| Lineup | Wartburg | PG - Frank Brassard (fresh) SG - Donald Gilliam (fresh) SF - John Stevens (fresh) PF - Brett Gault (fresh) C - Christopher Grantham (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - De Chio (fresh) SG - Bill O'Bannion (fresh) SF - James Isom (fresh) PF - Johnny Eadie (fresh) C - Peter Grinstead (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Wartburg | Christopher Grantham wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Wartburg | Wartburg is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:38 | Wartburg | Donald Gilliam misses short on a floater from the right side but the foul's on Johnny Eadie - foul #1 on Johnny Eadie, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Wartburg | Donald Gilliam makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:38 | Wartburg | Donald Gilliam makes the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:26 | Cornell | Peter Grinstead misses badly on a floater near the basket | 2-0 |
| 19:25 | Wartburg | Donald Gilliam grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 19:10 | Wartburg | John Stevens scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Frank Brassard | 4-0 |
| 19:06 | Cornell | Bill O'Bannion loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 4-0 |
| 19:01 | Wartburg | Christopher Grantham blows the layup but the foul's on Johnny Eadie - foul #2 on Johnny Eadie, team foul #2 | 4-0 |
| Subs | Wartburg | | |
| Subs | Cornell | Jimmie Jacobs (PF) Johnny Eadie | |
| 19:01 | Wartburg | Christopher Grantham makes the 1st free throw | 5-0 |
| 19:01 | Wartburg | Christopher Grantham makes the 2nd free throw | 6-0 |
| 18:59 | Cornell | James Isom is hacked by John Stevens in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Stevens, team foul #1 | 6-0 |
| 18:46 | Cornell | James Isom hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Bill O'Bannion | 6-3 |
| 18:25 | Wartburg | John Stevens hits a 3 from straight away set up by Frank Brassard | 9-3 |
| 18:22 | Cornell | Frank Brassard steals the ball from De Chio in the backcourt | 9-3 |
| 18:21 | Wartburg | Frank Brassard lays it up and in | 11-3 |
| 18:13 | Cornell | James Isom knocks in the 3 from the left wing set up by Bill O'Bannion | 11-6 |
| 17:55 | Wartburg | Frank Brassard hits a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Donald Gilliam | 13-6 |
| 17:46 | Cornell | Peter Grinstead drills a shot from the right side | 13-8 |
| 17:29 | Wartburg | Peter Grinstead is called for the reach on Donald Gilliam - foul #1 on Peter Grinstead, team foul #3 | 13-8 |
| Subs | Wartburg | Tony Stocks (PG), Richard Pepe (SG), Anthony Sheehy (SF), Kevin Cox (PF), Fyodor Zwolski (C) Frank Brassard, Donald Gilliam, John Stevens, Brett Gault, Christopher Grantham | |
| Subs | Cornell | Douglas Viles (PG), Steve Whitley (SG), Albert Moreland (SF), Ngolinga Aja (PF), Luke Zuckerberg (C) De Chio, Bill O'Bannion, James Isom, Jimmie Jacobs, Peter Grinstead | |
| 17:09 | Wartburg | Tony Stocks makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 16-8 |
| 16:53 | Cornell | Albert Moreland drills a 3 from the right corner | 16-11 |
| 16:36 | Wartburg | Tony Stocks misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 16-11 |
| 16:35 | Wartburg | Kevin Cox tips it back up and in | 18-11 |
| 16:19 | Cornell | Steve Whitley is wide open but clanks a jumper from the right wing | 18-11 |
| 16:17 | Wartburg | Kevin Cox snags the defensive board | 18-11 |
| 15:53 | Wartburg | Tony Stocks hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 18-11 |
| 15:52 | Cornell | Douglas Viles gets the rebound | 18-11 |
| Lineup | Wartburg | PG - Tony Stocks (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Richard Pepe (fairly fresh) SF - Anthony Sheehy (fairly fresh) PF - Kevin Cox (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Fyodor Zwolski (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Douglas Viles (fairly fresh) SG - Steve Whitley (fairly fresh) SF - Albert Moreland (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ngolinga Aja (fresh) C - Luke Zuckerberg (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:49 | Cornell | Douglas Viles is fouled in the backcourt by Tony Stocks - foul #1 on Tony Stocks, team foul #2 | 18-11 |
| Subs | Wartburg | Frank Brassard (PG), Donald Gilliam (SG), Randy Williams (SF), Dikembe Abu (PF), Christopher Grantham (C) Tony Stocks, Richard Pepe, Anthony Sheehy, Kevin Cox, Fyodor Zwolski | |
| Subs | Cornell | De Chio (PG), Bill O'Bannion (SG), James Isom (SF), Jimmie Jacobs (PF), Peter Grinstead (C) Douglas Viles, Steve Whitley, Albert Moreland, Ngolinga Aja, Luke Zuckerberg | |
| 15:29 | Cornell | Jimmie Jacobs is fouled on the floor by Frank Brassard - foul #1 on Frank Brassard, team foul #3 | 18-11 |
| Subs | Wartburg | John Stevens (SF) Randy Williams | |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| 15:15 | Cornell | James Isom misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 18-11 |
| 15:14 | Wartburg | Dikembe Abu grabs the board | 18-11 |
| 14:58 | Wartburg | Jimmie Jacobs steals the ball from John Stevens | 18-11 |
| 14:40 | Cornell | James Isom misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 18-11 |
| 14:38 | Wartburg | The rebound goes to Frank Brassard | 18-11 |
| 14:15 | Wartburg | Donald Gilliam misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 18-11 |
| 14:13 | Wartburg | John Stevens grabs the offensive board | 18-11 |
| 14:01 | Wartburg | Christopher Grantham is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Christopher Grantham, team foul #4 | 18-11 |
| Subs | Wartburg | Tony Stocks (PG), Randy Williams (SG), Anthony Sheehy (SF), Brett Gault (PF), Fyodor Zwolski (C) Frank Brassard, Donald Gilliam, John Stevens, Dikembe Abu, Christopher Grantham | |
| Subs | Cornell | Douglas Viles (PG), Steve Whitley (SG), Ngolinga Aja (PF), Luke Zuckerberg (C) De Chio, Bill O'Bannion, Jimmie Jacobs, Peter Grinstead | |
| 13:58 | Cornell | Brett Gault picks off the pass by Steve Whitley in the backcourt | 18-11 |
| 13:51 | Wartburg | Randy Williams can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 18-11 |
| 13:50 | Cornell | The rebound goes to Luke Zuckerberg | 18-11 |
| 13:34 | Cornell | James Isom clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 18-11 |
| 13:33 | Cornell | Luke Zuckerberg grabs the offensive rebound | 18-11 |
| 13:22 | Cornell | James Isom hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 18-14 |
| 13:05 | Wartburg | Anthony Sheehy is fouled on the floor by Ngolinga Aja - foul #1 on Ngolinga Aja, team foul #4 | 18-14 |
| Subs | Wartburg | Donald Gilliam (SG), Kevin Cox (PF) Anthony Sheehy, Fyodor Zwolski | |
| Subs | Cornell | De Chio (PG), Albert Moreland (SF) Douglas Viles, James Isom | |
| 12:52 | Wartburg | Tony Stocks misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 18-14 |
| 12:50 | Wartburg | Donald Gilliam gets the offensive rebound | 18-14 |
| 12:36 | Wartburg | Tony Stocks hits a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Donald Gilliam | 20-14 |
| 12:20 | Cornell | Ngolinga Aja misses long on a driving attempt from the baseline | 20-14 |
| 12:18 | Cornell | Steve Whitley gets the offensive rebound | 20-14 |
| 11:56 | Cornell | Albert Moreland scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 20-17 |
| Lineup | Wartburg | PG - Tony Stocks (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Donald Gilliam (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Randy Williams (fairly fresh) PF - Kevin Cox (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Brett Gault (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - De Chio (fairly fresh) SG - Steve Whitley (fairly fresh) SF - Albert Moreland (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Ngolinga Aja (fairly fresh) C - Luke Zuckerberg (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Wartburg | Tony Stocks misses badly on a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Albert Moreland - foul #1 on Albert Moreland, team foul #5 | 20-17 |
| Subs | Wartburg | Frank Brassard (PG), John Stevens (SF), Dikembe Abu (PF), Fyodor Zwolski (C) Donald Gilliam, Randy Williams, Kevin Cox, Brett Gault | |
| Subs | Cornell | Douglas Viles (PG), Bill O'Bannion (SG), James Isom (SF), Jimmie Jacobs (PF), Peter Grinstead (C) De Chio, Steve Whitley, Albert Moreland, Ngolinga Aja, Luke Zuckerberg | |
| 11:38 | Wartburg | Tony Stocks makes the 1st free throw | 21-17 |
| 11:38 | Wartburg | Tony Stocks makes the 2nd free throw | 22-17 |
| 11:35 | Cornell | Frank Brassard steals the ball from Douglas Viles in the backcourt | 22-17 |
| 11:23 | Wartburg | Dikembe Abu connects on the runner from the left block set up by Tony Stocks | 24-17 |
| 11:01 | Cornell | James Isom misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 24-17 |
| 11:00 | Wartburg | Frank Brassard grabs the defensive rebound | 24-17 |
| 10:56 | Wartburg | Tony Stocks buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Frank Brassard | 27-17 |
| 10:40 | Cornell | James Isom misses the 3 from straight away | 27-17 |
| 10:38 | Cornell | The offensive rebound goes to Peter Grinstead | 27-17 |
| 10:33 | Cornell | Jimmie Jacobs is fouled on the floor by John Stevens - foul #2 on John Stevens, team foul #5 | 27-17 |
| Subs | Wartburg | Donald Gilliam (SG), Anthony Sheehy (SF), Brett Gault (PF) Tony Stocks, John Stevens, Dikembe Abu | |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| 10:20 | Cornell | James Isom misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 27-17 |
| 10:19 | Wartburg | The rebound goes to Fyodor Zwolski | 27-17 |
| 10:05 | Wartburg | Donald Gilliam misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 27-17 |
| 10:04 | Cornell | Jimmie Jacobs grabs the defensive rebound | 27-17 |
| 09:58 | Cornell | James Isom clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 27-17 |
| 09:57 | Wartburg | Fyodor Zwolski grabs the board | 27-17 |
| 09:51 | Wartburg | Frank Brassard's pass is intercepted by James Isom | 27-17 |
| 09:37 | Cornell | Jimmie Jacobs banks in the layup and the foul's on Donald Gilliam - foul #1 on Donald Gilliam, team foul #6 | 27-19 |
| Subs | Wartburg | Kevin Cox (PF), Dikembe Abu (C) Brett Gault, Fyodor Zwolski | |
| Subs | Cornell | Ngolinga Aja (PG), Steve Whitley (SG), Albert Moreland (SF), Luke Zuckerberg (C) Douglas Viles, Bill O'Bannion, James Isom, Peter Grinstead | |
| 09:37 | Cornell | Jimmie Jacobs makes the free throw | 27-20 |
| 09:23 | Wartburg | Frank Brassard hits a jumper from the right wing set up by Donald Gilliam | 29-20 |
| 09:08 | Cornell | Luke Zuckerberg buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Ngolinga Aja | 29-22 |
| 08:56 | Wartburg | Jimmie Jacobs steals it from Anthony Sheehy | 29-22 |
| 08:37 | Cornell | Albert Moreland's pass is intercepted by Frank Brassard | 29-22 |
| 08:33 | Wartburg | Donald Gilliam lays it up and in on a nice dish by Frank Brassard | 31-22 |
| 08:16 | Cornell | Steve Whitley connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 31-25 |
| 08:01 | Wartburg | Donald Gilliam makes the 3 from the left wing set up by Anthony Sheehy | 34-25 |
| 07:47 | Cornell | Luke Zuckerberg drills a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Albert Moreland | 34-27 |
| Lineup | Wartburg | PG - Frank Brassard (tiring) 6 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Donald Gilliam (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Anthony Sheehy (fairly fresh) PF - Kevin Cox (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Dikembe Abu (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Ngolinga Aja (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Steve Whitley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Albert Moreland (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jimmie Jacobs (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. C - Luke Zuckerberg (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:31 | Wartburg | Frank Brassard misses the shot from the right block | 34-27 |
| 07:29 | Cornell | Ngolinga Aja grabs the defensive rebound | 34-27 |
| 07:22 | Cornell | Steve Whitley is alone and drills a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Albert Moreland | 34-30 |
| 07:04 | Wartburg | Frank Brassard connects on the jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Donald Gilliam and he's hacked by Ngolinga Aja - foul #2 on Ngolinga Aja, team foul #6 | 36-30 |
| Subs | Wartburg | Tony Stocks (SG), Randy Williams (SF), Brett Gault (PF), Christopher Grantham (C) Donald Gilliam, Anthony Sheehy, Kevin Cox, Dikembe Abu | |
| Subs | Cornell | De Chio (PG), Bill O'Bannion (SG), James Isom (SF), Peter Grinstead (C) Ngolinga Aja, Steve Whitley, Albert Moreland, Luke Zuckerberg | |
| 07:04 | Wartburg | Frank Brassard makes the free throw | 37-30 |
| 06:54 | Cornell | Christopher Grantham steals the ball from James Isom | 37-30 |
| 06:42 | Wartburg | Tony Stocks's pass is intercepted by Bill O'Bannion | 37-30 |
| 06:24 | Cornell | Jimmie Jacobs hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block | 37-30 |
| 06:23 | Wartburg | Brett Gault gets the rebound | 37-30 |
| 06:08 | Wartburg | Randy Williams is hacked by De Chio - foul #1 on De Chio, team foul #7 | 37-30 |
| Subs | Wartburg | John Stevens (SF) Frank Brassard | |
| Subs | Cornell | Johnny Eadie (PF) Jimmie Jacobs | |
| 06:08 | Wartburg | Randy Williams makes the 1st free throw | 38-30 |
| 06:08 | Wartburg | Randy Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 38-30 |
| 06:08 | Cornell | Johnny Eadie grabs the board | 38-30 |
| 05:56 | Cornell | James Isom connects on the open 3pt shot from the right corner | 38-33 |
| 05:43 | Wartburg | Brett Gault hits the front of the rim on the jumper from close range | 38-33 |
| 05:41 | Cornell | De Chio pulls down the rebound | 38-33 |
| 05:38 | Cornell | James Isom throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 38-33 |
| Subs | Wartburg | Richard Pepe (SG), Fyodor Zwolski (C) Randy Williams, Christopher Grantham | |
| Subs | Cornell | Douglas Viles (PG), Ngolinga Aja (C) De Chio, Peter Grinstead | |
| 05:29 | Wartburg | Johnny Eadie steals it from John Stevens | 38-33 |
| 05:12 | Cornell | James Isom makes the wide open 3pt jumper from the left wing | 38-36 |
| 04:50 | Wartburg | John Stevens hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Bill O'Bannion - foul #1 on Bill O'Bannion, team foul #8 | 38-36 |
| Subs | Wartburg | Donald Gilliam (PG) Tony Stocks | |
| Subs | Cornell | Steve Whitley (SG), Albert Moreland (SF), Luke Zuckerberg (C) Bill O'Bannion, James Isom, Ngolinga Aja | |
| 04:50 | Wartburg | John Stevens misses the 1st free throw | 38-36 |
| 04:50 | Wartburg | John Stevens makes the 2nd free throw | 39-36 |
| 04:43 | Cornell | Johnny Eadie is hacked by Donald Gilliam - foul #2 on Donald Gilliam, team foul #7 | 39-36 |
| Subs | Wartburg | Tony Stocks (PG) Donald Gilliam | |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| 04:43 | Cornell | Johnny Eadie makes the 1st free throw | 39-37 |
| 04:43 | Cornell | Johnny Eadie makes the 2nd free throw | 39-38 |
| 04:24 | Wartburg | Albert Moreland swats the short shot by John Stevens | 39-38 |
| 04:23 | Wartburg | Brett Gault tips it in | 41-38 |
| 04:19 | Cornell | Tony Stocks is called for the reach on Johnny Eadie in the backcourt - foul #2 on Tony Stocks, team foul #8 | 41-38 |
| Subs | Wartburg | Frank Brassard (PG), Kevin Cox (PF), Christopher Grantham (C) Tony Stocks, Brett Gault, Fyodor Zwolski | |
| Subs | Cornell | De Chio (PG) Douglas Viles | |
| 04:19 | Cornell | Johnny Eadie makes the 1st free throw | 41-39 |
| 04:19 | Cornell | Johnny Eadie makes the 2nd free throw | 41-40 |
| 03:52 | Wartburg | John Stevens clanks a runner from the left block | 41-40 |
| 03:51 | Cornell | The rebound goes to Steve Whitley | 41-40 |
| 03:49 | Cornell | De Chio is hacked by Frank Brassard in the backcourt - foul #2 on Frank Brassard, team foul #9 | 41-40 |
| Subs | Wartburg | Donald Gilliam (SG) Richard Pepe | |
| Subs | Cornell | Bill O'Bannion (SG), James Isom (SF), Ngolinga Aja (PF) Steve Whitley, Albert Moreland, Johnny Eadie | |
| 03:49 | Cornell | De Chio makes the 1st free throw | 41-41 |
| 03:49 | Cornell | De Chio makes the 2nd free throw | 41-42 |
| Lineup | Wartburg | PG - Frank Brassard (tiring) 9 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Donald Gilliam (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - John Stevens (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Kevin Cox (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Christopher Grantham (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - De Chio (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Bill O'Bannion (fresh) 2 ast. SF - James Isom (fresh) 15 pts. PF - Ngolinga Aja (fresh) 1 ast. C - Luke Zuckerberg (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:34 | Wartburg | Donald Gilliam hits a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by John Stevens | 43-42 |
| 03:31 | Cornell | James Isom's pass is intercepted by Donald Gilliam in the backcourt | 43-42 |
| 03:29 | Wartburg | Frank Brassard dunks the ball on a great pass from Donald Gilliam | 45-42 |
| 03:18 | Cornell | James Isom misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 45-42 |
| 03:17 | Wartburg | John Stevens gets the rebound | 45-42 |
| 02:52 | Wartburg | Donald Gilliam drills a fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Frank Brassard | 47-42 |
| 02:49 | Cornell | James Isom is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Isom, team foul #9 | 47-42 |
| Subs | Wartburg | Randy Williams (PG), Anthony Sheehy (SF), Dikembe Abu (PF), Fyodor Zwolski (C) Frank Brassard, John Stevens, Kevin Cox, Christopher Grantham | |
| Subs | Cornell | Douglas Viles (PG), Steve Whitley (SG), Albert Moreland (SF), Johnny Eadie (PF) De Chio, Bill O'Bannion, James Isom, Luke Zuckerberg | |
| 02:32 | Wartburg | Donald Gilliam is called for a charge - foul #3 on Donald Gilliam, team foul #10 | 47-42 |
| Subs | Wartburg | Tony Stocks (PG) Donald Gilliam | |
| Subs | Cornell | Peter Grinstead (C) Ngolinga Aja | |
| 02:24 | Cornell | Albert Moreland hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 47-42 |
| 02:22 | Wartburg | Dikembe Abu gets the rebound | 47-42 |
| 02:04 | Wartburg | Dikembe Abu misses badly on a jumper in the paint but he's hacked by Douglas Viles - foul #1 on Douglas Viles, team foul #10 | 47-42 |
| Subs | Wartburg | | |
| Subs | Cornell | James Isom (SF) Albert Moreland | |
| 02:04 | Wartburg | Dikembe Abu makes the 1st free throw | 48-42 |
| 02:04 | Wartburg | Dikembe Abu misses the 2nd free throw | 48-42 |
| 02:04 | Wartburg | The offensive rebound goes to Fyodor Zwolski | 48-42 |
| 01:48 | Wartburg | Tony Stocks can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 48-42 |
| 01:46 | Cornell | Johnny Eadie gets the rebound | 48-42 |
| 01:41 | Cornell | Steve Whitley misses short on a shot from the left block | 48-42 |
| 01:39 | Wartburg | Fyodor Zwolski pulls down the rebound | 48-42 |
| 01:31 | Wartburg | James Isom steals it from Randy Williams | 48-42 |
| 01:21 | Cornell | Tony Stocks picks off the pass by Johnny Eadie | 48-42 |
| 01:05 | Wartburg | Fyodor Zwolski knocks in the turnaround in the lane set up by Tony Stocks | 50-42 |
| 00:46 | Cornell | Tony Stocks steals the ball from Steve Whitley | 50-42 |
| 00:43 | Wartburg | Randy Williams slams it home on a great pass from Tony Stocks | 52-42 |
| 00:24 | Cornell | Douglas Viles is whistled for traveling | 52-42 |
| Subs | Wartburg | Frank Brassard (PG), Richard Pepe (SG), John Stevens (SF), Brett Gault (PF), Christopher Grantham (C) Tony Stocks, Randy Williams, Anthony Sheehy, Dikembe Abu, Fyodor Zwolski | |
| Subs | Cornell | Ngolinga Aja (PG), Bill O'Bannion (SG), Albert Moreland (SF), Jimmie Jacobs (PF), Luke Zuckerberg (C) Douglas Viles, Steve Whitley, James Isom, Johnny Eadie, Peter Grinstead | |
| 00:00 | Wartburg | John Stevens comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 52-42 |