| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Robert Robinson (fresh) SG - Edward Hyde (fresh) SF - David Coombs (fresh) PF - Douglas Greene (fresh) C - Mark Tuttle (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Gary Crowell (fresh) SG - Larry Saavedra (fresh) SF - Johnathon Corliss (fresh) PF - Van Marks (fresh) C - Charles Olsson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Nebraska | Mark Tuttle wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:37 | Nebraska | David Coombs can't finish the layup | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | Colorado | Johnathon Corliss snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:11 | Colorado | Larry Saavedra is fouled on the floor by David Coombs - foul #1 on David Coombs, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:56 | Colorado | Gary Crowell buries a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Larry Saavedra | 0-2 |
| 18:33 | Nebraska | Robert Robinson is hacked by Johnathon Corliss - foul #1 on Johnathon Corliss, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:21 | Nebraska | Edward Hyde misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 0-2 |
| 18:19 | Colorado | Van Marks gets the rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:03 | Colorado | Johnathon Corliss hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 0-2 |
| 18:01 | Colorado | Van Marks tips it but misses | 0-2 |
| 18:00 | Nebraska | Edward Hyde grabs the defensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 17:50 | Nebraska | Douglas Greene misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 0-2 |
| 17:49 | Colorado | The rebound goes to Johnathon Corliss | 0-2 |
| 17:22 | Colorado | Larry Saavedra misses short on a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Edward Hyde - foul #1 on Edward Hyde, team foul #2 | 0-2 |
| 17:22 | Colorado | Larry Saavedra makes the 1st free throw | 0-3 |
| 17:22 | Colorado | Larry Saavedra makes the 2nd free throw | 0-4 |
| 17:05 | Nebraska | Douglas Greene clanks a turnaround near the basket | 0-4 |
| 17:04 | Colorado | Van Marks snags the defensive board | 0-4 |
| 16:42 | Colorado | Johnathon Corliss hits a turnaround from the right block set up by Gary Crowell | 0-6 |
| 16:34 | Nebraska | Charles Olsson steals the ball from Douglas Greene | 0-6 |
| 16:19 | Colorado | Johnathon Corliss connects on the 3 from the left wing set up by Larry Saavedra | 0-9 |
| 16:08 | Nebraska | Robert Robinson misses the shot from the right block | 0-9 |
| 16:06 | Nebraska | David Coombs tips it home | 2-9 |
| 15:47 | Colorado | Charles Olsson misses the shot from close range | 2-9 |
| 15:46 | Nebraska | Douglas Greene pulls down the rebound | 2-9 |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Robert Robinson (fresh) SG - Edward Hyde (fresh) SF - David Coombs (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Douglas Greene (fresh) C - Mark Tuttle (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Gary Crowell (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Saavedra (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Johnathon Corliss (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Van Marks (fresh) 3 reb. C - Charles Olsson (fresh) | |
| 15:28 | Nebraska | Edward Hyde hits the finger roll set up by Robert Robinson and he's fouled by Larry Saavedra - foul #1 on Larry Saavedra, team foul #2 | 4-9 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Eric Longenecker (C) Mark Tuttle | |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| 15:28 | Nebraska | Edward Hyde makes the free throw | 5-9 |
| 15:02 | Colorado | Johnathon Corliss hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline | 5-9 |
| 15:01 | Colorado | Charles Olsson tips it back up and in | 5-11 |
| 14:39 | Nebraska | Johnathon Corliss takes the ball from Douglas Greene | 5-11 |
| 14:15 | Colorado | Douglas Greene steals it from Charles Olsson | 5-11 |
| 14:13 | Nebraska | Gary Crowell steps in front of the Robert Robinson pass in the backcourt | 5-11 |
| 14:12 | Colorado | Gary Crowell hits the finger roll | 5-13 |
| 13:54 | Nebraska | Eric Longenecker misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Van Marks - foul #1 on Van Marks, team foul #3 | 5-13 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Rickey Jester (PG), John Pitts (SG), Robert Desir (PF), Mark Tuttle (C) Robert Robinson, Edward Hyde, David Coombs, Douglas Greene | |
| Subs | Colorado | Ernest Anguiano (PG), William Newborn (SG), John Capps (SF), Kevin Swarthout (PF) Gary Crowell, Larry Saavedra, Johnathon Corliss, Van Marks | |
| 13:54 | Nebraska | Eric Longenecker makes the 1st free throw | 6-13 |
| 13:54 | Nebraska | Eric Longenecker makes the 2nd free throw | 7-13 |
| 13:45 | Colorado | Kevin Swarthout is denied on a dunk by Robert Desir | 7-13 |
| 13:43 | Nebraska | Robert Desir pulls down the rebound | 7-13 |
| 13:25 | Nebraska | Eric Longenecker knocks in the turnaround in the lane set up by Rickey Jester | 9-13 |
| 13:01 | Colorado | Charles Olsson drills a runner from the baseline on a great pass from Ernest Anguiano | 9-15 |
| 12:42 | Nebraska | Kevin Swarthout swats the short shot by John Pitts | 9-15 |
| 12:41 | Colorado | Charles Olsson snags the defensive board | 9-15 |
| 12:17 | Colorado | Charles Olsson misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Eric Longenecker - foul #1 on Eric Longenecker, team foul #3 | 9-15 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Robert Robinson (PG), Edward Hyde (SG), David Coombs (SF) Rickey Jester, John Pitts, Robert Desir | |
| Subs | Colorado | Gary Crowell (PG), Larry Saavedra (SG), Johnathon Corliss (SF), Van Marks (PF) Ernest Anguiano, William Newborn, John Capps, Kevin Swarthout | |
| 12:17 | Colorado | Charles Olsson makes the 1st free throw | 9-16 |
| 12:17 | Colorado | Charles Olsson makes the 2nd free throw | 9-17 |
| 11:59 | Nebraska | David Coombs hits the finger roll | 11-17 |
| 11:32 | Colorado | Johnathon Corliss buries a jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Gary Crowell and the foul's on David Coombs - foul #2 on David Coombs, team foul #4 | 11-19 |
| Subs | Nebraska | John Pitts (SF), Douglas Greene (PF), Robert Desir (C) David Coombs, Eric Longenecker, Mark Tuttle | |
| Subs | Colorado | Kevin Swarthout (C) Charles Olsson | |
| 11:32 | Colorado | Johnathon Corliss makes the free throw | 11-20 |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Robert Robinson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Edward Hyde (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Pitts (fresh) PF - Douglas Greene (fresh) C - Robert Desir (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Gary Crowell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Larry Saavedra (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Johnathon Corliss (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Van Marks (fresh) 3 reb. C - Kevin Swarthout (fresh) | |
| 11:17 | Nebraska | Larry Saavedra steals the ball from Douglas Greene | 11-20 |
| 10:59 | Colorado | Johnathon Corliss misses short on a floater from the left side | 11-20 |
| 10:58 | Colorado | Kevin Swarthout grabs the offensive board | 11-20 |
| 10:38 | Colorado | Johnathon Corliss can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 11-20 |
| 10:37 | Nebraska | Douglas Greene grabs the board | 11-20 |
| 10:11 | Nebraska | Douglas Greene misses badly on a turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by Kevin Swarthout - foul #1 on Kevin Swarthout, team foul #4 | 11-20 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Eric Longenecker (SF), Mark Tuttle (C) John Pitts, Robert Desir | |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| 10:11 | Nebraska | Douglas Greene misses the 1st free throw | 11-20 |
| 10:11 | Nebraska | Douglas Greene makes the 2nd free throw | 12-20 |
| 09:51 | Colorado | Johnathon Corliss drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Larry Saavedra | 12-23 |
| 09:26 | Nebraska | Van Marks swats the layup by Eric Longenecker | 12-23 |
| 09:25 | Nebraska | Mark Tuttle tips it home | 14-23 |
| 09:00 | Colorado | Kevin Swarthout is denied on a layup by Mark Tuttle | 14-23 |
| 08:59 | Colorado | Kevin Swarthout snags the offensive board | 14-23 |
| 08:30 | Colorado | Johnathon Corliss clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 14-23 |
| 08:29 | Nebraska | Douglas Greene grabs the defensive rebound | 14-23 |
| 08:08 | Nebraska | Larry Saavedra steps in front of the Edward Hyde pass | 14-23 |
| 08:05 | Colorado | Johnathon Corliss banks in the layup on a nice dish by Larry Saavedra | 14-25 |
| 07:48 | Nebraska | Robert Robinson buries a jumper from the right side | 16-25 |
| 07:31 | Colorado | Johnathon Corliss can't finish the layup | 16-25 |
| 07:29 | Nebraska | Mark Tuttle gets the rebound | 16-25 |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Robert Robinson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Hyde (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Eric Longenecker (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Douglas Greene (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Mark Tuttle (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Gary Crowell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Larry Saavedra (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Johnathon Corliss (fairly fresh) 13 pts. PF - Van Marks (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Kevin Swarthout (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:16 | Nebraska | The jumper by Edward Hyde is denied by Kevin Swarthout | 16-25 |
| 07:14 | Nebraska | Douglas Greene grabs the offensive rebound | 16-25 |
| 07:04 | Nebraska | Mark Tuttle connects on the shot from the baseline set up by Robert Robinson | 18-25 |
| 06:58 | Colorado | Gary Crowell can't connect on a shot from close range but he's fouled by Edward Hyde - foul #2 on Edward Hyde, team foul #5 | 18-25 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Rickey Jester (PG), John Pitts (SG), David Hendrickson (SF), Robert Desir (C) Robert Robinson, Edward Hyde, Eric Longenecker, Mark Tuttle | |
| Subs | Colorado | William Newborn (SG), John Capps (SF), Charles Olsson (C) Larry Saavedra, Johnathon Corliss, Kevin Swarthout | |
| 06:58 | Colorado | Gary Crowell makes the 1st free throw | 18-26 |
| 06:58 | Colorado | Gary Crowell misses the 2nd free throw | 18-26 |
| 06:58 | Nebraska | David Hendrickson grabs the defensive rebound | 18-26 |
| 06:44 | Nebraska | John Pitts makes the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Robert Desir | 21-26 |
| 06:18 | Colorado | Charles Olsson dunks the ball set up by Gary Crowell | 21-28 |
| 05:58 | Nebraska | David Hendrickson makes the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by John Pitts | 24-28 |
| 05:32 | Colorado | David Hendrickson is called for the reach on Charles Olsson - foul #1 on David Hendrickson, team foul #6 | 24-28 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Eric Longenecker (PF) Douglas Greene | |
| Subs | Colorado | Ernest Anguiano (PG) Gary Crowell | |
| 05:19 | Colorado | Charles Olsson clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 24-28 |
| 05:18 | Nebraska | Eric Longenecker snags the defensive board | 24-28 |
| 05:06 | Nebraska | Rickey Jester can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 24-28 |
| 05:05 | Colorado | Charles Olsson snags the defensive board | 24-28 |
| 04:40 | Colorado | Charles Olsson comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 24-28 |
| 04:38 | Nebraska | The rebound goes to John Pitts | 24-28 |
| 04:31 | Nebraska | John Pitts hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 24-28 |
| 04:29 | Colorado | Charles Olsson pulls down the rebound | 24-28 |
| 04:06 | Colorado | William Newborn is hacked by David Hendrickson - foul #2 on David Hendrickson, team foul #7 | 24-28 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Robert Robinson (PG), Mark Tuttle (C) Rickey Jester, David Hendrickson | |
| Subs | Colorado | Johnathon Corliss (SF), Kevin Swarthout (PF) John Capps, Van Marks | |
| 04:06 | Colorado | William Newborn misses the 1st free throw | 24-28 |
| 04:06 | Nebraska | Robert Desir grabs the board | 24-28 |
| 03:44 | Nebraska | Robert Desir loses the dribble to William Newborn | 24-28 |
| 03:22 | Colorado | Johnathon Corliss makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Ernest Anguiano | 24-30 |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Robert Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Pitts (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Eric Longenecker (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Robert Desir (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Mark Tuttle (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Ernest Anguiano (fresh) 2 ast. SG - William Newborn (fresh) SF - Johnathon Corliss (fresh) 15 pts. PF - Kevin Swarthout (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Charles Olsson (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:10 | Nebraska | The short jumper by Eric Longenecker is denied by Charles Olsson | 24-30 |
| 03:09 | Colorado | Charles Olsson gets the rebound | 24-30 |
| 02:40 | Colorado | Kevin Swarthout drills a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Johnathon Corliss and he's fouled by Eric Longenecker - foul #2 on Eric Longenecker, team foul #8 | 24-32 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Edward Hyde (SG), David Coombs (SF), Douglas Greene (PF) John Pitts, Eric Longenecker, Robert Desir | |
| Subs | Colorado | Gary Crowell (PG), Larry Saavedra (SG), John Capps (PF) Ernest Anguiano, William Newborn, Charles Olsson | |
| 02:40 | Colorado | Kevin Swarthout misses the free throw | 24-32 |
| 02:40 | Colorado | Gary Crowell gets the offensive rebound | 24-32 |
| 02:24 | Colorado | Gary Crowell is fouled on the floor by Robert Robinson - foul #1 on Robert Robinson, team foul #9 | 24-32 |
| 02:24 | Colorado | Gary Crowell makes the 1st free throw | 24-33 |
| 02:24 | Colorado | Gary Crowell makes the 2nd free throw | 24-34 |
| 02:08 | Nebraska | Mark Tuttle buries a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Robert Robinson | 26-34 |
| 01:45 | Colorado | Larry Saavedra misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 26-34 |
| 01:44 | Colorado | Gary Crowell grabs the offensive board | 26-34 |
| 01:22 | Colorado | Kevin Swarthout throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-34 |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| Subs | Colorado | Charles Olsson (C) Kevin Swarthout | |
| 01:07 | Nebraska | Douglas Greene knocks in the turnaround in the paint | 28-34 |
| 00:44 | Colorado | Johnathon Corliss is hacked by David Coombs - foul #3 on David Coombs, team foul #10 | 28-34 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Eric Longenecker (SF), Robert Desir (C) David Coombs, Mark Tuttle | |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| 00:44 | Colorado | Johnathon Corliss misses the 1st free throw | 28-34 |
| 00:44 | Colorado | Johnathon Corliss makes the 2nd free throw | 28-35 |
| 00:29 | Nebraska | Douglas Greene misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 28-35 |
| 00:27 | Nebraska | Eric Longenecker tips it but misses | 28-35 |
| 00:25 | Colorado | Johnathon Corliss pulls down the rebound | 28-35 |
| 00:21 | Colorado | Johnathon Corliss is hacked by Eric Longenecker - foul #3 on Eric Longenecker, team foul #11 | 28-35 |
| Subs | Nebraska | John Pitts (SF) Eric Longenecker | |
| Subs | Colorado | Van Marks (PF) John Capps | |
| 00:21 | Colorado | Johnathon Corliss makes the 1st free throw | 28-36 |
| 00:21 | Colorado | Johnathon Corliss makes the 2nd free throw | 28-37 |
| 00:03 | Nebraska | Robert Robinson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 28-37 |
| 00:02 | Nebraska | Douglas Greene tips it but misses | 28-37 |
| 00:00 | Colorado | Charles Olsson snags the defensive board | 28-37 |