| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Rene Romano (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Walton Bell (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Harold Gearhart (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Flint (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Otto Hobbs (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Luis Champlin (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gregory Garrison (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Alex Mason (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Harold Overby (fresh) C - Robert Stockstill (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | West Virginia | Harold Gearhart inbounds the ball | 32-23 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 19:45 | West Virginia | Walton Bell makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 35-23 |
| 19:20 | Nebraska | Luis Champlin makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 35-25 |
| 18:57 | West Virginia | Walton Bell misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 35-25 |
| 18:56 | Nebraska | Robert Stockstill snags the defensive board | 35-25 |
| 18:35 | Nebraska | Harold Overby clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 35-25 |
| 18:33 | Nebraska | Alex Mason pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-25 |
| 18:21 | Nebraska | Luis Champlin buries a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Alex Mason | 35-27 |
| 17:52 | West Virginia | Rene Romano misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 35-27 |
| 17:50 | West Virginia | Otto Hobbs misses the tip | 35-27 |
| 17:49 | Nebraska | Alex Mason snags the defensive board | 35-27 |
| 17:29 | Nebraska | Harold Overby is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Harold Overby, team foul #1 | 35-27 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Beckman (PG), Orville Farr (SG), Jimoh Ahmadi (SF), Danny Bump (PF), Richard Calvert (C) Rene Romano, Walton Bell, Harold Gearhart, Richard Flint, Otto Hobbs | |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| 17:10 | West Virginia | Robert Beckman scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Orville Farr | 38-27 |
| 16:45 | Nebraska | Gregory Garrison lays it up and in set up by Alex Mason | 38-29 |
| 16:22 | West Virginia | Danny Bump is hacked by Alex Mason - foul #1 on Alex Mason, team foul #2 | 38-29 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Rene Romano (PG), Walton Bell (SG), Richard Flint (PF), Otto Hobbs (C) Robert Beckman, Orville Farr, Danny Bump, Richard Calvert | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Courtney Boyd (PF) Harold Overby | |
| 16:01 | West Virginia | Walton Bell misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 38-29 |
| 16:00 | Nebraska | Alex Mason pulls down the rebound | 38-29 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Rene Romano (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Walton Bell (fresh) 15 pts. SF - Jimoh Ahmadi (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Flint (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Otto Hobbs (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Luis Champlin (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gregory Garrison (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Alex Mason (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Courtney Boyd (fresh) 1 pts. C - Robert Stockstill (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:46 | Nebraska | Robert Stockstill misses badly on a jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by Jimoh Ahmadi - foul #2 on Jimoh Ahmadi, team foul #1 | 38-29 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Beckman (PG), Harold Gearhart (SF), Danny Bump (PF), Richard Calvert (C) Rene Romano, Jimoh Ahmadi, Richard Flint, Otto Hobbs | |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| 15:46 | Nebraska | Robert Stockstill makes the 1st free throw | 38-30 |
| 15:46 | Nebraska | Robert Stockstill misses the 2nd free throw | 38-30 |
| 15:46 | West Virginia | Richard Calvert gets the rebound | 38-30 |
| 15:27 | West Virginia | Richard Calvert throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-30 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jimoh Ahmadi (SF), Richard Flint (PF), Otto Hobbs (C) Harold Gearhart, Danny Bump, Richard Calvert | |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| 15:04 | Nebraska | Robert Stockstill's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-30 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Harold Gearhart (SF), Danny Bump (PF), Richard Calvert (C) Jimoh Ahmadi, Richard Flint, Otto Hobbs | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Harold Overby (PF) Courtney Boyd | |
| 14:38 | West Virginia | Walton Bell drills a 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-30 |
| 14:23 | Nebraska | Robert Stockstill hits a jumper in the lane set up by Luis Champlin | 41-32 |
| 13:54 | West Virginia | Luis Champlin picks off the pass by Walton Bell | 41-32 |
| 13:51 | Nebraska | Luis Champlin lays it up and in | 41-34 |
| 13:30 | West Virginia | Walton Bell misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 41-34 |
| 13:29 | Nebraska | Harold Overby grabs the defensive rebound | 41-34 |
| 13:11 | Nebraska | Robert Stockstill misses long on a turnaround from the right block | 41-34 |
| 13:09 | Nebraska | Alex Mason pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-34 |
| 13:00 | Nebraska | Robert Stockstill hits the finger roll on a great pass from Gregory Garrison | 41-36 |
| 12:34 | West Virginia | Walton Bell connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 44-36 |
| 12:17 | Nebraska | Gregory Garrison's pass is intercepted by Harold Gearhart | 44-36 |
| 11:53 | West Virginia | Walton Bell misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 44-36 |
| 11:51 | Nebraska | The rebound goes to Harold Overby | 44-36 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Robert Beckman (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Walton Bell (fairly fresh) 21 pts. SF - Harold Gearhart (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Danny Bump (fresh) C - Richard Calvert (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Luis Champlin (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gregory Garrison (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Alex Mason (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - Harold Overby (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Robert Stockstill (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:44 | Nebraska | Gregory Garrison hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Alex Mason | 44-39 |
| 11:27 | West Virginia | Walton Bell buries a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Richard Calvert and he's fouled by Gregory Garrison - foul #1 on Gregory Garrison, team foul #3 | 46-39 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jimoh Ahmadi (SF), Richard Flint (PF), Otto Hobbs (C) Harold Gearhart, Danny Bump, Richard Calvert | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Courtney Boyd (PF), Dennis Wilber (C) Harold Overby, Robert Stockstill | |
| 11:27 | West Virginia | Walton Bell misses the free throw | 46-39 |
| 11:27 | Nebraska | Courtney Boyd grabs the board | 46-39 |
| 11:09 | Nebraska | Luis Champlin misses badly on a turnaround from the right block | 46-39 |
| 11:07 | West Virginia | Richard Flint pulls down the rebound | 46-39 |
| 10:44 | West Virginia | Walton Bell connects on the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Richard Flint | 49-39 |
| 10:22 | Nebraska | Alex Mason misses the jumpshot from the right side | 49-39 |
| 10:21 | West Virginia | Richard Flint snags the defensive board | 49-39 |
| 10:15 | West Virginia | Robert Beckman clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 49-39 |
| 10:13 | Nebraska | Luis Champlin snags the defensive board | 49-39 |
| 09:56 | Nebraska | Luis Champlin comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 49-39 |
| 09:55 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Otto Hobbs | 49-39 |
| 09:28 | West Virginia | Luis Champlin steals it from Walton Bell | 49-39 |
| 09:09 | Nebraska | Luis Champlin misses short on a shot from the left wing | 49-39 |
| 09:07 | West Virginia | Otto Hobbs pulls down the rebound | 49-39 |
| 09:05 | West Virginia | Robert Beckman loses the dribble to Luis Champlin in the backcourt | 49-39 |
| 08:42 | Nebraska | Gregory Garrison can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Otto Hobbs - foul #1 on Otto Hobbs, team foul #2 | 49-39 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Rene Romano (SG) Walton Bell | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Charles Couch (PG), Glenn Drury (SF), Harold Overby (PF), Robert Stockstill (C) Luis Champlin, Alex Mason, Courtney Boyd, Dennis Wilber | |
| 08:42 | Nebraska | Gregory Garrison makes the 1st free throw | 49-40 |
| 08:42 | Nebraska | Gregory Garrison makes the 2nd free throw | 49-41 |
| 08:19 | West Virginia | Rene Romano scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 52-41 |
| 08:05 | Nebraska | Robert Stockstill is called for a backcourt violation | 52-41 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Harold Gearhart (SF) Jimoh Ahmadi | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Steven Yablonski (SG) Gregory Garrison | |
| 07:42 | West Virginia | Rene Romano comes up short on the jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Glenn Drury - foul #1 on Glenn Drury, team foul #4 | 52-41 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Alex Mason (SF) Steven Yablonski | |
| 07:42 | West Virginia | Rene Romano makes the 1st free throw | 53-41 |
| 07:42 | West Virginia | Rene Romano misses the 2nd free throw | 53-41 |
| 07:42 | Nebraska | Alex Mason gets the rebound | 53-41 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Robert Beckman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Rene Romano (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Harold Gearhart (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Flint (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Otto Hobbs (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Charles Couch (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Glenn Drury (fresh) SF - Alex Mason (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. PF - Harold Overby (fresh) 3 reb. C - Robert Stockstill (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:37 | Nebraska | Glenn Drury hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 53-43 |
| 07:19 | West Virginia | Robert Beckman hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Harold Gearhart | 56-43 |
| 06:59 | Nebraska | Robert Stockstill blows the layup | 56-43 |
| 06:58 | Nebraska | The offensive rebound goes to Alex Mason | 56-43 |
| 06:50 | Nebraska | Robert Stockstill can't connect on a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Otto Hobbs - foul #2 on Otto Hobbs, team foul #3 | 56-43 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jimoh Ahmadi (SF), Richard Calvert (C) Harold Gearhart, Otto Hobbs | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Gregory Garrison (SG) Glenn Drury | |
| 06:50 | Nebraska | Robert Stockstill misses the 1st free throw | 56-43 |
| 06:50 | Nebraska | Robert Stockstill makes the 2nd free throw | 56-44 |
| 06:27 | West Virginia | Robert Beckman can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 56-44 |
| 06:26 | Nebraska | The rebound goes to Gregory Garrison | 56-44 |
| 06:08 | Nebraska | Harold Overby misses the turnaround in the paint but the foul's on Richard Flint - foul #1 on Richard Flint, team foul #4 | 56-44 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Harold Gearhart (SF), Otto Hobbs (C) Jimoh Ahmadi, Richard Calvert | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Luis Champlin (PG) Charles Couch | |
| 06:08 | Nebraska | Harold Overby makes the 1st free throw | 56-45 |
| 06:08 | Nebraska | Harold Overby makes the 2nd free throw | 56-46 |
| 05:40 | West Virginia | Rene Romano hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 56-46 |
| 05:38 | Nebraska | Robert Stockstill grabs the board | 56-46 |
| 05:32 | Nebraska | Robert Stockstill misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 56-46 |
| 05:30 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Otto Hobbs | 56-46 |
| 05:01 | West Virginia | Rene Romano is hacked by Harold Overby - foul #3 on Harold Overby, team foul #5 | 56-46 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jimoh Ahmadi (SF), Richard Calvert (C) Harold Gearhart, Otto Hobbs | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Glenn Drury (SF), Courtney Boyd (PF) Alex Mason, Harold Overby | |
| 04:40 | West Virginia | Richard Calvert misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 56-46 |
| 04:39 | West Virginia | Richard Calvert snags the offensive board | 56-46 |
| 04:22 | West Virginia | Rene Romano misses long on a jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Gregory Garrison - foul #2 on Gregory Garrison, team foul #6 | 56-46 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Otto Hobbs (C) Richard Calvert | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Dennis Wilber (C) Robert Stockstill | |
| 04:22 | West Virginia | Rene Romano makes the 1st free throw | 57-46 |
| 04:22 | West Virginia | Rene Romano makes the 2nd free throw | 58-46 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 04:03 | Nebraska | Glenn Drury misses short on a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Otto Hobbs - foul #3 on Otto Hobbs, team foul #5 | 58-46 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Harold Gearhart (SF), Danny Bump (PF), Manuel Koch (C) Jimoh Ahmadi, Richard Flint, Otto Hobbs | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Alex Mason (SF) Gregory Garrison | |
| 04:03 | Nebraska | Glenn Drury makes the 1st free throw | 58-47 |
| 04:03 | Nebraska | Glenn Drury misses the 2nd free throw | 58-47 |
| 04:03 | West Virginia | Manuel Koch grabs the board | 58-47 |
| 03:43 | West Virginia | Alex Mason steps in front of the Robert Beckman pass | 58-47 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Robert Beckman (tiring) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Rene Romano (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Harold Gearhart (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Danny Bump (fresh) C - Manuel Koch (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Luis Champlin (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Glenn Drury (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Alex Mason (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. PF - Courtney Boyd (fresh) 1 pts. C - Dennis Wilber (fresh) | |
| 03:29 | Nebraska | Alex Mason can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Harold Gearhart - foul #1 on Harold Gearhart, team foul #6 | 58-47 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jimoh Ahmadi (SF), Richard Flint (PF), Otto Hobbs (C) Harold Gearhart, Danny Bump, Manuel Koch | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Charles Couch (PG), Harold Overby (PF) Luis Champlin, Dennis Wilber | |
| 03:29 | Nebraska | Alex Mason misses the 1st free throw | 58-47 |
| 03:29 | Nebraska | Alex Mason makes the 2nd free throw | 58-48 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:03 | West Virginia | Rene Romano misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 58-48 |
| 03:01 | West Virginia | Otto Hobbs snags the offensive board | 58-48 |
| 02:46 | West Virginia | Robert Beckman misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 58-48 |
| 02:45 | West Virginia | Richard Flint tips it home | 60-48 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:27 | Nebraska | Richard Flint swats the layup by Glenn Drury | 60-48 |
| 02:26 | Nebraska | Harold Overby snags the offensive board | 60-48 |
| 02:15 | Nebraska | Harold Overby scores on a shot from the right side | 60-50 |
| 01:56 | West Virginia | Rene Romano misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 60-50 |
| 01:54 | Nebraska | Harold Overby gets the rebound | 60-50 |
| 01:35 | Nebraska | Charles Couch makes the 3pt shot from the left wing | 60-53 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 01:19 | West Virginia | Rene Romano misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 60-53 |
| 01:17 | Nebraska | Charles Couch gets the rebound | 60-53 |
| 01:17 | Nebraska | Nebraska calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-53 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Walton Bell (SG), Harold Gearhart (SF) Rene Romano, Jimoh Ahmadi | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Luis Champlin (PG), Gregory Garrison (SG), Robert Stockstill (C) Charles Couch, Glenn Drury, Courtney Boyd | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 00:53 | Nebraska | Harold Gearhart denies the turnaround by Robert Stockstill | 60-53 |
| 00:51 | Nebraska | Alex Mason tips it home | 60-55 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 00:24 | West Virginia | Robert Beckman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-55 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 00:18 | Nebraska | Harold Overby's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-55 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Rene Romano (PG) Robert Beckman | |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| 00:16 | West Virginia | Otto Hobbs is fouled in the backcourt by Gregory Garrison - foul #3 on Gregory Garrison, team foul #7 | 60-55 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jimoh Ahmadi (SF) Harold Gearhart | |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| 00:16 | West Virginia | Otto Hobbs makes the 1st free throw | 61-55 |
| 00:16 | West Virginia | Otto Hobbs makes the 2nd free throw | 62-55 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| 00:10 | Nebraska | Luis Champlin connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Alex Mason | 62-58 |
| 00:09 | West Virginia | Gregory Garrison is called for the reach on Walton Bell in the backcourt - foul #4 on Gregory Garrison, team foul #8 | 62-58 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Harold Gearhart (SF) Jimoh Ahmadi | |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| 00:09 | West Virginia | Walton Bell makes the 1st free throw | 63-58 |
| 00:09 | West Virginia | Walton Bell misses the 2nd free throw | 63-58 |
| 00:09 | Nebraska | Harold Overby grabs the defensive rebound | 63-58 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| 00:02 | Nebraska | Luis Champlin misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 63-58 |
| 00:00 | West Virginia | Otto Hobbs pulls down the rebound | 63-58 |