| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Benjamin Rust (fresh) SG - Dennis Holdren (fresh) SF - Walter Hurt (fresh) PF - Adam Sommer (fresh) C - Brian Stamper (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Dennis Crotts (fresh) SG - Eric Thompson (fresh) SF - Lester Duckworth (fresh) PF - Stanley Ellis (fresh) C - Paul Roberts (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Colorado | Brian Stamper wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:43 | Colorado | Adam Sommer misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Nebraska | The rebound goes to Eric Thompson | 0-0 |
| 19:19 | Nebraska | Dennis Crotts drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Lester Duckworth | 0-3 |
| 19:07 | Colorado | Lester Duckworth steals the ball from Brian Stamper | 0-3 |
| 18:55 | Nebraska | Lester Duckworth misses long on a 3 from straight away | 0-3 |
| 18:54 | Colorado | Brian Stamper grabs the defensive rebound | 0-3 |
| 18:48 | Colorado | Adam Sommer scores on a fadeaway from close range | 2-3 |
| 18:34 | Nebraska | Benjamin Rust is called for the reach on Eric Thompson - foul #1 on Benjamin Rust, team foul #1 | 2-3 |
| 18:12 | Nebraska | Eric Thompson misses the 3 from the left corner | 2-3 |
| 18:10 | Colorado | Benjamin Rust grabs the board | 2-3 |
| 18:00 | Colorado | Paul Roberts steals the ball from Dennis Holdren | 2-3 |
| 17:49 | Nebraska | Dennis Crotts knocks in the jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Paul Roberts | 2-5 |
| 17:32 | Colorado | Dennis Holdren clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 2-5 |
| 17:31 | Nebraska | Lester Duckworth snags the defensive board | 2-5 |
| 17:26 | Nebraska | Adam Sommer steals the ball from Dennis Crotts | 2-5 |
| 17:21 | Colorado | Adam Sommer double dribbles | 2-5 |
| Subs | Colorado | Michael Lewis (PF) Adam Sommer | |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| 16:58 | Nebraska | Paul Roberts hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Stanley Ellis and the foul's on Michael Lewis - foul #1 on Michael Lewis, team foul #2 | 2-7 |
| Subs | Colorado | Juan Garcia (PG), David Arndt (PF) Benjamin Rust, Walter Hurt | |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| 16:58 | Nebraska | Paul Roberts misses the free throw | 2-7 |
| 16:58 | Colorado | Michael Lewis pulls down the rebound | 2-7 |
| 16:44 | Colorado | Juan Garcia connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by David Arndt | 5-7 |
| 16:27 | Nebraska | Paul Roberts's pass is intercepted by David Arndt | 5-7 |
| 16:01 | Colorado | Brian Stamper clanks a turnaround from the left block | 5-7 |
| 16:00 | Colorado | Michael Lewis hits the follow up shot | 7-7 |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Juan Garcia (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Dennis Holdren (fairly fresh) SF - Michael Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Arndt (fresh) C - Brian Stamper (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Dennis Crotts (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Eric Thompson (fresh) SF - Lester Duckworth (fresh) PF - Stanley Ellis (fresh) C - Paul Roberts (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:46 | Nebraska | Dennis Crotts comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 7-7 |
| 15:45 | Colorado | Dennis Holdren gets the rebound | 7-7 |
| 15:27 | Colorado | Juan Garcia can't finish the layup | 7-7 |
| 15:26 | Nebraska | Stanley Ellis pulls down the rebound | 7-7 |
| 15:04 | Nebraska | Lester Duckworth misses short on a jumper from the right side | 7-7 |
| 15:02 | Nebraska | Paul Roberts pulls down the offensive rebound | 7-7 |
| 14:49 | Nebraska | Lester Duckworth is whistled for traveling | 7-7 |
| Subs | Colorado | Benjamin Rust (PG), Walter Hurt (SF), Adam Sommer (PF) Dennis Holdren, Michael Lewis, Brian Stamper | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Valentin Esposito (PG), Marty Kinner (SG), Yuri Buchinski (SF), William Hogue (PF), John Morris (C) Dennis Crotts, Eric Thompson, Lester Duckworth, Stanley Ellis, Paul Roberts | |
| 14:28 | Colorado | David Arndt is fouled on the floor by William Hogue - foul #1 on William Hogue, team foul #1 | 7-7 |
| Subs | Colorado | Jamie Jones (SG) Juan Garcia | |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| 14:23 | Colorado | David Arndt can't throw it down | 7-7 |
| 14:22 | Colorado | David Arndt can't tip it in | 7-7 |
| 14:20 | Colorado | Benjamin Rust tips it home | 9-7 |
| 14:11 | Nebraska | William Hogue hits the finger roll on a great pass from Valentin Esposito and he's fouled by Adam Sommer - foul #1 on Adam Sommer, team foul #3 | 9-9 |
| 14:11 | Nebraska | William Hogue makes the free throw | 9-10 |
| 13:56 | Colorado | Jamie Jones connects on the jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Benjamin Rust | 11-10 |
| 13:39 | Nebraska | Adam Sommer steps in front of the Marty Kinner pass | 11-10 |
| 13:26 | Colorado | Jamie Jones buries a jump hook from the baseline set up by Benjamin Rust and he's hacked by John Morris - foul #1 on John Morris, team foul #2 | 13-10 |
| Subs | Colorado | Brian Stamper (C) David Arndt | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Dennis Crotts (PG), Lester Duckworth (SF) Valentin Esposito, Yuri Buchinski | |
| 13:26 | Colorado | Jamie Jones makes the free throw | 14-10 |
| 13:08 | Nebraska | Marty Kinner is whistled for traveling | 14-10 |
| Subs | Colorado | Dennis Holdren (SG) Jamie Jones | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Eric Thompson (SG), Stanley Ellis (PF) Marty Kinner, John Morris | |
| 12:58 | Colorado | Walter Hurt misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 14-10 |
| 12:56 | Nebraska | William Hogue pulls down the rebound | 14-10 |
| 12:39 | Nebraska | Adam Sommer denies the turnaround by William Hogue | 14-10 |
| 12:38 | Nebraska | Stanley Ellis grabs the offensive board | 14-10 |
| 12:27 | Nebraska | Stanley Ellis loses the dribble to Dennis Holdren | 14-10 |
| 12:22 | Colorado | Benjamin Rust blows the dunk | 14-10 |
| 12:20 | Nebraska | William Hogue grabs the defensive rebound | 14-10 |
| 12:14 | Nebraska | Eric Thompson misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 14-10 |
| 12:12 | Colorado | Walter Hurt gets the rebound | 14-10 |
| 11:56 | Colorado | Walter Hurt misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 14-10 |
| 11:54 | Nebraska | Stanley Ellis grabs the board | 14-10 |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Benjamin Rust (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dennis Holdren (fresh) SF - Walter Hurt (fairly fresh) PF - Adam Sommer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. C - Brian Stamper (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Dennis Crotts (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Eric Thompson (fresh) SF - Lester Duckworth (fresh) PF - Stanley Ellis (fresh) 3 reb. C - William Hogue (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Nebraska | Eric Thompson makes the pull-up jumper from the left side | 14-12 |
| 11:22 | Colorado | Walter Hurt blows the dunk but he's hacked by Dennis Crotts - foul #1 on Dennis Crotts, team foul #3 | 14-12 |
| Subs | Colorado | Juan Garcia (PG), Michael Lewis (PF) Benjamin Rust, Adam Sommer | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Marty Kinner (PG), Yuri Buchinski (SF), Paul Roberts (C) Dennis Crotts, Lester Duckworth, William Hogue | |
| 11:22 | Colorado | Walter Hurt misses the 1st free throw | 14-12 |
| 11:22 | Colorado | Walter Hurt makes the 2nd free throw | 15-12 |
| 11:09 | Nebraska | Eric Thompson drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Stanley Ellis | 15-15 |
| 10:48 | Colorado | Juan Garcia connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Walter Hurt | 17-15 |
| 10:31 | Nebraska | Juan Garcia steps in front of the Stanley Ellis pass | 17-15 |
| 10:28 | Colorado | Juan Garcia hits the finger roll | 19-15 |
| 10:11 | Nebraska | Juan Garcia picks off the pass by Marty Kinner | 19-15 |
| 09:59 | Colorado | Eric Thompson steps in front of the Walter Hurt pass | 19-15 |
| 09:35 | Nebraska | Marty Kinner buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Yuri Buchinski | 19-18 |
| 09:25 | Colorado | Walter Hurt hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Stanley Ellis - foul #1 on Stanley Ellis, team foul #4 | 19-18 |
| Subs | Colorado | Benjamin Rust (PG), David Arndt (C) Dennis Holdren, Brian Stamper | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Dennis Crotts (PG), Lester Duckworth (SF), William Hogue (PF) Eric Thompson, Yuri Buchinski, Stanley Ellis | |
| 09:25 | Colorado | Walter Hurt makes the 1st free throw | 20-18 |
| 09:25 | Colorado | Walter Hurt misses the 2nd free throw | 20-18 |
| 09:25 | Nebraska | William Hogue grabs the board | 20-18 |
| 09:07 | Nebraska | Lester Duckworth is hacked by Michael Lewis - foul #2 on Michael Lewis, team foul #4 | 20-18 |
| Subs | Colorado | Jamie Jones (SF), Adam Sommer (PF) Walter Hurt, Michael Lewis | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Valentin Esposito (SG) Marty Kinner | |
| 08:54 | Nebraska | 3 seconds is called on Lester Duckworth | 20-18 |
| Subs | Colorado | John Thorpe (SF) Juan Garcia | |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| 08:38 | Colorado | John Thorpe can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Lester Duckworth - foul #1 on Lester Duckworth, team foul #5 | 20-18 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Yuri Buchinski (SG), John Morris (C) Valentin Esposito, Paul Roberts | |
| 08:38 | Colorado | John Thorpe makes the 1st free throw | 21-18 |
| 08:38 | Colorado | John Thorpe makes the 2nd free throw | 22-18 |
| 08:25 | Nebraska | John Morris misses the jumper in the paint but the foul's on Adam Sommer - foul #2 on Adam Sommer, team foul #5 | 22-18 |
| Subs | Colorado | Dennis Holdren (SG), Brian Stamper (C) John Thorpe, Adam Sommer | |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| 08:25 | Nebraska | John Morris misses the 1st free throw | 22-18 |
| 08:25 | Nebraska | John Morris misses the 2nd free throw | 22-18 |
| 08:25 | Colorado | David Arndt snags the defensive board | 22-18 |
| 08:16 | Colorado | David Arndt can't connect on a floater in the paint | 22-18 |
| 08:14 | Colorado | Dennis Holdren tips it back up and in | 24-18 |
| 07:50 | Nebraska | Yuri Buchinski can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 24-18 |
| 07:49 | Colorado | Brian Stamper gets the rebound | 24-18 |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Benjamin Rust (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dennis Holdren (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jamie Jones (fresh) 5 pts. PF - David Arndt (fresh) 2 reb. C - Brian Stamper (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Dennis Crotts (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Yuri Buchinski (fresh) SF - Lester Duckworth (fresh) PF - John Morris (fresh) C - William Hogue (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:34 | Colorado | Jamie Jones misses the easy layup | 24-18 |
| 07:32 | Nebraska | William Hogue gets the rebound | 24-18 |
| 07:28 | Nebraska | Dennis Crotts misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 24-18 |
| 07:26 | Colorado | Brian Stamper grabs the board | 24-18 |
| 07:21 | Colorado | Dennis Holdren can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 24-18 |
| 07:20 | Nebraska | Dennis Crotts snags the defensive board | 24-18 |
| 06:58 | Nebraska | The short jumper by William Hogue is denied by David Arndt | 24-18 |
| 06:57 | Colorado | The rebound goes to Dennis Holdren | 24-18 |
| 06:55 | Colorado | Dennis Crotts steps in front of the Benjamin Rust pass in the backcourt | 24-18 |
| 06:46 | Nebraska | William Hogue misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 24-18 |
| 06:44 | Nebraska | William Hogue tips it back up and in | 24-20 |
| 06:32 | Colorado | Jamie Jones hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range | 24-20 |
| 06:31 | Colorado | David Arndt hits the follow up shot | 26-20 |
| 06:16 | Nebraska | Yuri Buchinski misses badly on a jumper near the basket | 26-20 |
| 06:15 | Colorado | Jamie Jones pulls down the rebound | 26-20 |
| 06:10 | Colorado | Dennis Holdren hits a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Benjamin Rust | 28-20 |
| 05:56 | Nebraska | Dennis Crotts can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 28-20 |
| 05:54 | Nebraska | William Hogue grabs the offensive board | 28-20 |
| 05:42 | Nebraska | Lester Duckworth misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 28-20 |
| 05:40 | Colorado | Benjamin Rust snags the defensive board | 28-20 |
| 05:34 | Colorado | William Hogue is called for the reach on Jamie Jones - foul #2 on William Hogue, team foul #6 | 28-20 |
| Subs | Colorado | Juan Garcia (PG), John Thorpe (SF) Benjamin Rust, Jamie Jones | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Marty Kinner (PG), Eric Thompson (SG), Nathan Fisher (SF), Stanley Ellis (PF), Paul Roberts (C) Dennis Crotts, Yuri Buchinski, Lester Duckworth, John Morris, William Hogue | |
| 05:21 | Colorado | Dennis Holdren makes the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Brian Stamper | 31-20 |
| 05:04 | Nebraska | Eric Thompson misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 31-20 |
| 05:02 | Colorado | Brian Stamper gets the rebound | 31-20 |
| 04:50 | Colorado | Juan Garcia hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 31-20 |
| 04:49 | Nebraska | Stanley Ellis pulls down the rebound | 31-20 |
| 04:34 | Nebraska | Stanley Ellis misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 31-20 |
| 04:33 | Nebraska | Marty Kinner tips it back up and in | 31-22 |
| 04:17 | Colorado | John Thorpe's floater is tipped away by Paul Roberts | 31-22 |
| 04:16 | Colorado | Brian Stamper grabs the offensive board | 31-22 |
| 04:08 | Colorado | Dennis Holdren drills a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Brian Stamper | 34-22 |
| 03:58 | Nebraska | Paul Roberts clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 34-22 |
| 03:56 | Colorado | Juan Garcia grabs the board | 34-22 |
| 03:46 | Colorado | The jump hook by Brian Stamper is blocked by Paul Roberts | 34-22 |
| 03:45 | Colorado | The offensive rebound goes to Dennis Holdren | 34-22 |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Juan Garcia (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SG - Dennis Holdren (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - John Thorpe (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Arndt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Brian Stamper (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Marty Kinner (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Eric Thompson (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Nathan Fisher (fresh) PF - Stanley Ellis (fresh) 4 reb. C - Paul Roberts (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 03:36 | Colorado | Juan Garcia scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 37-22 |
| 03:22 | Nebraska | Dennis Holdren is called for the reach on Eric Thompson - foul #1 on Dennis Holdren, team foul #6 | 37-22 |
| Subs | Colorado | Benjamin Rust (PG), Walter Hurt (SF), Adam Sommer (PF), Michael Lewis (C) Dennis Holdren, John Thorpe, David Arndt, Brian Stamper | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Dennis Crotts (PG), Lester Duckworth (SF) Marty Kinner, Nathan Fisher | |
| 03:11 | Nebraska | Paul Roberts buries a jumper from just outside the lane | 37-24 |
| 02:59 | Colorado | Walter Hurt hits a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Benjamin Rust and he's fouled by Lester Duckworth - foul #2 on Lester Duckworth, team foul #7 | 40-24 |
| Subs | Colorado | Jamie Jones (SG) Juan Garcia | |
| Subs | Nebraska | John Morris (C) Paul Roberts | |
| 02:59 | Colorado | Walter Hurt makes the free throw | 41-24 |
| 02:40 | Nebraska | John Morris can't connect on a floater from the right block but the foul's on Michael Lewis - foul #3 on Michael Lewis, team foul #7 | 41-24 |
| Subs | Colorado | Brian Stamper (C) Michael Lewis | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Yuri Buchinski (SG), Reuben Bridges (C) Eric Thompson, Stanley Ellis | |
| 02:40 | Nebraska | John Morris makes the 1st free throw | 41-25 |
| 02:40 | Nebraska | John Morris makes the 2nd free throw | 41-26 |
| 02:33 | Colorado | Brian Stamper buries a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Benjamin Rust and he's fouled by Reuben Bridges - foul #1 on Reuben Bridges, team foul #8 | 43-26 |
| 02:33 | Colorado | Brian Stamper misses the free throw | 43-26 |
| 02:33 | Nebraska | Yuri Buchinski grabs the board | 43-26 |
| 02:20 | Nebraska | Reuben Bridges is hacked by Brian Stamper - foul #1 on Brian Stamper, team foul #8 | 43-26 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | Nebraska | William Hogue (PF) John Morris | |
| 02:20 | Nebraska | Reuben Bridges makes the 1st free throw | 43-27 |
| 02:20 | Nebraska | Reuben Bridges makes the 2nd free throw | 43-28 |
| 02:09 | Colorado | Benjamin Rust drills a jumper from the free throw line set up by Jamie Jones and the foul's on Dennis Crotts - foul #2 on Dennis Crotts, team foul #9 | 45-28 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Marty Kinner (SG), John Morris (C) Yuri Buchinski, Reuben Bridges | |
| 02:09 | Colorado | Benjamin Rust misses the free throw | 45-28 |
| 02:09 | Nebraska | William Hogue grabs the board | 45-28 |
| 01:59 | Nebraska | William Hogue throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-28 |
| Subs | Colorado | Juan Garcia (SG) Jamie Jones | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Paul Roberts (C) John Morris | |
| 01:32 | Colorado | Juan Garcia misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Marty Kinner - foul #1 on Marty Kinner, team foul #10 | 45-28 |
| Subs | Colorado | Dennis Holdren (SG) Benjamin Rust | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Eric Thompson (SG), Stanley Ellis (PF) Marty Kinner, William Hogue | |
| 01:32 | Colorado | Juan Garcia misses the 1st free throw | 45-28 |
| 01:32 | Colorado | Juan Garcia makes the 2nd free throw | 46-28 |
| 01:32 | Colorado | Juan Garcia makes the 3rd free throw | 47-28 |
| 01:17 | Nebraska | Eric Thompson's fadeaway is rejected by Brian Stamper | 47-28 |
| 01:15 | Colorado | Brian Stamper gets the rebound | 47-28 |
| 00:59 | Colorado | Dennis Holdren makes the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Walter Hurt | 49-28 |
| 00:52 | Nebraska | Eric Thompson misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 49-28 |
| 00:51 | Nebraska | Lester Duckworth pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-28 |
| 00:27 | Nebraska | Lester Duckworth knocks in the jump hook near the basket | 49-30 |
| 00:02 | Colorado | Dennis Holdren comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 49-30 |
| 00:00 | Colorado | The clock runs out | 49-30 |