| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - James Foster (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Burd (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rodney Smith (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Michael Calloway (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Vernon Lytle (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kansas State | PG - Jonathon Kennedy (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffery Pemberton (fresh) 11 pts. SF - John Titsworth (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Walter Merz (fresh) 4 reb. C - Richard Waters (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Nebraska | Rodney Smith inbounds the ball | 29-29 |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+1) | |
| 19:40 | Nebraska | Michael Calloway clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 29-29 |
| 19:39 | Nebraska | Rodney Smith tips it in | 31-29 |
| 19:18 | Kansas State | Richard Waters makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 31-31 |
| 19:05 | Nebraska | Michael Calloway's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-31 |
| 18:41 | Kansas State | Jonathon Kennedy is wide open but clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 31-31 |
| 18:40 | Kansas State | Jeffery Pemberton tips it home | 31-33 |
| 18:19 | Nebraska | Vernon Lytle misses long on a driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by Richard Waters - foul #3 on Richard Waters, team foul #1 | 31-33 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Ronald Marden (PG), Richard Kobayashi (SG), Jaroslav Zoellner (SF), James Benson (PF) James Foster, George Burd, Rodney Smith, Michael Calloway | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Charlie Dalke (SG), Bruce Williams (SF), John Payne (PF), Ben Hardrick (C) Jeffery Pemberton, John Titsworth, Walter Merz, Richard Waters | |
| 18:19 | Nebraska | Vernon Lytle misses the 1st free throw | 31-33 |
| 18:19 | Nebraska | Vernon Lytle makes the 2nd free throw | 32-33 |
| 18:03 | Kansas State | Jonathon Kennedy misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 32-33 |
| 18:01 | Kansas State | Bruce Williams pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-33 |
| 17:47 | Kansas State | Bruce Williams comes up short on the shot from the left side | 32-33 |
| 17:45 | Nebraska | The rebound goes to Ronald Marden | 32-33 |
| 17:41 | Nebraska | Richard Kobayashi clanks a shot from the right side | 32-33 |
| 17:39 | Kansas State | Bruce Williams gets the rebound | 32-33 |
| 17:14 | Kansas State | Charlie Dalke scores on a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Jonathon Kennedy | 32-36 |
| 17:01 | Nebraska | Jaroslav Zoellner misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 32-36 |
| 16:59 | Nebraska | James Benson tips it back up and in | 34-36 |
| 16:32 | Kansas State | Jaroslav Zoellner steals it from Charlie Dalke | 34-36 |
| 16:07 | Nebraska | James Benson misses the lay-in | 34-36 |
| 16:05 | Kansas State | Bruce Williams snags the defensive board | 34-36 |
| 15:44 | Kansas State | Richard Kobayashi takes the ball from Bruce Williams | 34-36 |
| 15:40 | Nebraska | Richard Kobayashi banks in the layup | 36-36 |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Ronald Marden (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Kobayashi (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jaroslav Zoellner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. PF - James Benson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Vernon Lytle (tiring) 1 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kansas State | PG - Jonathon Kennedy (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charlie Dalke (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Bruce Williams (fairly fresh) PF - John Payne (fairly fresh) C - Ben Hardrick (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:26 | Kansas State | Jonathon Kennedy connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 36-39 |
| 15:10 | Nebraska | James Benson connects on the floater from close range on a nice dish by Ronald Marden and he's hacked by John Payne - foul #2 on John Payne, team foul #2 | 38-39 |
| Subs | Nebraska | James Foster (PG), George Burd (SG), Rodney Smith (SF), Michael Calloway (PF) Ronald Marden, Richard Kobayashi, Jaroslav Zoellner, Vernon Lytle | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Jeffery Pemberton (SG), John Titsworth (SF), Walter Merz (PF), Richard Waters (C) Charlie Dalke, Bruce Williams, John Payne, Ben Hardrick | |
| 15:10 | Nebraska | James Benson makes the free throw | 39-39 |
| 14:47 | Kansas State | Richard Waters is open but comes up short on the jump hook near the basket but the foul's on James Benson - foul #1 on James Benson, team foul #1 | 39-39 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Vernon Lytle (C) James Benson | |
| Subs | Kansas State | | |
| 14:47 | Kansas State | Richard Waters makes the 1st free throw | 39-40 |
| 14:47 | Kansas State | Richard Waters makes the 2nd free throw | 39-41 |
| 14:30 | Nebraska | George Burd drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by James Foster | 42-41 |
| 14:02 | Kansas State | Jonathon Kennedy misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 42-41 |
| 14:00 | Nebraska | George Burd grabs the board | 42-41 |
| 13:34 | Nebraska | George Burd is fouled on the floor by Jeffery Pemberton - foul #3 on Jeffery Pemberton, team foul #3 | 42-41 |
| Subs | Nebraska | James Yount (SG), James Benson (C) George Burd, Vernon Lytle | |
| Subs | Kansas State | | |
| 13:20 | Nebraska | Rodney Smith is hacked by Jonathon Kennedy - foul #3 on Jonathon Kennedy, team foul #4 | 42-41 |
| 13:05 | Nebraska | James Yount misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 42-41 |
| 13:04 | Nebraska | James Yount hits the follow up shot | 44-41 |
| 13:02 | Kansas State | Jonathon Kennedy is hacked by James Foster in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Foster, team foul #2 | 44-41 |
| 12:39 | Kansas State | Richard Waters is hacked by James Benson - foul #2 on James Benson, team foul #3 | 44-41 |
| Subs | Nebraska | George Burd (SG), Vernon Lytle (C) Rodney Smith, James Benson | |
| Subs | Kansas State | | |
| 12:20 | Kansas State | Jonathon Kennedy misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 44-41 |
| 12:19 | Nebraska | Vernon Lytle grabs the defensive rebound | 44-41 |
| 12:11 | Nebraska | James Yount makes the runner from the right block | 46-41 |
| 11:58 | Kansas State | Jonathon Kennedy comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 46-41 |
| 11:57 | Nebraska | Vernon Lytle grabs the board | 46-41 |
| 11:30 | Nebraska | George Burd is fouled on the floor by Walter Merz - foul #3 on Walter Merz, team foul #5 | 46-41 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Ronald Marden (PG), Richard Kobayashi (SG), Jaroslav Zoellner (SF), James Benson (C) James Foster, George Burd, James Yount, Vernon Lytle | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Charlie Dalke (PG), John Payne (PF), Ben Hardrick (C) Jonathon Kennedy, Walter Merz, Richard Waters | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Ronald Marden (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Richard Kobayashi (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jaroslav Zoellner (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. PF - Michael Calloway (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - James Benson (tiring) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kansas State | PG - Charlie Dalke (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Jeffery Pemberton (tiring) 13 pts. 3 pf. SF - John Titsworth (tiring) 1 ast. PF - John Payne (fresh) C - Ben Hardrick (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:16 | Nebraska | Jaroslav Zoellner buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Richard Kobayashi | 48-41 |
| 10:58 | Kansas State | Charlie Dalke misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 48-41 |
| 10:57 | Nebraska | Michael Calloway gets the rebound | 48-41 |
| 10:51 | Nebraska | Ronald Marden scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Calloway | 51-41 |
| 10:38 | Kansas State | Jeffery Pemberton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-41 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Rodney Smith (PF), Vernon Lytle (C) Michael Calloway, James Benson | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Bruce Williams (SF), Richard Waters (C) Jeffery Pemberton, Ben Hardrick | |
| 10:24 | Nebraska | Richard Kobayashi misses short on a floater in the lane but he's fouled by Bruce Williams - foul #2 on Bruce Williams, team foul #6 | 51-41 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Michael Calloway (PF) Jaroslav Zoellner | |
| Subs | Kansas State | | |
| 10:24 | Nebraska | Richard Kobayashi makes the 1st free throw | 52-41 |
| 10:24 | Nebraska | Richard Kobayashi makes the 2nd free throw | 53-41 |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (+1) | |
| 10:21 | Kansas State | Bruce Williams is hacked by Rodney Smith in the backcourt - foul #2 on Rodney Smith, team foul #4 | 53-41 |
| 10:00 | Kansas State | John Titsworth connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line and the foul's on Ronald Marden - foul #2 on Ronald Marden, team foul #5 | 53-43 |
| Subs | Nebraska | George Burd (SG) Richard Kobayashi | |
| Subs | Kansas State | | |
| 10:00 | Kansas State | John Titsworth misses the free throw | 53-43 |
| 10:00 | Nebraska | George Burd gets the rebound | 53-43 |
| 09:39 | Nebraska | George Burd hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 53-43 |
| 09:38 | Kansas State | Charlie Dalke snags the defensive board | 53-43 |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+1) | |
| 09:35 | Kansas State | Ronald Marden is called for the reach on Bruce Williams in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ronald Marden, team foul #6 | 53-43 |
| Subs | Nebraska | James Foster (PG), James Benson (C) Ronald Marden, Vernon Lytle | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Jonathon Kennedy (PG), Walter Merz (PF), Ben Hardrick (C) Bruce Williams, John Payne, Richard Waters | |
| 09:06 | Kansas State | Charlie Dalke can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 53-43 |
| 09:05 | Nebraska | Michael Calloway snags the defensive board | 53-43 |
| 08:55 | Nebraska | Rodney Smith is fouled on the floor by Walter Merz - foul #4 on Walter Merz, team foul #7 | 53-43 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Jaroslav Zoellner (PG), James Yount (SG) James Foster, George Burd | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Jeffery Pemberton (SG), Richard Waters (C) Charlie Dalke, Ben Hardrick | |
| 08:55 | Nebraska | Rodney Smith makes the 1st free throw | 54-43 |
| 08:55 | Nebraska | Rodney Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 55-43 |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (+1) | |
| 08:32 | Kansas State | Jeffery Pemberton banks in the layup on a great pass from John Titsworth | 55-45 |
| 08:15 | Nebraska | Jaroslav Zoellner lays it up and in on a great pass from Michael Calloway and he's hacked by Jonathon Kennedy - foul #4 on Jonathon Kennedy, team foul #8 | 57-45 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Ronald Marden (PG), Richard Kobayashi (SG), Vernon Lytle (C) James Yount, Rodney Smith, James Benson | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Charlie Dalke (SF), John Payne (PF) John Titsworth, Walter Merz | |
| 08:15 | Nebraska | Jaroslav Zoellner makes the free throw | 58-45 |
| 07:58 | Kansas State | Jonathon Kennedy misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 58-45 |
| 07:57 | Kansas State | Charlie Dalke tips it in | 58-47 |
| 07:42 | Nebraska | Ronald Marden misses the floater from the left side but he's fouled by Jonathon Kennedy - foul #5 on Jonathon Kennedy, team foul #9 | 58-47 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Rodney Smith (SF) Jaroslav Zoellner | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Bruce Williams (SF), Ben Hardrick (C) Jonathon Kennedy, Richard Waters | |
| 07:42 | Nebraska | Ronald Marden misses the 1st free throw | 58-47 |
| 07:42 | Nebraska | Ronald Marden misses the 2nd free throw | 58-47 |
| 07:42 | Kansas State | Ben Hardrick gets the rebound | 58-47 |
| 07:30 | Kansas State | Jeffery Pemberton clanks a 3 from straight away | 58-47 |
| 07:28 | Kansas State | Ben Hardrick tips it in | 58-49 |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Ronald Marden (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Richard Kobayashi (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Rodney Smith (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Calloway (tired) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Vernon Lytle (tired) 1 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kansas State | PG - Charlie Dalke (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - Jeffery Pemberton (tiring) 15 pts. 3 pf. SF - Bruce Williams (fresh) PF - John Payne (fresh) C - Ben Hardrick (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:13 | Nebraska | Michael Calloway misses badly on a runner from the left block | 58-49 |
| 07:12 | Kansas State | John Payne pulls down the rebound | 58-49 |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+1) | |
| 07:07 | Kansas State | Charlie Dalke misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 58-49 |
| 07:05 | Kansas State | Ben Hardrick snags the offensive board | 58-49 |
| 06:45 | Kansas State | Charlie Dalke misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 58-49 |
| 06:43 | Nebraska | Vernon Lytle gets the rebound | 58-49 |
| 06:27 | Nebraska | Vernon Lytle hits a shot near the basket on a great pass from Ronald Marden | 60-49 |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (+1) | |
| 06:09 | Kansas State | Bruce Williams comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 60-49 |
| 06:08 | Kansas State | John Payne grabs the offensive rebound | 60-49 |
| 05:52 | Kansas State | Jeffery Pemberton comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 60-49 |
| 05:51 | Nebraska | The rebound goes to Ronald Marden | 60-49 |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 05:29 | Nebraska | Richard Kobayashi hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 60-49 |
| 05:27 | Kansas State | The rebound goes to John Payne | 60-49 |
| 05:09 | Kansas State | Bruce Williams double dribbles | 60-49 |
| Subs | Nebraska | James Foster (PG), George Burd (SG), Jaroslav Zoellner (SF), James Benson (C) Ronald Marden, Richard Kobayashi, Rodney Smith, Vernon Lytle | |
| Subs | Kansas State | John Titsworth (PG), Walter Merz (PF), Richard Waters (C) Bruce Williams, John Payne, Ben Hardrick | |
| 04:45 | Nebraska | Jaroslav Zoellner scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from James Foster | 63-49 |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 04:41 | Kansas State | John Titsworth is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Titsworth, team foul #10 | 63-49 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Vernon Lytle (C) Michael Calloway | |
| Subs | Kansas State | | |
| 04:25 | Nebraska | Jaroslav Zoellner scores on a runner from the right block on a great pass from George Burd | 65-49 |
| 04:20 | Kansas State | Charlie Dalke clanks a 3 from the right corner | 65-49 |
| 04:18 | Kansas State | Walter Merz hits the follow up shot | 65-51 |
| 04:06 | Nebraska | Vernon Lytle makes the jumper from the left side on a nice dish by James Benson | 67-51 |
| 04:00 | Kansas State | Jeffery Pemberton misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 67-51 |
| 03:58 | Kansas State | Walter Merz grabs the offensive board | 67-51 |
| 03:50 | Kansas State | Richard Waters misses the lay-in | 67-51 |
| 03:49 | Nebraska | James Benson grabs the board | 67-51 |
| 03:34 | Nebraska | James Foster makes the wide open shot in the paint on a great pass from George Burd | 69-51 |
| 03:31 | Kansas State | James Foster takes the ball from Jeffery Pemberton in the backcourt | 69-51 |
| 03:30 | Nebraska | James Foster lays it up and in | 71-51 |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - James Foster (tiring) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - George Burd (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jaroslav Zoellner (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. PF - James Benson (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Vernon Lytle (very tired) 5 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kansas State | PG - John Titsworth (tired) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charlie Dalke (tired) 8 pts. SF - Jeffery Pemberton (tired) 15 pts. 3 pf. PF - Walter Merz (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. C - Richard Waters (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:19 | Kansas State | Walter Merz can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 71-51 |
| 03:17 | Kansas State | Charlie Dalke grabs the offensive rebound | 71-51 |
| 03:00 | Kansas State | Jaroslav Zoellner picks off the pass by Jeffery Pemberton | 71-51 |
| 02:44 | Nebraska | George Burd makes the wide open 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Jaroslav Zoellner | 74-51 |
| 02:39 | Kansas State | Charlie Dalke misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 74-51 |
| 02:38 | Nebraska | Jaroslav Zoellner pulls down the rebound | 74-51 |
| 02:20 | Nebraska | James Foster makes the jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from George Burd | 76-51 |
| 02:12 | Kansas State | George Burd steps in front of the Jeffery Pemberton pass | 76-51 |
| 01:57 | Nebraska | Jaroslav Zoellner is fouled on the floor by Jeffery Pemberton - foul #4 on Jeffery Pemberton, team foul #11 | 76-51 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Michael Calloway (PF) James Benson | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Bruce Williams (SF), John Payne (PF), Ben Hardrick (C) Jeffery Pemberton, Walter Merz, Richard Waters | |
| 01:57 | Nebraska | Jaroslav Zoellner makes the 1st free throw | 77-51 |
| 01:57 | Nebraska | Jaroslav Zoellner makes the 2nd free throw | 78-51 |
| 01:53 | Kansas State | Charlie Dalke's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 78-51 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Rodney Smith (SF) Jaroslav Zoellner | |
| Subs | Kansas State | | |
| 01:44 | Nebraska | Rodney Smith comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 78-51 |
| 01:42 | Kansas State | Ben Hardrick snags the defensive board | 78-51 |
| 01:39 | Kansas State | John Titsworth's pass is intercepted by George Burd in the backcourt | 78-51 |
| 01:38 | Nebraska | George Burd lays it up and in | 80-51 |
| 01:17 | Kansas State | Bruce Williams hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by John Titsworth | 80-54 |
| 01:05 | Nebraska | Vernon Lytle loses the ball out of bounds | 80-54 |
| 00:47 | Kansas State | Ben Hardrick drills a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from John Titsworth | 80-56 |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:26 | Nebraska | James Foster buries a turnaround from close range and he's hacked by John Titsworth - foul #2 on John Titsworth, team foul #12 | 82-56 |
| 00:26 | Nebraska | James Foster makes the free throw | 83-56 |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:22 | Kansas State | James Foster steps in front of the John Titsworth pass in the backcourt | 83-56 |
| 00:21 | Nebraska | James Foster blows the layup | 83-56 |
| 00:19 | Kansas State | Ben Hardrick gets the rebound | 83-56 |
| 00:13 | Kansas State | Charlie Dalke misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 83-56 |
| 00:11 | Kansas State | Bruce Williams gets the offensive rebound | 83-56 |
| 00:08 | Kansas State | John Titsworth comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Vernon Lytle - foul #2 on Vernon Lytle, team foul #7 | 83-56 |
| 00:08 | Kansas State | John Titsworth makes the 1st free throw | 83-57 |
| 00:08 | Kansas State | John Titsworth misses the 2nd free throw | 83-57 |
| 00:08 | Nebraska | Michael Calloway pulls down the rebound | 83-57 |
| 00:00 | Nebraska | James Foster runs out the clock | 83-57 |