| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Cesar Rossi (fresh) SG - Kevin Tipton (fresh) SF - Adrian Sweeney (fresh) PF - Matthew Nilles (fresh) C - Jimmy Steveson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Ashley Pauls (fresh) SG - Jack Morrisey (fresh) SF - David Knepp (fresh) PF - Bryon Brooks (fresh) C - Alan Hawks (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Rhode Island | Alan Hawks wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | Rhode Island | Alan Hawks misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Cesar Rossi - foul #1 on Cesar Rossi, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | Rhode Island | Alan Hawks misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | Rhode Island | Alan Hawks misses the 2nd free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | Nebraska | The rebound goes to Adrian Sweeney | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | Nebraska | Kevin Tipton connects on the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Cesar Rossi | 3-0 |
| 19:11 | Rhode Island | David Knepp misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block | 3-0 |
| 19:09 | Nebraska | Jimmy Steveson snags the defensive board | 3-0 |
| 18:51 | Nebraska | Jimmy Steveson drills a floater from the free throw line | 5-0 |
| 18:38 | Rhode Island | Alan Hawks misses badly on a runner near the basket | 5-0 |
| 18:36 | Rhode Island | Ashley Pauls grabs the offensive board | 5-0 |
| 18:08 | Rhode Island | Adrian Sweeney steals the ball from Alan Hawks | 5-0 |
| 18:03 | Nebraska | Kevin Tipton lays it in on a great pass from Adrian Sweeney | 7-0 |
| 17:40 | Rhode Island | Bryon Brooks is fouled on the floor by Jimmy Steveson - foul #1 on Jimmy Steveson, team foul #2 | 7-0 |
| 17:16 | Rhode Island | Ashley Pauls misses short on a jump hook in the paint | 7-0 |
| 17:15 | Nebraska | Matthew Nilles grabs the board | 7-0 |
| 16:53 | Nebraska | Jimmy Steveson hits a turnaround from the left block | 9-0 |
| 16:37 | Rhode Island | David Knepp comes up short on the shot in the lane but he's fouled by Jimmy Steveson - foul #2 on Jimmy Steveson, team foul #3 | 9-0 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Larry Ouzts (C) Jimmy Steveson | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Rudolph Guenther (SG), Michael Baker (PF) Jack Morrisey, Bryon Brooks | |
| 16:37 | Rhode Island | David Knepp makes the 1st free throw | 9-1 |
| 16:37 | Rhode Island | David Knepp misses the 2nd free throw | 9-1 |
| 16:37 | Nebraska | Matthew Nilles gets the rebound | 9-1 |
| 16:18 | Nebraska | Matthew Nilles blows the layup but he's fouled by Michael Baker - foul #1 on Michael Baker, team foul #1 | 9-1 |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Fred Ponte (SF) David Knepp | |
| 16:18 | Nebraska | Matthew Nilles makes the 1st free throw | 10-1 |
| 16:18 | Nebraska | Matthew Nilles misses the 2nd free throw | 10-1 |
| 16:18 | Rhode Island | Alan Hawks gets the rebound | 10-1 |
| 15:54 | Rhode Island | Alan Hawks scores on a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Fred Ponte | 10-3 |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Cesar Rossi (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kevin Tipton (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Adrian Sweeney (fresh) PF - Matthew Nilles (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Larry Ouzts (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Ashley Pauls (fairly fresh) SG - Rudolph Guenther (fresh) SF - Fred Ponte (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Michael Baker (fresh) C - Alan Hawks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:47 | Nebraska | Fred Ponte is called for the reach on Cesar Rossi - foul #1 on Fred Ponte, team foul #2 | 10-3 |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Bernard Vincent (PG) Ashley Pauls | |
| 15:34 | Nebraska | Larry Ouzts misses the easy layup | 10-3 |
| 15:33 | Nebraska | Kevin Tipton hits the follow up shot | 12-3 |
| 15:14 | Rhode Island | The short jumper by Alan Hawks is denied by Larry Ouzts | 12-3 |
| 15:13 | Rhode Island | The offensive rebound goes to Alan Hawks | 12-3 |
| 14:54 | Rhode Island | Alan Hawks banks in the layup on a nice dish by Bernard Vincent | 12-5 |
| 14:25 | Nebraska | Kevin Tipton can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 12-5 |
| 14:24 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Michael Baker | 12-5 |
| 14:00 | Rhode Island | Alan Hawks makes the floater from close range | 12-7 |
| 13:41 | Nebraska | Cesar Rossi comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint | 12-7 |
| 13:39 | Rhode Island | Michael Baker pulls down the rebound | 12-7 |
| 13:22 | Rhode Island | Alan Hawks can't finish the layup but the foul's on Larry Ouzts - foul #1 on Larry Ouzts, team foul #4 | 12-7 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Harry Kirkwood (PG), Matthew Ensminger (SG), Harry Gastelum (PF), Jerry Hamrick (C) Cesar Rossi, Kevin Tipton, Adrian Sweeney, Matthew Nilles | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Ashley Pauls (PG), Jack Morrisey (SG), David Knepp (SF), Bryon Brooks (PF) Bernard Vincent, Rudolph Guenther, Fred Ponte, Michael Baker | |
| 13:22 | Rhode Island | Alan Hawks makes the 1st free throw | 12-8 |
| 13:22 | Rhode Island | Alan Hawks misses the 2nd free throw | 12-8 |
| 13:22 | Nebraska | Jerry Hamrick grabs the board | 12-8 |
| 13:04 | Nebraska | Larry Ouzts throws a bad pass out of bounds | 12-8 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Robert Edgin (SF) Larry Ouzts | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 12:40 | Rhode Island | David Knepp is hacked by Harry Kirkwood - foul #1 on Harry Kirkwood, team foul #5 | 12-8 |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Fred Ponte (SF) Alan Hawks | |
| 12:16 | Rhode Island | Jack Morrisey hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane | 12-8 |
| 12:14 | Nebraska | Harry Gastelum gets the rebound | 12-8 |
| 11:57 | Nebraska | Robert Edgin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 12-8 |
| 11:55 | Rhode Island | Bryon Brooks pulls down the rebound | 12-8 |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Harry Kirkwood (fresh) SG - Matthew Ensminger (fresh) SF - Robert Edgin (fresh) PF - Harry Gastelum (fresh) C - Jerry Hamrick (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Ashley Pauls (fresh) SG - Jack Morrisey (fresh) SF - Fred Ponte (fresh) 1 ast. PF - David Knepp (fresh) 1 pts. C - Bryon Brooks (fresh) | |
| 11:51 | Rhode Island | Jack Morrisey makes the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by David Knepp | 12-10 |
| 11:22 | Nebraska | Robert Edgin can't finish the layup | 12-10 |
| 11:20 | Rhode Island | Fred Ponte grabs the defensive rebound | 12-10 |
| 10:55 | Rhode Island | Jack Morrisey misses badly on a shot from the left side | 12-10 |
| 10:54 | Nebraska | The rebound goes to Jerry Hamrick | 12-10 |
| 10:30 | Nebraska | Jerry Hamrick can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 12-10 |
| 10:29 | Nebraska | Matthew Ensminger hits the follow up shot | 14-10 |
| 10:16 | Rhode Island | Bryon Brooks is hacked by Jerry Hamrick - foul #1 on Jerry Hamrick, team foul #6 | 14-10 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Cesar Rossi (PG), Kevin Tipton (SG), Adrian Sweeney (SF), Matthew Nilles (PF), Larry Ouzts (C) Harry Kirkwood, Matthew Ensminger, Robert Edgin, Harry Gastelum, Jerry Hamrick | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Rudolph Guenther (SG), Kenneth Van Zant (SF), Michael Baker (C) Jack Morrisey, Fred Ponte, David Knepp | |
| 09:52 | Rhode Island | Bryon Brooks's layup is rejected by Matthew Nilles | 14-10 |
| 09:51 | Nebraska | Adrian Sweeney grabs the board | 14-10 |
| 09:22 | Nebraska | Michael Baker picks off the pass by Larry Ouzts | 14-10 |
| 09:01 | Rhode Island | Rudolph Guenther is fouled on the floor by Kevin Tipton - foul #1 on Kevin Tipton, team foul #7 | 14-10 |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Bernard Vincent (PG), Fred Ponte (SF), Alan Hawks (C) Ashley Pauls, Kenneth Van Zant, Bryon Brooks | |
| 09:01 | Rhode Island | Rudolph Guenther misses the 1st free throw | 14-10 |
| 09:01 | Nebraska | Matthew Nilles grabs the defensive rebound | 14-10 |
| 08:48 | Nebraska | Larry Ouzts is fouled on the floor by Michael Baker - foul #2 on Michael Baker, team foul #3 | 14-10 |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | David Knepp (PF) Michael Baker | |
| 08:32 | Nebraska | Matthew Nilles is fouled on the floor by Rudolph Guenther - foul #1 on Rudolph Guenther, team foul #4 | 14-10 |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jack Morrisey (SG) Bernard Vincent | |
| 08:20 | Nebraska | Kevin Tipton hits a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Adrian Sweeney | 16-10 |
| 08:03 | Rhode Island | Rudolph Guenther misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 16-10 |
| 08:02 | Nebraska | Larry Ouzts gets the rebound | 16-10 |
| 07:37 | Nebraska | Matthew Nilles clanks a shot from the left wing | 16-10 |
| 07:36 | Rhode Island | David Knepp snags the defensive board | 16-10 |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Cesar Rossi (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kevin Tipton (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Adrian Sweeney (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Matthew Nilles (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Larry Ouzts (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Rudolph Guenther (fresh) SG - Jack Morrisey (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Fred Ponte (fresh) 1 ast. PF - David Knepp (fresh) 1 pts. C - Alan Hawks (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:07 | Rhode Island | Rudolph Guenther hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 16-10 |
| 07:06 | Nebraska | Larry Ouzts pulls down the rebound | 16-10 |
| 06:46 | Nebraska | Cesar Rossi misses the easy layup but the foul's on David Knepp - foul #1 on David Knepp, team foul #5 | 16-10 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Harry Gastelum (C) Larry Ouzts | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Ashley Pauls (PG), Kenneth Van Zant (SF), Bryon Brooks (PF) Jack Morrisey, Fred Ponte, David Knepp | |
| 06:46 | Nebraska | Cesar Rossi makes the 1st free throw | 17-10 |
| 06:46 | Nebraska | Cesar Rossi makes the 2nd free throw | 18-10 |
| 06:22 | Rhode Island | Kenneth Van Zant is hacked by Adrian Sweeney - foul #1 on Adrian Sweeney, team foul #8 | 18-10 |
| 06:22 | Rhode Island | Kenneth Van Zant makes the 1st free throw | 18-11 |
| 06:22 | Rhode Island | Kenneth Van Zant misses the 2nd free throw | 18-11 |
| 06:22 | Nebraska | Harry Gastelum grabs the defensive rebound | 18-11 |
| 06:16 | Nebraska | Ashley Pauls takes the ball from Kevin Tipton | 18-11 |
| 06:12 | Rhode Island | Ashley Pauls lays it up and in | 18-13 |
| 05:52 | Nebraska | Kevin Tipton is hacked by Kenneth Van Zant - foul #1 on Kenneth Van Zant, team foul #6 | 18-13 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Harry Kirkwood (PG), Robert Edgin (SF), Jerry Hamrick (C) Cesar Rossi, Adrian Sweeney, Matthew Nilles | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Fred Ponte (SF) Rudolph Guenther | |
| 05:47 | Nebraska | Robert Edgin loses the ball out of bounds | 18-13 |
| 05:40 | Rhode Island | Alan Hawks lays it up and in set up by Ashley Pauls | 18-15 |
| 05:14 | Nebraska | Harry Gastelum connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Kevin Tipton | 20-15 |
| 04:51 | Rhode Island | Kevin Tipton picks off the pass by Fred Ponte | 20-15 |
| 04:48 | Nebraska | Kevin Tipton throws it down | 22-15 |
| 04:28 | Rhode Island | Fred Ponte makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Ashley Pauls | 22-17 |
| 04:12 | Nebraska | Harry Kirkwood hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 22-17 |
| 04:10 | Nebraska | Harry Gastelum snags the offensive board | 22-17 |
| 04:02 | Nebraska | Kevin Tipton clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 22-17 |
| 04:01 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Alan Hawks | 22-17 |
| 03:35 | Rhode Island | Harry Gastelum swats the layup by Alan Hawks | 22-17 |
| 03:33 | Rhode Island | Bryon Brooks gets the offensive rebound | 22-17 |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Harry Kirkwood (fresh) SG - Kevin Tipton (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Edgin (fresh) PF - Harry Gastelum (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jerry Hamrick (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Ashley Pauls (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Van Zant (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Fred Ponte (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Bryon Brooks (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Alan Hawks (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:06 | Nebraska | The refs have stopped play. Robert Edgin is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his ankle. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 22-17 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Cesar Rossi (PG), Matthew Ensminger (SG), Adrian Sweeney (SF), Matthew Nilles (PF), Jimmy Steveson (C) Harry Kirkwood, Kevin Tipton, Robert Edgin, Harry Gastelum, Jerry Hamrick | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jack Morrisey (SG), David Knepp (SF) Kenneth Van Zant, Fred Ponte | |
| 03:04 | Rhode Island | Bryon Brooks's layup is rejected by Jimmy Steveson | 22-17 |
| 03:03 | Nebraska | Jimmy Steveson gets the rebound | 22-17 |
| 02:43 | Nebraska | Matthew Ensminger drills a jumper from the left wing | 24-17 |
| 02:19 | Rhode Island | Jack Morrisey hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 24-17 |
| 02:17 | Rhode Island | Alan Hawks grabs the offensive board | 24-17 |
| 02:01 | Rhode Island | Alan Hawks is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Alan Hawks, team foul #7 | 24-17 |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Rudolph Guenther (PG) Ashley Pauls | |
| 01:50 | Nebraska | Jimmy Steveson is fouled on the floor by Bryon Brooks - foul #1 on Bryon Brooks, team foul #8 | 24-17 |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Kenneth Van Zant (SF) Bryon Brooks | |
| 01:50 | Nebraska | Jimmy Steveson makes the 1st free throw | 25-17 |
| 01:50 | Nebraska | Jimmy Steveson makes the 2nd free throw | 26-17 |
| 01:30 | Rhode Island | Alan Hawks can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Jimmy Steveson - foul #3 on Jimmy Steveson, team foul #9 | 26-17 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Larry Ouzts (C) Jimmy Steveson | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Fred Ponte (SF) Kenneth Van Zant | |
| 01:30 | Rhode Island | Alan Hawks misses the 1st free throw | 26-17 |
| 01:30 | Rhode Island | Alan Hawks misses the 2nd free throw | 26-17 |
| 01:30 | Nebraska | The rebound goes to Matthew Nilles | 26-17 |
| 01:14 | Nebraska | Matthew Ensminger misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 26-17 |
| 01:13 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to David Knepp | 26-17 |
| 00:54 | Rhode Island | Alan Hawks misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 26-17 |
| 00:52 | Nebraska | The rebound goes to Matthew Nilles | 26-17 |
| 00:33 | Nebraska | Adrian Sweeney drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Cesar Rossi | 29-17 |
| 00:09 | Rhode Island | Alan Hawks misses short on a runner near the basket but the foul's on Larry Ouzts - foul #2 on Larry Ouzts, team foul #10 | 29-17 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Kevin Tipton (SG) Matthew Ensminger | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Ashley Pauls (PG), Bryon Brooks (PF) Jack Morrisey, David Knepp | |
| 00:09 | Rhode Island | Alan Hawks makes the 1st free throw | 29-18 |
| 00:09 | Rhode Island | Alan Hawks misses the 2nd free throw | 29-18 |
| 00:09 | Nebraska | Larry Ouzts snags the defensive board | 29-18 |
| 00:03 | Nebraska | Cesar Rossi scores on a jumper from the left side set up by Adrian Sweeney and he's hacked by Bryon Brooks - foul #2 on Bryon Brooks, team foul #9 | 31-18 |
| 00:03 | Nebraska | Cesar Rossi makes the free throw | 32-18 |
| 00:00 | Rhode Island | Rudolph Guenther hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 32-18 |