| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Matthew Lowery (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dwayne Olmstead (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ricky Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Robinson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Andre Dale (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Paul Bacchus (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Todd Rogers (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Danny Greer (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Paul Way (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Marc Purifoy (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Nebraska | Ricky Anderson inbounds the ball | 31-35 |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:38 | Nebraska | Dwayne Olmstead connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Matthew Lowery | 34-35 |
| 19:16 | UMass | Danny Greer misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 34-35 |
| 19:15 | Nebraska | Dwayne Olmstead grabs the board | 34-35 |
| 18:47 | Nebraska | Paul Way is called for the reach on Dwayne Olmstead - foul #2 on Paul Way, team foul #1 | 34-35 |
| 18:32 | Nebraska | Ricky Anderson misses badly on a runner in the lane | 34-35 |
| 18:31 | Nebraska | Ricky Anderson hits the follow up shot | 36-35 |
| 18:19 | UMass | Paul Way can't throw it down | 36-35 |
| 18:18 | Nebraska | Ricky Anderson gets the rebound | 36-35 |
| 17:49 | Nebraska | Matthew Lowery's pass is intercepted by Todd Rogers | 36-35 |
| 17:31 | UMass | Dwayne Olmstead steals it from Marc Purifoy | 36-35 |
| 17:28 | Nebraska | Ricky Anderson lays it up and in on a nice dish by Dwayne Olmstead | 38-35 |
| 17:08 | UMass | Todd Rogers comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 38-35 |
| 17:07 | Nebraska | Andre Dale grabs the board | 38-35 |
| 16:42 | Nebraska | Matthew Lowery hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 38-35 |
| 16:40 | Nebraska | Andre Dale gets the offensive rebound | 38-35 |
| 16:20 | Nebraska | Ricky Anderson comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 38-35 |
| 16:18 | Nebraska | Matthew Lowery tips it home | 40-35 |
| 15:58 | UMass | Todd Rogers drills a 3 pointer from the right wing | 40-38 |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Matthew Lowery (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Dwayne Olmstead (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ricky Anderson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Robinson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Andre Dale (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Paul Bacchus (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Todd Rogers (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Danny Greer (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Paul Way (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Marc Purifoy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Nebraska | Todd Rogers is called for the reach on Dwayne Olmstead - foul #2 on Todd Rogers, team foul #2 | 40-38 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Albert Lacefield (PG), Howard Hebert (SG), Jarrett Numbers (PF), Randall Lemon (C) Matthew Lowery, Dwayne Olmstead, John Robinson, Andre Dale | |
| Subs | UMass | Juan Huerta (PG), Karl Hadley (SG), Thomas Wigginton (SF), Joseph Harris (PF), Joseph Motz (C) Paul Bacchus, Todd Rogers, Danny Greer, Paul Way, Marc Purifoy | |
| 15:16 | Nebraska | Randall Lemon misses the easy layup | 40-38 |
| 15:14 | UMass | The rebound goes to Thomas Wigginton | 40-38 |
| 15:05 | UMass | Juan Huerta buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Thomas Wigginton | 40-41 |
| 14:48 | Nebraska | Howard Hebert can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 40-41 |
| 14:46 | UMass | Joseph Harris grabs the defensive rebound | 40-41 |
| 14:35 | UMass | Joseph Harris misses the floater in the lane | 40-41 |
| 14:34 | UMass | Joseph Harris snags the offensive board | 40-41 |
| 14:29 | UMass | Karl Hadley misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-41 |
| 14:27 | UMass | Joseph Motz tips it in | 40-43 |
| 13:58 | Nebraska | Karl Hadley picks off the pass by Ricky Anderson | 40-43 |
| 13:44 | UMass | Albert Lacefield steps in front of the Joseph Harris pass | 40-43 |
| 13:41 | Nebraska | Albert Lacefield blows the layup | 40-43 |
| 13:39 | UMass | Joseph Harris gets the rebound | 40-43 |
| 13:25 | UMass | Thomas Wigginton connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Joseph Harris and the foul's on Jarrett Numbers - foul #2 on Jarrett Numbers, team foul #1 | 40-45 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Christopher Gammons (SG), Mathew Driver (PF) Ricky Anderson, Jarrett Numbers | |
| Subs | UMass | Paul Bacchus (PG), Todd Rogers (SG), Paul Way (PF) Juan Huerta, Karl Hadley, Joseph Harris | |
| 13:25 | UMass | Thomas Wigginton misses the free throw | 40-45 |
| 13:25 | Nebraska | Randall Lemon snags the defensive board | 40-45 |
| 12:57 | Nebraska | Howard Hebert misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Thomas Wigginton - foul #1 on Thomas Wigginton, team foul #3 | 40-45 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Matthew Lowery (PG), Andre Dale (C) Christopher Gammons, Randall Lemon | |
| Subs | UMass | Danny Greer (SF) Thomas Wigginton | |
| 12:57 | Nebraska | Howard Hebert makes the 1st free throw | 41-45 |
| 12:57 | Nebraska | Howard Hebert makes the 2nd free throw | 42-45 |
| 12:54 | UMass | Paul Bacchus is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #1 on Paul Bacchus, team foul #4 | 42-45 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Dwayne Olmstead (SF) Howard Hebert | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 12:33 | Nebraska | Matthew Lowery knocks in the shot from the right side and the foul's on Joseph Motz - foul #4 on Joseph Motz, team foul #5 | 44-45 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Ricky Anderson (SF) Albert Lacefield | |
| Subs | UMass | Marc Purifoy (C) Joseph Motz | |
| 12:33 | Nebraska | Matthew Lowery makes the free throw | 45-45 |
| 12:11 | UMass | Marc Purifoy makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 45-47 |
| 11:46 | Nebraska | Dwayne Olmstead loses the dribble to Danny Greer | 45-47 |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Matthew Lowery (fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. SG - Dwayne Olmstead (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ricky Anderson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mathew Driver (fresh) C - Andre Dale (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Paul Bacchus (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Todd Rogers (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Danny Greer (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Paul Way (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Marc Purifoy (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:38 | UMass | Danny Greer makes the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Todd Rogers and the foul's on Mathew Driver - foul #1 on Mathew Driver, team foul #2 | 45-49 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Albert Lacefield (SG), Howard Hebert (SF), John Robinson (PF), Randall Lemon (C) Dwayne Olmstead, Ricky Anderson, Mathew Driver, Andre Dale | |
| Subs | UMass | Juan Huerta (PG), Joseph Harris (PF) Paul Bacchus, Paul Way | |
| 11:38 | UMass | Danny Greer makes the free throw | 45-50 |
| 11:14 | Nebraska | John Robinson can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 45-50 |
| 11:12 | Nebraska | Randall Lemon tips it home | 47-50 |
| 11:01 | UMass | Danny Greer knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 47-53 |
| 10:39 | Nebraska | Matthew Lowery misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Juan Huerta - foul #1 on Juan Huerta, team foul #6 | 47-53 |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| Subs | UMass | Paul Bacchus (PG) Danny Greer | |
| 10:39 | Nebraska | Matthew Lowery misses the 1st free throw | 47-53 |
| 10:39 | Nebraska | Matthew Lowery makes the 2nd free throw | 48-53 |
| 10:12 | UMass | Juan Huerta throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-53 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Dwayne Olmstead (SG), Andre Dale (C) Matthew Lowery, John Robinson | |
| Subs | UMass | Thomas Wigginton (SF), Paul Way (PF) Todd Rogers, Marc Purifoy | |
| 09:43 | Nebraska | Albert Lacefield clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-53 |
| 09:41 | Nebraska | Randall Lemon misses the tip | 48-53 |
| 09:39 | UMass | Paul Way gets the rebound | 48-53 |
| 09:28 | UMass | Joseph Harris's fadeaway is rejected by Andre Dale | 48-53 |
| 09:26 | Nebraska | Dwayne Olmstead grabs the board | 48-53 |
| 09:03 | Nebraska | Juan Huerta picks off the pass by Howard Hebert | 48-53 |
| 08:58 | UMass | Juan Huerta misses the fadeaway from the right side | 48-53 |
| 08:57 | Nebraska | Randall Lemon snags the defensive board | 48-53 |
| 08:33 | Nebraska | Paul Bacchus steals it from Randall Lemon | 48-53 |
| 08:23 | UMass | Paul Bacchus connects on the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Thomas Wigginton | 48-55 |
| 08:07 | Nebraska | Howard Hebert makes the 3 from the left corner | 51-55 |
| 07:51 | UMass | Juan Huerta misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 51-55 |
| 07:50 | Nebraska | Andre Dale snags the defensive board | 51-55 |
| 07:33 | Nebraska | Randall Lemon misses the shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Paul Way - foul #3 on Paul Way, team foul #7 | 51-55 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Matthew Lowery (PG), Christopher Gammons (SG), Ricky Anderson (SF), John Robinson (PF) Albert Lacefield, Dwayne Olmstead, Howard Hebert, Andre Dale | |
| Subs | UMass | Felix Bostic (PG), Todd Rogers (SG), Danny Greer (SF), Marc Purifoy (PF), Joseph Motz (C) Paul Bacchus, Juan Huerta, Thomas Wigginton, Paul Way, Joseph Harris | |
| 07:33 | Nebraska | Randall Lemon makes the 1st free throw | 52-55 |
| 07:33 | Nebraska | Randall Lemon makes the 2nd free throw | 53-55 |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Matthew Lowery (fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. SG - Christopher Gammons (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ricky Anderson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Robinson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Randall Lemon (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Felix Bostic (fresh) SG - Todd Rogers (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Danny Greer (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Marc Purifoy (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Motz (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:25 | UMass | Joseph Motz hits a floater in the paint | 53-57 |
| 07:00 | Nebraska | Randall Lemon hits a driving attempt from the left block set up by Ricky Anderson | 55-57 |
| 06:51 | UMass | Joseph Motz clanks a jumper near the basket | 55-57 |
| 06:49 | UMass | Danny Greer grabs the offensive board | 55-57 |
| 06:38 | UMass | Todd Rogers is whistled for a carry | 55-57 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Jarrett Numbers (C) Randall Lemon | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 06:16 | Nebraska | Matthew Lowery is fouled on the floor by Felix Bostic - foul #1 on Felix Bostic, team foul #8 | 55-57 |
| 06:16 | Nebraska | Matthew Lowery misses the 1st free throw | 55-57 |
| 06:16 | UMass | Joseph Motz grabs the defensive rebound | 55-57 |
| 06:09 | UMass | Joseph Motz clanks a fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Jarrett Numbers - foul #3 on Jarrett Numbers, team foul #3 | 55-57 |
| 06:09 | UMass | Joseph Motz makes the 1st free throw | 55-58 |
| 06:09 | UMass | Joseph Motz makes the 2nd free throw | 55-59 |
| 05:49 | Nebraska | Joseph Motz steals it from John Robinson | 55-59 |
| 05:34 | UMass | Todd Rogers hits a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Danny Greer | 55-61 |
| 05:08 | Nebraska | Marc Purifoy is called for the reach on Ricky Anderson - foul #2 on Marc Purifoy, team foul #9 | 55-61 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Albert Lacefield (PG), Dwayne Olmstead (SG), Andre Dale (C) Matthew Lowery, Christopher Gammons, John Robinson | |
| Subs | UMass | Paul Bacchus (PG), Juan Huerta (SF), Paul Way (PF) Felix Bostic, Danny Greer, Marc Purifoy | |
| 05:08 | Nebraska | Ricky Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 56-61 |
| 05:08 | Nebraska | Ricky Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 57-61 |
| 04:58 | UMass | Juan Huerta hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 57-61 |
| 04:57 | Nebraska | Andre Dale grabs the defensive rebound | 57-61 |
| 04:37 | Nebraska | Albert Lacefield loses the dribble to Todd Rogers | 57-61 |
| 04:18 | UMass | Joseph Motz can't connect on a floater near the basket | 57-61 |
| 04:17 | Nebraska | Ricky Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 57-61 |
| 03:49 | Nebraska | Andre Dale hits a floater from just outside the lane | 59-61 |
| 03:33 | UMass | Joseph Motz comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 59-61 |
| 03:32 | Nebraska | Jarrett Numbers gets the rebound | 59-61 |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Albert Lacefield (fresh) SG - Dwayne Olmstead (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ricky Anderson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jarrett Numbers (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Andre Dale (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Paul Bacchus (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Todd Rogers (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Juan Huerta (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Paul Way (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Joseph Motz (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:09 | Nebraska | Dwayne Olmstead hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 59-61 |
| 03:07 | UMass | The rebound goes to Joseph Motz | 59-61 |
| 02:52 | UMass | Paul Bacchus misses the floater from the left side but the foul's on Jarrett Numbers - foul #4 on Jarrett Numbers, team foul #4 | 59-61 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Matthew Lowery (PG), Howard Hebert (SG), John Robinson (PF), Randall Lemon (C) Albert Lacefield, Dwayne Olmstead, Jarrett Numbers, Andre Dale | |
| Subs | UMass | Karl Hadley (SG), Danny Greer (SF), Joseph Harris (PF), Marc Purifoy (C) Todd Rogers, Juan Huerta, Paul Way, Joseph Motz | |
| 02:52 | UMass | Paul Bacchus makes the 1st free throw | 59-62 |
| 02:52 | UMass | Paul Bacchus makes the 2nd free throw | 59-63 |
| 02:50 | Nebraska | Nebraska calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-63 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Albert Lacefield (SG) Ricky Anderson | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 02:39 | Nebraska | Matthew Lowery connects on the jumper from the left wing | 61-63 |
| 02:39 | UMass | UMass calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-63 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Dwayne Olmstead (SG), Ricky Anderson (SF), Andre Dale (C) Albert Lacefield, Howard Hebert, Randall Lemon | |
| Subs | UMass | Todd Rogers (SG), Paul Way (PF) Karl Hadley, Joseph Harris | |
| 02:16 | UMass | Todd Rogers clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 61-63 |
| 02:14 | Nebraska | Andre Dale snags the defensive board | 61-63 |
| 01:54 | Nebraska | Ricky Anderson makes the fadeaway from the free throw line | 63-63 |
| 01:42 | UMass | Danny Greer misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 63-63 |
| 01:40 | Nebraska | The rebound goes to Ricky Anderson | 63-63 |
| 01:28 | Nebraska | Dwayne Olmstead knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Matthew Lowery | 66-63 |
| 01:08 | UMass | Marc Purifoy is fouled on the floor by Andre Dale - foul #1 on Andre Dale, team foul #5 | 66-63 |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| Subs | UMass | Joseph Motz (C) Marc Purifoy | |
| 01:03 | UMass | Joseph Motz is fouled on the floor by Andre Dale - foul #2 on Andre Dale, team foul #6 | 66-63 |
| 00:51 | UMass | Danny Greer hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 66-63 |
| 00:50 | UMass | Paul Way grabs the offensive board | 66-63 |
| 00:35 | UMass | Paul Bacchus buries a shot from the left side | 66-65 |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:32 | Nebraska | Paul Bacchus is called for the reach on John Robinson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Paul Bacchus, team foul #10 | 66-65 |
| 00:32 | Nebraska | John Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 67-65 |
| 00:32 | Nebraska | John Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 68-65 |
| 00:19 | UMass | Joseph Motz misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 68-65 |
| 00:18 | Nebraska | Ricky Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 68-65 |
| 00:16 | Nebraska | Ricky Anderson is hacked by Paul Bacchus in the backcourt - foul #3 on Paul Bacchus, team foul #11 | 68-65 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Howard Hebert (SG), Mathew Driver (PF) Dwayne Olmstead, John Robinson | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 00:16 | Nebraska | Ricky Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 69-65 |
| 00:16 | Nebraska | Ricky Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 70-65 |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:12 | UMass | Todd Rogers clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 70-65 |
| 00:10 | UMass | Paul Way gets the offensive rebound | 70-65 |
| 00:07 | UMass | Danny Greer connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 70-68 |
| 00:07 | Nebraska | Nebraska calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 70-68 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Dwayne Olmstead (SG), John Robinson (PF) Howard Hebert, Mathew Driver | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 00:05 | Nebraska | John Robinson is hacked by Paul Bacchus in the backcourt - foul #4 on Paul Bacchus, team foul #12 | 70-68 |
| 00:05 | Nebraska | John Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 71-68 |
| 00:05 | Nebraska | John Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 72-68 |
| 00:00 | UMass | Todd Rogers misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 72-68 |