| Lineup | Kansas State | PG - Thomas Fussell (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Shawn Smith (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Micheal Otey (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Miller (fresh) 2 pts. C - Rodolfo Gomez (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Wei-Quo Ming (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Darryl Winship (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Neville Streeter (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Brian Wright (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - George Maher (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Kansas State | Micheal Otey inbounds the ball | 27-33 |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:39 | Kansas State | Shawn Smith knocks in the 3 from the left wing set up by Thomas Fussell | 30-33 |
| 19:26 | Nebraska | Wei-Quo Ming misses badly on a driving attempt near the basket | 30-33 |
| 19:25 | Nebraska | Neville Streeter pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-33 |
| 19:14 | Nebraska | Wei-Quo Ming buries a fadeaway from the left side | 30-35 |
| 18:59 | Kansas State | David Miller loses the ball out of bounds | 30-35 |
| 18:42 | Nebraska | Wei-Quo Ming travels with the ball | 30-35 |
| 18:28 | Kansas State | David Miller scores on a jumper from close range on a nice dish by Shawn Smith and he's fouled by Brian Wright - foul #3 on Brian Wright, team foul #1 | 32-35 |
| 18:28 | Kansas State | David Miller misses the free throw | 32-35 |
| 18:28 | Nebraska | Brian Wright grabs the defensive rebound | 32-35 |
| 18:06 | Nebraska | Brian Wright misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 32-35 |
| 18:05 | Kansas State | Shawn Smith pulls down the rebound | 32-35 |
| 17:52 | Kansas State | David Miller misses short on a jumper in the lane | 32-35 |
| 17:51 | Nebraska | Brian Wright grabs the defensive rebound | 32-35 |
| 17:37 | Nebraska | Wei-Quo Ming misses long on a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Thomas Fussell - foul #2 on Thomas Fussell, team foul #1 | 32-35 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Larry Franks (PG) Thomas Fussell | |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| 17:37 | Nebraska | Wei-Quo Ming makes the 1st free throw | 32-36 |
| 17:37 | Nebraska | Wei-Quo Ming makes the 2nd free throw | 32-37 |
| 17:18 | Kansas State | Larry Franks clanks a shot from the right side | 32-37 |
| 17:17 | Kansas State | David Miller tips it in | 34-37 |
| 17:00 | Nebraska | Brian Wright's floater is tipped away by Micheal Otey | 34-37 |
| 16:58 | Kansas State | Rodolfo Gomez snags the defensive board | 34-37 |
| 16:44 | Kansas State | Shawn Smith misses the easy layup but the foul's on Darryl Winship - foul #2 on Darryl Winship, team foul #2 | 34-37 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Roger Byrd (SF), Hugo Newland (PF), Domenic Russo (C) Micheal Otey, David Miller, Rodolfo Gomez | |
| Subs | Nebraska | John Sims (SG) Darryl Winship | |
| 16:44 | Kansas State | Shawn Smith makes the 1st free throw | 35-37 |
| 16:44 | Kansas State | Shawn Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 35-37 |
| 16:44 | Nebraska | Brian Wright gets the rebound | 35-37 |
| 16:30 | Nebraska | John Sims drills a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Brian Wright | 35-40 |
| 16:10 | Kansas State | Larry Franks misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 35-40 |
| 16:08 | Nebraska | Brian Wright grabs the defensive rebound | 35-40 |
| 15:55 | Nebraska | Brian Wright makes the shot in the paint | 35-42 |
| Lineup | Kansas State | PG - Larry Franks (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Shawn Smith (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roger Byrd (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Hugo Newland (fresh) 1 pts. 3 blk. C - Domenic Russo (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Wei-Quo Ming (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Sims (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Neville Streeter (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Brian Wright (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 11 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - George Maher (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:40 | Kansas State | Domenic Russo hits a floater near the basket | 37-42 |
| 15:30 | Nebraska | Wei-Quo Ming's pass is intercepted by Larry Franks | 37-42 |
| 15:12 | Kansas State | Neville Streeter is called for the reach on Roger Byrd - foul #2 on Neville Streeter, team foul #3 | 37-42 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Thomas Fussell (PG), Micheal Otey (SF), David Miller (PF), Rodolfo Gomez (C) Shawn Smith, Roger Byrd, Hugo Newland, Domenic Russo | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Ryan Well (SF) Neville Streeter | |
| 15:06 | Kansas State | Rodolfo Gomez hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 37-42 |
| 15:04 | Nebraska | John Sims grabs the defensive rebound | 37-42 |
| 14:56 | Nebraska | George Maher misses the fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Rodolfo Gomez - foul #1 on Rodolfo Gomez, team foul #2 | 37-42 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Peter Frazier (SG) Larry Franks | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Darryl Winship (SG) John Sims | |
| 14:56 | Nebraska | George Maher makes the 1st free throw | 37-43 |
| 14:56 | Nebraska | George Maher makes the 2nd free throw | 37-44 |
| 14:47 | Kansas State | David Miller travels with the ball | 37-44 |
| 14:21 | Nebraska | Darryl Winship is fouled on the floor by David Miller - foul #3 on David Miller, team foul #3 | 37-44 |
| 14:10 | Nebraska | George Maher clanks a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Rodolfo Gomez - foul #2 on Rodolfo Gomez, team foul #4 | 37-44 |
| 14:10 | Nebraska | George Maher makes the 1st free throw | 37-45 |
| 14:10 | Nebraska | George Maher makes the 2nd free throw | 37-46 |
| 13:58 | Kansas State | Rodolfo Gomez hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side but he's fouled by George Maher - foul #2 on George Maher, team foul #4 | 37-46 |
| Subs | Kansas State | | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Neville Streeter (SF) Ryan Well | |
| 13:58 | Kansas State | Rodolfo Gomez makes the 1st free throw | 38-46 |
| 13:58 | Kansas State | Rodolfo Gomez makes the 2nd free throw | 39-46 |
| 13:37 | Nebraska | Wei-Quo Ming misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 39-46 |
| 13:36 | Kansas State | Rodolfo Gomez grabs the defensive rebound | 39-46 |
| 13:19 | Kansas State | Peter Frazier knocks in the driving attempt from the left block | 41-46 |
| 13:00 | Nebraska | Rodolfo Gomez takes the ball from Darryl Winship | 41-46 |
| 12:46 | Kansas State | David Miller's fadeaway is rejected by George Maher | 41-46 |
| 12:44 | Kansas State | David Miller can't tip it in | 41-46 |
| 12:42 | Kansas State | Rodolfo Gomez tips it home | 43-46 |
| 12:25 | Nebraska | Brian Wright misses short on a driving attempt from close range | 43-46 |
| 12:23 | Kansas State | David Miller grabs the defensive rebound | 43-46 |
| 12:05 | Kansas State | George Maher swats the layup by Rodolfo Gomez | 43-46 |
| 12:04 | Nebraska | Brian Wright gets the rebound | 43-46 |
| 11:58 | Nebraska | Neville Streeter drills a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Wei-Quo Ming | 43-48 |
| Lineup | Kansas State | PG - Thomas Fussell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Peter Frazier (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Micheal Otey (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Miller (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Rodolfo Gomez (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Wei-Quo Ming (tiring) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Darryl Winship (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Neville Streeter (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Brian Wright (tiring) 8 pts. 12 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - George Maher (tiring) 15 pts. 8 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 11:36 | Kansas State | Thomas Fussell drills a 3pt jumper from straight away | 46-48 |
| 11:16 | Nebraska | Brian Wright misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 46-48 |
| 11:15 | Nebraska | The offensive rebound goes to Brian Wright | 46-48 |
| 11:02 | Nebraska | George Maher misses the 3 from the left corner | 46-48 |
| 11:01 | Kansas State | Peter Frazier pulls down the rebound | 46-48 |
| 10:51 | Kansas State | Rodolfo Gomez can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 46-48 |
| 10:50 | Kansas State | Rodolfo Gomez tips it home | 48-48 |
| 10:32 | Nebraska | Wei-Quo Ming travels with the ball | 48-48 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Larry Franks (PG), Shawn Smith (SG), Roger Byrd (SF), Hugo Newland (PF), Domenic Russo (C) Thomas Fussell, Peter Frazier, Micheal Otey, David Miller, Rodolfo Gomez | |
| Subs | Nebraska | John Sims (SG), Ryan Well (SF) Darryl Winship, Neville Streeter | |
| 10:17 | Kansas State | John Sims steals it from Domenic Russo | 48-48 |
| 10:11 | Nebraska | Shawn Smith takes the ball from George Maher | 48-48 |
| 09:58 | Kansas State | Domenic Russo scores on a runner in the paint and the foul's on George Maher - foul #3 on George Maher, team foul #5 | 50-48 |
| 09:58 | Kansas State | Domenic Russo makes the free throw | 51-48 |
| 09:47 | Nebraska | George Maher clanks a 3 from straight away | 51-48 |
| 09:45 | Nebraska | Wei-Quo Ming misses the tip | 51-48 |
| 09:44 | Kansas State | Hugo Newland snags the defensive board | 51-48 |
| 09:26 | Kansas State | Larry Franks is whistled for a carry | 51-48 |
| 09:08 | Nebraska | Brian Wright can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 51-48 |
| 09:07 | Kansas State | Domenic Russo gets the rebound | 51-48 |
| 08:46 | Kansas State | Roger Byrd knocks in the floater from the right side set up by Larry Franks | 53-48 |
| 08:27 | Nebraska | John Sims misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 53-48 |
| 08:25 | Nebraska | Ryan Well grabs the offensive rebound | 53-48 |
| 07:58 | Nebraska | Ryan Well drills a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Wei-Quo Ming | 53-50 |
| 07:38 | Kansas State | Domenic Russo misses short on a fadeaway from the left block | 53-50 |
| 07:36 | Nebraska | The rebound goes to Ryan Well | 53-50 |
| Lineup | Kansas State | PG - Larry Franks (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Shawn Smith (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Roger Byrd (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Hugo Newland (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. C - Domenic Russo (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Wei-Quo Ming (tiring) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Sims (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ryan Well (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Brian Wright (tiring) 8 pts. 13 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - George Maher (tiring) 15 pts. 8 reb. 4 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 07:20 | Nebraska | John Sims misses long on a driving attempt in the lane | 53-50 |
| 07:18 | Kansas State | Domenic Russo pulls down the rebound | 53-50 |
| 07:07 | Kansas State | Ryan Well swats the layup by Domenic Russo | 53-50 |
| 07:05 | Nebraska | George Maher grabs the defensive rebound | 53-50 |
| 06:46 | Nebraska | Brian Wright lays it in | 53-52 |
| 06:31 | Kansas State | Domenic Russo can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline | 53-52 |
| 06:30 | Nebraska | The rebound goes to Ryan Well | 53-52 |
| 06:11 | Nebraska | George Maher hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Brian Wright | 53-55 |
| 05:57 | Kansas State | Hugo Newland lays it in | 55-55 |
| 05:57 | Nebraska | Nebraska calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 55-55 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Thomas Fussell (PG), Micheal Otey (SF), David Miller (PF), Rodolfo Gomez (C) Larry Franks, Roger Byrd, Hugo Newland, Domenic Russo | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Darryl Winship (SG), Neville Streeter (SF) John Sims, Ryan Well | |
| 05:34 | Nebraska | Darryl Winship misses long on a floater from the baseline | 55-55 |
| 05:32 | Nebraska | Neville Streeter snags the offensive board | 55-55 |
| 05:18 | Nebraska | Neville Streeter is whistled for a carry | 55-55 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Peter Frazier (SG) Shawn Smith | |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| 05:01 | Kansas State | Micheal Otey misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 55-55 |
| 04:59 | Nebraska | Brian Wright snags the defensive board | 55-55 |
| 04:35 | Nebraska | Peter Frazier steals it from George Maher | 55-55 |
| 04:17 | Kansas State | Thomas Fussell makes the shot from just outside the lane | 57-55 |
| 03:49 | Nebraska | David Miller is called for the reach on Brian Wright - foul #4 on David Miller, team foul #5 | 57-55 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Larry Franks (PG), Shawn Smith (SG) Thomas Fussell, Peter Frazier | |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| 03:41 | Nebraska | David Miller swats the shot by Neville Streeter | 57-55 |
| 03:40 | Kansas State | Rodolfo Gomez snags the defensive board | 57-55 |
| Lineup | Kansas State | PG - Larry Franks (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Shawn Smith (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Micheal Otey (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Miller (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Rodolfo Gomez (fresh) 8 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Wei-Quo Ming (tired) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Darryl Winship (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Neville Streeter (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brian Wright (tired) 10 pts. 14 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - George Maher (tired) 18 pts. 9 reb. 4 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 03:21 | Kansas State | Darryl Winship picks off the pass by Micheal Otey | 57-55 |
| 03:14 | Nebraska | Darryl Winship is whistled for a carry | 57-55 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Hugo Newland (PF), Domenic Russo (C) David Miller, Rodolfo Gomez | |
| Subs | Nebraska | John Sims (SG) Darryl Winship | |
| 02:50 | Kansas State | Micheal Otey misses long on a shot from the right side | 57-55 |
| 02:49 | Nebraska | The rebound goes to Brian Wright | 57-55 |
| 02:49 | Nebraska | Nebraska calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 57-55 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Thomas Fussell (PG), David Miller (PF), Rodolfo Gomez (C) Larry Franks, Hugo Newland, Domenic Russo | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Darryl Winship (SG) John Sims | |
| 02:41 | Nebraska | George Maher buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Darryl Winship | 57-57 |
| 02:21 | Kansas State | Thomas Fussell misses short on a 3 from straight away | 57-57 |
| 02:20 | Nebraska | Darryl Winship pulls down the rebound | 57-57 |
| 02:00 | Nebraska | George Maher scores on a fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Wei-Quo Ming | 57-59 |
| 01:44 | Kansas State | David Miller can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 57-59 |
| 01:42 | Kansas State | Shawn Smith misses the tip | 57-59 |
| 01:41 | Kansas State | Micheal Otey tips it home | 59-59 |
| 01:36 | Nebraska | Darryl Winship makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Wei-Quo Ming | 59-61 |
| 01:18 | Kansas State | Thomas Fussell connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Shawn Smith | 62-61 |
| 01:18 | Nebraska | Nebraska calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 62-61 |
| 00:59 | Nebraska | Neville Streeter clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 62-61 |
| 00:57 | Kansas State | The rebound goes to Micheal Otey | 62-61 |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:36 | Kansas State | Micheal Otey is hacked by Brian Wright - foul #4 on Brian Wright, team foul #6 | 62-61 |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:33 | Kansas State | Micheal Otey is fouled on the floor by Brian Wright - foul #5 on Brian Wright, team foul #7 | 62-61 |
| Subs | Kansas State | | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Michael Owens (PF) Brian Wright | |
| 00:33 | Kansas State | Micheal Otey misses the 1st free throw | 62-61 |
| 00:33 | Nebraska | The rebound goes to George Maher | 62-61 |
| 00:13 | Nebraska | Michael Owens misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 62-61 |
| 00:12 | Kansas State | Shawn Smith gets the rebound | 62-61 |
| 00:09 | Kansas State | Darryl Winship is called for the reach on Shawn Smith in the backcourt - foul #3 on Darryl Winship, team foul #8 | 62-61 |
| 00:09 | Kansas State | Shawn Smith makes the 1st free throw | 63-61 |
| 00:09 | Kansas State | Shawn Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 64-61 |
| 00:09 | Nebraska | Nebraska calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 64-61 |
| 00:05 | Nebraska | Neville Streeter's pass is intercepted by Thomas Fussell | 64-61 |
| 00:03 | Kansas State | Micheal Otey is fouled in the backcourt by Wei-Quo Ming - foul #3 on Wei-Quo Ming, team foul #9 | 64-61 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Larry Franks (SG) Shawn Smith | |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| 00:03 | Kansas State | Micheal Otey makes the 1st free throw | 65-61 |
| 00:03 | Kansas State | Micheal Otey makes the 2nd free throw | 66-61 |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State 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 intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Nebraska | Darryl Winship clanks a halfcourt shot | 66-61 |