| Lineup | Penn State | PG - William Sawyer (fresh) SG - Gerardo Ortega (fresh) SF - Lewis Pearson (fresh) PF - Jeffrey Kidder (fresh) C - Robert Johnson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - George Dove (fresh) SG - Donald Bellanger (fresh) SF - Brian Poirier (fresh) PF - David Peters (fresh) C - Ralph Ezdebski (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Nebraska | Ralph Ezdebski wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:46 | Nebraska | David Peters misses the lay-in | 0-0 |
| 19:45 | Penn State | Jeffrey Kidder pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Penn State | Gerardo Ortega can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Nebraska | Donald Bellanger pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:21 | Nebraska | George Dove makes the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Brian Poirier | 0-3 |
| 19:12 | Penn State | William Sawyer scores on a shot from the right side and he's hacked by Brian Poirier - foul #1 on Brian Poirier, team foul #1 | 2-3 |
| 19:12 | Penn State | William Sawyer misses the free throw | 2-3 |
| 19:12 | Nebraska | Ralph Ezdebski pulls down the rebound | 2-3 |
| 18:52 | Nebraska | Ralph Ezdebski scores on a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Donald Bellanger | 2-5 |
| 18:31 | Penn State | Gerardo Ortega is called for traveling | 2-5 |
| 18:17 | Nebraska | David Peters loses the dribble to William Sawyer | 2-5 |
| 17:56 | Penn State | David Peters steals the ball from Lewis Pearson | 2-5 |
| 17:38 | Nebraska | Jeffrey Kidder is called for the reach on David Peters - foul #1 on Jeffrey Kidder, team foul #1 | 2-5 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Jerome Bell (C) Ralph Ezdebski | |
| 17:17 | Nebraska | Jerome Bell's pass is intercepted by William Sawyer | 2-5 |
| 17:06 | Penn State | Robert Johnson is hacked by Jerome Bell - foul #1 on Jerome Bell, team foul #2 | 2-5 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Patrick Mooneyhan (SF) Brian Poirier | |
| 16:50 | Penn State | Robert Johnson misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 2-5 |
| 16:49 | Nebraska | Jerome Bell pulls down the rebound | 2-5 |
| 16:35 | Nebraska | Patrick Mooneyhan hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 2-5 |
| 16:34 | Nebraska | The offensive rebound goes to Jerome Bell | 2-5 |
| 16:20 | Nebraska | Patrick Mooneyhan drills a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Donald Bellanger | 2-7 |
| 16:05 | Penn State | Jeffrey Kidder clanks a runner in the lane | 2-7 |
| 16:03 | Nebraska | Patrick Mooneyhan grabs the board | 2-7 |
| 15:42 | Nebraska | Donald Bellanger can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 2-7 |
| 15:41 | Penn State | Gerardo Ortega gets the rebound | 2-7 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - William Sawyer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SG - Gerardo Ortega (fairly fresh) SF - Lewis Pearson (fairly fresh) PF - Jeffrey Kidder (fairly fresh) C - Robert Johnson (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - George Dove (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Donald Bellanger (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Patrick Mooneyhan (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Peters (fairly fresh) C - Jerome Bell (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:12 | Penn State | Jeffrey Kidder travels with the ball | 2-7 |
| Subs | Penn State | Luis Hernadez (SG) Gerardo Ortega | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Joseph Roop (PG), Donald Gephart (SG), Brian Poirier (SF), Ralph Ezdebski (C) George Dove, Donald Bellanger, Patrick Mooneyhan, David Peters | |
| 14:58 | Nebraska | Brian Poirier misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 2-7 |
| 14:57 | Penn State | Robert Johnson snags the defensive board | 2-7 |
| 14:40 | Penn State | Jeffrey Kidder is hacked by Brian Poirier - foul #2 on Brian Poirier, team foul #3 | 2-7 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Patrick Mooneyhan (SF), John Miles (PF) Brian Poirier, Jerome Bell | |
| 14:24 | Penn State | Lewis Pearson hits a jumper near the basket on a great pass from Luis Hernadez | 4-7 |
| 14:09 | Nebraska | Ralph Ezdebski's layup is rejected by Robert Johnson | 4-7 |
| 14:07 | Nebraska | Joseph Roop tips it but misses | 4-7 |
| 14:05 | Penn State | The rebound goes to William Sawyer | 4-7 |
| 13:50 | Penn State | Robert Johnson connects on the runner in the lane set up by Lewis Pearson and he's hacked by Ralph Ezdebski - foul #1 on Ralph Ezdebski, team foul #4 | 6-7 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Nebraska | David Peters (PF) John Miles | |
| 13:50 | Penn State | Robert Johnson makes the free throw | 7-7 |
| 13:33 | Nebraska | Patrick Mooneyhan scores on a jumper from close range on a nice dish by Donald Gephart | 7-9 |
| 13:23 | Penn State | Robert Johnson slams it home | 9-9 |
| 13:01 | Nebraska | Jeffrey Kidder blocks the jumper by Patrick Mooneyhan | 9-9 |
| 12:59 | Penn State | Robert Johnson snags the defensive board | 9-9 |
| 12:45 | Penn State | Robert Johnson comes up short on the driving attempt from close range | 9-9 |
| 12:44 | Nebraska | Joseph Roop grabs the board | 9-9 |
| 12:26 | Nebraska | Patrick Mooneyhan hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 9-9 |
| 12:25 | Penn State | Robert Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 9-9 |
| 12:20 | Penn State | Luis Hernadez buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by William Sawyer | 12-9 |
| 12:12 | Nebraska | Ralph Ezdebski's pass is intercepted by Lewis Pearson | 12-9 |
| 11:51 | Penn State | Robert Johnson misses the lay-in | 12-9 |
| 11:49 | Penn State | The offensive rebound goes to Jeffrey Kidder | 12-9 |
| 11:29 | Penn State | Robert Johnson's floater is knocked away by Ralph Ezdebski | 12-9 |
| 11:28 | Penn State | Robert Johnson hits the follow up shot | 14-9 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - William Sawyer (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Luis Hernadez (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lewis Pearson (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Jeffrey Kidder (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Johnson (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Joseph Roop (fairly fresh) SG - Donald Gephart (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Patrick Mooneyhan (fresh) 4 pts. PF - David Peters (fresh) C - Ralph Ezdebski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:22 | Nebraska | Donald Gephart is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Kidder - foul #2 on Jeffrey Kidder, team foul #2 | 14-9 |
| Subs | Penn State | John Oliphant (PG), Gerardo Ortega (SG), Juan Rios (SF), Kenneth Takahashi (PF), Alex Horstman (C) William Sawyer, Luis Hernadez, Lewis Pearson, Jeffrey Kidder, Robert Johnson | |
| Subs | Nebraska | George Dove (PG), Donald Bellanger (SG), John Miles (SF), Jerome Bell (C) Joseph Roop, Donald Gephart, Patrick Mooneyhan, Ralph Ezdebski | |
| 11:09 | Nebraska | David Peters hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by John Oliphant - foul #1 on John Oliphant, team foul #3 | 14-9 |
| 11:09 | Nebraska | David Peters makes the 1st free throw | 14-10 |
| 11:09 | Nebraska | David Peters makes the 2nd free throw | 14-11 |
| 10:50 | Penn State | Jerome Bell steals the ball from John Oliphant | 14-11 |
| 10:24 | Nebraska | Donald Bellanger's fadeaway is rejected by Alex Horstman | 14-11 |
| 10:22 | Nebraska | Jerome Bell tips it home | 14-13 |
| 10:14 | Penn State | Gerardo Ortega misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 14-13 |
| 10:13 | Penn State | Alex Horstman grabs the offensive board | 14-13 |
| 09:58 | Penn State | Gerardo Ortega makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from John Oliphant | 17-13 |
| 09:51 | Nebraska | The jumper by George Dove is denied by Kenneth Takahashi | 17-13 |
| 09:50 | Penn State | Alex Horstman pulls down the rebound | 17-13 |
| 09:45 | Penn State | Gerardo Ortega buries a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Alex Horstman and the foul's on Donald Bellanger - foul #1 on Donald Bellanger, team foul #5 | 20-13 |
| Subs | Penn State | Lewis Pearson (SF) Juan Rios | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Patrick Mooneyhan (SF) David Peters | |
| 09:45 | Penn State | Gerardo Ortega misses the free throw | 20-13 |
| 09:45 | Nebraska | John Miles grabs the board | 20-13 |
| 09:30 | Nebraska | Donald Bellanger comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 20-13 |
| 09:28 | Nebraska | Patrick Mooneyhan tips it in | 20-15 |
| 09:07 | Penn State | Alex Horstman double dribbles | 20-15 |
| Subs | Penn State | William Sawyer (PG) John Oliphant | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Ralph Ezdebski (C) John Miles | |
| 08:47 | Nebraska | George Dove clanks a runner from the left block | 20-15 |
| 08:46 | Penn State | Kenneth Takahashi gets the rebound | 20-15 |
| 08:22 | Penn State | Ralph Ezdebski picks off the pass by Lewis Pearson | 20-15 |
| 07:59 | Nebraska | Jerome Bell misses badly on a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Kenneth Takahashi - foul #1 on Kenneth Takahashi, team foul #4 | 20-15 |
| Subs | Penn State | Luis Hernadez (SG), Juan Rios (SF) Gerardo Ortega, Kenneth Takahashi | |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| 07:59 | Nebraska | Jerome Bell makes the 1st free throw | 20-16 |
| 07:59 | Nebraska | Jerome Bell makes the 2nd free throw | 20-17 |
| 07:44 | Penn State | Lewis Pearson misses short on a jumper from close range but the foul's on Jerome Bell - foul #2 on Jerome Bell, team foul #6 | 20-17 |
| Subs | Penn State | Robert Johnson (C) Alex Horstman | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Joseph Roop (PG), Donald Gephart (SG), David Peters (PF) George Dove, Donald Bellanger, Jerome Bell | |
| 07:44 | Penn State | Lewis Pearson misses the 1st free throw | 20-17 |
| 07:44 | Penn State | Lewis Pearson makes the 2nd free throw | 21-17 |
| 07:31 | Nebraska | David Peters hits the finger roll | 21-19 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - William Sawyer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Luis Hernadez (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Juan Rios (fresh) PF - Lewis Pearson (tiring) 3 pts. C - Robert Johnson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Joseph Roop (fresh) SG - Donald Gephart (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Patrick Mooneyhan (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Peters (fresh) 4 pts. C - Ralph Ezdebski (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:11 | Penn State | Lewis Pearson misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 21-19 |
| 07:09 | Nebraska | Ralph Ezdebski grabs the defensive rebound | 21-19 |
| 06:49 | Nebraska | Ralph Ezdebski misses long on a shot from close range but he's fouled by Luis Hernadez - foul #1 on Luis Hernadez, team foul #5 | 21-19 |
| Subs | Penn State | John Oliphant (PG), Gerardo Ortega (SG), Erwin Walkup (PF) William Sawyer, Luis Hernadez, Lewis Pearson | |
| Subs | Nebraska | George Dove (PG), Donald Bellanger (SG) Joseph Roop, Donald Gephart | |
| 06:49 | Nebraska | Ralph Ezdebski misses the 1st free throw | 21-19 |
| 06:49 | Nebraska | Ralph Ezdebski makes the 2nd free throw | 21-20 |
| 06:28 | Penn State | Gerardo Ortega is whistled for a carry | 21-20 |
| Subs | Penn State | Kenneth Takahashi (PF), Alex Horstman (C) Erwin Walkup, Robert Johnson | |
| Subs | Nebraska | John Miles (C) Ralph Ezdebski | |
| 06:14 | Nebraska | George Dove knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 21-22 |
| 05:53 | Penn State | Gerardo Ortega misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 21-22 |
| 05:51 | Nebraska | John Miles grabs the defensive rebound | 21-22 |
| 05:38 | Nebraska | David Peters misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 21-22 |
| 05:36 | Penn State | The rebound goes to John Oliphant | 21-22 |
| 05:20 | Penn State | John Oliphant blows the layup | 21-22 |
| 05:18 | Nebraska | The rebound goes to John Miles | 21-22 |
| 04:58 | Nebraska | George Dove is fouled on the floor by Alex Horstman - foul #1 on Alex Horstman, team foul #6 | 21-22 |
| Subs | Penn State | William Sawyer (PG), Luis Hernadez (SG), Lewis Pearson (SF), Robert Johnson (C) John Oliphant, Gerardo Ortega, Juan Rios, Alex Horstman | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Ralph Ezdebski (C) Patrick Mooneyhan | |
| 04:39 | Nebraska | George Dove clanks a floater from the left block but he's fouled by Luis Hernadez - foul #2 on Luis Hernadez, team foul #7 | 21-22 |
| Subs | Penn State | John Oliphant (PG), Erwin Walkup (PF) Luis Hernadez, Kenneth Takahashi | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Joseph Roop (SG) Donald Bellanger | |
| 04:39 | Nebraska | George Dove makes the 1st free throw | 21-23 |
| 04:39 | Nebraska | George Dove makes the 2nd free throw | 21-24 |
| 04:32 | Penn State | William Sawyer loses the ball out of bounds | 21-24 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Donald Gephart (SG) George Dove | |
| 04:08 | Nebraska | Joseph Roop comes up short on the turnaround from close range but he's hacked by Lewis Pearson - foul #1 on Lewis Pearson, team foul #8 | 21-24 |
| Subs | Penn State | Juan Rios (SF) Erwin Walkup | |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| 04:08 | Nebraska | Joseph Roop makes the 1st free throw | 21-25 |
| 04:08 | Nebraska | Joseph Roop misses the 2nd free throw | 21-25 |
| 04:08 | Penn State | Juan Rios gets the rebound | 21-25 |
| 03:57 | Penn State | Lewis Pearson misses short on a shot from the baseline | 21-25 |
| 03:55 | Nebraska | Joseph Roop snags the defensive board | 21-25 |
| 03:41 | Nebraska | Joseph Roop misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 21-25 |
| 03:39 | Penn State | Lewis Pearson grabs the defensive rebound | 21-25 |
| 03:20 | Penn State | William Sawyer is fouled on the floor by Donald Gephart - foul #1 on Donald Gephart, team foul #7 | 21-25 |
| Subs | Penn State | Gerardo Ortega (SG), Jeffrey Kidder (PF), Alex Horstman (C) John Oliphant, Juan Rios, Robert Johnson | |
| Subs | Nebraska | George Dove (PG), Donald Bellanger (SG), Brian Poirier (SF), Jerome Bell (PF), Patrick Mooneyhan (C) Joseph Roop, Donald Gephart, John Miles, David Peters, Ralph Ezdebski | |
| 03:20 | Penn State | William Sawyer makes the 1st free throw | 22-25 |
| 03:20 | Penn State | William Sawyer misses the 2nd free throw | 22-25 |
| 03:20 | Nebraska | Jerome Bell gets the rebound | 22-25 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - William Sawyer (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gerardo Ortega (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Lewis Pearson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jeffrey Kidder (fresh) 2 reb. C - Alex Horstman (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - George Dove (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Donald Bellanger (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Brian Poirier (fresh) PF - Jerome Bell (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Patrick Mooneyhan (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:09 | Nebraska | William Sawyer picks off the pass by Patrick Mooneyhan | 22-25 |
| 02:51 | Penn State | Jeffrey Kidder misses short on a jumper from the baseline | 22-25 |
| 02:50 | Penn State | Alex Horstman snags the offensive board | 22-25 |
| 02:38 | Penn State | Gerardo Ortega comes up short on the jumper from the left side but the foul's on Donald Bellanger - foul #2 on Donald Bellanger, team foul #8 | 22-25 |
| 02:38 | Penn State | Gerardo Ortega makes the 1st free throw | 23-25 |
| 02:38 | Penn State | Gerardo Ortega misses the 2nd free throw | 23-25 |
| 02:38 | Nebraska | Patrick Mooneyhan grabs the defensive rebound | 23-25 |
| 02:17 | Nebraska | Jerome Bell comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Jeffrey Kidder - foul #3 on Jeffrey Kidder, team foul #9 | 23-25 |
| Subs | Penn State | Juan Rios (SF), Kenneth Takahashi (PF) Lewis Pearson, Jeffrey Kidder | |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| 02:17 | Nebraska | Jerome Bell makes the 1st free throw | 23-26 |
| 02:17 | Nebraska | Jerome Bell makes the 2nd free throw | 23-27 |
| 01:59 | Penn State | William Sawyer clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 23-27 |
| 01:57 | Nebraska | Patrick Mooneyhan grabs the board | 23-27 |
| 01:45 | Nebraska | George Dove misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Gerardo Ortega - foul #1 on Gerardo Ortega, team foul #10 | 23-27 |
| Subs | Penn State | John Oliphant (PG), Robert Johnson (C) William Sawyer, Alex Horstman | |
| Subs | Nebraska | David Peters (PF), Ralph Ezdebski (C) Jerome Bell, Patrick Mooneyhan | |
| 01:45 | Nebraska | George Dove misses the 1st free throw | 23-27 |
| 01:45 | Nebraska | George Dove makes the 2nd free throw | 23-28 |
| 01:37 | Penn State | Robert Johnson can't connect on a turnaround from close range | 23-28 |
| 01:35 | Nebraska | George Dove grabs the defensive rebound | 23-28 |
| 01:06 | Nebraska | John Oliphant steals it from George Dove | 23-28 |
| 00:51 | Penn State | John Oliphant is denied on a layup by David Peters | 23-28 |
| 00:49 | Penn State | Gerardo Ortega tips it in | 25-28 |
| 00:31 | Nebraska | George Dove knocks in the runner from close range | 25-30 |
| 00:10 | Penn State | Robert Johnson travels with the ball | 25-30 |
| Subs | Penn State | William Sawyer (PG), Luis Hernadez (SG), Lewis Pearson (SF) John Oliphant, Gerardo Ortega, Juan Rios | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Joseph Roop (PG), Donald Gephart (SG), Patrick Mooneyhan (SF) George Dove, Donald Bellanger, Brian Poirier | |
| 00:00 | Nebraska | Ralph Ezdebski banks in the layup | 25-32 |