| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Jonathan Farmer (fresh) SG - Otha Mazur (fresh) SF - Roger Cunningham (fresh) PF - Douglas Metheny (fresh) C - Shane Thornton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Obayana Alvarenga (fresh) SG - James Hill (fresh) SF - Lee Cumberland (fresh) PF - Rene Ricci (fresh) C - John Hughes (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Nebraska | Roger Cunningham wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:37 | Nebraska | Roger Cunningham misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | Nebraska | Roger Cunningham tips it in | 2-0 |
| 19:13 | Rhode Island | Lee Cumberland connects on the jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Obayana Alvarenga and he's fouled by Jonathan Farmer - foul #1 on Jonathan Farmer, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 19:13 | Rhode Island | Lee Cumberland makes the free throw | 2-3 |
| 18:56 | Nebraska | Roger Cunningham hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 2-3 |
| 18:54 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Lee Cumberland | 2-3 |
| 18:37 | Rhode Island | Lee Cumberland buries a jumper from the right block | 2-5 |
| 18:22 | Nebraska | Otha Mazur is fouled on the floor by James Hill - foul #1 on James Hill, team foul #1 | 2-5 |
| 18:00 | Nebraska | Jonathan Farmer misses long on a 3 from straight away | 2-5 |
| 17:59 | Rhode Island | John Hughes pulls down the rebound | 2-5 |
| 17:47 | Rhode Island | Obayana Alvarenga double dribbles | 2-5 |
| 17:33 | Nebraska | Douglas Metheny hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 4-5 |
| 17:20 | Rhode Island | James Hill hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket | 4-5 |
| 17:18 | Nebraska | Douglas Metheny pulls down the rebound | 4-5 |
| 17:07 | Nebraska | Shane Thornton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 4-5 |
| 16:50 | Rhode Island | Obayana Alvarenga is fouled on the floor by Jonathan Farmer - foul #2 on Jonathan Farmer, team foul #2 | 4-5 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Joseph Hogge (PG) Jonathan Farmer | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 16:38 | Rhode Island | Lee Cumberland's pass is intercepted by Joseph Hogge | 4-5 |
| 16:17 | Nebraska | Rene Ricci steals it from Douglas Metheny | 4-5 |
| 16:04 | Rhode Island | John Hughes knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Obayana Alvarenga | 4-8 |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Joseph Hogge (fresh) SG - Otha Mazur (fairly fresh) SF - Roger Cunningham (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Douglas Metheny (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Shane Thornton (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Obayana Alvarenga (fresh) 2 ast. SG - James Hill (fairly fresh) SF - Lee Cumberland (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Rene Ricci (fresh) C - John Hughes (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:41 | Nebraska | Joseph Hogge's pass is intercepted by Rene Ricci | 4-8 |
| 15:14 | Rhode Island | Rene Ricci is hacked by Douglas Metheny - foul #1 on Douglas Metheny, team foul #3 | 4-8 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Michael Sharper (SG), Gerald Holter (SF), Carl Zank (PF) Otha Mazur, Roger Cunningham, Douglas Metheny | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Bernard McCorry (PG), Billy Job (SG), Julius Adolph (SF), Saul Campos (PF), Martin Kim (C) Obayana Alvarenga, James Hill, Lee Cumberland, Rene Ricci, John Hughes | |
| 14:58 | Rhode Island | Saul Campos's pass is intercepted by Shane Thornton | 4-8 |
| 14:33 | Nebraska | Carl Zank can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 4-8 |
| 14:31 | Rhode Island | Saul Campos grabs the board | 4-8 |
| 14:13 | Rhode Island | Bernard McCorry misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 4-8 |
| 14:12 | Rhode Island | Billy Job tips it back up and in | 4-10 |
| 13:47 | Nebraska | Michael Sharper drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side and the foul's on Billy Job - foul #1 on Billy Job, team foul #2 | 6-10 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Sam Simmons (SG) Joseph Hogge | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Obayana Alvarenga (PG), Lee Cumberland (SF), Rene Ricci (PF) Billy Job, Julius Adolph, Martin Kim | |
| 13:47 | Nebraska | Michael Sharper makes the free throw | 7-10 |
| 13:26 | Rhode Island | Shane Thornton swats the dunk try by Lee Cumberland | 7-10 |
| 13:25 | Rhode Island | Saul Campos pulls down the offensive rebound | 7-10 |
| 13:05 | Rhode Island | Saul Campos drills a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Bernard McCorry | 7-12 |
| 12:49 | Nebraska | Sam Simmons knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Michael Sharper | 10-12 |
| 12:37 | Rhode Island | Lee Cumberland comes up short on the floater in the lane but he's fouled by Sam Simmons - foul #1 on Sam Simmons, team foul #4 | 10-12 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Joseph Hogge (PG), Otha Mazur (SG), Roger Cunningham (SF), Douglas Metheny (PF) Michael Sharper, Sam Simmons, Gerald Holter, Carl Zank | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | James Hill (SG), John Hughes (C) Bernard McCorry, Saul Campos | |
| 12:37 | Rhode Island | Lee Cumberland makes the 1st free throw | 10-13 |
| 12:37 | Rhode Island | Lee Cumberland makes the 2nd free throw | 10-14 |
| 12:14 | Nebraska | Roger Cunningham is whistled for traveling | 10-14 |
| 11:54 | Rhode Island | James Hill loses the ball out of bounds | 10-14 |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Bernard McCorry (PG), Julius Adolph (SF), Saul Campos (PF) Obayana Alvarenga, Lee Cumberland, Rene Ricci | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Joseph Hogge (fresh) SG - Otha Mazur (fresh) SF - Roger Cunningham (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Douglas Metheny (fresh) 2 pts. C - Shane Thornton (tiring) | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Bernard McCorry (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Hill (fresh) SF - Julius Adolph (fresh) PF - Saul Campos (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Hughes (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:28 | Nebraska | Roger Cunningham misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Bernard McCorry - foul #1 on Bernard McCorry, team foul #3 | 10-14 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Gerald Holter (SF) Joseph Hogge | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 11:28 | Nebraska | Roger Cunningham misses the 1st free throw | 10-14 |
| 11:28 | Nebraska | Roger Cunningham makes the 2nd free throw | 11-14 |
| 11:19 | Rhode Island | Roger Cunningham takes the ball from John Hughes | 11-14 |
| 11:10 | Nebraska | Douglas Metheny throws a bad pass out of bounds | 11-14 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Joseph Hogge (PG) Gerald Holter | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 10:48 | Rhode Island | Bernard McCorry is hacked by Joseph Hogge - foul #1 on Joseph Hogge, team foul #5 | 11-14 |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Obayana Alvarenga (PG), Lee Cumberland (SF), Rene Ricci (PF) Bernard McCorry, Julius Adolph, Saul Campos | |
| 10:33 | Rhode Island | Rene Ricci misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Douglas Metheny - foul #2 on Douglas Metheny, team foul #6 | 11-14 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Carl Zank (PF) Douglas Metheny | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 10:33 | Rhode Island | Rene Ricci makes the 1st free throw | 11-15 |
| 10:33 | Rhode Island | Rene Ricci makes the 2nd free throw | 11-16 |
| 10:14 | Nebraska | Otha Mazur makes the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Roger Cunningham | 14-16 |
| 09:53 | Rhode Island | Rene Ricci misses badly on a fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by Carl Zank - foul #1 on Carl Zank, team foul #7 | 14-16 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Michael Sharper (SG), Gerald Holter (SF) Otha Mazur, Roger Cunningham | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Saul Campos (C) John Hughes | |
| 09:53 | Rhode Island | Rene Ricci misses the 1st free throw | 14-16 |
| 09:53 | Rhode Island | Rene Ricci makes the 2nd free throw | 14-17 |
| 09:29 | Nebraska | Lee Cumberland picks off the pass by Michael Sharper | 14-17 |
| 09:25 | Rhode Island | James Hill lays it up and in on a great pass from Lee Cumberland | 14-19 |
| 09:04 | Nebraska | Gerald Holter misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Saul Campos - foul #1 on Saul Campos, team foul #4 | 14-19 |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Bernard McCorry (SG) James Hill | |
| 09:04 | Nebraska | Gerald Holter misses the 1st free throw | 14-19 |
| 09:04 | Nebraska | Gerald Holter misses the 2nd free throw | 14-19 |
| 09:04 | Rhode Island | Rene Ricci snags the defensive board | 14-19 |
| 08:52 | Rhode Island | Lee Cumberland lays it up and in on a great pass from Saul Campos | 14-21 |
| 08:35 | Nebraska | Lee Cumberland steals it from Gerald Holter | 14-21 |
| 08:29 | Rhode Island | Saul Campos buries a 3 from the right wing set up by Obayana Alvarenga | 14-24 |
| 08:18 | Nebraska | Shane Thornton drills a fadeaway from the right block set up by Michael Sharper | 16-24 |
| 08:05 | Rhode Island | Lee Cumberland can't connect on a turnaround near the basket | 16-24 |
| 08:04 | Rhode Island | Saul Campos tips it home | 16-26 |
| 07:46 | Nebraska | Joseph Hogge misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 16-26 |
| 07:44 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Lee Cumberland | 16-26 |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Joseph Hogge (fairly fresh) SG - Michael Sharper (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gerald Holter (fresh) PF - Carl Zank (fresh) C - Shane Thornton (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Obayana Alvarenga (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Bernard McCorry (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Lee Cumberland (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Rene Ricci (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. C - Saul Campos (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Rhode Island | Bernard McCorry misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 16-26 |
| 07:27 | Nebraska | Shane Thornton gets the rebound | 16-26 |
| 07:22 | Nebraska | Gerald Holter throws a bad pass out of bounds | 16-26 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Nicholas Mull (PG), Otha Mazur (SG), Roger Cunningham (SF), Dwayne Harrel (PF) Joseph Hogge, Michael Sharper, Gerald Holter, Carl Zank | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | James Hill (SG), Julius Adolph (SF), Martin Kim (PF), John Hughes (C) Obayana Alvarenga, Lee Cumberland, Rene Ricci, Saul Campos | |
| 07:02 | Rhode Island | John Hughes clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 16-26 |
| 07:01 | Nebraska | Roger Cunningham gets the rebound | 16-26 |
| 06:40 | Nebraska | Shane Thornton is fouled on the floor by John Hughes - foul #1 on John Hughes, team foul #5 | 16-26 |
| 06:29 | Nebraska | James Hill steals the ball from Otha Mazur | 16-26 |
| 06:25 | Rhode Island | Julius Adolph banks in the layup on a great pass from James Hill | 16-28 |
| 06:01 | Nebraska | Otha Mazur knocks in the 3 from the right wing set up by Nicholas Mull | 19-28 |
| 05:40 | Rhode Island | James Hill clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 19-28 |
| 05:39 | Rhode Island | Martin Kim grabs the offensive board | 19-28 |
| 05:31 | Rhode Island | Julius Adolph is fouled on the floor by Shane Thornton - foul #1 on Shane Thornton, team foul #8 | 19-28 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Joseph Hogge (PG), Carl Zank (PF) Nicholas Mull, Dwayne Harrel | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Lee Cumberland (SF), Saul Campos (PF) Bernard McCorry, Martin Kim | |
| 05:31 | Rhode Island | Julius Adolph makes the 1st free throw | 19-29 |
| 05:31 | Rhode Island | Julius Adolph misses the 2nd free throw | 19-29 |
| 05:31 | Nebraska | Carl Zank pulls down the rebound | 19-29 |
| 05:24 | Nebraska | Roger Cunningham can't finish the layup | 19-29 |
| 05:23 | Rhode Island | Lee Cumberland grabs the defensive rebound | 19-29 |
| 05:16 | Rhode Island | Saul Campos knocks in the turnaround from the left block | 19-31 |
| 05:08 | Nebraska | The short jumper by Otha Mazur is denied by Saul Campos | 19-31 |
| 05:07 | Rhode Island | John Hughes grabs the defensive rebound | 19-31 |
| 04:47 | Rhode Island | James Hill's pass is intercepted by Joseph Hogge | 19-31 |
| 04:34 | Nebraska | Joseph Hogge misses the jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on John Hughes - foul #2 on John Hughes, team foul #6 | 19-31 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Michael Sharper (SG), Gerald Holter (SF) Otha Mazur, Roger Cunningham | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Obayana Alvarenga (PG), Rene Ricci (PF) James Hill, John Hughes | |
| 04:34 | Nebraska | Joseph Hogge makes the 1st free throw | 20-31 |
| 04:34 | Nebraska | Joseph Hogge misses the 2nd free throw | 20-31 |
| 04:34 | Rhode Island | Saul Campos pulls down the rebound | 20-31 |
| 04:11 | Rhode Island | Lee Cumberland's pass is intercepted by Joseph Hogge | 20-31 |
| 04:03 | Nebraska | Michael Sharper is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Michael Sharper, team foul #9 | 20-31 |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Bernard McCorry (SG), Martin Kim (SF) Julius Adolph, Lee Cumberland | |
| 03:46 | Rhode Island | Obayana Alvarenga comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 20-31 |
| 03:45 | Nebraska | The rebound goes to Carl Zank | 20-31 |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Joseph Hogge (fresh) 1 pts. 3 stl. SG - Michael Sharper (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gerald Holter (fresh) PF - Carl Zank (fresh) 2 reb. C - Shane Thornton (tired) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Obayana Alvarenga (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Bernard McCorry (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Martin Kim (fresh) PF - Rene Ricci (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. C - Saul Campos (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:22 | Nebraska | Rene Ricci swats the shot by Michael Sharper | 20-31 |
| 03:21 | Rhode Island | Saul Campos snags the defensive board | 20-31 |
| 02:59 | Rhode Island | Obayana Alvarenga misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 20-31 |
| 02:57 | Rhode Island | Martin Kim gets the offensive rebound | 20-31 |
| 02:43 | Rhode Island | Martin Kim drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Obayana Alvarenga | 20-34 |
| 02:28 | Nebraska | Bernard McCorry picks off the pass by Joseph Hogge | 20-34 |
| 02:08 | Rhode Island | Martin Kim clanks a jump hook in the lane | 20-34 |
| 02:06 | Rhode Island | Obayana Alvarenga gets the offensive rebound | 20-34 |
| 01:59 | Rhode Island | Obayana Alvarenga buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Bernard McCorry | 20-36 |
| 01:32 | Nebraska | Gerald Holter comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 20-36 |
| 01:31 | Nebraska | The offensive rebound goes to Carl Zank | 20-36 |
| 01:22 | Nebraska | Gerald Holter hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 20-36 |
| 01:20 | Rhode Island | Saul Campos gets the rebound | 20-36 |
| 00:57 | Rhode Island | Bernard McCorry knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Obayana Alvarenga | 20-39 |
| 00:34 | Nebraska | Martin Kim steals the ball from Carl Zank | 20-39 |
| 00:21 | Nebraska | The refs have stopped play. Gerald Holter is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his ankle. It doesn't look like he is going to be able to return to the game. | 20-39 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Jonathan Farmer (PG), Otha Mazur (SG), Roger Cunningham (SF), Douglas Metheny (PF) Joseph Hogge, Michael Sharper, Gerald Holter, Carl Zank | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Julius Adolph (PG), James Hill (SG), Lee Cumberland (SF), Craig Baxter (PF), John Hughes (C) Obayana Alvarenga, Bernard McCorry, Martin Kim, Rene Ricci, Saul Campos | |
| 00:13 | Rhode Island | James Hill misses the lay-in | 20-39 |
| 00:12 | Nebraska | Roger Cunningham pulls down the rebound | 20-39 |
| 00:04 | Nebraska | Roger Cunningham misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 20-39 |
| 00:03 | Rhode Island | John Hughes snags the defensive board | 20-39 |
| 00:00 | Rhode Island | John Hughes can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 20-39 |