| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Joseph Ames (fresh) SG - Robert Brown (fresh) SF - Micheal Hoye (fresh) PF - Frank Freda (fresh) C - Travis Gauthier (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Wei-Quo Ming (fresh) SG - Darryl Winship (fresh) SF - Neville Streeter (fresh) PF - Brian Wright (fresh) C - George Maher (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Iowa State | Travis Gauthier wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:41 | Iowa State | Robert Brown is fouled on the floor by Darryl Winship - foul #1 on Darryl Winship, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | Iowa State | Frank Freda can't connect on a runner from close range but he's hacked by Brian Wright - foul #1 on Brian Wright, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | Iowa State | Frank Freda makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:35 | Iowa State | Frank Freda makes the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:25 | Nebraska | Brian Wright is fouled on the floor by Travis Gauthier - foul #1 on Travis Gauthier, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:06 | Nebraska | Neville Streeter double dribbles | 2-0 |
| 18:39 | Iowa State | Robert Brown loses the dribble to George Maher | 2-0 |
| 18:29 | Nebraska | Micheal Hoye is called for the reach on Neville Streeter - foul #1 on Micheal Hoye, team foul #2 | 2-0 |
| 18:24 | Nebraska | Darryl Winship is alone and drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Neville Streeter | 2-3 |
| 18:02 | Iowa State | Robert Brown is whistled for a carry | 2-3 |
| 17:40 | Nebraska | Wei-Quo Ming misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 2-3 |
| 17:39 | Nebraska | George Maher tips it back up and in | 2-5 |
| 17:22 | Iowa State | Wei-Quo Ming is called for the reach on Joseph Ames - foul #1 on Wei-Quo Ming, team foul #3 | 2-5 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Fred Whitehurst (SG), Samuel Dobrowolski (SF) Robert Brown, Micheal Hoye | |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| 16:55 | Iowa State | Neville Streeter is called for the reach on Samuel Dobrowolski - foul #1 on Neville Streeter, team foul #4 | 2-5 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Zachary Plascencia (PF), Charles Nelson (C) Frank Freda, Travis Gauthier | |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| 16:44 | Iowa State | Joseph Ames connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 5-5 |
| 16:42 | Nebraska | Darryl Winship travels in the backcourt | 5-5 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Manuel Kushner (PG) Joseph Ames | |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| 16:26 | Iowa State | Brian Wright swats the short shot by Zachary Plascencia | 5-5 |
| 16:25 | Iowa State | Fred Whitehurst gets the offensive rebound | 5-5 |
| 16:11 | Iowa State | Samuel Dobrowolski misses the jumper from the free throw line | 5-5 |
| 16:10 | Nebraska | George Maher grabs the board | 5-5 |
| 15:59 | Nebraska | Brian Wright misses badly on a floater from the right side | 5-5 |
| 15:58 | Nebraska | George Maher tips it in | 5-7 |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Manuel Kushner (fresh) SG - Fred Whitehurst (fresh) SF - Samuel Dobrowolski (fresh) PF - Zachary Plascencia (fresh) C - Charles Nelson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Wei-Quo Ming (fresh) SG - Darryl Winship (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Neville Streeter (fresh) PF - Brian Wright (fresh) C - George Maher (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Iowa State | The short jumper by Charles Nelson is denied by George Maher | 5-7 |
| 15:38 | Nebraska | George Maher grabs the defensive rebound | 5-7 |
| 15:34 | Nebraska | Wei-Quo Ming is fouled in the backcourt by Manuel Kushner - foul #1 on Manuel Kushner, team foul #3 | 5-7 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Joseph Ames (PG), Robert Brown (SG), Micheal Hoye (SF), Frank Freda (PF), Travis Gauthier (C) Manuel Kushner, Fred Whitehurst, Samuel Dobrowolski, Zachary Plascencia, Charles Nelson | |
| Subs | Nebraska | John Sims (SG) Darryl Winship | |
| 15:18 | Nebraska | Brian Wright's floater is tipped away by Frank Freda | 5-7 |
| 15:16 | Nebraska | The offensive rebound goes to Wei-Quo Ming | 5-7 |
| 14:58 | Nebraska | Joseph Ames steps in front of the John Sims pass | 5-7 |
| 14:54 | Iowa State | Frank Freda throws it down on a great pass from Joseph Ames | 7-7 |
| 14:49 | Nebraska | John Sims hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 7-7 |
| 14:48 | Iowa State | Frank Freda snags the defensive board | 7-7 |
| 14:27 | Iowa State | Robert Brown clanks a fadeaway near the basket | 7-7 |
| 14:26 | Iowa State | Frank Freda tips it home | 9-7 |
| 14:21 | Nebraska | Wei-Quo Ming hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Travis Gauthier - foul #2 on Travis Gauthier, team foul #4 | 9-7 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Samuel Dobrowolski (C) Travis Gauthier | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Ryan Well (SF) Neville Streeter | |
| 14:21 | Nebraska | Wei-Quo Ming makes the 1st free throw | 9-8 |
| 14:21 | Nebraska | Wei-Quo Ming misses the 2nd free throw | 9-8 |
| 14:21 | Iowa State | Frank Freda pulls down the rebound | 9-8 |
| 14:02 | Iowa State | Micheal Hoye is called for traveling | 9-8 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Zachary Plascencia (PF), Charles Nelson (C) Micheal Hoye, Frank Freda | |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| 13:52 | Nebraska | George Maher misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 9-8 |
| 13:50 | Iowa State | Charles Nelson grabs the defensive rebound | 9-8 |
| 13:37 | Iowa State | Zachary Plascencia clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 9-8 |
| 13:36 | Nebraska | The rebound goes to George Maher | 9-8 |
| 13:32 | Nebraska | George Maher is called for traveling in the backcourt | 9-8 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Manuel Kushner (PG), Fred Whitehurst (SG) Joseph Ames, Robert Brown | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Darryl Winship (SG) John Sims | |
| 13:18 | Iowa State | Samuel Dobrowolski can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 9-8 |
| 13:17 | Nebraska | The rebound goes to Ryan Well | 9-8 |
| 13:13 | Nebraska | Darryl Winship is fouled in the backcourt by Fred Whitehurst - foul #1 on Fred Whitehurst, team foul #5 | 9-8 |
| 12:56 | Nebraska | Ryan Well buries a jumper in the lane set up by Wei-Quo Ming and he's fouled by Samuel Dobrowolski - foul #1 on Samuel Dobrowolski, team foul #6 | 9-10 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Micheal Hoye (SF), Frank Freda (PF) Zachary Plascencia, Charles Nelson | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Neville Streeter (SF) Darryl Winship | |
| 12:56 | Nebraska | Ryan Well misses the free throw | 9-10 |
| 12:56 | Iowa State | Frank Freda grabs the board | 9-10 |
| 12:44 | Iowa State | Samuel Dobrowolski can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 9-10 |
| 12:42 | Nebraska | Brian Wright snags the defensive board | 9-10 |
| 12:20 | Nebraska | Brian Wright scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 9-12 |
| 12:00 | Iowa State | Frank Freda misses long on a jump hook from close range | 9-12 |
| 11:58 | Nebraska | Neville Streeter pulls down the rebound | 9-12 |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Manuel Kushner (fairly fresh) SG - Fred Whitehurst (fresh) SF - Micheal Hoye (fairly fresh) PF - Frank Freda (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Samuel Dobrowolski (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Ryan Well (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Wei-Quo Ming (tiring) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Neville Streeter (fresh) PF - Brian Wright (tiring) 2 pts. C - George Maher (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Nebraska | Neville Streeter misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 9-12 |
| 11:32 | Iowa State | Frank Freda grabs the board | 9-12 |
| 11:05 | Iowa State | Frank Freda drills a runner from the right block | 11-12 |
| 11:03 | Nebraska | George Maher loses the dribble to Fred Whitehurst in the backcourt | 11-12 |
| 10:42 | Iowa State | Fred Whitehurst misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 11-12 |
| 10:40 | Nebraska | Ryan Well snags the defensive board | 11-12 |
| 10:34 | Nebraska | Ryan Well's pass is intercepted by Fred Whitehurst | 11-12 |
| 10:30 | Iowa State | Micheal Hoye hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 11-12 |
| 10:28 | Nebraska | Brian Wright gets the rebound | 11-12 |
| 10:18 | Nebraska | George Maher buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Neville Streeter | 11-15 |
| 09:57 | Iowa State | Micheal Hoye misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 11-15 |
| 09:55 | Iowa State | Samuel Dobrowolski tips it in | 13-15 |
| 09:35 | Nebraska | Wei-Quo Ming is open and scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Neville Streeter | 13-18 |
| 09:24 | Iowa State | Fred Whitehurst misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 13-18 |
| 09:23 | Nebraska | Ryan Well pulls down the rebound | 13-18 |
| 09:19 | Nebraska | Ryan Well is hacked by Manuel Kushner in the backcourt - foul #2 on Manuel Kushner, team foul #7 | 13-18 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Joseph Ames (PG), Robert Brown (SG), Zachary Plascencia (SF), Boris Zehender (PF), Charles Nelson (C) Manuel Kushner, Fred Whitehurst, Micheal Hoye, Frank Freda, Samuel Dobrowolski | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Darryl Winship (SG) Neville Streeter | |
| 09:19 | Nebraska | Ryan Well makes the 1st free throw | 13-19 |
| 09:19 | Nebraska | Ryan Well makes the 2nd free throw | 13-20 |
| 08:56 | Iowa State | Robert Brown scores on a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Joseph Ames | 16-20 |
| 08:53 | Nebraska | Ryan Well throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 16-20 |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Michael Owens (SF) Ryan Well | |
| 08:39 | Iowa State | Boris Zehender misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 16-20 |
| 08:38 | Iowa State | Robert Brown grabs the offensive rebound | 16-20 |
| 08:19 | Iowa State | Boris Zehender comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Brian Wright - foul #2 on Brian Wright, team foul #5 | 16-20 |
| 08:19 | Iowa State | Boris Zehender misses the 1st free throw | 16-20 |
| 08:19 | Iowa State | Boris Zehender makes the 2nd free throw | 17-20 |
| 08:03 | Nebraska | Wei-Quo Ming misses the shot from the right side | 17-20 |
| 08:01 | Iowa State | Charles Nelson grabs the board | 17-20 |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Joseph Ames (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Brown (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Zachary Plascencia (fairly fresh) PF - Boris Zehender (fresh) 1 pts. C - Charles Nelson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Wei-Quo Ming (tired) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Darryl Winship (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Michael Owens (fresh) PF - Brian Wright (tired) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - George Maher (tired) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:40 | Iowa State | Charles Nelson misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 17-20 |
| 07:39 | Iowa State | Charles Nelson tips it back up and in | 19-20 |
| 07:39 | Nebraska | Nebraska calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 19-20 |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Neville Streeter (SF) Michael Owens | |
| 07:28 | Nebraska | George Maher can't connect on an uncontested pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 19-20 |
| 07:27 | Iowa State | Boris Zehender grabs the defensive rebound | 19-20 |
| 07:07 | Iowa State | Neville Streeter is called for the reach on Robert Brown - foul #2 on Neville Streeter, team foul #6 | 19-20 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Micheal Hoye (SF), Frank Freda (PF), Samuel Dobrowolski (C) Zachary Plascencia, Boris Zehender, Charles Nelson | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Michael Owens (SF) Neville Streeter | |
| 06:58 | Iowa State | Joseph Ames is hacked by Wei-Quo Ming - foul #2 on Wei-Quo Ming, team foul #7 | 19-20 |
| 06:58 | Iowa State | Joseph Ames misses the 1st free throw | 19-20 |
| 06:58 | Nebraska | Brian Wright grabs the defensive rebound | 19-20 |
| 06:48 | Nebraska | Darryl Winship clanks a jumper from the right block | 19-20 |
| 06:46 | Nebraska | Brian Wright tips it but misses | 19-20 |
| 06:44 | Iowa State | Micheal Hoye gets the rebound | 19-20 |
| 06:19 | Iowa State | Joseph Ames misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 19-20 |
| 06:18 | Nebraska | The rebound goes to George Maher | 19-20 |
| 06:15 | Nebraska | Wei-Quo Ming's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 19-20 |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| Subs | Nebraska | John Sims (SG) Darryl Winship | |
| 06:08 | Iowa State | John Sims steps in front of the Micheal Hoye pass | 19-20 |
| 05:51 | Nebraska | John Sims drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Wei-Quo Ming | 19-23 |
| 05:26 | Iowa State | Joseph Ames is hacked by Michael Owens - foul #1 on Michael Owens, team foul #8 | 19-23 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Fred Whitehurst (SG), Zachary Plascencia (SF), Boris Zehender (PF), Charles Nelson (C) Robert Brown, Micheal Hoye, Frank Freda, Samuel Dobrowolski | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Carl Gamble (SF) Michael Owens | |
| 05:26 | Iowa State | Joseph Ames misses the 1st free throw | 19-23 |
| 05:26 | Nebraska | George Maher grabs the board | 19-23 |
| 05:10 | Nebraska | John Sims clanks a 3 from straight away | 19-23 |
| 05:09 | Iowa State | Boris Zehender snags the defensive board | 19-23 |
| 04:48 | Iowa State | Joseph Ames hits the finger roll and he's hacked by Wei-Quo Ming - foul #3 on Wei-Quo Ming, team foul #9 | 21-23 |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Peter Tartt (PG) Wei-Quo Ming | |
| 04:48 | Iowa State | Joseph Ames makes the free throw | 22-23 |
| 04:27 | Nebraska | Boris Zehender swats the dunk try by George Maher | 22-23 |
| 04:26 | Iowa State | Joseph Ames grabs the board | 22-23 |
| 04:04 | Iowa State | Peter Tartt steals it from Fred Whitehurst | 22-23 |
| 04:01 | Nebraska | John Sims lays it in on a nice dish by Peter Tartt | 22-25 |
| 03:38 | Iowa State | Zachary Plascencia misses the lay-in | 22-25 |
| 03:37 | Iowa State | The offensive rebound goes to Zachary Plascencia | 22-25 |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Joseph Ames (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Fred Whitehurst (fairly fresh) 2 stl. SF - Zachary Plascencia (fairly fresh) PF - Boris Zehender (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Nelson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Peter Tartt (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Sims (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Carl Gamble (fairly fresh) PF - Brian Wright (tired) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - George Maher (tired) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:25 | Iowa State | Boris Zehender is hacked by Brian Wright - foul #3 on Brian Wright, team foul #10 | 22-25 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Manuel Kushner (PG), Robert Brown (SG), Micheal Hoye (SF), Travis Gauthier (C) Joseph Ames, Fred Whitehurst, Zachary Plascencia, Charles Nelson | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Darryl Winship (SG), Neville Streeter (SF) John Sims, Carl Gamble | |
| 03:25 | Iowa State | Boris Zehender misses the 1st free throw | 22-25 |
| 03:25 | Iowa State | Boris Zehender misses the 2nd free throw | 22-25 |
| 03:25 | Nebraska | Brian Wright pulls down the rebound | 22-25 |
| 03:11 | Nebraska | Neville Streeter hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 22-25 |
| 03:09 | Iowa State | Manuel Kushner grabs the defensive rebound | 22-25 |
| 02:45 | Iowa State | Manuel Kushner hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Robert Brown | 25-25 |
| 02:36 | Nebraska | Brian Wright misses the jumper from close range but he's hacked by Boris Zehender - foul #1 on Boris Zehender, team foul #8 | 25-25 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Samuel Dobrowolski (SF), Frank Freda (PF) Micheal Hoye, Boris Zehender | |
| Subs | Nebraska | William Boelter (PG) Peter Tartt | |
| 02:36 | Nebraska | Brian Wright makes the 1st free throw | 25-26 |
| 02:36 | Nebraska | Brian Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 25-27 |
| 02:17 | Iowa State | Robert Brown misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 25-27 |
| 02:15 | Nebraska | George Maher gets the rebound | 25-27 |
| 01:59 | Nebraska | George Maher is whistled for a carry | 25-27 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Joseph Ames (PG) Manuel Kushner | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Wei-Quo Ming (SG) Darryl Winship | |
| 01:38 | Iowa State | Travis Gauthier connects on the driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Samuel Dobrowolski | 27-27 |
| 01:13 | Nebraska | Neville Streeter blows the layup but he's fouled by Samuel Dobrowolski - foul #2 on Samuel Dobrowolski, team foul #9 | 27-27 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Fred Whitehurst (SG), Micheal Hoye (SF) Robert Brown, Samuel Dobrowolski | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Ryan Well (SF) William Boelter | |
| 01:13 | Nebraska | Neville Streeter makes the 1st free throw | 27-28 |
| 01:13 | Nebraska | Neville Streeter makes the 2nd free throw | 27-29 |
| 00:58 | Iowa State | Micheal Hoye misses badly on a shot from the right side | 27-29 |
| 00:56 | Nebraska | Ryan Well grabs the defensive rebound | 27-29 |
| 00:36 | Nebraska | Brian Wright clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 27-29 |
| 00:35 | Iowa State | Travis Gauthier grabs the defensive rebound | 27-29 |
| 00:19 | Iowa State | Joseph Ames knocks in the floater in the lane on a nice dish by Fred Whitehurst | 29-29 |
| 00:19 | Nebraska | Nebraska calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 29-29 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Manuel Kushner (PG), Samuel Dobrowolski (SF), Zachary Plascencia (C) Joseph Ames, Micheal Hoye, Travis Gauthier | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Darryl Winship (SG) Ryan Well | |
| 00:00 | Nebraska | Wei-Quo Ming can't connect on an uncontested jumpshot from the left side | 29-29 |