| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Donald Gephart (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Bellanger (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Miles (fresh) 4 reb. C - Jerome Bell (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - David Ellis (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donnie Kennedy (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Garibay (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dale Selman (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Leland Kester (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Nebraska | Robert Davis inbounds the ball | 17-46 |
| 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) | |
| 19:50 | Nebraska | John Miles clanks a 3 from the right wing | 17-46 |
| 19:48 | Nebraska | Robert Davis tips it in | 19-46 |
| 19:30 | Colorado | Dale Selman comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block | 19-46 |
| 19:28 | Colorado | David Ellis hits the follow up shot | 19-48 |
| 19:20 | Nebraska | David Ellis steals it from Robert Davis | 19-48 |
| 18:51 | Colorado | Leland Kester misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Donald Bellanger - foul #1 on Donald Bellanger, team foul #1 | 19-48 |
| 18:51 | Colorado | Leland Kester makes the 1st free throw | 19-49 |
| 18:51 | Colorado | Leland Kester makes the 2nd free throw | 19-50 |
| 18:34 | Nebraska | David Garibay steals it from Jerome Bell | 19-50 |
| 18:30 | Colorado | David Ellis dunks the ball on a nice dish by David Garibay | 19-52 |
| 18:11 | Nebraska | Jerome Bell double dribbles | 19-52 |
| 17:46 | Colorado | Donnie Kennedy can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 19-52 |
| 17:45 | Nebraska | Donald Gephart pulls down the rebound | 19-52 |
| 17:38 | Nebraska | Jerome Bell hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block | 19-52 |
| 17:36 | Colorado | Dale Selman gets the rebound | 19-52 |
| 17:13 | Colorado | Donnie Kennedy misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 19-52 |
| 17:12 | Colorado | David Garibay tips it back up and in | 19-54 |
| 16:54 | Nebraska | Donald Gephart comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 19-54 |
| 16:52 | Colorado | Dale Selman snags the defensive board | 19-54 |
| 16:23 | Colorado | Dale Selman is hacked by John Miles - foul #3 on John Miles, team foul #2 | 19-54 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Larry Mather (PG), Victor Anderton (SG), Leo Ashley (SF), Ralph Ezdebski (PF), Dale Riley (C) Donald Gephart, Donald Bellanger, Robert Davis, John Miles, Jerome Bell | |
| Subs | Colorado | Allan Armstrong (PG), Thomas Lozowski (SG), Theodore Wallace (SF), Richard Tardy (PF), William Macy (C) David Ellis, Donnie Kennedy, David Garibay, Dale Selman, Leland Kester | |
| 16:04 | Colorado | Richard Tardy misses the easy layup | 19-54 |
| 16:02 | Nebraska | Dale Riley snags the defensive board | 19-54 |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Larry Mather (fresh) SG - Victor Anderton (fresh) SF - Leo Ashley (fresh) PF - Ralph Ezdebski (fresh) 2 pts. C - Dale Riley (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Allan Armstrong (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Thomas Lozowski (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Theodore Wallace (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Richard Tardy (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - William Macy (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 15:57 | Nebraska | Larry Mather misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 19-54 |
| 15:55 | Colorado | The rebound goes to William Macy | 19-54 |
| 15:31 | Colorado | William Macy is hacked by Dale Riley - foul #1 on Dale Riley, team foul #3 | 19-54 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Donald Bellanger (PG), Philip Racine (SG) Larry Mather, Victor Anderton | |
| Subs | Colorado | Donnie Kennedy (SG) Thomas Lozowski | |
| 15:09 | Colorado | Donnie Kennedy misses the jumper from the free throw line | 19-54 |
| 15:08 | Colorado | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Tardy | 19-54 |
| 14:47 | Colorado | Richard Tardy misses badly on a shot from the left side | 19-54 |
| 14:45 | Nebraska | Ralph Ezdebski pulls down the rebound | 19-54 |
| 14:34 | Nebraska | Philip Racine misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 19-54 |
| 14:32 | Colorado | Richard Tardy gets the rebound | 19-54 |
| 14:04 | Colorado | William Macy makes the turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Donnie Kennedy and he's hacked by Dale Riley - foul #2 on Dale Riley, team foul #4 | 19-56 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Larry Mather (SG) Philip Racine | |
| Subs | Colorado | David Ellis (PG), David Garibay (SF), Dale Selman (PF) Allan Armstrong, Theodore Wallace, Richard Tardy | |
| 14:04 | Colorado | William Macy makes the free throw | 19-57 |
| 13:45 | Nebraska | Ralph Ezdebski misses badly on a floater in the paint but he's fouled by Dale Selman - foul #4 on Dale Selman, team foul #1 | 19-57 |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| Subs | Colorado | Richard Tardy (PF), Leland Kester (C) Dale Selman, William Macy | |
| 13:45 | Nebraska | Ralph Ezdebski makes the 1st free throw | 20-57 |
| 13:45 | Nebraska | Ralph Ezdebski makes the 2nd free throw | 21-57 |
| 13:23 | Colorado | David Ellis makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Donnie Kennedy | 21-60 |
| 13:15 | Nebraska | Donald Bellanger comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 21-60 |
| 13:13 | Nebraska | Leo Ashley tips it back up and in | 23-60 |
| 12:44 | Colorado | David Ellis scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by David Garibay | 23-63 |
| 12:31 | Nebraska | The jump hook by Leo Ashley is blocked by Richard Tardy | 23-63 |
| 12:29 | Nebraska | Leo Ashley snags the offensive board | 23-63 |
| 12:17 | Nebraska | Donnie Kennedy steps in front of the Larry Mather pass | 23-63 |
| 12:13 | Colorado | Donnie Kennedy lays it up and in | 23-65 |
| 12:01 | Nebraska | Larry Mather connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 25-65 |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Donald Bellanger (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Larry Mather (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Leo Ashley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ralph Ezdebski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Dale Riley (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - David Ellis (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donnie Kennedy (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - David Garibay (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Richard Tardy (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Leland Kester (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:43 | Colorado | Richard Tardy misses badly on a runner in the paint | 25-65 |
| 11:42 | Colorado | Richard Tardy hits the follow up shot | 25-67 |
| 11:26 | Nebraska | Donald Bellanger is fouled on the floor by Leland Kester - foul #2 on Leland Kester, team foul #2 | 25-67 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Victor Anderton (SG) Leo Ashley | |
| Subs | Colorado | Theodore Wallace (SG), Dale Selman (PF) Donnie Kennedy, Richard Tardy | |
| 11:12 | Nebraska | Dale Riley connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 27-67 |
| 10:49 | Colorado | Theodore Wallace misses long on a turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by Larry Mather - foul #1 on Larry Mather, team foul #5 | 27-67 |
| Subs | Nebraska | David Rathburn (PG) Larry Mather | |
| Subs | Colorado | Thomas Lozowski (SG), William Macy (C) David Garibay, Leland Kester | |
| 10:49 | Colorado | Theodore Wallace makes the 1st free throw | 27-68 |
| 10:49 | Colorado | Theodore Wallace makes the 2nd free throw | 27-69 |
| 10:28 | Nebraska | Theodore Wallace blocks the short jumper by Donald Bellanger | 27-69 |
| 10:26 | Colorado | Dale Selman grabs the defensive rebound | 27-69 |
| 10:10 | Colorado | William Macy misses badly on a jumper in the lane | 27-69 |
| 10:08 | Nebraska | Donald Bellanger pulls down the rebound | 27-69 |
| 10:04 | Nebraska | David Ellis steals it from Ralph Ezdebski | 27-69 |
| 09:49 | Colorado | Thomas Lozowski can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block | 27-69 |
| 09:47 | Colorado | William Macy pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-69 |
| 09:27 | Colorado | David Ellis is fouled on the floor by Dale Riley - foul #3 on Dale Riley, team foul #6 | 27-69 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Larry Mather (PG) David Rathburn | |
| Subs | Colorado | Allan Armstrong (PG), Donnie Kennedy (SG), David Garibay (SF), Leland Kester (C) David Ellis, Thomas Lozowski, Theodore Wallace, William Macy | |
| 09:09 | Colorado | Dale Selman misses long on a fadeaway near the basket | 27-69 |
| 09:07 | Nebraska | Ralph Ezdebski gets the rebound | 27-69 |
| 09:03 | Nebraska | Larry Mather misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 27-69 |
| 09:02 | Colorado | Leland Kester gets the rebound | 27-69 |
| 08:43 | Colorado | Donnie Kennedy clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 27-69 |
| 08:42 | Nebraska | Ralph Ezdebski grabs the defensive rebound | 27-69 |
| 08:21 | Nebraska | Dale Riley makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Larry Mather | 30-69 |
| 07:58 | Colorado | Victor Anderton steps in front of the David Garibay pass | 30-69 |
| 07:54 | Nebraska | Donald Bellanger lays it up and in on a nice dish by Victor Anderton | 32-69 |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Larry Mather (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Victor Anderton (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Donald Bellanger (tiring) 5 pts. PF - Ralph Ezdebski (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Dale Riley (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Allan Armstrong (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Donnie Kennedy (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - David Garibay (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Dale Selman (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. C - Leland Kester (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:36 | Colorado | Leland Kester can't finish the layup | 32-69 |
| 07:34 | Colorado | Dale Selman hits the follow up shot | 32-71 |
| 07:18 | Nebraska | Victor Anderton comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 32-71 |
| 07:16 | Nebraska | The offensive rebound goes to Dale Riley | 32-71 |
| 07:00 | Nebraska | Larry Mather throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-71 |
| Subs | Nebraska | David Rathburn (PG), Leo Ashley (PF) Victor Anderton, Dale Riley | |
| Subs | Colorado | David Ellis (PG), Richard Tardy (PF), William Macy (C) Allan Armstrong, Dale Selman, Leland Kester | |
| 06:40 | Colorado | William Macy is denied on a layup by Ralph Ezdebski | 32-71 |
| 06:39 | Colorado | David Ellis grabs the offensive board | 32-71 |
| 06:24 | Colorado | Richard Tardy knocks in the runner from the baseline on a great pass from David Ellis | 32-73 |
| 06:05 | Nebraska | David Rathburn hits the finger roll | 34-73 |
| 05:41 | Colorado | David Ellis misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 34-73 |
| 05:39 | Nebraska | Donald Bellanger grabs the defensive rebound | 34-73 |
| 05:26 | Nebraska | Larry Mather's fadeaway is rejected by Richard Tardy | 34-73 |
| 05:24 | Colorado | David Garibay grabs the board | 34-73 |
| 05:05 | Colorado | William Macy hits a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Donnie Kennedy | 34-75 |
| 04:51 | Nebraska | Ralph Ezdebski slams it home | 36-75 |
| 04:31 | Colorado | William Macy can't finish the layup but the foul's on Donald Bellanger - foul #2 on Donald Bellanger, team foul #7 | 36-75 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Victor Anderton (SG), Dale Riley (PF) Larry Mather, Donald Bellanger | |
| Subs | Colorado | Theodore Wallace (SG), Dale Selman (PF) Donnie Kennedy, David Garibay | |
| 04:31 | Colorado | William Macy makes the 1st free throw | 36-76 |
| 04:31 | Colorado | William Macy makes the 2nd free throw | 36-77 |
| 04:20 | Nebraska | William Macy swats the layup by Leo Ashley | 36-77 |
| 04:19 | Colorado | Dale Selman gets the rebound | 36-77 |
| 03:50 | Colorado | William Macy slams it home | 36-79 |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - David Rathburn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Victor Anderton (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Leo Ashley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dale Riley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Ralph Ezdebski (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - David Ellis (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Theodore Wallace (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Richard Tardy (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. PF - Dale Selman (fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. 4 pf. C - William Macy (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:39 | Nebraska | Leo Ashley loses the dribble to David Ellis | 36-79 |
| 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) | |
| 03:26 | Colorado | Richard Tardy misses the easy layup but the foul's on Leo Ashley - foul #1 on Leo Ashley, team foul #8 | 36-79 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Donald Bellanger (PG) David Rathburn | |
| Subs | Colorado | Allan Armstrong (PG), Leland Kester (C) David Ellis, William Macy | |
| 03:26 | Colorado | Richard Tardy makes the 1st free throw | 36-80 |
| 03:26 | Colorado | Richard Tardy makes the 2nd free throw | 36-81 |
| 03:12 | Nebraska | Leo Ashley makes the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Ralph Ezdebski | 38-81 |
| 02:52 | Colorado | Theodore Wallace misses long on a floater from the left wing | 38-81 |
| 02:50 | Colorado | Dale Selman tips it but misses | 38-81 |
| 02:49 | Colorado | Richard Tardy misses the tip | 38-81 |
| 02:47 | Nebraska | Dale Riley pulls down the rebound | 38-81 |
| 02:40 | Nebraska | Dale Riley can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 38-81 |
| 02:38 | Colorado | Allan Armstrong gets the rebound | 38-81 |
| 02:32 | Colorado | Theodore Wallace comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 38-81 |
| 02:31 | Colorado | The offensive rebound goes to Theodore Wallace | 38-81 |
| 02:14 | Colorado | Ralph Ezdebski blocks the jumper by Richard Tardy | 38-81 |
| 02:12 | Colorado | Dale Selman tips it home | 38-83 |
| 02:01 | Nebraska | Leo Ashley hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 38-83 |
| 02:00 | Nebraska | Leo Ashley gets the offensive rebound | 38-83 |
| 01:48 | Nebraska | Allan Armstrong takes the ball from Leo Ashley | 38-83 |
| 01:43 | Colorado | Theodore Wallace jams it on a great pass from Allan Armstrong | 38-85 |
| 01:33 | Nebraska | Leo Ashley knocks in the jumper from the right block | 40-85 |
| 01:17 | Colorado | Richard Tardy buries a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Theodore Wallace | 40-87 |
| 00:59 | Nebraska | The jump hook by Ralph Ezdebski is blocked by Leland Kester | 40-87 |
| 00:58 | Colorado | Dale Selman grabs the defensive rebound | 40-87 |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:32 | Colorado | Dale Selman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-87 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Larry Mather (SG) Victor Anderton | |
| Subs | Colorado | David Ellis (PG), Donnie Kennedy (SG), David Garibay (SF) Allan Armstrong, Theodore Wallace, Richard Tardy | |
| 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 | Nebraska | Ralph Ezdebski makes the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Donald Bellanger | 43-87 |
| 00:00 | Colorado | David Ellis runs out the clock | 43-87 |