| Lineup | Nebraska, Omaha | PG - John Marquis (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Mike Lawrence (fresh) SF - Dean Larrabee (fresh) 3 reb. PF - David Pender (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jimmy Horvitz (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | W. New Mexico | PG - Ronald Buck (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Arnold Gabbard (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Ginn (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Johnny Gentry (fresh) 3 reb. C - Brian Finney (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | W. New Mexico | John Ginn inbounds the ball | 20-25 |
| Game Plan | Nebraska, Omaha | Nebraska, Omaha is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | W. New Mexico | W. New Mexico is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:42 | W. New Mexico | Dean Larrabee takes the ball from Brian Finney | 20-25 |
| 19:15 | Nebraska, Omaha | John Marquis's pass is intercepted by Ronald Buck | 20-25 |
| 19:12 | W. New Mexico | Ronald Buck hits the finger roll | 20-27 |
| 18:43 | Nebraska, Omaha | Jimmy Horvitz is called for traveling | 20-27 |
| 18:16 | W. New Mexico | Jimmy Horvitz blocks the short jumper by Brian Finney | 20-27 |
| 18:14 | W. New Mexico | Brian Finney tips it home | 20-29 |
| 17:51 | Nebraska, Omaha | Jimmy Horvitz buries a shot from the right side | 22-29 |
| 17:49 | W. New Mexico | John Marquis is called for the reach on Ronald Buck in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Marquis, team foul #1 | 22-29 |
| 17:28 | W. New Mexico | John Ginn is fouled on the floor by Mike Lawrence - foul #1 on Mike Lawrence, team foul #2 | 22-29 |
| 17:13 | W. New Mexico | Arnold Gabbard makes the jumpshot from the right wing | 22-31 |
| 16:44 | Nebraska, Omaha | Jimmy Horvitz misses long on a shot from the right block but he's hacked by Johnny Gentry - foul #3 on Johnny Gentry, team foul #1 | 22-31 |
| Subs | Nebraska, Omaha | | |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Nathan Kahn (PF) Johnny Gentry | |
| 16:44 | Nebraska, Omaha | Jimmy Horvitz misses the 1st free throw | 22-31 |
| 16:44 | Nebraska, Omaha | Jimmy Horvitz makes the 2nd free throw | 23-31 |
| 16:26 | W. New Mexico | Brian Finney scores on a fadeaway from the left block | 23-33 |
| 15:58 | Nebraska, Omaha | David Pender scores on a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Dean Larrabee | 25-33 |
| Lineup | Nebraska, Omaha | PG - John Marquis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Mike Lawrence (fairly fresh) SF - Dean Larrabee (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - David Pender (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Jimmy Horvitz (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | W. New Mexico | PG - Ronald Buck (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Arnold Gabbard (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Ginn (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Nathan Kahn (fresh) 2 pts. C - Brian Finney (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:39 | W. New Mexico | Ronald Buck misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 25-33 |
| 15:37 | Nebraska, Omaha | The rebound goes to David Pender | 25-33 |
| 15:11 | Nebraska, Omaha | John Marquis buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 28-33 |
| 14:57 | W. New Mexico | Brian Finney dunks the ball | 28-35 |
| 14:38 | Nebraska, Omaha | John Ginn picks off the pass by David Pender | 28-35 |
| 14:34 | W. New Mexico | John Ginn banks in the layup | 28-37 |
| 14:12 | Nebraska, Omaha | John Marquis connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 31-37 |
| 13:46 | W. New Mexico | David Pender denies the turnaround by Brian Finney | 31-37 |
| 13:45 | W. New Mexico | The offensive rebound goes to Brian Finney | 31-37 |
| 13:32 | W. New Mexico | John Marquis takes the ball from John Ginn | 31-37 |
| 13:07 | Nebraska, Omaha | John Marquis misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 31-37 |
| 13:06 | W. New Mexico | Brian Finney snags the defensive board | 31-37 |
| 12:51 | W. New Mexico | Ronald Buck misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 31-37 |
| 12:49 | Nebraska, Omaha | Dean Larrabee grabs the defensive rebound | 31-37 |
| 12:29 | Nebraska, Omaha | John Marquis makes the floater from the right side on a great pass from Mike Lawrence | 33-37 |
| 12:06 | W. New Mexico | Arnold Gabbard throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-37 |
| Subs | Nebraska, Omaha | Carl Root (PG), Brian Fye (SG), Phillip Jackson (SF), William King (PF), Duane Roberts (C) John Marquis, Mike Lawrence, Dean Larrabee, David Pender, Jimmy Horvitz | |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Randy Westmoreland (PG), Daniel Howard (SG), Brian Fletcher (SF), Johnny Gentry (PF), Lucas Weeks (C) Ronald Buck, Arnold Gabbard, John Ginn, Nathan Kahn, Brian Finney | |
| 11:37 | Nebraska, Omaha | Brian Fye hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 33-37 |
| 11:36 | W. New Mexico | Johnny Gentry gets the rebound | 33-37 |
| Lineup | Nebraska, Omaha | PG - Carl Root (fresh) SG - Brian Fye (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Phillip Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William King (fresh) C - Duane Roberts (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | W. New Mexico | PG - Randy Westmoreland (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Daniel Howard (fresh) SF - Brian Fletcher (fresh) PF - Johnny Gentry (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Lucas Weeks (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:09 | W. New Mexico | Randy Westmoreland can't connect on a turnaround from the left block | 33-37 |
| 11:08 | Nebraska, Omaha | Duane Roberts grabs the defensive rebound | 33-37 |
| 10:46 | Nebraska, Omaha | Brian Fye misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 33-37 |
| 10:45 | W. New Mexico | Lucas Weeks pulls down the rebound | 33-37 |
| 10:23 | W. New Mexico | Brian Fletcher can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 33-37 |
| 10:21 | W. New Mexico | Daniel Howard tips it back up and in | 33-39 |
| 09:56 | Nebraska, Omaha | Lucas Weeks is called for the reach on Brian Fye - foul #1 on Lucas Weeks, team foul #2 | 33-39 |
| Subs | Nebraska, Omaha | | |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Arnold Gabbard (SG), John Ginn (SF) Daniel Howard, Brian Fletcher | |
| 09:30 | Nebraska, Omaha | Brian Fye knocks in the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Duane Roberts | 36-39 |
| 09:06 | W. New Mexico | Arnold Gabbard misses the jumpshot from the left side | 36-39 |
| 09:05 | W. New Mexico | Lucas Weeks misses the tip | 36-39 |
| 09:03 | Nebraska, Omaha | Brian Fye snags the defensive board | 36-39 |
| 08:39 | Nebraska, Omaha | Phillip Jackson makes the shot from the right block on a great pass from Carl Root | 38-39 |
| 08:14 | W. New Mexico | Arnold Gabbard hits the finger roll set up by Randy Westmoreland | 38-41 |
| 07:57 | Nebraska, Omaha | Duane Roberts blows the layup | 38-41 |
| 07:56 | W. New Mexico | Lucas Weeks grabs the defensive rebound | 38-41 |
| 07:32 | W. New Mexico | John Ginn misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 38-41 |
| 07:30 | W. New Mexico | The offensive rebound goes to Randy Westmoreland | 38-41 |
| Lineup | Nebraska, Omaha | PG - Carl Root (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Brian Fye (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Phillip Jackson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - William King (fairly fresh) C - Duane Roberts (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | W. New Mexico | PG - Randy Westmoreland (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Arnold Gabbard (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Ginn (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Johnny Gentry (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Lucas Weeks (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 07:12 | W. New Mexico | Johnny Gentry misses badly on a runner from the baseline | 38-41 |
| 07:11 | Nebraska, Omaha | Duane Roberts grabs the defensive rebound | 38-41 |
| 06:42 | Nebraska, Omaha | Carl Root makes the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Brian Fye | 40-41 |
| 06:29 | W. New Mexico | Brian Fye is called for the reach on Arnold Gabbard - foul #4 on Brian Fye, team foul #3 | 40-41 |
| Subs | Nebraska, Omaha | John Marquis (PG), Mike Lawrence (SG), Dean Larrabee (SF), David Pender (PF), Jimmy Horvitz (C) Carl Root, Brian Fye, Phillip Jackson, William King, Duane Roberts | |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Ronald Buck (PG), Brian Fletcher (SF), Nathan Kahn (PF), Brian Finney (C) Randy Westmoreland, John Ginn, Johnny Gentry, Lucas Weeks | |
| 06:11 | W. New Mexico | Ronald Buck is fouled on the floor by John Marquis - foul #3 on John Marquis, team foul #4 | 40-41 |
| 05:54 | W. New Mexico | Arnold Gabbard comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 40-41 |
| 05:53 | W. New Mexico | Nathan Kahn hits the follow up shot | 40-43 |
| 05:34 | Nebraska, Omaha | Ronald Buck is called for the reach on John Marquis - foul #1 on Ronald Buck, team foul #3 | 40-43 |
| 05:05 | Nebraska, Omaha | David Pender misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 40-43 |
| 05:03 | Nebraska, Omaha | Dean Larrabee hits the follow up shot | 42-43 |
| 04:41 | W. New Mexico | Arnold Gabbard hits a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Ronald Buck and he's hacked by Mike Lawrence - foul #2 on Mike Lawrence, team foul #5 | 42-45 |
| Subs | Nebraska, Omaha | | |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | John Ginn (SF) Brian Fletcher | |
| 04:41 | W. New Mexico | Arnold Gabbard misses the free throw | 42-45 |
| 04:41 | Nebraska, Omaha | David Pender gets the rebound | 42-45 |
| 04:23 | Nebraska, Omaha | Mike Lawrence misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 42-45 |
| 04:21 | Nebraska, Omaha | Dean Larrabee gets the offensive rebound | 42-45 |
| 04:01 | Nebraska, Omaha | David Pender scores on a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by John Marquis | 44-45 |
| 03:39 | W. New Mexico | Brian Finney is fouled on the floor by Jimmy Horvitz - foul #1 on Jimmy Horvitz, team foul #6 | 44-45 |
| Subs | Nebraska, Omaha | Brian Fye (SG), Duane Roberts (C) Mike Lawrence, Jimmy Horvitz | |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Daniel Howard (SG), Johnny Gentry (PF) Arnold Gabbard, Nathan Kahn | |
| 03:16 | W. New Mexico | John Ginn makes the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Ronald Buck | 44-48 |
| Lineup | Nebraska, Omaha | PG - John Marquis (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Brian Fye (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Dean Larrabee (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. PF - David Pender (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Duane Roberts (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | W. New Mexico | PG - Ronald Buck (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Daniel Howard (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Ginn (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Johnny Gentry (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Brian Finney (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 02:56 | Nebraska, Omaha | David Pender is hacked by Johnny Gentry - foul #4 on Johnny Gentry, team foul #4 | 44-48 |
| Subs | Nebraska, Omaha | Phillip Jackson (SF), William King (PF) Dean Larrabee, David Pender | |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Lucas Weeks (C) Brian Finney | |
| 02:33 | Nebraska, Omaha | Brian Fye misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 44-48 |
| 02:32 | W. New Mexico | Lucas Weeks grabs the board | 44-48 |
| 02:32 | W. New Mexico | W. New Mexico calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 44-48 |
| Subs | Nebraska, Omaha | Dean Larrabee (SF), David Pender (PF), Jimmy Horvitz (C) Phillip Jackson, William King, Duane Roberts | |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Arnold Gabbard (SG), Brian Finney (C) Daniel Howard, Lucas Weeks | |
| 02:12 | W. New Mexico | Ronald Buck hits a 3pt shot from straight away | 44-51 |
| 01:51 | Nebraska, Omaha | Brian Fye's layup is rejected by Brian Finney | 44-51 |
| 01:50 | Nebraska, Omaha | David Pender grabs the offensive board | 44-51 |
| Game Plan | Nebraska, Omaha | Nebraska, Omaha is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | W. New Mexico | W. New Mexico is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:29 | Nebraska, Omaha | Jimmy Horvitz is hacked by John Ginn - foul #2 on John Ginn, team foul #5 | 44-51 |
| 01:11 | Nebraska, Omaha | Jimmy Horvitz is hacked by Brian Finney - foul #1 on Brian Finney, team foul #6 | 44-51 |
| 00:51 | Nebraska, Omaha | John Marquis hits a 3 from the left wing | 47-51 |
| Game Plan | Nebraska, Omaha | Nebraska, Omaha is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | W. New Mexico | W. New Mexico is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:26 | W. New Mexico | Arnold Gabbard knocks in the fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Ronald Buck | 47-53 |
| Game Plan | Nebraska, Omaha | Nebraska, Omaha is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | W. New Mexico | W. New Mexico is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:22 | Nebraska, Omaha | John Marquis is fouled on the floor by Ronald Buck - foul #2 on Ronald Buck, team foul #7 | 47-53 |
| 00:22 | Nebraska, Omaha | John Marquis makes the 1st free throw | 48-53 |
| 00:22 | Nebraska, Omaha | John Marquis makes the 2nd free throw | 49-53 |
| Game Plan | Nebraska, Omaha | Nebraska, Omaha is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | W. New Mexico | W. New Mexico is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:20 | W. New Mexico | Ronald Buck is hacked by Brian Fye in the backcourt - foul #5 on Brian Fye, team foul #7 | 49-53 |
| Subs | Nebraska, Omaha | Mike Lawrence (SG) Brian Fye | |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | | |
| 00:20 | W. New Mexico | Ronald Buck makes the 1st free throw | 49-54 |
| 00:20 | W. New Mexico | Ronald Buck makes the 2nd free throw | 49-55 |
| 00:15 | Nebraska, Omaha | Mike Lawrence clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 49-55 |
| 00:13 | W. New Mexico | John Ginn grabs the defensive rebound | 49-55 |
| 00:12 | W. New Mexico | John Ginn is hacked by John Marquis in the backcourt - foul #4 on John Marquis, team foul #8 | 49-55 |
| Subs | Nebraska, Omaha | | |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Daniel Howard (SG) Arnold Gabbard | |
| 00:12 | W. New Mexico | John Ginn misses the 1st free throw | 49-55 |
| 00:12 | W. New Mexico | The offensive rebound goes to Johnny Gentry | 49-55 |
| 00:11 | W. New Mexico | Johnny Gentry is hacked by John Marquis - foul #5 on John Marquis, team foul #9 | 49-55 |
| Subs | Nebraska, Omaha | Carl Root (PG) John Marquis | |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | | |
| 00:11 | W. New Mexico | Johnny Gentry makes the 1st free throw | 49-56 |
| 00:11 | W. New Mexico | Johnny Gentry misses the 2nd free throw | 49-56 |
| 00:11 | Nebraska, Omaha | Jimmy Horvitz gets the rebound | 49-56 |
| 00:11 | Nebraska, Omaha | Nebraska, Omaha calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-56 |
| 00:04 | Nebraska, Omaha | Mike Lawrence drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Dean Larrabee | 52-56 |
| 00:02 | W. New Mexico | Ronald Buck is fouled in the backcourt by Carl Root - foul #2 on Carl Root, team foul #10 | 52-56 |
| Subs | Nebraska, Omaha | | |
| Subs | W. New Mexico | Arnold Gabbard (SG) Daniel Howard | |
| 00:02 | W. New Mexico | Ronald Buck makes the 1st free throw | 52-57 |
| 00:02 | W. New Mexico | Ronald Buck makes the 2nd free throw | 52-58 |
| 00:00 | Nebraska, Omaha | Mike Lawrence hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 52-58 |