| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Dennis Crotts (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eric Thompson (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Yuri Buchinski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Stanley Ellis (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Roberts (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - David Bogart (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Victor Smith (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Scott Bowman (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Randall Padula (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Lee Mauriello (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Nebraska | Yuri Buchinski inbounds the ball | 30-31 |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:51 | Nebraska | Lee Mauriello takes the ball from Stanley Ellis | 30-31 |
| 19:34 | Iowa State | Victor Smith misses long on a runner from the baseline but he's fouled by Eric Thompson - foul #2 on Eric Thompson, team foul #1 | 30-31 |
| 19:34 | Iowa State | Victor Smith misses the 1st free throw | 30-31 |
| 19:34 | Iowa State | Victor Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 30-32 |
| 19:21 | Nebraska | Yuri Buchinski misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 30-32 |
| 19:20 | Nebraska | Dennis Crotts can't tip it in | 30-32 |
| 19:19 | Iowa State | David Bogart gets the rebound | 30-32 |
| 18:56 | Iowa State | Victor Smith clanks a 3 from the right wing | 30-32 |
| 18:55 | Iowa State | Lee Mauriello tips it back up and in | 30-34 |
| 18:32 | Nebraska | Paul Roberts misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 30-34 |
| 18:31 | Iowa State | Randall Padula grabs the board | 30-34 |
| 18:11 | Iowa State | Randall Padula drills a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from David Bogart | 30-36 |
| 17:56 | Nebraska | Stanley Ellis can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Scott Bowman - foul #2 on Scott Bowman, team foul #1 | 30-36 |
| 17:56 | Nebraska | Stanley Ellis makes the 1st free throw | 31-36 |
| 17:56 | Nebraska | Stanley Ellis makes the 2nd free throw | 32-36 |
| 17:33 | Iowa State | Scott Bowman scores on a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Victor Smith | 32-38 |
| 17:12 | Nebraska | Scott Bowman steals it from Stanley Ellis | 32-38 |
| 16:47 | Iowa State | Victor Smith is whistled for traveling | 32-38 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Lester Duckworth (SF) Yuri Buchinski | |
| Subs | Iowa State | John Calhoun (SF), Alphonse Rossi (C) Scott Bowman, Lee Mauriello | |
| 16:28 | Nebraska | Dennis Crotts drills a floater from the free throw line | 34-38 |
| 16:03 | Iowa State | Alphonse Rossi misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 34-38 |
| 16:02 | Nebraska | Dennis Crotts grabs the board | 34-38 |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Dennis Crotts (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eric Thompson (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lester Duckworth (fresh) PF - Stanley Ellis (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Roberts (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - David Bogart (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Victor Smith (fresh) 10 pts. SF - John Calhoun (fresh) PF - Randall Padula (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Alphonse Rossi (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 15:49 | Nebraska | Lester Duckworth scores on a floater in the lane on a great pass from Dennis Crotts | 36-38 |
| 15:32 | Iowa State | Randall Padula clanks a fadeaway in the paint | 36-38 |
| 15:31 | Iowa State | John Calhoun snags the offensive board | 36-38 |
| 15:16 | Iowa State | Victor Smith steps out of bounds on the baseline | 36-38 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Marty Kinner (PG), Yuri Buchinski (SF), Maurice Johnson (PF), William Hogue (C) Dennis Crotts, Eric Thompson, Stanley Ellis, Paul Roberts | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Luther Holmes (PG), Eric Wyss (SG), Scott Bowman (SF) David Bogart, Victor Smith, Randall Padula | |
| 14:56 | Nebraska | William Hogue drills a shot near the basket | 38-38 |
| 14:27 | Iowa State | Luther Holmes buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Alphonse Rossi | 38-41 |
| 14:07 | Nebraska | Luther Holmes steps in front of the Maurice Johnson pass | 38-41 |
| 13:40 | Iowa State | Luther Holmes can't connect on a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Marty Kinner - foul #1 on Marty Kinner, team foul #2 | 38-41 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Dennis Crotts (PG), Eric Thompson (SG), Stanley Ellis (PF), Paul Roberts (C) Marty Kinner, Lester Duckworth, Maurice Johnson, William Hogue | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Victor Smith (SG), Randall Padula (PF), Lee Mauriello (C) Eric Wyss, Alphonse Rossi, John Calhoun | |
| 13:40 | Iowa State | Luther Holmes makes the 1st free throw | 38-42 |
| 13:40 | Iowa State | Luther Holmes makes the 2nd free throw | 38-43 |
| 13:28 | Nebraska | Luther Holmes is called for the reach on Paul Roberts - foul #4 on Luther Holmes, team foul #2 | 38-43 |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| Subs | Iowa State | David Bogart (PG) Luther Holmes | |
| 13:17 | Nebraska | Yuri Buchinski connects on the turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Paul Roberts | 40-43 |
| 12:54 | Iowa State | Victor Smith buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 40-46 |
| 12:37 | Nebraska | Yuri Buchinski hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by David Bogart - foul #2 on David Bogart, team foul #3 | 40-46 |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| Subs | Iowa State | John Calhoun (SF) Scott Bowman | |
| 12:37 | Nebraska | Yuri Buchinski makes the 1st free throw | 41-46 |
| 12:37 | Nebraska | Yuri Buchinski makes the 2nd free throw | 42-46 |
| 12:08 | Iowa State | Randall Padula misses badly on a runner in the paint but he's hacked by Stanley Ellis - foul #1 on Stanley Ellis, team foul #3 | 42-46 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Lester Duckworth (SF) Yuri Buchinski | |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| 12:08 | Iowa State | Randall Padula makes the 1st free throw | 42-47 |
| 12:08 | Iowa State | Randall Padula makes the 2nd free throw | 42-48 |
| 11:50 | Nebraska | Stanley Ellis travels with the ball | 42-48 |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Dennis Crotts (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Eric Thompson (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lester Duckworth (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Stanley Ellis (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Roberts (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - David Bogart (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Victor Smith (fresh) 13 pts. SF - John Calhoun (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Randall Padula (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Lee Mauriello (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Iowa State | Victor Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-48 |
| 11:07 | Nebraska | Lester Duckworth comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block | 42-48 |
| 11:06 | Iowa State | Lee Mauriello grabs the board | 42-48 |
| 11:03 | Iowa State | David Bogart is fouled in the backcourt by Dennis Crotts - foul #1 on Dennis Crotts, team foul #4 | 42-48 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Yuri Buchinski (SF), Maurice Johnson (C) Lester Duckworth, Paul Roberts | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Kevin Barb (PG), Scott Bowman (SF), Alphonse Rossi (C) David Bogart, John Calhoun, Lee Mauriello | |
| 10:41 | Iowa State | Scott Bowman comes up short on the runner in the lane but he's hacked by Stanley Ellis - foul #2 on Stanley Ellis, team foul #5 | 42-48 |
| 10:41 | Iowa State | Scott Bowman makes the 1st free throw | 42-49 |
| 10:41 | Iowa State | Scott Bowman makes the 2nd free throw | 42-50 |
| 10:12 | Nebraska | Maurice Johnson can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 42-50 |
| 10:10 | Iowa State | The rebound goes to Victor Smith | 42-50 |
| 10:04 | Iowa State | Alphonse Rossi scores on a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Scott Bowman | 42-52 |
| 09:55 | Nebraska | Dennis Crotts misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 42-52 |
| 09:54 | Iowa State | Randall Padula snags the defensive board | 42-52 |
| 09:31 | Iowa State | Randall Padula misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Stanley Ellis - foul #3 on Stanley Ellis, team foul #6 | 42-52 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Marty Kinner (PG), Lester Duckworth (SG), Paul Roberts (C) Dennis Crotts, Eric Thompson, Stanley Ellis | |
| Subs | Iowa State | David Bogart (PG), Eric Wyss (SG), Lee Mauriello (C) Kevin Barb, Victor Smith, Alphonse Rossi | |
| 09:31 | Iowa State | Randall Padula makes the 1st free throw | 42-53 |
| 09:31 | Iowa State | Randall Padula makes the 2nd free throw | 42-54 |
| 09:15 | Nebraska | Paul Roberts hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 42-54 |
| 09:13 | Nebraska | Maurice Johnson grabs the offensive rebound | 42-54 |
| 08:57 | Nebraska | Scott Bowman takes the ball from Marty Kinner | 42-54 |
| 08:38 | Iowa State | Randall Padula can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 42-54 |
| 08:37 | Nebraska | Paul Roberts grabs the board | 42-54 |
| 08:23 | Nebraska | Marty Kinner comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 42-54 |
| 08:21 | Nebraska | Maurice Johnson misses the tip | 42-54 |
| 08:19 | Nebraska | Paul Roberts gets the offensive rebound | 42-54 |
| 08:01 | Nebraska | Yuri Buchinski connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Marty Kinner | 45-54 |
| 07:49 | Iowa State | Scott Bowman drills a jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Eric Wyss | 45-56 |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Marty Kinner (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Lester Duckworth (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Yuri Buchinski (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Maurice Johnson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Paul Roberts (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - David Bogart (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Eric Wyss (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Scott Bowman (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. PF - Randall Padula (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Lee Mauriello (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:33 | Nebraska | Scott Bowman steps in front of the Paul Roberts pass | 45-56 |
| 07:16 | Iowa State | Randall Padula makes the driving attempt from the left block set up by David Bogart and the foul's on Yuri Buchinski - foul #2 on Yuri Buchinski, team foul #7 | 45-58 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Dennis Crotts (PG), Eric Thompson (SG), Stanley Ellis (PF) Marty Kinner, Yuri Buchinski, Maurice Johnson | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Luther Holmes (PG), Victor Smith (SG), John Calhoun (SF), Alphonse Rossi (C) David Bogart, Eric Wyss, Scott Bowman, Lee Mauriello | |
| 07:16 | Iowa State | Randall Padula misses the free throw | 45-58 |
| 07:16 | Nebraska | Stanley Ellis gets the rebound | 45-58 |
| 07:01 | Nebraska | Eric Thompson comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 45-58 |
| 06:59 | Iowa State | Alphonse Rossi pulls down the rebound | 45-58 |
| 06:44 | Iowa State | Alphonse Rossi knocks in the turnaround from close range on a great pass from Luther Holmes | 45-60 |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 06:26 | Nebraska | Dennis Crotts drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Stanley Ellis | 48-60 |
| 06:10 | Iowa State | Victor Smith is hacked by Eric Thompson - foul #3 on Eric Thompson, team foul #8 | 48-60 |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Lee Mauriello (C) Randall Padula | |
| 06:10 | Iowa State | Victor Smith misses the 1st free throw | 48-60 |
| 06:10 | Nebraska | Stanley Ellis snags the defensive board | 48-60 |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:57 | Nebraska | Lee Mauriello steps in front of the Dennis Crotts pass | 48-60 |
| 05:36 | Iowa State | Victor Smith misses the shot from the right wing | 48-60 |
| 05:35 | Nebraska | The rebound goes to Paul Roberts | 48-60 |
| 05:12 | Nebraska | Victor Smith steals the ball from Lester Duckworth | 48-60 |
| 04:50 | Iowa State | Victor Smith can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 48-60 |
| 04:48 | Iowa State | The offensive rebound goes to Victor Smith | 48-60 |
| 04:31 | Iowa State | John Calhoun comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 48-60 |
| 04:30 | Nebraska | Eric Thompson snags the defensive board | 48-60 |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:22 | Nebraska | Lester Duckworth misses long on a fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by John Calhoun - foul #3 on John Calhoun, team foul #4 | 48-60 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Yuri Buchinski (SF), Maurice Johnson (C) Eric Thompson, Paul Roberts | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Scott Bowman (SF), Randall Padula (PF) Alphonse Rossi, Lee Mauriello | |
| 04:22 | Nebraska | Lester Duckworth makes the 1st free throw | 49-60 |
| 04:22 | Nebraska | Lester Duckworth makes the 2nd free throw | 50-60 |
| 03:53 | Iowa State | Victor Smith makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Scott Bowman | 50-63 |
| 03:37 | Nebraska | Luther Holmes is called for the reach on Stanley Ellis - foul #5 on Luther Holmes, team foul #5 | 50-63 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Eric Thompson (SG) Lester Duckworth | |
| Subs | Iowa State | David Bogart (PG), Lee Mauriello (C) Luther Holmes, John Calhoun | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Dennis Crotts (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Eric Thompson (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Yuri Buchinski (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Stanley Ellis (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Maurice Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - David Bogart (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Victor Smith (fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. SF - Scott Bowman (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. 4 stl. PF - Randall Padula (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - Lee Mauriello (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:30 | Nebraska | Dennis Crotts misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 50-63 |
| 03:28 | Iowa State | Scott Bowman grabs the defensive rebound | 50-63 |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:09 | Iowa State | Eric Thompson steals the ball from Victor Smith | 50-63 |
| 03:04 | Nebraska | Dennis Crotts throws it down set up by Eric Thompson | 52-63 |
| 02:43 | Iowa State | Victor Smith scores on a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from David Bogart | 52-65 |
| 02:29 | Nebraska | Stanley Ellis hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Yuri Buchinski | 55-65 |
| 02:05 | Iowa State | Victor Smith knocks in the shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Scott Bowman | 55-67 |
| 01:47 | Nebraska | Lee Mauriello swats the short shot by Maurice Johnson | 55-67 |
| 01:45 | Iowa State | Scott Bowman grabs the board | 55-67 |
| 01:26 | Iowa State | Scott Bowman misses the jump hook from close range | 55-67 |
| 01:24 | Iowa State | Lee Mauriello gets the offensive rebound | 55-67 |
| 01:05 | Iowa State | Victor Smith connects on the shot from the left block set up by Randall Padula | 55-69 |
| 00:44 | Nebraska | Maurice Johnson misses the floater from the left wing | 55-69 |
| 00:42 | Iowa State | Victor Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 55-69 |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:17 | Iowa State | Stanley Ellis takes the ball from Victor Smith | 55-69 |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:11 | Nebraska | Dennis Crotts throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-69 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Marty Kinner (PG), Lester Duckworth (SG), John Morris (SF), William Hogue (C) Dennis Crotts, Eric Thompson, Yuri Buchinski, Stanley Ellis | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Eric Wyss (SG), Shawn Baugh (SF), Alphonse Rossi (PF), John Calhoun (C) Victor Smith, Scott Bowman, Randall Padula, Lee Mauriello | |
| 00:00 | Iowa State | David Bogart runs out the clock | 55-69 |