| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Glen Fry (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Wasinger (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ronald Dorsey (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Christopher Wilkerson (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Marcel Hacker (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Calvin Joplin (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Carl Collins (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clarence Strickland (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ernest Luman (fresh) 5 pts. C - Johnnie Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Nebraska | Clarence Strickland inbounds the ball | 47-40 |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:38 | Nebraska | Johnnie Smith hits a jumper near the basket set up by Calvin Joplin | 47-42 |
| 19:25 | Iowa State | Ronald Wasinger hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 47-42 |
| 19:23 | Iowa State | Marcel Hacker tips it home | 49-42 |
| 19:10 | Nebraska | Christopher Wilkerson swats the layup by Ernest Luman | 49-42 |
| 19:08 | Nebraska | Clarence Strickland can't tip it in | 49-42 |
| 19:06 | Iowa State | Christopher Wilkerson grabs the board | 49-42 |
| 18:46 | Iowa State | Glen Fry travels with the ball | 49-42 |
| 18:37 | Nebraska | Glen Fry steals it from Calvin Joplin | 49-42 |
| 18:32 | Iowa State | Glen Fry misses short on a shot from the left side | 49-42 |
| 18:30 | Iowa State | Christopher Wilkerson tips it but misses | 49-42 |
| 18:28 | Nebraska | Johnnie Smith snags the defensive board | 49-42 |
| 18:24 | Nebraska | Ronald Dorsey steals the ball from Calvin Joplin in the backcourt | 49-42 |
| 18:04 | Iowa State | Christopher Wilkerson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 49-42 |
| 18:02 | Nebraska | Carl Collins snags the defensive board | 49-42 |
| 17:49 | Nebraska | Calvin Joplin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-42 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Richard Mullins (PG), Lawrence Kalberg (SG), David Davidson (SF), Anthony McElvain (PF), Steve McCarthy (C) Glen Fry, Ronald Wasinger, Ronald Dorsey, Christopher Wilkerson, Marcel Hacker | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Nathan King (PG), Justin Schultz (SG), Peter Hall (SF), Ivan Marlow (PF), John Acton (C) Calvin Joplin, Carl Collins, Clarence Strickland, Ernest Luman, Johnnie Smith | |
| 17:20 | Iowa State | Lawrence Kalberg throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-42 |
| 16:54 | Nebraska | Ivan Marlow misses the dunk | 49-42 |
| 16:52 | Nebraska | Ivan Marlow gets the offensive rebound | 49-42 |
| 16:41 | Nebraska | John Acton is called for a charge - foul #2 on John Acton, team foul #1 | 49-42 |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Calvin Joplin (PG), Clarence Strickland (SF) Peter Hall, John Acton | |
| 16:22 | Iowa State | David Davidson hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket | 49-42 |
| 16:20 | Nebraska | Calvin Joplin snags the defensive board | 49-42 |
| 15:58 | Nebraska | Clarence Strickland knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Calvin Joplin | 49-44 |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Richard Mullins (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Lawrence Kalberg (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - David Davidson (fairly fresh) PF - Anthony McElvain (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. C - Steve McCarthy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Calvin Joplin (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Nathan King (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Clarence Strickland (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Justin Schultz (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Ivan Marlow (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Iowa State | Lawrence Kalberg clanks a shot in the lane | 49-44 |
| 15:40 | Nebraska | Ivan Marlow gets the rebound | 49-44 |
| 15:36 | Nebraska | Justin Schultz hits a wide open jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Clarence Strickland | 49-46 |
| 15:19 | Iowa State | Ivan Marlow denies the turnaround by David Davidson | 49-46 |
| 15:18 | Iowa State | David Davidson gets the offensive rebound | 49-46 |
| 15:04 | Iowa State | Steve McCarthy is fouled on the floor by Clarence Strickland - foul #1 on Clarence Strickland, team foul #2 | 49-46 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Glen Fry (PG), Thad Jenkins (SG), Ronald Dorsey (SF), Christopher Wilkerson (PF), Marcel Hacker (C) Richard Mullins, Lawrence Kalberg, David Davidson, Anthony McElvain, Steve McCarthy | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Paul Thomas (PG), Carl Collins (SG), Peter Hall (SF), Ernest Luman (PF), Johnnie Smith (C) Calvin Joplin, Nathan King, Clarence Strickland, Justin Schultz, Ivan Marlow | |
| 14:55 | Iowa State | Thad Jenkins misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 49-46 |
| 14:53 | Nebraska | Johnnie Smith grabs the board | 49-46 |
| 14:48 | Nebraska | Paul Thomas is hacked by Christopher Wilkerson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Christopher Wilkerson, team foul #1 | 49-46 |
| 14:39 | Nebraska | Carl Collins double dribbles | 49-46 |
| 14:27 | Iowa State | Ronald Dorsey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-46 |
| 14:06 | Nebraska | Johnnie Smith misses badly on a floater in the lane but the foul's on Marcel Hacker - foul #2 on Marcel Hacker, team foul #2 | 49-46 |
| 14:06 | Nebraska | Johnnie Smith makes the 1st free throw | 49-47 |
| 14:06 | Nebraska | Johnnie Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 49-48 |
| 13:51 | Iowa State | Peter Hall takes the ball from Glen Fry | 49-48 |
| 13:38 | Nebraska | Ernest Luman knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Paul Thomas | 49-51 |
| 13:24 | Iowa State | Ronald Dorsey misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Ernest Luman - foul #3 on Ernest Luman, team foul #3 | 49-51 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Ronald Wasinger (PG) Glen Fry | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Calvin Joplin (PG), Clarence Strickland (SF), Ivan Marlow (PF), John Acton (C) Paul Thomas, Peter Hall, Ernest Luman, Johnnie Smith | |
| 13:24 | Iowa State | Ronald Dorsey misses the 1st free throw | 49-51 |
| 13:24 | Iowa State | Ronald Dorsey makes the 2nd free throw | 50-51 |
| 13:22 | Nebraska | Carl Collins is hacked by Thad Jenkins in the backcourt - foul #4 on Thad Jenkins, team foul #3 | 50-51 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Glen Fry (PG) Thad Jenkins | |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| 13:10 | Nebraska | Ivan Marlow hits the front of the rim on the wide open driving attempt from the right block | 50-51 |
| 13:09 | Iowa State | Marcel Hacker grabs the board | 50-51 |
| 12:48 | Iowa State | The jump hook by Marcel Hacker is blocked by John Acton | 50-51 |
| 12:46 | Nebraska | Ivan Marlow pulls down the rebound | 50-51 |
| 12:27 | Nebraska | Ivan Marlow misses the 3 from the right corner | 50-51 |
| 12:25 | Iowa State | Marcel Hacker grabs the defensive rebound | 50-51 |
| 12:10 | Iowa State | Glen Fry hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 50-51 |
| 12:08 | Nebraska | Carl Collins gets the rebound | 50-51 |
| 12:06 | Nebraska | Ronald Wasinger takes the ball from Ivan Marlow in the backcourt | 50-51 |
| 12:05 | Iowa State | Ronald Wasinger can't finish the layup | 50-51 |
| 12:03 | Nebraska | Clarence Strickland grabs the board | 50-51 |
| 11:48 | Nebraska | Clarence Strickland double dribbles | 50-51 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Richard Mullins (PG), Lawrence Kalberg (SG), David Davidson (PF), Anthony McElvain (C) Glen Fry, Ronald Dorsey, Christopher Wilkerson, Marcel Hacker | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Nathan King (PG), Justin Schultz (SG), Peter Hall (SF), Ernest Luman (PF), Johnnie Smith (C) Calvin Joplin, Carl Collins, Clarence Strickland, Ivan Marlow, John Acton | |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Richard Mullins (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Lawrence Kalberg (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Ronald Wasinger (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. PF - David Davidson (fresh) C - Anthony McElvain (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Nathan King (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Justin Schultz (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Peter Hall (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Ernest Luman (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. C - Johnnie Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Iowa State | Justin Schultz steps in front of the Ronald Wasinger pass | 50-51 |
| 11:13 | Nebraska | Ernest Luman clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 50-51 |
| 11:11 | Nebraska | Justin Schultz tips it home | 50-53 |
| 10:59 | Iowa State | Richard Mullins misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 50-53 |
| 10:57 | Iowa State | Lawrence Kalberg pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-53 |
| 10:45 | Iowa State | Richard Mullins misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 50-53 |
| 10:44 | Nebraska | Ernest Luman gets the rebound | 50-53 |
| 10:21 | Nebraska | Justin Schultz misses the driving attempt from the left block | 50-53 |
| 10:19 | Iowa State | David Davidson snags the defensive board | 50-53 |
| 10:05 | Iowa State | Anthony McElvain can't finish the layup | 50-53 |
| 10:03 | Nebraska | Ernest Luman gets the rebound | 50-53 |
| 09:41 | Nebraska | Nathan King connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Peter Hall and he's fouled by Lawrence Kalberg - foul #3 on Lawrence Kalberg, team foul #4 | 50-55 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Glen Fry (PG), Ronald Dorsey (SF), Christopher Wilkerson (PF), Steve McCarthy (C) Richard Mullins, Lawrence Kalberg, David Davidson, Anthony McElvain | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Calvin Joplin (PG), Clarence Strickland (SF), Ivan Marlow (PF), John Acton (C) Justin Schultz, Peter Hall, Ernest Luman, Johnnie Smith | |
| 09:41 | Nebraska | Nathan King makes the free throw | 50-56 |
| 09:34 | Iowa State | Ronald Dorsey misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 50-56 |
| 09:33 | Nebraska | Ivan Marlow pulls down the rebound | 50-56 |
| 09:31 | Nebraska | Glen Fry steals the ball from Calvin Joplin in the backcourt | 50-56 |
| 09:21 | Iowa State | Steve McCarthy's floater is tipped away by Ivan Marlow | 50-56 |
| 09:20 | Iowa State | Christopher Wilkerson tips it home | 52-56 |
| 09:16 | Nebraska | Glen Fry is called for the reach on Nathan King in the backcourt - foul #3 on Glen Fry, team foul #5 | 52-56 |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Carl Collins (SG) Nathan King | |
| 08:57 | Nebraska | John Acton misses badly on a jumper near the basket | 52-56 |
| 08:56 | Nebraska | Ivan Marlow tips it in | 52-58 |
| 08:40 | Iowa State | Glen Fry is whistled for traveling | 52-58 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Lawrence Kalberg (SG) Ronald Wasinger | |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| 08:14 | Nebraska | Clarence Strickland misses the dunk but he's hacked by Christopher Wilkerson - foul #3 on Christopher Wilkerson, team foul #6 | 52-58 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Richard Mullins (PG), Anthony McElvain (PF), Marcel Hacker (C) Glen Fry, Christopher Wilkerson, Steve McCarthy | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Ernest Luman (PF) John Acton | |
| 08:14 | Nebraska | Clarence Strickland makes the 1st free throw | 52-59 |
| 08:14 | Nebraska | Clarence Strickland makes the 2nd free throw | 52-60 |
| 07:55 | Iowa State | Richard Mullins throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-60 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Thad Jenkins (SG) Lawrence Kalberg | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Justin Schultz (PF) Ernest Luman | |
| 07:43 | Nebraska | Calvin Joplin buries a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Clarence Strickland | 52-62 |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Richard Mullins (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Thad Jenkins (fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. SF - Ronald Dorsey (tiring) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Anthony McElvain (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. C - Marcel Hacker (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Calvin Joplin (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Carl Collins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clarence Strickland (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Justin Schultz (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Ivan Marlow (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:32 | Iowa State | Anthony McElvain's pass is intercepted by Clarence Strickland | 52-62 |
| 07:22 | Nebraska | Clarence Strickland misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 52-62 |
| 07:20 | Iowa State | Marcel Hacker grabs the board | 52-62 |
| 07:17 | Iowa State | Calvin Joplin takes the ball from Richard Mullins in the backcourt | 52-62 |
| 07:07 | Nebraska | Justin Schultz can't connect on a fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on Marcel Hacker - foul #3 on Marcel Hacker, team foul #7 | 52-62 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Glen Fry (PG), Christopher Wilkerson (PF) Richard Mullins, Anthony McElvain | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Paul Thomas (PG), Nathan King (SG), Johnnie Smith (C) Calvin Joplin, Carl Collins, Ivan Marlow | |
| 07:07 | Nebraska | Justin Schultz misses the 1st free throw | 52-62 |
| 07:07 | Nebraska | Justin Schultz makes the 2nd free throw | 52-63 |
| 06:52 | Iowa State | Marcel Hacker buries a shot near the basket | 54-63 |
| 06:37 | Nebraska | Clarence Strickland misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 54-63 |
| 06:36 | Nebraska | Justin Schultz misses the tip | 54-63 |
| 06:35 | Iowa State | Christopher Wilkerson gets the rebound | 54-63 |
| 06:30 | Iowa State | Glen Fry misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 54-63 |
| 06:29 | Nebraska | Clarence Strickland grabs the board | 54-63 |
| 06:17 | Nebraska | Paul Thomas connects on the open jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Clarence Strickland | 54-65 |
| 05:57 | Iowa State | Marcel Hacker hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 54-65 |
| 05:55 | Nebraska | The rebound goes to Clarence Strickland | 54-65 |
| 05:45 | Nebraska | Nathan King loses the ball out of bounds | 54-65 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Richard Mullins (PG), Lawrence Kalberg (SG), David Davidson (SF), Anthony McElvain (PF), Steve McCarthy (C) Glen Fry, Thad Jenkins, Ronald Dorsey, Christopher Wilkerson, Marcel Hacker | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Carl Collins (SG), Peter Hall (SF), Ernest Luman (PF), John Acton (C) Nathan King, Clarence Strickland, Justin Schultz, Johnnie Smith | |
| 05:31 | Iowa State | Ernest Luman is called for the reach on Richard Mullins - foul #4 on Ernest Luman, team foul #4 | 54-65 |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Calvin Joplin (PG), Ivan Marlow (SF) Paul Thomas, Carl Collins | |
| 05:09 | Iowa State | Lawrence Kalberg misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 54-65 |
| 05:07 | Nebraska | The rebound goes to John Acton | 54-65 |
| 04:52 | Nebraska | Ernest Luman is open and scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 54-68 |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:34 | Iowa State | David Davidson lays it up and in on a great pass from Lawrence Kalberg and he's fouled by Ivan Marlow - foul #3 on Ivan Marlow, team foul #5 | 56-68 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Thad Jenkins (SG) Richard Mullins | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Nathan King (SG) Ernest Luman | |
| 04:34 | Iowa State | David Davidson makes the free throw | 57-68 |
| 04:11 | Nebraska | John Acton's floater is tipped away by Anthony McElvain | 57-68 |
| 04:09 | Iowa State | Thad Jenkins grabs the defensive rebound | 57-68 |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:50 | Iowa State | Lawrence Kalberg misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 57-68 |
| 03:49 | Iowa State | David Davidson snags the offensive board | 57-68 |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:37 | Iowa State | Anthony McElvain clanks a turnaround from the left block | 57-68 |
| 03:35 | Nebraska | The rebound goes to John Acton | 57-68 |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Lawrence Kalberg (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Thad Jenkins (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. SF - David Davidson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Anthony McElvain (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. C - Steve McCarthy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Calvin Joplin (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Nathan King (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Peter Hall (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ivan Marlow (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - John Acton (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:10 | Nebraska | Calvin Joplin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 57-68 |
| 03:08 | Iowa State | David Davidson grabs the defensive rebound | 57-68 |
| 02:47 | Iowa State | Ivan Marlow swats the layup by David Davidson | 57-68 |
| 02:45 | Nebraska | Ivan Marlow pulls down the rebound | 57-68 |
| 02:45 | Nebraska | Nebraska calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-68 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Glen Fry (PG), Ronald Wasinger (SF), Christopher Wilkerson (PF), Marcel Hacker (C) Lawrence Kalberg, David Davidson, Anthony McElvain, Steve McCarthy | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Carl Collins (SG), Clarence Strickland (SF), Ernest Luman (PF), Johnnie Smith (C) Calvin Joplin, Peter Hall, Ivan Marlow, John Acton | |
| 02:29 | Nebraska | Nathan King misses long on an open fadeaway from the right wing | 57-68 |
| 02:27 | Iowa State | Marcel Hacker gets the rebound | 57-68 |
| 02:13 | Iowa State | Marcel Hacker's fadeaway is rejected by Ernest Luman | 57-68 |
| 02:11 | Nebraska | Johnnie Smith gets the rebound | 57-68 |
| 01:42 | Nebraska | Johnnie Smith clanks a turnaround in the paint | 57-68 |
| 01:41 | Iowa State | Christopher Wilkerson gets the rebound | 57-68 |
| 01:27 | Iowa State | Glen Fry misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 57-68 |
| 01:25 | Nebraska | Clarence Strickland grabs the board | 57-68 |
| 01:00 | Nebraska | Ernest Luman hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Nathan King | 57-70 |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:53 | Iowa State | Christopher Wilkerson connects on the jumper from the left block | 59-70 |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:25 | Nebraska | Ernest Luman hits the easy wide open finger roll on a nice dish by Johnnie Smith | 59-72 |
| 00:19 | Iowa State | Thad Jenkins buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 62-72 |
| 00:00 | Nebraska | Nathan King runs out the clock | 62-72 |