| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Dewey Schreier (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Otha Mazur (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Roger Cunningham (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Douglas Metheny (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Shane Thornton (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Raymond Stewart (fresh) 21 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Charles Byers (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mario Wishart (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael Mitchell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Shawn McClurkin (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Nebraska | Roger Cunningham inbounds the ball | 16-41 |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:51 | Nebraska | Douglas Metheny misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 16-41 |
| 19:50 | Nebraska | Roger Cunningham hits the follow up shot | 18-41 |
| 19:21 | Houston | Mario Wishart hits a jump hook from the left block set up by Raymond Stewart | 18-43 |
| 19:07 | Nebraska | Roger Cunningham lays it up and in on a great pass from Shane Thornton | 20-43 |
| 18:56 | Houston | Raymond Stewart makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Mario Wishart | 20-45 |
| 18:42 | Nebraska | Douglas Metheny is denied on a layup by Shawn McClurkin | 20-45 |
| 18:40 | Nebraska | Otha Mazur grabs the offensive board | 20-45 |
| 18:28 | Nebraska | Roger Cunningham splits the doubleteam but misses short on a driving attempt from close range | 20-45 |
| 18:27 | Nebraska | Shane Thornton gets the offensive rebound | 20-45 |
| 18:22 | Nebraska | Otha Mazur drills a 3 pointer from straight away | 23-45 |
| 18:07 | Houston | Michael Mitchell blows the layup | 23-45 |
| 18:05 | Houston | Michael Mitchell tips it in | 23-47 |
| 17:49 | Nebraska | Roger Cunningham shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 23-47 |
| 17:48 | Houston | Charles Byers gets the rebound | 23-47 |
| 17:20 | Houston | Charles Byers misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 23-47 |
| 17:19 | Nebraska | Shane Thornton gets the rebound | 23-47 |
| 17:05 | Nebraska | Roger Cunningham evades the doubleteam and hits a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Douglas Metheny | 25-47 |
| 16:42 | Houston | Raymond Stewart misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 25-47 |
| 16:40 | Houston | Michael Mitchell hits the follow up shot | 25-49 |
| 16:32 | Nebraska | Roger Cunningham evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 25-49 |
| 16:30 | Houston | Raymond Stewart snags the defensive board | 25-49 |
| 16:26 | Houston | Charles Byers throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-49 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Derrick Pace (PG), Joseph Ross (SG), Alex Maynard (SF), Refugio Valdez (PF) Dewey Schreier, Otha Mazur, Roger Cunningham, Douglas Metheny | |
| Subs | Houston | Gary Smith (SG), William Talavera (PF), Raul Moran (C) Charles Byers, Michael Mitchell, Shawn McClurkin | |
| 16:10 | Nebraska | Shane Thornton connects on the driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Derrick Pace | 27-49 |
| 15:52 | Houston | Gary Smith misses the 3 from the right wing | 27-49 |
| 15:51 | Nebraska | Refugio Valdez grabs the defensive rebound | 27-49 |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Derrick Pace (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Joseph Ross (fresh) SF - Alex Maynard (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Refugio Valdez (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Shane Thornton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Raymond Stewart (fairly fresh) 23 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gary Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Mario Wishart (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - William Talavera (fresh) 2 pts. C - Raul Moran (fresh) | |
| 15:46 | Nebraska | Derrick Pace misses the floater from close range but the foul's on Gary Smith - foul #1 on Gary Smith, team foul #1 | 27-49 |
| 15:46 | Nebraska | Derrick Pace makes the 1st free throw | 28-49 |
| 15:46 | Nebraska | Derrick Pace makes the 2nd free throw | 29-49 |
| 15:34 | Houston | Mario Wishart drills a floater in the lane set up by Raymond Stewart and he's hacked by Shane Thornton - foul #3 on Shane Thornton, team foul #1 | 29-51 |
| 15:34 | Houston | Mario Wishart makes the free throw | 29-52 |
| 15:24 | Nebraska | Refugio Valdez throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-52 |
| 15:17 | Houston | William Talavera is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on William Talavera, team foul #2 | 29-52 |
| 15:00 | Nebraska | Refugio Valdez hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 29-52 |
| 14:59 | Houston | Raymond Stewart gets the rebound | 29-52 |
| 14:54 | Houston | Raymond Stewart clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 29-52 |
| 14:52 | Houston | William Talavera tips it in | 29-54 |
| 14:34 | Nebraska | Joseph Ross drills a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Refugio Valdez | 31-54 |
| 14:05 | Houston | Raymond Stewart clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 31-54 |
| 14:03 | Nebraska | Shane Thornton snags the defensive board | 31-54 |
| 13:48 | Nebraska | Derrick Pace buries a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Joseph Ross | 33-54 |
| 13:25 | Houston | Raymond Stewart throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-54 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Dewey Schreier (PG), Otha Mazur (SG), Roger Cunningham (SF), Douglas Metheny (PF) Derrick Pace, Joseph Ross, Alex Maynard, Refugio Valdez | |
| Subs | Houston | Charles Byers (SG), Michael Mitchell (PF), Shawn McClurkin (C) Gary Smith, William Talavera, Raul Moran | |
| 13:14 | Nebraska | Roger Cunningham works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint but the foul's on Raymond Stewart - foul #2 on Raymond Stewart, team foul #3 | 33-54 |
| 13:14 | Nebraska | Roger Cunningham makes the 1st free throw | 34-54 |
| 13:14 | Nebraska | Roger Cunningham makes the 2nd free throw | 35-54 |
| 12:58 | Houston | Michael Mitchell is hacked by Douglas Metheny - foul #2 on Douglas Metheny, team foul #2 | 35-54 |
| 12:34 | Houston | Mario Wishart's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-54 |
| 12:11 | Nebraska | Roger Cunningham misses short on a floater from the baseline | 35-54 |
| 12:10 | Houston | The rebound goes to Michael Mitchell | 35-54 |
| 11:47 | Houston | Mario Wishart's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-54 |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Dewey Schreier (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Otha Mazur (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Roger Cunningham (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Douglas Metheny (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Shane Thornton (tiring) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Raymond Stewart (fairly fresh) 23 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Charles Byers (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mario Wishart (tiring) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael Mitchell (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Shawn McClurkin (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:40 | Nebraska | Douglas Metheny misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Shawn McClurkin - foul #2 on Shawn McClurkin, team foul #4 | 35-54 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Refugio Valdez (PF) Dewey Schreier | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 11:40 | Nebraska | Douglas Metheny makes the 1st free throw | 36-54 |
| 11:40 | Nebraska | Douglas Metheny makes the 2nd free throw | 37-54 |
| 11:16 | Houston | Shawn McClurkin travels with the ball | 37-54 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Derrick Pace (PG) Refugio Valdez | |
| Subs | Houston | Raul Moran (C) Shawn McClurkin | |
| 11:05 | Nebraska | Roger Cunningham's pass out of the doubleteam is intercepted by Charles Byers | 37-54 |
| 11:02 | Houston | Charles Byers lays it in | 37-56 |
| 10:58 | Nebraska | Roger Cunningham can't finish the layup against a doubleteam but he's hacked by Charles Byers - foul #2 on Charles Byers, team foul #5 | 37-56 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Alex Maynard (SF) Derrick Pace | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 10:58 | Nebraska | Roger Cunningham misses the 1st free throw | 37-56 |
| 10:58 | Nebraska | Roger Cunningham makes the 2nd free throw | 38-56 |
| 10:40 | Houston | Raymond Stewart can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 38-56 |
| 10:38 | Houston | Raul Moran tips it in | 38-58 |
| 10:26 | Nebraska | Alex Maynard connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Shane Thornton | 41-58 |
| 10:06 | Houston | Raymond Stewart drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Charles Byers | 41-61 |
| 09:43 | Nebraska | Mario Wishart is called for the reach on Alex Maynard - foul #1 on Mario Wishart, team foul #6 | 41-61 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Dewey Schreier (PG), Joseph Ross (SG), Refugio Valdez (PF) Roger Cunningham, Otha Mazur, Douglas Metheny | |
| Subs | Houston | Gary Smith (SG), William Talavera (PF), Shawn McClurkin (C) Charles Byers, Michael Mitchell, Raul Moran | |
| 09:24 | Nebraska | Refugio Valdez loses the ball out of bounds | 41-61 |
| 09:05 | Houston | Mario Wishart blows the layup | 41-61 |
| 09:04 | Houston | William Talavera grabs the offensive board | 41-61 |
| 08:39 | Houston | Alex Maynard is called for the reach on Gary Smith - foul #1 on Alex Maynard, team foul #3 | 41-61 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Jason Sawyer (SF) Alex Maynard | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 08:17 | Houston | Raymond Stewart hits a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Gary Smith and he's fouled by Jason Sawyer - foul #1 on Jason Sawyer, team foul #4 | 41-63 |
| 08:17 | Houston | Raymond Stewart misses the free throw | 41-63 |
| 08:17 | Houston | Shawn McClurkin snags the offensive board | 41-63 |
| 07:52 | Houston | Mario Wishart misses badly on a floater from the right block | 41-63 |
| 07:51 | Nebraska | Refugio Valdez grabs the board | 41-63 |
| 07:46 | Nebraska | Refugio Valdez scores on a 3 pointer from straight away | 44-63 |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Dewey Schreier (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Joseph Ross (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jason Sawyer (fresh) PF - Refugio Valdez (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Shane Thornton (tiring) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Raymond Stewart (tiring) 28 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gary Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Mario Wishart (tiring) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - William Talavera (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Shawn McClurkin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Houston | Mario Wishart buries a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Raymond Stewart and the foul's on Jason Sawyer - foul #2 on Jason Sawyer, team foul #5 | 44-65 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Otha Mazur (SG), Roger Cunningham (SF), Douglas Metheny (PF) Joseph Ross, Jason Sawyer, Refugio Valdez | |
| Subs | Houston | Charles Byers (SG), Michael Mitchell (PF), Raul Moran (C) Gary Smith, William Talavera, Shawn McClurkin | |
| 07:25 | Houston | Mario Wishart misses the free throw | 44-65 |
| 07:25 | Nebraska | Shane Thornton gets the rebound | 44-65 |
| 07:10 | Nebraska | Roger Cunningham jams it set up by Otha Mazur | 46-65 |
| 06:48 | Houston | Mario Wishart misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 46-65 |
| 06:47 | Nebraska | Douglas Metheny grabs the board | 46-65 |
| 06:41 | Nebraska | Roger Cunningham misses the layup against the doubleteam | 46-65 |
| 06:39 | Houston | Michael Mitchell grabs the board | 46-65 |
| 06:17 | Houston | Michael Mitchell connects on the jumper in the paint and the foul's on Douglas Metheny - foul #3 on Douglas Metheny, team foul #6 | 46-67 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Derrick Pace (PG) Dewey Schreier | |
| Subs | Houston | Thomas Lewis (SF) Mario Wishart | |
| 06:17 | Houston | Michael Mitchell misses the free throw | 46-67 |
| 06:17 | Nebraska | The rebound goes to Roger Cunningham | 46-67 |
| 05:55 | Nebraska | Otha Mazur can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 46-67 |
| 05:53 | Houston | Michael Mitchell pulls down the rebound | 46-67 |
| 05:34 | Houston | Raymond Stewart misses long on a 3 from straight away | 46-67 |
| 05:33 | Nebraska | Douglas Metheny gets the rebound | 46-67 |
| 05:26 | Nebraska | Douglas Metheny hits a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Roger Cunningham out of the doubleteam | 49-67 |
| 04:59 | Houston | Michael Mitchell misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 49-67 |
| 04:57 | Houston | Thomas Lewis misses the tip | 49-67 |
| 04:56 | Houston | Raul Moran grabs the offensive rebound | 49-67 |
| 04:28 | Houston | Charles Byers scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Thomas Lewis | 49-70 |
| 04:07 | Nebraska | Otha Mazur misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 49-70 |
| 04:06 | Houston | The rebound goes to Michael Mitchell | 49-70 |
| 03:47 | Houston | Raymond Stewart hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 49-70 |
| 03:45 | Houston | Michael Mitchell gets the offensive rebound | 49-70 |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Derrick Pace (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Otha Mazur (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roger Cunningham (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. PF - Douglas Metheny (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Shane Thornton (tired) 5 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Raymond Stewart (tired) 28 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Charles Byers (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Mitchell (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. C - Raul Moran (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:30 | Houston | Raymond Stewart misses short on a 3 from straight away | 49-70 |
| 03:29 | Nebraska | The rebound goes to Douglas Metheny | 49-70 |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 03:11 | Nebraska | Roger Cunningham shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Derrick Pace | 52-70 |
| 02:48 | Houston | Michael Mitchell hits a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Charles Byers | 52-72 |
| 02:38 | Nebraska | Raul Moran steals it from Douglas Metheny | 52-72 |
| 02:14 | Houston | Charles Byers loses the ball out of bounds | 52-72 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Dewey Schreier (PG), Joseph Ross (SG), Alex Maynard (SF), Refugio Valdez (PF) Derrick Pace, Otha Mazur, Roger Cunningham, Douglas Metheny | |
| Subs | Houston | Sammy Gibson (PG), Gary Smith (SG), William Talavera (PF) Raymond Stewart, Charles Byers, Michael Mitchell | |
| 01:59 | Nebraska | Joseph Ross misses long on a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Gary Smith - foul #2 on Gary Smith, team foul #7 | 52-72 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Otha Mazur (SG), Roger Cunningham (SF), Douglas Metheny (PF) Dewey Schreier, Alex Maynard, Refugio Valdez | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 01:59 | Nebraska | Joseph Ross misses the 1st free throw | 52-72 |
| 01:59 | Nebraska | Joseph Ross makes the 2nd free throw | 53-72 |
| 01:52 | Houston | Sammy Gibson hits a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Gary Smith | 53-75 |
| 01:28 | Nebraska | Shane Thornton's fadeaway is rejected by William Talavera | 53-75 |
| 01:27 | Houston | Raul Moran gets the rebound | 53-75 |
| 00:58 | Houston | William Talavera clanks a driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Otha Mazur - foul #2 on Otha Mazur, team foul #7 | 53-75 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Dewey Schreier (PG) Joseph Ross | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 00:58 | Houston | William Talavera misses the 1st free throw | 53-75 |
| 00:58 | Houston | William Talavera makes the 2nd free throw | 53-76 |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:52 | Nebraska | William Talavera denies the turnaround by Roger Cunningham | 53-76 |
| 00:51 | Houston | Thomas Lewis gets the rebound | 53-76 |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:27 | Houston | Gary Smith hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block but he's fouled by Otha Mazur - foul #3 on Otha Mazur, team foul #8 | 53-76 |
| 00:27 | Houston | Gary Smith misses the 1st free throw | 53-76 |
| 00:27 | Houston | Gary Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 53-77 |
| 00:22 | Nebraska | Sammy Gibson steals the ball from Dewey Schreier | 53-77 |
| 00:00 | Houston | Sammy Gibson runs out the clock | 53-77 |