| Lineup | Colorado | PG - William Gray (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Clarence Pannell (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Darren Holder (fresh) 15 pts. PF - Alan Casey (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - George Penniman (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - David Campbell (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - James James (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Fredrick Ferguson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Andrew Wiggin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronnie Blevins (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. | |
| 20:00 | Colorado | Darren Holder inbounds the ball | 52-39 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:34 | Colorado | Darren Holder misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 52-39 |
| 19:33 | Nebraska | Ronnie Blevins pulls down the rebound | 52-39 |
| 19:17 | Nebraska | Fredrick Ferguson scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by David Campbell | 52-42 |
| 18:54 | Colorado | Darren Holder misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 52-42 |
| 18:52 | Nebraska | James James pulls down the rebound | 52-42 |
| 18:30 | Nebraska | David Campbell lays it in set up by Ronnie Blevins | 52-44 |
| 18:16 | Colorado | Clarence Pannell scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 55-44 |
| 17:52 | Nebraska | Ronnie Blevins is fouled on the floor by George Penniman - foul #2 on George Penniman, team foul #1 | 55-44 |
| Subs | Colorado | Donald Moore (PF) Alan Casey | |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| 17:30 | Nebraska | David Campbell can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 55-44 |
| 17:28 | Nebraska | Andrew Wiggin tips it in | 55-46 |
| 17:20 | Colorado | David Campbell picks off the pass by George Penniman | 55-46 |
| 17:02 | Nebraska | Fredrick Ferguson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-46 |
| Subs | Colorado | William Grubbs (PG), Eric Tedford (SG), Dustin Hagins (SF), Gary Perry (C) William Gray, Clarence Pannell, Darren Holder, George Penniman | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Richard Hinrichs (SG), Alexander Lee (SF) James James, Fredrick Ferguson | |
| 16:53 | Colorado | Donald Moore is hacked by Andrew Wiggin - foul #2 on Andrew Wiggin, team foul #1 | 55-46 |
| 16:27 | Colorado | Dustin Hagins comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 55-46 |
| 16:25 | Nebraska | Andrew Wiggin grabs the board | 55-46 |
| 16:11 | Nebraska | David Campbell is hacked by William Grubbs - foul #2 on William Grubbs, team foul #2 | 55-46 |
| Subs | Colorado | William Gray (PG), Alan Casey (PF) Eric Tedford, Gary Perry | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Dustin Bishop (PG) David Campbell | |
| 16:02 | Nebraska | Alexander Lee can't throw it down | 55-46 |
| 16:01 | Colorado | Alan Casey snags the defensive board | 55-46 |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - William Gray (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Grubbs (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Dustin Hagins (fresh) PF - Alan Casey (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Donald Moore (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Dustin Bishop (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Richard Hinrichs (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Alexander Lee (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Andrew Wiggin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Ronnie Blevins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. | |
| 15:35 | Colorado | Donald Moore drills a jumper from close range on a nice dish by Dustin Hagins | 57-46 |
| 15:11 | Nebraska | Dustin Bishop is fouled on the floor by Dustin Hagins - foul #1 on Dustin Hagins, team foul #3 | 57-46 |
| Subs | Colorado | Clarence Pannell (SG), Darren Holder (SF), George Penniman (C) William Grubbs, Dustin Hagins, Donald Moore | |
| Subs | Nebraska | David Campbell (PG), James James (SG), Fredrick Ferguson (SF), Kevin Lusk (PF), Dennis Harnish (C) Dustin Bishop, Richard Hinrichs, Alexander Lee, Andrew Wiggin, Ronnie Blevins | |
| 14:55 | Nebraska | Fredrick Ferguson misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 57-46 |
| 14:54 | Colorado | Alan Casey gets the rebound | 57-46 |
| 14:35 | Colorado | William Gray misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 57-46 |
| 14:34 | Nebraska | Kevin Lusk grabs the defensive rebound | 57-46 |
| 14:09 | Nebraska | James James misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 57-46 |
| 14:07 | Colorado | William Gray grabs the board | 57-46 |
| 13:50 | Colorado | Darren Holder clanks a jumper from the right wing | 57-46 |
| 13:48 | Nebraska | Kevin Lusk pulls down the rebound | 57-46 |
| 13:23 | Nebraska | James James drills a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by David Campbell | 57-49 |
| 13:14 | Colorado | William Gray hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 57-49 |
| 13:12 | Nebraska | James James gets the rebound | 57-49 |
| 12:51 | Nebraska | Dennis Harnish misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 57-49 |
| 12:49 | Nebraska | David Campbell tips it in | 57-51 |
| 12:33 | Colorado | Clarence Pannell misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 57-51 |
| 12:32 | Nebraska | Dennis Harnish gets the rebound | 57-51 |
| 12:17 | Nebraska | Alan Casey is called for the reach on Kevin Lusk - foul #2 on Alan Casey, team foul #4 | 57-51 |
| Subs | Colorado | William Grubbs (PG), Eric Tedford (SG), Donald Moore (PF), Gary Perry (C) William Gray, Clarence Pannell, Alan Casey, George Penniman | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Ronnie Blevins (PG), Richard Hinrichs (SG), Alexander Lee (SF), James Degeorge (C) David Campbell, James James, Fredrick Ferguson, Dennis Harnish | |
| 11:54 | Nebraska | James Degeorge buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 57-54 |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - William Grubbs (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Eric Tedford (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Darren Holder (fairly fresh) 15 pts. PF - Donald Moore (fresh) 6 pts. C - Gary Perry (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Ronnie Blevins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Hinrichs (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Alexander Lee (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Kevin Lusk (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - James Degeorge (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 11:37 | Colorado | Darren Holder misses the turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by James Degeorge - foul #4 on James Degeorge, team foul #2 | 57-54 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | Nebraska | David Campbell (PG), Andrew Wiggin (C) Richard Hinrichs, James Degeorge | |
| 11:37 | Colorado | Darren Holder makes the 1st free throw | 58-54 |
| 11:37 | Colorado | Darren Holder makes the 2nd free throw | 59-54 |
| 11:14 | Nebraska | Ronnie Blevins hits a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by David Campbell | 59-56 |
| 10:45 | Colorado | Donald Moore is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Donald Moore, team foul #5 | 59-56 |
| Subs | Colorado | Dustin Hagins (SF), George Penniman (C) Darren Holder, Gary Perry | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Fredrick Ferguson (SF), Dennis Harnish (C) Alexander Lee, Kevin Lusk | |
| 10:32 | Nebraska | Ronnie Blevins is fouled on the floor by Donald Moore - foul #3 on Donald Moore, team foul #6 | 59-56 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | Nebraska | James James (SG) Ronnie Blevins | |
| 10:14 | Nebraska | David Campbell misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 59-56 |
| 10:12 | Nebraska | James James snags the offensive board | 59-56 |
| 09:55 | Nebraska | Dennis Harnish throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-56 |
| Subs | Colorado | William Gray (PG) Eric Tedford | |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| 09:42 | Colorado | Donald Moore misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 59-56 |
| 09:41 | Nebraska | Dennis Harnish grabs the defensive rebound | 59-56 |
| 09:25 | Nebraska | Dennis Harnish misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 59-56 |
| 09:24 | Colorado | The rebound goes to Donald Moore | 59-56 |
| 09:10 | Colorado | Dustin Hagins connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by William Grubbs | 62-56 |
| 08:43 | Nebraska | Fredrick Ferguson is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Fredrick Ferguson, team foul #3 | 62-56 |
| Subs | Colorado | Clarence Pannell (SG), Darren Holder (SF), Alan Casey (PF) William Grubbs, Dustin Hagins, Donald Moore | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Ronnie Blevins (PG), Richard Hinrichs (SG), Alexander Lee (SF), Kevin Lusk (PF) David Campbell, James James, Fredrick Ferguson, Andrew Wiggin | |
| 08:26 | Colorado | Dennis Harnish denies the turnaround by George Penniman | 62-56 |
| 08:24 | Colorado | Darren Holder misses the tip | 62-56 |
| 08:23 | Colorado | George Penniman misses the tip | 62-56 |
| 08:22 | Nebraska | The rebound goes to Kevin Lusk | 62-56 |
| 08:07 | Nebraska | Ronnie Blevins misses short on a fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by Alan Casey - foul #3 on Alan Casey, team foul #7 | 62-56 |
| Subs | Colorado | Gary Perry (C) George Penniman | |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| 08:07 | Nebraska | Ronnie Blevins makes the 1st free throw | 62-57 |
| 08:07 | Nebraska | Ronnie Blevins misses the 2nd free throw | 62-57 |
| 08:07 | Colorado | Gary Perry grabs the board | 62-57 |
| 07:54 | Colorado | William Gray misses the 3 from straight away | 62-57 |
| 07:52 | Nebraska | Ronnie Blevins grabs the board | 62-57 |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - William Gray (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Clarence Pannell (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Darren Holder (fresh) 17 pts. 2 reb. PF - Alan Casey (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Gary Perry (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Ronnie Blevins (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Hinrichs (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Alexander Lee (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Kevin Lusk (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Dennis Harnish (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:33 | Nebraska | Alexander Lee travels with the ball | 62-57 |
| Subs | Colorado | William Grubbs (PG) William Gray | |
| Subs | Nebraska | David Campbell (PG), Fredrick Ferguson (SF), James Degeorge (C) Richard Hinrichs, Alexander Lee, Dennis Harnish | |
| 07:07 | Colorado | Darren Holder knocks in the floater from the free throw line | 64-57 |
| 06:51 | Nebraska | Kevin Lusk clanks a jumper in the lane | 64-57 |
| 06:49 | Colorado | Gary Perry grabs the board | 64-57 |
| 06:20 | Colorado | Clarence Pannell is whistled for a carry | 64-57 |
| Subs | Colorado | William Gray (PG), Donald Moore (PF), George Penniman (C) Clarence Pannell, Alan Casey, Gary Perry | |
| Subs | Nebraska | James James (SG) Ronnie Blevins | |
| 06:04 | Nebraska | Fredrick Ferguson hits a jump hook near the basket set up by James James and he's hacked by George Penniman - foul #3 on George Penniman, team foul #8 | 64-59 |
| Subs | Colorado | Dustin Hagins (SF) Darren Holder | |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| 06:04 | Nebraska | Fredrick Ferguson makes the free throw | 64-60 |
| 05:49 | Colorado | Dustin Hagins can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 64-60 |
| 05:48 | Nebraska | James James grabs the defensive rebound | 64-60 |
| 05:42 | Nebraska | Kevin Lusk hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline | 64-60 |
| 05:40 | Colorado | George Penniman grabs the defensive rebound | 64-60 |
| 05:23 | Colorado | William Gray buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 67-60 |
| 05:09 | Nebraska | Fredrick Ferguson is hacked by Dustin Hagins - foul #2 on Dustin Hagins, team foul #9 | 67-60 |
| Subs | Colorado | Clarence Pannell (SG), Darren Holder (SF) William Grubbs, Dustin Hagins | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Dennis Harnish (C) Kevin Lusk | |
| 05:09 | Nebraska | Fredrick Ferguson makes the 1st free throw | 67-61 |
| 05:09 | Nebraska | Fredrick Ferguson misses the 2nd free throw | 67-61 |
| 05:09 | Colorado | Darren Holder grabs the board | 67-61 |
| 04:49 | Colorado | Dennis Harnish swats the short shot by Donald Moore | 67-61 |
| 04:47 | Colorado | William Gray grabs the offensive rebound | 67-61 |
| 04:29 | Colorado | Clarence Pannell clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 67-61 |
| 04:28 | Nebraska | James Degeorge snags the defensive board | 67-61 |
| 04:14 | Nebraska | Fredrick Ferguson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 67-61 |
| 04:13 | Colorado | Darren Holder grabs the board | 67-61 |
| 03:52 | Colorado | George Penniman misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 67-61 |
| 03:50 | Nebraska | Fredrick Ferguson grabs the board | 67-61 |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - William Gray (fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Clarence Pannell (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Darren Holder (fresh) 19 pts. 4 reb. PF - Donald Moore (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - George Penniman (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - David Campbell (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 6 ast. SG - James James (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Fredrick Ferguson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - James Degeorge (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 pf. C - Dennis Harnish (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 03:37 | Nebraska | David Campbell misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 67-61 |
| 03:36 | Colorado | Darren Holder grabs the defensive rebound | 67-61 |
| 03:30 | Colorado | David Campbell is called for the reach on William Gray - foul #1 on David Campbell, team foul #4 | 67-61 |
| Subs | Colorado | William Grubbs (PG), Eric Tedford (SG), Alan Casey (PF), Gary Perry (C) William Gray, Clarence Pannell, Donald Moore, George Penniman | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Ronnie Blevins (PG), Richard Hinrichs (SG), Alexander Lee (SF), Kevin Lusk (PF) David Campbell, James James, Fredrick Ferguson, James Degeorge | |
| 03:14 | Colorado | Eric Tedford can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 67-61 |
| 03:13 | Nebraska | Ronnie Blevins pulls down the rebound | 67-61 |
| 02:55 | Nebraska | Richard Hinrichs hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Eric Tedford - foul #2 on Eric Tedford, team foul #10 | 67-61 |
| Subs | Colorado | Dustin Hagins (SF) Darren Holder | |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| 02:55 | Nebraska | Richard Hinrichs makes the 1st free throw | 67-62 |
| 02:55 | Nebraska | Richard Hinrichs makes the 2nd free throw | 67-63 |
| 02:52 | Colorado | Colorado calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-63 |
| Subs | Colorado | William Gray (PG), Clarence Pannell (SG), Darren Holder (SF), George Penniman (C) William Grubbs, Eric Tedford, Dustin Hagins, Gary Perry | |
| Subs | Nebraska | David Campbell (PG), James James (SG) Richard Hinrichs, Alexander Lee | |
| 02:38 | Colorado | George Penniman hits a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by William Gray | 69-63 |
| 02:18 | Nebraska | Dennis Harnish is whistled for traveling | 69-63 |
| 02:06 | Colorado | William Gray is denied on a layup by Dennis Harnish | 69-63 |
| 02:04 | Colorado | Clarence Pannell pulls down the offensive rebound | 69-63 |
| 01:56 | Colorado | Darren Holder comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 69-63 |
| 01:55 | Nebraska | David Campbell snags the defensive board | 69-63 |
| 01:39 | Nebraska | Dennis Harnish is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #4 on Dennis Harnish, team foul #5 | 69-63 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Fredrick Ferguson (SF) Ronnie Blevins | |
| 01:26 | Colorado | William Gray misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 69-63 |
| 01:24 | Nebraska | Fredrick Ferguson grabs the defensive rebound | 69-63 |
| 01:04 | Nebraska | Dennis Harnish buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by David Campbell | 69-66 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:43 | Colorado | William Gray hits a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Clarence Pannell | 71-66 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:37 | Nebraska | Dennis Harnish can't connect on a floater near the basket but he's hacked by George Penniman - foul #4 on George Penniman, team foul #11 | 71-66 |
| 00:37 | Nebraska | Dennis Harnish makes the 1st free throw | 71-67 |
| 00:37 | Nebraska | Dennis Harnish makes the 2nd free throw | 71-68 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:35 | Colorado | William Gray is fouled in the backcourt by David Campbell - foul #2 on David Campbell, team foul #6 | 71-68 |
| 00:32 | Colorado | William Gray is fouled on the floor by James James - foul #2 on James James, team foul #7 | 71-68 |
| 00:32 | Colorado | William Gray makes the 1st free throw | 72-68 |
| 00:32 | Colorado | William Gray makes the 2nd free throw | 73-68 |
| 00:28 | Nebraska | David Campbell clanks a floater from the free throw line | 73-68 |
| 00:26 | Colorado | George Penniman grabs the defensive rebound | 73-68 |
| 00:23 | Colorado | George Penniman is hacked by James James in the backcourt - foul #3 on James James, team foul #8 | 73-68 |
| Subs | Colorado | William Grubbs (SG), Donald Moore (PF) Clarence Pannell, Alan Casey | |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| 00:23 | Colorado | George Penniman makes the 1st free throw | 74-68 |
| 00:23 | Colorado | George Penniman misses the 2nd free throw | 74-68 |
| 00:23 | Nebraska | Dennis Harnish gets the rebound | 74-68 |
| 00:18 | Nebraska | James James connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by David Campbell | 74-71 |
| 00:18 | Colorado | Colorado calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 74-71 |
| Subs | Colorado | Clarence Pannell (SG), Alan Casey (PF) William Grubbs, Donald Moore | |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| 00:17 | Colorado | William Gray is fouled in the backcourt by David Campbell - foul #3 on David Campbell, team foul #9 | 74-71 |
| 00:17 | Colorado | William Gray makes the 1st free throw | 75-71 |
| 00:17 | Colorado | William Gray misses the 2nd free throw | 75-71 |
| 00:17 | Nebraska | Kevin Lusk snags the defensive board | 75-71 |
| 00:12 | Nebraska | Clarence Pannell steals it from Dennis Harnish | 75-71 |
| 00:09 | Colorado | Clarence Pannell can't finish the layup | 75-71 |
| 00:07 | Nebraska | The rebound goes to David Campbell | 75-71 |
| 00:01 | Nebraska | David Campbell makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 75-74 |
| 00:00 | Colorado | William Gray runs out the clock | 75-74 |