| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Oscar Cox (fresh) 3 pf. SG - John Samowitz (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Richard Ver (fresh) PF - Oren Price (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Herbert Rogge (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Harold Gray (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Paschke (fresh) 1 ast. SF - William Talarico (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Travis Bryant (fresh) 2 blk. C - Loren Frankowski (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Arizona | Richard Ver inbounds the ball | 23-28 |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:39 | Arizona | Herbert Rogge connects on the shot in the lane set up by Oren Price | 25-28 |
| 19:22 | Nebraska | Harold Gray lays it in | 25-30 |
| 19:02 | Arizona | Herbert Rogge is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Herbert Rogge, team foul #1 | 25-30 |
| Subs | Arizona | Herman Stephens (SF), John Thompson (PF), Peter Claire (C) Richard Ver, Oren Price, Herbert Rogge | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Matthew Brooks (SG), Lester Cheng (SF), John Molinar (PF) Richard Paschke, William Talarico, Travis Bryant | |
| 18:46 | Nebraska | John Molinar hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 25-30 |
| 18:44 | Arizona | Peter Claire grabs the defensive rebound | 25-30 |
| 18:33 | Arizona | Peter Claire hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 25-30 |
| 18:31 | Arizona | John Thompson hits the follow up shot | 27-30 |
| 18:29 | Nebraska | Harold Gray is hacked by Herman Stephens in the backcourt - foul #1 on Herman Stephens, team foul #2 | 27-30 |
| Subs | Arizona | Virgil Wooldridge (SF) John Samowitz | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Travis Maynard (PG), Arthur Smith (C) Harold Gray, Loren Frankowski | |
| 18:11 | Nebraska | Matthew Brooks is wide open but clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 27-30 |
| 18:10 | Arizona | Virgil Wooldridge gets the rebound | 27-30 |
| 17:45 | Arizona | John Thompson lays it in uncontested set up by Oscar Cox and he's hacked by Lester Cheng - foul #2 on Lester Cheng, team foul #1 | 29-30 |
| Subs | Arizona | Ronald Christensen (SF), Gerald Espana (C) Herman Stephens, Peter Claire | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Steven Johnson (SG), William Talarico (SF), Marlon Cox (PF) Matthew Brooks, Lester Cheng, John Molinar | |
| 17:45 | Arizona | John Thompson makes the free throw | 30-30 |
| 17:24 | Nebraska | Travis Maynard comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 30-30 |
| 17:23 | Nebraska | William Talarico tips it but misses | 30-30 |
| 17:21 | Arizona | John Thompson snags the defensive board | 30-30 |
| 17:01 | Arizona | John Thompson lays it in | 32-30 |
| 16:50 | Nebraska | Gerald Espana blocks the short jumper by Steven Johnson | 32-30 |
| 16:49 | Arizona | The rebound goes to Oscar Cox | 32-30 |
| 16:20 | Arizona | William Talarico is called for the reach on Ronald Christensen - foul #2 on William Talarico, team foul #2 | 32-30 |
| Subs | Arizona | John Samowitz (SG), Richard Ver (SF), Oren Price (PF), Herbert Rogge (C) Virgil Wooldridge, Ronald Christensen, John Thompson, Gerald Espana | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Harold Gray (PG), Richard Paschke (SG), Lester Cheng (SF), Travis Bryant (PF), Loren Frankowski (C) Travis Maynard, Steven Johnson, William Talarico, Marlon Cox, Arthur Smith | |
| 15:53 | Arizona | Richard Ver makes the fadeaway from the left wing | 34-30 |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Oscar Cox (tiring) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Samowitz (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Richard Ver (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Oren Price (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Herbert Rogge (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Harold Gray (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Paschke (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Lester Cheng (fresh) PF - Travis Bryant (fresh) 2 blk. C - Loren Frankowski (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 15:24 | Nebraska | Lester Cheng misses the 3 from the right corner | 34-30 |
| 15:23 | Nebraska | Harold Gray pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-30 |
| 15:04 | Nebraska | Lester Cheng makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Harold Gray | 34-33 |
| 14:37 | Arizona | Herbert Rogge can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Loren Frankowski - foul #2 on Loren Frankowski, team foul #3 | 34-33 |
| Subs | Arizona | Herman Stephens (PG), Ronald Christensen (SF), John Thompson (PF) Oscar Cox, Richard Ver, Oren Price | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Steven Johnson (PG), Matthew Brooks (SG), William Talarico (SF), John Molinar (PF) Harold Gray, Richard Paschke, Lester Cheng, Travis Bryant | |
| 14:37 | Arizona | Herbert Rogge misses the 1st free throw | 34-33 |
| 14:37 | Arizona | Herbert Rogge makes the 2nd free throw | 35-33 |
| 14:08 | Nebraska | John Molinar misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 35-33 |
| 14:07 | Arizona | John Samowitz snags the defensive board | 35-33 |
| 13:38 | Arizona | Herbert Rogge hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 35-33 |
| 13:36 | Nebraska | William Talarico snags the defensive board | 35-33 |
| 13:33 | Nebraska | John Samowitz steals the ball from Matthew Brooks in the backcourt | 35-33 |
| 13:11 | Arizona | The jump hook by Herbert Rogge is blocked by John Molinar | 35-33 |
| 13:09 | Arizona | Herman Stephens gets the offensive rebound | 35-33 |
| 12:40 | Arizona | John Thompson can't connect on a jump hook from close range | 35-33 |
| 12:39 | Arizona | John Thompson pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-33 |
| 12:16 | Arizona | John Molinar steals it from John Thompson | 35-33 |
| 11:55 | Nebraska | Steven Johnson can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Herman Stephens - foul #2 on Herman Stephens, team foul #3 | 35-33 |
| Subs | Arizona | Oscar Cox (PG), Virgil Wooldridge (SG), Richard Ver (SF), Peter Claire (PF), Gerald Espana (C) Herman Stephens, John Samowitz, Ronald Christensen, John Thompson, Herbert Rogge | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Harold Gray (PG), Marlon Cox (SF), Travis Bryant (PF), Arthur Smith (C) Matthew Brooks, William Talarico, John Molinar, Loren Frankowski | |
| 11:55 | Nebraska | Steven Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 35-34 |
| 11:55 | Nebraska | Steven Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 35-35 |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Oscar Cox (tiring) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Virgil Wooldridge (fresh) SF - Richard Ver (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Peter Claire (fresh) C - Gerald Espana (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Harold Gray (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Steven Johnson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marlon Cox (fresh) PF - Travis Bryant (fresh) 2 blk. C - Arthur Smith (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Arizona | Virgil Wooldridge makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Oscar Cox | 38-35 |
| 11:06 | Nebraska | Harold Gray misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 38-35 |
| 11:04 | Arizona | Peter Claire grabs the board | 38-35 |
| 10:42 | Arizona | Oscar Cox clanks a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Travis Bryant - foul #3 on Travis Bryant, team foul #4 | 38-35 |
| Subs | Arizona | John Samowitz (SG), Oren Price (PF), John Thompson (C) Virgil Wooldridge, Peter Claire, Gerald Espana | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Richard Paschke (SG), Lester Cheng (SF) Steven Johnson, Marlon Cox | |
| 10:42 | Arizona | Oscar Cox makes the 1st free throw | 39-35 |
| 10:42 | Arizona | Oscar Cox makes the 2nd free throw | 40-35 |
| 10:23 | Nebraska | Harold Gray makes the wide open 3 from the left wing set up by Richard Paschke | 40-38 |
| 10:17 | Arizona | John Samowitz is hacked by Richard Paschke in the backcourt - foul #1 on Richard Paschke, team foul #5 | 40-38 |
| Subs | Arizona | | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Travis Maynard (PG) Harold Gray | |
| 10:02 | Arizona | Oscar Cox connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by John Samowitz | 43-38 |
| 09:42 | Nebraska | Travis Maynard misses short on a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Oscar Cox - foul #4 on Oscar Cox, team foul #4 | 43-38 |
| Subs | Arizona | Ronald Christensen (PG), Herman Stephens (SG) Oscar Cox, John Samowitz | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Loren Frankowski (C) Arthur Smith | |
| 09:42 | Nebraska | Travis Maynard makes the 1st free throw | 43-39 |
| 09:42 | Nebraska | Travis Maynard makes the 2nd free throw | 43-40 |
| 09:14 | Arizona | Herman Stephens misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 43-40 |
| 09:12 | Nebraska | The rebound goes to Richard Paschke | 43-40 |
| 09:05 | Nebraska | Ronald Christensen steals the ball from Richard Paschke in the backcourt | 43-40 |
| 09:03 | Arizona | Ronald Christensen blows the layup | 43-40 |
| 09:01 | Nebraska | The rebound goes to Travis Bryant | 43-40 |
| 08:59 | Nebraska | Herman Stephens steals it from Lester Cheng in the backcourt | 43-40 |
| 08:42 | Arizona | Lester Cheng is called for the reach on John Thompson - foul #3 on Lester Cheng, team foul #6 | 43-40 |
| Subs | Arizona | Virgil Wooldridge (PG), John Samowitz (SG), Peter Claire (PF), Gerald Espana (C) Ronald Christensen, Richard Ver, Oren Price, John Thompson | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Harold Gray (PG), Marlon Cox (SF), John Molinar (PF), Arthur Smith (C) Travis Maynard, Lester Cheng, Travis Bryant, Loren Frankowski | |
| 08:17 | Arizona | Virgil Wooldridge scores on a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Herman Stephens | 46-40 |
| 08:09 | Nebraska | Harold Gray throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-40 |
| Subs | Arizona | Oscar Cox (PG), Oren Price (PF) Herman Stephens, Gerald Espana | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Matthew Brooks (SG), William Talarico (SF) Richard Paschke, John Molinar | |
| 07:40 | Arizona | Oscar Cox is whistled for traveling | 46-40 |
| Subs | Arizona | Richard Ver (SF), Herbert Rogge (C) John Samowitz, Peter Claire | |
| Subs | Nebraska | John Molinar (PF), Loren Frankowski (C) Marlon Cox, Arthur Smith | |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Oscar Cox (tired) 5 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Virgil Wooldridge (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Richard Ver (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Oren Price (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Herbert Rogge (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Harold Gray (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SG - Matthew Brooks (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SF - William Talarico (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Molinar (fairly fresh) 2 blk. C - Loren Frankowski (tiring) 5 reb. | |
| 07:37 | Nebraska | Virgil Wooldridge is called for the reach on Matthew Brooks in the backcourt - foul #1 on Virgil Wooldridge, team foul #5 | 46-40 |
| Subs | Arizona | Ronald Christensen (PG) Oscar Cox | |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| 07:16 | Nebraska | Virgil Wooldridge steals it from Matthew Brooks | 46-40 |
| 07:11 | Arizona | Oren Price banks in the layup on a nice dish by Virgil Wooldridge | 48-40 |
| 07:09 | Nebraska | William Talarico is fouled in the backcourt by Ronald Christensen - foul #2 on Ronald Christensen, team foul #6 | 48-40 |
| Subs | Arizona | Oscar Cox (PG) Virgil Wooldridge | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Steven Johnson (SG), Lester Cheng (SF) Matthew Brooks, William Talarico | |
| 07:01 | Nebraska | Loren Frankowski is fouled on the floor by Herbert Rogge - foul #2 on Herbert Rogge, team foul #7 | 48-40 |
| Subs | Arizona | John Thompson (C) Herbert Rogge | |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| 07:01 | Nebraska | Loren Frankowski misses the 1st free throw | 48-40 |
| 07:01 | Arizona | Ronald Christensen grabs the defensive rebound | 48-40 |
| 06:36 | Arizona | Oscar Cox misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 48-40 |
| 06:34 | Arizona | John Thompson tips it but misses | 48-40 |
| 06:32 | Nebraska | John Molinar pulls down the rebound | 48-40 |
| 06:27 | Nebraska | Harold Gray hits the finger roll on a great pass from Lester Cheng | 48-42 |
| 06:24 | Arizona | Ronald Christensen is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 48-42 |
| Subs | Arizona | John Samowitz (SG), Herman Stephens (SF), Gerald Espana (PF), Peter Claire (C) Ronald Christensen, Richard Ver, Oren Price, John Thompson | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Travis Bryant (PF), Arthur Smith (C) John Molinar, Loren Frankowski | |
| 06:08 | Nebraska | Travis Bryant can't finish the layup | 48-42 |
| 06:07 | Arizona | John Samowitz grabs the board | 48-42 |
| 05:50 | Arizona | John Samowitz misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 48-42 |
| 05:48 | Nebraska | Travis Bryant grabs the board | 48-42 |
| 05:28 | Nebraska | Harold Gray clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 48-42 |
| 05:27 | Arizona | Peter Claire grabs the defensive rebound | 48-42 |
| 05:25 | Arizona | Steven Johnson takes the ball from Herman Stephens in the backcourt | 48-42 |
| 05:24 | Nebraska | Steven Johnson hits the finger roll | 48-44 |
| 04:59 | Arizona | Oscar Cox misses the shot from the free throw line | 48-44 |
| 04:58 | Arizona | John Samowitz grabs the offensive rebound | 48-44 |
| 04:44 | Arizona | Oscar Cox comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 48-44 |
| 04:43 | Nebraska | Arthur Smith gets the rebound | 48-44 |
| 04:37 | Nebraska | Harold Gray comes up short on the shot from the left side but he's hacked by John Samowitz - foul #2 on John Samowitz, team foul #8 | 48-44 |
| Subs | Arizona | Virgil Wooldridge (PG), Ronald Christensen (SG), Richard Ver (SF), John Thompson (PF), Herbert Rogge (C) Oscar Cox, John Samowitz, Herman Stephens, Gerald Espana, Peter Claire | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Travis Maynard (PG), Matthew Brooks (SG), Marlon Cox (SF), Loren Frankowski (C) Steven Johnson, Lester Cheng, Travis Bryant, Arthur Smith | |
| 04:37 | Nebraska | Harold Gray makes the 1st free throw | 48-45 |
| 04:37 | Nebraska | Harold Gray makes the 2nd free throw | 48-46 |
| 04:34 | Arizona | Virgil Wooldridge travels in the backcourt | 48-46 |
| Subs | Arizona | | |
| Subs | Nebraska | William Talarico (SF) Harold Gray | |
| 04:25 | Nebraska | Travis Maynard's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-46 |
| 03:58 | Arizona | John Thompson is alone and drills a jumper in the lane set up by Virgil Wooldridge | 50-46 |
| 03:55 | Nebraska | Travis Maynard is hacked by Herbert Rogge in the backcourt - foul #3 on Herbert Rogge, team foul #9 | 50-46 |
| Subs | Arizona | Oren Price (PF) Herbert Rogge | |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| 03:55 | Nebraska | Travis Maynard makes the 1st free throw | 50-47 |
| 03:55 | Nebraska | Travis Maynard makes the 2nd free throw | 50-48 |
| 03:40 | Arizona | Virgil Wooldridge misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 50-48 |
| 03:39 | Nebraska | Matthew Brooks gets the rebound | 50-48 |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Ronald Christensen (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Virgil Wooldridge (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Ver (tired) 2 pts. PF - Oren Price (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - John Thompson (tiring) 12 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Travis Maynard (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Matthew Brooks (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SF - William Talarico (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Marlon Cox (fresh) C - Loren Frankowski (tiring) 5 reb. | |
| 03:33 | Nebraska | Travis Maynard hits a wide open 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Matthew Brooks | 50-51 |
| 03:12 | Arizona | Ronald Christensen misses long on an open 3pt shot from the left wing | 50-51 |
| 03:11 | Nebraska | Marlon Cox pulls down the rebound | 50-51 |
| 03:09 | Nebraska | Travis Maynard is fouled in the backcourt by Ronald Christensen - foul #3 on Ronald Christensen, team foul #10 | 50-51 |
| Subs | Arizona | John Samowitz (SG), Herbert Rogge (C) Richard Ver, John Thompson | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Richard Paschke (SG), John Molinar (PF) Matthew Brooks, Marlon Cox | |
| 03:09 | Nebraska | Travis Maynard makes the 1st free throw | 50-52 |
| 03:09 | Nebraska | Travis Maynard makes the 2nd free throw | 50-53 |
| 02:59 | Arizona | John Samowitz is called for 10 seconds | 50-53 |
| Subs | Arizona | Herman Stephens (SF) Ronald Christensen | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Harold Gray (PG) Travis Maynard | |
| 02:48 | Nebraska | William Talarico travels with the ball | 50-53 |
| Subs | Arizona | John Thompson (PF) Oren Price | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Lester Cheng (SF), Arthur Smith (C) William Talarico, Loren Frankowski | |
| 02:28 | Arizona | Herman Stephens is hacked by Lester Cheng - foul #4 on Lester Cheng, team foul #7 | 50-53 |
| 02:28 | Arizona | Herman Stephens makes the 1st free throw | 51-53 |
| 02:28 | Arizona | Herman Stephens makes the 2nd free throw | 52-53 |
| 02:09 | Nebraska | Herman Stephens steals it from Harold Gray | 52-53 |
| 02:09 | Arizona | Arizona calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 52-53 |
| Subs | Arizona | Oscar Cox (PG), Ronald Christensen (SF), Peter Claire (C) Herman Stephens, Virgil Wooldridge, Herbert Rogge | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Matthew Brooks (SG), Steven Johnson (SF), Marlon Cox (PF) Richard Paschke, Lester Cheng, John Molinar | |
| 01:46 | Arizona | John Thompson misses badly on a floater from the left side | 52-53 |
| 01:45 | Arizona | John Samowitz tips it but misses | 52-53 |
| 01:44 | Nebraska | Arthur Smith pulls down the rebound | 52-53 |
| 01:40 | Nebraska | Harold Gray connects on the open runner near the basket | 52-55 |
| 01:23 | Arizona | Oscar Cox hits a jumper from the free throw line | 54-55 |
| 00:59 | Nebraska | Harold Gray is open and scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Matthew Brooks | 54-57 |
| 00:59 | Arizona | Arizona calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 54-57 |
| Subs | Arizona | Richard Ver (SF), Oren Price (PF), Herbert Rogge (C) Ronald Christensen, John Thompson, Peter Claire | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Richard Paschke (SG), William Talarico (SF), Travis Bryant (PF), Loren Frankowski (C) Matthew Brooks, Steven Johnson, Marlon Cox, Arthur Smith | |
| 00:48 | Arizona | Richard Ver knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by John Samowitz | 56-57 |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:22 | Nebraska | Richard Paschke connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Harold Gray | 56-59 |
| 00:22 | Arizona | Arizona calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 56-59 |
| 00:11 | Arizona | John Samowitz's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-59 |
| Subs | Arizona | | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Matthew Brooks (SG), Lester Cheng (SF), John Molinar (PF) Richard Paschke, William Talarico, Travis Bryant | |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:09 | Nebraska | Lester Cheng is hacked by Oscar Cox in the backcourt - foul #5 on Oscar Cox, team foul #11 | 56-59 |
| Subs | Arizona | Herman Stephens (PG) Oscar Cox | |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| 00:09 | Nebraska | Lester Cheng makes the 1st free throw | 56-60 |
| 00:09 | Nebraska | Lester Cheng makes the 2nd free throw | 56-61 |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:04 | Arizona | Herman Stephens knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Oren Price | 59-61 |
| 00:03 | Nebraska | Herman Stephens is called for the reach on Harold Gray in the backcourt - foul #3 on Herman Stephens, team foul #12 | 59-61 |
| Subs | Arizona | | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Richard Paschke (SG), William Talarico (SF), Travis Bryant (PF) Matthew Brooks, Lester Cheng, John Molinar | |
| 00:03 | Nebraska | Harold Gray makes the 1st free throw | 59-62 |
| 00:03 | Nebraska | Harold Gray makes the 2nd free throw | 59-63 |
| 00:00 | Arizona | John Samowitz can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 59-63 |