| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Grant Pepe (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronnie Blevins (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Wayne Crotty (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - Ted McCandless (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Ernest Murray (fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - William Gray (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Greg Hodgins (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jaime Holder (fresh) PF - Irvin Pfeil (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - George Penniman (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Colorado | Jaime Holder inbounds the ball | 22-20 |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:45 | Colorado | William Gray connects on the floater from just outside the lane set up by Greg Hodgins | 22-22 |
| 19:39 | Nebraska | Ronnie Blevins's pass is intercepted by Jaime Holder | 22-22 |
| 19:21 | Colorado | The short jumper by Jaime Holder is denied by Ernest Murray | 22-22 |
| 19:20 | Nebraska | Ernest Murray grabs the board | 22-22 |
| 18:57 | Nebraska | Wayne Crotty misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 22-22 |
| 18:56 | Colorado | Jaime Holder snags the defensive board | 22-22 |
| 18:49 | Colorado | William Gray clanks a runner near the basket | 22-22 |
| 18:47 | Colorado | Irvin Pfeil grabs the offensive rebound | 22-22 |
| 18:33 | Colorado | George Penniman travels with the ball | 22-22 |
| 18:14 | Nebraska | Ted McCandless is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Ted McCandless, team foul #1 | 22-22 |
| 17:52 | Colorado | George Penniman hits the finger roll and he's hacked by Ernest Murray - foul #2 on Ernest Murray, team foul #2 | 22-24 |
| 17:52 | Colorado | George Penniman makes the free throw | 22-25 |
| 17:38 | Nebraska | Wayne Crotty misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 22-25 |
| 17:37 | Colorado | Greg Hodgins snags the defensive board | 22-25 |
| 17:32 | Colorado | Jaime Holder knocks in the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Greg Hodgins | 22-27 |
| 17:08 | Nebraska | Wayne Crotty comes up short on the jumper in the lane | 22-27 |
| 17:07 | Colorado | George Penniman snags the defensive board | 22-27 |
| 16:58 | Colorado | Ted McCandless picks off the pass by Irvin Pfeil | 22-27 |
| 16:49 | Nebraska | Wayne Crotty blows the dunk | 22-27 |
| 16:48 | Colorado | The rebound goes to Irvin Pfeil | 22-27 |
| 16:33 | Colorado | Irvin Pfeil blows the layup | 22-27 |
| 16:32 | Nebraska | Ted McCandless grabs the board | 22-27 |
| 16:12 | Nebraska | Ted McCandless misses short on a jump hook from the right block | 22-27 |
| 16:10 | Nebraska | Ernest Murray misses the tip | 22-27 |
| 16:08 | Colorado | William Gray grabs the defensive rebound | 22-27 |
| 15:43 | Colorado | Greg Hodgins misses the jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Ted McCandless - foul #3 on Ted McCandless, team foul #3 | 22-27 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Richard Hinrichs (PG), James Williamson (SG), Kevin Lusk (SF), Dennis Harnish (PF), James Degeorge (C) Grant Pepe, Ronnie Blevins, Wayne Crotty, Ted McCandless, Ernest Murray | |
| Subs | Colorado | Emilio Sanchez (PG), Larry Salomon (SF), Adam Bowers (PF), Donald Moore (C) William Gray, Jaime Holder, Irvin Pfeil, George Penniman | |
| 15:43 | Colorado | Greg Hodgins makes the 1st free throw | 22-28 |
| 15:43 | Colorado | Greg Hodgins misses the 2nd free throw | 22-28 |
| 15:43 | Nebraska | James Degeorge grabs the defensive rebound | 22-28 |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Richard Hinrichs (fresh) 1 pts. SG - James Williamson (fresh) SF - Kevin Lusk (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Dennis Harnish (fresh) 5 pts. C - James Degeorge (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Emilio Sanchez (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Greg Hodgins (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Larry Salomon (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Adam Bowers (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald Moore (fresh) | |
| 15:18 | Nebraska | James Degeorge hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by Emilio Sanchez - foul #2 on Emilio Sanchez, team foul #1 | 22-28 |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| Subs | Colorado | Eric Tedford (SG) Greg Hodgins | |
| 15:18 | Nebraska | James Degeorge misses the 1st free throw | 22-28 |
| 15:18 | Nebraska | James Degeorge makes the 2nd free throw | 23-28 |
| 15:00 | Colorado | Eric Tedford is hacked by Kevin Lusk - foul #1 on Kevin Lusk, team foul #4 | 23-28 |
| 14:42 | Colorado | Emilio Sanchez can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 23-28 |
| 14:40 | Colorado | Adam Bowers grabs the offensive rebound | 23-28 |
| 14:23 | Colorado | Richard Hinrichs steals the ball from Emilio Sanchez | 23-28 |
| 14:19 | Nebraska | Richard Hinrichs lays it in | 25-28 |
| 14:03 | Colorado | Richard Hinrichs is called for the reach on Eric Tedford - foul #1 on Richard Hinrichs, team foul #5 | 25-28 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Grant Pepe (PG), Wayne Crotty (SF), Ted McCandless (PF), Ernest Murray (C) Richard Hinrichs, Kevin Lusk, Dennis Harnish, James Degeorge | |
| Subs | Colorado | Greg Hodgins (SG), Irvin Pfeil (PF) Eric Tedford, Donald Moore | |
| 13:47 | Colorado | Greg Hodgins scores on a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Emilio Sanchez | 25-31 |
| 13:26 | Nebraska | Wayne Crotty buries a floater in the paint and he's fouled by Adam Bowers - foul #1 on Adam Bowers, team foul #2 | 27-31 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Ronnie Blevins (SG) James Williamson | |
| Subs | Colorado | William Gray (PG), George Penniman (C) Emilio Sanchez, Adam Bowers | |
| 13:26 | Nebraska | Wayne Crotty makes the free throw | 28-31 |
| 13:07 | Colorado | Irvin Pfeil misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 28-31 |
| 13:06 | Nebraska | Wayne Crotty grabs the board | 28-31 |
| 12:43 | Nebraska | Wayne Crotty scores on a jump hook from the baseline and he's fouled by Larry Salomon - foul #4 on Larry Salomon, team foul #3 | 30-31 |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| Subs | Colorado | Jaime Holder (SF) Larry Salomon | |
| 12:43 | Nebraska | Wayne Crotty makes the free throw | 31-31 |
| 12:27 | Colorado | Irvin Pfeil banks in the layup | 31-33 |
| 12:11 | Nebraska | Wayne Crotty can't connect on a turnaround from the left block | 31-33 |
| 12:09 | Colorado | Greg Hodgins pulls down the rebound | 31-33 |
| 12:03 | Colorado | William Gray knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Greg Hodgins | 31-35 |
| 11:51 | Nebraska | Ted McCandless connects on the turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Grant Pepe | 33-35 |
| 11:39 | Colorado | The jumper by Irvin Pfeil is denied by Wayne Crotty | 33-35 |
| 11:38 | Colorado | Irvin Pfeil pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-35 |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Grant Pepe (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ronnie Blevins (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Wayne Crotty (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. PF - Ted McCandless (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Ernest Murray (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - William Gray (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Greg Hodgins (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - Jaime Holder (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Irvin Pfeil (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. C - George Penniman (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:23 | Colorado | William Gray buries a 3pt shot from the left corner | 33-38 |
| 11:09 | Nebraska | Irvin Pfeil steals the ball from Ronnie Blevins | 33-38 |
| 11:04 | Colorado | Ted McCandless steals the ball from William Gray | 33-38 |
| 10:45 | Nebraska | Grant Pepe misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 33-38 |
| 10:44 | Colorado | George Penniman gets the rebound | 33-38 |
| 10:20 | Colorado | Greg Hodgins scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from William Gray | 33-41 |
| 09:59 | Nebraska | Ernest Murray drills a floater from the baseline set up by Wayne Crotty | 35-41 |
| 09:37 | Colorado | Greg Hodgins clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 35-41 |
| 09:36 | Nebraska | The rebound goes to Ernest Murray | 35-41 |
| 09:31 | Nebraska | Ronnie Blevins misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 35-41 |
| 09:29 | Colorado | Jaime Holder gets the rebound | 35-41 |
| 09:21 | Colorado | Greg Hodgins knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Jaime Holder | 35-43 |
| 09:15 | Nebraska | Wayne Crotty hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 35-43 |
| 09:14 | Colorado | George Penniman grabs the board | 35-43 |
| 09:03 | Colorado | Ernest Murray is called for the reach on Greg Hodgins - foul #3 on Ernest Murray, team foul #6 | 35-43 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Richard Hinrichs (PG), James Williamson (SG), Kevin Lusk (SF), Dennis Harnish (PF), James Degeorge (C) Grant Pepe, Ronnie Blevins, Wayne Crotty, Ted McCandless, Ernest Murray | |
| Subs | Colorado | Emilio Sanchez (PG), Eric Tedford (SG), Adam Bowers (SF), Cesar Marino (PF), Donald Moore (C) William Gray, Greg Hodgins, Jaime Holder, Irvin Pfeil, George Penniman | |
| 08:44 | Colorado | Emilio Sanchez travels with the ball | 35-43 |
| 08:29 | Nebraska | Emilio Sanchez is called for the reach on Richard Hinrichs - foul #3 on Emilio Sanchez, team foul #4 | 35-43 |
| 08:22 | Nebraska | Dennis Harnish misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 35-43 |
| 08:20 | Colorado | Adam Bowers grabs the defensive rebound | 35-43 |
| 08:15 | Colorado | Eric Tedford drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Emilio Sanchez | 35-46 |
| 07:50 | Nebraska | Donald Moore blocks the 3 pointer from the left wing by Richard Hinrichs | 35-46 |
| 07:48 | Colorado | The rebound goes to Donald Moore | 35-46 |
| 07:36 | Colorado | Donald Moore misses badly on a turnaround from the right block but the foul's on James Degeorge - foul #1 on James Degeorge, team foul #7 | 35-46 |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| Subs | Colorado | Larry Salomon (SF) Cesar Marino | |
| 07:36 | Colorado | Donald Moore makes the 1st free throw | 35-47 |
| 07:36 | Colorado | Donald Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 35-48 |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Richard Hinrichs (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SG - James Williamson (fresh) SF - Kevin Lusk (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Dennis Harnish (fresh) 5 pts. C - James Degeorge (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Emilio Sanchez (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Eric Tedford (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Larry Salomon (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. PF - Adam Bowers (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Donald Moore (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:16 | Nebraska | James Williamson is fouled on the floor by Eric Tedford - foul #2 on Eric Tedford, team foul #5 | 35-48 |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| Subs | Colorado | Jaime Holder (PF) Donald Moore | |
| 07:01 | Nebraska | James Williamson lays it up and in set up by Kevin Lusk and he's fouled by Eric Tedford - foul #3 on Eric Tedford, team foul #6 | 37-48 |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| Subs | Colorado | Greg Hodgins (SG) Eric Tedford | |
| 07:01 | Nebraska | James Williamson makes the free throw | 38-48 |
| 06:41 | Colorado | Jaime Holder drills a fadeaway from close range set up by Greg Hodgins | 38-50 |
| 06:16 | Nebraska | Dennis Harnish can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 38-50 |
| 06:14 | Nebraska | James Degeorge grabs the offensive rebound | 38-50 |
| 06:04 | Nebraska | Jaime Holder picks off the pass by Richard Hinrichs | 38-50 |
| 05:48 | Colorado | Greg Hodgins misses long on a floater in the lane | 38-50 |
| 05:46 | Nebraska | The rebound goes to Kevin Lusk | 38-50 |
| 05:46 | Nebraska | Nebraska calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 38-50 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Grant Pepe (PG), Ronnie Blevins (SG), Wayne Crotty (SF), Ted McCandless (PF), Ernest Murray (C) Richard Hinrichs, James Williamson, Kevin Lusk, Dennis Harnish, James Degeorge | |
| Subs | Colorado | William Gray (PG), Irvin Pfeil (PF), George Penniman (C) Emilio Sanchez, Jaime Holder, Adam Bowers | |
| 05:30 | Nebraska | Grant Pepe steps out of bounds on the baseline | 38-50 |
| 05:07 | Colorado | Greg Hodgins hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 38-50 |
| 05:05 | Nebraska | The rebound goes to Ted McCandless | 38-50 |
| 04:47 | Nebraska | Ronnie Blevins misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 38-50 |
| 04:46 | Nebraska | The offensive rebound goes to Wayne Crotty | 38-50 |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:34 | Nebraska | Ernest Murray throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-50 |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:06 | Colorado | Greg Hodgins comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 38-50 |
| 04:05 | Nebraska | The rebound goes to Ernest Murray | 38-50 |
| 04:02 | Nebraska | Greg Hodgins steps in front of the Grant Pepe pass in the backcourt | 38-50 |
| 03:33 | Colorado | Irvin Pfeil hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 38-50 |
| 03:32 | Colorado | Larry Salomon hits the follow up shot | 38-52 |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Grant Pepe (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ronnie Blevins (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Wayne Crotty (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. PF - Ted McCandless (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Ernest Murray (fresh) 5 pts. 12 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - William Gray (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Greg Hodgins (fresh) 14 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Larry Salomon (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Irvin Pfeil (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. C - George Penniman (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:16 | Nebraska | Grant Pepe scores on a jumper from just outside the lane | 40-52 |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:57 | Colorado | Larry Salomon misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 40-52 |
| 02:55 | Colorado | Larry Salomon tips it but misses | 40-52 |
| 02:53 | Colorado | William Gray snags the offensive board | 40-52 |
| 02:36 | Colorado | Ronnie Blevins is called for the reach on Greg Hodgins - foul #3 on Ronnie Blevins, team foul #8 | 40-52 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Richard Hinrichs (PG), James Williamson (SG), Kevin Lusk (SF), Dennis Harnish (PF), James Degeorge (C) Grant Pepe, Ronnie Blevins, Wayne Crotty, Ted McCandless, Ernest Murray | |
| Subs | Colorado | Emilio Sanchez (PG), Jaime Holder (SF), Adam Bowers (PF), Donald Moore (C) William Gray, Larry Salomon, Irvin Pfeil, George Penniman | |
| 02:36 | Colorado | Greg Hodgins makes the 1st free throw | 40-53 |
| 02:36 | Colorado | Greg Hodgins makes the 2nd free throw | 40-54 |
| 02:20 | Nebraska | Richard Hinrichs misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 40-54 |
| 02:19 | Colorado | Adam Bowers gets the rebound | 40-54 |
| 01:53 | Colorado | Jaime Holder misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 40-54 |
| 01:52 | Colorado | Adam Bowers hits the follow up shot | 40-56 |
| 01:35 | Nebraska | James Williamson can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 40-56 |
| 01:33 | Colorado | The rebound goes to Adam Bowers | 40-56 |
| 01:06 | Colorado | Emilio Sanchez misses badly on a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by James Degeorge - foul #2 on James Degeorge, team foul #9 | 40-56 |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| Subs | Colorado | Eric Tedford (SG) Greg Hodgins | |
| 01:06 | Colorado | Emilio Sanchez makes the 1st free throw | 40-57 |
| 01:06 | Colorado | Emilio Sanchez makes the 2nd free throw | 40-58 |
| 00:59 | Nebraska | James Williamson makes the fadeaway from the free throw line | 42-58 |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:37 | Colorado | Kevin Lusk is called for the reach on Jaime Holder - foul #2 on Kevin Lusk, team foul #10 | 42-58 |
| 00:37 | Colorado | Jaime Holder makes the 1st free throw | 42-59 |
| 00:37 | Colorado | Jaime Holder makes the 2nd free throw | 42-60 |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:30 | Nebraska | James Degeorge connects on the turnaround from the left block | 44-60 |
| 00:00 | Colorado | Emilio Sanchez runs out the clock | 44-60 |