| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Michael Scott (fresh) SG - Robert Satter (fresh) SF - George Fournier (fresh) PF - Ralph Herold (fresh) C - Maximo Russo (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Charles Lobb (fresh) SG - Terry Harrison (fresh) SF - Daniel Welch (fresh) PF - David Saunders (fresh) C - Todd Warren (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Southern Mississippi | Maximo Russo wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:56 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Satter is fouled in the backcourt by Daniel Welch - foul #1 on Daniel Welch, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Scott knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Maximo Russo | 2-0 |
| 19:40 | Cornell | Terry Harrison throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 2-0 |
| 19:28 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Satter can't connect on a runner in the lane | 2-0 |
| 19:27 | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Herold can't tip it in | 2-0 |
| 19:26 | Cornell | Daniel Welch grabs the board | 2-0 |
| 19:23 | Cornell | Robert Satter is called for the reach on Terry Harrison in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Satter, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:15 | Cornell | Todd Warren misses the turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by Ralph Herold - foul #1 on Ralph Herold, team foul #2 | 2-0 |
| 19:15 | Cornell | Todd Warren misses the 1st free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:15 | Cornell | Todd Warren misses the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:15 | Southern Mississippi | Maximo Russo pulls down the rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:46 | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Herold misses the easy layup but he's hacked by David Saunders - foul #1 on David Saunders, team foul #2 | 2-0 |
| 18:46 | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Herold makes the 1st free throw | 3-0 |
| 18:46 | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Herold makes the 2nd free throw | 4-0 |
| 18:28 | Cornell | David Saunders comes up short on the turnaround from the right block | 4-0 |
| 18:27 | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Herold grabs the defensive rebound | 4-0 |
| 18:15 | Southern Mississippi | Charles Lobb steps in front of the Michael Scott pass | 4-0 |
| 18:12 | Cornell | Charles Lobb blows the layup | 4-0 |
| 18:11 | Southern Mississippi | George Fournier pulls down the rebound | 4-0 |
| 17:46 | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Herold lays it up and in set up by George Fournier | 6-0 |
| 17:39 | Cornell | Daniel Welch misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 6-0 |
| 17:37 | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Herold gets the rebound | 6-0 |
| 17:35 | Southern Mississippi | Charles Lobb steps in front of the Robert Satter pass in the backcourt | 6-0 |
| 17:34 | Cornell | Terry Harrison hits the finger roll set up by Charles Lobb | 6-2 |
| 17:30 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Scott throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 6-2 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Louis Seals (PG), Gregory Herlihy (SG), Dennis Croker (SF), Jeffrey Todd (PF), John Ulmer (C) Michael Scott, Robert Satter, George Fournier, Ralph Herold, Maximo Russo | |
| Subs | Cornell | Henry Love (PG), Matthew Peters (SG), Otis Brokaw (SF), Jerry Boyd (PF), Micheal Soper (C) Charles Lobb, Terry Harrison, Daniel Welch, David Saunders, Todd Warren | |
| 17:21 | Cornell | Micheal Soper is open but comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 6-2 |
| 17:20 | Cornell | Otis Brokaw tips it home | 6-4 |
| 16:58 | Southern Mississippi | Dennis Croker clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 6-4 |
| 16:56 | Cornell | Otis Brokaw grabs the board | 6-4 |
| 16:37 | Cornell | Jeffrey Todd picks off the pass by Jerry Boyd | 6-4 |
| 16:16 | Southern Mississippi | Dennis Croker dunks the ball | 8-4 |
| 16:00 | Cornell | Otis Brokaw clanks a shot from the baseline but he's fouled by Jeffrey Todd - foul #1 on Jeffrey Todd, team foul #3 | 8-4 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Michael Scott (PG), David Butterfield (SG), George Fournier (SF), Ralph Herold (PF), Maximo Russo (C) Louis Seals, Gregory Herlihy, Dennis Croker, Jeffrey Todd, John Ulmer | |
| Subs | Cornell | Myron Gray (PG), Terry Harrison (SG), David Saunders (PF), Todd Warren (C) Henry Love, Matthew Peters, Jerry Boyd, Micheal Soper | |
| 16:00 | Cornell | Otis Brokaw makes the 1st free throw | 8-5 |
| 16:00 | Cornell | Otis Brokaw makes the 2nd free throw | 8-6 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Michael Scott (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - David Butterfield (fresh) SF - George Fournier (fairly fresh) PF - Ralph Herold (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Maximo Russo (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Myron Gray (fresh) SG - Terry Harrison (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Otis Brokaw (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Saunders (fairly fresh) C - Todd Warren (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:44 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Scott hits a 3 from the left corner | 11-6 |
| 15:22 | Cornell | Michael Scott takes the ball from Todd Warren | 11-6 |
| 15:19 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Scott blows the layup | 11-6 |
| 15:18 | Cornell | David Saunders grabs the board | 11-6 |
| 15:08 | Cornell | Otis Brokaw comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 11-6 |
| 15:06 | Cornell | Todd Warren tips it home | 11-8 |
| 14:48 | Southern Mississippi | Maximo Russo can't connect on a floater near the basket | 11-8 |
| 14:47 | Cornell | Todd Warren gets the rebound | 11-8 |
| 14:30 | Cornell | David Butterfield is called for the reach on Terry Harrison - foul #1 on David Butterfield, team foul #4 | 11-8 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Louis Seals (PG), Robert Satter (SG), Dennis Croker (PF) Michael Scott, David Butterfield, Ralph Herold | |
| Subs | Cornell | Charles Lobb (PG), Henry Love (SG), Daniel Welch (SF) Myron Gray, Terry Harrison, Otis Brokaw | |
| 14:19 | Cornell | Todd Warren lays it up and in on a great pass from Charles Lobb and the foul's on Maximo Russo - foul #1 on Maximo Russo, team foul #5 | 11-10 |
| 14:19 | Cornell | Todd Warren makes the free throw | 11-11 |
| 14:02 | Southern Mississippi | Henry Love is called for the reach on Robert Satter - foul #1 on Henry Love, team foul #3 | 11-11 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Cornell | Jerry Boyd (C) Todd Warren | |
| 13:54 | Southern Mississippi | Louis Seals can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 11-11 |
| 13:53 | Cornell | Jerry Boyd snags the defensive board | 11-11 |
| 13:49 | Cornell | Charles Lobb scores on a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Daniel Welch | 11-13 |
| 13:32 | Southern Mississippi | Dennis Croker misses short on an open runner near the basket | 11-13 |
| 13:30 | Southern Mississippi | Dennis Croker pulls down the offensive rebound | 11-13 |
| 13:17 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Satter misses badly on the uncontested 3pt shot from the left wing | 11-13 |
| 13:16 | Cornell | Daniel Welch snags the defensive board | 11-13 |
| 13:10 | Cornell | Daniel Welch comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 11-13 |
| 13:08 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Satter snags the defensive board | 11-13 |
| 13:06 | Southern Mississippi | David Saunders is called for the reach on Louis Seals in the backcourt - foul #2 on David Saunders, team foul #4 | 11-13 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Michael Scott (PG), Gregory Herlihy (SF), Ralph Herold (PF), Jeffrey Todd (C) Louis Seals, George Fournier, Dennis Croker, Maximo Russo | |
| Subs | Cornell | Terry Harrison (SG), Otis Brokaw (PF), Todd Warren (C) Henry Love, David Saunders, Jerry Boyd | |
| 12:47 | Southern Mississippi | Jeffrey Todd lays it in on a great pass from Gregory Herlihy and he's fouled by Todd Warren - foul #1 on Todd Warren, team foul #5 | 13-13 |
| 12:47 | Southern Mississippi | Jeffrey Todd misses the free throw | 13-13 |
| 12:47 | Cornell | Todd Warren pulls down the rebound | 13-13 |
| 12:30 | Cornell | Daniel Welch drills a floater from just outside the lane | 13-15 |
| 12:08 | Southern Mississippi | Gregory Herlihy makes the jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Jeffrey Todd and the foul's on Daniel Welch - foul #2 on Daniel Welch, team foul #6 | 15-15 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Dennis Croker (SF) Robert Satter | |
| Subs | Cornell | Henry Love (PG), Matthew Peters (SF), Jerry Boyd (PF) Charles Lobb, Daniel Welch, Todd Warren | |
| 12:08 | Southern Mississippi | Gregory Herlihy makes the free throw | 16-15 |
| 11:53 | Cornell | Terry Harrison scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 16-18 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Michael Scott (tiring) 5 pts. SG - Gregory Herlihy (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dennis Croker (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Ralph Herold (tired) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeffrey Todd (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Henry Love (tiring) SG - Terry Harrison (tiring) 5 pts. SF - Matthew Peters (fresh) PF - Jerry Boyd (fairly fresh) C - Otis Brokaw (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Scott misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 16-18 |
| 11:33 | Cornell | Jerry Boyd snags the defensive board | 16-18 |
| 11:17 | Cornell | Matthew Peters misses badly on a turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by Dennis Croker - foul #1 on Dennis Croker, team foul #6 | 16-18 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | David Butterfield (PG), Louis Seals (SG), George Fournier (SF), John Ulmer (PF), Maximo Russo (C) Michael Scott, Gregory Herlihy, Dennis Croker, Ralph Herold, Jeffrey Todd | |
| Subs | Cornell | Myron Gray (PG), Micheal Soper (PF), Todd Warren (C) Henry Love, Jerry Boyd, Otis Brokaw | |
| 11:17 | Cornell | Matthew Peters makes the 1st free throw | 16-19 |
| 11:17 | Cornell | Matthew Peters misses the 2nd free throw | 16-19 |
| 11:17 | Southern Mississippi | Maximo Russo snags the defensive board | 16-19 |
| 11:00 | Southern Mississippi | David Butterfield is whistled for a carry | 16-19 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Cornell | Otis Brokaw (SF) Matthew Peters | |
| 10:46 | Cornell | Micheal Soper comes up short on the runner in the lane | 16-19 |
| 10:45 | Cornell | Terry Harrison pulls down the offensive rebound | 16-19 |
| 10:26 | Cornell | Todd Warren's floater is tipped away by John Ulmer | 16-19 |
| 10:24 | Southern Mississippi | Maximo Russo grabs the defensive rebound | 16-19 |
| 10:22 | Southern Mississippi | David Butterfield is hacked by Terry Harrison in the backcourt - foul #1 on Terry Harrison, team foul #7 | 16-19 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Michael Scott (PG), Dennis Croker (PF) Louis Seals, John Ulmer | |
| Subs | Cornell | Charles Lobb (PG), Henry Love (SG), Jerry Boyd (PF) Myron Gray, Terry Harrison, Micheal Soper | |
| 10:22 | Southern Mississippi | David Butterfield makes the 1st free throw | 17-19 |
| 10:22 | Southern Mississippi | David Butterfield makes the 2nd free throw | 18-19 |
| 09:55 | Cornell | Charles Lobb can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 18-19 |
| 09:54 | Southern Mississippi | Maximo Russo snags the defensive board | 18-19 |
| 09:54 | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 18-19 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Robert Satter (SG), Ralph Herold (PF) Michael Scott, George Fournier | |
| Subs | Cornell | Matthew Peters (SF) Todd Warren | |
| 09:41 | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Herold is open and scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 20-19 |
| 09:17 | Cornell | Otis Brokaw misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 20-19 |
| 09:16 | Cornell | Matthew Peters misses the tip | 20-19 |
| 09:14 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Maximo Russo | 20-19 |
| 08:52 | Southern Mississippi | Maximo Russo misses the jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Otis Brokaw - foul #1 on Otis Brokaw, team foul #8 | 20-19 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Michael Scott (PG), Louis Seals (SG), George Fournier (SF), Jeffrey Todd (PF) David Butterfield, Robert Satter, Dennis Croker, Ralph Herold | |
| Subs | Cornell | Myron Gray (PG), Terry Harrison (SG), Micheal Soper (PF), Todd Warren (C) Charles Lobb, Matthew Peters, Jerry Boyd, Otis Brokaw | |
| 08:52 | Southern Mississippi | Maximo Russo makes the 1st free throw | 21-19 |
| 08:52 | Southern Mississippi | Maximo Russo misses the 2nd free throw | 21-19 |
| 08:52 | Cornell | Todd Warren grabs the board | 21-19 |
| 08:36 | Cornell | Terry Harrison misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 21-19 |
| 08:34 | Cornell | Micheal Soper gets the offensive rebound | 21-19 |
| 08:25 | Cornell | Henry Love clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 21-19 |
| 08:23 | Cornell | Micheal Soper grabs the offensive rebound | 21-19 |
| 08:07 | Cornell | Todd Warren makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Henry Love | 21-22 |
| 08:02 | Southern Mississippi | George Fournier is fouled in the backcourt by Henry Love - foul #2 on Henry Love, team foul #9 | 21-22 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Gregory Herlihy (SG), John Ulmer (PF) Louis Seals, Maximo Russo | |
| Subs | Cornell | Matthew Peters (SF), Jerry Boyd (C) Henry Love, Todd Warren | |
| 08:02 | Southern Mississippi | George Fournier misses the 1st free throw | 21-22 |
| 08:02 | Cornell | Jerry Boyd grabs the defensive rebound | 21-22 |
| 07:57 | Cornell | Terry Harrison is hacked by Gregory Herlihy in the backcourt - foul #1 on Gregory Herlihy, team foul #7 | 21-22 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Robert Satter (SG) George Fournier | |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| 07:57 | Cornell | Terry Harrison misses the 1st free throw | 21-22 |
| 07:57 | Southern Mississippi | John Ulmer gets the rebound | 21-22 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Michael Scott (tired) 5 pts. SG - Robert Satter (tired) SF - Gregory Herlihy (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Ulmer (fresh) C - Jeffrey Todd (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Myron Gray (fairly fresh) SG - Terry Harrison (tired) 5 pts. SF - Matthew Peters (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Jerry Boyd (tiring) 3 reb. C - Micheal Soper (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| 07:38 | Southern Mississippi | John Ulmer hits a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Gregory Herlihy | 23-22 |
| 07:36 | Cornell | Robert Satter is called for the reach on Terry Harrison in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Satter, team foul #8 | 23-22 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Herold (PF) Robert Satter | |
| Subs | Cornell | Charles Lobb (PG), Otis Brokaw (C) Myron Gray, Micheal Soper | |
| 07:36 | Cornell | Terry Harrison makes the 1st free throw | 23-23 |
| 07:36 | Cornell | Terry Harrison misses the 2nd free throw | 23-23 |
| 07:36 | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Herold gets the rebound | 23-23 |
| 07:17 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Scott clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Matthew Peters - foul #1 on Matthew Peters, team foul #10 | 23-23 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | George Fournier (SF) Jeffrey Todd | |
| Subs | Cornell | Todd Warren (C) Matthew Peters | |
| 07:17 | Cornell | Cornell calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 23-23 |
| 07:17 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Scott makes the 1st free throw | 24-23 |
| 07:17 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Scott misses the 2nd free throw | 24-23 |
| 07:17 | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Herold snags the offensive board | 24-23 |
| 07:09 | Southern Mississippi | Gregory Herlihy misses the wide open 3 pointer from straight away | 24-23 |
| 07:08 | Cornell | Todd Warren grabs the board | 24-23 |
| 06:43 | Cornell | The short jumper by Jerry Boyd is denied by Ralph Herold | 24-23 |
| 06:41 | Southern Mississippi | John Ulmer pulls down the rebound | 24-23 |
| 06:21 | Southern Mississippi | George Fournier hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumper from the baseline | 24-23 |
| 06:20 | Southern Mississippi | John Ulmer snags the offensive board | 24-23 |
| 06:04 | Southern Mississippi | John Ulmer clanks a floater in the lane | 24-23 |
| 06:02 | Cornell | The rebound goes to Terry Harrison | 24-23 |
| 05:49 | Cornell | Jerry Boyd misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Michael Scott - foul #1 on Michael Scott, team foul #9 | 24-23 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | David Butterfield (PG), Louis Seals (SG), Dennis Croker (SF), Jeffrey Todd (PF), Maximo Russo (C) Michael Scott, Gregory Herlihy, George Fournier, Ralph Herold, John Ulmer | |
| Subs | Cornell | Myron Gray (PG), Matthew Peters (SG), Micheal Soper (C) Charles Lobb, Terry Harrison, Todd Warren | |
| 05:49 | Cornell | Jerry Boyd makes the 1st free throw | 24-24 |
| 05:49 | Cornell | Jerry Boyd makes the 2nd free throw | 24-25 |
| 05:24 | Southern Mississippi | Maximo Russo makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 27-25 |
| 05:22 | Cornell | Matthew Peters is fouled in the backcourt by Louis Seals - foul #1 on Louis Seals, team foul #10 | 27-25 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Cornell | Terry Harrison (SG) Jerry Boyd | |
| 05:22 | Cornell | Matthew Peters makes the 1st free throw | 27-26 |
| 05:22 | Cornell | Matthew Peters makes the 2nd free throw | 27-27 |
| 05:20 | Southern Mississippi | Louis Seals is called for traveling in the backcourt | 27-27 |
| 05:04 | Cornell | Otis Brokaw hits a wide open jumpshot from the left side | 27-29 |
| 04:43 | Southern Mississippi | Maximo Russo misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Otis Brokaw - foul #2 on Otis Brokaw, team foul #11 | 27-29 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Cornell | Todd Warren (C) Otis Brokaw | |
| 04:43 | Southern Mississippi | Maximo Russo misses the 1st free throw | 27-29 |
| 04:43 | Southern Mississippi | Maximo Russo makes the 2nd free throw | 28-29 |
| 04:39 | Cornell | Myron Gray is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #1 on Myron Gray, team foul #12 | 28-29 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | George Fournier (SF) Jeffrey Todd | |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| 04:28 | Southern Mississippi | Maximo Russo loses the dribble to Micheal Soper | 28-29 |
| 04:24 | Cornell | Terry Harrison's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 28-29 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Cornell | Charles Lobb (PG) Terry Harrison | |
| 04:14 | Southern Mississippi | David Butterfield can't connect on a fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by Micheal Soper - foul #1 on Micheal Soper, team foul #13 | 28-29 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Michael Scott (PG), Ralph Herold (PF), Jeffrey Todd (C) Louis Seals, Dennis Croker, Maximo Russo | |
| Subs | Cornell | Jerry Boyd (PF) Micheal Soper | |
| 04:14 | Southern Mississippi | David Butterfield makes the 1st free throw | 29-29 |
| 04:14 | Southern Mississippi | David Butterfield makes the 2nd free throw | 30-29 |
| 03:50 | Cornell | Todd Warren is alone and drills a jumper from close range | 30-31 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Michael Scott (tired) 6 pts. SG - David Butterfield (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - George Fournier (tired) PF - Ralph Herold (tired) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Jeffrey Todd (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Charles Lobb (tired) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Myron Gray (tiring) SF - Matthew Peters (tiring) 3 pts. PF - Jerry Boyd (tired) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Todd Warren (very tired) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:48 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Scott is fouled in the backcourt by Jerry Boyd - foul #1 on Jerry Boyd, team foul #14 | 30-31 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Robert Satter (SG), Gregory Herlihy (SF) David Butterfield, George Fournier | |
| Subs | Cornell | Henry Love (SG), Daniel Welch (SF), David Saunders (PF), Otis Brokaw (C) Myron Gray, Matthew Peters, Jerry Boyd, Todd Warren | |
| 03:48 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Scott makes the 1st free throw | 31-31 |
| 03:48 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 32-31 |
| 03:19 | Cornell | Charles Lobb buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by David Saunders | 32-34 |
| 03:09 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Satter hits a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Gregory Herlihy | 35-34 |
| 03:01 | Cornell | Henry Love connects on the open fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Daniel Welch | 35-36 |
| 02:56 | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Herold loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 35-36 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Louis Seals (PG), George Fournier (SF), Dennis Croker (PF), Maximo Russo (C) Michael Scott, Gregory Herlihy, Ralph Herold, Jeffrey Todd | |
| Subs | Cornell | Myron Gray (PG), Jerry Boyd (C) Charles Lobb, Otis Brokaw | |
| 02:42 | Cornell | David Saunders knocks in the turnaround in the lane | 35-38 |
| 02:14 | Southern Mississippi | Maximo Russo comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 35-38 |
| 02:12 | Cornell | Daniel Welch gets the rebound | 35-38 |
| 01:55 | Cornell | Myron Gray is by himself and knocks in the floater from the left side on a nice dish by David Saunders | 35-40 |
| 01:55 | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 35-40 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | David Butterfield (PG), Gregory Herlihy (SF), John Ulmer (PF) Louis Seals, George Fournier, Dennis Croker | |
| Subs | Cornell | Terry Harrison (SG), Todd Warren (C) Myron Gray, Jerry Boyd | |
| 01:40 | Southern Mississippi | Maximo Russo lays it in uncontested set up by Gregory Herlihy | 37-40 |
| 01:37 | Cornell | Terry Harrison is hacked by Robert Satter in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Satter, team foul #11 | 37-40 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Michael Scott (PG) Robert Satter | |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| 01:37 | Cornell | Terry Harrison makes the 1st free throw | 37-41 |
| 01:37 | Cornell | Terry Harrison makes the 2nd free throw | 37-42 |
| 01:21 | Southern Mississippi | Maximo Russo misses the wide open 3pt attempt from the left corner | 37-42 |
| 01:19 | Cornell | The rebound goes to Henry Love | 37-42 |
| 01:09 | Cornell | Daniel Welch is called for 10 seconds | 37-42 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Herold (PF), Jeffrey Todd (C) Gregory Herlihy, Maximo Russo | |
| Subs | Cornell | Charles Lobb (PG), Otis Brokaw (C) Terry Harrison, Todd Warren | |
| 00:55 | Southern Mississippi | Jeffrey Todd misses the lay-in | 37-42 |
| 00:54 | Cornell | David Saunders pulls down the rebound | 37-42 |
| 00:51 | Cornell | Charles Lobb is hacked by Ralph Herold in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ralph Herold, team foul #12 | 37-42 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Louis Seals (SG), George Fournier (SF) Michael Scott, John Ulmer | |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| 00:51 | Cornell | Charles Lobb misses the 1st free throw | 37-42 |
| 00:51 | Cornell | Charles Lobb makes the 2nd free throw | 37-43 |
| 00:37 | Southern Mississippi | Louis Seals misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 37-43 |
| 00:35 | Cornell | Otis Brokaw grabs the defensive rebound | 37-43 |
| 00:33 | Cornell | David Butterfield picks off the pass by Charles Lobb in the backcourt | 37-43 |
| 00:20 | Southern Mississippi | Otis Brokaw takes the ball from Jeffrey Todd | 37-43 |
| 00:15 | Cornell | Jeffrey Todd steals it from Otis Brokaw in the backcourt | 37-43 |
| 00:02 | Southern Mississippi | George Fournier connects on the jumpshot from the left wing | 39-43 |
| 00:02 | Cornell | Cornell calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 39-43 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Michael Scott (PG), Gregory Herlihy (SG), Dennis Croker (PF), Maximo Russo (C) David Butterfield, Louis Seals, Ralph Herold, Jeffrey Todd | |
| Subs | Cornell | Myron Gray (PG), Matthew Peters (SG), Micheal Soper (C) Charles Lobb, Henry Love, Otis Brokaw | |
| 00:00 | Cornell | Myron Gray comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 39-43 |