| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Randall Brady (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Gerald (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Esteves (fresh) 2 blk. PF - Hans Jackowski (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Toney Jarboe (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Paul Goodson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Chionesu Emanuel (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Kenneth Woodbury (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Gene Bays (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - George Willette (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Nicholls State | Kenneth Woodbury inbounds the ball | 34-26 |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:40 | Nicholls State | Gene Bays misses the easy layup | 34-26 |
| 19:38 | Nebraska | Randall Brady snags the defensive board | 34-26 |
| 19:10 | Nebraska | Randall Brady is fouled on the floor by Paul Goodson - foul #2 on Paul Goodson, team foul #1 | 34-26 |
| 18:53 | Nebraska | Hans Jackowski can't connect on a runner from close range but he's hacked by Paul Goodson - foul #3 on Paul Goodson, team foul #2 | 34-26 |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Mitchell Workman (PG) Paul Goodson | |
| 18:53 | Nebraska | Hans Jackowski makes the 1st free throw | 35-26 |
| 18:53 | Nebraska | Hans Jackowski makes the 2nd free throw | 36-26 |
| 18:32 | Nicholls State | George Willette loses the dribble to Randall Brady | 36-26 |
| 18:29 | Nebraska | Randall Brady lays it up and in | 38-26 |
| 18:12 | Nicholls State | Gene Bays misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 38-26 |
| 18:11 | Nebraska | Thomas Gerald grabs the board | 38-26 |
| 17:52 | Nebraska | Thomas Gerald is whistled for traveling | 38-26 |
| 17:38 | Nicholls State | George Willette hits a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Kenneth Woodbury | 38-28 |
| 17:27 | Nebraska | Mitchell Workman steals the ball from Toney Jarboe | 38-28 |
| 17:08 | Nicholls State | Chionesu Emanuel makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 38-31 |
| 16:52 | Nebraska | Kenneth Woodbury picks off the pass by Thomas Gerald | 38-31 |
| 16:33 | Nicholls State | Toney Jarboe swats the short shot by Kenneth Woodbury | 38-31 |
| 16:31 | Nebraska | Thomas Gerald gets the rebound | 38-31 |
| 16:17 | Nebraska | Robert Esteves scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Thomas Gerald | 41-31 |
| 16:10 | Nicholls State | Kenneth Woodbury buries a 3 from straight away set up by Chionesu Emanuel | 41-34 |
| 15:59 | Nebraska | Toney Jarboe connects on the jump hook near the basket set up by Hans Jackowski | 43-34 |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Randall Brady (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Gerald (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Esteves (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. PF - Hans Jackowski (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Toney Jarboe (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Mitchell Workman (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Chionesu Emanuel (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Kenneth Woodbury (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Gene Bays (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - George Willette (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Nicholls State | Kenneth Woodbury can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Robert Esteves - foul #1 on Robert Esteves, team foul #1 | 43-34 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Leon Ohlson (SG), Billy Tobolski (SF), Mwamba Alleruzzo (PF), Evan Weddle (C) Thomas Gerald, Robert Esteves, Hans Jackowski, Toney Jarboe | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Paul Goodson (PG), Robert Evangelista (SG), Justin Perry (PF), John Berkovitz (C) Mitchell Workman, Chionesu Emanuel, Gene Bays, George Willette | |
| 15:37 | Nicholls State | Kenneth Woodbury misses the 1st free throw | 43-34 |
| 15:37 | Nicholls State | Kenneth Woodbury makes the 2nd free throw | 43-35 |
| 15:15 | Nebraska | Billy Tobolski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-35 |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Bruce Sloan (SF) Kenneth Woodbury | |
| 14:55 | Nicholls State | John Berkovitz can't connect on a jump hook from close range | 43-35 |
| 14:54 | Nebraska | Mwamba Alleruzzo grabs the defensive rebound | 43-35 |
| 14:28 | Nebraska | Mwamba Alleruzzo misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Robert Evangelista - foul #1 on Robert Evangelista, team foul #3 | 43-35 |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Mitchell Workman (SG) Bruce Sloan | |
| 14:28 | Nebraska | Mwamba Alleruzzo misses the 1st free throw | 43-35 |
| 14:28 | Nebraska | Mwamba Alleruzzo makes the 2nd free throw | 44-35 |
| 14:19 | Nicholls State | The pull-up jumper by Paul Goodson is blocked by Mwamba Alleruzzo | 44-35 |
| 14:17 | Nebraska | Billy Tobolski pulls down the rebound | 44-35 |
| 14:10 | Nebraska | Evan Weddle misses long on a jumper near the basket | 44-35 |
| 14:09 | Nebraska | Evan Weddle tips it in | 46-35 |
| 13:55 | Nicholls State | Robert Evangelista misses badly on a shot near the basket but he's fouled by Billy Tobolski - foul #3 on Billy Tobolski, team foul #2 | 46-35 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Thomas Gerald (SG), Hans Jackowski (PF), Toney Jarboe (C) Randall Brady, Mwamba Alleruzzo, Evan Weddle | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 13:55 | Nicholls State | Robert Evangelista misses the 1st free throw | 46-35 |
| 13:55 | Nicholls State | Robert Evangelista makes the 2nd free throw | 46-36 |
| 13:33 | Nebraska | Hans Jackowski misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by John Berkovitz - foul #1 on John Berkovitz, team foul #4 | 46-36 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Robert Esteves (SF) Billy Tobolski | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Chionesu Emanuel (SG), Kenneth Woodbury (SF), Gene Bays (PF) Mitchell Workman, Robert Evangelista, John Berkovitz | |
| 13:33 | Nebraska | Hans Jackowski makes the 1st free throw | 47-36 |
| 13:33 | Nebraska | Hans Jackowski makes the 2nd free throw | 48-36 |
| 13:18 | Nicholls State | Kenneth Woodbury scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Chionesu Emanuel | 48-39 |
| 13:02 | Nebraska | Paul Goodson is called for the reach on Leon Ohlson - foul #4 on Paul Goodson, team foul #5 | 48-39 |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Robert Evangelista (PG), George Willette (C) Paul Goodson, Justin Perry | |
| 12:49 | Nebraska | Leon Ohlson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-39 |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Mitchell Workman (PG) Robert Evangelista | |
| 12:28 | Nicholls State | Kenneth Woodbury misses badly on a jumper from the right block | 48-39 |
| 12:27 | Nebraska | The rebound goes to Toney Jarboe | 48-39 |
| 12:02 | Nebraska | Leon Ohlson comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Gene Bays - foul #3 on Gene Bays, team foul #6 | 48-39 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Randall Brady (PG), Billy Tobolski (SF) Thomas Gerald, Robert Esteves | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Robert Evangelista (SG), John Berkovitz (PF) Chionesu Emanuel, Gene Bays | |
| 12:02 | Nebraska | Leon Ohlson makes the 1st free throw | 49-39 |
| 12:02 | Nebraska | Leon Ohlson misses the 2nd free throw | 49-39 |
| 12:02 | Nicholls State | Robert Evangelista grabs the board | 49-39 |
| 11:49 | Nicholls State | Kenneth Woodbury's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-39 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Jimmy Anderson (SG) Leon Ohlson | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Randall Brady (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jimmy Anderson (fresh) SF - Billy Tobolski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Hans Jackowski (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Toney Jarboe (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Mitchell Workman (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Robert Evangelista (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kenneth Woodbury (fresh) 14 pts. PF - John Berkovitz (fresh) 2 reb. C - George Willette (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:42 | Nebraska | Hans Jackowski comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint | 49-39 |
| 11:41 | Nebraska | Jimmy Anderson tips it back up and in | 51-39 |
| 11:19 | Nicholls State | Mitchell Workman drills a shot from the left side on a nice dish by George Willette | 51-41 |
| 10:50 | Nebraska | Toney Jarboe blows the dunk | 51-41 |
| 10:48 | Nicholls State | John Berkovitz pulls down the rebound | 51-41 |
| 10:44 | Nicholls State | Robert Evangelista hits a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Mitchell Workman | 51-43 |
| 10:26 | Nebraska | Billy Tobolski can't connect on a floater from the left side | 51-43 |
| 10:25 | Nebraska | Toney Jarboe pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-43 |
| 10:11 | Nebraska | Toney Jarboe is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Woodbury - foul #1 on Kenneth Woodbury, team foul #7 | 51-43 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Leon Ohlson (PG), Thomas Gerald (SG), Robert Esteves (SF), Mwamba Alleruzzo (PF) Randall Brady, Jimmy Anderson, Billy Tobolski, Hans Jackowski | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Shelby Hubert (PG), Chionesu Emanuel (SG), Gene Bays (PF), Justin Perry (C) Mitchell Workman, Kenneth Woodbury, John Berkovitz, George Willette | |
| 10:11 | Nebraska | Toney Jarboe makes the 1st free throw | 52-43 |
| 10:11 | Nebraska | Toney Jarboe makes the 2nd free throw | 53-43 |
| 09:50 | Nicholls State | Robert Esteves steps in front of the Shelby Hubert pass | 53-43 |
| 09:47 | Nebraska | Thomas Gerald banks in the layup on a great pass from Robert Esteves | 55-43 |
| 09:27 | Nicholls State | Gene Bays misses the shot from the right side | 55-43 |
| 09:25 | Nicholls State | Robert Evangelista can't tip it in | 55-43 |
| 09:23 | Nebraska | Leon Ohlson gets the rebound | 55-43 |
| 09:10 | Nebraska | Robert Esteves hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 55-43 |
| 09:08 | Nicholls State | Gene Bays snags the defensive board | 55-43 |
| 08:47 | Nicholls State | Gene Bays hits the finger roll set up by Chionesu Emanuel and he's fouled by Mwamba Alleruzzo - foul #1 on Mwamba Alleruzzo, team foul #3 | 55-45 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Randall Brady (PG), Hans Jackowski (PF), Evan Weddle (C) Leon Ohlson, Mwamba Alleruzzo, Toney Jarboe | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Kenneth Woodbury (SF) Robert Evangelista | |
| 08:47 | Nicholls State | Gene Bays misses the free throw | 55-45 |
| 08:47 | Nebraska | The rebound goes to Evan Weddle | 55-45 |
| 08:36 | Nebraska | Hans Jackowski loses the dribble to Gene Bays | 55-45 |
| 08:07 | Nicholls State | Kenneth Woodbury scores on a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Chionesu Emanuel | 55-47 |
| 07:57 | Nebraska | Chionesu Emanuel steals the ball from Randall Brady | 55-47 |
| 07:39 | Nicholls State | Kenneth Woodbury misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 55-47 |
| 07:37 | Nebraska | The rebound goes to Evan Weddle | 55-47 |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Randall Brady (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Gerald (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Esteves (fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. PF - Hans Jackowski (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Evan Weddle (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Shelby Hubert (fresh) SG - Chionesu Emanuel (fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. SF - Kenneth Woodbury (fresh) 16 pts. PF - Gene Bays (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Justin Perry (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:22 | Nebraska | Randall Brady knocks in the 3 from the right corner | 58-47 |
| 07:07 | Nicholls State | Gene Bays drills a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Shelby Hubert | 58-50 |
| 06:49 | Nebraska | Randall Brady misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 58-50 |
| 06:48 | Nebraska | Hans Jackowski grabs the offensive rebound | 58-50 |
| 06:40 | Nebraska | Thomas Gerald is hacked by Justin Perry - foul #4 on Justin Perry, team foul #8 | 58-50 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Leon Ohlson (PG), Billy Tobolski (SF), Toney Jarboe (C) Randall Brady, Robert Esteves, Evan Weddle | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Paul Goodson (PG), Mitchell Workman (SG), Robert Evangelista (SF), John Berkovitz (PF), George Willette (C) Shelby Hubert, Chionesu Emanuel, Kenneth Woodbury, Gene Bays, Justin Perry | |
| 06:40 | Nebraska | Thomas Gerald makes the 1st free throw | 59-50 |
| 06:40 | Nebraska | Thomas Gerald misses the 2nd free throw | 59-50 |
| 06:40 | Nicholls State | John Berkovitz gets the rebound | 59-50 |
| 06:26 | Nicholls State | George Willette lays it in and he's hacked by Leon Ohlson - foul #2 on Leon Ohlson, team foul #4 | 59-52 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Jimmy Anderson (SG) Thomas Gerald | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 06:26 | Nicholls State | George Willette misses the free throw | 59-52 |
| 06:26 | Nebraska | Hans Jackowski snags the defensive board | 59-52 |
| 06:11 | Nebraska | Billy Tobolski is called for traveling | 59-52 |
| 05:55 | Nicholls State | Leon Ohlson is called for the reach on John Berkovitz - foul #3 on Leon Ohlson, team foul #5 | 59-52 |
| 05:44 | Nicholls State | Robert Evangelista's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-52 |
| 05:22 | Nebraska | Toney Jarboe scores on a floater in the paint | 61-52 |
| 04:58 | Nicholls State | Billy Tobolski is called for the reach on Robert Evangelista - foul #4 on Billy Tobolski, team foul #6 | 61-52 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Thomas Gerald (SG), Robert Esteves (SF), Mwamba Alleruzzo (PF) Jimmy Anderson, Billy Tobolski, Hans Jackowski | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Chionesu Emanuel (SG), Kenneth Woodbury (SF), Gene Bays (PF) Mitchell Workman, Robert Evangelista, John Berkovitz | |
| 04:41 | Nicholls State | Gene Bays is called for 3 seconds | 61-52 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Randall Brady (PG) Leon Ohlson | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 04:28 | Nebraska | Thomas Gerald knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Randall Brady | 64-52 |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:16 | Nicholls State | George Willette knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line | 64-54 |
| 03:56 | Nebraska | Thomas Gerald misses badly on a shot from the left block but the foul's on Gene Bays - foul #4 on Gene Bays, team foul #9 | 64-54 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Hans Jackowski (PF), Evan Weddle (C) Mwamba Alleruzzo, Toney Jarboe | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Mitchell Workman (PG), Justin Perry (C) Paul Goodson, George Willette | |
| 03:56 | Nebraska | Thomas Gerald makes the 1st free throw | 65-54 |
| 03:56 | Nebraska | Thomas Gerald makes the 2nd free throw | 66-54 |
| 03:35 | Nicholls State | Chionesu Emanuel is hacked by Evan Weddle - foul #1 on Evan Weddle, team foul #7 | 66-54 |
| 03:35 | Nicholls State | Chionesu Emanuel makes the 1st free throw | 66-55 |
| 03:35 | Nicholls State | Chionesu Emanuel makes the 2nd free throw | 66-56 |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Randall Brady (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Gerald (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Esteves (fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. PF - Hans Jackowski (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Evan Weddle (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Mitchell Workman (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Chionesu Emanuel (fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. SF - Kenneth Woodbury (fresh) 16 pts. PF - Gene Bays (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Justin Perry (fresh) 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:18 | Nebraska | Hans Jackowski misses the lay-in | 66-56 |
| 03:16 | Nicholls State | Gene Bays grabs the board | 66-56 |
| 03:08 | Nicholls State | Gene Bays clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 66-56 |
| 03:07 | Nebraska | Thomas Gerald snags the defensive board | 66-56 |
| 02:44 | Nebraska | Randall Brady drills a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Thomas Gerald | 68-56 |
| 02:44 | Nicholls State | Nicholls State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-56 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Toney Jarboe (C) Evan Weddle | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Paul Goodson (PG), George Willette (C) Mitchell Workman, Justin Perry | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:25 | Nicholls State | Gene Bays makes the runner in the paint on a great pass from Kenneth Woodbury | 68-58 |
| 02:14 | Nebraska | Toney Jarboe misses badly on a turnaround in the paint but the foul's on Paul Goodson - foul #5 on Paul Goodson, team foul #10 | 68-58 |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Mitchell Workman (PG) Paul Goodson | |
| 02:14 | Nebraska | Toney Jarboe makes the 1st free throw | 69-58 |
| 02:14 | Nebraska | Toney Jarboe makes the 2nd free throw | 70-58 |
| 01:52 | Nicholls State | Mitchell Workman comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 70-58 |
| 01:51 | Nebraska | Toney Jarboe pulls down the rebound | 70-58 |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:27 | Nebraska | Randall Brady misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 70-58 |
| 01:26 | Nicholls State | Gene Bays snags the defensive board | 70-58 |
| 01:09 | Nicholls State | Toney Jarboe swats the layup by George Willette | 70-58 |
| 01:07 | Nicholls State | Gene Bays tips it in | 70-60 |
| 00:38 | Nebraska | Hans Jackowski hits the finger roll on a great pass from Randall Brady | 72-60 |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:32 | Nicholls State | Gene Bays can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 72-60 |
| 00:30 | Nebraska | Robert Esteves snags the defensive board | 72-60 |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Nebraska | Randall Brady runs out the clock | 72-60 |