| Lineup | UCLA | PG - William Wilson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Durbin (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Leroy Barnes (fresh) 4 pts. C - Fyodor Lanski (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Dean Bronsky (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Dyer (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Shawn Holt (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jeffrey Dahl (fresh) 2 pts. C - Howard Pinder (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UCLA | John Williams inbounds the ball | 31-27 |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:56 | UCLA | Dean Bronsky steps in front of the Leroy Barnes pass in the backcourt | 31-27 |
| 19:55 | Nebraska | James Dyer dunks the ball set up by Dean Bronsky | 31-29 |
| 19:30 | UCLA | Howard Pinder swats the layup by Leroy Barnes | 31-29 |
| 19:28 | UCLA | The offensive rebound goes to Fyodor Lanski | 31-29 |
| 19:16 | UCLA | Leroy Barnes is open but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 31-29 |
| 19:15 | Nebraska | Howard Pinder grabs the defensive rebound | 31-29 |
| 18:51 | Nebraska | Shawn Holt lays it up and in on a nice dish by Dean Bronsky | 31-31 |
| 18:43 | UCLA | Fyodor Lanski lays it in uncontested on a nice dish by John Williams | 33-31 |
| 18:39 | Nebraska | Shawn Holt loses the dribble to William Wilson in the backcourt | 33-31 |
| 18:38 | UCLA | William Wilson jams it | 35-31 |
| 18:35 | Nebraska | Dean Bronsky is fouled in the backcourt by William Wilson - foul #2 on William Wilson, team foul #1 | 35-31 |
| Subs | UCLA | William Harkins (PG), Arthur Leatherwood (SG), Richard Baird (SF), Anthony Lane (PF), Eric Moore (C) William Wilson, David Durbin, John Williams, Leroy Barnes, Fyodor Lanski | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Jerald Ingraham (SG), Roosevelt Mallery (SF), Robert Myles (PF), David Caldwell (C) James Dyer, Shawn Holt, Jeffrey Dahl, Howard Pinder | |
| 18:06 | Nebraska | David Caldwell's floater is tipped away by Eric Moore | 35-31 |
| 18:04 | UCLA | Anthony Lane snags the defensive board | 35-31 |
| 17:40 | UCLA | Richard Baird comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 35-31 |
| 17:39 | Nebraska | David Caldwell pulls down the rebound | 35-31 |
| 17:10 | Nebraska | Dean Bronsky makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 35-33 |
| 16:41 | UCLA | Arthur Leatherwood hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket but the foul's on Robert Myles - foul #1 on Robert Myles, team foul #1 | 35-33 |
| Subs | UCLA | William Wilson (PG), John Williams (SF), Leroy Barnes (PF), Fyodor Lanski (C) William Harkins, Richard Baird, Anthony Lane, Eric Moore | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Joseph Velazco (PG), James Dyer (SG), Shawn Holt (SF), Jeffrey Dahl (PF), Howard Pinder (C) Dean Bronsky, Jerald Ingraham, Roosevelt Mallery, Robert Myles, David Caldwell | |
| 16:41 | UCLA | Arthur Leatherwood makes the 1st free throw | 36-33 |
| 16:41 | UCLA | Arthur Leatherwood makes the 2nd free throw | 37-33 |
| 16:18 | Nebraska | Shawn Holt misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 37-33 |
| 16:16 | Nebraska | Howard Pinder tips it in | 37-35 |
| 15:54 | UCLA | Leroy Barnes hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by William Wilson | 39-35 |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - William Wilson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Arthur Leatherwood (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - John Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Leroy Barnes (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Fyodor Lanski (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Joseph Velazco (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Dyer (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Shawn Holt (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jeffrey Dahl (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Howard Pinder (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:25 | Nebraska | James Dyer hits a wide open 3pt shot from the right corner | 39-38 |
| 15:21 | UCLA | John Williams is fouled in the backcourt by Shawn Holt - foul #1 on Shawn Holt, team foul #2 | 39-38 |
| Subs | UCLA | William Harkins (PG), David Durbin (SG) William Wilson, Arthur Leatherwood | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Dean Bronsky (PG) Joseph Velazco | |
| 15:03 | UCLA | Leroy Barnes buries a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by William Harkins | 41-38 |
| 14:34 | Nebraska | Dean Bronsky misses short on a turnaround from the left block | 41-38 |
| 14:32 | Nebraska | Shawn Holt gets the offensive rebound | 41-38 |
| 14:06 | Nebraska | Shawn Holt misses badly on a jumper from the right block | 41-38 |
| 14:05 | UCLA | Leroy Barnes snags the defensive board | 41-38 |
| 13:41 | UCLA | Leroy Barnes misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Howard Pinder - foul #2 on Howard Pinder, team foul #3 | 41-38 |
| Subs | UCLA | Richard Baird (SG), Anthony Lane (SF), Eric Moore (C) David Durbin, John Williams, Fyodor Lanski | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Jerald Ingraham (PG), Roosevelt Mallery (SF), Robert Myles (PF), David Caldwell (C) James Dyer, Shawn Holt, Jeffrey Dahl, Howard Pinder | |
| 13:41 | UCLA | Leroy Barnes makes the 1st free throw | 42-38 |
| 13:41 | UCLA | Leroy Barnes makes the 2nd free throw | 43-38 |
| 13:14 | Nebraska | Dean Bronsky's pass is intercepted by Eric Moore | 43-38 |
| 13:09 | UCLA | Richard Baird is fouled in the backcourt by Dean Bronsky - foul #3 on Dean Bronsky, team foul #4 | 43-38 |
| Subs | UCLA | William Wilson (PG) Leroy Barnes | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Joseph Velazco (SG) Dean Bronsky | |
| 12:51 | UCLA | Richard Baird misses short on a floater from the left side | 43-38 |
| 12:50 | UCLA | Eric Moore tips it home | 45-38 |
| 12:32 | Nebraska | Eric Moore blocks the short jumper by Robert Myles | 45-38 |
| 12:30 | UCLA | William Wilson pulls down the rebound | 45-38 |
| 12:06 | UCLA | Anthony Lane lays it up and in and he's fouled by Robert Myles - foul #2 on Robert Myles, team foul #5 | 47-38 |
| Subs | UCLA | David Durbin (SG), John Williams (SF), Fyodor Lanski (C) William Harkins, Richard Baird, Eric Moore | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Dean Bronsky (PG), James Dyer (SG), Jeffrey Dahl (PF), Howard Pinder (C) Jerald Ingraham, Joseph Velazco, Robert Myles, David Caldwell | |
| 12:06 | UCLA | Anthony Lane misses the free throw | 47-38 |
| 12:06 | Nebraska | Howard Pinder gets the rebound | 47-38 |
| 11:48 | Nebraska | Roosevelt Mallery is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Roosevelt Mallery, team foul #6 | 47-38 |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Shawn Holt (SF) Roosevelt Mallery | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - William Wilson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Durbin (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Williams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Anthony Lane (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Fyodor Lanski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Dean Bronsky (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Dyer (tiring) 12 pts. SF - Shawn Holt (tiring) 4 pts. PF - Jeffrey Dahl (tiring) 2 pts. C - Howard Pinder (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:30 | UCLA | Shawn Holt steals the ball from William Wilson | 47-38 |
| 11:27 | Nebraska | Dean Bronsky banks in the layup on a nice dish by Shawn Holt | 47-40 |
| 11:04 | UCLA | David Durbin misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-40 |
| 11:02 | Nebraska | Jeffrey Dahl snags the defensive board | 47-40 |
| 10:34 | Nebraska | Howard Pinder misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 47-40 |
| 10:32 | Nebraska | Shawn Holt hits the follow up shot | 47-42 |
| 10:03 | UCLA | David Durbin is hacked by Howard Pinder - foul #3 on Howard Pinder, team foul #7 | 47-42 |
| Subs | UCLA | William Harkins (PG), Richard Baird (SF), Leroy Barnes (PF), Eric Moore (C) William Wilson, John Williams, Anthony Lane, Fyodor Lanski | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Jerald Ingraham (PG), Joseph Velazco (SG), Roosevelt Mallery (SF), Robert Myles (PF), David Caldwell (C) Dean Bronsky, James Dyer, Shawn Holt, Jeffrey Dahl, Howard Pinder | |
| 10:03 | UCLA | David Durbin makes the 1st free throw | 48-42 |
| 10:03 | UCLA | David Durbin misses the 2nd free throw | 48-42 |
| 10:03 | UCLA | David Durbin grabs the offensive board | 48-42 |
| 09:46 | UCLA | Leroy Barnes misses short on an open jumpshot from the free throw line | 48-42 |
| 09:45 | UCLA | Eric Moore misses the tip | 48-42 |
| 09:43 | Nebraska | Roosevelt Mallery gets the rebound | 48-42 |
| 09:23 | Nebraska | Robert Myles buries a fadeaway near the basket set up by Jerald Ingraham | 48-44 |
| 08:58 | UCLA | David Durbin buries a fadeaway from the right side and the foul's on Joseph Velazco - foul #1 on Joseph Velazco, team foul #8 | 50-44 |
| Subs | UCLA | Fyodor Lanski (C) Eric Moore | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Dean Bronsky (PG), Howard Pinder (C) Joseph Velazco, David Caldwell | |
| 08:58 | UCLA | David Durbin makes the free throw | 51-44 |
| 08:31 | Nebraska | Richard Baird is called for the reach on Dean Bronsky - foul #1 on Richard Baird, team foul #2 | 51-44 |
| Subs | UCLA | Arthur Leatherwood (SG), John Williams (SF) David Durbin, Richard Baird | |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| 08:02 | Nebraska | Dean Bronsky knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Howard Pinder | 51-47 |
| 08:00 | UCLA | Dean Bronsky steps in front of the Leroy Barnes pass in the backcourt | 51-47 |
| 07:32 | Nebraska | Dean Bronsky misses short on an open shot from the right side | 51-47 |
| 07:30 | UCLA | John Williams pulls down the rebound | 51-47 |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - William Harkins (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Arthur Leatherwood (fresh) 4 pts. SF - John Williams (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Leroy Barnes (tired) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Fyodor Lanski (tiring) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Dean Bronsky (tiring) 14 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Jerald Ingraham (tiring) 5 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SF - Roosevelt Mallery (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Myles (tiring) 2 pts. C - Howard Pinder (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:02 | UCLA | Leroy Barnes connects on the open shot from just outside the lane set up by William Harkins | 53-47 |
| 07:00 | Nebraska | William Harkins picks off the pass by Jerald Ingraham in the backcourt | 53-47 |
| 06:59 | UCLA | William Harkins blows the layup | 53-47 |
| 06:58 | Nebraska | Howard Pinder grabs the defensive rebound | 53-47 |
| 06:32 | Nebraska | Howard Pinder misses badly on a turnaround from the left block but the foul's on Fyodor Lanski - foul #2 on Fyodor Lanski, team foul #3 | 53-47 |
| Subs | UCLA | William Wilson (PG), David Durbin (SG), Richard Baird (SF), Anthony Lane (PF), Eric Moore (C) William Harkins, Arthur Leatherwood, John Williams, Leroy Barnes, Fyodor Lanski | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Joseph Velazco (PG), James Dyer (SG), Shawn Holt (SF), David Caldwell (PF) Dean Bronsky, Jerald Ingraham, Roosevelt Mallery, Robert Myles | |
| 06:32 | Nebraska | Howard Pinder misses the 1st free throw | 53-47 |
| 06:32 | Nebraska | Howard Pinder makes the 2nd free throw | 53-48 |
| 06:25 | UCLA | Richard Baird is hacked by Howard Pinder - foul #4 on Howard Pinder, team foul #9 | 53-48 |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Jeffrey Dahl (PF) Howard Pinder | |
| 06:25 | UCLA | Richard Baird makes the 1st free throw | 54-48 |
| 06:25 | UCLA | Richard Baird misses the 2nd free throw | 54-48 |
| 06:25 | Nebraska | Shawn Holt pulls down the rebound | 54-48 |
| 06:00 | Nebraska | David Caldwell misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 54-48 |
| 05:59 | UCLA | Anthony Lane grabs the board | 54-48 |
| 05:30 | UCLA | The short jumper by David Durbin is denied by David Caldwell | 54-48 |
| 05:29 | Nebraska | Jeffrey Dahl grabs the defensive rebound | 54-48 |
| 05:07 | Nebraska | Joseph Velazco is whistled for a carry | 54-48 |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Dean Bronsky (PG) Joseph Velazco | |
| 04:47 | UCLA | Richard Baird scores on a jumper from the left wing set up by David Durbin and he's hacked by Dean Bronsky - foul #4 on Dean Bronsky, team foul #10 | 56-48 |
| Subs | UCLA | William Harkins (SG) David Durbin | |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| 04:47 | UCLA | Richard Baird makes the free throw | 57-48 |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 04:42 | Nebraska | William Harkins takes the ball from James Dyer in the backcourt | 57-48 |
| 04:40 | UCLA | William Harkins misses the dunk | 57-48 |
| 04:38 | UCLA | Anthony Lane hits the follow up shot | 59-48 |
| 04:12 | Nebraska | Dean Bronsky clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 59-48 |
| 04:10 | UCLA | Richard Baird snags the defensive board | 59-48 |
| 03:49 | UCLA | Anthony Lane's fadeaway is rejected by Jeffrey Dahl | 59-48 |
| 03:47 | UCLA | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Baird | 59-48 |
| 03:23 | UCLA | Richard Baird knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Eric Moore | 61-48 |
| 03:23 | Nebraska | Nebraska calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 61-48 |
| Subs | UCLA | Arthur Leatherwood (SG), John Williams (SF), Leroy Barnes (PF), Fyodor Lanski (C) William Wilson, Richard Baird, Anthony Lane, Eric Moore | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Joseph Velazco (PG), Roosevelt Mallery (SF), Robert Myles (PF), Howard Pinder (C) James Dyer, Shawn Holt, Jeffrey Dahl, David Caldwell | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - William Harkins (tiring) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Arthur Leatherwood (fresh) 4 pts. SF - John Williams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Leroy Barnes (tiring) 12 pts. 2 reb. C - Fyodor Lanski (tiring) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Joseph Velazco (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dean Bronsky (tiring) 14 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Roosevelt Mallery (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Myles (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Howard Pinder (tiring) 3 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:03 | Nebraska | Dean Bronsky lays it in uncontested | 61-50 |
| 02:34 | UCLA | John Williams misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 61-50 |
| 02:33 | Nebraska | The rebound goes to Robert Myles | 61-50 |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:26 | Nebraska | Joseph Velazco's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-50 |
| Subs | UCLA | William Wilson (PG) William Harkins | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Jerald Ingraham (PG) Joseph Velazco | |
| 02:03 | UCLA | Howard Pinder steps in front of the Arthur Leatherwood pass | 61-50 |
| 01:42 | Nebraska | Howard Pinder scores on a driving attempt near the basket | 61-52 |
| 01:21 | UCLA | Fyodor Lanski buries a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by William Wilson | 63-52 |
| 01:01 | Nebraska | Dean Bronsky hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 63-52 |
| 00:59 | UCLA | Leroy Barnes grabs the board | 63-52 |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:58 | UCLA | Jerald Ingraham is called for the reach on Leroy Barnes in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jerald Ingraham, team foul #11 | 63-52 |
| Subs | UCLA | William Harkins (SG), Richard Baird (SF) Arthur Leatherwood, John Williams | |
| Subs | Nebraska | James Dyer (SG), Shawn Holt (SF), Jeffrey Dahl (PF) Jerald Ingraham, Roosevelt Mallery, Robert Myles | |
| 00:58 | UCLA | Leroy Barnes misses the 1st free throw | 63-52 |
| 00:58 | UCLA | Leroy Barnes makes the 2nd free throw | 64-52 |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:53 | Nebraska | Jeffrey Dahl misses the easy layup | 64-52 |
| 00:51 | Nebraska | Shawn Holt grabs the offensive board | 64-52 |
| 00:48 | Nebraska | Dean Bronsky connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 64-54 |
| 00:47 | UCLA | Fyodor Lanski is fouled in the backcourt by James Dyer - foul #3 on James Dyer, team foul #12 | 64-54 |
| Subs | UCLA | Anthony Lane (PF) Leroy Barnes | |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| 00:47 | UCLA | Fyodor Lanski misses the 1st free throw | 64-54 |
| 00:47 | UCLA | Fyodor Lanski makes the 2nd free throw | 65-54 |
| 00:39 | Nebraska | Dean Bronsky is fouled on the floor by William Wilson - foul #3 on William Wilson, team foul #4 | 65-54 |
| Subs | UCLA | David Durbin (SG), John Williams (SF), Leroy Barnes (PF) William Harkins, Richard Baird, Anthony Lane | |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| 00:37 | Nebraska | Shawn Holt clanks a runner from the left block but he's fouled by Fyodor Lanski - foul #3 on Fyodor Lanski, team foul #5 | 65-54 |
| 00:37 | Nebraska | Shawn Holt makes the 1st free throw | 65-55 |
| 00:37 | Nebraska | Shawn Holt makes the 2nd free throw | 65-56 |
| 00:36 | UCLA | William Wilson is hacked by Dean Bronsky in the backcourt - foul #5 on Dean Bronsky, team foul #13 | 65-56 |
| Subs | UCLA | William Harkins (SG), Richard Baird (SF), Anthony Lane (PF) David Durbin, John Williams, Leroy Barnes | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Jerald Ingraham (PG) Dean Bronsky | |
| 00:36 | UCLA | William Wilson misses the 1st free throw | 65-56 |
| 00:36 | UCLA | William Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 66-56 |
| 00:30 | Nebraska | Shawn Holt loses the ball out of bounds | 66-56 |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:00 | UCLA | William Wilson runs out the clock | 66-56 |