| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Rico Hernandez (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Patrick Jackson (fresh) 14 pts. SF - Fernando Reyes (fresh) PF - Alan Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Alfredo Russo (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - John Crosley (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Colby Nordman (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Peter Smith (fresh) PF - James Trost (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Noel Baker (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | West Virginia | Fernando Reyes inbounds the ball | 29-34 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:38 | West Virginia | Patrick Jackson misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 29-34 |
| 19:37 | Nebraska | Noel Baker pulls down the rebound | 29-34 |
| 19:13 | Nebraska | James Trost is denied on a layup by Alan Thomas | 29-34 |
| 19:12 | West Virginia | Alfredo Russo grabs the defensive rebound | 29-34 |
| 18:59 | West Virginia | Alfredo Russo buries a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Alan Thomas | 31-34 |
| 18:37 | Nebraska | James Trost misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 31-34 |
| 18:36 | West Virginia | Alfredo Russo grabs the defensive rebound | 31-34 |
| 18:16 | West Virginia | Patrick Jackson misses long on a fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by Colby Nordman - foul #2 on Colby Nordman, team foul #1 | 31-34 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Ignacio Gonzalez (PG), Fred Cousins (SF), Like Tang (PF), Hans Gliwski (C) Rico Hernandez, Fernando Reyes, Alan Thomas, Alfredo Russo | |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| 18:16 | West Virginia | Patrick Jackson misses the 1st free throw | 31-34 |
| 18:16 | West Virginia | Patrick Jackson misses the 2nd free throw | 31-34 |
| 18:16 | Nebraska | The rebound goes to James Trost | 31-34 |
| 17:54 | Nebraska | John Crosley hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 31-34 |
| 17:53 | Nebraska | James Trost tips it but misses | 31-34 |
| 17:52 | West Virginia | Hans Gliwski pulls down the rebound | 31-34 |
| 17:29 | West Virginia | Patrick Jackson loses the dribble to James Trost | 31-34 |
| 17:10 | Nebraska | John Crosley drills a 3 pointer from straight away | 31-37 |
| 16:51 | West Virginia | Hans Gliwski makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Fred Cousins | 34-37 |
| 16:46 | Nebraska | Peter Smith buries a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Colby Nordman | 34-40 |
| 16:20 | West Virginia | Patrick Jackson is hacked by Peter Smith - foul #3 on Peter Smith, team foul #2 | 34-40 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Rico Hernandez (PG), David Durazo (SG), Dewey Clark (PF) Ignacio Gonzalez, Patrick Jackson, Like Tang | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Timothy Johnson (PG), Albert Aaron (SG), Bill Adelson (SF), Ronald Hartley (C) John Crosley, Colby Nordman, Peter Smith, Noel Baker | |
| 16:10 | West Virginia | David Durazo banks in the layup on a nice dish by Fred Cousins | 36-40 |
| 15:45 | Nebraska | Timothy Johnson is hacked by Hans Gliwski - foul #2 on Hans Gliwski, team foul #1 | 36-40 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Alan Thomas (PF), Alfredo Russo (C) Dewey Clark, Hans Gliwski | |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Rico Hernandez (fresh) 4 ast. SG - David Durazo (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Fred Cousins (fresh) PF - Alan Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Alfredo Russo (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Timothy Johnson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Albert Aaron (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Bill Adelson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - James Trost (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Ronald Hartley (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:27 | Nebraska | Timothy Johnson is hacked by Rico Hernandez - foul #2 on Rico Hernandez, team foul #2 | 36-40 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Ignacio Gonzalez (PG), Like Tang (PF) Rico Hernandez, Alfredo Russo | |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| 14:58 | Nebraska | James Trost can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 36-40 |
| 14:56 | Nebraska | James Trost pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-40 |
| 14:40 | Nebraska | James Trost makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 36-43 |
| 14:35 | West Virginia | Fred Cousins is hacked by Timothy Johnson - foul #3 on Timothy Johnson, team foul #3 | 36-43 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Rico Hernandez (PG), Dave Wager (SF), Dewey Clark (PF), Hans Gliwski (C) Ignacio Gonzalez, Fred Cousins, Like Tang, Alan Thomas | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Colby Nordman (SG), Peter Smith (SF), Noel Baker (PF) Albert Aaron, Bill Adelson, James Trost | |
| 14:17 | West Virginia | David Durazo lays it in set up by Dave Wager | 38-43 |
| 13:53 | Nebraska | Timothy Johnson can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 38-43 |
| 13:52 | Nebraska | Timothy Johnson snags the offensive board | 38-43 |
| 13:25 | Nebraska | Colby Nordman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 38-43 |
| 13:23 | West Virginia | Dave Wager grabs the board | 38-43 |
| 13:02 | West Virginia | Dave Wager misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 38-43 |
| 13:00 | Nebraska | Ronald Hartley gets the rebound | 38-43 |
| 12:42 | Nebraska | Colby Nordman's pass is intercepted by Dave Wager | 38-43 |
| 12:17 | West Virginia | Dewey Clark can't finish the layup | 38-43 |
| 12:16 | Nebraska | Colby Nordman gets the rebound | 38-43 |
| 11:47 | Nebraska | Timothy Johnson connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Colby Nordman | 38-45 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Rico Hernandez (fresh) 4 ast. SG - David Durazo (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dave Wager (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Dewey Clark (fairly fresh) C - Hans Gliwski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Timothy Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Colby Nordman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Peter Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Noel Baker (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Ronald Hartley (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:27 | West Virginia | Dave Wager's fadeaway is rejected by Noel Baker | 38-45 |
| 11:26 | Nebraska | Ronald Hartley grabs the board | 38-45 |
| 11:06 | Nebraska | Ronald Hartley lays it in set up by Timothy Johnson and he's hacked by Hans Gliwski - foul #3 on Hans Gliwski, team foul #3 | 38-47 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Ignacio Gonzalez (PG), Patrick Jackson (SG), Fernando Reyes (SF), Alan Thomas (PF), Alfredo Russo (C) Rico Hernandez, David Durazo, Dave Wager, Dewey Clark, Hans Gliwski | |
| Subs | Nebraska | John Crosley (PG), Albert Aaron (SG), Bill Adelson (SF), James Trost (PF) Timothy Johnson, Colby Nordman, Peter Smith, Noel Baker | |
| 11:06 | Nebraska | Ronald Hartley misses the free throw | 38-47 |
| 11:06 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Alan Thomas | 38-47 |
| 10:39 | West Virginia | Alfredo Russo can't connect on a shot in the lane | 38-47 |
| 10:37 | West Virginia | Fernando Reyes tips it home | 40-47 |
| 10:21 | Nebraska | Alan Thomas steals the ball from John Crosley | 40-47 |
| 09:59 | West Virginia | Alfredo Russo's floater is tipped away by Bill Adelson | 40-47 |
| 09:58 | West Virginia | Alfredo Russo snags the offensive board | 40-47 |
| 09:52 | West Virginia | Alan Thomas throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-47 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Fred Cousins (SF), Like Tang (PF) Fernando Reyes, Alan Thomas | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Peter Smith (SF), Noel Baker (C) Bill Adelson, Ronald Hartley | |
| 09:37 | Nebraska | Peter Smith comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 40-47 |
| 09:35 | West Virginia | Patrick Jackson pulls down the rebound | 40-47 |
| 09:16 | West Virginia | Peter Smith picks off the pass by Patrick Jackson | 40-47 |
| 08:55 | Nebraska | Noel Baker is hacked by Fred Cousins - foul #3 on Fred Cousins, team foul #4 | 40-47 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Rico Hernandez (PG), David Durazo (SG) Ignacio Gonzalez, Patrick Jackson | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Colby Nordman (SG) Albert Aaron | |
| 08:35 | Nebraska | Colby Nordman scores on a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Peter Smith | 40-50 |
| 08:11 | West Virginia | Alfredo Russo knocks in the driving attempt in the lane | 42-50 |
| 07:57 | Nebraska | Colby Nordman hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 42-50 |
| 07:56 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Fred Cousins | 42-50 |
| 07:33 | West Virginia | David Durazo buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 44-50 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Rico Hernandez (fresh) 4 ast. SG - David Durazo (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Fred Cousins (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Like Tang (fresh) C - Alfredo Russo (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - John Crosley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Colby Nordman (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Peter Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - James Trost (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. C - Noel Baker (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:09 | Nebraska | James Trost misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Like Tang - foul #2 on Like Tang, team foul #5 | 44-50 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Ignacio Gonzalez (PG), Patrick Jackson (SG), Fernando Reyes (SF), Alan Thomas (PF), Hans Gliwski (C) Rico Hernandez, David Durazo, Fred Cousins, Like Tang, Alfredo Russo | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Timothy Johnson (PG), Bill Adelson (SF) John Crosley, Peter Smith | |
| 07:09 | Nebraska | James Trost misses the 1st free throw | 44-50 |
| 07:09 | Nebraska | James Trost makes the 2nd free throw | 44-51 |
| 06:49 | West Virginia | Patrick Jackson misses long on a 3 from straight away | 44-51 |
| 06:47 | West Virginia | Hans Gliwski snags the offensive board | 44-51 |
| 06:35 | West Virginia | Patrick Jackson makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Alan Thomas | 47-51 |
| 06:09 | Nebraska | Patrick Jackson steals it from Colby Nordman | 47-51 |
| 06:06 | West Virginia | Ignacio Gonzalez banks in the layup on a great pass from Patrick Jackson | 49-51 |
| 05:45 | Nebraska | Colby Nordman misses the 3 from the right corner | 49-51 |
| 05:43 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Fernando Reyes | 49-51 |
| 05:16 | West Virginia | Patrick Jackson hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 49-51 |
| 05:14 | West Virginia | Fernando Reyes tips it home | 51-51 |
| 04:53 | Nebraska | Noel Baker clanks a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Hans Gliwski - foul #4 on Hans Gliwski, team foul #6 | 51-51 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Rico Hernandez (PG), David Durazo (SG), Fred Cousins (SF), Like Tang (PF), Alfredo Russo (C) Ignacio Gonzalez, Patrick Jackson, Fernando Reyes, Alan Thomas, Hans Gliwski | |
| Subs | Nebraska | John Crosley (PG), Albert Aaron (SG), Peter Smith (SF), Ronald Hartley (C) Timothy Johnson, Colby Nordman, Bill Adelson, James Trost | |
| 04:53 | Nebraska | Noel Baker makes the 1st free throw | 51-52 |
| 04:53 | Nebraska | Noel Baker misses the 2nd free throw | 51-52 |
| 04:53 | West Virginia | Alfredo Russo snags the defensive board | 51-52 |
| 04:31 | West Virginia | David Durazo scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Rico Hernandez | 54-52 |
| 04:09 | Nebraska | Albert Aaron clanks a driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Like Tang - foul #3 on Like Tang, team foul #7 | 54-52 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Dewey Clark (PF), Hans Gliwski (C) Like Tang, Alfredo Russo | |
| Subs | Nebraska | James Trost (PF) Noel Baker | |
| 04:09 | Nebraska | Albert Aaron makes the 1st free throw | 54-53 |
| 04:09 | Nebraska | Albert Aaron misses the 2nd free throw | 54-53 |
| 04:09 | West Virginia | Dewey Clark grabs the defensive rebound | 54-53 |
| 03:50 | West Virginia | David Durazo misses the lay-in but he's hacked by James Trost - foul #1 on James Trost, team foul #4 | 54-53 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Alfredo Russo (C) Hans Gliwski | |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| 03:50 | West Virginia | David Durazo misses the 1st free throw | 54-53 |
| 03:50 | West Virginia | David Durazo makes the 2nd free throw | 55-53 |
| 03:34 | Nebraska | James Trost is fouled on the floor by Dewey Clark - foul #2 on Dewey Clark, team foul #8 | 55-53 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Patrick Jackson (SG), Dave Wager (SF), Alan Thomas (C) David Durazo, Fred Cousins, Alfredo Russo | |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| 03:34 | Nebraska | James Trost makes the 1st free throw | 55-54 |
| 03:34 | Nebraska | James Trost makes the 2nd free throw | 55-55 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Rico Hernandez (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Patrick Jackson (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dave Wager (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Dewey Clark (fresh) C - Alan Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - John Crosley (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Albert Aaron (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Peter Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - James Trost (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 7 reb. C - Ronald Hartley (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:20 | West Virginia | Patrick Jackson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 55-55 |
| 03:18 | Nebraska | James Trost grabs the defensive rebound | 55-55 |
| 03:12 | Nebraska | Albert Aaron's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-55 |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Durazo (SG), Fred Cousins (SF), Like Tang (PF), Hans Gliwski (C) Patrick Jackson, Dave Wager, Dewey Clark, Alan Thomas | |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| 02:49 | West Virginia | James Trost steps in front of the Fred Cousins pass | 55-55 |
| 02:25 | Nebraska | Ronald Hartley double dribbles | 55-55 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Ignacio Gonzalez (PG), Patrick Jackson (SG), Dave Wager (SF), Alan Thomas (PF), Alfredo Russo (C) Rico Hernandez, David Durazo, Fred Cousins, Like Tang, Hans Gliwski | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Timothy Johnson (PG), Colby Nordman (SG) John Crosley, Albert Aaron | |
| 02:05 | West Virginia | Dave Wager travels with the ball | 55-55 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Fred Cousins (SF), Dewey Clark (PF) Dave Wager, Alan Thomas | |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| 02:01 | Nebraska | Nebraska calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-55 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Dave Wager (SF) Fred Cousins | |
| Subs | Nebraska | John Crosley (PG) Timothy Johnson | |
| 01:41 | Nebraska | Peter Smith is whistled for traveling | 55-55 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Rico Hernandez (PG), Fernando Reyes (SF), Alan Thomas (PF) Ignacio Gonzalez, Dave Wager, Dewey Clark | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Noel Baker (C) Ronald Hartley | |
| 01:25 | West Virginia | Alfredo Russo buries a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Rico Hernandez and the foul's on Noel Baker - foul #3 on Noel Baker, team foul #5 | 57-55 |
| 01:25 | West Virginia | Alfredo Russo makes the free throw | 58-55 |
| 00:56 | Nebraska | The pull-up jumper by Noel Baker is blocked by Alfredo Russo | 58-55 |
| 00:54 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Alan Thomas | 58-55 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:31 | West Virginia | Patrick Jackson connects on the shot from the left wing set up by Rico Hernandez | 60-55 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:25 | Nebraska | Peter Smith connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 60-58 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:24 | West Virginia | Rico Hernandez is fouled in the backcourt by John Crosley - foul #2 on John Crosley, team foul #6 | 60-58 |
| 00:23 | West Virginia | Peter Smith is called for the reach on Rico Hernandez - foul #4 on Peter Smith, team foul #7 | 60-58 |
| 00:23 | West Virginia | Rico Hernandez makes the 1st free throw | 61-58 |
| 00:23 | West Virginia | Rico Hernandez makes the 2nd free throw | 62-58 |
| 00:19 | Nebraska | Peter Smith is called for the illegal screen - foul #5 on Peter Smith, team foul #8 | 62-58 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Bill Adelson (SF) Peter Smith | |
| 00:18 | West Virginia | Rico Hernandez is hacked by John Crosley in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Crosley, team foul #9 | 62-58 |
| 00:18 | West Virginia | Rico Hernandez makes the 1st free throw | 63-58 |
| 00:18 | West Virginia | Rico Hernandez misses the 2nd free throw | 63-58 |
| 00:18 | Nebraska | Noel Baker snags the defensive board | 63-58 |
| 00:14 | Nebraska | James Trost misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 63-58 |
| 00:13 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Patrick Jackson | 63-58 |
| 00:12 | West Virginia | Patrick Jackson is hacked by Colby Nordman in the backcourt - foul #3 on Colby Nordman, team foul #10 | 63-58 |
| 00:12 | West Virginia | Patrick Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 64-58 |
| 00:12 | West Virginia | Patrick Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 65-58 |
| 00:06 | Nebraska | Bill Adelson is fouled on the floor by Alan Thomas - foul #2 on Alan Thomas, team foul #9 | 65-58 |
| 00:06 | Nebraska | Bill Adelson makes the 1st free throw | 65-59 |
| 00:06 | Nebraska | Bill Adelson makes the 2nd free throw | 65-60 |
| 00:03 | West Virginia | Rico Hernandez is hacked by John Crosley in the backcourt - foul #4 on John Crosley, team foul #11 | 65-60 |
| 00:03 | West Virginia | Rico Hernandez makes the 1st free throw | 66-60 |
| 00:03 | West Virginia | Rico Hernandez makes the 2nd free throw | 67-60 |
| 00:00 | Nebraska | Colby Nordman hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 67-60 |