| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Scott Johnson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ross Marez (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Larry Carollo (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Don Allen (fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. C - Dragan Zurheide (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Elias Escamilla (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ray George (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Robert Wadlington (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Charles Baker (fresh) 4 pts. C - Robert Koenig (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Nebraska | Robert Wadlington inbounds the ball | 29-30 |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 19:46 | Nebraska | Ray George's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-30 |
| Subs | Kansas | Obi Arrambide (PG), Richard Allen (SF) Scott Johnson, Larry Carollo | |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| 19:29 | Kansas | Ross Marez makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Obi Arrambide | 32-30 |
| 19:13 | Nebraska | Ray George drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Elias Escamilla | 32-33 |
| 18:47 | Kansas | Ross Marez hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 32-33 |
| 18:45 | Nebraska | Elias Escamilla grabs the defensive rebound | 32-33 |
| 18:28 | Nebraska | Robert Koenig clanks a jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Obi Arrambide - foul #2 on Obi Arrambide, team foul #1 | 32-33 |
| Subs | Kansas | Scott Johnson (PG), Larry Carollo (SF), Szczesny Iwanowski (PF) Obi Arrambide, Ross Marez, Don Allen | |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| 18:28 | Nebraska | Robert Koenig makes the 1st free throw | 32-34 |
| 18:28 | Nebraska | Robert Koenig makes the 2nd free throw | 32-35 |
| 17:59 | Kansas | Szczesny Iwanowski blows the layup but he's hacked by Elias Escamilla - foul #2 on Elias Escamilla, team foul #1 | 32-35 |
| Subs | Kansas | Ross Marez (SG), Don Allen (PF) Richard Allen, Dragan Zurheide | |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| 17:59 | Kansas | Szczesny Iwanowski makes the 1st free throw | 33-35 |
| 17:59 | Kansas | Szczesny Iwanowski makes the 2nd free throw | 34-35 |
| 17:41 | Nebraska | Robert Wadlington's fadeaway is rejected by Szczesny Iwanowski | 34-35 |
| 17:40 | Kansas | Don Allen pulls down the rebound | 34-35 |
| 17:15 | Kansas | Charles Baker steps in front of the Ross Marez pass | 34-35 |
| 17:03 | Nebraska | Charles Baker misses the shot from the right side | 34-35 |
| 17:01 | Kansas | Don Allen grabs the defensive rebound | 34-35 |
| 16:38 | Kansas | Ross Marez misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 34-35 |
| 16:37 | Nebraska | Robert Wadlington grabs the board | 34-35 |
| 16:11 | Nebraska | Ray George misses long on a jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Ross Marez - foul #1 on Ross Marez, team foul #2 | 34-35 |
| Subs | Kansas | Richard Allen (SG), Bryan Badillo (SF), Dragan Zurheide (C) Ross Marez, Larry Carollo, Szczesny Iwanowski | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Alex Jackson (SF), Henry Lauber (PF), Jerry Hutchinson (C) Robert Wadlington, Charles Baker, Robert Koenig | |
| 16:11 | Nebraska | Ray George makes the 1st free throw | 34-36 |
| 16:11 | Nebraska | Ray George makes the 2nd free throw | 34-37 |
| 15:52 | Kansas | Don Allen throws it down on a nice dish by Bryan Badillo | 36-37 |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Scott Johnson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Richard Allen (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Bryan Badillo (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Don Allen (fresh) 17 pts. 4 reb. C - Dragan Zurheide (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Elias Escamilla (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ray George (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. SF - Alex Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Henry Lauber (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Jerry Hutchinson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Nebraska | Alex Jackson connects on the 3 from straight away set up by Elias Escamilla | 36-40 |
| 15:29 | Kansas | Jerry Hutchinson swats the dunk try by Scott Johnson | 36-40 |
| 15:28 | Nebraska | The rebound goes to Elias Escamilla | 36-40 |
| 15:06 | Nebraska | Ray George scores on a floater from the right wing | 36-42 |
| 14:42 | Kansas | Ray George takes the ball from Don Allen | 36-42 |
| 14:22 | Nebraska | Richard Allen is called for the reach on Ray George - foul #3 on Richard Allen, team foul #3 | 36-42 |
| Subs | Kansas | Obi Arrambide (PG), Ross Marez (SG), Larry Carollo (SF), Szczesny Iwanowski (PF) Scott Johnson, Richard Allen, Bryan Badillo, Don Allen | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Russell Christensen (PG), Stanley Taylor (SG), Robert Wadlington (SF), Robert Koenig (C) Elias Escamilla, Ray George, Alex Jackson, Jerry Hutchinson | |
| 14:11 | Nebraska | Henry Lauber's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-42 |
| 13:42 | Kansas | Ross Marez misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 36-42 |
| 13:40 | Nebraska | The rebound goes to Robert Koenig | 36-42 |
| 13:27 | Nebraska | Stanley Taylor comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 36-42 |
| 13:26 | Nebraska | Robert Wadlington tips it but misses | 36-42 |
| 13:25 | Nebraska | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Wadlington | 36-42 |
| 13:12 | Nebraska | Robert Koenig misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 36-42 |
| 13:10 | Kansas | Ross Marez gets the rebound | 36-42 |
| 12:50 | Kansas | Ross Marez can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 36-42 |
| 12:49 | Kansas | Larry Carollo tips it back up and in | 38-42 |
| 12:27 | Nebraska | Robert Koenig connects on the floater from the left side on a nice dish by Russell Christensen | 38-44 |
| 11:58 | Kansas | Larry Carollo misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 38-44 |
| 11:56 | Nebraska | Stanley Taylor grabs the board | 38-44 |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Obi Arrambide (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ross Marez (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Larry Carollo (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Szczesny Iwanowski (fresh) 4 pts. C - Dragan Zurheide (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Russell Christensen (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Stanley Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Wadlington (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Henry Lauber (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Koenig (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:39 | Nebraska | Russell Christensen misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 38-44 |
| 11:38 | Kansas | Ross Marez gets the rebound | 38-44 |
| 11:17 | Kansas | Obi Arrambide knocks in the 3 from the right corner | 41-44 |
| 11:03 | Nebraska | Obi Arrambide steps in front of the Robert Wadlington pass | 41-44 |
| 11:00 | Kansas | Ross Marez dunks the ball on a great pass from Obi Arrambide | 43-44 |
| 10:45 | Nebraska | Henry Lauber misses the dunk but the foul's on Szczesny Iwanowski - foul #3 on Szczesny Iwanowski, team foul #4 | 43-44 |
| Subs | Kansas | Scott Johnson (PG), Richard Allen (SG), Bryan Badillo (SF), Don Allen (PF) Obi Arrambide, Ross Marez, Larry Carollo, Szczesny Iwanowski | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Elias Escamilla (PG), Ray George (SG), Alex Jackson (SF), Jerry Hutchinson (C) Russell Christensen, Stanley Taylor, Robert Wadlington, Robert Koenig | |
| 10:45 | Nebraska | Henry Lauber makes the 1st free throw | 43-45 |
| 10:45 | Nebraska | Henry Lauber makes the 2nd free throw | 43-46 |
| 10:26 | Kansas | Don Allen knocks in the jumper from the right block set up by Richard Allen | 45-46 |
| 10:02 | Nebraska | Alex Jackson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 45-46 |
| 10:01 | Kansas | Scott Johnson gets the rebound | 45-46 |
| 09:33 | Kansas | Richard Allen clanks a fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Ray George - foul #4 on Ray George, team foul #2 | 45-46 |
| Subs | Kansas | Ross Marez (SG), Szczesny Iwanowski (C) Bryan Badillo, Dragan Zurheide | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Charles Baker (PF) Henry Lauber | |
| 09:33 | Kansas | Richard Allen makes the 1st free throw | 46-46 |
| 09:33 | Kansas | Richard Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 47-46 |
| 09:16 | Nebraska | Alex Jackson is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Elias Escamilla | 47-48 |
| 08:52 | Kansas | Ross Marez comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 47-48 |
| 08:51 | Kansas | Don Allen tips it but misses | 47-48 |
| 08:49 | Kansas | The offensive rebound goes to Szczesny Iwanowski | 47-48 |
| 08:22 | Kansas | Don Allen misses short on a runner from the baseline | 47-48 |
| 08:20 | Nebraska | Elias Escamilla grabs the board | 47-48 |
| 08:05 | Nebraska | Alex Jackson can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 47-48 |
| 08:04 | Kansas | Szczesny Iwanowski grabs the board | 47-48 |
| 07:42 | Kansas | Richard Allen misses long on a runner from the left block but he's fouled by Alex Jackson - foul #3 on Alex Jackson, team foul #3 | 47-48 |
| Subs | Kansas | Larry Carollo (SF), Dragan Zurheide (C) Ross Marez, Szczesny Iwanowski | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Robert Wadlington (SF), Robert Koenig (C) Alex Jackson, Jerry Hutchinson | |
| 07:42 | Kansas | Richard Allen makes the 1st free throw | 48-48 |
| 07:42 | Kansas | Richard Allen misses the 2nd free throw | 48-48 |
| 07:42 | Nebraska | Robert Koenig gets the rebound | 48-48 |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Scott Johnson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Richard Allen (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Larry Carollo (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Don Allen (fresh) 19 pts. 5 reb. C - Dragan Zurheide (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Elias Escamilla (fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. SG - Ray George (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Robert Wadlington (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Baker (fresh) 4 pts. C - Robert Koenig (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Nebraska | Elias Escamilla can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 48-48 |
| 07:20 | Kansas | Don Allen pulls down the rebound | 48-48 |
| 06:56 | Kansas | Don Allen comes up short on the shot in the lane | 48-48 |
| 06:55 | Nebraska | The rebound goes to Elias Escamilla | 48-48 |
| 06:44 | Nebraska | Robert Koenig makes the wide open driving attempt from the baseline | 48-50 |
| 06:26 | Kansas | Dragan Zurheide is fouled on the floor by Robert Koenig - foul #2 on Robert Koenig, team foul #4 | 48-50 |
| Subs | Kansas | Ross Marez (SG) Larry Carollo | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Russell Christensen (PG), Henry Lauber (PF) Elias Escamilla, Charles Baker | |
| 06:01 | Kansas | Ross Marez clanks a 3 from the right corner | 48-50 |
| 05:59 | Nebraska | Henry Lauber grabs the defensive rebound | 48-50 |
| 05:53 | Nebraska | Robert Wadlington misses long on a runner in the lane | 48-50 |
| 05:52 | Kansas | Don Allen grabs the defensive rebound | 48-50 |
| 05:27 | Kansas | Don Allen knocks in the jumper from the right side and he's hacked by Robert Koenig - foul #3 on Robert Koenig, team foul #5 | 50-50 |
| Subs | Kansas | Larry Carollo (SF), Szczesny Iwanowski (C) Richard Allen, Dragan Zurheide | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Elias Escamilla (PG), Stanley Taylor (SG) Russell Christensen, Ray George | |
| 05:27 | Kansas | Don Allen makes the free throw | 51-50 |
| 05:07 | Nebraska | Robert Koenig's fadeaway is rejected by Don Allen | 51-50 |
| 05:06 | Kansas | Szczesny Iwanowski gets the rebound | 51-50 |
| 04:42 | Kansas | Don Allen misses badly on a runner from close range but the foul's on Henry Lauber - foul #2 on Henry Lauber, team foul #6 | 51-50 |
| Subs | Kansas | Obi Arrambide (PG), Dragan Zurheide (C) Scott Johnson, Szczesny Iwanowski | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Ray George (SG), Charles Baker (PF) Stanley Taylor, Henry Lauber | |
| 04:42 | Kansas | Don Allen makes the 1st free throw | 52-50 |
| 04:42 | Kansas | Don Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 53-50 |
| 04:32 | Nebraska | Ray George is fouled on the floor by Don Allen - foul #1 on Don Allen, team foul #5 | 53-50 |
| Subs | Kansas | Richard Allen (SF) Larry Carollo | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Alex Jackson (SF), Jerry Hutchinson (C) Robert Wadlington, Robert Koenig | |
| 04:10 | Nebraska | Charles Baker misses the wide open driving attempt from close range | 53-50 |
| 04:08 | Kansas | Ross Marez grabs the board | 53-50 |
| 04:03 | Kansas | Ross Marez misses long on a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Ray George - foul #5 on Ray George, team foul #7 | 53-50 |
| Subs | Kansas | Scott Johnson (PG), Larry Carollo (SF), Szczesny Iwanowski (C) Obi Arrambide, Richard Allen, Dragan Zurheide | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Stanley Taylor (SG) Ray George | |
| 04:03 | Kansas | Ross Marez misses the 1st free throw | 53-50 |
| 04:03 | Kansas | Ross Marez misses the 2nd free throw | 53-50 |
| 04:03 | Nebraska | Charles Baker gets the rebound | 53-50 |
| 03:50 | Nebraska | Charles Baker knocks in the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Stanley Taylor | 53-52 |
| 03:45 | Kansas | Jerry Hutchinson is called for the reach on Szczesny Iwanowski - foul #1 on Jerry Hutchinson, team foul #8 | 53-52 |
| Subs | Kansas | Richard Allen (SG) Ross Marez | |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| 03:45 | Kansas | Szczesny Iwanowski makes the 1st free throw | 54-52 |
| 03:45 | Kansas | Szczesny Iwanowski makes the 2nd free throw | 55-52 |
| 03:37 | Nebraska | Charles Baker hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Alex Jackson | 55-54 |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Scott Johnson (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Richard Allen (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Larry Carollo (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Don Allen (fairly fresh) 24 pts. 7 reb. C - Szczesny Iwanowski (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Elias Escamilla (fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. SG - Stanley Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Alex Jackson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. PF - Charles Baker (fresh) 8 pts. C - Jerry Hutchinson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:12 | Kansas | Jerry Hutchinson blocks the short jumper by Richard Allen | 55-54 |
| 03:11 | Nebraska | Elias Escamilla grabs the defensive rebound | 55-54 |
| 02:54 | Nebraska | Alex Jackson is hacked by Richard Allen - foul #4 on Richard Allen, team foul #6 | 55-54 |
| Subs | Kansas | Obi Arrambide (PG), Ross Marez (SG), Bryan Badillo (SF), Dragan Zurheide (C) Scott Johnson, Richard Allen, Larry Carollo, Szczesny Iwanowski | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Russell Christensen (PG), Robert Wadlington (SF), Henry Lauber (PF), Robert Koenig (C) Elias Escamilla, Alex Jackson, Charles Baker, Jerry Hutchinson | |
| 02:39 | Nebraska | Robert Koenig drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane and he's hacked by Dragan Zurheide - foul #2 on Dragan Zurheide, team foul #7 | 55-56 |
| Subs | Kansas | Scott Johnson (PG) Obi Arrambide | |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| 02:39 | Nebraska | Robert Koenig makes the free throw | 55-57 |
| 02:19 | Kansas | Robert Koenig is called for the reach on Dragan Zurheide - foul #4 on Robert Koenig, team foul #9 | 55-57 |
| Subs | Kansas | Obi Arrambide (PG), Larry Carollo (SF) Scott Johnson, Bryan Badillo | |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| 02:19 | Kansas | Dragan Zurheide makes the 1st free throw | 56-57 |
| 02:19 | Kansas | Dragan Zurheide makes the 2nd free throw | 57-57 |
| 02:15 | Nebraska | Nebraska calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-57 |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Elias Escamilla (PG), Charles Baker (PF) Russell Christensen, Henry Lauber | |
| 01:57 | Nebraska | Don Allen denies the turnaround by Robert Wadlington | 57-57 |
| 01:55 | Nebraska | Robert Koenig hits the follow up shot | 57-59 |
| 01:30 | Kansas | Dragan Zurheide makes the fadeaway from the left side | 59-59 |
| 01:04 | Nebraska | Charles Baker misses long on a turnaround near the basket | 59-59 |
| 01:02 | Nebraska | Charles Baker gets the offensive rebound | 59-59 |
| 00:55 | Nebraska | Elias Escamilla is fouled on the floor by Obi Arrambide - foul #3 on Obi Arrambide, team foul #8 | 59-59 |
| Subs | Kansas | Scott Johnson (PG) Obi Arrambide | |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| 00:55 | Nebraska | Elias Escamilla makes the 1st free throw | 59-60 |
| 00:55 | Nebraska | Elias Escamilla makes the 2nd free throw | 59-61 |
| 00:26 | Kansas | Ross Marez misses the floater from the free throw line | 59-61 |
| 00:24 | Kansas | Don Allen tips it in | 61-61 |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 00:04 | Nebraska | Charles Baker knocks in the jump hook in the paint set up by Elias Escamilla | 61-63 |
| 00:04 | Kansas | Kansas calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 61-63 |
| 00:00 | Kansas | Larry Carollo clanks a halfcourt shot | 61-63 |