| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Grant Pepe (fresh) SG - Ronnie Blevins (fresh) SF - Wayne Crotty (fresh) PF - Ted McCandless (fresh) C - Ernest Murray (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Michael Papenfuss (fresh) SG - Bryan Brown (fresh) SF - Ruben Chesney (fresh) PF - Eldon Goodwin (fresh) C - Robert Leslie (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Texas Tech | Robert Leslie wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Tech | Texas Tech is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:53 | Texas Tech | Bryan Brown scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Michael Papenfuss | 0-2 |
| 19:32 | Nebraska | Grant Pepe's floater is knocked away by Ruben Chesney | 0-2 |
| 19:31 | Texas Tech | Robert Leslie snags the defensive board | 0-2 |
| 19:20 | Texas Tech | Michael Papenfuss buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 0-5 |
| 19:02 | Nebraska | Ted McCandless can't connect on a jump hook from close range | 0-5 |
| 19:00 | Texas Tech | Michael Papenfuss grabs the board | 0-5 |
| 18:44 | Texas Tech | Michael Papenfuss can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 0-5 |
| 18:43 | Nebraska | Wayne Crotty snags the defensive board | 0-5 |
| 18:35 | Nebraska | Grant Pepe scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 2-5 |
| 18:10 | Texas Tech | Eldon Goodwin clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 2-5 |
| 18:09 | Texas Tech | Ruben Chesney can't tip it in | 2-5 |
| 18:08 | Texas Tech | Eldon Goodwin misses the tip | 2-5 |
| 18:06 | Nebraska | Wayne Crotty grabs the defensive rebound | 2-5 |
| 18:02 | Nebraska | Grant Pepe is fouled on the floor by Michael Papenfuss - foul #1 on Michael Papenfuss, team foul #1 | 2-5 |
| 17:47 | Nebraska | Grant Pepe hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 2-5 |
| 17:45 | Texas Tech | Robert Leslie grabs the board | 2-5 |
| 17:22 | Texas Tech | Michael Papenfuss is fouled on the floor by Ronnie Blevins - foul #1 on Ronnie Blevins, team foul #1 | 2-5 |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | William Carlos (PG), William Inge (SF), William Thomas (PF) Michael Papenfuss, Ruben Chesney, Eldon Goodwin | |
| 17:09 | Texas Tech | Ted McCandless steals the ball from William Carlos | 2-5 |
| 16:48 | Nebraska | Ronnie Blevins travels with the ball | 2-5 |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Nicholas Besser (SG), Troy Funke (C) Bryan Brown, Robert Leslie | |
| 16:39 | Texas Tech | William Carlos is whistled for a carry | 2-5 |
| Subs | Nebraska | James Williamson (SG) Ronnie Blevins | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| 16:28 | Nebraska | James Williamson misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 2-5 |
| 16:26 | Nebraska | Ernest Murray gets the offensive rebound | 2-5 |
| 16:13 | Nebraska | James Williamson knocks in the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Wayne Crotty | 4-5 |
| 16:08 | Texas Tech | William Inge clanks a floater from the left side | 4-5 |
| 16:06 | Nebraska | Ernest Murray grabs the defensive rebound | 4-5 |
| 15:57 | Nebraska | Ernest Murray can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Troy Funke - foul #1 on Troy Funke, team foul #2 | 4-5 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Richard Hinrichs (PG), Kevin Lusk (SF), Dennis Harnish (PF) Grant Pepe, Wayne Crotty, Ted McCandless | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Michael Papenfuss (PG), Ruben Chesney (SF), Eldon Goodwin (PF), Robert Leslie (C) Nicholas Besser, William Inge, William Thomas, Troy Funke | |
| 15:57 | Nebraska | Ernest Murray misses the 1st free throw | 4-5 |
| 15:57 | Nebraska | Ernest Murray misses the 2nd free throw | 4-5 |
| 15:57 | Texas Tech | Eldon Goodwin gets the rebound | 4-5 |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Richard Hinrichs (fresh) SG - James Williamson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Kevin Lusk (fresh) PF - Dennis Harnish (fresh) C - Ernest Murray (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Michael Papenfuss (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Carlos (fresh) SF - Ruben Chesney (fresh) PF - Eldon Goodwin (fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Leslie (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Texas Tech | Ruben Chesney misses the floater from the free throw line | 4-5 |
| 15:35 | Texas Tech | Robert Leslie can't tip it in | 4-5 |
| 15:34 | Nebraska | Ernest Murray grabs the board | 4-5 |
| 15:12 | Nebraska | Ernest Murray buries a shot from the baseline | 6-5 |
| 14:52 | Texas Tech | Michael Papenfuss is hacked by Richard Hinrichs - foul #1 on Richard Hinrichs, team foul #2 | 6-5 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Grant Pepe (PG), Ronnie Blevins (SG), James Degeorge (C) Richard Hinrichs, Kevin Lusk, Ernest Murray | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Bryan Brown (SG) William Carlos | |
| 14:31 | Texas Tech | Robert Leslie comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 6-5 |
| 14:29 | Texas Tech | Bryan Brown pulls down the offensive rebound | 6-5 |
| 14:14 | Texas Tech | Ruben Chesney is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Ruben Chesney, team foul #3 | 6-5 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Wayne Crotty (SF), Ted McCandless (PF) James Williamson, James Degeorge | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | William Carlos (PG), William Inge (SF) Michael Papenfuss, Ruben Chesney | |
| 13:50 | Nebraska | William Inge is called for the reach on Wayne Crotty - foul #1 on William Inge, team foul #4 | 6-5 |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Troy Funke (C) Robert Leslie | |
| 13:37 | Nebraska | Wayne Crotty makes the jumper near the basket | 8-5 |
| 13:13 | Texas Tech | William Inge misses badly on a floater from the right side | 8-5 |
| 13:11 | Nebraska | Dennis Harnish grabs the defensive rebound | 8-5 |
| 12:53 | Nebraska | William Carlos picks off the pass by Grant Pepe | 8-5 |
| 12:37 | Texas Tech | William Inge knocks in the floater from the right wing on a great pass from Bryan Brown | 8-7 |
| 12:21 | Nebraska | Grant Pepe is fouled on the floor by William Carlos - foul #1 on William Carlos, team foul #5 | 8-7 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Richard Hinrichs (PG), Ernest Murray (C) Grant Pepe, Dennis Harnish | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Michael Papenfuss (PG), Ruben Chesney (SF), William Thomas (PF), Robert Leslie (C) William Carlos, William Inge, Eldon Goodwin, Troy Funke | |
| 12:10 | Nebraska | Wayne Crotty blows the layup but the foul's on William Thomas - foul #1 on William Thomas, team foul #6 | 8-7 |
| 12:10 | Nebraska | Wayne Crotty makes the 1st free throw | 9-7 |
| 12:10 | Nebraska | Wayne Crotty misses the 2nd free throw | 9-7 |
| 12:10 | Texas Tech | Ruben Chesney grabs the defensive rebound | 9-7 |
| 11:46 | Texas Tech | Ruben Chesney misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 9-7 |
| 11:45 | Nebraska | Richard Hinrichs pulls down the rebound | 9-7 |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Richard Hinrichs (fresh) SG - Ronnie Blevins (fresh) SF - Wayne Crotty (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ted McCandless (fresh) C - Ernest Murray (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - Michael Papenfuss (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bryan Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ruben Chesney (fresh) 2 reb. PF - William Thomas (fresh) C - Robert Leslie (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Nebraska | Ronnie Blevins clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 9-7 |
| 11:26 | Nebraska | Ted McCandless tips it home | 11-7 |
| 11:12 | Texas Tech | Robert Leslie is denied on a layup by Ted McCandless | 11-7 |
| 11:10 | Texas Tech | Robert Leslie grabs the offensive rebound | 11-7 |
| 10:57 | Texas Tech | William Thomas connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Ruben Chesney and the foul's on Ted McCandless - foul #1 on Ted McCandless, team foul #3 | 11-9 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Grant Pepe (PG), James Williamson (SF), Kevin Lusk (PF) Ronnie Blevins, Wayne Crotty, Ted McCandless | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | William Carlos (SG) Bryan Brown | |
| 10:57 | Texas Tech | William Thomas makes the free throw | 11-10 |
| 10:32 | Nebraska | Kevin Lusk buries a runner from the baseline | 13-10 |
| 10:27 | Texas Tech | William Carlos is whistled for a carry | 13-10 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Dennis Harnish (PF) Richard Hinrichs | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Eldon Goodwin (PF) William Thomas | |
| 10:16 | Nebraska | Michael Papenfuss picks off the pass by Ernest Murray | 13-10 |
| 10:13 | Texas Tech | William Carlos lays it in set up by Michael Papenfuss | 13-12 |
| 10:00 | Nebraska | Grant Pepe misses the floater from the free throw line | 13-12 |
| 09:58 | Texas Tech | Ruben Chesney pulls down the rebound | 13-12 |
| 09:53 | Texas Tech | Ruben Chesney drills a jumper in the lane | 13-14 |
| 09:40 | Nebraska | Ernest Murray banks in the layup | 15-14 |
| 09:12 | Texas Tech | James Williamson steals it from Robert Leslie | 15-14 |
| 09:00 | Nebraska | Dennis Harnish lays it in on a nice dish by Grant Pepe | 17-14 |
| 08:48 | Texas Tech | Eldon Goodwin scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 17-17 |
| 08:35 | Nebraska | Dennis Harnish is fouled on the floor by Eldon Goodwin - foul #1 on Eldon Goodwin, team foul #7 | 17-17 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Richard Hinrichs (PG), Ronnie Blevins (SG), Wayne Crotty (SF), Ted McCandless (PF) Grant Pepe, James Williamson, Kevin Lusk, Ernest Murray | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Bryan Brown (SG), William Inge (SF), Troy Funke (C) Michael Papenfuss, Ruben Chesney, Robert Leslie | |
| 08:35 | Nebraska | Dennis Harnish makes the 1st free throw | 18-17 |
| 08:35 | Nebraska | Dennis Harnish misses the 2nd free throw | 18-17 |
| 08:35 | Texas Tech | Troy Funke grabs the board | 18-17 |
| 08:18 | Texas Tech | William Inge travels with the ball | 18-17 |
| Subs | Nebraska | James Degeorge (C) Dennis Harnish | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | William Thomas (PF) Eldon Goodwin | |
| 08:01 | Nebraska | Wayne Crotty's pass is intercepted by William Inge | 18-17 |
| 07:58 | Texas Tech | William Inge jams it | 18-19 |
| 07:41 | Nebraska | Wayne Crotty makes the floater near the basket set up by Ted McCandless | 20-19 |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Richard Hinrichs (fresh) SG - Ronnie Blevins (fresh) SF - Wayne Crotty (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ted McCandless (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Degeorge (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - William Carlos (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Bryan Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Inge (fresh) 4 pts. PF - William Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. C - Troy Funke (fresh) | |
| 07:17 | Texas Tech | Bryan Brown is hacked by Ronnie Blevins - foul #2 on Ronnie Blevins, team foul #4 | 20-19 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Grant Pepe (PG), James Williamson (SG), Ernest Murray (C) Richard Hinrichs, Ronnie Blevins, James Degeorge | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Nicholas Besser (PG), Eldon Goodwin (PF), Robert Leslie (C) William Carlos, William Thomas, Troy Funke | |
| 07:12 | Texas Tech | Bryan Brown misses the easy layup but the foul's on James Williamson - foul #1 on James Williamson, team foul #5 | 20-19 |
| 07:12 | Texas Tech | Bryan Brown makes the 1st free throw | 20-20 |
| 07:12 | Texas Tech | Bryan Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 20-21 |
| 06:54 | Nebraska | Grant Pepe misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 20-21 |
| 06:53 | Texas Tech | Robert Leslie snags the defensive board | 20-21 |
| 06:26 | Texas Tech | Bryan Brown is hacked by James Williamson - foul #2 on James Williamson, team foul #6 | 20-21 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Richard Hinrichs (SG) James Williamson | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Michael Papenfuss (PG), Ruben Chesney (SF) Nicholas Besser, William Inge | |
| 06:04 | Texas Tech | Ruben Chesney clanks a runner in the lane but the foul's on Ted McCandless - foul #2 on Ted McCandless, team foul #7 | 20-21 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Dennis Harnish (PF) Ted McCandless | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| 06:04 | Texas Tech | Ruben Chesney makes the 1st free throw | 20-22 |
| 06:04 | Texas Tech | Ruben Chesney misses the 2nd free throw | 20-22 |
| 06:04 | Nebraska | Ernest Murray pulls down the rebound | 20-22 |
| 05:52 | Nebraska | Wayne Crotty misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 20-22 |
| 05:51 | Texas Tech | Robert Leslie grabs the defensive rebound | 20-22 |
| 05:38 | Texas Tech | Dennis Harnish takes the ball from Robert Leslie | 20-22 |
| 05:22 | Nebraska | Grant Pepe throws a bad pass out of bounds | 20-22 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Kevin Lusk (SF) Wayne Crotty | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | William Carlos (SG), William Thomas (PF) Bryan Brown, Eldon Goodwin | |
| 05:04 | Texas Tech | William Carlos misses long on a jumper from the left side | 20-22 |
| 05:02 | Nebraska | Dennis Harnish grabs the defensive rebound | 20-22 |
| 04:50 | Nebraska | Ernest Murray misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 20-22 |
| 04:48 | Nebraska | Kevin Lusk can't tip it in | 20-22 |
| 04:46 | Texas Tech | The rebound goes to Michael Papenfuss | 20-22 |
| 04:26 | Texas Tech | Robert Leslie knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from William Carlos | 20-25 |
| 04:07 | Nebraska | Richard Hinrichs can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 20-25 |
| 04:05 | Texas Tech | Ruben Chesney snags the defensive board | 20-25 |
| 04:00 | Texas Tech | Ruben Chesney drills a 3 from the left corner set up by Robert Leslie | 20-28 |
| 03:48 | Nebraska | Dennis Harnish misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 20-28 |
| 03:47 | Nebraska | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Hinrichs | 20-28 |
| 03:33 | Nebraska | Dennis Harnish travels with the ball | 20-28 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Ronnie Blevins (SG), Wayne Crotty (SF), Ted McCandless (PF) Grant Pepe, Kevin Lusk, Ernest Murray | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Bryan Brown (SG), William Inge (SF), Eldon Goodwin (PF), Troy Funke (C) Michael Papenfuss, Ruben Chesney, William Thomas, Robert Leslie | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Richard Hinrichs (fresh) SG - Ronnie Blevins (fresh) SF - Wayne Crotty (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ted McCandless (fresh) 2 pts. C - Dennis Harnish (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas Tech | PG - William Carlos (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bryan Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Inge (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Eldon Goodwin (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Troy Funke (fresh) | |
| 03:15 | Texas Tech | Eldon Goodwin misses short on a floater from the left block | 20-28 |
| 03:14 | Texas Tech | Bryan Brown gets the offensive rebound | 20-28 |
| 02:59 | Texas Tech | William Inge can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block | 20-28 |
| 02:58 | Nebraska | Ronnie Blevins gets the rebound | 20-28 |
| 02:33 | Nebraska | The pull-up jumper by Richard Hinrichs is blocked by Eldon Goodwin | 20-28 |
| 02:31 | Nebraska | Ronnie Blevins tips it back up and in | 22-28 |
| 02:14 | Texas Tech | Bryan Brown misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 22-28 |
| 02:13 | Nebraska | Dennis Harnish gets the rebound | 22-28 |
| 01:48 | Nebraska | Ronnie Blevins is hacked by Bryan Brown - foul #1 on Bryan Brown, team foul #8 | 22-28 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Grant Pepe (PG), Ernest Murray (C) Richard Hinrichs, Dennis Harnish | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | Michael Papenfuss (PG), Ruben Chesney (SF), Robert Leslie (C) William Carlos, William Inge, Troy Funke | |
| 01:48 | Nebraska | Ronnie Blevins makes the 1st free throw | 23-28 |
| 01:48 | Nebraska | Ronnie Blevins misses the 2nd free throw | 23-28 |
| 01:48 | Texas Tech | Eldon Goodwin snags the defensive board | 23-28 |
| 01:44 | Texas Tech | Michael Papenfuss connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Eldon Goodwin | 23-31 |
| 01:27 | Nebraska | Grant Pepe scores on a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Ronnie Blevins | 26-31 |
| 01:15 | Texas Tech | Ruben Chesney misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Ted McCandless - foul #3 on Ted McCandless, team foul #8 | 26-31 |
| Subs | Nebraska | James Williamson (PF) Ted McCandless | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | | |
| 01:15 | Texas Tech | Ruben Chesney misses the 1st free throw | 26-31 |
| 01:15 | Texas Tech | Ruben Chesney makes the 2nd free throw | 26-32 |
| 00:57 | Nebraska | Wayne Crotty hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block | 26-32 |
| 00:55 | Nebraska | Ernest Murray tips it in | 28-32 |
| 00:45 | Texas Tech | Ruben Chesney misses short on a jumper in the paint | 28-32 |
| 00:44 | Nebraska | Ernest Murray grabs the board | 28-32 |
| 00:24 | Nebraska | James Williamson knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Grant Pepe | 31-32 |
| 00:05 | Texas Tech | Michael Papenfuss can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing but he's fouled by Grant Pepe - foul #1 on Grant Pepe, team foul #9 | 31-32 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Richard Hinrichs (PG), Fredrick Ferguson (SF), Kevin Lusk (PF) Grant Pepe, Ronnie Blevins, Wayne Crotty | |
| Subs | Texas Tech | William Carlos (SG), William Inge (SF), William Thomas (PF) Bryan Brown, Ruben Chesney, Eldon Goodwin | |
| 00:05 | Texas Tech | Michael Papenfuss misses the 1st free throw | 31-32 |
| 00:05 | Texas Tech | Michael Papenfuss makes the 2nd free throw | 31-33 |
| 00:05 | Texas Tech | Michael Papenfuss makes the 3rd free throw | 31-34 |
| 00:01 | Nebraska | Fredrick Ferguson's fadeaway is rejected by William Inge | 31-34 |
| 00:00 | Nebraska | Fredrick Ferguson grabs the offensive board | 31-34 |