| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Jerry Webster (fresh) SG - James Bowens (fresh) SF - Calvin Ludwig (fresh) PF - Wesley Newquist (fresh) C - Marshall Werner (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Chris James (fresh) SG - Paul Cavalier (fresh) SF - John Stanton (fresh) PF - Frank Cowley (fresh) C - David Steve (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Nebraska | Wesley Newquist wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:31 | Nebraska | The jump hook by Marshall Werner is blocked by David Steve | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | Nebraska | The offensive rebound goes to Marshall Werner | 0-0 |
| 19:14 | Nebraska | Marshall Werner buries a driving attempt from close range | 2-0 |
| 18:49 | Kansas | Frank Cowley banks in the layup on a great pass from Chris James | 2-2 |
| 18:42 | Nebraska | Calvin Ludwig hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 2-2 |
| 18:40 | Kansas | The rebound goes to David Steve | 2-2 |
| 18:24 | Kansas | Paul Cavalier makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Chris James | 2-5 |
| 17:57 | Nebraska | James Bowens scores on a 3 from straight away | 5-5 |
| 17:33 | Kansas | David Steve connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Paul Cavalier | 5-7 |
| 17:17 | Nebraska | Wesley Newquist buries a jumper from close range set up by Jerry Webster | 7-7 |
| 16:57 | Kansas | Chris James is hacked by Jerry Webster - foul #1 on Jerry Webster, team foul #1 | 7-7 |
| 16:35 | Kansas | David Steve misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Marshall Werner - foul #1 on Marshall Werner, team foul #2 | 7-7 |
| 16:35 | Kansas | David Steve makes the 1st free throw | 7-8 |
| 16:35 | Kansas | David Steve misses the 2nd free throw | 7-8 |
| 16:35 | Nebraska | Marshall Werner grabs the defensive rebound | 7-8 |
| 16:18 | Nebraska | Wesley Newquist hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Calvin Ludwig | 9-8 |
| 15:49 | Kansas | John Stanton slams it home set up by Paul Cavalier | 9-10 |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Jerry Webster (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Bowens (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Calvin Ludwig (fairly fresh) PF - Wesley Newquist (fresh) 4 pts. C - Marshall Werner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Chris James (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Paul Cavalier (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Stanton (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Frank Cowley (fresh) 2 pts. C - David Steve (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:32 | Nebraska | James Bowens knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Jerry Webster | 11-10 |
| 15:11 | Kansas | Frank Cowley connects on the shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Paul Cavalier | 11-12 |
| 14:51 | Nebraska | Chris James picks off the pass by James Bowens | 11-12 |
| 14:47 | Kansas | Chris James slams it home | 11-14 |
| 14:28 | Nebraska | Wesley Newquist is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Wesley Newquist, team foul #3 | 11-14 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Rafael Delgado (PG), Dale Etherton (SG), Joel Main (SF), Leonard Chapman (PF), Donald Owens (C) Jerry Webster, James Bowens, Calvin Ludwig, Wesley Newquist, Marshall Werner | |
| Subs | Kansas | Robert Stokes (PG), Robert Fiecke (SF), Kevin Huseman (PF), John Hartzell (C) Chris James, John Stanton, Frank Cowley, David Steve | |
| 14:09 | Kansas | Paul Cavalier makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 11-17 |
| 13:51 | Nebraska | Rafael Delgado buries a shot from the right side on a great pass from Leonard Chapman | 13-17 |
| 13:24 | Kansas | Robert Fiecke drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Paul Cavalier | 13-20 |
| 13:05 | Nebraska | Leonard Chapman's layup is rejected by Robert Fiecke | 13-20 |
| 13:04 | Kansas | Paul Cavalier grabs the defensive rebound | 13-20 |
| 12:58 | Kansas | Kevin Huseman misses the floater from the baseline but he's fouled by Leonard Chapman - foul #1 on Leonard Chapman, team foul #4 | 13-20 |
| Subs | Nebraska | James Bowens (SG), Wesley Newquist (PF) Joel Main, Donald Owens | |
| Subs | Kansas | Chris James (PG), John Stanton (SG), Frank Cowley (SF), David Steve (C) Robert Stokes, Paul Cavalier, Robert Fiecke, John Hartzell | |
| 12:58 | Kansas | Kevin Huseman makes the 1st free throw | 13-21 |
| 12:58 | Kansas | Kevin Huseman makes the 2nd free throw | 13-22 |
| 12:31 | Nebraska | James Bowens hits a 3 pointer from the right corner | 16-22 |
| 12:15 | Kansas | Frank Cowley comes up short on the jumper from the left block but the foul's on James Bowens - foul #1 on James Bowens, team foul #5 | 16-22 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Jerry Webster (PG), Marshall Werner (C) Dale Etherton, Leonard Chapman | |
| Subs | Kansas | Robert Stokes (SG) Kevin Huseman | |
| 12:15 | Kansas | Frank Cowley misses the 1st free throw | 16-22 |
| 12:15 | Kansas | Frank Cowley misses the 2nd free throw | 16-22 |
| 12:15 | Nebraska | Wesley Newquist gets the rebound | 16-22 |
| 11:58 | Nebraska | Robert Stokes is called for the reach on James Bowens - foul #1 on Robert Stokes, team foul #1 | 16-22 |
| 11:48 | Nebraska | Marshall Werner comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 16-22 |
| 11:46 | Kansas | John Stanton gets the rebound | 16-22 |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Jerry Webster (fresh) 2 ast. SG - James Bowens (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Rafael Delgado (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Wesley Newquist (fresh) 4 pts. C - Marshall Werner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Chris James (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Stokes (fresh) SF - John Stanton (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Frank Cowley (fresh) 4 pts. C - David Steve (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:24 | Kansas | Frank Cowley lays it up and in on a great pass from Robert Stokes | 16-24 |
| 11:07 | Nebraska | Wesley Newquist misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 16-24 |
| 11:05 | Kansas | David Steve gets the rebound | 16-24 |
| 10:52 | Kansas | David Steve misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane | 16-24 |
| 10:51 | Kansas | Frank Cowley tips it in | 16-26 |
| 10:40 | Nebraska | James Bowens travels with the ball | 16-26 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Dale Etherton (SG), Calvin Ludwig (SF) James Bowens, Rafael Delgado | |
| Subs | Kansas | Paul Cavalier (SG), Robert Fiecke (SF), Kevin Huseman (C) Chris James, John Stanton, David Steve | |
| 10:18 | Kansas | Wesley Newquist steals it from Frank Cowley | 16-26 |
| 09:57 | Nebraska | Wesley Newquist clanks a fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by Frank Cowley - foul #1 on Frank Cowley, team foul #2 | 16-26 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Joel Main (SG), Leonard Chapman (C) Jerry Webster, Marshall Werner | |
| Subs | Kansas | John Hartzell (C) Frank Cowley | |
| 09:57 | Nebraska | Wesley Newquist misses the 1st free throw | 16-26 |
| 09:57 | Nebraska | Wesley Newquist makes the 2nd free throw | 17-26 |
| 09:31 | Kansas | Kevin Huseman misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 17-26 |
| 09:30 | Nebraska | Leonard Chapman pulls down the rebound | 17-26 |
| 09:27 | Nebraska | Dale Etherton's pass is intercepted by Robert Stokes in the backcourt | 17-26 |
| 09:26 | Kansas | Kevin Huseman lays it in on a nice dish by Robert Stokes | 17-28 |
| 09:04 | Nebraska | Calvin Ludwig clanks a jumper from the right side | 17-28 |
| 09:02 | Nebraska | Wesley Newquist misses the tip | 17-28 |
| 09:01 | Kansas | Paul Cavalier snags the defensive board | 17-28 |
| 08:36 | Kansas | Paul Cavalier misses short on a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Dale Etherton - foul #1 on Dale Etherton, team foul #6 | 17-28 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Jerry Webster (PG), James Bowens (SG), Rafael Delgado (SF), Marshall Werner (C) Dale Etherton, Joel Main, Calvin Ludwig, Wesley Newquist | |
| Subs | Kansas | Chris James (PG), John Stanton (SF), Frank Cowley (PF), David Steve (C) Robert Stokes, Robert Fiecke, Kevin Huseman, John Hartzell | |
| 08:36 | Kansas | Paul Cavalier misses the 1st free throw | 17-28 |
| 08:36 | Kansas | Paul Cavalier makes the 2nd free throw | 17-29 |
| 08:12 | Nebraska | Marshall Werner loses the dribble to David Steve | 17-29 |
| 07:51 | Kansas | Chris James can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 17-29 |
| 07:50 | Kansas | John Stanton tips it home | 17-31 |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Jerry Webster (fresh) 2 ast. SG - James Bowens (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Rafael Delgado (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Leonard Chapman (fresh) C - Marshall Werner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Chris James (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Cavalier (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - John Stanton (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Frank Cowley (fresh) 8 pts. C - David Steve (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Nebraska | Jerry Webster throws a bad pass out of bounds | 17-31 |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| Subs | Kansas | Robert Stokes (SG) Paul Cavalier | |
| 07:08 | Kansas | Chris James can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 17-31 |
| 07:06 | Nebraska | Rafael Delgado snags the defensive board | 17-31 |
| 06:51 | Nebraska | Frank Cowley swats the short shot by Rafael Delgado | 17-31 |
| 06:49 | Kansas | David Steve snags the defensive board | 17-31 |
| 06:30 | Kansas | David Steve misses short on a shot from the left wing | 17-31 |
| 06:28 | Kansas | Frank Cowley tips it back up and in | 17-33 |
| 06:16 | Nebraska | Frank Cowley swats the short shot by Leonard Chapman | 17-33 |
| 06:14 | Kansas | John Stanton snags the defensive board | 17-33 |
| 05:49 | Kansas | Frank Cowley hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline | 17-33 |
| 05:48 | Nebraska | The rebound goes to Leonard Chapman | 17-33 |
| 05:27 | Nebraska | Marshall Werner misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by David Steve - foul #1 on David Steve, team foul #3 | 17-33 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Dale Etherton (SG), Calvin Ludwig (SF), Wesley Newquist (PF) Jerry Webster, James Bowens, Leonard Chapman | |
| Subs | Kansas | Paul Cavalier (SG), Robert Fiecke (SF), Kevin Huseman (PF), John Hartzell (C) Chris James, John Stanton, Frank Cowley, David Steve | |
| 05:27 | Nebraska | Marshall Werner misses the 1st free throw | 17-33 |
| 05:27 | Nebraska | Marshall Werner misses the 2nd free throw | 17-33 |
| 05:27 | Kansas | John Hartzell pulls down the rebound | 17-33 |
| 05:04 | Kansas | John Hartzell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 17-33 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Joel Main (SG), Donald Owens (C) Rafael Delgado, Marshall Werner | |
| Subs | Kansas | Chris James (PG) Robert Stokes | |
| 04:50 | Nebraska | Wesley Newquist misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 17-33 |
| 04:48 | Nebraska | Wesley Newquist snags the offensive board | 17-33 |
| 04:32 | Nebraska | Kevin Huseman picks off the pass by Joel Main | 17-33 |
| 04:12 | Kansas | Paul Cavalier misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 17-33 |
| 04:10 | Nebraska | Wesley Newquist snags the defensive board | 17-33 |
| 04:04 | Nebraska | Dale Etherton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 17-33 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Rafael Delgado (PG), James Bowens (SG) Dale Etherton, Joel Main | |
| Subs | Kansas | Robert Stokes (PG), John Stanton (SF) Chris James, Robert Fiecke | |
| 03:43 | Kansas | John Stanton is fouled on the floor by Calvin Ludwig - foul #1 on Calvin Ludwig, team foul #7 | 17-33 |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| Subs | Kansas | Frank Cowley (PF) John Hartzell | |
| 03:43 | Kansas | John Stanton makes the 1st free throw | 17-34 |
| 03:43 | Kansas | John Stanton makes the 2nd free throw | 17-35 |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Rafael Delgado (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Bowens (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Calvin Ludwig (fresh) PF - Wesley Newquist (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Donald Owens (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Robert Stokes (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Paul Cavalier (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - John Stanton (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Frank Cowley (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Kevin Huseman (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 03:34 | Nebraska | James Bowens comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 17-35 |
| 03:32 | Kansas | The rebound goes to John Stanton | 17-35 |
| 03:10 | Kansas | Paul Cavalier makes the floater from the left wing | 17-37 |
| 02:58 | Nebraska | Robert Stokes picks off the pass by Donald Owens | 17-37 |
| 02:56 | Kansas | Robert Stokes is hacked by Rafael Delgado in the backcourt - foul #1 on Rafael Delgado, team foul #8 | 17-37 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Jerry Webster (PG), Leonard Chapman (C) Calvin Ludwig, Donald Owens | |
| Subs | Kansas | David Steve (C) Kevin Huseman | |
| 02:56 | Kansas | Robert Stokes misses the 1st free throw | 17-37 |
| 02:56 | Nebraska | Leonard Chapman pulls down the rebound | 17-37 |
| 02:48 | Nebraska | James Bowens's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 17-37 |
| 02:24 | Kansas | Frank Cowley is hacked by Jerry Webster - foul #2 on Jerry Webster, team foul #9 | 17-37 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Marshall Werner (C) Leonard Chapman | |
| Subs | Kansas | Chris James (PG) Robert Stokes | |
| 02:24 | Kansas | Frank Cowley misses the 1st free throw | 17-37 |
| 02:24 | Nebraska | Wesley Newquist gets the rebound | 17-37 |
| 02:05 | Nebraska | Jerry Webster misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 17-37 |
| 02:03 | Kansas | Frank Cowley grabs the board | 17-37 |
| 01:57 | Kansas | David Steve comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block | 17-37 |
| 01:56 | Nebraska | Marshall Werner grabs the defensive rebound | 17-37 |
| 01:28 | Nebraska | Frank Cowley picks off the pass by Rafael Delgado | 17-37 |
| 01:00 | Kansas | Chris James hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint | 17-37 |
| 00:58 | Kansas | David Steve tips it in | 17-39 |
| 00:44 | Nebraska | James Bowens comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Frank Cowley - foul #2 on Frank Cowley, team foul #4 | 17-39 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Calvin Ludwig (SF), Leonard Chapman (PF), Donald Owens (C) Rafael Delgado, Wesley Newquist, Marshall Werner | |
| Subs | Kansas | Robert Stokes (SG), Robert Fiecke (SF), Kevin Huseman (PF), John Hartzell (C) Paul Cavalier, John Stanton, Frank Cowley, David Steve | |
| 00:44 | Nebraska | James Bowens makes the 1st free throw | 18-39 |
| 00:44 | Nebraska | James Bowens makes the 2nd free throw | 19-39 |
| 00:16 | Kansas | Leonard Chapman picks off the pass by Robert Fiecke | 19-39 |
| 00:02 | Nebraska | Donald Owens's layup is rejected by John Hartzell | 19-39 |
| 00:00 | Kansas | Chris James grabs the board | 19-39 |