| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - George Dove (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Bellanger (fresh) SF - Brian Poirier (fresh) PF - David Peters (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Ralph Ezdebski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - David Ellis (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donnie Kennedy (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Theodore Wallace (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Dale Selman (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - William Macy (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Nebraska | Brian Poirier inbounds the ball | 19-31 |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:36 | Nebraska | David Ellis is called for the reach on Brian Poirier - foul #2 on David Ellis, team foul #1 | 19-31 |
| 19:21 | Nebraska | Ralph Ezdebski misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 19-31 |
| 19:19 | Colorado | Dale Selman grabs the board | 19-31 |
| 19:00 | Colorado | William Macy lays it in on a great pass from David Ellis | 19-33 |
| 18:44 | Nebraska | George Dove loses the ball out of bounds | 19-33 |
| 18:24 | Colorado | William Macy misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 19-33 |
| 18:22 | Nebraska | Brian Poirier pulls down the rebound | 19-33 |
| 18:09 | Nebraska | David Peters misses the lay-in | 19-33 |
| 18:07 | Colorado | William Macy grabs the board | 19-33 |
| 17:48 | Colorado | David Ellis clanks a 3 from the right wing | 19-33 |
| 17:46 | Colorado | William Macy hits the follow up shot | 19-35 |
| 17:31 | Nebraska | Ralph Ezdebski double dribbles | 19-35 |
| 17:02 | Colorado | William Macy misses badly on a shot from close range | 19-35 |
| 17:00 | Nebraska | Ralph Ezdebski grabs the board | 19-35 |
| 16:55 | Nebraska | Donald Bellanger misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Theodore Wallace - foul #2 on Theodore Wallace, team foul #2 | 19-35 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Jerome Bell (C) Ralph Ezdebski | |
| Subs | Colorado | Richard Tardy (SF) Theodore Wallace | |
| 16:55 | Nebraska | Donald Bellanger makes the 1st free throw | 20-35 |
| 16:55 | Nebraska | Donald Bellanger misses the 2nd free throw | 20-35 |
| 16:55 | Colorado | The rebound goes to Richard Tardy | 20-35 |
| 16:43 | Colorado | William Macy comes up short on the floater from the right block | 20-35 |
| 16:41 | Colorado | Richard Tardy tips it in | 20-37 |
| 16:29 | Nebraska | George Dove hits the finger roll | 22-37 |
| 16:02 | Colorado | Dale Selman is fouled on the floor by Donald Bellanger - foul #3 on Donald Bellanger, team foul #1 | 22-37 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Joseph Roop (PG), Donald Gephart (SG), Patrick Mooneyhan (SF) George Dove, Donald Bellanger, Brian Poirier | |
| Subs | Colorado | Allan Armstrong (PG), George Morgan (SG), Thomas Lozowski (SF), Michael Bolden (C) David Ellis, Donnie Kennedy, Dale Selman, William Macy | |
| 15:38 | Colorado | Michael Bolden knocks in the turnaround from the left block | 22-39 |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Joseph Roop (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Donald Gephart (fresh) SF - Patrick Mooneyhan (fresh) PF - David Peters (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Jerome Bell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Allan Armstrong (fresh) 2 ast. SG - George Morgan (fresh) SF - Thomas Lozowski (fresh) PF - Richard Tardy (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Bolden (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 15:25 | Nebraska | Donald Gephart misses the fadeaway from the left side | 22-39 |
| 15:23 | Nebraska | Donald Gephart hits the follow up shot | 24-39 |
| 15:04 | Colorado | Michael Bolden throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-39 |
| Subs | Nebraska | George Dove (PG), Donald Bellanger (SG), Ralph Ezdebski (C) Joseph Roop, Donald Gephart, David Peters | |
| Subs | Colorado | David Ellis (PG), Donnie Kennedy (SG), Theodore Wallace (SF) Allan Armstrong, George Morgan, Thomas Lozowski | |
| 14:42 | Nebraska | Ralph Ezdebski can't finish the layup | 24-39 |
| 14:41 | Colorado | Richard Tardy grabs the board | 24-39 |
| 14:17 | Colorado | The jump hook by Richard Tardy is blocked by Jerome Bell | 24-39 |
| 14:15 | Nebraska | The rebound goes to George Dove | 24-39 |
| 14:01 | Nebraska | Patrick Mooneyhan comes up short on the runner near the basket | 24-39 |
| 14:00 | Colorado | David Ellis gets the rebound | 24-39 |
| 13:44 | Colorado | Richard Tardy can't connect on a jumper from the baseline | 24-39 |
| 13:43 | Nebraska | Jerome Bell gets the rebound | 24-39 |
| 13:29 | Nebraska | George Dove misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 24-39 |
| 13:27 | Colorado | Richard Tardy grabs the board | 24-39 |
| 13:07 | Colorado | Michael Bolden knocks in the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Theodore Wallace | 24-41 |
| 12:50 | Nebraska | George Dove misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 24-41 |
| 12:49 | Colorado | David Ellis snags the defensive board | 24-41 |
| 12:43 | Colorado | Richard Tardy misses badly on a floater from the right block but he's hacked by Jerome Bell - foul #2 on Jerome Bell, team foul #2 | 24-41 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Joseph Roop (PG), Brian Poirier (SF), David Peters (PF) George Dove, Patrick Mooneyhan, Jerome Bell | |
| Subs | Colorado | Allan Armstrong (PG), Dale Selman (PF), William Macy (C) David Ellis, Theodore Wallace, Michael Bolden | |
| 12:43 | Colorado | Richard Tardy makes the 1st free throw | 24-42 |
| 12:43 | Colorado | Richard Tardy makes the 2nd free throw | 24-43 |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 12:27 | Nebraska | Ralph Ezdebski misses long on a driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Allan Armstrong - foul #2 on Allan Armstrong, team foul #3 | 24-43 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Donald Gephart (SG) Donald Bellanger | |
| Subs | Colorado | George Morgan (SG), Thomas Lozowski (SF) Donnie Kennedy, Richard Tardy | |
| 12:27 | Nebraska | Ralph Ezdebski makes the 1st free throw | 25-43 |
| 12:27 | Nebraska | Ralph Ezdebski misses the 2nd free throw | 25-43 |
| 12:27 | Colorado | Dale Selman snags the defensive board | 25-43 |
| 12:04 | Colorado | Dale Selman throws it down set up by Thomas Lozowski | 25-45 |
| 11:47 | Nebraska | Donald Gephart is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Donald Gephart, team foul #3 | 25-45 |
| Subs | Nebraska | George Dove (PG), Patrick Mooneyhan (C) Donald Gephart, Ralph Ezdebski | |
| Subs | Colorado | Theodore Wallace (SF) George Morgan | |
| 11:26 | Colorado | William Macy connects on the jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Allan Armstrong | 25-47 |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - George Dove (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Roop (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Brian Poirier (fresh) 2 reb. PF - David Peters (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Patrick Mooneyhan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Allan Armstrong (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Thomas Lozowski (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Theodore Wallace (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Dale Selman (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - William Macy (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:19 | Nebraska | Theodore Wallace blocks the jumper by Joseph Roop | 25-47 |
| 11:18 | Colorado | William Macy pulls down the rebound | 25-47 |
| 10:49 | Colorado | William Macy makes the floater from the right side on a great pass from Allan Armstrong and he's fouled by Patrick Mooneyhan - foul #3 on Patrick Mooneyhan, team foul #4 | 25-49 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Donald Bellanger (SG) Joseph Roop | |
| Subs | Colorado | David Ellis (PG), Donnie Kennedy (SG) Allan Armstrong, Thomas Lozowski | |
| 10:49 | Colorado | William Macy makes the free throw | 25-50 |
| 10:38 | Nebraska | George Dove's layup is rejected by Dale Selman | 25-50 |
| 10:36 | Colorado | Theodore Wallace snags the defensive board | 25-50 |
| 10:31 | Colorado | David Ellis hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 25-50 |
| 10:30 | Nebraska | The rebound goes to David Peters | 25-50 |
| 10:10 | Nebraska | George Dove loses the dribble to William Macy | 25-50 |
| 09:49 | Colorado | Donnie Kennedy is fouled on the floor by Donald Bellanger - foul #4 on Donald Bellanger, team foul #5 | 25-50 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Joseph Roop (PG), Donald Gephart (SG), Jerome Bell (PF), John Miles (C) George Dove, Donald Bellanger, Brian Poirier, David Peters | |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| 09:27 | Colorado | Dale Selman hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range | 25-50 |
| 09:26 | Nebraska | Jerome Bell grabs the board | 25-50 |
| 09:20 | Nebraska | Donald Gephart is hacked by Donnie Kennedy - foul #1 on Donnie Kennedy, team foul #4 | 25-50 |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| Subs | Colorado | Thomas Lozowski (SF), Richard Tardy (PF), Michael Bolden (C) Theodore Wallace, Dale Selman, William Macy | |
| 09:06 | Nebraska | Patrick Mooneyhan is called for traveling | 25-50 |
| 08:49 | Colorado | Michael Bolden misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline | 25-50 |
| 08:47 | Colorado | Richard Tardy tips it back up and in | 25-52 |
| 08:31 | Nebraska | David Ellis steals the ball from Patrick Mooneyhan | 25-52 |
| 08:28 | Colorado | Donnie Kennedy lays it up and in on a nice dish by David Ellis | 25-54 |
| 08:23 | Nebraska | Joseph Roop is called for traveling | 25-54 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Leo Ashley (SF) Patrick Mooneyhan | |
| Subs | Colorado | Dale Selman (PF), William Macy (C) Thomas Lozowski, Michael Bolden | |
| 07:55 | Colorado | William Macy is hacked by Jerome Bell - foul #3 on Jerome Bell, team foul #6 | 25-54 |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| Subs | Colorado | Theodore Wallace (SF) Richard Tardy | |
| 07:37 | Colorado | Dale Selman can't finish the layup | 25-54 |
| 07:35 | Nebraska | The rebound goes to Donald Gephart | 25-54 |
| 07:27 | Nebraska | Joseph Roop hits a 3 from the left wing set up by Donald Gephart | 28-54 |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Joseph Roop (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Donald Gephart (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Leo Ashley (fresh) PF - Jerome Bell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - John Miles (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - David Ellis (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Donnie Kennedy (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Theodore Wallace (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dale Selman (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - William Macy (fresh) 13 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 06:58 | Colorado | Dale Selman can't connect on a shot from the right block but the foul's on Joseph Roop - foul #2 on Joseph Roop, team foul #7 | 28-54 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Patrick Mooneyhan (PF) John Miles | |
| Subs | Colorado | Allan Armstrong (PG), Thomas Lozowski (SG) David Ellis, Donnie Kennedy | |
| 06:58 | Colorado | Dale Selman makes the 1st free throw | 28-55 |
| 06:58 | Colorado | Dale Selman makes the 2nd free throw | 28-56 |
| 06:48 | Nebraska | Joseph Roop is called for 10 seconds | 28-56 |
| 06:24 | Colorado | Dale Selman scores on a runner from the baseline on a great pass from Allan Armstrong | 28-58 |
| 06:04 | Nebraska | Patrick Mooneyhan comes up short on the shot in the lane | 28-58 |
| 06:03 | Colorado | The rebound goes to Dale Selman | 28-58 |
| 05:40 | Colorado | Allan Armstrong misses short on a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Joseph Roop - foul #3 on Joseph Roop, team foul #8 | 28-58 |
| Subs | Nebraska | John Miles (C) Jerome Bell | |
| Subs | Colorado | Donnie Kennedy (SG), Richard Tardy (PF), Michael Bolden (C) Theodore Wallace, Dale Selman, William Macy | |
| 05:40 | Colorado | Allan Armstrong misses the 1st free throw | 28-58 |
| 05:40 | Colorado | Allan Armstrong misses the 2nd free throw | 28-58 |
| 05:40 | Nebraska | The rebound goes to Leo Ashley | 28-58 |
| 05:31 | Nebraska | Michael Bolden blocks the short jumper by Leo Ashley | 28-58 |
| 05:29 | Colorado | Richard Tardy snags the defensive board | 28-58 |
| 05:23 | Colorado | Donnie Kennedy is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Donnie Kennedy, team foul #5 | 28-58 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Jerome Bell (C) Leo Ashley | |
| Subs | Colorado | David Ellis (PG) Allan Armstrong | |
| 05:13 | Nebraska | Jerome Bell misses badly on a jump hook from the left block | 28-58 |
| 05:12 | Nebraska | Donald Gephart snags the offensive board | 28-58 |
| 04:57 | Nebraska | Jerome Bell can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 28-58 |
| 04:55 | Colorado | Richard Tardy grabs the defensive rebound | 28-58 |
| 04:36 | Colorado | Michael Bolden hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block | 28-58 |
| 04:34 | Colorado | Michael Bolden misses the tip | 28-58 |
| 04:33 | Nebraska | Patrick Mooneyhan pulls down the rebound | 28-58 |
| 04:16 | Nebraska | Joseph Roop buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from John Miles | 31-58 |
| 03:51 | Colorado | Richard Tardy buries a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from David Ellis | 31-60 |
| 03:37 | Nebraska | Patrick Mooneyhan makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Joseph Roop | 34-60 |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:15 | Colorado | Richard Tardy's layup is rejected by Patrick Mooneyhan | 34-60 |
| 03:13 | Nebraska | Jerome Bell snags the defensive board | 34-60 |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Joseph Roop (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Donald Gephart (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Patrick Mooneyhan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - John Miles (fairly fresh) C - Jerome Bell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - David Ellis (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Donnie Kennedy (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Lozowski (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Richard Tardy (fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. C - Michael Bolden (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 03:09 | Nebraska | John Miles misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 34-60 |
| 03:08 | Nebraska | Joseph Roop grabs the offensive rebound | 34-60 |
| 02:50 | Nebraska | Joseph Roop is fouled on the floor by Michael Bolden - foul #1 on Michael Bolden, team foul #6 | 34-60 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Leo Ashley (SF) John Miles | |
| Subs | Colorado | Theodore Wallace (SF), Dale Selman (PF), William Macy (C) Thomas Lozowski, Richard Tardy, Michael Bolden | |
| 02:40 | Nebraska | Patrick Mooneyhan can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 34-60 |
| 02:39 | Colorado | Theodore Wallace pulls down the rebound | 34-60 |
| 02:14 | Colorado | William Macy hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket but the foul's on Donald Gephart - foul #2 on Donald Gephart, team foul #9 | 34-60 |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| Subs | Colorado | Allan Armstrong (PG), George Morgan (SG) David Ellis, Donnie Kennedy | |
| 02:14 | Colorado | William Macy makes the 1st free throw | 34-61 |
| 02:14 | Colorado | William Macy makes the 2nd free throw | 34-62 |
| 02:01 | Nebraska | Leo Ashley hits a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Joseph Roop | 36-62 |
| 01:41 | Colorado | Dale Selman is called for traveling | 36-62 |
| Subs | Nebraska | John Miles (C) Leo Ashley | |
| Subs | Colorado | David Ellis (PG), Donnie Kennedy (SG) Allan Armstrong, George Morgan | |
| 01:23 | Nebraska | Jerome Bell loses the dribble to David Ellis | 36-62 |
| 01:00 | Colorado | Dale Selman scores on a runner from the baseline set up by Theodore Wallace | 36-64 |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:55 | Nebraska | Theodore Wallace steps in front of the John Miles pass | 36-64 |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:26 | Colorado | David Ellis is fouled on the floor by Donald Gephart - foul #3 on Donald Gephart, team foul #10 | 36-64 |
| 00:26 | Colorado | David Ellis makes the 1st free throw | 36-65 |
| 00:26 | Colorado | David Ellis makes the 2nd free throw | 36-66 |
| 00:18 | Nebraska | Jerome Bell is hacked by Dale Selman - foul #2 on Dale Selman, team foul #7 | 36-66 |
| 00:18 | Nebraska | Jerome Bell makes the 1st free throw | 37-66 |
| 00:18 | Nebraska | Jerome Bell misses the 2nd free throw | 37-66 |
| 00:18 | Colorado | Theodore Wallace grabs the defensive rebound | 37-66 |
| 00:00 | Colorado | David Ellis runs out the clock | 37-66 |