| Lineup | Fordham | PG - John Shea (fresh) SG - Tim Lay (fresh) SF - Joey Siefert (fresh) PF - Joseph Thomas (fresh) C - Kenneth Thatcher (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Justin Paige (fresh) SG - Frank Smith (fresh) SF - Charles Osborne (fresh) PF - Floyd Hunter (fresh) C - Justin Cowger (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Fordham | Joseph Thomas wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Fordham | Fordham is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:46 | Fordham | Joey Siefert makes the shot from the right wing set up by John Shea | 2-0 |
| 19:29 | Cornell | Justin Cowger clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 2-0 |
| 19:27 | Fordham | Tim Lay gets the rebound | 2-0 |
| 19:09 | Fordham | Joseph Thomas knocks in the turnaround from close range set up by Tim Lay | 4-0 |
| 18:56 | Cornell | Justin Cowger hits the finger roll | 4-2 |
| 18:40 | Fordham | Joseph Thomas misses long on an open jumper from just outside the lane | 4-2 |
| 18:38 | Cornell | Justin Cowger gets the rebound | 4-2 |
| 18:20 | Cornell | Charles Osborne dunks the ball on a great pass from Justin Paige | 4-4 |
| 18:13 | Fordham | Tim Lay hits a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Joey Siefert | 7-4 |
| 18:05 | Cornell | Frank Smith buries a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Justin Paige | 7-6 |
| 18:01 | Fordham | John Shea's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 7-6 |
| 17:45 | Cornell | Charles Osborne comes up short on the runner from the right block but the foul's on Joseph Thomas - foul #1 on Joseph Thomas, team foul #1 | 7-6 |
| Subs | Fordham | Luis Jordan (PG), Victor Burns (SG), John Prudhomme (SF), James Durand (PF), Herman Smith (C) John Shea, Tim Lay, Joey Siefert, Joseph Thomas, Kenneth Thatcher | |
| Subs | Cornell | Andrew Spivey (PF), Lawrence Bernard (C) Floyd Hunter, Justin Cowger | |
| 17:45 | Cornell | Charles Osborne makes the 1st free throw | 7-7 |
| 17:45 | Cornell | Charles Osborne makes the 2nd free throw | 7-8 |
| 17:19 | Fordham | Andrew Spivey steals it from Victor Burns | 7-8 |
| 16:55 | Cornell | Frank Smith misses short on a driving attempt from close range | 7-8 |
| 16:54 | Fordham | James Durand grabs the board | 7-8 |
| 16:48 | Fordham | Victor Burns misses long on a 3 from straight away | 7-8 |
| 16:46 | Cornell | The rebound goes to Lawrence Bernard | 7-8 |
| 16:34 | Cornell | Lawrence Bernard can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 7-8 |
| 16:32 | Fordham | The rebound goes to Luis Jordan | 7-8 |
| 16:26 | Fordham | Lawrence Bernard is called for the reach on Herman Smith in the backcourt - foul #1 on Lawrence Bernard, team foul #1 | 7-8 |
| Subs | Fordham | Tim Lay (SG), Joseph Thomas (PF), Jeffrey Brown (C) John Prudhomme, James Durand, Herman Smith | |
| Subs | Cornell | Anthony Calderone (PG), Kenneth Lipford (SG), Kevin Jackson (SF), Floyd Hunter (PF), Michael Harrington (C) Justin Paige, Frank Smith, Charles Osborne, Andrew Spivey, Lawrence Bernard | |
| 16:17 | Fordham | Joseph Thomas hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane but he's fouled by Floyd Hunter - foul #1 on Floyd Hunter, team foul #2 | 7-8 |
| Subs | Fordham | John Shea (PG), Joey Siefert (SF) Luis Jordan, Victor Burns | |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| 16:17 | Fordham | Joseph Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 8-8 |
| 16:17 | Fordham | Joseph Thomas misses the 2nd free throw | 8-8 |
| 16:17 | Cornell | Michael Harrington snags the defensive board | 8-8 |
| 16:13 | Cornell | Anthony Calderone misses the jumpshot from the left side | 8-8 |
| 16:11 | Fordham | The rebound goes to Joey Siefert | 8-8 |
| 15:59 | Fordham | Jeffrey Brown can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 8-8 |
| 15:57 | Cornell | The rebound goes to Kevin Jackson | 8-8 |
| Lineup | Fordham | PG - John Shea (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Tim Lay (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joey Siefert (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joseph Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. C - Jeffrey Brown (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Anthony Calderone (fresh) SG - Kenneth Lipford (fresh) SF - Kevin Jackson (fresh) PF - Floyd Hunter (fairly fresh) C - Michael Harrington (fresh) | |
| 15:47 | Cornell | Anthony Calderone comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 8-8 |
| 15:46 | Cornell | The offensive rebound goes to Kevin Jackson | 8-8 |
| 15:28 | Cornell | Floyd Hunter is fouled on the floor by Joseph Thomas - foul #2 on Joseph Thomas, team foul #2 | 8-8 |
| Subs | Fordham | Luis Jordan (PG), Victor Burns (PF), Kenneth Thatcher (C) John Shea, Joseph Thomas, Jeffrey Brown | |
| Subs | Cornell | Lawrence Bernard (PF), Justin Cowger (C) Floyd Hunter, Michael Harrington | |
| 15:14 | Cornell | Lawrence Bernard misses the floater from the right wing | 8-8 |
| 15:12 | Fordham | Joey Siefert grabs the board | 8-8 |
| 14:56 | Fordham | Victor Burns double dribbles | 8-8 |
| Subs | Fordham | John Prudhomme (SF), James Durand (PF) Tim Lay, Joey Siefert | |
| Subs | Cornell | Justin Paige (PG), Frank Smith (SG), Charles Osborne (SF) Anthony Calderone, Kenneth Lipford, Kevin Jackson | |
| 14:32 | Cornell | Justin Cowger is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Justin Cowger, team foul #3 | 8-8 |
| Subs | Fordham | John Shea (PG), Tim Lay (SG) Luis Jordan, Victor Burns | |
| Subs | Cornell | Andrew Spivey (PF) Lawrence Bernard | |
| 14:19 | Fordham | John Shea is open but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 8-8 |
| 14:17 | Cornell | Justin Cowger grabs the defensive rebound | 8-8 |
| 14:07 | Cornell | Charles Osborne hits a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Andrew Spivey | 8-11 |
| 13:43 | Fordham | John Prudhomme buries a jumper from the right block | 10-11 |
| 13:25 | Cornell | Justin Paige buries a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Charles Osborne | 10-13 |
| 13:04 | Fordham | Kenneth Thatcher misses the runner from the right block | 10-13 |
| 13:03 | Fordham | James Durand grabs the offensive board | 10-13 |
| 12:51 | Fordham | The jump hook by Kenneth Thatcher is blocked by Justin Cowger | 10-13 |
| 12:50 | Fordham | James Durand tips it back up and in | 12-13 |
| 12:28 | Cornell | Charles Osborne hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 12-13 |
| 12:27 | Cornell | Justin Paige tips it but misses | 12-13 |
| 12:25 | Fordham | James Durand pulls down the rebound | 12-13 |
| 12:05 | Fordham | James Durand clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 12-13 |
| 12:03 | Fordham | John Prudhomme tips it in | 14-13 |
| 11:47 | Cornell | Justin Paige is fouled on the floor by John Shea - foul #1 on John Shea, team foul #3 | 14-13 |
| Subs | Fordham | Luis Jordan (PG), Joey Siefert (SF), Victor Burns (PF), Herman Smith (C) John Shea, John Prudhomme, James Durand, Kenneth Thatcher | |
| Subs | Cornell | Anthony Calderone (PG), Kenneth Lipford (SG), Kevin Jackson (SF), Floyd Hunter (PF), Lawrence Bernard (C) Justin Paige, Frank Smith, Charles Osborne, Andrew Spivey, Justin Cowger | |
| Lineup | Fordham | PG - Luis Jordan (fresh) SG - Tim Lay (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joey Siefert (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Victor Burns (fresh) C - Herman Smith (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Anthony Calderone (fresh) SG - Kenneth Lipford (fresh) SF - Kevin Jackson (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Floyd Hunter (fresh) C - Lawrence Bernard (fresh) | |
| 11:31 | Cornell | Floyd Hunter hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block | 14-13 |
| 11:30 | Fordham | The rebound goes to Joey Siefert | 14-13 |
| 11:18 | Fordham | Joey Siefert comes up short on the jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by Kevin Jackson - foul #1 on Kevin Jackson, team foul #4 | 14-13 |
| 11:18 | Fordham | Joey Siefert makes the 1st free throw | 15-13 |
| 11:18 | Fordham | Joey Siefert misses the 2nd free throw | 15-13 |
| 11:18 | Cornell | Kevin Jackson pulls down the rebound | 15-13 |
| 11:03 | Cornell | Kenneth Lipford connects on the jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Floyd Hunter | 15-15 |
| 11:01 | Fordham | Luis Jordan is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #1 on Luis Jordan, team foul #4 | 15-15 |
| 10:39 | Cornell | Anthony Calderone clanks a 3 from the right corner | 15-15 |
| 10:38 | Cornell | Lawrence Bernard pulls down the offensive rebound | 15-15 |
| 10:26 | Cornell | Lawrence Bernard throws a bad pass out of bounds | 15-15 |
| Subs | Fordham | Jeffrey Brown (C) Herman Smith | |
| Subs | Cornell | Frank Smith (SG) Kevin Jackson | |
| 10:10 | Fordham | Victor Burns misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 15-15 |
| 10:09 | Cornell | The rebound goes to Lawrence Bernard | 15-15 |
| 09:53 | Cornell | Tim Lay is called for the reach on Frank Smith - foul #1 on Tim Lay, team foul #5 | 15-15 |
| Subs | Fordham | | |
| Subs | Cornell | Justin Paige (PG), Charles Osborne (SF), Michael Harrington (C) Kenneth Lipford, Anthony Calderone, Lawrence Bernard | |
| 09:48 | Cornell | Justin Paige misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 15-15 |
| 09:46 | Fordham | The rebound goes to Joey Siefert | 15-15 |
| 09:22 | Fordham | Jeffrey Brown clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 15-15 |
| 09:21 | Fordham | Victor Burns grabs the offensive board | 15-15 |
| 09:06 | Fordham | Victor Burns hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 15-15 |
| 09:04 | Fordham | Jeffrey Brown grabs the offensive board | 15-15 |
| 08:43 | Fordham | Luis Jordan clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 15-15 |
| 08:41 | Cornell | The rebound goes to Floyd Hunter | 15-15 |
| 08:22 | Cornell | Justin Paige scores on a floater from the left side set up by Frank Smith | 15-17 |
| 08:20 | Fordham | Tim Lay's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 15-17 |
| Subs | Fordham | John Shea (PG), James Durand (PF), Herman Smith (C) Luis Jordan, Tim Lay, Jeffrey Brown | |
| Subs | Cornell | Kenneth Lipford (PG), Anthony Calderone (SF), Kevin Jackson (PF), Lawrence Bernard (C) Justin Paige, Charles Osborne, Floyd Hunter, Michael Harrington | |
| 08:03 | Cornell | Kenneth Lipford misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 15-17 |
| 08:02 | Cornell | Kenneth Lipford tips it in | 15-19 |
| 07:45 | Fordham | Joey Siefert misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 15-19 |
| 07:43 | Fordham | James Durand tips it in | 17-19 |
| Lineup | Fordham | PG - John Shea (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Victor Burns (fairly fresh) SF - Joey Siefert (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Durand (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Herman Smith (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Kenneth Lipford (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Frank Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Anthony Calderone (fresh) PF - Kevin Jackson (fresh) 3 reb. C - Lawrence Bernard (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:32 | Cornell | Kenneth Lipford drills a driving attempt from close range set up by Frank Smith | 17-21 |
| 07:06 | Fordham | John Shea misses long on a driving attempt from close range | 17-21 |
| 07:05 | Cornell | Kevin Jackson snags the defensive board | 17-21 |
| 06:56 | Cornell | Frank Smith misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 17-21 |
| 06:55 | Fordham | Joey Siefert pulls down the rebound | 17-21 |
| 06:51 | Fordham | Joey Siefert travels with the ball | 17-21 |
| Subs | Fordham | Tim Lay (SG), John Prudhomme (PF), Kenneth Thatcher (C) Victor Burns, James Durand, Herman Smith | |
| Subs | Cornell | Justin Paige (PG), Charles Osborne (SF), Floyd Hunter (PF), Michael Harrington (C) Kenneth Lipford, Anthony Calderone, Kevin Jackson, Lawrence Bernard | |
| 06:36 | Cornell | Michael Harrington connects on the jump hook near the basket and he's hacked by Tim Lay - foul #2 on Tim Lay, team foul #6 | 17-23 |
| Subs | Fordham | Luis Jordan (SG) Tim Lay | |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| 06:36 | Cornell | Michael Harrington makes the free throw | 17-24 |
| 06:27 | Fordham | Luis Jordan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 17-24 |
| 06:15 | Cornell | Justin Paige misses long on a 3 from straight away | 17-24 |
| 06:14 | Fordham | John Prudhomme grabs the defensive rebound | 17-24 |
| 06:10 | Fordham | Justin Paige steals the ball from Kenneth Thatcher in the backcourt | 17-24 |
| 06:09 | Cornell | Frank Smith hits the finger roll set up by Justin Paige | 17-26 |
| 05:48 | Fordham | John Prudhomme misses the runner in the lane | 17-26 |
| 05:46 | Cornell | Frank Smith grabs the board | 17-26 |
| 05:41 | Cornell | Justin Paige hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Frank Smith | 17-29 |
| 05:35 | Fordham | Justin Paige steals it from Kenneth Thatcher in the backcourt | 17-29 |
| 05:26 | Cornell | Frank Smith scores on a fadeaway from the right side set up by Charles Osborne | 17-31 |
| 05:05 | Fordham | Kenneth Thatcher banks in the layup and he's fouled by Michael Harrington - foul #1 on Michael Harrington, team foul #5 | 19-31 |
| Subs | Fordham | Victor Burns (SG), James Durand (PF) John Shea, John Prudhomme | |
| Subs | Cornell | Anthony Calderone (PG), Kenneth Lipford (SG), Lawrence Bernard (SF), Andrew Spivey (PF), Justin Cowger (C) Justin Paige, Frank Smith, Charles Osborne, Floyd Hunter, Michael Harrington | |
| 05:05 | Fordham | Kenneth Thatcher misses the free throw | 19-31 |
| 05:05 | Cornell | The rebound goes to Andrew Spivey | 19-31 |
| 04:55 | Cornell | Victor Burns takes the ball from Kenneth Lipford | 19-31 |
| 04:34 | Fordham | Kenneth Thatcher scores on a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Luis Jordan | 21-31 |
| 04:24 | Cornell | Justin Cowger comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 21-31 |
| 04:23 | Cornell | Justin Cowger tips it back up and in | 21-33 |
| 04:07 | Fordham | Anthony Calderone picks off the pass by Luis Jordan | 21-33 |
| 03:52 | Cornell | The short jumper by Andrew Spivey is denied by Kenneth Thatcher | 21-33 |
| 03:50 | Fordham | The rebound goes to Victor Burns | 21-33 |
| 03:33 | Fordham | Kenneth Thatcher misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 21-33 |
| 03:32 | Cornell | Kenneth Lipford grabs the defensive rebound | 21-33 |
| Lineup | Fordham | PG - Luis Jordan (tiring) 1 ast. SG - Victor Burns (tiring) 2 reb. SF - Joey Siefert (tired) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Durand (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Kenneth Thatcher (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Anthony Calderone (fairly fresh) SG - Kenneth Lipford (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Lawrence Bernard (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Andrew Spivey (fairly fresh) C - Justin Cowger (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:17 | Cornell | Anthony Calderone is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Thatcher - foul #1 on Kenneth Thatcher, team foul #7 | 21-33 |
| Subs | Fordham | John Shea (PG), Tim Lay (SG), John Prudhomme (SF), Joseph Thomas (PF), Herman Smith (C) Luis Jordan, Victor Burns, Joey Siefert, James Durand, Kenneth Thatcher | |
| Subs | Cornell | Justin Paige (PG), Charles Osborne (SF), Kevin Jackson (PF) Kenneth Lipford, Lawrence Bernard, Andrew Spivey | |
| 03:17 | Cornell | Anthony Calderone makes the 1st free throw | 21-34 |
| 03:17 | Cornell | Anthony Calderone makes the 2nd free throw | 21-35 |
| 03:02 | Fordham | Joseph Thomas throws a bad pass out of bounds | 21-35 |
| Subs | Fordham | | |
| Subs | Cornell | Frank Smith (SG), Michael Harrington (C) Anthony Calderone, Justin Cowger | |
| 02:33 | Cornell | Frank Smith is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Frank Smith, team foul #6 | 21-35 |
| 02:13 | Fordham | Tim Lay scores on a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by John Shea | 23-35 |
| 01:49 | Cornell | Kevin Jackson can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Tim Lay - foul #3 on Tim Lay, team foul #8 | 23-35 |
| Subs | Fordham | Luis Jordan (PG), Victor Burns (SG), Jeffrey Brown (C) John Shea, Tim Lay, Herman Smith | |
| Subs | Cornell | Floyd Hunter (PF), Justin Cowger (C) Charles Osborne, Michael Harrington | |
| 01:49 | Cornell | Kevin Jackson misses the 1st free throw | 23-35 |
| 01:49 | Cornell | Kevin Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 23-36 |
| 01:42 | Fordham | Joseph Thomas is hacked by Justin Paige in the backcourt - foul #1 on Justin Paige, team foul #7 | 23-36 |
| Subs | Fordham | | |
| Subs | Cornell | Anthony Calderone (SF) Kevin Jackson | |
| 01:42 | Fordham | Joseph Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 24-36 |
| 01:42 | Fordham | Joseph Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 25-36 |
| 01:19 | Cornell | Frank Smith hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Jeffrey Brown - foul #1 on Jeffrey Brown, team foul #9 | 25-36 |
| Subs | Fordham | Joey Siefert (SF) John Prudhomme | |
| Subs | Cornell | Kenneth Lipford (PG) Justin Paige | |
| 01:19 | Cornell | Frank Smith makes the 1st free throw | 25-37 |
| 01:19 | Cornell | Frank Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 25-38 |
| 01:08 | Fordham | Victor Burns misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 25-38 |
| 01:06 | Fordham | Jeffrey Brown grabs the offensive board | 25-38 |
| 00:43 | Fordham | Joey Siefert hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Frank Smith - foul #2 on Frank Smith, team foul #8 | 25-38 |
| Subs | Fordham | | |
| Subs | Cornell | Justin Paige (PG), Charles Osborne (SF), Andrew Spivey (PF), Lawrence Bernard (C) Frank Smith, Anthony Calderone, Floyd Hunter, Justin Cowger | |
| 00:43 | Fordham | Joey Siefert makes the 1st free throw | 26-38 |
| 00:43 | Fordham | Joey Siefert misses the 2nd free throw | 26-38 |
| 00:43 | Cornell | Charles Osborne pulls down the rebound | 26-38 |
| 00:20 | Cornell | Lawrence Bernard hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block | 26-38 |
| 00:19 | Fordham | Victor Burns snags the defensive board | 26-38 |
| 00:02 | Fordham | Joey Siefert is called for traveling | 26-38 |
| Subs | Fordham | John Shea (PG), James Durand (SF), Herman Smith (C) Luis Jordan, Joey Siefert, Jeffrey Brown | |
| Subs | Cornell | Frank Smith (SG), Michael Harrington (C) Kenneth Lipford, Andrew Spivey | |
| 00:00 | Cornell | Charles Osborne misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 26-38 |