| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Brian Dyer (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Adam Morin (fresh) SF - Fred Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - George Price (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - John Wheeler (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Scotty Reese (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Merle Stern (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Phillip Moncayo (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ted Helsley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. C - Daniel Crumbley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Nebraska | Fred Johnson inbounds the ball | 24-38 |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:39 | Nebraska | John Wheeler is hacked by Daniel Crumbley - foul #3 on Daniel Crumbley, team foul #1 | 24-38 |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| Subs | UCLA | John Graves (C) Daniel Crumbley | |
| 19:18 | Nebraska | Merle Stern steps in front of the John Wheeler pass | 24-38 |
| 19:13 | UCLA | Merle Stern banks in the layup | 24-40 |
| 18:49 | Nebraska | George Price loses the dribble to Merle Stern | 24-40 |
| 18:38 | UCLA | Merle Stern connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Scotty Reese | 24-43 |
| 18:25 | Nebraska | Brian Dyer can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 24-43 |
| 18:23 | Nebraska | George Price can't tip it in | 24-43 |
| 18:22 | UCLA | Ted Helsley pulls down the rebound | 24-43 |
| 18:12 | UCLA | Phillip Moncayo misses the jumpshot from the right side | 24-43 |
| 18:10 | UCLA | The offensive rebound goes to John Graves | 24-43 |
| 17:57 | UCLA | Merle Stern is fouled on the floor by Adam Morin - foul #2 on Adam Morin, team foul #1 | 24-43 |
| 17:36 | UCLA | Ted Helsley connects on the jumper near the basket on a great pass from Merle Stern | 24-45 |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 17:23 | Nebraska | Brian Dyer clanks a shot from the free throw line | 24-45 |
| 17:22 | UCLA | Phillip Moncayo pulls down the rebound | 24-45 |
| 17:14 | UCLA | John Graves misses the runner in the paint | 24-45 |
| 17:12 | UCLA | John Graves snags the offensive board | 24-45 |
| 16:54 | UCLA | John Graves can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 24-45 |
| 16:53 | Nebraska | The rebound goes to John Wheeler | 24-45 |
| 16:34 | Nebraska | Fred Johnson knocks in the shot in the lane and he's fouled by Scotty Reese - foul #1 on Scotty Reese, team foul #2 | 26-45 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Keith Godwin (PG), Albert Angelo (SG), Robert Box (PF), Walter Maltby (C) Brian Dyer, Adam Morin, George Price, John Wheeler | |
| Subs | UCLA | Sterling Brewer (PG), Willie Macy (SG), Barry Edwards (SF), David Aquilar (C) Scotty Reese, Merle Stern, Phillip Moncayo, John Graves | |
| 16:34 | Nebraska | Fred Johnson makes the free throw | 27-45 |
| 16:22 | UCLA | Ted Helsley misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Robert Box - foul #1 on Robert Box, team foul #2 | 27-45 |
| Subs | Nebraska | James Kim (PF) Fred Johnson | |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| 16:22 | UCLA | Ted Helsley makes the 1st free throw | 27-46 |
| 16:22 | UCLA | Ted Helsley makes the 2nd free throw | 27-47 |
| 16:11 | Nebraska | Robert Box misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 27-47 |
| 16:09 | Nebraska | James Kim hits the follow up shot | 29-47 |
| 16:04 | UCLA | Barry Edwards misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 29-47 |
| 16:02 | Nebraska | Walter Maltby gets the rebound | 29-47 |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Keith Godwin (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Albert Angelo (fresh) SF - Robert Box (fresh) 3 reb. PF - James Kim (fresh) 2 pts. C - Walter Maltby (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Sterling Brewer (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Willie Macy (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Barry Edwards (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ted Helsley (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - David Aquilar (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:57 | Nebraska | Albert Angelo's fadeaway is rejected by Ted Helsley | 29-47 |
| 15:56 | Nebraska | Albert Angelo misses the tip | 29-47 |
| 15:55 | UCLA | David Aquilar pulls down the rebound | 29-47 |
| 15:51 | UCLA | Sterling Brewer makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Barry Edwards | 29-50 |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 15:38 | Nebraska | Walter Maltby comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 29-50 |
| 15:37 | Nebraska | Walter Maltby gets the offensive rebound | 29-50 |
| 15:25 | Nebraska | Keith Godwin connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Robert Box and he's hacked by David Aquilar - foul #1 on David Aquilar, team foul #3 | 31-50 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Brian Dyer (PG) Albert Angelo | |
| Subs | UCLA | Daniel Crumbley (C) Ted Helsley | |
| 15:25 | Nebraska | Keith Godwin makes the free throw | 32-50 |
| 15:13 | UCLA | Daniel Crumbley lays it in set up by David Aquilar | 32-52 |
| 15:01 | Nebraska | Daniel Crumbley is called for the reach on Robert Box - foul #4 on Daniel Crumbley, team foul #4 | 32-52 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Fred Johnson (SF), George Price (PF) James Kim, Walter Maltby | |
| Subs | UCLA | Scotty Reese (PG), Merle Stern (SG), Ted Helsley (PF) Sterling Brewer, Willie Macy, Daniel Crumbley | |
| 14:52 | Nebraska | George Price clanks a 3 from the left wing | 32-52 |
| 14:50 | UCLA | Barry Edwards snags the defensive board | 32-52 |
| 14:45 | UCLA | Merle Stern loses the ball out of bounds | 32-52 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Adam Morin (SG), John Wheeler (C) Keith Godwin, Robert Box | |
| Subs | UCLA | John Graves (PF) Ted Helsley | |
| 14:38 | Nebraska | John Graves steals the ball from Adam Morin | 32-52 |
| 14:34 | UCLA | Merle Stern misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 32-52 |
| 14:32 | UCLA | Merle Stern gets the offensive rebound | 32-52 |
| 14:18 | UCLA | Scotty Reese hits a 3 pointer from the right corner | 32-55 |
| 13:59 | Nebraska | George Price can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 32-55 |
| 13:58 | UCLA | Barry Edwards gets the rebound | 32-55 |
| 13:52 | UCLA | Adam Morin is called for the reach on Merle Stern - foul #3 on Adam Morin, team foul #3 | 32-55 |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| Subs | UCLA | Phillip Moncayo (SF) David Aquilar | |
| 13:38 | UCLA | Scotty Reese clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 32-55 |
| 13:37 | Nebraska | George Price pulls down the rebound | 32-55 |
| 13:30 | Nebraska | Adam Morin buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Brian Dyer | 35-55 |
| 13:08 | UCLA | John Graves can't throw it down | 35-55 |
| 13:06 | Nebraska | John Wheeler grabs the board | 35-55 |
| 12:48 | Nebraska | George Price can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 35-55 |
| 12:47 | UCLA | Scotty Reese grabs the defensive rebound | 35-55 |
| 12:43 | UCLA | Phillip Moncayo buries a jump hook near the basket set up by Merle Stern | 35-57 |
| 12:34 | Nebraska | Brian Dyer comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 35-57 |
| 12:33 | UCLA | John Graves gets the rebound | 35-57 |
| 12:27 | UCLA | Phillip Moncayo is fouled on the floor by Brian Dyer - foul #3 on Brian Dyer, team foul #4 | 35-57 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Keith Godwin (PG), Albert Angelo (SG), Robert Box (SF), James Kim (PF), Walter Maltby (C) Brian Dyer, Adam Morin, Fred Johnson, George Price, John Wheeler | |
| Subs | UCLA | Sterling Brewer (PG), Willie Macy (SG), Ted Helsley (PF), David Aquilar (C) Scotty Reese, Merle Stern, John Graves, Barry Edwards | |
| 12:10 | UCLA | Sterling Brewer lays it in set up by Ted Helsley and the foul's on Robert Box - foul #2 on Robert Box, team foul #5 | 35-59 |
| 12:10 | UCLA | Sterling Brewer makes the free throw | 35-60 |
| 11:56 | Nebraska | Robert Box double dribbles | 35-60 |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Keith Godwin (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Albert Angelo (fresh) SF - Robert Box (fresh) 3 reb. PF - James Kim (fresh) 2 pts. C - Walter Maltby (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Sterling Brewer (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Willie Macy (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Phillip Moncayo (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ted Helsley (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - David Aquilar (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:38 | UCLA | Phillip Moncayo is whistled for traveling | 35-60 |
| 11:20 | Nebraska | Walter Maltby can't finish the layup but the foul's on David Aquilar - foul #2 on David Aquilar, team foul #5 | 35-60 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Brian Dyer (PG) Albert Angelo | |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| 11:20 | Nebraska | Walter Maltby misses the 1st free throw | 35-60 |
| 11:20 | Nebraska | Walter Maltby makes the 2nd free throw | 36-60 |
| 11:07 | UCLA | Willie Macy throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-60 |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| Subs | UCLA | Scotty Reese (PG), Merle Stern (SG) Willie Macy, Phillip Moncayo | |
| 10:53 | Nebraska | Brian Dyer makes the fadeaway from the right side | 38-60 |
| 10:34 | UCLA | Sterling Brewer is hacked by Walter Maltby - foul #2 on Walter Maltby, team foul #6 | 38-60 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Adam Morin (SG), Fred Johnson (SF), George Price (PF) Keith Godwin, James Kim, Walter Maltby | |
| Subs | UCLA | Barry Edwards (SF) Sterling Brewer | |
| 10:17 | UCLA | Merle Stern hits a floater from the baseline on a great pass from Ted Helsley | 38-62 |
| 10:09 | Nebraska | George Price misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 38-62 |
| 10:07 | Nebraska | Robert Box snags the offensive board | 38-62 |
| 09:58 | Nebraska | Ted Helsley steals it from Adam Morin | 38-62 |
| 09:53 | UCLA | George Price steals the ball from David Aquilar | 38-62 |
| 09:41 | Nebraska | Robert Box makes the fadeaway from the baseline set up by Brian Dyer | 40-62 |
| 09:15 | UCLA | Scotty Reese drills a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Ted Helsley | 40-65 |
| 09:00 | Nebraska | George Price banks in the layup and he's hacked by David Aquilar - foul #3 on David Aquilar, team foul #6 | 42-65 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Keith Godwin (PG), Albert Angelo (SG), John Wheeler (C) Brian Dyer, Adam Morin, Robert Box | |
| Subs | UCLA | Sterling Brewer (SG), Phillip Moncayo (SF), John Graves (C) Scotty Reese, Merle Stern, David Aquilar | |
| 09:00 | Nebraska | George Price makes the free throw | 43-65 |
| 08:42 | UCLA | Phillip Moncayo's pass is intercepted by Keith Godwin | 43-65 |
| 08:39 | Nebraska | Fred Johnson misses the lay-in | 43-65 |
| 08:37 | UCLA | Ted Helsley gets the rebound | 43-65 |
| 08:13 | UCLA | Phillip Moncayo misses short on a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Fred Johnson - foul #2 on Fred Johnson, team foul #7 | 43-65 |
| Subs | Nebraska | James Kim (SF), Walter Maltby (PF) Fred Johnson, George Price | |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| 08:13 | UCLA | Phillip Moncayo misses the 1st free throw | 43-65 |
| 08:13 | UCLA | Phillip Moncayo makes the 2nd free throw | 43-66 |
| 07:53 | Nebraska | 3 seconds is called on Albert Angelo | 43-66 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Brian Dyer (PG) Albert Angelo | |
| Subs | UCLA | Willie Macy (SG), Daniel Crumbley (C) Barry Edwards, Ted Helsley | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Brian Dyer (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Keith Godwin (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Kim (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Walter Maltby (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - John Wheeler (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Sterling Brewer (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Willie Macy (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Phillip Moncayo (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Graves (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Daniel Crumbley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:32 | UCLA | Willie Macy clanks a jumper from the right block but the foul's on Keith Godwin - foul #1 on Keith Godwin, team foul #8 | 43-66 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Adam Morin (SG) James Kim | |
| Subs | UCLA | Scotty Reese (PG) Phillip Moncayo | |
| 07:32 | UCLA | Willie Macy makes the 1st free throw | 43-67 |
| 07:32 | UCLA | Willie Macy makes the 2nd free throw | 43-68 |
| 07:17 | Nebraska | Keith Godwin comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 43-68 |
| 07:15 | UCLA | The rebound goes to Daniel Crumbley | 43-68 |
| 07:11 | UCLA | Scotty Reese banks in the layup set up by John Graves | 43-70 |
| 06:44 | Nebraska | Walter Maltby double dribbles | 43-70 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Albert Angelo (PG), Richard Watkin (SG), Robert Box (SF), James Kim (PF) Brian Dyer, Adam Morin, Keith Godwin, John Wheeler | |
| Subs | UCLA | Barry Edwards (SF), David Aquilar (PF) Scotty Reese, Daniel Crumbley | |
| 06:23 | UCLA | John Graves hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 43-70 |
| 06:22 | UCLA | The offensive rebound goes to Willie Macy | 43-70 |
| 06:17 | UCLA | John Graves can't throw it down | 43-70 |
| 06:15 | UCLA | The offensive rebound goes to Sterling Brewer | 43-70 |
| 06:00 | UCLA | Richard Watkin picks off the pass by Willie Macy | 43-70 |
| 05:51 | Nebraska | Walter Maltby misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 43-70 |
| 05:50 | Nebraska | James Kim snags the offensive board | 43-70 |
| 05:42 | Nebraska | Richard Watkin hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 43-70 |
| 05:41 | UCLA | John Graves gets the rebound | 43-70 |
| 05:34 | UCLA | Sterling Brewer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-70 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Keith Godwin (SF) Walter Maltby | |
| Subs | UCLA | Carson Cutrer (PG) Sterling Brewer | |
| 05:25 | Nebraska | Albert Angelo misses short on a jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Carson Cutrer - foul #1 on Carson Cutrer, team foul #7 | 43-70 |
| 05:25 | Nebraska | Albert Angelo misses the 1st free throw | 43-70 |
| 05:25 | Nebraska | Albert Angelo misses the 2nd free throw | 43-70 |
| 05:25 | UCLA | David Aquilar grabs the defensive rebound | 43-70 |
| 05:10 | UCLA | Barry Edwards's fadeaway is rejected by James Kim | 43-70 |
| 05:09 | Nebraska | The rebound goes to Albert Angelo | 43-70 |
| 04:54 | Nebraska | Robert Box buries a shot from the baseline | 45-70 |
| 04:33 | UCLA | John Graves is called for a charge - foul #2 on John Graves, team foul #8 | 45-70 |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| Subs | UCLA | Sterling Brewer (SG) Willie Macy | |
| 04:20 | Nebraska | Keith Godwin scores on a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Albert Angelo | 47-70 |
| 04:01 | UCLA | Sterling Brewer misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 47-70 |
| 04:00 | UCLA | David Aquilar grabs the offensive board | 47-70 |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:53 | UCLA | Carson Cutrer makes the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Barry Edwards | 47-73 |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Albert Angelo (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Richard Watkin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Keith Godwin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - James Kim (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Box (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Carson Cutrer (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Sterling Brewer (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Barry Edwards (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. PF - John Graves (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - David Aquilar (fairly fresh) 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:32 | Nebraska | Albert Angelo misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 47-73 |
| 03:30 | Nebraska | Robert Box pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-73 |
| 03:11 | Nebraska | Richard Watkin misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 47-73 |
| 03:09 | Nebraska | Robert Box snags the offensive board | 47-73 |
| 02:57 | Nebraska | Robert Box is hacked by David Aquilar - foul #4 on David Aquilar, team foul #9 | 47-73 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Walter Maltby (C) Richard Watkin | |
| Subs | UCLA | Willie Macy (SG) Carson Cutrer | |
| 02:57 | Nebraska | Robert Box makes the 1st free throw | 48-73 |
| 02:57 | Nebraska | Robert Box makes the 2nd free throw | 49-73 |
| 02:37 | UCLA | John Graves's layup is rejected by James Kim | 49-73 |
| 02:35 | Nebraska | The rebound goes to Keith Godwin | 49-73 |
| 02:23 | Nebraska | John Graves swats the shot by Keith Godwin | 49-73 |
| 02:22 | Nebraska | James Kim gets the offensive rebound | 49-73 |
| 02:17 | Nebraska | Albert Angelo buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Box | 51-73 |
| 01:57 | UCLA | Willie Macy travels with the ball | 51-73 |
| 01:45 | Nebraska | Keith Godwin hits a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Albert Angelo | 53-73 |
| 01:31 | UCLA | Barry Edwards scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 53-76 |
| 01:24 | Nebraska | Robert Box misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 53-76 |
| 01:22 | Nebraska | James Kim pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-76 |
| 01:01 | Nebraska | Robert Box misses long on a fadeaway in the lane | 53-76 |
| 01:00 | UCLA | Barry Edwards pulls down the rebound | 53-76 |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:54 | UCLA | Willie Macy scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Barry Edwards | 53-78 |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:49 | Nebraska | Walter Maltby drills a driving attempt in the paint | 55-78 |
| 00:20 | UCLA | John Graves hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 55-78 |
| 00:18 | Nebraska | Albert Angelo snags the defensive board | 55-78 |
| 00:12 | Nebraska | Keith Godwin misses long on a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Sterling Brewer - foul #3 on Sterling Brewer, team foul #10 | 55-78 |
| 00:12 | Nebraska | Keith Godwin makes the 1st free throw | 56-78 |
| 00:12 | Nebraska | Keith Godwin makes the 2nd free throw | 57-78 |
| 00:00 | UCLA | Sterling Brewer runs out the clock | 57-78 |