| Lineup | John Jay | PG - Eric McComack (fresh) SG - Larry Perry (fresh) SF - Joseph Bond (fresh) PF - Howard Thurston (fresh) C - Robert Davis (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Daniel Pipkin (fresh) SG - Brandon Harjo (fresh) SF - Gary Johnson (fresh) PF - Richard Byrd (fresh) C - Brandon Clements (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | John Jay | Robert Davis wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | John Jay | John Jay is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:50 | John Jay | Brandon Clements steals it from Eric McComack | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | Cornell | Brandon Harjo comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | John Jay | Howard Thurston grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:20 | John Jay | Howard Thurston misses long on a jumper from the left block | 0-0 |
| 19:19 | Cornell | Richard Byrd gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:01 | Cornell | Brandon Harjo can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:00 | John Jay | Howard Thurston snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 18:42 | John Jay | Howard Thurston clanks a turnaround in the lane | 0-0 |
| 18:40 | Cornell | Brandon Clements grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:16 | Cornell | Brandon Clements can't finish the layup | 0-0 |
| 18:14 | John Jay | The rebound goes to Howard Thurston | 0-0 |
| 18:04 | John Jay | Eric McComack can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 18:03 | John Jay | Joseph Bond tips it back up and in | 2-0 |
| 17:53 | Cornell | Howard Thurston steals it from Gary Johnson | 2-0 |
| 17:41 | John Jay | Joseph Bond clanks a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Gary Johnson - foul #1 on Gary Johnson, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| Subs | John Jay | Victor Zimmerman (SG), Roger Winebrenner (PF), Robert Tennison (C) Larry Perry, Howard Thurston, Robert Davis | |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| 17:41 | John Jay | Joseph Bond makes the 1st free throw | 3-0 |
| 17:41 | John Jay | Joseph Bond misses the 2nd free throw | 3-0 |
| 17:41 | Cornell | Brandon Clements grabs the defensive rebound | 3-0 |
| 17:26 | Cornell | Brandon Clements hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 3-0 |
| 17:25 | John Jay | Eric McComack pulls down the rebound | 3-0 |
| 16:59 | John Jay | Joseph Bond misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 3-0 |
| 16:58 | Cornell | Brandon Clements grabs the board | 3-0 |
| 16:40 | Cornell | Daniel Pipkin misses the easy layup | 3-0 |
| 16:38 | Cornell | Brandon Clements gets the offensive rebound | 3-0 |
| 16:18 | Cornell | Richard Byrd connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Daniel Pipkin | 3-3 |
| 16:00 | John Jay | Robert Tennison can't finish the layup | 3-3 |
| 15:59 | Cornell | Brandon Harjo pulls down the rebound | 3-3 |
| Lineup | John Jay | PG - Eric McComack (fairly fresh) SG - Victor Zimmerman (fresh) SF - Joseph Bond (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Roger Winebrenner (fresh) C - Robert Tennison (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Daniel Pipkin (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Brandon Harjo (fairly fresh) SF - Gary Johnson (fairly fresh) PF - Richard Byrd (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Brandon Clements (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:54 | Cornell | Gary Johnson scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Brandon Harjo | 3-6 |
| 15:45 | John Jay | Joseph Bond clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 3-6 |
| 15:43 | John Jay | Robert Tennison grabs the offensive rebound | 3-6 |
| 15:26 | John Jay | Roger Winebrenner hits a runner in the lane | 5-6 |
| 15:03 | Cornell | Brandon Clements hits a jumper from the right block on a great pass from Brandon Harjo | 5-8 |
| 14:40 | John Jay | Joseph Bond connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Victor Zimmerman | 8-8 |
| 14:21 | Cornell | Daniel Pipkin knocks in the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Brandon Harjo | 8-10 |
| 14:05 | John Jay | Roger Winebrenner is called for traveling | 8-10 |
| Subs | John Jay | Raymond Baltes (PG), Larry Perry (SG), Eugene Workman (SF), Howard Thurston (PF), Robert Davis (C) Eric McComack, Victor Zimmerman, Joseph Bond, Roger Winebrenner, Robert Tennison | |
| Subs | Cornell | Jonathan Montgomery (PG), David Whitehead (SG), Richard Mickle (SF), Ronald Todd (PF), Keith Joyner (C) Daniel Pipkin, Brandon Harjo, Gary Johnson, Richard Byrd, Brandon Clements | |
| 13:48 | Cornell | Robert Davis takes the ball from Ronald Todd | 8-10 |
| 13:32 | John Jay | Eugene Workman clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 8-10 |
| 13:30 | Cornell | Richard Mickle grabs the defensive rebound | 8-10 |
| 13:18 | Cornell | Richard Mickle lays it in on a great pass from Jonathan Montgomery | 8-12 |
| 13:00 | John Jay | Raymond Baltes hits a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Davis | 10-12 |
| 12:42 | Cornell | Robert Davis takes the ball from Jonathan Montgomery | 10-12 |
| 12:33 | John Jay | Ronald Todd takes the ball from Larry Perry | 10-12 |
| 12:15 | Cornell | Ronald Todd travels with the ball | 10-12 |
| Subs | John Jay | Victor Zimmerman (PG) Eugene Workman | |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| 11:58 | John Jay | Robert Davis misses the easy layup | 10-12 |
| 11:56 | Cornell | Richard Mickle gets the rebound | 10-12 |
| Lineup | John Jay | PG - Victor Zimmerman (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Larry Perry (fresh) SF - Raymond Baltes (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Howard Thurston (fresh) 3 reb. C - Robert Davis (fresh) 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Jonathan Montgomery (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Whitehead (fresh) SF - Richard Mickle (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronald Todd (fresh) C - Keith Joyner (fresh) | |
| 11:51 | Cornell | Richard Mickle can't connect on a floater from close range | 10-12 |
| 11:49 | John Jay | Howard Thurston gets the rebound | 10-12 |
| 11:31 | John Jay | Larry Perry is hacked by Richard Mickle - foul #1 on Richard Mickle, team foul #2 | 10-12 |
| Subs | John Jay | Eric McComack (PG), Robert Friedland (PF) Larry Perry, Howard Thurston | |
| Subs | Cornell | Christopher Spiva (PG), Brandon Harjo (SG), Douglas Simeone (SF), Richard Byrd (PF), Brandon Clements (C) Jonathan Montgomery, David Whitehead, Richard Mickle, Ronald Todd, Keith Joyner | |
| 11:21 | John Jay | Robert Davis is called for traveling | 10-12 |
| Subs | John Jay | Eugene Workman (SF) Raymond Baltes | |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| 11:09 | Cornell | Christopher Spiva is fouled on the floor by Eric McComack - foul #1 on Eric McComack, team foul #1 | 10-12 |
| 10:54 | Cornell | Richard Byrd's floater is knocked away by Robert Davis | 10-12 |
| 10:53 | Cornell | Brandon Harjo tips it but misses | 10-12 |
| 10:52 | Cornell | Brandon Clements tips it in | 10-14 |
| 10:45 | John Jay | Victor Zimmerman is hacked by Richard Byrd - foul #1 on Richard Byrd, team foul #3 | 10-14 |
| Subs | John Jay | Roger Winebrenner (PF) Robert Friedland | |
| Subs | Cornell | Daniel Pipkin (PG) Christopher Spiva | |
| 10:20 | John Jay | Eric McComack buries a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Roger Winebrenner | 12-14 |
| 10:08 | Cornell | Daniel Pipkin clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 12-14 |
| 10:06 | Cornell | Brandon Clements tips it home | 12-16 |
| 09:52 | John Jay | Robert Davis misses short on a floater from the left block but he's hacked by Douglas Simeone - foul #1 on Douglas Simeone, team foul #4 | 12-16 |
| Subs | John Jay | Larry Perry (SG), Raymond Baltes (SF), Howard Thurston (PF) Victor Zimmerman, Eugene Workman, Roger Winebrenner | |
| Subs | Cornell | Jonathan Montgomery (SG), Richard Mickle (SF), Ronald Todd (PF), Keith Joyner (C) Brandon Harjo, Douglas Simeone, Richard Byrd, Brandon Clements | |
| 09:52 | John Jay | Robert Davis misses the 1st free throw | 12-16 |
| 09:52 | John Jay | Robert Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 13-16 |
| 09:37 | Cornell | Jonathan Montgomery's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 13-16 |
| Subs | John Jay | Joseph Bond (SF), Robert Tennison (C) Raymond Baltes, Robert Davis | |
| Subs | Cornell | Gary Johnson (SF) Richard Mickle | |
| 09:25 | John Jay | Eric McComack comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 13-16 |
| 09:23 | John Jay | Joseph Bond grabs the offensive board | 13-16 |
| 09:05 | John Jay | Robert Tennison is hacked by Keith Joyner - foul #1 on Keith Joyner, team foul #5 | 13-16 |
| Subs | John Jay | Victor Zimmerman (PG) Eric McComack | |
| Subs | Cornell | David Whitehead (SG) Daniel Pipkin | |
| 08:46 | John Jay | Keith Joyner swats the shot by Robert Tennison | 13-16 |
| 08:45 | John Jay | Robert Tennison tips it home | 15-16 |
| 08:39 | Cornell | Keith Joyner comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 15-16 |
| 08:37 | John Jay | The rebound goes to Joseph Bond | 15-16 |
| 08:30 | John Jay | Victor Zimmerman is fouled on the floor by Gary Johnson - foul #2 on Gary Johnson, team foul #6 | 15-16 |
| Subs | John Jay | | |
| Subs | Cornell | Brandon Harjo (SG), Richard Mickle (SF) David Whitehead, Gary Johnson | |
| 08:18 | John Jay | Howard Thurston knocks in the floater in the lane and he's fouled by Jonathan Montgomery - foul #1 on Jonathan Montgomery, team foul #7 | 17-16 |
| Subs | John Jay | Raymond Baltes (SG), Eugene Workman (SF) Larry Perry, Joseph Bond | |
| Subs | Cornell | David Whitehead (PG) Jonathan Montgomery | |
| 08:18 | John Jay | Howard Thurston misses the free throw | 17-16 |
| 08:18 | Cornell | Keith Joyner grabs the defensive rebound | 17-16 |
| 08:05 | Cornell | Ronald Todd can't connect on a floater from the right side but he's hacked by Howard Thurston - foul #1 on Howard Thurston, team foul #2 | 17-16 |
| Subs | John Jay | Eric McComack (PG), Roger Winebrenner (PF) Eugene Workman, Howard Thurston | |
| Subs | Cornell | Daniel Pipkin (PG) David Whitehead | |
| 08:05 | Cornell | Ronald Todd makes the 1st free throw | 17-17 |
| 08:05 | Cornell | Ronald Todd misses the 2nd free throw | 17-17 |
| 08:05 | John Jay | Victor Zimmerman gets the rebound | 17-17 |
| 07:41 | John Jay | Eric McComack misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Daniel Pipkin - foul #1 on Daniel Pipkin, team foul #8 | 17-17 |
| Subs | John Jay | Robert Davis (C) Robert Tennison | |
| Subs | Cornell | Richard Byrd (PF), Brandon Clements (C) Ronald Todd, Keith Joyner | |
| 07:41 | John Jay | Eric McComack makes the 1st free throw | 18-17 |
| 07:41 | John Jay | Eric McComack makes the 2nd free throw | 19-17 |
| Lineup | John Jay | PG - Eric McComack (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Victor Zimmerman (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Raymond Baltes (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Roger Winebrenner (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Davis (fresh) 1 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Daniel Pipkin (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brandon Harjo (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Richard Mickle (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Byrd (fresh) 3 pts. C - Brandon Clements (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Cornell | Richard Byrd misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Roger Winebrenner - foul #1 on Roger Winebrenner, team foul #3 | 19-17 |
| 07:22 | Cornell | Richard Byrd makes the 1st free throw | 19-18 |
| 07:22 | Cornell | Richard Byrd makes the 2nd free throw | 19-19 |
| 07:03 | John Jay | Eric McComack makes the jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Raymond Baltes | 21-19 |
| 06:59 | Cornell | Brandon Clements is hacked by Eric McComack - foul #2 on Eric McComack, team foul #4 | 21-19 |
| Subs | John Jay | Larry Perry (SG), Joseph Bond (SF) Eric McComack, Victor Zimmerman | |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| 06:53 | Cornell | Daniel Pipkin drills a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Brandon Harjo | 21-21 |
| 06:42 | John Jay | Daniel Pipkin is called for the reach on Joseph Bond - foul #2 on Daniel Pipkin, team foul #9 | 21-21 |
| Subs | John Jay | Howard Thurston (PF) Robert Davis | |
| Subs | Cornell | Jonathan Montgomery (PG) Daniel Pipkin | |
| 06:42 | John Jay | Joseph Bond misses the 1st free throw | 21-21 |
| 06:42 | Cornell | Richard Byrd grabs the defensive rebound | 21-21 |
| 06:29 | Cornell | Jonathan Montgomery scores on a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Brandon Harjo and the foul's on Raymond Baltes - foul #1 on Raymond Baltes, team foul #5 | 21-23 |
| Subs | John Jay | Robert Tennison (C) Roger Winebrenner | |
| Subs | Cornell | David Whitehead (SG), Ronald Todd (PF), Keith Joyner (C) Brandon Harjo, Richard Byrd, Brandon Clements | |
| 06:29 | Cornell | Jonathan Montgomery makes the free throw | 21-24 |
| 06:08 | John Jay | Raymond Baltes is hacked by David Whitehead - foul #1 on David Whitehead, team foul #10 | 21-24 |
| 06:08 | John Jay | Raymond Baltes makes the 1st free throw | 22-24 |
| 06:08 | John Jay | Raymond Baltes makes the 2nd free throw | 23-24 |
| 05:59 | Cornell | Ronald Todd's layup is rejected by Howard Thurston | 23-24 |
| 05:57 | John Jay | Howard Thurston snags the defensive board | 23-24 |
| 05:35 | John Jay | Larry Perry misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 23-24 |
| 05:34 | Cornell | Richard Mickle gets the rebound | 23-24 |
| 05:05 | Cornell | Jonathan Montgomery travels with the ball | 23-24 |
| Subs | John Jay | Victor Zimmerman (PG), Eugene Workman (SF), Roger Winebrenner (PF), Robert Davis (C) Raymond Baltes, Joseph Bond, Howard Thurston, Robert Tennison | |
| Subs | Cornell | Brandon Harjo (SG), Douglas Simeone (SF), Richard Byrd (PF), Brandon Clements (C) Jonathan Montgomery, Richard Mickle, Ronald Todd, Keith Joyner | |
| 04:51 | John Jay | Victor Zimmerman buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 26-24 |
| 04:30 | Cornell | Douglas Simeone hits the finger roll set up by David Whitehead | 26-26 |
| 04:01 | John Jay | Larry Perry can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 26-26 |
| 04:00 | John Jay | Robert Davis tips it but misses | 26-26 |
| 03:58 | Cornell | Brandon Clements snags the defensive board | 26-26 |
| 03:40 | Cornell | Douglas Simeone hits a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Brandon Harjo | 26-28 |
| Lineup | John Jay | PG - Victor Zimmerman (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Perry (fairly fresh) SF - Eugene Workman (fresh) PF - Roger Winebrenner (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Davis (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - David Whitehead (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Brandon Harjo (fresh) 6 ast. SF - Douglas Simeone (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Richard Byrd (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Brandon Clements (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:19 | John Jay | Roger Winebrenner misses badly on a floater from close range but he's fouled by Brandon Clements - foul #1 on Brandon Clements, team foul #11 | 26-28 |
| Subs | John Jay | Eric McComack (PG), Joseph Bond (SF), Robert Tennison (C) Larry Perry, Eugene Workman, Robert Davis | |
| Subs | Cornell | Daniel Pipkin (PG), Gary Johnson (SF), Ronald Todd (PF), Keith Joyner (C) David Whitehead, Douglas Simeone, Richard Byrd, Brandon Clements | |
| 03:19 | John Jay | Roger Winebrenner makes the 1st free throw | 27-28 |
| 03:19 | John Jay | Roger Winebrenner makes the 2nd free throw | 28-28 |
| 03:06 | Cornell | Robert Tennison steals the ball from Daniel Pipkin | 28-28 |
| 02:45 | John Jay | Robert Tennison scores on a floater in the paint on a nice dish by Eric McComack | 30-28 |
| 02:23 | Cornell | Daniel Pipkin clanks a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Eric McComack - foul #3 on Eric McComack, team foul #6 | 30-28 |
| Subs | John Jay | Raymond Baltes (SG), Howard Thurston (PF) Eric McComack, Roger Winebrenner | |
| Subs | Cornell | Jonathan Montgomery (SG) Brandon Harjo | |
| 02:23 | Cornell | Daniel Pipkin makes the 1st free throw | 30-29 |
| 02:23 | Cornell | Daniel Pipkin makes the 2nd free throw | 30-30 |
| 02:10 | John Jay | Howard Thurston hits a fadeaway from close range set up by Robert Tennison | 32-30 |
| 01:51 | Cornell | Daniel Pipkin hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 32-30 |
| 01:49 | Cornell | Ronald Todd grabs the offensive board | 32-30 |
| 01:25 | Cornell | Daniel Pipkin buries a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Gary Johnson | 32-33 |
| 01:02 | John Jay | Joseph Bond double dribbles | 32-33 |
| Subs | John Jay | Larry Perry (SG), Eugene Workman (SF), Robert Davis (C) Victor Zimmerman, Joseph Bond, Robert Tennison | |
| Subs | Cornell | Brandon Harjo (SG), Richard Mickle (SF), Richard Byrd (PF), Brandon Clements (C) Jonathan Montgomery, Gary Johnson, Ronald Todd, Keith Joyner | |
| 00:47 | Cornell | Richard Byrd can't finish the layup | 32-33 |
| 00:46 | John Jay | Robert Davis gets the rebound | 32-33 |
| 00:42 | John Jay | Eugene Workman knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing set up by Howard Thurston | 34-33 |
| 00:26 | Cornell | Brandon Harjo comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 34-33 |
| 00:25 | Cornell | Daniel Pipkin hits the follow up shot | 34-35 |
| 00:00 | John Jay | Robert Davis misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 34-35 |