| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Harold Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andrew Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dakarai Awada (fresh) PF - David Fields (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Lawrence Weisenberger (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Joseph Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Otha Mazur (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roger Cunningham (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Hans Zink (fresh) 4 pts. C - Julio Herrera (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 20:00 | Nebraska | Roger Cunningham inbounds the ball | 28-25 |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-4) | |
| 19:41 | Nebraska | David Fields picks off the pass by Julio Herrera | 28-25 |
| 19:22 | Iowa State | Harold Williams double dribbles | 28-25 |
| 19:10 | Nebraska | Roger Cunningham is called for traveling | 28-25 |
| 18:47 | Iowa State | David Fields connects on the fadeaway from the left side | 30-25 |
| 18:32 | Nebraska | Otha Mazur misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 30-25 |
| 18:30 | Iowa State | Lawrence Weisenberger pulls down the rebound | 30-25 |
| 18:03 | Iowa State | Lawrence Weisenberger banks in the layup set up by Dakarai Awada | 32-25 |
| 17:52 | Nebraska | Julio Herrera misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on Lawrence Weisenberger - foul #1 on Lawrence Weisenberger, team foul #1 | 32-25 |
| 17:52 | Nebraska | Julio Herrera misses the 1st free throw | 32-25 |
| 17:52 | Nebraska | Julio Herrera makes the 2nd free throw | 32-26 |
| 17:27 | Iowa State | Andrew Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 32-26 |
| 17:26 | Nebraska | The rebound goes to Julio Herrera | 32-26 |
| 17:13 | Nebraska | Hans Zink throws it down | 32-28 |
| 16:47 | Iowa State | David Fields scores on a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Lawrence Weisenberger | 34-28 |
| 16:35 | Nebraska | Hans Zink drills a 3pt shot from the left corner | 34-31 |
| 16:09 | Iowa State | Andrew Smith comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 34-31 |
| 16:07 | Nebraska | Hans Zink grabs the board | 34-31 |
| 15:43 | Nebraska | Roger Cunningham misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 34-31 |
| 15:41 | Iowa State | Lawrence Weisenberger pulls down the rebound | 34-31 |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Harold Williams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andrew Smith (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dakarai Awada (fairly fresh) PF - David Fields (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Lawrence Weisenberger (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Joseph Johnson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Otha Mazur (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roger Cunningham (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Hans Zink (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Julio Herrera (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 15:16 | Iowa State | Andrew Smith comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 34-31 |
| 15:14 | Iowa State | Dakarai Awada tips it back up and in | 36-31 |
| 14:59 | Nebraska | Otha Mazur makes the pull-up jumper from the left side | 36-33 |
| 14:37 | Iowa State | Andrew Smith misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 36-33 |
| 14:36 | Iowa State | Lawrence Weisenberger snags the offensive board | 36-33 |
| 14:11 | Iowa State | Harold Williams is fouled on the floor by Joseph Johnson - foul #3 on Joseph Johnson, team foul #1 | 36-33 |
| Subs | Iowa State | David Tobolski (SG), Angelo Franco (SF), Henry Stephens (PF), Frank Glenn (C) Andrew Smith, Dakarai Awada, David Fields, Lawrence Weisenberger | |
| Subs | Nebraska | John Pittard (PG), Sean Vaz (SG), Jeff Ashley (SF), Carl McArdle (C) Joseph Johnson, Otha Mazur, Roger Cunningham, Hans Zink | |
| 13:56 | Iowa State | Henry Stephens clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 36-33 |
| 13:54 | Nebraska | Julio Herrera pulls down the rebound | 36-33 |
| 13:50 | Nebraska | John Pittard is fouled on the floor by Frank Glenn - foul #1 on Frank Glenn, team foul #2 | 36-33 |
| 13:40 | Nebraska | Julio Herrera hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 36-33 |
| 13:38 | Iowa State | Frank Glenn grabs the board | 36-33 |
| 13:15 | Iowa State | Frank Glenn misses the fadeaway from the right side | 36-33 |
| 13:14 | Nebraska | Julio Herrera grabs the board | 36-33 |
| 13:10 | Nebraska | Sean Vaz drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Julio Herrera | 36-36 |
| 12:50 | Iowa State | Harold Williams misses the jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Carl McArdle - foul #4 on Carl McArdle, team foul #2 | 36-36 |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Douglas Metheny (PF) Carl McArdle | |
| 12:50 | Iowa State | Harold Williams makes the 1st free throw | 37-36 |
| 12:50 | Iowa State | Harold Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 37-36 |
| 12:50 | Nebraska | Julio Herrera snags the defensive board | 37-36 |
| 12:34 | Nebraska | Jeff Ashley scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 37-38 |
| 12:09 | Iowa State | Angelo Franco makes the floater from close range and he's fouled by Sean Vaz - foul #2 on Sean Vaz, team foul #3 | 39-38 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Kyle Battle (SG) Harold Williams | |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| 12:09 | Iowa State | Angelo Franco misses the free throw | 39-38 |
| 12:09 | Nebraska | Julio Herrera grabs the board | 39-38 |
| 11:54 | Nebraska | Douglas Metheny's pass is intercepted by Kyle Battle | 39-38 |
| 11:28 | Iowa State | Henry Stephens misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 39-38 |
| 11:27 | Iowa State | Angelo Franco tips it back up and in | 41-38 |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - David Tobolski (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Kyle Battle (fresh) SF - Angelo Franco (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Henry Stephens (fresh) 4 reb. C - Frank Glenn (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - John Pittard (fresh) SG - Sean Vaz (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeff Ashley (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Douglas Metheny (fresh) 2 reb. C - Julio Herrera (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 11:11 | Nebraska | Jeff Ashley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-38 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Andrew Smith (PG), Dakarai Awada (SF), David Fields (PF), Lawrence Weisenberger (C) Kyle Battle, Angelo Franco, Henry Stephens, Frank Glenn | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Joseph Johnson (PG), Otha Mazur (SG), Roger Cunningham (SF) John Pittard, Sean Vaz, Jeff Ashley | |
| 10:43 | Iowa State | David Tobolski comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 41-38 |
| 10:42 | Iowa State | Dakarai Awada tips it back up and in | 43-38 |
| 10:34 | Nebraska | Dakarai Awada blocks the short jumper by Douglas Metheny | 43-38 |
| 10:32 | Iowa State | Dakarai Awada grabs the defensive rebound | 43-38 |
| 10:07 | Iowa State | Dakarai Awada misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane | 43-38 |
| 10:05 | Nebraska | Julio Herrera gets the rebound | 43-38 |
| 10:00 | Nebraska | Otha Mazur clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 43-38 |
| 09:59 | Nebraska | Douglas Metheny tips it home | 43-40 |
| 09:32 | Iowa State | Andrew Smith clanks a jumper from the left side | 43-40 |
| 09:31 | Iowa State | The offensive rebound goes to David Fields | 43-40 |
| 09:18 | Iowa State | Andrew Smith connects on the floater from the left wing on a great pass from David Tobolski | 45-40 |
| 08:59 | Nebraska | Douglas Metheny comes up short on the shot from the left side | 45-40 |
| 08:57 | Iowa State | The rebound goes to Dakarai Awada | 45-40 |
| 08:36 | Iowa State | David Fields is whistled for traveling | 45-40 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Harold Williams (PG), Kyle Battle (SG), Henry Stephens (PF) Andrew Smith, David Tobolski, David Fields | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Sean Vaz (SG), Jeff Ashley (SF), Hans Zink (PF) Otha Mazur, Roger Cunningham, Douglas Metheny | |
| 08:20 | Nebraska | The short jumper by Hans Zink is denied by Lawrence Weisenberger | 45-40 |
| 08:18 | Nebraska | Julio Herrera tips it home | 45-42 |
| 07:56 | Iowa State | Lawrence Weisenberger hits the finger roll | 47-42 |
| 07:51 | Nebraska | Hans Zink blows the layup | 47-42 |
| 07:50 | Iowa State | Lawrence Weisenberger gets the rebound | 47-42 |
| 07:28 | Iowa State | Hans Zink is called for the reach on Dakarai Awada - foul #1 on Hans Zink, team foul #4 | 47-42 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Angelo Franco (SF), David Fields (PF) Dakarai Awada, Lawrence Weisenberger | |
| Subs | Nebraska | John Pittard (PG), Carl McArdle (C) Joseph Johnson, Hans Zink | |
| 06:59 | Iowa State | Harold Williams hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane but the foul's on Julio Herrera - foul #4 on Julio Herrera, team foul #5 | 47-42 |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Otha Mazur (SG) Sean Vaz | |
| 06:59 | Iowa State | Harold Williams misses the 1st free throw | 47-42 |
| 06:59 | Iowa State | Harold Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 47-42 |
| 06:59 | Nebraska | Julio Herrera gets the rebound | 47-42 |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Harold Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kyle Battle (fresh) SF - Angelo Franco (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Fields (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Henry Stephens (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - John Pittard (fresh) SG - Otha Mazur (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeff Ashley (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Julio Herrera (tiring) 5 pts. 11 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - Carl McArdle (fresh) 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 06:50 | Nebraska | Jeff Ashley is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Jeff Ashley, team foul #6 | 47-42 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Andrew Smith (SG) Kyle Battle | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Roger Cunningham (SF) Jeff Ashley | |
| 06:30 | Iowa State | Henry Stephens misses badly on a shot from the baseline but the foul's on John Pittard - foul #1 on John Pittard, team foul #7 | 47-42 |
| 06:30 | Iowa State | Henry Stephens misses the 1st free throw | 47-42 |
| 06:30 | Iowa State | Henry Stephens makes the 2nd free throw | 48-42 |
| 06:09 | Nebraska | Julio Herrera drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 48-44 |
| 05:45 | Iowa State | John Pittard picks off the pass by Angelo Franco | 48-44 |
| 05:42 | Nebraska | John Pittard hits the finger roll | 48-46 |
| 05:27 | Iowa State | Angelo Franco scores on a jumper from the right block set up by Andrew Smith | 50-46 |
| 05:08 | Nebraska | John Pittard hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 50-46 |
| 05:07 | Nebraska | Julio Herrera gets the offensive rebound | 50-46 |
| 04:53 | Nebraska | Otha Mazur misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 50-46 |
| 04:51 | Iowa State | David Fields pulls down the rebound | 50-46 |
| 04:51 | Iowa State | Iowa State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-46 |
| Subs | Iowa State | David Tobolski (SG), Dakarai Awada (SF), Lawrence Weisenberger (C) Harold Williams, Angelo Franco, Henry Stephens | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Joseph Johnson (PG) John Pittard | |
| 04:27 | Iowa State | Andrew Smith knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by David Tobolski | 53-46 |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-4) | |
| 04:22 | Nebraska | Joseph Johnson is called for traveling in the backcourt | 53-46 |
| 04:07 | Iowa State | Andrew Smith hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Dakarai Awada | 56-46 |
| 03:48 | Nebraska | Andrew Smith is called for the reach on Otha Mazur - foul #1 on Andrew Smith, team foul #3 | 56-46 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Harold Williams (PG) David Tobolski | |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-4) | |
| 03:32 | Nebraska | 3 seconds is called on Julio Herrera | 56-46 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Henry Stephens (PF) David Fields | |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 03:03 | Iowa State | Julio Herrera swats the layup by Henry Stephens | 56-46 |
| 03:01 | Nebraska | Joseph Johnson pulls down the rebound | 56-46 |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Harold Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andrew Smith (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dakarai Awada (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Henry Stephens (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Lawrence Weisenberger (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Joseph Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SG - Otha Mazur (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roger Cunningham (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Julio Herrera (tiring) 7 pts. 12 reb. 3 blk. 4 pf. C - Carl McArdle (fresh) 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 02:52 | Nebraska | Roger Cunningham buries a jump hook from close range | 56-48 |
| 02:35 | Iowa State | Andrew Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-48 |
| Subs | Iowa State | David Tobolski (SG) Andrew Smith | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Sean Vaz (SG), Jeff Ashley (SF), Hans Zink (PF) Otha Mazur, Roger Cunningham, Carl McArdle | |
| 02:31 | Nebraska | Nebraska calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-48 |
| Subs | Iowa State | David Fields (PF) Henry Stephens | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Otha Mazur (SG), Carl McArdle (C) Sean Vaz, Hans Zink | |
| 02:20 | Nebraska | Otha Mazur makes the 3 pointer from the right corner | 56-51 |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-4) | |
| 01:56 | Iowa State | David Tobolski can't connect on a floater near the basket | 56-51 |
| 01:54 | Nebraska | The rebound goes to Carl McArdle | 56-51 |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-4) | |
| 01:48 | Nebraska | Carl McArdle comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 56-51 |
| 01:47 | Iowa State | David Fields grabs the defensive rebound | 56-51 |
| 01:20 | Iowa State | Joseph Johnson is called for the reach on Harold Williams - foul #4 on Joseph Johnson, team foul #8 | 56-51 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Andrew Smith (SG) David Tobolski | |
| Subs | Nebraska | Roger Cunningham (SF) Jeff Ashley | |
| 01:20 | Iowa State | Harold Williams makes the 1st free throw | 57-51 |
| 01:20 | Iowa State | Harold Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 58-51 |
| 00:58 | Nebraska | Carl McArdle comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 58-51 |
| 00:57 | Iowa State | The rebound goes to Lawrence Weisenberger | 58-51 |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| 00:56 | Iowa State | Lawrence Weisenberger is fouled in the backcourt by Joseph Johnson - foul #5 on Joseph Johnson, team foul #9 | 58-51 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Angelo Franco (SF) Dakarai Awada | |
| Subs | Nebraska | John Pittard (PG) Joseph Johnson | |
| 00:56 | Iowa State | Lawrence Weisenberger misses the 1st free throw | 58-51 |
| 00:56 | Nebraska | The rebound goes to Carl McArdle | 58-51 |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| 00:50 | Nebraska | Otha Mazur makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by John Pittard | 58-54 |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-4) | |
| 00:27 | Iowa State | Angelo Franco travels with the ball | 58-54 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Dakarai Awada (SF) Angelo Franco | |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State 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 (-4) | |
| 00:21 | Nebraska | Roger Cunningham is whistled for traveling | 58-54 |
| Subs | Iowa State | David Tobolski (SF), Henry Stephens (PF) Dakarai Awada, David Fields | |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State 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 (-4) | |
| 00:19 | Iowa State | Harold Williams is fouled in the backcourt by John Pittard - foul #2 on John Pittard, team foul #10 | 58-54 |
| 00:19 | Iowa State | Harold Williams makes the 1st free throw | 59-54 |
| 00:19 | Iowa State | Harold Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 60-54 |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| 00:12 | Nebraska | Roger Cunningham hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 60-54 |
| 00:10 | Iowa State | Henry Stephens pulls down the rebound | 60-54 |
| 00:10 | Iowa State | Iowa State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 60-54 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Angelo Franco (SF), David Fields (PF) David Tobolski, Henry Stephens | |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| 00:09 | Iowa State | Angelo Franco is fouled in the backcourt by John Pittard - foul #3 on John Pittard, team foul #11 | 60-54 |
| 00:09 | Iowa State | Angelo Franco misses the 1st free throw | 60-54 |
| 00:09 | Iowa State | Angelo Franco makes the 2nd free throw | 61-54 |
| 00:04 | Nebraska | Otha Mazur double dribbles | 61-54 |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-4) | |
| 00:00 | Iowa State | Harold Williams runs out the clock | 61-54 |