| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Alan Brown (fresh) SG - James Bowens (fresh) SF - Robert Curtin (fresh) PF - Wesley Newquist (fresh) C - Marshall Werner (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - Christopher Polk (fresh) SG - Chester Parish (fresh) SF - Maurice Walser (fresh) PF - Armando Torres (fresh) C - Rick Dosch (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Nebraska | Wesley Newquist wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:36 | Nebraska | The jump hook by Robert Curtin is blocked by Armando Torres | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | Nebraska | Marshall Werner tips it in | 2-0 |
| 19:23 | Penn | Christopher Polk hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Alan Brown - foul #1 on Alan Brown, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:23 | Penn | Christopher Polk makes the 1st free throw | 2-1 |
| 19:23 | Penn | Christopher Polk makes the 2nd free throw | 2-2 |
| 19:13 | Nebraska | Marshall Werner lays it in on a great pass from Robert Curtin | 4-2 |
| 18:57 | Penn | Rick Dosch misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Robert Curtin - foul #1 on Robert Curtin, team foul #2 | 4-2 |
| 18:57 | Penn | Rick Dosch makes the 1st free throw | 4-3 |
| 18:57 | Penn | Rick Dosch makes the 2nd free throw | 4-4 |
| 18:48 | Nebraska | James Bowens is denied on a layup by Armando Torres | 4-4 |
| 18:46 | Penn | Christopher Polk snags the defensive board | 4-4 |
| 18:27 | Penn | Christopher Polk is hacked by Marshall Werner - foul #1 on Marshall Werner, team foul #3 | 4-4 |
| 18:14 | Penn | Maurice Walser is hacked by Marshall Werner - foul #2 on Marshall Werner, team foul #4 | 4-4 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Justin Appell (C) Marshall Werner | |
| Subs | Penn | | |
| 18:07 | Penn | Rick Dosch connects on the runner from close range on a nice dish by Maurice Walser | 4-6 |
| 17:54 | Nebraska | Alan Brown is called for a backcourt violation | 4-6 |
| 17:42 | Penn | Christopher Polk hits a floater in the paint set up by Armando Torres | 4-8 |
| 17:29 | Nebraska | Justin Appell hits the finger roll on a great pass from James Bowens | 6-8 |
| 17:15 | Penn | Rick Dosch knocks in the floater from the right side on a nice dish by Christopher Polk | 6-10 |
| 17:08 | Nebraska | The jump hook by Justin Appell is blocked by Rick Dosch | 6-10 |
| 17:06 | Penn | Chester Parish grabs the board | 6-10 |
| 16:47 | Penn | Christopher Polk hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 6-10 |
| 16:46 | Nebraska | Justin Appell pulls down the rebound | 6-10 |
| 16:21 | Nebraska | Robert Curtin scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Alan Brown | 9-10 |
| 16:06 | Penn | Christopher Polk's pass is intercepted by James Bowens | 9-10 |
| 16:01 | Nebraska | James Bowens lays it in | 11-10 |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Alan Brown (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Bowens (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Curtin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Wesley Newquist (fairly fresh) C - Justin Appell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - Christopher Polk (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Chester Parish (fairly fresh) SF - Maurice Walser (fairly fresh) PF - Armando Torres (fairly fresh) 2 blk. C - Rick Dosch (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 15:43 | Penn | Christopher Polk drills a 3 from the left corner set up by Maurice Walser | 11-13 |
| 15:21 | Nebraska | Robert Curtin misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Maurice Walser - foul #1 on Maurice Walser, team foul #1 | 11-13 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Rafael Delgado (PG), Jeremy Williams (SG), Randall Coleman (PF), Victor Althoff (C) Alan Brown, James Bowens, Wesley Newquist, Justin Appell | |
| Subs | Penn | William Vicknair (PG), Dikembe Abdallah (SG), Fred Blanchard (SF), James Haines (PF), Donald Smith (C) Christopher Polk, Chester Parish, Maurice Walser, Armando Torres, Rick Dosch | |
| 15:21 | Nebraska | Robert Curtin makes the 1st free throw | 12-13 |
| 15:21 | Nebraska | Robert Curtin makes the 2nd free throw | 13-13 |
| 15:03 | Penn | Donald Smith misses the driving attempt in the paint | 13-13 |
| 15:02 | Penn | Donald Smith tips it back up and in | 13-15 |
| 14:51 | Nebraska | Robert Curtin clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 13-15 |
| 14:49 | Penn | Donald Smith pulls down the rebound | 13-15 |
| 14:37 | Penn | James Haines comes up short on the turnaround from close range but he's fouled by Randall Coleman - foul #1 on Randall Coleman, team foul #5 | 13-15 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Joseph Wolfe (SG) Robert Curtin | |
| Subs | Penn | | |
| 14:37 | Penn | James Haines makes the 1st free throw | 13-16 |
| 14:37 | Penn | James Haines makes the 2nd free throw | 13-17 |
| 14:26 | Nebraska | Joseph Wolfe misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 13-17 |
| 14:24 | Penn | Donald Smith gets the rebound | 13-17 |
| 14:19 | Penn | James Haines is hacked by Rafael Delgado - foul #1 on Rafael Delgado, team foul #6 | 13-17 |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| Subs | Penn | Rick Dosch (C) Donald Smith | |
| 14:09 | Penn | William Vicknair lays it up and in on a great pass from Rick Dosch | 13-19 |
| 13:52 | Nebraska | Victor Althoff can't connect on a shot from the right block but the foul's on Rick Dosch - foul #1 on Rick Dosch, team foul #2 | 13-19 |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| Subs | Penn | Christopher Polk (PG) William Vicknair | |
| 13:52 | Nebraska | Victor Althoff misses the 1st free throw | 13-19 |
| 13:52 | Nebraska | Victor Althoff makes the 2nd free throw | 14-19 |
| 13:42 | Penn | Christopher Polk misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 14-19 |
| 13:41 | Nebraska | Rafael Delgado grabs the board | 14-19 |
| 13:18 | Nebraska | Rick Dosch blocks the jumper by Victor Althoff | 14-19 |
| 13:17 | Penn | Dikembe Abdallah snags the defensive board | 14-19 |
| 13:13 | Penn | Dikembe Abdallah is fouled on the floor by Victor Althoff - foul #1 on Victor Althoff, team foul #7 | 14-19 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Alan Brown (PG), Wesley Newquist (PF), Justin Appell (C) Jeremy Williams, Randall Coleman, Victor Althoff | |
| Subs | Penn | Maurice Walser (SF), Armando Torres (PF) Fred Blanchard, James Haines | |
| 13:13 | Penn | Dikembe Abdallah makes the 1st free throw | 14-20 |
| 13:13 | Penn | Dikembe Abdallah makes the 2nd free throw | 14-21 |
| 12:51 | Nebraska | Joseph Wolfe comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 14-21 |
| 12:50 | Penn | Rick Dosch grabs the defensive rebound | 14-21 |
| 12:35 | Penn | Armando Torres slams it home set up by Maurice Walser | 14-23 |
| 12:14 | Nebraska | Wesley Newquist comes up short on the floater in the lane | 14-23 |
| 12:12 | Nebraska | Wesley Newquist pulls down the offensive rebound | 14-23 |
| 12:01 | Nebraska | Wesley Newquist's floater is tipped away by Armando Torres | 14-23 |
| 12:00 | Nebraska | Rafael Delgado misses the tip | 14-23 |
| 11:58 | Nebraska | Wesley Newquist hits the follow up shot | 16-23 |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Alan Brown (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Joseph Wolfe (fairly fresh) SF - Rafael Delgado (fairly fresh) PF - Wesley Newquist (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Justin Appell (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - Christopher Polk (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dikembe Abdallah (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Maurice Walser (fresh) PF - Armando Torres (fresh) 2 pts. 3 blk. C - Rick Dosch (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 11:51 | Penn | Armando Torres connects on the jumpshot from the right wing set up by Dikembe Abdallah | 16-25 |
| 11:33 | Nebraska | Dikembe Abdallah steals the ball from Rafael Delgado | 16-25 |
| 11:17 | Penn | Armando Torres's pass is intercepted by Alan Brown | 16-25 |
| 10:49 | Nebraska | Rafael Delgado works out of a doubleteam and scores on a floater from the left side on a great pass from Alan Brown | 18-25 |
| 10:42 | Penn | Maurice Walser's fadeaway is rejected by Justin Appell | 18-25 |
| 10:40 | Penn | Armando Torres grabs the offensive board | 18-25 |
| 10:23 | Penn | Maurice Walser clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 18-25 |
| 10:21 | Penn | Rick Dosch tips it in | 18-27 |
| 10:05 | Nebraska | Rafael Delgado evades the doubleteam and hits a 3 pointer from the left corner | 21-27 |
| 09:54 | Penn | Rick Dosch dunks the ball | 21-29 |
| 09:30 | Nebraska | Rafael Delgado comes up short on the driving attempt from close range | 21-29 |
| 09:28 | Penn | Rick Dosch grabs the board | 21-29 |
| 09:10 | Penn | Dikembe Abdallah clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 21-29 |
| 09:09 | Nebraska | Justin Appell grabs the defensive rebound | 21-29 |
| 09:04 | Nebraska | Alan Brown double dribbles | 21-29 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Jeremy Williams (PG), James Bowens (SG), Robert Curtin (SF), Randall Coleman (PF), Victor Althoff (C) Alan Brown, Joseph Wolfe, Rafael Delgado, Wesley Newquist, Justin Appell | |
| Subs | Penn | William Vicknair (PG), Chester Parish (SG), Fred Blanchard (SF), James Haines (PF), Donald Smith (C) Christopher Polk, Dikembe Abdallah, Maurice Walser, Armando Torres, Rick Dosch | |
| 08:52 | Penn | Donald Smith is denied on a layup by Victor Althoff | 21-29 |
| 08:50 | Nebraska | Robert Curtin gets the rebound | 21-29 |
| 08:46 | Nebraska | James Bowens comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 21-29 |
| 08:44 | Penn | The rebound goes to William Vicknair | 21-29 |
| 08:40 | Penn | William Vicknair is hacked by Jeremy Williams - foul #1 on Jeremy Williams, team foul #8 | 21-29 |
| 08:40 | Penn | William Vicknair makes the 1st free throw | 21-30 |
| 08:40 | Penn | William Vicknair makes the 2nd free throw | 21-31 |
| 08:34 | Nebraska | Jeremy Williams is called for traveling in the backcourt | 21-31 |
| 08:20 | Penn | James Haines makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 21-33 |
| 07:58 | Nebraska | Robert Curtin misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 21-33 |
| 07:56 | Nebraska | James Bowens misses the tip | 21-33 |
| 07:54 | Penn | Fred Blanchard snags the defensive board | 21-33 |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Jeremy Williams (fresh) SG - James Bowens (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Curtin (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Randall Coleman (fresh) C - Victor Althoff (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - William Vicknair (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Chester Parish (fresh) SF - Fred Blanchard (fresh) PF - James Haines (fresh) 4 pts. C - Donald Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:34 | Penn | Fred Blanchard misses short on a 3 from straight away | 21-33 |
| 07:33 | Penn | Donald Smith gets the offensive rebound | 21-33 |
| 07:15 | Penn | Fred Blanchard is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Fred Blanchard, team foul #3 | 21-33 |
| 06:54 | Nebraska | Victor Althoff comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 21-33 |
| 06:52 | Penn | James Haines grabs the defensive rebound | 21-33 |
| 06:48 | Penn | Donald Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 21-33 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Joseph Renn (PG), Wesley Newquist (PF), Justin Appell (C) Jeremy Williams, Randall Coleman, Victor Althoff | |
| Subs | Penn | Leroy Evans (PF) James Haines | |
| 06:32 | Nebraska | Robert Curtin connects on the shot from the left block | 23-33 |
| 06:23 | Penn | Fred Blanchard clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 23-33 |
| 06:21 | Nebraska | James Bowens snags the defensive board | 23-33 |
| 06:09 | Nebraska | Justin Appell hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block but he's fouled by Donald Smith - foul #1 on Donald Smith, team foul #4 | 23-33 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Alan Brown (PG) Joseph Renn | |
| Subs | Penn | Christopher Polk (PG), Dikembe Abdallah (SG), Maurice Walser (SF), Rick Dosch (C) William Vicknair, Chester Parish, Fred Blanchard, Donald Smith | |
| 06:09 | Nebraska | Justin Appell misses the 1st free throw | 23-33 |
| 06:09 | Nebraska | Justin Appell makes the 2nd free throw | 24-33 |
| 05:56 | Penn | Dikembe Abdallah makes the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Christopher Polk | 24-36 |
| 05:39 | Nebraska | Dikembe Abdallah steals the ball from Robert Curtin | 24-36 |
| 05:36 | Penn | Maurice Walser lays it in set up by Dikembe Abdallah | 24-38 |
| 05:14 | Nebraska | Alan Brown misses long on a shot from the right side | 24-38 |
| 05:12 | Penn | Rick Dosch pulls down the rebound | 24-38 |
| 04:59 | Penn | Christopher Polk misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 24-38 |
| 04:58 | Nebraska | James Bowens grabs the board | 24-38 |
| 04:45 | Nebraska | Alan Brown misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 24-38 |
| 04:43 | Penn | Maurice Walser gets the rebound | 24-38 |
| 04:36 | Penn | Rick Dosch can't connect on a jumper in the lane | 24-38 |
| 04:35 | Nebraska | James Bowens grabs the board | 24-38 |
| 04:25 | Nebraska | Justin Appell loses the ball out of bounds | 24-38 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Jeremy Williams (PG), Joseph Wolfe (SG), Rafael Delgado (SF), Randall Coleman (PF), Victor Althoff (C) Alan Brown, James Bowens, Robert Curtin, Wesley Newquist, Justin Appell | |
| Subs | Penn | Chester Parish (SG), Fred Blanchard (SF), Armando Torres (PF) Dikembe Abdallah, Maurice Walser, Leroy Evans | |
| 04:15 | Penn | Fred Blanchard is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Fred Blanchard, team foul #5 | 24-38 |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| Subs | Penn | William Vicknair (PG), James Haines (PF) Christopher Polk, Fred Blanchard | |
| 03:54 | Nebraska | Victor Althoff's pass is intercepted by William Vicknair | 24-38 |
| 03:51 | Penn | William Vicknair lays it in | 24-40 |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Jeremy Williams (fresh) SG - Joseph Wolfe (fresh) SF - Rafael Delgado (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Randall Coleman (fresh) C - Victor Althoff (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - William Vicknair (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Chester Parish (fresh) SF - Armando Torres (fresh) 4 pts. 3 blk. PF - James Haines (fresh) 4 pts. C - Rick Dosch (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:28 | Nebraska | Armando Torres is called for the reach on Joseph Wolfe - foul #1 on Armando Torres, team foul #6 | 24-40 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Marshall Werner (C) Joseph Wolfe | |
| Subs | Penn | Fred Blanchard (SF), Donald Smith (C) James Haines, Rick Dosch | |
| 03:15 | Nebraska | Jeremy Williams can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 24-40 |
| 03:14 | Penn | Fred Blanchard grabs the defensive rebound | 24-40 |
| 02:55 | Penn | Armando Torres misses badly on a floater in the paint but he's hacked by Marshall Werner - foul #3 on Marshall Werner, team foul #9 | 24-40 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Alan Brown (PG) Marshall Werner | |
| Subs | Penn | Christopher Polk (PG) William Vicknair | |
| 02:55 | Penn | Armando Torres makes the 1st free throw | 24-41 |
| 02:55 | Penn | Armando Torres misses the 2nd free throw | 24-41 |
| 02:55 | Nebraska | Victor Althoff snags the defensive board | 24-41 |
| 02:41 | Nebraska | Rafael Delgado loses the dribble to Chester Parish | 24-41 |
| 02:27 | Penn | Fred Blanchard misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 24-41 |
| 02:26 | Penn | Donald Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 24-41 |
| 02:08 | Penn | Fred Blanchard makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Christopher Polk | 24-44 |
| 01:54 | Nebraska | Randall Coleman scores on a jumper from the right wing | 26-44 |
| 01:39 | Penn | Christopher Polk buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Fred Blanchard | 26-47 |
| 01:24 | Nebraska | Rafael Delgado makes the contested driving attempt from the baseline set up by Alan Brown | 28-47 |
| 01:14 | Penn | Armando Torres can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline | 28-47 |
| 01:13 | Penn | Donald Smith grabs the offensive board | 28-47 |
| 01:08 | Penn | Donald Smith lays it in on a great pass from Chester Parish and he's hacked by Victor Althoff - foul #2 on Victor Althoff, team foul #10 | 28-49 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Joseph Renn (PG), James Bowens (SG), Robert Curtin (SF), Wesley Newquist (PF), Justin Appell (C) Alan Brown, Jeremy Williams, Rafael Delgado, Randall Coleman, Victor Althoff | |
| Subs | Penn | Dikembe Abdallah (SG), Maurice Walser (SF), James Haines (PF) Chester Parish, Fred Blanchard, Armando Torres | |
| 01:08 | Penn | Donald Smith makes the free throw | 28-50 |
| 00:49 | Nebraska | Joseph Renn loses the ball out of bounds | 28-50 |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| Subs | Penn | William Vicknair (PG), Rick Dosch (C) Christopher Polk, Donald Smith | |
| 00:38 | Penn | Dikembe Abdallah is called for a charge - foul #1 on Dikembe Abdallah, team foul #7 | 28-50 |
| 00:24 | Nebraska | Rick Dosch takes the ball from Wesley Newquist | 28-50 |
| 00:02 | Penn | Maurice Walser drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 28-52 |
| 00:00 | Nebraska | Joseph Renn misses long on a fullcourt shot | 28-52 |