| Lineup | Penn | PG - William Vicknair (fresh) SG - Chester Parish (fresh) SF - Maurice Walser (fresh) PF - James Haines (fresh) C - Donald Smith (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Jerry Webster (fresh) SG - James Bowens (fresh) SF - Calvin Ludwig (fresh) PF - Wesley Newquist (fresh) C - Marshall Werner (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Nebraska | Wesley Newquist wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:53 | Nebraska | Calvin Ludwig clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Maurice Walser - foul #1 on Maurice Walser, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:53 | Nebraska | Calvin Ludwig misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:53 | Nebraska | Calvin Ludwig makes the 2nd free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:31 | Penn | William Vicknair makes the jumper from the left side set up by Chester Parish | 2-1 |
| 19:14 | Nebraska | Jerry Webster is whistled for traveling | 2-1 |
| 19:03 | Penn | James Haines drills a runner in the paint set up by Maurice Walser | 4-1 |
| 18:41 | Nebraska | Wesley Newquist loses the dribble to Donald Smith | 4-1 |
| 18:23 | Penn | James Haines knocks in the jump hook near the basket set up by Maurice Walser | 6-1 |
| 18:06 | Nebraska | James Bowens misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 6-1 |
| 18:05 | Penn | James Haines grabs the defensive rebound | 6-1 |
| 17:58 | Penn | Chester Parish misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 6-1 |
| 17:57 | Nebraska | Marshall Werner gets the rebound | 6-1 |
| 17:52 | Nebraska | James Bowens misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 6-1 |
| 17:50 | Nebraska | Marshall Werner snags the offensive board | 6-1 |
| 17:30 | Nebraska | Marshall Werner clanks a 3 from straight away | 6-1 |
| 17:28 | Penn | James Haines snags the defensive board | 6-1 |
| 17:23 | Penn | William Vicknair is hacked by Jerry Webster - foul #1 on Jerry Webster, team foul #1 | 6-1 |
| Subs | Penn | | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Rafael Delgado (PG), Dale Etherton (SG), Joel Main (SF), Leonard Chapman (PF), Donald Owens (C) Jerry Webster, James Bowens, Calvin Ludwig, Wesley Newquist, Marshall Werner | |
| 17:17 | Penn | James Haines knocks in the shot from the right side on a great pass from Chester Parish | 8-1 |
| 16:58 | Nebraska | Dale Etherton misses long on a jumper from the right side | 8-1 |
| 16:57 | Penn | Chester Parish gets the rebound | 8-1 |
| 16:39 | Penn | Donald Smith clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 8-1 |
| 16:38 | Penn | Donald Smith grabs the offensive board | 8-1 |
| 16:28 | Penn | Dale Etherton picks off the pass by James Haines | 8-1 |
| 16:20 | Nebraska | Donald Owens lays it in | 8-3 |
| 16:04 | Penn | Chester Parish drills a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by William Vicknair | 11-3 |
| 15:49 | Nebraska | Rafael Delgado misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 11-3 |
| 15:48 | Penn | Maurice Walser pulls down the rebound | 11-3 |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - William Vicknair (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Chester Parish (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Maurice Walser (fairly fresh) PF - James Haines (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Smith (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Rafael Delgado (fresh) SG - Dale Etherton (fresh) SF - Joel Main (fresh) PF - Leonard Chapman (fresh) C - Donald Owens (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:35 | Penn | James Haines clanks a driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Leonard Chapman - foul #1 on Leonard Chapman, team foul #2 | 11-3 |
| Subs | Penn | Dikembe Abdallah (PG), Robert Frank (SG), Fred Blanchard (SF), William Williams (C) William Vicknair, Chester Parish, Maurice Walser, Donald Smith | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Jerry Webster (PG), James Bowens (SG), Wesley Newquist (PF), Marshall Werner (C) Dale Etherton, Joel Main, Leonard Chapman, Donald Owens | |
| 15:35 | Penn | James Haines misses the 1st free throw | 11-3 |
| 15:35 | Penn | James Haines makes the 2nd free throw | 12-3 |
| 15:22 | Nebraska | Jerry Webster misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 12-3 |
| 15:21 | Nebraska | Marshall Werner tips it in | 12-5 |
| 15:11 | Penn | Wesley Newquist swats the layup by James Haines | 12-5 |
| 15:09 | Nebraska | Wesley Newquist snags the defensive board | 12-5 |
| 15:01 | Nebraska | Wesley Newquist comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 12-5 |
| 15:00 | Penn | James Haines grabs the defensive rebound | 12-5 |
| 14:50 | Penn | Fred Blanchard is fouled on the floor by Rafael Delgado - foul #1 on Rafael Delgado, team foul #3 | 12-5 |
| Subs | Penn | William Vicknair (PG), Leroy Evans (PF) Dikembe Abdallah, James Haines | |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| 14:41 | Penn | William Williams misses long on a jumper from the right side | 12-5 |
| 14:39 | Penn | Leroy Evans grabs the offensive board | 12-5 |
| 14:34 | Penn | Marshall Werner picks off the pass by William Williams | 12-5 |
| 14:13 | Nebraska | James Bowens can't connect on a floater from the right side | 12-5 |
| 14:12 | Penn | The rebound goes to Leroy Evans | 12-5 |
| 14:00 | Penn | Jerry Webster steals the ball from Fred Blanchard | 12-5 |
| 13:58 | Nebraska | William Vicknair steals the ball from Jerry Webster in the backcourt | 12-5 |
| 13:56 | Penn | Fred Blanchard can't finish the layup | 12-5 |
| 13:55 | Nebraska | Wesley Newquist grabs the defensive rebound | 12-5 |
| 13:45 | Nebraska | Wesley Newquist's floater is knocked away by William Williams | 12-5 |
| 13:43 | Nebraska | James Bowens grabs the offensive rebound | 12-5 |
| 13:29 | Nebraska | Wesley Newquist loses the dribble to Fred Blanchard | 12-5 |
| 13:17 | Penn | Robert Frank connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 15-5 |
| 12:52 | Nebraska | James Bowens scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Rafael Delgado and he's fouled by William Williams - foul #1 on William Williams, team foul #2 | 15-7 |
| Subs | Penn | Dikembe Abdallah (PG), Chester Parish (SG), Maurice Walser (SF), Donald Smith (C) William Vicknair, Robert Frank, Fred Blanchard, William Williams | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Dale Etherton (PG), Calvin Ludwig (SF), Leonard Chapman (PF), Donald Owens (C) Jerry Webster, Rafael Delgado, Wesley Newquist, Marshall Werner | |
| 12:52 | Nebraska | James Bowens misses the free throw | 15-7 |
| 12:52 | Penn | Chester Parish grabs the defensive rebound | 15-7 |
| 12:40 | Penn | Donald Smith makes the jump hook in the lane set up by Maurice Walser | 17-7 |
| 12:21 | Nebraska | Donald Owens knocks in the floater in the lane on a great pass from James Bowens | 17-9 |
| 12:04 | Penn | The jump hook by Maurice Walser is blocked by Dale Etherton | 17-9 |
| 12:03 | Penn | Maurice Walser grabs the offensive board | 17-9 |
| 11:48 | Penn | Dikembe Abdallah misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 17-9 |
| 11:46 | Nebraska | Calvin Ludwig grabs the board | 17-9 |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - Dikembe Abdallah (fresh) SG - Chester Parish (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Maurice Walser (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Leroy Evans (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Donald Smith (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Dale Etherton (fresh) SG - James Bowens (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Calvin Ludwig (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Leonard Chapman (fresh) C - Donald Owens (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:44 | Nebraska | Dale Etherton is fouled in the backcourt by Dikembe Abdallah - foul #1 on Dikembe Abdallah, team foul #3 | 17-9 |
| Subs | Penn | William Vicknair (PG), Steven Beekman (PF) Dikembe Abdallah, Leroy Evans | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Joel Main (SG), Wesley Newquist (PF) James Bowens, Donald Owens | |
| 11:33 | Nebraska | Wesley Newquist scores on a floater from the right side and the foul's on Maurice Walser - foul #2 on Maurice Walser, team foul #4 | 17-11 |
| Subs | Penn | Fred Blanchard (SF) Maurice Walser | |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| 11:33 | Nebraska | Wesley Newquist misses the free throw | 17-11 |
| 11:33 | Penn | Steven Beekman grabs the board | 17-11 |
| 11:17 | Penn | Wesley Newquist swats the short shot by Steven Beekman | 17-11 |
| 11:15 | Penn | Chester Parish snags the offensive board | 17-11 |
| 11:01 | Penn | Donald Smith buries a runner from the left block on a great pass from Chester Parish and he's hacked by Leonard Chapman - foul #2 on Leonard Chapman, team foul #4 | 19-11 |
| Subs | Penn | James Haines (PF) Steven Beekman | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Stanley Lacefield (PG), Donald Owens (C) Calvin Ludwig, Leonard Chapman | |
| 11:01 | Penn | Donald Smith makes the free throw | 20-11 |
| 10:43 | Nebraska | Stanley Lacefield misses the 3 from the left corner | 20-11 |
| 10:42 | Nebraska | The offensive rebound goes to Donald Owens | 20-11 |
| 10:29 | Nebraska | Chester Parish steals the ball from Stanley Lacefield | 20-11 |
| 10:26 | Penn | Chester Parish lays it up and in | 22-11 |
| 10:06 | Nebraska | Wesley Newquist buries a floater from the baseline and the foul's on James Haines - foul #1 on James Haines, team foul #5 | 22-13 |
| Subs | Penn | Robert Frank (SG), William Williams (C) Chester Parish, Donald Smith | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Jerry Webster (PG), Rafael Delgado (SG), Marshall Werner (C) Stanley Lacefield, Dale Etherton, Donald Owens | |
| 10:06 | Nebraska | Wesley Newquist makes the free throw | 22-14 |
| 09:56 | Penn | Marshall Werner is called for the reach on William Williams - foul #1 on Marshall Werner, team foul #5 | 22-14 |
| Subs | Penn | | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Calvin Ludwig (SF), Donald Owens (PF) Joel Main, Wesley Newquist | |
| 09:46 | Penn | Robert Frank can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 22-14 |
| 09:44 | Nebraska | Donald Owens gets the rebound | 22-14 |
| 09:21 | Nebraska | Marshall Werner's fadeaway is rejected by James Haines | 22-14 |
| 09:19 | Penn | Robert Frank snags the defensive board | 22-14 |
| 09:02 | Penn | William Williams misses the floater in the lane but he's hacked by Calvin Ludwig - foul #1 on Calvin Ludwig, team foul #6 | 22-14 |
| Subs | Penn | Chester Parish (SG), Dikembe Abdallah (SF), Leroy Evans (PF) William Vicknair, Fred Blanchard, James Haines | |
| Subs | Nebraska | James Bowens (SG) Calvin Ludwig | |
| 09:02 | Penn | William Williams makes the 1st free throw | 23-14 |
| 09:02 | Penn | William Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 23-14 |
| 09:02 | Nebraska | Marshall Werner pulls down the rebound | 23-14 |
| 08:39 | Nebraska | Donald Owens's pass is intercepted by Dikembe Abdallah | 23-14 |
| 08:28 | Penn | William Williams misses the floater near the basket | 23-14 |
| 08:26 | Nebraska | Rafael Delgado snags the defensive board | 23-14 |
| 08:24 | Nebraska | Robert Frank steps in front of the Jerry Webster pass in the backcourt | 23-14 |
| 08:22 | Penn | Dikembe Abdallah banks in the layup on a great pass from Robert Frank | 25-14 |
| 08:03 | Nebraska | James Bowens misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 25-14 |
| 08:01 | Penn | Robert Frank grabs the defensive rebound | 25-14 |
| 07:43 | Penn | Robert Frank throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-14 |
| Subs | Penn | William Vicknair (PG), Fred Blanchard (SF), Donald Smith (C) Robert Frank, Dikembe Abdallah, William Williams | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Dale Etherton (SG), Joel Main (SF), Wesley Newquist (PF), Yong Ching (C) Jerry Webster, James Bowens, Donald Owens, Marshall Werner | |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - William Vicknair (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Chester Parish (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Fred Blanchard (fresh) PF - Leroy Evans (fresh) 2 reb. C - Donald Smith (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Rafael Delgado (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dale Etherton (fresh) SF - Joel Main (fresh) PF - Wesley Newquist (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Yong Ching (fresh) | |
| 07:14 | Nebraska | Wesley Newquist knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Yong Ching | 25-17 |
| 07:05 | Penn | William Vicknair misses the jump hook from the right block | 25-17 |
| 07:03 | Penn | Donald Smith tips it home | 27-17 |
| 06:53 | Nebraska | Yong Ching misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 27-17 |
| 06:51 | Nebraska | Joel Main pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-17 |
| 06:42 | Nebraska | Yong Ching comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 27-17 |
| 06:41 | Nebraska | Rafael Delgado pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-17 |
| 06:29 | Nebraska | Rafael Delgado is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 27-17 |
| Subs | Penn | Robert Frank (SG), James Haines (PF) Chester Parish, Leroy Evans | |
| Subs | Nebraska | James Bowens (SG), Calvin Ludwig (SF), Donald Owens (C) Rafael Delgado, Joel Main, Yong Ching | |
| 06:12 | Penn | William Vicknair hits a shot from close range set up by James Haines | 29-17 |
| 05:55 | Nebraska | James Bowens drills a jumper from just outside the lane | 29-19 |
| 05:39 | Penn | William Vicknair scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Robert Frank | 31-19 |
| 05:32 | Nebraska | Donald Smith takes the ball from Calvin Ludwig | 31-19 |
| 05:13 | Penn | William Vicknair misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Calvin Ludwig - foul #2 on Calvin Ludwig, team foul #7 | 31-19 |
| Subs | Penn | Dikembe Abdallah (SF) Fred Blanchard | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Jerry Webster (PG), Joel Main (SF), Marshall Werner (C) Dale Etherton, Calvin Ludwig, Wesley Newquist | |
| 05:13 | Penn | William Vicknair makes the 1st free throw | 32-19 |
| 05:13 | Penn | William Vicknair makes the 2nd free throw | 33-19 |
| 04:56 | Nebraska | Jerry Webster comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 33-19 |
| 04:55 | Nebraska | Donald Owens can't tip it in | 33-19 |
| 04:53 | Penn | Donald Smith grabs the board | 33-19 |
| 04:48 | Penn | Joel Main is called for the reach on Dikembe Abdallah - foul #1 on Joel Main, team foul #8 | 33-19 |
| Subs | Penn | Chester Parish (SG), William Williams (C) Robert Frank, Donald Smith | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Rafael Delgado (SG), Stanley Lacefield (PF) James Bowens, Donald Owens | |
| 04:48 | Penn | Dikembe Abdallah misses the 1st free throw | 33-19 |
| 04:48 | Nebraska | Marshall Werner grabs the board | 33-19 |
| 04:33 | Nebraska | Joel Main misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 33-19 |
| 04:31 | Penn | James Haines gets the rebound | 33-19 |
| 04:15 | Penn | William Vicknair can't connect on a turnaround from close range but he's hacked by Jerry Webster - foul #2 on Jerry Webster, team foul #9 | 33-19 |
| Subs | Penn | Leroy Evans (PF) James Haines | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Dale Etherton (SG), Wesley Newquist (PF) Jerry Webster, Stanley Lacefield | |
| 04:15 | Penn | William Vicknair makes the 1st free throw | 34-19 |
| 04:15 | Penn | William Vicknair misses the 2nd free throw | 34-19 |
| 04:15 | Nebraska | Marshall Werner grabs the board | 34-19 |
| 04:00 | Nebraska | Wesley Newquist buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 34-21 |
| 03:47 | Penn | William Williams jams it set up by William Vicknair | 36-21 |
| 03:42 | Nebraska | Chester Parish is called for the reach on Dale Etherton - foul #1 on Chester Parish, team foul #6 | 36-21 |
| Subs | Penn | Maurice Walser (SF), Donald Smith (C) William Vicknair, William Williams | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Jerry Webster (PG), Calvin Ludwig (SF) Dale Etherton, Joel Main | |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - Dikembe Abdallah (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Chester Parish (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Maurice Walser (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Leroy Evans (fresh) 2 reb. C - Donald Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Jerry Webster (fresh) SG - Rafael Delgado (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Calvin Ludwig (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Wesley Newquist (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Marshall Werner (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:27 | Nebraska | Calvin Ludwig misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 36-21 |
| 03:26 | Penn | Donald Smith gets the rebound | 36-21 |
| 03:15 | Penn | Maurice Walser buries a driving attempt from the baseline set up by Chester Parish and he's fouled by Calvin Ludwig - foul #3 on Calvin Ludwig, team foul #10 | 38-21 |
| Subs | Penn | | |
| Subs | Nebraska | James Bowens (SG), Leonard Chapman (C) Calvin Ludwig, Marshall Werner | |
| 03:15 | Penn | Maurice Walser makes the free throw | 39-21 |
| 02:47 | Nebraska | Wesley Newquist misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 39-21 |
| 02:46 | Penn | Maurice Walser gets the rebound | 39-21 |
| 02:40 | Penn | Jerry Webster takes the ball from Maurice Walser | 39-21 |
| 02:19 | Nebraska | Wesley Newquist buries a driving attempt from the baseline set up by Rafael Delgado | 39-23 |
| 02:07 | Penn | Leonard Chapman picks off the pass by Chester Parish | 39-23 |
| 01:48 | Nebraska | Leonard Chapman misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 39-23 |
| 01:47 | Penn | Maurice Walser gets the rebound | 39-23 |
| 01:42 | Penn | Dikembe Abdallah misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 39-23 |
| 01:40 | Penn | Donald Smith hits the follow up shot | 41-23 |
| 01:11 | Nebraska | James Bowens is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on James Bowens, team foul #11 | 41-23 |
| Subs | Penn | William Vicknair (PG), Robert Frank (SG), Fred Blanchard (SF), James Haines (PF), William Williams (C) Dikembe Abdallah, Chester Parish, Maurice Walser, Leroy Evans, Donald Smith | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Dale Etherton (PG), Joel Main (SG), Donald Owens (PF), Marshall Werner (C) Jerry Webster, James Bowens, Rafael Delgado, Wesley Newquist | |
| 00:55 | Penn | Fred Blanchard makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by William Vicknair | 44-23 |
| 00:46 | Nebraska | Leonard Chapman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-23 |
| Subs | Penn | | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Stanley Lacefield (PG) Leonard Chapman | |
| 00:38 | Penn | Stanley Lacefield is called for the reach on Fred Blanchard - foul #1 on Stanley Lacefield, team foul #12 | 44-23 |
| 00:38 | Penn | Fred Blanchard makes the 1st free throw | 45-23 |
| 00:38 | Penn | Fred Blanchard misses the 2nd free throw | 45-23 |
| 00:38 | Nebraska | Donald Owens snags the defensive board | 45-23 |
| 00:25 | Nebraska | Marshall Werner banks in the layup and he's fouled by William Williams - foul #2 on William Williams, team foul #7 | 45-25 |
| 00:25 | Nebraska | Marshall Werner makes the free throw | 45-26 |
| 00:00 | Penn | Robert Frank misses the 3 from the left corner | 45-26 |