| Lineup | Kansas State | PG - Edward Chase (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Wallace (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Charles Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Wilfredo Gonzales (fresh) 4 pts. C - Chadwick McFatter (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Robert Cavanagh (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Stephen (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Richard Updike (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Richard Steinman (fresh) C - Milton Stratton (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kansas State | Charles Johnson inbounds the ball | 24-28 |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:40 | Kansas State | Charles Johnson is open and scores on a runner in the paint on a great pass from Edward Chase | 26-28 |
| 19:15 | Nebraska | Robert Cavanagh is hacked by Edward Chase during a doubleteam - foul #3 on Edward Chase, team foul #1 | 26-28 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Chester Cheng (PG) Edward Chase | |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| 18:55 | Nebraska | Wilfredo Gonzales is called for the reach on Richard Updike - foul #1 on Wilfredo Gonzales, team foul #2 | 26-28 |
| 18:40 | Nebraska | Milton Stratton connects on the turnaround in the lane set up by Richard Updike and he's fouled by Chadwick McFatter - foul #3 on Chadwick McFatter, team foul #3 | 26-30 |
| Subs | Kansas State | David Hart (C) Chadwick McFatter | |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| 18:40 | Nebraska | Milton Stratton misses the free throw | 26-30 |
| 18:40 | Kansas State | David Hart grabs the defensive rebound | 26-30 |
| 18:20 | Kansas State | David Hart knocks in the jumper from the right side set up by Charles Johnson | 28-30 |
| 17:51 | Nebraska | Robert Cavanagh works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3 from the right corner set up by Richard Updike | 28-33 |
| 17:24 | Kansas State | Wilfredo Gonzales clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 28-33 |
| 17:23 | Kansas State | Richard Wallace tips it back up and in | 30-33 |
| 16:54 | Nebraska | Richard Wallace is called for the reach on Richard Stephen - foul #1 on Richard Wallace, team foul #4 | 30-33 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Ryan Becker (SG), Paul Eason (SF) Richard Wallace, Charles Johnson | |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| 16:32 | Nebraska | Richard Stephen misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 30-33 |
| 16:30 | Kansas State | David Hart grabs the board | 30-33 |
| 16:13 | Kansas State | Chester Cheng misses the shot from the left block but the foul's on Richard Updike - foul #1 on Richard Updike, team foul #1 | 30-33 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Aaron Krueger (C) Wilfredo Gonzales | |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| 16:13 | Kansas State | Chester Cheng makes the 1st free throw | 31-33 |
| 16:13 | Kansas State | Chester Cheng makes the 2nd free throw | 32-33 |
| 15:49 | Nebraska | Robert Cavanagh evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway from the right block | 32-33 |
| 15:48 | Nebraska | Richard Steinman tips it in | 32-35 |
| Lineup | Kansas State | PG - Chester Cheng (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Ryan Becker (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Eason (fresh) PF - David Hart (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Aaron Krueger (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Robert Cavanagh (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Stephen (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Richard Updike (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. PF - Richard Steinman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Milton Stratton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Kansas State | Aaron Krueger's floater is tipped away by Milton Stratton | 32-35 |
| 15:30 | Nebraska | Richard Updike snags the defensive board | 32-35 |
| 15:09 | Nebraska | Robert Cavanagh knocks in the runner from the right block on a nice dish by Richard Updike | 32-37 |
| 14:43 | Kansas State | Ryan Becker is hacked by Richard Stephen - foul #3 on Richard Stephen, team foul #2 | 32-37 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Edward Chase (PG), Richard Wallace (SG), Charles Johnson (SF), Wilfredo Gonzales (PF), Chadwick McFatter (C) Chester Cheng, Ryan Becker, Paul Eason, David Hart, Aaron Krueger | |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| 14:31 | Kansas State | Richard Steinman swats the layup by Wilfredo Gonzales | 32-37 |
| 14:30 | Kansas State | Wilfredo Gonzales tips it back up and in | 34-37 |
| 14:14 | Nebraska | Richard Updike loses the dribble to Richard Wallace | 34-37 |
| 14:11 | Kansas State | Richard Wallace lays it up and in | 36-37 |
| 13:48 | Nebraska | Richard Stephen misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 36-37 |
| 13:47 | Nebraska | Richard Updike tips it back up and in | 36-39 |
| 13:25 | Kansas State | Chadwick McFatter lays it in on a great pass from Edward Chase | 38-39 |
| 12:56 | Nebraska | Milton Stratton splits the doubleteam but misses short on a driving attempt near the basket | 38-39 |
| 12:54 | Kansas State | Chadwick McFatter pulls down the rebound | 38-39 |
| 12:34 | Kansas State | Wilfredo Gonzales connects on the floater from the right wing set up by Edward Chase | 40-39 |
| 12:15 | Nebraska | Richard Wallace is called for the reach on Richard Stephen - foul #2 on Richard Wallace, team foul #5 | 40-39 |
| Subs | Kansas State | David Hart (PF) Wilfredo Gonzales | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Ben Marshall (SG), William Frei (PF) Richard Stephen, Richard Steinman | |
| 11:46 | Nebraska | Milton Stratton is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Milton Stratton, team foul #3 | 40-39 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Chester Cheng (SG), Ryan Becker (SF), Aaron Krueger (C) Richard Wallace, Charles Johnson, Chadwick McFatter | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Matthew Albers (C) Milton Stratton | |
| Lineup | Kansas State | PG - Edward Chase (fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Chester Cheng (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Ryan Becker (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - David Hart (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Aaron Krueger (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Robert Cavanagh (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ben Marshall (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Updike (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. PF - William Frei (fresh) 6 pts. C - Matthew Albers (fresh) | |
| 11:35 | Kansas State | Aaron Krueger misses long on a shot from the left wing but the foul's on Matthew Albers - foul #1 on Matthew Albers, team foul #4 | 40-39 |
| 11:35 | Kansas State | Aaron Krueger makes the 1st free throw | 41-39 |
| 11:35 | Kansas State | Aaron Krueger makes the 2nd free throw | 42-39 |
| 11:19 | Nebraska | Chester Cheng is called for the reach on Matthew Albers - foul #1 on Chester Cheng, team foul #6 | 42-39 |
| Subs | Kansas State | | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Donald Jewell (SF) Richard Updike | |
| 11:04 | Nebraska | Matthew Albers hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway from the left wing | 42-39 |
| 11:02 | Kansas State | David Hart snags the defensive board | 42-39 |
| 10:34 | Kansas State | The jump hook by Chester Cheng is blocked by Matthew Albers | 42-39 |
| 10:32 | Nebraska | The rebound goes to Donald Jewell | 42-39 |
| 10:11 | Nebraska | Robert Cavanagh misses short on a jumper from close range but the foul's on Edward Chase - foul #4 on Edward Chase, team foul #7 | 42-39 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Richard Wallace (SG), Charles Johnson (SF), Wilfredo Gonzales (PF), Chadwick McFatter (C) Edward Chase, Ryan Becker, David Hart, Aaron Krueger | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Richard Stephen (SG), Richard Updike (SF), Richard Steinman (PF), Milton Stratton (C) Ben Marshall, Donald Jewell, William Frei, Matthew Albers | |
| 10:11 | Nebraska | Robert Cavanagh misses the 1st free throw | 42-39 |
| 10:11 | Nebraska | Robert Cavanagh makes the 2nd free throw | 42-40 |
| 09:50 | Kansas State | Chadwick McFatter hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on Richard Steinman - foul #3 on Richard Steinman, team foul #5 | 42-40 |
| Subs | Kansas State | | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Ben Marshall (SG) Robert Cavanagh | |
| 09:50 | Kansas State | Chadwick McFatter misses the 1st free throw | 42-40 |
| 09:50 | Kansas State | Chadwick McFatter misses the 2nd free throw | 42-40 |
| 09:50 | Nebraska | The rebound goes to Milton Stratton | 42-40 |
| 09:46 | Nebraska | Richard Stephen hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 42-40 |
| 09:44 | Nebraska | Ben Marshall can't tip it in | 42-40 |
| 09:42 | Kansas State | Wilfredo Gonzales pulls down the rebound | 42-40 |
| 09:13 | Kansas State | Charles Johnson hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket | 42-40 |
| 09:12 | Nebraska | The rebound goes to Richard Updike | 42-40 |
| 08:56 | Nebraska | Richard Steinman hits the easy wide open finger roll on a nice dish by Ben Marshall | 42-42 |
| 08:31 | Kansas State | Charles Johnson misses the fadeaway in the paint | 42-42 |
| 08:30 | Nebraska | Ben Marshall grabs the board | 42-42 |
| 08:14 | Nebraska | Ben Marshall misses long on an open floater from the left side | 42-42 |
| 08:12 | Kansas State | The rebound goes to Charles Johnson | 42-42 |
| 07:48 | Kansas State | Charles Johnson misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 42-42 |
| 07:46 | Kansas State | Charles Johnson snags the offensive board | 42-42 |
| Lineup | Kansas State | PG - Chester Cheng (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Richard Wallace (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SF - Charles Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Wilfredo Gonzales (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Chadwick McFatter (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Richard Stephen (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SG - Ben Marshall (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Updike (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. PF - Richard Steinman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. C - Milton Stratton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:31 | Kansas State | Chadwick McFatter misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 42-42 |
| 07:29 | Nebraska | The rebound goes to Milton Stratton | 42-42 |
| 07:06 | Nebraska | Ben Marshall is wide open but clanks a shot from the free throw line | 42-42 |
| 07:05 | Kansas State | Wilfredo Gonzales grabs the board | 42-42 |
| 06:38 | Kansas State | Wilfredo Gonzales lays it up and in set up by Richard Wallace and he's hacked by Richard Steinman - foul #4 on Richard Steinman, team foul #6 | 44-42 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Edward Chase (PG), Ryan Becker (SG), Paul Eason (SF), David Hart (C) Chester Cheng, Richard Wallace, Charles Johnson, Chadwick McFatter | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Robert Cavanagh (PG), Donald Jewell (SF), William Frei (PF), Matthew Albers (C) Richard Stephen, Richard Updike, Richard Steinman, Milton Stratton | |
| 06:38 | Kansas State | Wilfredo Gonzales makes the free throw | 45-42 |
| 06:14 | Nebraska | Robert Cavanagh comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 45-42 |
| 06:12 | Kansas State | Ryan Becker snags the defensive board | 45-42 |
| 05:53 | Kansas State | David Hart hits a jumpshot from the right side | 47-42 |
| 05:36 | Nebraska | David Hart picks off the pass by Ben Marshall | 47-42 |
| 05:07 | Kansas State | Ryan Becker misses the easy layup | 47-42 |
| 05:05 | Nebraska | Matthew Albers snags the defensive board | 47-42 |
| 04:50 | Nebraska | Ben Marshall buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Robert Cavanagh | 47-44 |
| 04:32 | Kansas State | David Hart misses short on a driving attempt from close range | 47-44 |
| 04:31 | Nebraska | Matthew Albers pulls down the rebound | 47-44 |
| 04:10 | Nebraska | Robert Cavanagh is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 47-44 |
| 04:08 | Kansas State | The rebound goes to David Hart | 47-44 |
| 04:03 | Kansas State | Kansas State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-44 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Richard Wallace (SG), Charles Johnson (SF), Chadwick McFatter (C) Ryan Becker, Paul Eason, Wilfredo Gonzales | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Richard Stephen (SG), Richard Updike (SF), Richard Steinman (PF), Milton Stratton (C) Ben Marshall, Donald Jewell, William Frei, Matthew Albers | |
| 03:43 | Kansas State | Edward Chase is fouled on the floor by Robert Cavanagh - foul #2 on Robert Cavanagh, team foul #7 | 47-44 |
| 03:43 | Kansas State | Edward Chase makes the 1st free throw | 48-44 |
| 03:43 | Kansas State | Edward Chase makes the 2nd free throw | 49-44 |
| Lineup | Kansas State | PG - Edward Chase (fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Richard Wallace (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Charles Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Hart (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Chadwick McFatter (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Robert Cavanagh (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Stephen (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - Richard Updike (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. PF - Richard Steinman (fresh) 4 pts. 4 pf. C - Milton Stratton (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:21 | Nebraska | Richard Steinman connects on the jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Richard Updike and he's hacked by David Hart - foul #1 on David Hart, team foul #8 | 49-46 |
| 03:21 | Nebraska | Richard Steinman misses the free throw | 49-46 |
| 03:21 | Nebraska | Milton Stratton grabs the offensive rebound | 49-46 |
| 03:03 | Nebraska | Milton Stratton splits the doubleteam and buries a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Robert Cavanagh and he's fouled by Chadwick McFatter - foul #4 on Chadwick McFatter, team foul #9 | 49-48 |
| 03:03 | Nebraska | Milton Stratton misses the free throw | 49-48 |
| 03:03 | Kansas State | The rebound goes to Chadwick McFatter | 49-48 |
| 02:37 | Kansas State | Chadwick McFatter is open and lays it up and in | 51-48 |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:20 | Nebraska | Milton Stratton connects on the jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Richard Steinman | 51-50 |
| 02:01 | Kansas State | David Hart lays it in on a great pass from Richard Wallace | 53-50 |
| 01:46 | Nebraska | Richard Stephen is wide open but clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 53-50 |
| 01:45 | Nebraska | Richard Steinman tips it in | 53-52 |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 01:20 | Kansas State | David Hart connects on the fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Richard Wallace | 55-52 |
| 01:10 | Nebraska | Richard Steinman is fouled on the floor by David Hart - foul #2 on David Hart, team foul #10 | 55-52 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Wilfredo Gonzales (PF) David Hart | |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| 01:10 | Nebraska | Richard Steinman makes the 1st free throw | 55-53 |
| 01:10 | Nebraska | Richard Steinman makes the 2nd free throw | 55-54 |
| 00:41 | Kansas State | Richard Stephen steals it from Richard Wallace | 55-54 |
| 00:37 | Nebraska | Richard Updike can't throw it down | 55-54 |
| 00:35 | Kansas State | The rebound goes to Chadwick McFatter | 55-54 |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:34 | Kansas State | Chadwick McFatter is hacked by Robert Cavanagh in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Cavanagh, team foul #8 | 55-54 |
| 00:34 | Kansas State | Chadwick McFatter makes the 1st free throw | 56-54 |
| 00:34 | Kansas State | Chadwick McFatter misses the 2nd free throw | 56-54 |
| 00:34 | Nebraska | Richard Steinman pulls down the rebound | 56-54 |
| 00:15 | Nebraska | Richard Updike makes the wide open fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Richard Stephen | 56-56 |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:04 | Kansas State | Edward Chase drills a floater in the paint set up by Charles Johnson | 58-56 |
| 00:04 | Nebraska | Nebraska calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 58-56 |
| 00:00 | Nebraska | Robert Cavanagh comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 58-56 |