| Lineup | Oregon State | PG - Steven Cottrell (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Austin (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jack Watson (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Bryan Turner (fresh) 4 reb. C - Joseph Knight (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Scott Welch (fresh) SG - Thomas Caron (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Keith Newton (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jeffrey Garrett (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Luther Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Oregon State | Jack Watson inbounds the ball | 25-25 |
| Game Plan | Oregon State | Oregon State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| 19:52 | Oregon State | John Austin connects on the jumper from the left side | 27-25 |
| 19:27 | Nebraska | Scott Welch buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Thomas Caron | 27-28 |
| 19:14 | Oregon State | Jack Watson misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 27-28 |
| 19:13 | Nebraska | Jeffrey Garrett pulls down the rebound | 27-28 |
| 19:00 | Nebraska | Keith Newton hits a 3pt shot from the right corner | 27-31 |
| 18:55 | Oregon State | Jack Watson travels with the ball | 27-31 |
| 18:37 | Nebraska | Thomas Caron can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 27-31 |
| 18:35 | Oregon State | Bryan Turner snags the defensive board | 27-31 |
| 18:27 | Oregon State | Joseph Knight can't connect on a jumper from the right block | 27-31 |
| 18:25 | Oregon State | Jack Watson hits the follow up shot | 29-31 |
| 18:11 | Nebraska | Scott Welch hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 29-31 |
| 18:09 | Oregon State | Jack Watson pulls down the rebound | 29-31 |
| 17:53 | Oregon State | Steven Cottrell knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line and the foul's on Scott Welch - foul #1 on Scott Welch, team foul #1 | 31-31 |
| 17:53 | Oregon State | Steven Cottrell makes the free throw | 32-31 |
| 17:24 | Nebraska | Jeffrey Garrett hits the finger roll | 32-33 |
| 17:17 | Oregon State | Joseph Knight misses the jumpshot from the right side | 32-33 |
| 17:16 | Nebraska | Thomas Caron grabs the board | 32-33 |
| 16:59 | Nebraska | Jeffrey Garrett is whistled for a carry | 32-33 |
| Subs | Oregon State | Louis Poulin (SF), Guillermo Hernandez (PF), Gerald Croskey (C) Jack Watson, Bryan Turner, Joseph Knight | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Larry Richardson (PG), Tommy McBane (SG), Vincent Walker (PF) Scott Welch, Thomas Caron, Jeffrey Garrett | |
| 16:50 | Oregon State | Steven Cottrell can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 32-33 |
| 16:49 | Oregon State | Guillermo Hernandez tips it back up and in | 34-33 |
| 16:23 | Nebraska | Larry Richardson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 34-33 |
| 16:22 | Oregon State | Steven Cottrell pulls down the rebound | 34-33 |
| 16:17 | Oregon State | John Austin hits a shot from the left block set up by Guillermo Hernandez | 36-33 |
| 16:02 | Nebraska | Luther Williams drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 36-35 |
| Lineup | Oregon State | PG - Steven Cottrell (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Austin (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Louis Poulin (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Guillermo Hernandez (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Gerald Croskey (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Larry Richardson (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Tommy McBane (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Keith Newton (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Vincent Walker (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Luther Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Oregon State | Steven Cottrell comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 36-35 |
| 15:41 | Nebraska | Luther Williams grabs the board | 36-35 |
| 15:14 | Nebraska | John Austin steals the ball from Keith Newton | 36-35 |
| 15:10 | Oregon State | John Austin throws it down | 38-35 |
| 15:02 | Nebraska | Keith Newton misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 38-35 |
| 15:01 | Oregon State | The rebound goes to Gerald Croskey | 38-35 |
| 14:52 | Oregon State | John Austin makes the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Steven Cottrell and he's hacked by Larry Richardson - foul #3 on Larry Richardson, team foul #2 | 40-35 |
| Subs | Oregon State | James Lewis (PG), Jack Watson (SF), Bryan Turner (PF), Joseph Knight (C) Steven Cottrell, Louis Poulin, Guillermo Hernandez, Gerald Croskey | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Scott Welch (PG), Thomas Caron (SG), Jeffrey Garrett (PF) Tommy McBane, Keith Newton, Luther Williams | |
| 14:52 | Oregon State | John Austin misses the free throw | 40-35 |
| 14:52 | Nebraska | Jeffrey Garrett pulls down the rebound | 40-35 |
| 14:29 | Nebraska | Scott Welch can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 40-35 |
| 14:27 | Nebraska | Scott Welch pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-35 |
| 14:14 | Nebraska | Scott Welch can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by James Lewis - foul #1 on James Lewis, team foul #1 | 40-35 |
| Subs | Oregon State | Robert Johnson (SG) John Austin | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Tommy McBane (SF) Larry Richardson | |
| 14:14 | Nebraska | Scott Welch makes the 1st free throw | 40-36 |
| 14:14 | Nebraska | Scott Welch misses the 2nd free throw | 40-36 |
| 14:14 | Oregon State | Joseph Knight snags the defensive board | 40-36 |
| 14:01 | Oregon State | Joseph Knight is hacked by Vincent Walker - foul #1 on Vincent Walker, team foul #3 | 40-36 |
| Subs | Oregon State | | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Don Beasley (C) Vincent Walker | |
| 13:40 | Oregon State | James Lewis is fouled on the floor by Scott Welch - foul #2 on Scott Welch, team foul #4 | 40-36 |
| Subs | Oregon State | Steven Cottrell (PG) Robert Johnson | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Luther Williams (C) Don Beasley | |
| 13:35 | Oregon State | Steven Cottrell scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by James Lewis | 43-36 |
| 13:06 | Nebraska | Scott Welch drills a 3 from the right corner | 43-39 |
| 12:53 | Oregon State | Jack Watson hits a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Steven Cottrell and he's fouled by Tommy McBane - foul #2 on Tommy McBane, team foul #5 | 45-39 |
| Subs | Oregon State | Guillermo Hernandez (PF), Gerald Croskey (C) Bryan Turner, Joseph Knight | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Keith Newton (SF), Vincent Walker (PF) Tommy McBane, Jeffrey Garrett | |
| 12:53 | Oregon State | Jack Watson makes the free throw | 46-39 |
| 12:34 | Nebraska | Thomas Caron scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 46-42 |
| 12:18 | Oregon State | Jack Watson misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Keith Newton - foul #3 on Keith Newton, team foul #6 | 46-42 |
| Subs | Oregon State | John Austin (SG) James Lewis | |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| 12:18 | Oregon State | Jack Watson makes the 1st free throw | 47-42 |
| 12:18 | Oregon State | Jack Watson makes the 2nd free throw | 48-42 |
| 12:11 | Nebraska | Luther Williams is hacked by Gerald Croskey - foul #2 on Gerald Croskey, team foul #2 | 48-42 |
| Subs | Oregon State | Louis Poulin (SF) Jack Watson | |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| 11:50 | Nebraska | Thomas Caron loses the dribble to John Austin | 48-42 |
| Lineup | Oregon State | PG - Steven Cottrell (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Austin (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. SF - Louis Poulin (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Guillermo Hernandez (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Gerald Croskey (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Scott Welch (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Thomas Caron (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Keith Newton (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. PF - Vincent Walker (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Luther Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Oregon State | Guillermo Hernandez makes the jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Steven Cottrell | 50-42 |
| 10:58 | Nebraska | Luther Williams hits a jump hook near the basket | 50-44 |
| 10:48 | Oregon State | Louis Poulin clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 50-44 |
| 10:47 | Nebraska | Thomas Caron grabs the defensive rebound | 50-44 |
| 10:42 | Nebraska | Keith Newton loses the dribble to Steven Cottrell | 50-44 |
| 10:30 | Oregon State | John Austin is fouled on the floor by Scott Welch - foul #3 on Scott Welch, team foul #7 | 50-44 |
| Subs | Oregon State | James Lewis (PG), Jack Watson (SF), Bryan Turner (PF), Joseph Knight (C) Steven Cottrell, Louis Poulin, Guillermo Hernandez, Gerald Croskey | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Larry Richardson (PG), Tommy McBane (SG), Jeffrey Garrett (PF), Don Beasley (C) Scott Welch, Thomas Caron, Vincent Walker, Luther Williams | |
| 10:30 | Oregon State | John Austin makes the 1st free throw | 51-44 |
| 10:30 | Oregon State | John Austin makes the 2nd free throw | 52-44 |
| 10:04 | Nebraska | Jack Watson blocks the jumper by Don Beasley | 52-44 |
| 10:02 | Oregon State | Jack Watson gets the rebound | 52-44 |
| 09:50 | Oregon State | Joseph Knight makes the turnaround in the paint set up by James Lewis | 54-44 |
| 09:29 | Nebraska | Don Beasley clanks a shot from the right wing | 54-44 |
| 09:27 | Oregon State | Joseph Knight grabs the board | 54-44 |
| 09:14 | Oregon State | John Austin comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 54-44 |
| 09:13 | Nebraska | The rebound goes to Keith Newton | 54-44 |
| 08:55 | Nebraska | Don Beasley comes up short on the turnaround from close range | 54-44 |
| 08:53 | Nebraska | The offensive rebound goes to Don Beasley | 54-44 |
| 08:29 | Nebraska | Keith Newton misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Jack Watson - foul #3 on Jack Watson, team foul #3 | 54-44 |
| Subs | Oregon State | Steven Cottrell (PG), Louis Poulin (SF) John Austin, Jack Watson | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Scott Welch (PG), Thomas Caron (SG), Luther Williams (C) Larry Richardson, Tommy McBane, Don Beasley | |
| 08:29 | Nebraska | Keith Newton misses the 1st free throw | 54-44 |
| 08:29 | Nebraska | Keith Newton makes the 2nd free throw | 54-45 |
| 08:10 | Oregon State | Jeffrey Garrett steals it from Bryan Turner | 54-45 |
| 07:42 | Nebraska | Keith Newton clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 54-45 |
| 07:40 | Oregon State | James Lewis grabs the board | 54-45 |
| Lineup | Oregon State | PG - Steven Cottrell (fresh) 13 pts. 5 ast. SG - James Lewis (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Louis Poulin (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Bryan Turner (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - Joseph Knight (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Scott Welch (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Caron (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Keith Newton (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. PF - Jeffrey Garrett (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Luther Williams (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:36 | Oregon State | Louis Poulin is whistled for traveling | 54-45 |
| Subs | Oregon State | Robert Johnson (SG), Guillermo Hernandez (PF), Gerald Croskey (C) James Lewis, Bryan Turner, Joseph Knight | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Larry Richardson (SF), Vincent Walker (PF) Keith Newton, Jeffrey Garrett | |
| 07:08 | Nebraska | Luther Williams is hacked by Guillermo Hernandez - foul #2 on Guillermo Hernandez, team foul #4 | 54-45 |
| Subs | Oregon State | John Austin (SG), Jack Watson (SF) Robert Johnson, Louis Poulin | |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| 06:52 | Nebraska | Luther Williams can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Gerald Croskey - foul #3 on Gerald Croskey, team foul #5 | 54-45 |
| 06:52 | Nebraska | Luther Williams makes the 1st free throw | 54-46 |
| 06:52 | Nebraska | Luther Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 54-47 |
| 06:33 | Oregon State | Steven Cottrell misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 54-47 |
| 06:31 | Nebraska | The rebound goes to Luther Williams | 54-47 |
| 06:17 | Nebraska | Larry Richardson drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Luther Williams | 54-50 |
| 05:59 | Oregon State | John Austin hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Steven Cottrell | 57-50 |
| 05:33 | Nebraska | Vincent Walker loses the dribble to John Austin | 57-50 |
| 05:30 | Oregon State | John Austin throws it down | 59-50 |
| 05:01 | Nebraska | Thomas Caron comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 59-50 |
| 05:00 | Nebraska | Vincent Walker tips it home | 59-52 |
| 04:39 | Oregon State | John Austin misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 59-52 |
| 04:37 | Oregon State | Guillermo Hernandez tips it home | 61-52 |
| Game Plan | Oregon State | Oregon State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| 04:22 | Nebraska | Luther Williams misses the lay-in | 61-52 |
| 04:21 | Nebraska | Luther Williams misses the tip | 61-52 |
| 04:20 | Oregon State | Jack Watson gets the rebound | 61-52 |
| 04:20 | Oregon State | Oregon State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-52 |
| Subs | Oregon State | Bryan Turner (PF), Joseph Knight (C) Guillermo Hernandez, Gerald Croskey | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Keith Newton (SF), Jeffrey Garrett (PF) Thomas Caron, Vincent Walker | |
| 04:11 | Oregon State | John Austin makes the floater from the left block on a nice dish by Bryan Turner | 63-52 |
| 04:02 | Nebraska | Scott Welch makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Larry Richardson | 63-55 |
| 03:52 | Oregon State | Joseph Knight's fadeaway is rejected by Luther Williams | 63-55 |
| 03:51 | Oregon State | Joseph Knight tips it home | 65-55 |
| 03:39 | Nebraska | Scott Welch can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 65-55 |
| 03:38 | Oregon State | The rebound goes to John Austin | 65-55 |
| Lineup | Oregon State | PG - Steven Cottrell (fresh) 13 pts. 6 ast. SG - John Austin (fresh) 19 pts. 3 stl. SF - Jack Watson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Bryan Turner (fresh) 5 reb. C - Joseph Knight (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Scott Welch (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 pf. SG - Larry Richardson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Keith Newton (fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. PF - Jeffrey Garrett (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Luther Williams (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:30 | Oregon State | Steven Cottrell comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 65-55 |
| 03:29 | Nebraska | Luther Williams pulls down the rebound | 65-55 |
| 03:21 | Nebraska | Luther Williams is whistled for traveling | 65-55 |
| Subs | Oregon State | Louis Poulin (SF) Jack Watson | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Tommy McBane (PG), Thomas Caron (SG) Scott Welch, Larry Richardson | |
| 03:03 | Oregon State | Joseph Knight is hacked by Luther Williams - foul #3 on Luther Williams, team foul #8 | 65-55 |
| 03:03 | Oregon State | Joseph Knight makes the 1st free throw | 66-55 |
| 03:03 | Oregon State | Joseph Knight makes the 2nd free throw | 67-55 |
| 02:48 | Nebraska | Luther Williams connects on the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Tommy McBane | 67-57 |
| Game Plan | Oregon State | Oregon State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-5) | |
| 02:30 | Oregon State | Steven Cottrell travels with the ball | 67-57 |
| 02:22 | Nebraska | Luther Williams clanks a fadeaway from the right block | 67-57 |
| 02:20 | Oregon State | Steven Cottrell grabs the defensive rebound | 67-57 |
| 01:57 | Oregon State | Steven Cottrell misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 67-57 |
| 01:55 | Nebraska | Jeffrey Garrett gets the rebound | 67-57 |
| Game Plan | Oregon State | Oregon State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-5) | |
| 01:41 | Nebraska | Keith Newton steps out of bounds on the sideline | 67-57 |
| Subs | Oregon State | Jack Watson (SF) Louis Poulin | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Scott Welch (PG) Tommy McBane | |
| 01:15 | Oregon State | Steven Cottrell scores on a jumper from the left block on a great pass from Bryan Turner and he's fouled by Scott Welch - foul #4 on Scott Welch, team foul #9 | 69-57 |
| 01:15 | Oregon State | Steven Cottrell misses the free throw | 69-57 |
| 01:15 | Nebraska | Luther Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 69-57 |
| 00:58 | Nebraska | Keith Newton misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 69-57 |
| 00:57 | Nebraska | Luther Williams grabs the offensive board | 69-57 |
| Game Plan | Oregon State | Oregon State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-5) | |
| 00:55 | Nebraska | Keith Newton comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 69-57 |
| 00:53 | Oregon State | John Austin grabs the board | 69-57 |
| Game Plan | Oregon State | Oregon State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-5) | |
| 00:25 | Oregon State | Steven Cottrell can't connect on a runner from the baseline but he's fouled by Scott Welch - foul #5 on Scott Welch, team foul #10 | 69-57 |
| Subs | Oregon State | | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Larry Richardson (PG) Scott Welch | |
| 00:25 | Oregon State | Steven Cottrell makes the 1st free throw | 70-57 |
| 00:25 | Oregon State | Steven Cottrell makes the 2nd free throw | 71-57 |
| 00:19 | Nebraska | Thomas Caron misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 71-57 |
| 00:18 | Nebraska | Jeffrey Garrett tips it back up and in | 71-59 |
| 00:00 | Oregon State | Steven Cottrell runs out the clock | 71-59 |