| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Charles Appling (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Haws (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Orlowsky (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jackie Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Eddie Wickersham (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Emmanuel Keller (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lamont Moore (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Morehouse (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Derek Riojas (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Tracy Cox (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Nebraska | Michael Morehouse inbounds the ball | 26-36 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 19:40 | Nebraska | Michael Morehouse misses short on a driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by Michael Orlowsky - foul #2 on Michael Orlowsky, team foul #1 | 26-36 |
| 19:40 | Nebraska | Michael Morehouse makes the 1st free throw | 26-37 |
| 19:40 | Nebraska | Michael Morehouse makes the 2nd free throw | 26-38 |
| 19:28 | Colorado | Eddie Wickersham connects on the shot from the left block set up by James Haws | 28-38 |
| 19:14 | Nebraska | Derek Riojas misses long on a driving attempt in the paint | 28-38 |
| 19:13 | Colorado | Jackie Smith gets the rebound | 28-38 |
| 18:53 | Colorado | Eddie Wickersham buries a floater from the left side and the foul's on Derek Riojas - foul #2 on Derek Riojas, team foul #1 | 30-38 |
| 18:53 | Colorado | Eddie Wickersham makes the free throw | 31-38 |
| 18:32 | Nebraska | James Haws is called for the reach on Emmanuel Keller - foul #1 on James Haws, team foul #2 | 31-38 |
| 18:15 | Nebraska | Michael Morehouse knocks in the jumper from the left block | 31-40 |
| 17:59 | Colorado | Jackie Smith is wide open but clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 31-40 |
| 17:58 | Colorado | Jackie Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-40 |
| 17:34 | Colorado | Charles Appling scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Eddie Wickersham | 34-40 |
| 17:28 | Nebraska | Derek Riojas throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-40 |
| Subs | Colorado | Bernard Harvey (SG), Thomas Byrne (SF), Jay Wall (PF) James Haws, Michael Orlowsky, Eddie Wickersham | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Wendell Hart (PG), Richard Macgregor (PF), John Birk (C) Emmanuel Keller, Derek Riojas, Tracy Cox | |
| 17:07 | Colorado | Charles Appling connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Jay Wall | 37-40 |
| 16:51 | Nebraska | John Birk can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block | 37-40 |
| 16:49 | Colorado | Jay Wall gets the rebound | 37-40 |
| 16:32 | Colorado | Bernard Harvey clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 37-40 |
| 16:30 | Colorado | Jay Wall tips it in | 39-40 |
| 16:14 | Nebraska | Wendell Hart makes the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Lamont Moore | 39-42 |
| 15:59 | Colorado | Charles Appling misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 39-42 |
| 15:58 | Colorado | Jay Wall grabs the offensive rebound | 39-42 |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Charles Appling (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bernard Harvey (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Thomas Byrne (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jay Wall (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Jackie Smith (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Wendell Hart (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Lamont Moore (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Morehouse (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Richard Macgregor (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Birk (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:37 | Colorado | Charles Appling misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 39-42 |
| 15:36 | Nebraska | The rebound goes to John Birk | 39-42 |
| 15:25 | Nebraska | Michael Morehouse misses badly on a jump hook in the lane | 39-42 |
| 15:24 | Nebraska | John Birk tips it in | 39-44 |
| 15:07 | Colorado | Thomas Byrne is wide open but clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 39-44 |
| 15:06 | Nebraska | The rebound goes to Michael Morehouse | 39-44 |
| 15:00 | Nebraska | Lamont Moore misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 39-44 |
| 14:58 | Nebraska | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Macgregor | 39-44 |
| 14:50 | Nebraska | Michael Morehouse misses short on a runner from the baseline | 39-44 |
| 14:48 | Colorado | Jackie Smith grabs the board | 39-44 |
| 14:38 | Colorado | Thomas Byrne connects on the runner from the left block set up by Charles Appling | 41-44 |
| 14:19 | Nebraska | Lamont Moore can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Bernard Harvey - foul #2 on Bernard Harvey, team foul #3 | 41-44 |
| Subs | Colorado | James Haws (SG), Michael Orlowsky (SF), Benjamin Cresswell (PF), Eddie Wickersham (C) Bernard Harvey, Thomas Byrne, Jay Wall, Jackie Smith | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Emmanuel Keller (PG), Charles Hollman (SF), Derek Riojas (PF), Tracy Cox (C) Wendell Hart, Michael Morehouse, Richard Macgregor, John Birk | |
| 14:19 | Nebraska | Lamont Moore makes the 1st free throw | 41-45 |
| 14:19 | Nebraska | Lamont Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 41-46 |
| 13:57 | Colorado | Charles Appling knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side | 43-46 |
| 13:45 | Nebraska | Emmanuel Keller can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-46 |
| 13:43 | Colorado | Michael Orlowsky snags the defensive board | 43-46 |
| 13:26 | Colorado | Michael Orlowsky hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Charles Hollman - foul #1 on Charles Hollman, team foul #2 | 43-46 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Alfred Huffman (SG) Lamont Moore | |
| 13:26 | Colorado | Michael Orlowsky makes the 1st free throw | 44-46 |
| 13:26 | Colorado | Michael Orlowsky makes the 2nd free throw | 45-46 |
| 13:14 | Nebraska | Charles Hollman is called for a backcourt violation | 45-46 |
| Subs | Colorado | Bernard Harvey (PG) Charles Appling | |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| 12:47 | Colorado | Eddie Wickersham works out of a doubleteam and scores on a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by James Haws | 47-46 |
| 12:28 | Nebraska | Tracy Cox comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 47-46 |
| 12:27 | Colorado | Michael Orlowsky grabs the defensive rebound | 47-46 |
| 12:17 | Colorado | Alfred Huffman picks off the pass by Eddie Wickersham out of a doubleteam | 47-46 |
| 12:03 | Nebraska | Emmanuel Keller hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 47-46 |
| 12:02 | Colorado | Benjamin Cresswell pulls down the rebound | 47-46 |
| 11:57 | Colorado | Bernard Harvey comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 47-46 |
| 11:55 | Colorado | Bernard Harvey grabs the offensive rebound | 47-46 |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Bernard Harvey (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Haws (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Michael Orlowsky (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Benjamin Cresswell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Eddie Wickersham (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Emmanuel Keller (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alfred Huffman (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Hollman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Derek Riojas (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Tracy Cox (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 11:42 | Colorado | James Haws makes the runner near the basket | 49-46 |
| 11:33 | Nebraska | Charles Hollman makes the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Alfred Huffman | 49-48 |
| 11:16 | Colorado | Eddie Wickersham works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 49-48 |
| 11:14 | Nebraska | Derek Riojas snags the defensive board | 49-48 |
| 10:53 | Nebraska | Emmanuel Keller's dunk attempt is rejected by Michael Orlowsky | 49-48 |
| 10:52 | Colorado | Eddie Wickersham grabs the defensive rebound | 49-48 |
| 10:35 | Colorado | Michael Orlowsky comes up short on the jump hook near the basket | 49-48 |
| 10:33 | Nebraska | Derek Riojas grabs the defensive rebound | 49-48 |
| 10:19 | Nebraska | Emmanuel Keller knocks in the 3 from the right corner | 49-51 |
| 10:07 | Colorado | Eddie Wickersham buries a turnaround from the left block set up by Bernard Harvey | 51-51 |
| 09:53 | Nebraska | Emmanuel Keller is fouled on the floor by Bernard Harvey - foul #3 on Bernard Harvey, team foul #4 | 51-51 |
| Subs | Colorado | Charles Appling (PG), Geoffrey Walsh (SG), Thomas Byrne (SF), Jay Wall (PF), Jackie Smith (C) Bernard Harvey, James Haws, Michael Orlowsky, Benjamin Cresswell, Eddie Wickersham | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Wendell Hart (PG), Lamont Moore (SG), Michael Morehouse (SF), Richard Macgregor (PF), John Birk (C) Emmanuel Keller, Alfred Huffman, Charles Hollman, Derek Riojas, Tracy Cox | |
| 09:45 | Nebraska | Jay Wall takes the ball from Richard Macgregor | 51-51 |
| 09:29 | Colorado | Charles Appling drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Geoffrey Walsh | 54-51 |
| 09:13 | Nebraska | Richard Macgregor misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 54-51 |
| 09:11 | Colorado | Thomas Byrne snags the defensive board | 54-51 |
| 09:01 | Colorado | Geoffrey Walsh is fouled on the floor by Lamont Moore - foul #2 on Lamont Moore, team foul #3 | 54-51 |
| 08:42 | Colorado | Charles Appling splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 54-51 |
| 08:40 | Colorado | Geoffrey Walsh tips it home | 56-51 |
| 08:21 | Nebraska | John Birk misses long on a shot from close range but he's fouled by Thomas Byrne - foul #2 on Thomas Byrne, team foul #5 | 56-51 |
| 08:21 | Nebraska | John Birk makes the 1st free throw | 56-52 |
| 08:21 | Nebraska | John Birk makes the 2nd free throw | 56-53 |
| 07:59 | Colorado | Charles Appling works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Michael Morehouse - foul #2 on Michael Morehouse, team foul #4 | 56-53 |
| Subs | Colorado | Bernard Harvey (SG) Geoffrey Walsh | |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| 07:59 | Colorado | Charles Appling makes the 1st free throw | 57-53 |
| 07:59 | Colorado | Charles Appling makes the 2nd free throw | 58-53 |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Charles Appling (fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bernard Harvey (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Thomas Byrne (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jay Wall (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. C - Jackie Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Wendell Hart (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Lamont Moore (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Morehouse (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Macgregor (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Birk (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:47 | Nebraska | Richard Macgregor is whistled for a carry | 58-53 |
| 07:21 | Colorado | Thomas Byrne connects on the runner from the baseline | 60-53 |
| 06:58 | Nebraska | Richard Macgregor makes the runner near the basket on a nice dish by John Birk and the foul's on Jackie Smith - foul #1 on Jackie Smith, team foul #6 | 60-55 |
| Subs | Colorado | James Haws (SG), Michael Orlowsky (SF), Benjamin Cresswell (C) Bernard Harvey, Thomas Byrne, Jay Wall | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Emmanuel Keller (PG), Alfred Huffman (SG), Derek Riojas (PF), Tracy Cox (C) Wendell Hart, Lamont Moore, Michael Morehouse, John Birk | |
| 06:58 | Nebraska | Richard Macgregor makes the free throw | 60-56 |
| 06:46 | Colorado | Derek Riojas swats the shot by Benjamin Cresswell | 60-56 |
| 06:45 | Colorado | Jackie Smith tips it home | 62-56 |
| 06:28 | Nebraska | Emmanuel Keller hits a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Tracy Cox | 62-58 |
| 06:10 | Colorado | Derek Riojas picks off the pass by Michael Orlowsky | 62-58 |
| 05:56 | Nebraska | Alfred Huffman misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 62-58 |
| 05:54 | Colorado | The rebound goes to Benjamin Cresswell | 62-58 |
| 05:39 | Colorado | Michael Orlowsky is hacked by Richard Macgregor - foul #1 on Richard Macgregor, team foul #5 | 62-58 |
| Subs | Colorado | Bernard Harvey (PG), Thomas Byrne (SF), Jay Wall (PF), Eddie Wickersham (C) Charles Appling, Michael Orlowsky, Jackie Smith, Benjamin Cresswell | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Lamont Moore (SG), Michael Morehouse (SF), John Birk (PF) Alfred Huffman, Richard Macgregor, Derek Riojas | |
| 05:25 | Colorado | John Birk steps in front of the Thomas Byrne pass | 62-58 |
| 05:04 | Nebraska | Tracy Cox misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 62-58 |
| 05:02 | Nebraska | Tracy Cox grabs the offensive board | 62-58 |
| 04:46 | Nebraska | Michael Morehouse is hacked by Jay Wall - foul #1 on Jay Wall, team foul #7 | 62-58 |
| Subs | Colorado | Geoffrey Walsh (SG) James Haws | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Wendell Hart (PG), Derek Riojas (PF) Emmanuel Keller, Tracy Cox | |
| 04:46 | Nebraska | Michael Morehouse makes the 1st free throw | 62-59 |
| 04:46 | Nebraska | Michael Morehouse misses the 2nd free throw | 62-59 |
| 04:46 | Colorado | Jay Wall pulls down the rebound | 62-59 |
| 04:35 | Colorado | Bernard Harvey drills a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Geoffrey Walsh | 64-59 |
| 04:15 | Nebraska | Wendell Hart misses long on a fadeaway from close range | 64-59 |
| 04:14 | Nebraska | John Birk pulls down the offensive rebound | 64-59 |
| 04:01 | Nebraska | Lamont Moore is fouled on the floor by Thomas Byrne - foul #3 on Thomas Byrne, team foul #8 | 64-59 |
| Subs | Colorado | Charles Appling (PG), Michael Orlowsky (SF) Geoffrey Walsh, Thomas Byrne | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Tracy Cox (C) John Birk | |
| 04:01 | Nebraska | Lamont Moore makes the 1st free throw | 64-60 |
| 04:01 | Nebraska | Lamont Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 64-61 |
| 03:49 | Colorado | Bernard Harvey misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Derek Riojas - foul #3 on Derek Riojas, team foul #6 | 64-61 |
| Subs | Colorado | Jackie Smith (PF) Jay Wall | |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| 03:49 | Colorado | Bernard Harvey makes the 1st free throw | 65-61 |
| 03:49 | Colorado | Bernard Harvey makes the 2nd free throw | 66-61 |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Charles Appling (fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bernard Harvey (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Michael Orlowsky (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jackie Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 11 reb. C - Eddie Wickersham (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Wendell Hart (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Lamont Moore (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Morehouse (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Derek Riojas (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Tracy Cox (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 03:29 | Nebraska | Lamont Moore's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 66-61 |
| Subs | Colorado | Benjamin Cresswell (C) Eddie Wickersham | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Emmanuel Keller (PG) Wendell Hart | |
| 03:04 | Colorado | Charles Appling makes the 3 pointer from the right wing | 69-61 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 02:55 | Nebraska | Derek Riojas misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 69-61 |
| 02:53 | Colorado | Michael Orlowsky gets the rebound | 69-61 |
| 02:53 | Colorado | Colorado calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-61 |
| Subs | Colorado | James Haws (SG), Eddie Wickersham (C) Bernard Harvey, Benjamin Cresswell | |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 02:32 | Colorado | Charles Appling hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner but he's hacked by Tracy Cox - foul #1 on Tracy Cox, team foul #7 | 69-61 |
| 02:32 | Colorado | Charles Appling makes the 1st free throw | 70-61 |
| 02:32 | Colorado | Charles Appling makes the 2nd free throw | 71-61 |
| 02:32 | Colorado | Charles Appling makes the 3rd free throw | 72-61 |
| 02:14 | Nebraska | Tracy Cox hits a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Emmanuel Keller and the foul's on James Haws - foul #2 on James Haws, team foul #9 | 72-63 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | Nebraska | John Birk (PF) Derek Riojas | |
| 02:14 | Nebraska | Tracy Cox misses the free throw | 72-63 |
| 02:14 | Colorado | Eddie Wickersham grabs the defensive rebound | 72-63 |
| 01:51 | Colorado | Jackie Smith makes the shot from the right wing set up by James Haws and he's fouled by John Birk - foul #1 on John Birk, team foul #8 | 74-63 |
| Subs | Colorado | Bernard Harvey (PG), Geoffrey Walsh (SG), Thomas Byrne (SF), Benjamin Cresswell (C) Charles Appling, James Haws, Michael Orlowsky, Eddie Wickersham | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Wendell Hart (PG), Alfred Huffman (SG), Charles Hollman (SF), Richard Macgregor (PF) Emmanuel Keller, Lamont Moore, Michael Morehouse, Tracy Cox | |
| 01:51 | Colorado | Jackie Smith misses the free throw | 74-63 |
| 01:51 | Nebraska | The rebound goes to John Birk | 74-63 |
| 01:28 | Nebraska | Thomas Byrne steps in front of the John Birk pass | 74-63 |
| 01:25 | Colorado | Geoffrey Walsh hits the finger roll set up by Thomas Byrne | 76-63 |
| 01:08 | Nebraska | Benjamin Cresswell steals the ball from Alfred Huffman | 76-63 |
| 00:46 | Colorado | Benjamin Cresswell scores on a shot from just outside the lane | 78-63 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:38 | Nebraska | John Birk comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Benjamin Cresswell - foul #4 on Benjamin Cresswell, team foul #10 | 78-63 |
| Subs | Colorado | Jay Wall (PF) Jackie Smith | |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| 00:38 | Nebraska | John Birk misses the 1st free throw | 78-63 |
| 00:38 | Nebraska | John Birk makes the 2nd free throw | 78-64 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:10 | Colorado | Bernard Harvey comes up short on the shot from the baseline but he's hacked by Alfred Huffman - foul #2 on Alfred Huffman, team foul #9 | 78-64 |
| 00:10 | Colorado | Bernard Harvey makes the 1st free throw | 79-64 |
| 00:10 | Colorado | Bernard Harvey makes the 2nd free throw | 80-64 |
| 00:03 | Nebraska | Alfred Huffman comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 80-64 |
| 00:01 | Colorado | Thomas Byrne gets the rebound | 80-64 |
| 00:00 | Colorado | Thomas Byrne runs out the clock | 80-64 |