| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Michael Johnson (fresh) 13 pts. SG - Mark Goolsby (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Burns (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Theodore Small (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. C - Lynn Pearson (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - Fred Veilleux (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Jacobs (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tony Cuffie (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Raymond Booker (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Darryl Lach (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Nebraska | James Burns inbounds the ball | 32-26 |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Youngstown State | Youngstown State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:52 | Nebraska | James Burns misses the dunk | 32-26 |
| 19:51 | Youngstown State | Tony Cuffie pulls down the rebound | 32-26 |
| 19:37 | Youngstown State | Tony Cuffie misses the fadeaway from the right block | 32-26 |
| 19:35 | Nebraska | Lynn Pearson pulls down the rebound | 32-26 |
| 19:21 | Nebraska | Michael Johnson's pass is intercepted by Fred Veilleux | 32-26 |
| 18:56 | Youngstown State | Fred Veilleux loses the dribble to Theodore Small | 32-26 |
| 18:52 | Nebraska | Mark Goolsby's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-26 |
| 18:41 | Youngstown State | Michael Jacobs hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 32-26 |
| 18:40 | Nebraska | Mark Goolsby snags the defensive board | 32-26 |
| 18:34 | Nebraska | Michael Johnson clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 32-26 |
| 18:32 | Youngstown State | Raymond Booker gets the rebound | 32-26 |
| 18:11 | Youngstown State | Theodore Small swats the layup by Fred Veilleux | 32-26 |
| 18:09 | Nebraska | Lynn Pearson snags the defensive board | 32-26 |
| 17:57 | Nebraska | Darryl Lach denies the turnaround by Theodore Small | 32-26 |
| 17:56 | Nebraska | James Burns tips it in | 34-26 |
| 17:39 | Youngstown State | Fred Veilleux misses the easy layup but the foul's on Lynn Pearson - foul #1 on Lynn Pearson, team foul #1 | 34-26 |
| 17:39 | Youngstown State | Fred Veilleux misses the 1st free throw | 34-26 |
| 17:39 | Youngstown State | Fred Veilleux makes the 2nd free throw | 34-27 |
| 17:28 | Nebraska | Michael Johnson loses the dribble to Fred Veilleux | 34-27 |
| 17:07 | Youngstown State | Raymond Booker connects on the 3 from straight away | 34-30 |
| 16:41 | Nebraska | Michael Johnson makes the jumpshot from the free throw line | 36-30 |
| 16:18 | Youngstown State | Tony Cuffie double dribbles | 36-30 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Thomas Benedetti (SG), Blake Blackburn (SF), Perry Cann (C) Mark Goolsby, James Burns, Lynn Pearson | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Ben Keys (PG), Jeff Clark (SG), Reginald Hanstein (SF), Richard Harper (PF) Fred Veilleux, Michael Jacobs, Tony Cuffie, Raymond Booker | |
| 15:58 | Nebraska | Michael Johnson clanks a 3 from the left wing | 36-30 |
| 15:57 | Youngstown State | The rebound goes to Reginald Hanstein | 36-30 |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Michael Johnson (fairly fresh) 15 pts. SG - Thomas Benedetti (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Blake Blackburn (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Theodore Small (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Perry Cann (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - Ben Keys (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jeff Clark (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Reginald Hanstein (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Richard Harper (fresh) 4 pts. C - Darryl Lach (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Youngstown State | Ben Keys misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 36-30 |
| 15:39 | Youngstown State | Darryl Lach gets the offensive rebound | 36-30 |
| 15:24 | Youngstown State | Reginald Hanstein loses the ball out of bounds | 36-30 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Robert Macdonald (C) Perry Cann | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Shawn Grace (PG), Brandon Phillips (SF) Jeff Clark, Reginald Hanstein | |
| 15:01 | Nebraska | Michael Johnson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 36-30 |
| 15:00 | Youngstown State | Darryl Lach gets the rebound | 36-30 |
| 14:44 | Youngstown State | Michael Johnson is called for the reach on Brandon Phillips - foul #1 on Michael Johnson, team foul #2 | 36-30 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Mark Goolsby (SG), James Burns (SF) Thomas Benedetti, Blake Blackburn | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Michael Jacobs (SG), Raymond Booker (PF), Fred Veilleux (C) Ben Keys, Richard Harper, Darryl Lach | |
| 14:32 | Youngstown State | Michael Jacobs misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 36-30 |
| 14:30 | Youngstown State | Raymond Booker can't tip it in | 36-30 |
| 14:29 | Nebraska | James Burns grabs the board | 36-30 |
| 14:13 | Nebraska | Theodore Small knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Michael Johnson | 38-30 |
| 13:51 | Youngstown State | The short jumper by Michael Jacobs is denied by James Burns | 38-30 |
| 13:49 | Nebraska | Robert Macdonald gets the rebound | 38-30 |
| 13:41 | Nebraska | James Burns's floater is knocked away by Raymond Booker | 38-30 |
| 13:39 | Youngstown State | The rebound goes to Brandon Phillips | 38-30 |
| 13:27 | Youngstown State | Brandon Phillips scores on a shot from just outside the lane set up by Shawn Grace | 38-32 |
| 13:16 | Nebraska | James Burns scores on a runner from the baseline on a great pass from Michael Johnson | 40-32 |
| 12:55 | Youngstown State | Raymond Booker misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 40-32 |
| 12:53 | Nebraska | James Burns snags the defensive board | 40-32 |
| 12:45 | Nebraska | Michael Johnson buries a 3pt shot from the left wing | 43-32 |
| 12:28 | Youngstown State | Michael Jacobs hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 43-32 |
| 12:26 | Nebraska | Theodore Small pulls down the rebound | 43-32 |
| 12:12 | Nebraska | Michael Jacobs takes the ball from James Burns | 43-32 |
| 11:46 | Youngstown State | Shawn Grace misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Theodore Small - foul #2 on Theodore Small, team foul #3 | 43-32 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Thomas Benedetti (PG), Blake Blackburn (SG), Lynn Pearson (PF), Perry Cann (C) Michael Johnson, Mark Goolsby, Theodore Small, Robert Macdonald | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Ben Keys (SG), Tony Cuffie (SF), Richard Harper (PF), Darryl Lach (C) Michael Jacobs, Brandon Phillips, Raymond Booker, Fred Veilleux | |
| 11:46 | Youngstown State | Shawn Grace makes the 1st free throw | 43-33 |
| 11:46 | Youngstown State | Shawn Grace makes the 2nd free throw | 43-34 |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Thomas Benedetti (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Blake Blackburn (fresh) 2 ast. SF - James Burns (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - Lynn Pearson (fresh) 5 reb. C - Perry Cann (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - Shawn Grace (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ben Keys (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Tony Cuffie (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Richard Harper (fresh) 4 pts. C - Darryl Lach (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:22 | Nebraska | Thomas Benedetti misses the floater from the right side | 43-34 |
| 11:20 | Nebraska | James Burns gets the offensive rebound | 43-34 |
| 11:03 | Nebraska | Thomas Benedetti clanks a jumper from the right side | 43-34 |
| 11:02 | Youngstown State | Tony Cuffie grabs the defensive rebound | 43-34 |
| 10:58 | Youngstown State | Tony Cuffie misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 43-34 |
| 10:56 | Youngstown State | Darryl Lach tips it home | 43-36 |
| 10:30 | Nebraska | Thomas Benedetti scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 45-36 |
| 10:09 | Youngstown State | Thomas Benedetti is called for the reach on Shawn Grace - foul #1 on Thomas Benedetti, team foul #4 | 45-36 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Michael Johnson (PG), Mark Goolsby (SG), Theodore Small (PF) Blake Blackburn, James Burns, Perry Cann | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Fred Veilleux (PG), Raymond Booker (PF) Shawn Grace, Richard Harper | |
| 09:47 | Youngstown State | Ben Keys blows the layup | 45-36 |
| 09:45 | Nebraska | Theodore Small grabs the board | 45-36 |
| 09:41 | Nebraska | Michael Johnson is fouled in the backcourt by Fred Veilleux - foul #1 on Fred Veilleux, team foul #1 | 45-36 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Robert Macdonald (C) Lynn Pearson | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Michael Jacobs (SG) Ben Keys | |
| 09:27 | Nebraska | Fred Veilleux is called for the reach on Michael Johnson - foul #2 on Fred Veilleux, team foul #2 | 45-36 |
| 09:13 | Nebraska | Robert Macdonald's pass is intercepted by Darryl Lach | 45-36 |
| 09:11 | Youngstown State | Michael Johnson steps in front of the Fred Veilleux pass in the backcourt | 45-36 |
| 09:05 | Nebraska | Theodore Small comes up short on the shot from the left side | 45-36 |
| 09:04 | Nebraska | Theodore Small can't tip it in | 45-36 |
| 09:02 | Youngstown State | The rebound goes to Raymond Booker | 45-36 |
| 08:45 | Youngstown State | Darryl Lach is called for 3 seconds | 45-36 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Blake Blackburn (SF) Thomas Benedetti | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Shawn Grace (PG), Brandon Phillips (SF) Tony Cuffie, Darryl Lach | |
| 08:16 | Nebraska | Theodore Small clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 45-36 |
| 08:14 | Youngstown State | Raymond Booker gets the rebound | 45-36 |
| 07:47 | Youngstown State | Raymond Booker misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 45-36 |
| 07:46 | Youngstown State | Fred Veilleux tips it in | 45-38 |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Michael Johnson (tiring) 18 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Goolsby (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Blake Blackburn (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Theodore Small (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Macdonald (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - Shawn Grace (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Jacobs (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brandon Phillips (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Raymond Booker (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Fred Veilleux (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. | |
| 07:31 | Nebraska | Michael Johnson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 45-38 |
| 07:29 | Youngstown State | Fred Veilleux grabs the defensive rebound | 45-38 |
| 07:14 | Youngstown State | Michael Jacobs is fouled on the floor by Theodore Small - foul #3 on Theodore Small, team foul #5 | 45-38 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Thomas Benedetti (PG), James Burns (SF), Lynn Pearson (PF), Perry Cann (C) Michael Johnson, Mark Goolsby, Theodore Small, Robert Macdonald | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Ben Keys (SG), Richard Harper (PF), Darryl Lach (C) Michael Jacobs, Raymond Booker, Fred Veilleux | |
| 06:55 | Youngstown State | Darryl Lach misses short on a jumper from the right block but the foul's on Blake Blackburn - foul #1 on Blake Blackburn, team foul #6 | 45-38 |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Tony Cuffie (SF) Richard Harper | |
| 06:55 | Youngstown State | Darryl Lach makes the 1st free throw | 45-39 |
| 06:55 | Youngstown State | Darryl Lach makes the 2nd free throw | 45-40 |
| 06:35 | Nebraska | Perry Cann buries a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Blake Blackburn | 47-40 |
| 06:18 | Youngstown State | Ben Keys scores on a jumper near the basket | 47-42 |
| 06:03 | Nebraska | Thomas Benedetti comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 47-42 |
| 06:01 | Youngstown State | Shawn Grace grabs the defensive rebound | 47-42 |
| 05:43 | Youngstown State | Shawn Grace clanks a jumper from the left side | 47-42 |
| 05:42 | Youngstown State | Darryl Lach grabs the offensive board | 47-42 |
| 05:29 | Youngstown State | Darryl Lach's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-42 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Michael Johnson (PG), Mark Goolsby (SG), Theodore Small (PF), Robert Macdonald (C) Thomas Benedetti, Blake Blackburn, Lynn Pearson, Perry Cann | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Michael Jacobs (SG), Raymond Booker (PF) Ben Keys, Brandon Phillips | |
| 05:14 | Nebraska | Theodore Small scores on a floater from just outside the lane | 49-42 |
| 04:59 | Youngstown State | Michael Jacobs makes the jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Shawn Grace | 49-44 |
| 04:41 | Nebraska | Darryl Lach is called for the reach on Mark Goolsby - foul #3 on Darryl Lach, team foul #3 | 49-44 |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Reginald Hanstein (SF), Fred Veilleux (C) Tony Cuffie, Darryl Lach | |
| 04:33 | Nebraska | Michael Jacobs is called for the reach on Mark Goolsby - foul #1 on Michael Jacobs, team foul #4 | 49-44 |
| 04:25 | Nebraska | Raymond Booker steals the ball from Robert Macdonald | 49-44 |
| 04:11 | Youngstown State | Fred Veilleux loses the dribble to James Burns | 49-44 |
| 03:54 | Nebraska | Michael Johnson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 49-44 |
| 03:53 | Youngstown State | Raymond Booker grabs the board | 49-44 |
| 03:38 | Youngstown State | Fred Veilleux can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 49-44 |
| 03:36 | Nebraska | James Burns pulls down the rebound | 49-44 |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Michael Johnson (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Goolsby (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Burns (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. PF - Theodore Small (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Robert Macdonald (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - Shawn Grace (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Jacobs (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Reginald Hanstein (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Raymond Booker (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Fred Veilleux (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. | |
| 03:14 | Nebraska | Theodore Small knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline set up by Michael Johnson | 51-44 |
| 02:56 | Youngstown State | Shawn Grace comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 51-44 |
| 02:55 | Nebraska | James Burns gets the rebound | 51-44 |
| 02:44 | Nebraska | Theodore Small misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 51-44 |
| 02:42 | Nebraska | Theodore Small grabs the offensive rebound | 51-44 |
| 02:26 | Nebraska | Theodore Small misses short on a shot from the right block | 51-44 |
| 02:25 | Youngstown State | Michael Jacobs gets the rebound | 51-44 |
| 02:25 | Youngstown State | Youngstown State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-44 |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Tony Cuffie (SF), Darryl Lach (C) Reginald Hanstein, Fred Veilleux | |
| 02:11 | Youngstown State | Shawn Grace clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 51-44 |
| 02:10 | Nebraska | Robert Macdonald snags the defensive board | 51-44 |
| 01:59 | Nebraska | Tony Cuffie picks off the pass by Michael Johnson | 51-44 |
| 01:54 | Youngstown State | Michael Jacobs jams it on a nice dish by Tony Cuffie | 51-46 |
| 01:38 | Nebraska | Mark Goolsby comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 51-46 |
| 01:37 | Nebraska | Theodore Small hits the follow up shot | 53-46 |
| 01:20 | Youngstown State | Robert Macdonald is called for the reach on Darryl Lach - foul #4 on Robert Macdonald, team foul #7 | 53-46 |
| 01:20 | Youngstown State | Darryl Lach misses the 1st free throw | 53-46 |
| 01:20 | Nebraska | Mark Goolsby snags the defensive board | 53-46 |
| 01:01 | Nebraska | Michael Johnson misses long on a 3 from straight away | 53-46 |
| 00:59 | Nebraska | James Burns tips it but misses | 53-46 |
| 00:58 | Youngstown State | Michael Jacobs pulls down the rebound | 53-46 |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Youngstown State | Youngstown State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Youngstown State | Youngstown State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:52 | Youngstown State | Tony Cuffie misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by James Burns - foul #2 on James Burns, team foul #8 | 53-46 |
| 00:52 | Youngstown State | Tony Cuffie misses the 1st free throw | 53-46 |
| 00:52 | Youngstown State | Tony Cuffie makes the 2nd free throw | 53-47 |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Youngstown State | Youngstown State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:50 | Nebraska | Theodore Small is fouled in the backcourt by Shawn Grace - foul #4 on Shawn Grace, team foul #5 | 53-47 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Thomas Benedetti (SG) Mark Goolsby | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | | |
| 00:48 | Nebraska | Theodore Small is hacked by Raymond Booker - foul #2 on Raymond Booker, team foul #6 | 53-47 |
| 00:47 | Nebraska | Michael Jacobs is called for the reach on Thomas Benedetti - foul #2 on Michael Jacobs, team foul #7 | 53-47 |
| 00:47 | Nebraska | Thomas Benedetti makes the 1st free throw | 54-47 |
| 00:47 | Nebraska | Thomas Benedetti makes the 2nd free throw | 55-47 |
| 00:39 | Youngstown State | Raymond Booker drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Tony Cuffie | 55-50 |
| 00:36 | Nebraska | Michael Jacobs is called for the reach on Michael Johnson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Michael Jacobs, team foul #8 | 55-50 |
| 00:36 | Nebraska | Michael Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 56-50 |
| 00:36 | Nebraska | Michael Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 57-50 |
| 00:31 | Youngstown State | Raymond Booker clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 57-50 |
| 00:29 | Youngstown State | Darryl Lach grabs the offensive rebound | 57-50 |
| 00:26 | Youngstown State | Raymond Booker is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Raymond Booker, team foul #9 | 57-50 |
| 00:23 | Nebraska | Theodore Small is hacked by Michael Jacobs in the backcourt - foul #4 on Michael Jacobs, team foul #10 | 57-50 |
| 00:23 | Nebraska | Theodore Small misses the 1st free throw | 57-50 |
| 00:23 | Nebraska | Theodore Small makes the 2nd free throw | 58-50 |
| 00:18 | Youngstown State | Shawn Grace makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Raymond Booker | 58-53 |
| 00:16 | Nebraska | Shawn Grace is called for the reach on Michael Johnson in the backcourt - foul #5 on Shawn Grace, team foul #11 | 58-53 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Mark Goolsby (SG) Robert Macdonald | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Fred Veilleux (PG) Shawn Grace | |
| 00:16 | Nebraska | Michael Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 59-53 |
| 00:16 | Nebraska | Michael Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 59-53 |
| 00:16 | Youngstown State | Raymond Booker grabs the defensive rebound | 59-53 |
| 00:10 | Youngstown State | Fred Veilleux comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 59-53 |
| 00:08 | Youngstown State | Darryl Lach pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-53 |
| 00:06 | Youngstown State | Fred Veilleux buries a 3 pointer from the right wing | 59-56 |
| 00:04 | Nebraska | Fred Veilleux is called for the reach on Michael Johnson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Fred Veilleux, team foul #12 | 59-56 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Robert Macdonald (C) Theodore Small | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | | |
| 00:04 | Nebraska | Michael Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 60-56 |
| 00:04 | Nebraska | Michael Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 61-56 |
| 00:00 | Youngstown State | Fred Veilleux clanks a halfcourt shot | 61-56 |