| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Steven Street (fresh) SG - John Miller (fresh) SF - Walter Williams (fresh) PF - Harley Smith (fresh) C - Bradley Lamon (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Luis Champlin (fresh) SG - Gregory Garrison (fresh) SF - Alex Mason (fresh) PF - Harold Overby (fresh) C - Robert Stockstill (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Nebraska | Harold Overby wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:36 | Nebraska | Luis Champlin hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | UC Santa Barbara | Steven Street gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | UC Santa Barbara | Harley Smith misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | Nebraska | Alex Mason pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:02 | Nebraska | Robert Stockstill clanks a shot from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:00 | UC Santa Barbara | Harley Smith snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 18:40 | UC Santa Barbara | Bradley Lamon misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 18:38 | Nebraska | Alex Mason gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:30 | Nebraska | Luis Champlin makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Gregory Garrison | 0-2 |
| 18:07 | UC Santa Barbara | John Miller comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 0-2 |
| 18:05 | UC Santa Barbara | Harley Smith misses the tip | 0-2 |
| 18:03 | UC Santa Barbara | John Miller snags the offensive board | 0-2 |
| 17:47 | UC Santa Barbara | John Miller misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 0-2 |
| 17:45 | Nebraska | Robert Stockstill grabs the board | 0-2 |
| 17:29 | Nebraska | Luis Champlin clanks a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on John Miller - foul #1 on John Miller, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 17:29 | Nebraska | Luis Champlin makes the 1st free throw | 0-3 |
| 17:29 | Nebraska | Luis Champlin misses the 2nd free throw | 0-3 |
| 17:29 | UC Santa Barbara | Bradley Lamon snags the defensive board | 0-3 |
| 17:00 | UC Santa Barbara | John Miller clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 0-3 |
| 16:59 | Nebraska | The rebound goes to Luis Champlin | 0-3 |
| 16:53 | Nebraska | Robert Stockstill is fouled on the floor by Bradley Lamon - foul #1 on Bradley Lamon, team foul #2 | 0-3 |
| 16:28 | Nebraska | Alex Mason comes up short on the jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Bradley Lamon - foul #2 on Bradley Lamon, team foul #3 | 0-3 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Henry Hodges (C) Bradley Lamon | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Courtney Boyd (PF) Harold Overby | |
| 16:28 | Nebraska | Alex Mason makes the 1st free throw | 0-4 |
| 16:28 | Nebraska | Alex Mason misses the 2nd free throw | 0-4 |
| 16:28 | UC Santa Barbara | Henry Hodges gets the rebound | 0-4 |
| 16:08 | UC Santa Barbara | John Miller connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Harley Smith | 2-4 |
| 15:44 | Nebraska | Alex Mason misses badly on a floater from the left side but he's fouled by John Miller - foul #2 on John Miller, team foul #4 | 2-4 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Bruce Thomas (SG), David Metzinger (SF) John Miller, Walter Williams | |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| 15:44 | Nebraska | Alex Mason misses the 1st free throw | 2-4 |
| 15:44 | Nebraska | Alex Mason misses the 2nd free throw | 2-4 |
| 15:44 | UC Santa Barbara | Harley Smith grabs the board | 2-4 |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Steven Street (fresh) SG - Bruce Thomas (fresh) SF - David Metzinger (fresh) PF - Harley Smith (fresh) 3 reb. C - Henry Hodges (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Luis Champlin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Gregory Garrison (fresh) SF - Alex Mason (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Courtney Boyd (fresh) C - Robert Stockstill (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:20 | UC Santa Barbara | Bruce Thomas loses the dribble to Gregory Garrison | 2-4 |
| 15:17 | Nebraska | Gregory Garrison misses the lay-in | 2-4 |
| 15:16 | UC Santa Barbara | Harley Smith pulls down the rebound | 2-4 |
| 14:58 | UC Santa Barbara | Harley Smith scores on a floater from the left wing set up by Bruce Thomas | 4-4 |
| 14:41 | Nebraska | Robert Stockstill misses long on a runner near the basket but the foul's on Bruce Thomas - foul #1 on Bruce Thomas, team foul #5 | 4-4 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Elmer Garrow (PG), William Roy (C) Steven Street, Harley Smith | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Harold Overby (PF) Courtney Boyd | |
| 14:41 | Nebraska | Robert Stockstill makes the 1st free throw | 4-5 |
| 14:41 | Nebraska | Robert Stockstill makes the 2nd free throw | 4-6 |
| 14:34 | UC Santa Barbara | Elmer Garrow's pass is intercepted by Luis Champlin in the backcourt | 4-6 |
| 14:17 | Nebraska | Alex Mason dunks the ball set up by Luis Champlin and he's fouled by David Metzinger - foul #1 on David Metzinger, team foul #6 | 4-8 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Walter Williams (SF) David Metzinger | |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| 14:17 | Nebraska | Alex Mason makes the free throw | 4-9 |
| 13:56 | UC Santa Barbara | Henry Hodges misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 4-9 |
| 13:54 | Nebraska | Luis Champlin grabs the defensive rebound | 4-9 |
| 13:31 | Nebraska | Luis Champlin is whistled for a carry | 4-9 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Steven Street (PG), Harley Smith (PF) Elmer Garrow, Henry Hodges | |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| 13:05 | UC Santa Barbara | Walter Williams makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by William Roy | 7-9 |
| 12:52 | Nebraska | Harley Smith swats the short shot by Harold Overby | 7-9 |
| 12:50 | Nebraska | Robert Stockstill grabs the offensive rebound | 7-9 |
| 12:38 | Nebraska | Luis Champlin comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 7-9 |
| 12:37 | Nebraska | Alex Mason misses the tip | 7-9 |
| 12:35 | UC Santa Barbara | William Roy snags the defensive board | 7-9 |
| 12:13 | UC Santa Barbara | Walter Williams double dribbles | 7-9 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Christopher Young (SG), David Metzinger (SF), Henry Hodges (C) Bruce Thomas, Walter Williams, William Roy | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Charles Couch (PG), Courtney Boyd (PF), Dennis Wilber (C) Luis Champlin, Harold Overby, Robert Stockstill | |
| 11:56 | Nebraska | Charles Couch knocks in the 3 from the left wing | 7-12 |
| 11:27 | UC Santa Barbara | Gregory Garrison takes the ball from Harley Smith | 7-12 |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Steven Street (fresh) SG - Christopher Young (fresh) SF - David Metzinger (fresh) PF - Harley Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Henry Hodges (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Charles Couch (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Gregory Garrison (fairly fresh) 2 stl. SF - Alex Mason (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Courtney Boyd (fresh) C - Dennis Wilber (fresh) | |
| 11:11 | Nebraska | Gregory Garrison makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Alex Mason | 7-14 |
| 10:47 | UC Santa Barbara | Henry Hodges comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 7-14 |
| 10:45 | UC Santa Barbara | Henry Hodges gets the offensive rebound | 7-14 |
| 10:24 | UC Santa Barbara | Harley Smith connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 9-14 |
| 10:13 | Nebraska | Gregory Garrison comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 9-14 |
| 10:11 | Nebraska | The offensive rebound goes to Dennis Wilber | 9-14 |
| 10:01 | Nebraska | Alex Mason's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 9-14 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Elmer Garrow (PG), Bruce Thomas (SG), Walter Williams (SF), William Roy (C) Steven Street, Christopher Young, David Metzinger, Henry Hodges | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Luis Champlin (PG), Steven Yablonski (SG), Glenn Drury (SF), Harold Overby (PF), Robert Stockstill (C) Charles Couch, Gregory Garrison, Alex Mason, Courtney Boyd, Dennis Wilber | |
| 09:48 | UC Santa Barbara | Elmer Garrow double dribbles | 9-14 |
| 09:40 | Nebraska | Glenn Drury can't finish the layup | 9-14 |
| 09:38 | Nebraska | Harold Overby grabs the offensive rebound | 9-14 |
| 09:25 | Nebraska | Glenn Drury clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 9-14 |
| 09:24 | UC Santa Barbara | Walter Williams snags the defensive board | 9-14 |
| 08:57 | UC Santa Barbara | Bruce Thomas can't throw it down but the foul's on Glenn Drury - foul #1 on Glenn Drury, team foul #1 | 9-14 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Gregory Garrison (SG), Alex Mason (SF) Steven Yablonski, Glenn Drury | |
| 08:57 | UC Santa Barbara | Bruce Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 10-14 |
| 08:57 | UC Santa Barbara | Bruce Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 11-14 |
| 08:48 | Nebraska | Gregory Garrison comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 11-14 |
| 08:47 | Nebraska | Robert Stockstill pulls down the offensive rebound | 11-14 |
| 08:35 | Nebraska | Gregory Garrison drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 11-17 |
| 08:06 | UC Santa Barbara | Bruce Thomas hits a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Walter Williams | 13-17 |
| 07:46 | Nebraska | Harold Overby is fouled on the floor by Bruce Thomas - foul #2 on Bruce Thomas, team foul #7 | 13-17 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Steven Street (PG), Christopher Young (SG), Henry Hodges (PF) Elmer Garrow, Bruce Thomas, Harley Smith | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Courtney Boyd (C) Robert Stockstill | |
| 07:46 | Nebraska | Harold Overby misses the 1st free throw | 13-17 |
| 07:46 | UC Santa Barbara | Christopher Young snags the defensive board | 13-17 |
| 07:24 | UC Santa Barbara | Walter Williams makes the floater from close range | 15-17 |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Steven Street (fresh) SG - Christopher Young (fresh) SF - Walter Williams (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Henry Hodges (fresh) 2 reb. C - William Roy (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Luis Champlin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gregory Garrison (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - Alex Mason (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Harold Overby (fresh) C - Courtney Boyd (fresh) | |
| 07:12 | Nebraska | Gregory Garrison hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block but the foul's on Walter Williams - foul #1 on Walter Williams, team foul #8 | 15-17 |
| 07:12 | Nebraska | Gregory Garrison makes the 1st free throw | 15-18 |
| 07:12 | Nebraska | Gregory Garrison makes the 2nd free throw | 15-19 |
| 06:47 | UC Santa Barbara | Steven Street misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 15-19 |
| 06:45 | UC Santa Barbara | William Roy tips it in | 17-19 |
| 06:19 | Nebraska | Harold Overby throws a bad pass out of bounds | 17-19 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | David Metzinger (SF), Harley Smith (PF) Walter Williams, William Roy | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Glenn Drury (SF), Robert Stockstill (C) Alex Mason, Harold Overby | |
| 05:59 | UC Santa Barbara | Harley Smith clanks a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Courtney Boyd - foul #1 on Courtney Boyd, team foul #2 | 17-19 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Charles Couch (PG), Steven Yablonski (SG) Luis Champlin, Gregory Garrison | |
| 05:59 | UC Santa Barbara | Harley Smith makes the 1st free throw | 18-19 |
| 05:59 | UC Santa Barbara | Harley Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 18-19 |
| 05:59 | Nebraska | The rebound goes to Robert Stockstill | 18-19 |
| 05:38 | Nebraska | Courtney Boyd's pass is intercepted by David Metzinger | 18-19 |
| 05:11 | UC Santa Barbara | Harley Smith misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Steven Yablonski - foul #1 on Steven Yablonski, team foul #3 | 18-19 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Alex Mason (SF), Harold Overby (PF) Steven Yablonski, Courtney Boyd | |
| 05:11 | UC Santa Barbara | Harley Smith makes the 1st free throw | 19-19 |
| 05:11 | UC Santa Barbara | Harley Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 20-19 |
| 04:55 | Nebraska | Alex Mason knocks in the jumper in the lane | 20-21 |
| 04:31 | UC Santa Barbara | Steven Street is fouled on the floor by Robert Stockstill - foul #1 on Robert Stockstill, team foul #4 | 20-21 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Elmer Garrow (PG), Walter Williams (SF), William Roy (C) Christopher Young, David Metzinger, Henry Hodges | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Luis Champlin (PG), Gregory Garrison (SG) Charles Couch, Glenn Drury | |
| 04:19 | UC Santa Barbara | William Roy blows the layup | 20-21 |
| 04:18 | Nebraska | Robert Stockstill grabs the defensive rebound | 20-21 |
| 03:59 | Nebraska | Robert Stockstill misses the lay-in but he's hacked by William Roy - foul #1 on William Roy, team foul #9 | 20-21 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | John Miller (SG), Bradley Lamon (C) Steven Street, Harley Smith | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Courtney Boyd (PF) Harold Overby | |
| 03:59 | Nebraska | Robert Stockstill makes the 1st free throw | 20-22 |
| 03:59 | Nebraska | Robert Stockstill makes the 2nd free throw | 20-23 |
| 03:32 | UC Santa Barbara | Elmer Garrow is hacked by Courtney Boyd - foul #2 on Courtney Boyd, team foul #5 | 20-23 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Dennis Wilber (C) Robert Stockstill | |
| 03:23 | UC Santa Barbara | The pull-up jumper by John Miller is blocked by Courtney Boyd | 20-23 |
| 03:21 | Nebraska | Courtney Boyd grabs the board | 20-23 |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Elmer Garrow (fresh) SG - John Miller (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Walter Williams (fresh) 5 pts. PF - William Roy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Bradley Lamon (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Luis Champlin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gregory Garrison (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SF - Alex Mason (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Courtney Boyd (fresh) C - Dennis Wilber (fresh) | |
| 03:01 | Nebraska | Luis Champlin clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 20-23 |
| 02:59 | UC Santa Barbara | Bradley Lamon pulls down the rebound | 20-23 |
| 02:44 | UC Santa Barbara | Walter Williams misses short on a turnaround from close range | 20-23 |
| 02:43 | Nebraska | Courtney Boyd grabs the defensive rebound | 20-23 |
| 02:35 | Nebraska | Courtney Boyd misses long on a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by William Roy - foul #2 on William Roy, team foul #10 | 20-23 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Steven Street (PG), Henry Hodges (PF) Elmer Garrow, William Roy | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Glenn Drury (SF), Harold Overby (PF) Alex Mason, Dennis Wilber | |
| 02:35 | Nebraska | Courtney Boyd makes the 1st free throw | 20-24 |
| 02:35 | Nebraska | Courtney Boyd misses the 2nd free throw | 20-24 |
| 02:35 | UC Santa Barbara | Bradley Lamon pulls down the rebound | 20-24 |
| 02:16 | UC Santa Barbara | Henry Hodges hits a shot from the baseline on a great pass from Walter Williams | 22-24 |
| 01:56 | Nebraska | Luis Champlin's fadeaway is rejected by Henry Hodges | 22-24 |
| 01:55 | UC Santa Barbara | Bradley Lamon pulls down the rebound | 22-24 |
| 01:34 | UC Santa Barbara | Walter Williams hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range but the foul's on Courtney Boyd - foul #3 on Courtney Boyd, team foul #6 | 22-24 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Harley Smith (PF) Henry Hodges | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Charles Couch (PG), Alex Mason (SF), Robert Stockstill (C) Luis Champlin, Glenn Drury, Courtney Boyd | |
| 01:34 | UC Santa Barbara | Walter Williams makes the 1st free throw | 23-24 |
| 01:34 | UC Santa Barbara | Walter Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 24-24 |
| 01:25 | Nebraska | Robert Stockstill's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 24-24 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Bruce Thomas (SF) Walter Williams | |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| 00:58 | UC Santa Barbara | Harley Smith is denied on a dunk by Robert Stockstill | 24-24 |
| 00:56 | Nebraska | Robert Stockstill pulls down the rebound | 24-24 |
| 00:39 | Nebraska | Gregory Garrison hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint | 24-24 |
| 00:37 | UC Santa Barbara | The rebound goes to Steven Street | 24-24 |
| 00:31 | UC Santa Barbara | Robert Stockstill swats the layup by Steven Street | 24-24 |
| 00:30 | Nebraska | Robert Stockstill snags the defensive board | 24-24 |
| 00:24 | Nebraska | Harold Overby throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-24 |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | David Metzinger (SF), Henry Hodges (C) John Miller, Bradley Lamon | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Glenn Drury (SG) Gregory Garrison | |
| 00:04 | UC Santa Barbara | Bruce Thomas scores on a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Harley Smith | 26-24 |
| 00:00 | Nebraska | Glenn Drury comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 26-24 |