| Lineup | St. John's | PG - David Dwyer (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Robert Scott (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Christenson (fresh) 5 reb. PF - William Langley (fresh) 2 reb. C - Brian Tinsley (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Zhong Ximines (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tony Simpson (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Norman Waller (fresh) PF - Daniel Grear (fresh) C - Leonard Branum (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Nebraska | Norman Waller inbounds the ball | 31-24 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-4) | |
| 19:34 | Nebraska | Leonard Branum slams it home | 31-26 |
| 19:05 | St. John's | William Langley misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 31-26 |
| 19:04 | St. John's | William Langley snags the offensive board | 31-26 |
| 18:39 | St. John's | Norman Waller takes the ball from Brian Tinsley | 31-26 |
| 18:15 | Nebraska | Tony Simpson double dribbles as he's doubleteamed | 31-26 |
| 17:52 | St. John's | Robert Scott misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 31-26 |
| 17:50 | St. John's | David Christenson misses the tip | 31-26 |
| 17:48 | Nebraska | Leonard Branum grabs the defensive rebound | 31-26 |
| 17:43 | Nebraska | Brian Tinsley steals it from Daniel Grear | 31-26 |
| 17:18 | St. John's | Brian Tinsley's floater is tipped away by Leonard Branum | 31-26 |
| 17:16 | Nebraska | Daniel Grear grabs the board | 31-26 |
| 16:47 | Nebraska | Zhong Ximines buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 31-28 |
| 16:26 | St. John's | Brian Tinsley banks in the layup on a nice dish by David Dwyer | 33-28 |
| 16:08 | Nebraska | Tony Simpson works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Zhong Ximines | 33-31 |
| 15:46 | St. John's | Brian Tinsley knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing | 35-31 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - David Dwyer (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Scott (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Christenson (fairly fresh) 6 reb. PF - William Langley (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Brian Tinsley (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Zhong Ximines (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Tony Simpson (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SF - Norman Waller (fairly fresh) PF - Daniel Grear (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Leonard Branum (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 15:19 | Nebraska | Tony Simpson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 35-31 |
| 15:17 | St. John's | The rebound goes to David Christenson | 35-31 |
| 15:11 | St. John's | Brian Tinsley connects on the shot from close range set up by Robert Scott | 37-31 |
| 14:51 | Nebraska | Leonard Branum hits a jumper from close range set up by Tony Simpson and he's hacked by Brian Tinsley - foul #2 on Brian Tinsley, team foul #1 | 37-33 |
| Subs | St. John's | Justin Ferris (PG), Chadwick Palmore (SG), Frank Baker (SF), Kenneth Nez (PF), Russell Plemmons (C) David Dwyer, Robert Scott, David Christenson, William Langley, Brian Tinsley | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Sean Reddington (PG), Travis Briggs (SF), Ray Jenkins (PF) Zhong Ximines, Norman Waller, Daniel Grear | |
| 14:51 | Nebraska | Leonard Branum misses the free throw | 37-33 |
| 14:51 | St. John's | Russell Plemmons pulls down the rebound | 37-33 |
| 14:37 | St. John's | Justin Ferris hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Frank Baker | 40-33 |
| 14:31 | Nebraska | Tony Simpson lays it in despite the doubleteam set up by Travis Briggs | 40-35 |
| 14:05 | St. John's | Kenneth Nez misses the lay-in | 40-35 |
| 14:03 | Nebraska | Sean Reddington gets the rebound | 40-35 |
| 13:45 | Nebraska | Tony Simpson can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 40-35 |
| 13:44 | St. John's | Justin Ferris snags the defensive board | 40-35 |
| 13:16 | St. John's | Justin Ferris drills a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Chadwick Palmore | 43-35 |
| 12:48 | Nebraska | Leonard Branum can't finish the layup | 43-35 |
| 12:46 | St. John's | Kenneth Nez pulls down the rebound | 43-35 |
| 12:34 | St. John's | Justin Ferris clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 43-35 |
| 12:32 | St. John's | Russell Plemmons hits the follow up shot | 45-35 |
| 12:09 | Nebraska | Tony Simpson misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 45-35 |
| 12:08 | Nebraska | Travis Briggs gets the offensive rebound | 45-35 |
| 11:47 | Nebraska | Sean Reddington hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt attempt from the left wing | 45-35 |
| 11:45 | St. John's | Russell Plemmons gets the rebound | 45-35 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Justin Ferris (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Chadwick Palmore (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Frank Baker (fresh) PF - Kenneth Nez (fresh) 14 pts. C - Russell Plemmons (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Sean Reddington (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Tony Simpson (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. SF - Travis Briggs (fresh) PF - Ray Jenkins (fresh) C - Leonard Branum (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 11:21 | St. John's | Kenneth Nez can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Sean Reddington - foul #2 on Sean Reddington, team foul #1 | 45-35 |
| Subs | St. John's | David Dwyer (PG), Robert Scott (SG), David Christenson (SF), Brian Tinsley (C) Justin Ferris, Chadwick Palmore, Frank Baker, Russell Plemmons | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Zhong Ximines (PG), Norman Waller (SF), Daniel Grear (PF) Sean Reddington, Travis Briggs, Ray Jenkins | |
| 11:21 | St. John's | Kenneth Nez makes the 1st free throw | 46-35 |
| 11:21 | St. John's | Kenneth Nez makes the 2nd free throw | 47-35 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-4) | |
| 11:08 | Nebraska | Leonard Branum can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by David Christenson - foul #1 on David Christenson, team foul #2 | 47-35 |
| Subs | St. John's | William Langley (PF) Kenneth Nez | |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| 11:08 | Nebraska | Leonard Branum misses the 1st free throw | 47-35 |
| 11:08 | Nebraska | Leonard Branum makes the 2nd free throw | 47-36 |
| 10:45 | St. John's | Brian Tinsley misses short on a jump hook in the lane | 47-36 |
| 10:44 | Nebraska | Leonard Branum gets the rebound | 47-36 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-4) | |
| 10:18 | Nebraska | Brian Tinsley swats the layup by Leonard Branum | 47-36 |
| 10:16 | St. John's | William Langley pulls down the rebound | 47-36 |
| 09:50 | St. John's | Zhong Ximines is called for the reach on David Dwyer - foul #2 on Zhong Ximines, team foul #2 | 47-36 |
| 09:31 | St. John's | A charge is called on Brian Tinsley - foul #3 on Brian Tinsley, team foul #3 | 47-36 |
| 09:06 | Nebraska | Robert Scott picks off the pass by Leonard Branum | 47-36 |
| 09:02 | St. John's | David Dwyer hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Robert Scott | 49-36 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-4) | |
| 08:37 | Nebraska | Norman Waller travels with the ball | 49-36 |
| 08:11 | St. John's | Brian Tinsley scores on a fadeaway in the lane and he's hacked by Leonard Branum - foul #2 on Leonard Branum, team foul #3 | 51-36 |
| Subs | St. John's | Justin Ferris (SG), Kenneth Nez (PF) Robert Scott, William Langley | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Travis Briggs (SF) Norman Waller | |
| 08:11 | St. John's | Brian Tinsley makes the free throw | 52-36 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-4) | |
| 07:57 | Nebraska | Leonard Branum hits a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Zhong Ximines | 52-38 |
| 07:30 | St. John's | Justin Ferris connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Brian Tinsley | 55-38 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - David Dwyer (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Justin Ferris (fresh) 9 pts. SF - David Christenson (fairly fresh) 7 reb. PF - Kenneth Nez (fresh) 16 pts. C - Brian Tinsley (fairly fresh) 22 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Zhong Ximines (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Tony Simpson (tiring) 19 pts. 2 ast. SF - Travis Briggs (fresh) PF - Daniel Grear (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Leonard Branum (tiring) 13 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:10 | Nebraska | Tony Simpson evades the doubleteam and hits a jumper from the left wing | 55-40 |
| 06:51 | St. John's | Tony Simpson picks off the pass by David Dwyer | 55-40 |
| 06:36 | Nebraska | Tony Simpson misses short on a jump hook near the basket | 55-40 |
| 06:34 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Brian Tinsley | 55-40 |
| 06:30 | St. John's | Justin Ferris misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 55-40 |
| 06:29 | St. John's | David Christenson gets the offensive rebound | 55-40 |
| 06:15 | St. John's | Kenneth Nez misses long on a turnaround in the lane | 55-40 |
| 06:13 | Nebraska | The rebound goes to Daniel Grear | 55-40 |
| 05:48 | Nebraska | Tony Simpson double dribbles as he's doubleteamed | 55-40 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Scott (SG), Frank Baker (SF), William Langley (PF) David Dwyer, David Christenson, Brian Tinsley | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Sean Reddington (PG), Norman Waller (SF), Ray Jenkins (PF) Zhong Ximines, Travis Briggs, Daniel Grear | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-4) | |
| 05:39 | St. John's | Kenneth Nez connects on the jumper from the left side set up by William Langley | 57-40 |
| 05:37 | Nebraska | Sean Reddington loses the dribble to Justin Ferris in the backcourt | 57-40 |
| 05:35 | St. John's | Justin Ferris hits the finger roll | 59-40 |
| 05:22 | Nebraska | Sean Reddington travels with the ball | 59-40 |
| 05:13 | St. John's | Justin Ferris knocks in the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Robert Scott | 62-40 |
| 04:58 | Nebraska | Tony Simpson is doubleteamed and loses the dribble to Justin Ferris | 62-40 |
| 04:38 | St. John's | Justin Ferris scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by William Langley | 65-40 |
| 04:31 | Nebraska | Sean Reddington's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 65-40 |
| Subs | St. John's | Chadwick Palmore (PG), Russell Plemmons (C) Justin Ferris, Kenneth Nez | |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| 04:12 | St. John's | Robert Scott is hacked by Tony Simpson - foul #1 on Tony Simpson, team foul #4 | 65-40 |
| Subs | St. John's | David Dwyer (PG) Chadwick Palmore | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Zhong Ximines (PG) Sean Reddington | |
| 03:56 | St. John's | Russell Plemmons misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 65-40 |
| 03:54 | Nebraska | Leonard Branum snags the defensive board | 65-40 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-4) | |
| 03:26 | Nebraska | Tony Simpson misses short on a shot from the right block but he's hacked by David Dwyer - foul #4 on David Dwyer, team foul #4 | 65-40 |
| Subs | St. John's | David Christenson (SF), Brian Tinsley (C) Frank Baker, Russell Plemmons | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Daniel Grear (PF) Ray Jenkins | |
| 03:26 | Nebraska | Tony Simpson makes the 1st free throw | 65-41 |
| 03:26 | Nebraska | Tony Simpson makes the 2nd free throw | 65-42 |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - David Dwyer (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Robert Scott (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - David Christenson (fresh) 8 reb. PF - William Langley (fresh) 4 reb. C - Brian Tinsley (fresh) 22 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Zhong Ximines (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Tony Simpson (tiring) 23 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Norman Waller (fresh) PF - Daniel Grear (fresh) 3 reb. C - Leonard Branum (tiring) 13 pts. 10 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 03:13 | St. John's | Brian Tinsley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 65-42 |
| 02:44 | Nebraska | Norman Waller is hacked by David Dwyer - foul #5 on David Dwyer, team foul #5 | 65-42 |
| Subs | St. John's | Justin Ferris (PG), Chadwick Palmore (SG), Kenneth Nez (PF) David Dwyer, Robert Scott, William Langley | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Travis Briggs (SF) Norman Waller | |
| 02:15 | Nebraska | Travis Briggs throws a bad pass out of bounds | 65-42 |
| 01:54 | St. John's | Leonard Branum is called for the reach on Brian Tinsley - foul #3 on Leonard Branum, team foul #5 | 65-42 |
| Subs | St. John's | Robert Scott (SG), William Langley (PF) Chadwick Palmore, Kenneth Nez | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Norman Waller (SF) Travis Briggs | |
| 01:41 | St. John's | Leonard Branum picks off the pass by Justin Ferris | 65-42 |
| 01:16 | Nebraska | Tony Simpson makes the contested 3pt shot from the right wing | 65-45 |
| 01:08 | St. John's | Brian Tinsley can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Leonard Branum - foul #4 on Leonard Branum, team foul #6 | 65-45 |
| 01:08 | St. John's | Brian Tinsley misses the 1st free throw | 65-45 |
| 01:08 | St. John's | Brian Tinsley misses the 2nd free throw | 65-45 |
| 01:08 | St. John's | The offensive rebound goes to David Christenson | 65-45 |
| 01:01 | St. John's | Brian Tinsley hits a fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Justin Ferris and he's hacked by Leonard Branum - foul #5 on Leonard Branum, team foul #7 | 67-45 |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Gordon Cole (C) Leonard Branum | |
| 01:01 | St. John's | Brian Tinsley misses the free throw | 67-45 |
| 01:01 | Nebraska | Daniel Grear snags the defensive board | 67-45 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:54 | Nebraska | Tony Simpson misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 67-45 |
| 00:52 | St. John's | David Christenson pulls down the rebound | 67-45 |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:26 | St. John's | Gordon Cole blocks the short jumper by Robert Scott | 67-45 |
| 00:25 | St. John's | William Langley tips it but misses | 67-45 |
| 00:24 | Nebraska | Zhong Ximines grabs the defensive rebound | 67-45 |
| 00:19 | Nebraska | Tony Simpson hits a shot from close range set up by Zhong Ximines | 67-47 |
| 00:00 | St. John's | Justin Ferris runs out the clock | 67-47 |