| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - David Campbell (fresh) SG - Ronnie Blevins (fresh) SF - Wayne Crotty (fresh) PF - Kevin Lusk (fresh) C - Ernest Murray (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Robert Woodson (fresh) SG - Arthur Davis (fresh) SF - Richard Vollmer (fresh) PF - Vern Swenson (fresh) C - Larry Wilkes (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Nebraska | Ernest Murray wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:38 | Nebraska | Wayne Crotty travels with the ball | 0-0 |
| 19:12 | Gonzaga | Larry Wilkes steps out of bounds on the sideline | 0-0 |
| 18:55 | Nebraska | David Campbell hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 0-0 |
| 18:53 | Gonzaga | Robert Woodson grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 18:33 | Gonzaga | Robert Woodson makes the 3 from the left wing | 0-3 |
| 18:16 | Nebraska | David Campbell buries a 3 pointer from straight away | 3-3 |
| 17:56 | Gonzaga | Ernest Murray is called for the reach on Robert Woodson - foul #1 on Ernest Murray, team foul #1 | 3-3 |
| 17:45 | Gonzaga | Robert Woodson knocks in the jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Arthur Davis | 3-5 |
| 17:26 | Nebraska | Wayne Crotty connects on the driving attempt in the paint set up by David Campbell | 5-5 |
| 17:19 | Gonzaga | Ernest Murray denies the turnaround by Arthur Davis | 5-5 |
| 17:18 | Gonzaga | Robert Woodson gets the offensive rebound | 5-5 |
| 17:05 | Gonzaga | Vern Swenson misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 5-5 |
| 17:04 | Nebraska | Ronnie Blevins pulls down the rebound | 5-5 |
| 17:02 | Nebraska | David Campbell double dribbles in the backcourt | 5-5 |
| 16:47 | Gonzaga | Richard Vollmer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 5-5 |
| 16:29 | Nebraska | Ernest Murray misses the floater in the lane | 5-5 |
| 16:27 | Gonzaga | The rebound goes to Richard Vollmer | 5-5 |
| 15:59 | Gonzaga | Robert Woodson lays it in on a nice dish by Richard Vollmer | 5-7 |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - David Campbell (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronnie Blevins (fairly fresh) SF - Wayne Crotty (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kevin Lusk (fairly fresh) C - Ernest Murray (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Robert Woodson (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Arthur Davis (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Richard Vollmer (fresh) PF - Vern Swenson (fresh) C - Larry Wilkes (fresh) | |
| 15:40 | Nebraska | Kevin Lusk's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 5-7 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Richard Hinrichs (PG), Dustin Bishop (SG), Fredrick Ferguson (SF), Dennis Harnish (PF), James Degeorge (C) David Campbell, Ronnie Blevins, Wayne Crotty, Kevin Lusk, Ernest Murray | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Michael Fackler (SG), Aaron Price (PF) Arthur Davis, Vern Swenson | |
| 15:19 | Gonzaga | Michael Fackler hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Dustin Bishop - foul #1 on Dustin Bishop, team foul #2 | 5-7 |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Ronald Clay (SG), Walter Conley (SF) Robert Woodson, Richard Vollmer | |
| 15:19 | Gonzaga | Michael Fackler makes the 1st free throw | 5-8 |
| 15:19 | Gonzaga | Michael Fackler makes the 2nd free throw | 5-9 |
| 15:06 | Nebraska | Dennis Harnish misses the 3 from the right corner | 5-9 |
| 15:05 | Gonzaga | Larry Wilkes pulls down the rebound | 5-9 |
| 14:51 | Gonzaga | Walter Conley misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Dennis Harnish - foul #1 on Dennis Harnish, team foul #3 | 5-9 |
| Subs | Nebraska | David Campbell (PG), Ernest Murray (C) Dustin Bishop, James Degeorge | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 14:51 | Gonzaga | Walter Conley makes the 1st free throw | 5-10 |
| 14:51 | Gonzaga | Walter Conley makes the 2nd free throw | 5-11 |
| 14:30 | Nebraska | Ernest Murray connects on the floater from the left wing | 7-11 |
| 14:18 | Gonzaga | Walter Conley comes up short on the turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by Ernest Murray - foul #2 on Ernest Murray, team foul #4 | 7-11 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Ronnie Blevins (SG), Wayne Crotty (SF), James Degeorge (C) Richard Hinrichs, Fredrick Ferguson, Ernest Murray | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Robert Woodson (PG), Arthur Davis (SG), Vern Swenson (PF) Michael Fackler, Ronald Clay, Aaron Price | |
| 14:18 | Gonzaga | Walter Conley makes the 1st free throw | 7-12 |
| 14:18 | Gonzaga | Walter Conley misses the 2nd free throw | 7-12 |
| 14:18 | Nebraska | Dennis Harnish gets the rebound | 7-12 |
| 14:06 | Nebraska | David Campbell is hacked by Larry Wilkes - foul #1 on Larry Wilkes, team foul #1 | 7-12 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Kevin Lusk (PF) James Degeorge | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Richard Vollmer (SF) Walter Conley | |
| 13:59 | Nebraska | Dennis Harnish scores on a fadeaway near the basket | 9-12 |
| 13:45 | Gonzaga | Larry Wilkes hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 9-12 |
| 13:44 | Gonzaga | Vern Swenson grabs the offensive rebound | 9-12 |
| 13:35 | Gonzaga | Arthur Davis is hacked by David Campbell - foul #1 on David Campbell, team foul #5 | 9-12 |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Walter Conley (C) Larry Wilkes | |
| 13:22 | Gonzaga | Ronnie Blevins steals it from Arthur Davis | 9-12 |
| 13:19 | Nebraska | David Campbell hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Ronnie Blevins | 11-12 |
| 12:59 | Gonzaga | Robert Woodson scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Arthur Davis and the foul's on Ronnie Blevins - foul #1 on Ronnie Blevins, team foul #6 | 11-14 |
| Subs | Nebraska | James Degeorge (C) Dennis Harnish | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 12:59 | Gonzaga | Robert Woodson makes the free throw | 11-15 |
| 12:39 | Nebraska | James Degeorge hits a jump hook from close range | 13-15 |
| 12:17 | Gonzaga | Richard Vollmer hits a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Walter Conley | 13-17 |
| 12:06 | Nebraska | David Campbell buries a jumper from close range on a nice dish by Wayne Crotty and he's fouled by Robert Woodson - foul #1 on Robert Woodson, team foul #2 | 15-17 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Richard Hinrichs (SG), Fredrick Ferguson (SF), Andrew Wiggin (C) Ronnie Blevins, Wayne Crotty, Kevin Lusk | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Michael Fackler (PG), Ronald Clay (SG), Aaron Price (PF), Larry Wilkes (C) Robert Woodson, Arthur Davis, Richard Vollmer, Vern Swenson | |
| 12:06 | Nebraska | David Campbell misses the free throw | 15-17 |
| 12:06 | Gonzaga | Larry Wilkes pulls down the rebound | 15-17 |
| 12:01 | Gonzaga | Michael Fackler buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Ronald Clay | 15-20 |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - David Campbell (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Hinrichs (fresh) SF - Fredrick Ferguson (fresh) PF - James Degeorge (fresh) 2 pts. C - Andrew Wiggin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Michael Fackler (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Ronald Clay (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Walter Conley (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Aaron Price (fresh) C - Larry Wilkes (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:46 | Nebraska | Larry Wilkes steps in front of the Fredrick Ferguson pass | 15-20 |
| 11:28 | Gonzaga | Aaron Price clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 15-20 |
| 11:27 | Gonzaga | Ronald Clay tips it in | 15-22 |
| 11:09 | Nebraska | Richard Hinrichs banks in the layup | 17-22 |
| 10:51 | Gonzaga | Larry Wilkes knocks in the floater in the paint | 17-24 |
| 10:43 | Nebraska | David Campbell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 17-24 |
| 10:41 | Nebraska | Richard Hinrichs tips it home | 19-24 |
| 10:20 | Gonzaga | Michael Fackler misses badly on a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on David Campbell - foul #2 on David Campbell, team foul #7 | 19-24 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Ronnie Blevins (SG), Wayne Crotty (SF), Kevin Lusk (PF), Dennis Harnish (C) David Campbell, Fredrick Ferguson, James Degeorge, Andrew Wiggin | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Arthur Davis (SG), Richard Vollmer (SF), Vern Swenson (PF) Ronald Clay, Walter Conley, Aaron Price | |
| 10:20 | Gonzaga | Michael Fackler misses the 1st free throw | 19-24 |
| 10:20 | Gonzaga | Michael Fackler makes the 2nd free throw | 19-25 |
| 10:06 | Nebraska | Richard Hinrichs is fouled on the floor by Richard Vollmer - foul #1 on Richard Vollmer, team foul #3 | 19-25 |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Robert Woodson (PG) Michael Fackler | |
| 09:51 | Nebraska | Dennis Harnish clanks a jumper from close range | 19-25 |
| 09:50 | Gonzaga | Richard Vollmer pulls down the rebound | 19-25 |
| 09:45 | Gonzaga | Dennis Harnish picks off the pass by Robert Woodson | 19-25 |
| 09:28 | Nebraska | Kevin Lusk makes the driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Wayne Crotty | 21-25 |
| 09:13 | Gonzaga | Kevin Lusk swats the layup by Vern Swenson | 21-25 |
| 09:11 | Nebraska | Richard Hinrichs pulls down the rebound | 21-25 |
| 08:59 | Nebraska | Ronnie Blevins is denied on a dunk by Vern Swenson | 21-25 |
| 08:58 | Nebraska | Dennis Harnish tips it in | 23-25 |
| 08:36 | Gonzaga | Richard Vollmer drills a 3pt shot from the right corner | 23-28 |
| 08:20 | Nebraska | Kevin Lusk misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 23-28 |
| 08:19 | Gonzaga | Vern Swenson grabs the board | 23-28 |
| 08:14 | Gonzaga | Robert Woodson misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 23-28 |
| 08:12 | Nebraska | Wayne Crotty grabs the defensive rebound | 23-28 |
| 07:50 | Nebraska | Dennis Harnish throws a bad pass out of bounds | 23-28 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Alexander Lee (PG), Dustin Bishop (SG), James Degeorge (PF), Andrew Wiggin (C) Richard Hinrichs, Ronnie Blevins, Kevin Lusk, Dennis Harnish | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Michael Fackler (SG), Ronald Clay (SF), Aaron Price (PF), Walter Conley (C) Arthur Davis, Richard Vollmer, Vern Swenson, Larry Wilkes | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Alexander Lee (fresh) SG - Dustin Bishop (fresh) SF - Wayne Crotty (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Degeorge (fresh) 2 pts. C - Andrew Wiggin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Robert Woodson (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Michael Fackler (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Ronald Clay (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Aaron Price (fresh) C - Walter Conley (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:38 | Gonzaga | Robert Woodson comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 23-28 |
| 07:36 | Nebraska | The rebound goes to James Degeorge | 23-28 |
| 07:13 | Nebraska | Ronald Clay steals it from James Degeorge | 23-28 |
| 06:51 | Gonzaga | Ronald Clay buries a 3 from the left corner | 23-31 |
| 06:42 | Nebraska | Wayne Crotty comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint | 23-31 |
| 06:41 | Nebraska | The offensive rebound goes to Wayne Crotty | 23-31 |
| 06:31 | Nebraska | Dustin Bishop misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 23-31 |
| 06:30 | Nebraska | James Degeorge tips it home | 25-31 |
| 06:12 | Gonzaga | Robert Woodson misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 25-31 |
| 06:11 | Nebraska | Andrew Wiggin pulls down the rebound | 25-31 |
| 05:59 | Nebraska | James Degeorge misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Aaron Price - foul #1 on Aaron Price, team foul #4 | 25-31 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Richard Hinrichs (PG), Ronnie Blevins (SG), Fredrick Ferguson (SF), Kevin Lusk (PF) Alexander Lee, Dustin Bishop, Wayne Crotty, Andrew Wiggin | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Richard Vollmer (SF), Larry Wilkes (C) Robert Woodson, Walter Conley | |
| 05:59 | Nebraska | James Degeorge misses the 1st free throw | 25-31 |
| 05:59 | Nebraska | James Degeorge makes the 2nd free throw | 26-31 |
| 05:46 | Gonzaga | Aaron Price knocks in the fadeaway in the lane set up by Michael Fackler | 26-33 |
| 05:35 | Nebraska | Kevin Lusk misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Richard Vollmer - foul #2 on Richard Vollmer, team foul #5 | 26-33 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Dennis Harnish (C) James Degeorge | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Arthur Davis (SG), Vern Swenson (PF) Richard Vollmer, Aaron Price | |
| 05:35 | Nebraska | Kevin Lusk makes the 1st free throw | 27-33 |
| 05:35 | Nebraska | Kevin Lusk misses the 2nd free throw | 27-33 |
| 05:35 | Gonzaga | Vern Swenson grabs the defensive rebound | 27-33 |
| 05:15 | Gonzaga | Vern Swenson loses the dribble to Dennis Harnish | 27-33 |
| 05:02 | Nebraska | Ronnie Blevins hits a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Richard Hinrichs | 29-33 |
| 04:50 | Gonzaga | Kevin Lusk is called for the reach on Michael Fackler - foul #1 on Kevin Lusk, team foul #8 | 29-33 |
| 04:50 | Gonzaga | Michael Fackler makes the 1st free throw | 29-34 |
| 04:50 | Gonzaga | Michael Fackler misses the 2nd free throw | 29-34 |
| 04:50 | Nebraska | Dennis Harnish grabs the board | 29-34 |
| 04:36 | Nebraska | Ronnie Blevins makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 32-34 |
| 04:16 | Gonzaga | Ronald Clay can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 32-34 |
| 04:14 | Gonzaga | Arthur Davis gets the offensive rebound | 32-34 |
| 04:04 | Gonzaga | Ronald Clay hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Richard Hinrichs - foul #1 on Richard Hinrichs, team foul #9 | 32-34 |
| Subs | Nebraska | James Degeorge (C) Kevin Lusk | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Robert Woodson (PG), Walter Conley (SF), Aaron Price (PF) Michael Fackler, Arthur Davis, Vern Swenson | |
| 04:04 | Gonzaga | Ronald Clay makes the 1st free throw | 32-35 |
| 04:04 | Gonzaga | Ronald Clay misses the 2nd free throw | 32-35 |
| 04:04 | Nebraska | Dennis Harnish pulls down the rebound | 32-35 |
| 03:51 | Nebraska | Fredrick Ferguson is fouled on the floor by Ronald Clay - foul #1 on Ronald Clay, team foul #6 | 32-35 |
| Subs | Nebraska | David Campbell (PG), Wayne Crotty (SF), Ernest Murray (C) Richard Hinrichs, Fredrick Ferguson, James Degeorge | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Richard Vollmer (SF) Ronald Clay | |
| 03:30 | Nebraska | David Campbell comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 32-35 |
| 03:29 | Gonzaga | Walter Conley pulls down the rebound | 32-35 |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - David Campbell (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronnie Blevins (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Wayne Crotty (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dennis Harnish (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Ernest Murray (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Robert Woodson (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Walter Conley (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Richard Vollmer (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Aaron Price (fresh) 2 pts. C - Larry Wilkes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:23 | Gonzaga | Aaron Price scores on a floater from the baseline set up by Richard Vollmer and he's hacked by Dennis Harnish - foul #2 on Dennis Harnish, team foul #10 | 32-37 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Dustin Bishop (SG) Ronnie Blevins | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 03:23 | Gonzaga | Aaron Price misses the free throw | 32-37 |
| 03:23 | Nebraska | Ernest Murray gets the rebound | 32-37 |
| 02:57 | Nebraska | Aaron Price takes the ball from David Campbell | 32-37 |
| 02:41 | Gonzaga | Robert Woodson scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 32-40 |
| 02:27 | Nebraska | Wayne Crotty misses the dunk but he's hacked by Richard Vollmer - foul #3 on Richard Vollmer, team foul #7 | 32-40 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Richard Hinrichs (SG), Kevin Lusk (PF) Dustin Bishop, Dennis Harnish | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Ronald Clay (PG), Arthur Davis (SG), Vern Swenson (PF) Robert Woodson, Richard Vollmer, Aaron Price | |
| 02:27 | Nebraska | Wayne Crotty makes the 1st free throw | 33-40 |
| 02:27 | Nebraska | Wayne Crotty makes the 2nd free throw | 34-40 |
| 02:13 | Gonzaga | Ronald Clay misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 34-40 |
| 02:12 | Gonzaga | Vern Swenson tips it home | 34-42 |
| 02:07 | Nebraska | Kevin Lusk loses the ball out of bounds | 34-42 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Ronnie Blevins (SG), Fredrick Ferguson (SF) Richard Hinrichs, Wayne Crotty | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Michael Fackler (PG) Larry Wilkes | |
| 01:43 | Gonzaga | Michael Fackler scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Arthur Davis | 34-45 |
| 01:26 | Nebraska | Ernest Murray's pass is intercepted by Ronald Clay | 34-45 |
| 01:21 | Gonzaga | Ronald Clay lays it up and in | 34-47 |
| 01:01 | Nebraska | David Campbell's pass is intercepted by Vern Swenson | 34-47 |
| 00:34 | Gonzaga | Ronald Clay makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Arthur Davis | 34-50 |
| 00:21 | Nebraska | Kevin Lusk is fouled on the floor by Arthur Davis - foul #1 on Arthur Davis, team foul #8 | 34-50 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Richard Hinrichs (PG), Dustin Bishop (SG), Wayne Crotty (SF), Dennis Harnish (C) David Campbell, Ronnie Blevins, Fredrick Ferguson, Ernest Murray | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Robert Woodson (PG), Donnie Straker (SF), Aaron Price (PF), Larry Wilkes (C) Michael Fackler, Ronald Clay, Vern Swenson, Walter Conley | |
| 00:21 | Nebraska | Kevin Lusk misses the 1st free throw | 34-50 |
| 00:21 | Gonzaga | Donnie Straker snags the defensive board | 34-50 |
| 00:02 | Gonzaga | Larry Wilkes clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 34-50 |
| 00:01 | Nebraska | Kevin Lusk gets the rebound | 34-50 |
| 00:00 | Nebraska | Kevin Lusk hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 34-50 |