| Lineup | Southern | PG - David Satterfield (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Corona (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Victor Holt (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Gatewood (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Chris Cobb (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - David Campbell (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - James James (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Fredrick Ferguson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kevin Lusk (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Dennis Harnish (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern | Victor Holt inbounds the ball | 34-33 |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:32 | Southern | David Satterfield misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 34-33 |
| 19:30 | Nebraska | Dennis Harnish grabs the defensive rebound | 34-33 |
| 19:15 | Nebraska | David Campbell misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 34-33 |
| 19:13 | Nebraska | The offensive rebound goes to Kevin Lusk | 34-33 |
| 19:06 | Nebraska | James Gatewood picks off the pass by Kevin Lusk | 34-33 |
| 18:54 | Southern | David Corona scores on a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Chris Cobb | 36-33 |
| 18:42 | Nebraska | Fredrick Ferguson is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Fredrick Ferguson, team foul #1 | 36-33 |
| 18:31 | Southern | Victor Holt comes up short on the shot near the basket but the foul's on Fredrick Ferguson - foul #3 on Fredrick Ferguson, team foul #2 | 36-33 |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Ronnie Blevins (SF) Fredrick Ferguson | |
| 18:31 | Southern | Victor Holt misses the 1st free throw | 36-33 |
| 18:31 | Southern | Victor Holt misses the 2nd free throw | 36-33 |
| 18:31 | Nebraska | Ronnie Blevins pulls down the rebound | 36-33 |
| 18:18 | Nebraska | Dennis Harnish scores on a runner in the paint on a nice dish by David Campbell | 36-35 |
| 18:02 | Southern | Victor Holt throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-35 |
| 17:41 | Nebraska | Ronnie Blevins scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by James James | 36-38 |
| 17:35 | Southern | Chris Cobb misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Ronnie Blevins - foul #1 on Ronnie Blevins, team foul #3 | 36-38 |
| Subs | Southern | Fred Eastland (PG), Troy Bird (SG) David Satterfield, David Corona | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Alexander Lee (SF) James James | |
| 17:35 | Southern | Chris Cobb makes the 1st free throw | 37-38 |
| 17:35 | Southern | Chris Cobb misses the 2nd free throw | 37-38 |
| 17:35 | Nebraska | Dennis Harnish gets the rebound | 37-38 |
| 17:25 | Nebraska | Dennis Harnish misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 37-38 |
| 17:23 | Nebraska | Kevin Lusk gets the offensive rebound | 37-38 |
| 17:15 | Nebraska | The jumper by Alexander Lee is denied by Chris Cobb | 37-38 |
| 17:14 | Nebraska | Ronnie Blevins snags the offensive board | 37-38 |
| 17:01 | Nebraska | Fred Eastland takes the ball from Dennis Harnish | 37-38 |
| 16:54 | Southern | Troy Bird scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 40-38 |
| 16:36 | Nebraska | David Campbell blows the layup but he's hacked by Fred Eastland - foul #1 on Fred Eastland, team foul #1 | 40-38 |
| Subs | Southern | David Satterfield (PG), Brian Howell (SF), Craig Coleman (C) Victor Holt, James Gatewood, Chris Cobb | |
| Subs | Nebraska | James Degeorge (PF), Andrew Wiggin (C) Kevin Lusk, Dennis Harnish | |
| 16:36 | Nebraska | David Campbell makes the 1st free throw | 40-39 |
| 16:36 | Nebraska | David Campbell makes the 2nd free throw | 40-40 |
| 16:12 | Southern | Craig Coleman misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 40-40 |
| 16:10 | Southern | Troy Bird hits the follow up shot | 42-40 |
| 15:45 | Nebraska | James Degeorge hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 42-40 |
| 15:44 | Southern | Brian Howell pulls down the rebound | 42-40 |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - David Satterfield (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Fred Eastland (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - Brian Howell (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Troy Bird (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Craig Coleman (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - David Campbell (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ronnie Blevins (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alexander Lee (fresh) PF - James Degeorge (fresh) 2 pts. C - Andrew Wiggin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:25 | Southern | Craig Coleman scores on a fadeaway from close range | 44-40 |
| 15:07 | Nebraska | Troy Bird is called for the reach on James Degeorge - foul #3 on Troy Bird, team foul #2 | 44-40 |
| Subs | Southern | Christopher Woolery (PG), David Corona (SG), Victor Holt (SF), James Gatewood (PF), Thomas Gingrich (C) David Satterfield, Fred Eastland, Brian Howell, Troy Bird, Craig Coleman | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Richard Hinrichs (PG), James James (SG), Fredrick Ferguson (SF), Kevin Lusk (PF) David Campbell, Ronnie Blevins, Alexander Lee, Andrew Wiggin | |
| 14:49 | Nebraska | Richard Hinrichs comes up short on the floater from the right side | 44-40 |
| 14:48 | Southern | Thomas Gingrich pulls down the rebound | 44-40 |
| 14:25 | Southern | Thomas Gingrich's layup is rejected by Kevin Lusk | 44-40 |
| 14:23 | Nebraska | Richard Hinrichs grabs the board | 44-40 |
| 14:08 | Nebraska | David Corona steps in front of the Richard Hinrichs pass | 44-40 |
| 13:47 | Southern | Victor Holt misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 44-40 |
| 13:45 | Nebraska | Kevin Lusk snags the defensive board | 44-40 |
| 13:18 | Nebraska | Kevin Lusk comes up short on the jumper from the right block but the foul's on James Gatewood - foul #3 on James Gatewood, team foul #3 | 44-40 |
| Subs | Southern | David Satterfield (PG) Christopher Woolery | |
| Subs | Nebraska | David Campbell (PG), Dennis Harnish (C) Richard Hinrichs, James Degeorge | |
| 13:18 | Nebraska | Kevin Lusk makes the 1st free throw | 44-41 |
| 13:18 | Nebraska | Kevin Lusk misses the 2nd free throw | 44-41 |
| 13:18 | Southern | Thomas Gingrich gets the rebound | 44-41 |
| 12:54 | Southern | Dennis Harnish is called for the reach on James Gatewood - foul #3 on Dennis Harnish, team foul #4 | 44-41 |
| Subs | Southern | Troy Bird (SG) David Corona | |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| 12:38 | Southern | David Satterfield clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 44-41 |
| 12:36 | Southern | Thomas Gingrich tips it home | 46-41 |
| 12:10 | Nebraska | David Campbell comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Thomas Gingrich - foul #4 on Thomas Gingrich, team foul #4 | 46-41 |
| Subs | Southern | Fred Eastland (SG), Chris Cobb (PF), Craig Coleman (C) Victor Holt, James Gatewood, Thomas Gingrich | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Ronnie Blevins (SG), Alexander Lee (SF), Andrew Wiggin (PF) James James, Fredrick Ferguson, Kevin Lusk | |
| 12:10 | Nebraska | David Campbell makes the 1st free throw | 46-42 |
| 12:10 | Nebraska | David Campbell misses the 2nd free throw | 46-42 |
| 12:10 | Southern | Craig Coleman gets the rebound | 46-42 |
| 12:05 | Southern | Fred Eastland misses long on a jump hook from the baseline | 46-42 |
| 12:03 | Nebraska | The rebound goes to Dennis Harnish | 46-42 |
| 11:45 | Nebraska | David Campbell is denied on a layup by Chris Cobb | 46-42 |
| 11:43 | Southern | Craig Coleman gets the rebound | 46-42 |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - David Satterfield (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Fred Eastland (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - Troy Bird (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Chris Cobb (fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. C - Craig Coleman (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - David Campbell (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ronnie Blevins (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alexander Lee (fresh) PF - Andrew Wiggin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Dennis Harnish (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:29 | Southern | Fred Eastland comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 46-42 |
| 11:27 | Nebraska | Dennis Harnish grabs the defensive rebound | 46-42 |
| 11:08 | Nebraska | David Campbell is hacked by David Satterfield - foul #1 on David Satterfield, team foul #5 | 46-42 |
| Subs | Southern | David Corona (SG), Victor Holt (SF), James Gatewood (PF) Fred Eastland, Troy Bird, Craig Coleman | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Kevin Lusk (PF) Andrew Wiggin | |
| 10:55 | Nebraska | Ronnie Blevins is hacked by David Corona - foul #1 on David Corona, team foul #6 | 46-42 |
| Subs | Southern | Fred Eastland (PG) David Satterfield | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Fredrick Ferguson (SF) Alexander Lee | |
| 10:43 | Nebraska | Dennis Harnish hits a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Ronnie Blevins | 46-45 |
| 10:20 | Southern | James Gatewood misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 46-45 |
| 10:19 | Nebraska | The rebound goes to Kevin Lusk | 46-45 |
| 10:07 | Nebraska | Ronnie Blevins misses the fadeaway from the left block | 46-45 |
| 10:05 | Nebraska | David Campbell tips it back up and in | 46-47 |
| 09:48 | Southern | David Corona hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 46-47 |
| 09:46 | Nebraska | David Campbell grabs the board | 46-47 |
| 09:33 | Nebraska | Kevin Lusk slams it home set up by Dennis Harnish | 46-49 |
| 09:28 | Southern | David Corona knocks in the 3 from the right wing set up by Fred Eastland | 49-49 |
| 09:14 | Nebraska | Ronnie Blevins misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 49-49 |
| 09:12 | Southern | Victor Holt grabs the board | 49-49 |
| 09:05 | Southern | Victor Holt is fouled on the floor by Fredrick Ferguson - foul #4 on Fredrick Ferguson, team foul #5 | 49-49 |
| Subs | Southern | David Satterfield (PG), Christopher Woolery (SG), Brian Howell (SF), Troy Bird (PF), Craig Coleman (C) Fred Eastland, David Corona, Victor Holt, James Gatewood, Chris Cobb | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Richard Hinrichs (PG), James James (SG), Alexander Lee (SF), James Degeorge (PF), Andrew Wiggin (C) David Campbell, Ronnie Blevins, Fredrick Ferguson, Kevin Lusk, Dennis Harnish | |
| 08:52 | Southern | Richard Hinrichs steals the ball from Craig Coleman | 49-49 |
| 08:49 | Nebraska | Alexander Lee lays it up and in on a nice dish by Richard Hinrichs | 49-51 |
| 08:34 | Southern | Troy Bird misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 49-51 |
| 08:33 | Nebraska | James Degeorge grabs the defensive rebound | 49-51 |
| 08:28 | Nebraska | Alexander Lee drills a floater from the baseline set up by James James | 49-53 |
| 08:23 | Southern | David Satterfield misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 49-53 |
| 08:21 | Southern | Craig Coleman tips it back up and in | 51-53 |
| 08:01 | Nebraska | Andrew Wiggin hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 51-53 |
| 07:59 | Southern | David Satterfield gets the rebound | 51-53 |
| 07:54 | Southern | Christopher Woolery misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 51-53 |
| 07:52 | Southern | Troy Bird gets the offensive rebound | 51-53 |
| 07:36 | Southern | David Satterfield misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 51-53 |
| 07:34 | Southern | The offensive rebound goes to Troy Bird | 51-53 |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - David Satterfield (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christopher Woolery (fresh) SF - Brian Howell (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Troy Bird (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Craig Coleman (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Richard Hinrichs (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - James James (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Alexander Lee (fresh) 4 pts. PF - James Degeorge (fresh) 2 pts. C - Andrew Wiggin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Southern | Troy Bird misses the 3 from the right corner | 51-53 |
| 07:21 | Nebraska | James James grabs the board | 51-53 |
| 06:54 | Nebraska | James James is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on James James, team foul #6 | 51-53 |
| Subs | Southern | David Corona (SG), Victor Holt (SF), James Gatewood (PF), Thomas Gingrich (C) Christopher Woolery, Brian Howell, Troy Bird, Craig Coleman | |
| Subs | Nebraska | David Campbell (PG), Fredrick Ferguson (SF), Kevin Lusk (PF), Dennis Harnish (C) Richard Hinrichs, Alexander Lee, James Degeorge, Andrew Wiggin | |
| 06:38 | Southern | James Gatewood makes the fadeaway from close range | 53-53 |
| 06:23 | Nebraska | David Campbell hits a 3pt shot from straight away | 53-56 |
| 05:59 | Southern | Thomas Gingrich misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 53-56 |
| 05:58 | Nebraska | The rebound goes to James James | 53-56 |
| 05:39 | Nebraska | David Corona is called for the reach on James James - foul #2 on David Corona, team foul #7 | 53-56 |
| Subs | Southern | Fred Eastland (PG) David Satterfield | |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| 05:39 | Nebraska | James James misses the 1st free throw | 53-56 |
| 05:39 | Southern | James Gatewood grabs the defensive rebound | 53-56 |
| 05:20 | Southern | David Corona can't connect on a floater from the left side but the foul's on James James - foul #2 on James James, team foul #7 | 53-56 |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Ronnie Blevins (SG) James James | |
| 05:20 | Southern | David Corona makes the 1st free throw | 54-56 |
| 05:20 | Southern | David Corona makes the 2nd free throw | 55-56 |
| 04:59 | Nebraska | Dennis Harnish blows the layup | 55-56 |
| 04:57 | Southern | Victor Holt snags the defensive board | 55-56 |
| 04:39 | Southern | James Gatewood hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 55-56 |
| 04:38 | Nebraska | Dennis Harnish grabs the board | 55-56 |
| 04:16 | Nebraska | Kevin Lusk knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 55-59 |
| 03:47 | Southern | James Gatewood's pass is intercepted by Dennis Harnish | 55-59 |
| 03:37 | Nebraska | David Campbell scores on a turnaround in the lane set up by Ronnie Blevins | 55-61 |
| 03:22 | Southern | James Gatewood misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 55-61 |
| 03:20 | Nebraska | Ronnie Blevins pulls down the rebound | 55-61 |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Fred Eastland (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Corona (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Victor Holt (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Gatewood (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Thomas Gingrich (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 10 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - David Campbell (fresh) 18 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ronnie Blevins (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Fredrick Ferguson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Kevin Lusk (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 8 reb. C - Dennis Harnish (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:09 | Nebraska | David Campbell drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Ronnie Blevins | 55-64 |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 02:53 | Southern | Thomas Gingrich hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by David Corona | 57-64 |
| 02:32 | Nebraska | Ronnie Blevins buries a floater from the right wing on a great pass from David Campbell and the foul's on Fred Eastland - foul #2 on Fred Eastland, team foul #8 | 57-66 |
| Subs | Southern | David Satterfield (PG), Troy Bird (SG), Brian Howell (SF), Chris Cobb (PF), Craig Coleman (C) Fred Eastland, David Corona, Victor Holt, James Gatewood, Thomas Gingrich | |
| Subs | Nebraska | James James (SG), Alexander Lee (SF), James Degeorge (PF), Andrew Wiggin (C) David Campbell, Fredrick Ferguson, Kevin Lusk, Dennis Harnish | |
| 02:32 | Nebraska | Ronnie Blevins misses the free throw | 57-66 |
| 02:32 | Southern | Craig Coleman pulls down the rebound | 57-66 |
| 02:32 | Southern | Southern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-66 |
| 02:23 | Southern | Craig Coleman can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 57-66 |
| 02:21 | Nebraska | Ronnie Blevins snags the defensive board | 57-66 |
| 02:21 | Nebraska | Nebraska calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-66 |
| Subs | Southern | Victor Holt (SF), James Gatewood (PF), Thomas Gingrich (C) Brian Howell, Chris Cobb, Craig Coleman | |
| Subs | Nebraska | David Campbell (PG), Fredrick Ferguson (SF), Kevin Lusk (PF) Ronnie Blevins, Alexander Lee, Andrew Wiggin | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 02:00 | Nebraska | Kevin Lusk is hacked by James Gatewood - foul #4 on James Gatewood, team foul #9 | 57-66 |
| Subs | Southern | David Corona (SG) Troy Bird | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Dennis Harnish (C) James Degeorge | |
| 02:00 | Nebraska | Kevin Lusk makes the 1st free throw | 57-67 |
| 02:00 | Nebraska | Kevin Lusk makes the 2nd free throw | 57-68 |
| 01:45 | Southern | Thomas Gingrich connects on the fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by David Satterfield | 59-68 |
| 01:21 | Nebraska | James James hits a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from David Campbell | 59-70 |
| 01:07 | Southern | Victor Holt's layup is rejected by Kevin Lusk | 59-70 |
| 01:05 | Nebraska | James James grabs the board | 59-70 |
| 00:36 | Nebraska | David Campbell makes the fadeaway from the free throw line | 59-72 |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:30 | Southern | Victor Holt buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane and he's fouled by Fredrick Ferguson - foul #5 on Fredrick Ferguson, team foul #8 | 61-72 |
| Subs | Southern | Fred Eastland (PG), Troy Bird (SG), Chris Cobb (PF), Craig Coleman (C) David Satterfield, David Corona, James Gatewood, Thomas Gingrich | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Ronnie Blevins (PG), Richard Hinrichs (SG), Alexander Lee (SF), James Degeorge (PF), Andrew Wiggin (C) David Campbell, James James, Fredrick Ferguson, Kevin Lusk, Dennis Harnish | |
| 00:30 | Southern | Victor Holt makes the free throw | 62-72 |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Nebraska | Ronnie Blevins runs out the clock | 62-72 |