| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Louis Annis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eric Harris (fresh) 7 pts. SF - David Esqueda (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Sammy Ryckman (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Gary Brown (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Tom Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kenneth Wiggins (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Lindstrom (fresh) 8 pts. PF - James Sessions (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Scott Roller (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Kansas | Michael Lindstrom inbounds the ball | 22-27 |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:42 | Kansas | Michael Lindstrom misses the runner in the paint | 22-27 |
| 19:40 | Kansas | Michael Lindstrom tips it in | 22-29 |
| 19:23 | Nebraska | Louis Annis scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 25-29 |
| 19:03 | Kansas | David Esqueda is called for the reach on Kenneth Wiggins - foul #2 on David Esqueda, team foul #1 | 25-29 |
| 18:41 | Kansas | Michael Lindstrom knocks in the runner in the lane on a nice dish by Kenneth Wiggins | 25-31 |
| 18:39 | Nebraska | Louis Annis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 25-31 |
| 18:23 | Kansas | Michael Lindstrom misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Sammy Ryckman - foul #1 on Sammy Ryckman, team foul #2 | 25-31 |
| 18:23 | Kansas | Michael Lindstrom makes the 1st free throw | 25-32 |
| 18:23 | Kansas | Michael Lindstrom makes the 2nd free throw | 25-33 |
| 18:09 | Nebraska | Gary Brown hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Sammy Ryckman | 28-33 |
| 17:50 | Kansas | Michael Lindstrom buries a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Kenneth Wiggins | 28-35 |
| 17:38 | Nebraska | Louis Annis makes the jumper from just outside the lane | 30-35 |
| 17:17 | Kansas | Tom Smith misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 30-35 |
| 17:15 | Nebraska | The rebound goes to Sammy Ryckman | 30-35 |
| 16:56 | Nebraska | Sammy Ryckman misses the floater from just outside the lane | 30-35 |
| 16:54 | Kansas | Scott Roller pulls down the rebound | 30-35 |
| 16:35 | Kansas | Michael Lindstrom makes the fadeaway in the lane | 30-37 |
| 16:11 | Nebraska | Eric Harris can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 30-37 |
| 16:10 | Nebraska | Gary Brown tips it in | 32-37 |
| 15:55 | Kansas | Michael Lindstrom misses the easy layup | 32-37 |
| 15:54 | Nebraska | Eric Harris grabs the board | 32-37 |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Louis Annis (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eric Harris (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - David Esqueda (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Sammy Ryckman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Gary Brown (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Tom Smith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kenneth Wiggins (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Michael Lindstrom (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Sessions (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Scott Roller (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:33 | Nebraska | Louis Annis misses long on a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Tom Smith - foul #2 on Tom Smith, team foul #1 | 32-37 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Henry Walker (SG), Gary Fitzgerald (SF), Richard Grudzinski (PF), Allen James (C) Eric Harris, David Esqueda, Sammy Ryckman, Gary Brown | |
| Subs | Kansas | Ralph Sedgwick (PG), Perry Smith (SG), Terry Hanson (SF), James Balsamo (PF), Brian Tate (C) Tom Smith, Kenneth Wiggins, Michael Lindstrom, James Sessions, Scott Roller | |
| 15:33 | Nebraska | Louis Annis makes the 1st free throw | 33-37 |
| 15:33 | Nebraska | Louis Annis makes the 2nd free throw | 34-37 |
| 15:08 | Kansas | Brian Tate hits a fadeaway from the left block | 34-39 |
| 14:49 | Nebraska | Henry Walker is hacked by Terry Hanson - foul #2 on Terry Hanson, team foul #2 | 34-39 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Randall Sanders (SF) Louis Annis | |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| 14:32 | Nebraska | Richard Grudzinski is by himself and knocks in the floater in the lane set up by Henry Walker | 36-39 |
| 14:08 | Kansas | Terry Hanson misses short on a turnaround from the left block | 36-39 |
| 14:06 | Nebraska | Allen James gets the rebound | 36-39 |
| 13:38 | Nebraska | Randall Sanders hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 36-39 |
| 13:36 | Nebraska | Allen James snags the offensive board | 36-39 |
| 13:16 | Nebraska | Gary Fitzgerald hits the finger roll and he's fouled by Terry Hanson - foul #3 on Terry Hanson, team foul #3 | 38-39 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Eric Harris (SG), David Esqueda (SF), Edward Blankenship (C) Henry Walker, Randall Sanders, Allen James | |
| Subs | Kansas | Edward Green (PG), Kenneth Wiggins (SG), Michael Lindstrom (SF), James Sessions (PF), Gary Morris (C) Ralph Sedgwick, Perry Smith, Terry Hanson, James Balsamo, Brian Tate | |
| 13:16 | Nebraska | Gary Fitzgerald misses the free throw | 38-39 |
| 13:16 | Kansas | James Sessions pulls down the rebound | 38-39 |
| 12:57 | Kansas | Kenneth Wiggins's fadeaway is rejected by David Esqueda | 38-39 |
| 12:55 | Kansas | James Sessions tips it home | 38-41 |
| 12:47 | Nebraska | David Esqueda is called for a charge - foul #3 on David Esqueda, team foul #3 | 38-41 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Gary Brown (C) Richard Grudzinski | |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| 12:32 | Kansas | Gary Morris misses the lay-in | 38-41 |
| 12:31 | Nebraska | Gary Fitzgerald grabs the board | 38-41 |
| 12:11 | Nebraska | Gary Brown misses badly on a runner from the left block | 38-41 |
| 12:09 | Nebraska | Gary Fitzgerald tips it in | 40-41 |
| 11:48 | Kansas | James Sessions is hacked by Edward Blankenship - foul #1 on Edward Blankenship, team foul #4 | 40-41 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Louis Annis (PG), Henry Walker (SG), Sammy Ryckman (PF) Gary Fitzgerald, Eric Harris, Gary Brown | |
| Subs | Kansas | Ralph Sedgwick (PG), James Balsamo (PF), Brian Tate (C) Kenneth Wiggins, James Sessions, Gary Morris | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Louis Annis (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Henry Walker (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Esqueda (fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. PF - Sammy Ryckman (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Edward Blankenship (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Ralph Sedgwick (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Green (fresh) SF - Michael Lindstrom (fresh) 18 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Balsamo (fresh) 3 reb. C - Brian Tate (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:39 | Kansas | Ralph Sedgwick comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 40-41 |
| 11:37 | Nebraska | Edward Blankenship grabs the defensive rebound | 40-41 |
| 11:19 | Nebraska | Louis Annis buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by David Esqueda | 43-41 |
| 10:56 | Kansas | Michael Lindstrom's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-41 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Richard Grudzinski (C) Edward Blankenship | |
| Subs | Kansas | Tom Smith (PG), Perry Smith (SG), Scott Roller (C) Ralph Sedgwick, Edward Green, Brian Tate | |
| 10:54 | Nebraska | Tom Smith is called for the reach on Louis Annis in the backcourt - foul #3 on Tom Smith, team foul #4 | 43-41 |
| 10:39 | Nebraska | Louis Annis can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 43-41 |
| 10:37 | Kansas | Michael Lindstrom grabs the defensive rebound | 43-41 |
| 10:32 | Kansas | Michael Lindstrom can't connect on a jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Sammy Ryckman - foul #2 on Sammy Ryckman, team foul #5 | 43-41 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Eric Harris (SG), Gary Fitzgerald (SF), Gary Brown (C) Henry Walker, David Esqueda, Richard Grudzinski | |
| Subs | Kansas | Terry Hanson (PF) James Balsamo | |
| 10:32 | Kansas | Michael Lindstrom makes the 1st free throw | 43-42 |
| 10:32 | Kansas | Michael Lindstrom misses the 2nd free throw | 43-42 |
| 10:32 | Nebraska | Sammy Ryckman snags the defensive board | 43-42 |
| 10:30 | Nebraska | Tom Smith steps in front of the Gary Fitzgerald pass in the backcourt | 43-42 |
| 10:12 | Kansas | Scott Roller misses short on a jump hook from the right block but the foul's on Louis Annis - foul #2 on Louis Annis, team foul #6 | 43-42 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Randall Sanders (SF), Richard Grudzinski (PF) Louis Annis, Sammy Ryckman | |
| Subs | Kansas | Ralph Sedgwick (SG) Michael Lindstrom | |
| 10:12 | Kansas | Scott Roller makes the 1st free throw | 43-43 |
| 10:12 | Kansas | Scott Roller misses the 2nd free throw | 43-43 |
| 10:12 | Nebraska | Gary Brown pulls down the rebound | 43-43 |
| 10:01 | Nebraska | Eric Harris misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 43-43 |
| 10:00 | Kansas | Scott Roller grabs the board | 43-43 |
| 09:37 | Kansas | Tom Smith comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 43-43 |
| 09:36 | Nebraska | Gary Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 43-43 |
| 09:34 | Nebraska | Eric Harris is hacked by Ralph Sedgwick in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ralph Sedgwick, team foul #5 | 43-43 |
| Subs | Nebraska | David Esqueda (SF) Randall Sanders | |
| Subs | Kansas | Brian Tate (PF), Gary Morris (C) Ralph Sedgwick, Scott Roller | |
| 09:17 | Nebraska | David Esqueda comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 43-43 |
| 09:15 | Nebraska | Gary Brown tips it home | 45-43 |
| 08:56 | Kansas | Tom Smith is called for traveling | 45-43 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Louis Annis (PG), Henry Walker (SG), Sammy Ryckman (PF) Gary Fitzgerald, Eric Harris, Gary Brown | |
| Subs | Kansas | Ralph Sedgwick (PG), Kenneth Wiggins (SG), Michael Lindstrom (SF), James Balsamo (PF) Tom Smith, Perry Smith, Terry Hanson, Gary Morris | |
| 08:37 | Nebraska | Sammy Ryckman misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by James Balsamo - foul #1 on James Balsamo, team foul #6 | 45-43 |
| 08:37 | Nebraska | Sammy Ryckman makes the 1st free throw | 46-43 |
| 08:37 | Nebraska | Sammy Ryckman makes the 2nd free throw | 47-43 |
| 08:23 | Kansas | James Balsamo is hacked by Sammy Ryckman - foul #3 on Sammy Ryckman, team foul #7 | 47-43 |
| 08:23 | Kansas | James Balsamo makes the 1st free throw | 47-44 |
| 08:23 | Kansas | James Balsamo misses the 2nd free throw | 47-44 |
| 08:23 | Nebraska | Richard Grudzinski grabs the defensive rebound | 47-44 |
| 08:11 | Nebraska | Richard Grudzinski hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Louis Annis | 49-44 |
| 07:55 | Kansas | Louis Annis steals the ball from Michael Lindstrom | 49-44 |
| 07:50 | Nebraska | David Esqueda misses the dunk attempt | 49-44 |
| 07:49 | Kansas | Brian Tate snags the defensive board | 49-44 |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Louis Annis (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Henry Walker (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Esqueda (fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. PF - Sammy Ryckman (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Richard Grudzinski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Ralph Sedgwick (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Wiggins (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Michael Lindstrom (fresh) 19 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Balsamo (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Brian Tate (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:20 | Kansas | James Balsamo misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 49-44 |
| 07:19 | Nebraska | Louis Annis grabs the board | 49-44 |
| 07:03 | Nebraska | David Esqueda comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 49-44 |
| 07:02 | Nebraska | David Esqueda hits the follow up shot | 51-44 |
| 06:41 | Kansas | Brian Tate hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket | 51-44 |
| 06:40 | Kansas | Michael Lindstrom tips it but misses | 51-44 |
| 06:39 | Kansas | Brian Tate hits the follow up shot | 51-46 |
| 06:34 | Nebraska | Richard Grudzinski's pass is intercepted by Ralph Sedgwick in the backcourt | 51-46 |
| 06:33 | Kansas | Kenneth Wiggins misses the lay-in | 51-46 |
| 06:31 | Nebraska | The rebound goes to David Esqueda | 51-46 |
| 06:25 | Nebraska | Henry Walker is by himself and knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Louis Annis | 54-46 |
| 06:10 | Kansas | Michael Lindstrom misses the 3 from the left wing | 54-46 |
| 06:08 | Nebraska | Louis Annis snags the defensive board | 54-46 |
| 06:05 | Nebraska | Louis Annis is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 54-46 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Gary Fitzgerald (PG), Eric Harris (SG), Randall Sanders (SF), Allen James (PF), Gary Brown (C) Louis Annis, Henry Walker, David Esqueda, Sammy Ryckman, Richard Grudzinski | |
| Subs | Kansas | Tom Smith (PG), Perry Smith (SG), Terry Hanson (SF), James Sessions (PF), Scott Roller (C) Ralph Sedgwick, Kenneth Wiggins, Michael Lindstrom, James Balsamo, Brian Tate | |
| 05:47 | Kansas | Perry Smith drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 54-48 |
| 05:45 | Nebraska | Gary Fitzgerald is fouled in the backcourt by Perry Smith - foul #1 on Perry Smith, team foul #7 | 54-48 |
| 05:45 | Nebraska | Gary Fitzgerald makes the 1st free throw | 55-48 |
| 05:45 | Nebraska | Gary Fitzgerald makes the 2nd free throw | 56-48 |
| 05:28 | Kansas | James Sessions can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 56-48 |
| 05:26 | Nebraska | Allen James snags the defensive board | 56-48 |
| 05:08 | Nebraska | Scott Roller steals the ball from Eric Harris | 56-48 |
| 04:45 | Kansas | Scott Roller double dribbles | 56-48 |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| Subs | Kansas | Michael Lindstrom (SF) Terry Hanson | |
| 04:29 | Nebraska | Perry Smith is called for the reach on Eric Harris - foul #2 on Perry Smith, team foul #8 | 56-48 |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| Subs | Kansas | Edward Green (PG), Kenneth Wiggins (SG), Gary Morris (C) Tom Smith, Perry Smith, Scott Roller | |
| 04:29 | Nebraska | Eric Harris misses the 1st free throw | 56-48 |
| 04:29 | Kansas | James Sessions grabs the defensive rebound | 56-48 |
| 04:10 | Kansas | Kenneth Wiggins buries a jumper from the free throw line set up by Edward Green | 56-50 |
| 03:52 | Nebraska | Eric Harris throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-50 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Louis Annis (PG), David Esqueda (SF), Richard Grudzinski (PF), Edward Blankenship (C) Eric Harris, Randall Sanders, Allen James, Gary Brown | |
| Subs | Kansas | Terry Hanson (PF) James Sessions | |
| 03:34 | Kansas | Kenneth Wiggins misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 56-50 |
| 03:32 | Nebraska | Richard Grudzinski pulls down the rebound | 56-50 |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Louis Annis (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Gary Fitzgerald (fresh) 6 pts. SF - David Esqueda (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Richard Grudzinski (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. C - Edward Blankenship (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Edward Green (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Wiggins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Lindstrom (fresh) 19 pts. 4 reb. PF - Terry Hanson (fresh) 3 pf. C - Gary Morris (fresh) | |
| 03:13 | Nebraska | Gary Fitzgerald loses the dribble to Gary Morris | 56-50 |
| 02:50 | Kansas | Gary Morris clanks a shot in the paint but he's fouled by Edward Blankenship - foul #2 on Edward Blankenship, team foul #8 | 56-50 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Eric Harris (SG), Sammy Ryckman (PF) Gary Fitzgerald, Edward Blankenship | |
| Subs | Kansas | Tom Smith (PG), Perry Smith (SG), James Balsamo (PF) Edward Green, Kenneth Wiggins, Michael Lindstrom | |
| 02:50 | Kansas | Gary Morris makes the 1st free throw | 56-51 |
| 02:50 | Kansas | Gary Morris misses the 2nd free throw | 56-51 |
| 02:50 | Nebraska | David Esqueda grabs the board | 56-51 |
| 02:48 | Nebraska | Perry Smith steps in front of the David Esqueda pass in the backcourt | 56-51 |
| 02:48 | Kansas | Kansas calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-51 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Gary Brown (C) Richard Grudzinski | |
| Subs | Kansas | Michael Lindstrom (SF), James Sessions (PF), Scott Roller (C) Terry Hanson, James Balsamo, Gary Morris | |
| 02:39 | Kansas | James Sessions comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 56-51 |
| 02:37 | Nebraska | Gary Brown grabs the board | 56-51 |
| 02:16 | Nebraska | Sammy Ryckman misses long on a fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Tom Smith - foul #4 on Tom Smith, team foul #9 | 56-51 |
| 02:16 | Nebraska | Sammy Ryckman makes the 1st free throw | 57-51 |
| 02:16 | Nebraska | Sammy Ryckman misses the 2nd free throw | 57-51 |
| 02:16 | Kansas | Michael Lindstrom grabs the defensive rebound | 57-51 |
| 01:51 | Kansas | Scott Roller makes the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Tom Smith | 57-53 |
| 01:42 | Nebraska | David Esqueda is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #4 on David Esqueda, team foul #9 | 57-53 |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| Subs | Kansas | Kenneth Wiggins (SG) Perry Smith | |
| 01:20 | Kansas | James Sessions is denied on a layup by Sammy Ryckman | 57-53 |
| 01:18 | Nebraska | Gary Brown gets the rebound | 57-53 |
| 01:00 | Nebraska | Gary Brown can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 57-53 |
| 00:59 | Kansas | Scott Roller snags the defensive board | 57-53 |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:50 | Kansas | Kenneth Wiggins is whistled for a carry | 57-53 |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:28 | Nebraska | Eric Harris's fadeaway is rejected by Scott Roller | 57-53 |
| 00:26 | Kansas | Michael Lindstrom grabs the defensive rebound | 57-53 |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:20 | Kansas | Michael Lindstrom misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 57-53 |
| 00:18 | Nebraska | Gary Brown gets the rebound | 57-53 |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:15 | Nebraska | Gary Brown is fouled in the backcourt by Kenneth Wiggins - foul #2 on Kenneth Wiggins, team foul #10 | 57-53 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Henry Walker (SF) David Esqueda | |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| 00:15 | Nebraska | Gary Brown misses the 1st free throw | 57-53 |
| 00:15 | Nebraska | Gary Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 58-53 |
| 00:08 | Kansas | Tom Smith comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 58-53 |
| 00:07 | Kansas | The offensive rebound goes to Scott Roller | 58-53 |
| 00:05 | Kansas | Michael Lindstrom scores on a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Tom Smith | 58-56 |
| 00:04 | Nebraska | Henry Walker is hacked by Tom Smith in the backcourt - foul #5 on Tom Smith, team foul #11 | 58-56 |
| Subs | Nebraska | David Esqueda (SF) Louis Annis | |
| Subs | Kansas | Ralph Sedgwick (PG) Tom Smith | |
| 00:04 | Nebraska | Henry Walker makes the 1st free throw | 59-56 |
| 00:04 | Nebraska | Henry Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 60-56 |
| 00:00 | Kansas | Michael Lindstrom clanks a halfcourt shot | 60-56 |