on Frederick Zielke, team foul #2 | 39-41 |
| 19:09 | North Carolina | John Currier makes the 1st free throw | 39-42 |
| 19:09 | North Carolina | John Currier makes the 2nd free throw | 39-43 |
| 18:47 | Nebraska | Glenn Chilson misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 39-43 |
| 18:45 | Nebraska | The offensive rebound goes to Frank Cornman | 39-43 |
| 18:27 | Nebraska | Glenn Chilson buries a jumper from the left wing set up by Frederick Zielke | 41-43 |
| 18:09 | North Carolina | Bernard Barnett is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Bernard Barnett, team foul #1 | 41-43 |
| 17:52 | Nebraska | John Wheeler hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Raymond Thomas - foul #1 on Raymond Thomas, team foul #2 | 41-43 |
| 17:52 | Nebraska | John Wheeler makes the 1st free throw | 42-43 |
| 17:52 | Nebraska | John Wheeler makes the 2nd free throw | 43-43 |
| 17:33 | North Carolina | Raymond Thomas double dribbles | 43-43 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Douglas Williamson (SF) Glenn Chilson | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Robert Garren (SG) Bernard Barnett | |
| 17:14 | Nebraska | James Enciso can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 43-43 |
| 17:13 | North Carolina | Raymond Thomas snags the defensive board | 43-43 |
| 17:10 | North Carolina | Jerry Tague's pass is intercepted by Frederick Zielke in the backcourt | 43-43 |
| 16:48 | Nebraska | Frank Cornman hits the finger roll and he's hacked by Robert Garren - foul #1 on Robert Garren, team foul #3 | 45-43 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Walter Maltby (C) John Wheeler | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Hedeon Sivic (SG), James Collins (SF), Arthur Marshall (PF), Dikembe Azimi (C) Jerry Tague, John Currier, Cody Little, Raymond Thomas | |
| 16:48 | Nebraska | Frank Cornman makes the free throw | 46-43 |
| 16:19 | North Carolina | Robert Garren can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 46-43 |
| 16:17 | Nebraska | Douglas Williamson gets the rebound | 46-43 |
| 16:00 | Nebraska | Frederick Zielke misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 46-43 |
| 15:58 | Nebraska | Frank Cornman tips it back up and in | 48-43 |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Frederick Zielke (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Enciso (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Douglas Williamson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. PF - Frank Cornman (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Walter Maltby (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Robert Garren (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Hedeon Sivic (fresh) 5 pts. SF - James Collins (fresh) PF - Arthur Marshall (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Dikembe Azimi (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:42 | North Carolina | Robert Garren lays it up and in set up by James Collins and the foul's on Frederick Zielke - foul #3 on Frederick Zielke, team foul #3 | 48-45 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Richard Watkin (PG), Matthew Petersen (SG), Glenn Chilson (SF) Frederick Zielke, James Enciso, Frank Cornman | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Bernard Barnett (SG), John Currier (SF) Hedeon Sivic, Dikembe Azimi | |
| 15:42 | North Carolina | Robert Garren makes the free throw | 48-46 |
| 15:34 | Nebraska | Walter Maltby misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 48-46 |
| 15:32 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to James Collins | 48-46 |
| 15:27 | North Carolina | John Currier hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 48-46 |
| 15:25 | Nebraska | Douglas Williamson snags the defensive board | 48-46 |
| 15:20 | Nebraska | Richard Watkin misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 48-46 |
| 15:19 | North Carolina | James Collins gets the rebound | 48-46 |
| 14:59 | North Carolina | James Collins clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 48-46 |
| 14:57 | North Carolina | Arthur Marshall tips it but misses | 48-46 |
| 14:55 | Nebraska | Glenn Chilson gets the rebound | 48-46 |
| 14:45 | Nebraska | Robert Garren steals it from Douglas Williamson | 48-46 |
| 14:25 | North Carolina | Arthur Marshall misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Walter Maltby - foul #2 on Walter Maltby, team foul #4 | 48-46 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Frederick Zielke (PG), James Enciso (SG), Karl Howe (PF), John Wheeler (C) Richard Watkin, Matthew Petersen, Walter Maltby, Douglas Williamson | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jerry Tague (PG), Cody Little (PF), Raymond Thomas (C) Robert Garren, John Currier, James Collins | |
| 14:25 | North Carolina | Arthur Marshall makes the 1st free throw | 48-47 |
| 14:25 | North Carolina | Arthur Marshall makes the 2nd free throw | 48-48 |
| 14:00 | Nebraska | John Wheeler can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 48-48 |
| 13:58 | North Carolina | Cody Little gets the rebound | 48-48 |
| 13:48 | North Carolina | Bernard Barnett drills a 3 pointer from the right wing | 48-51 |
| 13:27 | Nebraska | John Wheeler drills a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by James Enciso | 51-51 |
| 13:10 | North Carolina | Jerry Tague is hacked by Frederick Zielke - foul #4 on Frederick Zielke, team foul #5 | 51-51 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Richard Watkin (PG), Frank Cornman (PF) Frederick Zielke, Glenn Chilson | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Hedeon Sivic (SG), John Currier (SF) Bernard Barnett, Arthur Marshall | |
| 12:48 | North Carolina | Jerry Tague misses the jumper from the left wing | 51-51 |
| 12:46 | Nebraska | John Wheeler gets the rebound | 51-51 |
| 12:30 | Nebraska | John Wheeler clanks a fadeaway in the paint | 51-51 |
| 12:29 | North Carolina | Hedeon Sivic pulls down the rebound | 51-51 |
| 12:08 | North Carolina | Cody Little knocks in the turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Jerry Tague | 51-53 |
| 11:57 | Nebraska | James Enciso loses the dribble to Raymond Thomas | 51-53 |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Richard Watkin (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Enciso (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Karl Howe (fresh) PF - Frank Cornman (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - John Wheeler (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Jerry Tague (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Hedeon Sivic (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - John Currier (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Cody Little (fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. C - Raymond Thomas (fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:41 | North Carolina | Hedeon Sivic is called for a charge - foul #1 on Hedeon Sivic, team foul #4 | 51-53 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Douglas Williamson (SF), Walter Maltby (C) Karl Howe, John Wheeler | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Robert Garren (PG), James Collins (PF), Dikembe Azimi (C) Jerry Tague, Cody Little, Raymond Thomas | |
| 11:14 | Nebraska | Douglas Williamson misses long on a jump hook from close range | 51-53 |
| 11:13 | Nebraska | Frank Cornman tips it home | 53-53 |
| 10:49 | North Carolina | James Enciso is called for the reach on Hedeon Sivic - foul #1 on James Enciso, team foul #6 | 53-53 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Matthew Petersen (SG), Glenn Chilson (SF) James Enciso, Douglas Williamson | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Bernard Barnett (SG), Raymond Thomas (C) Hedeon Sivic, Dikembe Azimi | |
| 10:33 | North Carolina | Robert Garren misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Richard Watkin - foul #1 on Richard Watkin, team foul #7 | 53-53 |
| Subs | Nebraska | John Wheeler (C) Walter Maltby | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Cody Little (PF) John Currier | |
| 10:33 | North Carolina | Robert Garren misses the 1st free throw | 53-53 |
| 10:33 | North Carolina | Robert Garren misses the 2nd free throw | 53-53 |
| 10:33 | Nebraska | Frank Cornman pulls down the rebound | 53-53 |
| 10:19 | Nebraska | John Wheeler is hacked by Robert Garren - foul #2 on Robert Garren, team foul #5 | 53-53 |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jerry Tague (PG) Robert Garren | |
| 09:58 | Nebraska | Richard Watkin misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 53-53 |
| 09:57 | North Carolina | Jerry Tague grabs the board | 53-53 |
| 09:35 | North Carolina | James Collins loses the ball out of bounds | 53-53 |
| Subs | Nebraska | James Enciso (SG), Walter Maltby (PF) Richard Watkin, Frank Cornman | |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Currier (SF) James Collins | |
| 09:10 | Nebraska | Walter Maltby misses short on a turnaround in the lane | 53-53 |
| 09:08 | North Carolina | Cody Little snags the defensive board | 53-53 |
| 09:03 | North Carolina | Jerry Tague misses the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Matthew Petersen - foul #1 on Matthew Petersen, team foul #8 | 53-53 |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | James Collins (C) Raymond Thomas | |
| 09:03 | North Carolina | Jerry Tague makes the 1st free throw | 53-54 |
| 09:03 | North Carolina | Jerry Tague makes the 2nd free throw | 53-55 |
| 08:42 | Nebraska | Matthew Petersen makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by James Enciso and he's fouled by Bernard Barnett - foul #2 on Bernard Barnett, team foul #6 | 55-55 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Douglas Williamson (SF), Karl Howe (PF) Glenn Chilson, John Wheeler | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Arthur Marshall (C) Cody Little | |
| 08:42 | Nebraska | Matthew Petersen makes the free throw | 56-55 |
| 08:22 | North Carolina | Jerry Tague misses the dunk but the foul's on Walter Maltby - foul #3 on Walter Maltby, team foul #9 | 56-55 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Richard Watkin (PG) Matthew Petersen | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Robert Garren (SG) Bernard Barnett | |
| 08:22 | North Carolina | Jerry Tague misses the 1st free throw | 56-55 |
| 08:22 | North Carolina | Jerry Tague makes the 2nd free throw | 56-56 |
| 08:01 | Nebraska | Walter Maltby banks in the layup set up by Richard Watkin | 58-56 |
| 07:49 | North Carolina | James Collins misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 58-56 |
| 07:47 | North Carolina | Arthur Marshall hits the follow up shot | 58-58 |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Richard Watkin (fresh) 2 ast. SG - James Enciso (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Douglas Williamson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. PF - Karl Howe (fresh) C - Walter Maltby (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Jerry Tague (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Garren (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Currier (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Collins (fresh) 3 reb. C - Arthur Marshall (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Nebraska | James Enciso is hacked by Jerry Tague - foul #2 on Jerry Tague, team foul #7 | 58-58 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Frederick Zielke (PG), Glenn Chilson (SF), Frank Cornman (PF), John Wheeler (C) Richard Watkin, Douglas Williamson, Karl Howe, Walter Maltby | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Hedeon Sivic (SG), Cody Little (PF), Raymond Thomas (C) Jerry Tague, John Currier, James Collins | |
| 07:26 | Nebraska | James Enciso misses the 1st free throw | 58-58 |
| 07:26 | North Carolina | Cody Little grabs the board | 58-58 |
| 07:14 | North Carolina | Arthur Marshall misses the jumper from the free throw line | 58-58 |
| 07:13 | Nebraska | James Enciso snags the defensive board | 58-58 |
| 06:51 | Nebraska | Frederick Zielke scores on a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Frank Cornman | 61-58 |
| 06:34 | North Carolina | Arthur Marshall is called for traveling | 61-58 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Richard Watkin (SG) James Enciso | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Bernard Barnett (SG), James Collins (SF) Hedeon Sivic, Arthur Marshall | |
| 06:20 | Nebraska | Richard Watkin is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Richard Watkin, team foul #10 | 61-58 |
| 06:02 | North Carolina | James Collins is fouled on the floor by Glenn Chilson - foul #1 on Glenn Chilson, team foul #11 | 61-58 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Douglas Williamson (SF) Glenn Chilson | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 06:02 | North Carolina | James Collins makes the 1st free throw | 61-59 |
| 06:02 | North Carolina | James Collins makes the 2nd free throw | 61-60 |
| 05:48 | Nebraska | John Wheeler is whistled for traveling | 61-60 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Walter Maltby (C) John Wheeler | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Rene Gallo (PG), John Currier (SF) Robert Garren, Cody Little | |
| 05:38 | North Carolina | James Collins double dribbles | 61-60 |
| Subs | Nebraska | James Enciso (SG) Richard Watkin | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jerry Tague (PG) Rene Gallo | |
| 05:20 | Nebraska | James Enciso buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Frederick Zielke | 64-60 |
| 05:05 | North Carolina | John Currier drills a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Raymond Thomas | 64-62 |
| 05:00 | Nebraska | Raymond Thomas is called for the reach on Frederick Zielke - foul #2 on Raymond Thomas, team foul #8 | 64-62 |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Arthur Marshall (PF), Dikembe Azimi (C) James Collins, Raymond Thomas | |
| 05:00 | Nebraska | Frederick Zielke makes the 1st free throw | 65-62 |
| 05:00 | Nebraska | Frederick Zielke makes the 2nd free throw | 66-62 |
| 04:34 | North Carolina | John Currier throws a bad pass out of bounds | 66-62 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Glenn Chilson (SF), John Wheeler (C) Douglas Williamson, Walter Maltby | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Robert Garren (SG), Cody Little (PF) Bernard Barnett, Dikembe Azimi | |
| 04:13 | Nebraska | Glenn Chilson comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 66-62 |
| 04:12 | Nebraska | John Wheeler misses the tip | 66-62 |
| 04:10 | North Carolina | Cody Little gets the rebound | 66-62 |
| 03:41 | North Carolina | Jerry Tague hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 66-62 |
| 03:40 | Nebraska | Frank Cornman grabs the board | 66-62 |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Frederick Zielke (fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - James Enciso (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Glenn Chilson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Frank Cornman (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. C - John Wheeler (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Jerry Tague (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Garren (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Currier (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Cody Little (fresh) 15 pts. 9 reb. C - Arthur Marshall (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:26 | Nebraska | Cody Little swats the short shot by James Enciso | 66-62 |
| 03:24 | North Carolina | Jerry Tague pulls down the rebound | 66-62 |
| 03:20 | North Carolina | Cody Little is hacked by Frank Cornman - foul #2 on Frank Cornman, team foul #12 | 66-62 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Richard Watkin (PG), Matthew Petersen (SG), Walter Maltby (PF) Frederick Zielke, James Enciso, Frank Cornman | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Rene Gallo (PG), Bernard Barnett (SG), James Collins (SF), Raymond Thomas (C) Jerry Tague, Robert Garren, John Currier, Arthur Marshall | |
| 03:20 | North Carolina | Cody Little misses the 1st free throw | 66-62 |
| 03:20 | North Carolina | Cody Little makes the 2nd free throw | 66-63 |
| 02:57 | Nebraska | Walter Maltby buries a shot from close range | 68-63 |
| 02:57 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-63 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Frederick Zielke (PG), James Enciso (SG), Frank Cornman (PF) Richard Watkin, Matthew Petersen, Walter Maltby | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jerry Tague (PG), John Currier (SF) Rene Gallo, James Collins | |
| 02:40 | North Carolina | Jerry Tague misses long on a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Glenn Chilson - foul #2 on Glenn Chilson, team foul #13 | 68-63 |
| 02:40 | North Carolina | Jerry Tague makes the 1st free throw | 68-64 |
| 02:40 | North Carolina | Jerry Tague makes the 2nd free throw | 68-65 |
| 02:24 | Nebraska | Glenn Chilson misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block | 68-65 |
| 02:22 | North Carolina | Raymond Thomas grabs the board | 68-65 |
| 02:01 | North Carolina | Raymond Thomas is whistled for a carry | 68-65 |
| 01:43 | Nebraska | Frank Cornman's pass is intercepted by Jerry Tague | 68-65 |
| 01:38 | North Carolina | Bernard Barnett lays it in on a nice dish by Jerry Tague | 68-67 |
| 01:19 | Nebraska | Frederick Zielke misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 68-67 |
| 01:18 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Raymond Thomas | 68-67 |
| 01:02 | North Carolina | Raymond Thomas misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 68-67 |
| 01:00 | Nebraska | Frank Cornman snags the defensive board | 68-67 |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:33 | Nebraska | John Wheeler makes the driving attempt in the lane set up by James Enciso and he's fouled by Cody Little - foul #2 on Cody Little, team foul #9 | 70-67 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Richard Watkin (SG) James Enciso | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 00:33 | Nebraska | John Wheeler misses the free throw | 70-67 |
| 00:33 | North Carolina | Raymond Thomas grabs the board | 70-67 |
| 00:13 | North Carolina | Cody Little can't connect on a shot from close range | 70-67 |
| 00:11 | Nebraska | Glenn Chilson grabs the defensive rebound | 70-67 |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:09 | Nebraska | Bernard Barnett is called for the reach on Glenn Chilson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Bernard Barnett, team foul #10 | 70-67 |
| 00:09 | Nebraska | Glenn Chilson makes the 1st free throw | 71-67 |
| 00:09 | Nebraska | Glenn Chilson makes the 2nd free throw | 72-67 |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:04 | North Carolina | Richard Watkin steals the ball from Jerry Tague | 72-67 |
| 00:01 | Nebraska | Richard Watkin is hacked by Bernard Barnett in the backcourt - foul #4 on Bernard Barnett, team foul #11 | 72-67 |
| 00:01 | Nebraska | Richard Watkin misses the 1st free throw | 72-67 |
| 00:01 | Nebraska | Richard Watkin makes the 2nd free throw | 73-67 |
| 00:00 | North Carolina | Bernard Barnett can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 73-67 |