| Lineup | Penn State | PG - David Bertrand (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Paul Cordova (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Kepley (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Wayne Flickinger (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Leonard Lechuga (fresh) 6 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - David Rathburn (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Philip Racine (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Robert Davis (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Dale Riley (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Glenn Taveras (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Penn State | George Kepley inbounds the ball | 37-40 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:36 | Penn State | David Bertrand misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 37-40 |
| 19:35 | Nebraska | Dale Riley grabs the board | 37-40 |
| 19:15 | Nebraska | Robert Davis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-40 |
| 18:57 | Penn State | David Bertrand is fouled on the floor by Glenn Taveras - foul #3 on Glenn Taveras, team foul #1 | 37-40 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Nebraska | John Edwards (C) Glenn Taveras | |
| 18:43 | Penn State | Leonard Lechuga misses long on a turnaround from the left block | 37-40 |
| 18:42 | Penn State | George Kepley tips it home | 39-40 |
| 18:19 | Nebraska | The short jumper by Dale Riley is denied by Leonard Lechuga | 39-40 |
| 18:18 | Penn State | The rebound goes to David Bertrand | 39-40 |
| 18:05 | Penn State | Paul Cordova buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by David Bertrand | 41-40 |
| 17:55 | Nebraska | George Kepley takes the ball from Philip Racine | 41-40 |
| 17:35 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger lays it up and in on a nice dish by Paul Cordova | 43-40 |
| 17:28 | Nebraska | David Rathburn can't connect on a runner in the lane | 43-40 |
| 17:26 | Penn State | Leonard Lechuga snags the defensive board | 43-40 |
| 17:11 | Penn State | Paul Cordova scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Wayne Flickinger | 46-40 |
| 17:00 | Nebraska | Philip Racine comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 46-40 |
| 16:59 | Nebraska | Philip Racine snags the offensive board | 46-40 |
| 16:44 | Nebraska | Robert Davis makes the 3 from the right wing | 46-43 |
| 16:23 | Penn State | Paul Cordova hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 46-43 |
| 16:21 | Nebraska | Dale Riley gets the rebound | 46-43 |
| 16:01 | Nebraska | Philip Racine blows the layup but the foul's on Wayne Flickinger - foul #1 on Wayne Flickinger, team foul #1 | 46-43 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Larry Mather (PG), Victor Anderton (SF), Steven Kramer (C) David Rathburn, Robert Davis, John Edwards | |
| 16:01 | Nebraska | Philip Racine makes the 1st free throw | 46-44 |
| 16:01 | Nebraska | Philip Racine makes the 2nd free throw | 46-45 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - David Bertrand (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Paul Cordova (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - George Kepley (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. PF - Wayne Flickinger (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Leonard Lechuga (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Larry Mather (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Philip Racine (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Victor Anderton (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Dale Riley (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Steven Kramer (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:48 | Penn State | Philip Racine steals it from Wayne Flickinger | 46-45 |
| 15:28 | Nebraska | Larry Mather is whistled for a carry | 46-45 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Chris Price (SF), Sidney Hess (PF), Glenn Taveras (C) Philip Racine, Dale Riley, Steven Kramer | |
| 15:11 | Penn State | Paul Cordova misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 46-45 |
| 15:10 | Nebraska | Glenn Taveras gets the rebound | 46-45 |
| 14:58 | Nebraska | Wayne Flickinger picks off the pass by Larry Mather | 46-45 |
| 14:33 | Penn State | George Kepley scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from David Bertrand | 49-45 |
| 14:29 | Nebraska | Chris Price misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 49-45 |
| 14:28 | Penn State | Paul Cordova grabs the board | 49-45 |
| 14:08 | Penn State | Paul Cordova hits a jumper from the right side on a great pass from David Bertrand | 51-45 |
| 13:53 | Nebraska | Chris Price clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 51-45 |
| 13:52 | Penn State | David Bertrand snags the defensive board | 51-45 |
| 13:38 | Penn State | Leonard Lechuga loses the dribble to Chris Price | 51-45 |
| 13:34 | Nebraska | Victor Anderton lays it in on a nice dish by Chris Price | 51-47 |
| 13:20 | Penn State | Paul Cordova scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by David Bertrand | 54-47 |
| 13:03 | Nebraska | Glenn Taveras scores on a 3 from the right corner | 54-50 |
| 12:46 | Penn State | George Kepley buries a shot from close range | 56-50 |
| 12:17 | Nebraska | The short jumper by Sidney Hess is denied by Leonard Lechuga | 56-50 |
| 12:16 | Penn State | George Kepley snags the defensive board | 56-50 |
| 12:10 | Penn State | George Kepley is called for a charge - foul #1 on George Kepley, team foul #2 | 56-50 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Nebraska | David Rathburn (PG), Philip Racine (SG), Robert Davis (SF), Dale Riley (PF), John Edwards (C) Larry Mather, Victor Anderton, Chris Price, Sidney Hess, Glenn Taveras | |
| 11:54 | Nebraska | David Rathburn is whistled for a carry | 56-50 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - David Bertrand (fairly fresh) 6 ast. SG - Paul Cordova (tiring) 18 pts. 3 ast. SF - George Kepley (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 7 reb. PF - Wayne Flickinger (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Leonard Lechuga (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - David Rathburn (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Philip Racine (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Robert Davis (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Dale Riley (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - John Edwards (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 11:36 | Penn State | David Bertrand misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on David Rathburn - foul #2 on David Rathburn, team foul #2 | 56-50 |
| 11:36 | Penn State | David Bertrand makes the 1st free throw | 57-50 |
| 11:36 | Penn State | David Bertrand misses the 2nd free throw | 57-50 |
| 11:36 | Penn State | Leonard Lechuga gets the offensive rebound | 57-50 |
| 11:20 | Penn State | George Kepley can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 57-50 |
| 11:18 | Nebraska | Dale Riley grabs the board | 57-50 |
| 11:03 | Nebraska | John Edwards's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-50 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Glenn Taveras (C) John Edwards | |
| 10:48 | Penn State | David Bertrand makes the jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Paul Cordova | 59-50 |
| 10:24 | Nebraska | David Rathburn is fouled on the floor by Paul Cordova - foul #2 on Paul Cordova, team foul #3 | 59-50 |
| Subs | Penn State | Mark McMurtrie (SF) George Kepley | |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| 10:04 | Nebraska | Robert Davis makes the floater from the free throw line set up by David Rathburn | 59-52 |
| 09:51 | Penn State | Leonard Lechuga misses the runner near the basket | 59-52 |
| 09:50 | Penn State | Leonard Lechuga grabs the offensive rebound | 59-52 |
| 09:32 | Penn State | Glenn Taveras blocks the short jumper by Leonard Lechuga | 59-52 |
| 09:30 | Nebraska | The rebound goes to Dale Riley | 59-52 |
| 09:14 | Nebraska | Philip Racine buries a floater from the left side set up by David Rathburn and he's fouled by Paul Cordova - foul #3 on Paul Cordova, team foul #4 | 59-54 |
| Subs | Penn State | George Kepley (SF) Mark McMurtrie | |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| 09:14 | Nebraska | Philip Racine misses the free throw | 59-54 |
| 09:14 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger gets the rebound | 59-54 |
| 08:47 | Penn State | Paul Cordova loses the ball out of bounds | 59-54 |
| Subs | Penn State | Harry Gross (PG) David Bertrand | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Sidney Hess (C) Glenn Taveras | |
| 08:25 | Nebraska | Sidney Hess is fouled on the floor by Leonard Lechuga - foul #3 on Leonard Lechuga, team foul #5 | 59-54 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Larry Mather (PG), Victor Anderton (SG), Chris Price (SF) David Rathburn, Philip Racine, Robert Davis | |
| 08:05 | Nebraska | Dale Riley buries a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Chris Price | 59-57 |
| 07:45 | Penn State | Paul Cordova throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-57 |
| Subs | Penn State | David Bertrand (PG) Harry Gross | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Glenn Taveras (C) Dale Riley | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - David Bertrand (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. SG - Paul Cordova (tiring) 18 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - George Kepley (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 7 reb. PF - Wayne Flickinger (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Leonard Lechuga (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. 4 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Larry Mather (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Victor Anderton (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Chris Price (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. PF - Sidney Hess (fresh) 3 pf. C - Glenn Taveras (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 07:30 | Nebraska | Glenn Taveras misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 59-57 |
| 07:28 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger pulls down the rebound | 59-57 |
| 07:17 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger knocks in the fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by George Kepley and he's fouled by Sidney Hess - foul #4 on Sidney Hess, team foul #3 | 61-57 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Nebraska | David Rathburn (PG), Philip Racine (SG), Robert Davis (SF) Larry Mather, Victor Anderton, Chris Price | |
| 07:17 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger makes the free throw | 62-57 |
| 06:55 | Nebraska | Glenn Taveras misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 62-57 |
| 06:53 | Nebraska | Sidney Hess grabs the offensive rebound | 62-57 |
| 06:39 | Nebraska | Robert Davis misses the jumpshot from the right side | 62-57 |
| 06:38 | Penn State | George Kepley grabs the defensive rebound | 62-57 |
| 06:16 | Penn State | Leonard Lechuga misses short on a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Sidney Hess - foul #5 on Sidney Hess, team foul #4 | 62-57 |
| Subs | Penn State | Mark McMurtrie (SF) Paul Cordova | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Dale Riley (PF) Sidney Hess | |
| 06:16 | Penn State | Leonard Lechuga misses the 1st free throw | 62-57 |
| 06:16 | Penn State | Leonard Lechuga misses the 2nd free throw | 62-57 |
| 06:16 | Nebraska | The rebound goes to Dale Riley | 62-57 |
| 05:57 | Nebraska | Dale Riley misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block | 62-57 |
| 05:55 | Penn State | Mark McMurtrie pulls down the rebound | 62-57 |
| 05:39 | Penn State | George Kepley comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 62-57 |
| 05:37 | Nebraska | Dale Riley grabs the board | 62-57 |
| 05:35 | Nebraska | David Bertrand steals it from David Rathburn in the backcourt | 62-57 |
| 05:30 | Penn State | Leonard Lechuga buries a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Mark McMurtrie | 64-57 |
| 05:15 | Nebraska | Robert Davis scores on a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Philip Racine | 64-59 |
| 04:55 | Penn State | Mark McMurtrie misses short on a shot near the basket | 64-59 |
| 04:53 | Nebraska | The rebound goes to Glenn Taveras | 64-59 |
| 04:31 | Nebraska | Robert Davis misses short on a jumper from the right side | 64-59 |
| 04:30 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger grabs the board | 64-59 |
| 04:14 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger misses short on a floater from the left block | 64-59 |
| 04:12 | Nebraska | Robert Davis gets the rebound | 64-59 |
| 04:06 | Nebraska | Dale Riley buries a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from David Rathburn | 64-61 |
| 03:52 | Penn State | Robert Davis steals the ball from Leonard Lechuga | 64-61 |
| 03:49 | Nebraska | Philip Racine can't finish the layup | 64-61 |
| 03:48 | Penn State | Mark McMurtrie grabs the board | 64-61 |
| 03:28 | Penn State | Leonard Lechuga scores on a fadeaway from the left side | 66-61 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - David Bertrand (tiring) 3 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - George Kepley (tiring) 16 pts. 8 reb. SF - Mark McMurtrie (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Wayne Flickinger (tired) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Leonard Lechuga (tired) 10 pts. 4 reb. 4 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - David Rathburn (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. SG - Philip Racine (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Davis (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dale Riley (fresh) 14 pts. 11 reb. C - Glenn Taveras (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 02:59 | Nebraska | Dale Riley is whistled for a carry | 66-61 |
| Subs | Penn State | Harry Gross (PG), Paul Cordova (SG), John Lau (PF), Jamie Smith (C) David Bertrand, George Kepley, Wayne Flickinger, Leonard Lechuga | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Larry Mather (PG), Victor Anderton (SG), Chris Price (SF), John Edwards (C) David Rathburn, Philip Racine, Robert Davis, Glenn Taveras | |
| 02:57 | Penn State | Penn State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-61 |
| Subs | Penn State | David Bertrand (PG) Harry Gross | |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| 02:45 | Penn State | Mark McMurtrie is hacked by Victor Anderton - foul #1 on Victor Anderton, team foul #5 | 66-61 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Nebraska | David Rathburn (PG), Robert Davis (SF) Larry Mather, Chris Price | |
| 02:40 | Penn State | Paul Cordova connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Mark McMurtrie | 69-61 |
| 02:40 | Nebraska | Nebraska calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-61 |
| Subs | Penn State | George Kepley (SF), Wayne Flickinger (PF) Mark McMurtrie, John Lau | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Philip Racine (SG), Glenn Taveras (C) Victor Anderton, John Edwards | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 02:24 | Nebraska | George Kepley is called for the reach on Philip Racine - foul #2 on George Kepley, team foul #6 | 69-61 |
| 02:10 | Nebraska | Philip Racine misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 69-61 |
| 02:08 | Nebraska | Dale Riley snags the offensive board | 69-61 |
| 01:50 | Nebraska | Dale Riley clanks a floater from the left block but the foul's on Wayne Flickinger - foul #2 on Wayne Flickinger, team foul #7 | 69-61 |
| Subs | Penn State | Leonard Lechuga (C) Jamie Smith | |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| 01:50 | Nebraska | Dale Riley makes the 1st free throw | 69-62 |
| 01:50 | Nebraska | Dale Riley misses the 2nd free throw | 69-62 |
| 01:50 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger pulls down the rebound | 69-62 |
| 01:46 | Penn State | Paul Cordova misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 69-62 |
| 01:45 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger grabs the offensive board | 69-62 |
| 01:37 | Penn State | Wayne Flickinger is hacked by Dale Riley - foul #2 on Dale Riley, team foul #6 | 69-62 |
| 01:26 | Penn State | Glenn Taveras is called for the reach on Paul Cordova - foul #4 on Glenn Taveras, team foul #7 | 69-62 |
| 01:26 | Penn State | Paul Cordova makes the 1st free throw | 70-62 |
| 01:26 | Penn State | Paul Cordova makes the 2nd free throw | 71-62 |
| 01:08 | Nebraska | Glenn Taveras hits a fadeaway from the right wing | 71-64 |
| 00:57 | Penn State | Leonard Lechuga hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 71-64 |
| 00:55 | Nebraska | Robert Davis snags the defensive board | 71-64 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:47 | Nebraska | Robert Davis misses the easy layup | 71-64 |
| 00:45 | Penn State | George Kepley grabs the defensive rebound | 71-64 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:43 | Penn State | George Kepley is hacked by Philip Racine in the backcourt - foul #1 on Philip Racine, team foul #8 | 71-64 |
| 00:43 | Penn State | George Kepley makes the 1st free throw | 72-64 |
| 00:43 | Penn State | George Kepley makes the 2nd free throw | 73-64 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:38 | Nebraska | Philip Racine hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 73-64 |
| 00:37 | Penn State | David Bertrand grabs the board | 73-64 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:34 | Penn State | David Bertrand is fouled in the backcourt by David Rathburn - foul #3 on David Rathburn, team foul #9 | 73-64 |
| 00:34 | Penn State | David Bertrand makes the 1st free throw | 74-64 |
| 00:34 | Penn State | David Bertrand makes the 2nd free throw | 75-64 |
| 00:28 | Nebraska | Glenn Taveras is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #5 on Glenn Taveras, team foul #10 | 75-64 |
| Subs | Penn State | Harry Gross (PG), Paul Suazo (SG), Mark McMurtrie (SF), John Lau (PF), Jamie Smith (C) David Bertrand, Paul Cordova, George Kepley, Wayne Flickinger, Leonard Lechuga | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Larry Mather (PG), Victor Anderton (SG), Chris Price (SF), John Edwards (PF), Steven Kramer (C) David Rathburn, Philip Racine, Robert Davis, Dale Riley, Glenn Taveras | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Penn State | Harry Gross runs out the clock | 75-64 |