| Lineup | S.W. Minnesota St. | PG - Joseph Jones (fresh) SG - Michael Rees (fresh) SF - Michael Kirk (fresh) PF - Ronald Germain (fresh) C - Joseph Hamil (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Nebraska, Kearney | PG - Joel Grant (fresh) SG - Thomas Bustamante (fresh) SF - Joseph Bowden (fresh) PF - George Turner (fresh) C - John Joyce (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Joseph Hamil wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | S.W. Minnesota St. | S.W. Minnesota St. is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska, Kearney | Nebraska, Kearney is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:40 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Michael Rees is hacked by George Turner - foul #1 on George Turner, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Ronald Germain knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing | 3-0 |
| 19:17 | Nebraska, Kearney | Thomas Bustamante makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Joel Grant | 3-3 |
| 19:00 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Joseph Jones clanks a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by John Joyce - foul #1 on John Joyce, team foul #2 | 3-3 |
| 19:00 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Joseph Jones misses the 1st free throw | 3-3 |
| 19:00 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Joseph Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 4-3 |
| 18:47 | Nebraska, Kearney | John Joyce is fouled on the floor by Ronald Germain - foul #1 on Ronald Germain, team foul #1 | 4-3 |
| 18:30 | Nebraska, Kearney | George Turner loses the ball out of bounds | 4-3 |
| 18:14 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Michael Kirk travels with the ball | 4-3 |
| 17:59 | Nebraska, Kearney | Joseph Bowden drills a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Joel Grant | 4-5 |
| 17:43 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Joseph Jones knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner and he's hacked by Thomas Bustamante - foul #1 on Thomas Bustamante, team foul #3 | 7-5 |
| 17:43 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Joseph Jones makes the free throw | 8-5 |
| 17:34 | Nebraska, Kearney | George Turner buries a turnaround near the basket set up by Joseph Bowden and he's fouled by Ronald Germain - foul #2 on Ronald Germain, team foul #2 | 8-7 |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | Ronald Wilcoxen (PF) Ronald Germain | |
| Subs | Nebraska, Kearney | | |
| 17:34 | Nebraska, Kearney | George Turner makes the free throw | 8-8 |
| 17:23 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Joseph Jones comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 8-8 |
| 17:22 | Nebraska, Kearney | John Joyce snags the defensive board | 8-8 |
| 17:14 | Nebraska, Kearney | John Joyce hits a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Joel Grant | 8-10 |
| 16:51 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Michael Rees scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 11-10 |
| 16:34 | Nebraska, Kearney | Joseph Bowden's fadeaway is rejected by Joseph Hamil | 11-10 |
| 16:32 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Joseph Hamil grabs the defensive rebound | 11-10 |
| 16:27 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Michael Rees clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 11-10 |
| 16:26 | Nebraska, Kearney | John Joyce pulls down the rebound | 11-10 |
| 15:59 | Nebraska, Kearney | Thomas Bustamante is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Thomas Bustamante, team foul #4 | 11-10 |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | Willy Murrieta (PG), William Sapien (SF), Sterling Mallette (C) Joseph Jones, Michael Kirk, Joseph Hamil | |
| Subs | Nebraska, Kearney | Ho Tang (PG), Scott Crow (SG), Edward Clark (SF), Brandon Hunter (C) Joel Grant, Thomas Bustamante, Joseph Bowden, John Joyce | |
| Lineup | S.W. Minnesota St. | PG - Willy Murrieta (fresh) SG - Michael Rees (fresh) 3 pts. SF - William Sapien (fresh) PF - Ronald Wilcoxen (fresh) C - Sterling Mallette (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Nebraska, Kearney | PG - Ho Tang (fresh) SG - Scott Crow (fresh) SF - Edward Clark (fresh) PF - George Turner (fresh) 3 pts. C - Brandon Hunter (fresh) | |
| 15:41 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Michael Rees lays it in set up by Sterling Mallette | 13-10 |
| 15:16 | Nebraska, Kearney | Sterling Mallette blocks the short jumper by Brandon Hunter | 13-10 |
| 15:15 | Nebraska, Kearney | Brandon Hunter tips it but misses | 13-10 |
| 15:13 | S.W. Minnesota St. | William Sapien gets the rebound | 13-10 |
| 14:53 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Ronald Wilcoxen misses the floater in the paint | 13-10 |
| 14:52 | Nebraska, Kearney | George Turner gets the rebound | 13-10 |
| 14:46 | Nebraska, Kearney | Edward Clark misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 13-10 |
| 14:45 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Sterling Mallette grabs the board | 13-10 |
| 14:23 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Willy Murrieta misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 13-10 |
| 14:21 | Nebraska, Kearney | Brandon Hunter snags the defensive board | 13-10 |
| 14:05 | Nebraska, Kearney | Brandon Hunter misses badly on a floater from the right side | 13-10 |
| 14:04 | Nebraska, Kearney | George Turner hits the follow up shot | 13-12 |
| 13:47 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Sterling Mallette is hacked by Brandon Hunter - foul #1 on Brandon Hunter, team foul #5 | 13-12 |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | Joseph Jones (PG), Michael Kirk (SF), Tommy Pierson (PF), Joseph Hamil (C) Michael Rees, William Sapien, Ronald Wilcoxen, Sterling Mallette | |
| Subs | Nebraska, Kearney | Joel Grant (PG), Joseph Bowden (SF), John Joyce (C) Ho Tang, Edward Clark, George Turner | |
| 13:28 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Tommy Pierson misses the 3 from the right wing | 13-12 |
| 13:27 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Joseph Hamil snags the offensive board | 13-12 |
| 13:19 | S.W. Minnesota St. | The jumper by Joseph Hamil is denied by John Joyce | 13-12 |
| 13:17 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Joseph Jones gets the offensive rebound | 13-12 |
| 13:02 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Joseph Jones lays it up and in set up by Joseph Hamil | 15-12 |
| 12:40 | Nebraska, Kearney | Joel Grant misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 15-12 |
| 12:38 | Nebraska, Kearney | John Joyce pulls down the offensive rebound | 15-12 |
| 12:25 | Nebraska, Kearney | John Joyce misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 15-12 |
| 12:23 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Michael Kirk grabs the board | 15-12 |
| 12:11 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Joel Grant picks off the pass by Tommy Pierson | 15-12 |
| 11:53 | Nebraska, Kearney | Joel Grant hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 15-12 |
| 11:51 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Joseph Jones gets the rebound | 15-12 |
| Lineup | S.W. Minnesota St. | PG - Joseph Jones (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Willy Murrieta (fairly fresh) SF - Michael Kirk (fresh) PF - Tommy Pierson (fresh) C - Joseph Hamil (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nebraska, Kearney | PG - Joel Grant (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Scott Crow (fairly fresh) SF - Joseph Bowden (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Brandon Hunter (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - John Joyce (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:34 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Willy Murrieta is hacked by Brandon Hunter - foul #2 on Brandon Hunter, team foul #6 | 15-12 |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | Michael Rees (SG) Willy Murrieta | |
| Subs | Nebraska, Kearney | Ho Tang (SG), George Turner (PF), Bobby Nick (C) Scott Crow, Brandon Hunter, John Joyce | |
| 11:11 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Joseph Jones is fouled on the floor by George Turner - foul #2 on George Turner, team foul #7 | 15-12 |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | Ronald Wilcoxen (PF) Tommy Pierson | |
| Subs | Nebraska, Kearney | Stephen Jones (C) George Turner | |
| 11:11 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Joseph Jones makes the 1st free throw | 16-12 |
| 11:11 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Joseph Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 17-12 |
| 10:53 | Nebraska, Kearney | Bobby Nick makes the jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Joel Grant | 17-14 |
| 10:44 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Michael Kirk knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Michael Rees | 20-14 |
| 10:21 | Nebraska, Kearney | Michael Kirk is called for the reach on Joseph Bowden - foul #1 on Michael Kirk, team foul #3 | 20-14 |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | William Sapien (SF), Sterling Mallette (C) Michael Kirk, Joseph Hamil | |
| Subs | Nebraska, Kearney | Edward Clark (SG), Frank East (SF), John Joyce (C) Joel Grant, Joseph Bowden, Stephen Jones | |
| 10:04 | Nebraska, Kearney | Frank East misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 20-14 |
| 10:02 | Nebraska, Kearney | Edward Clark tips it in | 20-16 |
| 09:37 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Frank East steals it from Ronald Wilcoxen | 20-16 |
| 09:08 | Nebraska, Kearney | Bobby Nick is called for traveling | 20-16 |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | Willy Murrieta (PG), Michael Kirk (SF), Tommy Pierson (PF), Joseph Hamil (C) Joseph Jones, William Sapien, Ronald Wilcoxen, Sterling Mallette | |
| Subs | Nebraska, Kearney | Scott Crow (SG) Frank East | |
| 08:44 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Willy Murrieta is whistled for traveling | 20-16 |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | | |
| Subs | Nebraska, Kearney | Joel Grant (PG), Joseph Bowden (SF), Stephen Jones (C) Ho Tang, Edward Clark, John Joyce | |
| 08:31 | Nebraska, Kearney | Joel Grant misses short on a floater from the right side | 20-16 |
| 08:30 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Tommy Pierson grabs the board | 20-16 |
| 08:25 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Michael Rees loses the dribble to Scott Crow | 20-16 |
| 08:20 | Nebraska, Kearney | Joel Grant banks in the layup on a great pass from Scott Crow | 20-18 |
| 07:59 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Tommy Pierson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 20-18 |
| 07:57 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Michael Kirk snags the offensive board | 20-18 |
| 07:34 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Michael Rees can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 20-18 |
| 07:32 | Nebraska, Kearney | Bobby Nick grabs the defensive rebound | 20-18 |
| Lineup | S.W. Minnesota St. | PG - Willy Murrieta (fresh) SG - Michael Rees (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Kirk (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tommy Pierson (fresh) C - Joseph Hamil (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nebraska, Kearney | PG - Joel Grant (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Scott Crow (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joseph Bowden (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Bobby Nick (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Stephen Jones (fresh) | |
| 07:27 | Nebraska, Kearney | Joseph Bowden misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 20-18 |
| 07:25 | Nebraska, Kearney | Scott Crow gets the offensive rebound | 20-18 |
| 07:15 | Nebraska, Kearney | Stephen Jones misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 20-18 |
| 07:14 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Joseph Hamil pulls down the rebound | 20-18 |
| 07:10 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Michael Rees is hacked by Scott Crow - foul #1 on Scott Crow, team foul #8 | 20-18 |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | Joseph Jones (PG), William Sapien (SF), Ronald Wilcoxen (PF), Sterling Mallette (C) Willy Murrieta, Michael Kirk, Tommy Pierson, Joseph Hamil | |
| Subs | Nebraska, Kearney | Ho Tang (SG), John Joyce (C) Scott Crow, Bobby Nick | |
| 07:10 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Michael Rees makes the 1st free throw | 21-18 |
| 07:10 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Michael Rees makes the 2nd free throw | 22-18 |
| 06:57 | Nebraska, Kearney | Joseph Bowden connects on the jump hook from the baseline | 22-20 |
| 06:39 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Joseph Jones hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 22-20 |
| 06:38 | S.W. Minnesota St. | William Sapien hits the follow up shot | 24-20 |
| 06:21 | Nebraska, Kearney | Ho Tang double dribbles | 24-20 |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | Willy Murrieta (SG) Michael Rees | |
| Subs | Nebraska, Kearney | Edward Clark (SG), Frank East (SF) Joel Grant, Joseph Bowden | |
| 06:10 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Sterling Mallette hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on Stephen Jones - foul #1 on Stephen Jones, team foul #9 | 24-20 |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | Michael Kirk (SF), Joseph Hamil (C) William Sapien, Ronald Wilcoxen | |
| Subs | Nebraska, Kearney | Scott Crow (SG) Frank East | |
| 06:10 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Sterling Mallette makes the 1st free throw | 25-20 |
| 06:10 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Sterling Mallette misses the 2nd free throw | 25-20 |
| 06:10 | Nebraska, Kearney | Stephen Jones pulls down the rebound | 25-20 |
| 05:44 | Nebraska, Kearney | Scott Crow can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 25-20 |
| 05:42 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Sterling Mallette gets the rebound | 25-20 |
| 05:31 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Joseph Jones hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 27-20 |
| 05:17 | Nebraska, Kearney | Edward Clark travels with the ball | 27-20 |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | Michael Rees (SG), Ronald Wilcoxen (PF) Willy Murrieta, Sterling Mallette | |
| Subs | Nebraska, Kearney | Bobby Nick (PF) Stephen Jones | |
| 05:15 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Joseph Jones's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 27-20 |
| 05:04 | Nebraska, Kearney | Scott Crow misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 27-20 |
| 05:02 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Joseph Hamil snags the defensive board | 27-20 |
| 04:53 | S.W. Minnesota St. | John Joyce steals it from Ronald Wilcoxen | 27-20 |
| 04:43 | Nebraska, Kearney | Ronald Wilcoxen is called for the reach on Ho Tang - foul #1 on Ronald Wilcoxen, team foul #4 | 27-20 |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | Willy Murrieta (PG) Joseph Jones | |
| Subs | Nebraska, Kearney | Joel Grant (PG), Joseph Bowden (SF) Ho Tang, Scott Crow | |
| 04:37 | Nebraska, Kearney | Edward Clark buries a 3pt shot from straight away | 27-23 |
| 04:23 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Willy Murrieta is fouled on the floor by John Joyce - foul #2 on John Joyce, team foul #10 | 27-23 |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | William Sapien (SF), Sterling Mallette (C) Michael Kirk, Joseph Hamil | |
| Subs | Nebraska, Kearney | Stephen Jones (C) John Joyce | |
| 04:23 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Willy Murrieta misses the 1st free throw | 27-23 |
| 04:23 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Willy Murrieta makes the 2nd free throw | 28-23 |
| 04:08 | Nebraska, Kearney | Ronald Wilcoxen denies the turnaround by Stephen Jones | 28-23 |
| 04:06 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Sterling Mallette pulls down the rebound | 28-23 |
| 04:02 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Michael Rees comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Edward Clark - foul #1 on Edward Clark, team foul #11 | 28-23 |
| 04:02 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Michael Rees makes the 1st free throw | 29-23 |
| 04:02 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Michael Rees misses the 2nd free throw | 29-23 |
| 04:02 | Nebraska, Kearney | Bobby Nick pulls down the rebound | 29-23 |
| 03:43 | Nebraska, Kearney | Stephen Jones misses badly on a floater in the paint | 29-23 |
| 03:42 | Nebraska, Kearney | Bobby Nick snags the offensive board | 29-23 |
| 03:31 | Nebraska, Kearney | Bobby Nick lays it up and in set up by Joel Grant and he's fouled by Willy Murrieta - foul #1 on Willy Murrieta, team foul #5 | 29-25 |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | Joseph Jones (PG), Ronald Germain (PF) Willy Murrieta, Ronald Wilcoxen | |
| Subs | Nebraska, Kearney | Thomas Bustamante (SG), George Turner (PF) Edward Clark, Stephen Jones | |
| 03:31 | Nebraska, Kearney | Bobby Nick misses the free throw | 29-25 |
| 03:31 | S.W. Minnesota St. | The rebound goes to Sterling Mallette | 29-25 |
| Lineup | S.W. Minnesota St. | PG - Joseph Jones (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Michael Rees (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Sapien (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronald Germain (fresh) 3 pts. C - Sterling Mallette (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nebraska, Kearney | PG - Joel Grant (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Thomas Bustamante (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Joseph Bowden (fresh) 4 pts. PF - George Turner (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Bobby Nick (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:10 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Michael Rees clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 29-25 |
| 03:08 | Nebraska, Kearney | George Turner gets the rebound | 29-25 |
| 02:49 | Nebraska, Kearney | George Turner misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 29-25 |
| 02:47 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Ronald Germain gets the rebound | 29-25 |
| 02:31 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Michael Rees misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 29-25 |
| 02:30 | S.W. Minnesota St. | The offensive rebound goes to Sterling Mallette | 29-25 |
| 02:14 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Michael Rees connects on the 3 from the right corner | 32-25 |
| 01:57 | Nebraska, Kearney | Thomas Bustamante hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Joel Grant | 32-27 |
| 01:48 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Michael Rees hits a shot from the right side | 34-27 |
| 01:29 | Nebraska, Kearney | George Turner connects on the runner near the basket on a nice dish by Joseph Bowden | 34-29 |
| 01:12 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Ronald Germain comes up short on the floater from the baseline | 34-29 |
| 01:10 | Nebraska, Kearney | Thomas Bustamante snags the defensive board | 34-29 |
| 00:48 | Nebraska, Kearney | George Turner double dribbles | 34-29 |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | Tommy Pierson (PG), Willy Murrieta (SG), Michael Kirk (SF), Ronald Wilcoxen (PF), Joseph Hamil (C) Joseph Jones, Michael Rees, William Sapien, Ronald Germain, Sterling Mallette | |
| Subs | Nebraska, Kearney | Ho Tang (PG), Scott Crow (SF), John Joyce (C) Joel Grant, Joseph Bowden, Bobby Nick | |
| 00:19 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Willy Murrieta hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 34-29 |
| 00:17 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Joseph Hamil tips it back up and in | 36-29 |
| 00:03 | Nebraska, Kearney | The short jumper by George Turner is denied by Ronald Wilcoxen | 36-29 |
| 00:02 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Joseph Hamil pulls down the rebound | 36-29 |
| 00:00 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Joseph Hamil clanks a fullcourt shot | 36-29 |