| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Bobby Munn (fresh) SG - Dennis Brenner (fresh) SF - Richard Portugal (fresh) PF - Robert Parks (fresh) C - Garf Langowski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Grant Pepe (fresh) SG - Ronnie Blevins (fresh) SF - Wayne Crotty (fresh) PF - Ted McCandless (fresh) C - Ernest Murray (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Missouri | Garf Langowski wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:38 | Missouri | Robert Parks steps out of bounds on the sideline | 0-0 |
| 19:21 | Nebraska | Ernest Murray comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:20 | Nebraska | The offensive rebound goes to Ronnie Blevins | 0-0 |
| 19:11 | Nebraska | Bobby Munn steals it from Ted McCandless | 0-0 |
| 19:08 | Missouri | Robert Parks lays it in on a great pass from Bobby Munn | 2-0 |
| 19:06 | Nebraska | Grant Pepe is called for traveling in the backcourt | 2-0 |
| 18:51 | Missouri | Robert Parks's floater is tipped away by Ernest Murray | 2-0 |
| 18:50 | Nebraska | Ronnie Blevins pulls down the rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:35 | Nebraska | Grant Pepe misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 2-0 |
| 18:34 | Missouri | Garf Langowski gets the rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:05 | Missouri | Ernest Murray swats the shot by Richard Portugal | 2-0 |
| 18:03 | Nebraska | Ted McCandless grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 17:48 | Nebraska | Grant Pepe steps out of bounds on the baseline | 2-0 |
| 17:27 | Missouri | Dennis Brenner is fouled on the floor by Ronnie Blevins - foul #1 on Ronnie Blevins, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 17:16 | Missouri | Bobby Munn clanks a shot from the left side | 2-0 |
| 17:15 | Missouri | Garf Langowski grabs the offensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 17:01 | Missouri | Dennis Brenner's pass is intercepted by Ernest Murray | 2-0 |
| 16:41 | Nebraska | Grant Pepe hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 2-2 |
| 16:13 | Missouri | Robert Parks misses the jump hook from close range but he's hacked by Grant Pepe - foul #1 on Grant Pepe, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| Subs | Missouri | Warren Puryear (SG), Gary Jones (SF), Horacio Colon (C) Dennis Brenner, Richard Portugal, Garf Langowski | |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| 16:13 | Missouri | Robert Parks misses the 1st free throw | 2-2 |
| 16:13 | Missouri | Robert Parks makes the 2nd free throw | 3-2 |
| 15:54 | Nebraska | Ernest Murray hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Ronnie Blevins | 3-5 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Bobby Munn (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Warren Puryear (fresh) SF - Gary Jones (fresh) PF - Robert Parks (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Horacio Colon (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Grant Pepe (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Ronnie Blevins (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Wayne Crotty (fresh) PF - Ted McCandless (fresh) C - Ernest Murray (fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 15:51 | Missouri | Bobby Munn throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 3-5 |
| Subs | Missouri | Stephan Shorter (C) Robert Parks | |
| Subs | Nebraska | James Williamson (SG) Ronnie Blevins | |
| 15:28 | Nebraska | Ted McCandless misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 3-5 |
| 15:27 | Nebraska | James Williamson tips it back up and in | 3-7 |
| 15:10 | Missouri | Stephan Shorter scores on a floater from the free throw line | 5-7 |
| 14:56 | Nebraska | Grant Pepe misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 5-7 |
| 14:55 | Missouri | Gary Jones snags the defensive board | 5-7 |
| 14:51 | Missouri | Bobby Munn hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 5-7 |
| 14:49 | Nebraska | Ted McCandless snags the defensive board | 5-7 |
| 14:38 | Nebraska | Gary Jones swats the dunk try by Ted McCandless | 5-7 |
| 14:36 | Missouri | Stephan Shorter gets the rebound | 5-7 |
| 14:14 | Missouri | Horacio Colon connects on the fadeaway from the right side | 7-7 |
| 13:53 | Nebraska | Grant Pepe misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 7-7 |
| 13:52 | Missouri | Horacio Colon grabs the board | 7-7 |
| 13:37 | Missouri | Gary Jones can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 7-7 |
| 13:36 | Missouri | Horacio Colon grabs the offensive rebound | 7-7 |
| 13:18 | Missouri | Warren Puryear misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 7-7 |
| 13:16 | Missouri | The offensive rebound goes to Horacio Colon | 7-7 |
| 13:03 | Missouri | James Williamson picks off the pass by Bobby Munn | 7-7 |
| 12:50 | Nebraska | Ernest Murray misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 7-7 |
| 12:49 | Missouri | Warren Puryear pulls down the rebound | 7-7 |
| 12:44 | Missouri | Bobby Munn misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Ted McCandless - foul #1 on Ted McCandless, team foul #3 | 7-7 |
| Subs | Missouri | Dennis Brenner (SG), Richard Portugal (SF), Robert Parks (PF), Garf Langowski (C) Warren Puryear, Gary Jones, Horacio Colon, Stephan Shorter | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Richard Hinrichs (PG), Ronnie Blevins (SG), Kevin Lusk (SF), Dennis Harnish (PF), James Degeorge (C) Grant Pepe, James Williamson, Wayne Crotty, Ted McCandless, Ernest Murray | |
| 12:44 | Missouri | Bobby Munn makes the 1st free throw | 8-7 |
| 12:44 | Missouri | Bobby Munn misses the 2nd free throw | 8-7 |
| 12:44 | Nebraska | James Degeorge grabs the board | 8-7 |
| 12:27 | Nebraska | James Degeorge comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 8-7 |
| 12:26 | Nebraska | James Degeorge can't tip it in | 8-7 |
| 12:24 | Missouri | The rebound goes to Richard Portugal | 8-7 |
| 12:10 | Missouri | Robert Parks misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 8-7 |
| 12:09 | Nebraska | The rebound goes to Kevin Lusk | 8-7 |
| 11:51 | Nebraska | Kevin Lusk is hacked by Bobby Munn - foul #1 on Bobby Munn, team foul #1 | 8-7 |
| Subs | Missouri | Robert Wright (PG) Bobby Munn | |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Robert Wright (fresh) SG - Dennis Brenner (fresh) SF - Richard Portugal (fresh) PF - Robert Parks (fresh) 3 pts. C - Garf Langowski (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Richard Hinrichs (fresh) SG - Ronnie Blevins (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Kevin Lusk (fresh) PF - Dennis Harnish (fresh) C - James Degeorge (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Nebraska | Richard Hinrichs is hacked by Richard Portugal - foul #1 on Richard Portugal, team foul #2 | 8-7 |
| Subs | Missouri | Warren Puryear (PG) Robert Wright | |
| Subs | Nebraska | James Williamson (SF) Kevin Lusk | |
| 11:17 | Nebraska | A charge is called on James Williamson - foul #1 on James Williamson, team foul #4 | 8-7 |
| 10:57 | Missouri | Robert Parks misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 8-7 |
| 10:56 | Nebraska | The rebound goes to Ronnie Blevins | 8-7 |
| 10:30 | Nebraska | James Degeorge is fouled on the floor by Garf Langowski - foul #1 on Garf Langowski, team foul #3 | 8-7 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Grant Pepe (PG), Ernest Murray (C) Richard Hinrichs, James Degeorge | |
| 10:16 | Nebraska | Ernest Murray makes the floater from the right block | 8-9 |
| 10:04 | Missouri | Robert Parks scores on a jumper from the right block set up by Warren Puryear | 10-9 |
| 09:46 | Nebraska | Ronnie Blevins drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by James Williamson | 10-12 |
| 09:29 | Missouri | Dennis Harnish is called for the reach on Robert Parks - foul #1 on Dennis Harnish, team foul #5 | 10-12 |
| Subs | Missouri | Bobby Munn (PG), Gary Jones (SF), Horacio Colon (PF), Stephan Shorter (C) Dennis Brenner, Richard Portugal, Robert Parks, Garf Langowski | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Richard Hinrichs (SG), Wayne Crotty (SF), Ted McCandless (PF) Ronnie Blevins, James Williamson, Dennis Harnish | |
| 09:20 | Missouri | Ted McCandless is called for the reach on Bobby Munn - foul #2 on Ted McCandless, team foul #6 | 10-12 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Kevin Lusk (PF) Ted McCandless | |
| 09:08 | Missouri | Gary Jones blows the layup but he's hacked by Richard Hinrichs - foul #1 on Richard Hinrichs, team foul #7 | 10-12 |
| Subs | Missouri | Robert Wright (SG) Warren Puryear | |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| 09:08 | Missouri | Gary Jones misses the 1st free throw | 10-12 |
| 09:08 | Missouri | Gary Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 11-12 |
| 08:44 | Nebraska | Horacio Colon is called for the reach on Grant Pepe - foul #1 on Horacio Colon, team foul #4 | 11-12 |
| 08:27 | Nebraska | Grant Pepe clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 11-12 |
| 08:25 | Nebraska | Wayne Crotty pulls down the offensive rebound | 11-12 |
| 08:05 | Nebraska | Ernest Murray is hacked by Stephan Shorter - foul #1 on Stephan Shorter, team foul #5 | 11-12 |
| Subs | Missouri | Dennis Brenner (SG), Richard Portugal (SF), Robert Parks (PF), Garf Langowski (C) Robert Wright, Gary Jones, Horacio Colon, Stephan Shorter | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Ronnie Blevins (SG), Dennis Harnish (PF) Grant Pepe, Kevin Lusk | |
| 07:53 | Nebraska | Wayne Crotty hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 11-12 |
| 07:52 | Nebraska | Ronnie Blevins misses the tip | 11-12 |
| 07:51 | Nebraska | Wayne Crotty grabs the offensive board | 11-12 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Bobby Munn (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dennis Brenner (fresh) SF - Richard Portugal (fresh) PF - Robert Parks (fresh) 5 pts. C - Garf Langowski (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Richard Hinrichs (fresh) SG - Ronnie Blevins (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Wayne Crotty (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Dennis Harnish (fresh) C - Ernest Murray (fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 07:45 | Nebraska | Dennis Harnish misses the dunk | 11-12 |
| 07:43 | Missouri | Richard Portugal grabs the board | 11-12 |
| 07:38 | Missouri | Robert Parks slams it home on a nice dish by Garf Langowski | 13-12 |
| 07:33 | Nebraska | Richard Hinrichs comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 13-12 |
| 07:32 | Nebraska | Wayne Crotty tips it back up and in | 13-14 |
| 07:13 | Missouri | Robert Parks clanks a runner from the baseline but the foul's on Dennis Harnish - foul #2 on Dennis Harnish, team foul #8 | 13-14 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Nebraska | James Williamson (PF), James Degeorge (C) Dennis Harnish, Ernest Murray | |
| 07:13 | Missouri | Robert Parks makes the 1st free throw | 14-14 |
| 07:13 | Missouri | Robert Parks makes the 2nd free throw | 15-14 |
| 07:01 | Nebraska | Ronnie Blevins scores on a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Richard Hinrichs | 15-16 |
| 06:48 | Missouri | Garf Langowski makes the jumper near the basket | 17-16 |
| 06:24 | Nebraska | Wayne Crotty hits a floater from close range | 17-18 |
| 06:09 | Missouri | Bobby Munn drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Dennis Brenner | 19-18 |
| 05:58 | Nebraska | Ronnie Blevins misses the 3 from the left wing | 19-18 |
| 05:56 | Nebraska | James Degeorge tips it home | 19-20 |
| 05:37 | Missouri | Robert Parks can't throw it down | 19-20 |
| 05:35 | Nebraska | Wayne Crotty grabs the defensive rebound | 19-20 |
| 05:15 | Nebraska | Wayne Crotty is hacked by Richard Portugal - foul #2 on Richard Portugal, team foul #6 | 19-20 |
| Subs | Missouri | Warren Puryear (PG), Robert Wright (SG), Gary Jones (SF), Horacio Colon (PF), Stephan Shorter (C) Bobby Munn, Dennis Brenner, Richard Portugal, Robert Parks, Garf Langowski | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Grant Pepe (PG), Fredrick Ferguson (SF), Kevin Lusk (PF), Ernest Murray (C) Richard Hinrichs, Ronnie Blevins, Wayne Crotty, James Degeorge | |
| 04:56 | Nebraska | Grant Pepe knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by James Williamson | 19-23 |
| 04:49 | Missouri | Stephan Shorter misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 19-23 |
| 04:48 | Nebraska | Ernest Murray snags the defensive board | 19-23 |
| 04:44 | Nebraska | Robert Wright takes the ball from Grant Pepe | 19-23 |
| 04:40 | Missouri | Robert Wright lays it up and in | 21-23 |
| 04:25 | Nebraska | Fredrick Ferguson drills a floater from the right wing | 21-25 |
| 04:09 | Missouri | Warren Puryear misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 21-25 |
| 04:08 | Missouri | Robert Wright misses the tip | 21-25 |
| 04:07 | Missouri | Horacio Colon hits the follow up shot | 23-25 |
| 03:50 | Nebraska | Grant Pepe can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 23-25 |
| 03:48 | Missouri | Horacio Colon gets the rebound | 23-25 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Warren Puryear (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Wright (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gary Jones (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Horacio Colon (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Stephan Shorter (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Grant Pepe (fresh) 5 pts. SG - James Williamson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Fredrick Ferguson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kevin Lusk (fresh) C - Ernest Murray (fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 03:43 | Missouri | Warren Puryear connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Stephan Shorter | 26-25 |
| 03:38 | Nebraska | Kevin Lusk misses the easy layup | 26-25 |
| 03:36 | Missouri | Gary Jones grabs the board | 26-25 |
| 03:30 | Missouri | Warren Puryear can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 26-25 |
| 03:28 | Missouri | Gary Jones hits the follow up shot | 28-25 |
| 03:04 | Nebraska | Ernest Murray misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 28-25 |
| 03:02 | Missouri | The rebound goes to Robert Wright | 28-25 |
| 02:42 | Missouri | Robert Wright knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Warren Puryear | 31-25 |
| 02:26 | Nebraska | James Williamson clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 31-25 |
| 02:24 | Missouri | Stephan Shorter grabs the defensive rebound | 31-25 |
| 02:09 | Missouri | Robert Wright misses the shot from the left side | 31-25 |
| 02:08 | Nebraska | Kevin Lusk pulls down the rebound | 31-25 |
| 02:02 | Nebraska | James Williamson is fouled on the floor by Robert Wright - foul #1 on Robert Wright, team foul #7 | 31-25 |
| Subs | Missouri | Bobby Munn (PG), Dennis Brenner (SG), Richard Portugal (SF), Robert Parks (PF), Garf Langowski (C) Warren Puryear, Robert Wright, Gary Jones, Horacio Colon, Stephan Shorter | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Wayne Crotty (SF), Ted McCandless (PF) Fredrick Ferguson, Kevin Lusk | |
| 02:02 | Nebraska | James Williamson makes the 1st free throw | 31-26 |
| 02:02 | Nebraska | James Williamson makes the 2nd free throw | 31-27 |
| 01:46 | Missouri | Dennis Brenner comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 31-27 |
| 01:44 | Missouri | The offensive rebound goes to Garf Langowski | 31-27 |
| 01:32 | Missouri | Garf Langowski is denied on a dunk by Ernest Murray | 31-27 |
| 01:31 | Nebraska | Ted McCandless snags the defensive board | 31-27 |
| 01:12 | Nebraska | Wayne Crotty scores on a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Grant Pepe | 31-29 |
| 00:57 | Missouri | Richard Portugal's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-29 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Richard Hinrichs (PG), Ronnie Blevins (SG), Dennis Harnish (C) Grant Pepe, James Williamson, Ernest Murray | |
| 00:33 | Nebraska | Dennis Harnish drills a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Wayne Crotty | 31-31 |
| 00:22 | Missouri | Robert Parks drills a 3pt attempt from straight away | 34-31 |
| 00:01 | Nebraska | Wayne Crotty is fouled on the floor by Garf Langowski - foul #2 on Garf Langowski, team foul #8 | 34-31 |
| 00:01 | Nebraska | Wayne Crotty misses the 1st free throw | 34-31 |
| 00:01 | Missouri | Richard Portugal snags the defensive board | 34-31 |
| 00:00 | Missouri | Richard Portugal misses short on a fullcourt shot | 34-31 |