| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Lucien Costa (fresh) 7 pts. SG - James Robbins (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Don Allen (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Charles Geyer (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Kenneth Scott (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Elias Escamilla (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steve Stumbaugh (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Moriarty (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Saulters (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Nebraska | Michael Smith inbounds the ball | 40-30 |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 19:46 | Nebraska | Michael Smith misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 40-30 |
| 19:44 | Kansas | The rebound goes to Kenneth Scott | 40-30 |
| 19:26 | Kansas | Charles Geyer banks in the layup on a nice dish by Lucien Costa | 42-30 |
| 19:09 | Nebraska | Michael Smith makes the jumper from the free throw line set up by Elias Escamilla | 42-32 |
| 18:52 | Kansas | Lucien Costa connects on the open jumper from the left wing | 44-32 |
| 18:35 | Nebraska | Steve Stumbaugh's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-32 |
| Subs | Kansas | Michael Ervin (SG), Ronnie Tims (SF) James Robbins, Don Allen | |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| 18:08 | Kansas | Elias Escamilla takes the ball from Ronnie Tims | 44-32 |
| 17:56 | Nebraska | Michael Ervin is called for the reach on Steve Stumbaugh - foul #1 on Michael Ervin, team foul #1 | 44-32 |
| Subs | Kansas | Albert Pylant (C) Kenneth Scott | |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| 17:51 | Nebraska | Michael Saulters is called for a charge - foul #1 on Michael Saulters, team foul #1 | 44-32 |
| 17:28 | Kansas | Charles Geyer hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 44-32 |
| 17:26 | Nebraska | Michael Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 44-32 |
| 17:21 | Nebraska | Steve Stumbaugh blows the layup | 44-32 |
| 17:19 | Kansas | Albert Pylant pulls down the rebound | 44-32 |
| 16:54 | Kansas | Ronnie Tims clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 44-32 |
| 16:52 | Nebraska | Michael Saulters snags the defensive board | 44-32 |
| 16:41 | Nebraska | Robert Moriarty travels with the ball | 44-32 |
| Subs | Kansas | Don Allen (SF), Kenneth Scott (C) Ronnie Tims, Albert Pylant | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Howard Mathews (SG), Ray George (SF), David Maynard (PF), Robert Koenig (C) Elias Escamilla, Michael Smith, Robert Moriarty, Michael Saulters | |
| 16:26 | Kansas | Kenneth Scott misses the lay-in | 44-32 |
| 16:24 | Nebraska | David Maynard pulls down the rebound | 44-32 |
| 16:21 | Nebraska | Steve Stumbaugh is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #1 on Steve Stumbaugh, team foul #2 | 44-32 |
| Subs | Kansas | James Robbins (PG) Lucien Costa | |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| 16:11 | Kansas | James Robbins can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 44-32 |
| 16:10 | Nebraska | Ray George pulls down the rebound | 44-32 |
| 16:06 | Nebraska | Ray George clanks a floater near the basket | 44-32 |
| 16:05 | Kansas | Don Allen gets the rebound | 44-32 |
| 15:42 | Kansas | Ray George denies the turnaround by Charles Geyer | 44-32 |
| 15:40 | Nebraska | Robert Koenig snags the defensive board | 44-32 |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - James Robbins (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Ervin (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Don Allen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Geyer (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Kenneth Scott (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Steve Stumbaugh (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Howard Mathews (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ray George (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - David Maynard (fresh) 1 pts. C - Robert Koenig (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Nebraska | Steve Stumbaugh hits a jumper from just outside the lane | 44-34 |
| 15:07 | Kansas | Charles Geyer misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 44-34 |
| 15:05 | Nebraska | Ray George pulls down the rebound | 44-34 |
| 15:00 | Nebraska | Steve Stumbaugh misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 44-34 |
| 14:58 | Nebraska | David Maynard snags the offensive board | 44-34 |
| 14:37 | Nebraska | Steve Stumbaugh can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 44-34 |
| 14:36 | Kansas | Michael Ervin pulls down the rebound | 44-34 |
| 14:30 | Kansas | James Robbins misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 44-34 |
| 14:29 | Kansas | Charles Geyer hits the follow up shot | 46-34 |
| 14:05 | Nebraska | David Maynard banks in the layup on a great pass from Howard Mathews | 46-36 |
| 13:40 | Kansas | Kenneth Scott misses long on a jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by Robert Koenig - foul #1 on Robert Koenig, team foul #3 | 46-36 |
| Subs | Kansas | Lucien Costa (PG), Ronnie Tims (SF) James Robbins, Charles Geyer | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Elias Escamilla (PG), Michael Smith (SF), Robert Moriarty (PF), Michael Saulters (C) Steve Stumbaugh, Ray George, David Maynard, Robert Koenig | |
| 13:40 | Kansas | Kenneth Scott misses the 1st free throw | 46-36 |
| 13:40 | Kansas | Kenneth Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 47-36 |
| 13:28 | Nebraska | Michael Saulters misses badly on a jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Kenneth Scott - foul #2 on Kenneth Scott, team foul #2 | 47-36 |
| Subs | Kansas | Albert Pylant (C) Kenneth Scott | |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| 13:28 | Nebraska | Michael Saulters misses the 1st free throw | 47-36 |
| 13:28 | Nebraska | Michael Saulters misses the 2nd free throw | 47-36 |
| 13:28 | Kansas | Michael Ervin grabs the board | 47-36 |
| 13:14 | Kansas | Albert Pylant knocks in the fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Lucien Costa | 49-36 |
| 12:59 | Nebraska | Michael Saulters buries a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Elias Escamilla | 49-38 |
| 12:55 | Kansas | Lucien Costa is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 49-38 |
| Subs | Kansas | Charles Geyer (PF) Don Allen | |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| 12:42 | Nebraska | Elias Escamilla is hacked by Lucien Costa - foul #2 on Lucien Costa, team foul #3 | 49-38 |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Steve Stumbaugh (SG) Howard Mathews | |
| 12:30 | Nebraska | Robert Moriarty misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 49-38 |
| 12:28 | Nebraska | Steve Stumbaugh pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-38 |
| 12:07 | Nebraska | Robert Moriarty can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 49-38 |
| 12:05 | Kansas | Albert Pylant snags the defensive board | 49-38 |
| 11:39 | Kansas | Michael Ervin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-38 |
| Subs | Kansas | James Robbins (SG), Don Allen (PF) Michael Ervin, Charles Geyer | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Howard Mathews (SG) Steve Stumbaugh | |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Lucien Costa (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Robbins (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ronnie Tims (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Don Allen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Albert Pylant (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Elias Escamilla (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Howard Mathews (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Moriarty (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Saulters (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Nebraska | Robert Moriarty misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 49-38 |
| 11:28 | Kansas | Don Allen gets the rebound | 49-38 |
| 11:23 | Kansas | Ronnie Tims makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Lucien Costa | 52-38 |
| 10:59 | Nebraska | Michael Saulters is fouled on the floor by Albert Pylant - foul #3 on Albert Pylant, team foul #4 | 52-38 |
| Subs | Kansas | Michael Ervin (SG), Kenneth Scott (C) James Robbins, Albert Pylant | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Robert Koenig (C) Michael Saulters | |
| 10:50 | Nebraska | Robert Moriarty knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner | 52-41 |
| 10:24 | Kansas | Howard Mathews takes the ball from Michael Ervin | 52-41 |
| 10:20 | Nebraska | Howard Mathews banks in the layup | 52-43 |
| 09:57 | Kansas | Lucien Costa is hacked by Elias Escamilla during a doubleteam - foul #3 on Elias Escamilla, team foul #4 | 52-43 |
| Subs | Kansas | James Robbins (SG), Charles Geyer (PF), Albert Pylant (C) Michael Ervin, Don Allen, Kenneth Scott | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Steve Stumbaugh (PG), Ray George (SF), David Maynard (PF) Elias Escamilla, Michael Smith, Robert Moriarty | |
| 09:42 | Kansas | Charles Geyer evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on David Maynard - foul #1 on David Maynard, team foul #5 | 52-43 |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Michael Saulters (C) Robert Koenig | |
| 09:42 | Kansas | Charles Geyer makes the 1st free throw | 53-43 |
| 09:42 | Kansas | Charles Geyer makes the 2nd free throw | 54-43 |
| 09:28 | Nebraska | Howard Mathews comes up short on the jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Ronnie Tims - foul #2 on Ronnie Tims, team foul #5 | 54-43 |
| Subs | Kansas | Kenneth Scott (C) Albert Pylant | |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| 09:28 | Nebraska | Howard Mathews makes the 1st free throw | 54-44 |
| 09:28 | Nebraska | Howard Mathews makes the 2nd free throw | 54-45 |
| 09:06 | Kansas | Charles Geyer splits the doubleteam but misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 54-45 |
| 09:04 | Nebraska | Howard Mathews gets the rebound | 54-45 |
| 08:46 | Nebraska | Charles Geyer takes the ball from Steve Stumbaugh | 54-45 |
| 08:22 | Kansas | Charles Geyer is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 54-45 |
| 08:21 | Kansas | The offensive rebound goes to Kenneth Scott | 54-45 |
| 08:01 | Kansas | James Robbins is alone and drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Lucien Costa | 56-45 |
| 07:52 | Nebraska | David Maynard can't connect on a jump hook in the paint | 56-45 |
| 07:50 | Nebraska | David Maynard misses the tip | 56-45 |
| 07:48 | Kansas | Kenneth Scott gets the rebound | 56-45 |
| 07:25 | Kansas | Charles Geyer makes the contested jumper from the free throw line set up by Lucien Costa and he's hacked by Steve Stumbaugh - foul #2 on Steve Stumbaugh, team foul #6 | 58-45 |
| Subs | Kansas | Michael Ervin (SG), Don Allen (SF), Albert Pylant (C) James Robbins, Ronnie Tims, Kenneth Scott | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Elias Escamilla (PG), Michael Smith (SF), Robert Moriarty (PF), Robert Koenig (C) Howard Mathews, Ray George, David Maynard, Michael Saulters | |
| 07:25 | Kansas | Charles Geyer makes the free throw | 59-45 |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Lucien Costa (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - Michael Ervin (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Don Allen (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Geyer (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. C - Albert Pylant (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Elias Escamilla (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Steve Stumbaugh (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Moriarty (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Koenig (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:15 | Nebraska | Elias Escamilla can't finish the layup | 59-45 |
| 07:14 | Nebraska | Robert Koenig grabs the offensive board | 59-45 |
| 07:07 | Nebraska | Elias Escamilla hits a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Steve Stumbaugh and he's fouled by Lucien Costa - foul #3 on Lucien Costa, team foul #6 | 59-47 |
| Subs | Kansas | Ronnie Tims (PF) Charles Geyer | |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| 07:07 | Nebraska | Elias Escamilla misses the free throw | 59-47 |
| 07:07 | Kansas | Albert Pylant grabs the defensive rebound | 59-47 |
| 06:47 | Kansas | Don Allen misses long on an open fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Elias Escamilla - foul #4 on Elias Escamilla, team foul #7 | 59-47 |
| Subs | Kansas | Charles Geyer (PF) Ronnie Tims | |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| 06:47 | Kansas | Don Allen misses the 1st free throw | 59-47 |
| 06:47 | Kansas | Don Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 60-47 |
| 06:34 | Nebraska | Robert Moriarty throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-47 |
| Subs | Kansas | James Robbins (PG) Lucien Costa | |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| 06:16 | Kansas | Charles Geyer is whistled for a carry | 60-47 |
| Subs | Kansas | Lucien Costa (PG), Ronnie Tims (PF) James Robbins, Charles Geyer | |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| 06:05 | Nebraska | Robert Moriarty scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Elias Escamilla | 60-50 |
| 05:41 | Kansas | Albert Pylant connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Michael Ervin | 62-50 |
| 05:27 | Nebraska | Elias Escamilla misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 62-50 |
| 05:26 | Nebraska | Robert Koenig snags the offensive board | 62-50 |
| 05:18 | Nebraska | Steve Stumbaugh makes the floater from the right block on a great pass from Robert Moriarty | 62-52 |
| 04:49 | Kansas | Albert Pylant is called for traveling | 62-52 |
| Subs | Kansas | James Robbins (PG), Charles Geyer (PF), Kenneth Scott (C) Lucien Costa, Ronnie Tims, Albert Pylant | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Howard Mathews (SG), Michael Saulters (C) Steve Stumbaugh, Robert Koenig | |
| 04:33 | Nebraska | Robert Moriarty knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 62-54 |
| 04:10 | Kansas | James Robbins is hacked by Elias Escamilla - foul #5 on Elias Escamilla, team foul #8 | 62-54 |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| Subs | Nebraska | John Hoefer (PG), Ray George (SF), David Maynard (PF) Elias Escamilla, Michael Smith, Robert Moriarty | |
| 04:10 | Kansas | James Robbins misses the 1st free throw | 62-54 |
| 04:10 | Nebraska | David Maynard gets the rebound | 62-54 |
| 03:56 | Nebraska | Ray George is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Ray George, team foul #9 | 62-54 |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| 03:35 | Kansas | Charles Geyer makes the contested runner in the paint set up by James Robbins | 64-54 |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| 03:25 | Nebraska | Michael Saulters clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Kenneth Scott - foul #3 on Kenneth Scott, team foul #7 | 64-54 |
| Subs | Kansas | Lucien Costa (PG), Ronnie Tims (SF), Albert Pylant (C) James Robbins, Don Allen, Kenneth Scott | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Steve Stumbaugh (PG) John Hoefer | |
| 03:25 | Nebraska | Michael Saulters makes the 1st free throw | 64-55 |
| 03:25 | Nebraska | Michael Saulters makes the 2nd free throw | 64-56 |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Lucien Costa (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Ervin (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronnie Tims (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. PF - Charles Geyer (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 4 reb. C - Albert Pylant (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Steve Stumbaugh (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Howard Mathews (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ray George (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - David Maynard (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Saulters (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:04 | Kansas | Michael Ervin's pass is intercepted by Howard Mathews | 64-56 |
| 02:46 | Nebraska | Steve Stumbaugh lays it in set up by David Maynard | 64-58 |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 02:21 | Kansas | Ray George is called for the reach on Lucien Costa - foul #3 on Ray George, team foul #10 | 64-58 |
| Subs | Kansas | James Robbins (SG), Don Allen (SF), Kenneth Scott (C) Michael Ervin, Charles Geyer, Albert Pylant | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Michael Smith (SF), Robert Moriarty (PF) Ray George, David Maynard | |
| 02:21 | Kansas | Lucien Costa makes the 1st free throw | 65-58 |
| 02:21 | Kansas | Lucien Costa misses the 2nd free throw | 65-58 |
| 02:21 | Nebraska | Robert Moriarty snags the defensive board | 65-58 |
| 02:16 | Nebraska | Steve Stumbaugh can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Ronnie Tims - foul #3 on Ronnie Tims, team foul #8 | 65-58 |
| Subs | Kansas | Charles Geyer (PF) Lucien Costa | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Robert Koenig (C) Michael Saulters | |
| 02:16 | Nebraska | Steve Stumbaugh makes the 1st free throw | 65-59 |
| 02:16 | Nebraska | Steve Stumbaugh makes the 2nd free throw | 65-60 |
| 01:53 | Kansas | Charles Geyer lays it up and in against a doubleteam set up by Kenneth Scott | 67-60 |
| 01:53 | Nebraska | Nebraska calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-60 |
| Subs | Kansas | Lucien Costa (PG) Ronnie Tims | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Michael Saulters (C) Robert Koenig | |
| 01:44 | Nebraska | James Robbins steps in front of the Steve Stumbaugh pass | 67-60 |
| 01:23 | Kansas | Charles Geyer double dribbles | 67-60 |
| 01:07 | Nebraska | Steve Stumbaugh comes up short on the turnaround from the left block | 67-60 |
| 01:05 | Kansas | Kenneth Scott grabs the board | 67-60 |
| 00:44 | Kansas | Howard Mathews picks off the pass by Charles Geyer | 67-60 |
| 00:41 | Nebraska | Steve Stumbaugh throws it down on a nice dish by Howard Mathews | 67-62 |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:39 | Kansas | Steve Stumbaugh is called for the reach on James Robbins in the backcourt - foul #3 on Steve Stumbaugh, team foul #11 | 67-62 |
| 00:39 | Kansas | James Robbins makes the 1st free throw | 68-62 |
| 00:39 | Kansas | James Robbins makes the 2nd free throw | 69-62 |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:31 | Nebraska | Robert Moriarty's pass is intercepted by Kenneth Scott | 69-62 |
| 00:30 | Kansas | James Robbins is hacked by Howard Mathews in the backcourt - foul #1 on Howard Mathews, team foul #12 | 69-62 |
| 00:30 | Kansas | James Robbins makes the 1st free throw | 70-62 |
| 00:30 | Kansas | James Robbins makes the 2nd free throw | 71-62 |
| 00:22 | Nebraska | Michael Saulters throws a bad pass out of bounds | 71-62 |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+5) | |
| 00:21 | Kansas | Charles Geyer is fouled in the backcourt by Steve Stumbaugh - foul #4 on Steve Stumbaugh, team foul #13 | 71-62 |
| 00:21 | Kansas | Charles Geyer makes the 1st free throw | 72-62 |
| 00:21 | Kansas | Charles Geyer makes the 2nd free throw | 73-62 |
| 00:15 | Nebraska | Steve Stumbaugh's layup is rejected by Don Allen | 73-62 |
| 00:13 | Nebraska | Howard Mathews grabs the offensive board | 73-62 |
| 00:11 | Nebraska | Steve Stumbaugh clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 73-62 |
| 00:10 | Kansas | Don Allen grabs the board | 73-62 |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| 00:00 | Kansas | Lucien Costa runs out the clock | 73-62 |