| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Kevin Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Marc Chichester (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Isaac Holmes (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - Stanley Lacefield (fresh) 2 reb. C - Donald Owens (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Darrell Vandergriff (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenny Mouzon (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Charles Ware (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Bailey (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Harry Britton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Nebraska | Isaac Holmes inbounds the ball | 38-41 |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:42 | Nebraska | Marc Chichester drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Kevin Smith | 41-41 |
| 19:24 | UAB | Kenny Mouzon is called for traveling | 41-41 |
| 19:09 | Nebraska | Isaac Holmes is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Isaac Holmes, team foul #1 | 41-41 |
| 18:52 | UAB | Kenny Mouzon is fouled on the floor by Marc Chichester - foul #2 on Marc Chichester, team foul #2 | 41-41 |
| 18:36 | UAB | Darrell Vandergriff's layup is rejected by Isaac Holmes | 41-41 |
| 18:34 | Nebraska | Marc Chichester grabs the board | 41-41 |
| 18:21 | Nebraska | Donald Owens comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 41-41 |
| 18:19 | Nebraska | Donald Owens pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-41 |
| 18:01 | Nebraska | Isaac Holmes's floater is tipped away by Harry Britton | 41-41 |
| 17:59 | UAB | The rebound goes to John Bailey | 41-41 |
| 17:54 | UAB | Darrell Vandergriff is denied on a layup by Donald Owens | 41-41 |
| 17:52 | Nebraska | Donald Owens gets the rebound | 41-41 |
| 17:29 | Nebraska | Donald Owens hits a floater from the left block on a nice dish by Stanley Lacefield | 43-41 |
| 17:06 | UAB | Marc Chichester is called for the reach on Kenny Mouzon - foul #3 on Marc Chichester, team foul #3 | 43-41 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Frederick Bozek (SG) Marc Chichester | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 16:57 | UAB | John Bailey loses the dribble to Frederick Bozek | 43-41 |
| 16:37 | Nebraska | Darrell Vandergriff is called for the reach on Kevin Smith - foul #1 on Darrell Vandergriff, team foul #1 | 43-41 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Leonard Chapman (PF) Stanley Lacefield | |
| Subs | UAB | Carlos Flynn (SG), Victor Spillers (SF), John Sloan (PF), Roger Jackson (C) Kenny Mouzon, Charles Ware, John Bailey, Harry Britton | |
| 16:22 | Nebraska | Victor Spillers picks off the pass by Donald Owens | 43-41 |
| 16:07 | UAB | The short jumper by John Sloan is denied by Leonard Chapman | 43-41 |
| 16:06 | UAB | The offensive rebound goes to Victor Spillers | 43-41 |
| 15:47 | UAB | Isaac Holmes swats the layup by Victor Spillers | 43-41 |
| 15:45 | Nebraska | Donald Owens gets the rebound | 43-41 |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Kevin Smith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Frederick Bozek (fresh) SF - Isaac Holmes (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. PF - Leonard Chapman (fresh) 2 pts. C - Donald Owens (fresh) 4 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Darrell Vandergriff (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Carlos Flynn (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Victor Spillers (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - John Sloan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Roger Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:31 | Nebraska | Isaac Holmes drills a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Frederick Bozek | 45-41 |
| 15:17 | UAB | Victor Spillers loses the dribble to Isaac Holmes | 45-41 |
| 15:02 | Nebraska | Isaac Holmes comes up short on the turnaround near the basket but the foul's on John Sloan - foul #1 on John Sloan, team foul #2 | 45-41 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Stephen Smith (PG), Marc Chichester (SG), Stanley Lacefield (PF) Kevin Smith, Frederick Bozek, Donald Owens | |
| Subs | UAB | Kenny Mouzon (SG), Charles Ware (SF), John Bailey (PF), Harry Britton (C) Darrell Vandergriff, Victor Spillers, John Sloan, Roger Jackson | |
| 15:02 | Nebraska | Isaac Holmes makes the 1st free throw | 46-41 |
| 15:02 | Nebraska | Isaac Holmes makes the 2nd free throw | 47-41 |
| 14:35 | UAB | Charles Ware misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 47-41 |
| 14:34 | UAB | Harry Britton grabs the offensive rebound | 47-41 |
| 14:26 | UAB | Kenny Mouzon clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 47-41 |
| 14:25 | Nebraska | Leonard Chapman pulls down the rebound | 47-41 |
| 14:14 | Nebraska | Stanley Lacefield misses short on a driving attempt near the basket | 47-41 |
| 14:13 | Nebraska | Stanley Lacefield tips it back up and in | 49-41 |
| 13:48 | UAB | Isaac Holmes steals it from Harry Britton | 49-41 |
| 13:45 | Nebraska | Marc Chichester blows the layup | 49-41 |
| 13:43 | UAB | The rebound goes to Harry Britton | 49-41 |
| 13:32 | UAB | Harry Britton is whistled for traveling | 49-41 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Kevin Smith (PG), Frederick Bozek (SF), Donald Owens (C) Stephen Smith, Isaac Holmes, Leonard Chapman | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 13:07 | Nebraska | Kevin Smith connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Marc Chichester | 52-41 |
| 12:41 | UAB | Harry Britton misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Donald Owens - foul #2 on Donald Owens, team foul #4 | 52-41 |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| Subs | UAB | Darrell Vandergriff (PG), John Sloan (PF) Carlos Flynn, John Bailey | |
| 12:41 | UAB | Harry Britton makes the 1st free throw | 52-42 |
| 12:41 | UAB | Harry Britton makes the 2nd free throw | 52-43 |
| 12:19 | Nebraska | Marc Chichester's pass is intercepted by Darrell Vandergriff | 52-43 |
| 12:15 | UAB | Kenny Mouzon misses the lay-in | 52-43 |
| 12:14 | Nebraska | Donald Owens snags the defensive board | 52-43 |
| 12:10 | Nebraska | Kevin Smith scores on a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Stanley Lacefield | 54-43 |
| 11:50 | UAB | Charles Ware scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Darrell Vandergriff | 54-46 |
| 11:46 | Nebraska | Kevin Smith's pass is intercepted by Darrell Vandergriff | 54-46 |
| 11:43 | UAB | Darrell Vandergriff lays it in | 54-48 |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Kevin Smith (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Marc Chichester (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Frederick Bozek (fresh) PF - Stanley Lacefield (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald Owens (fresh) 4 pts. 11 reb. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Darrell Vandergriff (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kenny Mouzon (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Charles Ware (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Sloan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Harry Britton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:19 | Nebraska | Frederick Bozek hits a 3 pointer from the right wing | 57-48 |
| 11:01 | UAB | Kenny Mouzon hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 57-48 |
| 10:59 | Nebraska | Frederick Bozek grabs the board | 57-48 |
| 10:54 | Nebraska | Kevin Smith hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline | 57-48 |
| 10:53 | UAB | Harry Britton pulls down the rebound | 57-48 |
| 10:29 | UAB | Charles Ware misses long on a shot from the left side | 57-48 |
| 10:28 | UAB | Harry Britton grabs the offensive board | 57-48 |
| 10:09 | UAB | Harry Britton misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 57-48 |
| 10:08 | UAB | Charles Ware tips it in | 57-50 |
| 09:47 | Nebraska | Kevin Smith is fouled on the floor by Charles Ware - foul #2 on Charles Ware, team foul #3 | 57-50 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Stephen Smith (PG), Jerome Roberts (SG), Isaac Holmes (SF), Leonard Chapman (PF), Xavier Cuevas (C) Kevin Smith, Marc Chichester, Frederick Bozek, Stanley Lacefield, Donald Owens | |
| Subs | UAB | Carlos Flynn (SG), Victor Spillers (SF), John Bailey (PF), Roger Jackson (C) Kenny Mouzon, Charles Ware, John Sloan, Harry Britton | |
| 09:36 | Nebraska | Leonard Chapman misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 57-50 |
| 09:34 | Nebraska | Isaac Holmes tips it but misses | 57-50 |
| 09:33 | UAB | John Bailey grabs the board | 57-50 |
| 09:07 | UAB | Darrell Vandergriff hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 57-53 |
| 08:50 | Nebraska | Jerome Roberts misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 57-53 |
| 08:48 | Nebraska | Xavier Cuevas pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-53 |
| 08:35 | Nebraska | Stephen Smith misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by John Bailey - foul #1 on John Bailey, team foul #4 | 57-53 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Frederick Bozek (SG), Donald Owens (C) Jerome Roberts, Xavier Cuevas | |
| Subs | UAB | Bobby Graybill (SF), John Sloan (C) Darrell Vandergriff, Roger Jackson | |
| 08:35 | Nebraska | Stephen Smith misses the 1st free throw | 57-53 |
| 08:35 | Nebraska | Stephen Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 58-53 |
| 08:22 | UAB | Bobby Graybill clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 58-53 |
| 08:21 | Nebraska | Donald Owens pulls down the rebound | 58-53 |
| 07:58 | Nebraska | Leonard Chapman drills a runner from close range set up by Donald Owens | 60-53 |
| 07:33 | UAB | John Sloan loses the dribble to Leonard Chapman | 60-53 |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Stephen Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Frederick Bozek (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Isaac Holmes (fresh) 16 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. PF - Leonard Chapman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Owens (fresh) 4 pts. 12 reb. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Carlos Flynn (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Victor Spillers (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Bobby Graybill (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Bailey (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - John Sloan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:14 | Nebraska | Donald Owens clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 60-53 |
| 07:13 | UAB | John Bailey pulls down the rebound | 60-53 |
| 06:53 | UAB | John Bailey banks in the layup on a great pass from Victor Spillers | 60-55 |
| 06:40 | Nebraska | Stephen Smith can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 60-55 |
| 06:39 | UAB | John Bailey grabs the board | 60-55 |
| 06:17 | UAB | Victor Spillers is hacked by Frederick Bozek - foul #1 on Frederick Bozek, team foul #5 | 60-55 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Kevin Smith (PG), Marc Chichester (SG), Stanley Lacefield (PF) Stephen Smith, Frederick Bozek, Leonard Chapman | |
| Subs | UAB | Darrell Vandergriff (PG), Kenny Mouzon (SG), Charles Ware (SF), Roger Jackson (PF), Harry Britton (C) Carlos Flynn, Victor Spillers, Bobby Graybill, John Bailey, John Sloan | |
| 05:59 | UAB | Roger Jackson comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 60-55 |
| 05:57 | Nebraska | The rebound goes to Isaac Holmes | 60-55 |
| 05:37 | Nebraska | Stanley Lacefield throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-55 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Yong Ching (SF) Isaac Holmes | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 05:16 | UAB | Kenny Mouzon misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 60-55 |
| 05:15 | UAB | Harry Britton tips it in | 60-57 |
| 04:57 | Nebraska | Stanley Lacefield hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Kevin Smith | 62-57 |
| 04:40 | UAB | Charles Ware connects on the shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Darrell Vandergriff | 62-59 |
| 04:21 | Nebraska | Yong Ching clanks a shot from the free throw line | 62-59 |
| 04:20 | Nebraska | Stanley Lacefield tips it home | 64-59 |
| 03:57 | UAB | Charles Ware misses the 3 from the left corner | 64-59 |
| 03:55 | Nebraska | Stanley Lacefield pulls down the rebound | 64-59 |
| 03:36 | Nebraska | Stanley Lacefield buries a jumper in the paint on a great pass from Kevin Smith and he's hacked by Charles Ware - foul #3 on Charles Ware, team foul #5 | 66-59 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Isaac Holmes (SF), Leonard Chapman (C) Yong Ching, Donald Owens | |
| Subs | UAB | John Bailey (PF) Roger Jackson | |
| 03:36 | Nebraska | Stanley Lacefield makes the free throw | 67-59 |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:29 | UAB | Darrell Vandergriff scores on a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Kenny Mouzon | 67-62 |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Kevin Smith (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Marc Chichester (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Isaac Holmes (fresh) 16 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. PF - Stanley Lacefield (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Leonard Chapman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Darrell Vandergriff (fresh) 19 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kenny Mouzon (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Charles Ware (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - John Bailey (fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. C - Harry Britton (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:15 | Nebraska | Marc Chichester connects on the 3 from straight away set up by Kevin Smith | 70-62 |
| 03:05 | UAB | Darrell Vandergriff is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Darrell Vandergriff, team foul #6 | 70-62 |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:46 | Nebraska | Stanley Lacefield clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 70-62 |
| 02:44 | Nebraska | Leonard Chapman can't tip it in | 70-62 |
| 02:42 | UAB | Harry Britton grabs the defensive rebound | 70-62 |
| 02:35 | UAB | Harry Britton makes the floater from close range | 70-64 |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 02:14 | Nebraska | Isaac Holmes buries a shot in the lane on a great pass from Marc Chichester | 72-64 |
| 02:07 | UAB | Harry Britton can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 72-64 |
| 02:05 | UAB | John Bailey tips it home | 72-66 |
| 01:52 | Nebraska | Stanley Lacefield buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Kevin Smith | 75-66 |
| 01:33 | UAB | Charles Ware is called for traveling | 75-66 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Donald Owens (C) Leonard Chapman | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:04 | Nebraska | Stanley Lacefield can't connect on a floater from the left side but he's fouled by John Bailey - foul #2 on John Bailey, team foul #7 | 75-66 |
| 01:04 | Nebraska | Stanley Lacefield makes the 1st free throw | 76-66 |
| 01:04 | Nebraska | Stanley Lacefield makes the 2nd free throw | 77-66 |
| 00:51 | UAB | John Bailey hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 77-66 |
| 00:50 | UAB | Harry Britton gets the offensive rebound | 77-66 |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:48 | UAB | Darrell Vandergriff misses badly on a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Marc Chichester - foul #4 on Marc Chichester, team foul #6 | 77-66 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Stephen Smith (PG), Frederick Bozek (SG), Yong Ching (SF), Leonard Chapman (PF), Xavier Cuevas (C) Kevin Smith, Marc Chichester, Isaac Holmes, Stanley Lacefield, Donald Owens | |
| Subs | UAB | Carlos Flynn (SG), Victor Spillers (SF), John Sloan (PF), Roger Jackson (C) Kenny Mouzon, Charles Ware, John Bailey, Harry Britton | |
| 00:48 | UAB | Darrell Vandergriff makes the 1st free throw | 77-67 |
| 00:48 | UAB | Darrell Vandergriff misses the 2nd free throw | 77-67 |
| 00:48 | Nebraska | The rebound goes to Xavier Cuevas | 77-67 |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:45 | Nebraska | Xavier Cuevas is hacked by Carlos Flynn in the backcourt - foul #3 on Carlos Flynn, team foul #8 | 77-67 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Bradley Wilhite (PG) Stephen Smith | |
| Subs | UAB | Bobby Graybill (SF) Darrell Vandergriff | |
| 00:45 | Nebraska | Xavier Cuevas misses the 1st free throw | 77-67 |
| 00:45 | UAB | Roger Jackson grabs the board | 77-67 |
| 00:37 | UAB | Roger Jackson misses the shot from the free throw line | 77-67 |
| 00:36 | UAB | Roger Jackson grabs the offensive board | 77-67 |
| 00:32 | UAB | Carlos Flynn makes the 3 from the left wing set up by Victor Spillers | 77-70 |
| 00:32 | Nebraska | Nebraska calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 77-70 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Kevin Smith (PG), Isaac Holmes (SF), Donald Owens (C) Bradley Wilhite, Yong Ching, Xavier Cuevas | |
| Subs | UAB | Darrell Vandergriff (PG), Kenny Mouzon (SG), Charles Ware (SF), John Bailey (PF), Harry Britton (C) Carlos Flynn, Victor Spillers, Bobby Graybill, John Sloan, Roger Jackson | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:31 | Nebraska | Leonard Chapman is hacked by Darrell Vandergriff in the backcourt - foul #3 on Darrell Vandergriff, team foul #9 | 77-70 |
| 00:31 | Nebraska | Leonard Chapman makes the 1st free throw | 78-70 |
| 00:31 | Nebraska | Leonard Chapman makes the 2nd free throw | 79-70 |
| 00:27 | UAB | Frederick Bozek steals the ball from Harry Britton | 79-70 |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:26 | Nebraska | Darrell Vandergriff is called for the reach on Leonard Chapman in the backcourt - foul #4 on Darrell Vandergriff, team foul #10 | 79-70 |
| 00:26 | Nebraska | Leonard Chapman makes the 1st free throw | 80-70 |
| 00:26 | Nebraska | Leonard Chapman makes the 2nd free throw | 81-70 |
| 00:20 | UAB | Kenny Mouzon connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 81-73 |
| 00:20 | Nebraska | Nebraska calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 81-73 |
| 00:17 | Nebraska | Kevin Smith is hacked by Darrell Vandergriff in the backcourt - foul #5 on Darrell Vandergriff, team foul #11 | 81-73 |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| Subs | UAB | Carlos Flynn (PG) Darrell Vandergriff | |
| 00:17 | Nebraska | Kevin Smith makes the 1st free throw | 82-73 |
| 00:17 | Nebraska | Kevin Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 83-73 |
| 00:11 | UAB | Charles Ware misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 83-73 |
| 00:10 | Nebraska | Frederick Bozek grabs the board | 83-73 |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Nebraska | Kevin Smith runs out the clock | 83-73 |