| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Kevin Downs (fresh) SG - James Stratton (fresh) SF - Frankie Basil (fresh) PF - Clark Small (fresh) C - John Buchholz (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tufts | PG - Christopher Johnson (fresh) SG - Albert Chambers (fresh) SF - Gregory McLaughlin (fresh) PF - Tony Daugherty (fresh) C - Joseph Epps (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Cornell | John Buchholz wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tufts | Tufts is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:51 | Cornell | James Stratton hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:50 | Tufts | Gregory McLaughlin gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | Tufts | Albert Chambers makes the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Christopher Johnson | 0-2 |
| 19:32 | Cornell | John Buchholz misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 0-2 |
| 19:30 | Cornell | The offensive rebound goes to Clark Small | 0-2 |
| 19:06 | Cornell | Clark Small is denied on a layup by Gregory McLaughlin | 0-2 |
| 19:05 | Tufts | Joseph Epps gets the rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:58 | Tufts | Albert Chambers can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 0-2 |
| 18:56 | Cornell | John Buchholz gets the rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:39 | Cornell | Frankie Basil makes the shot from the right block | 2-2 |
| 18:17 | Tufts | Christopher Johnson misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 2-2 |
| 18:15 | Cornell | Frankie Basil grabs the board | 2-2 |
| 17:59 | Cornell | Frankie Basil's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 2-2 |
| Subs | Cornell | James Sharp (SG), Troy O'Connell (PF) James Stratton, Clark Small | |
| Subs | Tufts | | |
| 17:35 | Tufts | Joseph Epps misses badly on a jumper in the paint but the foul's on John Buchholz - foul #1 on John Buchholz, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| Subs | Cornell | Michael Dupre (PG), Joseph Atwell (C) Kevin Downs, John Buchholz | |
| Subs | Tufts | | |
| 17:35 | Tufts | Joseph Epps misses the 1st free throw | 2-2 |
| 17:35 | Tufts | Joseph Epps makes the 2nd free throw | 2-3 |
| 17:19 | Cornell | Frankie Basil knocks in the runner from the left block | 4-3 |
| 16:55 | Tufts | Tony Daugherty is hacked by Troy O'Connell - foul #1 on Troy O'Connell, team foul #2 | 4-3 |
| Subs | Cornell | John Grant (C) Frankie Basil | |
| Subs | Tufts | George Miller (PG), James Myers (SG), Michael Greene (PF), Eddie Landry (C) Christopher Johnson, Albert Chambers, Tony Daugherty, Joseph Epps | |
| 16:38 | Tufts | Michael Greene hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 4-3 |
| 16:36 | Tufts | Michael Greene grabs the offensive rebound | 4-3 |
| 16:23 | Tufts | Michael Dupre takes the ball from Gregory McLaughlin | 4-3 |
| 16:01 | Cornell | James Myers steals it from John Grant | 4-3 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Michael Dupre (fresh) SG - James Sharp (fresh) SF - Joseph Atwell (fresh) PF - Troy O'Connell (fresh) C - John Grant (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tufts | PG - George Miller (fresh) SG - James Myers (fresh) SF - Gregory McLaughlin (fairly fresh) PF - Michael Greene (fresh) C - Eddie Landry (fresh) | |
| 15:38 | Tufts | Michael Greene buries a floater from close range on a nice dish by George Miller | 4-5 |
| 15:17 | Cornell | James Sharp hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range but he's hacked by George Miller - foul #1 on George Miller, team foul #1 | 4-5 |
| Subs | Cornell | James Stratton (SG), Frankie Basil (SF), Clark Small (PF), John Buchholz (C) Michael Dupre, Joseph Atwell, Troy O'Connell, John Grant | |
| Subs | Tufts | Christopher Johnson (PG), Albert Chambers (SG), Tony Daugherty (PF), Joseph Epps (C) George Miller, Gregory McLaughlin, Michael Greene, Eddie Landry | |
| 15:17 | Cornell | James Sharp makes the 1st free throw | 5-5 |
| 15:17 | Cornell | James Sharp misses the 2nd free throw | 5-5 |
| 15:17 | Tufts | James Myers grabs the defensive rebound | 5-5 |
| 14:51 | Tufts | James Sharp is called for the reach on Tony Daugherty - foul #1 on James Sharp, team foul #3 | 5-5 |
| Subs | Cornell | Kevin Downs (PG) James Sharp | |
| Subs | Tufts | | |
| 14:31 | Tufts | Albert Chambers can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 5-5 |
| 14:29 | Cornell | John Buchholz pulls down the rebound | 5-5 |
| 14:08 | Cornell | Kevin Downs hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 8-5 |
| 13:53 | Tufts | James Stratton is called for the reach on Tony Daugherty - foul #1 on James Stratton, team foul #4 | 8-5 |
| 13:34 | Tufts | James Myers hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 8-5 |
| 13:32 | Cornell | John Buchholz grabs the board | 8-5 |
| 13:28 | Cornell | Kevin Downs buries a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Frankie Basil | 10-5 |
| 13:10 | Tufts | John Buchholz is called for the reach on Joseph Epps - foul #2 on John Buchholz, team foul #5 | 10-5 |
| Subs | Cornell | Troy O'Connell (C) John Buchholz | |
| Subs | Tufts | Gregory McLaughlin (SF), Michael Greene (PF), Eddie Landry (C) James Myers, Tony Daugherty, Joseph Epps | |
| 12:53 | Tufts | Gregory McLaughlin is hacked by Kevin Downs - foul #1 on Kevin Downs, team foul #6 | 10-5 |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| Subs | Tufts | George Miller (PG), Ron Gardner (SG) Christopher Johnson, Albert Chambers | |
| 12:45 | Tufts | George Miller misses short on a floater from the left side | 10-5 |
| 12:43 | Tufts | Gregory McLaughlin tips it home | 10-7 |
| 12:25 | Cornell | Troy O'Connell steps out of bounds on the sideline | 10-7 |
| Subs | Cornell | James Sharp (SG), Joseph Atwell (C) James Stratton, Clark Small | |
| Subs | Tufts | | |
| 12:18 | Tufts | Ron Gardner misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 10-7 |
| 12:16 | Cornell | Joseph Atwell grabs the board | 10-7 |
| 12:10 | Cornell | Frankie Basil can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Ron Gardner - foul #1 on Ron Gardner, team foul #2 | 10-7 |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| Subs | Tufts | James Myers (SG) Ron Gardner | |
| 12:10 | Cornell | Frankie Basil makes the 1st free throw | 11-7 |
| 12:10 | Cornell | Frankie Basil makes the 2nd free throw | 12-7 |
| 11:53 | Tufts | The short jumper by Gregory McLaughlin is denied by Joseph Atwell | 12-7 |
| 11:51 | Cornell | Joseph Atwell grabs the defensive rebound | 12-7 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Kevin Downs (fresh) 5 pts. SG - James Sharp (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Frankie Basil (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Troy O'Connell (fresh) C - Joseph Atwell (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tufts | PG - George Miller (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Myers (fresh) SF - Gregory McLaughlin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Greene (fresh) 2 pts. C - Eddie Landry (fresh) | |
| 11:46 | Cornell | Kevin Downs makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Troy O'Connell | 14-7 |
| 11:40 | Tufts | Gregory McLaughlin comes up short on the jumper from close range but he's hacked by James Sharp - foul #2 on James Sharp, team foul #7 | 14-7 |
| Subs | Cornell | Michael Dupre (PG), John Grant (C) Kevin Downs, James Sharp | |
| Subs | Tufts | Christopher Johnson (PG), Albert Chambers (SG), Tony Daugherty (PF), Joseph Epps (C) George Miller, James Myers, Michael Greene, Eddie Landry | |
| 11:40 | Tufts | Gregory McLaughlin makes the 1st free throw | 14-8 |
| 11:40 | Tufts | Gregory McLaughlin misses the 2nd free throw | 14-8 |
| 11:40 | Cornell | Troy O'Connell gets the rebound | 14-8 |
| 11:32 | Cornell | Troy O'Connell makes the runner from the right block | 16-8 |
| 11:25 | Tufts | Joseph Epps is denied on a layup by Troy O'Connell | 16-8 |
| 11:23 | Tufts | Joseph Epps snags the offensive board | 16-8 |
| 11:16 | Tufts | Tony Daugherty misses the lay-in but the foul's on Troy O'Connell - foul #2 on Troy O'Connell, team foul #8 | 16-8 |
| Subs | Cornell | Lynn Erb (SG), Clark Small (PF) Frankie Basil, Troy O'Connell | |
| Subs | Tufts | | |
| 11:16 | Tufts | Tony Daugherty misses the 1st free throw | 16-8 |
| 11:16 | Tufts | Tony Daugherty makes the 2nd free throw | 16-9 |
| 10:56 | Cornell | Clark Small hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Michael Dupre | 18-9 |
| 10:36 | Tufts | Christopher Johnson makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Joseph Epps | 18-12 |
| 10:07 | Cornell | Michael Dupre hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on Christopher Johnson - foul #1 on Christopher Johnson, team foul #3 | 18-12 |
| Subs | Cornell | James Stratton (SG), Frankie Basil (SF) Lynn Erb, Clark Small | |
| Subs | Tufts | George Miller (PG), James Myers (SG), Ron Gardner (SF), Michael Greene (C) Christopher Johnson, Albert Chambers, Gregory McLaughlin, Joseph Epps | |
| 10:07 | Cornell | Michael Dupre makes the 1st free throw | 19-12 |
| 10:07 | Cornell | Michael Dupre makes the 2nd free throw | 20-12 |
| 09:55 | Tufts | James Myers drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by George Miller | 20-15 |
| 09:46 | Cornell | Frankie Basil hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from close range | 20-15 |
| 09:45 | Tufts | James Myers pulls down the rebound | 20-15 |
| 09:27 | Tufts | George Miller is fouled on the floor by Frankie Basil - foul #1 on Frankie Basil, team foul #9 | 20-15 |
| Subs | Cornell | Kevin Downs (PG), Clark Small (PF) Michael Dupre, Joseph Atwell | |
| Subs | Tufts | Eddie Landry (C) Tony Daugherty | |
| 09:27 | Tufts | George Miller makes the 1st free throw | 20-16 |
| 09:27 | Tufts | George Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 20-17 |
| 09:12 | Cornell | John Grant comes up short on the shot from the left side | 20-17 |
| 09:11 | Cornell | Frankie Basil tips it back up and in | 22-17 |
| 08:44 | Tufts | James Myers clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 22-17 |
| 08:43 | Tufts | Eddie Landry tips it but misses | 22-17 |
| 08:42 | Tufts | Eddie Landry grabs the offensive rebound | 22-17 |
| 08:16 | Tufts | Eddie Landry knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from George Miller | 22-20 |
| 07:57 | Cornell | Frankie Basil makes the runner from the baseline | 24-20 |
| 07:46 | Tufts | Ron Gardner misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 24-20 |
| 07:44 | Cornell | Clark Small snags the defensive board | 24-20 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Kevin Downs (fresh) 7 pts. SG - James Stratton (fresh) SF - Frankie Basil (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Clark Small (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Grant (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tufts | PG - George Miller (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Myers (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ron Gardner (fresh) PF - Michael Greene (fresh) 2 pts. C - Eddie Landry (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:33 | Cornell | Eddie Landry steals it from Frankie Basil | 24-20 |
| 07:11 | Tufts | Michael Greene is fouled on the floor by Frankie Basil - foul #2 on Frankie Basil, team foul #10 | 24-20 |
| Subs | Cornell | Lynn Erb (SF), Joseph Atwell (C) Frankie Basil, John Grant | |
| Subs | Tufts | Christopher Johnson (PG), Albert Chambers (SG), Gregory McLaughlin (SF), Joseph Epps (C) George Miller, James Myers, Ron Gardner, Eddie Landry | |
| 07:11 | Tufts | Michael Greene misses the 1st free throw | 24-20 |
| 07:11 | Tufts | Michael Greene makes the 2nd free throw | 24-21 |
| 06:54 | Cornell | Clark Small misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Michael Greene - foul #1 on Michael Greene, team foul #4 | 24-21 |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| Subs | Tufts | Tony Daugherty (PF) Michael Greene | |
| 06:54 | Cornell | Clark Small makes the 1st free throw | 25-21 |
| 06:54 | Cornell | Clark Small makes the 2nd free throw | 26-21 |
| 06:33 | Tufts | James Stratton steps in front of the Christopher Johnson pass | 26-21 |
| 06:10 | Cornell | Lynn Erb comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 26-21 |
| 06:08 | Tufts | Joseph Epps grabs the defensive rebound | 26-21 |
| 05:53 | Tufts | Gregory McLaughlin can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on James Stratton - foul #2 on James Stratton, team foul #11 | 26-21 |
| Subs | Cornell | Michael Dupre (PG), John Grant (C) Kevin Downs, James Stratton | |
| Subs | Tufts | | |
| 05:53 | Tufts | Gregory McLaughlin makes the 1st free throw | 26-22 |
| 05:53 | Tufts | Gregory McLaughlin makes the 2nd free throw | 26-23 |
| 05:34 | Cornell | Christopher Johnson picks off the pass by Michael Dupre | 26-23 |
| 05:31 | Tufts | Christopher Johnson throws it down | 26-25 |
| 05:10 | Cornell | John Grant is denied on a layup by Tony Daugherty | 26-25 |
| 05:09 | Tufts | Tony Daugherty grabs the defensive rebound | 26-25 |
| 05:02 | Tufts | Gregory McLaughlin makes the jumper from close range on a nice dish by Christopher Johnson | 26-27 |
| 04:51 | Cornell | Michael Dupre misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 26-27 |
| 04:49 | Tufts | Joseph Epps grabs the board | 26-27 |
| 04:27 | Tufts | Gregory McLaughlin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-27 |
| Subs | Cornell | Kevin Downs (PG) Michael Dupre | |
| Subs | Tufts | George Miller (PG), James Myers (SG), Michael Greene (PF), Eddie Landry (C) Christopher Johnson, Albert Chambers, Tony Daugherty, Joseph Epps | |
| 03:59 | Cornell | Joseph Atwell knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line | 28-27 |
| 03:49 | Tufts | Eddie Landry misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 28-27 |
| 03:48 | Tufts | George Miller gets the offensive rebound | 28-27 |
| 03:35 | Tufts | James Myers misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 28-27 |
| 03:34 | Tufts | Gregory McLaughlin can't tip it in | 28-27 |
| 03:32 | Cornell | Lynn Erb grabs the board | 28-27 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Kevin Downs (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Lynn Erb (fairly fresh) SF - Joseph Atwell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Clark Small (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - John Grant (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tufts | PG - George Miller (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Myers (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Gregory McLaughlin (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Greene (fresh) 3 pts. C - Eddie Landry (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:10 | Cornell | Kevin Downs's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-27 |
| Subs | Cornell | James Sharp (SG), Frankie Basil (SF), Troy O'Connell (PF), John Buchholz (C) Lynn Erb, Joseph Atwell, Clark Small, John Grant | |
| Subs | Tufts | Christopher Johnson (PG), Albert Chambers (SG), Tony Daugherty (PF) George Miller, Gregory McLaughlin, Eddie Landry | |
| 03:03 | Tufts | Albert Chambers's pass is intercepted by John Buchholz | 28-27 |
| 02:38 | Cornell | Kevin Downs clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 28-27 |
| 02:37 | Cornell | The offensive rebound goes to Troy O'Connell | 28-27 |
| 02:20 | Cornell | John Buchholz misses the 3 from the left corner | 28-27 |
| 02:18 | Tufts | Tony Daugherty pulls down the rebound | 28-27 |
| 02:01 | Tufts | James Myers hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 28-27 |
| 01:59 | Cornell | Kevin Downs pulls down the rebound | 28-27 |
| 01:38 | Cornell | John Buchholz is hacked by Albert Chambers - foul #1 on Albert Chambers, team foul #5 | 28-27 |
| Subs | Cornell | James Stratton (SG) Kevin Downs | |
| Subs | Tufts | George Miller (PG), Ron Gardner (SF), Randall Moore (PF), Joseph Epps (C) Christopher Johnson, Albert Chambers, Tony Daugherty, Michael Greene | |
| 01:20 | Cornell | John Buchholz misses short on a fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by Joseph Epps - foul #1 on Joseph Epps, team foul #6 | 28-27 |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| Subs | Tufts | Albert Chambers (SG), Gregory McLaughlin (SF) James Myers, Randall Moore | |
| 01:20 | Cornell | John Buchholz makes the 1st free throw | 29-27 |
| 01:20 | Cornell | John Buchholz makes the 2nd free throw | 30-27 |
| 00:59 | Tufts | James Sharp is called for the reach on Ron Gardner - foul #3 on James Sharp, team foul #12 | 30-27 |
| Subs | Cornell | Michael Dupre (PG) James Sharp | |
| Subs | Tufts | | |
| 00:59 | Tufts | Ron Gardner misses the 1st free throw | 30-27 |
| 00:59 | Tufts | Ron Gardner makes the 2nd free throw | 30-28 |
| 00:48 | Cornell | James Stratton misses the 3 from the left corner | 30-28 |
| 00:46 | Tufts | Joseph Epps snags the defensive board | 30-28 |
| 00:25 | Tufts | Albert Chambers throws it down on a great pass from George Miller | 30-30 |
| 00:01 | Cornell | Troy O'Connell is whistled for traveling | 30-30 |
| Subs | Cornell | Joseph Atwell (PF), John Grant (C) Troy O'Connell, John Buchholz | |
| Subs | Tufts | Christopher Johnson (PG), James Myers (SG), Tony Daugherty (PF) George Miller, Albert Chambers, Ron Gardner | |
| 00:00 | Tufts | Christopher Johnson hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 30-30 |