| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Milton Alcock (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eric Gorman (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Willie Houpt (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jason Rains (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Francis Womack (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Donald Cummings (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Michael Shelton (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Unruh (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - William Noyes (fresh) 3 reb. C - He-ping Hong (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Nebraska | Willie Houpt inbounds the ball | 46-33 |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:46 | Nebraska | Francis Womack is open and lays it up and in | 48-33 |
| 19:34 | Iowa State | Michael Shelton connects on the open 3 from straight away | 48-36 |
| 19:21 | Nebraska | Jason Rains is open but comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 48-36 |
| 19:20 | Iowa State | The rebound goes to Donald Cummings | 48-36 |
| 19:07 | Iowa State | Willie Houpt takes the ball from Donald Cummings | 48-36 |
| 18:54 | Nebraska | Willie Houpt misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 48-36 |
| 18:53 | Iowa State | William Noyes gets the rebound | 48-36 |
| 18:51 | Iowa State | Michael Shelton loses the dribble to Jason Rains in the backcourt | 48-36 |
| 18:42 | Nebraska | William Noyes is called for the reach on Francis Womack - foul #3 on William Noyes, team foul #1 | 48-36 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Terrence Bode (PG), Zachary Krueger (SG) Milton Alcock, Eric Gorman | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Raymond Hendrix (PG), Herbert Sheen (SG), Thomas Kitchens (SF), Robert Carvalho (PF) Donald Cummings, Michael Shelton, John Unruh, William Noyes | |
| 18:37 | Nebraska | Zachary Krueger drills a jump hook from close range set up by Terrence Bode | 50-36 |
| 18:32 | Iowa State | Raymond Hendrix is hacked by Terrence Bode in the backcourt - foul #2 on Terrence Bode, team foul #1 | 50-36 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Jeffrey White (PG) Zachary Krueger | |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| 18:14 | Iowa State | Raymond Hendrix hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 50-36 |
| 18:12 | Nebraska | Francis Womack grabs the board | 50-36 |
| 18:05 | Nebraska | Willie Houpt comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 50-36 |
| 18:03 | Nebraska | Francis Womack hits the follow up shot | 52-36 |
| 17:54 | Iowa State | Francis Womack denies the turnaround by He-ping Hong | 52-36 |
| 17:53 | Nebraska | Jeffrey White grabs the board | 52-36 |
| 17:42 | Nebraska | Jason Rains misses the easy layup | 52-36 |
| 17:41 | Nebraska | Jason Rains tips it in | 54-36 |
| 17:39 | Iowa State | Willie Houpt steals it from Herbert Sheen in the backcourt | 54-36 |
| 17:21 | Nebraska | Jeffrey White hits a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Terrence Bode and he's hacked by Raymond Hendrix - foul #2 on Raymond Hendrix, team foul #2 | 56-36 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Eric Gorman (SG), Randall Joyce (PF) Terrence Bode, Jason Rains | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Earl Jenkins (PG), Jeff Riter (SG), John Unruh (SF) Raymond Hendrix, Herbert Sheen, Thomas Kitchens | |
| 17:21 | Nebraska | Jeffrey White misses the free throw | 56-36 |
| 17:21 | Iowa State | John Unruh grabs the defensive rebound | 56-36 |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 17:11 | Iowa State | Jeff Riter can't connect on a driving attempt from close range | 56-36 |
| 17:10 | Nebraska | Willie Houpt grabs the board | 56-36 |
| 17:08 | Nebraska | Eric Gorman is hacked by Jeff Riter in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jeff Riter, team foul #3 | 56-36 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Milton Alcock (PG), Zachary Krueger (SG) Jeffrey White, Eric Gorman | |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| 16:59 | Nebraska | Zachary Krueger makes the runner near the basket | 58-36 |
| 16:57 | Iowa State | John Unruh is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 58-36 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Eric Gorman (SG), Harold Mueller (C) Zachary Krueger, Francis Womack | |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| 16:46 | Nebraska | He-ping Hong steps in front of the Randall Joyce pass | 58-36 |
| 16:40 | Iowa State | Robert Carvalho clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 58-36 |
| 16:38 | Nebraska | The rebound goes to Milton Alcock | 58-36 |
| 16:27 | Nebraska | Harold Mueller can't connect on a shot from close range | 58-36 |
| 16:25 | Iowa State | John Unruh snags the defensive board | 58-36 |
| 16:21 | Iowa State | Earl Jenkins throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 58-36 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Terrence Bode (PG), Zachary Krueger (SG), Jason Rains (PF), Francis Womack (C) Milton Alcock, Eric Gorman, Randall Joyce, Harold Mueller | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Donald Cummings (PG), Michael Shelton (SG), Thomas Kitchens (PF) Earl Jenkins, Jeff Riter, Robert Carvalho | |
| 16:07 | Nebraska | Terrence Bode misses the jumper from the left side | 58-36 |
| 16:06 | Iowa State | John Unruh pulls down the rebound | 58-36 |
| 15:44 | Iowa State | Donald Cummings is open and buries a 3pt shot from the right corner | 58-39 |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Terrence Bode (tiring) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Zachary Krueger (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Willie Houpt (tired) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Jason Rains (tiring) 11 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Francis Womack (very tired) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Donald Cummings (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Michael Shelton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - John Unruh (tiring) 5 pts. 8 reb. PF - Thomas Kitchens (fairly fresh) C - He-ping Hong (tired) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Nebraska | Willie Houpt is hacked by John Unruh in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Unruh, team foul #4 | 58-39 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Milton Alcock (PG), Gabriel Digirolamo (SG), Randall Joyce (PF) Terrence Bode, Zachary Krueger, Jason Rains | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Raymond Cline (PF), William Noyes (C) John Unruh, He-ping Hong | |
| 15:28 | Nebraska | Milton Alcock misses short on a floater from the right side | 58-39 |
| 15:27 | Iowa State | Raymond Cline grabs the board | 58-39 |
| 15:11 | Iowa State | Donald Cummings is by himself and knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Thomas Kitchens | 58-42 |
| 14:48 | Nebraska | Gabriel Digirolamo connects on the open 3pt attempt from the right corner | 61-42 |
| 14:38 | Iowa State | Michael Shelton makes the shot from the free throw line set up by Donald Cummings | 61-44 |
| 14:36 | Nebraska | Donald Cummings takes the ball from Willie Houpt in the backcourt | 61-44 |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 14:11 | Iowa State | Thomas Kitchens is open and buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Donald Cummings | 61-47 |
| 13:58 | Nebraska | Raymond Cline is called for the reach on Randall Joyce - foul #4 on Raymond Cline, team foul #5 | 61-47 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Jeffrey White (PG), Jason Rains (PF), Harold Mueller (C) Milton Alcock, Randall Joyce, Francis Womack | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Earl Jenkins (PG), Herbert Sheen (SG), John Unruh (SF), Robert Carvalho (PF) Donald Cummings, Michael Shelton, Thomas Kitchens, Raymond Cline | |
| 13:43 | Nebraska | Jason Rains comes up short on the floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Earl Jenkins - foul #3 on Earl Jenkins, team foul #6 | 61-47 |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Raymond Hendrix (PG), He-ping Hong (C) Earl Jenkins, Robert Carvalho | |
| 13:43 | Nebraska | Jason Rains makes the 1st free throw | 62-47 |
| 13:43 | Nebraska | Jason Rains misses the 2nd free throw | 62-47 |
| 13:43 | Iowa State | He-ping Hong grabs the board | 62-47 |
| 13:41 | Iowa State | John Unruh is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 62-47 |
| 13:31 | Nebraska | Gabriel Digirolamo misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 62-47 |
| 13:29 | Iowa State | William Noyes grabs the board | 62-47 |
| 13:11 | Iowa State | John Unruh hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Raymond Hendrix | 62-50 |
| 12:57 | Nebraska | Willie Houpt can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 62-50 |
| 12:55 | Iowa State | William Noyes grabs the defensive rebound | 62-50 |
| 12:52 | Iowa State | Willie Houpt is called for the reach on Herbert Sheen in the backcourt - foul #3 on Willie Houpt, team foul #2 | 62-50 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Milton Alcock (PG), Francis Womack (C) Jeffrey White, Harold Mueller | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Earl Jenkins (PG), Jeff Riter (SG), Robert Carvalho (C) Raymond Hendrix, Herbert Sheen, He-ping Hong | |
| 12:29 | Iowa State | William Noyes connects on the open pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Earl Jenkins | 62-52 |
| 12:29 | Nebraska | Nebraska calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 62-52 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Terrence Bode (PG) Milton Alcock | |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| 12:16 | Nebraska | Willie Houpt misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 62-52 |
| 12:14 | Iowa State | Jeff Riter pulls down the rebound | 62-52 |
| 11:53 | Iowa State | William Noyes hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 62-52 |
| 11:51 | Iowa State | John Unruh hits the follow up shot | 62-54 |
| 11:34 | Nebraska | Jeff Riter steals it from Terrence Bode | 62-54 |
| 11:31 | Iowa State | John Unruh lays it in on a great pass from Jeff Riter | 62-56 |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Terrence Bode (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Gabriel Digirolamo (tired) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Willie Houpt (very tired) 3 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Jason Rains (tired) 12 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Francis Womack (very tired) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Earl Jenkins (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Jeff Riter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Unruh (tired) 12 pts. 9 reb. PF - William Noyes (tired) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Carvalho (tired) 2 pts. | |
| 11:22 | Nebraska | Willie Houpt's pass is intercepted by John Unruh | 62-56 |
| 11:22 | Iowa State | Iowa State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 62-56 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Milton Alcock (PG), Randall Joyce (PF), Harold Mueller (C) Terrence Bode, Jason Rains, Francis Womack | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Herbert Sheen (SG), Raymond Hendrix (SF), Thomas Kitchens (PF), He-ping Hong (C) Jeff Riter, John Unruh, William Noyes, Robert Carvalho | |
| 11:13 | Iowa State | Willie Houpt is called for the reach on Herbert Sheen - foul #4 on Willie Houpt, team foul #3 | 62-56 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Jeffrey White (SF) Willie Houpt | |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| 10:46 | Iowa State | He-ping Hong comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 62-56 |
| 10:45 | Nebraska | Harold Mueller snags the defensive board | 62-56 |
| 10:37 | Nebraska | Gabriel Digirolamo comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 62-56 |
| 10:35 | Nebraska | Harold Mueller pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-56 |
| 10:27 | Nebraska | Randall Joyce misses the easy layup but he's fouled by He-ping Hong - foul #2 on He-ping Hong, team foul #7 | 62-56 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Eric Gorman (SF), Francis Womack (C) Jeffrey White, Harold Mueller | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Donald Cummings (PG), Michael Shelton (SG), William Noyes (PF) Earl Jenkins, Herbert Sheen, Raymond Hendrix | |
| 10:27 | Nebraska | Randall Joyce makes the 1st free throw | 63-56 |
| 10:27 | Nebraska | Randall Joyce misses the 2nd free throw | 63-56 |
| 10:27 | Iowa State | The rebound goes to He-ping Hong | 63-56 |
| 10:03 | Iowa State | Francis Womack is called for the reach on Michael Shelton - foul #3 on Francis Womack, team foul #4 | 63-56 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Jason Rains (PF) Randall Joyce | |
| Subs | Iowa State | John Unruh (SF) He-ping Hong | |
| 09:47 | Iowa State | Donald Cummings misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 63-56 |
| 09:45 | Nebraska | Eric Gorman gets the rebound | 63-56 |
| 09:42 | Nebraska | Eric Gorman is hacked by William Noyes in the backcourt - foul #4 on William Noyes, team foul #8 | 63-56 |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Robert Carvalho (C) William Noyes | |
| 09:42 | Nebraska | Eric Gorman misses the 1st free throw | 63-56 |
| 09:42 | Iowa State | Robert Carvalho grabs the board | 63-56 |
| 09:24 | Iowa State | Thomas Kitchens knocks in the jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Robert Carvalho | 63-58 |
| 09:21 | Nebraska | Michael Shelton picks off the pass by Gabriel Digirolamo in the backcourt | 63-58 |
| 09:18 | Iowa State | Michael Shelton banks in the layup | 63-60 |
| 08:57 | Nebraska | Eric Gorman can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 63-60 |
| 08:55 | Iowa State | The rebound goes to Robert Carvalho | 63-60 |
| 08:51 | Iowa State | Thomas Kitchens hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 63-60 |
| 08:49 | Iowa State | Robert Carvalho grabs the offensive board | 63-60 |
| 08:27 | Iowa State | Michael Shelton scores on a 3pt shot from straight away | 63-63 |
| 08:23 | Nebraska | John Unruh is called for the reach on Eric Gorman in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Unruh, team foul #9 | 63-63 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Jeffrey White (SF), Randall Joyce (PF), Harold Mueller (C) Milton Alcock, Jason Rains, Francis Womack | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Earl Jenkins (PG), Jeff Riter (SG), Raymond Hendrix (SF), He-ping Hong (C) Donald Cummings, Michael Shelton, John Unruh, Robert Carvalho | |
| 08:23 | Nebraska | Eric Gorman misses the 1st free throw | 63-63 |
| 08:23 | Iowa State | Thomas Kitchens pulls down the rebound | 63-63 |
| 08:08 | Iowa State | Eric Gorman picks off the pass by Thomas Kitchens | 63-63 |
| 07:56 | Nebraska | Harold Mueller hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by He-ping Hong - foul #3 on He-ping Hong, team foul #10 | 63-63 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Willie Houpt (SF), James Lowery (PF) Eric Gorman, Randall Joyce | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Herbert Sheen (PG), Raymond Cline (PF) Earl Jenkins, Thomas Kitchens | |
| 07:56 | Nebraska | Harold Mueller makes the 1st free throw | 64-63 |
| 07:56 | Nebraska | Harold Mueller misses the 2nd free throw | 64-63 |
| 07:56 | Iowa State | The rebound goes to Raymond Cline | 64-63 |
| 07:40 | Iowa State | Harold Mueller steps in front of the Raymond Hendrix pass | 64-63 |
| 07:22 | Nebraska | Jeffrey White can't connect on a driving attempt from close range | 64-63 |
| 07:21 | Nebraska | Harold Mueller tips it back up and in | 66-63 |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Jeffrey White (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SG - Gabriel Digirolamo (very tired) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Willie Houpt (tired) 3 pts. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - James Lowery (fresh) 3 reb. C - Harold Mueller (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Herbert Sheen (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Jeff Riter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Raymond Hendrix (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Raymond Cline (fresh) 2 reb. 4 pf. C - He-ping Hong (very tired) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:19 | Iowa State | Jeff Riter is fouled in the backcourt by Gabriel Digirolamo - foul #4 on Gabriel Digirolamo, team foul #5 | 66-63 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Milton Alcock (PG), Randall Joyce (PF), Francis Womack (C) Jeffrey White, James Lowery, Harold Mueller | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Earl Jenkins (PG), Michael Shelton (SG), John Unruh (SF), William Noyes (C) Herbert Sheen, Jeff Riter, Raymond Hendrix, He-ping Hong | |
| 07:04 | Iowa State | Raymond Cline hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 66-63 |
| 07:02 | Iowa State | Michael Shelton can't tip it in | 66-63 |
| 07:00 | Nebraska | Milton Alcock grabs the board | 66-63 |
| 06:48 | Nebraska | Milton Alcock is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Milton Alcock, team foul #6 | 66-63 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Terrence Bode (PG), Jason Rains (PF) Milton Alcock, Randall Joyce | |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| 06:38 | Iowa State | John Unruh misses the floater from the baseline | 66-63 |
| 06:36 | Nebraska | Francis Womack snags the defensive board | 66-63 |
| 06:22 | Nebraska | Willie Houpt misses the shot from the right wing | 66-63 |
| 06:21 | Iowa State | Earl Jenkins grabs the board | 66-63 |
| 05:54 | Iowa State | John Unruh is open and buries a driving attempt in the lane | 66-65 |
| 05:35 | Nebraska | Francis Womack misses the floater from the right block but he's hacked by Michael Shelton - foul #3 on Michael Shelton, team foul #11 | 66-65 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Milton Alcock (PG), Randall Joyce (PF) Terrence Bode, Jason Rains | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Donald Cummings (PG), Herbert Sheen (SG), Thomas Kitchens (SF), He-ping Hong (C) Earl Jenkins, Michael Shelton, John Unruh, William Noyes | |
| 05:35 | Nebraska | Francis Womack misses the 1st free throw | 66-65 |
| 05:35 | Nebraska | Francis Womack makes the 2nd free throw | 67-65 |
| 05:16 | Iowa State | Raymond Cline lays it in uncontested set up by Donald Cummings | 67-67 |
| 05:16 | Nebraska | Nebraska calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 67-67 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Harold Mueller (C) Francis Womack | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Jeff Riter (SG) Donald Cummings | |
| 05:14 | Nebraska | Milton Alcock is fouled in the backcourt by Herbert Sheen - foul #2 on Herbert Sheen, team foul #12 | 67-67 |
| 05:14 | Nebraska | Milton Alcock makes the 1st free throw | 68-67 |
| 05:14 | Nebraska | Milton Alcock makes the 2nd free throw | 69-67 |
| 04:53 | Iowa State | Willie Houpt is called for the reach on Jeff Riter - foul #5 on Willie Houpt, team foul #7 | 69-67 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Jeffrey White (SF), Jason Rains (PF), Francis Womack (C) Willie Houpt, Randall Joyce, Harold Mueller | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Raymond Hendrix (SF), Robert Carvalho (C) Thomas Kitchens, He-ping Hong | |
| 04:53 | Iowa State | Jeff Riter makes the 1st free throw | 69-68 |
| 04:53 | Iowa State | Jeff Riter makes the 2nd free throw | 69-69 |
| 04:50 | Nebraska | Milton Alcock is fouled in the backcourt by Raymond Hendrix - foul #3 on Raymond Hendrix, team foul #13 | 69-69 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Harold Mueller (C) Francis Womack | |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| 04:50 | Nebraska | Milton Alcock makes the 1st free throw | 70-69 |
| 04:50 | Nebraska | Milton Alcock makes the 2nd free throw | 71-69 |
| 04:38 | Iowa State | Raymond Cline is whistled for traveling | 71-69 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Francis Womack (C) Harold Mueller | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Donald Cummings (PG), Thomas Kitchens (SF) Herbert Sheen, Jeff Riter | |
| 04:21 | Nebraska | Milton Alcock misses the jumpshot from the left side | 71-69 |
| 04:20 | Iowa State | Donald Cummings snags the defensive board | 71-69 |
| 04:03 | Iowa State | Robert Carvalho comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 71-69 |
| 04:01 | Iowa State | Donald Cummings tips it in | 71-71 |
| 03:49 | Nebraska | Jeffrey White hits the finger roll | 73-71 |
| 03:21 | Iowa State | Thomas Kitchens is hacked by Francis Womack - foul #4 on Francis Womack, team foul #8 | 73-71 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Eric Gorman (SF), Randall Joyce (PF), Harold Mueller (C) Jeffrey White, Jason Rains, Francis Womack | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Earl Jenkins (PG), Michael Shelton (SG), He-ping Hong (C) Donald Cummings, Raymond Hendrix, Robert Carvalho | |
| 03:21 | Iowa State | Iowa State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 73-71 |
| 03:21 | Iowa State | Thomas Kitchens makes the 1st free throw | 73-72 |
| 03:21 | Iowa State | Thomas Kitchens misses the 2nd free throw | 73-72 |
| 03:21 | Nebraska | Randall Joyce grabs the board | 73-72 |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Milton Alcock (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gabriel Digirolamo (very tired) 3 pts. 4 pf. SF - Eric Gorman (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. PF - Randall Joyce (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Harold Mueller (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Earl Jenkins (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Michael Shelton (tiring) 12 pts. 3 pf. SF - Thomas Kitchens (tiring) 6 pts. PF - Raymond Cline (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - He-ping Hong (tired) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:06 | Nebraska | Harold Mueller banks in the wide open layup on a nice dish by Milton Alcock | 75-72 |
| 02:59 | Iowa State | Michael Shelton throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 75-72 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Terrence Bode (PG) Milton Alcock | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Herbert Sheen (PG), Jeff Riter (SG), John Unruh (SF) Earl Jenkins, Michael Shelton, Thomas Kitchens | |
| 02:46 | Nebraska | Eric Gorman is open but misses the lay-in | 75-72 |
| 02:44 | Iowa State | Herbert Sheen grabs the board | 75-72 |
| 02:44 | Iowa State | Iowa State calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 75-72 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Milton Alcock (PG), Jeffrey White (SF), Francis Womack (C) Terrence Bode, Eric Gorman, Harold Mueller | |
| Subs | Iowa State | William Noyes (C) He-ping Hong | |
| 02:32 | Iowa State | Herbert Sheen is alone and drills a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Jeff Riter | 75-74 |
| 02:18 | Nebraska | William Noyes steals it from Gabriel Digirolamo | 75-74 |
| 02:01 | Iowa State | Jeff Riter misses short on a turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Gabriel Digirolamo - foul #5 on Gabriel Digirolamo, team foul #9 | 75-74 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Terrence Bode (PG), Eric Gorman (SG), Jason Rains (PF), Harold Mueller (C) Milton Alcock, Gabriel Digirolamo, Randall Joyce, Francis Womack | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Earl Jenkins (PG), Thomas Kitchens (SF) Herbert Sheen, John Unruh | |
| 02:01 | Iowa State | Jeff Riter misses the 1st free throw | 75-74 |
| 02:01 | Iowa State | Jeff Riter makes the 2nd free throw | 75-75 |
| 01:58 | Nebraska | Nebraska calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 75-75 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Milton Alcock (PG), Francis Womack (C) Terrence Bode, Harold Mueller | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Donald Cummings (PG), Michael Shelton (SG), John Unruh (SF), He-ping Hong (C) Earl Jenkins, Jeff Riter, Thomas Kitchens, William Noyes | |
| 01:53 | Nebraska | Jason Rains's pass is intercepted by Michael Shelton | 75-75 |
| 01:53 | Iowa State | Iowa State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 75-75 |
| 01:39 | Iowa State | Michael Shelton is hacked by Eric Gorman - foul #1 on Eric Gorman, team foul #10 | 75-75 |
| 01:39 | Iowa State | Michael Shelton makes the 1st free throw | 75-76 |
| 01:39 | Iowa State | Michael Shelton misses the 2nd free throw | 75-76 |
| 01:39 | Nebraska | Jeffrey White gets the rebound | 75-76 |
| 01:24 | Nebraska | Jeffrey White is open but misses the lay-in | 75-76 |
| 01:22 | Nebraska | Jeffrey White snags the offensive board | 75-76 |
| 01:22 | Nebraska | Nebraska calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 75-76 |
| 01:12 | Nebraska | Jason Rains scores on a fadeaway from the right block set up by Milton Alcock | 77-76 |
| 01:12 | Iowa State | Iowa State calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 77-76 |
| 00:58 | Iowa State | Raymond Cline clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 77-76 |
| 00:56 | Iowa State | John Unruh tips it but misses | 77-76 |
| 00:55 | Nebraska | Jason Rains grabs the board | 77-76 |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:28 | Nebraska | Jason Rains throws a bad pass out of bounds | 77-76 |
| 00:11 | Iowa State | John Unruh clanks a shot from the right wing | 77-76 |
| 00:10 | Nebraska | Jeffrey White grabs the defensive rebound | 77-76 |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:07 | Nebraska | Jeffrey White is fouled in the backcourt by Donald Cummings - foul #1 on Donald Cummings, team foul #14 | 77-76 |
| 00:07 | Nebraska | Jeffrey White makes the 1st free throw | 78-76 |
| 00:07 | Nebraska | Jeffrey White makes the 2nd free throw | 79-76 |
| 00:05 | Iowa State | He-ping Hong is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 79-76 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Zachary Krueger (SF), Harold Mueller (PF) Jeffrey White, Jason Rains | |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| 00:02 | Nebraska | Harold Mueller is fouled on the floor by Michael Shelton - foul #4 on Michael Shelton, team foul #15 | 79-76 |
| 00:02 | Nebraska | Harold Mueller makes the 1st free throw | 80-76 |
| 00:02 | Nebraska | Harold Mueller makes the 2nd free throw | 81-76 |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Iowa State | Donald Cummings misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 81-76 |