| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Charles Lobb (fresh) SG - Terry Harrison (fresh) SF - Daniel Welch (fresh) PF - David Saunders (fresh) C - Todd Warren (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Vincent King (fresh) SG - James Arsenault (fresh) SF - Johnny Johnson (fresh) PF - Jimmy Frechette (fresh) C - James Ragan (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Cornell | David Saunders wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:49 | Cornell | Daniel Welch lays it in on a great pass from Charles Lobb and he's fouled by Johnny Johnson - foul #1 on Johnny Johnson, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:49 | Cornell | Daniel Welch makes the free throw | 3-0 |
| 19:34 | Gonzaga | Todd Warren swats the short shot by Johnny Johnson | 3-0 |
| 19:33 | Cornell | Todd Warren grabs the board | 3-0 |
| 19:12 | Cornell | Todd Warren drills a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Terry Harrison | 5-0 |
| 18:53 | Gonzaga | James Ragan comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 5-0 |
| 18:52 | Cornell | David Saunders gets the rebound | 5-0 |
| 18:30 | Cornell | Charles Lobb's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 5-0 |
| 18:12 | Gonzaga | James Ragan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 5-0 |
| 17:55 | Cornell | Todd Warren connects on the shot from the baseline and the foul's on James Ragan - foul #1 on James Ragan, team foul #2 | 7-0 |
| Subs | Cornell | Henry Love (PG), Matthew Peters (SG), Otis Brokaw (SF), Jerry Boyd (PF) Charles Lobb, Terry Harrison, Daniel Welch, David Saunders | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Gerald Abercrombie (PG), James Harper (SG), Robert Turner (SF), Jason Bryan (PF), William Napoleon (C) Vincent King, James Arsenault, Johnny Johnson, Jimmy Frechette, James Ragan | |
| 17:55 | Cornell | Todd Warren misses the free throw | 7-0 |
| 17:55 | Gonzaga | The rebound goes to Jason Bryan | 7-0 |
| 17:42 | Gonzaga | Robert Turner hits a floater from the right block on a nice dish by Gerald Abercrombie | 7-2 |
| 17:18 | Cornell | Robert Turner blocks the jumper by Henry Love | 7-2 |
| 17:16 | Gonzaga | William Napoleon gets the rebound | 7-2 |
| 17:07 | Gonzaga | The short jumper by William Napoleon is denied by Todd Warren | 7-2 |
| 17:06 | Gonzaga | Jason Bryan tips it in | 7-4 |
| 16:39 | Cornell | Matthew Peters scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 10-4 |
| 16:35 | Gonzaga | Henry Love is called for the reach on Gerald Abercrombie in the backcourt - foul #1 on Henry Love, team foul #1 | 10-4 |
| Subs | Cornell | Myron Gray (PG), Terry Harrison (SG), David Saunders (PF), Micheal Soper (C) Henry Love, Matthew Peters, Jerry Boyd, Todd Warren | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Vincent King (PG), James Arsenault (SG) Gerald Abercrombie, James Harper | |
| 16:17 | Gonzaga | Vincent King can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 10-4 |
| 16:16 | Gonzaga | William Napoleon grabs the offensive board | 10-4 |
| 16:02 | Gonzaga | Robert Turner misses long on an open floater from just outside the lane | 10-4 |
| 16:00 | Cornell | David Saunders snags the defensive board | 10-4 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Myron Gray (fresh) SG - Terry Harrison (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Otis Brokaw (fairly fresh) PF - David Saunders (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Micheal Soper (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Vincent King (fresh) SG - James Arsenault (fresh) SF - Robert Turner (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jason Bryan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - William Napoleon (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:54 | Cornell | Otis Brokaw misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 10-4 |
| 15:52 | Gonzaga | James Arsenault snags the defensive board | 10-4 |
| 15:48 | Gonzaga | James Arsenault misses short on an open jumper in the lane | 10-4 |
| 15:46 | Cornell | Micheal Soper snags the defensive board | 10-4 |
| 15:40 | Cornell | Micheal Soper misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 10-4 |
| 15:39 | Gonzaga | Robert Turner grabs the defensive rebound | 10-4 |
| 15:35 | Gonzaga | Vincent King is whistled for a carry | 10-4 |
| Subs | Cornell | Henry Love (SG), Daniel Welch (SF) Terry Harrison, Micheal Soper | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | James Harper (SG), Johnny Johnson (SF), Jimmy Frechette (PF) James Arsenault, Robert Turner, Jason Bryan | |
| 15:19 | Cornell | David Saunders is fouled on the floor by William Napoleon - foul #1 on William Napoleon, team foul #3 | 10-4 |
| Subs | Cornell | Charles Lobb (PG), Jerry Boyd (C) Myron Gray, Otis Brokaw | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | James Arsenault (SG) James Harper | |
| 15:01 | Cornell | Daniel Welch makes the fadeaway from the left side set up by Henry Love | 12-4 |
| 14:58 | Gonzaga | Vincent King throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 12-4 |
| Subs | Cornell | Matthew Peters (SF) Daniel Welch | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | James Harper (SG), James Ragan (C) James Arsenault, William Napoleon | |
| 14:48 | Cornell | Charles Lobb hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 12-4 |
| 14:47 | Gonzaga | The rebound goes to Johnny Johnson | 12-4 |
| 14:30 | Gonzaga | Johnny Johnson misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 12-4 |
| 14:28 | Cornell | David Saunders grabs the defensive rebound | 12-4 |
| 14:24 | Cornell | Matthew Peters connects on the jump hook from the right block and he's hacked by Johnny Johnson - foul #2 on Johnny Johnson, team foul #4 | 14-4 |
| Subs | Cornell | Daniel Welch (SF), Todd Warren (C) Henry Love, Jerry Boyd | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | James Arsenault (SG), Robert Turner (SF), Jason Bryan (PF), William Napoleon (C) James Harper, Johnny Johnson, Jimmy Frechette, James Ragan | |
| 14:24 | Cornell | Matthew Peters misses the free throw | 14-4 |
| 14:24 | Cornell | David Saunders snags the offensive board | 14-4 |
| 14:06 | Cornell | Charles Lobb clanks a floater from the right wing | 14-4 |
| 14:05 | Cornell | Daniel Welch grabs the offensive board | 14-4 |
| 13:53 | Cornell | Daniel Welch clanks a jumper from the right side but the foul's on Robert Turner - foul #1 on Robert Turner, team foul #5 | 14-4 |
| Subs | Cornell | Myron Gray (PG), Terry Harrison (SG), Micheal Soper (PF) Charles Lobb, Matthew Peters, David Saunders | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Jimmy Frechette (PF) Jason Bryan | |
| 13:53 | Cornell | Daniel Welch makes the 1st free throw | 15-4 |
| 13:53 | Cornell | Daniel Welch misses the 2nd free throw | 15-4 |
| 13:53 | Gonzaga | Jimmy Frechette snags the defensive board | 15-4 |
| 13:51 | Gonzaga | James Arsenault is fouled in the backcourt by Myron Gray - foul #1 on Myron Gray, team foul #2 | 15-4 |
| 13:43 | Gonzaga | William Napoleon is wide open but clanks a turnaround from close range | 15-4 |
| 13:41 | Gonzaga | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Turner | 15-4 |
| 13:27 | Gonzaga | William Napoleon is fouled on the floor by Todd Warren - foul #1 on Todd Warren, team foul #3 | 15-4 |
| Subs | Cornell | Otis Brokaw (C) Todd Warren | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Gerald Abercrombie (PG), James Harper (SG), James Ragan (C) Vincent King, James Arsenault, Jimmy Frechette | |
| 13:06 | Gonzaga | William Napoleon hits the finger roll on a great pass from Robert Turner | 15-6 |
| 12:42 | Cornell | Micheal Soper misses the runner near the basket | 15-6 |
| 12:40 | Cornell | The offensive rebound goes to Micheal Soper | 15-6 |
| 12:29 | Cornell | Otis Brokaw knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Daniel Welch | 18-6 |
| 12:14 | Gonzaga | William Napoleon makes the wide open shot near the basket set up by Robert Turner | 18-8 |
| 11:51 | Cornell | Otis Brokaw slams it home set up by Terry Harrison | 20-8 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Myron Gray (fairly fresh) SG - Terry Harrison (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Daniel Welch (tiring) 6 pts. PF - Micheal Soper (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Otis Brokaw (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Gerald Abercrombie (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Harper (fresh) SF - Robert Turner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - William Napoleon (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - James Ragan (fresh) | |
| 11:39 | Gonzaga | William Napoleon is by himself and knocks in the turnaround from the baseline set up by Robert Turner | 20-10 |
| 11:23 | Cornell | Daniel Welch misses long on a floater from the right side | 20-10 |
| 11:22 | Cornell | Terry Harrison grabs the offensive rebound | 20-10 |
| 11:04 | Cornell | Myron Gray knocks in the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Terry Harrison | 22-10 |
| 10:55 | Gonzaga | James Harper is hacked by Myron Gray - foul #2 on Myron Gray, team foul #4 | 22-10 |
| Subs | Cornell | Charles Lobb (PG), Henry Love (SG), Matthew Peters (SF), Jerry Boyd (PF), Todd Warren (C) Myron Gray, Terry Harrison, Daniel Welch, Micheal Soper, Otis Brokaw | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Vincent King (PG), James Arsenault (SG), Johnny Johnson (SF), Jimmy Frechette (PF) Gerald Abercrombie, James Harper, Robert Turner, James Ragan | |
| 10:45 | Gonzaga | William Napoleon misses the lay-in | 22-10 |
| 10:44 | Cornell | Jerry Boyd snags the defensive board | 22-10 |
| 10:38 | Cornell | Charles Lobb travels with the ball | 22-10 |
| 10:27 | Gonzaga | Johnny Johnson hits a jumpshot from the right wing | 22-12 |
| 10:04 | Cornell | Charles Lobb is whistled for traveling | 22-12 |
| Subs | Cornell | David Saunders (PF) Todd Warren | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 10:00 | Gonzaga | Henry Love is called for the reach on Johnny Johnson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Henry Love, team foul #5 | 22-12 |
| Subs | Cornell | Otis Brokaw (SF) Henry Love | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 09:44 | Gonzaga | William Napoleon's floater is tipped away by David Saunders | 22-12 |
| 09:42 | Cornell | The rebound goes to Otis Brokaw | 22-12 |
| 09:31 | Cornell | Charles Lobb can't finish the layup | 22-12 |
| 09:30 | Cornell | Matthew Peters misses the tip | 22-12 |
| 09:28 | Gonzaga | Johnny Johnson pulls down the rebound | 22-12 |
| 09:10 | Gonzaga | Vincent King scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Johnny Johnson | 22-15 |
| 08:50 | Cornell | Charles Lobb misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Johnny Johnson - foul #3 on Johnny Johnson, team foul #6 | 22-15 |
| Subs | Cornell | Terry Harrison (SG), Todd Warren (C) Matthew Peters, Jerry Boyd | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Robert Turner (SF), James Ragan (C) Johnny Johnson, William Napoleon | |
| 08:50 | Cornell | Charles Lobb makes the 1st free throw | 23-15 |
| 08:50 | Cornell | Charles Lobb makes the 2nd free throw | 24-15 |
| 08:41 | Gonzaga | Robert Turner buries a runner in the lane on a great pass from Jimmy Frechette | 24-17 |
| 08:21 | Cornell | David Saunders hits a 3 pointer from the right wing | 27-17 |
| 08:18 | Gonzaga | Vincent King throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 27-17 |
| Subs | Cornell | Daniel Welch (SF) Otis Brokaw | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 08:10 | Cornell | David Saunders misses the floater from the left wing | 27-17 |
| 08:08 | Gonzaga | Vincent King gets the rebound | 27-17 |
| 07:53 | Gonzaga | Vincent King is hacked by Daniel Welch - foul #1 on Daniel Welch, team foul #6 | 27-17 |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Johnny Johnson (SF), William Napoleon (C) Robert Turner, James Ragan | |
| 07:42 | Gonzaga | Johnny Johnson hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 27-17 |
| 07:40 | Gonzaga | James Arsenault tips it but misses | 27-17 |
| 07:39 | Cornell | The rebound goes to David Saunders | 27-17 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Charles Lobb (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Terry Harrison (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Daniel Welch (tiring) 6 pts. PF - David Saunders (tiring) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Todd Warren (tiring) 4 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Vincent King (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - James Arsenault (fairly fresh) SF - Johnny Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jimmy Frechette (fairly fresh) C - William Napoleon (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Cornell | Charles Lobb can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 27-17 |
| 07:24 | Gonzaga | Jimmy Frechette gets the rebound | 27-17 |
| 07:17 | Gonzaga | Vincent King knocks in the floater from the right side on a nice dish by James Arsenault | 27-19 |
| 06:57 | Cornell | Daniel Welch misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 27-19 |
| 06:56 | Cornell | Todd Warren hits the follow up shot | 29-19 |
| 06:36 | Gonzaga | Vincent King is hacked by Charles Lobb - foul #1 on Charles Lobb, team foul #7 | 29-19 |
| Subs | Cornell | Otis Brokaw (SF), Jerry Boyd (PF) Daniel Welch, David Saunders | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Gerald Abercrombie (PG), Jason Bryan (PF), James Ragan (C) Johnny Johnson, Jimmy Frechette, William Napoleon | |
| 06:36 | Gonzaga | Vincent King misses the 1st free throw | 29-19 |
| 06:36 | Gonzaga | James Ragan grabs the offensive rebound | 29-19 |
| 06:27 | Gonzaga | Vincent King hits a jumpshot from the right wing | 29-21 |
| 06:18 | Cornell | Otis Brokaw comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 29-21 |
| 06:17 | Cornell | Otis Brokaw tips it back up and in | 31-21 |
| 06:09 | Gonzaga | Jason Bryan drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from James Arsenault | 31-23 |
| 05:41 | Cornell | Gerald Abercrombie is called for the reach on Charles Lobb - foul #1 on Gerald Abercrombie, team foul #7 | 31-23 |
| Subs | Cornell | Matthew Peters (SG), David Saunders (PF) Terry Harrison, Todd Warren | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | James Harper (SG), Robert Turner (SF), William Napoleon (C) Gerald Abercrombie, James Arsenault, James Ragan | |
| 05:41 | Cornell | Charles Lobb misses the 1st free throw | 31-23 |
| 05:41 | Gonzaga | Jason Bryan gets the rebound | 31-23 |
| 05:21 | Gonzaga | Jason Bryan comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 31-23 |
| 05:19 | Cornell | Otis Brokaw pulls down the rebound | 31-23 |
| 05:06 | Cornell | Jason Bryan swats the short shot by Matthew Peters | 31-23 |
| 05:04 | Cornell | The offensive rebound goes to Otis Brokaw | 31-23 |
| 04:43 | Cornell | David Saunders misses long on a driving attempt in the lane | 31-23 |
| 04:41 | Gonzaga | William Napoleon snags the defensive board | 31-23 |
| 04:38 | Gonzaga | Charles Lobb is called for the reach on Vincent King in the backcourt - foul #2 on Charles Lobb, team foul #8 | 31-23 |
| Subs | Cornell | Terry Harrison (SG), Daniel Welch (SF), Todd Warren (C) Charles Lobb, Matthew Peters, Jerry Boyd | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Gerald Abercrombie (PG), James Arsenault (SG), Jimmy Frechette (PF), James Ragan (C) James Harper, Robert Turner, Jason Bryan, William Napoleon | |
| 04:38 | Gonzaga | Vincent King makes the 1st free throw | 31-24 |
| 04:38 | Gonzaga | Vincent King misses the 2nd free throw | 31-24 |
| 04:38 | Cornell | Todd Warren grabs the board | 31-24 |
| 04:17 | Cornell | Otis Brokaw buries a jumpshot from the right wing and he's fouled by Gerald Abercrombie - foul #2 on Gerald Abercrombie, team foul #8 | 33-24 |
| Subs | Cornell | Micheal Soper (PF) David Saunders | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Johnny Johnson (SF), William Napoleon (C) Gerald Abercrombie, James Ragan | |
| 04:17 | Cornell | Otis Brokaw makes the free throw | 34-24 |
| 04:04 | Gonzaga | Vincent King is open and scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by James Arsenault | 34-27 |
| 03:54 | Cornell | Otis Brokaw misses short on a 3 from straight away | 34-27 |
| 03:53 | Gonzaga | Jimmy Frechette grabs the defensive rebound | 34-27 |
| 03:28 | Gonzaga | William Napoleon makes the fadeaway in the paint | 34-29 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Otis Brokaw (tiring) 10 pts. 4 reb. SG - Terry Harrison (tiring) 3 ast. SF - Daniel Welch (tired) 6 pts. PF - Micheal Soper (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Todd Warren (tired) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Vincent King (tiring) 11 pts. SG - James Arsenault (tiring) 3 ast. SF - Johnny Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jimmy Frechette (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - William Napoleon (tired) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:15 | Cornell | Daniel Welch can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 34-29 |
| 03:14 | Cornell | Todd Warren grabs the offensive board | 34-29 |
| 03:02 | Cornell | James Arsenault picks off the pass by Otis Brokaw | 34-29 |
| 02:59 | Gonzaga | James Arsenault misses the dunk attempt | 34-29 |
| 02:58 | Gonzaga | William Napoleon gets the offensive rebound | 34-29 |
| 02:40 | Gonzaga | Johnny Johnson knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Vincent King | 34-32 |
| 02:32 | Cornell | Todd Warren misses long on a fadeaway from the right block | 34-32 |
| 02:31 | Cornell | Otis Brokaw hits the follow up shot | 36-32 |
| 02:14 | Gonzaga | William Napoleon misses badly on a jump hook from the left block | 36-32 |
| 02:12 | Cornell | The rebound goes to Daniel Welch | 36-32 |
| 01:49 | Cornell | Todd Warren misses long on a floater in the paint | 36-32 |
| 01:48 | Cornell | The offensive rebound goes to Todd Warren | 36-32 |
| 01:48 | Cornell | Cornell calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 36-32 |
| Subs | Cornell | Myron Gray (PG), Henry Love (SG), Matthew Peters (SF), David Saunders (PF), Jerry Boyd (C) Otis Brokaw, Terry Harrison, Daniel Welch, Micheal Soper, Todd Warren | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | James Harper (SG), Robert Turner (SF), Jason Bryan (PF), James Ragan (C) James Arsenault, Johnny Johnson, Jimmy Frechette, William Napoleon | |
| 01:39 | Cornell | Matthew Peters misses the lay-in | 36-32 |
| 01:38 | Cornell | David Saunders tips it in | 38-32 |
| 01:23 | Gonzaga | Vincent King misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 38-32 |
| 01:21 | Cornell | Jerry Boyd pulls down the rebound | 38-32 |
| 01:00 | Cornell | Myron Gray hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 38-32 |
| 00:59 | Gonzaga | The rebound goes to Robert Turner | 38-32 |
| 00:56 | Gonzaga | Vincent King is hacked by David Saunders in the backcourt - foul #1 on David Saunders, team foul #9 | 38-32 |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Gerald Abercrombie (PG), James Arsenault (SG) James Harper, Robert Turner | |
| 00:56 | Gonzaga | Vincent King misses the 1st free throw | 38-32 |
| 00:56 | Cornell | Matthew Peters grabs the board | 38-32 |
| 00:41 | Cornell | Myron Gray misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 38-32 |
| 00:39 | Gonzaga | Vincent King snags the defensive board | 38-32 |
| 00:37 | Gonzaga | Vincent King's pass is intercepted by David Saunders in the backcourt | 38-32 |
| 00:18 | Cornell | Jerry Boyd clanks a shot from the baseline | 38-32 |
| 00:16 | Gonzaga | Jason Bryan gets the rebound | 38-32 |
| 00:01 | Gonzaga | Jason Bryan misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 38-32 |
| 00:00 | Cornell | Myron Gray pulls down the rebound | 38-32 |