| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Dennis Hooper (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Elmer Hymel (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Booker Belford (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Floyd Collins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. C - Cody Kinsman (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Marty Kinner (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Eric Thompson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Lester Duckworth (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Stanley Ellis (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Paul Roberts (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | San Diego State | Booker Belford inbounds the ball | 52-30 |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:38 | San Diego State | Paul Roberts denies the turnaround by Floyd Collins | 52-30 |
| 19:36 | Nebraska | Paul Roberts pulls down the rebound | 52-30 |
| 19:31 | Nebraska | Cody Kinsman swats the layup by Eric Thompson | 52-30 |
| 19:30 | Nebraska | The offensive rebound goes to Eric Thompson | 52-30 |
| 19:19 | Nebraska | Marty Kinner misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 52-30 |
| 19:17 | San Diego State | Floyd Collins snags the defensive board | 52-30 |
| 19:10 | San Diego State | Floyd Collins misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by Lester Duckworth - foul #2 on Lester Duckworth, team foul #1 | 52-30 |
| 19:10 | San Diego State | Floyd Collins makes the 1st free throw | 53-30 |
| 19:10 | San Diego State | Floyd Collins misses the 2nd free throw | 53-30 |
| 19:10 | Nebraska | Paul Roberts snags the defensive board | 53-30 |
| 18:59 | Nebraska | Lester Duckworth knocks in the jump hook from the baseline set up by Marty Kinner | 53-32 |
| 18:36 | San Diego State | Eric Thompson steps in front of the Floyd Collins pass | 53-32 |
| 18:15 | Nebraska | Marty Kinner knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Paul Roberts | 53-34 |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 18:03 | San Diego State | Lester Duckworth takes the ball from Cody Kinsman | 53-34 |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 17:41 | Nebraska | Paul Roberts is fouled on the floor by Cody Kinsman - foul #3 on Cody Kinsman, team foul #1 | 53-34 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Henry Brown (SF), Santiago Rios (C) Booker Belford, Cody Kinsman | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Valentin Esposito (PG) Marty Kinner | |
| 17:32 | Nebraska | Paul Roberts misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 53-34 |
| 17:31 | San Diego State | Henry Brown grabs the board | 53-34 |
| 17:11 | San Diego State | Henry Brown misses the easy layup | 53-34 |
| 17:10 | Nebraska | Stanley Ellis gets the rebound | 53-34 |
| 16:55 | Nebraska | Eric Thompson is denied on a layup by Santiago Rios | 53-34 |
| 16:54 | San Diego State | Henry Brown gets the rebound | 53-34 |
| 16:47 | San Diego State | Santiago Rios knocks in the driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Elmer Hymel and he's fouled by Paul Roberts - foul #2 on Paul Roberts, team foul #2 | 55-34 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Randall Zaffalon (PG), Jan Shaw (SG), Robert Thomas (PF) Dennis Hooper, Elmer Hymel, Floyd Collins | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Yuri Buchinski (SF), William Hogue (PF), John Morris (C) Lester Duckworth, Stanley Ellis, Paul Roberts | |
| 16:47 | San Diego State | Santiago Rios makes the free throw | 56-34 |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 16:35 | Nebraska | William Hogue misses the lay-in | 56-34 |
| 16:34 | San Diego State | Randall Zaffalon grabs the board | 56-34 |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 16:09 | San Diego State | Jan Shaw clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 56-34 |
| 16:07 | San Diego State | Randall Zaffalon pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-34 |
| 15:42 | San Diego State | William Hogue steps in front of the Santiago Rios pass | 56-34 |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Randall Zaffalon (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jan Shaw (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Henry Brown (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. PF - Robert Thomas (fresh) 8 pts. C - Santiago Rios (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Valentin Esposito (fresh) SG - Eric Thompson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Yuri Buchinski (fresh) PF - William Hogue (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Morris (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Nebraska | Valentin Esposito can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 56-34 |
| 15:29 | Nebraska | John Morris snags the offensive board | 56-34 |
| 15:24 | Nebraska | Eric Thompson scores on a turnaround from close range set up by Valentin Esposito and he's fouled by Henry Brown - foul #2 on Henry Brown, team foul #2 | 56-36 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Dennis Hooper (PG), Booker Belford (SF), Floyd Collins (PF), Cody Kinsman (C) Jan Shaw, Henry Brown, Robert Thomas, Santiago Rios | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Dennis Crotts (PG), Lester Duckworth (SF), Stanley Ellis (PF), Paul Roberts (C) Valentin Esposito, Yuri Buchinski, William Hogue, John Morris | |
| 15:24 | Nebraska | Eric Thompson misses the free throw | 56-36 |
| 15:24 | San Diego State | The rebound goes to Floyd Collins | 56-36 |
| 15:08 | San Diego State | Randall Zaffalon misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 56-36 |
| 15:06 | Nebraska | Dennis Crotts grabs the defensive rebound | 56-36 |
| 14:45 | Nebraska | Lester Duckworth drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Dennis Crotts | 56-39 |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 14:24 | San Diego State | Dennis Hooper makes the floater from the left side on a great pass from Booker Belford | 58-39 |
| 14:19 | Nebraska | Eric Thompson hits a shot in the paint | 58-41 |
| 14:02 | San Diego State | Randall Zaffalon makes the jumper from close range set up by Booker Belford | 60-41 |
| 13:47 | Nebraska | Dennis Crotts buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Lester Duckworth | 60-44 |
| 13:27 | San Diego State | Paul Roberts steals the ball from Booker Belford | 60-44 |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 13:16 | Nebraska | Lester Duckworth drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane and he's hacked by Randall Zaffalon - foul #1 on Randall Zaffalon, team foul #3 | 60-46 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Elmer Hymel (SG), Henry Brown (PF) Randall Zaffalon, Floyd Collins | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Marty Kinner (SG), William Hogue (C) Eric Thompson, Paul Roberts | |
| 13:16 | Nebraska | Lester Duckworth makes the free throw | 60-47 |
| 12:49 | San Diego State | Elmer Hymel is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Elmer Hymel, team foul #4 | 60-47 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Santiago Rios (PF) Booker Belford | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Yuri Buchinski (SF), John Morris (C) Lester Duckworth, Stanley Ellis | |
| 12:42 | Nebraska | John Morris connects on the jump hook in the lane on a great pass from William Hogue | 60-49 |
| 12:22 | San Diego State | Santiago Rios misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline | 60-49 |
| 12:21 | Nebraska | Yuri Buchinski pulls down the rebound | 60-49 |
| 12:01 | Nebraska | William Hogue misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 60-49 |
| 11:59 | San Diego State | Santiago Rios grabs the defensive rebound | 60-49 |
| 11:51 | San Diego State | Henry Brown blows the layup | 60-49 |
| 11:49 | Nebraska | William Hogue snags the defensive board | 60-49 |
| 11:36 | Nebraska | Yuri Buchinski misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on Elmer Hymel - foul #2 on Elmer Hymel, team foul #5 | 60-49 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Randall Zaffalon (PG), Floyd Collins (PF) Dennis Hooper, Cody Kinsman | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Lester Duckworth (SF), Stanley Ellis (PF), Paul Roberts (C) Dennis Crotts, William Hogue, John Morris | |
| 11:36 | Nebraska | Yuri Buchinski makes the 1st free throw | 60-50 |
| 11:36 | Nebraska | Yuri Buchinski makes the 2nd free throw | 60-51 |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Randall Zaffalon (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Elmer Hymel (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Henry Brown (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. PF - Floyd Collins (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. C - Santiago Rios (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Marty Kinner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Yuri Buchinski (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Lester Duckworth (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. PF - Stanley Ellis (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Paul Roberts (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:22 | San Diego State | Floyd Collins makes the floater near the basket set up by Henry Brown | 62-51 |
| 11:04 | Nebraska | Marty Kinner misses the jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Elmer Hymel - foul #3 on Elmer Hymel, team foul #6 | 62-51 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Booker Belford (SF) Santiago Rios | |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| 11:04 | Nebraska | Marty Kinner makes the 1st free throw | 62-52 |
| 11:04 | Nebraska | Marty Kinner makes the 2nd free throw | 62-53 |
| 10:50 | San Diego State | Elmer Hymel scores on a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Randall Zaffalon | 64-53 |
| 10:30 | Nebraska | Yuri Buchinski misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 64-53 |
| 10:29 | Nebraska | Yuri Buchinski tips it in | 64-55 |
| 10:00 | San Diego State | Booker Belford can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 64-55 |
| 09:59 | San Diego State | Booker Belford pulls down the offensive rebound | 64-55 |
| 09:46 | San Diego State | Henry Brown drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Randall Zaffalon | 67-55 |
| 09:23 | Nebraska | Stanley Ellis drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Marty Kinner | 67-58 |
| 09:06 | San Diego State | Elmer Hymel hits a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Floyd Collins | 70-58 |
| 08:45 | Nebraska | Stanley Ellis hits a floater from close range and the foul's on Floyd Collins - foul #2 on Floyd Collins, team foul #7 | 70-60 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Dennis Hooper (PG), Robert Thomas (SF), Santiago Rios (PF), Cody Kinsman (C) Elmer Hymel, Booker Belford, Floyd Collins, Henry Brown | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Dennis Crotts (PG), Eric Thompson (SG), Nathan Fisher (SF), William Hogue (C) Marty Kinner, Yuri Buchinski, Lester Duckworth, Paul Roberts | |
| 08:45 | Nebraska | Stanley Ellis makes the free throw | 70-61 |
| 08:32 | San Diego State | Cody Kinsman makes the shot from the left block set up by Dennis Hooper | 72-61 |
| 08:14 | Nebraska | Stanley Ellis misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 72-61 |
| 08:13 | Nebraska | Nathan Fisher grabs the offensive board | 72-61 |
| 07:58 | Nebraska | Stanley Ellis hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket | 72-61 |
| 07:57 | Nebraska | Stanley Ellis tips it in | 72-63 |
| 07:44 | San Diego State | Dennis Hooper is fouled on the floor by Dennis Crotts - foul #4 on Dennis Crotts, team foul #3 | 72-63 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Jan Shaw (SG), Floyd Collins (PF) Randall Zaffalon, Santiago Rios | |
| Subs | Nebraska | John Morris (C) Stanley Ellis | |
| 07:26 | San Diego State | Floyd Collins misses badly on a turnaround in the paint | 72-63 |
| 07:24 | Nebraska | William Hogue snags the defensive board | 72-63 |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Dennis Hooper (fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. SG - Jan Shaw (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Thomas (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Floyd Collins (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. C - Cody Kinsman (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Dennis Crotts (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Eric Thompson (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Nathan Fisher (fresh) PF - William Hogue (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - John Morris (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:06 | Nebraska | John Morris loses the ball out of bounds | 72-63 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Booker Belford (SF) Robert Thomas | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Lester Duckworth (SF) Nathan Fisher | |
| 06:52 | San Diego State | Booker Belford hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Dennis Crotts - foul #5 on Dennis Crotts, team foul #4 | 72-63 |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Valentin Esposito (PG), Paul Roberts (C) Dennis Crotts, John Morris | |
| 06:52 | San Diego State | Booker Belford makes the 1st free throw | 73-63 |
| 06:52 | San Diego State | Booker Belford makes the 2nd free throw | 74-63 |
| 06:37 | Nebraska | Lester Duckworth throws a bad pass out of bounds | 74-63 |
| 06:21 | San Diego State | Floyd Collins misses short on a jumper in the lane | 74-63 |
| 06:20 | Nebraska | Paul Roberts grabs the board | 74-63 |
| 06:05 | Nebraska | Eric Thompson hits a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Valentin Esposito | 74-65 |
| 05:53 | San Diego State | Booker Belford blows the layup but he's hacked by Lester Duckworth - foul #3 on Lester Duckworth, team foul #5 | 74-65 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Elmer Hymel (SG), Henry Brown (PF) Jan Shaw, Floyd Collins | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Yuri Buchinski (SG), Stanley Ellis (PF) Eric Thompson, William Hogue | |
| 05:53 | San Diego State | Booker Belford misses the 1st free throw | 74-65 |
| 05:53 | San Diego State | Booker Belford makes the 2nd free throw | 75-65 |
| 05:34 | Nebraska | Yuri Buchinski can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 75-65 |
| 05:32 | San Diego State | Booker Belford gets the rebound | 75-65 |
| 05:24 | San Diego State | Elmer Hymel hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 75-65 |
| 05:22 | Nebraska | Paul Roberts grabs the board | 75-65 |
| 05:15 | Nebraska | Stanley Ellis hits a 3 pointer from the right corner | 75-68 |
| 04:54 | San Diego State | Henry Brown drills a shot from the right block on a great pass from Dennis Hooper | 77-68 |
| 04:50 | Nebraska | Stanley Ellis buries a jumpshot from the left side set up by Valentin Esposito | 77-70 |
| 04:35 | San Diego State | Henry Brown misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 77-70 |
| 04:33 | Nebraska | Yuri Buchinski snags the defensive board | 77-70 |
| 04:10 | Nebraska | Valentin Esposito connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 77-72 |
| 03:51 | San Diego State | Booker Belford drills a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Dennis Hooper | 80-72 |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State 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 (+1) | |
| 03:37 | Nebraska | Lester Duckworth misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 80-72 |
| 03:35 | San Diego State | Booker Belford grabs the board | 80-72 |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State 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) | |
| 03:14 | San Diego State | Henry Brown lays it in on a nice dish by Elmer Hymel | 82-72 |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Dennis Hooper (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 ast. SG - Elmer Hymel (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Booker Belford (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Henry Brown (fresh) 16 pts. 6 reb. C - Cody Kinsman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Valentin Esposito (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Yuri Buchinski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SF - Lester Duckworth (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Stanley Ellis (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 6 reb. C - Paul Roberts (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:02 | Nebraska | Yuri Buchinski hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Elmer Hymel - foul #4 on Elmer Hymel, team foul #8 | 82-72 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Randall Zaffalon (PG), Jan Shaw (SG), Floyd Collins (PF), Santiago Rios (C) Dennis Hooper, Elmer Hymel, Booker Belford, Cody Kinsman | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Marty Kinner (PG), Eric Thompson (SG), William Hogue (PF), John Morris (C) Valentin Esposito, Lester Duckworth, Stanley Ellis, Paul Roberts | |
| 03:02 | Nebraska | Yuri Buchinski makes the 1st free throw | 82-73 |
| 03:02 | Nebraska | Yuri Buchinski makes the 2nd free throw | 82-74 |
| 03:00 | San Diego State | San Diego State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 82-74 |
| 02:38 | San Diego State | Floyd Collins drills a shot in the lane on a nice dish by Randall Zaffalon | 84-74 |
| 02:38 | Nebraska | Nebraska calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 84-74 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Dennis Hooper (PG), Elmer Hymel (SG), Cody Kinsman (C) Randall Zaffalon, Jan Shaw, Santiago Rios | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Lester Duckworth (SF), Stanley Ellis (PF), Paul Roberts (C) Yuri Buchinski, William Hogue, John Morris | |
| 02:26 | Nebraska | Stanley Ellis misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 84-74 |
| 02:24 | San Diego State | Henry Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 84-74 |
| 01:55 | San Diego State | Eric Thompson is called for the reach on Elmer Hymel - foul #3 on Eric Thompson, team foul #6 | 84-74 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Booker Belford (SF) Henry Brown | |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| 01:34 | San Diego State | Booker Belford misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 84-74 |
| 01:33 | Nebraska | Paul Roberts grabs the board | 84-74 |
| 01:19 | Nebraska | Eric Thompson knocks in the jumpshot from the right side set up by Marty Kinner and he's hacked by Dennis Hooper - foul #2 on Dennis Hooper, team foul #9 | 84-76 |
| 01:19 | Nebraska | Eric Thompson misses the free throw | 84-76 |
| 01:19 | San Diego State | Cody Kinsman pulls down the rebound | 84-76 |
| 01:08 | San Diego State | Floyd Collins can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on Paul Roberts - foul #3 on Paul Roberts, team foul #7 | 84-76 |
| 01:08 | San Diego State | Floyd Collins misses the 1st free throw | 84-76 |
| 01:08 | San Diego State | Floyd Collins misses the 2nd free throw | 84-76 |
| 01:08 | Nebraska | Paul Roberts snags the defensive board | 84-76 |
| 00:47 | Nebraska | Eric Thompson misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 84-76 |
| 00:45 | San Diego State | Booker Belford pulls down the rebound | 84-76 |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State 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) | |
| 00:44 | San Diego State | Booker Belford is hacked by Marty Kinner in the backcourt - foul #1 on Marty Kinner, team foul #8 | 84-76 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Henry Brown (PF), Randall Zaffalon (C) Floyd Collins, Cody Kinsman | |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| 00:44 | San Diego State | Booker Belford makes the 1st free throw | 85-76 |
| 00:44 | San Diego State | Booker Belford makes the 2nd free throw | 86-76 |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State 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) | |
| 00:39 | Nebraska | Paul Roberts hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 86-76 |
| 00:37 | San Diego State | Dennis Hooper gets the rebound | 86-76 |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State 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) | |
| 00:14 | San Diego State | Marty Kinner steals it from Henry Brown | 86-76 |
| 00:09 | Nebraska | Eric Thompson misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 86-76 |
| 00:07 | San Diego State | Henry Brown snags the defensive board | 86-76 |
| 00:00 | San Diego State | Dennis Hooper runs out the clock | 86-76 |