| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Phillip Holland (fresh) SG - Kizza Diop (fresh) SF - Justin Curry (fresh) PF - James Forrest (fresh) C - John Olivieri (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - John Caprio (fresh) SG - Gary Willis (fresh) SF - David Frausto (fresh) PF - Jeremy Perry (fresh) C - Jonathon Samborski (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Cornell | Justin Curry wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:40 | Cornell | James Forrest makes the turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Kizza Diop | 2-0 |
| 19:30 | UC Irvine | David Frausto slams it home | 2-2 |
| 19:14 | Cornell | James Forrest is called for 3 seconds | 2-2 |
| 18:49 | UC Irvine | David Frausto misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 2-2 |
| 18:47 | Cornell | James Forrest gets the rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:41 | Cornell | Kizza Diop hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 2-2 |
| 18:40 | UC Irvine | David Frausto gets the rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:16 | UC Irvine | Gary Willis knocks in the 3 from the right wing | 2-5 |
| 17:55 | Cornell | Justin Curry buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Kizza Diop | 5-5 |
| 17:34 | UC Irvine | David Frausto makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Gary Willis | 5-7 |
| 17:10 | Cornell | Phillip Holland is fouled on the floor by John Caprio - foul #1 on John Caprio, team foul #1 | 5-7 |
| Subs | Cornell | Gregory Poe (PG), Delbert Brozowski (SG), Delbert Schwab (SF), Victor Ayers (PF), James Greczkowski (C) Phillip Holland, Kizza Diop, Justin Curry, James Forrest, John Olivieri | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | David Hill (SG), Joseph Abernathy (PF) Gary Willis, Jeremy Perry | |
| 16:55 | Cornell | James Greczkowski can't finish the layup | 5-7 |
| 16:53 | UC Irvine | David Frausto pulls down the rebound | 5-7 |
| 16:30 | UC Irvine | David Hill is open and scores on a fadeaway from the baseline | 5-9 |
| 16:11 | Cornell | Delbert Brozowski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 5-9 |
| 16:10 | Cornell | The offensive rebound goes to Delbert Schwab | 5-9 |
| 15:50 | Cornell | Delbert Schwab clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 5-9 |
| 15:48 | UC Irvine | Joseph Abernathy pulls down the rebound | 5-9 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Gregory Poe (fresh) SG - Delbert Brozowski (fresh) SF - Delbert Schwab (fresh) PF - Victor Ayers (fresh) C - James Greczkowski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - John Caprio (fairly fresh) SG - David Hill (fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Frausto (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Abernathy (fresh) C - Jonathon Samborski (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:46 | UC Irvine | David Frausto is fouled in the backcourt by Gregory Poe - foul #1 on Gregory Poe, team foul #1 | 5-9 |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Gary Willis (SG), Eric Horne (SF), Jeremy Perry (PF) John Caprio, David Frausto, Jonathon Samborski | |
| 15:25 | UC Irvine | Gary Willis buries a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Joseph Abernathy | 5-11 |
| 15:03 | Cornell | Delbert Brozowski clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 5-11 |
| 15:02 | UC Irvine | David Hill gets the rebound | 5-11 |
| 14:36 | UC Irvine | Eric Horne is fouled on the floor by Delbert Schwab - foul #1 on Delbert Schwab, team foul #2 | 5-11 |
| Subs | Cornell | Phillip Holland (PG), Kizza Diop (SG), Justin Curry (SF), James Forrest (PF), John Olivieri (C) Gregory Poe, Delbert Brozowski, Delbert Schwab, Victor Ayers, James Greczkowski | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | John Caprio (PG), Robert Nash (C) David Hill, Joseph Abernathy | |
| 14:19 | UC Irvine | Eric Horne clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 5-11 |
| 14:17 | UC Irvine | The offensive rebound goes to Jeremy Perry | 5-11 |
| 14:05 | UC Irvine | Kizza Diop steps in front of the John Caprio pass | 5-11 |
| 14:02 | Cornell | Phillip Holland's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 5-11 |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | David Frausto (SF), Cory Miller (PF) Gary Willis, Jeremy Perry | |
| 13:43 | UC Irvine | Robert Nash blows the layup but he's fouled by John Olivieri - foul #1 on John Olivieri, team foul #3 | 5-11 |
| 13:43 | UC Irvine | Robert Nash makes the 1st free throw | 5-12 |
| 13:43 | UC Irvine | Robert Nash makes the 2nd free throw | 5-13 |
| 13:32 | Cornell | Justin Curry connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 8-13 |
| 13:13 | UC Irvine | Robert Nash misses short on a fadeaway from close range | 8-13 |
| 13:12 | Cornell | The rebound goes to John Olivieri | 8-13 |
| 12:54 | Cornell | Kizza Diop scores on a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Phillip Holland | 11-13 |
| 12:35 | UC Irvine | Eric Horne drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 11-15 |
| 12:14 | Cornell | James Forrest misses long on a jump hook in the lane | 11-15 |
| 12:12 | Cornell | James Forrest grabs the offensive board | 11-15 |
| 11:48 | Cornell | James Forrest misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 11-15 |
| 11:46 | UC Irvine | David Frausto snags the defensive board | 11-15 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Phillip Holland (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kizza Diop (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Justin Curry (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - James Forrest (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Olivieri (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - John Caprio (fairly fresh) SG - Eric Horne (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Frausto (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Cory Miller (fresh) C - Robert Nash (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:42 | UC Irvine | John Caprio throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 11-15 |
| Subs | Cornell | Gregory Poe (PG), Delbert Brozowski (SG), Delbert Schwab (SF), Victor Ayers (PF), James Greczkowski (C) Phillip Holland, Kizza Diop, Justin Curry, James Forrest, John Olivieri | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Robert Dahmen (PG), Gary Willis (SG), David Hill (SF), Jeremy Perry (PF), Jonathon Samborski (C) John Caprio, Eric Horne, David Frausto, Cory Miller, Robert Nash | |
| 11:36 | Cornell | Victor Ayers connects on the jumper from close range | 13-15 |
| 11:34 | UC Irvine | Robert Dahmen is called for traveling in the backcourt | 13-15 |
| 11:24 | Cornell | Delbert Brozowski is fouled on the floor by Gary Willis - foul #1 on Gary Willis, team foul #2 | 13-15 |
| 11:14 | Cornell | Delbert Brozowski buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from James Greczkowski | 16-15 |
| 10:57 | UC Irvine | David Hill makes the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Gary Willis | 16-18 |
| 10:41 | Cornell | Delbert Schwab misses long on a jump hook from close range | 16-18 |
| 10:40 | Cornell | Victor Ayers tips it back up and in | 18-18 |
| 10:33 | UC Irvine | David Hill hits a 3 from the left corner | 18-21 |
| 10:18 | Cornell | James Greczkowski can't connect on a shot from the right side | 18-21 |
| 10:17 | UC Irvine | Robert Dahmen pulls down the rebound | 18-21 |
| 10:14 | UC Irvine | Gary Willis is hacked by Delbert Schwab in the backcourt - foul #2 on Delbert Schwab, team foul #4 | 18-21 |
| Subs | Cornell | Phillip Holland (PG), Kizza Diop (SG), Jack Miller (SF), James Forrest (PF) Gregory Poe, Delbert Brozowski, Delbert Schwab, Victor Ayers | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | John Caprio (PG) Robert Dahmen | |
| 09:49 | UC Irvine | Gary Willis misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Kizza Diop - foul #1 on Kizza Diop, team foul #5 | 18-21 |
| Subs | Cornell | Justin Curry (SF), John Olivieri (C) Jack Miller, James Greczkowski | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | David Frausto (SF), Joseph Abernathy (PF) David Hill, Jeremy Perry | |
| 09:49 | UC Irvine | Gary Willis makes the 1st free throw | 18-22 |
| 09:49 | UC Irvine | Gary Willis makes the 2nd free throw | 18-23 |
| 09:28 | Cornell | Kizza Diop clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 18-23 |
| 09:27 | UC Irvine | John Caprio grabs the defensive rebound | 18-23 |
| 09:10 | UC Irvine | Gary Willis misses the easy layup | 18-23 |
| 09:08 | Cornell | James Forrest grabs the defensive rebound | 18-23 |
| 08:49 | Cornell | 3 seconds is called on James Forrest | 18-23 |
| Subs | Cornell | Gregory Poe (PG), Delbert Brozowski (SG), Victor Ayers (C) Phillip Holland, Kizza Diop, John Olivieri | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | David Hill (SG), Robert Nash (C) Gary Willis, Jonathon Samborski | |
| 08:24 | UC Irvine | John Caprio misses long on a floater in the paint but he's fouled by Gregory Poe - foul #2 on Gregory Poe, team foul #6 | 18-23 |
| Subs | Cornell | Dema Stryjewski (PG), Jack Miller (SF), James Greczkowski (C) Gregory Poe, Justin Curry, James Forrest | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Jeremy Perry (PF) Robert Nash | |
| 08:24 | UC Irvine | John Caprio makes the 1st free throw | 18-24 |
| 08:24 | UC Irvine | John Caprio makes the 2nd free throw | 18-25 |
| 08:11 | Cornell | Joseph Abernathy denies the turnaround by James Greczkowski | 18-25 |
| 08:10 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to David Hill | 18-25 |
| 08:06 | UC Irvine | John Caprio is open and buries a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Jeremy Perry | 18-28 |
| 07:46 | Cornell | Jack Miller drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 20-28 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Dema Stryjewski (fresh) SG - Delbert Brozowski (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jack Miller (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Victor Ayers (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - James Greczkowski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - John Caprio (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - David Hill (fresh) 8 pts. SF - David Frausto (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jeremy Perry (fresh) C - Joseph Abernathy (fresh) | |
| 07:22 | UC Irvine | John Caprio comes up short on the floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Delbert Brozowski - foul #1 on Delbert Brozowski, team foul #7 | 20-28 |
| Subs | Cornell | Phillip Holland (PG), Kizza Diop (SG), James Forrest (PF), John Olivieri (C) Dema Stryjewski, Delbert Brozowski, Victor Ayers, James Greczkowski | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Robert Dahmen (SG), Eric Horne (SF), Jonathon Samborski (C) David Hill, David Frausto, Joseph Abernathy | |
| 07:22 | UC Irvine | John Caprio makes the 1st free throw | 20-29 |
| 07:22 | UC Irvine | John Caprio misses the 2nd free throw | 20-29 |
| 07:22 | Cornell | John Olivieri pulls down the rebound | 20-29 |
| 07:04 | Cornell | James Forrest misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 20-29 |
| 07:02 | Cornell | John Olivieri tips it home | 22-29 |
| 06:53 | UC Irvine | Jeremy Perry misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 22-29 |
| 06:52 | UC Irvine | Jonathon Samborski grabs the offensive rebound | 22-29 |
| 06:29 | UC Irvine | Eric Horne can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 22-29 |
| 06:27 | Cornell | John Olivieri snags the defensive board | 22-29 |
| 06:04 | Cornell | John Olivieri blows the layup | 22-29 |
| 06:03 | Cornell | The offensive rebound goes to Kizza Diop | 22-29 |
| 05:51 | Cornell | Jack Miller connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Phillip Holland | 25-29 |
| 05:47 | UC Irvine | Kizza Diop is called for the reach on Robert Dahmen in the backcourt - foul #2 on Kizza Diop, team foul #8 | 25-29 |
| Subs | Cornell | Dema Stryjewski (PG), Delbert Brozowski (SG), Justin Curry (SF), James Greczkowski (C) Phillip Holland, Kizza Diop, Jack Miller, John Olivieri | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Gary Willis (SG), David Frausto (SF), Joseph Abernathy (PF), Robert Nash (C) John Caprio, Eric Horne, Jeremy Perry, Jonathon Samborski | |
| 05:47 | UC Irvine | Robert Dahmen makes the 1st free throw | 25-30 |
| 05:47 | UC Irvine | Robert Dahmen makes the 2nd free throw | 25-31 |
| 05:26 | Cornell | James Greczkowski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-31 |
| Subs | Cornell | Victor Ayers (PF) James Forrest | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | David Hill (PG) Robert Dahmen | |
| 05:09 | UC Irvine | David Frausto is hacked by Justin Curry - foul #1 on Justin Curry, team foul #9 | 25-31 |
| 05:09 | UC Irvine | David Frausto makes the 1st free throw | 25-32 |
| 05:09 | UC Irvine | David Frausto makes the 2nd free throw | 25-33 |
| 04:48 | Cornell | Justin Curry clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 25-33 |
| 04:46 | UC Irvine | Robert Nash pulls down the rebound | 25-33 |
| 04:29 | UC Irvine | Gary Willis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-33 |
| Subs | Cornell | Phillip Holland (PG), John Olivieri (C) Dema Stryjewski, Victor Ayers | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Robert Dahmen (PG), Eric Horne (PF), Jonathon Samborski (C) David Frausto, Joseph Abernathy, Robert Nash | |
| 04:02 | Cornell | John Olivieri misses short on a jumper from the right side | 25-33 |
| 04:01 | UC Irvine | Eric Horne pulls down the rebound | 25-33 |
| 03:44 | UC Irvine | John Olivieri is called for the reach on Jonathon Samborski - foul #2 on John Olivieri, team foul #10 | 25-33 |
| Subs | Cornell | Kizza Diop (SG), Delbert Schwab (SF), James Forrest (PF) Delbert Brozowski, Justin Curry, James Greczkowski | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | John Caprio (PG), Cory Miller (PF) Gary Willis, David Hill | |
| 03:44 | UC Irvine | Jonathon Samborski makes the 1st free throw | 25-34 |
| 03:44 | UC Irvine | Jonathon Samborski misses the 2nd free throw | 25-34 |
| 03:44 | Cornell | Kizza Diop gets the rebound | 25-34 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Phillip Holland (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Kizza Diop (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Delbert Schwab (fresh) PF - James Forrest (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - John Olivieri (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - John Caprio (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Robert Dahmen (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Eric Horne (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Cory Miller (fresh) C - Jonathon Samborski (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 03:21 | Cornell | John Olivieri loses the dribble to John Caprio | 25-34 |
| 03:17 | UC Irvine | Kizza Diop takes the ball from Jonathon Samborski in the backcourt | 25-34 |
| 02:59 | Cornell | Phillip Holland is whistled for traveling | 25-34 |
| Subs | Cornell | Gregory Poe (PG), Jack Miller (SF), Victor Ayers (PF) Phillip Holland, James Forrest, John Olivieri | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | David Frausto (SF), Jeremy Perry (PF), Joseph Abernathy (C) Robert Dahmen, Cory Miller, Jonathon Samborski | |
| 02:44 | UC Irvine | Jeremy Perry clanks a jumper from the left side | 25-34 |
| 02:43 | UC Irvine | Jeremy Perry tips it back up and in | 25-36 |
| 02:27 | Cornell | Gregory Poe misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 25-36 |
| 02:25 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Joseph Abernathy | 25-36 |
| 02:11 | UC Irvine | John Caprio buries a jumper from the right wing | 25-38 |
| 01:57 | Cornell | Jack Miller buries a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Gregory Poe and he's fouled by David Frausto - foul #1 on David Frausto, team foul #3 | 27-38 |
| Subs | Cornell | James Forrest (PF), James Greczkowski (C) Victor Ayers, Delbert Schwab | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | David Hill (PG), Gary Willis (SG) John Caprio, Eric Horne | |
| 01:57 | Cornell | Jack Miller makes the free throw | 28-38 |
| 01:55 | UC Irvine | Gary Willis is hacked by Kizza Diop in the backcourt - foul #3 on Kizza Diop, team foul #11 | 28-38 |
| Subs | Cornell | Dema Stryjewski (PG), Justin Curry (SF) Kizza Diop, Jack Miller | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Robert Nash (C) Jeremy Perry | |
| 01:55 | UC Irvine | Gary Willis misses the 1st free throw | 28-38 |
| 01:55 | UC Irvine | Gary Willis makes the 2nd free throw | 28-39 |
| 01:35 | Cornell | Justin Curry misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 28-39 |
| 01:33 | Cornell | James Forrest can't tip it in | 28-39 |
| 01:32 | Cornell | Justin Curry pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-39 |
| 01:19 | Cornell | James Greczkowski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-39 |
| Subs | Cornell | Phillip Holland (PG), Delbert Brozowski (SG) Dema Stryjewski, Gregory Poe | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Cory Miller (PF), Jonathon Samborski (C) Joseph Abernathy, Robert Nash | |
| 00:59 | UC Irvine | David Hill hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Gary Willis | 28-41 |
| 00:42 | Cornell | Justin Curry misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 28-41 |
| 00:41 | UC Irvine | Cory Miller grabs the defensive rebound | 28-41 |
| 00:32 | UC Irvine | Cory Miller misses short on an open turnaround from the right block | 28-41 |
| 00:30 | Cornell | James Forrest grabs the defensive rebound | 28-41 |
| 00:24 | Cornell | James Forrest buries a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Phillip Holland | 31-41 |
| 00:02 | UC Irvine | Jonathon Samborski misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 31-41 |
| 00:01 | UC Irvine | The offensive rebound goes to David Frausto | 31-41 |
| 00:00 | UC Irvine | The clock runs out | 31-41 |