| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Jody Shea (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Losoya (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Paul Hurst (fresh) 6 pts. PF - John Henn (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph Wells (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - John Hughes (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Soriano (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Grant (fresh) PF - Kenneth Murphy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Fenn (fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Nebraska | Paul Hurst inbounds the ball | 28-28 |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:35 | Nebraska | Joseph Wells's pass is intercepted by John Grant | 28-28 |
| 19:32 | West Virginia | John Hughes is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Hughes, team foul #1 | 28-28 |
| 19:16 | Nebraska | John Losoya can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 28-28 |
| 19:14 | West Virginia | John Hughes pulls down the rebound | 28-28 |
| 18:53 | West Virginia | Kenneth Murphy travels with the ball | 28-28 |
| 18:38 | Nebraska | Joseph Wells clanks a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by John Fenn - foul #1 on John Fenn, team foul #2 | 28-28 |
| 18:38 | Nebraska | Joseph Wells makes the 1st free throw | 29-28 |
| 18:38 | Nebraska | Joseph Wells makes the 2nd free throw | 30-28 |
| 18:14 | West Virginia | John Grant buries a turnaround in the paint set up by John Hughes | 30-30 |
| 17:57 | Nebraska | Jody Shea connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 33-30 |
| 17:28 | West Virginia | John Fenn buries a jump hook from the left block set up by Kenneth Murphy | 33-32 |
| 17:08 | Nebraska | John Losoya is fouled on the floor by Michael Soriano - foul #3 on Michael Soriano, team foul #3 | 33-32 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Jerome Cunningham (SG), Philip Swanson (PF), Dustin Paulson (C) John Losoya, John Henn, Joseph Wells | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Wilbur Helfrich (PG), Edward Spino (SG), Michael Jones (C) John Hughes, Michael Soriano, John Fenn | |
| 16:57 | Nebraska | Jerome Cunningham misses long on a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Edward Spino - foul #1 on Edward Spino, team foul #4 | 33-32 |
| 16:57 | Nebraska | Jerome Cunningham makes the 1st free throw | 34-32 |
| 16:57 | Nebraska | Jerome Cunningham makes the 2nd free throw | 35-32 |
| 16:54 | West Virginia | Wilbur Helfrich is hacked by Jody Shea in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jody Shea, team foul #1 | 35-32 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Joseph Robertson (PG) Jody Shea | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 16:44 | West Virginia | Kenneth Murphy hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 35-32 |
| 16:42 | Nebraska | Dustin Paulson pulls down the rebound | 35-32 |
| 16:36 | Nebraska | Philip Swanson makes the turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Joseph Robertson | 37-32 |
| 16:15 | West Virginia | Philip Swanson denies the turnaround by Michael Jones | 37-32 |
| 16:13 | Nebraska | Dustin Paulson grabs the defensive rebound | 37-32 |
| 16:07 | Nebraska | Jerome Cunningham makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Dustin Paulson | 39-32 |
| 15:49 | West Virginia | Edward Spino is wide open but clanks a 3 from the left wing | 39-32 |
| 15:48 | West Virginia | John Grant hits the follow up shot | 39-34 |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Joseph Robertson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jerome Cunningham (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Hurst (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Philip Swanson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Dustin Paulson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Wilbur Helfrich (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Edward Spino (fresh) 5 pts. SF - John Grant (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Kenneth Murphy (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Nebraska | Paul Hurst hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block | 39-34 |
| 15:42 | Nebraska | Philip Swanson grabs the offensive board | 39-34 |
| 15:31 | Nebraska | Dustin Paulson comes up short on the floater from the baseline but he's fouled by Michael Jones - foul #1 on Michael Jones, team foul #5 | 39-34 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Jody Shea (PG), Denis White (PF) Paul Hurst, Philip Swanson | |
| Subs | West Virginia | John Hughes (PG), Michael Soriano (SG) Wilbur Helfrich, Kenneth Murphy | |
| 15:31 | Nebraska | Dustin Paulson misses the 1st free throw | 39-34 |
| 15:31 | Nebraska | Dustin Paulson misses the 2nd free throw | 39-34 |
| 15:31 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Michael Jones | 39-34 |
| 15:02 | West Virginia | Michael Soriano clanks a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Joseph Robertson - foul #3 on Joseph Robertson, team foul #2 | 39-34 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Reyes Maurer (SG), Paul Hurst (SF), John Henn (PF) Joseph Robertson, Jerome Cunningham, Dustin Paulson | |
| Subs | West Virginia | John Fenn (C) Michael Jones | |
| 15:02 | West Virginia | Michael Soriano misses the 1st free throw | 39-34 |
| 15:02 | West Virginia | Michael Soriano makes the 2nd free throw | 39-35 |
| 14:33 | Nebraska | Paul Hurst comes up short on the runner in the paint | 39-35 |
| 14:32 | West Virginia | John Hughes pulls down the rebound | 39-35 |
| 14:11 | West Virginia | John Fenn hits a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from John Grant and he's hacked by Denis White - foul #1 on Denis White, team foul #3 | 39-37 |
| Subs | Nebraska | John Losoya (SG), Philip Swanson (PF), Joseph Wells (C) Reyes Maurer, John Henn, Denis White | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Kenneth Murphy (PF) John Grant | |
| 14:11 | West Virginia | John Fenn misses the free throw | 39-37 |
| 14:11 | Nebraska | Philip Swanson grabs the defensive rebound | 39-37 |
| 13:55 | Nebraska | John Losoya blows the layup | 39-37 |
| 13:54 | West Virginia | John Fenn pulls down the rebound | 39-37 |
| 13:25 | West Virginia | Michael Soriano misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 39-37 |
| 13:23 | Nebraska | Paul Hurst snags the defensive board | 39-37 |
| 13:18 | Nebraska | John Losoya is hacked by Michael Soriano - foul #4 on Michael Soriano, team foul #6 | 39-37 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Joseph Robertson (SG), Jerome Cunningham (SF), Dustin Paulson (C) John Losoya, Paul Hurst, Joseph Wells | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Wilbur Helfrich (PG), John Grant (SF), Michael Jones (C) John Hughes, Michael Soriano, John Fenn | |
| 13:01 | Nebraska | Dustin Paulson lays it up and in on a nice dish by Jody Shea | 41-37 |
| 12:42 | West Virginia | 3 seconds is called on Edward Spino | 41-37 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Denis White (SF), John Henn (PF) Joseph Robertson, Philip Swanson | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 12:19 | Nebraska | John Henn clanks a jumper in the lane but the foul's on Wilbur Helfrich - foul #2 on Wilbur Helfrich, team foul #7 | 41-37 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Joseph Robertson (PG), John Losoya (SG) Jody Shea, Denis White | |
| Subs | West Virginia | John Hughes (PG) Wilbur Helfrich | |
| 12:19 | Nebraska | John Henn misses the 1st free throw | 41-37 |
| 12:19 | Nebraska | John Henn misses the 2nd free throw | 41-37 |
| 12:19 | Nebraska | Jerome Cunningham grabs the offensive rebound | 41-37 |
| 12:09 | Nebraska | Joseph Robertson is hacked by John Grant - foul #2 on John Grant, team foul #8 | 41-37 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Joseph Wells (C) Dustin Paulson | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 12:09 | Nebraska | Joseph Robertson misses the 1st free throw | 41-37 |
| 12:09 | West Virginia | Kenneth Murphy grabs the board | 41-37 |
| 11:47 | West Virginia | John Grant makes the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Kenneth Murphy | 41-39 |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Joseph Robertson (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Losoya (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Jerome Cunningham (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Henn (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph Wells (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - John Hughes (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Edward Spino (tiring) 5 pts. SF - John Grant (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Kenneth Murphy (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Nebraska | John Losoya misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Edward Spino - foul #2 on Edward Spino, team foul #9 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Denis White (C) Joseph Wells | |
| Subs | West Virginia | John Fenn (C) Michael Jones | |
| 11:35 | Nebraska | John Losoya misses the 1st free throw | 41-39 |
| 11:35 | Nebraska | John Losoya makes the 2nd free throw | 42-39 |
| 11:15 | West Virginia | Kenneth Murphy is open and buries a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Edward Spino | 42-42 |
| 10:56 | Nebraska | Jerome Cunningham clanks a shot from the right wing | 42-42 |
| 10:54 | West Virginia | Kenneth Murphy snags the defensive board | 42-42 |
| 10:51 | West Virginia | Joseph Robertson picks off the pass by John Hughes in the backcourt | 42-42 |
| 10:43 | Nebraska | John Henn jams it | 44-42 |
| 10:40 | West Virginia | John Grant's pass is intercepted by Joseph Robertson in the backcourt | 44-42 |
| 10:26 | Nebraska | John Losoya can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 44-42 |
| 10:25 | Nebraska | John Henn tips it home | 46-42 |
| 10:08 | West Virginia | Denis White swats the layup by Kenneth Murphy | 46-42 |
| 10:07 | Nebraska | John Henn snags the defensive board | 46-42 |
| 09:57 | Nebraska | Joseph Robertson is called for 10 seconds | 46-42 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Jody Shea (PG), Reyes Maurer (SG), Paul Hurst (SF), Philip Swanson (PF), Joseph Wells (C) Joseph Robertson, John Losoya, Jerome Cunningham, John Henn, Denis White | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Wilbur Helfrich (PG), Michael Jones (PF) John Hughes, Kenneth Murphy | |
| 09:34 | West Virginia | John Fenn comes up short on the jumper in the lane | 46-42 |
| 09:32 | Nebraska | Paul Hurst grabs the defensive rebound | 46-42 |
| 09:25 | Nebraska | Philip Swanson misses short on a turnaround in the lane but the foul's on John Grant - foul #3 on John Grant, team foul #10 | 46-42 |
| 09:25 | Nebraska | Philip Swanson makes the 1st free throw | 47-42 |
| 09:25 | Nebraska | Philip Swanson makes the 2nd free throw | 48-42 |
| 08:58 | West Virginia | John Grant misses short on a jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by Paul Hurst - foul #1 on Paul Hurst, team foul #4 | 48-42 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Dustin Paulson (C) Joseph Wells | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Kenneth Murphy (PF) John Fenn | |
| 08:58 | West Virginia | John Grant makes the 1st free throw | 48-43 |
| 08:58 | West Virginia | John Grant makes the 2nd free throw | 48-44 |
| 08:45 | Nebraska | Dustin Paulson misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 48-44 |
| 08:44 | West Virginia | Michael Jones pulls down the rebound | 48-44 |
| 08:29 | West Virginia | Kenneth Murphy can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 48-44 |
| 08:27 | West Virginia | John Grant can't tip it in | 48-44 |
| 08:26 | Nebraska | Dustin Paulson grabs the board | 48-44 |
| 08:03 | Nebraska | Paul Hurst misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 48-44 |
| 08:01 | West Virginia | Michael Jones gets the rebound | 48-44 |
| 08:01 | West Virginia | West Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 48-44 |
| Subs | Nebraska | John Losoya (SG), John Henn (PF), Joseph Wells (C) Reyes Maurer, Philip Swanson, Dustin Paulson | |
| Subs | West Virginia | John Hughes (PG), John Fenn (C) Wilbur Helfrich, Kenneth Murphy | |
| 07:39 | West Virginia | John Losoya is called for the reach on John Grant - foul #2 on John Losoya, team foul #5 | 48-44 |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Michael Soriano (SG) Edward Spino | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Jody Shea (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Losoya (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. SF - Paul Hurst (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Henn (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Joseph Wells (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - John Hughes (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Michael Soriano (fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. SF - John Grant (tired) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Michael Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - John Fenn (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:19 | West Virginia | John Grant clanks a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Joseph Wells - foul #1 on Joseph Wells, team foul #6 | 48-44 |
| 07:19 | West Virginia | John Grant makes the 1st free throw | 48-45 |
| 07:19 | West Virginia | John Grant makes the 2nd free throw | 48-46 |
| 07:07 | Nebraska | Michael Jones is called for the reach on John Henn - foul #2 on Michael Jones, team foul #11 | 48-46 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Jerome Cunningham (SG) John Losoya | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Edward Spino (SF), Kenneth Murphy (PF) John Grant, Michael Jones | |
| 07:07 | Nebraska | John Henn makes the 1st free throw | 49-46 |
| 07:07 | Nebraska | John Henn makes the 2nd free throw | 50-46 |
| 06:41 | West Virginia | Kenneth Murphy makes the turnaround from the right block | 50-48 |
| 06:34 | Nebraska | John Henn works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block | 50-48 |
| 06:33 | Nebraska | Paul Hurst tips it back up and in | 52-48 |
| 06:30 | West Virginia | Jerome Cunningham steals the ball from Michael Soriano in the backcourt | 52-48 |
| 06:18 | Nebraska | Jody Shea scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Joseph Wells | 55-48 |
| 05:51 | West Virginia | Kenneth Murphy throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-48 |
| Subs | Nebraska | John Losoya (SG), Philip Swanson (PF), Dustin Paulson (C) Jerome Cunningham, John Henn, Joseph Wells | |
| Subs | West Virginia | John Grant (SF), Michael Jones (C) Edward Spino, John Fenn | |
| 05:30 | Nebraska | Dustin Paulson is called for a backcourt violation | 55-48 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Joseph Robertson (PG), Jerome Cunningham (SF) Jody Shea, Paul Hurst | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Wilbur Helfrich (PG) John Hughes | |
| 05:14 | West Virginia | Michael Soriano connects on the shot from just outside the lane | 55-50 |
| 04:54 | Nebraska | Michael Soriano picks off the pass by John Losoya | 55-50 |
| 04:50 | West Virginia | Wilbur Helfrich banks in the layup on a great pass from Michael Soriano | 55-52 |
| 04:31 | Nebraska | John Losoya loses the dribble to Kenneth Murphy | 55-52 |
| 04:12 | West Virginia | Kenneth Murphy misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 55-52 |
| 04:11 | West Virginia | Michael Jones tips it back up and in | 55-54 |
| 03:53 | Nebraska | Philip Swanson drills a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Jerome Cunningham | 57-54 |
| 03:46 | West Virginia | Michael Jones is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Michael Jones, team foul #12 | 57-54 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Jody Shea (PG), Reyes Maurer (SG), Paul Hurst (SF), John Henn (PF), Denis White (C) Joseph Robertson, John Losoya, Jerome Cunningham, Philip Swanson, Dustin Paulson | |
| Subs | West Virginia | John Hughes (PG), Edward Spino (SF), John Fenn (PF) Wilbur Helfrich, John Grant, Kenneth Murphy | |
| 03:38 | Nebraska | Denis White connects on the shot from the free throw line set up by Reyes Maurer | 59-54 |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Jody Shea (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Reyes Maurer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Paul Hurst (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Henn (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Denis White (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - John Hughes (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Michael Soriano (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. SF - Edward Spino (tiring) 5 pts. PF - John Fenn (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 7 reb. C - Michael Jones (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:13 | West Virginia | John Fenn misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 59-54 |
| 03:12 | West Virginia | Michael Soriano tips it but misses | 59-54 |
| 03:10 | West Virginia | Michael Soriano snags the offensive board | 59-54 |
| 02:41 | West Virginia | John Fenn can't throw it down | 59-54 |
| 02:40 | Nebraska | The rebound goes to John Henn | 59-54 |
| 02:40 | Nebraska | Nebraska calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-54 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Jerome Cunningham (SG), Joseph Wells (C) Reyes Maurer, Denis White | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Kenneth Murphy (PF) Michael Jones | |
| 02:21 | Nebraska | Jody Shea misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 59-54 |
| 02:19 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Michael Soriano | 59-54 |
| 01:56 | West Virginia | Kenneth Murphy is denied on a layup by John Henn | 59-54 |
| 01:54 | Nebraska | Paul Hurst pulls down the rebound | 59-54 |
| 01:32 | Nebraska | Jerome Cunningham is hacked by John Fenn - foul #2 on John Fenn, team foul #13 | 59-54 |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | John Grant (SF) Edward Spino | |
| 01:32 | Nebraska | Jerome Cunningham makes the 1st free throw | 60-54 |
| 01:32 | Nebraska | Jerome Cunningham makes the 2nd free throw | 61-54 |
| 01:30 | West Virginia | Kenneth Murphy is hacked by John Henn in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Henn, team foul #7 | 61-54 |
| Subs | Nebraska | John Losoya (SG) Jerome Cunningham | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 01:30 | West Virginia | Kenneth Murphy makes the 1st free throw | 61-55 |
| 01:30 | West Virginia | Kenneth Murphy makes the 2nd free throw | 61-56 |
| 01:09 | Nebraska | John Henn splits the doubleteam and buries a floater from the right block and he's fouled by Kenneth Murphy - foul #3 on Kenneth Murphy, team foul #14 | 63-56 |
| 01:09 | Nebraska | John Henn makes the free throw | 64-56 |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:04 | West Virginia | Paul Hurst steals the ball from John Grant in the backcourt | 64-56 |
| 01:02 | Nebraska | Jody Shea lays it in on a nice dish by Paul Hurst | 66-56 |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:55 | West Virginia | John Losoya is called for the reach on Michael Soriano - foul #3 on John Losoya, team foul #8 | 66-56 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Joseph Robertson (PG), Jerome Cunningham (SG), Denis White (SF), Philip Swanson (PF), Dustin Paulson (C) Jody Shea, John Losoya, Paul Hurst, John Henn, Joseph Wells | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 00:55 | West Virginia | Michael Soriano misses the 1st free throw | 66-56 |
| 00:55 | Nebraska | The rebound goes to Philip Swanson | 66-56 |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:54 | Nebraska | Philip Swanson is fouled in the backcourt by John Hughes - foul #2 on John Hughes, team foul #15 | 66-56 |
| 00:54 | Nebraska | Philip Swanson makes the 1st free throw | 67-56 |
| 00:54 | Nebraska | Philip Swanson makes the 2nd free throw | 68-56 |
| 00:51 | West Virginia | Denis White is called for the reach on John Hughes in the backcourt - foul #2 on Denis White, team foul #9 | 68-56 |
| 00:51 | West Virginia | John Hughes misses the 1st free throw | 68-56 |
| 00:51 | Nebraska | Dustin Paulson grabs the board | 68-56 |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:30 | Nebraska | Jerome Cunningham can't connect on a shot from the baseline | 68-56 |
| 00:29 | Nebraska | Denis White can't tip it in | 68-56 |
| 00:28 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Kenneth Murphy | 68-56 |
| 00:23 | West Virginia | John Grant misses the wide open jumpshot from the left side | 68-56 |
| 00:22 | Nebraska | Denis White pulls down the rebound | 68-56 |
| 00:00 | Nebraska | Joseph Robertson runs out the clock | 68-56 |