| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Dennis Crotts (fresh) SG - Eric Thompson (fresh) SF - Yuri Buchinski (fresh) PF - Stanley Ellis (fresh) C - Paul Roberts (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Anthony Bevan (fresh) SG - Stanley Patrick (fresh) SF - Rodney Poirier (fresh) PF - Ronald Reich (fresh) C - Jason Sanders (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Western Kentucky | Jason Sanders wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:53 | Western Kentucky | Ronald Reich can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:52 | Nebraska | Eric Thompson grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | Nebraska | Dennis Crotts makes the fadeaway from the free throw line | 2-0 |
| 19:34 | Western Kentucky | Anthony Bevan is hacked by Dennis Crotts in the backcourt - foul #1 on Dennis Crotts, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:16 | Western Kentucky | Ronald Reich is hacked by Yuri Buchinski - foul #1 on Yuri Buchinski, team foul #2 | 2-0 |
| 18:58 | Western Kentucky | Stanley Patrick misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 18:57 | Western Kentucky | Jason Sanders tips it back up and in | 2-2 |
| 18:44 | Nebraska | Eric Thompson clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 2-2 |
| 18:43 | Nebraska | Dennis Crotts snags the offensive board | 2-2 |
| 18:32 | Nebraska | Yuri Buchinski misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Rodney Poirier - foul #1 on Rodney Poirier, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:32 | Nebraska | Yuri Buchinski makes the 1st free throw | 3-2 |
| 18:32 | Nebraska | Yuri Buchinski misses the 2nd free throw | 3-2 |
| 18:32 | Nebraska | Paul Roberts gets the offensive rebound | 3-2 |
| 18:11 | Nebraska | Paul Roberts is called for a charge - foul #1 on Paul Roberts, team foul #3 | 3-2 |
| 17:53 | Western Kentucky | Stanley Ellis steps in front of the Anthony Bevan pass | 3-2 |
| 17:45 | Nebraska | Paul Roberts connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Stanley Ellis | 6-2 |
| 17:31 | Western Kentucky | Jason Sanders drills a shot from the left block on a great pass from Rodney Poirier and he's hacked by Eric Thompson - foul #1 on Eric Thompson, team foul #4 | 6-4 |
| 17:31 | Western Kentucky | Jason Sanders misses the free throw | 6-4 |
| 17:31 | Nebraska | The rebound goes to Paul Roberts | 6-4 |
| 17:17 | Nebraska | Stanley Ellis makes the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Yuri Buchinski | 9-4 |
| 17:08 | Western Kentucky | Rodney Poirier loses the dribble to Dennis Crotts | 9-4 |
| 17:05 | Nebraska | Eric Thompson can't finish the layup | 9-4 |
| 17:03 | Nebraska | Paul Roberts misses the tip | 9-4 |
| 17:01 | Western Kentucky | Rodney Poirier grabs the board | 9-4 |
| 16:47 | Western Kentucky | Ronald Reich knocks in the shot from the right wing | 9-6 |
| 16:37 | Nebraska | Yuri Buchinski misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 9-6 |
| 16:36 | Nebraska | Paul Roberts tips it home | 11-6 |
| 16:17 | Western Kentucky | Jason Sanders connects on the runner from the left block set up by Stanley Patrick | 11-8 |
| 16:02 | Nebraska | Stanley Ellis hits the finger roll on a great pass from Yuri Buchinski and he's hacked by Ronald Reich - foul #1 on Ronald Reich, team foul #2 | 13-8 |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Robert Newton (PG), Larry Beeks (SG), James Caldwell (SF), Alan Hanenberger (PF), Gabriel Sedillo (C) Anthony Bevan, Stanley Patrick, Rodney Poirier, Ronald Reich, Jason Sanders | |
| 16:02 | Nebraska | Stanley Ellis makes the free throw | 14-8 |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Dennis Crotts (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Eric Thompson (fresh) SF - Yuri Buchinski (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Stanley Ellis (fresh) 6 pts. C - Paul Roberts (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Robert Newton (fresh) SG - Larry Beeks (fresh) SF - James Caldwell (fresh) PF - Alan Hanenberger (fresh) C - Gabriel Sedillo (fresh) | |
| 15:47 | Western Kentucky | Paul Roberts picks off the pass by James Caldwell | 14-8 |
| 15:29 | Nebraska | Yuri Buchinski clanks a runner from close range but the foul's on Robert Newton - foul #1 on Robert Newton, team foul #3 | 14-8 |
| 15:29 | Nebraska | Yuri Buchinski makes the 1st free throw | 15-8 |
| 15:29 | Nebraska | Yuri Buchinski makes the 2nd free throw | 16-8 |
| 15:16 | Western Kentucky | Robert Newton can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 16-8 |
| 15:14 | Western Kentucky | Alan Hanenberger tips it home | 16-10 |
| 15:00 | Nebraska | Paul Roberts lays it in and the foul's on Robert Newton - foul #2 on Robert Newton, team foul #4 | 18-10 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Lester Duckworth (SG), John Morris (SF), Maurice Johnson (PF) Eric Thompson, Yuri Buchinski, Stanley Ellis | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | James Pahl (PG) Robert Newton | |
| 15:00 | Nebraska | Paul Roberts makes the free throw | 19-10 |
| 14:39 | Western Kentucky | Dennis Crotts takes the ball from James Caldwell | 19-10 |
| 14:36 | Nebraska | Dennis Crotts lays it up and in | 21-10 |
| 14:16 | Western Kentucky | Alan Hanenberger clanks a 3 from the right wing | 21-10 |
| 14:14 | Nebraska | The rebound goes to Paul Roberts | 21-10 |
| 14:08 | Nebraska | John Morris is hacked by Larry Beeks - foul #1 on Larry Beeks, team foul #5 | 21-10 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Marty Kinner (PG), Eric Thompson (SG), Stanley Ellis (PF) Dennis Crotts, John Morris, Paul Roberts | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Anthony Bevan (PG), Stanley Patrick (SG), Rodney Poirier (SF), Ronald Reich (PF), Jason Sanders (C) James Pahl, Larry Beeks, James Caldwell, Alan Hanenberger, Gabriel Sedillo | |
| 13:53 | Nebraska | Marty Kinner is hacked by Anthony Bevan - foul #1 on Anthony Bevan, team foul #6 | 21-10 |
| 13:40 | Nebraska | Lester Duckworth can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 21-10 |
| 13:38 | Western Kentucky | Jason Sanders grabs the defensive rebound | 21-10 |
| 13:24 | Western Kentucky | Jason Sanders hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 21-10 |
| 13:22 | Nebraska | Marty Kinner pulls down the rebound | 21-10 |
| 13:05 | Nebraska | Eric Thompson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 21-10 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Dennis Crotts (PG), Yuri Buchinski (SF) Marty Kinner, Lester Duckworth | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 12:52 | Western Kentucky | Anthony Bevan clanks a floater from the right side | 21-10 |
| 12:51 | Nebraska | The rebound goes to Stanley Ellis | 21-10 |
| 12:28 | Nebraska | Dennis Crotts misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 21-10 |
| 12:26 | Western Kentucky | Ronald Reich gets the rebound | 21-10 |
| 12:15 | Western Kentucky | Jason Sanders comes up short on the jumper near the basket | 21-10 |
| 12:14 | Nebraska | The rebound goes to Maurice Johnson | 21-10 |
| 11:46 | Nebraska | Stanley Ellis is fouled on the floor by Ronald Reich - foul #2 on Ronald Reich, team foul #7 | 21-10 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Lester Duckworth (SG), Paul Roberts (C) Eric Thompson, Maurice Johnson | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | James Pahl (PG), James Caldwell (SF), Alan Hanenberger (PF) Anthony Bevan, Rodney Poirier, Ronald Reich | |
| 11:46 | Nebraska | Stanley Ellis makes the 1st free throw | 22-10 |
| 11:46 | Nebraska | Stanley Ellis makes the 2nd free throw | 23-10 |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Dennis Crotts (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SG - Lester Duckworth (fresh) SF - Yuri Buchinski (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Stanley Ellis (fairly fresh) 8 pts. C - Paul Roberts (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - James Pahl (fresh) SG - Stanley Patrick (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Caldwell (fresh) PF - Alan Hanenberger (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jason Sanders (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Western Kentucky | Jason Sanders comes up short on the jump hook near the basket | 23-10 |
| 11:32 | Western Kentucky | Jason Sanders misses the tip | 23-10 |
| 11:31 | Nebraska | Paul Roberts snags the defensive board | 23-10 |
| 11:20 | Nebraska | Paul Roberts misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 23-10 |
| 11:18 | Western Kentucky | James Pahl snags the defensive board | 23-10 |
| 11:14 | Western Kentucky | Stanley Patrick travels with the ball | 23-10 |
| Subs | Nebraska | John Morris (PF) Stanley Ellis | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Larry Beeks (SG) Stanley Patrick | |
| 10:56 | Nebraska | Paul Roberts misses short on a floater in the lane | 23-10 |
| 10:54 | Western Kentucky | James Pahl snags the defensive board | 23-10 |
| 10:35 | Western Kentucky | Larry Beeks buries a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by James Pahl and the foul's on John Morris - foul #1 on John Morris, team foul #5 | 23-12 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Marty Kinner (PG), Eric Thompson (SG) Dennis Crotts, Yuri Buchinski | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Gabriel Sedillo (C) Jason Sanders | |
| 10:35 | Western Kentucky | Larry Beeks makes the free throw | 23-13 |
| 10:18 | Nebraska | James Pahl steals it from Lester Duckworth | 23-13 |
| 10:02 | Western Kentucky | Gabriel Sedillo hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 23-13 |
| 10:00 | Western Kentucky | James Caldwell gets the offensive rebound | 23-13 |
| 09:45 | Western Kentucky | Alan Hanenberger clanks a turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by Eric Thompson - foul #2 on Eric Thompson, team foul #6 | 23-13 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Stanley Ellis (PF) Eric Thompson | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Anthony Bevan (PG), Stanley Patrick (SG), Rodney Poirier (SF) James Pahl, Larry Beeks, James Caldwell | |
| 09:45 | Western Kentucky | Alan Hanenberger makes the 1st free throw | 23-14 |
| 09:45 | Western Kentucky | Alan Hanenberger makes the 2nd free throw | 23-15 |
| 09:32 | Nebraska | Alan Hanenberger is called for the reach on Marty Kinner - foul #1 on Alan Hanenberger, team foul #8 | 23-15 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Yuri Buchinski (SF) John Morris | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 09:32 | Nebraska | Marty Kinner makes the 1st free throw | 24-15 |
| 09:32 | Nebraska | Marty Kinner makes the 2nd free throw | 25-15 |
| 09:16 | Western Kentucky | Paul Roberts takes the ball from Gabriel Sedillo | 25-15 |
| 08:54 | Nebraska | Stanley Ellis blows the layup | 25-15 |
| 08:52 | Western Kentucky | Alan Hanenberger snags the defensive board | 25-15 |
| 08:46 | Western Kentucky | Gabriel Sedillo misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 25-15 |
| 08:45 | Nebraska | Stanley Ellis gets the rebound | 25-15 |
| 08:41 | Nebraska | Stanley Ellis is hacked by Alan Hanenberger - foul #2 on Alan Hanenberger, team foul #9 | 25-15 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Dennis Crotts (PG), Maurice Johnson (C) Marty Kinner, Paul Roberts | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Jason Sanders (C) Alan Hanenberger | |
| 08:41 | Nebraska | Stanley Ellis misses the 1st free throw | 25-15 |
| 08:41 | Western Kentucky | Jason Sanders pulls down the rebound | 25-15 |
| 08:21 | Western Kentucky | Gabriel Sedillo buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Anthony Bevan | 25-18 |
| 08:07 | Nebraska | Dennis Crotts hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 25-18 |
| 08:06 | Nebraska | The offensive rebound goes to Lester Duckworth | 25-18 |
| 07:48 | Nebraska | Maurice Johnson buries a jumpshot from the left wing | 27-18 |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Dennis Crotts (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SG - Lester Duckworth (fairly fresh) SF - Yuri Buchinski (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Stanley Ellis (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Maurice Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Anthony Bevan (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Stanley Patrick (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Rodney Poirier (fairly fresh) PF - Gabriel Sedillo (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Jason Sanders (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Western Kentucky | Rodney Poirier scores on a fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Stanley Patrick | 27-20 |
| 07:07 | Nebraska | Yuri Buchinski misses short on a jumper in the paint | 27-20 |
| 07:05 | Nebraska | Lester Duckworth pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-20 |
| 06:44 | Nebraska | Dennis Crotts misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 27-20 |
| 06:42 | Western Kentucky | Stanley Patrick grabs the board | 27-20 |
| 06:35 | Western Kentucky | Dennis Crotts is called for the reach on Anthony Bevan in the backcourt - foul #2 on Dennis Crotts, team foul #7 | 27-20 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Marty Kinner (PG), Valentin Esposito (SG), John Morris (SF), Paul Roberts (C) Dennis Crotts, Lester Duckworth, Yuri Buchinski, Stanley Ellis | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Larry Beeks (SG), James Caldwell (SF) Stanley Patrick, Rodney Poirier | |
| 06:35 | Western Kentucky | Anthony Bevan misses the 1st free throw | 27-20 |
| 06:35 | Nebraska | Maurice Johnson pulls down the rebound | 27-20 |
| 06:20 | Nebraska | James Caldwell steals it from Paul Roberts | 27-20 |
| 06:16 | Western Kentucky | Anthony Bevan lays it up and in set up by James Caldwell | 27-22 |
| 05:49 | Nebraska | Valentin Esposito hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 27-22 |
| 05:47 | Nebraska | John Morris hits the follow up shot | 29-22 |
| 05:45 | Western Kentucky | Marty Kinner steps in front of the Anthony Bevan pass in the backcourt | 29-22 |
| 05:44 | Nebraska | Marty Kinner hits the finger roll | 31-22 |
| 05:40 | Western Kentucky | James Caldwell misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 31-22 |
| 05:38 | Nebraska | Marty Kinner gets the rebound | 31-22 |
| 05:24 | Nebraska | Marty Kinner misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 31-22 |
| 05:22 | Nebraska | Maurice Johnson misses the tip | 31-22 |
| 05:21 | Western Kentucky | Jason Sanders grabs the defensive rebound | 31-22 |
| 05:07 | Western Kentucky | Jason Sanders is fouled on the floor by John Morris - foul #2 on John Morris, team foul #8 | 31-22 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Nathan Fisher (SF), Stanley Ellis (PF) John Morris, Maurice Johnson | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | James Pahl (PG), Stanley Patrick (SG) Anthony Bevan, Larry Beeks | |
| 05:07 | Western Kentucky | Jason Sanders makes the 1st free throw | 31-23 |
| 05:07 | Western Kentucky | Jason Sanders makes the 2nd free throw | 31-24 |
| 04:55 | Nebraska | Marty Kinner knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 34-24 |
| 04:45 | Western Kentucky | James Pahl is fouled on the floor by Marty Kinner - foul #1 on Marty Kinner, team foul #9 | 34-24 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Lester Duckworth (SG), Yuri Buchinski (SF) Valentin Esposito, Nathan Fisher | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 04:45 | Western Kentucky | James Pahl makes the 1st free throw | 34-25 |
| 04:45 | Western Kentucky | James Pahl makes the 2nd free throw | 34-26 |
| 04:24 | Nebraska | Gabriel Sedillo picks off the pass by Yuri Buchinski | 34-26 |
| 03:57 | Western Kentucky | James Caldwell misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 34-26 |
| 03:56 | Western Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to James Caldwell | 34-26 |
| 03:27 | Western Kentucky | The short jumper by James Pahl is denied by Paul Roberts | 34-26 |
| 03:25 | Nebraska | The rebound goes to Yuri Buchinski | 34-26 |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Marty Kinner (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - Lester Duckworth (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Yuri Buchinski (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Stanley Ellis (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul Roberts (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - James Pahl (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stanley Patrick (fresh) 2 ast. SF - James Caldwell (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Gabriel Sedillo (tiring) 3 pts. C - Jason Sanders (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:02 | Nebraska | James Pahl picks off the pass by Stanley Ellis | 34-26 |
| 02:56 | Western Kentucky | James Pahl throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-26 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Dennis Crotts (PG), Eric Thompson (SG), Maurice Johnson (C) Marty Kinner, Yuri Buchinski, Paul Roberts | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Robert Newton (PG), Larry Beeks (SG), Rodney Poirier (SF), Ronald Reich (PF), Alan Hanenberger (C) James Pahl, Stanley Patrick, James Caldwell, Gabriel Sedillo, Jason Sanders | |
| 02:34 | Nebraska | Eric Thompson buries a fadeaway from the right wing and he's hacked by Larry Beeks - foul #2 on Larry Beeks, team foul #10 | 36-26 |
| Subs | Nebraska | William Hogue (C) Stanley Ellis | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 02:34 | Nebraska | Eric Thompson misses the free throw | 36-26 |
| 02:34 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Alan Hanenberger | 36-26 |
| 02:17 | Western Kentucky | Ronald Reich can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 36-26 |
| 02:15 | Western Kentucky | Rodney Poirier misses the tip | 36-26 |
| 02:13 | Nebraska | Dennis Crotts pulls down the rebound | 36-26 |
| 01:49 | Nebraska | William Hogue buries a runner from close range set up by Dennis Crotts | 38-26 |
| 01:36 | Western Kentucky | Larry Beeks misses the easy layup | 38-26 |
| 01:35 | Nebraska | The rebound goes to William Hogue | 38-26 |
| 01:29 | Nebraska | William Hogue hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block | 38-26 |
| 01:27 | Western Kentucky | Alan Hanenberger snags the defensive board | 38-26 |
| 01:22 | Western Kentucky | Larry Beeks drills a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Rodney Poirier | 38-28 |
| 01:09 | Nebraska | Eric Thompson scores on a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Dennis Crotts | 40-28 |
| 00:46 | Western Kentucky | Ronald Reich's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-28 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Yuri Buchinski (SF), Stanley Ellis (PF), Paul Roberts (C) Lester Duckworth, Maurice Johnson, William Hogue | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Anthony Bevan (PG), Stanley Patrick (SG) Robert Newton, Larry Beeks | |
| 00:35 | Nebraska | Eric Thompson clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 40-28 |
| 00:33 | Nebraska | Eric Thompson grabs the offensive rebound | 40-28 |
| 00:17 | Nebraska | Stanley Ellis can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Rodney Poirier - foul #2 on Rodney Poirier, team foul #11 | 40-28 |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | James Caldwell (SF), Jason Sanders (C) Rodney Poirier, Ronald Reich | |
| 00:17 | Nebraska | Stanley Ellis makes the 1st free throw | 41-28 |
| 00:17 | Nebraska | Stanley Ellis makes the 2nd free throw | 42-28 |
| 00:03 | Western Kentucky | Stanley Patrick knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner | 42-31 |
| 00:00 | Nebraska | Yuri Buchinski clanks a halfcourt shot | 42-31 |