| Lineup | Wartburg | PG - David Campfield (fresh) SG - Clifton Bax (fresh) SF - Richard Fordham (fresh) PF - William Wingfield (fresh) C - David Brumfield (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Grant Taylor (fresh) SG - Donald Goodman (fresh) SF - Steven Cohen (fresh) PF - Robert Herron (fresh) C - Archie Moore (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Cornell | Archie Moore wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Wartburg | Wartburg is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:38 | Cornell | Robert Herron lays it in uncontested | 0-2 |
| 19:13 | Wartburg | Richard Fordham connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 3-2 |
| 18:59 | Cornell | Richard Fordham swats the layup by Robert Herron | 3-2 |
| 18:58 | Wartburg | David Brumfield grabs the board | 3-2 |
| 18:48 | Wartburg | William Wingfield hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Clifton Bax | 5-2 |
| 18:46 | Cornell | Grant Taylor is fouled in the backcourt by Clifton Bax - foul #1 on Clifton Bax, team foul #1 | 5-2 |
| 18:41 | Cornell | Steven Cohen clanks a runner near the basket | 5-2 |
| 18:39 | Cornell | Donald Goodman grabs the offensive board | 5-2 |
| 18:33 | Cornell | David Brumfield denies the turnaround by Donald Goodman | 5-2 |
| 18:31 | Wartburg | The rebound goes to William Wingfield | 5-2 |
| 18:24 | Wartburg | Clifton Bax loses the dribble to Donald Goodman | 5-2 |
| 18:20 | Cornell | Grant Taylor lays it up and in on a great pass from Donald Goodman | 5-4 |
| 18:04 | Wartburg | William Wingfield is hacked by Robert Herron - foul #1 on Robert Herron, team foul #1 | 5-4 |
| 17:47 | Wartburg | Richard Fordham hits a jumpshot from the right side set up by David Campfield | 7-4 |
| 17:35 | Cornell | Robert Herron connects on the jumper from the right block and he's hacked by William Wingfield - foul #1 on William Wingfield, team foul #2 | 7-6 |
| Subs | Wartburg | John McCrone (PG), John Lucas (SF), Mark Rowe (PF), Michael Fales (C) David Campfield, Richard Fordham, William Wingfield, David Brumfield | |
| Subs | Cornell | Frank Stone (PG), Larry Kolkowski (SG), Willie Saunders (SF), Gregory Wynn (C) Grant Taylor, Donald Goodman, Steven Cohen, Archie Moore | |
| 17:35 | Cornell | Robert Herron misses the free throw | 7-6 |
| 17:35 | Wartburg | Clifton Bax pulls down the rebound | 7-6 |
| 17:22 | Wartburg | John Lucas connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from John McCrone | 10-6 |
| 17:20 | Cornell | Frank Stone's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 10-6 |
| Subs | Wartburg | Hunter Matthews (SG) Clifton Bax | |
| Subs | Cornell | Scott Harris (PF) Robert Herron | |
| 17:06 | Wartburg | Hunter Matthews drills a jumpshot from the left wing set up by John Lucas | 12-6 |
| 16:47 | Cornell | Larry Kolkowski is fouled on the floor by Hunter Matthews - foul #1 on Hunter Matthews, team foul #3 | 12-6 |
| 16:33 | Cornell | Frank Stone makes the jumpshot from the right wing | 12-8 |
| 16:20 | Wartburg | Hunter Matthews misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 12-8 |
| 16:19 | Cornell | Willie Saunders grabs the board | 12-8 |
| 16:13 | Cornell | John McCrone steals the ball from Frank Stone | 12-8 |
| 15:57 | Wartburg | Hunter Matthews is fouled on the floor by Larry Kolkowski - foul #1 on Larry Kolkowski, team foul #2 | 12-8 |
| Subs | Wartburg | David Campfield (PG), Clifton Bax (SG), Richard Fordham (SF), Travis Glaze (PF), David Brumfield (C) John McCrone, Hunter Matthews, John Lucas, Mark Rowe, Michael Fales | |
| Subs | Cornell | Charles Confer (PG), Donald Goodman (SG), Steven Cohen (SF), Archie Moore (C) Frank Stone, Larry Kolkowski, Willie Saunders, Gregory Wynn | |
| Lineup | Wartburg | PG - David Campfield (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Clifton Bax (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Richard Fordham (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Travis Glaze (fresh) C - David Brumfield (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Charles Confer (fresh) SG - Donald Goodman (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Steven Cohen (fresh) PF - Scott Harris (fresh) C - Archie Moore (fresh) | |
| 15:42 | Wartburg | Clifton Bax clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 12-8 |
| 15:40 | Wartburg | David Campfield gets the offensive rebound | 12-8 |
| 15:21 | Wartburg | David Campfield clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 12-8 |
| 15:19 | Cornell | Scott Harris pulls down the rebound | 12-8 |
| 15:01 | Cornell | Archie Moore hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 12-11 |
| 14:45 | Wartburg | Richard Fordham loses the dribble to Donald Goodman | 12-11 |
| 14:27 | Cornell | Scott Harris is whistled for traveling | 12-11 |
| Subs | Wartburg | John McCrone (PG), Hunter Matthews (SG), William Wingfield (PF) David Campfield, Clifton Bax, Travis Glaze | |
| Subs | Cornell | Grant Taylor (PG), Frank Stone (SG), Willie Saunders (SF), Robert Herron (PF) Charles Confer, Donald Goodman, Steven Cohen, Scott Harris | |
| 14:04 | Wartburg | Richard Fordham clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Willie Saunders - foul #1 on Willie Saunders, team foul #3 | 12-11 |
| 14:04 | Wartburg | Richard Fordham makes the 1st free throw | 13-11 |
| 14:04 | Wartburg | Richard Fordham makes the 2nd free throw | 14-11 |
| 13:46 | Cornell | Grant Taylor clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 14-11 |
| 13:45 | Cornell | Archie Moore tips it home | 14-13 |
| 13:32 | Wartburg | Hunter Matthews misses the lay-in | 14-13 |
| 13:31 | Cornell | Archie Moore grabs the defensive rebound | 14-13 |
| 13:29 | Cornell | Grant Taylor is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Grant Taylor, team foul #4 | 14-13 |
| Subs | Wartburg | John Lucas (SF), Mark Rowe (PF), Michael Fales (C) Richard Fordham, William Wingfield, David Brumfield | |
| Subs | Cornell | Larry Kolkowski (SG) Frank Stone | |
| 13:24 | Wartburg | Hunter Matthews scores on a runner from close range set up by John Lucas | 16-13 |
| 13:22 | Cornell | Grant Taylor is fouled in the backcourt by Mark Rowe - foul #1 on Mark Rowe, team foul #4 | 16-13 |
| Subs | Wartburg | David Campfield (PG), Clifton Bax (SG) John McCrone, Hunter Matthews | |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| 12:58 | Cornell | Archie Moore misses short on a runner in the lane | 16-13 |
| 12:57 | Wartburg | David Campfield pulls down the rebound | 16-13 |
| 12:50 | Wartburg | Mark Rowe misses the lay-in | 16-13 |
| 12:49 | Wartburg | Mark Rowe pulls down the offensive rebound | 16-13 |
| 12:41 | Wartburg | Robert Herron steals it from Mark Rowe | 16-13 |
| 12:25 | Cornell | John Lucas takes the ball from Grant Taylor | 16-13 |
| 12:22 | Wartburg | David Campfield lays it in set up by John Lucas | 18-13 |
| 12:01 | Cornell | Willie Saunders is open and lays it up and in | 18-15 |
| Lineup | Wartburg | PG - David Campfield (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Clifton Bax (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Lucas (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. PF - Mark Rowe (fairly fresh) C - Michael Fales (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Grant Taylor (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Larry Kolkowski (fairly fresh) SF - Willie Saunders (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Herron (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Archie Moore (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:39 | Wartburg | David Campfield is fouled on the floor by Grant Taylor - foul #2 on Grant Taylor, team foul #5 | 18-15 |
| Subs | Wartburg | John McCrone (PG), Hunter Matthews (SG), Travis Glaze (SF), William Wingfield (PF), David Brumfield (C) David Campfield, Clifton Bax, John Lucas, Mark Rowe, Michael Fales | |
| Subs | Cornell | Frank Stone (PG), Donald Goodman (SG), Steven Cohen (SF), Scott Harris (PF), Gregory Wynn (C) Grant Taylor, Larry Kolkowski, Willie Saunders, Robert Herron, Archie Moore | |
| 11:18 | Wartburg | John McCrone misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 18-15 |
| 11:17 | Cornell | Donald Goodman pulls down the rebound | 18-15 |
| 11:12 | Cornell | Frank Stone misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 18-15 |
| 11:11 | Wartburg | The rebound goes to David Brumfield | 18-15 |
| 10:50 | Wartburg | Hunter Matthews misses the driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Donald Goodman - foul #1 on Donald Goodman, team foul #6 | 18-15 |
| Subs | Wartburg | Richard Fordham (SF) William Wingfield | |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| 10:50 | Wartburg | Hunter Matthews makes the 1st free throw | 19-15 |
| 10:50 | Wartburg | Hunter Matthews makes the 2nd free throw | 20-15 |
| 10:24 | Cornell | Donald Goodman's floater is knocked away by Richard Fordham | 20-15 |
| 10:22 | Wartburg | David Brumfield grabs the defensive rebound | 20-15 |
| 10:01 | Wartburg | Hunter Matthews can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 20-15 |
| 10:00 | Cornell | Scott Harris gets the rebound | 20-15 |
| 09:51 | Cornell | Frank Stone is fouled on the floor by Richard Fordham - foul #1 on Richard Fordham, team foul #5 | 20-15 |
| Subs | Wartburg | David Campfield (PG), Clifton Bax (SG), William Wingfield (PF) John McCrone, Hunter Matthews, Travis Glaze | |
| Subs | Cornell | Charles Confer (PG), Benjamin Ostberg (SG), Robert Herron (PF) Frank Stone, Donald Goodman, Gregory Wynn | |
| 09:31 | Cornell | Robert Herron misses badly on the uncontested driving attempt from the right block | 20-15 |
| 09:29 | Wartburg | Clifton Bax gets the rebound | 20-15 |
| 09:07 | Wartburg | David Brumfield hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt near the basket | 20-15 |
| 09:05 | Wartburg | David Campfield tips it but misses | 20-15 |
| 09:03 | Cornell | Charles Confer pulls down the rebound | 20-15 |
| 08:41 | Cornell | Benjamin Ostberg misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 20-15 |
| 08:39 | Wartburg | David Brumfield grabs the board | 20-15 |
| 08:21 | Wartburg | William Wingfield drills a fadeaway from the left side set up by Clifton Bax | 22-15 |
| 08:05 | Cornell | Robert Herron connects on the shot from close range | 22-17 |
| 07:49 | Wartburg | Richard Fordham can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 22-17 |
| 07:48 | Cornell | Scott Harris grabs the defensive rebound | 22-17 |
| Lineup | Wartburg | PG - David Campfield (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Clifton Bax (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Richard Fordham (tiring) 7 pts. 2 blk. PF - William Wingfield (tiring) 4 pts. C - David Brumfield (tiring) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Charles Confer (fairly fresh) SG - Benjamin Ostberg (fairly fresh) SF - Steven Cohen (tiring) PF - Robert Herron (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Scott Harris (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:32 | Cornell | David Campfield steps in front of the Steven Cohen pass | 22-17 |
| 07:27 | Wartburg | Richard Fordham lays it up and in set up by David Campfield | 24-17 |
| 07:20 | Cornell | Steven Cohen is hacked by David Campfield in the backcourt - foul #1 on David Campfield, team foul #6 | 24-17 |
| Subs | Wartburg | John McCrone (PG), Hunter Matthews (SG), John Lucas (SF), Mark Rowe (PF), Michael Fales (C) David Campfield, Clifton Bax, Richard Fordham, William Wingfield, David Brumfield | |
| Subs | Cornell | Frank Stone (PG), Donald Goodman (SG), Larry Kolkowski (SF), Willie Saunders (PF), Archie Moore (C) Charles Confer, Benjamin Ostberg, Steven Cohen, Robert Herron, Scott Harris | |
| 07:07 | Cornell | Archie Moore hits a wide open driving attempt from the left block | 24-19 |
| 06:44 | Wartburg | Hunter Matthews misses the shot from the left side but he's fouled by Donald Goodman - foul #2 on Donald Goodman, team foul #7 | 24-19 |
| Subs | Wartburg | | |
| Subs | Cornell | Gregory Wynn (PF) Donald Goodman | |
| 06:44 | Wartburg | Hunter Matthews makes the 1st free throw | 25-19 |
| 06:44 | Wartburg | Hunter Matthews makes the 2nd free throw | 26-19 |
| 06:20 | Cornell | Michael Fales steals the ball from Willie Saunders | 26-19 |
| 06:05 | Wartburg | John Lucas drills a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by John McCrone | 28-19 |
| 05:40 | Cornell | Willie Saunders is wide open but clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 28-19 |
| 05:38 | Wartburg | The rebound goes to Hunter Matthews | 28-19 |
| 05:16 | Wartburg | Larry Kolkowski steals the ball from Hunter Matthews | 28-19 |
| 04:52 | Cornell | Michael Fales picks off the pass by Larry Kolkowski | 28-19 |
| 04:35 | Wartburg | Gregory Wynn is called for the reach on John McCrone - foul #1 on Gregory Wynn, team foul #8 | 28-19 |
| Subs | Wartburg | Clifton Bax (SG), Richard Fordham (SF), Travis Glaze (PF), David Brumfield (C) Hunter Matthews, John Lucas, Mark Rowe, Michael Fales | |
| Subs | Cornell | Charles Confer (PG), Steven Cohen (SF), Robert Herron (PF), Scott Harris (C) Larry Kolkowski, Willie Saunders, Gregory Wynn, Archie Moore | |
| 04:35 | Wartburg | John McCrone makes the 1st free throw | 29-19 |
| 04:35 | Wartburg | John McCrone makes the 2nd free throw | 30-19 |
| 04:33 | Cornell | Charles Confer is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #1 on Charles Confer, team foul #9 | 30-19 |
| Subs | Wartburg | David Campfield (PG) John McCrone | |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| 04:22 | Wartburg | Richard Fordham can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 30-19 |
| 04:21 | Wartburg | The offensive rebound goes to Clifton Bax | 30-19 |
| 04:08 | Wartburg | Clifton Bax can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 30-19 |
| 04:06 | Wartburg | David Brumfield gets the offensive rebound | 30-19 |
| 03:51 | Wartburg | Travis Glaze can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 30-19 |
| 03:50 | Cornell | Frank Stone grabs the defensive rebound | 30-19 |
| Lineup | Wartburg | PG - David Campfield (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Clifton Bax (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Richard Fordham (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 blk. PF - Travis Glaze (fresh) C - David Brumfield (tiring) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Charles Confer (fresh) SG - Frank Stone (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Steven Cohen (fairly fresh) PF - Robert Herron (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Scott Harris (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:29 | Cornell | Charles Confer clanks a fadeaway in the paint | 30-19 |
| 03:27 | Wartburg | David Brumfield grabs the defensive rebound | 30-19 |
| 03:15 | Wartburg | Steven Cohen steps in front of the Richard Fordham pass | 30-19 |
| 02:56 | Cornell | Robert Herron misses the easy open layup | 30-19 |
| 02:55 | Cornell | Robert Herron tips it in | 30-21 |
| 02:40 | Wartburg | Clifton Bax is hacked by Frank Stone - foul #1 on Frank Stone, team foul #10 | 30-21 |
| Subs | Wartburg | John McCrone (PG), William Wingfield (PF), Mark Rowe (C) David Campfield, Travis Glaze, David Brumfield | |
| Subs | Cornell | Grant Taylor (PG), Donald Goodman (SG), Willie Saunders (SF), Archie Moore (C) Charles Confer, Frank Stone, Steven Cohen, Robert Herron | |
| 02:40 | Wartburg | Clifton Bax makes the 1st free throw | 31-21 |
| 02:40 | Wartburg | Clifton Bax makes the 2nd free throw | 32-21 |
| 02:21 | Cornell | A charge is called on Archie Moore - foul #1 on Archie Moore, team foul #11 | 32-21 |
| Subs | Wartburg | | |
| Subs | Cornell | Robert Herron (PF) Scott Harris | |
| 02:03 | Wartburg | Robert Herron steals the ball from John McCrone | 32-21 |
| 01:58 | Cornell | Clifton Bax is called for the reach on Willie Saunders in the backcourt - foul #2 on Clifton Bax, team foul #7 | 32-21 |
| Subs | Wartburg | Hunter Matthews (SG), John Lucas (SF) Clifton Bax, Richard Fordham | |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| 01:58 | Cornell | Willie Saunders makes the 1st free throw | 32-22 |
| 01:58 | Cornell | Willie Saunders makes the 2nd free throw | 32-23 |
| 01:37 | Wartburg | William Wingfield misses long on a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Robert Herron - foul #2 on Robert Herron, team foul #12 | 32-23 |
| Subs | Wartburg | | |
| Subs | Cornell | Larry Kolkowski (SF), Scott Harris (C) Robert Herron, Archie Moore | |
| 01:37 | Wartburg | William Wingfield misses the 1st free throw | 32-23 |
| 01:37 | Wartburg | William Wingfield misses the 2nd free throw | 32-23 |
| 01:37 | Cornell | The rebound goes to Willie Saunders | 32-23 |
| 01:35 | Cornell | Larry Kolkowski is called for traveling in the backcourt | 32-23 |
| 01:19 | Wartburg | Hunter Matthews knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from William Wingfield | 34-23 |
| 01:16 | Cornell | Grant Taylor is fouled in the backcourt by William Wingfield - foul #2 on William Wingfield, team foul #8 | 34-23 |
| Subs | Wartburg | David Campfield (PG), David Brumfield (C) John McCrone, Mark Rowe | |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| 01:16 | Cornell | Grant Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 34-24 |
| 01:16 | Cornell | Grant Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 34-25 |
| 01:03 | Wartburg | Grant Taylor steals the ball from William Wingfield | 34-25 |
| 01:00 | Cornell | Grant Taylor banks in the layup | 34-27 |
| 00:51 | Wartburg | Hunter Matthews hits a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by David Campfield | 36-27 |
| 00:36 | Cornell | Grant Taylor misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 36-27 |
| 00:35 | Cornell | Donald Goodman gets the offensive rebound | 36-27 |
| 00:28 | Cornell | Donald Goodman drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Willie Saunders | 36-30 |
| 00:02 | Wartburg | David Campfield misses badly on a jump hook from the left block | 36-30 |
| 00:01 | Cornell | The rebound goes to Donald Goodman | 36-30 |
| 00:00 | Cornell | Donald Goodman misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 36-30 |