| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Forrest Sommer (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. SG - David Kopczynski (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joshua Smith (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Adam Knox (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Lewis Burkley (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Jonathan Farmer (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Otha Mazur (fresh) SF - Roger Cunningham (fresh) PF - Douglas Metheny (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Shane Thornton (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Nebraska | Roger Cunningham inbounds the ball | 33-20 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 19:41 | Nebraska | Roger Cunningham banks in the layup on a great pass from Shane Thornton | 33-22 |
| 19:28 | Mississippi State | Forrest Sommer connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 36-22 |
| 19:04 | Nebraska | Jonathan Farmer is fouled on the floor by Forrest Sommer - foul #2 on Forrest Sommer, team foul #1 | 36-22 |
| 18:47 | Nebraska | Lewis Burkley blocks the short jumper by Douglas Metheny | 36-22 |
| 18:45 | Mississippi State | Lewis Burkley snags the defensive board | 36-22 |
| 18:24 | Mississippi State | Joshua Smith scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 39-22 |
| 18:06 | Nebraska | Douglas Metheny misses badly on a turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by Lewis Burkley - foul #2 on Lewis Burkley, team foul #2 | 39-22 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Carl Zank (PF) Jonathan Farmer | |
| 18:06 | Nebraska | Douglas Metheny misses the 1st free throw | 39-22 |
| 18:06 | Nebraska | Douglas Metheny makes the 2nd free throw | 39-23 |
| 17:43 | Mississippi State | Adam Knox makes the shot from close range | 41-23 |
| 17:31 | Nebraska | Carl Zank lays it in | 41-25 |
| 17:27 | Mississippi State | Forrest Sommer misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 41-25 |
| 17:25 | Nebraska | The rebound goes to Carl Zank | 41-25 |
| 17:17 | Nebraska | Shane Thornton's fadeaway is rejected by Adam Knox | 41-25 |
| 17:15 | Nebraska | Shane Thornton grabs the offensive board | 41-25 |
| 17:02 | Nebraska | Otha Mazur connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 41-28 |
| 16:48 | Mississippi State | David Kopczynski connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Forrest Sommer | 44-28 |
| 16:31 | Nebraska | Otha Mazur hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 44-28 |
| 16:29 | Nebraska | Roger Cunningham grabs the offensive rebound | 44-28 |
| 16:20 | Nebraska | Roger Cunningham misses short on a jumper from the left side but the foul's on Adam Knox - foul #2 on Adam Knox, team foul #3 | 44-28 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Shawn Townley (SF), Akim Zickler (PF), Glenn Sain (C) David Kopczynski, Adam Knox, Lewis Burkley | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Michael Sharper (SG), Gerald Holter (SF) Douglas Metheny, Otha Mazur | |
| 16:20 | Nebraska | Roger Cunningham makes the 1st free throw | 44-29 |
| 16:20 | Nebraska | Roger Cunningham makes the 2nd free throw | 44-30 |
| 16:11 | Mississippi State | Joshua Smith misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 44-30 |
| 16:10 | Mississippi State | Glenn Sain snags the offensive board | 44-30 |
| 15:49 | Mississippi State | Akim Zickler comes up short on the runner in the paint | 44-30 |
| 15:48 | Nebraska | Michael Sharper grabs the defensive rebound | 44-30 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Joshua Smith (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SG - Forrest Sommer (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. SF - Shawn Townley (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Akim Zickler (fresh) 3 reb. C - Glenn Sain (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Roger Cunningham (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Michael Sharper (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gerald Holter (fresh) PF - Carl Zank (fresh) 2 pts. C - Shane Thornton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:28 | Nebraska | Roger Cunningham drills a shot from the right side | 44-32 |
| 15:08 | Mississippi State | Forrest Sommer is hacked by Carl Zank - foul #1 on Carl Zank, team foul #1 | 44-32 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Whitney (PG), Lewis Burkley (C) Joshua Smith, Glenn Sain | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Jonathan Farmer (PG), Dwayne Harrel (PF) Roger Cunningham, Carl Zank | |
| 14:53 | Mississippi State | James Whitney hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-32 |
| 14:51 | Mississippi State | James Whitney grabs the offensive rebound | 44-32 |
| 14:31 | Mississippi State | Shawn Townley hits a 3 from the right wing set up by James Whitney | 47-32 |
| 14:12 | Nebraska | James Whitney takes the ball from Michael Sharper | 47-32 |
| 13:50 | Mississippi State | Akim Zickler loses the dribble to Shane Thornton | 47-32 |
| 13:25 | Nebraska | Gerald Holter drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 47-35 |
| 13:08 | Mississippi State | Forrest Sommer buries a runner in the paint set up by James Whitney | 49-35 |
| 12:46 | Nebraska | Gerald Holter knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Jonathan Farmer and he's fouled by Shawn Townley - foul #2 on Shawn Townley, team foul #4 | 49-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Kopczynski (SG), Joshua Smith (SF), Adam Knox (PF), Glenn Sain (C) Forrest Sommer, Shawn Townley, Akim Zickler, Lewis Burkley | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Otha Mazur (SG), Douglas Metheny (PF) Michael Sharper, Dwayne Harrel | |
| 12:46 | Nebraska | Gerald Holter misses the free throw | 49-37 |
| 12:46 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Adam Knox | 49-37 |
| 12:32 | Mississippi State | Adam Knox buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Glenn Sain | 52-37 |
| 12:25 | Nebraska | Gerald Holter comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 52-37 |
| 12:24 | Mississippi State | Adam Knox grabs the defensive rebound | 52-37 |
| 12:04 | Mississippi State | Glenn Sain buries a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by David Kopczynski | 54-37 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 11:47 | Nebraska | Otha Mazur drills a 3 from the left corner | 54-40 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Whitney (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - David Kopczynski (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joshua Smith (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Adam Knox (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Glenn Sain (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Jonathan Farmer (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Otha Mazur (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Gerald Holter (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Douglas Metheny (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Shane Thornton (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:38 | Mississippi State | Adam Knox can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 54-40 |
| 11:36 | Nebraska | The rebound goes to Shane Thornton | 54-40 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 11:29 | Nebraska | Otha Mazur misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 54-40 |
| 11:28 | Mississippi State | Adam Knox snags the defensive board | 54-40 |
| 11:16 | Mississippi State | Adam Knox comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Shane Thornton - foul #2 on Shane Thornton, team foul #2 | 54-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Shawn Townley (SF), Lewis Burkley (C) James Whitney, Glenn Sain | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Joseph Hogge (PG), Roger Cunningham (SF) Jonathan Farmer, Gerald Holter | |
| 11:16 | Mississippi State | Adam Knox makes the 1st free throw | 55-40 |
| 11:16 | Mississippi State | Adam Knox makes the 2nd free throw | 56-40 |
| 11:04 | Nebraska | Roger Cunningham steps out of bounds on the sideline | 56-40 |
| 10:44 | Mississippi State | David Kopczynski makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Adam Knox | 59-40 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 10:25 | Nebraska | Joshua Smith is called for the reach on Joseph Hogge - foul #2 on Joshua Smith, team foul #5 | 59-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Forrest Sommer (PG) Joshua Smith | |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| 10:11 | Nebraska | Shane Thornton can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 59-40 |
| 10:10 | Mississippi State | Adam Knox grabs the board | 59-40 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 09:47 | Mississippi State | Lewis Burkley misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 59-40 |
| 09:45 | Mississippi State | Adam Knox tips it home | 61-40 |
| 09:31 | Nebraska | Douglas Metheny hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by David Kopczynski - foul #1 on David Kopczynski, team foul #6 | 61-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Whitney (PG), Akim Zickler (PF) David Kopczynski, Adam Knox | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Michael Sharper (SG), Carl Zank (PF) Joseph Hogge, Otha Mazur | |
| 09:31 | Nebraska | Douglas Metheny misses the 1st free throw | 61-40 |
| 09:31 | Nebraska | Douglas Metheny makes the 2nd free throw | 61-41 |
| 09:12 | Mississippi State | Lewis Burkley clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 61-41 |
| 09:11 | Nebraska | The rebound goes to Roger Cunningham | 61-41 |
| 09:03 | Nebraska | Shane Thornton knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Michael Sharper | 61-43 |
| 08:34 | Mississippi State | Forrest Sommer clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 61-43 |
| 08:33 | Mississippi State | Lewis Burkley tips it back up and in | 63-43 |
| 08:26 | Nebraska | A charge is called on Douglas Metheny - foul #2 on Douglas Metheny, team foul #3 | 63-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Joshua Smith (SF), Adam Knox (PF) Shawn Townley, Lewis Burkley | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Jonathan Farmer (PG), Sam Simmons (SF) Douglas Metheny, Roger Cunningham | |
| 08:01 | Mississippi State | Forrest Sommer buries a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by James Whitney | 65-43 |
| 07:53 | Nebraska | Forrest Sommer picks off the pass by Shane Thornton | 65-43 |
| 07:50 | Mississippi State | Forrest Sommer blows the layup | 65-43 |
| 07:48 | Mississippi State | Akim Zickler pulls down the offensive rebound | 65-43 |
| 07:24 | Mississippi State | Adam Knox's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 65-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Lewis Burkley (C) Akim Zickler | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Otha Mazur (SG), Gerald Holter (SF) Michael Sharper, Sam Simmons | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Whitney (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Forrest Sommer (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. SF - Joshua Smith (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Adam Knox (fresh) 11 pts. 10 reb. C - Lewis Burkley (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Jonathan Farmer (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Otha Mazur (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Gerald Holter (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Carl Zank (fresh) 2 pts. C - Shane Thornton (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:13 | Nebraska | Carl Zank is fouled on the floor by James Whitney - foul #4 on James Whitney, team foul #7 | 65-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Kopczynski (SG) Forrest Sommer | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Roger Cunningham (SF) Gerald Holter | |
| 07:13 | Nebraska | Carl Zank makes the 1st free throw | 65-44 |
| 07:13 | Nebraska | Carl Zank makes the 2nd free throw | 65-45 |
| 06:51 | Mississippi State | James Whitney connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Lewis Burkley | 68-45 |
| 06:35 | Nebraska | David Kopczynski picks off the pass by Otha Mazur | 68-45 |
| 06:19 | Mississippi State | Adam Knox jams it on a great pass from James Whitney | 70-45 |
| 06:09 | Nebraska | Roger Cunningham scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 70-47 |
| 05:50 | Mississippi State | James Whitney hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 70-47 |
| 05:48 | Mississippi State | David Kopczynski grabs the offensive board | 70-47 |
| 05:30 | Mississippi State | Lewis Burkley comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 70-47 |
| 05:29 | Nebraska | Carl Zank grabs the board | 70-47 |
| 05:16 | Nebraska | Carl Zank is hacked by James Whitney - foul #5 on James Whitney, team foul #8 | 70-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Forrest Sommer (PG), Shawn Townley (SF), Akim Zickler (PF), Glenn Sain (C) James Whitney, Joshua Smith, Adam Knox, Lewis Burkley | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Gerald Holter (SF), Douglas Metheny (PF) Jonathan Farmer, Roger Cunningham | |
| 05:16 | Nebraska | Carl Zank makes the 1st free throw | 70-48 |
| 05:16 | Nebraska | Carl Zank makes the 2nd free throw | 70-49 |
| 04:49 | Mississippi State | David Kopczynski can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 70-49 |
| 04:47 | Nebraska | Carl Zank gets the rebound | 70-49 |
| 04:43 | Nebraska | Shane Thornton hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 70-51 |
| 04:25 | Mississippi State | Forrest Sommer knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 73-51 |
| 04:16 | Nebraska | Otha Mazur hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 73-51 |
| 04:15 | Mississippi State | Shawn Townley gets the rebound | 73-51 |
| 03:53 | Mississippi State | Shawn Townley loses the ball out of bounds | 73-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Joseph Hogge (PG), Michael Sharper (SG), Roger Cunningham (SF) Carl Zank, Otha Mazur, Gerald Holter | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 03:36 | Nebraska | Akim Zickler swats the short shot by Shane Thornton | 73-51 |
| 03:34 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Forrest Sommer | 73-51 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 03:05 | Mississippi State | Shawn Townley misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Douglas Metheny - foul #3 on Douglas Metheny, team foul #4 | 73-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Steven Ford (SF) Forrest Sommer | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Jonathan Farmer (PG) Joseph Hogge | |
| 03:05 | Mississippi State | Shawn Townley makes the 1st free throw | 74-51 |
| 03:05 | Mississippi State | Shawn Townley makes the 2nd free throw | 75-51 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Shawn Townley (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. SG - David Kopczynski (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steven Ford (fresh) PF - Akim Zickler (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Glenn Sain (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Jonathan Farmer (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Michael Sharper (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Roger Cunningham (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Douglas Metheny (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Shane Thornton (tired) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 02:53 | Nebraska | Michael Sharper buries a jumpshot from the right side | 75-53 |
| 02:34 | Mississippi State | Glenn Sain can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Shane Thornton - foul #3 on Shane Thornton, team foul #5 | 75-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Forrest Sommer (PG) Steven Ford | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Gerald Holter (PF) Douglas Metheny | |
| 02:34 | Mississippi State | Glenn Sain makes the 1st free throw | 76-53 |
| 02:34 | Mississippi State | Glenn Sain misses the 2nd free throw | 76-53 |
| 02:34 | Nebraska | Gerald Holter grabs the defensive rebound | 76-53 |
| 02:21 | Nebraska | Glenn Sain steps in front of the Jonathan Farmer pass | 76-53 |
| 02:00 | Mississippi State | Akim Zickler drills a runner in the paint on a great pass from Shawn Townley and the foul's on Shane Thornton - foul #4 on Shane Thornton, team foul #6 | 78-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Otha Mazur (SG), Douglas Metheny (PF) Michael Sharper, Gerald Holter | |
| 02:00 | Mississippi State | Akim Zickler misses the free throw | 78-53 |
| 02:00 | Nebraska | The rebound goes to Roger Cunningham | 78-53 |
| 01:51 | Nebraska | Douglas Metheny clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 78-53 |
| 01:49 | Mississippi State | Glenn Sain pulls down the rebound | 78-53 |
| 01:33 | Mississippi State | Jonathan Farmer is called for the reach on Glenn Sain - foul #1 on Jonathan Farmer, team foul #7 | 78-53 |
| 01:33 | Mississippi State | Glenn Sain misses the 1st free throw | 78-53 |
| 01:33 | Nebraska | Douglas Metheny gets the rebound | 78-53 |
| 01:21 | Nebraska | Shane Thornton misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 78-53 |
| 01:19 | Mississippi State | Shawn Townley grabs the defensive rebound | 78-53 |
| 01:12 | Mississippi State | Glenn Sain misses the shot in the paint but he's hacked by Shane Thornton - foul #5 on Shane Thornton, team foul #8 | 78-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Dwayne Harrel (C) Shane Thornton | |
| 01:12 | Mississippi State | Glenn Sain makes the 1st free throw | 79-53 |
| 01:12 | Mississippi State | Glenn Sain misses the 2nd free throw | 79-53 |
| 01:12 | Nebraska | Douglas Metheny pulls down the rebound | 79-53 |
| 00:57 | Nebraska | Otha Mazur can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 79-53 |
| 00:56 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Glenn Sain | 79-53 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:27 | Mississippi State | Glenn Sain blows the layup | 79-53 |
| 00:25 | Nebraska | Dwayne Harrel grabs the defensive rebound | 79-53 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:18 | Nebraska | Roger Cunningham is whistled for a carry | 79-53 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | Forrest Sommer runs out the clock | 79-53 |