| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Benjamin Rust (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Semple (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Byrnes (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Michael Lewis (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - John Thorpe (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Dennis Crotts (fresh) SG - Eric Thompson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Yuri Buchinski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Maurice Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Roberts (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Colorado | Michael Byrnes inbounds the ball | 32-25 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:37 | Colorado | Michael Lewis makes the turnaround from close range | 34-25 |
| 19:22 | Nebraska | Yuri Buchinski misses the lay-in | 34-25 |
| 19:21 | Nebraska | Yuri Buchinski hits the follow up shot | 34-27 |
| 19:05 | Colorado | John Thorpe misses badly on a jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Maurice Johnson - foul #1 on Maurice Johnson, team foul #1 | 34-27 |
| 19:05 | Colorado | John Thorpe makes the 1st free throw | 35-27 |
| 19:05 | Colorado | John Thorpe misses the 2nd free throw | 35-27 |
| 19:05 | Nebraska | Paul Roberts grabs the defensive rebound | 35-27 |
| 18:42 | Nebraska | Dennis Crotts comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 35-27 |
| 18:41 | Colorado | Michael Semple grabs the board | 35-27 |
| 18:21 | Colorado | Michael Byrnes hits a shot from the right side on a great pass from Michael Lewis | 37-27 |
| 18:03 | Nebraska | Paul Roberts can't finish the layup | 37-27 |
| 18:01 | Nebraska | Maurice Johnson snags the offensive board | 37-27 |
| 17:48 | Nebraska | Eric Thompson buries a jumper from the right side set up by Dennis Crotts | 37-29 |
| 17:29 | Colorado | Benjamin Rust comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 37-29 |
| 17:27 | Nebraska | Eric Thompson grabs the defensive rebound | 37-29 |
| 17:03 | Nebraska | Eric Thompson is hacked by Michael Byrnes - foul #1 on Michael Byrnes, team foul #1 | 37-29 |
| Subs | Colorado | Terry Kemp (SG), Michael Uselton (SF), Tony Boone (PF) Michael Semple, Michael Byrnes, Michael Lewis | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Lester Duckworth (PF) Maurice Johnson | |
| 16:54 | Nebraska | Lester Duckworth's layup is rejected by Michael Uselton | 37-29 |
| 16:53 | Nebraska | Dennis Crotts hits the follow up shot | 37-31 |
| 16:33 | Colorado | Michael Uselton misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 37-31 |
| 16:32 | Nebraska | Paul Roberts snags the defensive board | 37-31 |
| 16:17 | Nebraska | Yuri Buchinski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-31 |
| Subs | Colorado | Juan Garcia (PG) Benjamin Rust | |
| Subs | Nebraska | John Morris (PF), William Hogue (C) Yuri Buchinski, Paul Roberts | |
| 15:53 | Colorado | Tony Boone connects on the jumpshot from the right wing set up by Juan Garcia | 39-31 |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Juan Garcia (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Terry Kemp (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Uselton (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Tony Boone (fresh) 5 pts. C - John Thorpe (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Dennis Crotts (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eric Thompson (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Lester Duckworth (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Morris (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - William Hogue (fresh) | |
| 15:35 | Nebraska | Lester Duckworth clanks a floater from the left block but he's hacked by Tony Boone - foul #2 on Tony Boone, team foul #2 | 39-31 |
| Subs | Colorado | Michael Semple (SG), Michael Byrnes (SF), Michael Lewis (PF), Adam Sommer (C) Terry Kemp, Michael Uselton, Tony Boone, John Thorpe | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Marty Kinner (PG), Stanley Ellis (PF), Maurice Johnson (C) Dennis Crotts, Eric Thompson, William Hogue | |
| 15:35 | Nebraska | Lester Duckworth makes the 1st free throw | 39-32 |
| 15:35 | Nebraska | Lester Duckworth misses the 2nd free throw | 39-32 |
| 15:35 | Colorado | Adam Sommer grabs the board | 39-32 |
| 15:15 | Colorado | Michael Lewis misses short on a shot from close range but he's fouled by Stanley Ellis - foul #4 on Stanley Ellis, team foul #2 | 39-32 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Paul Roberts (C) Stanley Ellis | |
| 15:15 | Colorado | Michael Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 40-32 |
| 15:15 | Colorado | Michael Lewis misses the 2nd free throw | 40-32 |
| 15:15 | Nebraska | Lester Duckworth snags the defensive board | 40-32 |
| 14:56 | Nebraska | Lester Duckworth hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 40-32 |
| 14:54 | Nebraska | Maurice Johnson gets the offensive rebound | 40-32 |
| 14:41 | Nebraska | Lester Duckworth double dribbles | 40-32 |
| Subs | Colorado | Benjamin Rust (PG) Juan Garcia | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Dennis Crotts (PG), Yuri Buchinski (SF) Marty Kinner, John Morris | |
| 14:21 | Colorado | Benjamin Rust knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Michael Lewis | 43-32 |
| 14:06 | Nebraska | Michael Byrnes is called for the reach on Dennis Crotts - foul #2 on Michael Byrnes, team foul #3 | 43-32 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Eric Thompson (SG) Lester Duckworth | |
| 13:47 | Nebraska | Yuri Buchinski misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 43-32 |
| 13:46 | Colorado | Michael Semple grabs the board | 43-32 |
| 13:41 | Colorado | Maurice Johnson is called for the reach on Benjamin Rust - foul #2 on Maurice Johnson, team foul #3 | 43-32 |
| 13:18 | Colorado | Michael Lewis makes the fadeaway from the left side | 45-32 |
| 12:59 | Nebraska | Maurice Johnson is called for traveling | 45-32 |
| Subs | Colorado | Terry Kemp (SG), Michael Uselton (SF), John Thorpe (PF) Michael Semple, Michael Byrnes, Michael Lewis | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Lester Duckworth (PF) Maurice Johnson | |
| 12:37 | Colorado | Adam Sommer travels with the ball | 45-32 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | Nebraska | William Hogue (C) Paul Roberts | |
| 12:22 | Nebraska | Lester Duckworth misses short on a shot from the left wing | 45-32 |
| 12:21 | Nebraska | Yuri Buchinski tips it home | 45-34 |
| 12:07 | Colorado | Benjamin Rust comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-34 |
| 12:05 | Nebraska | Lester Duckworth grabs the defensive rebound | 45-34 |
| 11:46 | Nebraska | Lester Duckworth comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 45-34 |
| 11:45 | Colorado | The rebound goes to Benjamin Rust | 45-34 |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Benjamin Rust (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Terry Kemp (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Uselton (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Thorpe (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Adam Sommer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Dennis Crotts (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eric Thompson (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Yuri Buchinski (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Lester Duckworth (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - William Hogue (fresh) | |
| 11:33 | Colorado | Benjamin Rust connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Michael Uselton | 48-34 |
| 11:11 | Nebraska | Michael Uselton is called for the reach on Yuri Buchinski - foul #2 on Michael Uselton, team foul #4 | 48-34 |
| Subs | Colorado | Juan Garcia (PG), Michael Semple (SG), Michael Byrnes (SF), Michael Lewis (PF) Benjamin Rust, Terry Kemp, Michael Uselton, John Thorpe | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Marty Kinner (PG), Maurice Johnson (PF), Paul Roberts (C) Dennis Crotts, Yuri Buchinski, William Hogue | |
| 11:00 | Nebraska | Maurice Johnson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-34 |
| 10:36 | Colorado | Adam Sommer connects on the floater from the right side | 50-34 |
| 10:30 | Nebraska | Lester Duckworth misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 50-34 |
| 10:28 | Colorado | Michael Byrnes snags the defensive board | 50-34 |
| 10:04 | Colorado | Adam Sommer jams it | 52-34 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 09:43 | Nebraska | Eric Thompson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 52-34 |
| 09:42 | Colorado | Adam Sommer grabs the board | 52-34 |
| 09:36 | Colorado | Adam Sommer hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing but the foul's on Lester Duckworth - foul #2 on Lester Duckworth, team foul #4 | 52-34 |
| Subs | Colorado | Benjamin Rust (PG) Juan Garcia | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Dennis Crotts (PG), Yuri Buchinski (SF) Marty Kinner, Eric Thompson | |
| 09:36 | Colorado | Adam Sommer makes the 1st free throw | 53-34 |
| 09:36 | Colorado | Adam Sommer misses the 2nd free throw | 53-34 |
| 09:36 | Nebraska | Paul Roberts grabs the defensive rebound | 53-34 |
| 09:22 | Nebraska | Lester Duckworth hits a jumper from the left side and he's hacked by Michael Semple - foul #1 on Michael Semple, team foul #5 | 53-36 |
| 09:22 | Nebraska | Lester Duckworth makes the free throw | 53-37 |
| 09:04 | Colorado | Yuri Buchinski swats the shot by Adam Sommer | 53-37 |
| 09:03 | Colorado | Michael Lewis hits the follow up shot | 55-37 |
| 08:52 | Nebraska | Yuri Buchinski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-37 |
| Subs | Colorado | Terry Kemp (SG), Michael Uselton (SF), John Thorpe (C) Michael Semple, Michael Byrnes, Adam Sommer | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Marty Kinner (SG) Lester Duckworth | |
| 08:26 | Colorado | Michael Lewis's dunk attempt is rejected by Paul Roberts | 55-37 |
| 08:24 | Colorado | John Thorpe hits the follow up shot | 57-37 |
| 08:15 | Nebraska | Dennis Crotts misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 57-37 |
| 08:14 | Nebraska | Yuri Buchinski gets the offensive rebound | 57-37 |
| 07:55 | Nebraska | Paul Roberts clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 57-37 |
| 07:54 | Nebraska | Dennis Crotts pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-37 |
| 07:38 | Nebraska | Maurice Johnson blows the layup | 57-37 |
| 07:36 | Colorado | Terry Kemp grabs the board | 57-37 |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Benjamin Rust (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Terry Kemp (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Uselton (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Lewis (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. C - John Thorpe (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Dennis Crotts (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Marty Kinner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Yuri Buchinski (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Maurice Johnson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Paul Roberts (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:31 | Colorado | The jump hook by Michael Lewis is blocked by Paul Roberts | 57-37 |
| 07:29 | Nebraska | Paul Roberts grabs the defensive rebound | 57-37 |
| 07:07 | Nebraska | Yuri Buchinski is fouled on the floor by Michael Uselton - foul #3 on Michael Uselton, team foul #6 | 57-37 |
| Subs | Colorado | Juan Garcia (PG), Michael Semple (SG), Michael Byrnes (SF), Adam Sommer (C) Benjamin Rust, Terry Kemp, Michael Uselton, Michael Lewis | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Eric Thompson (SG), Lester Duckworth (SF), Stanley Ellis (PF), William Hogue (C) Marty Kinner, Yuri Buchinski, Maurice Johnson, Paul Roberts | |
| 06:57 | Nebraska | Stanley Ellis scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 57-40 |
| 06:28 | Colorado | John Thorpe can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Stanley Ellis - foul #5 on Stanley Ellis, team foul #5 | 57-40 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | Nebraska | John Morris (PF) Stanley Ellis | |
| 06:28 | Colorado | John Thorpe misses the 1st free throw | 57-40 |
| 06:28 | Colorado | John Thorpe misses the 2nd free throw | 57-40 |
| 06:28 | Nebraska | John Morris snags the defensive board | 57-40 |
| 06:09 | Nebraska | Lester Duckworth hits a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Dennis Crotts | 57-43 |
| 05:44 | Colorado | Adam Sommer connects on the jumper from the free throw line set up by Juan Garcia | 59-43 |
| 05:35 | Nebraska | John Morris throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-43 |
| Subs | Colorado | Benjamin Rust (PG), Tony Boone (PF) Juan Garcia, John Thorpe | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Marty Kinner (PG), Yuri Buchinski (SF), Paul Roberts (C) Dennis Crotts, John Morris, William Hogue | |
| 05:12 | Colorado | Yuri Buchinski is called for the reach on Michael Byrnes - foul #3 on Yuri Buchinski, team foul #6 | 59-43 |
| 04:50 | Colorado | Benjamin Rust hits a shot from just outside the lane | 61-43 |
| 04:44 | Nebraska | Adam Sommer takes the ball from Marty Kinner | 61-43 |
| 04:20 | Colorado | Adam Sommer scores on a jumper from the right side set up by Benjamin Rust | 63-43 |
| 04:07 | Nebraska | Eric Thompson drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Yuri Buchinski | 63-46 |
| 03:45 | Colorado | Adam Sommer misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 63-46 |
| 03:44 | Colorado | Tony Boone grabs the offensive board | 63-46 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:19 | Colorado | Adam Sommer drills a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Benjamin Rust | 65-46 |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Benjamin Rust (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Michael Semple (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Byrnes (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Tony Boone (fresh) 5 pts. C - Adam Sommer (tiring) 13 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Marty Kinner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eric Thompson (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Yuri Buchinski (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Lester Duckworth (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul Roberts (fresh) 1 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:00 | Nebraska | Marty Kinner can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Michael Byrnes - foul #3 on Michael Byrnes, team foul #7 | 65-46 |
| Subs | Colorado | Juan Garcia (PG), Terry Kemp (SG), Michael Uselton (SF), John Thorpe (C) Benjamin Rust, Michael Semple, Michael Byrnes, Adam Sommer | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Valentin Esposito (SG), John Morris (SF), Maurice Johnson (PF), William Hogue (C) Eric Thompson, Yuri Buchinski, Lester Duckworth, Paul Roberts | |
| 03:00 | Nebraska | Marty Kinner misses the 1st free throw | 65-46 |
| 03:00 | Nebraska | Marty Kinner makes the 2nd free throw | 65-47 |
| 02:31 | Colorado | Juan Garcia drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Michael Uselton | 68-47 |
| 02:20 | Nebraska | John Morris scores on a jumper from the free throw line | 68-49 |
| 02:13 | Colorado | Tony Boone hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Maurice Johnson - foul #3 on Maurice Johnson, team foul #7 | 68-49 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Lester Duckworth (SG) Marty Kinner | |
| 02:13 | Colorado | Tony Boone misses the 1st free throw | 68-49 |
| 02:13 | Colorado | Tony Boone makes the 2nd free throw | 69-49 |
| 01:58 | Nebraska | William Hogue lays it up and in on a great pass from Valentin Esposito | 69-51 |
| 01:29 | Colorado | Juan Garcia misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 69-51 |
| 01:28 | Nebraska | Maurice Johnson grabs the board | 69-51 |
| 01:12 | Nebraska | John Morris is whistled for traveling | 69-51 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Marty Kinner (PG) Valentin Esposito | |
| 00:56 | Colorado | Juan Garcia is hacked by Marty Kinner - foul #2 on Marty Kinner, team foul #8 | 69-51 |
| 00:56 | Colorado | Juan Garcia makes the 1st free throw | 70-51 |
| 00:56 | Colorado | Juan Garcia makes the 2nd free throw | 71-51 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:52 | Nebraska | Terry Kemp steals the ball from William Hogue | 71-51 |
| 00:48 | Colorado | Terry Kemp lays it up and in | 73-51 |
| 00:43 | Nebraska | William Hogue jams it on a nice dish by Marty Kinner | 73-53 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:18 | Colorado | John Thorpe hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 73-53 |
| 00:16 | Nebraska | John Morris pulls down the rebound | 73-53 |
| 00:11 | Nebraska | Lester Duckworth buries a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Marty Kinner | 73-55 |
| 00:00 | Colorado | Juan Garcia runs out the clock | 73-55 |