| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Abraham Heineman (fresh) SG - Mike Williams (fresh) SF - Herman Pleasant (fresh) PF - Aleksandar Ptaszynski (fresh) C - David Taylor (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Logan Thornton (fresh) SG - Lee Ellis (fresh) SF - James Swain (fresh) PF - Larry Sirmans (fresh) C - Charles Brown (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | West Virginia | David Taylor wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:42 | West Virginia | Herman Pleasant blows the layup | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | Nebraska | Logan Thornton pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | Nebraska | Logan Thornton makes the 3 from straight away | 0-3 |
| 19:08 | West Virginia | Mike Williams comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 0-3 |
| 19:07 | Nebraska | Charles Brown pulls down the rebound | 0-3 |
| 19:03 | Nebraska | James Swain knocks in the turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Lee Ellis | 0-5 |
| 18:45 | West Virginia | Mike Williams can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 0-5 |
| 18:43 | Nebraska | Larry Sirmans snags the defensive board | 0-5 |
| 18:23 | Nebraska | David Taylor is called for the reach on Charles Brown - foul #1 on David Taylor, team foul #1 | 0-5 |
| 18:17 | Nebraska | Lee Ellis loses the ball out of bounds | 0-5 |
| 17:57 | West Virginia | Herman Pleasant clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 0-5 |
| 17:55 | Nebraska | Logan Thornton gets the rebound | 0-5 |
| 17:40 | Nebraska | Logan Thornton misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 0-5 |
| 17:38 | West Virginia | Herman Pleasant pulls down the rebound | 0-5 |
| 17:34 | West Virginia | Lee Ellis is called for the reach on Mike Williams in the backcourt - foul #1 on Lee Ellis, team foul #1 | 0-5 |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Ralston (PG), Daniel Tomczak (SG), Shing Ching (SF), Steven Dick (PF), Roland Johnson (C) Abraham Heineman, Mike Williams, Herman Pleasant, Aleksandar Ptaszynski, David Taylor | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Isaac Neal (PG), Kevin Daub (C) Logan Thornton, Charles Brown | |
| 17:28 | West Virginia | David Ralston is wide open but clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 0-5 |
| 17:26 | West Virginia | Roland Johnson tips it back up and in | 2-5 |
| 17:21 | Nebraska | Isaac Neal misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 2-5 |
| 17:19 | West Virginia | Roland Johnson gets the rebound | 2-5 |
| 17:01 | West Virginia | David Ralston hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 2-5 |
| 16:59 | West Virginia | Roland Johnson hits the follow up shot | 4-5 |
| 16:47 | Nebraska | James Swain scores on a floater from the right wing | 4-7 |
| 16:44 | West Virginia | Isaac Neal picks off the pass by Shing Ching in the backcourt | 4-7 |
| 16:40 | Nebraska | Larry Sirmans jams it on a great pass from Isaac Neal | 4-9 |
| 16:16 | West Virginia | Kevin Daub is called for the reach on Roland Johnson - foul #1 on Kevin Daub, team foul #2 | 4-9 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Abraham Heineman (PG), Mike Williams (SG), David Taylor (C) David Ralston, Daniel Tomczak, Roland Johnson | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Logan Thornton (PG), Jeremy Wilson (SG), Hugo Tillery (PF), Charles Brown (C) Isaac Neal, Lee Ellis, James Swain, Larry Sirmans | |
| 15:53 | West Virginia | Mike Williams misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 4-9 |
| 15:52 | Nebraska | The rebound goes to Hugo Tillery | 4-9 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Abraham Heineman (fresh) SG - Mike Williams (fairly fresh) SF - Shing Ching (fairly fresh) PF - Steven Dick (fresh) C - David Taylor (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Logan Thornton (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jeremy Wilson (fresh) SF - Kevin Daub (fresh) PF - Hugo Tillery (fresh) C - Charles Brown (fresh) | |
| 15:48 | Nebraska | David Taylor blocks the short jumper by Logan Thornton | 4-9 |
| 15:46 | West Virginia | Abraham Heineman pulls down the rebound | 4-9 |
| 15:23 | West Virginia | Mike Williams makes the wide open 3pt shot from the left wing set up by David Taylor | 7-9 |
| 15:06 | Nebraska | Jeremy Wilson drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Logan Thornton | 7-12 |
| 14:47 | West Virginia | Mike Williams misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 7-12 |
| 14:46 | West Virginia | David Taylor tips it in | 9-12 |
| 14:27 | Nebraska | Logan Thornton is hacked by Abraham Heineman - foul #1 on Abraham Heineman, team foul #2 | 9-12 |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Ralston (PG), Daniel Tomczak (SG), Herman Pleasant (SF), Aleksandar Ptaszynski (PF), Roland Johnson (C) Abraham Heineman, Mike Williams, Shing Ching, Steven Dick, David Taylor | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Isaac Neal (PG), Lee Ellis (SG), James Swain (SF), Larry Sirmans (PF), Edward Cardone (C) Logan Thornton, Jeremy Wilson, Kevin Daub, Hugo Tillery, Charles Brown | |
| 14:09 | Nebraska | Larry Sirmans misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 9-12 |
| 14:08 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Roland Johnson | 9-12 |
| 13:41 | West Virginia | David Ralston clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 9-12 |
| 13:39 | West Virginia | Aleksandar Ptaszynski snags the offensive board | 9-12 |
| 13:12 | West Virginia | Daniel Tomczak comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 9-12 |
| 13:10 | Nebraska | The rebound goes to Larry Sirmans | 9-12 |
| 12:53 | Nebraska | Isaac Neal misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 9-12 |
| 12:52 | Nebraska | James Swain snags the offensive board | 9-12 |
| 12:43 | Nebraska | James Swain clanks a driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on Herman Pleasant - foul #1 on Herman Pleasant, team foul #3 | 9-12 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Abraham Heineman (PG), Mike Williams (SG), Shing Ching (SF), Steven Dick (PF), David Taylor (C) David Ralston, Daniel Tomczak, Herman Pleasant, Aleksandar Ptaszynski, Roland Johnson | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Charles Pauley (PG), Jeremy Wilson (SG), Charles Brown (C) Isaac Neal, Lee Ellis, Edward Cardone | |
| 12:43 | Nebraska | James Swain misses the 1st free throw | 9-12 |
| 12:43 | Nebraska | James Swain misses the 2nd free throw | 9-12 |
| 12:43 | Nebraska | Charles Brown grabs the offensive board | 9-12 |
| 12:26 | Nebraska | A charge is called on Jeremy Wilson - foul #1 on Jeremy Wilson, team foul #3 | 9-12 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Logan Thornton (PG), Hugo Tillery (PF) James Swain, Larry Sirmans | |
| 12:10 | West Virginia | Mike Williams is open and buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Shing Ching | 12-12 |
| 11:54 | Nebraska | David Taylor denies the turnaround by Hugo Tillery | 12-12 |
| 11:52 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Abraham Heineman | 12-12 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Abraham Heineman (fairly fresh) SG - Mike Williams (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Shing Ching (fairly fresh) PF - Steven Dick (fairly fresh) C - David Taylor (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Logan Thornton (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Pauley (fresh) SF - Jeremy Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Hugo Tillery (fresh) C - Charles Brown (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:48 | West Virginia | Abraham Heineman is hacked by Jeremy Wilson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jeremy Wilson, team foul #4 | 12-12 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Herman Pleasant (SF), Aleksandar Ptaszynski (PF) Shing Ching, Steven Dick | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Kevin Daub (SF) Jeremy Wilson | |
| 11:30 | West Virginia | Mike Williams can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 12-12 |
| 11:29 | Nebraska | Charles Brown grabs the board | 12-12 |
| 11:05 | Nebraska | Charles Brown is denied on a layup by David Taylor | 12-12 |
| 11:03 | West Virginia | David Taylor pulls down the rebound | 12-12 |
| 10:37 | West Virginia | David Taylor buries a floater in the lane on a nice dish by Mike Williams | 14-12 |
| 10:12 | Nebraska | Charles Pauley knocks in the 3 from the right wing set up by Logan Thornton | 14-15 |
| 09:49 | West Virginia | Mike Williams is called for traveling | 14-15 |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Ralston (PG), Daniel Tomczak (SG), Shing Ching (SF), Steven Dick (PF), Roland Johnson (C) Abraham Heineman, Mike Williams, Herman Pleasant, Aleksandar Ptaszynski, David Taylor | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Isaac Neal (PG), Lee Ellis (SG), James Swain (SF), Larry Sirmans (PF), Edward Cardone (C) Logan Thornton, Charles Pauley, Kevin Daub, Hugo Tillery, Charles Brown | |
| 09:28 | Nebraska | Isaac Neal is fouled on the floor by David Ralston - foul #1 on David Ralston, team foul #4 | 14-15 |
| 09:10 | Nebraska | Lee Ellis knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane | 14-17 |
| 09:08 | West Virginia | David Ralston is called for traveling in the backcourt | 14-17 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Abraham Heineman (PG), Mike Williams (SG), David Taylor (C) David Ralston, Daniel Tomczak, Roland Johnson | |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| 08:59 | Nebraska | Edward Cardone misses the jumper from the left side | 14-17 |
| 08:58 | Nebraska | Edward Cardone misses the tip | 14-17 |
| 08:56 | Nebraska | Edward Cardone tips it in | 14-19 |
| 08:31 | West Virginia | Mike Williams knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Steven Dick | 17-19 |
| 08:15 | Nebraska | Isaac Neal travels with the ball | 17-19 |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Ralston (PG), Daniel Tomczak (SG), Herman Pleasant (SF), Aleksandar Ptaszynski (PF), Roland Johnson (C) Abraham Heineman, Mike Williams, Shing Ching, Steven Dick, David Taylor | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Kevin Daub (C) Edward Cardone | |
| 08:13 | West Virginia | Lee Ellis steals the ball from Roland Johnson in the backcourt | 17-19 |
| 07:59 | Nebraska | Lee Ellis's pass is intercepted by Herman Pleasant | 17-19 |
| 07:55 | West Virginia | David Ralston banks in the layup on a great pass from Herman Pleasant | 19-19 |
| 07:32 | Nebraska | Kevin Daub hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by James Swain | 19-21 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - David Ralston (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Daniel Tomczak (fresh) SF - Herman Pleasant (fresh) PF - Aleksandar Ptaszynski (fairly fresh) C - Roland Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Isaac Neal (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Lee Ellis (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Swain (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Larry Sirmans (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Kevin Daub (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:03 | West Virginia | David Ralston makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 21-21 |
| 06:50 | Nebraska | Roland Johnson swats the layup by Isaac Neal | 21-21 |
| 06:48 | West Virginia | Roland Johnson grabs the board | 21-21 |
| 06:20 | West Virginia | Aleksandar Ptaszynski is called for traveling | 21-21 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Abraham Heineman (PG), Mike Williams (SG), Shing Ching (SF), Steven Dick (PF), David Taylor (C) David Ralston, Daniel Tomczak, Herman Pleasant, Aleksandar Ptaszynski, Roland Johnson | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Logan Thornton (PG), Charles Pauley (SG), Hugo Tillery (PF), Charles Brown (C) Isaac Neal, Lee Ellis, James Swain, Larry Sirmans | |
| 06:01 | Nebraska | Charles Brown clanks a 3 from the right corner | 21-21 |
| 05:59 | Nebraska | Logan Thornton grabs the offensive board | 21-21 |
| 05:38 | Nebraska | Kevin Daub can't connect on a jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Shing Ching - foul #1 on Shing Ching, team foul #5 | 21-21 |
| 05:38 | Nebraska | Kevin Daub makes the 1st free throw | 21-22 |
| 05:38 | Nebraska | Kevin Daub misses the 2nd free throw | 21-22 |
| 05:38 | West Virginia | Steven Dick grabs the defensive rebound | 21-22 |
| 05:21 | West Virginia | Mike Williams comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 21-22 |
| 05:20 | Nebraska | Kevin Daub grabs the defensive rebound | 21-22 |
| 05:03 | Nebraska | Hugo Tillery makes the jumper in the paint on a great pass from Charles Brown | 21-24 |
| 04:47 | West Virginia | Abraham Heineman's pass is intercepted by Hugo Tillery | 21-24 |
| 04:26 | Nebraska | Logan Thornton connects on the turnaround near the basket | 21-26 |
| 04:06 | West Virginia | Mike Williams hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 21-26 |
| 04:04 | Nebraska | The rebound goes to Charles Brown | 21-26 |
| 03:47 | Nebraska | Charles Brown misses short on a runner in the lane | 21-26 |
| 03:46 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to David Taylor | 21-26 |
| 03:20 | West Virginia | David Taylor clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 21-26 |
| 03:19 | Nebraska | Hugo Tillery grabs the board | 21-26 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Abraham Heineman (tiring) SG - Mike Williams (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shing Ching (tiring) PF - Steven Dick (fairly fresh) C - David Taylor (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Logan Thornton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Pauley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Kevin Daub (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Hugo Tillery (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Brown (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 03:12 | Nebraska | Charles Brown knocks in the runner from the left block set up by Charles Pauley and the foul's on Abraham Heineman - foul #2 on Abraham Heineman, team foul #6 | 21-28 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Herman Pleasant (SF), Aleksandar Ptaszynski (PF) Shing Ching, Steven Dick | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Lester Stoner (PG), Lee Ellis (SG), James Swain (SF), Larry Sirmans (PF) Logan Thornton, Charles Pauley, Kevin Daub, Hugo Tillery | |
| 03:12 | Nebraska | Charles Brown makes the free throw | 21-29 |
| 02:54 | West Virginia | Mike Williams misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 21-29 |
| 02:52 | Nebraska | Larry Sirmans snags the defensive board | 21-29 |
| 02:47 | Nebraska | Larry Sirmans's floater is tipped away by Aleksandar Ptaszynski | 21-29 |
| 02:46 | Nebraska | The offensive rebound goes to James Swain | 21-29 |
| 02:37 | Nebraska | Larry Sirmans buries a jumper from the right side set up by James Swain and the foul's on Aleksandar Ptaszynski - foul #1 on Aleksandar Ptaszynski, team foul #7 | 21-31 |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Ralston (PG), Daniel Tomczak (SG), Roland Johnson (C) Abraham Heineman, Mike Williams, David Taylor | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Isaac Neal (PG), Edward Cardone (C) Lester Stoner, Charles Brown | |
| 02:37 | Nebraska | Larry Sirmans makes the free throw | 21-32 |
| 02:08 | West Virginia | David Ralston clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Lee Ellis - foul #2 on Lee Ellis, team foul #5 | 21-32 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Mike Williams (SG), David Taylor (C) Daniel Tomczak, Roland Johnson | |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| 02:08 | West Virginia | David Ralston misses the 1st free throw | 21-32 |
| 02:08 | West Virginia | David Ralston makes the 2nd free throw | 22-32 |
| 01:43 | Nebraska | Isaac Neal buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from James Swain | 22-35 |
| 01:38 | West Virginia | David Ralston throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 22-35 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Abraham Heineman (PG), Daniel Tomczak (SG), Roland Johnson (C) David Ralston, Mike Williams, David Taylor | |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| 01:20 | Nebraska | Isaac Neal is fouled on the floor by Roland Johnson - foul #1 on Roland Johnson, team foul #8 | 22-35 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Mike Williams (SG), David Taylor (C) Daniel Tomczak, Roland Johnson | |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| 01:20 | Nebraska | Isaac Neal misses the 1st free throw | 22-35 |
| 01:20 | West Virginia | Aleksandar Ptaszynski grabs the board | 22-35 |
| 01:02 | West Virginia | Mike Williams makes the wide open 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from David Taylor | 25-35 |
| 00:49 | Nebraska | Edward Cardone can't finish the layup | 25-35 |
| 00:48 | Nebraska | Larry Sirmans snags the offensive board | 25-35 |
| 00:34 | Nebraska | Abraham Heineman is called for the reach on Isaac Neal - foul #3 on Abraham Heineman, team foul #9 | 25-35 |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Ralston (PG), Daniel Tomczak (SG), Shing Ching (SF), Steven Dick (PF), Roland Johnson (C) Abraham Heineman, Mike Williams, Herman Pleasant, Aleksandar Ptaszynski, David Taylor | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Logan Thornton (PG), Jeremy Wilson (SF), Charles Brown (C) Lee Ellis, James Swain, Edward Cardone | |
| 00:34 | Nebraska | Isaac Neal makes the 1st free throw | 25-36 |
| 00:34 | Nebraska | Isaac Neal misses the 2nd free throw | 25-36 |
| 00:34 | Nebraska | Charles Brown pulls down the offensive rebound | 25-36 |
| 00:17 | Nebraska | Daniel Tomczak picks off the pass by Logan Thornton | 25-36 |
| 00:15 | West Virginia | Charles Brown picks off the pass by Shing Ching in the backcourt | 25-36 |
| 00:01 | Nebraska | Jeremy Wilson is fouled on the floor by Daniel Tomczak - foul #1 on Daniel Tomczak, team foul #10 | 25-36 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Mike Williams (SG), Herman Pleasant (SF), Aleksandar Ptaszynski (PF), David Taylor (C) Daniel Tomczak, Shing Ching, Steven Dick, Roland Johnson | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Charles Pauley (SG), James Swain (SF), Kevin Daub (C) Isaac Neal, Larry Sirmans, Charles Brown | |
| 00:01 | Nebraska | Jeremy Wilson misses the 1st free throw | 25-36 |
| 00:01 | Nebraska | Jeremy Wilson misses the 2nd free throw | 25-36 |
| 00:01 | Nebraska | Kevin Daub grabs the offensive board | 25-36 |
| 00:00 | Nebraska | The clock runs out | 25-36 |