| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Robert Cavanagh (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Stephen (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Richard Updike (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Richard Steinman (fresh) 4 reb. C - Milton Stratton (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Danny Hug (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Billy Wilham (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rodney Mitchell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - William Ayers (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Mike Peterson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Nebraska | Richard Updike inbounds the ball | 20-27 |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:43 | Nebraska | Milton Stratton can't throw it down but he's hacked by Mike Peterson - foul #2 on Mike Peterson, team foul #1 | 20-27 |
| 19:43 | Nebraska | Milton Stratton makes the 1st free throw | 21-27 |
| 19:43 | Nebraska | Milton Stratton makes the 2nd free throw | 22-27 |
| 19:24 | Pittsburgh | Rodney Mitchell buries a floater from just outside the lane set up by Mike Peterson and he's fouled by Robert Cavanagh - foul #2 on Robert Cavanagh, team foul #1 | 22-29 |
| 19:24 | Pittsburgh | Rodney Mitchell makes the free throw | 22-30 |
| 19:04 | Nebraska | Robert Cavanagh hits a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Richard Updike | 25-30 |
| 18:50 | Pittsburgh | Rodney Mitchell misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 25-30 |
| 18:49 | Nebraska | The rebound goes to Milton Stratton | 25-30 |
| 18:26 | Nebraska | Robert Cavanagh comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 25-30 |
| 18:25 | Pittsburgh | Mike Peterson pulls down the rebound | 25-30 |
| 18:10 | Pittsburgh | Danny Hug shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Billy Wilham | 25-33 |
| 17:57 | Nebraska | Robert Cavanagh knocks in the turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Richard Steinman | 27-33 |
| 17:45 | Pittsburgh | Danny Hug misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 27-33 |
| 17:44 | Pittsburgh | Mike Peterson tips it home | 27-35 |
| 17:32 | Nebraska | Richard Updike misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing but he's hacked by Danny Hug - foul #1 on Danny Hug, team foul #2 | 27-35 |
| 17:32 | Nebraska | Richard Updike makes the 1st free throw | 28-35 |
| 17:32 | Nebraska | Richard Updike makes the 2nd free throw | 29-35 |
| 17:32 | Nebraska | Richard Updike misses the 3rd free throw | 29-35 |
| 17:32 | Pittsburgh | William Ayers gets the rebound | 29-35 |
| 17:15 | Pittsburgh | Billy Wilham clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 29-35 |
| 17:14 | Nebraska | Richard Stephen snags the defensive board | 29-35 |
| 16:55 | Nebraska | William Ayers picks off the pass by Milton Stratton | 29-35 |
| 16:31 | Pittsburgh | Danny Hug works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Billy Wilham | 29-38 |
| 16:06 | Nebraska | Mike Peterson picks off the pass by Richard Updike | 29-38 |
| 15:46 | Pittsburgh | William Ayers double dribbles | 29-38 |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Bill McCrady (SG), Douglas Metzler (SF), Keith Partlow (PF), Jeffrey Campbell (C) Billy Wilham, Rodney Mitchell, William Ayers, Mike Peterson | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Robert Cavanagh (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Stephen (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Richard Updike (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Richard Steinman (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Milton Stratton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Danny Hug (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bill McCrady (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Douglas Metzler (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Keith Partlow (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Jeffrey Campbell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:27 | Nebraska | Milton Stratton knocks in the driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Richard Steinman and he's hacked by Jeffrey Campbell - foul #2 on Jeffrey Campbell, team foul #3 | 31-38 |
| 15:27 | Nebraska | Milton Stratton misses the free throw | 31-38 |
| 15:27 | Pittsburgh | Keith Partlow snags the defensive board | 31-38 |
| 15:08 | Pittsburgh | Bill McCrady hits the easy wide open finger roll on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Danny Hug | 31-40 |
| 14:45 | Nebraska | Jeffrey Campbell steps in front of the Milton Stratton pass | 31-40 |
| 14:23 | Pittsburgh | Bill McCrady double dribbles | 31-40 |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Rodney Mitchell (PG) Danny Hug | |
| 13:56 | Nebraska | Richard Stephen makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Cavanagh | 34-40 |
| 13:43 | Pittsburgh | The short jumper by Jeffrey Campbell is denied by Milton Stratton | 34-40 |
| 13:42 | Nebraska | Richard Updike pulls down the rebound | 34-40 |
| 13:37 | Nebraska | Richard Stephen misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 34-40 |
| 13:36 | Nebraska | Richard Steinman pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-40 |
| 13:15 | Nebraska | Richard Updike misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 34-40 |
| 13:13 | Nebraska | Milton Stratton hits the follow up shot | 36-40 |
| 13:01 | Pittsburgh | Rodney Mitchell hits a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Jeffrey Campbell | 36-43 |
| 12:33 | Nebraska | Richard Updike connects on the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Milton Stratton | 39-43 |
| 12:17 | Pittsburgh | Richard Stephen steals it from Bill McCrady | 39-43 |
| 11:48 | Nebraska | Richard Updike misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 39-43 |
| 11:47 | Pittsburgh | Jeffrey Campbell grabs the board | 39-43 |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Robert Cavanagh (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Stephen (tiring) 8 pts. 2 stl. SF - Richard Updike (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - Richard Steinman (tiring) 5 reb. C - Milton Stratton (tiring) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Rodney Mitchell (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bill McCrady (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Douglas Metzler (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Keith Partlow (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Jeffrey Campbell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Pittsburgh | Keith Partlow scores on a floater from the right side set up by Jeffrey Campbell | 39-45 |
| 10:59 | Nebraska | Milton Stratton drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Robert Cavanagh | 41-45 |
| 10:35 | Pittsburgh | Douglas Metzler scores on a jumper from the baseline | 41-47 |
| 10:15 | Nebraska | Richard Steinman lays it in set up by Richard Stephen | 43-47 |
| 09:54 | Pittsburgh | Bill McCrady can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 43-47 |
| 09:53 | Nebraska | Richard Steinman grabs the defensive rebound | 43-47 |
| 09:29 | Nebraska | Richard Stephen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-47 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Ben Marshall (SG), Donald Jewell (SF), William Frei (PF), Matthew Albers (C) Richard Stephen, Richard Updike, Richard Steinman, Milton Stratton | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Danny Hug (PG), Billy Wilham (SG), William Cullen (SF), William Ayers (PF), Mike Peterson (C) Rodney Mitchell, Bill McCrady, Douglas Metzler, Keith Partlow, Jeffrey Campbell | |
| 09:14 | Pittsburgh | Mike Peterson makes the wide open floater from the left side on a great pass from Danny Hug out of a doubleteam | 43-49 |
| 08:52 | Nebraska | Robert Cavanagh is fouled on the floor by Mike Peterson - foul #3 on Mike Peterson, team foul #4 | 43-49 |
| 08:39 | Nebraska | Ben Marshall is hacked by Billy Wilham - foul #2 on Billy Wilham, team foul #5 | 43-49 |
| 08:19 | Nebraska | Matthew Albers misses long on a shot from the right side | 43-49 |
| 08:18 | Nebraska | Ben Marshall pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-49 |
| 08:05 | Nebraska | William Frei is hacked by William Ayers - foul #2 on William Ayers, team foul #6 | 43-49 |
| 07:55 | Nebraska | Robert Cavanagh hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-49 |
| 07:53 | Pittsburgh | William Ayers pulls down the rebound | 43-49 |
| 07:44 | Pittsburgh | Mike Peterson misses long on a jump hook from close range | 43-49 |
| 07:43 | Nebraska | Donald Jewell pulls down the rebound | 43-49 |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Robert Cavanagh (tiring) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ben Marshall (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Donald Jewell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Frei (fresh) 3 reb. C - Matthew Albers (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Danny Hug (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Billy Wilham (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Cullen (fresh) PF - William Ayers (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Mike Peterson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 07:14 | Nebraska | Donald Jewell can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 43-49 |
| 07:13 | Pittsburgh | Mike Peterson grabs the defensive rebound | 43-49 |
| 07:08 | Pittsburgh | Billy Wilham misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 43-49 |
| 07:07 | Pittsburgh | William Cullen tips it back up and in | 43-51 |
| 06:49 | Nebraska | Ben Marshall's pass is intercepted by William Cullen | 43-51 |
| 06:41 | Pittsburgh | Mike Peterson misses short on a shot from the left side | 43-51 |
| 06:39 | Nebraska | The rebound goes to William Frei | 43-51 |
| 06:15 | Nebraska | Mike Peterson is called for the reach on Ben Marshall - foul #4 on Mike Peterson, team foul #7 | 43-51 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Richard Stephen (SG), Richard Updike (SF), Richard Steinman (C) Robert Cavanagh, Donald Jewell, Matthew Albers | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Bill McCrady (SG), Rodney Mitchell (SF), Keith Partlow (PF), Jeffrey Campbell (C) Billy Wilham, William Cullen, William Ayers, Mike Peterson | |
| 06:15 | Nebraska | Ben Marshall makes the 1st free throw | 44-51 |
| 06:15 | Nebraska | Ben Marshall misses the 2nd free throw | 44-51 |
| 06:15 | Pittsburgh | Jeffrey Campbell snags the defensive board | 44-51 |
| 05:48 | Pittsburgh | Keith Partlow drills a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Danny Hug | 44-53 |
| 05:26 | Nebraska | Richard Stephen buries a 3pt shot from straight away | 47-53 |
| 05:08 | Pittsburgh | William Frei is called for the reach on Rodney Mitchell - foul #1 on William Frei, team foul #2 | 47-53 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Donald Jewell (SF), Milton Stratton (C) Ben Marshall, William Frei | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Billy Wilham (SG), William Ayers (PF) Bill McCrady, Keith Partlow | |
| 04:54 | Pittsburgh | William Ayers clanks a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Richard Updike - foul #2 on Richard Updike, team foul #3 | 47-53 |
| 04:54 | Pittsburgh | William Ayers misses the 1st free throw | 47-53 |
| 04:54 | Pittsburgh | William Ayers makes the 2nd free throw | 47-54 |
| 04:40 | Nebraska | Donald Jewell is called for traveling | 47-54 |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | William Cullen (SG), Keith Partlow (C) Danny Hug, Jeffrey Campbell | |
| 04:21 | Pittsburgh | Billy Wilham is hacked by Milton Stratton - foul #3 on Milton Stratton, team foul #4 | 47-54 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Robert Cavanagh (PG), Ben Marshall (SG) Richard Stephen, Richard Steinman | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Bill McCrady (SG), Mike Peterson (C) William Cullen, Keith Partlow | |
| 04:10 | Pittsburgh | Rodney Mitchell misses short on a 3 from straight away | 47-54 |
| 04:08 | Pittsburgh | Mike Peterson tips it in | 47-56 |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:51 | Nebraska | Donald Jewell scores on a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Richard Updike | 49-56 |
| 03:38 | Pittsburgh | Rodney Mitchell connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Billy Wilham | 49-59 |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Robert Cavanagh (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ben Marshall (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Richard Updike (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. PF - Donald Jewell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Milton Stratton (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Pittsburgh | PG - Billy Wilham (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Bill McCrady (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Rodney Mitchell (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. PF - William Ayers (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Mike Peterson (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. | |
| 03:34 | Nebraska | Robert Cavanagh drills a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Ben Marshall | 51-59 |
| 03:23 | Pittsburgh | Billy Wilham misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 51-59 |
| 03:21 | Nebraska | Milton Stratton grabs the defensive rebound | 51-59 |
| 03:03 | Nebraska | Richard Updike can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 51-59 |
| 03:02 | Pittsburgh | Mike Peterson grabs the board | 51-59 |
| 02:43 | Pittsburgh | William Ayers misses long on a shot from the right side | 51-59 |
| 02:42 | Nebraska | Robert Cavanagh gets the rebound | 51-59 |
| 02:42 | Nebraska | Nebraska calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-59 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Richard Stephen (SG), Richard Steinman (PF) Ben Marshall, Donald Jewell | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Danny Hug (PG) Bill McCrady | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:28 | Nebraska | Richard Stephen misses short on a 3 from straight away | 51-59 |
| 02:26 | Nebraska | Milton Stratton grabs the offensive board | 51-59 |
| 02:16 | Nebraska | Robert Cavanagh hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 51-59 |
| 02:15 | Nebraska | Milton Stratton hits the follow up shot | 53-59 |
| 01:50 | Pittsburgh | Rodney Mitchell clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 53-59 |
| 01:48 | Nebraska | Milton Stratton gets the rebound | 53-59 |
| 01:43 | Nebraska | Robert Cavanagh buries a fadeaway from the free throw line | 55-59 |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:37 | Pittsburgh | Danny Hug scores on a jumper from the right side set up by Rodney Mitchell | 55-61 |
| 01:28 | Nebraska | Richard Updike clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 55-61 |
| 01:27 | Pittsburgh | Mike Peterson grabs the board | 55-61 |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:04 | Pittsburgh | Rodney Mitchell misses short on a turnaround in the lane | 55-61 |
| 01:02 | Pittsburgh | Mike Peterson snags the offensive board | 55-61 |
| 00:47 | Pittsburgh | Danny Hug makes the contested jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Mike Peterson | 55-63 |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:41 | Nebraska | Robert Cavanagh misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 55-63 |
| 00:40 | Pittsburgh | Mike Peterson snags the defensive board | 55-63 |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:37 | Pittsburgh | Robert Cavanagh is called for the reach on Mike Peterson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Cavanagh, team foul #5 | 55-63 |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Keith Partlow (PF) William Ayers | |
| 00:34 | Pittsburgh | Danny Hug is fouled on the floor by Richard Stephen - foul #1 on Richard Stephen, team foul #6 | 55-63 |
| 00:33 | Pittsburgh | Richard Stephen is called for the reach on Danny Hug - foul #2 on Richard Stephen, team foul #7 | 55-63 |
| 00:33 | Pittsburgh | Danny Hug makes the 1st free throw | 55-64 |
| 00:33 | Pittsburgh | Danny Hug misses the 2nd free throw | 55-64 |
| 00:33 | Nebraska | Richard Stephen pulls down the rebound | 55-64 |
| 00:26 | Nebraska | Richard Stephen comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 55-64 |
| 00:24 | Pittsburgh | Keith Partlow grabs the board | 55-64 |
| 00:23 | Pittsburgh | Robert Cavanagh is called for the reach on Keith Partlow in the backcourt - foul #4 on Robert Cavanagh, team foul #8 | 55-64 |
| 00:23 | Pittsburgh | Keith Partlow misses the 1st free throw | 55-64 |
| 00:23 | Nebraska | Milton Stratton grabs the board | 55-64 |
| 00:17 | Nebraska | Richard Stephen clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 55-64 |
| 00:16 | Pittsburgh | Mike Peterson pulls down the rebound | 55-64 |
| 00:15 | Pittsburgh | Richard Stephen is called for the reach on Mike Peterson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Richard Stephen, team foul #9 | 55-64 |
| 00:15 | Pittsburgh | Mike Peterson misses the 1st free throw | 55-64 |
| 00:15 | Nebraska | Milton Stratton snags the defensive board | 55-64 |
| 00:09 | Nebraska | Richard Updike scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Robert Cavanagh | 58-64 |
| 00:06 | Pittsburgh | Keith Partlow is hacked by Robert Cavanagh in the backcourt - foul #5 on Robert Cavanagh, team foul #10 | 58-64 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Donald Jewell (SF) Robert Cavanagh | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Bill McCrady (SG) Billy Wilham | |
| 00:06 | Pittsburgh | Keith Partlow makes the 1st free throw | 58-65 |
| 00:06 | Pittsburgh | Keith Partlow makes the 2nd free throw | 58-66 |
| 00:03 | Nebraska | Richard Stephen is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 58-66 |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| Subs | Pittsburgh | Billy Wilham (SG) Bill McCrady | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Pittsburgh | Danny Hug runs out the clock | 58-66 |