| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Scott Weslowski (fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Peralta (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Gary Brinker (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Aaron Brown (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - William Whitney (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Joe Blaise (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dean Bronsky (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Shawn Holt (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Robert Quinn (fresh) 2 reb. C - Ricky Lainez (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Colorado | Gary Brinker inbounds the ball | 31-31 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:33 | Colorado | Aaron Brown clanks a shot from the left block | 31-31 |
| 19:32 | Colorado | William Whitney grabs the offensive rebound | 31-31 |
| 19:05 | Colorado | Aaron Brown is open and buries a shot near the basket set up by Gary Brinker | 33-31 |
| 18:49 | Nebraska | Joe Blaise misses long on a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by William Whitney - foul #2 on William Whitney, team foul #1 | 33-31 |
| 18:49 | Nebraska | Joe Blaise makes the 1st free throw | 33-32 |
| 18:49 | Nebraska | Joe Blaise misses the 2nd free throw | 33-32 |
| 18:49 | Colorado | William Whitney snags the defensive board | 33-32 |
| 18:26 | Colorado | Aaron Brown blows the layup but the foul's on Robert Quinn - foul #1 on Robert Quinn, team foul #1 | 33-32 |
| Subs | Colorado | Lee Perkins (SG) John Peralta | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Dale Jeter (SF), Robert Myles (PF) Shawn Holt, Robert Quinn | |
| 18:26 | Colorado | Aaron Brown makes the 1st free throw | 34-32 |
| 18:26 | Colorado | Aaron Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 34-32 |
| 18:26 | Nebraska | Robert Myles grabs the board | 34-32 |
| 18:03 | Nebraska | Joe Blaise makes the pull-up jumper from the left side | 34-34 |
| 17:50 | Colorado | Ricky Lainez picks off the pass by William Whitney | 34-34 |
| 17:36 | Nebraska | Ricky Lainez misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 34-34 |
| 17:34 | Nebraska | Ricky Lainez hits the follow up shot | 34-36 |
| 17:10 | Colorado | William Whitney lays it up and in set up by Lee Perkins | 36-36 |
| 16:52 | Nebraska | Ricky Lainez makes the jumpshot from the free throw line | 36-38 |
| 16:26 | Colorado | Aaron Brown makes the runner near the basket on a nice dish by Lee Perkins | 38-38 |
| 16:01 | Nebraska | Dean Bronsky scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Joe Blaise | 38-41 |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Scott Weslowski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Lee Perkins (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gary Brinker (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Aaron Brown (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. C - William Whitney (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Joe Blaise (tiring) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dean Bronsky (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Dale Jeter (fairly fresh) PF - Robert Myles (fairly fresh) C - Ricky Lainez (tiring) 9 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 15:44 | Colorado | William Whitney hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block | 38-41 |
| 15:43 | Nebraska | The rebound goes to Robert Myles | 38-41 |
| 15:37 | Nebraska | Ricky Lainez is whistled for traveling | 38-41 |
| Subs | Colorado | Robert McNertney (PG), John Peralta (SG), Dallas Fleenor (C) Scott Weslowski, Lee Perkins, William Whitney | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Jerald Ingraham (SG), Shawn Holt (SF), Robert Quinn (PF), Howard Pinder (C) Dean Bronsky, Dale Jeter, Robert Myles, Ricky Lainez | |
| 15:12 | Colorado | Aaron Brown's floater is knocked away by Howard Pinder | 38-41 |
| 15:11 | Nebraska | Joe Blaise gets the rebound | 38-41 |
| 15:06 | Nebraska | Joe Blaise connects on the jumpshot from the left side | 38-43 |
| 14:37 | Colorado | Gary Brinker can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 38-43 |
| 14:35 | Nebraska | Joe Blaise snags the defensive board | 38-43 |
| 14:20 | Nebraska | Shawn Holt is fouled on the floor by John Peralta - foul #1 on John Peralta, team foul #2 | 38-43 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Dean Bronsky (PG) Joe Blaise | |
| 14:09 | Nebraska | Howard Pinder blows the layup | 38-43 |
| 14:08 | Nebraska | Dean Bronsky grabs the offensive rebound | 38-43 |
| 13:57 | Nebraska | Howard Pinder throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-43 |
| Subs | Colorado | Lee Perkins (PG), Richard Siple (SG), William Whitney (C) Robert McNertney, John Peralta, Dallas Fleenor | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Richard Kjellberg (SG), Ricky Lainez (C) Jerald Ingraham, Howard Pinder | |
| 13:53 | Colorado | Gary Brinker throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 38-43 |
| 13:44 | Nebraska | Robert Quinn banks in the layup on a great pass from Ricky Lainez and he's fouled by Aaron Brown - foul #2 on Aaron Brown, team foul #3 | 38-45 |
| 13:44 | Nebraska | Robert Quinn makes the free throw | 38-46 |
| 13:41 | Colorado | Richard Siple's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 38-46 |
| 13:25 | Nebraska | Shawn Holt buries a runner from close range set up by Dean Bronsky and the foul's on William Whitney - foul #3 on William Whitney, team foul #4 | 38-48 |
| 13:25 | Nebraska | Shawn Holt makes the free throw | 38-49 |
| 13:22 | Colorado | Lee Perkins is called for traveling in the backcourt | 38-49 |
| 13:09 | Nebraska | Shawn Holt can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Richard Siple - foul #1 on Richard Siple, team foul #5 | 38-49 |
| 13:09 | Nebraska | Shawn Holt makes the 1st free throw | 38-50 |
| 13:09 | Nebraska | Shawn Holt makes the 2nd free throw | 38-51 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 13:05 | Colorado | Lee Perkins is fouled in the backcourt by Dean Bronsky - foul #2 on Dean Bronsky, team foul #2 | 38-51 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Joe Blaise (PG) Dean Bronsky | |
| 12:46 | Colorado | Lee Perkins can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Ricky Lainez - foul #1 on Ricky Lainez, team foul #3 | 38-51 |
| Subs | Colorado | John Peralta (SG), Dallas Fleenor (PF) Richard Siple, Aaron Brown | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Dale Jeter (SF) Shawn Holt | |
| 12:46 | Colorado | Lee Perkins makes the 1st free throw | 39-51 |
| 12:46 | Colorado | Lee Perkins makes the 2nd free throw | 40-51 |
| 12:35 | Nebraska | Joe Blaise can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 40-51 |
| 12:34 | Colorado | William Whitney pulls down the rebound | 40-51 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 12:32 | Colorado | Gary Brinker is hacked by Dale Jeter in the backcourt - foul #2 on Dale Jeter, team foul #4 | 40-51 |
| Subs | Colorado | Robert McNertney (PG) Lee Perkins | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Jerald Ingraham (SG), Howard Pinder (PF) Richard Kjellberg, Robert Quinn | |
| 12:05 | Colorado | William Whitney hits the easy wide open finger roll | 42-51 |
| 11:48 | Nebraska | William Whitney takes the ball from Howard Pinder | 42-51 |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Robert McNertney (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Peralta (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Gary Brinker (tired) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Dallas Fleenor (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - William Whitney (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Joe Blaise (tiring) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jerald Ingraham (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Dale Jeter (fairly fresh) PF - Howard Pinder (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Ricky Lainez (tiring) 9 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 11:46 | Colorado | Robert McNertney's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 42-51 |
| Subs | Colorado | Scott Weslowski (PG), Aaron Brown (PF) John Peralta, William Whitney | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Dean Bronsky (SG), Shawn Holt (SF), Robert Myles (C) Jerald Ingraham, Dale Jeter, Ricky Lainez | |
| 11:37 | Nebraska | Dean Bronsky travels with the ball | 42-51 |
| Subs | Colorado | Lee Perkins (SG) Robert McNertney | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Richard Kjellberg (SG), Robert Quinn (PF) Joe Blaise, Howard Pinder | |
| 11:22 | Colorado | Aaron Brown scores on a runner in the paint | 44-51 |
| 11:08 | Nebraska | Dean Bronsky misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 44-51 |
| 11:07 | Colorado | Aaron Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 44-51 |
| 10:46 | Colorado | Aaron Brown misses short on an open driving attempt from close range | 44-51 |
| 10:44 | Colorado | Dallas Fleenor grabs the offensive rebound | 44-51 |
| 10:26 | Colorado | Aaron Brown clanks a floater in the paint | 44-51 |
| 10:24 | Nebraska | Robert Myles grabs the board | 44-51 |
| 10:09 | Nebraska | Robert Quinn is called for traveling | 44-51 |
| Subs | Colorado | Robert McNertney (PG), John Peralta (SG), William Whitney (C) Scott Weslowski, Lee Perkins, Dallas Fleenor | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Jerald Ingraham (SG), Dale Jeter (SF), Howard Pinder (PF), Ricky Lainez (C) Richard Kjellberg, Shawn Holt, Robert Quinn, Robert Myles | |
| 09:46 | Colorado | Aaron Brown makes the jump hook from the right block | 46-51 |
| 09:34 | Nebraska | Jerald Ingraham makes the shot from the left wing on a great pass from Dean Bronsky | 46-53 |
| 09:32 | Colorado | Gary Brinker's pass is intercepted by Jerald Ingraham in the backcourt | 46-53 |
| 09:24 | Nebraska | Howard Pinder buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 46-55 |
| 09:05 | Colorado | Aaron Brown misses short on an open jumper from just outside the lane | 46-55 |
| 09:04 | Nebraska | Dale Jeter snags the defensive board | 46-55 |
| 08:49 | Nebraska | Dean Bronsky misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by William Whitney - foul #4 on William Whitney, team foul #6 | 46-55 |
| Subs | Colorado | Lee Perkins (PG), Dallas Fleenor (PF) John Peralta, Aaron Brown | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Joe Blaise (PG), Robert Quinn (PF) Jerald Ingraham, Howard Pinder | |
| 08:49 | Nebraska | Dean Bronsky misses the 1st free throw | 46-55 |
| 08:49 | Nebraska | Dean Bronsky misses the 2nd free throw | 46-55 |
| 08:49 | Colorado | Robert McNertney pulls down the rebound | 46-55 |
| 08:44 | Colorado | Dean Bronsky is called for the reach on Robert McNertney in the backcourt - foul #3 on Dean Bronsky, team foul #5 | 46-55 |
| 08:18 | Colorado | William Whitney is whistled for a carry | 46-55 |
| Subs | Colorado | Scott Weslowski (PG), Richard Siple (SF) Robert McNertney, Gary Brinker | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Richard Kjellberg (SG), Shawn Holt (SF) Dean Bronsky, Dale Jeter | |
| 08:01 | Nebraska | Richard Kjellberg is whistled for traveling | 46-55 |
| 07:44 | Colorado | Lee Perkins is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Lee Perkins, team foul #7 | 46-55 |
| Subs | Colorado | Aaron Brown (PF) William Whitney | |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Scott Weslowski (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Lee Perkins (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Siple (fresh) PF - Aaron Brown (tiring) 20 pts. 5 reb. C - Dallas Fleenor (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Joe Blaise (tiring) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Kjellberg (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Shawn Holt (tiring) 9 pts. 2 stl. PF - Robert Quinn (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Ricky Lainez (tiring) 9 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 07:27 | Nebraska | Richard Kjellberg throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-55 |
| Subs | Colorado | John Peralta (SG) Lee Perkins | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Howard Pinder (PF), Robert Myles (C) Robert Quinn, Ricky Lainez | |
| 07:06 | Colorado | John Peralta is wide open but clanks a shot from the right side | 46-55 |
| 07:05 | Colorado | Richard Siple tips it in | 48-55 |
| 06:51 | Nebraska | Shawn Holt throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-55 |
| Subs | Colorado | Robert McNertney (PG), Gary Brinker (SF), William Whitney (C) Scott Weslowski, Richard Siple, Dallas Fleenor | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Jerald Ingraham (SG), Dale Jeter (SF), Robert Quinn (PF) Richard Kjellberg, Shawn Holt, Robert Myles | |
| 06:22 | Colorado | William Whitney misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 48-55 |
| 06:20 | Nebraska | Dale Jeter grabs the board | 48-55 |
| 06:14 | Nebraska | Howard Pinder misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 48-55 |
| 06:13 | Nebraska | Dale Jeter pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-55 |
| 06:02 | Nebraska | Aaron Brown takes the ball from Howard Pinder | 48-55 |
| 05:59 | Colorado | Robert McNertney is hacked by Joe Blaise in the backcourt - foul #3 on Joe Blaise, team foul #6 | 48-55 |
| Subs | Colorado | Lee Perkins (PG) John Peralta | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Dean Bronsky (PG), Ricky Lainez (C) Joe Blaise, Howard Pinder | |
| 05:42 | Colorado | William Whitney is fouled on the floor by Ricky Lainez - foul #2 on Ricky Lainez, team foul #7 | 48-55 |
| Subs | Colorado | Scott Weslowski (PG), Richard Siple (SF) Robert McNertney, Gary Brinker | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Robert Myles (PF) Robert Quinn | |
| 05:42 | Colorado | William Whitney makes the 1st free throw | 49-55 |
| 05:42 | Colorado | William Whitney misses the 2nd free throw | 49-55 |
| 05:42 | Nebraska | Robert Myles pulls down the rebound | 49-55 |
| 05:24 | Nebraska | Jerald Ingraham hits a floater from the left side and he's fouled by Lee Perkins - foul #2 on Lee Perkins, team foul #8 | 49-57 |
| Subs | Colorado | Dallas Fleenor (PF) Aaron Brown | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Richard Kjellberg (SG), Shawn Holt (SF) Dean Bronsky, Dale Jeter | |
| 05:24 | Nebraska | Jerald Ingraham makes the free throw | 49-58 |
| 04:58 | Colorado | Lee Perkins is hacked by Richard Kjellberg - foul #4 on Richard Kjellberg, team foul #8 | 49-58 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Dean Bronsky (PG), Howard Pinder (PF) Jerald Ingraham, Robert Myles | |
| 04:58 | Colorado | Lee Perkins makes the 1st free throw | 50-58 |
| 04:58 | Colorado | Lee Perkins makes the 2nd free throw | 51-58 |
| 04:32 | Nebraska | Dallas Fleenor is called for the reach on Ricky Lainez - foul #1 on Dallas Fleenor, team foul #9 | 51-58 |
| Subs | Colorado | Robert McNertney (SG), Gary Brinker (SF), Aaron Brown (PF) Scott Weslowski, Richard Siple, William Whitney | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Joe Blaise (PG), Dale Jeter (SF) Richard Kjellberg, Shawn Holt | |
| 04:32 | Nebraska | Ricky Lainez makes the 1st free throw | 51-59 |
| 04:32 | Nebraska | Ricky Lainez makes the 2nd free throw | 51-60 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 04:11 | Colorado | Gary Brinker comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 51-60 |
| 04:10 | Nebraska | Dean Bronsky grabs the board | 51-60 |
| 03:52 | Nebraska | Dean Bronsky drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Joe Blaise | 51-62 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:50 | Colorado | Robert McNertney double dribbles in the backcourt | 51-62 |
| Subs | Colorado | John Peralta (SG) Lee Perkins | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Robert Quinn (PF) Ricky Lainez | |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:35 | Nebraska | Aaron Brown steals it from Howard Pinder | 51-62 |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Robert McNertney (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Peralta (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Gary Brinker (tired) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Aaron Brown (tired) 20 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. C - Dallas Fleenor (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Joe Blaise (tired) 11 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Dean Bronsky (tiring) 14 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Dale Jeter (fairly fresh) 4 reb. PF - Robert Quinn (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Howard Pinder (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:16 | Colorado | Gary Brinker misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 51-62 |
| 03:14 | Colorado | The offensive rebound goes to Robert McNertney | 51-62 |
| 02:58 | Colorado | John Peralta is open and scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Robert McNertney and he's fouled by Dale Jeter - foul #3 on Dale Jeter, team foul #9 | 53-62 |
| Subs | Colorado | Scott Weslowski (PG), Richard Siple (SF), William Whitney (C) Robert McNertney, Gary Brinker, Dallas Fleenor | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Richard Kjellberg (SG), Shawn Holt (SF), Robert Myles (C) Joe Blaise, Dale Jeter, Howard Pinder | |
| 02:58 | Colorado | John Peralta makes the free throw | 54-62 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:46 | Nebraska | Robert Quinn drills a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Richard Kjellberg | 54-64 |
| 02:38 | Colorado | William Whitney misses badly on a shot from the left block | 54-64 |
| 02:36 | Nebraska | Shawn Holt gets the rebound | 54-64 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:19 | Nebraska | Shawn Holt buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Richard Kjellberg | 54-67 |
| 02:14 | Colorado | John Peralta can't finish the layup | 54-67 |
| 02:12 | Colorado | The offensive rebound goes to William Whitney | 54-67 |
| 01:57 | Colorado | Scott Weslowski misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 54-67 |
| 01:55 | Nebraska | The rebound goes to Robert Myles | 54-67 |
| 01:50 | Nebraska | Richard Kjellberg makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Dean Bronsky | 54-69 |
| 01:22 | Colorado | Aaron Brown misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 54-69 |
| 01:20 | Nebraska | Robert Quinn snags the defensive board | 54-69 |
| 01:15 | Nebraska | Shawn Holt misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 54-69 |
| 01:13 | Colorado | Richard Siple grabs the defensive rebound | 54-69 |
| 00:53 | Colorado | William Whitney scores on a shot from the right wing | 56-69 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:32 | Nebraska | Robert Quinn comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 56-69 |
| 00:30 | Nebraska | Robert Myles pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-69 |
| 00:00 | Nebraska | Dean Bronsky runs out the clock | 56-69 |