| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Nathan Pokswinski (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Tom (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Haefner (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Antonio Berry (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Christopher Osborne (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Norris Lee (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gail Jefferson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lee Buckley (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Smith (fresh) 5 pts. C - Steven Verdugo (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Cal | Lee Buckley inbounds the ball | 26-33 |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:42 | Cal | Antonio Berry steals the ball from James Smith | 26-33 |
| 19:14 | Nebraska | John Haefner is fouled on the floor by Lee Buckley - foul #1 on Lee Buckley, team foul #1 | 26-33 |
| 18:52 | Nebraska | Antonio Berry is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Antonio Berry, team foul #1 | 26-33 |
| 18:34 | Cal | Lee Buckley is fouled on the floor by Joseph Tom - foul #1 on Joseph Tom, team foul #2 | 26-33 |
| 18:25 | Cal | James Smith misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 26-33 |
| 18:23 | Nebraska | Joseph Tom grabs the defensive rebound | 26-33 |
| 18:02 | Nebraska | Nathan Pokswinski misses long on a shot from the right side | 26-33 |
| 18:00 | Cal | James Smith grabs the board | 26-33 |
| 17:50 | Cal | Steven Verdugo buries a jumper from the free throw line set up by Norris Lee | 26-35 |
| 17:29 | Nebraska | Christopher Osborne clanks a jumper from the left wing | 26-35 |
| 17:28 | Nebraska | Antonio Berry pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-35 |
| 17:07 | Nebraska | Antonio Berry splits the doubleteam but misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Steven Verdugo - foul #1 on Steven Verdugo, team foul #2 | 26-35 |
| Subs | Nebraska | John Ladner (SG), Mark Gillis (SF), Todd Kennedy (C) Nathan Pokswinski, Joseph Tom, Christopher Osborne | |
| Subs | Cal | James Hutchinson (PG), Joey Nieto (SG), Claude Smith (C) Norris Lee, Gail Jefferson, Steven Verdugo | |
| 17:07 | Nebraska | Antonio Berry makes the 1st free throw | 27-35 |
| 17:07 | Nebraska | Antonio Berry makes the 2nd free throw | 28-35 |
| 16:46 | Cal | James Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-35 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Timothy Elliott (PF) Antonio Berry | |
| Subs | Cal | Ricky Dory (SF) Lee Buckley | |
| 16:24 | Nebraska | John Haefner can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 28-35 |
| 16:23 | Nebraska | Mark Gillis misses the tip | 28-35 |
| 16:21 | Cal | James Smith snags the defensive board | 28-35 |
| 16:02 | Cal | Mark Gillis steps in front of the Joey Nieto pass | 28-35 |
| 15:59 | Nebraska | John Ladner lays it in on a great pass from Mark Gillis | 30-35 |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - John Haefner (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - John Ladner (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Mark Gillis (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Timothy Elliott (fresh) C - Todd Kennedy (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - James Hutchinson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Joey Nieto (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ricky Dory (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Smith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Claude Smith (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Cal | James Hutchinson misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 30-35 |
| 15:42 | Nebraska | John Ladner snags the defensive board | 30-35 |
| 15:13 | Nebraska | Timothy Elliott can't finish the layup but he's hacked by James Smith - foul #3 on James Smith, team foul #3 | 30-35 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Nathan Pokswinski (PG), Joseph Tom (SG), Christopher Osborne (C) John Haefner, John Ladner, Todd Kennedy | |
| Subs | Cal | Norris Lee (PG), Gail Jefferson (SG), Lee Buckley (SF), Steven Verdugo (C) James Hutchinson, Joey Nieto, Ricky Dory, Claude Smith | |
| 15:13 | Nebraska | Timothy Elliott makes the 1st free throw | 31-35 |
| 15:13 | Nebraska | Timothy Elliott makes the 2nd free throw | 32-35 |
| 14:54 | Cal | Norris Lee knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Gail Jefferson | 32-38 |
| 14:32 | Nebraska | Christopher Osborne's pass is intercepted by Steven Verdugo | 32-38 |
| 14:13 | Cal | Gail Jefferson buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 32-40 |
| 13:44 | Nebraska | Nathan Pokswinski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 32-40 |
| 13:42 | Cal | Gail Jefferson gets the rebound | 32-40 |
| 13:38 | Cal | Lee Buckley misses the easy layup | 32-40 |
| 13:37 | Cal | Steven Verdugo tips it back up and in | 32-42 |
| 13:32 | Nebraska | Nathan Pokswinski is hacked by Norris Lee in the backcourt - foul #1 on Norris Lee, team foul #4 | 32-42 |
| Subs | Nebraska | John Haefner (SF), Antonio Berry (PF), Todd Kennedy (C) Mark Gillis, Timothy Elliott, Christopher Osborne | |
| Subs | Cal | Claude Smith (PF) James Smith | |
| 13:15 | Nebraska | The jumper by Antonio Berry is denied by Claude Smith | 32-42 |
| 13:14 | Cal | Steven Verdugo pulls down the rebound | 32-42 |
| 12:55 | Cal | Lee Buckley drills a turnaround near the basket set up by Norris Lee and he's hacked by Todd Kennedy - foul #1 on Todd Kennedy, team foul #3 | 32-44 |
| Subs | Nebraska | John Ladner (SG) Joseph Tom | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 12:55 | Cal | Lee Buckley makes the free throw | 32-45 |
| 12:29 | Nebraska | John Haefner hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Nathan Pokswinski | 34-45 |
| 12:20 | Cal | Steven Verdugo misses short on a fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on Todd Kennedy - foul #2 on Todd Kennedy, team foul #4 | 34-45 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Christopher Osborne (C) Todd Kennedy | |
| Subs | Cal | James Hutchinson (PG), Joey Nieto (SG) Norris Lee, Gail Jefferson | |
| 12:20 | Cal | Steven Verdugo makes the 1st free throw | 34-46 |
| 12:20 | Cal | Steven Verdugo makes the 2nd free throw | 34-47 |
| 11:58 | Nebraska | John Haefner is by himself and knocks in the 3 from the left corner set up by Antonio Berry out of the doubleteam | 37-47 |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Nathan Pokswinski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Ladner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - John Haefner (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Antonio Berry (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Christopher Osborne (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - James Hutchinson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Joey Nieto (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Lee Buckley (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. PF - Claude Smith (fresh) 3 reb. C - Steven Verdugo (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:32 | Cal | Joey Nieto is fouled on the floor by John Ladner - foul #2 on John Ladner, team foul #5 | 37-47 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Mark Gillis (SF) Nathan Pokswinski | |
| Subs | Cal | Ricky Dory (SF), James Smith (PF) Lee Buckley, Steven Verdugo | |
| 11:16 | Cal | Antonio Berry steals it from Joey Nieto | 37-47 |
| 10:47 | Nebraska | John Haefner hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Mark Gillis | 40-47 |
| 10:25 | Cal | Antonio Berry swats the short shot by Ricky Dory | 40-47 |
| 10:24 | Cal | Ricky Dory snags the offensive board | 40-47 |
| 10:08 | Cal | Claude Smith comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 40-47 |
| 10:06 | Cal | Joey Nieto hits the follow up shot | 40-49 |
| 09:53 | Nebraska | Antonio Berry misses long on a floater from the right block but the foul's on Claude Smith - foul #2 on Claude Smith, team foul #5 | 40-49 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Nathan Pokswinski (PG), Joseph Tom (SG), Todd Kennedy (C) John Haefner, John Ladner, Christopher Osborne | |
| Subs | Cal | Norris Lee (PG), Gail Jefferson (SG), Lee Buckley (SF), Steven Verdugo (C) James Hutchinson, Joey Nieto, Ricky Dory, Claude Smith | |
| 09:53 | Nebraska | Antonio Berry makes the 1st free throw | 41-49 |
| 09:53 | Nebraska | Antonio Berry makes the 2nd free throw | 42-49 |
| 09:39 | Cal | Gail Jefferson scores on a fadeaway from the right block | 42-51 |
| 09:15 | Nebraska | Antonio Berry makes the contested floater near the basket | 44-51 |
| 09:04 | Cal | Gail Jefferson scores on a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Lee Buckley | 44-53 |
| 08:44 | Nebraska | Mark Gillis misses the runner from close range | 44-53 |
| 08:43 | Cal | Lee Buckley grabs the defensive rebound | 44-53 |
| 08:39 | Cal | Antonio Berry picks off the pass by James Smith | 44-53 |
| 08:13 | Nebraska | Antonio Berry throws it down | 46-53 |
| 08:08 | Cal | Antonio Berry blocks the short jumper by Gail Jefferson | 46-53 |
| 08:07 | Nebraska | Todd Kennedy pulls down the rebound | 46-53 |
| 07:47 | Nebraska | Mark Gillis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-53 |
| Subs | Nebraska | John Ladner (SG), John Haefner (SF), Timothy Elliott (PF), Christopher Osborne (C) Nathan Pokswinski, Mark Gillis, Antonio Berry, Todd Kennedy | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Joseph Tom (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Ladner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - John Haefner (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Timothy Elliott (fresh) 2 pts. C - Christopher Osborne (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Norris Lee (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Gail Jefferson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Lee Buckley (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Smith (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Steven Verdugo (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:28 | Cal | Norris Lee hits a jumper from the left side | 46-55 |
| 07:07 | Nebraska | Christopher Osborne misses badly on a jumper from close range but he's hacked by Steven Verdugo - foul #2 on Steven Verdugo, team foul #6 | 46-55 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Nathan Pokswinski (PG) Joseph Tom | |
| Subs | Cal | Joey Nieto (SG), Ricky Dory (SF), Claude Smith (PF) Gail Jefferson, Lee Buckley, James Smith | |
| 07:07 | Nebraska | Christopher Osborne misses the 1st free throw | 46-55 |
| 07:07 | Nebraska | Christopher Osborne makes the 2nd free throw | 47-55 |
| 06:51 | Cal | Steven Verdugo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-55 |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| Subs | Cal | James Hutchinson (PG) Norris Lee | |
| 06:22 | Nebraska | Nathan Pokswinski can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 47-55 |
| 06:20 | Nebraska | Christopher Osborne tips it but misses | 47-55 |
| 06:19 | Cal | Steven Verdugo snags the defensive board | 47-55 |
| 05:57 | Cal | Ricky Dory travels with the ball | 47-55 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Todd Kennedy (C) Christopher Osborne | |
| Subs | Cal | Gail Jefferson (SG), Lee Buckley (SF), James Smith (PF) Joey Nieto, Ricky Dory, Steven Verdugo | |
| 05:39 | Nebraska | Todd Kennedy misses badly on a jumper in the lane | 47-55 |
| 05:37 | Cal | James Smith gets the rebound | 47-55 |
| 05:31 | Cal | James Hutchinson is hacked by Todd Kennedy - foul #3 on Todd Kennedy, team foul #6 | 47-55 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Joseph Tom (PG) Nathan Pokswinski | |
| Subs | Cal | Norris Lee (PG) James Hutchinson | |
| 05:12 | Cal | James Smith drills a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Norris Lee | 47-57 |
| 04:58 | Nebraska | John Ladner travels with the ball | 47-57 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Donald Gillespie (SG), Mark Gillis (PF) John Ladner, Timothy Elliott | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 04:41 | Cal | Lee Buckley can't throw it down | 47-57 |
| 04:39 | Nebraska | The rebound goes to Joseph Tom | 47-57 |
| 04:29 | Nebraska | John Haefner shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Claude Smith - foul #3 on Claude Smith, team foul #7 | 47-57 |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| Subs | Cal | Joey Nieto (SG), Steven Verdugo (C) Gail Jefferson, James Smith | |
| 04:29 | Nebraska | John Haefner makes the 1st free throw | 48-57 |
| 04:29 | Nebraska | John Haefner makes the 2nd free throw | 49-57 |
| 04:12 | Cal | Steven Verdugo misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 49-57 |
| 04:10 | Nebraska | Donald Gillespie grabs the defensive rebound | 49-57 |
| 03:49 | Nebraska | Joseph Tom is fouled on the floor by Joey Nieto - foul #2 on Joey Nieto, team foul #8 | 49-57 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Nathan Pokswinski (PG), Antonio Berry (PF), Christopher Osborne (C) Donald Gillespie, John Haefner, Todd Kennedy | |
| Subs | Cal | James Smith (PF) Claude Smith | |
| 03:49 | Nebraska | Joseph Tom makes the 1st free throw | 50-57 |
| 03:49 | Nebraska | Joseph Tom makes the 2nd free throw | 51-57 |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Nathan Pokswinski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Tom (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mark Gillis (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Antonio Berry (fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. C - Christopher Osborne (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Norris Lee (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - Joey Nieto (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Lee Buckley (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Smith (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Steven Verdugo (tiring) 12 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:37 | Cal | Norris Lee is hacked by Christopher Osborne - foul #2 on Christopher Osborne, team foul #7 | 51-57 |
| Subs | Nebraska | John Ladner (SG) Joseph Tom | |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| 03:37 | Cal | Norris Lee misses the 1st free throw | 51-57 |
| 03:37 | Nebraska | Christopher Osborne pulls down the rebound | 51-57 |
| 03:24 | Nebraska | Christopher Osborne lays it in on a great pass from Nathan Pokswinski | 53-57 |
| 03:19 | Cal | Norris Lee hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 53-57 |
| 03:18 | Cal | Lee Buckley tips it in | 53-59 |
| 02:57 | Nebraska | Antonio Berry comes up short on the runner from the right block | 53-59 |
| 02:56 | Cal | Joey Nieto grabs the defensive rebound | 53-59 |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:32 | Cal | Norris Lee misses the jumper from the left side | 53-59 |
| 02:30 | Cal | Steven Verdugo pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-59 |
| 02:10 | Cal | Norris Lee misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 53-59 |
| 02:08 | Cal | Norris Lee gets the offensive rebound | 53-59 |
| 01:41 | Cal | James Smith can't finish the layup | 53-59 |
| 01:40 | Nebraska | Antonio Berry grabs the defensive rebound | 53-59 |
| 01:40 | Nebraska | Nebraska calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-59 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Joseph Tom (SG), John Haefner (SF) John Ladner, Mark Gillis | |
| Subs | Cal | Gail Jefferson (SG) Joey Nieto | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:24 | Nebraska | Nathan Pokswinski is fouled on the floor by James Smith - foul #4 on James Smith, team foul #9 | 53-59 |
| 01:24 | Nebraska | Nathan Pokswinski makes the 1st free throw | 54-59 |
| 01:24 | Nebraska | Nathan Pokswinski makes the 2nd free throw | 55-59 |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:10 | Cal | James Smith is fouled on the floor by Nathan Pokswinski - foul #1 on Nathan Pokswinski, team foul #8 | 55-59 |
| 01:10 | Cal | James Smith makes the 1st free throw | 55-60 |
| 01:10 | Cal | James Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 55-60 |
| 01:10 | Nebraska | Antonio Berry grabs the defensive rebound | 55-60 |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:56 | Nebraska | Joseph Tom drills a shot from the left wing and he's hacked by James Smith - foul #5 on James Smith, team foul #10 | 57-60 |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| Subs | Cal | Claude Smith (PF) James Smith | |
| 00:56 | Nebraska | Joseph Tom makes the free throw | 58-60 |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:28 | Cal | Norris Lee buries a floater from the left side | 58-62 |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:22 | Nebraska | John Haefner comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 58-62 |
| 00:21 | Nebraska | Christopher Osborne grabs the offensive rebound | 58-62 |
| 00:19 | Nebraska | John Haefner can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 58-62 |
| 00:18 | Cal | Norris Lee grabs the board | 58-62 |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:16 | Cal | Norris Lee is fouled in the backcourt by Nathan Pokswinski - foul #2 on Nathan Pokswinski, team foul #9 | 58-62 |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| Subs | Cal | James Hutchinson (PG), Ricky Dory (SF) Lee Buckley, Claude Smith | |
| 00:16 | Cal | Norris Lee misses the 1st free throw | 58-62 |
| 00:16 | Nebraska | Christopher Osborne gets the rebound | 58-62 |
| 00:09 | Nebraska | John Haefner misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 58-62 |
| 00:08 | Cal | The rebound goes to Gail Jefferson | 58-62 |
| 00:07 | Cal | Nathan Pokswinski is called for the reach on Gail Jefferson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Nathan Pokswinski, team foul #10 | 58-62 |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| Subs | Cal | Claude Smith (PF) James Hutchinson | |
| 00:07 | Cal | Gail Jefferson makes the 1st free throw | 58-63 |
| 00:07 | Cal | Gail Jefferson makes the 2nd free throw | 58-64 |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:02 | Nebraska | Nathan Pokswinski misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 58-64 |
| 00:01 | Nebraska | Joseph Tom grabs the offensive rebound | 58-64 |
| 00:00 | Nebraska | The clock runs out | 58-64 |