| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Calvin Joplin (fresh) SG - Edward Hyde (fresh) SF - John Pitts (fresh) PF - Eric Longenecker (fresh) C - Robert Desir (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Theodore Petty (fresh) SG - Oscar Gonzalez (fresh) SF - Ronald Mask (fresh) PF - Luigi Marino (fresh) C - Elwood Boler (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Nebraska | Robert Desir wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri | Missouri is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:46 | Nebraska | John Pitts travels with the ball | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | Missouri | Elwood Boler hits a jumper near the basket | 0-2 |
| 19:12 | Nebraska | Edward Hyde loses the dribble to Theodore Petty | 0-2 |
| 18:43 | Missouri | Theodore Petty scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Oscar Gonzalez | 0-5 |
| 18:25 | Nebraska | John Pitts makes the shot from the left side on a nice dish by Eric Longenecker | 2-5 |
| 18:16 | Missouri | Elwood Boler hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by Robert Desir - foul #1 on Robert Desir, team foul #1 | 2-5 |
| 18:16 | Missouri | Elwood Boler makes the 1st free throw | 2-6 |
| 18:16 | Missouri | Elwood Boler misses the 2nd free throw | 2-6 |
| 18:16 | Nebraska | The rebound goes to Robert Desir | 2-6 |
| 17:59 | Nebraska | Robert Desir banks in the layup | 4-6 |
| 17:43 | Missouri | Oscar Gonzalez can't connect on a runner in the lane | 4-6 |
| 17:41 | Missouri | Theodore Petty gets the offensive rebound | 4-6 |
| 17:22 | Missouri | Ronald Mask loses the dribble to John Pitts | 4-6 |
| 17:08 | Nebraska | Calvin Joplin makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 6-6 |
| 16:49 | Missouri | Luigi Marino misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 6-6 |
| 16:47 | Missouri | Ronald Mask gets the offensive rebound | 6-6 |
| 16:28 | Missouri | Elwood Boler's fadeaway is rejected by John Pitts | 6-6 |
| 16:27 | Missouri | Luigi Marino tips it in | 6-8 |
| 16:12 | Nebraska | Oscar Gonzalez steps in front of the John Pitts pass | 6-8 |
| 16:01 | Missouri | Ronald Mask is fouled on the floor by Eric Longenecker - foul #1 on Eric Longenecker, team foul #2 | 6-8 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Robert Robinson (PG), David Hendrickson (SG), Douglas Greene (SF), Clarence Strickland (PF), Johnnie Smith (C) Calvin Joplin, Edward Hyde, John Pitts, Eric Longenecker, Robert Desir | |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| 15:45 | Missouri | Theodore Petty can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 6-8 |
| 15:43 | Missouri | The offensive rebound goes to Theodore Petty | 6-8 |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Robert Robinson (fresh) SG - David Hendrickson (fresh) SF - Douglas Greene (fresh) PF - Clarence Strickland (fresh) C - Johnnie Smith (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Theodore Petty (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Oscar Gonzalez (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ronald Mask (fresh) PF - Luigi Marino (fresh) 2 pts. C - Elwood Boler (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:38 | Missouri | Oscar Gonzalez makes the shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Theodore Petty | 6-10 |
| 15:25 | Nebraska | David Hendrickson misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 6-10 |
| 15:24 | Nebraska | Johnnie Smith gets the offensive rebound | 6-10 |
| 15:05 | Nebraska | Clarence Strickland clanks a 3 from the left corner | 6-10 |
| 15:04 | Nebraska | Douglas Greene tips it in | 8-10 |
| 14:50 | Missouri | Theodore Petty loses the dribble to Johnnie Smith | 8-10 |
| 14:37 | Nebraska | Johnnie Smith scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing and he's fouled by Elwood Boler - foul #1 on Elwood Boler, team foul #1 | 10-10 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Edward Hyde (SG), John Pitts (SF), Eric Longenecker (PF) David Hendrickson, Douglas Greene, Clarence Strickland | |
| Subs | Missouri | William Bugg (SG), Ryan Bobbitt (SF), Hilton Bryant (C) Oscar Gonzalez, Ronald Mask, Luigi Marino | |
| 14:37 | Nebraska | Johnnie Smith makes the free throw | 11-10 |
| 14:15 | Missouri | Elwood Boler is hacked by Edward Hyde - foul #1 on Edward Hyde, team foul #3 | 11-10 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Calvin Joplin (PG), Robert Desir (C) Robert Robinson, Johnnie Smith | |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| 13:56 | Missouri | Ryan Bobbitt scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 11-12 |
| 13:36 | Nebraska | Edward Hyde clanks a floater from the left wing | 11-12 |
| 13:35 | Missouri | Hilton Bryant snags the defensive board | 11-12 |
| 13:18 | Missouri | Ryan Bobbitt can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 11-12 |
| 13:17 | Nebraska | Robert Desir grabs the defensive rebound | 11-12 |
| 12:56 | Nebraska | The short jumper by Eric Longenecker is denied by Elwood Boler | 11-12 |
| 12:55 | Nebraska | John Pitts snags the offensive board | 11-12 |
| 12:42 | Nebraska | Hilton Bryant steps in front of the Edward Hyde pass | 11-12 |
| 12:26 | Missouri | Theodore Petty makes the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by William Bugg | 11-15 |
| 12:02 | Nebraska | Calvin Joplin can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 11-15 |
| 12:00 | Missouri | Hilton Bryant grabs the board | 11-15 |
| 11:53 | Missouri | Elwood Boler scores on a shot from the left block on a nice dish by Theodore Petty | 11-17 |
| 11:38 | Nebraska | John Pitts misses badly on a jumper in the paint | 11-17 |
| 11:37 | Missouri | Theodore Petty grabs the defensive rebound | 11-17 |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Calvin Joplin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Edward Hyde (fresh) SF - John Pitts (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Eric Longenecker (fairly fresh) C - Robert Desir (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Theodore Petty (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Bugg (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ryan Bobbitt (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Elwood Boler (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Hilton Bryant (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:22 | Missouri | Elwood Boler connects on the floater from the right block on a great pass from William Bugg | 11-19 |
| 11:14 | Nebraska | Edward Hyde misses short on a shot from the right side | 11-19 |
| 11:13 | Missouri | The rebound goes to Ryan Bobbitt | 11-19 |
| 11:09 | Missouri | William Bugg makes the fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Ryan Bobbitt | 11-21 |
| 10:54 | Nebraska | Edward Hyde misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 11-21 |
| 10:52 | Nebraska | Robert Desir tips it home | 13-21 |
| 10:33 | Missouri | William Bugg is fouled on the floor by Edward Hyde - foul #2 on Edward Hyde, team foul #4 | 13-21 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Robert Robinson (PG), David Hendrickson (SG), Douglas Greene (SF), Clarence Strickland (PF), Johnnie Smith (C) Calvin Joplin, Edward Hyde, John Pitts, Eric Longenecker, Robert Desir | |
| Subs | Missouri | Sheng Mang (PG), Oscar Gonzalez (SG), Ronald Mask (SF), Luigi Marino (PF) Theodore Petty, William Bugg, Ryan Bobbitt, Hilton Bryant | |
| 10:16 | Missouri | Ronald Mask knocks in the shot from the left wing set up by Sheng Mang | 13-23 |
| 09:53 | Nebraska | Clarence Strickland is hacked by Luigi Marino - foul #1 on Luigi Marino, team foul #2 | 13-23 |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| Subs | Missouri | Clarence Koopman (C) Elwood Boler | |
| 09:36 | Nebraska | David Hendrickson knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Douglas Greene | 16-23 |
| 09:13 | Missouri | Clarence Koopman's fadeaway is rejected by Clarence Strickland | 16-23 |
| 09:11 | Nebraska | Douglas Greene grabs the board | 16-23 |
| 09:05 | Nebraska | Johnnie Smith misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 16-23 |
| 09:04 | Missouri | The rebound goes to Sheng Mang | 16-23 |
| 08:42 | Missouri | Oscar Gonzalez clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 16-23 |
| 08:40 | Nebraska | Clarence Strickland snags the defensive board | 16-23 |
| 08:25 | Nebraska | Clarence Strickland clanks a 3 from the left wing | 16-23 |
| 08:23 | Missouri | The rebound goes to Sheng Mang | 16-23 |
| 08:00 | Missouri | Clarence Koopman comes up short on the floater in the lane but he's fouled by Johnnie Smith - foul #1 on Johnnie Smith, team foul #5 | 16-23 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Calvin Joplin (PG), John Pitts (SF), Eric Longenecker (PF), Robert Desir (C) David Hendrickson, Douglas Greene, Clarence Strickland, Johnnie Smith | |
| Subs | Missouri | Theodore Petty (PG) Sheng Mang | |
| 08:00 | Missouri | Clarence Koopman makes the 1st free throw | 16-24 |
| 08:00 | Missouri | Clarence Koopman makes the 2nd free throw | 16-25 |
| 07:38 | Nebraska | Robert Robinson clanks a 3 from the right wing | 16-25 |
| 07:36 | Missouri | Clarence Koopman grabs the board | 16-25 |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Calvin Joplin (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Robinson (fresh) SF - John Pitts (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Eric Longenecker (fresh) C - Robert Desir (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Theodore Petty (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Oscar Gonzalez (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Mask (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Luigi Marino (fresh) 2 pts. C - Clarence Koopman (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:12 | Missouri | Oscar Gonzalez is hacked by Robert Robinson - foul #1 on Robert Robinson, team foul #6 | 16-25 |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| Subs | Missouri | Elwood Boler (C) Clarence Koopman | |
| 07:03 | Missouri | Luigi Marino is hacked by Robert Robinson - foul #2 on Robert Robinson, team foul #7 | 16-25 |
| Subs | Nebraska | David Hendrickson (SG) Robert Robinson | |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| 07:03 | Missouri | Luigi Marino makes the 1st free throw | 16-26 |
| 07:03 | Missouri | Luigi Marino makes the 2nd free throw | 16-27 |
| 06:46 | Nebraska | Eric Longenecker is called for traveling | 16-27 |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| Subs | Missouri | Ryan Bobbitt (SF), Hilton Bryant (C) Ronald Mask, Luigi Marino | |
| 06:22 | Missouri | Elwood Boler drills a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Hilton Bryant | 16-29 |
| 06:18 | Nebraska | John Pitts is fouled on the floor by Elwood Boler - foul #2 on Elwood Boler, team foul #3 | 16-29 |
| 05:58 | Nebraska | David Hendrickson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 16-29 |
| 05:57 | Missouri | Hilton Bryant grabs the board | 16-29 |
| 05:50 | Missouri | Theodore Petty connects on the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Elwood Boler | 16-32 |
| 05:46 | Nebraska | Robert Desir loses the dribble to Elwood Boler | 16-32 |
| 05:34 | Missouri | Oscar Gonzalez misses the turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by David Hendrickson - foul #1 on David Hendrickson, team foul #8 | 16-32 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Douglas Greene (C) Robert Desir | |
| Subs | Missouri | Ronald Mask (SF), Luigi Marino (PF) Ryan Bobbitt, Hilton Bryant | |
| 05:34 | Missouri | Oscar Gonzalez makes the 1st free throw | 16-33 |
| 05:34 | Missouri | Oscar Gonzalez makes the 2nd free throw | 16-34 |
| 05:18 | Nebraska | Calvin Joplin clanks a 3 from the right corner | 16-34 |
| 05:16 | Missouri | Ronald Mask gets the rebound | 16-34 |
| 05:05 | Missouri | Oscar Gonzalez knocks in the runner in the paint set up by Theodore Petty | 16-36 |
| 04:52 | Nebraska | Eric Longenecker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 16-36 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Rickey Jester (PG) Calvin Joplin | |
| Subs | Missouri | Ryan Bobbitt (SG) Oscar Gonzalez | |
| 04:32 | Missouri | Ronald Mask's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 16-36 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Robert Desir (C) Eric Longenecker | |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| 04:12 | Nebraska | The short jumper by John Pitts is denied by Luigi Marino | 16-36 |
| 04:10 | Nebraska | Robert Desir grabs the offensive rebound | 16-36 |
| 03:49 | Nebraska | Robert Desir misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 16-36 |
| 03:48 | Nebraska | David Hendrickson tips it home | 18-36 |
| 03:29 | Missouri | Ronald Mask misses short on a runner from the right block | 18-36 |
| 03:28 | Missouri | Elwood Boler snags the offensive board | 18-36 |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Rickey Jester (fresh) SG - David Hendrickson (fresh) 5 pts. SF - John Pitts (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Douglas Greene (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Desir (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri | PG - Theodore Petty (tiring) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ryan Bobbitt (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ronald Mask (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Luigi Marino (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Elwood Boler (fairly fresh) 9 pts. | |
| 03:05 | Missouri | Theodore Petty misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 18-36 |
| 03:03 | Nebraska | David Hendrickson gets the rebound | 18-36 |
| 02:58 | Nebraska | David Hendrickson loses the ball out of bounds | 18-36 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Calvin Joplin (PG), Edward Hyde (SG), Eric Longenecker (PF) Rickey Jester, David Hendrickson, John Pitts | |
| Subs | Missouri | Oscar Gonzalez (SG), Thomas Warren (SF), Hilton Bryant (C) Theodore Petty, Ronald Mask, Luigi Marino | |
| 02:42 | Missouri | Elwood Boler is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Elwood Boler, team foul #4 | 18-36 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Johnnie Smith (C) Robert Desir | |
| Subs | Missouri | Clarence Koopman (PF) Elwood Boler | |
| 02:26 | Nebraska | Edward Hyde knocks in the runner from the baseline | 20-36 |
| 02:13 | Missouri | Ryan Bobbitt misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Eric Longenecker - foul #2 on Eric Longenecker, team foul #9 | 20-36 |
| Subs | Nebraska | David Hendrickson (SF) Douglas Greene | |
| Subs | Missouri | | |
| 02:13 | Missouri | Ryan Bobbitt makes the 1st free throw | 20-37 |
| 02:13 | Missouri | Ryan Bobbitt makes the 2nd free throw | 20-38 |
| 01:56 | Nebraska | Johnnie Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 20-38 |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| Subs | Missouri | Ronald Mask (SF) Thomas Warren | |
| 01:30 | Missouri | Oscar Gonzalez knocks in the fadeaway in the lane set up by Ryan Bobbitt | 20-40 |
| 01:09 | Nebraska | David Hendrickson misses the lay-in | 20-40 |
| 01:08 | Missouri | Ronald Mask snags the defensive board | 20-40 |
| 00:49 | Missouri | Ryan Bobbitt can't finish the layup but he's fouled by David Hendrickson - foul #2 on David Hendrickson, team foul #10 | 20-40 |
| Subs | Nebraska | John Pitts (SF), Robert Desir (C) David Hendrickson, Johnnie Smith | |
| Subs | Missouri | Luigi Marino (PF) Clarence Koopman | |
| 00:49 | Missouri | Ryan Bobbitt misses the 1st free throw | 20-40 |
| 00:49 | Missouri | Ryan Bobbitt makes the 2nd free throw | 20-41 |
| 00:34 | Nebraska | Calvin Joplin loses the dribble to Ronald Mask | 20-41 |
| 00:26 | Missouri | Oscar Gonzalez misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Robert Desir - foul #2 on Robert Desir, team foul #11 | 20-41 |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| Subs | Missouri | Theodore Petty (PG) Ryan Bobbitt | |
| 00:26 | Missouri | Oscar Gonzalez makes the 1st free throw | 20-42 |
| 00:26 | Missouri | Oscar Gonzalez misses the 2nd free throw | 20-42 |
| 00:26 | Nebraska | Eric Longenecker gets the rebound | 20-42 |
| 00:02 | Nebraska | Hilton Bryant is called for the reach on Calvin Joplin - foul #1 on Hilton Bryant, team foul #5 | 20-42 |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| Subs | Missouri | Thomas Warren (SF) Ronald Mask | |
| 00:00 | Nebraska | Robert Desir banks in the layup | 22-42 |