| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Matthew Petersen (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Enciso (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Glenn Chilson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Serra (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Zachary Moore (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Charles Pace (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Samuel Shelton (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Leonard Horton (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Craig Loar (fresh) 2 reb. C - Earl Jeffery (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Kent State | Leonard Horton inbounds the ball | 38-26 |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:42 | Kent State | William Serra swats the short shot by Earl Jeffery | 38-26 |
| 19:40 | Nebraska | Zachary Moore pulls down the rebound | 38-26 |
| 19:35 | Nebraska | William Serra is fouled on the floor by Craig Loar - foul #3 on Craig Loar, team foul #1 | 38-26 |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Walter Rock (PF) Craig Loar | |
| 19:13 | Nebraska | Matthew Petersen clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 38-26 |
| 19:11 | Kent State | Leonard Horton snags the defensive board | 38-26 |
| 18:57 | Kent State | Charles Pace drills a jumper from the left side set up by Samuel Shelton | 38-28 |
| 18:40 | Nebraska | Glenn Chilson misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 38-28 |
| 18:39 | Kent State | Charles Pace grabs the defensive rebound | 38-28 |
| 18:17 | Kent State | Leonard Horton makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Walter Rock | 38-30 |
| 17:55 | Nebraska | Leonard Horton is called for the reach on Glenn Chilson - foul #3 on Leonard Horton, team foul #2 | 38-30 |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Richard Driscoll (PF) Leonard Horton | |
| 17:41 | Nebraska | Glenn Chilson drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 41-30 |
| 17:20 | Kent State | Samuel Shelton connects on the 3 from the right corner | 41-33 |
| 16:59 | Nebraska | James Enciso misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 41-33 |
| 16:57 | Kent State | Charles Pace gets the rebound | 41-33 |
| 16:51 | Kent State | Charles Pace can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 41-33 |
| 16:50 | Kent State | Richard Driscoll tips it but misses | 41-33 |
| 16:49 | Nebraska | James Enciso snags the defensive board | 41-33 |
| 16:38 | Nebraska | Matthew Petersen can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 41-33 |
| 16:36 | Nebraska | James Enciso pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-33 |
| 16:19 | Nebraska | William Serra blows the layup | 41-33 |
| 16:17 | Kent State | Earl Jeffery grabs the defensive rebound | 41-33 |
| 16:04 | Kent State | Richard Driscoll hits a shot from the right side | 41-35 |
| 15:39 | Nebraska | James Enciso buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Matthew Petersen | 44-35 |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Matthew Petersen (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Enciso (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Glenn Chilson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Serra (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Zachary Moore (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Charles Pace (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Samuel Shelton (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Walter Rock (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Richard Driscoll (fresh) 5 pts. C - Earl Jeffery (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:24 | Kent State | Zachary Moore steals the ball from Earl Jeffery | 44-35 |
| 15:22 | Nebraska | Charles Pace is called for the reach on Matthew Petersen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Charles Pace, team foul #3 | 44-35 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Richard Castle (PG), Robert Politowski (SG), Karl Howe (SF), Frank Kiefer (PF), Rudy Nappi (C) Matthew Petersen, James Enciso, Glenn Chilson, William Serra, Zachary Moore | |
| Subs | Kent State | David White (PG), Patrick Knudtson (SG), Leonard Horton (SF), Craig Loar (PF), David Gould (C) Charles Pace, Samuel Shelton, Walter Rock, Richard Driscoll, Earl Jeffery | |
| 15:04 | Nebraska | Robert Politowski comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 44-35 |
| 15:02 | Nebraska | Richard Castle grabs the offensive rebound | 44-35 |
| 14:51 | Nebraska | Robert Politowski hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 44-35 |
| 14:50 | Kent State | Craig Loar gets the rebound | 44-35 |
| 14:44 | Kent State | Craig Loar scores on a shot from the right block on a nice dish by David White | 44-37 |
| 14:23 | Nebraska | Frank Kiefer buries a runner in the lane on a great pass from Richard Castle | 46-37 |
| 14:01 | Kent State | Leonard Horton makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Patrick Knudtson | 46-40 |
| 13:39 | Nebraska | David White picks off the pass by Frank Kiefer | 46-40 |
| 13:35 | Kent State | David White lays it in | 46-42 |
| 13:20 | Nebraska | David White picks off the pass by Rudy Nappi | 46-42 |
| 13:03 | Kent State | Craig Loar hits the finger roll on a great pass from Patrick Knudtson | 46-44 |
| 12:53 | Nebraska | Frank Kiefer can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 46-44 |
| 12:51 | Kent State | David Gould snags the defensive board | 46-44 |
| 12:38 | Kent State | Craig Loar misses the shot from the left block but he's hacked by Frank Kiefer - foul #1 on Frank Kiefer, team foul #1 | 46-44 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Matthew Petersen (PG), James Enciso (SG), Glenn Chilson (SF), William Serra (PF), Zachary Moore (C) Richard Castle, Robert Politowski, Karl Howe, Frank Kiefer, Rudy Nappi | |
| Subs | Kent State | Charles Pace (PG), Earl Jeffery (C) David White, David Gould | |
| 12:38 | Kent State | Craig Loar makes the 1st free throw | 46-45 |
| 12:38 | Kent State | Craig Loar makes the 2nd free throw | 46-46 |
| 12:20 | Nebraska | Earl Jeffery denies the turnaround by Glenn Chilson | 46-46 |
| 12:18 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Leonard Horton | 46-46 |
| 12:14 | Kent State | Charles Pace throws it down set up by Patrick Knudtson | 46-48 |
| 11:57 | Nebraska | William Serra can't connect on a driving attempt from close range but the foul's on Earl Jeffery - foul #1 on Earl Jeffery, team foul #4 | 46-48 |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Samuel Shelton (SG), Walter Rock (PF) Patrick Knudtson, Craig Loar | |
| 11:57 | Nebraska | William Serra makes the 1st free throw | 47-48 |
| 11:57 | Nebraska | William Serra makes the 2nd free throw | 48-48 |
| 11:54 | Kent State | Charles Pace is fouled in the backcourt by Matthew Petersen - foul #2 on Matthew Petersen, team foul #2 | 48-48 |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Richard Driscoll (PF) Leonard Horton | |
| 11:37 | Kent State | Earl Jeffery drills a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Charles Pace | 48-50 |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Matthew Petersen (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Enciso (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Glenn Chilson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Serra (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Zachary Moore (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Charles Pace (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Samuel Shelton (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Walter Rock (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Richard Driscoll (fresh) 5 pts. C - Earl Jeffery (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:25 | Nebraska | Zachary Moore throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-50 |
| 11:14 | Kent State | Earl Jeffery lays it in and the foul's on Zachary Moore - foul #1 on Zachary Moore, team foul #3 | 48-52 |
| 11:14 | Kent State | Earl Jeffery makes the free throw | 48-53 |
| 10:52 | Nebraska | Glenn Chilson hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 48-53 |
| 10:51 | Nebraska | Glenn Chilson grabs the offensive board | 48-53 |
| 10:46 | Nebraska | Walter Rock is called for the reach on James Enciso - foul #1 on Walter Rock, team foul #5 | 48-53 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Frank Kiefer (PF) William Serra | |
| Subs | Kent State | Leonard Horton (SF), Craig Loar (PF) Walter Rock, Richard Driscoll | |
| 10:35 | Nebraska | James Enciso scores on a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Glenn Chilson | 50-53 |
| 10:16 | Kent State | Charles Pace can't connect on a driving attempt near the basket | 50-53 |
| 10:14 | Kent State | Earl Jeffery tips it but misses | 50-53 |
| 10:13 | Kent State | Earl Jeffery grabs the offensive rebound | 50-53 |
| 09:59 | Kent State | Samuel Shelton misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 50-53 |
| 09:57 | Kent State | The offensive rebound goes to Earl Jeffery | 50-53 |
| 09:37 | Kent State | Leonard Horton is fouled on the floor by Matthew Petersen - foul #3 on Matthew Petersen, team foul #4 | 50-53 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Richard Castle (PG), William Serra (PF) Matthew Petersen, Frank Kiefer | |
| Subs | Kent State | Patrick Knudtson (SG) Samuel Shelton | |
| 09:31 | Kent State | Leonard Horton connects on the shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Charles Pace and he's hacked by Glenn Chilson - foul #2 on Glenn Chilson, team foul #5 | 50-55 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Frank Kiefer (C) Zachary Moore | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 09:31 | Kent State | Leonard Horton makes the free throw | 50-56 |
| 09:11 | Nebraska | James Enciso drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 53-56 |
| 08:53 | Kent State | Leonard Horton clanks a shot from the left side but he's fouled by Glenn Chilson - foul #3 on Glenn Chilson, team foul #6 | 53-56 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Karl Howe (SF) Glenn Chilson | |
| Subs | Kent State | Walter Rock (SG) Charles Pace | |
| 08:53 | Kent State | Leonard Horton makes the 1st free throw | 53-57 |
| 08:53 | Kent State | Leonard Horton makes the 2nd free throw | 53-58 |
| 08:25 | Nebraska | Karl Howe knocks in the jump hook from the left block | 55-58 |
| 08:13 | Kent State | Leonard Horton misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 55-58 |
| 08:11 | Kent State | Craig Loar snags the offensive board | 55-58 |
| 07:56 | Kent State | Patrick Knudtson knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Craig Loar | 55-60 |
| 07:44 | Nebraska | William Serra scores on a driving attempt from close range set up by Richard Castle | 57-60 |
| 07:26 | Kent State | Craig Loar blows the layup | 57-60 |
| 07:24 | Nebraska | Frank Kiefer grabs the defensive rebound | 57-60 |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Richard Castle (fresh) 3 ast. SG - James Enciso (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Karl Howe (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Serra (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Frank Kiefer (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Patrick Knudtson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Walter Rock (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Leonard Horton (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Craig Loar (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Earl Jeffery (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:06 | Nebraska | James Enciso scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 60-60 |
| 06:51 | Kent State | Leonard Horton makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Patrick Knudtson | 60-62 |
| 06:22 | Nebraska | James Enciso scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 63-62 |
| 05:58 | Kent State | Earl Jeffery clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 63-62 |
| 05:57 | Nebraska | William Serra snags the defensive board | 63-62 |
| 05:57 | Nebraska | Nebraska calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-62 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Matthew Petersen (PG), Glenn Chilson (SF), Zachary Moore (C) Richard Castle, Karl Howe, William Serra | |
| Subs | Kent State | Charles Pace (PG), Samuel Shelton (SG) Patrick Knudtson, Craig Loar | |
| 05:42 | Nebraska | The jump hook by Zachary Moore is blocked by Earl Jeffery | 63-62 |
| 05:41 | Kent State | Earl Jeffery snags the defensive board | 63-62 |
| 05:39 | Kent State | Charles Pace is fouled in the backcourt by Matthew Petersen - foul #4 on Matthew Petersen, team foul #7 | 63-62 |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Richard Driscoll (PF) Leonard Horton | |
| 05:39 | Kent State | Charles Pace makes the 1st free throw | 63-63 |
| 05:39 | Kent State | Charles Pace makes the 2nd free throw | 63-64 |
| 05:21 | Nebraska | Glenn Chilson makes the shot from the right block on a nice dish by James Enciso | 65-64 |
| 05:03 | Kent State | Walter Rock can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 65-64 |
| 05:02 | Nebraska | The rebound goes to Frank Kiefer | 65-64 |
| 04:44 | Nebraska | James Enciso misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 65-64 |
| 04:42 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Earl Jeffery | 65-64 |
| 04:19 | Kent State | The short jumper by Earl Jeffery is denied by Frank Kiefer | 65-64 |
| 04:18 | Nebraska | Glenn Chilson gets the rebound | 65-64 |
| 03:49 | Nebraska | James Enciso misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 65-64 |
| 03:47 | Nebraska | Matthew Petersen grabs the offensive rebound | 65-64 |
| 03:27 | Nebraska | Matthew Petersen can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 65-64 |
| 03:26 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Earl Jeffery | 65-64 |
| 03:26 | Kent State | Kent State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-64 |
| Subs | Nebraska | William Serra (PF) Frank Kiefer | |
| Subs | Kent State | Leonard Horton (SF), Craig Loar (PF) Walter Rock, Richard Driscoll | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Matthew Petersen (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - James Enciso (fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. SF - Glenn Chilson (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - William Serra (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Zachary Moore (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Charles Pace (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SG - Samuel Shelton (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Leonard Horton (fresh) 17 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Craig Loar (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Earl Jeffery (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:19 | Kent State | Earl Jeffery drills a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Samuel Shelton | 65-66 |
| 03:02 | Nebraska | Zachary Moore comes up short on the jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Earl Jeffery - foul #2 on Earl Jeffery, team foul #6 | 65-66 |
| 03:02 | Nebraska | Zachary Moore misses the 1st free throw | 65-66 |
| 03:02 | Nebraska | Zachary Moore misses the 2nd free throw | 65-66 |
| 03:02 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Earl Jeffery | 65-66 |
| 02:43 | Kent State | Charles Pace misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Glenn Chilson - foul #4 on Glenn Chilson, team foul #8 | 65-66 |
| 02:43 | Kent State | Charles Pace makes the 1st free throw | 65-67 |
| 02:43 | Kent State | Charles Pace makes the 2nd free throw | 65-68 |
| 02:33 | Nebraska | Glenn Chilson is called for traveling | 65-68 |
| 02:20 | Kent State | Leonard Horton blows the layup | 65-68 |
| 02:19 | Nebraska | William Serra snags the defensive board | 65-68 |
| 01:58 | Nebraska | William Serra throws a bad pass out of bounds | 65-68 |
| 01:44 | Kent State | Craig Loar misses the dunk | 65-68 |
| 01:42 | Nebraska | James Enciso snags the defensive board | 65-68 |
| 01:32 | Nebraska | Glenn Chilson can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 65-68 |
| 01:30 | Kent State | Craig Loar grabs the board | 65-68 |
| 01:06 | Kent State | Charles Pace misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 65-68 |
| 01:04 | Nebraska | Glenn Chilson snags the defensive board | 65-68 |
| 00:37 | Nebraska | James Enciso double dribbles | 65-68 |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:34 | Kent State | Matthew Petersen is called for the reach on Leonard Horton in the backcourt - foul #5 on Matthew Petersen, team foul #9 | 65-68 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Richard Castle (PG) Matthew Petersen | |
| Subs | Kent State | Walter Rock (PF) Craig Loar | |
| 00:34 | Kent State | Leonard Horton makes the 1st free throw | 65-69 |
| 00:34 | Kent State | Leonard Horton makes the 2nd free throw | 65-70 |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:28 | Nebraska | William Serra hits the finger roll | 67-70 |
| 00:25 | Kent State | James Enciso is called for the reach on Leonard Horton in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Enciso, team foul #10 | 67-70 |
| 00:25 | Kent State | Leonard Horton makes the 1st free throw | 67-71 |
| 00:25 | Kent State | Leonard Horton makes the 2nd free throw | 67-72 |
| 00:19 | Nebraska | James Enciso hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 67-72 |
| 00:17 | Nebraska | Glenn Chilson grabs the offensive rebound | 67-72 |
| 00:14 | Nebraska | James Enciso scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 70-72 |
| 00:12 | Kent State | Charles Pace is hacked by Richard Castle in the backcourt - foul #1 on Richard Castle, team foul #11 | 70-72 |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Craig Loar (PF) Walter Rock | |
| 00:12 | Kent State | Charles Pace makes the 1st free throw | 70-73 |
| 00:12 | Kent State | Charles Pace makes the 2nd free throw | 70-74 |
| 00:08 | Nebraska | James Enciso hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Richard Castle | 73-74 |
| 00:07 | Kent State | Charles Pace is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Castle - foul #2 on Richard Castle, team foul #12 | 73-74 |
| 00:07 | Kent State | Charles Pace makes the 1st free throw | 73-75 |
| 00:07 | Kent State | Charles Pace makes the 2nd free throw | 73-76 |
| 00:07 | Nebraska | Nebraska calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-76 |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:01 | Nebraska | James Enciso misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 73-76 |
| 00:00 | Nebraska | William Serra grabs the offensive rebound | 73-76 |