| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Thomas Garrett (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Dale Wright (fresh) SF - Kenneth Pickel (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Jerry Wills (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - John Stull (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Larry Foreman (fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. SG - John Williams (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Patrick Bell (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Allen (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Craig Kahn (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Nebraska | Patrick Bell inbounds the ball | 27-41 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:34 | Nebraska | Larry Foreman scores on a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by John Williams | 27-44 |
| 19:13 | Dayton | Jerry Wills misses badly on a jumper from the baseline | 27-44 |
| 19:11 | Nebraska | Donald Allen gets the rebound | 27-44 |
| 18:52 | Nebraska | Larry Foreman clanks a 3 from the right wing | 27-44 |
| 18:50 | Nebraska | Patrick Bell misses the tip | 27-44 |
| 18:48 | Dayton | Jerry Wills grabs the board | 27-44 |
| 18:23 | Dayton | Thomas Garrett drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by John Stull | 30-44 |
| 17:59 | Nebraska | John Williams misses long on a shot from the right side | 30-44 |
| 17:57 | Dayton | Thomas Garrett snags the defensive board | 30-44 |
| 17:53 | Dayton | Thomas Garrett loses the dribble to Patrick Bell | 30-44 |
| 17:49 | Nebraska | John Williams lays it in on a great pass from Patrick Bell | 30-46 |
| 17:26 | Dayton | Jerry Wills can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 30-46 |
| 17:25 | Dayton | Kenneth Pickel gets the offensive rebound | 30-46 |
| 17:09 | Dayton | Jerry Wills misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 30-46 |
| 17:07 | Dayton | Kenneth Pickel tips it home | 32-46 |
| 16:57 | Nebraska | Craig Kahn connects on the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from John Williams | 32-48 |
| 16:41 | Dayton | Dale Wright makes the 3pt attempt from straight away | 35-48 |
| 16:23 | Nebraska | Patrick Bell's fadeaway is rejected by John Stull | 35-48 |
| 16:22 | Dayton | Thomas Garrett snags the defensive board | 35-48 |
| 16:18 | Dayton | Thomas Garrett comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 35-48 |
| 16:17 | Nebraska | Craig Kahn grabs the board | 35-48 |
| 16:10 | Nebraska | Larry Foreman loses the dribble to Jerry Wills | 35-48 |
| 15:47 | Dayton | Jerry Wills loses the dribble to Larry Foreman | 35-48 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Thomas Garrett (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dale Wright (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Kenneth Pickel (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jerry Wills (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - John Stull (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Larry Foreman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. SG - John Williams (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - Patrick Bell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Donald Allen (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Craig Kahn (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 15:42 | Nebraska | John Williams misses the lay-in | 35-48 |
| 15:41 | Nebraska | Donald Allen tips it in | 35-50 |
| 15:24 | Dayton | Kenneth Pickel misses short on a shot from the right wing but the foul's on Donald Allen - foul #1 on Donald Allen, team foul #1 | 35-50 |
| Subs | Dayton | Carl Mitchell (PG), James Fairfax (SG), James Cisco (PF), Wallace Lewis (C) Thomas Garrett, Dale Wright, Jerry Wills, John Stull | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Vincent Ziek (PG), Richard Lund (SG), Anthony Saucier (SF), Brian Purkey (PF), George Roberts (C) Larry Foreman, John Williams, Patrick Bell, Donald Allen, Craig Kahn | |
| 15:24 | Dayton | Kenneth Pickel misses the 1st free throw | 35-50 |
| 15:24 | Dayton | Kenneth Pickel misses the 2nd free throw | 35-50 |
| 15:24 | Dayton | Wallace Lewis snags the offensive board | 35-50 |
| 15:03 | Dayton | Carl Mitchell loses the dribble to Richard Lund | 35-50 |
| 14:59 | Nebraska | Richard Lund lays it in | 35-52 |
| 14:41 | Dayton | Wallace Lewis is called for traveling | 35-52 |
| Subs | Dayton | Alan Green (C) Kenneth Pickel | |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| 14:26 | Nebraska | Anthony Saucier's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-52 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Nebraska | John Williams (SG) Richard Lund | |
| 14:16 | Dayton | Wallace Lewis clanks a runner in the paint but he's hacked by Brian Purkey - foul #2 on Brian Purkey, team foul #2 | 35-52 |
| Subs | Dayton | Thomas Garrett (PG) Carl Mitchell | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Larry Foreman (PG) Vincent Ziek | |
| 14:16 | Dayton | Wallace Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 36-52 |
| 14:16 | Dayton | Wallace Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 37-52 |
| 13:54 | Nebraska | John Williams misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 37-52 |
| 13:52 | Dayton | Wallace Lewis snags the defensive board | 37-52 |
| 13:33 | Dayton | James Fairfax is hacked by John Williams - foul #2 on John Williams, team foul #3 | 37-52 |
| Subs | Dayton | Dale Wright (SG), John Stull (C) James Fairfax, Alan Green | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Patrick Bell (SF), Craig Kahn (C) Anthony Saucier, George Roberts | |
| 13:17 | Dayton | James Cisco clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 37-52 |
| 13:15 | Nebraska | The rebound goes to Patrick Bell | 37-52 |
| 12:54 | Nebraska | Larry Foreman clanks a 3 from the left corner | 37-52 |
| 12:53 | Nebraska | John Williams grabs the offensive rebound | 37-52 |
| 12:36 | Nebraska | Thomas Garrett is called for the reach on Larry Foreman - foul #2 on Thomas Garrett, team foul #1 | 37-52 |
| Subs | Dayton | Kenneth Pickel (SF) Wallace Lewis | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Donald Allen (PF) Brian Purkey | |
| 12:26 | Nebraska | Patrick Bell misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 37-52 |
| 12:25 | Dayton | The rebound goes to James Cisco | 37-52 |
| 12:11 | Dayton | Dale Wright misses long on a jump hook from the right block | 37-52 |
| 12:10 | Nebraska | Craig Kahn pulls down the rebound | 37-52 |
| 11:53 | Nebraska | Patrick Bell misses the easy layup but the foul's on James Cisco - foul #4 on James Cisco, team foul #2 | 37-52 |
| Subs | Dayton | Carl Mitchell (PG), James Fairfax (SG), Jerry Wills (PF) Thomas Garrett, Dale Wright, James Cisco | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Vincent Ziek (PG) Larry Foreman | |
| 11:53 | Nebraska | Patrick Bell makes the 1st free throw | 37-53 |
| 11:53 | Nebraska | Patrick Bell misses the 2nd free throw | 37-53 |
| 11:53 | Dayton | John Stull gets the rebound | 37-53 |
| 11:34 | Dayton | Donald Allen steals the ball from John Stull | 37-53 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Carl Mitchell (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Fairfax (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Pickel (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jerry Wills (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - John Stull (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Vincent Ziek (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Williams (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - Patrick Bell (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Donald Allen (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Craig Kahn (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:18 | Nebraska | Patrick Bell is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Patrick Bell, team foul #4 | 37-53 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Richard Lund (SG), Brian Purkey (C) John Williams, Craig Kahn | |
| 11:11 | Dayton | Kenneth Pickel misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Patrick Bell - foul #3 on Patrick Bell, team foul #5 | 37-53 |
| 11:11 | Dayton | Kenneth Pickel makes the 1st free throw | 38-53 |
| 11:11 | Dayton | Kenneth Pickel makes the 2nd free throw | 39-53 |
| 10:50 | Nebraska | Donald Allen hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 39-53 |
| 10:49 | Dayton | John Stull gets the rebound | 39-53 |
| 10:33 | Dayton | James Fairfax clanks a 3 from the left wing | 39-53 |
| 10:32 | Dayton | James Fairfax grabs the offensive board | 39-53 |
| 10:17 | Dayton | Jerry Wills drills a shot in the paint | 41-53 |
| 10:11 | Nebraska | Jerry Wills denies the turnaround by Vincent Ziek | 41-53 |
| 10:09 | Dayton | James Fairfax snags the defensive board | 41-53 |
| 09:51 | Dayton | James Fairfax can't connect on a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Patrick Bell - foul #4 on Patrick Bell, team foul #6 | 41-53 |
| Subs | Dayton | Thomas Garrett (PG), Wallace Lewis (SF), Alan Green (C) Carl Mitchell, Kenneth Pickel, John Stull | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Larry Foreman (PG), John Williams (SG), Anthony Saucier (SF), Craig Kahn (C) Vincent Ziek, Richard Lund, Patrick Bell, Donald Allen | |
| 09:51 | Dayton | James Fairfax misses the 1st free throw | 41-53 |
| 09:51 | Dayton | James Fairfax makes the 2nd free throw | 42-53 |
| 09:29 | Nebraska | John Williams misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by James Fairfax - foul #1 on James Fairfax, team foul #3 | 42-53 |
| Subs | Dayton | Dale Wright (SG) James Fairfax | |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| 09:29 | Nebraska | John Williams makes the 1st free throw | 42-54 |
| 09:29 | Nebraska | John Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 42-55 |
| 09:12 | Dayton | Jerry Wills's fadeaway is rejected by Brian Purkey | 42-55 |
| 09:10 | Nebraska | Brian Purkey grabs the board | 42-55 |
| 08:52 | Nebraska | Anthony Saucier hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 42-55 |
| 08:51 | Dayton | Jerry Wills grabs the board | 42-55 |
| 08:30 | Dayton | Dale Wright misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 42-55 |
| 08:29 | Nebraska | Brian Purkey grabs the defensive rebound | 42-55 |
| 08:05 | Nebraska | Craig Kahn misses the 3 from the left corner | 42-55 |
| 08:03 | Nebraska | Brian Purkey pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-55 |
| 07:52 | Nebraska | Wallace Lewis swats the layup by Craig Kahn | 42-55 |
| 07:50 | Nebraska | John Williams tips it but misses | 42-55 |
| 07:49 | Nebraska | Craig Kahn tips it back up and in | 42-57 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 07:28 | Dayton | Alan Green hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 42-57 |
| 07:26 | Nebraska | Brian Purkey snags the defensive board | 42-57 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Thomas Garrett (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dale Wright (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Wallace Lewis (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jerry Wills (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. C - Alan Green (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Larry Foreman (fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. SG - John Williams (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SF - Anthony Saucier (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Brian Purkey (fairly fresh) 7 reb. C - Craig Kahn (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 07:02 | Nebraska | John Williams clanks a 3 from the left corner | 42-57 |
| 07:00 | Dayton | Wallace Lewis gets the rebound | 42-57 |
| 06:40 | Dayton | Alan Green scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 45-57 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 06:29 | Nebraska | Larry Foreman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 45-57 |
| 06:28 | Dayton | Alan Green snags the defensive board | 45-57 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 06:23 | Dayton | Dale Wright can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-57 |
| 06:21 | Dayton | Alan Green pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-57 |
| 06:02 | Dayton | Brian Purkey is called for the reach on Jerry Wills - foul #3 on Brian Purkey, team foul #7 | 45-57 |
| Subs | Dayton | Carl Mitchell (PG), James Fairfax (SG), Kenneth Pickel (SF), John Stull (C) Thomas Garrett, Dale Wright, Wallace Lewis, Alan Green | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Vincent Ziek (PG), Patrick Bell (SF), Donald Allen (PF), George Roberts (C) Larry Foreman, Anthony Saucier, Brian Purkey, Craig Kahn | |
| 06:02 | Dayton | Jerry Wills makes the 1st free throw | 46-57 |
| 06:02 | Dayton | Jerry Wills makes the 2nd free throw | 47-57 |
| 05:40 | Nebraska | John Williams knocks in the runner near the basket on a great pass from Vincent Ziek | 47-59 |
| 05:23 | Dayton | Kenneth Pickel hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Carl Mitchell | 50-59 |
| 05:04 | Nebraska | Donald Allen can't connect on a floater from the right side | 50-59 |
| 05:03 | Dayton | Jerry Wills pulls down the rebound | 50-59 |
| 04:43 | Dayton | James Fairfax comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 50-59 |
| 04:42 | Nebraska | Vincent Ziek snags the defensive board | 50-59 |
| 04:23 | Nebraska | Patrick Bell misses badly on a turnaround from the right block | 50-59 |
| 04:22 | Dayton | Jerry Wills grabs the board | 50-59 |
| 04:22 | Dayton | Dayton calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-59 |
| Subs | Dayton | Thomas Garrett (PG), Dale Wright (SG), James Cisco (PF) Carl Mitchell, James Fairfax, Jerry Wills | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Larry Foreman (PG), Craig Kahn (C) Vincent Ziek, George Roberts | |
| 04:12 | Dayton | Thomas Garrett connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from James Cisco | 52-59 |
| 04:00 | Nebraska | John Williams makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Larry Foreman | 52-62 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:58 | Dayton | Thomas Garrett's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 52-62 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:41 | Nebraska | Craig Kahn can't finish the layup but the foul's on John Stull - foul #2 on John Stull, team foul #4 | 52-62 |
| 03:41 | Nebraska | Craig Kahn makes the 1st free throw | 52-63 |
| 03:41 | Nebraska | Craig Kahn makes the 2nd free throw | 52-64 |
| 03:32 | Dayton | John Stull misses the easy layup | 52-64 |
| 03:30 | Nebraska | John Williams grabs the board | 52-64 |
| 03:12 | Nebraska | Donald Allen clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 52-64 |
| 03:10 | Dayton | John Stull grabs the defensive rebound | 52-64 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Thomas Garrett (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dale Wright (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Kenneth Pickel (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Cisco (fresh) 3 reb. 4 pf. C - John Stull (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Larry Foreman (fresh) 6 pts. 7 ast. SG - John Williams (fresh) 20 pts. 3 ast. SF - Patrick Bell (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - Donald Allen (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Craig Kahn (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 02:58 | Dayton | Kenneth Pickel hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 52-64 |
| 02:56 | Dayton | Kenneth Pickel grabs the offensive rebound | 52-64 |
| 02:41 | Dayton | James Cisco misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 52-64 |
| 02:39 | Dayton | Kenneth Pickel hits the follow up shot | 54-64 |
| 02:12 | Nebraska | John Williams scores on a floater from the left side on a great pass from Larry Foreman | 54-66 |
| 01:56 | Dayton | Thomas Garrett's pass is intercepted by Craig Kahn | 54-66 |
| 01:39 | Nebraska | John Williams misses the floater from the free throw line | 54-66 |
| 01:38 | Nebraska | The offensive rebound goes to Craig Kahn | 54-66 |
| 01:18 | Nebraska | Craig Kahn loses the ball out of bounds | 54-66 |
| Subs | Dayton | Carl Mitchell (PG), James Fairfax (SG), Wallace Lewis (SF), Jerry Wills (PF), Alan Green (C) Thomas Garrett, Dale Wright, Kenneth Pickel, James Cisco, John Stull | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Vincent Ziek (PG), Richard Lund (SG), Anthony Saucier (SF), Brian Purkey (PF), George Roberts (C) Larry Foreman, John Williams, Patrick Bell, Donald Allen, Craig Kahn | |
| 00:57 | Dayton | Alan Green hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 54-66 |
| 00:56 | Dayton | Wallace Lewis grabs the offensive rebound | 54-66 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:54 | Dayton | James Fairfax knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Carl Mitchell | 57-66 |
| 00:54 | Nebraska | Nebraska calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-66 |
| Subs | Dayton | Thomas Garrett (PG), Dale Wright (SG), Kenneth Pickel (SF), James Cisco (PF), John Stull (C) Carl Mitchell, James Fairfax, Wallace Lewis, Jerry Wills, Alan Green | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Larry Foreman (PG), John Williams (SG), Patrick Bell (SF), Donald Allen (PF), Craig Kahn (C) Vincent Ziek, Richard Lund, Anthony Saucier, Brian Purkey, George Roberts | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton 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 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:53 | Nebraska | Larry Foreman is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Garrett - foul #3 on Thomas Garrett, team foul #5 | 57-66 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Nebraska | George Roberts (C) Craig Kahn | |
| 00:50 | Nebraska | Dale Wright is called for the reach on Patrick Bell - foul #2 on Dale Wright, team foul #6 | 57-66 |
| 00:47 | Nebraska | Thomas Garrett is called for the reach on Patrick Bell - foul #4 on Thomas Garrett, team foul #7 | 57-66 |
| 00:47 | Nebraska | Patrick Bell makes the 1st free throw | 57-67 |
| 00:47 | Nebraska | Patrick Bell makes the 2nd free throw | 57-68 |
| 00:40 | Dayton | Dale Wright hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 57-68 |
| 00:39 | Nebraska | Larry Foreman gets the rebound | 57-68 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:14 | Nebraska | Donald Allen hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 57-68 |
| 00:13 | Dayton | The rebound goes to John Stull | 57-68 |
| 00:07 | Dayton | Dale Wright connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from John Stull | 60-68 |
| 00:00 | Nebraska | Larry Foreman runs out the clock | 60-68 |