| Lineup | Cal | PG - Robert McCoskey (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Marvin Yang (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Dorn (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bobby Clark (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Randall Petillo (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - David Rathburn (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Victor Anderton (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Robert Davis (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Dale Riley (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Glenn Taveras (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cal | James Dorn inbounds the ball | 35-33 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:50 | Cal | Robert McCoskey misses badly on a shot from the right side | 35-33 |
| 19:48 | Nebraska | Dale Riley grabs the defensive rebound | 35-33 |
| 19:37 | Nebraska | Glenn Taveras connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Robert Davis | 35-36 |
| 19:23 | Cal | Bobby Clark connects on the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from James Dorn | 38-36 |
| 18:59 | Nebraska | Dale Riley is fouled on the floor by Bobby Clark - foul #2 on Bobby Clark, team foul #1 | 38-36 |
| 18:40 | Nebraska | Glenn Taveras comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 38-36 |
| 18:39 | Cal | James Dorn grabs the board | 38-36 |
| 18:19 | Cal | Bobby Clark is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Bobby Clark, team foul #2 | 38-36 |
| Subs | Cal | Isaac Bradford (PF) Bobby Clark | |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| 17:55 | Nebraska | Robert Davis's corner 3pt jumper is blocked by Randall Petillo | 38-36 |
| 17:54 | Cal | Isaac Bradford pulls down the rebound | 38-36 |
| 17:38 | Cal | James Dorn misses the easy layup | 38-36 |
| 17:37 | Nebraska | Victor Anderton gets the rebound | 38-36 |
| 17:31 | Nebraska | Dale Riley misses long on a turnaround from close range | 38-36 |
| 17:29 | Nebraska | David Rathburn tips it in | 38-38 |
| 17:11 | Cal | Robert McCoskey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-38 |
| Subs | Cal | James Sullivan (SG), Sekan Acri (SF) Robert McCoskey, Marvin Yang | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Larry Mather (SG) Victor Anderton | |
| 16:52 | Nebraska | Glenn Taveras misses the turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by James Sullivan - foul #2 on James Sullivan, team foul #3 | 38-38 |
| 16:52 | Nebraska | Glenn Taveras makes the 1st free throw | 38-39 |
| 16:52 | Nebraska | Glenn Taveras makes the 2nd free throw | 38-40 |
| 16:37 | Cal | Randall Petillo lays it in set up by James Dorn | 40-40 |
| 16:19 | Nebraska | David Rathburn can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Randall Petillo - foul #3 on Randall Petillo, team foul #4 | 40-40 |
| Subs | Cal | Mervin Enochs (C) Randall Petillo | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Chris Price (SF), Sidney Hess (PF), John Edwards (C) Robert Davis, Dale Riley, Glenn Taveras | |
| 16:19 | Nebraska | David Rathburn makes the 1st free throw | 40-41 |
| 16:19 | Nebraska | David Rathburn makes the 2nd free throw | 40-42 |
| 15:53 | Cal | James Dorn hits a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from James Sullivan | 42-42 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - James Dorn (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. SG - James Sullivan (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sekan Acri (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Isaac Bradford (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Mervin Enochs (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - David Rathburn (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Larry Mather (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Chris Price (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Sidney Hess (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - John Edwards (fresh) | |
| 15:30 | Nebraska | David Rathburn comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 42-42 |
| 15:28 | Cal | James Sullivan grabs the board | 42-42 |
| 15:10 | Cal | Isaac Bradford is hacked by Sidney Hess - foul #3 on Sidney Hess, team foul #1 | 42-42 |
| Subs | Cal | Robert McCoskey (PG), Marvin Yang (SG), Bobby Clark (PF), Randall Petillo (C) James Sullivan, Sekan Acri, Isaac Bradford, Mervin Enochs | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Philip Racine (SG), Robert Davis (SF), Dale Riley (PF) David Rathburn, Chris Price, John Edwards | |
| 14:55 | Cal | Bobby Clark jams it on a nice dish by Randall Petillo | 44-42 |
| 14:32 | Nebraska | Philip Racine is fouled on the floor by Marvin Yang - foul #2 on Marvin Yang, team foul #5 | 44-42 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Victor Anderton (PG), Glenn Taveras (C) Larry Mather, Sidney Hess | |
| 14:19 | Nebraska | Robert Davis is hacked by Bobby Clark - foul #4 on Bobby Clark, team foul #6 | 44-42 |
| Subs | Cal | Mervin Enochs (C) Bobby Clark | |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| 14:10 | Nebraska | Victor Anderton comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 44-42 |
| 14:09 | Nebraska | Philip Racine pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-42 |
| 14:04 | Nebraska | Glenn Taveras is denied on a layup by Randall Petillo | 44-42 |
| 14:02 | Cal | James Dorn grabs the defensive rebound | 44-42 |
| 13:48 | Cal | Marvin Yang clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 44-42 |
| 13:47 | Cal | Randall Petillo tips it home | 46-42 |
| 13:30 | Nebraska | Victor Anderton scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 46-44 |
| 13:12 | Cal | Randall Petillo misses the fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Victor Anderton - foul #2 on Victor Anderton, team foul #2 | 46-44 |
| Subs | Cal | Isaac Bradford (PF) Mervin Enochs | |
| Subs | Nebraska | David Rathburn (PG) Victor Anderton | |
| 13:12 | Cal | Randall Petillo makes the 1st free throw | 47-44 |
| 13:12 | Cal | Randall Petillo makes the 2nd free throw | 48-44 |
| 12:55 | Nebraska | Glenn Taveras misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 48-44 |
| 12:53 | Cal | Marvin Yang gets the rebound | 48-44 |
| 12:49 | Cal | James Dorn is hacked by Philip Racine - foul #4 on Philip Racine, team foul #3 | 48-44 |
| Subs | Cal | James Sullivan (SG), Sekan Acri (SF) Robert McCoskey, Marvin Yang | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Victor Anderton (SG), Chris Price (SF) Philip Racine, Robert Davis | |
| 12:26 | Cal | Randall Petillo banks in the layup set up by James Dorn | 50-44 |
| 12:11 | Nebraska | James Dorn steps in front of the Chris Price pass | 50-44 |
| 11:46 | Cal | Sekan Acri is whistled for traveling | 50-44 |
| Subs | Cal | Marvin Yang (SG) James Dorn | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Robert Davis (SF), Sidney Hess (PF), John Edwards (C) Chris Price, Dale Riley, Glenn Taveras | |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - James Sullivan (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Marvin Yang (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Sekan Acri (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Isaac Bradford (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Randall Petillo (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - David Rathburn (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Victor Anderton (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Robert Davis (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Sidney Hess (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - John Edwards (fresh) | |
| 11:33 | Nebraska | Robert Davis hits a jump hook from close range set up by David Rathburn and he's hacked by James Sullivan - foul #3 on James Sullivan, team foul #7 | 50-46 |
| Subs | Cal | Robert McCoskey (PG) James Sullivan | |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| 11:33 | Nebraska | Robert Davis makes the free throw | 50-47 |
| 11:13 | Cal | Randall Petillo comes up short on the jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by John Edwards - foul #1 on John Edwards, team foul #4 | 50-47 |
| Subs | Cal | Mervin Enochs (C) Isaac Bradford | |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| 11:13 | Cal | Randall Petillo makes the 1st free throw | 51-47 |
| 11:13 | Cal | Randall Petillo makes the 2nd free throw | 52-47 |
| 10:56 | Nebraska | Robert Davis buries a jumper from the right side on a great pass from David Rathburn | 52-49 |
| 10:41 | Cal | Marvin Yang clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 52-49 |
| 10:39 | Cal | Mervin Enochs can't tip it in | 52-49 |
| 10:38 | Nebraska | David Rathburn grabs the defensive rebound | 52-49 |
| 10:32 | Nebraska | Victor Anderton buries a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by David Rathburn | 52-52 |
| 10:14 | Cal | Randall Petillo comes up short on the floater from close range | 52-52 |
| 10:12 | Nebraska | Sidney Hess grabs the defensive rebound | 52-52 |
| 10:06 | Nebraska | Sidney Hess's fadeaway is rejected by Robert McCoskey | 52-52 |
| 10:05 | Nebraska | Victor Anderton snags the offensive board | 52-52 |
| 10:00 | Nebraska | Sidney Hess blows the layup | 52-52 |
| 09:58 | Cal | Marvin Yang grabs the board | 52-52 |
| 09:42 | Cal | Randall Petillo buries a jumpshot from the left wing | 54-52 |
| 09:34 | Nebraska | Robert Davis is hacked by Sekan Acri - foul #2 on Sekan Acri, team foul #8 | 54-52 |
| Subs | Cal | James Sullivan (SG), James Dorn (SF), Isaac Bradford (PF) Marvin Yang, Sekan Acri, Randall Petillo | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Larry Mather (PG), Chris Price (SG), Dale Riley (PF), Glenn Taveras (C) David Rathburn, Victor Anderton, Sidney Hess, John Edwards | |
| 09:34 | Nebraska | Robert Davis makes the 1st free throw | 54-53 |
| 09:34 | Nebraska | Robert Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 54-54 |
| 09:15 | Cal | Mervin Enochs misses the dunk | 54-54 |
| 09:13 | Cal | Robert McCoskey hits the follow up shot | 56-54 |
| 09:02 | Nebraska | Mervin Enochs denies the turnaround by Robert Davis | 56-54 |
| 09:00 | Cal | James Dorn grabs the defensive rebound | 56-54 |
| 08:46 | Cal | James Dorn comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 56-54 |
| 08:45 | Nebraska | Glenn Taveras gets the rebound | 56-54 |
| 08:29 | Nebraska | Robert Davis is hacked by James Sullivan - foul #4 on James Sullivan, team foul #9 | 56-54 |
| Subs | Cal | Marvin Yang (SG), Randall Petillo (C) James Sullivan, Mervin Enochs | |
| Subs | Nebraska | David Rathburn (PG) Chris Price | |
| 08:29 | Nebraska | Robert Davis makes the 1st free throw | 56-55 |
| 08:29 | Nebraska | Robert Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 56-56 |
| 08:14 | Cal | Isaac Bradford hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 56-56 |
| 08:12 | Nebraska | The rebound goes to Larry Mather | 56-56 |
| 07:57 | Nebraska | Larry Mather hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Marvin Yang - foul #3 on Marvin Yang, team foul #10 | 56-56 |
| Subs | Cal | James Sullivan (SG), Sekan Acri (SF), Bobby Clark (C) Robert McCoskey, Marvin Yang, Randall Petillo | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Philip Racine (SG), Chris Price (SF) David Rathburn, Robert Davis | |
| 07:57 | Nebraska | Larry Mather misses the 1st free throw | 56-56 |
| 07:57 | Nebraska | Larry Mather makes the 2nd free throw | 56-57 |
| 07:31 | Cal | Sekan Acri misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 56-57 |
| 07:30 | Nebraska | Philip Racine grabs the board | 56-57 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - James Dorn (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. SG - James Sullivan (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Sekan Acri (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Isaac Bradford (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Bobby Clark (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Larry Mather (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Philip Racine (fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. SF - Chris Price (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Dale Riley (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Glenn Taveras (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Nebraska | Chris Price misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 56-57 |
| 07:23 | Cal | Bobby Clark snags the defensive board | 56-57 |
| 07:04 | Cal | Sekan Acri makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from James Sullivan | 59-57 |
| 06:36 | Nebraska | Philip Racine can't connect on a floater in the paint | 59-57 |
| 06:34 | Cal | Bobby Clark grabs the defensive rebound | 59-57 |
| 06:23 | Cal | James Sullivan comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 59-57 |
| 06:21 | Nebraska | The rebound goes to Dale Riley | 59-57 |
| 06:07 | Nebraska | Dale Riley blows the layup | 59-57 |
| 06:06 | Cal | Isaac Bradford pulls down the rebound | 59-57 |
| 05:42 | Cal | Isaac Bradford lays it up and in and the foul's on Dale Riley - foul #2 on Dale Riley, team foul #5 | 61-57 |
| Subs | Cal | Marvin Yang (SG), Randall Petillo (C) James Sullivan, Sekan Acri | |
| Subs | Nebraska | David Rathburn (PG), Robert Davis (SF), Sidney Hess (PF), John Edwards (C) Larry Mather, Chris Price, Dale Riley, Glenn Taveras | |
| 05:42 | Cal | Isaac Bradford makes the free throw | 62-57 |
| 05:24 | Nebraska | Robert Davis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-57 |
| Subs | Cal | Robert McCoskey (PG) Isaac Bradford | |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| 05:00 | Cal | Robert McCoskey is fouled on the floor by David Rathburn - foul #2 on David Rathburn, team foul #6 | 62-57 |
| 04:49 | Cal | Randall Petillo misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 62-57 |
| 04:47 | Cal | Bobby Clark grabs the offensive rebound | 62-57 |
| 04:33 | Cal | James Dorn misses badly on a floater in the paint | 62-57 |
| 04:32 | Nebraska | The rebound goes to Robert Davis | 62-57 |
| 04:27 | Nebraska | Marvin Yang steps in front of the John Edwards pass | 62-57 |
| 04:10 | Cal | The jump hook by James Dorn is blocked by Sidney Hess | 62-57 |
| 04:08 | Cal | Marvin Yang hits the follow up shot | 64-57 |
| 03:58 | Nebraska | John Edwards can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 64-57 |
| 03:57 | Nebraska | Sidney Hess tips it back up and in | 64-59 |
| 03:28 | Cal | Bobby Clark misses the jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Robert Davis - foul #2 on Robert Davis, team foul #7 | 64-59 |
| Subs | Cal | James Sullivan (PG), Sekan Acri (SF) Robert McCoskey, James Dorn | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Victor Anderton (SG), Dale Riley (PF), Glenn Taveras (C) Philip Racine, Sidney Hess, John Edwards | |
| 03:28 | Cal | Bobby Clark makes the 1st free throw | 65-59 |
| 03:28 | Cal | Bobby Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 66-59 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - James Sullivan (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Marvin Yang (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Sekan Acri (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Bobby Clark (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. C - Randall Petillo (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 2 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - David Rathburn (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Victor Anderton (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Robert Davis (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dale Riley (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Glenn Taveras (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:02 | Nebraska | Victor Anderton comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 66-59 |
| 03:00 | Cal | Sekan Acri grabs the defensive rebound | 66-59 |
| 03:00 | Cal | Cal calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-59 |
| Subs | Cal | James Dorn (PG), Isaac Bradford (PF) James Sullivan, Bobby Clark | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Philip Racine (SG) Victor Anderton | |
| 02:38 | Cal | Randall Petillo clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 66-59 |
| 02:36 | Cal | Randall Petillo tips it in | 68-59 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 02:22 | Nebraska | Glenn Taveras travels with the ball | 68-59 |
| Subs | Cal | Robert McCoskey (PG) Sekan Acri | |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:56 | Cal | Randall Petillo misses the easy layup but the foul's on David Rathburn - foul #3 on David Rathburn, team foul #8 | 68-59 |
| Subs | Cal | Bobby Clark (PF) Isaac Bradford | |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| 01:56 | Cal | Randall Petillo makes the 1st free throw | 69-59 |
| 01:56 | Cal | Randall Petillo makes the 2nd free throw | 70-59 |
| 01:44 | Nebraska | Glenn Taveras misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 70-59 |
| 01:43 | Nebraska | Dale Riley misses the tip | 70-59 |
| 01:41 | Cal | James Dorn gets the rebound | 70-59 |
| 01:15 | Cal | Dale Riley takes the ball from Robert McCoskey | 70-59 |
| 01:02 | Nebraska | The short jumper by Glenn Taveras is denied by Randall Petillo | 70-59 |
| 01:00 | Nebraska | Glenn Taveras tips it back up and in | 70-61 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:59 | Cal | James Dorn is hacked by David Rathburn in the backcourt - foul #4 on David Rathburn, team foul #9 | 70-61 |
| Subs | Cal | Sekan Acri (SF), Isaac Bradford (PF) Marvin Yang, Bobby Clark | |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| 00:59 | Cal | James Dorn makes the 1st free throw | 71-61 |
| 00:59 | Cal | James Dorn misses the 2nd free throw | 71-61 |
| 00:59 | Nebraska | Glenn Taveras grabs the board | 71-61 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:54 | Nebraska | Robert Davis scores on a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Glenn Taveras | 71-63 |
| 00:54 | Cal | Cal calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 71-63 |
| 00:53 | Cal | Randall Petillo is hacked by David Rathburn in the backcourt - foul #5 on David Rathburn, team foul #10 | 71-63 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Larry Mather (PG) David Rathburn | |
| 00:53 | Cal | Randall Petillo makes the 1st free throw | 72-63 |
| 00:53 | Cal | Randall Petillo makes the 2nd free throw | 73-63 |
| 00:49 | Nebraska | Philip Racine comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 73-63 |
| 00:47 | Cal | Sekan Acri grabs the defensive rebound | 73-63 |
| 00:44 | Cal | Sekan Acri is fouled in the backcourt by Larry Mather - foul #2 on Larry Mather, team foul #11 | 73-63 |
| Subs | Cal | James Sullivan (SG), Mervin Enochs (C) James Dorn, Randall Petillo | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Victor Anderton (SG), Chris Price (SF), Sidney Hess (PF), John Edwards (C) Philip Racine, Robert Davis, Dale Riley, Glenn Taveras | |
| 00:44 | Cal | Sekan Acri misses the 1st free throw | 73-63 |
| 00:44 | Cal | Sekan Acri misses the 2nd free throw | 73-63 |
| 00:44 | Nebraska | The rebound goes to John Edwards | 73-63 |
| 00:38 | Nebraska | Sidney Hess clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 73-63 |
| 00:37 | Nebraska | The offensive rebound goes to Chris Price | 73-63 |
| 00:33 | Nebraska | Victor Anderton can't connect on a shot from the baseline | 73-63 |
| 00:31 | Cal | Isaac Bradford gets the rebound | 73-63 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:07 | Cal | Mervin Enochs hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 73-63 |
| 00:05 | Cal | Sekan Acri hits the follow up shot | 75-63 |
| 00:00 | Nebraska | Larry Mather buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 75-65 |