| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Rex Perkins (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles McRae (fresh) SF - Trenton Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Timothy Barrett (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - John Lamoureux (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Michael Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Tipton (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Anthony Wallace (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Matthew Nilles (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Jimmy Steveson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Missouri | Trenton Brown inbounds the ball | 32-27 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| 19:33 | Missouri | Charles McRae comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 32-27 |
| 19:32 | Missouri | Rex Perkins hits the follow up shot | 34-27 |
| 19:08 | Nebraska | Anthony Wallace is hacked by Trenton Brown - foul #1 on Trenton Brown, team foul #1 | 34-27 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Nebraska | James Buffum (SG), Adrian Sweeney (SF) Kevin Tipton, Anthony Wallace | |
| 18:56 | Nebraska | Michael Smith is whistled for traveling | 34-27 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Dikembe Arambula (SF) Adrian Sweeney | |
| 18:42 | Missouri | Dikembe Arambula takes the ball from Rex Perkins | 34-27 |
| 18:38 | Nebraska | James Buffum lays it in on a great pass from Dikembe Arambula | 34-29 |
| 18:34 | Missouri | Trenton Brown's dunk attempt is rejected by Dikembe Arambula | 34-29 |
| 18:33 | Nebraska | The rebound goes to Dikembe Arambula | 34-29 |
| 18:07 | Nebraska | Timothy Barrett is called for the reach on Matthew Nilles - foul #3 on Timothy Barrett, team foul #2 | 34-29 |
| Subs | Missouri | Huang Zhao (PF) Timothy Barrett | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Kevin Tipton (SG), Anthony Wallace (SF) James Buffum, Dikembe Arambula | |
| 17:47 | Nebraska | Michael Smith is called for a backcourt violation | 34-29 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Nebraska | James Buffum (PG), Adrian Sweeney (SF) Michael Smith, Anthony Wallace | |
| 17:44 | Missouri | Rex Perkins throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 34-29 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Anthony Wallace (SF), Dikembe Arambula (PF) Adrian Sweeney, Matthew Nilles | |
| 17:28 | Nebraska | Anthony Wallace throws it down on a nice dish by Jimmy Steveson and he's fouled by Rex Perkins - foul #2 on Rex Perkins, team foul #3 | 34-31 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Michael Smith (PG), Matthew Nilles (PF) James Buffum, Dikembe Arambula | |
| 17:28 | Nebraska | Anthony Wallace makes the free throw | 34-32 |
| 17:13 | Missouri | Trenton Brown can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Anthony Wallace - foul #2 on Anthony Wallace, team foul #1 | 34-32 |
| Subs | Missouri | Robert Colligan (C) John Lamoureux | |
| Subs | Nebraska | James Buffum (PG), Adrian Sweeney (SF), Dikembe Arambula (PF) Michael Smith, Anthony Wallace, Matthew Nilles | |
| 17:13 | Missouri | Trenton Brown misses the 1st free throw | 34-32 |
| 17:13 | Missouri | Trenton Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 35-32 |
| 16:44 | Nebraska | Adrian Sweeney hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Robert Colligan - foul #1 on Robert Colligan, team foul #4 | 35-32 |
| Subs | Missouri | Richard Kerns (PG), Burton Mapp (SF) Rex Perkins, Trenton Brown | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Michael Smith (PG), Matthew Nilles (PF), Anthony Wallace (C) James Buffum, Dikembe Arambula, Jimmy Steveson | |
| 16:44 | Nebraska | Adrian Sweeney makes the 1st free throw | 35-33 |
| 16:44 | Nebraska | Adrian Sweeney misses the 2nd free throw | 35-33 |
| 16:44 | Missouri | The rebound goes to Huang Zhao | 35-33 |
| 16:32 | Missouri | Charles McRae's fadeaway is rejected by Matthew Nilles | 35-33 |
| 16:31 | Nebraska | Adrian Sweeney pulls down the rebound | 35-33 |
| 16:07 | Nebraska | Michael Smith misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 35-33 |
| 16:06 | Missouri | The rebound goes to Burton Mapp | 35-33 |
| 16:00 | Missouri | Burton Mapp clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 35-33 |
| 15:59 | Missouri | Robert Colligan misses the tip | 35-33 |
| 15:57 | Nebraska | Anthony Wallace gets the rebound | 35-33 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Richard Kerns (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Charles McRae (fairly fresh) SF - Burton Mapp (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Huang Zhao (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Colligan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Michael Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Tipton (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Adrian Sweeney (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Matthew Nilles (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Anthony Wallace (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Nebraska | Adrian Sweeney makes the shot from the free throw line set up by Michael Smith | 35-35 |
| 15:24 | Missouri | Burton Mapp clanks a 3 from the right wing | 35-35 |
| 15:22 | Nebraska | Adrian Sweeney grabs the board | 35-35 |
| 14:53 | Nebraska | Kevin Tipton lays it in uncontested | 35-37 |
| 14:42 | Missouri | Burton Mapp drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Charles McRae | 38-37 |
| 14:21 | Nebraska | Robert Colligan is called for the reach on Kevin Tipton - foul #2 on Robert Colligan, team foul #5 | 38-37 |
| Subs | Missouri | Rex Perkins (PG), Trenton Brown (SG), Anthony McConnal (SF), Timothy Barrett (PF), John Lamoureux (C) Richard Kerns, Charles McRae, Burton Mapp, Huang Zhao, Robert Colligan | |
| Subs | Nebraska | James Buffum (PG), Dikembe Arambula (PF), Jimmy Steveson (C) Michael Smith, Adrian Sweeney, Matthew Nilles | |
| 14:02 | Nebraska | Dikembe Arambula works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range | 38-37 |
| 14:00 | Missouri | The rebound goes to Timothy Barrett | 38-37 |
| 13:54 | Missouri | Timothy Barrett comes up short on the runner from the left block | 38-37 |
| 13:52 | Nebraska | Anthony Wallace pulls down the rebound | 38-37 |
| 13:28 | Nebraska | Anthony Wallace misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Trenton Brown - foul #2 on Trenton Brown, team foul #6 | 38-37 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Michael Smith (PG) Kevin Tipton | |
| 13:28 | Nebraska | Anthony Wallace makes the 1st free throw | 38-38 |
| 13:28 | Nebraska | Anthony Wallace makes the 2nd free throw | 38-39 |
| 13:08 | Missouri | Rex Perkins connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 40-39 |
| 12:52 | Nebraska | Michael Smith's fadeaway is rejected by John Lamoureux | 40-39 |
| 12:51 | Nebraska | Michael Smith grabs the offensive board | 40-39 |
| 12:30 | Nebraska | Dikembe Arambula can't finish the layup | 40-39 |
| 12:29 | Missouri | Anthony McConnal grabs the defensive rebound | 40-39 |
| 12:13 | Missouri | Timothy Barrett can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Dikembe Arambula - foul #2 on Dikembe Arambula, team foul #2 | 40-39 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Kevin Tipton (SG), Matthew Nilles (PF) Michael Smith, Anthony Wallace | |
| 12:13 | Missouri | Timothy Barrett makes the 1st free throw | 41-39 |
| 12:13 | Missouri | Timothy Barrett misses the 2nd free throw | 41-39 |
| 12:13 | Nebraska | Jimmy Steveson pulls down the rebound | 41-39 |
| 11:44 | Nebraska | Dikembe Arambula can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 41-39 |
| 11:42 | Missouri | Timothy Barrett grabs the board | 41-39 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Rex Perkins (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Trenton Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Anthony McConnal (fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Timothy Barrett (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - John Lamoureux (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - James Buffum (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kevin Tipton (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dikembe Arambula (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Matthew Nilles (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Jimmy Steveson (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:21 | Missouri | Kevin Tipton takes the ball from Timothy Barrett | 41-39 |
| 11:06 | Nebraska | James Buffum is open and buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Dikembe Arambula out of a doubleteam | 41-42 |
| 10:49 | Missouri | Timothy Barrett dunks the ball | 43-42 |
| 10:33 | Nebraska | Jimmy Steveson connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Kevin Tipton | 43-45 |
| 10:23 | Missouri | Anthony McConnal hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 43-45 |
| 10:21 | Missouri | Rex Perkins pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-45 |
| 10:08 | Missouri | Anthony McConnal knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Trenton Brown | 46-45 |
| 09:45 | Nebraska | Kevin Tipton clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 46-45 |
| 09:44 | Missouri | The rebound goes to Rex Perkins | 46-45 |
| 09:24 | Missouri | Anthony McConnal can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 46-45 |
| 09:23 | Missouri | Trenton Brown can't tip it in | 46-45 |
| 09:22 | Nebraska | Matthew Nilles snags the defensive board | 46-45 |
| 09:16 | Nebraska | Jimmy Steveson misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 46-45 |
| 09:15 | Missouri | Rex Perkins grabs the board | 46-45 |
| 09:00 | Missouri | Anthony McConnal hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 46-45 |
| 08:59 | Nebraska | The rebound goes to Matthew Nilles | 46-45 |
| 08:38 | Nebraska | Dikembe Arambula scores on a fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by James Buffum and he's hacked by Anthony McConnal - foul #4 on Anthony McConnal, team foul #7 | 46-47 |
| Subs | Missouri | Richard Kerns (PG), Charles McRae (SG), Burton Mapp (SF), Huang Zhao (C) Rex Perkins, Trenton Brown, Anthony McConnal, John Lamoureux | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Michael Smith (PG), Anthony Wallace (C) James Buffum, Jimmy Steveson | |
| 08:38 | Nebraska | Dikembe Arambula misses the free throw | 46-47 |
| 08:38 | Missouri | Huang Zhao grabs the board | 46-47 |
| 08:16 | Missouri | Charles McRae buries a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Richard Kerns | 48-47 |
| 07:56 | Nebraska | Dikembe Arambula misses the lay-in | 48-47 |
| 07:54 | Missouri | Huang Zhao gets the rebound | 48-47 |
| 07:29 | Missouri | Charles McRae clanks a driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Anthony Wallace - foul #3 on Anthony Wallace, team foul #3 | 48-47 |
| Subs | Missouri | Anthony McConnal (SF), Robert Colligan (C) Richard Kerns, Timothy Barrett | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Adrian Sweeney (SF) Dikembe Arambula | |
| 07:29 | Missouri | Charles McRae makes the 1st free throw | 49-47 |
| 07:29 | Missouri | Charles McRae misses the 2nd free throw | 49-47 |
| 07:29 | Nebraska | Anthony Wallace pulls down the rebound | 49-47 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Burton Mapp (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Charles McRae (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Anthony McConnal (fresh) 19 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Huang Zhao (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Colligan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Michael Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kevin Tipton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Adrian Sweeney (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Matthew Nilles (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. C - Anthony Wallace (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:11 | Nebraska | Matthew Nilles's pass is intercepted by Robert Colligan | 49-47 |
| 06:51 | Missouri | Anthony McConnal knocks in the 3 from the right wing set up by Burton Mapp | 52-47 |
| 06:38 | Nebraska | Anthony Wallace blows the layup | 52-47 |
| 06:36 | Missouri | Burton Mapp grabs the board | 52-47 |
| 06:19 | Missouri | Huang Zhao loses the dribble to Kevin Tipton | 52-47 |
| 06:01 | Nebraska | Robert Colligan steals it from Anthony Wallace | 52-47 |
| 05:43 | Missouri | Charles McRae comes up short on the floater from close range | 52-47 |
| 05:41 | Missouri | Anthony McConnal grabs the offensive rebound | 52-47 |
| 05:22 | Missouri | Burton Mapp's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-47 |
| Subs | Missouri | Rex Perkins (PG), Trenton Brown (SG), Timothy Barrett (PF) Burton Mapp, Charles McRae, Robert Colligan | |
| Subs | Nebraska | James Buffum (SG), Dikembe Arambula (PF), Jimmy Steveson (C) Kevin Tipton, Adrian Sweeney, Matthew Nilles | |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| 04:58 | Nebraska | Michael Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-47 |
| 04:54 | Missouri | Rex Perkins's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 52-47 |
| 04:49 | Nebraska | Michael Smith is fouled on the floor by Rex Perkins - foul #3 on Rex Perkins, team foul #8 | 52-47 |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Kevin Tipton (SG) James Buffum | |
| 04:49 | Nebraska | Michael Smith makes the 1st free throw | 52-48 |
| 04:49 | Nebraska | Michael Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 52-48 |
| 04:49 | Missouri | Timothy Barrett grabs the board | 52-48 |
| 04:28 | Missouri | Anthony McConnal's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-48 |
| Subs | Missouri | John Lamoureux (C) Huang Zhao | |
| Subs | Nebraska | James Buffum (SG) Kevin Tipton | |
| 04:03 | Nebraska | James Buffum misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 52-48 |
| 04:02 | Missouri | Trenton Brown snags the defensive board | 52-48 |
| 03:42 | Missouri | Timothy Barrett misses badly on a shot in the lane | 52-48 |
| 03:40 | Nebraska | Jimmy Steveson grabs the defensive rebound | 52-48 |
| 03:25 | Nebraska | James Buffum makes the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Jimmy Steveson | 52-51 |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Rex Perkins (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Trenton Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Anthony McConnal (fairly fresh) 22 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - Timothy Barrett (tiring) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - John Lamoureux (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Michael Smith (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Buffum (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Anthony Wallace (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Dikembe Arambula (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Jimmy Steveson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:09 | Missouri | The jumper by Trenton Brown is denied by Jimmy Steveson | 52-51 |
| 03:08 | Missouri | The offensive rebound goes to Timothy Barrett | 52-51 |
| 02:50 | Missouri | Trenton Brown scores on a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Rex Perkins | 54-51 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| 02:35 | Nebraska | Michael Smith drills a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Anthony Wallace | 54-53 |
| 02:15 | Missouri | Timothy Barrett misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 54-53 |
| 02:14 | Nebraska | Anthony Wallace snags the defensive board | 54-53 |
| 01:46 | Nebraska | Michael Smith misses the shot from just outside the lane | 54-53 |
| 01:45 | Nebraska | Jimmy Steveson gets the offensive rebound | 54-53 |
| 01:21 | Nebraska | Jimmy Steveson is called for traveling | 54-53 |
| Subs | Missouri | Charles McRae (SG) Trenton Brown | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Kevin Tipton (SG), Matthew Nilles (PF) James Buffum, Dikembe Arambula | |
| 01:10 | Missouri | Matthew Nilles denies the turnaround by Timothy Barrett | 54-53 |
| 01:09 | Missouri | Charles McRae grabs the offensive rebound | 54-53 |
| 00:57 | Missouri | Anthony McConnal makes the pull-up jumper from the right side | 56-53 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| 00:34 | Nebraska | Kevin Tipton drills a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Anthony Wallace out of a doubleteam | 56-56 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| 00:06 | Missouri | Timothy Barrett banks in the layup on a great pass from Rex Perkins | 58-56 |
| 00:06 | Nebraska | Nebraska calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 58-56 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| 00:04 | Nebraska | Rex Perkins steps in front of the Michael Smith pass in the backcourt | 58-56 |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+4) | |
| 00:01 | Missouri | Jimmy Steveson is called for the reach on John Lamoureux - foul #3 on Jimmy Steveson, team foul #4 | 58-56 |
| 00:00 | Missouri | John Lamoureux runs out the clock | 58-56 |