| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - James Foster (fresh) SG - George Burd (fresh) SF - Rodney Smith (fresh) PF - Michael Calloway (fresh) C - Vernon Lytle (fresh) | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Lawrence Milam (fresh) SG - Michael Merrifield (fresh) SF - Lyle Tavares (fresh) PF - William Stokes (fresh) C - Alex Jackson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Nebraska | Vernon Lytle wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:39 | Nebraska | James Foster hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 2-0 |
| 19:37 | West Virginia | James Foster is called for the reach on Michael Merrifield in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Foster, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:28 | West Virginia | Alex Jackson is open and lays it up and in set up by Lawrence Milam | 2-2 |
| 19:08 | Nebraska | Michael Calloway can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Alex Jackson - foul #1 on Alex Jackson, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 19:08 | Nebraska | Michael Calloway makes the 1st free throw | 3-2 |
| 19:08 | Nebraska | Michael Calloway makes the 2nd free throw | 4-2 |
| 18:44 | West Virginia | Lawrence Milam is hacked by James Foster - foul #2 on James Foster, team foul #2 | 4-2 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Ronald Marden (PG) James Foster | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 18:32 | West Virginia | George Burd is called for the reach on Lawrence Milam - foul #1 on George Burd, team foul #3 | 4-2 |
| 18:15 | West Virginia | William Stokes misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway from close range | 4-2 |
| 18:14 | Nebraska | The rebound goes to Rodney Smith | 4-2 |
| 18:09 | Nebraska | George Burd loses the ball out of bounds | 4-2 |
| 18:07 | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield is fouled in the backcourt by Rodney Smith - foul #1 on Rodney Smith, team foul #4 | 4-2 |
| 17:50 | West Virginia | Michael Calloway denies the turnaround by Alex Jackson | 4-2 |
| 17:49 | West Virginia | Lyle Tavares tips it back up and in | 4-4 |
| 17:31 | Nebraska | Lawrence Milam steals it from Ronald Marden | 4-4 |
| 17:08 | West Virginia | Lyle Tavares can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 4-4 |
| 17:06 | West Virginia | William Stokes hits the follow up shot | 4-6 |
| 16:49 | Nebraska | Rodney Smith misses the easy layup | 4-6 |
| 16:48 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Alex Jackson | 4-6 |
| 16:43 | West Virginia | Lyle Tavares hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 4-6 |
| 16:41 | Nebraska | Michael Calloway pulls down the rebound | 4-6 |
| 16:22 | Nebraska | Ronald Marden is hacked by Michael Merrifield - foul #1 on Michael Merrifield, team foul #2 | 4-6 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Jaroslav Zoellner (PG), Richard Kobayashi (SG), James Yount (SF), James Benson (C) Ronald Marden, George Burd, Rodney Smith, Vernon Lytle | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Mario Klima (SG), James Brown (SF), Ronald Wood (C) Michael Merrifield, Lyle Tavares, Alex Jackson | |
| 16:08 | Nebraska | Richard Kobayashi's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 4-6 |
| 15:40 | West Virginia | Lawrence Milam clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 4-6 |
| 15:39 | Nebraska | Michael Calloway pulls down the rebound | 4-6 |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Jaroslav Zoellner (fresh) SG - Richard Kobayashi (fresh) SF - James Yount (fresh) PF - Michael Calloway (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - James Benson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Lawrence Milam (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Mario Klima (fresh) SF - James Brown (fresh) PF - William Stokes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Ronald Wood (fresh) | |
| 15:19 | Nebraska | Jaroslav Zoellner hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 4-6 |
| 15:18 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Lawrence Milam | 4-6 |
| 14:50 | West Virginia | Michael Calloway swats the layup by William Stokes | 4-6 |
| 14:48 | Nebraska | Michael Calloway grabs the board | 4-6 |
| 14:32 | Nebraska | Jaroslav Zoellner is called for a charge - foul #1 on Jaroslav Zoellner, team foul #5 | 4-6 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Ronald Marden (PG), George Burd (SG), Rodney Smith (SF), Vernon Lytle (C) Jaroslav Zoellner, Richard Kobayashi, James Yount, Michael Calloway | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Lyle Tavares (PG), Michael Merrifield (SG), Alex Jackson (C) Lawrence Milam, Mario Klima, William Stokes | |
| 14:28 | West Virginia | Lyle Tavares's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 4-6 |
| 14:13 | Nebraska | Vernon Lytle drills a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from James Benson | 6-6 |
| 13:53 | West Virginia | Alex Jackson comes up short on the jump hook in the paint | 6-6 |
| 13:51 | West Virginia | Alex Jackson tips it home | 6-8 |
| 13:30 | Nebraska | George Burd misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 6-8 |
| 13:28 | West Virginia | James Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 6-8 |
| 13:06 | West Virginia | Lyle Tavares misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Ronald Marden - foul #1 on Ronald Marden, team foul #6 | 6-8 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Jaroslav Zoellner (PG), Richard Kobayashi (SG), James Yount (SF), Michael Calloway (PF) Ronald Marden, George Burd, Rodney Smith, James Benson | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Mario Klima (SF), William Stokes (PF) James Brown, Ronald Wood | |
| 13:06 | West Virginia | Lyle Tavares misses the 1st free throw | 6-8 |
| 13:06 | West Virginia | Lyle Tavares misses the 2nd free throw | 6-8 |
| 13:06 | Nebraska | The rebound goes to Michael Calloway | 6-8 |
| 12:47 | Nebraska | The short jumper by Jaroslav Zoellner is denied by Alex Jackson | 6-8 |
| 12:46 | Nebraska | Vernon Lytle can't tip it in | 6-8 |
| 12:45 | Nebraska | Vernon Lytle can't tip it in | 6-8 |
| 12:44 | West Virginia | Alex Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 6-8 |
| 12:21 | West Virginia | Lyle Tavares is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Lyle Tavares, team foul #3 | 6-8 |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Lawrence Milam (PG) Michael Merrifield | |
| 12:08 | Nebraska | Richard Kobayashi misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 6-8 |
| 12:06 | West Virginia | Mario Klima grabs the board | 6-8 |
| 11:51 | West Virginia | The short jumper by Lawrence Milam is denied by Michael Calloway | 6-8 |
| 11:50 | Nebraska | Michael Calloway pulls down the rebound | 6-8 |
| 11:25 | Nebraska | Vernon Lytle comes up short on the shot from the left block but he's fouled by Alex Jackson - foul #2 on Alex Jackson, team foul #4 | 6-8 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Ronald Marden (PG), George Burd (SG), Rodney Smith (SF) Jaroslav Zoellner, Richard Kobayashi, James Yount | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield (PG), James Brown (SF), Ronald Wood (C) Lawrence Milam, Lyle Tavares, Alex Jackson | |
| 11:25 | Nebraska | Vernon Lytle makes the 1st free throw | 7-8 |
| 11:25 | Nebraska | Vernon Lytle makes the 2nd free throw | 8-8 |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Ronald Marden (fresh) SG - George Burd (fairly fresh) SF - Rodney Smith (fresh) PF - Michael Calloway (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Vernon Lytle (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Michael Merrifield (fresh) SG - Mario Klima (fresh) SF - James Brown (fresh) PF - William Stokes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Ronald Wood (fresh) | |
| 11:23 | West Virginia | Mario Klima is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Mario Klima, team foul #5 | 8-8 |
| 11:05 | Nebraska | Michael Merrifield is called for the reach on George Burd - foul #2 on Michael Merrifield, team foul #6 | 8-8 |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Lawrence Milam (PG) Michael Merrifield | |
| 10:46 | Nebraska | Rodney Smith misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 8-8 |
| 10:45 | Nebraska | Vernon Lytle tips it home | 10-8 |
| 10:18 | West Virginia | Lawrence Milam is wide open but clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 10-8 |
| 10:16 | Nebraska | Vernon Lytle pulls down the rebound | 10-8 |
| 10:00 | Nebraska | Rodney Smith is whistled for a carry | 10-8 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Richard Kobayashi (SG), Jaroslav Zoellner (SF), James Benson (C) George Burd, Michael Calloway, Vernon Lytle | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Lyle Tavares (SF) James Brown | |
| 09:33 | West Virginia | Lyle Tavares scores on a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Lawrence Milam | 10-10 |
| 09:16 | Nebraska | Ronald Wood is called for the reach on James Benson - foul #1 on Ronald Wood, team foul #7 | 10-10 |
| Subs | Nebraska | James Yount (SF), Michael Calloway (PF) Ronald Marden, Rodney Smith | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 09:16 | Nebraska | James Benson makes the 1st free throw | 11-10 |
| 09:16 | Nebraska | James Benson makes the 2nd free throw | 12-10 |
| 08:51 | West Virginia | Michael Calloway swats the dunk try by Lawrence Milam | 12-10 |
| 08:49 | Nebraska | James Yount grabs the board | 12-10 |
| 08:33 | Nebraska | Jaroslav Zoellner drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Richard Kobayashi | 15-10 |
| 08:06 | West Virginia | William Stokes knocks in the turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Lawrence Milam | 15-12 |
| 07:48 | Nebraska | James Benson hits a jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Jaroslav Zoellner | 17-12 |
| 07:25 | West Virginia | Lawrence Milam can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Michael Calloway - foul #1 on Michael Calloway, team foul #7 | 17-12 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Ronald Marden (PG), George Burd (SG), Rodney Smith (SF), Vernon Lytle (C) Jaroslav Zoellner, Richard Kobayashi, James Yount, Michael Calloway | |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Brown (SF) Lyle Tavares | |
| 07:25 | West Virginia | Lawrence Milam makes the 1st free throw | 17-13 |
| 07:25 | West Virginia | Lawrence Milam misses the 2nd free throw | 17-13 |
| 07:25 | Nebraska | George Burd grabs the defensive rebound | 17-13 |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Ronald Marden (fresh) SG - George Burd (fresh) SF - Rodney Smith (fresh) PF - James Benson (tiring) 4 pts. C - Vernon Lytle (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Lawrence Milam (tiring) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mario Klima (tiring) SF - James Brown (fresh) PF - William Stokes (tiring) 4 pts. C - Ronald Wood (tiring) | |
| 07:07 | Nebraska | Rodney Smith misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 17-13 |
| 07:05 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood pulls down the rebound | 17-13 |
| 07:02 | West Virginia | Vernon Lytle is called for the reach on James Brown in the backcourt - foul #1 on Vernon Lytle, team foul #8 | 17-13 |
| 07:02 | West Virginia | James Brown makes the 1st free throw | 17-14 |
| 07:02 | West Virginia | James Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 17-14 |
| 07:02 | Nebraska | Vernon Lytle pulls down the rebound | 17-14 |
| 06:40 | Nebraska | George Burd hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Vernon Lytle | 20-14 |
| 06:37 | West Virginia | Lawrence Milam is called for traveling in the backcourt | 20-14 |
| Subs | Nebraska | James Foster (PG), Michael Calloway (PF) Ronald Marden, James Benson | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 06:24 | Nebraska | Rodney Smith loses the dribble to James Brown | 20-14 |
| 06:05 | West Virginia | Lawrence Milam buries a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Mario Klima | 20-16 |
| 05:54 | Nebraska | James Foster connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by George Burd | 22-16 |
| 05:41 | West Virginia | Lawrence Milam is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 22-18 |
| 05:22 | Nebraska | Michael Calloway knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by James Foster and he's hacked by William Stokes - foul #1 on William Stokes, team foul #8 | 24-18 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Ronald Marden (SF) Rodney Smith | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 05:22 | Nebraska | Michael Calloway misses the free throw | 24-18 |
| 05:22 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood gets the rebound | 24-18 |
| 05:05 | West Virginia | William Stokes is whistled for traveling | 24-18 |
| Subs | Nebraska | James Yount (SG), Rodney Smith (SF), James Benson (PF) James Foster, George Burd, Michael Calloway | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Lyle Tavares (SF) James Brown | |
| 04:55 | Nebraska | Ronald Marden is hacked by William Stokes - foul #2 on William Stokes, team foul #9 | 24-18 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Richard Kobayashi (SG) Rodney Smith | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Alex Jackson (C) William Stokes | |
| 04:55 | Nebraska | Ronald Marden makes the 1st free throw | 25-18 |
| 04:55 | Nebraska | Ronald Marden makes the 2nd free throw | 26-18 |
| 04:52 | West Virginia | Mario Klima double dribbles in the backcourt | 26-18 |
| 04:44 | Nebraska | Ronald Marden is called for traveling | 26-18 |
| 04:21 | West Virginia | Alex Jackson hits a floater from close range set up by Mario Klima and he's hacked by Vernon Lytle - foul #2 on Vernon Lytle, team foul #9 | 26-20 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Jaroslav Zoellner (SF) James Yount | |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Brown (SF) Lawrence Milam | |
| 04:21 | West Virginia | Alex Jackson makes the free throw | 26-21 |
| 04:11 | Nebraska | Jaroslav Zoellner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-21 |
| 04:09 | West Virginia | Alex Jackson is hacked by James Benson in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Benson, team foul #10 | 26-21 |
| Subs | Nebraska | George Burd (SG) Richard Kobayashi | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 04:09 | West Virginia | Alex Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 26-22 |
| 04:09 | West Virginia | Alex Jackson misses the 2nd free throw | 26-22 |
| 04:09 | Nebraska | Vernon Lytle snags the defensive board | 26-22 |
| 03:47 | Nebraska | Alex Jackson swats the short shot by James Benson | 26-22 |
| 03:46 | West Virginia | Lyle Tavares snags the defensive board | 26-22 |
| 03:26 | West Virginia | Mario Klima throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-22 |
| Subs | Nebraska | James Foster (PG), Rodney Smith (SF), Michael Calloway (PF) Ronald Marden, Jaroslav Zoellner, James Benson | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Lawrence Milam (PG), Michael Merrifield (SG), William Stokes (PF) Lyle Tavares, Mario Klima, Ronald Wood | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - James Foster (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Burd (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rodney Smith (fresh) PF - Michael Calloway (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. 4 blk. C - Vernon Lytle (tired) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Lawrence Milam (tiring) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Merrifield (fresh) SF - James Brown (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - William Stokes (tiring) 4 pts. C - Alex Jackson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:06 | Nebraska | William Stokes denies the turnaround by Vernon Lytle | 26-22 |
| 03:04 | Nebraska | Vernon Lytle grabs the offensive rebound | 26-22 |
| 02:52 | Nebraska | James Foster clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Lawrence Milam - foul #1 on Lawrence Milam, team foul #10 | 26-22 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Richard Kobayashi (SG), James Yount (SF), James Benson (C) George Burd, Michael Calloway, Vernon Lytle | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 02:52 | Nebraska | James Foster misses the 1st free throw | 26-22 |
| 02:52 | Nebraska | James Foster misses the 2nd free throw | 26-22 |
| 02:52 | West Virginia | William Stokes grabs the defensive rebound | 26-22 |
| 02:50 | West Virginia | Lawrence Milam loses the dribble to James Yount in the backcourt | 26-22 |
| 02:45 | Nebraska | Rodney Smith hits a 3 pointer from straight away | 29-22 |
| 02:16 | West Virginia | Lawrence Milam drills a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by William Stokes and the foul's on James Benson - foul #2 on James Benson, team foul #11 | 29-24 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Jaroslav Zoellner (SF) James Yount | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Lyle Tavares (SF) James Brown | |
| 02:16 | West Virginia | Lawrence Milam makes the free throw | 29-25 |
| 01:53 | Nebraska | Alex Jackson steps in front of the Jaroslav Zoellner pass | 29-25 |
| 01:49 | West Virginia | Lawrence Milam's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 29-25 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Ronald Marden (PG), Michael Calloway (PF), Vernon Lytle (C) James Foster, Rodney Smith, James Benson | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 01:35 | Nebraska | Jaroslav Zoellner misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Lyle Tavares - foul #2 on Lyle Tavares, team foul #11 | 29-25 |
| Subs | Nebraska | James Yount (SG) Richard Kobayashi | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 01:35 | Nebraska | Jaroslav Zoellner makes the 1st free throw | 30-25 |
| 01:35 | Nebraska | Jaroslav Zoellner makes the 2nd free throw | 31-25 |
| 01:13 | West Virginia | Alex Jackson misses short on a driving attempt from close range | 31-25 |
| 01:12 | West Virginia | Lyle Tavares hits the follow up shot | 31-27 |
| 00:59 | Nebraska | Ronald Marden connects on the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by James Yount | 33-27 |
| 00:44 | West Virginia | Alex Jackson misses long on a turnaround from the left block | 33-27 |
| 00:43 | Nebraska | Michael Calloway gets the rebound | 33-27 |
| 00:39 | Nebraska | Jaroslav Zoellner travels with the ball | 33-27 |
| Subs | Nebraska | James Foster (PG), George Burd (SG), Rodney Smith (SF), James Benson (C) Ronald Marden, James Yount, Jaroslav Zoellner, Vernon Lytle | |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Brown (SF) Lawrence Milam | |
| 00:11 | West Virginia | William Stokes is hacked by James Benson - foul #3 on James Benson, team foul #12 | 33-27 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Richard Kobayashi (SG), Vernon Lytle (C) George Burd, James Benson | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 00:11 | West Virginia | William Stokes makes the 1st free throw | 33-28 |
| 00:11 | West Virginia | William Stokes makes the 2nd free throw | 33-29 |
| 00:01 | Nebraska | Michael Calloway can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block | 33-29 |
| 00:00 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to William Stokes | 33-29 |