| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Glen Love (fresh) SG - Jeffrey Powers (fresh) SF - Douglas Foreman (fresh) PF - Roger Gould (fresh) C - Terry Griffiths (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Calvin Joplin (fresh) SG - Edward Hyde (fresh) SF - John Pitts (fresh) PF - Eric Longenecker (fresh) C - Robert Desir (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Iowa State | Terry Griffiths wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:44 | Iowa State | Glen Love's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:32 | Nebraska | John Pitts banks in the layup | 0-2 |
| 19:14 | Iowa State | Jeffrey Powers misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 0-2 |
| 19:13 | Nebraska | Eric Longenecker grabs the board | 0-2 |
| 18:58 | Nebraska | Edward Hyde hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 0-2 |
| 18:57 | Iowa State | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Powers | 0-2 |
| 18:40 | Iowa State | Glen Love comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 0-2 |
| 18:38 | Nebraska | Eric Longenecker grabs the board | 0-2 |
| 18:36 | Nebraska | Calvin Joplin is fouled in the backcourt by Terry Griffiths - foul #1 on Terry Griffiths, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:07 | Nebraska | Robert Desir misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 0-2 |
| 18:06 | Nebraska | John Pitts tips it in | 0-4 |
| 17:52 | Iowa State | Glen Love misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 0-4 |
| 17:50 | Nebraska | Robert Desir grabs the board | 0-4 |
| 17:37 | Nebraska | Calvin Joplin's pass is intercepted by Terry Griffiths | 0-4 |
| 17:13 | Iowa State | Glen Love makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 2-4 |
| 16:56 | Nebraska | Edward Hyde misses short on a fadeaway from close range | 2-4 |
| 16:54 | Nebraska | Calvin Joplin gets the offensive rebound | 2-4 |
| 16:43 | Nebraska | Calvin Joplin drills a jumper from the right side | 2-6 |
| 16:26 | Iowa State | Douglas Foreman's pass is intercepted by Calvin Joplin | 2-6 |
| 16:21 | Nebraska | Calvin Joplin can't finish the layup | 2-6 |
| 16:20 | Iowa State | Roger Gould pulls down the rebound | 2-6 |
| 15:57 | Iowa State | Jeffrey Powers misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 2-6 |
| 15:55 | Nebraska | Robert Desir grabs the defensive rebound | 2-6 |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Glen Love (tiring) 2 pts. SG - Jeffrey Powers (fairly fresh) SF - Douglas Foreman (fairly fresh) PF - Roger Gould (tiring) C - Terry Griffiths (tiring) | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Calvin Joplin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Edward Hyde (fairly fresh) SF - John Pitts (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Eric Longenecker (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Desir (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:46 | Nebraska | John Pitts loses the dribble to Glen Love | 2-6 |
| 15:35 | Iowa State | Eric Longenecker is called for the reach on Glen Love - foul #1 on Eric Longenecker, team foul #1 | 2-6 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Donald Novoa (PG), Percy Cornish (SG), Thad Jenkins (SF), Ronald Bailey (PF), Marcel Hacker (C) Glen Love, Jeffrey Powers, Douglas Foreman, Roger Gould, Terry Griffiths | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Robert Robinson (PG), David Hendrickson (SG), Douglas Greene (SF), Clarence Strickland (PF), Johnnie Smith (C) Calvin Joplin, Edward Hyde, John Pitts, Eric Longenecker, Robert Desir | |
| 15:22 | Iowa State | Thad Jenkins buries a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Ronald Bailey | 5-6 |
| 15:20 | Nebraska | David Hendrickson loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 5-6 |
| 15:05 | Iowa State | Percy Cornish misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 5-6 |
| 15:03 | Iowa State | Donald Novoa grabs the offensive board | 5-6 |
| 14:42 | Iowa State | Donald Novoa buries a jumper near the basket | 7-6 |
| 14:22 | Nebraska | Clarence Strickland throws a bad pass out of bounds | 7-6 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Anthony McElvain (C) Marcel Hacker | |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| 14:07 | Iowa State | Thad Jenkins can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 7-6 |
| 14:05 | Iowa State | Ronald Bailey tips it but misses | 7-6 |
| 14:03 | Nebraska | David Hendrickson grabs the defensive rebound | 7-6 |
| 13:42 | Nebraska | Robert Robinson makes the wide open 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Clarence Strickland | 7-9 |
| 13:28 | Iowa State | Ronald Bailey connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Percy Cornish and he's fouled by Clarence Strickland - foul #1 on Clarence Strickland, team foul #2 | 9-9 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Glen Love (PG), Jeffrey Powers (SG), Douglas Foreman (SF) Donald Novoa, Percy Cornish, Thad Jenkins | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Edward Hyde (SG), John Pitts (SF), Eric Longenecker (PF), Robert Desir (C) David Hendrickson, Douglas Greene, Clarence Strickland, Johnnie Smith | |
| 13:28 | Iowa State | Ronald Bailey makes the free throw | 10-9 |
| 13:13 | Nebraska | John Pitts drills a runner in the lane on a great pass from Robert Robinson and the foul's on Anthony McElvain - foul #1 on Anthony McElvain, team foul #2 | 10-11 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Roger Gould (PF) Ronald Bailey | |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| 13:13 | Nebraska | John Pitts makes the free throw | 10-12 |
| 12:55 | Iowa State | Jeffrey Powers buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Roger Gould | 13-12 |
| 12:46 | Nebraska | John Pitts can't finish the uncontested layup | 13-12 |
| 12:44 | Iowa State | Douglas Foreman pulls down the rebound | 13-12 |
| 12:24 | Iowa State | Roger Gould's pass is intercepted by Robert Robinson | 13-12 |
| 12:21 | Nebraska | John Pitts hits the finger roll set up by Robert Robinson | 13-14 |
| 12:16 | Iowa State | Jeffrey Powers makes the shot from the right side on a nice dish by Glen Love | 15-14 |
| 12:01 | Nebraska | Robert Desir hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 15-14 |
| 12:00 | Nebraska | Eric Longenecker tips it in | 15-16 |
| 11:44 | Iowa State | Anthony McElvain drills a 3 from the left wing set up by Glen Love | 18-16 |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Glen Love (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeffrey Powers (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Douglas Foreman (fairly fresh) PF - Roger Gould (fairly fresh) C - Anthony McElvain (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Robert Robinson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Edward Hyde (fresh) SF - John Pitts (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Eric Longenecker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Desir (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:42 | Nebraska | Robert Robinson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 18-16 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Donald Novoa (PG), Percy Cornish (SG), Marcel Hacker (C) Glen Love, Jeffrey Powers, Anthony McElvain | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Calvin Joplin (PG), Douglas Greene (SF), Clarence Strickland (PF), Johnnie Smith (C) Robert Robinson, John Pitts, Eric Longenecker, Robert Desir | |
| 11:25 | Iowa State | Marcel Hacker comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 18-16 |
| 11:23 | Nebraska | Douglas Greene snags the defensive board | 18-16 |
| 11:00 | Nebraska | Clarence Strickland hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 18-16 |
| 10:58 | Iowa State | Marcel Hacker grabs the board | 18-16 |
| 10:44 | Iowa State | Douglas Foreman is called for a charge - foul #1 on Douglas Foreman, team foul #3 | 18-16 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Thad Jenkins (SG), Ronald Bailey (SF), Terry Griffiths (C) Donald Novoa, Douglas Foreman, Roger Gould | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Jeffrey Hanson (SG), David Hendrickson (SF), Eric Longenecker (PF) Edward Hyde, Clarence Strickland, Johnnie Smith | |
| 10:25 | Nebraska | David Hendrickson hits a wide open pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Calvin Joplin | 18-18 |
| 10:13 | Iowa State | Percy Cornish misses short on a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Calvin Joplin - foul #1 on Calvin Joplin, team foul #3 | 18-18 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Jeffrey Powers (SG) Marcel Hacker | |
| Subs | Nebraska | John Pitts (SF) Jeffrey Hanson | |
| 10:13 | Iowa State | Percy Cornish misses the 1st free throw | 18-18 |
| 10:13 | Iowa State | Percy Cornish makes the 2nd free throw | 19-18 |
| 09:50 | Nebraska | Douglas Greene is wide open but clanks a jumper from the right block | 19-18 |
| 09:48 | Iowa State | Jeffrey Powers pulls down the rebound | 19-18 |
| 09:43 | Iowa State | Jeffrey Powers hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Percy Cornish | 22-18 |
| 09:38 | Nebraska | Percy Cornish takes the ball from Calvin Joplin in the backcourt | 22-18 |
| 09:24 | Iowa State | Thad Jenkins comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 22-18 |
| 09:22 | Iowa State | Terry Griffiths tips it in | 24-18 |
| 09:01 | Nebraska | Eric Longenecker lays it up and in | 24-20 |
| 08:39 | Iowa State | Jeffrey Powers scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Ronald Bailey | 26-20 |
| 08:36 | Nebraska | Thad Jenkins steals it from David Hendrickson in the backcourt | 26-20 |
| 08:24 | Iowa State | Percy Cornish misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 26-20 |
| 08:22 | Iowa State | Ronald Bailey gets the offensive rebound | 26-20 |
| 08:01 | Iowa State | David Hendrickson is called for the reach on Ronald Bailey - foul #1 on David Hendrickson, team foul #4 | 26-20 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Donald Novoa (PG), Douglas Foreman (SF), Roger Gould (PF), Marcel Hacker (C) Percy Cornish, Thad Jenkins, Ronald Bailey, Terry Griffiths | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Robert Robinson (PG), Edward Hyde (SG), Clarence Strickland (PF), Robert Desir (C) Calvin Joplin, David Hendrickson, Eric Longenecker, Douglas Greene | |
| 07:48 | Iowa State | Roger Gould comes up short on the floater from the right block | 26-20 |
| 07:46 | Nebraska | Edward Hyde pulls down the rebound | 26-20 |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Donald Novoa (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jeffrey Powers (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Douglas Foreman (fairly fresh) PF - Roger Gould (fairly fresh) C - Marcel Hacker (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Robert Robinson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Edward Hyde (fresh) SF - John Pitts (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Clarence Strickland (fresh) C - Robert Desir (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:31 | Nebraska | John Pitts comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block | 26-20 |
| 07:29 | Iowa State | Douglas Foreman grabs the defensive rebound | 26-20 |
| 07:25 | Iowa State | Jeffrey Powers misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 26-20 |
| 07:24 | Nebraska | Clarence Strickland snags the defensive board | 26-20 |
| 07:12 | Nebraska | John Pitts misses the wide open turnaround in the lane | 26-20 |
| 07:11 | Nebraska | Robert Desir pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-20 |
| 06:54 | Nebraska | Edward Hyde can't connect on a floater from the left side | 26-20 |
| 06:53 | Nebraska | Edward Hyde grabs the offensive board | 26-20 |
| 06:44 | Nebraska | Clarence Strickland can't throw it down | 26-20 |
| 06:42 | Iowa State | Roger Gould grabs the defensive rebound | 26-20 |
| 06:26 | Iowa State | Jeffrey Powers hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 26-20 |
| 06:25 | Iowa State | Marcel Hacker grabs the offensive board | 26-20 |
| 06:16 | Iowa State | Donald Novoa connects on the floater from the right side on a nice dish by Jeffrey Powers | 28-20 |
| 05:47 | Nebraska | Robert Desir makes the fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Robert Robinson | 28-22 |
| 05:25 | Iowa State | Douglas Foreman hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket but the foul's on John Pitts - foul #1 on John Pitts, team foul #5 | 28-22 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Glen Love (PG), Percy Cornish (SG), Ronald Bailey (PF), Anthony McElvain (C) Donald Novoa, Jeffrey Powers, Roger Gould, Marcel Hacker | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Rickey Jester (PG), Jeffrey Hanson (SG), David Hendrickson (SF), Eric Longenecker (PF), Johnnie Smith (C) Robert Robinson, Edward Hyde, John Pitts, Clarence Strickland, Robert Desir | |
| 05:25 | Iowa State | Douglas Foreman makes the 1st free throw | 29-22 |
| 05:25 | Iowa State | Douglas Foreman makes the 2nd free throw | 30-22 |
| 05:08 | Nebraska | Rickey Jester misses long on a shot in the paint | 30-22 |
| 05:07 | Iowa State | Percy Cornish grabs the defensive rebound | 30-22 |
| 04:47 | Iowa State | Glen Love hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Ronald Bailey | 33-22 |
| 04:21 | Nebraska | Eric Longenecker misses the 3 from the left corner | 33-22 |
| 04:20 | Iowa State | Ronald Bailey grabs the defensive rebound | 33-22 |
| 04:01 | Iowa State | Percy Cornish connects on the floater in the lane on a nice dish by Glen Love and the foul's on Johnnie Smith - foul #1 on Johnnie Smith, team foul #6 | 35-22 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Thad Jenkins (SF), Terry Griffiths (C) Douglas Foreman, Anthony McElvain | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Calvin Joplin (PG), Edward Hyde (SG), Douglas Greene (PF) Rickey Jester, Jeffrey Hanson, Eric Longenecker | |
| 04:01 | Iowa State | Percy Cornish misses the free throw | 35-22 |
| 04:01 | Nebraska | Johnnie Smith pulls down the rebound | 35-22 |
| 03:59 | Nebraska | Glen Love is called for the reach on Calvin Joplin in the backcourt - foul #1 on Glen Love, team foul #4 | 35-22 |
| 03:37 | Nebraska | Johnnie Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-22 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Jeffrey Powers (SG), Roger Gould (PF) Percy Cornish, Ronald Bailey | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Robert Desir (C) Johnnie Smith | |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Glen Love (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jeffrey Powers (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thad Jenkins (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Roger Gould (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Terry Griffiths (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Calvin Joplin (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Hyde (fresh) SF - David Hendrickson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Douglas Greene (fresh) C - Robert Desir (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:17 | Iowa State | Calvin Joplin steals it from Thad Jenkins | 35-22 |
| 03:13 | Nebraska | Edward Hyde banks in the layup set up by Calvin Joplin | 35-24 |
| 02:52 | Iowa State | Jeffrey Powers can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Edward Hyde - foul #1 on Edward Hyde, team foul #7 | 35-24 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Donald Novoa (PG) Glen Love | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Eric Longenecker (PF) David Hendrickson | |
| 02:52 | Iowa State | Jeffrey Powers misses the 1st free throw | 35-24 |
| 02:52 | Iowa State | Jeffrey Powers makes the 2nd free throw | 36-24 |
| 02:35 | Nebraska | Eric Longenecker misses long on a turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Roger Gould - foul #1 on Roger Gould, team foul #5 | 36-24 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Percy Cornish (SG), Douglas Foreman (SF) Jeffrey Powers, Thad Jenkins | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Rickey Jester (PG), Robert Robinson (SG) Calvin Joplin, Edward Hyde | |
| 02:35 | Nebraska | Eric Longenecker makes the 1st free throw | 36-25 |
| 02:35 | Nebraska | Eric Longenecker makes the 2nd free throw | 36-26 |
| 02:13 | Iowa State | Percy Cornish misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 36-26 |
| 02:12 | Iowa State | Roger Gould hits the follow up shot | 38-26 |
| 02:10 | Nebraska | Percy Cornish is called for the reach on Robert Robinson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Percy Cornish, team foul #6 | 38-26 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Ronald Bailey (PF), Anthony McElvain (C) Roger Gould, Terry Griffiths | |
| Subs | Nebraska | John Pitts (SF), Clarence Strickland (PF), Johnnie Smith (C) Douglas Greene, Eric Longenecker, Robert Desir | |
| 01:50 | Nebraska | Johnnie Smith hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 38-28 |
| 01:41 | Iowa State | Ronald Bailey misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Robert Robinson - foul #1 on Robert Robinson, team foul #8 | 38-28 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Glen Love (PG) Donald Novoa | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Edward Hyde (SG), David Hendrickson (SF) Rickey Jester, John Pitts | |
| 01:41 | Iowa State | Ronald Bailey makes the 1st free throw | 39-28 |
| 01:41 | Iowa State | Ronald Bailey makes the 2nd free throw | 40-28 |
| 01:30 | Nebraska | Edward Hyde drills a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Clarence Strickland | 40-31 |
| 01:15 | Iowa State | Percy Cornish misses long on a shot from the right wing | 40-31 |
| 01:14 | Iowa State | The offensive rebound goes to Douglas Foreman | 40-31 |
| 01:03 | Iowa State | Percy Cornish banks in the layup set up by Douglas Foreman | 42-31 |
| 01:00 | Nebraska | Edward Hyde throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 42-31 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Jeffrey Powers (SG), Thad Jenkins (SF), Terry Griffiths (C) Percy Cornish, Douglas Foreman, Anthony McElvain | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Calvin Joplin (PG), Eric Longenecker (PF), Douglas Greene (C) Robert Robinson, Clarence Strickland, Johnnie Smith | |
| 00:45 | Iowa State | Terry Griffiths hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 42-31 |
| 00:43 | Nebraska | Edward Hyde snags the defensive board | 42-31 |
| 00:37 | Nebraska | Edward Hyde is hacked by Glen Love - foul #2 on Glen Love, team foul #7 | 42-31 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Donald Novoa (PG), Roger Gould (PF) Glen Love, Ronald Bailey | |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| 00:37 | Nebraska | Edward Hyde makes the 1st free throw | 42-32 |
| 00:37 | Nebraska | Edward Hyde makes the 2nd free throw | 42-33 |
| 00:25 | Iowa State | Jeffrey Powers connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Donald Novoa | 45-33 |
| 00:05 | Nebraska | Calvin Joplin scores on a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Edward Hyde | 45-36 |
| 00:01 | Iowa State | Donald Novoa misses the driving attempt from the baseline | 45-36 |
| 00:00 | Nebraska | Eric Longenecker pulls down the rebound | 45-36 |