| Lineup | Nebraska, Omaha | PG - Terry Howard (fresh) SG - William Anthony (fresh) SF - Jay Coates (fresh) PF - Charles Ogles (fresh) C - John Kerns (fresh) | |
| Lineup | S. Dakota | PG - Richard Patterson (fresh) SG - Vincent Taft (fresh) SF - Richard Johnson (fresh) PF - James Griffin (fresh) C - Donald Jepson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Nebraska, Omaha | John Kerns wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Nebraska, Omaha | Nebraska, Omaha is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | S. Dakota | S. Dakota is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:54 | Nebraska, Omaha | Jay Coates is hacked by Richard Patterson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Richard Patterson, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | Nebraska, Omaha | William Anthony misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:31 | S. Dakota | Richard Johnson snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:13 | S. Dakota | James Griffin buries a shot near the basket on a nice dish by Richard Johnson and the foul's on Charles Ogles - foul #1 on Charles Ogles, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:13 | S. Dakota | James Griffin misses the free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:13 | Nebraska, Omaha | Charles Ogles pulls down the rebound | 0-2 |
| 19:11 | Nebraska, Omaha | Vincent Taft is called for the reach on Terry Howard in the backcourt - foul #1 on Vincent Taft, team foul #2 | 0-2 |
| 19:02 | Nebraska, Omaha | William Anthony scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Terry Howard | 3-2 |
| 18:51 | S. Dakota | Richard Johnson makes the fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Richard Patterson | 3-4 |
| 18:39 | Nebraska, Omaha | The short jumper by Charles Ogles is denied by James Griffin | 3-4 |
| 18:37 | S. Dakota | Richard Johnson pulls down the rebound | 3-4 |
| 18:31 | S. Dakota | James Griffin scores on a shot from the baseline on a great pass from Donald Jepson | 3-6 |
| 18:28 | Nebraska, Omaha | Donald Jepson picks off the pass by Terry Howard in the backcourt | 3-6 |
| 18:06 | S. Dakota | Vincent Taft comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 3-6 |
| 18:04 | S. Dakota | Donald Jepson grabs the offensive board | 3-6 |
| 17:51 | S. Dakota | Richard Johnson scores on a jumper from the left wing | 3-8 |
| 17:35 | Nebraska, Omaha | Vincent Taft is called for the reach on William Anthony - foul #2 on Vincent Taft, team foul #3 | 3-8 |
| Subs | Nebraska, Omaha | Darrell Whitmore (PG), James West (SG), Ronald Randall (SF), Joseph Galbraith (PF), Richard Paredes (C) Terry Howard, William Anthony, Jay Coates, Charles Ogles, John Kerns | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Edward Sellers (PG), James Bozeman (SG), Billy Cowie (SF), Roger Jones (PF), Fred Bugarin (C) Richard Patterson, Vincent Taft, Richard Johnson, James Griffin, Donald Jepson | |
| 17:17 | Nebraska, Omaha | James West can't connect on an uncontested runner from the right block | 3-8 |
| 17:15 | S. Dakota | Billy Cowie gets the rebound | 3-8 |
| 16:54 | S. Dakota | Fred Bugarin misses the dunk attempt | 3-8 |
| 16:53 | Nebraska, Omaha | James West gets the rebound | 3-8 |
| 16:47 | Nebraska, Omaha | James West makes the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Darrell Whitmore | 6-8 |
| 16:39 | S. Dakota | Billy Cowie clanks a shot from the right block but he's fouled by Darrell Whitmore - foul #1 on Darrell Whitmore, team foul #2 | 6-8 |
| Subs | Nebraska, Omaha | David Beam (PG), Jay Coates (SF), John Kerns (C) Darrell Whitmore, Joseph Galbraith, Richard Paredes | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Richard Patterson (PG), James Griffin (PF) James Bozeman, Roger Jones | |
| 16:39 | S. Dakota | Billy Cowie makes the 1st free throw | 6-9 |
| 16:39 | S. Dakota | Billy Cowie makes the 2nd free throw | 6-10 |
| 16:37 | Nebraska, Omaha | James West travels in the backcourt | 6-10 |
| Subs | Nebraska, Omaha | | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Richard Johnson (SF), Donald Jepson (C) Billy Cowie, Fred Bugarin | |
| 16:16 | S. Dakota | James Griffin's floater is tipped away by John Kerns | 6-10 |
| 16:15 | S. Dakota | James Griffin grabs the offensive rebound | 6-10 |
| 15:48 | S. Dakota | Richard Johnson comes up short on the shot near the basket | 6-10 |
| 15:47 | S. Dakota | Donald Jepson pulls down the offensive rebound | 6-10 |
| Lineup | Nebraska, Omaha | PG - David Beam (fresh) SG - James West (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jay Coates (fairly fresh) PF - Ronald Randall (fairly fresh) C - John Kerns (tiring) | |
| Lineup | S. Dakota | PG - Richard Patterson (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Edward Sellers (fairly fresh) SF - Richard Johnson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Griffin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Donald Jepson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:28 | S. Dakota | Richard Johnson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Jay Coates - foul #1 on Jay Coates, team foul #3 | 6-10 |
| Subs | Nebraska, Omaha | Darrell Whitmore (PG), William Anthony (SG), Charles Ogles (PF), Joseph Galbraith (C) David Beam, James West, Ronald Randall, John Kerns | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | James Bozeman (SG), Roger Jones (PF), Fred Bugarin (C) Edward Sellers, James Griffin, Donald Jepson | |
| 15:28 | S. Dakota | Richard Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 6-11 |
| 15:28 | S. Dakota | Richard Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 6-12 |
| 15:13 | Nebraska, Omaha | William Anthony misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 6-12 |
| 15:12 | S. Dakota | Fred Bugarin grabs the defensive rebound | 6-12 |
| 14:52 | S. Dakota | Richard Patterson is fouled on the floor by William Anthony - foul #1 on William Anthony, team foul #4 | 6-12 |
| Subs | Nebraska, Omaha | Terry Howard (PG), Richard Paredes (C) Darrell Whitmore, Joseph Galbraith | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Edward Sellers (SG), Billy Cowie (SF) James Bozeman, Richard Johnson | |
| 14:44 | S. Dakota | The short jumper by Billy Cowie is denied by Richard Paredes | 6-12 |
| 14:42 | Nebraska, Omaha | Richard Paredes grabs the defensive rebound | 6-12 |
| 14:22 | Nebraska, Omaha | Terry Howard misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 6-12 |
| 14:21 | Nebraska, Omaha | Richard Paredes tips it home | 8-12 |
| 14:18 | S. Dakota | Terry Howard steps in front of the Richard Patterson pass in the backcourt | 8-12 |
| 14:06 | Nebraska, Omaha | Richard Paredes is open and lays it up and in set up by William Anthony | 10-12 |
| 14:04 | S. Dakota | Terry Howard is called for the reach on Fred Bugarin in the backcourt - foul #1 on Terry Howard, team foul #5 | 10-12 |
| Subs | Nebraska, Omaha | David Beam (PG), John Kerns (C) Terry Howard, Richard Paredes | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | James Griffin (PF), Donald Jepson (C) Roger Jones, Fred Bugarin | |
| 13:50 | S. Dakota | David Beam steals the ball from Billy Cowie | 10-12 |
| 13:26 | Nebraska, Omaha | David Beam is called for a backcourt violation | 10-12 |
| Subs | Nebraska, Omaha | Darrell Whitmore (PG), James West (SF) David Beam, Jay Coates | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | James Bozeman (SG), Richard Johnson (SF) Edward Sellers, Billy Cowie | |
| 13:16 | S. Dakota | Donald Jepson blows the layup but the foul's on John Kerns - foul #1 on John Kerns, team foul #6 | 10-12 |
| Subs | Nebraska, Omaha | Joseph Galbraith (C) John Kerns | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | | |
| 13:16 | S. Dakota | Donald Jepson makes the 1st free throw | 10-13 |
| 13:16 | S. Dakota | Donald Jepson makes the 2nd free throw | 10-14 |
| 13:09 | Nebraska, Omaha | Donald Jepson takes the ball from James West | 10-14 |
| 12:54 | S. Dakota | Richard Patterson misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 10-14 |
| 12:53 | Nebraska, Omaha | Joseph Galbraith snags the defensive board | 10-14 |
| 12:42 | Nebraska, Omaha | Darrell Whitmore is alone and drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 13-14 |
| 12:36 | S. Dakota | Donald Jepson misses the easy layup | 13-14 |
| 12:34 | S. Dakota | James Griffin tips it in | 13-16 |
| 12:30 | Nebraska, Omaha | Charles Ogles's pass is intercepted by James Bozeman in the backcourt | 13-16 |
| 12:18 | S. Dakota | James Bozeman is whistled for a carry | 13-16 |
| Subs | Nebraska, Omaha | David Beam (PG), Ronald Randall (SG), Jay Coates (SF), Richard Paredes (PF), John Kerns (C) Darrell Whitmore, William Anthony, James West, Charles Ogles, Joseph Galbraith | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Edward Sellers (SG), Billy Cowie (SF) James Bozeman, Richard Johnson | |
| 11:58 | Nebraska, Omaha | Richard Patterson steals it from John Kerns | 13-16 |
| 11:53 | S. Dakota | Edward Sellers banks in the layup on a nice dish by Richard Patterson | 13-18 |
| 11:42 | Nebraska, Omaha | Jay Coates's fadeaway is rejected by Donald Jepson | 13-18 |
| 11:40 | Nebraska, Omaha | Jay Coates can't tip it in | 13-18 |
| 11:39 | Nebraska, Omaha | Jay Coates grabs the offensive rebound | 13-18 |
| Lineup | Nebraska, Omaha | PG - David Beam (fresh) SG - Ronald Randall (fresh) SF - Jay Coates (tiring) 2 reb. PF - Richard Paredes (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - John Kerns (tiring) | |
| Lineup | S. Dakota | PG - Richard Patterson (tired) 2 ast. SG - Edward Sellers (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Billy Cowie (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Griffin (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Jepson (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:17 | Nebraska, Omaha | Ronald Randall misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 13-18 |
| 11:16 | S. Dakota | James Griffin snags the defensive board | 13-18 |
| 11:05 | S. Dakota | Jay Coates is called for the reach on Billy Cowie - foul #2 on Jay Coates, team foul #7 | 13-18 |
| Subs | Nebraska, Omaha | Terry Howard (PG), William Anthony (SG), James West (SF), Charles Ogles (PF), Joseph Galbraith (C) David Beam, Ronald Randall, Jay Coates, Richard Paredes, John Kerns | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | James Bozeman (SG), Roger Jones (PF), Fred Bugarin (C) Richard Patterson, James Griffin, Donald Jepson | |
| 11:05 | S. Dakota | Billy Cowie makes the 1st free throw | 13-19 |
| 11:05 | S. Dakota | Billy Cowie makes the 2nd free throw | 13-20 |
| 10:53 | Nebraska, Omaha | Terry Howard travels with the ball | 13-20 |
| Subs | Nebraska, Omaha | | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Richard Johnson (SF) Billy Cowie | |
| 10:34 | S. Dakota | Richard Johnson misses the fadeaway near the basket | 13-20 |
| 10:33 | Nebraska, Omaha | William Anthony pulls down the rebound | 13-20 |
| 10:13 | Nebraska, Omaha | Roger Jones swats the layup by Joseph Galbraith | 13-20 |
| 10:11 | S. Dakota | Roger Jones grabs the board | 13-20 |
| 10:08 | S. Dakota | Edward Sellers is called for traveling in the backcourt | 13-20 |
| Subs | Nebraska, Omaha | John Kerns (C) Joseph Galbraith | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Richard Patterson (PG), James Griffin (PF) James Bozeman, Fred Bugarin | |
| 09:49 | Nebraska, Omaha | Edward Sellers picks off the pass by James West | 13-20 |
| 09:34 | S. Dakota | Richard Johnson lays it up and in and he's fouled by Charles Ogles - foul #2 on Charles Ogles, team foul #8 | 13-22 |
| Subs | Nebraska, Omaha | David Beam (PG), Darrell Whitmore (SG), Ronald Randall (PF) Terry Howard, William Anthony, Charles Ogles | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Donald Jepson (C) James Griffin | |
| 09:34 | S. Dakota | Richard Johnson misses the free throw | 13-22 |
| 09:34 | S. Dakota | Roger Jones grabs the offensive rebound | 13-22 |
| 09:22 | S. Dakota | Richard Johnson hits a floater from the baseline | 13-24 |
| 09:04 | Nebraska, Omaha | John Kerns misses long on a runner near the basket but he's hacked by Donald Jepson - foul #1 on Donald Jepson, team foul #4 | 13-24 |
| Subs | Nebraska, Omaha | William Anthony (SG), Joseph Galbraith (PF) Darrell Whitmore, James West | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | James Bozeman (SG), Billy Cowie (SF), Fred Bugarin (PF) Edward Sellers, Richard Johnson, Roger Jones | |
| 09:04 | Nebraska, Omaha | John Kerns makes the 1st free throw | 14-24 |
| 09:04 | Nebraska, Omaha | John Kerns misses the 2nd free throw | 14-24 |
| 09:04 | S. Dakota | Fred Bugarin snags the defensive board | 14-24 |
| 08:39 | S. Dakota | Joseph Galbraith swats the short shot by James Bozeman | 14-24 |
| 08:37 | S. Dakota | Billy Cowie grabs the offensive board | 14-24 |
| 08:25 | S. Dakota | Donald Jepson banks in the layup | 14-26 |
| 08:19 | Nebraska, Omaha | David Beam's pass is intercepted by James Bozeman in the backcourt | 14-26 |
| 08:18 | S. Dakota | Richard Patterson lays it in on a nice dish by James Bozeman | 14-28 |
| 08:01 | Nebraska, Omaha | Ronald Randall drills a fadeaway from the baseline | 16-28 |
| 07:49 | S. Dakota | Donald Jepson makes the runner near the basket set up by James Bozeman | 16-30 |
| 07:37 | Nebraska, Omaha | Joseph Galbraith buries a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Ronald Randall | 18-30 |
| Lineup | Nebraska, Omaha | PG - David Beam (fairly fresh) SG - William Anthony (tired) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Randall (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joseph Galbraith (tired) 2 pts. C - John Kerns (tired) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | S. Dakota | PG - Richard Patterson (very tired) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Bozeman (tiring) 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Billy Cowie (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Fred Bugarin (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Donald Jepson (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:33 | S. Dakota | James Bozeman travels in the backcourt | 18-30 |
| 07:33 | Nebraska, Omaha | Nebraska, Omaha calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 18-30 |
| Subs | Nebraska, Omaha | Terry Howard (PG), Darrell Whitmore (SG), James West (SF), Richard Paredes (C) David Beam, William Anthony, Joseph Galbraith, John Kerns | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Edward Sellers (PG), Richard Johnson (SF), James Griffin (PF), Roger Jones (C) Richard Patterson, Billy Cowie, Fred Bugarin, Donald Jepson | |
| 07:05 | Nebraska, Omaha | Ronald Randall can't connect on a shot from the left block | 18-30 |
| 07:03 | S. Dakota | James Griffin grabs the defensive rebound | 18-30 |
| 06:58 | S. Dakota | Richard Johnson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 18-30 |
| Subs | Nebraska, Omaha | | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Richard Patterson (PG) James Bozeman | |
| 06:56 | Nebraska, Omaha | Terry Howard is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Patterson - foul #2 on Richard Patterson, team foul #5 | 18-30 |
| Subs | Nebraska, Omaha | | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | James Bozeman (SG) Richard Patterson | |
| 06:40 | Nebraska, Omaha | Terry Howard hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 18-30 |
| 06:39 | S. Dakota | The rebound goes to Richard Johnson | 18-30 |
| 06:30 | S. Dakota | James Griffin misses long on a jump hook from close range | 18-30 |
| 06:29 | Nebraska, Omaha | Richard Paredes grabs the defensive rebound | 18-30 |
| 06:27 | Nebraska, Omaha | Darrell Whitmore is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Johnson - foul #1 on Richard Johnson, team foul #6 | 18-30 |
| Subs | Nebraska, Omaha | William Anthony (SG), John Kerns (C) Darrell Whitmore, Richard Paredes | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Donald Jepson (C) Roger Jones | |
| 06:10 | Nebraska, Omaha | John Kerns connects on the open jump hook near the basket | 20-30 |
| 05:56 | S. Dakota | Richard Johnson's floater is knocked away by John Kerns | 20-30 |
| 05:54 | Nebraska, Omaha | William Anthony pulls down the rebound | 20-30 |
| 05:40 | Nebraska, Omaha | James West knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from William Anthony | 23-30 |
| 05:19 | S. Dakota | Richard Johnson's floater is tipped away by Ronald Randall | 23-30 |
| 05:17 | S. Dakota | Richard Johnson grabs the offensive board | 23-30 |
| 04:59 | S. Dakota | James Griffin's layup is rejected by John Kerns | 23-30 |
| 04:57 | Nebraska, Omaha | William Anthony pulls down the rebound | 23-30 |
| 04:55 | Nebraska, Omaha | Edward Sellers steps in front of the William Anthony pass in the backcourt | 23-30 |
| 04:55 | S. Dakota | S. Dakota calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 23-30 |
| Subs | Nebraska, Omaha | David Beam (PG), Darrell Whitmore (SG), Richard Paredes (PF), Joseph Galbraith (C) Terry Howard, William Anthony, Ronald Randall, John Kerns | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Billy Cowie (SF), Fred Bugarin (PF), Roger Jones (C) Richard Johnson, James Griffin, Donald Jepson | |
| 04:42 | S. Dakota | The short jumper by James Bozeman is denied by Joseph Galbraith | 23-30 |
| 04:41 | Nebraska, Omaha | Darrell Whitmore grabs the board | 23-30 |
| 04:34 | Nebraska, Omaha | Fred Bugarin is called for the reach on Darrell Whitmore - foul #1 on Fred Bugarin, team foul #7 | 23-30 |
| 04:34 | Nebraska, Omaha | Darrell Whitmore misses the 1st free throw | 23-30 |
| 04:34 | S. Dakota | Roger Jones pulls down the rebound | 23-30 |
| 04:31 | S. Dakota | David Beam steals it from Edward Sellers in the backcourt | 23-30 |
| 04:18 | Nebraska, Omaha | James West misses the easy open layup | 23-30 |
| 04:16 | Nebraska, Omaha | Richard Paredes hits the follow up shot | 25-30 |
| 04:00 | S. Dakota | Billy Cowie misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 25-30 |
| 03:59 | Nebraska, Omaha | Richard Paredes gets the rebound | 25-30 |
| 03:50 | Nebraska, Omaha | Joseph Galbraith misses short on an open 3pt shot from the right corner | 25-30 |
| 03:48 | S. Dakota | Fred Bugarin grabs the defensive rebound | 25-30 |
| 03:46 | S. Dakota | David Beam steps in front of the Billy Cowie pass in the backcourt | 25-30 |
| 03:28 | Nebraska, Omaha | James West scores on a jumper from the left side | 27-30 |
| Lineup | Nebraska, Omaha | PG - David Beam (fairly fresh) 3 stl. SG - Darrell Whitmore (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - James West (tired) 8 pts. PF - Richard Paredes (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Joseph Galbraith (tired) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | S. Dakota | PG - Edward Sellers (tired) 2 pts. 2 stl. SG - James Bozeman (very tired) 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Billy Cowie (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Fred Bugarin (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Roger Jones (tiring) 3 reb. | |
| 03:25 | S. Dakota | Edward Sellers throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 27-30 |
| Subs | Nebraska, Omaha | Terry Howard (PG), William Anthony (SG), Jay Coates (SF), Charles Ogles (PF), John Kerns (C) David Beam, Darrell Whitmore, James West, Richard Paredes, Joseph Galbraith | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Richard Patterson (PG), Vincent Taft (SG), Richard Johnson (SF), James Griffin (PF), Donald Jepson (C) Edward Sellers, James Bozeman, Billy Cowie, Fred Bugarin, Roger Jones | |
| 03:20 | Nebraska, Omaha | John Kerns misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 27-30 |
| 03:18 | S. Dakota | Richard Johnson gets the rebound | 27-30 |
| 03:10 | S. Dakota | Vincent Taft is hacked by Jay Coates - foul #3 on Jay Coates, team foul #9 | 27-30 |
| Subs | Nebraska, Omaha | Ronald Randall (SF) Jay Coates | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | | |
| 03:10 | S. Dakota | Vincent Taft makes the 1st free throw | 27-31 |
| 03:10 | S. Dakota | Vincent Taft misses the 2nd free throw | 27-31 |
| 03:10 | Nebraska, Omaha | Charles Ogles grabs the defensive rebound | 27-31 |
| 02:57 | Nebraska, Omaha | John Kerns's pass is intercepted by Richard Patterson | 27-31 |
| 02:54 | S. Dakota | Vincent Taft's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 27-31 |
| 02:49 | Nebraska, Omaha | Terry Howard makes the 3pt shot from straight away | 30-31 |
| 02:24 | S. Dakota | Vincent Taft misses badly on the uncontested floater from the free throw line | 30-31 |
| 02:22 | S. Dakota | Donald Jepson gets the offensive rebound | 30-31 |
| 02:15 | S. Dakota | Donald Jepson is fouled on the floor by Charles Ogles - foul #3 on Charles Ogles, team foul #10 | 30-31 |
| Subs | Nebraska, Omaha | James West (SF), Joseph Galbraith (PF), Richard Paredes (C) Ronald Randall, Charles Ogles, John Kerns | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Billy Cowie (SF) Richard Johnson | |
| 02:15 | S. Dakota | Donald Jepson makes the 1st free throw | 30-32 |
| 02:15 | S. Dakota | Donald Jepson misses the 2nd free throw | 30-32 |
| 02:15 | Nebraska, Omaha | Joseph Galbraith pulls down the rebound | 30-32 |
| 02:05 | Nebraska, Omaha | James West misses long on an open 3 pointer from the right wing | 30-32 |
| 02:04 | S. Dakota | Richard Patterson snags the defensive board | 30-32 |
| 02:01 | S. Dakota | William Anthony is called for the reach on Richard Patterson in the backcourt - foul #2 on William Anthony, team foul #11 | 30-32 |
| Subs | Nebraska, Omaha | | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Roger Jones (C) Donald Jepson | |
| 02:01 | S. Dakota | Richard Patterson misses the 1st free throw | 30-32 |
| 02:01 | S. Dakota | Richard Patterson makes the 2nd free throw | 30-33 |
| 01:43 | Nebraska, Omaha | James West misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 30-33 |
| 01:41 | S. Dakota | The rebound goes to Richard Patterson | 30-33 |
| 01:32 | S. Dakota | Vincent Taft buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Billy Cowie | 30-36 |
| 01:05 | Nebraska, Omaha | James West hits a fadeaway from the left wing | 32-36 |
| 00:39 | S. Dakota | James Griffin misses the wide open fadeaway from the right wing | 32-36 |
| 00:37 | Nebraska, Omaha | The rebound goes to Terry Howard | 32-36 |
| 00:33 | Nebraska, Omaha | Nebraska, Omaha calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 32-36 |
| Subs | Nebraska, Omaha | David Beam (PG), Darrell Whitmore (SG), Ronald Randall (PF), John Kerns (C) Terry Howard, William Anthony, Joseph Galbraith, Richard Paredes | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Edward Sellers (SG), Richard Johnson (SF), Fred Bugarin (PF), Donald Jepson (C) Richard Patterson, Billy Cowie, James Griffin, Roger Jones | |
| 00:30 | Nebraska, Omaha | James West misses short on a floater from the right side but the foul's on Vincent Taft - foul #3 on Vincent Taft, team foul #8 | 32-36 |
| Subs | Nebraska, Omaha | | |
| Subs | S. Dakota | Richard Patterson (PG) Vincent Taft | |
| 00:30 | Nebraska, Omaha | James West makes the 1st free throw | 33-36 |
| 00:30 | Nebraska, Omaha | James West misses the 2nd free throw | 33-36 |
| 00:30 | S. Dakota | Richard Johnson snags the defensive board | 33-36 |
| 00:03 | S. Dakota | Richard Johnson's floater is tipped away by John Kerns | 33-36 |
| 00:01 | S. Dakota | Donald Jepson grabs the offensive board | 33-36 |
| 00:00 | S. Dakota | The clock runs out | 33-36 |