| Lineup | Nebraska, Kearney | PG - Vernon Roussel (fresh) SG - John Rohrbach (fresh) SF - James Wilson (fresh) PF - Dennis Jewell (fresh) C - Eugene May (fresh) | |
| Lineup | S.W. Minnesota St. | PG - Thomas Brown (fresh) SG - Andrew White (fresh) SF - Aaron Pasco (fresh) PF - Johnny Herren (fresh) C - Ronald Luter (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Nebraska, Kearney | Eugene May wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Nebraska, Kearney | Nebraska, Kearney is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | S.W. Minnesota St. | S.W. Minnesota St. is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:40 | Nebraska, Kearney | James Wilson's fadeaway is rejected by Johnny Herren | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Nebraska, Kearney | Eugene May misses the tip | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Aaron Pasco pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:15 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Thomas Brown travels with the ball | 0-0 |
| 18:53 | Nebraska, Kearney | Eugene May can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Andrew White - foul #1 on Andrew White, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:53 | Nebraska, Kearney | Eugene May makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 18:53 | Nebraska, Kearney | Eugene May misses the 2nd free throw | 1-0 |
| 18:53 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Ronald Luter grabs the board | 1-0 |
| 18:32 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Thomas Brown throws a bad pass out of bounds | 1-0 |
| 18:13 | Nebraska, Kearney | Vernon Roussel misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 1-0 |
| 18:12 | Nebraska, Kearney | Eugene May tips it home | 3-0 |
| 17:49 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Aaron Pasco clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 3-0 |
| 17:47 | Nebraska, Kearney | The rebound goes to Eugene May | 3-0 |
| 17:40 | Nebraska, Kearney | James Wilson misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Thomas Brown - foul #1 on Thomas Brown, team foul #2 | 3-0 |
| 17:40 | Nebraska, Kearney | James Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 4-0 |
| 17:40 | Nebraska, Kearney | James Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 5-0 |
| 17:20 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Johnny Herren can't connect on a jumper from the baseline | 5-0 |
| 17:18 | Nebraska, Kearney | Vernon Roussel pulls down the rebound | 5-0 |
| 17:02 | Nebraska, Kearney | James Wilson scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by John Rohrbach | 8-0 |
| 16:38 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Johnny Herren is hacked by James Wilson - foul #1 on James Wilson, team foul #1 | 8-0 |
| 16:26 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Aaron Pasco clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Eugene May - foul #1 on Eugene May, team foul #2 | 8-0 |
| Subs | Nebraska, Kearney | James Gerard (SG), Arnold Holland (PF) John Rohrbach, Dennis Jewell | |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | | |
| 16:26 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Aaron Pasco makes the 1st free throw | 8-1 |
| 16:26 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Aaron Pasco makes the 2nd free throw | 8-2 |
| 16:07 | Nebraska, Kearney | Arnold Holland misses short on a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Ronald Luter - foul #1 on Ronald Luter, team foul #3 | 8-2 |
| Subs | Nebraska, Kearney | Sidney Mills (PG) Vernon Roussel | |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | | |
| 16:07 | Nebraska, Kearney | Arnold Holland makes the 1st free throw | 9-2 |
| 16:07 | Nebraska, Kearney | Arnold Holland makes the 2nd free throw | 10-2 |
| 15:54 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Johnny Herren blows the layup | 10-2 |
| 15:52 | Nebraska, Kearney | James Wilson snags the defensive board | 10-2 |
| Lineup | Nebraska, Kearney | PG - Sidney Mills (fresh) SG - James Gerard (fresh) SF - James Wilson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Arnold Holland (fresh) 2 pts. C - Eugene May (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | S.W. Minnesota St. | PG - Thomas Brown (fresh) SG - Andrew White (fresh) SF - Aaron Pasco (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Johnny Herren (fresh) C - Ronald Luter (fresh) | |
| 15:32 | Nebraska, Kearney | James Gerard misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 10-2 |
| 15:31 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Thomas Brown pulls down the rebound | 10-2 |
| 15:17 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Sidney Mills takes the ball from Johnny Herren | 10-2 |
| 15:03 | Nebraska, Kearney | Sidney Mills misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 10-2 |
| 15:02 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Ronald Luter snags the defensive board | 10-2 |
| 14:57 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Thomas Brown can't connect on a runner from close range | 10-2 |
| 14:56 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Johnny Herren grabs the offensive rebound | 10-2 |
| 14:40 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Ronald Luter misses the dunk | 10-2 |
| 14:39 | Nebraska, Kearney | The rebound goes to James Gerard | 10-2 |
| 14:20 | Nebraska, Kearney | Sidney Mills throws a bad pass out of bounds | 10-2 |
| Subs | Nebraska, Kearney | Vernon Roussel (PG), John Rohrbach (SG), Dennis Jewell (PF) Sidney Mills, James Wilson, Eugene May | |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | Nelson Larson (PG), Darrell Kraus (SG), Harry Brown (SF), Max Harmon (PF), Donald Calaway (C) Thomas Brown, Andrew White, Aaron Pasco, Johnny Herren, Ronald Luter | |
| 14:06 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Nelson Larson drills a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Donald Calaway | 10-4 |
| 13:58 | Nebraska, Kearney | John Rohrbach hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 10-4 |
| 13:57 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Max Harmon grabs the board | 10-4 |
| 13:45 | S.W. Minnesota St. | James Gerard is called for the reach on Harry Brown - foul #1 on James Gerard, team foul #3 | 10-4 |
| 13:26 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Max Harmon misses short on a floater from the right side | 10-4 |
| 13:24 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Max Harmon hits the follow up shot | 10-6 |
| 13:14 | Nebraska, Kearney | Vernon Roussel hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 13-6 |
| 12:55 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Harry Brown misses long on a shot from the left wing | 13-6 |
| 12:53 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Darrell Kraus hits the follow up shot | 13-8 |
| 12:42 | Nebraska, Kearney | Max Harmon takes the ball from John Rohrbach | 13-8 |
| 12:27 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Harry Brown makes the 3pt attempt from straight away | 13-11 |
| 12:10 | Nebraska, Kearney | Dennis Jewell scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by John Rohrbach | 16-11 |
| 12:00 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Harry Brown's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 16-11 |
| Subs | Nebraska, Kearney | James Wilson (SF), Eugene May (C) James Gerard, Arnold Holland | |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | Thomas Brown (PG), Andrew White (SG), Aaron Pasco (SF), Johnny Herren (PF), Ronald Luter (C) Nelson Larson, Darrell Kraus, Harry Brown, Max Harmon, Donald Calaway | |
| 11:38 | Nebraska, Kearney | Thomas Brown is called for the reach on James Wilson - foul #2 on Thomas Brown, team foul #4 | 16-11 |
| Subs | Nebraska, Kearney | | |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | Robert Hicks (PG) Thomas Brown | |
| Lineup | Nebraska, Kearney | PG - Vernon Roussel (fresh) 3 pts. SG - John Rohrbach (fresh) 2 ast. SF - James Wilson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Dennis Jewell (fresh) 3 pts. C - Eugene May (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | S.W. Minnesota St. | PG - Robert Hicks (fresh) SG - Andrew White (fresh) SF - Aaron Pasco (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Johnny Herren (fresh) C - Ronald Luter (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Nebraska, Kearney | Dennis Jewell makes the shot from the right wing set up by John Rohrbach | 18-11 |
| 11:11 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Johnny Herren misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 18-11 |
| 11:10 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Andrew White tips it back up and in | 18-13 |
| 10:58 | Nebraska, Kearney | Dennis Jewell misses long on a jumper from close range | 18-13 |
| 10:57 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Robert Hicks gets the rebound | 18-13 |
| 10:37 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Johnny Herren's pass is intercepted by Dennis Jewell | 18-13 |
| 10:24 | Nebraska, Kearney | John Rohrbach scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Vernon Roussel | 20-13 |
| 10:13 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Johnny Herren is hacked by Dennis Jewell - foul #1 on Dennis Jewell, team foul #4 | 20-13 |
| Subs | Nebraska, Kearney | Sidney Mills (PG), James Gerard (SG), Arnold Holland (PF) Vernon Roussel, John Rohrbach, Dennis Jewell | |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | Nelson Larson (PG) Robert Hicks | |
| 10:05 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Johnny Herren buries a jumper from the left block on a great pass from Andrew White | 20-15 |
| 09:47 | Nebraska, Kearney | Sidney Mills comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 20-15 |
| 09:46 | Nebraska, Kearney | Arnold Holland hits the follow up shot | 22-15 |
| 09:31 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Nelson Larson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 22-15 |
| 09:29 | Nebraska, Kearney | Eugene May snags the defensive board | 22-15 |
| 09:10 | Nebraska, Kearney | Arnold Holland throws a bad pass out of bounds | 22-15 |
| Subs | Nebraska, Kearney | | |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | Harry Brown (SF), Donald Calaway (C) Aaron Pasco, Ronald Luter | |
| 08:53 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Johnny Herren is hacked by Arnold Holland - foul #1 on Arnold Holland, team foul #5 | 22-15 |
| Subs | Nebraska, Kearney | Wyatt Carneal (C) Eugene May | |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | Darrell Kraus (SG), Max Harmon (PF) Andrew White, Johnny Herren | |
| 08:28 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Nelson Larson misses badly on a shot from the right side | 22-15 |
| 08:27 | Nebraska, Kearney | James Wilson pulls down the rebound | 22-15 |
| 08:13 | Nebraska, Kearney | Sidney Mills throws a bad pass out of bounds | 22-15 |
| Subs | Nebraska, Kearney | Vernon Roussel (PG), John Rohrbach (SG), Dennis Jewell (PF) Sidney Mills, James Gerard, Wyatt Carneal | |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | | |
| 07:54 | S.W. Minnesota St. | The short jumper by Max Harmon is denied by Arnold Holland | 22-15 |
| 07:52 | Nebraska, Kearney | Arnold Holland pulls down the rebound | 22-15 |
| 07:39 | Nebraska, Kearney | John Rohrbach is hacked by Max Harmon - foul #1 on Max Harmon, team foul #5 | 22-15 |
| Subs | Nebraska, Kearney | James Gerard (SF), Eugene May (C) James Wilson, Arnold Holland | |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | Andrew White (SG), Aaron Pasco (SF), Johnny Herren (PF) Nelson Larson, Harry Brown, Max Harmon | |
| 07:27 | Nebraska, Kearney | Vernon Roussel hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 22-15 |
| 07:25 | Nebraska, Kearney | John Rohrbach tips it home | 24-15 |
| Lineup | Nebraska, Kearney | PG - Vernon Roussel (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Rohrbach (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Gerard (fresh) PF - Dennis Jewell (fresh) 5 pts. C - Eugene May (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | S.W. Minnesota St. | PG - Darrell Kraus (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Andrew White (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Aaron Pasco (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Johnny Herren (fresh) 2 pts. C - Donald Calaway (fresh) | |
| 07:20 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Darrell Kraus drills a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Aaron Pasco | 24-17 |
| 07:06 | Nebraska, Kearney | Vernon Roussel misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 24-17 |
| 07:05 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Donald Calaway snags the defensive board | 24-17 |
| 06:49 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Andrew White is fouled on the floor by John Rohrbach - foul #1 on John Rohrbach, team foul #6 | 24-17 |
| Subs | Nebraska, Kearney | James Wilson (SF) James Gerard | |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | Ronald Luter (C) Donald Calaway | |
| 06:40 | S.W. Minnesota St. | John Rohrbach steps in front of the Aaron Pasco pass | 24-17 |
| 06:25 | Nebraska, Kearney | Eugene May misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 24-17 |
| 06:24 | S.W. Minnesota St. | The rebound goes to Aaron Pasco | 24-17 |
| 06:08 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Johnny Herren misses the jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Dennis Jewell - foul #2 on Dennis Jewell, team foul #7 | 24-17 |
| Subs | Nebraska, Kearney | James Gerard (SG), Arnold Holland (PF) John Rohrbach, Dennis Jewell | |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | Nelson Larson (PG) Darrell Kraus | |
| 06:08 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Johnny Herren makes the 1st free throw | 24-18 |
| 06:08 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Johnny Herren makes the 2nd free throw | 24-19 |
| 05:55 | Nebraska, Kearney | Arnold Holland hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Andrew White - foul #2 on Andrew White, team foul #6 | 24-19 |
| Subs | Nebraska, Kearney | | |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | Robert Hicks (SG) Andrew White | |
| 05:55 | Nebraska, Kearney | Arnold Holland misses the 1st free throw | 24-19 |
| 05:55 | Nebraska, Kearney | Arnold Holland makes the 2nd free throw | 25-19 |
| 05:48 | S.W. Minnesota St. | James Wilson takes the ball from Aaron Pasco | 25-19 |
| 05:35 | Nebraska, Kearney | Ronald Luter steps in front of the Vernon Roussel pass | 25-19 |
| 05:08 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Nelson Larson can't finish the layup but the foul's on Vernon Roussel - foul #1 on Vernon Roussel, team foul #8 | 25-19 |
| Subs | Nebraska, Kearney | Sidney Mills (PG), John Rohrbach (SG), Wyatt Carneal (C) Vernon Roussel, James Gerard, Eugene May | |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | Darrell Kraus (SG), Harry Brown (SF), Donald Calaway (PF) Robert Hicks, Aaron Pasco, Johnny Herren | |
| 05:08 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Nelson Larson makes the 1st free throw | 25-20 |
| 05:08 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Nelson Larson makes the 2nd free throw | 25-21 |
| 04:54 | Nebraska, Kearney | Wyatt Carneal clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 25-21 |
| 04:53 | S.W. Minnesota St. | The rebound goes to Darrell Kraus | 25-21 |
| 04:40 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Harry Brown clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Arnold Holland - foul #2 on Arnold Holland, team foul #9 | 25-21 |
| Subs | Nebraska, Kearney | James Gerard (SF), Brian Singleton (C) James Wilson, Arnold Holland | |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | | |
| 04:40 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Harry Brown misses the 1st free throw | 25-21 |
| 04:40 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Harry Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 25-21 |
| 04:40 | Nebraska, Kearney | The rebound goes to Wyatt Carneal | 25-21 |
| 04:22 | Nebraska, Kearney | Brian Singleton is fouled on the floor by Darrell Kraus - foul #1 on Darrell Kraus, team foul #7 | 25-21 |
| Subs | Nebraska, Kearney | | |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | Max Harmon (PF) Ronald Luter | |
| 04:22 | Nebraska, Kearney | Brian Singleton makes the 1st free throw | 26-21 |
| 04:22 | Nebraska, Kearney | Brian Singleton makes the 2nd free throw | 27-21 |
| 03:58 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Darrell Kraus can't connect on a floater from the baseline | 27-21 |
| 03:56 | Nebraska, Kearney | James Gerard pulls down the rebound | 27-21 |
| 03:49 | Nebraska, Kearney | John Rohrbach misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 27-21 |
| 03:47 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Darrell Kraus pulls down the rebound | 27-21 |
| 03:35 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Nelson Larson hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 27-21 |
| 03:34 | Nebraska, Kearney | John Rohrbach snags the defensive board | 27-21 |
| 03:15 | Nebraska, Kearney | Wyatt Carneal loses the dribble to Darrell Kraus | 27-21 |
| Lineup | Nebraska, Kearney | PG - Sidney Mills (fresh) SG - John Rohrbach (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Gerard (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Brian Singleton (fresh) 2 pts. C - Wyatt Carneal (fresh) | |
| Lineup | S.W. Minnesota St. | PG - Nelson Larson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Darrell Kraus (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Harry Brown (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Max Harmon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Calaway (fresh) | |
| 03:00 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Donald Calaway connects on the floater near the basket | 27-23 |
| 02:47 | Nebraska, Kearney | Wyatt Carneal makes the turnaround from the baseline | 29-23 |
| 02:24 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Donald Calaway hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 29-23 |
| 02:23 | Nebraska, Kearney | The rebound goes to Sidney Mills | 29-23 |
| 02:10 | Nebraska, Kearney | Brian Singleton comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 29-23 |
| 02:09 | Nebraska, Kearney | Wyatt Carneal snags the offensive board | 29-23 |
| 01:56 | Nebraska, Kearney | Brian Singleton scores on a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Sidney Mills | 31-23 |
| 01:32 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Donald Calaway misses the 3 from the left corner | 31-23 |
| 01:30 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Harry Brown hits the follow up shot | 31-25 |
| 01:03 | Nebraska, Kearney | Brian Singleton misses the turnaround from the left block | 31-25 |
| 01:02 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Donald Calaway gets the rebound | 31-25 |
| 00:46 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Harry Brown clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 31-25 |
| 00:45 | Nebraska, Kearney | Brian Singleton pulls down the rebound | 31-25 |
| 00:23 | Nebraska, Kearney | Brian Singleton is fouled on the floor by Nelson Larson - foul #1 on Nelson Larson, team foul #8 | 31-25 |
| Subs | Nebraska, Kearney | Vernon Roussel (PG), James Wilson (SF), Dennis Jewell (PF), Eugene May (C) Sidney Mills, John Rohrbach, James Gerard, Wyatt Carneal | |
| Subs | S.W. Minnesota St. | Thomas Brown (PG), Andrew White (SG), Aaron Pasco (SF), Johnny Herren (PF), Ronald Luter (C) Nelson Larson, Darrell Kraus, Harry Brown, Max Harmon, Donald Calaway | |
| 00:23 | Nebraska, Kearney | Brian Singleton makes the 1st free throw | 32-25 |
| 00:23 | Nebraska, Kearney | Brian Singleton makes the 2nd free throw | 33-25 |
| 00:05 | S.W. Minnesota St. | Aaron Pasco misses long on a jumper from the left side | 33-25 |
| 00:04 | Nebraska, Kearney | Eugene May grabs the board | 33-25 |
| 00:00 | Nebraska, Kearney | Eugene May misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 33-25 |