| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Mickey Woodside (fresh) SG - Nathan Austin (fresh) SF - Elmer Snelling (fresh) PF - Louis Johnson (fresh) C - Leonard Fugate (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Richard Llanas (fresh) SG - John Stepney (fresh) SF - Nicholas Long (fresh) PF - Louis Stansbury (fresh) C - Hong Chu (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Iowa State | Leonard Fugate wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:42 | Iowa State | Elmer Snelling is wide open but clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | Kansas | Louis Stansbury snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:18 | Kansas | Louis Stansbury can't finish the layup | 0-0 |
| 19:16 | Kansas | Hong Chu misses the tip | 0-0 |
| 19:15 | Iowa State | Leonard Fugate grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:12 | Iowa State | Mickey Woodside is fouled in the backcourt by John Stepney - foul #1 on John Stepney, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:05 | Iowa State | Leonard Fugate's layup is rejected by Hong Chu | 0-0 |
| 19:04 | Iowa State | Elmer Snelling pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:36 | Iowa State | Leonard Fugate misses short on an open floater from the right side | 0-0 |
| 18:34 | Kansas | Louis Stansbury snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 18:22 | Kansas | Nicholas Long scores on a runner from the left block on a nice dish by Hong Chu | 0-2 |
| 17:59 | Iowa State | Mickey Woodside drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Leonard Fugate | 3-2 |
| 17:40 | Kansas | Hong Chu banks in the layup on a great pass from Louis Stansbury | 3-4 |
| 17:20 | Iowa State | Louis Johnson misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 3-4 |
| 17:19 | Kansas | Richard Llanas grabs the defensive rebound | 3-4 |
| 17:00 | Kansas | Richard Llanas is hacked by Elmer Snelling - foul #1 on Elmer Snelling, team foul #1 | 3-4 |
| Subs | Iowa State | James Schechter (PG), Mark Murray (SG), Roger Anderson (SF), Kenneth Walker (PF), Danny Wendler (C) Mickey Woodside, Nathan Austin, Elmer Snelling, Louis Johnson, Leonard Fugate | |
| Subs | Kansas | Calvin Adams (PG), Walter McMullen (SG), John Page (SF), Paul Perry (PF), Harry Lundquist (C) Richard Llanas, John Stepney, Nicholas Long, Louis Stansbury, Hong Chu | |
| 16:50 | Kansas | Calvin Adams misses the lay-in | 3-4 |
| 16:49 | Kansas | Harry Lundquist tips it back up and in | 3-6 |
| 16:33 | Iowa State | Roger Anderson can't connect on an uncontested 3pt jumper from the right wing | 3-6 |
| 16:32 | Iowa State | The offensive rebound goes to Mark Murray | 3-6 |
| 16:14 | Iowa State | Roger Anderson can't finish the layup | 3-6 |
| 16:13 | Kansas | Paul Perry pulls down the rebound | 3-6 |
| 15:56 | Kansas | Calvin Adams can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 3-6 |
| 15:55 | Iowa State | The rebound goes to Roger Anderson | 3-6 |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - James Schechter (fresh) SG - Mark Murray (fresh) SF - Roger Anderson (fresh) PF - Kenneth Walker (fairly fresh) C - Danny Wendler (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Calvin Adams (fresh) SG - Walter McMullen (fresh) SF - John Page (fresh) PF - Paul Perry (fresh) C - Harry Lundquist (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:39 | Iowa State | Kenneth Walker clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 3-6 |
| 15:38 | Kansas | Calvin Adams grabs the defensive rebound | 3-6 |
| 15:17 | Kansas | Paul Perry misses long on a floater near the basket | 3-6 |
| 15:15 | Iowa State | Kenneth Walker snags the defensive board | 3-6 |
| 14:58 | Iowa State | Danny Wendler knocks in the floater from the left block | 5-6 |
| 14:41 | Kansas | Paul Perry scores on a jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Calvin Adams and he's fouled by Mark Murray - foul #1 on Mark Murray, team foul #2 | 5-8 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Mickey Woodside (PG), Nathan Austin (SG), William Johnson (SF), Louis Johnson (PF), Leonard Fugate (C) James Schechter, Mark Murray, Roger Anderson, Kenneth Walker, Danny Wendler | |
| Subs | Kansas | Richard Llanas (PG), John Stepney (SG), Nicholas Long (SF), Hong Chu (C) Calvin Adams, Walter McMullen, John Page, Harry Lundquist | |
| 14:41 | Kansas | Paul Perry misses the free throw | 5-8 |
| 14:41 | Iowa State | Leonard Fugate grabs the board | 5-8 |
| 14:23 | Iowa State | Nathan Austin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 5-8 |
| 14:22 | Iowa State | Mickey Woodside grabs the offensive rebound | 5-8 |
| 14:13 | Iowa State | Mickey Woodside scores on a shot from the baseline | 7-8 |
| 14:09 | Kansas | John Stepney loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 7-8 |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| Subs | Kansas | Louis Stansbury (PF) Paul Perry | |
| 13:52 | Iowa State | Leonard Fugate misses the lay-in but he's fouled by John Stepney - foul #2 on John Stepney, team foul #2 | 7-8 |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| Subs | Kansas | Brian Adams (SG) John Stepney | |
| 13:52 | Iowa State | Leonard Fugate makes the 1st free throw | 8-8 |
| 13:52 | Iowa State | Leonard Fugate makes the 2nd free throw | 9-8 |
| 13:38 | Kansas | Brian Adams loses the ball out of bounds | 9-8 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Elmer Snelling (SF) William Johnson | |
| Subs | Kansas | Paul Everett (C) Hong Chu | |
| 13:14 | Iowa State | Mickey Woodside loses the dribble to Brian Adams | 9-8 |
| 13:10 | Kansas | Brian Adams hits the finger roll | 9-10 |
| 12:54 | Iowa State | Louis Johnson is open but comes up short on the turnaround from the right block | 9-10 |
| 12:52 | Kansas | Louis Stansbury gets the rebound | 9-10 |
| 12:46 | Kansas | Richard Llanas scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Louis Stansbury | 9-13 |
| 12:31 | Iowa State | Mickey Woodside misses the shot from the right side | 9-13 |
| 12:29 | Kansas | The rebound goes to Nicholas Long | 9-13 |
| 12:25 | Kansas | Richard Llanas is fouled in the backcourt by Mickey Woodside - foul #1 on Mickey Woodside, team foul #3 | 9-13 |
| Subs | Iowa State | James Schechter (PG), Mark Murray (SG), William Johnson (SF), Danny Wendler (C) Mickey Woodside, Nathan Austin, Elmer Snelling, Leonard Fugate | |
| Subs | Kansas | Calvin Adams (SG), John Page (SF), Hong Chu (C) Brian Adams, Nicholas Long, Paul Everett | |
| 12:07 | Kansas | Richard Llanas misses the fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Louis Johnson - foul #1 on Louis Johnson, team foul #4 | 9-13 |
| 12:07 | Kansas | Richard Llanas misses the 1st free throw | 9-13 |
| 12:07 | Kansas | Richard Llanas makes the 2nd free throw | 9-14 |
| 11:53 | Iowa State | James Schechter misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 9-14 |
| 11:52 | Kansas | Calvin Adams grabs the defensive rebound | 9-14 |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - James Schechter (fresh) SG - Mark Murray (fairly fresh) SF - William Johnson (fresh) PF - Louis Johnson (tiring) C - Danny Wendler (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Richard Llanas (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Calvin Adams (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Page (fairly fresh) PF - Louis Stansbury (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Hong Chu (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:39 | Kansas | Louis Stansbury misses long on an open 3pt shot from straight away | 9-14 |
| 11:38 | Iowa State | James Schechter grabs the board | 9-14 |
| 11:16 | Iowa State | Mark Murray connects on the fadeaway from the right block and he's fouled by Louis Stansbury - foul #1 on Louis Stansbury, team foul #3 | 11-14 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Roger Anderson (SG), Elmer Snelling (SF), Kenneth Walker (PF), Leonard Fugate (C) James Schechter, William Johnson, Louis Johnson, Danny Wendler | |
| Subs | Kansas | Walter McMullen (SG), Nicholas Long (SF), Paul Perry (PF), Harry Lundquist (C) Calvin Adams, John Page, Louis Stansbury, Hong Chu | |
| 11:16 | Iowa State | Mark Murray makes the free throw | 12-14 |
| 11:13 | Kansas | Walter McMullen is hacked by Roger Anderson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Roger Anderson, team foul #5 | 12-14 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Mickey Woodside (PG) Mark Murray | |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| 10:59 | Kansas | Richard Llanas hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 12-14 |
| 10:58 | Kansas | Harry Lundquist grabs the offensive rebound | 12-14 |
| 10:38 | Kansas | Paul Perry can't connect on a jumper near the basket | 12-14 |
| 10:37 | Iowa State | Roger Anderson snags the defensive board | 12-14 |
| 10:20 | Iowa State | Mickey Woodside buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Elmer Snelling | 15-14 |
| 10:02 | Kansas | Harry Lundquist is open but comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint | 15-14 |
| 10:01 | Iowa State | The rebound goes to Kenneth Walker | 15-14 |
| 09:59 | Iowa State | Elmer Snelling throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 15-14 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Nathan Austin (SG), Louis Johnson (PF) Roger Anderson, Leonard Fugate | |
| Subs | Kansas | Brian Adams (PG), Calvin Adams (SG), John Page (SF), Louis Stansbury (PF), Paul Everett (C) Richard Llanas, Walter McMullen, Nicholas Long, Paul Perry, Harry Lundquist | |
| 09:41 | Kansas | John Page's pass is intercepted by Elmer Snelling | 15-14 |
| 09:37 | Iowa State | Calvin Adams takes the ball from Mickey Woodside in the backcourt | 15-14 |
| 09:35 | Kansas | Louis Stansbury lays it up and in on a nice dish by Calvin Adams | 15-16 |
| 09:32 | Iowa State | Elmer Snelling throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 15-16 |
| Subs | Iowa State | James Schechter (PG), Mark Murray (SF), Danny Wendler (C) Mickey Woodside, Elmer Snelling, Kenneth Walker | |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| 09:19 | Kansas | Calvin Adams is hacked by Nathan Austin - foul #1 on Nathan Austin, team foul #6 | 15-16 |
| 09:06 | Kansas | Louis Stansbury misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 15-16 |
| 09:04 | Kansas | Calvin Adams grabs the offensive board | 15-16 |
| 08:55 | Kansas | Brian Adams throws a bad pass out of bounds | 15-16 |
| Subs | Iowa State | William Johnson (SF) Mark Murray | |
| Subs | Kansas | Richard Llanas (PG), Nicholas Long (SF), Paul Perry (PF), Hong Chu (C) Brian Adams, John Page, Louis Stansbury, Paul Everett | |
| 08:39 | Iowa State | James Schechter is hacked by Calvin Adams - foul #1 on Calvin Adams, team foul #4 | 15-16 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Mickey Woodside (PG), Leonard Fugate (C) James Schechter, Louis Johnson | |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| 08:26 | Iowa State | Danny Wendler misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 15-16 |
| 08:24 | Kansas | Nicholas Long snags the defensive board | 15-16 |
| 08:22 | Kansas | Nicholas Long's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 15-16 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Mark Murray (SG), Elmer Snelling (SF) Nathan Austin, William Johnson | |
| Subs | Kansas | Walter McMullen (SG) Calvin Adams | |
| 08:06 | Iowa State | Leonard Fugate loses the ball out of bounds | 15-16 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Kenneth Walker (PF) Danny Wendler | |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| 07:56 | Kansas | Nicholas Long misses long on a floater from the left side | 15-16 |
| 07:54 | Kansas | Hong Chu hits the follow up shot | 15-18 |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Mickey Woodside (tiring) 8 pts. SG - Mark Murray (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Elmer Snelling (tiring) PF - Kenneth Walker (tiring) 2 reb. C - Leonard Fugate (tired) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Richard Llanas (tiring) 4 pts. SG - Walter McMullen (fairly fresh) SF - Nicholas Long (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Perry (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Hong Chu (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:35 | Iowa State | Leonard Fugate clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 15-18 |
| 07:33 | Iowa State | Elmer Snelling pulls down the offensive rebound | 15-18 |
| 07:19 | Iowa State | Mickey Woodside can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 15-18 |
| 07:17 | Kansas | Paul Perry gets the rebound | 15-18 |
| 06:56 | Kansas | Walter McMullen hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Mark Murray - foul #2 on Mark Murray, team foul #7 | 15-18 |
| Subs | Iowa State | James Schechter (PG), Roger Anderson (SG), William Johnson (SF), Louis Johnson (PF), Danny Wendler (C) Mickey Woodside, Mark Murray, Elmer Snelling, Kenneth Walker, Leonard Fugate | |
| Subs | Kansas | Brian Adams (SG), John Page (SF), Louis Stansbury (PF), Paul Everett (C) Richard Llanas, Nicholas Long, Paul Perry, Hong Chu | |
| 06:56 | Kansas | Walter McMullen makes the 1st free throw | 15-19 |
| 06:56 | Kansas | Walter McMullen makes the 2nd free throw | 15-20 |
| 06:53 | Iowa State | William Johnson is fouled in the backcourt by John Page - foul #1 on John Page, team foul #5 | 15-20 |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| Subs | Kansas | Calvin Adams (SG), Harry Lundquist (PF) Walter McMullen, Louis Stansbury | |
| 06:41 | Iowa State | James Schechter is hacked by Paul Everett - foul #1 on Paul Everett, team foul #6 | 15-20 |
| 06:25 | Iowa State | Roger Anderson hits a jumper from the baseline | 17-20 |
| 06:06 | Kansas | Harry Lundquist misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 17-20 |
| 06:05 | Kansas | Paul Everett gets the offensive rebound | 17-20 |
| 05:55 | Kansas | Danny Wendler picks off the pass by John Page | 17-20 |
| 05:34 | Iowa State | Louis Johnson comes up short on the jumper from the baseline | 17-20 |
| 05:33 | Kansas | Harry Lundquist grabs the board | 17-20 |
| 05:30 | Kansas | John Page's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 17-20 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Mickey Woodside (PG), Nathan Austin (SG), Elmer Snelling (SF), Kenneth Walker (C) James Schechter, Roger Anderson, William Johnson, Danny Wendler | |
| Subs | Kansas | Richard Llanas (PG), Louis Stansbury (PF), Hong Chu (C) Brian Adams, Harry Lundquist, Paul Everett | |
| 05:23 | Iowa State | Kenneth Walker banks in the wide open layup on a great pass from Mickey Woodside | 19-20 |
| 05:05 | Kansas | Calvin Adams scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 19-23 |
| 04:51 | Iowa State | Kenneth Walker can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 19-23 |
| 04:49 | Kansas | Richard Llanas gets the rebound | 19-23 |
| 04:34 | Kansas | Louis Stansbury misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Mickey Woodside - foul #2 on Mickey Woodside, team foul #8 | 19-23 |
| Subs | Iowa State | James Schechter (PG), Roger Anderson (SF), Danny Wendler (PF), Leonard Fugate (C) Mickey Woodside, Elmer Snelling, Louis Johnson, Kenneth Walker | |
| Subs | Kansas | Walter McMullen (SG), Nicholas Long (SF) Calvin Adams, John Page | |
| 04:34 | Kansas | Louis Stansbury misses the 1st free throw | 19-23 |
| 04:34 | Kansas | Louis Stansbury makes the 2nd free throw | 19-24 |
| 04:30 | Iowa State | Walter McMullen takes the ball from James Schechter in the backcourt | 19-24 |
| 04:28 | Kansas | Louis Stansbury lays it up and in on a great pass from Walter McMullen | 19-26 |
| 04:26 | Iowa State | Nathan Austin throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 19-26 |
| 04:11 | Kansas | Nicholas Long double dribbles | 19-26 |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| Subs | Kansas | Paul Perry (SF) Nicholas Long | |
| 04:00 | Iowa State | Nathan Austin hits a wide open 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Danny Wendler | 22-26 |
| 03:44 | Kansas | Louis Stansbury hits the finger roll | 22-28 |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - James Schechter (fairly fresh) SG - Nathan Austin (tiring) 3 pts. SF - Roger Anderson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Danny Wendler (tiring) 2 pts. C - Leonard Fugate (tired) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Richard Llanas (tired) 4 pts. SG - Walter McMullen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Perry (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Louis Stansbury (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Hong Chu (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:26 | Iowa State | Leonard Fugate hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 22-28 |
| 03:24 | Iowa State | Roger Anderson tips it home | 24-28 |
| 03:17 | Kansas | Paul Perry is fouled in the backcourt by Leonard Fugate - foul #1 on Leonard Fugate, team foul #9 | 24-28 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Mickey Woodside (PG), Mark Murray (SG), Elmer Snelling (SF), Louis Johnson (PF), Kenneth Walker (C) James Schechter, Nathan Austin, Roger Anderson, Danny Wendler, Leonard Fugate | |
| Subs | Kansas | Brian Adams (PG), John Stepney (SG), Nicholas Long (SF) Richard Llanas, Walter McMullen, Hong Chu | |
| 03:17 | Kansas | Paul Perry misses the 1st free throw | 24-28 |
| 03:17 | Iowa State | The rebound goes to Kenneth Walker | 24-28 |
| 03:10 | Iowa State | Mickey Woodside's pass is intercepted by John Stepney | 24-28 |
| 03:07 | Kansas | Nicholas Long hits the finger roll on a great pass from John Stepney | 24-30 |
| 02:57 | Iowa State | Mickey Woodside hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 24-30 |
| 02:55 | Kansas | Paul Perry gets the rebound | 24-30 |
| 02:36 | Kansas | Louis Stansbury makes the jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by John Stepney | 24-32 |
| 02:36 | Iowa State | Iowa State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 24-32 |
| Subs | Iowa State | William Johnson (SF), Danny Wendler (C) Elmer Snelling, Kenneth Walker | |
| Subs | Kansas | Harry Lundquist (PF), Paul Everett (C) Louis Stansbury, Paul Perry | |
| 02:11 | Iowa State | Mickey Woodside throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-32 |
| Subs | Iowa State | James Schechter (PG) Mickey Woodside | |
| Subs | Kansas | John Page (SF) Nicholas Long | |
| 02:09 | Kansas | James Schechter steals the ball from John Stepney in the backcourt | 24-32 |
| 01:53 | Iowa State | Mark Murray is open but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 24-32 |
| 01:51 | Iowa State | Louis Johnson tips it but misses | 24-32 |
| 01:49 | Iowa State | William Johnson misses the tip | 24-32 |
| 01:48 | Kansas | Paul Everett gets the rebound | 24-32 |
| 01:29 | Kansas | John Page misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 24-32 |
| 01:27 | Kansas | Paul Everett grabs the offensive rebound | 24-32 |
| 01:14 | Kansas | John Stepney is alone and drills a driving attempt from the right block | 24-34 |
| 01:02 | Iowa State | William Johnson throws it down on a nice dish by James Schechter | 26-34 |
| 00:45 | Kansas | Harry Lundquist banks in the layup on a nice dish by Brian Adams | 26-36 |
| 00:42 | Iowa State | Mark Murray is fouled in the backcourt by John Stepney - foul #3 on John Stepney, team foul #7 | 26-36 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Mickey Woodside (PG), Nathan Austin (SG), Kenneth Walker (PF), Leonard Fugate (C) James Schechter, William Johnson, Louis Johnson, Danny Wendler | |
| Subs | Kansas | Richard Llanas (PG), Calvin Adams (SG), Nicholas Long (SF), Paul Perry (PF), Hong Chu (C) Brian Adams, John Stepney, John Page, Harry Lundquist, Paul Everett | |
| 00:42 | Iowa State | Mark Murray misses the 1st free throw | 26-36 |
| 00:42 | Kansas | Paul Perry grabs the board | 26-36 |
| 00:22 | Kansas | Hong Chu misses the driving attempt from the baseline | 26-36 |
| 00:20 | Iowa State | The rebound goes to Kenneth Walker | 26-36 |
| 00:04 | Iowa State | Kenneth Walker misses the floater in the lane | 26-36 |
| 00:02 | Kansas | Hong Chu gets the rebound | 26-36 |
| 00:00 | Kansas | Hong Chu misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 26-36 |