| Lineup | Whittier | PG - Wilmer Lewis (fresh) SG - Elmer Henderson (fresh) SF - George Carey (fresh) PF - Carl Bodin (fresh) C - Carlos Herrera (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Mark Adams (fresh) SG - Benedict Rowley (fresh) SF - Darryl McIntyde (fresh) PF - Joshua Cole (fresh) C - Craig Tomlin (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Whittier | Carlos Herrera wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Whittier | Whittier is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:47 | Whittier | George Carey makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Wilmer Lewis | 3-0 |
| 19:29 | Cornell | Mark Adams clanks a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Elmer Henderson - foul #1 on Elmer Henderson, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| 19:29 | Cornell | Mark Adams makes the 1st free throw | 3-1 |
| 19:29 | Cornell | Mark Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 3-2 |
| 19:14 | Whittier | Elmer Henderson is hacked by Darryl McIntyde - foul #1 on Darryl McIntyde, team foul #1 | 3-2 |
| 18:59 | Whittier | Joshua Cole takes the ball from Elmer Henderson | 3-2 |
| 18:30 | Cornell | Darryl McIntyde travels with the ball | 3-2 |
| 18:13 | Whittier | Carlos Herrera is hacked by Darryl McIntyde - foul #2 on Darryl McIntyde, team foul #2 | 3-2 |
| Subs | Whittier | | |
| Subs | Cornell | Stanley Young (SF) Darryl McIntyde | |
| 17:59 | Whittier | George Carey scores on a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Wilmer Lewis | 6-2 |
| 17:37 | Cornell | Stanley Young is denied on a layup by Carl Bodin | 6-2 |
| 17:36 | Whittier | Carlos Herrera grabs the defensive rebound | 6-2 |
| 17:11 | Whittier | Carl Bodin hits the finger roll on a great pass from Wilmer Lewis | 8-2 |
| 16:48 | Cornell | Mark Adams hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket but he's fouled by Wilmer Lewis - foul #1 on Wilmer Lewis, team foul #2 | 8-2 |
| 16:48 | Cornell | Mark Adams makes the 1st free throw | 8-3 |
| 16:48 | Cornell | Mark Adams misses the 2nd free throw | 8-3 |
| 16:48 | Cornell | The offensive rebound goes to Joshua Cole | 8-3 |
| 16:29 | Cornell | Joshua Cole misses the dunk but the foul's on Elmer Henderson - foul #2 on Elmer Henderson, team foul #3 | 8-3 |
| Subs | Whittier | Bobby Parrish (PG), Thomas Hudak (SG), Willie Smith (PF) Wilmer Lewis, Elmer Henderson, Carl Bodin | |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| 16:29 | Cornell | Joshua Cole misses the 1st free throw | 8-3 |
| 16:29 | Cornell | Joshua Cole makes the 2nd free throw | 8-4 |
| 16:02 | Whittier | Thomas Hudak buries a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from George Carey | 10-4 |
| Lineup | Whittier | PG - Bobby Parrish (fresh) SG - Thomas Hudak (fresh) 2 pts. SF - George Carey (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Willie Smith (fresh) C - Carlos Herrera (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Mark Adams (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Benedict Rowley (fresh) SF - Stanley Young (fresh) PF - Joshua Cole (fresh) 1 pts. C - Craig Tomlin (fresh) | |
| 15:49 | Cornell | Joshua Cole's floater is tipped away by Carlos Herrera | 10-4 |
| 15:48 | Whittier | Carlos Herrera grabs the defensive rebound | 10-4 |
| 15:33 | Whittier | Craig Tomlin swats the short shot by Willie Smith | 10-4 |
| 15:31 | Cornell | Joshua Cole grabs the board | 10-4 |
| 15:23 | Cornell | Mark Adams misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 10-4 |
| 15:21 | Whittier | George Carey grabs the defensive rebound | 10-4 |
| 14:52 | Whittier | George Carey lays it up and in on a nice dish by Bobby Parrish | 12-4 |
| 14:42 | Cornell | Benedict Rowley hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Stanley Young | 12-6 |
| 14:33 | Whittier | Willie Smith misses short on a floater from the left block | 12-6 |
| 14:31 | Whittier | Willie Smith gets the offensive rebound | 12-6 |
| 14:16 | Whittier | Bobby Parrish misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 12-6 |
| 14:15 | Whittier | George Carey grabs the offensive board | 12-6 |
| 13:56 | Whittier | Willie Smith knocks in the floater from the baseline on a great pass from Bobby Parrish and the foul's on Joshua Cole - foul #1 on Joshua Cole, team foul #3 | 14-6 |
| Subs | Whittier | Wilmer Lewis (PG), Carl Bodin (PF) George Carey, Carlos Herrera | |
| Subs | Cornell | Larry Hensley (PG), Hans Lehr (SG), Jon Bird (SF), Rodger Cobb (PF), Paul Stines (C) Mark Adams, Benedict Rowley, Stanley Young, Joshua Cole, Craig Tomlin | |
| 13:56 | Whittier | Willie Smith makes the free throw | 15-6 |
| 13:40 | Cornell | Jon Bird scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Larry Hensley | 15-9 |
| 13:14 | Whittier | Bobby Parrish misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 15-9 |
| 13:13 | Whittier | Carl Bodin tips it back up and in | 17-9 |
| 12:49 | Cornell | Hans Lehr misses badly on a floater from the right side but the foul's on Willie Smith - foul #1 on Willie Smith, team foul #4 | 17-9 |
| Subs | Whittier | Arthur Decker (SG), George Carey (SF), Timothy Trautman (C) Bobby Parrish, Thomas Hudak, Willie Smith | |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| 12:49 | Cornell | Hans Lehr misses the 1st free throw | 17-9 |
| 12:49 | Cornell | Hans Lehr misses the 2nd free throw | 17-9 |
| 12:49 | Whittier | The rebound goes to Carl Bodin | 17-9 |
| 12:30 | Whittier | George Carey can't connect on a floater from close range | 17-9 |
| 12:28 | Cornell | Jon Bird gets the rebound | 17-9 |
| 12:04 | Cornell | Rodger Cobb is fouled on the floor by George Carey - foul #1 on George Carey, team foul #5 | 17-9 |
| Subs | Whittier | Carlos Herrera (C) Timothy Trautman | |
| Subs | Cornell | Mark Adams (PG), Benedict Rowley (SG), Stanley Young (SF), Joshua Cole (PF), Craig Tomlin (C) Larry Hensley, Hans Lehr, Jon Bird, Rodger Cobb, Paul Stines | |
| 11:52 | Cornell | Arthur Decker is called for the reach on Benedict Rowley - foul #1 on Arthur Decker, team foul #6 | 17-9 |
| Subs | Whittier | Thomas Hudak (SG) George Carey | |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| Lineup | Whittier | PG - Wilmer Lewis (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Thomas Hudak (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Arthur Decker (fresh) PF - Carl Bodin (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Carlos Herrera (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Mark Adams (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Benedict Rowley (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Stanley Young (fresh) PF - Joshua Cole (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Craig Tomlin (fresh) | |
| 11:45 | Cornell | Mark Adams scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 17-12 |
| 11:38 | Whittier | Thomas Hudak knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner | 20-12 |
| 11:14 | Cornell | Benedict Rowley hits the finger roll | 20-14 |
| 11:07 | Whittier | Wilmer Lewis misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 20-14 |
| 11:05 | Cornell | Joshua Cole grabs the board | 20-14 |
| 10:41 | Cornell | Craig Tomlin can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 20-14 |
| 10:40 | Whittier | Carlos Herrera pulls down the rebound | 20-14 |
| 10:27 | Whittier | Carlos Herrera misses the jump hook in the paint | 20-14 |
| 10:25 | Whittier | Arthur Decker grabs the offensive board | 20-14 |
| 10:09 | Whittier | Carl Bodin misses long on a floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Joshua Cole - foul #2 on Joshua Cole, team foul #4 | 20-14 |
| Subs | Whittier | Bobby Parrish (PG), George Carey (SF) Wilmer Lewis, Arthur Decker | |
| Subs | Cornell | Paul Stines (PF) Joshua Cole | |
| 10:09 | Whittier | Carl Bodin makes the 1st free throw | 21-14 |
| 10:09 | Whittier | Carl Bodin makes the 2nd free throw | 22-14 |
| 09:55 | Cornell | Paul Stines is fouled on the floor by Carl Bodin - foul #1 on Carl Bodin, team foul #7 | 22-14 |
| Subs | Whittier | Michael Poland (PG), Willie Smith (PF) Thomas Hudak, Carl Bodin | |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| 09:55 | Cornell | Paul Stines misses the 1st free throw | 22-14 |
| 09:55 | Whittier | Willie Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 22-14 |
| 09:37 | Whittier | Bobby Parrish throws a bad pass out of bounds | 22-14 |
| Subs | Whittier | | |
| Subs | Cornell | Jon Bird (SF) Craig Tomlin | |
| 09:22 | Cornell | Benedict Rowley drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 22-16 |
| 09:17 | Whittier | George Carey loses the ball out of bounds | 22-16 |
| Subs | Whittier | Arthur Decker (SG) Michael Poland | |
| Subs | Cornell | Hans Lehr (SG) Benedict Rowley | |
| 08:51 | Cornell | Mark Adams misses short on a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Bobby Parrish - foul #1 on Bobby Parrish, team foul #8 | 22-16 |
| Subs | Whittier | Wilmer Lewis (PG), Timothy Trautman (C) Arthur Decker, Carlos Herrera | |
| Subs | Cornell | Rodger Cobb (PF) Stanley Young | |
| 08:51 | Cornell | Mark Adams misses the 1st free throw | 22-16 |
| 08:51 | Cornell | Mark Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 22-17 |
| 08:32 | Whittier | Timothy Trautman is whistled for a carry | 22-17 |
| Subs | Whittier | Carl Bodin (PF) Timothy Trautman | |
| Subs | Cornell | Larry Hensley (PG), Craig Tomlin (C) Mark Adams, Rodger Cobb | |
| 08:22 | Cornell | Hans Lehr misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 22-17 |
| 08:20 | Cornell | Larry Hensley pulls down the offensive rebound | 22-17 |
| 08:06 | Cornell | Hans Lehr misses the easy layup | 22-17 |
| 08:04 | Cornell | Hans Lehr misses the tip | 22-17 |
| 08:02 | Whittier | Wilmer Lewis gets the rebound | 22-17 |
| 07:46 | Whittier | Willie Smith connects on the floater from close range on a nice dish by Bobby Parrish | 24-17 |
| Lineup | Whittier | PG - Wilmer Lewis (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Bobby Parrish (fresh) 3 ast. SF - George Carey (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Carl Bodin (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Willie Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Larry Hensley (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Hans Lehr (fresh) SF - Jon Bird (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Paul Stines (fresh) C - Craig Tomlin (fresh) | |
| 07:20 | Cornell | Willie Smith steps in front of the Hans Lehr pass | 24-17 |
| 07:06 | Whittier | George Carey blows the layup but he's fouled by Craig Tomlin - foul #1 on Craig Tomlin, team foul #5 | 24-17 |
| Subs | Whittier | Thomas Hudak (PG), Arthur Decker (SG), Carlos Herrera (C) Wilmer Lewis, Bobby Parrish, Willie Smith | |
| Subs | Cornell | Mark Adams (PG), Benedict Rowley (SG), Stanley Young (PF) Larry Hensley, Hans Lehr, Paul Stines | |
| 07:06 | Whittier | George Carey misses the 1st free throw | 24-17 |
| 07:06 | Whittier | George Carey makes the 2nd free throw | 25-17 |
| 06:43 | Cornell | Craig Tomlin clanks a 3 from the left corner | 25-17 |
| 06:42 | Cornell | Stanley Young pulls down the offensive rebound | 25-17 |
| 06:32 | Cornell | Stanley Young is denied on a layup by Carlos Herrera | 25-17 |
| 06:30 | Whittier | Carlos Herrera snags the defensive board | 25-17 |
| 06:24 | Whittier | George Carey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-17 |
| Subs | Whittier | Michael Poland (PG) Carl Bodin | |
| Subs | Cornell | Rodger Cobb (PF) Craig Tomlin | |
| 06:07 | Cornell | Benedict Rowley hits a 3 pointer from the right wing | 25-20 |
| 05:42 | Whittier | The short jumper by Carlos Herrera is denied by Stanley Young | 25-20 |
| 05:41 | Cornell | Mark Adams grabs the board | 25-20 |
| 05:37 | Cornell | Mark Adams clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 25-20 |
| 05:36 | Whittier | Carlos Herrera grabs the defensive rebound | 25-20 |
| 05:22 | Whittier | Arthur Decker connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by George Carey | 28-20 |
| 05:15 | Cornell | Benedict Rowley hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side but he's fouled by Thomas Hudak - foul #1 on Thomas Hudak, team foul #9 | 28-20 |
| Subs | Whittier | Wilmer Lewis (PG), Bobby Parrish (SG), Willie Smith (PF) Michael Poland, George Carey, Arthur Decker | |
| Subs | Cornell | Paul Stines (PF), Craig Tomlin (C) Jon Bird, Rodger Cobb | |
| 05:15 | Cornell | Benedict Rowley makes the 1st free throw | 28-21 |
| 05:15 | Cornell | Benedict Rowley misses the 2nd free throw | 28-21 |
| 05:15 | Whittier | Willie Smith snags the defensive board | 28-21 |
| 04:48 | Whittier | Thomas Hudak hits a shot from the left wing set up by Bobby Parrish | 30-21 |
| 04:33 | Cornell | The jump hook by Mark Adams is blocked by Willie Smith | 30-21 |
| 04:31 | Whittier | The rebound goes to Carlos Herrera | 30-21 |
| 04:11 | Whittier | Thomas Hudak comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 30-21 |
| 04:09 | Cornell | Craig Tomlin grabs the board | 30-21 |
| 03:42 | Cornell | Willie Smith steps in front of the Craig Tomlin pass | 30-21 |
| Lineup | Whittier | PG - Wilmer Lewis (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Bobby Parrish (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Thomas Hudak (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Willie Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Carlos Herrera (fresh) 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Mark Adams (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - Benedict Rowley (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Stanley Young (fairly fresh) PF - Paul Stines (fresh) C - Craig Tomlin (fresh) | |
| 03:27 | Whittier | Thomas Hudak comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Craig Tomlin - foul #2 on Craig Tomlin, team foul #6 | 30-21 |
| Subs | Whittier | Elmer Henderson (SG), Carl Bodin (PF) Bobby Parrish, Carlos Herrera | |
| Subs | Cornell | Hans Lehr (PG), Jon Bird (SG), Darryl McIntyde (SF), Joshua Cole (PF) Mark Adams, Benedict Rowley, Stanley Young, Craig Tomlin | |
| 03:27 | Whittier | Thomas Hudak misses the 1st free throw | 30-21 |
| 03:27 | Whittier | Thomas Hudak misses the 2nd free throw | 30-21 |
| 03:27 | Cornell | Joshua Cole snags the defensive board | 30-21 |
| 03:05 | Cornell | Jon Bird buries a jumper from the left wing | 30-23 |
| 02:50 | Whittier | Wilmer Lewis is called for traveling | 30-23 |
| Subs | Whittier | George Carey (SF), Timothy Trautman (C) Thomas Hudak, Willie Smith | |
| Subs | Cornell | Larry Hensley (PG) Paul Stines | |
| 02:26 | Cornell | Darryl McIntyde misses the runner from the baseline | 30-23 |
| 02:24 | Cornell | Hans Lehr pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-23 |
| 02:10 | Cornell | Darryl McIntyde can't finish the layup | 30-23 |
| 02:08 | Whittier | Timothy Trautman snags the defensive board | 30-23 |
| 02:06 | Whittier | Wilmer Lewis is hacked by Larry Hensley in the backcourt - foul #1 on Larry Hensley, team foul #7 | 30-23 |
| Subs | Whittier | Carlos Herrera (C) Timothy Trautman | |
| Subs | Cornell | Mark Adams (PG), Benedict Rowley (SG), Craig Tomlin (C) Larry Hensley, Hans Lehr, Jon Bird | |
| 02:06 | Whittier | Wilmer Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 31-23 |
| 02:06 | Whittier | Wilmer Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 32-23 |
| 01:57 | Cornell | Benedict Rowley is fouled on the floor by Wilmer Lewis - foul #2 on Wilmer Lewis, team foul #10 | 32-23 |
| Subs | Whittier | Bobby Parrish (PG) Wilmer Lewis | |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| 01:57 | Cornell | Benedict Rowley makes the 1st free throw | 32-24 |
| 01:57 | Cornell | Benedict Rowley makes the 2nd free throw | 32-25 |
| 01:41 | Whittier | Bobby Parrish drills a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Carl Bodin | 34-25 |
| 01:21 | Cornell | Darryl McIntyde comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 34-25 |
| 01:20 | Whittier | George Carey grabs the board | 34-25 |
| 00:57 | Whittier | Bobby Parrish connects on the 3 from the left wing set up by Carlos Herrera | 37-25 |
| 00:40 | Cornell | Carl Bodin denies the turnaround by Benedict Rowley | 37-25 |
| 00:38 | Whittier | Carl Bodin grabs the defensive rebound | 37-25 |
| 00:24 | Whittier | George Carey knocks in the jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Carlos Herrera | 39-25 |
| 00:21 | Cornell | Bobby Parrish picks off the pass by Mark Adams in the backcourt | 39-25 |
| 00:19 | Whittier | Elmer Henderson blows the layup | 39-25 |
| 00:17 | Whittier | Carlos Herrera misses the tip | 39-25 |
| 00:16 | Cornell | Joshua Cole grabs the defensive rebound | 39-25 |
| 00:00 | Cornell | Benedict Rowley misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 39-25 |