| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Donald Cummings (fresh) SG - Michael Shelton (fresh) SF - John Unruh (fresh) PF - Raymond Cline (fresh) C - He-ping Hong (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Harry Clarke (fresh) SG - Monte Messer (fresh) SF - Charles Paolucci (fresh) PF - Eric Hooper (fresh) C - James Lynch (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Kansas | James Lynch wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:41 | Kansas | Monte Messer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:32 | Iowa State | John Unruh hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the left block | 0-0 |
| 19:30 | Iowa State | Raymond Cline tips it home | 2-0 |
| 19:01 | Kansas | Eric Hooper can't connect on a floater from the left side | 2-0 |
| 19:00 | Iowa State | He-ping Hong grabs the board | 2-0 |
| 18:41 | Iowa State | Michael Shelton misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 2-0 |
| 18:40 | Kansas | The rebound goes to Eric Hooper | 2-0 |
| 18:18 | Kansas | James Lynch hits a wide open floater from the left side on a nice dish by Harry Clarke | 2-2 |
| 18:04 | Iowa State | Donald Cummings loses the dribble to Harry Clarke | 2-2 |
| 18:01 | Kansas | Harry Clarke lays it in | 2-4 |
| 17:37 | Iowa State | John Unruh hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side but the foul's on Eric Hooper - foul #1 on Eric Hooper, team foul #1 | 2-4 |
| Subs | Iowa State | William Noyes (C) He-ping Hong | |
| Subs | Kansas | Jimmy Gabel (PG), Kevin Nebeker (SG), Fred Dickinson (PF), Corey Healy (C) Harry Clarke, Monte Messer, Eric Hooper, James Lynch | |
| 17:37 | Iowa State | John Unruh misses the 1st free throw | 2-4 |
| 17:37 | Iowa State | John Unruh makes the 2nd free throw | 3-4 |
| 17:35 | Kansas | Fred Dickinson is fouled in the backcourt by Raymond Cline - foul #1 on Raymond Cline, team foul #1 | 3-4 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Raymond Hendrix (PG), Herbert Sheen (SG) Donald Cummings, Michael Shelton | |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| 17:19 | Kansas | Fred Dickinson can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway near the basket | 3-4 |
| 17:18 | Kansas | Fred Dickinson hits the follow up shot | 3-6 |
| 17:12 | Iowa State | John Unruh hits a runner near the basket set up by Raymond Hendrix | 5-6 |
| 17:10 | Kansas | Charles Paolucci is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Charles Paolucci, team foul #2 | 5-6 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Thomas Kitchens (SF), Robert Carvalho (C) John Unruh, Raymond Cline | |
| Subs | Kansas | Monte Messer (SF) Charles Paolucci | |
| 16:57 | Iowa State | Thomas Kitchens loses the ball out of bounds | 5-6 |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| Subs | Kansas | Harry Clarke (PG) Monte Messer | |
| 16:31 | Kansas | Kevin Nebeker is open but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 5-6 |
| 16:29 | Iowa State | Herbert Sheen pulls down the rebound | 5-6 |
| 16:24 | Iowa State | Thomas Kitchens is fouled on the floor by Jimmy Gabel - foul #1 on Jimmy Gabel, team foul #3 | 5-6 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Donald Cummings (PG), Michael Shelton (SG), He-ping Hong (C) Raymond Hendrix, Herbert Sheen, Robert Carvalho | |
| Subs | Kansas | Monte Messer (SF) Harry Clarke | |
| 16:10 | Iowa State | He-ping Hong hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by Fred Dickinson - foul #1 on Fred Dickinson, team foul #4 | 5-6 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Raymond Cline (PF) William Noyes | |
| Subs | Kansas | Charles Paolucci (SF), James Lynch (C) Monte Messer, Corey Healy | |
| 16:10 | Iowa State | He-ping Hong makes the 1st free throw | 6-6 |
| 16:10 | Iowa State | He-ping Hong misses the 2nd free throw | 6-6 |
| 16:10 | Kansas | Fred Dickinson gets the rebound | 6-6 |
| 15:54 | Kansas | Kevin Nebeker is open but comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 6-6 |
| 15:52 | Kansas | Charles Paolucci snags the offensive board | 6-6 |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Donald Cummings (fresh) SG - Michael Shelton (fresh) SF - Thomas Kitchens (fresh) PF - Raymond Cline (fresh) 2 pts. C - He-ping Hong (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Jimmy Gabel (fairly fresh) SG - Kevin Nebeker (fresh) SF - Charles Paolucci (fresh) PF - Fred Dickinson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - James Lynch (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:35 | Kansas | He-ping Hong is called for the reach on Jimmy Gabel - foul #1 on He-ping Hong, team foul #2 | 6-6 |
| Subs | Iowa State | John Unruh (SF), Robert Carvalho (C) Thomas Kitchens, He-ping Hong | |
| Subs | Kansas | Harry Clarke (PG), Monte Messer (SG), Eric Hooper (PF) Kevin Nebeker, Charles Paolucci, James Lynch | |
| 15:18 | Kansas | Eric Hooper misses the lay-in | 6-6 |
| 15:16 | Iowa State | Raymond Cline pulls down the rebound | 6-6 |
| 14:57 | Iowa State | Michael Shelton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 6-6 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Raymond Hendrix (PG), Herbert Sheen (SG), William Noyes (PF) Donald Cummings, Michael Shelton, Raymond Cline | |
| Subs | Kansas | Kevin Nebeker (SG), Charles Paolucci (SF), Corey Healy (PF), James Lynch (C) Harry Clarke, Monte Messer, Eric Hooper, Fred Dickinson | |
| 14:28 | Kansas | James Lynch misses the shot from the left side | 6-6 |
| 14:26 | Iowa State | John Unruh snags the defensive board | 6-6 |
| 14:04 | Iowa State | William Noyes buries a runner in the lane | 8-6 |
| 13:40 | Kansas | James Lynch comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by William Noyes - foul #1 on William Noyes, team foul #3 | 8-6 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Earl Jenkins (PG), Jeff Riter (SG), Thomas Kitchens (SF), Raymond Cline (PF), He-ping Hong (C) Raymond Hendrix, Herbert Sheen, John Unruh, William Noyes, Robert Carvalho | |
| Subs | Kansas | Harry Clarke (PG), Monte Messer (SF), Eric Hooper (PF) Jimmy Gabel, Charles Paolucci, Corey Healy | |
| 13:40 | Kansas | James Lynch misses the 1st free throw | 8-6 |
| 13:40 | Kansas | James Lynch makes the 2nd free throw | 8-7 |
| 13:18 | Iowa State | Raymond Cline can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 8-7 |
| 13:16 | Kansas | The rebound goes to Harry Clarke | 8-7 |
| 13:14 | Kansas | Thomas Kitchens steals the ball from Kevin Nebeker in the backcourt | 8-7 |
| 13:08 | Iowa State | He-ping Hong can't finish the layup | 8-7 |
| 13:06 | Kansas | Eric Hooper pulls down the rebound | 8-7 |
| 13:04 | Kansas | Thomas Kitchens is called for the reach on Harry Clarke in the backcourt - foul #1 on Thomas Kitchens, team foul #4 | 8-7 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Donald Cummings (PG), Michael Shelton (SG) Earl Jenkins, Jeff Riter | |
| Subs | Kansas | Charles Paolucci (SF), Fred Dickinson (C) Kevin Nebeker, James Lynch | |
| 12:36 | Kansas | Eric Hooper buries a shot from close range set up by Charles Paolucci | 8-9 |
| 12:17 | Iowa State | Donald Cummings comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 8-9 |
| 12:15 | Kansas | Eric Hooper snags the defensive board | 8-9 |
| 11:56 | Kansas | Eric Hooper drills a shot from the right block on a nice dish by Fred Dickinson and the foul's on Raymond Cline - foul #2 on Raymond Cline, team foul #5 | 8-11 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Raymond Hendrix (SG), John Unruh (SF), William Noyes (PF) Michael Shelton, Raymond Cline, He-ping Hong | |
| Subs | Kansas | Jimmy Gabel (SF), James Lynch (C) Charles Paolucci, Fred Dickinson | |
| 11:56 | Kansas | Eric Hooper misses the free throw | 8-11 |
| 11:56 | Iowa State | William Noyes grabs the board | 8-11 |
| 11:48 | Iowa State | Donald Cummings misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 8-11 |
| 11:46 | Kansas | Eric Hooper pulls down the rebound | 8-11 |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Donald Cummings (fairly fresh) SG - Raymond Hendrix (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Unruh (fresh) 3 pts. PF - William Noyes (fresh) 2 pts. C - Thomas Kitchens (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Harry Clarke (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Monte Messer (fairly fresh) SF - Jimmy Gabel (fairly fresh) PF - Eric Hooper (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - James Lynch (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:17 | Kansas | Jimmy Gabel scores on a runner from the right block set up by Monte Messer | 8-13 |
| 10:55 | Iowa State | William Noyes hits a runner near the basket | 10-13 |
| 10:33 | Kansas | Harry Clarke's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 10-13 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Herbert Sheen (PG), Michael Shelton (SG), Robert Carvalho (PF), He-ping Hong (C) Donald Cummings, Raymond Hendrix, William Noyes, Thomas Kitchens | |
| Subs | Kansas | Kevin Nebeker (SG), Charles Paolucci (SF), Fred Dickinson (PF), Corey Healy (C) Harry Clarke, Monte Messer, Eric Hooper, James Lynch | |
| 10:20 | Iowa State | Herbert Sheen scores on a fadeaway from the right wing | 12-13 |
| 10:18 | Kansas | Herbert Sheen is called for the reach on Jimmy Gabel in the backcourt - foul #1 on Herbert Sheen, team foul #6 | 12-13 |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| Subs | Kansas | Harry Clarke (PG) Jimmy Gabel | |
| 10:11 | Kansas | Kevin Nebeker scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Harry Clarke | 12-16 |
| 09:50 | Iowa State | John Unruh hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 12-16 |
| 09:49 | Kansas | Corey Healy grabs the board | 12-16 |
| 09:26 | Kansas | Kevin Nebeker clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 12-16 |
| 09:24 | Iowa State | Robert Carvalho grabs the board | 12-16 |
| 09:06 | Iowa State | Robert Carvalho's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 12-16 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Earl Jenkins (PG), Jeff Riter (SG), William Noyes (PF) Herbert Sheen, Michael Shelton, Robert Carvalho | |
| Subs | Kansas | Jimmy Gabel (PG), Monte Messer (SG), Eric Hooper (PF), James Lynch (C) Harry Clarke, Kevin Nebeker, Fred Dickinson, Corey Healy | |
| 08:41 | Kansas | Jimmy Gabel knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Charles Paolucci | 12-18 |
| 08:12 | Iowa State | Earl Jenkins misses badly on a shot in the lane but he's hacked by James Lynch - foul #1 on James Lynch, team foul #5 | 12-18 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Raymond Hendrix (SG), Thomas Kitchens (SF) Jeff Riter, John Unruh | |
| Subs | Kansas | Harry Clarke (PG), Kevin Nebeker (SG), Fred Dickinson (PF) Jimmy Gabel, Charles Paolucci, Eric Hooper | |
| 08:12 | Iowa State | Earl Jenkins misses the 1st free throw | 12-18 |
| 08:12 | Iowa State | Earl Jenkins makes the 2nd free throw | 13-18 |
| 07:52 | Kansas | Kevin Nebeker hits a wide open jumpshot from the right wing and he's hacked by William Noyes - foul #2 on William Noyes, team foul #7 | 13-20 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Donald Cummings (PG), Robert Carvalho (PF) Earl Jenkins, William Noyes | |
| Subs | Kansas | Jimmy Gabel (PG), Eric Hooper (PF) Harry Clarke, Fred Dickinson | |
| 07:52 | Kansas | Kevin Nebeker makes the free throw | 13-21 |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Donald Cummings (fresh) SG - Raymond Hendrix (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Thomas Kitchens (fresh) PF - Robert Carvalho (fresh) C - He-ping Hong (tiring) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Jimmy Gabel (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Kevin Nebeker (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Monte Messer (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Eric Hooper (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - James Lynch (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:33 | Iowa State | Raymond Hendrix misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 13-21 |
| 07:31 | Iowa State | Raymond Hendrix pulls down the offensive rebound | 13-21 |
| 07:15 | Iowa State | Thomas Kitchens's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 13-21 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Michael Shelton (SG) Robert Carvalho | |
| Subs | Kansas | Harry Clarke (PG), Charles Paolucci (SF), Fred Dickinson (PF) Jimmy Gabel, Kevin Nebeker, James Lynch | |
| 07:13 | Kansas | Harry Clarke is hacked by Donald Cummings in the backcourt - foul #1 on Donald Cummings, team foul #8 | 13-21 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Robert Carvalho (PF) Raymond Hendrix | |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| 07:13 | Kansas | Harry Clarke misses the 1st free throw | 13-21 |
| 07:13 | Iowa State | Thomas Kitchens grabs the defensive rebound | 13-21 |
| 06:49 | Iowa State | He-ping Hong knocks in the turnaround from the baseline set up by Thomas Kitchens | 15-21 |
| 06:20 | Kansas | Charles Paolucci blows the wide open layup | 15-21 |
| 06:18 | Kansas | Charles Paolucci hits the follow up shot | 15-23 |
| 06:06 | Iowa State | Michael Shelton lays it in set up by Donald Cummings | 17-23 |
| 05:37 | Kansas | Charles Paolucci lays it in uncontested set up by Harry Clarke | 17-25 |
| 05:15 | Iowa State | Thomas Kitchens connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Donald Cummings | 19-25 |
| 05:13 | Kansas | Thomas Kitchens is called for the reach on Charles Paolucci in the backcourt - foul #2 on Thomas Kitchens, team foul #9 | 19-25 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Raymond Hendrix (PG), Herbert Sheen (SG), John Unruh (SF) Donald Cummings, Michael Shelton, Thomas Kitchens | |
| Subs | Kansas | Jimmy Gabel (PG), Kevin Nebeker (SG), Corey Healy (PF), James Lynch (C) Harry Clarke, Monte Messer, Fred Dickinson, Eric Hooper | |
| 05:13 | Kansas | Charles Paolucci misses the 1st free throw | 19-25 |
| 05:13 | Iowa State | He-ping Hong grabs the board | 19-25 |
| 04:57 | Iowa State | He-ping Hong misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 19-25 |
| 04:55 | Kansas | Charles Paolucci grabs the defensive rebound | 19-25 |
| 04:26 | Kansas | Jimmy Gabel misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 19-25 |
| 04:25 | Iowa State | Robert Carvalho grabs the defensive rebound | 19-25 |
| 04:07 | Iowa State | Raymond Hendrix loses the ball out of bounds | 19-25 |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| Subs | Kansas | Harry Clarke (PG), Monte Messer (SG), Eric Hooper (PF) Kevin Nebeker, Charles Paolucci, Corey Healy | |
| 03:52 | Kansas | Harry Clarke is hacked by Raymond Hendrix - foul #1 on Raymond Hendrix, team foul #10 | 19-25 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Jeff Riter (SG), Raymond Cline (PF), William Noyes (C) Raymond Hendrix, Robert Carvalho, He-ping Hong | |
| Subs | Kansas | Corey Healy (PF) Eric Hooper | |
| 03:52 | Kansas | Harry Clarke misses the 1st free throw | 19-25 |
| 03:52 | Kansas | Harry Clarke makes the 2nd free throw | 19-26 |
| 03:37 | Iowa State | Herbert Sheen hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 19-26 |
| 03:35 | Iowa State | William Noyes tips it in | 21-26 |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Herbert Sheen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jeff Riter (fresh) SF - John Unruh (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Raymond Cline (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - William Noyes (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Harry Clarke (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Monte Messer (tiring) 1 ast. SF - Jimmy Gabel (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Corey Healy (fresh) C - James Lynch (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 03:11 | Kansas | Harry Clarke misses the wide open shot from the right side | 21-26 |
| 03:09 | Iowa State | William Noyes grabs the board | 21-26 |
| 03:04 | Iowa State | Raymond Cline misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 21-26 |
| 03:02 | Kansas | The rebound goes to Jimmy Gabel | 21-26 |
| 02:56 | Kansas | Jimmy Gabel makes the wide open fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Monte Messer | 21-28 |
| 02:38 | Iowa State | William Noyes is called for traveling | 21-28 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Raymond Hendrix (PG), Michael Shelton (SG), Thomas Kitchens (SF) Herbert Sheen, Jeff Riter, John Unruh | |
| Subs | Kansas | Kevin Nebeker (SG), Charles Paolucci (SF), Eric Hooper (PF), Fred Dickinson (C) Monte Messer, Jimmy Gabel, Corey Healy, James Lynch | |
| 02:21 | Kansas | Thomas Kitchens steals the ball from Charles Paolucci | 21-28 |
| 02:06 | Iowa State | Raymond Cline is whistled for traveling | 21-28 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Donald Cummings (PG) Raymond Hendrix | |
| Subs | Kansas | Jimmy Gabel (PG), James Lynch (C) Harry Clarke, Fred Dickinson | |
| 01:57 | Kansas | Eric Hooper knocks in the fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Jimmy Gabel | 21-30 |
| 01:48 | Iowa State | Raymond Cline drills a jumper from the right wing | 23-30 |
| 01:22 | Kansas | Jimmy Gabel hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 23-30 |
| 01:20 | Iowa State | Raymond Cline gets the rebound | 23-30 |
| 01:04 | Iowa State | Michael Shelton comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 23-30 |
| 01:03 | Kansas | Eric Hooper snags the defensive board | 23-30 |
| 00:57 | Kansas | Thomas Kitchens takes the ball from Charles Paolucci in the backcourt | 23-30 |
| 00:55 | Iowa State | Thomas Kitchens lays it up and in | 25-30 |
| 00:26 | Kansas | Kevin Nebeker hits a wide open 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Jimmy Gabel | 25-33 |
| 00:21 | Iowa State | Michael Shelton buries a 3 pointer from the right corner | 28-33 |
| 00:18 | Kansas | Kevin Nebeker is hacked by Michael Shelton in the backcourt - foul #1 on Michael Shelton, team foul #11 | 28-33 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Raymond Hendrix (PG), Jeff Riter (SG), John Unruh (SF), He-ping Hong (C) Donald Cummings, Michael Shelton, Thomas Kitchens, William Noyes | |
| Subs | Kansas | Harry Clarke (PG), Monte Messer (SF), Fred Dickinson (PF), Corey Healy (C) Jimmy Gabel, Charles Paolucci, Eric Hooper, James Lynch | |
| 00:18 | Kansas | Kevin Nebeker makes the 1st free throw | 28-34 |
| 00:18 | Kansas | Kevin Nebeker makes the 2nd free throw | 28-35 |
| 00:00 | Iowa State | Jeff Riter buries a jump hook near the basket | 30-35 |