| Lineup | Idaho | PG - Donald White (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Hammond (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Adams (fresh) PF - Louis Crouch (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Donald Wuestenberg (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Nathan King (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Carl Collins (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Clarence Strickland (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ernest Luman (fresh) 6 pts. C - Johnnie Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Idaho | David Adams inbounds the ball | 35-31 |
| Game Plan | Idaho | Idaho is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:40 | Idaho | Louis Crouch misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 35-31 |
| 19:39 | Idaho | Donald Wuestenberg tips it in | 37-31 |
| 19:20 | Nebraska | Ernest Luman comes up short on the jumper in the lane | 37-31 |
| 19:18 | Idaho | David Adams grabs the board | 37-31 |
| 18:57 | Idaho | Donald Wuestenberg misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 37-31 |
| 18:55 | Nebraska | Johnnie Smith gets the rebound | 37-31 |
| 18:49 | Nebraska | Clarence Strickland is fouled on the floor by Louis Crouch - foul #3 on Louis Crouch, team foul #1 | 37-31 |
| Subs | Idaho | Douglas Phipps (PF) Louis Crouch | |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| 18:26 | Nebraska | Nathan King is called for 5 seconds | 37-31 |
| 18:03 | Idaho | Donald Wuestenberg misses the floater in the paint but the foul's on Johnnie Smith - foul #2 on Johnnie Smith, team foul #1 | 37-31 |
| 18:03 | Idaho | Donald Wuestenberg makes the 1st free throw | 38-31 |
| 18:03 | Idaho | Donald Wuestenberg makes the 2nd free throw | 39-31 |
| 17:34 | Nebraska | Carl Collins drills a 3 pointer from straight away | 39-34 |
| 17:22 | Idaho | Carl Collins steps in front of the Donald White pass | 39-34 |
| 17:18 | Nebraska | Nathan King blows the layup | 39-34 |
| 17:16 | Idaho | Michael Hammond pulls down the rebound | 39-34 |
| 16:56 | Idaho | Michael Hammond drills a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Donald White | 42-34 |
| 16:38 | Nebraska | Clarence Strickland hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range | 42-34 |
| 16:36 | Nebraska | Carl Collins hits the follow up shot | 42-36 |
| 16:31 | Idaho | Michael Hammond clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 42-36 |
| 16:29 | Nebraska | The rebound goes to Nathan King | 42-36 |
| 16:13 | Nebraska | Carl Collins misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 42-36 |
| 16:11 | Nebraska | Ernest Luman misses the tip | 42-36 |
| 16:10 | Idaho | The rebound goes to Michael Hammond | 42-36 |
| 16:06 | Idaho | David Adams's fadeaway is rejected by Johnnie Smith | 42-36 |
| 16:04 | Nebraska | The rebound goes to Johnnie Smith | 42-36 |
| 15:44 | Nebraska | Carl Collins hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-36 |
| 15:42 | Nebraska | Ernest Luman grabs the offensive board | 42-36 |
| Lineup | Idaho | PG - Donald White (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Hammond (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Adams (fairly fresh) PF - Douglas Phipps (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Wuestenberg (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Nathan King (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Carl Collins (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Clarence Strickland (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ernest Luman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Johnnie Smith (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:21 | Nebraska | Nathan King misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Donald White - foul #1 on Donald White, team foul #2 | 42-36 |
| Subs | Idaho | Gerald Roberts (PG), Arthur Bernardino (SG), Donald Carruth (SF), Louis Crouch (PF), Clarence Graham (C) Donald White, Michael Hammond, David Adams, Douglas Phipps, Donald Wuestenberg | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Calvin Joplin (PG), Justin Schultz (SF), Ivan Marlow (PF), John Acton (C) Carl Collins, Clarence Strickland, Ernest Luman, Johnnie Smith | |
| 15:21 | Nebraska | Nathan King misses the 1st free throw | 42-36 |
| 15:21 | Nebraska | Nathan King misses the 2nd free throw | 42-36 |
| 15:21 | Nebraska | John Acton grabs the offensive board | 42-36 |
| 14:59 | Nebraska | Ivan Marlow buries a jump hook from close range set up by John Acton | 42-38 |
| 14:41 | Idaho | Louis Crouch slams it home on a great pass from Gerald Roberts | 44-38 |
| 14:17 | Nebraska | Donald Carruth steps in front of the Nathan King pass | 44-38 |
| 14:07 | Idaho | Louis Crouch comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 44-38 |
| 14:06 | Nebraska | Justin Schultz gets the rebound | 44-38 |
| 13:50 | Nebraska | Nathan King comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 44-38 |
| 13:49 | Nebraska | Justin Schultz grabs the offensive board | 44-38 |
| 13:31 | Nebraska | Calvin Joplin misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 44-38 |
| 13:29 | Idaho | Clarence Graham grabs the defensive rebound | 44-38 |
| 13:13 | Idaho | Gerald Roberts's pass is intercepted by Ivan Marlow | 44-38 |
| 13:01 | Nebraska | Nathan King misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 44-38 |
| 12:59 | Idaho | The rebound goes to Donald Carruth | 44-38 |
| 12:35 | Idaho | John Acton takes the ball from Louis Crouch | 44-38 |
| 12:14 | Nebraska | Ivan Marlow hits a 3 pointer from straight away | 44-41 |
| 12:03 | Idaho | Donald Carruth scores on a jump hook from the baseline set up by Clarence Graham | 46-41 |
| 11:45 | Nebraska | John Acton comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 46-41 |
| 11:43 | Nebraska | Ivan Marlow grabs the offensive board | 46-41 |
| 11:19 | Nebraska | Nathan King is whistled for a carry | 46-41 |
| Subs | Idaho | Donald White (PG), Michael Hammond (SG), David Adams (SF), Douglas Phipps (PF), Donald Wuestenberg (C) Gerald Roberts, Arthur Bernardino, Donald Carruth, Louis Crouch, Clarence Graham | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Paul Thomas (PG), Carl Collins (SG), Clarence Strickland (SF), Ernest Luman (PF), Johnnie Smith (C) Calvin Joplin, Nathan King, Justin Schultz, Ivan Marlow, John Acton | |
| Lineup | Idaho | PG - Donald White (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Hammond (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Adams (fresh) PF - Douglas Phipps (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Wuestenberg (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Paul Thomas (fresh) SG - Carl Collins (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Clarence Strickland (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ernest Luman (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Johnnie Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:10 | Idaho | Michael Hammond misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 46-41 |
| 11:08 | Idaho | Donald Wuestenberg hits the follow up shot | 48-41 |
| 10:50 | Nebraska | Clarence Strickland misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 48-41 |
| 10:49 | Nebraska | Carl Collins can't tip it in | 48-41 |
| 10:47 | Idaho | Donald Wuestenberg gets the rebound | 48-41 |
| 10:28 | Idaho | Donald White hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Michael Hammond | 50-41 |
| 10:11 | Nebraska | Michael Hammond is called for the reach on Carl Collins - foul #1 on Michael Hammond, team foul #3 | 50-41 |
| 10:01 | Nebraska | Clarence Strickland lays it up and in set up by Paul Thomas and he's fouled by David Adams - foul #1 on David Adams, team foul #4 | 50-43 |
| Subs | Idaho | Louis Crouch (PF) Douglas Phipps | |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| 10:01 | Nebraska | Clarence Strickland makes the free throw | 50-44 |
| 09:42 | Idaho | David Adams is called for traveling | 50-44 |
| Subs | Idaho | | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Calvin Joplin (PG) Paul Thomas | |
| 09:17 | Nebraska | Calvin Joplin misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 50-44 |
| 09:16 | Idaho | Michael Hammond pulls down the rebound | 50-44 |
| 09:04 | Idaho | Donald White misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 50-44 |
| 09:02 | Nebraska | Ernest Luman grabs the defensive rebound | 50-44 |
| 08:56 | Nebraska | Carl Collins can't connect on a runner in the lane but he's fouled by Louis Crouch - foul #4 on Louis Crouch, team foul #5 | 50-44 |
| Subs | Idaho | Joseph Lambert (SF), Douglas Phipps (PF) David Adams, Louis Crouch | |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| 08:56 | Nebraska | Carl Collins makes the 1st free throw | 50-45 |
| 08:56 | Nebraska | Carl Collins makes the 2nd free throw | 50-46 |
| 08:36 | Idaho | Donald White is fouled on the floor by Carl Collins - foul #1 on Carl Collins, team foul #2 | 50-46 |
| Subs | Idaho | Gerald Roberts (PG), Donald Carruth (SF) Donald White, Joseph Lambert | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Justin Schultz (PF), Ivan Marlow (C) Ernest Luman, Johnnie Smith | |
| 08:14 | Idaho | Douglas Phipps buries a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Gerald Roberts | 52-46 |
| 07:52 | Nebraska | Ivan Marlow loses the dribble to Donald Wuestenberg | 52-46 |
| 07:42 | Idaho | Donald Carruth can't connect on a floater from the left block but the foul's on Calvin Joplin - foul #4 on Calvin Joplin, team foul #3 | 52-46 |
| Subs | Idaho | Arthur Bernardino (SG), Louis Crouch (PF) Michael Hammond, Donald Wuestenberg | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Peter Hall (SF), John Acton (C) Carl Collins, Clarence Strickland | |
| 07:42 | Idaho | Donald Carruth makes the 1st free throw | 53-46 |
| 07:42 | Idaho | Donald Carruth misses the 2nd free throw | 53-46 |
| 07:42 | Nebraska | John Acton gets the rebound | 53-46 |
| 07:18 | Nebraska | John Acton clanks a shot from the left side but he's fouled by Donald Carruth - foul #4 on Donald Carruth, team foul #6 | 53-46 |
| Subs | Idaho | Donald White (PG), David Adams (SF) Arthur Bernardino, Douglas Phipps | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Paul Thomas (PG), Ernest Luman (PF) Calvin Joplin, Peter Hall | |
| 07:18 | Nebraska | John Acton misses the 1st free throw | 53-46 |
| 07:18 | Nebraska | John Acton misses the 2nd free throw | 53-46 |
| 07:18 | Idaho | Louis Crouch snags the defensive board | 53-46 |
| Lineup | Idaho | PG - Donald White (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gerald Roberts (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Adams (fresh) PF - Louis Crouch (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. C - Donald Carruth (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Paul Thomas (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Justin Schultz (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SF - Ivan Marlow (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Ernest Luman (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - John Acton (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:03 | Idaho | John Acton is called for the reach on Donald White - foul #1 on John Acton, team foul #4 | 53-46 |
| Subs | Idaho | Clarence Graham (C) Donald Carruth | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Johnnie Smith (C) John Acton | |
| 06:46 | Idaho | David Adams is called for traveling | 53-46 |
| Subs | Idaho | Michael Hammond (SG), Douglas Phipps (C) Gerald Roberts, Clarence Graham | |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| 06:26 | Nebraska | Ernest Luman can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 53-46 |
| 06:24 | Idaho | Michael Hammond gets the rebound | 53-46 |
| 06:06 | Idaho | Donald White misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Ivan Marlow - foul #1 on Ivan Marlow, team foul #5 | 53-46 |
| Subs | Idaho | Donald Wuestenberg (C) Douglas Phipps | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Calvin Joplin (PG), Carl Collins (SG), Clarence Strickland (SF) Paul Thomas, Justin Schultz, Ivan Marlow | |
| 06:06 | Idaho | Donald White makes the 1st free throw | 54-46 |
| 06:06 | Idaho | Donald White misses the 2nd free throw | 54-46 |
| 06:06 | Nebraska | Johnnie Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 54-46 |
| 05:53 | Nebraska | Ernest Luman is hacked by Donald Wuestenberg - foul #1 on Donald Wuestenberg, team foul #7 | 54-46 |
| Subs | Idaho | Joseph Lambert (SF) David Adams | |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| 05:53 | Nebraska | Ernest Luman makes the 1st free throw | 54-47 |
| 05:53 | Nebraska | Ernest Luman misses the 2nd free throw | 54-47 |
| 05:53 | Idaho | Donald Wuestenberg grabs the board | 54-47 |
| 05:29 | Idaho | Donald Wuestenberg misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 54-47 |
| 05:28 | Nebraska | Ernest Luman snags the defensive board | 54-47 |
| 05:14 | Nebraska | Carl Collins scores on a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Clarence Strickland | 54-49 |
| 04:58 | Idaho | Joseph Lambert's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-49 |
| Subs | Idaho | Gerald Roberts (PG), Arthur Bernardino (SG), Donald Carruth (SF) Donald White, Michael Hammond, Joseph Lambert | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Justin Schultz (PF), Ivan Marlow (C) Ernest Luman, Johnnie Smith | |
| 04:47 | Nebraska | Calvin Joplin hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Justin Schultz | 54-52 |
| 04:26 | Idaho | Louis Crouch comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 54-52 |
| 04:24 | Nebraska | The rebound goes to Calvin Joplin | 54-52 |
| 04:14 | Nebraska | Carl Collins clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Arthur Bernardino - foul #2 on Arthur Bernardino, team foul #8 | 54-52 |
| Subs | Idaho | David Adams (SF) Louis Crouch | |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| 04:14 | Nebraska | Carl Collins misses the 1st free throw | 54-52 |
| 04:14 | Nebraska | Carl Collins makes the 2nd free throw | 54-53 |
| 03:55 | Idaho | Gerald Roberts scores on a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Arthur Bernardino | 56-53 |
| 03:36 | Nebraska | Calvin Joplin scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Clarence Strickland | 56-56 |
| 03:21 | Idaho | Arthur Bernardino scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Donald Carruth | 59-56 |
| 03:14 | Nebraska | Justin Schultz clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 59-56 |
| 03:12 | Nebraska | Ivan Marlow tips it but misses | 59-56 |
| 03:11 | Idaho | Arthur Bernardino grabs the board | 59-56 |
| Lineup | Idaho | PG - Gerald Roberts (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Arthur Bernardino (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Adams (fresh) PF - Donald Carruth (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. C - Donald Wuestenberg (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Calvin Joplin (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Carl Collins (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Clarence Strickland (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Justin Schultz (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Ivan Marlow (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:05 | Idaho | Calvin Joplin blocks the 3 pointer from the left wing by Arthur Bernardino | 59-56 |
| 03:04 | Idaho | Donald Carruth hits the follow up shot | 61-56 |
| 02:49 | Nebraska | Arthur Bernardino takes the ball from Clarence Strickland | 61-56 |
| 02:49 | Idaho | Idaho calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-56 |
| Subs | Idaho | Donald White (PG), Michael Hammond (SG), Louis Crouch (PF) Gerald Roberts, Arthur Bernardino, Donald Carruth | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Ernest Luman (PF), Johnnie Smith (C) Justin Schultz, Ivan Marlow | |
| 02:42 | Idaho | Michael Hammond loses the dribble to Calvin Joplin | 61-56 |
| 02:24 | Nebraska | Carl Collins blows the layup | 61-56 |
| 02:22 | Idaho | The rebound goes to Donald White | 61-56 |
| 02:17 | Idaho | David Adams is hacked by Ernest Luman - foul #1 on Ernest Luman, team foul #6 | 61-56 |
| Subs | Idaho | | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Justin Schultz (SG) Carl Collins | |
| 02:06 | Idaho | Donald White comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 61-56 |
| 02:05 | Nebraska | Johnnie Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 61-56 |
| 01:47 | Nebraska | Michael Hammond swats the dunk try by Johnnie Smith | 61-56 |
| 01:46 | Nebraska | Johnnie Smith tips it in | 61-58 |
| 01:38 | Idaho | Michael Hammond loses the ball out of bounds | 61-58 |
| Subs | Idaho | | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Carl Collins (SG) Justin Schultz | |
| 01:24 | Nebraska | Calvin Joplin clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 61-58 |
| 01:23 | Idaho | David Adams grabs the defensive rebound | 61-58 |
| 01:03 | Idaho | Michael Hammond misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 61-58 |
| 01:02 | Idaho | David Adams misses the tip | 61-58 |
| 01:01 | Nebraska | The rebound goes to Ernest Luman | 61-58 |
| 00:48 | Nebraska | Clarence Strickland connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Calvin Joplin | 61-60 |
| Game Plan | Idaho | Idaho is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:27 | Idaho | Michael Hammond hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Louis Crouch | 63-60 |
| 00:05 | Nebraska | Clarence Strickland misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 63-60 |
| 00:04 | Idaho | Donald Wuestenberg pulls down the rebound | 63-60 |
| Game Plan | Idaho | Idaho is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:03 | Idaho | Calvin Joplin is called for the reach on Donald Wuestenberg in the backcourt - foul #5 on Calvin Joplin, team foul #7 | 63-60 |
| Subs | Idaho | Donald Carruth (SF) David Adams | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Nathan King (PG) Calvin Joplin | |
| 00:03 | Idaho | Donald Wuestenberg makes the 1st free throw | 64-60 |
| 00:03 | Idaho | Donald Wuestenberg misses the 2nd free throw | 64-60 |
| 00:03 | Nebraska | Johnnie Smith grabs the board | 64-60 |
| Game Plan | Idaho | Idaho is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Nebraska | Johnnie Smith hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 64-60 |