| Lineup | S.W. Minnesota St. | PG - Thomas Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Flinn (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Howard Jones (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Robert Lyman (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronald Luter (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nebraska, Kearney | PG - Eugene Kiley (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Rohrbach (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dennis Jewell (fresh) 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Eugene May (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Nebraska, Kearney | James Wilson inbounds the ball | 39-27 |
| Game Plan | S.W. Minnesota St. | S.W. Minnesota St. is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska, Kearney | Nebraska, Kearney is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:45 | Nebraska, Kearney | Dennis Jewell loses the dribble to Richard Flinn | 39-27 |
| 19:30 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Thomas Brown is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Thomas Brown, team foul #1 | 39-27 |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | Nelson Larson (PG) Thomas Brown | |
| Subs | Nebraska, Kearney | | |
| 19:08 | Nebraska, Kearney | Eugene Kiley clanks a 3 from the left wing | 39-27 |
| 19:07 | Nebraska, Kearney | Eugene May hits the follow up shot | 39-29 |
| 18:51 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Eugene Kiley picks off the pass by Howard Jones | 39-29 |
| 18:37 | Nebraska, Kearney | James Wilson's pass is intercepted by Howard Jones | 39-29 |
| 18:19 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Richard Flinn hits the finger roll on a great pass from Nelson Larson | 41-29 |
| 17:59 | Nebraska, Kearney | Nelson Larson steals the ball from John Rohrbach | 41-29 |
| 17:43 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Robert Lyman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 41-29 |
| 17:42 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Ronald Luter pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-29 |
| 17:22 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Nelson Larson knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Howard Jones | 44-29 |
| 17:10 | Nebraska, Kearney | James Wilson misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 44-29 |
| 17:09 | Nebraska, Kearney | Eugene May can't tip it in | 44-29 |
| 17:08 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Robert Lyman gets the rebound | 44-29 |
| 16:46 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Eugene Kiley takes the ball from Nelson Larson | 44-29 |
| 16:43 | Nebraska, Kearney | Eugene Kiley lays it up and in | 44-31 |
| 16:30 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Howard Jones drills a shot from the right side on a great pass from Robert Lyman | 46-31 |
| 16:14 | Nebraska, Kearney | John Rohrbach misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 46-31 |
| 16:12 | S.W. Minnesota St. | The rebound goes to Howard Jones | 46-31 |
| 15:57 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Nelson Larson can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 46-31 |
| 15:56 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Ronald Luter snags the offensive board | 46-31 |
| Lineup | S.W. Minnesota St. | PG - Nelson Larson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Richard Flinn (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Howard Jones (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Lyman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Ronald Luter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nebraska, Kearney | PG - Eugene Kiley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Rohrbach (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Wilson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dennis Jewell (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Eugene May (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:39 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Dennis Jewell swats the layup by Nelson Larson | 46-31 |
| 15:37 | Nebraska, Kearney | Dennis Jewell grabs the board | 46-31 |
| 15:32 | Nebraska, Kearney | James Wilson hits a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by John Rohrbach | 46-33 |
| 15:10 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Nelson Larson clanks a 3 from the right corner | 46-33 |
| 15:09 | Nebraska, Kearney | James Wilson pulls down the rebound | 46-33 |
| 14:43 | Nebraska, Kearney | John Rohrbach is hacked by Richard Flinn - foul #1 on Richard Flinn, team foul #2 | 46-33 |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | Thomas Brown (PG), Bobby Rosamond (SG), Rodney Murdoch (SF), Johnny Herren (PF), Donald Calaway (C) Nelson Larson, Richard Flinn, Howard Jones, Robert Lyman, Ronald Luter | |
| Subs | Nebraska, Kearney | Vernon Roussel (PG), James Gerard (SG), Brian Singleton (SF), Arnold Holland (PF), Wyatt Carneal (C) Eugene Kiley, John Rohrbach, James Wilson, Dennis Jewell, Eugene May | |
| 14:26 | Nebraska, Kearney | James Gerard misses long on a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Rodney Murdoch - foul #1 on Rodney Murdoch, team foul #3 | 46-33 |
| 14:26 | Nebraska, Kearney | James Gerard misses the 1st free throw | 46-33 |
| 14:26 | Nebraska, Kearney | James Gerard misses the 2nd free throw | 46-33 |
| 14:26 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Donald Calaway grabs the board | 46-33 |
| 14:08 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Bobby Rosamond clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 46-33 |
| 14:06 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Johnny Herren tips it back up and in | 48-33 |
| 13:48 | Nebraska, Kearney | Wyatt Carneal misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Donald Calaway - foul #1 on Donald Calaway, team foul #4 | 48-33 |
| 13:48 | Nebraska, Kearney | Wyatt Carneal misses the 1st free throw | 48-33 |
| 13:48 | Nebraska, Kearney | Wyatt Carneal misses the 2nd free throw | 48-33 |
| 13:48 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Johnny Herren grabs the board | 48-33 |
| 13:32 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Johnny Herren blows the layup but he's hacked by Arnold Holland - foul #1 on Arnold Holland, team foul #1 | 48-33 |
| 13:32 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Johnny Herren misses the 1st free throw | 48-33 |
| 13:32 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Johnny Herren makes the 2nd free throw | 49-33 |
| 13:07 | Nebraska, Kearney | James Gerard is hacked by Donald Calaway - foul #2 on Donald Calaway, team foul #5 | 49-33 |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | | |
| Subs | Nebraska, Kearney | James Wilson (SF) Brian Singleton | |
| 12:45 | Nebraska, Kearney | Vernon Roussel misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 49-33 |
| 12:44 | Nebraska, Kearney | The offensive rebound goes to Wyatt Carneal | 49-33 |
| 12:32 | Nebraska, Kearney | Arnold Holland throws it down | 49-35 |
| 12:06 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Donald Calaway is fouled on the floor by Wyatt Carneal - foul #2 on Wyatt Carneal, team foul #2 | 49-35 |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | Richard Flinn (SG), Howard Jones (SF), Robert Lyman (PF) Thomas Brown, Rodney Murdoch, Donald Calaway | |
| Subs | Nebraska, Kearney | Eugene May (C) Wyatt Carneal | |
| 12:01 | S.W. Minnesota St. | James Wilson takes the ball from Johnny Herren | 49-35 |
| 11:39 | Nebraska, Kearney | Eugene May scores on a shot near the basket on a nice dish by James Gerard and he's fouled by Bobby Rosamond - foul #2 on Bobby Rosamond, team foul #6 | 49-37 |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | Darrell Kraus (PG), Ronald Luter (C) Bobby Rosamond, Johnny Herren | |
| Subs | Nebraska, Kearney | Eugene Kiley (PG), John Rohrbach (SG), Dennis Jewell (PF) Vernon Roussel, James Gerard, Arnold Holland | |
| 11:39 | Nebraska, Kearney | Eugene May makes the free throw | 49-38 |
| Lineup | S.W. Minnesota St. | PG - Darrell Kraus (fresh) SG - Richard Flinn (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Howard Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Lyman (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Ronald Luter (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nebraska, Kearney | PG - Eugene Kiley (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Rohrbach (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Wilson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Dennis Jewell (fresh) 5 reb. 4 blk. C - Eugene May (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:25 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Richard Flinn is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 49-38 |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | Nelson Larson (PG) Darrell Kraus | |
| Subs | Nebraska, Kearney | | |
| 11:05 | Nebraska, Kearney | Eugene May misses the shot from the right wing | 49-38 |
| 11:04 | Nebraska, Kearney | Eugene Kiley snags the offensive board | 49-38 |
| 10:49 | Nebraska, Kearney | Eugene May clanks a driving attempt from the left block | 49-38 |
| 10:47 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Ronald Luter grabs the board | 49-38 |
| 10:41 | S.W. Minnesota St. | John Rohrbach is called for the reach on Richard Flinn - foul #2 on John Rohrbach, team foul #3 | 49-38 |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | Thomas Brown (PG) Nelson Larson | |
| Subs | Nebraska, Kearney | James Gerard (SF) James Wilson | |
| 10:20 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Howard Jones can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 49-38 |
| 10:18 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Ronald Luter tips it back up and in | 51-38 |
| 10:01 | Nebraska, Kearney | James Gerard misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 51-38 |
| 09:59 | Nebraska, Kearney | Dennis Jewell pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-38 |
| 09:50 | Nebraska, Kearney | Richard Flinn is called for the reach on John Rohrbach - foul #2 on Richard Flinn, team foul #7 | 51-38 |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | Rodney Murdoch (SG), Johnny Herren (PF), Donald Calaway (C) Richard Flinn, Robert Lyman, Ronald Luter | |
| Subs | Nebraska, Kearney | Vernon Roussel (PG), James Wilson (SF) Eugene Kiley, James Gerard | |
| 09:50 | Nebraska, Kearney | John Rohrbach makes the 1st free throw | 51-39 |
| 09:50 | Nebraska, Kearney | John Rohrbach makes the 2nd free throw | 51-40 |
| 09:39 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Rodney Murdoch knocks in the shot from the right side on a nice dish by Thomas Brown | 53-40 |
| 09:27 | Nebraska, Kearney | John Rohrbach scores on a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Eugene May | 53-42 |
| 09:06 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Johnny Herren comes up short on the runner from the baseline | 53-42 |
| 09:05 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Howard Jones pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-42 |
| 08:49 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Thomas Brown connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Rodney Murdoch | 56-42 |
| 08:28 | Nebraska, Kearney | Vernon Roussel misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 56-42 |
| 08:27 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Rodney Murdoch grabs the defensive rebound | 56-42 |
| 08:01 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Howard Jones connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Rodney Murdoch | 59-42 |
| Game Plan | S.W. Minnesota St. | S.W. Minnesota St. is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska, Kearney | Nebraska, Kearney is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 07:47 | Nebraska, Kearney | John Rohrbach drills a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Vernon Roussel | 59-44 |
| Game Plan | S.W. Minnesota St. | S.W. Minnesota St. is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska, Kearney | Nebraska, Kearney is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 07:23 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Rodney Murdoch clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 59-44 |
| 07:21 | Nebraska, Kearney | Eugene May grabs the defensive rebound | 59-44 |
| Lineup | S.W. Minnesota St. | PG - Thomas Brown (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Rodney Murdoch (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SF - Howard Jones (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Johnny Herren (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - Donald Calaway (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Nebraska, Kearney | PG - Vernon Roussel (fresh) 4 ast. SG - John Rohrbach (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Wilson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Dennis Jewell (fairly fresh) 6 reb. 4 blk. C - Eugene May (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:16 | Nebraska, Kearney | James Wilson connects on the floater in the lane on a great pass from Vernon Roussel | 59-46 |
| Game Plan | S.W. Minnesota St. | S.W. Minnesota St. is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska, Kearney | Nebraska, Kearney is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 07:06 | S.W. Minnesota St. | The jumper by Howard Jones is denied by Eugene May | 59-46 |
| 07:04 | Nebraska, Kearney | The rebound goes to James Wilson | 59-46 |
| Game Plan | S.W. Minnesota St. | S.W. Minnesota St. is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska, Kearney | Nebraska, Kearney is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 06:58 | Nebraska, Kearney | Eugene May misses the lay-in | 59-46 |
| 06:57 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Rodney Murdoch grabs the board | 59-46 |
| 06:32 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Rodney Murdoch buries a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Howard Jones | 62-46 |
| Game Plan | S.W. Minnesota St. | S.W. Minnesota St. is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska, Kearney | Nebraska, Kearney is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 06:21 | Nebraska, Kearney | James Wilson is fouled on the floor by Donald Calaway - foul #3 on Donald Calaway, team foul #8 | 62-46 |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | Nelson Larson (PG), Richard Flinn (SG), Bobby Rosamond (SF), Robert Lyman (PF), Ronald Luter (C) Thomas Brown, Rodney Murdoch, Howard Jones, Johnny Herren, Donald Calaway | |
| Subs | Nebraska, Kearney | Eugene Kiley (PG), James Gerard (SG), Arnold Holland (PF), Wyatt Carneal (C) Vernon Roussel, John Rohrbach, Dennis Jewell, Eugene May | |
| 06:21 | Nebraska, Kearney | James Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 62-47 |
| 06:21 | Nebraska, Kearney | James Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 62-48 |
| Game Plan | S.W. Minnesota St. | S.W. Minnesota St. is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska, Kearney | Nebraska, Kearney is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:59 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Robert Lyman buries a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Richard Flinn | 64-48 |
| 05:44 | Nebraska, Kearney | James Gerard buries a floater from the left side set up by Wyatt Carneal | 64-50 |
| 05:22 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Richard Flinn's floater is tipped away by Wyatt Carneal | 64-50 |
| 05:21 | Nebraska, Kearney | Arnold Holland grabs the board | 64-50 |
| 05:17 | Nebraska, Kearney | Eugene Kiley is called for traveling | 64-50 |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | | |
| Subs | Nebraska, Kearney | Brian Singleton (SF) James Wilson | |
| 04:49 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Ronald Luter knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Lyman | 66-50 |
| 04:36 | Nebraska, Kearney | Brian Singleton hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 66-50 |
| 04:34 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Robert Lyman pulls down the rebound | 66-50 |
| 04:20 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Bobby Rosamond connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Ronald Luter | 68-50 |
| 04:00 | Nebraska, Kearney | Arnold Holland buries a runner from close range | 68-52 |
| Game Plan | S.W. Minnesota St. | S.W. Minnesota St. is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska, Kearney | Nebraska, Kearney is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:31 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Ronald Luter is fouled on the floor by Brian Singleton - foul #1 on Brian Singleton, team foul #4 | 68-52 |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | Andrew White (SG), Rodney Murdoch (SF), Johnny Herren (PF), Donald Calaway (C) Nelson Larson, Richard Flinn, Robert Lyman, Ronald Luter | |
| Subs | Nebraska, Kearney | Vernon Roussel (PG), Grant Rasmussen (SG) Eugene Kiley, Wyatt Carneal | |
| 03:13 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Andrew White clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 68-52 |
| 03:11 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Rodney Murdoch hits the follow up shot | 70-52 |
| Lineup | S.W. Minnesota St. | PG - Bobby Rosamond (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Andrew White (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Rodney Murdoch (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Johnny Herren (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - Donald Calaway (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Nebraska, Kearney | PG - Vernon Roussel (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Grant Rasmussen (fresh) SF - James Gerard (fairly fresh) 11 pts. PF - Brian Singleton (fresh) C - Arnold Holland (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | S.W. Minnesota St. | S.W. Minnesota St. is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska, Kearney | Nebraska, Kearney is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:56 | Nebraska, Kearney | Johnny Herren takes the ball from Brian Singleton | 70-52 |
| 02:37 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Rodney Murdoch misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 70-52 |
| 02:35 | Nebraska, Kearney | Brian Singleton pulls down the rebound | 70-52 |
| 02:25 | Nebraska, Kearney | Brian Singleton drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Grant Rasmussen | 70-55 |
| 02:08 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Bobby Rosamond scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Andrew White | 73-55 |
| 01:54 | Nebraska, Kearney | Andrew White takes the ball from Vernon Roussel | 73-55 |
| 01:51 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Rodney Murdoch slams it home on a nice dish by Andrew White | 75-55 |
| 01:32 | Nebraska, Kearney | Brian Singleton hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Grant Rasmussen | 75-58 |
| 01:09 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Rodney Murdoch misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 75-58 |
| 01:08 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Johnny Herren grabs the offensive board | 75-58 |
| 00:48 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Bobby Rosamond misses short on a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Vernon Roussel - foul #2 on Vernon Roussel, team foul #5 | 75-58 |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | Nelson Larson (PG) Andrew White | |
| Subs | Nebraska, Kearney | Wyatt Carneal (C) Grant Rasmussen | |
| 00:48 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Bobby Rosamond makes the 1st free throw | 76-58 |
| 00:48 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Bobby Rosamond makes the 2nd free throw | 77-58 |
| Game Plan | S.W. Minnesota St. | S.W. Minnesota St. is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska, Kearney | Nebraska, Kearney is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:40 | Nebraska, Kearney | Brian Singleton is fouled on the floor by Donald Calaway - foul #4 on Donald Calaway, team foul #9 | 77-58 |
| 00:40 | Nebraska, Kearney | Brian Singleton misses the 1st free throw | 77-58 |
| 00:40 | Nebraska, Kearney | Arnold Holland snags the offensive board | 77-58 |
| 00:37 | Nebraska, Kearney | Vernon Roussel makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 77-61 |
| Game Plan | S.W. Minnesota St. | S.W. Minnesota St. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska, Kearney | Nebraska, Kearney is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:17 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Johnny Herren comes up short on the jumper in the paint | 77-61 |
| 00:15 | Nebraska, Kearney | James Gerard gets the rebound | 77-61 |
| 00:08 | Nebraska, Kearney | Wyatt Carneal is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Wyatt Carneal, team foul #6 | 77-61 |
| 00:00 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Nelson Larson runs out the clock | 77-61 |