| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - James Foster (fresh) SG - George Burd (fresh) SF - Rodney Smith (fresh) PF - Michael Calloway (fresh) C - Vernon Lytle (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Prairie View A&M | PG - Joseph Ault (fresh) SG - Jeffrey Ziter (fresh) SF - Mark Stinnett (fresh) PF - Genaro Mancini (fresh) C - Ronald Thomas (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Nebraska | Vernon Lytle wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Prairie View A&M | Prairie View A&M is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | Nebraska | Vernon Lytle clanks a floater from the right block | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | Prairie View A&M | Mark Stinnett pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:21 | Prairie View A&M | Joseph Ault clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:19 | Nebraska | Vernon Lytle snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 18:57 | Nebraska | James Foster comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 0-0 |
| 18:56 | Nebraska | Michael Calloway tips it home | 2-0 |
| 18:35 | Prairie View A&M | Jeffrey Ziter clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 18:33 | Nebraska | Michael Calloway grabs the board | 2-0 |
| 18:12 | Nebraska | Vernon Lytle buries a jumper from the left side on a great pass from James Foster | 4-0 |
| 17:51 | Prairie View A&M | George Burd takes the ball from Joseph Ault | 4-0 |
| 17:35 | Nebraska | James Foster misses long on a fadeaway from close range | 4-0 |
| 17:34 | Prairie View A&M | Genaro Mancini snags the defensive board | 4-0 |
| 17:32 | Prairie View A&M | Mark Stinnett's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 4-0 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Ronald Marden (PG), Richard Kobayashi (SG), Jaroslav Zoellner (SF), James Benson (C) James Foster, George Burd, Rodney Smith, Vernon Lytle | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Alfred Rines (PG), James Taberski (PF), James Hensley (C) Joseph Ault, Genaro Mancini, Ronald Thomas | |
| 17:23 | Nebraska | James Benson connects on the shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Michael Calloway | 6-0 |
| 17:01 | Prairie View A&M | Jeffrey Ziter is hacked by Richard Kobayashi - foul #1 on Richard Kobayashi, team foul #1 | 6-0 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Vernon Lytle (C) Michael Calloway | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Joseph Ault (SG), Genaro Mancini (SF) Jeffrey Ziter, Mark Stinnett | |
| 16:35 | Prairie View A&M | Vernon Lytle is called for the reach on Joseph Ault - foul #1 on Vernon Lytle, team foul #2 | 6-0 |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Jeffrey Ziter (SG) Genaro Mancini | |
| 16:20 | Prairie View A&M | Joseph Ault drills a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Alfred Rines | 6-2 |
| 15:56 | Nebraska | Ronald Marden drills a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Vernon Lytle | 8-2 |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Ronald Marden (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Richard Kobayashi (fresh) SF - Jaroslav Zoellner (fresh) PF - James Benson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Vernon Lytle (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Prairie View A&M | PG - Joseph Ault (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jeffrey Ziter (fairly fresh) SF - Alfred Rines (fresh) PF - James Hensley (fresh) C - James Taberski (fresh) | |
| 15:54 | Prairie View A&M | Jeffrey Ziter is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Kobayashi - foul #2 on Richard Kobayashi, team foul #3 | 8-2 |
| Subs | Nebraska | James Foster (PG), James Yount (SG), Rodney Smith (SF), Michael Calloway (PF) Ronald Marden, Richard Kobayashi, Jaroslav Zoellner, James Benson | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Mark Stinnett (SG), Genaro Mancini (SF), Ronald Thomas (C) Joseph Ault, Jeffrey Ziter, James Hensley | |
| 15:28 | Prairie View A&M | Genaro Mancini buries a shot from the left wing set up by Mark Stinnett and he's fouled by Rodney Smith - foul #1 on Rodney Smith, team foul #4 | 8-4 |
| Subs | Nebraska | George Burd (SG) James Yount | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | | |
| 15:28 | Prairie View A&M | Genaro Mancini makes the free throw | 8-5 |
| 15:08 | Nebraska | Rodney Smith connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by James Foster | 11-5 |
| 14:43 | Prairie View A&M | Genaro Mancini hits a wide open jumper in the paint set up by Mark Stinnett | 11-7 |
| 14:38 | Nebraska | George Burd evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Vernon Lytle | 14-7 |
| 14:18 | Prairie View A&M | Ronald Thomas clanks a runner from the right block | 14-7 |
| 14:16 | Prairie View A&M | The offensive rebound goes to Ronald Thomas | 14-7 |
| 14:03 | Prairie View A&M | Ronald Thomas clanks a shot from the left block but he's hacked by Vernon Lytle - foul #2 on Vernon Lytle, team foul #5 | 14-7 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Ronald Marden (PG), James Yount (SG), Jaroslav Zoellner (SF), James Benson (C) James Foster, George Burd, Rodney Smith, Vernon Lytle | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Joseph Ault (PG), Jeffrey Ziter (SG), James Hensley (PF) Alfred Rines, Genaro Mancini, James Taberski | |
| 14:03 | Prairie View A&M | Ronald Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 14-8 |
| 14:03 | Prairie View A&M | Ronald Thomas misses the 2nd free throw | 14-8 |
| 14:03 | Nebraska | James Benson grabs the defensive rebound | 14-8 |
| 13:52 | Nebraska | Michael Calloway misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 14-8 |
| 13:50 | Prairie View A&M | Ronald Thomas pulls down the rebound | 14-8 |
| 13:25 | Prairie View A&M | Jeffrey Ziter buries a driving attempt near the basket set up by James Hensley | 14-10 |
| 13:16 | Nebraska | James Benson misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 14-10 |
| 13:15 | Prairie View A&M | Ronald Thomas snags the defensive board | 14-10 |
| 13:11 | Prairie View A&M | Joseph Ault can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 14-10 |
| 13:09 | Prairie View A&M | Ronald Thomas snags the offensive board | 14-10 |
| 12:40 | Prairie View A&M | Joseph Ault misses the jumper from the right side | 14-10 |
| 12:38 | Prairie View A&M | James Hensley snags the offensive board | 14-10 |
| 12:14 | Prairie View A&M | Joseph Ault is hacked by James Yount - foul #1 on James Yount, team foul #6 | 14-10 |
| Subs | Nebraska | James Foster (PG), George Burd (SG), Rodney Smith (SF) Ronald Marden, James Yount, Jaroslav Zoellner | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Genaro Mancini (SF), Kenneth Belcher (PF), James Taberski (C) Mark Stinnett, James Hensley, Ronald Thomas | |
| 11:52 | Prairie View A&M | James Benson swats the shot by Genaro Mancini | 14-10 |
| 11:50 | Nebraska | The rebound goes to James Foster | 14-10 |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - James Foster (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - George Burd (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Rodney Smith (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Michael Calloway (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - James Benson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Prairie View A&M | PG - Joseph Ault (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jeffrey Ziter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Genaro Mancini (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Kenneth Belcher (fresh) C - James Taberski (fresh) | |
| 11:44 | Nebraska | James Foster hits a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by James Benson | 16-10 |
| 11:25 | Prairie View A&M | Genaro Mancini knocks in the runner from close range and he's hacked by James Benson - foul #1 on James Benson, team foul #7 | 16-12 |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Alfred Rines (PG) Joseph Ault | |
| 11:25 | Prairie View A&M | Genaro Mancini makes the free throw | 16-13 |
| 11:06 | Nebraska | Rodney Smith double dribbles | 16-13 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Ronald Marden (PG), Jaroslav Zoellner (SF) James Foster, Michael Calloway | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Joseph Ault (PG), Ronald Thomas (C) Jeffrey Ziter, Kenneth Belcher | |
| 10:44 | Prairie View A&M | George Burd steps in front of the Alfred Rines pass | 16-13 |
| 10:39 | Nebraska | Jaroslav Zoellner misses the dunk | 16-13 |
| 10:38 | Nebraska | James Benson can't tip it in | 16-13 |
| 10:37 | Nebraska | Ronald Marden snags the offensive board | 16-13 |
| 10:27 | Nebraska | George Burd misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 16-13 |
| 10:26 | Prairie View A&M | James Taberski grabs the defensive rebound | 16-13 |
| 10:20 | Prairie View A&M | George Burd is called for the reach on Alfred Rines in the backcourt - foul #1 on George Burd, team foul #8 | 16-13 |
| Subs | Nebraska | James Yount (SG) George Burd | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Jeffrey Ziter (SG), Mark Stinnett (SF) Joseph Ault, Ronald Thomas | |
| 10:20 | Prairie View A&M | Alfred Rines makes the 1st free throw | 16-14 |
| 10:20 | Prairie View A&M | Alfred Rines misses the 2nd free throw | 16-14 |
| 10:20 | Nebraska | Rodney Smith grabs the board | 16-14 |
| 10:00 | Nebraska | James Yount is denied on a layup by James Taberski | 16-14 |
| 09:58 | Prairie View A&M | James Taberski snags the defensive board | 16-14 |
| 09:52 | Prairie View A&M | James Taberski double dribbles in the backcourt | 16-14 |
| Subs | Nebraska | James Foster (PG), Michael Calloway (PF) Ronald Marden, Jaroslav Zoellner | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Joseph Ault (PG), Kenneth Belcher (PF), Ronald Thomas (C) Alfred Rines, Genaro Mancini, James Taberski | |
| 09:31 | Nebraska | James Foster throws it down on a great pass from James Yount | 18-14 |
| 09:12 | Prairie View A&M | Joseph Ault is hacked by James Benson - foul #2 on James Benson, team foul #9 | 18-14 |
| Subs | Nebraska | George Burd (SG) James Benson | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Genaro Mancini (SF), James Taberski (C) Mark Stinnett, Ronald Thomas | |
| 09:12 | Prairie View A&M | Joseph Ault makes the 1st free throw | 18-15 |
| 09:12 | Prairie View A&M | Joseph Ault makes the 2nd free throw | 18-16 |
| 08:48 | Nebraska | James Yount hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range | 18-16 |
| 08:46 | Prairie View A&M | The rebound goes to Kenneth Belcher | 18-16 |
| 08:44 | Prairie View A&M | Joseph Ault throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 18-16 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Ronald Marden (PG), Jaroslav Zoellner (SF) James Foster, James Yount | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Mark Stinnett (SF), Ronald Thomas (C) Kenneth Belcher, James Taberski | |
| 08:28 | Nebraska | Jaroslav Zoellner misses short on an open pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Ronald Thomas - foul #1 on Ronald Thomas, team foul #1 | 18-16 |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Alfred Rines (PG) Joseph Ault | |
| 08:28 | Nebraska | Jaroslav Zoellner makes the 1st free throw | 19-16 |
| 08:28 | Nebraska | Jaroslav Zoellner makes the 2nd free throw | 20-16 |
| 08:24 | Prairie View A&M | Alfred Rines is fouled in the backcourt by Ronald Marden - foul #1 on Ronald Marden, team foul #10 | 20-16 |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | James Taberski (PF) Jeffrey Ziter | |
| 08:24 | Prairie View A&M | Alfred Rines misses the 1st free throw | 20-16 |
| 08:24 | Prairie View A&M | Alfred Rines makes the 2nd free throw | 20-17 |
| 08:07 | Nebraska | Jaroslav Zoellner drills a runner in the paint on a great pass from George Burd | 22-17 |
| 07:46 | Prairie View A&M | Genaro Mancini misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 22-17 |
| 07:44 | Nebraska | Ronald Marden grabs the defensive rebound | 22-17 |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Ronald Marden (fresh) 2 pts. SG - George Burd (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jaroslav Zoellner (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Rodney Smith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Michael Calloway (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Prairie View A&M | PG - Alfred Rines (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Mark Stinnett (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Genaro Mancini (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - James Taberski (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Ronald Thomas (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Nebraska | Ronald Marden connects on the turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Jaroslav Zoellner | 24-17 |
| 07:05 | Prairie View A&M | Ronald Thomas misses the jumper from the left wing | 24-17 |
| 07:04 | Prairie View A&M | Ronald Thomas tips it back up and in | 24-19 |
| 06:50 | Nebraska | Genaro Mancini is called for the reach on Jaroslav Zoellner - foul #1 on Genaro Mancini, team foul #2 | 24-19 |
| Subs | Nebraska | James Foster (PG), James Yount (SF) Ronald Marden, Jaroslav Zoellner | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Joseph Ault (PG), Jeffrey Ziter (SG), Kenneth Belcher (PF), James Hensley (C) Alfred Rines, Genaro Mancini, James Taberski, Ronald Thomas | |
| 06:38 | Nebraska | James Foster throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-19 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Richard Kobayashi (SG), James Benson (PF), Vernon Lytle (C) George Burd, Rodney Smith, Michael Calloway | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Genaro Mancini (SF) Mark Stinnett | |
| 06:17 | Prairie View A&M | Genaro Mancini clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 24-19 |
| 06:16 | Prairie View A&M | Genaro Mancini misses the tip | 24-19 |
| 06:15 | Prairie View A&M | Kenneth Belcher tips it in | 24-21 |
| 05:56 | Nebraska | Richard Kobayashi comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Jeffrey Ziter - foul #1 on Jeffrey Ziter, team foul #3 | 24-21 |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Mark Stinnett (SF), Ronald Thomas (C) Genaro Mancini, James Hensley | |
| 05:56 | Nebraska | Richard Kobayashi makes the 1st free throw | 25-21 |
| 05:56 | Nebraska | Richard Kobayashi misses the 2nd free throw | 25-21 |
| 05:56 | Prairie View A&M | Ronald Thomas gets the rebound | 25-21 |
| 05:29 | Prairie View A&M | Joseph Ault drills a 3 from the right corner set up by Mark Stinnett | 25-24 |
| 05:04 | Nebraska | James Benson misses the dunk | 25-24 |
| 05:02 | Nebraska | James Foster tips it in | 27-24 |
| 04:43 | Prairie View A&M | Joseph Ault hits a fadeaway from the right side and the foul's on James Benson - foul #3 on James Benson, team foul #11 | 27-26 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Ronald Marden (PG), George Burd (SG), Jaroslav Zoellner (SF), Michael Calloway (PF) James Foster, Richard Kobayashi, James Yount, James Benson | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Genaro Mancini (SF), James Taberski (PF), James Hensley (C) Mark Stinnett, Kenneth Belcher, Ronald Thomas | |
| 04:43 | Prairie View A&M | Joseph Ault makes the free throw | 27-27 |
| 04:30 | Nebraska | Vernon Lytle makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Ronald Marden | 29-27 |
| 04:10 | Prairie View A&M | Joseph Ault comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 29-27 |
| 04:08 | Nebraska | Michael Calloway gets the rebound | 29-27 |
| 03:52 | Nebraska | Vernon Lytle hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Joseph Ault - foul #1 on Joseph Ault, team foul #4 | 29-27 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Rodney Smith (SF) Jaroslav Zoellner | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Alfred Rines (PG), Mark Stinnett (SF), Ronald Thomas (C) Joseph Ault, Genaro Mancini, James Hensley | |
| 03:52 | Nebraska | Vernon Lytle makes the 1st free throw | 30-27 |
| 03:52 | Nebraska | Vernon Lytle makes the 2nd free throw | 31-27 |
| 03:49 | Prairie View A&M | Alfred Rines throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 31-27 |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Genaro Mancini (PF) James Taberski | |
| 03:34 | Nebraska | George Burd connects on the jumper from the left side set up by Ronald Marden and the foul's on Ronald Thomas - foul #2 on Ronald Thomas, team foul #5 | 33-27 |
| Subs | Nebraska | James Foster (PG) Ronald Marden | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Joseph Ault (PG), James Taberski (PF) Alfred Rines, Genaro Mancini | |
| 03:34 | Nebraska | George Burd makes the free throw | 34-27 |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - James Foster (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - George Burd (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Rodney Smith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Michael Calloway (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Vernon Lytle (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Prairie View A&M | PG - Joseph Ault (tiring) 10 pts. SG - Jeffrey Ziter (tiring) 2 pts. SF - Mark Stinnett (tiring) 3 ast. PF - James Taberski (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Ronald Thomas (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:12 | Prairie View A&M | Joseph Ault connects on the fadeaway from the left side set up by Mark Stinnett | 34-29 |
| 03:00 | Nebraska | Michael Calloway misses long on an open jumper from the right block | 34-29 |
| 02:58 | Prairie View A&M | James Taberski gets the rebound | 34-29 |
| 02:34 | Prairie View A&M | Ronald Thomas misses the lay-in | 34-29 |
| 02:33 | Nebraska | Vernon Lytle pulls down the rebound | 34-29 |
| 02:28 | Nebraska | Mark Stinnett steals the ball from Vernon Lytle | 34-29 |
| 02:23 | Prairie View A&M | Jeffrey Ziter lays it in on a nice dish by Mark Stinnett | 34-31 |
| 02:00 | Nebraska | Michael Calloway clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 34-31 |
| 01:59 | Nebraska | James Foster gets the offensive rebound | 34-31 |
| 01:38 | Nebraska | Rodney Smith is hacked by Jeffrey Ziter - foul #2 on Jeffrey Ziter, team foul #6 | 34-31 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Ronald Marden (PG), Richard Kobayashi (SG), Jaroslav Zoellner (SF) James Foster, George Burd, Rodney Smith | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Alfred Rines (PG), Genaro Mancini (SF), Kenneth Belcher (PF), James Hensley (C) Jeffrey Ziter, Mark Stinnett, James Taberski, Ronald Thomas | |
| 01:17 | Nebraska | Richard Kobayashi misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 34-31 |
| 01:16 | Prairie View A&M | Genaro Mancini gets the rebound | 34-31 |
| 00:56 | Prairie View A&M | Joseph Ault is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Joseph Ault, team foul #7 | 34-31 |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Jeffrey Ziter (SG), Mark Stinnett (SF), Ronald Thomas (C) Joseph Ault, Kenneth Belcher, James Hensley | |
| 00:43 | Nebraska | Richard Kobayashi can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 34-31 |
| 00:41 | Prairie View A&M | The rebound goes to Genaro Mancini | 34-31 |
| 00:39 | Prairie View A&M | Jeffrey Ziter loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 34-31 |
| 00:21 | Nebraska | Ronald Marden buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Richard Kobayashi | 37-31 |
| 00:17 | Prairie View A&M | Alfred Rines is fouled in the backcourt by Ronald Marden - foul #2 on Ronald Marden, team foul #12 | 37-31 |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Joseph Ault (SG), James Taberski (PF) Jeffrey Ziter, Mark Stinnett | |
| 00:17 | Prairie View A&M | Alfred Rines makes the 1st free throw | 37-32 |
| 00:17 | Prairie View A&M | Alfred Rines makes the 2nd free throw | 37-33 |
| 00:05 | Nebraska | Ronald Marden connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Jaroslav Zoellner | 40-33 |
| 00:01 | Prairie View A&M | Genaro Mancini misses long on an open fadeaway from close range | 40-33 |
| 00:00 | Nebraska | Michael Calloway gets the rebound | 40-33 |