| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Byron Penney (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Ronald Kee (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Thomas Reed (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jeffrey Summers (fresh) C - Aaron Coleman (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Lawrence Rachal (fresh) SG - Douglas Pence (fresh) 6 pts. SF - William Adams (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Johnny Turner (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Robert Walling (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Illinois | William Adams inbounds the ball | 28-36 |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:47 | Southern Illinois | Robert Walling is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Robert Walling, team foul #1 | 28-36 |
| 19:40 | Nebraska | Thomas Reed hits a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Ronald Kee | 31-36 |
| 19:35 | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Rachal double dribbles | 31-36 |
| 19:12 | Nebraska | Thomas Reed hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 31-36 |
| 19:10 | Southern Illinois | Johnny Turner gets the rebound | 31-36 |
| 18:54 | Southern Illinois | Robert Walling can't connect on a floater from the baseline | 31-36 |
| 18:52 | Southern Illinois | Robert Walling gets the offensive rebound | 31-36 |
| 18:29 | Southern Illinois | William Adams drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Lawrence Rachal | 31-39 |
| 18:14 | Nebraska | Byron Penney is hacked by Johnny Turner - foul #1 on Johnny Turner, team foul #2 | 31-39 |
| 17:54 | Nebraska | Jeffrey Summers throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-39 |
| 17:40 | Southern Illinois | William Adams is hacked by Thomas Reed - foul #2 on Thomas Reed, team foul #1 | 31-39 |
| 17:34 | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Rachal can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 31-39 |
| 17:33 | Southern Illinois | Robert Walling tips it in | 31-41 |
| 17:12 | Nebraska | Ronald Kee clanks a driving attempt from the right block | 31-41 |
| 17:11 | Nebraska | Thomas Reed tips it but misses | 31-41 |
| 17:10 | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Rachal pulls down the rebound | 31-41 |
| 16:57 | Southern Illinois | Robert Walling connects on the runner from the right block on a great pass from Lawrence Rachal | 31-43 |
| 16:41 | Nebraska | Thomas Reed misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 31-43 |
| 16:40 | Nebraska | Ronald Kee pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-43 |
| 16:26 | Nebraska | Thomas Reed comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 31-43 |
| 16:24 | Nebraska | Byron Penney grabs the offensive board | 31-43 |
| 16:18 | Nebraska | Ronald Kee throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-43 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Bruce Williams (PG), Louis Hayden (SG), Jason Curry (SF), Douglas Kantor (C) Byron Penney, Ronald Kee, Thomas Reed, Aaron Coleman | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Tony Hicks (PG), Donald Allen (SG), Willard Huddleston (PF), Paul Borror (C) Lawrence Rachal, Douglas Pence, Johnny Turner, Robert Walling | |
| 15:54 | Southern Illinois | Willard Huddleston is wide open but clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 31-43 |
| 15:53 | Southern Illinois | Paul Borror tips it in | 31-45 |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Bruce Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Louis Hayden (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jason Curry (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jeffrey Summers (fairly fresh) C - Douglas Kantor (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Tony Hicks (fresh) SG - Donald Allen (fresh) 4 pts. SF - William Adams (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Willard Huddleston (fresh) C - Paul Borror (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Nebraska | Douglas Kantor buries a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Bruce Williams and the foul's on Paul Borror - foul #1 on Paul Borror, team foul #3 | 33-45 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Aaron Coleman (C) Jeffrey Summers | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Donald Hearn (PG) William Adams | |
| 15:41 | Nebraska | Douglas Kantor makes the free throw | 34-45 |
| 15:14 | Southern Illinois | Donald Allen's pass is intercepted by Douglas Kantor | 34-45 |
| 14:56 | Nebraska | Jason Curry is fouled on the floor by Willard Huddleston - foul #1 on Willard Huddleston, team foul #4 | 34-45 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Byron Penney (PG), Ronald Kee (SG), Thomas Reed (SF) Bruce Williams, Louis Hayden, Aaron Coleman | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Douglas Pence (SG), Johnny Turner (PF), Robert Walling (C) Tony Hicks, Willard Huddleston, Paul Borror | |
| 14:51 | Nebraska | Thomas Reed connects on the 3 from straight away set up by Byron Penney | 37-45 |
| 14:34 | Southern Illinois | Donald Allen can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block | 37-45 |
| 14:33 | Southern Illinois | Donald Allen hits the follow up shot | 37-47 |
| 14:15 | Nebraska | Ronald Kee can't finish the layup | 37-47 |
| 14:14 | Southern Illinois | Donald Allen gets the rebound | 37-47 |
| 13:58 | Southern Illinois | Robert Walling drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 37-50 |
| 13:43 | Nebraska | Thomas Reed hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 37-50 |
| 13:42 | Nebraska | Jason Curry pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-50 |
| 13:24 | Nebraska | Ronald Kee is hacked by Douglas Pence - foul #1 on Douglas Pence, team foul #5 | 37-50 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Jeffrey Summers (PF), Aaron Coleman (C) Douglas Kantor, Jason Curry | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | William Adams (SF) Donald Allen | |
| 13:10 | Nebraska | Thomas Reed knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 40-50 |
| 12:52 | Southern Illinois | William Adams's pass is intercepted by Ronald Kee | 40-50 |
| 12:48 | Nebraska | Byron Penney lays it up and in on a nice dish by Ronald Kee | 42-50 |
| 12:27 | Southern Illinois | Douglas Pence scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Johnny Turner and he's fouled by Byron Penney - foul #2 on Byron Penney, team foul #2 | 42-52 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Bruce Williams (PG), Louis Hayden (SG), Jason Curry (SF) Byron Penney, Ronald Kee, Thomas Reed | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 12:27 | Southern Illinois | Douglas Pence makes the free throw | 42-53 |
| 12:08 | Nebraska | Louis Hayden misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 42-53 |
| 12:06 | Southern Illinois | Johnny Turner grabs the defensive rebound | 42-53 |
| 11:41 | Southern Illinois | Robert Walling misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 42-53 |
| 11:40 | Nebraska | The rebound goes to Jason Curry | 42-53 |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Bruce Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Louis Hayden (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jason Curry (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. PF - Jeffrey Summers (fresh) C - Aaron Coleman (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Donald Hearn (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Douglas Pence (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - William Adams (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Johnny Turner (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Robert Walling (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Nebraska | William Adams steps in front of the Aaron Coleman pass | 42-53 |
| 11:27 | Southern Illinois | Douglas Pence clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 42-53 |
| 11:26 | Nebraska | Louis Hayden gets the rebound | 42-53 |
| 11:18 | Nebraska | Louis Hayden hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 42-53 |
| 11:17 | Nebraska | Louis Hayden tips it in | 44-53 |
| 10:57 | Southern Illinois | William Adams misses the 3 from the left wing | 44-53 |
| 10:56 | Nebraska | Louis Hayden grabs the defensive rebound | 44-53 |
| 10:43 | Nebraska | Louis Hayden drills a 3 pointer from straight away | 47-53 |
| 10:28 | Southern Illinois | Johnny Turner misses the easy layup | 47-53 |
| 10:26 | Southern Illinois | Robert Walling tips it home | 47-55 |
| 10:07 | Nebraska | Louis Hayden knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner | 50-55 |
| 10:02 | Southern Illinois | Douglas Pence throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-55 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Byron Penney (PG), Ronald Kee (SG), Thomas Reed (SF), Douglas Kantor (PF) Bruce Williams, Louis Hayden, Jeffrey Summers, Aaron Coleman | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Rachal (PG), Donald Allen (SG), Willard Huddleston (PF), Paul Borror (C) Donald Hearn, Douglas Pence, Johnny Turner, Robert Walling | |
| 09:54 | Nebraska | Byron Penney misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 50-55 |
| 09:52 | Nebraska | Douglas Kantor tips it back up and in | 52-55 |
| 09:36 | Southern Illinois | William Adams shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 52-55 |
| 09:34 | Nebraska | Jason Curry pulls down the rebound | 52-55 |
| 09:14 | Nebraska | Ronald Kee knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Byron Penney | 55-55 |
| 08:52 | Southern Illinois | Jason Curry steals the ball from Lawrence Rachal | 55-55 |
| 08:31 | Nebraska | Jason Curry knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Byron Penney | 57-55 |
| 08:12 | Southern Illinois | Donald Allen is alone and drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by William Adams | 57-58 |
| 07:59 | Nebraska | Thomas Reed buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 60-58 |
| 07:49 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Reed is called for the reach on William Adams - foul #3 on Thomas Reed, team foul #3 | 60-58 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Jeffrey Summers (PF), Aaron Coleman (C) Douglas Kantor, Jason Curry | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Donald Hearn (PG), Johnny Turner (PF), Robert Walling (C) Lawrence Rachal, William Adams, Paul Borror | |
| 07:40 | Southern Illinois | Donald Hearn hits a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Johnny Turner | 60-61 |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Byron Penney (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Ronald Kee (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Reed (fresh) 15 pts. 3 pf. PF - Jeffrey Summers (fresh) C - Aaron Coleman (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Donald Hearn (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Donald Allen (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. SF - Willard Huddleston (fresh) PF - Johnny Turner (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Robert Walling (fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Nebraska | Ronald Kee buries a 3 from straight away set up by Byron Penney | 63-61 |
| 07:02 | Southern Illinois | Donald Allen knocks in the shot from the free throw line | 63-63 |
| 06:47 | Nebraska | Ronald Kee drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Byron Penney | 66-63 |
| 06:33 | Southern Illinois | Robert Walling connects on the shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Johnny Turner | 66-65 |
| 06:23 | Nebraska | Thomas Reed misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 66-65 |
| 06:22 | Nebraska | Jeffrey Summers tips it in | 68-65 |
| 06:05 | Southern Illinois | Johnny Turner buries a fadeaway from the baseline | 68-67 |
| 05:45 | Nebraska | Ronald Kee knocks in the 3 from straight away set up by Thomas Reed | 71-67 |
| 05:27 | Southern Illinois | Willard Huddleston drills a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Johnny Turner | 71-69 |
| 05:11 | Nebraska | Thomas Reed makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Ronald Kee | 74-69 |
| 05:11 | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 74-69 |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Douglas Pence (SG), William Adams (SF) Donald Allen, Willard Huddleston | |
| 04:49 | Southern Illinois | Donald Hearn clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 74-69 |
| 04:48 | Nebraska | Aaron Coleman snags the defensive board | 74-69 |
| 04:33 | Nebraska | Byron Penney is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Byron Penney, team foul #4 | 74-69 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Bruce Williams (PG), Louis Hayden (SG), Jason Curry (SF) Byron Penney, Ronald Kee, Thomas Reed | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 04:20 | Southern Illinois | Donald Hearn misses the 3 from the left corner | 74-69 |
| 04:19 | Southern Illinois | Robert Walling grabs the offensive board | 74-69 |
| 04:05 | Southern Illinois | Donald Hearn misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 74-69 |
| 04:03 | Nebraska | The rebound goes to Aaron Coleman | 74-69 |
| 03:59 | Nebraska | Louis Hayden connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Jeffrey Summers | 77-69 |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:50 | Southern Illinois | Robert Walling buries a jumper from the right block set up by Donald Hearn | 77-71 |
| 03:31 | Nebraska | Louis Hayden makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Jason Curry | 79-71 |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Bruce Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Louis Hayden (fresh) 16 pts. SF - Jason Curry (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. PF - Jeffrey Summers (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Aaron Coleman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Donald Hearn (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Douglas Pence (fresh) 9 pts. SF - William Adams (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Johnny Turner (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Robert Walling (fresh) 18 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 03:21 | Southern Illinois | Johnny Turner travels with the ball | 79-71 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Byron Penney (PG), Ronald Kee (SG), Thomas Reed (SF), Douglas Kantor (PF) Bruce Williams, Louis Hayden, Jeffrey Summers, Aaron Coleman | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Rachal (PG) Donald Hearn | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:54 | Nebraska | Douglas Kantor misses long on a fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Johnny Turner - foul #2 on Johnny Turner, team foul #6 | 79-71 |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Willard Huddleston (C) Robert Walling | |
| 02:54 | Nebraska | Douglas Kantor misses the 1st free throw | 79-71 |
| 02:54 | Nebraska | Douglas Kantor misses the 2nd free throw | 79-71 |
| 02:54 | Southern Illinois | Johnny Turner grabs the defensive rebound | 79-71 |
| 02:54 | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 79-71 |
| 02:40 | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Rachal buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Douglas Pence | 79-74 |
| 02:40 | Nebraska | Nebraska calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 79-74 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Jeffrey Summers (PF), Aaron Coleman (C) Douglas Kantor, Jason Curry | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Donald Hearn (PG), Robert Walling (C) Lawrence Rachal, Willard Huddleston | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 02:17 | Nebraska | Thomas Reed misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 79-74 |
| 02:16 | Southern Illinois | William Adams snags the defensive board | 79-74 |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 02:00 | Southern Illinois | Aaron Coleman swats the dunk try by Johnny Turner | 79-74 |
| 01:59 | Nebraska | Jeffrey Summers pulls down the rebound | 79-74 |
| 01:47 | Nebraska | Thomas Reed is hacked by William Adams - foul #3 on William Adams, team foul #7 | 79-74 |
| 01:47 | Nebraska | Thomas Reed makes the 1st free throw | 80-74 |
| 01:47 | Nebraska | Thomas Reed makes the 2nd free throw | 81-74 |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 01:27 | Southern Illinois | William Adams is fouled on the floor by Thomas Reed - foul #4 on Thomas Reed, team foul #5 | 81-74 |
| 01:20 | Southern Illinois | Douglas Pence clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 81-74 |
| 01:19 | Southern Illinois | Robert Walling gets the offensive rebound | 81-74 |
| 00:56 | Southern Illinois | Robert Walling comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 81-74 |
| 00:55 | Nebraska | Thomas Reed snags the defensive board | 81-74 |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:54 | Nebraska | Thomas Reed is fouled in the backcourt by Donald Hearn - foul #4 on Donald Hearn, team foul #8 | 81-74 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Bruce Williams (PG), Douglas Kantor (PF) Byron Penney, Jeffrey Summers | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 00:54 | Nebraska | Thomas Reed makes the 1st free throw | 82-74 |
| 00:54 | Nebraska | Thomas Reed makes the 2nd free throw | 83-74 |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:47 | Southern Illinois | William Adams makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Donald Hearn | 83-77 |
| 00:47 | Nebraska | Nebraska calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 83-77 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Jeffrey Summers (PF) Aaron Coleman | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 00:45 | Nebraska | Donald Hearn is called for the reach on Douglas Kantor in the backcourt - foul #5 on Donald Hearn, team foul #9 | 83-77 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Aaron Coleman (C) Jeffrey Summers | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Rachal (PG) Donald Hearn | |
| 00:45 | Nebraska | Douglas Kantor makes the 1st free throw | 84-77 |
| 00:45 | Nebraska | Douglas Kantor makes the 2nd free throw | 85-77 |
| 00:40 | Southern Illinois | William Adams can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 85-77 |
| 00:39 | Southern Illinois | Johnny Turner grabs the offensive rebound | 85-77 |
| 00:37 | Southern Illinois | Douglas Pence clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 85-77 |
| 00:36 | Southern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to William Adams | 85-77 |
| 00:34 | Southern Illinois | William Adams makes the contested 3 pointer from the right wing | 85-80 |
| 00:32 | Nebraska | Lawrence Rachal is called for the reach on Bruce Williams in the backcourt - foul #2 on Lawrence Rachal, team foul #10 | 85-80 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Jeffrey Summers (PF) Aaron Coleman | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 00:32 | Nebraska | Bruce Williams makes the 1st free throw | 86-80 |
| 00:32 | Nebraska | Bruce Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 87-80 |
| 00:26 | Southern Illinois | Douglas Pence makes the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Lawrence Rachal | 87-83 |
| 00:26 | Nebraska | Nebraska calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 87-83 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Louis Hayden (PG), Aaron Coleman (C) Bruce Williams, Douglas Kantor | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 00:24 | Nebraska | Ronald Kee is fouled in the backcourt by Lawrence Rachal - foul #3 on Lawrence Rachal, team foul #11 | 87-83 |
| 00:24 | Nebraska | Ronald Kee makes the 1st free throw | 88-83 |
| 00:24 | Nebraska | Ronald Kee misses the 2nd free throw | 88-83 |
| 00:24 | Southern Illinois | Johnny Turner grabs the board | 88-83 |
| 00:18 | Southern Illinois | William Adams is called for a charge against the doubleteam - foul #4 on William Adams, team foul #12 | 88-83 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Bruce Williams (PG), Douglas Kantor (C) Louis Hayden, Aaron Coleman | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 00:17 | Nebraska | Douglas Pence is called for the reach on Douglas Kantor in the backcourt - foul #2 on Douglas Pence, team foul #13 | 88-83 |
| 00:17 | Nebraska | Douglas Kantor makes the 1st free throw | 89-83 |
| 00:17 | Nebraska | Douglas Kantor makes the 2nd free throw | 90-83 |
| 00:12 | Southern Illinois | William Adams comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 90-83 |
| 00:10 | Nebraska | The rebound goes to Douglas Kantor | 90-83 |
| 00:10 | Nebraska | Nebraska calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 90-83 |
| 00:07 | Nebraska | Lawrence Rachal is called for the reach on Thomas Reed in the backcourt - foul #4 on Lawrence Rachal, team foul #14 | 90-83 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Aaron Coleman (C) Jeffrey Summers | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 00:07 | Nebraska | Thomas Reed misses the 1st free throw | 90-83 |
| 00:07 | Nebraska | Thomas Reed misses the 2nd free throw | 90-83 |
| 00:07 | Southern Illinois | Robert Walling gets the rebound | 90-83 |
| 00:03 | Southern Illinois | William Adams comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 90-83 |
| 00:02 | Southern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Lawrence Rachal | 90-83 |
| 00:00 | Southern Illinois | The clock runs out | 90-83 |