| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Walter Cole (fresh) SG - Brandon Ludwig (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ray McPhaul (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - William Dipalma (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. C - John Marlow (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Dan Tincher (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Eric Harris (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Joshua Hunt (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Anthony Teal (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Gary Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Illinois | Ray McPhaul inbounds the ball | 36-31 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois 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 (-1) | |
| 19:31 | Southern Illinois | Walter Cole can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 36-31 |
| 19:30 | Southern Illinois | Walter Cole hits the follow up shot | 38-31 |
| 19:11 | Nebraska | Eric Harris misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 38-31 |
| 19:09 | Southern Illinois | John Marlow grabs the board | 38-31 |
| 18:46 | Southern Illinois | William Dipalma drills a fadeaway from the baseline set up by Walter Cole | 40-31 |
| 18:36 | Nebraska | Walter Cole picks off the pass by Gary Brown | 40-31 |
| 18:21 | Southern Illinois | Walter Cole hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Ray McPhaul | 43-31 |
| 18:01 | Nebraska | Dan Tincher connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 43-34 |
| 17:50 | Southern Illinois | Brandon Ludwig hits a 3pt shot from the left wing | 46-34 |
| 17:25 | Nebraska | Joshua Hunt misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 46-34 |
| 17:24 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Brandon Ludwig | 46-34 |
| 17:19 | Southern Illinois | Eric Harris steals it from Walter Cole | 46-34 |
| 17:14 | Nebraska | Eric Harris lays it up and in | 46-36 |
| 16:57 | Southern Illinois | William Dipalma connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 49-36 |
| 16:42 | Nebraska | Eric Harris's pass is intercepted by Ray McPhaul | 49-36 |
| 16:22 | Southern Illinois | Eric Harris is called for the reach on William Dipalma - foul #3 on Eric Harris, team foul #1 | 49-36 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | James Ernst (PG), Samuel Bennett (SG), George Bousquet (SF), John Doolittle (PF), Stephen Hanneman (C) Walter Cole, Brandon Ludwig, Ray McPhaul, William Dipalma, John Marlow | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Henry Walker (PG), James Odom (SG), Gary Fitzgerald (SF), Richard Grudzinski (PF), Edward Blankenship (C) Dan Tincher, Eric Harris, Joshua Hunt, Anthony Teal, Gary Brown | |
| 16:10 | Southern Illinois | Stephen Hanneman misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 49-36 |
| 16:08 | Nebraska | Richard Grudzinski grabs the defensive rebound | 49-36 |
| 15:46 | Nebraska | James Odom buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Henry Walker | 49-39 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - James Ernst (fresh) SG - Samuel Bennett (fresh) SF - George Bousquet (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - John Doolittle (fresh) 2 pts. C - Stephen Hanneman (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Henry Walker (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Odom (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Gary Fitzgerald (fresh) PF - Richard Grudzinski (fresh) 5 reb. C - Edward Blankenship (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:30 | Southern Illinois | Stephen Hanneman hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by Gary Fitzgerald - foul #1 on Gary Fitzgerald, team foul #2 | 49-39 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Roy Knorr (PF) John Doolittle | |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| 15:30 | Southern Illinois | Stephen Hanneman makes the 1st free throw | 50-39 |
| 15:30 | Southern Illinois | Stephen Hanneman misses the 2nd free throw | 50-39 |
| 15:30 | Nebraska | Richard Grudzinski grabs the defensive rebound | 50-39 |
| 15:15 | Nebraska | Gary Fitzgerald misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 50-39 |
| 15:13 | Nebraska | Edward Blankenship tips it in | 50-41 |
| 15:00 | Southern Illinois | Roy Knorr loses the dribble to Richard Grudzinski | 50-41 |
| 14:34 | Nebraska | Gary Fitzgerald scores on a shot from the left block | 50-43 |
| 14:14 | Southern Illinois | Roy Knorr scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by George Bousquet | 53-43 |
| 14:09 | Nebraska | James Odom misses the lay-in | 53-43 |
| 14:07 | Nebraska | James Odom tips it in | 53-45 |
| 13:49 | Southern Illinois | The short jumper by Roy Knorr is denied by Richard Grudzinski | 53-45 |
| 13:48 | Nebraska | Edward Blankenship snags the defensive board | 53-45 |
| 13:33 | Nebraska | Henry Walker scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 53-48 |
| 13:20 | Southern Illinois | James Ernst comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 53-48 |
| 13:19 | Nebraska | Gary Fitzgerald grabs the defensive rebound | 53-48 |
| 13:08 | Nebraska | James Odom hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 53-48 |
| 13:06 | Southern Illinois | James Ernst grabs the defensive rebound | 53-48 |
| 12:50 | Southern Illinois | George Bousquet misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 53-48 |
| 12:48 | Nebraska | Richard Grudzinski gets the rebound | 53-48 |
| 12:34 | Nebraska | James Odom misses the turnaround near the basket | 53-48 |
| 12:32 | Southern Illinois | Stephen Hanneman gets the rebound | 53-48 |
| 12:19 | Southern Illinois | The jump hook by Roy Knorr is blocked by Richard Grudzinski | 53-48 |
| 12:18 | Southern Illinois | Samuel Bennett hits the follow up shot | 55-48 |
| 11:57 | Nebraska | Edward Blankenship misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 55-48 |
| 11:55 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to George Bousquet | 55-48 |
| 11:45 | Southern Illinois | Stephen Hanneman connects on the jumper from the right side | 57-48 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - James Ernst (fairly fresh) SG - Samuel Bennett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - George Bousquet (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. PF - Roy Knorr (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. C - Stephen Hanneman (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Henry Walker (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Odom (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Gary Fitzgerald (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Grudzinski (fairly fresh) 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Edward Blankenship (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:41 | Nebraska | Gary Fitzgerald loses the ball out of bounds | 57-48 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Walter Cole (PG), Brandon Ludwig (SG), Ray McPhaul (SF), William Dipalma (PF), John Marlow (C) James Ernst, Samuel Bennett, George Bousquet, Roy Knorr, Stephen Hanneman | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Dan Tincher (PG), Eric Harris (SG), Joshua Hunt (SF), Anthony Teal (PF), Gary Brown (C) Henry Walker, James Odom, Gary Fitzgerald, Richard Grudzinski, Edward Blankenship | |
| 11:14 | Southern Illinois | Gary Brown is called for the reach on John Marlow - foul #1 on Gary Brown, team foul #3 | 57-48 |
| 10:52 | Southern Illinois | John Marlow hits a fadeaway near the basket and the foul's on Dan Tincher - foul #2 on Dan Tincher, team foul #4 | 59-48 |
| 10:52 | Southern Illinois | John Marlow makes the free throw | 60-48 |
| 10:38 | Nebraska | Dan Tincher comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 60-48 |
| 10:36 | Nebraska | Joshua Hunt hits the follow up shot | 60-50 |
| 10:20 | Southern Illinois | Walter Cole is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Walter Cole, team foul #1 | 60-50 |
| 10:08 | Nebraska | Gary Brown can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 60-50 |
| 10:06 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Ray McPhaul | 60-50 |
| 09:41 | Southern Illinois | William Dipalma misses the jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Anthony Teal - foul #2 on Anthony Teal, team foul #5 | 60-50 |
| 09:41 | Southern Illinois | William Dipalma makes the 1st free throw | 61-50 |
| 09:41 | Southern Illinois | William Dipalma makes the 2nd free throw | 62-50 |
| 09:25 | Nebraska | Gary Brown misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by John Marlow - foul #1 on John Marlow, team foul #2 | 62-50 |
| 09:25 | Nebraska | Gary Brown makes the 1st free throw | 62-51 |
| 09:25 | Nebraska | Gary Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 62-52 |
| 09:06 | Southern Illinois | The jump hook by Brandon Ludwig is blocked by Anthony Teal | 62-52 |
| 09:04 | Nebraska | Anthony Teal grabs the defensive rebound | 62-52 |
| 08:48 | Nebraska | Eric Harris lays it in | 62-54 |
| 08:30 | Southern Illinois | John Marlow clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 62-54 |
| 08:29 | Southern Illinois | Ray McPhaul can't tip it in | 62-54 |
| 08:27 | Nebraska | Gary Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 62-54 |
| 08:08 | Nebraska | Dan Tincher scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Anthony Teal | 62-57 |
| 07:50 | Southern Illinois | John Marlow comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 62-57 |
| 07:49 | Nebraska | Anthony Teal pulls down the rebound | 62-57 |
| 07:44 | Nebraska | Dan Tincher knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Joshua Hunt | 62-59 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Walter Cole (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brandon Ludwig (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ray McPhaul (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. PF - William Dipalma (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. C - John Marlow (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Dan Tincher (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Eric Harris (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 pf. SF - Joshua Hunt (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Anthony Teal (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Gary Brown (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Southern Illinois | William Dipalma comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 62-59 |
| 07:21 | Southern Illinois | Ray McPhaul tips it home | 64-59 |
| 07:05 | Nebraska | Eric Harris hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 64-59 |
| 07:03 | Southern Illinois | Ray McPhaul gets the rebound | 64-59 |
| 06:43 | Southern Illinois | John Marlow buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 67-59 |
| 06:22 | Nebraska | Anthony Teal is hacked by Brandon Ludwig - foul #2 on Brandon Ludwig, team foul #3 | 67-59 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | James Ernst (PG), Samuel Bennett (SG), George Bousquet (SF), Roy Knorr (PF), Stephen Hanneman (C) Walter Cole, Brandon Ludwig, Ray McPhaul, William Dipalma, John Marlow | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Henry Walker (PG), James Odom (SG), Gary Fitzgerald (SF), Richard Grudzinski (PF), Edward Blankenship (C) Dan Tincher, Eric Harris, Joshua Hunt, Anthony Teal, Gary Brown | |
| 06:14 | Nebraska | Gary Fitzgerald misses the dunk | 67-59 |
| 06:13 | Southern Illinois | George Bousquet pulls down the rebound | 67-59 |
| 05:52 | Southern Illinois | Stephen Hanneman is called for 5 seconds | 67-59 |
| 05:37 | Nebraska | Henry Walker misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 67-59 |
| 05:36 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Stephen Hanneman | 67-59 |
| 05:21 | Southern Illinois | Samuel Bennett is whistled for a carry | 67-59 |
| 05:05 | Nebraska | Henry Walker makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Richard Grudzinski and the foul's on George Bousquet - foul #1 on George Bousquet, team foul #4 | 67-61 |
| 05:05 | Nebraska | Henry Walker makes the free throw | 67-62 |
| 04:41 | Southern Illinois | Roy Knorr misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Richard Grudzinski - foul #1 on Richard Grudzinski, team foul #6 | 67-62 |
| 04:41 | Southern Illinois | Roy Knorr makes the 1st free throw | 68-62 |
| 04:41 | Southern Illinois | Roy Knorr makes the 2nd free throw | 69-62 |
| 04:32 | Nebraska | Richard Grudzinski misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 69-62 |
| 04:31 | Southern Illinois | Samuel Bennett snags the defensive board | 69-62 |
| 04:16 | Southern Illinois | George Bousquet is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on George Bousquet, team foul #5 | 69-62 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Brandon Ludwig (SG) Samuel Bennett | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Dan Tincher (PG), Eric Harris (SG), Anthony Teal (PF) Henry Walker, Gary Fitzgerald, Edward Blankenship | |
| 03:58 | Nebraska | Dan Tincher clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 69-62 |
| 03:56 | Nebraska | Anthony Teal hits the follow up shot | 69-64 |
| 03:44 | Southern Illinois | Brandon Ludwig blows the layup but he's fouled by Dan Tincher - foul #3 on Dan Tincher, team foul #7 | 69-64 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Walter Cole (PG), Ray McPhaul (SF) James Ernst, Roy Knorr | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Gary Brown (C) Richard Grudzinski | |
| 03:44 | Southern Illinois | Brandon Ludwig makes the 1st free throw | 70-64 |
| 03:44 | Southern Illinois | Brandon Ludwig misses the 2nd free throw | 70-64 |
| 03:44 | Nebraska | Anthony Teal gets the rebound | 70-64 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Walter Cole (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brandon Ludwig (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ray McPhaul (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. PF - Stephen Hanneman (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - George Bousquet (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Dan Tincher (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Eric Harris (fresh) 10 pts. 3 pf. SF - James Odom (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Anthony Teal (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Gary Brown (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:39 | Nebraska | Dan Tincher is hacked by Walter Cole - foul #2 on Walter Cole, team foul #6 | 70-64 |
| 03:25 | Nebraska | Dan Tincher is hacked by Walter Cole - foul #3 on Walter Cole, team foul #7 | 70-64 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John Doolittle (PF), John Marlow (C) Stephen Hanneman, George Bousquet | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Joshua Hunt (SF) James Odom | |
| 03:25 | Nebraska | Dan Tincher misses the 1st free throw | 70-64 |
| 03:25 | Nebraska | Anthony Teal grabs the offensive rebound | 70-64 |
| 03:07 | Nebraska | Anthony Teal comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 70-64 |
| 03:06 | Southern Illinois | Ray McPhaul pulls down the rebound | 70-64 |
| 03:02 | Southern Illinois | Walter Cole throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 70-64 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | William Dipalma (PF) John Doolittle | |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| 02:44 | Nebraska | Eric Harris buries a 3 from the right corner set up by Dan Tincher | 70-67 |
| 02:32 | Southern Illinois | William Dipalma misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 70-67 |
| 02:30 | Nebraska | Gary Brown snags the defensive board | 70-67 |
| 02:24 | Nebraska | Eric Harris misses long on a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Ray McPhaul - foul #1 on Ray McPhaul, team foul #8 | 70-67 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | George Bousquet (SG) Brandon Ludwig | |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| 02:24 | Nebraska | Eric Harris makes the 1st free throw | 70-68 |
| 02:24 | Nebraska | Eric Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 70-69 |
| 02:22 | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-69 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Brandon Ludwig (SG), Roy Knorr (PF) George Bousquet, William Dipalma | |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| 02:10 | Southern Illinois | John Marlow can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 70-69 |
| 02:09 | Nebraska | Joshua Hunt grabs the defensive rebound | 70-69 |
| 01:54 | Nebraska | Eric Harris can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 70-69 |
| 01:52 | Southern Illinois | John Marlow pulls down the rebound | 70-69 |
| 01:30 | Southern Illinois | Brandon Ludwig clanks a shot from the left wing | 70-69 |
| 01:29 | Nebraska | Anthony Teal grabs the defensive rebound | 70-69 |
| 01:10 | Nebraska | Eric Harris's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 70-69 |
| 00:57 | Southern Illinois | Brandon Ludwig throws a bad pass out of bounds | 70-69 |
| 00:43 | Nebraska | Joshua Hunt is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Joshua Hunt, team foul #8 | 70-69 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:22 | Southern Illinois | Ray McPhaul blows the layup | 70-69 |
| 00:20 | Nebraska | The rebound goes to Dan Tincher | 70-69 |
| 00:15 | Nebraska | Dan Tincher misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Roy Knorr - foul #4 on Roy Knorr, team foul #9 | 70-69 |
| 00:15 | Nebraska | Dan Tincher makes the 1st free throw | 70-70 |
| 00:15 | Nebraska | Dan Tincher misses the 2nd free throw | 70-70 |
| 00:15 | Nebraska | Gary Brown pulls down the offensive rebound | 70-70 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Nebraska | Joshua Hunt connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 70-72 |