| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Nathan King (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Carl Collins (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Justin Schultz (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ernest Luman (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Peter Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Jason Braaten (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nick Lane (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Jason Cronk (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Al Southwick (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Larry Moultrie (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | North Carolina | Jason Cronk inbounds the ball | 17-26 |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:39 | North Carolina | Larry Moultrie misses the lay-in | 17-26 |
| 19:38 | North Carolina | Jason Braaten hits the follow up shot | 17-28 |
| 19:35 | Nebraska | Nick Lane picks off the pass by Nathan King in the backcourt | 17-28 |
| 19:12 | North Carolina | Nathan King picks off the pass by Al Southwick | 17-28 |
| 19:08 | Nebraska | Carl Collins banks in the layup on a nice dish by Nathan King | 19-28 |
| 18:50 | North Carolina | Jason Braaten misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 19-28 |
| 18:48 | Nebraska | Ernest Luman grabs the defensive rebound | 19-28 |
| 18:42 | Nebraska | Nick Lane takes the ball from Carl Collins | 19-28 |
| 18:19 | North Carolina | Al Southwick misses short on a runner in the paint | 19-28 |
| 18:18 | Nebraska | Justin Schultz pulls down the rebound | 19-28 |
| 18:06 | Nebraska | Ernest Luman makes the runner from the left block on a great pass from Nathan King | 21-28 |
| 17:44 | North Carolina | Carl Collins is called for the reach on Larry Moultrie - foul #2 on Carl Collins, team foul #1 | 21-28 |
| 17:24 | North Carolina | Nick Lane's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 21-28 |
| Subs | Nebraska | John Acton (C) Peter Johnson | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 17:08 | Nebraska | Jason Cronk is called for the reach on Carl Collins - foul #2 on Jason Cronk, team foul #1 | 21-28 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Kyle Maes (C) Ernest Luman | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Ralph Sherrod (PF) Larry Moultrie | |
| 16:49 | Nebraska | Justin Schultz banks in the layup set up by Nathan King | 23-28 |
| 16:25 | North Carolina | Ralph Sherrod can't connect on a jumper from the right block | 23-28 |
| 16:24 | North Carolina | Jason Braaten hits the follow up shot | 23-30 |
| 16:10 | Nebraska | Justin Schultz misses badly on a jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Nick Lane - foul #2 on Nick Lane, team foul #2 | 23-30 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Paul Thomas (PG), Thomas Elliott (SG), Peter Johnson (C) Nathan King, Carl Collins, Kyle Maes | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Troy Minzenberger (PG), Tony Mayer (SG), Paul Thompson (SF), Larry Moultrie (C) Jason Braaten, Nick Lane, Jason Cronk, Al Southwick | |
| 16:10 | Nebraska | Justin Schultz makes the 1st free throw | 24-30 |
| 16:10 | Nebraska | Justin Schultz makes the 2nd free throw | 25-30 |
| 15:47 | North Carolina | Tony Mayer is whistled for a carry | 25-30 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Ivan Marlow (SF), Ernest Luman (PF) Justin Schultz, John Acton | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Paul Thomas (fresh) SG - Thomas Elliott (fresh) SF - Ivan Marlow (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Ernest Luman (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Peter Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Troy Minzenberger (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tony Mayer (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Thompson (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Ralph Sherrod (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Larry Moultrie (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| 15:20 | Nebraska | Ernest Luman can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 25-30 |
| 15:18 | North Carolina | Tony Mayer grabs the defensive rebound | 25-30 |
| 14:56 | North Carolina | Ralph Sherrod hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 25-30 |
| 14:55 | North Carolina | Troy Minzenberger tips it in | 25-32 |
| 14:33 | Nebraska | Thomas Elliott misses the lay-in | 25-32 |
| 14:32 | Nebraska | Ernest Luman tips it in | 27-32 |
| 14:03 | North Carolina | Paul Thompson drills a floater from the left wing set up by Troy Minzenberger | 27-34 |
| 13:50 | Nebraska | Peter Johnson knocks in the turnaround near the basket set up by Thomas Elliott | 29-34 |
| 13:24 | North Carolina | Troy Minzenberger clanks a shot from the right side but the foul's on Paul Thomas - foul #2 on Paul Thomas, team foul #2 | 29-34 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Nathan King (PG), Carl Collins (SG), Justin Schultz (SF), John Acton (C) Paul Thomas, Thomas Elliott, Ernest Luman, Peter Johnson | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Nick Lane (SG), Jason Cronk (SF), Al Southwick (PF) Tony Mayer, Paul Thompson, Ralph Sherrod | |
| 13:24 | North Carolina | Troy Minzenberger makes the 1st free throw | 29-35 |
| 13:24 | North Carolina | Troy Minzenberger makes the 2nd free throw | 29-36 |
| 13:02 | Nebraska | John Acton drills a shot in the paint on a great pass from Ivan Marlow | 31-36 |
| 12:40 | North Carolina | Troy Minzenberger misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 31-36 |
| 12:38 | Nebraska | Ivan Marlow pulls down the rebound | 31-36 |
| 12:15 | Nebraska | John Acton scores on a jumpshot from the right side set up by Carl Collins and the foul's on Larry Moultrie - foul #3 on Larry Moultrie, team foul #3 | 33-36 |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jason Braaten (PG), Ralph Sherrod (PF) Troy Minzenberger, Larry Moultrie | |
| 12:15 | Nebraska | John Acton makes the free throw | 34-36 |
| 11:46 | North Carolina | Jason Braaten misses long on a shot from close range but the foul's on Ivan Marlow - foul #4 on Ivan Marlow, team foul #3 | 34-36 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Ernest Luman (PF) Ivan Marlow | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 11:46 | North Carolina | Jason Braaten makes the 1st free throw | 34-37 |
| 11:46 | North Carolina | Jason Braaten misses the 2nd free throw | 34-37 |
| 11:46 | North Carolina | Ralph Sherrod grabs the offensive board | 34-37 |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Nathan King (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Carl Collins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Justin Schultz (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ernest Luman (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - John Acton (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Jason Braaten (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nick Lane (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SF - Jason Cronk (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Ralph Sherrod (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Al Southwick (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:29 | North Carolina | Ralph Sherrod scores on a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Jason Braaten and he's hacked by Ernest Luman - foul #2 on Ernest Luman, team foul #4 | 34-39 |
| 11:29 | North Carolina | Ralph Sherrod misses the free throw | 34-39 |
| 11:29 | Nebraska | The rebound goes to John Acton | 34-39 |
| 11:14 | Nebraska | Nathan King can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 34-39 |
| 11:12 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Ralph Sherrod | 34-39 |
| 10:54 | North Carolina | Al Southwick knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing set up by Jason Cronk | 34-41 |
| 10:31 | Nebraska | Justin Schultz misses short on a turnaround from close range | 34-41 |
| 10:30 | Nebraska | John Acton gets the offensive rebound | 34-41 |
| 10:06 | Nebraska | John Acton knocks in the shot from the left block | 36-41 |
| 09:44 | North Carolina | Ralph Sherrod makes the floater in the lane on a nice dish by Jason Cronk | 36-43 |
| 09:25 | Nebraska | Carl Collins misses badly on a floater from the left block but he's hacked by Nick Lane - foul #3 on Nick Lane, team foul #4 | 36-43 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Paul Thomas (PG), Kyle Maes (SF), Peter Johnson (C) Nathan King, Justin Schultz, John Acton | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Tony Mayer (SG), Paul Thompson (SF), Larry Moultrie (C) Nick Lane, Jason Cronk, Ralph Sherrod | |
| 09:25 | Nebraska | Carl Collins misses the 1st free throw | 36-43 |
| 09:25 | Nebraska | Carl Collins makes the 2nd free throw | 37-43 |
| 09:02 | North Carolina | Jason Braaten hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Tony Mayer | 37-46 |
| 08:39 | Nebraska | Paul Thompson picks off the pass by Paul Thomas | 37-46 |
| 08:36 | North Carolina | Jason Braaten lays it in on a nice dish by Paul Thompson | 37-48 |
| 08:26 | Nebraska | Carl Collins knocks in the floater from the left wing | 39-48 |
| 07:57 | North Carolina | Paul Thompson buries a jumper near the basket and he's hacked by Ernest Luman - foul #3 on Ernest Luman, team foul #5 | 39-50 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Nathan King (PG), Justin Schultz (SF), Ivan Marlow (PF) Carl Collins, Kyle Maes, Ernest Luman | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Troy Minzenberger (PG), Nick Lane (SG), Ralph Sherrod (PF) Jason Braaten, Tony Mayer, Al Southwick | |
| 07:57 | North Carolina | Paul Thompson makes the free throw | 39-51 |
| 07:37 | Nebraska | Paul Thomas is hacked by Nick Lane - foul #4 on Nick Lane, team foul #5 | 39-51 |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jason Cronk (SF) Paul Thompson | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Nathan King (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Paul Thomas (fresh) SF - Justin Schultz (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ivan Marlow (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Peter Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Troy Minzenberger (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Nick Lane (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Jason Cronk (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Ralph Sherrod (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Larry Moultrie (fairly fresh) 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 07:17 | Nebraska | Justin Schultz blows the layup | 39-51 |
| 07:15 | Nebraska | Peter Johnson pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-51 |
| 07:05 | Nebraska | Nathan King double dribbles | 39-51 |
| 06:41 | North Carolina | Jason Cronk connects on the floater from the left block set up by Troy Minzenberger and he's hacked by Justin Schultz - foul #1 on Justin Schultz, team foul #6 | 39-53 |
| Subs | Nebraska | John Acton (C) Peter Johnson | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 06:41 | North Carolina | Jason Cronk makes the free throw | 39-54 |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 06:22 | Nebraska | John Acton misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 39-54 |
| 06:20 | Nebraska | The offensive rebound goes to John Acton | 39-54 |
| 06:06 | Nebraska | Ivan Marlow comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline | 39-54 |
| 06:04 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Troy Minzenberger | 39-54 |
| 05:40 | North Carolina | Troy Minzenberger makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 39-56 |
| 05:32 | Nebraska | John Acton loses the dribble to Nick Lane | 39-56 |
| 05:17 | North Carolina | Jason Cronk misses the fadeaway from the right side | 39-56 |
| 05:16 | North Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Jason Cronk | 39-56 |
| 04:58 | North Carolina | Jason Cronk makes the shot from the left block set up by Troy Minzenberger | 39-58 |
| 04:39 | Nebraska | Justin Schultz makes the shot in the paint on a nice dish by Nathan King | 41-58 |
| 04:22 | North Carolina | Nick Lane's dunk attempt is rejected by Ivan Marlow | 41-58 |
| 04:21 | Nebraska | Ivan Marlow pulls down the rebound | 41-58 |
| 04:06 | Nebraska | Ivan Marlow buries a floater near the basket on a nice dish by Nathan King | 43-58 |
| 03:46 | North Carolina | Jason Cronk's dunk attempt is rejected by Ivan Marlow | 43-58 |
| 03:44 | Nebraska | Ivan Marlow grabs the defensive rebound | 43-58 |
| 03:25 | Nebraska | Nathan King clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 43-58 |
| 03:23 | Nebraska | Paul Thomas snags the offensive board | 43-58 |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Nathan King (fairly fresh) 6 ast. SG - Paul Thomas (fairly fresh) SF - Justin Schultz (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ivan Marlow (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. 4 pf. C - John Acton (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Troy Minzenberger (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Nick Lane (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 stl. 4 pf. SF - Jason Cronk (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - Ralph Sherrod (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Larry Moultrie (tiring) 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 03:14 | Nebraska | Paul Thomas's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-58 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Thomas Elliott (PG), Peter Hall (SG), Paul Motsinger (SF), Kyle Maes (PF) Nathan King, Paul Thomas, Justin Schultz, John Acton | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Tony Mayer (SG), Paul Thompson (SF), Al Southwick (C) Nick Lane, Jason Cronk, Larry Moultrie | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:50 | North Carolina | Ralph Sherrod misses short on a jumper from the left block | 43-58 |
| 02:48 | Nebraska | Paul Motsinger snags the defensive board | 43-58 |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:42 | Nebraska | Paul Motsinger travels with the ball | 43-58 |
| 02:20 | North Carolina | Tony Mayer misses the 3 from the right wing | 43-58 |
| 02:18 | Nebraska | Thomas Elliott gets the rebound | 43-58 |
| 02:09 | Nebraska | Ivan Marlow clanks a turnaround in the paint | 43-58 |
| 02:08 | North Carolina | Al Southwick gets the rebound | 43-58 |
| 01:40 | North Carolina | Al Southwick lays it in set up by Troy Minzenberger | 43-60 |
| 01:25 | Nebraska | Thomas Elliott misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 43-60 |
| 01:23 | North Carolina | Al Southwick snags the defensive board | 43-60 |
| 01:19 | North Carolina | Tony Mayer misses long on a fadeaway from close range | 43-60 |
| 01:17 | North Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Tony Mayer | 43-60 |
| 01:05 | North Carolina | Tony Mayer hits a shot in the paint | 43-62 |
| 00:55 | Nebraska | Ivan Marlow is hacked by Paul Thompson - foul #3 on Paul Thompson, team foul #6 | 43-62 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Paul Thomas (PG), John Acton (C) Peter Hall, Paul Motsinger | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Larry Moultrie (C) Al Southwick | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:51 | Nebraska | John Acton misses the dunk | 43-62 |
| 00:50 | Nebraska | Ivan Marlow tips it home | 45-62 |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:23 | North Carolina | Tony Mayer misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 45-62 |
| 00:22 | Nebraska | John Acton pulls down the rebound | 45-62 |
| 00:15 | Nebraska | John Acton comes up short on the jumper near the basket but he's fouled by Larry Moultrie - foul #4 on Larry Moultrie, team foul #7 | 45-62 |
| 00:15 | Nebraska | John Acton misses the 1st free throw | 45-62 |
| 00:15 | Nebraska | John Acton makes the 2nd free throw | 46-62 |
| 00:00 | North Carolina | Troy Minzenberger runs out the clock | 46-62 |