| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Joseph Johnson (fresh) SG - Otha Mazur (fresh) SF - Roger Cunningham (fresh) PF - Julio Herrera (fresh) C - Carl McArdle (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - George Williams (fresh) SG - Robert Taylor (fresh) SF - Billy Perry (fresh) PF - Andrew Lewis (fresh) C - Brent Lawrence (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Nebraska | Julio Herrera wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:55 | Nebraska | George Williams picks off the pass by Roger Cunningham in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Ohio | Andrew Lewis is whistled for traveling | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | Nebraska | Roger Cunningham hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | Ohio | Brent Lawrence snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:03 | Ohio | Billy Perry is denied on a layup by Julio Herrera | 0-0 |
| 19:02 | Ohio | Brent Lawrence tips it home | 0-2 |
| 18:36 | Nebraska | Carl McArdle comes up short on the fadeaway from close range | 0-2 |
| 18:35 | Ohio | Brent Lawrence gets the rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:29 | Ohio | Brent Lawrence clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 0-2 |
| 18:28 | Ohio | Robert Taylor tips it in | 0-4 |
| 18:06 | Nebraska | Otha Mazur makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Roger Cunningham | 3-4 |
| 17:43 | Ohio | Andrew Lewis connects on the jumper from close range on a nice dish by George Williams and he's fouled by Julio Herrera - foul #1 on Julio Herrera, team foul #1 | 3-6 |
| Subs | Nebraska | John Pittard (PG), Sean Vaz (SG), Jeff Ashley (SF), Hans Zink (PF) Joseph Johnson, Otha Mazur, Roger Cunningham, Carl McArdle | |
| Subs | Ohio | James Carter (PG), Charles Milam (SG), Christopher Frost (SF), Michael Eley (C) George Williams, Robert Taylor, Billy Perry, Brent Lawrence | |
| 17:43 | Ohio | Andrew Lewis makes the free throw | 3-7 |
| 17:41 | Nebraska | Jeff Ashley is fouled in the backcourt by Christopher Frost - foul #1 on Christopher Frost, team foul #1 | 3-7 |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| Subs | Ohio | Dale Harper (SF) Andrew Lewis | |
| 17:28 | Nebraska | Julio Herrera's fadeaway is rejected by Michael Eley | 3-7 |
| 17:27 | Nebraska | Julio Herrera tips it in | 5-7 |
| 17:07 | Ohio | James Carter clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 5-7 |
| 17:05 | Ohio | Michael Eley tips it but misses | 5-7 |
| 17:03 | Nebraska | Julio Herrera grabs the defensive rebound | 5-7 |
| 16:50 | Nebraska | John Pittard scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 7-7 |
| 16:29 | Ohio | Christopher Frost connects on the floater in the lane set up by James Carter | 7-9 |
| 16:05 | Nebraska | Christopher Frost steals the ball from John Pittard | 7-9 |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - John Pittard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Sean Vaz (fairly fresh) SF - Jeff Ashley (fairly fresh) PF - Hans Zink (fairly fresh) C - Julio Herrera (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - James Carter (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Charles Milam (fairly fresh) SF - Dale Harper (fairly fresh) PF - Christopher Frost (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Michael Eley (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:37 | Ohio | Christopher Frost throws a bad pass out of bounds | 7-9 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Joseph Johnson (PG), Raymond Steele (SG), Roger Cunningham (SF), Douglas Metheny (PF) John Pittard, Sean Vaz, Jeff Ashley, Hans Zink | |
| Subs | Ohio | George Williams (PG), Robert Taylor (SG), Billy Perry (SF), Andrew Lewis (PF), Brent Lawrence (C) James Carter, Charles Milam, Dale Harper, Christopher Frost, Michael Eley | |
| 15:32 | Nebraska | Joseph Johnson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 7-9 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Otha Mazur (SG) Raymond Steele | |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| 15:12 | Ohio | Billy Perry misses the shot from the right block | 7-9 |
| 15:10 | Nebraska | Roger Cunningham grabs the defensive rebound | 7-9 |
| 14:50 | Nebraska | Andrew Lewis denies the turnaround by Roger Cunningham | 7-9 |
| 14:48 | Nebraska | The offensive rebound goes to Douglas Metheny | 7-9 |
| 14:36 | Nebraska | Otha Mazur can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 7-9 |
| 14:34 | Nebraska | Joseph Johnson misses the tip | 7-9 |
| 14:32 | Ohio | Brent Lawrence gets the rebound | 7-9 |
| 14:25 | Ohio | Andrew Lewis knocks in the fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Billy Perry and the foul's on Douglas Metheny - foul #1 on Douglas Metheny, team foul #2 | 7-11 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Raymond Steele (SG), Carl McArdle (C) Otha Mazur, Roger Cunningham | |
| Subs | Ohio | Gustavo Rossi (PG) George Williams | |
| 14:25 | Ohio | Andrew Lewis makes the free throw | 7-12 |
| 14:06 | Nebraska | Julio Herrera's floater is tipped away by Brent Lawrence | 7-12 |
| 14:04 | Ohio | Gustavo Rossi grabs the board | 7-12 |
| 14:00 | Ohio | Gustavo Rossi can't finish the layup | 7-12 |
| 13:59 | Nebraska | Joseph Johnson gets the rebound | 7-12 |
| 13:37 | Nebraska | Andrew Lewis steals it from Joseph Johnson | 7-12 |
| 13:23 | Ohio | Gustavo Rossi hits a floater from close range and he's fouled by Joseph Johnson - foul #1 on Joseph Johnson, team foul #3 | 7-14 |
| Subs | Nebraska | John Pittard (PG), Sean Vaz (SG), Jeff Ashley (SF) Joseph Johnson, Raymond Steele, Douglas Metheny | |
| Subs | Ohio | James Carter (SG), Dale Harper (SF), Christopher Frost (C) Robert Taylor, Billy Perry, Brent Lawrence | |
| 13:23 | Ohio | Gustavo Rossi makes the free throw | 7-15 |
| 13:20 | Nebraska | Christopher Frost takes the ball from Sean Vaz in the backcourt | 7-15 |
| 13:10 | Ohio | Christopher Frost misses the runner from the baseline but the foul's on John Pittard - foul #1 on John Pittard, team foul #4 | 7-15 |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| Subs | Ohio | George Williams (PG) Gustavo Rossi | |
| 13:10 | Ohio | Christopher Frost makes the 1st free throw | 7-16 |
| 13:10 | Ohio | Christopher Frost makes the 2nd free throw | 7-17 |
| 12:52 | Nebraska | John Pittard buries a jumpshot from the left wing | 9-17 |
| 12:35 | Ohio | George Williams scores on a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Dale Harper | 9-20 |
| 12:17 | Nebraska | Sean Vaz is hacked by James Carter - foul #1 on James Carter, team foul #2 | 9-20 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Ryan Bushman (PG), Otha Mazur (SG), Roger Cunningham (SF), Hans Zink (PF) John Pittard, Sean Vaz, Jeff Ashley, Carl McArdle | |
| Subs | Ohio | Gustavo Rossi (PG), Robert Taylor (SG), Charles Milam (SF), Michael Eley (PF), Brent Lawrence (C) George Williams, James Carter, Dale Harper, Andrew Lewis, Christopher Frost | |
| 12:08 | Nebraska | Ryan Bushman hits a pull-up jumper from the left side | 11-20 |
| 12:06 | Ohio | Gustavo Rossi is fouled in the backcourt by Ryan Bushman - foul #1 on Ryan Bushman, team foul #5 | 11-20 |
| 11:49 | Ohio | Brent Lawrence can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Julio Herrera - foul #2 on Julio Herrera, team foul #6 | 11-20 |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| Subs | Ohio | Billy Perry (SF) Robert Taylor | |
| 11:49 | Ohio | Brent Lawrence makes the 1st free throw | 11-21 |
| 11:49 | Ohio | Brent Lawrence makes the 2nd free throw | 11-22 |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Ryan Bushman (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Otha Mazur (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Roger Cunningham (fresh) PF - Hans Zink (fresh) C - Julio Herrera (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Gustavo Rossi (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Charles Milam (fresh) SF - Billy Perry (fairly fresh) PF - Michael Eley (fresh) C - Brent Lawrence (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Nebraska | Ryan Bushman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 11-22 |
| 11:33 | Nebraska | Hans Zink hits the follow up shot | 13-22 |
| 11:11 | Ohio | Gustavo Rossi loses the dribble to Otha Mazur | 13-22 |
| 10:54 | Nebraska | Hans Zink misses long on a jumper from the left block but the foul's on Michael Eley - foul #1 on Michael Eley, team foul #3 | 13-22 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Jeff Ashley (SF), Douglas Metheny (PF) Ryan Bushman, Roger Cunningham | |
| Subs | Ohio | Robert Taylor (SG), Andrew Lewis (PF) Charles Milam, Michael Eley | |
| 10:54 | Nebraska | Hans Zink makes the 1st free throw | 14-22 |
| 10:54 | Nebraska | Hans Zink makes the 2nd free throw | 15-22 |
| 10:40 | Ohio | Brent Lawrence connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Billy Perry | 15-24 |
| 10:23 | Nebraska | Jeff Ashley scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Douglas Metheny | 18-24 |
| 09:58 | Ohio | Gustavo Rossi misses the lay-in | 18-24 |
| 09:56 | Nebraska | Otha Mazur grabs the board | 18-24 |
| 09:38 | Nebraska | Hans Zink scores on a 3 from the left wing | 21-24 |
| 09:29 | Ohio | Andrew Lewis hits a 3 from straight away | 21-27 |
| 09:01 | Nebraska | Douglas Metheny comes up short on the floater from the right block | 21-27 |
| 08:59 | Nebraska | Jeff Ashley can't tip it in | 21-27 |
| 08:57 | Ohio | Robert Taylor snags the defensive board | 21-27 |
| 08:29 | Ohio | Gustavo Rossi's pass is intercepted by Otha Mazur | 21-27 |
| 08:01 | Nebraska | Hans Zink is hacked by Brent Lawrence - foul #1 on Brent Lawrence, team foul #4 | 21-27 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Joseph Johnson (PG), Sean Vaz (SG), Roger Cunningham (SF), Carl McArdle (C) Hans Zink, Otha Mazur, Jeff Ashley, Douglas Metheny | |
| Subs | Ohio | George Williams (PG), James Carter (SG), Charles Milam (SF), Christopher Frost (PF), Michael Eley (C) Gustavo Rossi, Robert Taylor, Billy Perry, Andrew Lewis, Brent Lawrence | |
| 07:45 | Nebraska | Carl McArdle can't connect on an uncontested driving attempt near the basket | 21-27 |
| 07:43 | Ohio | Charles Milam gets the rebound | 21-27 |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Joseph Johnson (fresh) SG - Sean Vaz (fresh) SF - Roger Cunningham (fresh) PF - Julio Herrera (tired) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Carl McArdle (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - George Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Carter (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Charles Milam (fresh) PF - Christopher Frost (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. C - Michael Eley (fresh) | |
| 07:20 | Ohio | Michael Eley clanks a driving attempt from close range | 21-27 |
| 07:18 | Nebraska | Carl McArdle grabs the defensive rebound | 21-27 |
| 07:11 | Nebraska | Sean Vaz is fouled in the backcourt by George Williams - foul #1 on George Williams, team foul #5 | 21-27 |
| 06:56 | Nebraska | Julio Herrera misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 21-27 |
| 06:55 | Ohio | Michael Eley pulls down the rebound | 21-27 |
| 06:37 | Ohio | George Williams scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by James Carter | 21-30 |
| 06:35 | Nebraska | Roger Cunningham is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #1 on Roger Cunningham, team foul #7 | 21-30 |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| Subs | Ohio | Christopher Dunn (PG), Dale Harper (SG), Andrew Lewis (PF) George Williams, James Carter, Michael Eley | |
| 06:23 | Ohio | Christopher Dunn drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Dale Harper | 21-33 |
| 06:21 | Nebraska | Christopher Frost steals it from Sean Vaz in the backcourt | 21-33 |
| 06:14 | Ohio | Charles Milam is fouled on the floor by Roger Cunningham - foul #2 on Roger Cunningham, team foul #8 | 21-33 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Raymond Steele (SG), Jeff Ashley (SF) Sean Vaz, Roger Cunningham | |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| 06:14 | Ohio | Charles Milam misses the 1st free throw | 21-33 |
| 06:14 | Nebraska | Julio Herrera gets the rebound | 21-33 |
| 06:02 | Nebraska | Julio Herrera misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 21-33 |
| 06:01 | Ohio | The rebound goes to Charles Milam | 21-33 |
| 05:57 | Ohio | Christopher Dunn makes the shot from the left side on a great pass from Dale Harper | 21-35 |
| 05:45 | Nebraska | Julio Herrera jams it and he's hacked by Dale Harper - foul #1 on Dale Harper, team foul #6 | 23-35 |
| Subs | Nebraska | John Pittard (PG), Douglas Metheny (PF) Joseph Johnson, Carl McArdle | |
| Subs | Ohio | Robert Taylor (SG), Brent Lawrence (C) Charles Milam, Andrew Lewis | |
| 05:45 | Nebraska | Julio Herrera makes the free throw | 24-35 |
| 05:26 | Ohio | Dale Harper drills a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Christopher Dunn | 24-37 |
| 05:23 | Nebraska | Christopher Frost takes the ball from John Pittard in the backcourt | 24-37 |
| 05:13 | Ohio | Christopher Dunn is whistled for traveling | 24-37 |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| Subs | Ohio | George Williams (PG), James Carter (SG), Billy Perry (SF), Andrew Lewis (PF) Christopher Dunn, Robert Taylor, Dale Harper, Christopher Frost | |
| 04:54 | Nebraska | Julio Herrera is hacked by George Williams - foul #2 on George Williams, team foul #7 | 24-37 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Sean Vaz (SG) Jeff Ashley | |
| Subs | Ohio | Gustavo Rossi (PG) George Williams | |
| 04:54 | Nebraska | Julio Herrera makes the 1st free throw | 25-37 |
| 04:54 | Nebraska | Julio Herrera makes the 2nd free throw | 26-37 |
| 04:39 | Ohio | Gustavo Rossi misses badly on a shot from the left block | 26-37 |
| 04:37 | Nebraska | Douglas Metheny pulls down the rebound | 26-37 |
| 04:16 | Nebraska | Julio Herrera is denied on a layup by Billy Perry | 26-37 |
| 04:14 | Ohio | Brent Lawrence gets the rebound | 26-37 |
| 03:55 | Ohio | Brent Lawrence lays it up and in | 26-39 |
| 03:41 | Nebraska | Sean Vaz drills a floater from the left side | 28-39 |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - John Pittard (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Sean Vaz (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Raymond Steele (fairly fresh) PF - Douglas Metheny (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Julio Herrera (very tired) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Gustavo Rossi (fresh) 3 pts. SG - James Carter (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Billy Perry (tiring) PF - Andrew Lewis (tiring) 9 pts. C - Brent Lawrence (tiring) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:31 | Ohio | Billy Perry drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by James Carter | 28-41 |
| 03:13 | Nebraska | The short jumper by Raymond Steele is denied by Andrew Lewis | 28-41 |
| 03:11 | Nebraska | Douglas Metheny snags the offensive board | 28-41 |
| 03:00 | Nebraska | Raymond Steele is hacked by Gustavo Rossi - foul #1 on Gustavo Rossi, team foul #8 | 28-41 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Otha Mazur (SG), Roger Cunningham (SF), Carl McArdle (C) John Pittard, Sean Vaz, Douglas Metheny | |
| Subs | Ohio | George Williams (PG), Robert Taylor (SG), Charles Milam (SF), Dale Harper (PF), Michael Eley (C) Gustavo Rossi, James Carter, Billy Perry, Andrew Lewis, Brent Lawrence | |
| 03:00 | Nebraska | Raymond Steele makes the 1st free throw | 29-41 |
| 03:00 | Nebraska | Raymond Steele makes the 2nd free throw | 30-41 |
| 02:46 | Ohio | George Williams loses the dribble to Roger Cunningham | 30-41 |
| 02:40 | Nebraska | Carl McArdle banks in the layup and he's fouled by Dale Harper - foul #2 on Dale Harper, team foul #9 | 32-41 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Hans Zink (PF) Raymond Steele | |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| 02:40 | Nebraska | Carl McArdle makes the free throw | 33-41 |
| 02:20 | Ohio | George Williams is hacked by Carl McArdle - foul #1 on Carl McArdle, team foul #9 | 33-41 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Joseph Johnson (PG) Hans Zink | |
| Subs | Ohio | Christopher Frost (C) Charles Milam | |
| 02:20 | Ohio | George Williams makes the 1st free throw | 33-42 |
| 02:20 | Ohio | George Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 33-43 |
| 02:14 | Nebraska | Roger Cunningham is hacked by Dale Harper in the backcourt - foul #3 on Dale Harper, team foul #10 | 33-43 |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| Subs | Ohio | Charles Milam (SF) Dale Harper | |
| 02:14 | Nebraska | Roger Cunningham misses the 1st free throw | 33-43 |
| 02:14 | Nebraska | Roger Cunningham makes the 2nd free throw | 34-43 |
| 01:56 | Ohio | Robert Taylor connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Michael Eley | 34-46 |
| 01:42 | Nebraska | Otha Mazur clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 34-46 |
| 01:41 | Ohio | Christopher Frost grabs the board | 34-46 |
| 01:32 | Ohio | The jump hook by Charles Milam is blocked by Carl McArdle | 34-46 |
| 01:30 | Nebraska | The rebound goes to Carl McArdle | 34-46 |
| 01:24 | Nebraska | Joseph Johnson is denied on a layup by Christopher Frost | 34-46 |
| 01:22 | Ohio | Christopher Frost grabs the board | 34-46 |
| 01:06 | Ohio | Charles Milam misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 34-46 |
| 01:04 | Ohio | Michael Eley hits the follow up shot | 34-48 |
| 00:46 | Nebraska | Julio Herrera clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 34-48 |
| 00:45 | Nebraska | Carl McArdle gets the offensive rebound | 34-48 |
| 00:29 | Nebraska | Roger Cunningham makes the wide open floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Carl McArdle | 36-48 |
| 00:03 | Ohio | Charles Milam throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-48 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Ryan Bushman (PG), Sean Vaz (SG), Jeff Ashley (SF), Hans Zink (PF) Joseph Johnson, Otha Mazur, Roger Cunningham, Carl McArdle | |
| Subs | Ohio | Gustavo Rossi (PG), James Carter (SG), Billy Perry (SF), Andrew Lewis (PF), Brent Lawrence (C) George Williams, Robert Taylor, Charles Milam, Christopher Frost, Michael Eley | |
| 00:00 | Nebraska | Sean Vaz misses long on a halfcourt shot | 36-48 |