| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Ngolinga Aja (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. SG - Douglas Viles (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jon Goodman (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Johnny Eadie (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Peter Grinstead (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wartburg | PG - Randy Williams (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Richard Pepe (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Anthony Sheehy (fresh) PF - Brett Gault (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Christopher Grantham (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Wartburg | Anthony Sheehy inbounds the ball | 29-26 |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Wartburg | Wartburg is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:52 | Wartburg | Brett Gault makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Randy Williams | 29-28 |
| 19:47 | Cornell | Ngolinga Aja hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 29-28 |
| 19:45 | Wartburg | Christopher Grantham grabs the defensive rebound | 29-28 |
| 19:25 | Wartburg | Randy Williams drills a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Brett Gault | 29-30 |
| 19:09 | Cornell | Douglas Viles comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 29-30 |
| 19:07 | Wartburg | Richard Pepe snags the defensive board | 29-30 |
| 19:03 | Wartburg | Randy Williams misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 29-30 |
| 19:01 | Cornell | Johnny Eadie pulls down the rebound | 29-30 |
| 18:51 | Cornell | Douglas Viles is called for 10 seconds | 29-30 |
| Subs | Cornell | Bill O'Bannion (SF) Jon Goodman | |
| Subs | Wartburg | Jon Barnes (PG), Dikembe Abu (C) Randy Williams, Christopher Grantham | |
| 18:38 | Wartburg | Richard Pepe knocks in the shot from the left block | 29-32 |
| 18:35 | Cornell | Douglas Viles is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Pepe - foul #4 on Richard Pepe, team foul #1 | 29-32 |
| Subs | Cornell | William Luongo (SG), Luke Zuckerberg (C) Douglas Viles, Peter Grinstead | |
| Subs | Wartburg | Paul Billie (SG), Kevin Cox (PF), Christopher Grantham (C) Richard Pepe, Anthony Sheehy, Brett Gault | |
| 18:28 | Cornell | Dikembe Abu is called for the reach on Johnny Eadie - foul #1 on Dikembe Abu, team foul #2 | 29-32 |
| 18:12 | Cornell | Johnny Eadie scores on a fadeaway from the left block | 31-32 |
| 17:52 | Wartburg | Luke Zuckerberg blocks the short jumper by Kevin Cox | 31-32 |
| 17:51 | Wartburg | Dikembe Abu tips it home | 31-34 |
| 17:37 | Cornell | Ngolinga Aja hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 31-34 |
| 17:36 | Wartburg | Kevin Cox grabs the board | 31-34 |
| 17:30 | Wartburg | Christopher Grantham hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane | 31-34 |
| 17:28 | Wartburg | The offensive rebound goes to Christopher Grantham | 31-34 |
| 17:15 | Wartburg | Christopher Grantham misses badly on a floater from the left side | 31-34 |
| 17:14 | Cornell | Ngolinga Aja gets the rebound | 31-34 |
| 17:11 | Cornell | Bill O'Bannion is hacked by Paul Billie in the backcourt - foul #1 on Paul Billie, team foul #3 | 31-34 |
| Subs | Cornell | De Chio (PG), Douglas Viles (SG), Jon Goodman (SF), Jimmie Jacobs (PF), Peter Grinstead (C) Ngolinga Aja, William Luongo, Bill O'Bannion, Johnny Eadie, Luke Zuckerberg | |
| Subs | Wartburg | Randy Williams (PG), Darrell Grimes (SG), Anthony Sheehy (SF), Brett Gault (PF) Jon Barnes, Paul Billie, Dikembe Abu, Kevin Cox | |
| 16:58 | Cornell | Jimmie Jacobs comes up short on the floater in the lane | 31-34 |
| 16:56 | Cornell | The offensive rebound goes to Jimmie Jacobs | 31-34 |
| 16:40 | Cornell | Peter Grinstead scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from De Chio | 33-34 |
| 16:33 | Wartburg | Anthony Sheehy throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-34 |
| 16:31 | Cornell | Randy Williams picks off the pass by Douglas Viles in the backcourt | 33-34 |
| 16:28 | Wartburg | Darrell Grimes banks in the layup on a great pass from Randy Williams | 33-36 |
| 16:16 | Cornell | Peter Grinstead misses short on a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Anthony Sheehy - foul #1 on Anthony Sheehy, team foul #4 | 33-36 |
| Subs | Cornell | Bill O'Bannion (SF) Jon Goodman | |
| Subs | Wartburg | Joaquin Hernandez (SF) Anthony Sheehy | |
| 16:16 | Cornell | Peter Grinstead makes the 1st free throw | 34-36 |
| 16:16 | Cornell | Peter Grinstead misses the 2nd free throw | 34-36 |
| 16:16 | Wartburg | Brett Gault grabs the defensive rebound | 34-36 |
| 16:01 | Wartburg | Randy Williams clanks a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Peter Grinstead - foul #3 on Peter Grinstead, team foul #1 | 34-36 |
| Subs | Cornell | Luke Zuckerberg (C) Peter Grinstead | |
| Subs | Wartburg | | |
| 16:01 | Wartburg | Randy Williams makes the 1st free throw | 34-37 |
| 16:01 | Wartburg | Randy Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 34-37 |
| 16:01 | Cornell | Bill O'Bannion grabs the defensive rebound | 34-37 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - De Chio (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Douglas Viles (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Bill O'Bannion (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Jimmie Jacobs (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Luke Zuckerberg (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wartburg | PG - Randy Williams (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Darrell Grimes (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joaquin Hernandez (fresh) PF - Brett Gault (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Christopher Grantham (tiring) 1 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:47 | Cornell | Jimmie Jacobs makes the driving attempt from close range | 36-37 |
| 15:26 | Wartburg | Christopher Grantham knocks in the fadeaway from close range | 36-39 |
| 15:23 | Cornell | Douglas Viles is fouled in the backcourt by Darrell Grimes - foul #2 on Darrell Grimes, team foul #5 | 36-39 |
| Subs | Cornell | Ngolinga Aja (PG), Johnny Eadie (PF) De Chio, Jimmie Jacobs | |
| Subs | Wartburg | Paul Billie (SG), Dikembe Abu (SF), Kevin Cox (PF), Fyodor Zwolski (C) Darrell Grimes, Joaquin Hernandez, Brett Gault, Christopher Grantham | |
| 15:18 | Cornell | Douglas Viles's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-39 |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| Subs | Wartburg | Jon Barnes (PG) Randy Williams | |
| 15:03 | Wartburg | Kevin Cox knocks in the jump hook from the baseline | 36-41 |
| 14:46 | Cornell | Douglas Viles misses short on a shot from close range | 36-41 |
| 14:45 | Cornell | Johnny Eadie pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-41 |
| 14:39 | Cornell | Luke Zuckerberg hits the finger roll | 38-41 |
| 14:15 | Wartburg | The short jumper by Kevin Cox is denied by Johnny Eadie | 38-41 |
| 14:14 | Cornell | The rebound goes to Bill O'Bannion | 38-41 |
| 14:10 | Cornell | Paul Billie is called for the reach on Ngolinga Aja in the backcourt - foul #2 on Paul Billie, team foul #6 | 38-41 |
| Subs | Cornell | William Luongo (SG), Jon Goodman (SF), Peter Grinstead (C) Douglas Viles, Bill O'Bannion, Luke Zuckerberg | |
| Subs | Wartburg | Randy Williams (PG), Joaquin Hernandez (SG), Anthony Sheehy (SF), Brett Gault (PF) Jon Barnes, Paul Billie, Dikembe Abu, Kevin Cox | |
| 13:56 | Cornell | Johnny Eadie is whistled for traveling | 38-41 |
| Subs | Cornell | Jimmie Jacobs (PF) Johnny Eadie | |
| Subs | Wartburg | | |
| 13:45 | Wartburg | Fyodor Zwolski misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 38-41 |
| 13:43 | Cornell | Peter Grinstead pulls down the rebound | 38-41 |
| 13:41 | Cornell | William Luongo is fouled in the backcourt by Joaquin Hernandez - foul #3 on Joaquin Hernandez, team foul #7 | 38-41 |
| 13:41 | Cornell | William Luongo makes the 1st free throw | 39-41 |
| 13:41 | Cornell | William Luongo makes the 2nd free throw | 40-41 |
| 13:26 | Wartburg | Brett Gault misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 40-41 |
| 13:24 | Wartburg | Randy Williams misses the tip | 40-41 |
| 13:22 | Wartburg | Brett Gault tips it in | 40-43 |
| 13:15 | Cornell | Peter Grinstead misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 40-43 |
| 13:13 | Cornell | Jimmie Jacobs tips it home | 42-43 |
| 13:01 | Wartburg | Jon Goodman steals the ball from Brett Gault | 42-43 |
| 12:58 | Cornell | Anthony Sheehy steps in front of the William Luongo pass in the backcourt | 42-43 |
| 12:56 | Wartburg | Anthony Sheehy banks in the layup | 42-45 |
| 12:38 | Cornell | Ngolinga Aja knocks in the floater from the left side and the foul's on Anthony Sheehy - foul #2 on Anthony Sheehy, team foul #8 | 44-45 |
| Subs | Cornell | De Chio (SG), Johnny Eadie (PF) William Luongo, Jimmie Jacobs | |
| Subs | Wartburg | Richard Pepe (PG), Darrell Grimes (SG), Dikembe Abu (SF), Kevin Cox (PF), Christopher Grantham (C) Randy Williams, Joaquin Hernandez, Anthony Sheehy, Brett Gault, Fyodor Zwolski | |
| 12:38 | Cornell | Ngolinga Aja makes the free throw | 45-45 |
| 12:11 | Wartburg | Kevin Cox lays it in | 45-47 |
| 12:09 | Cornell | Ngolinga Aja's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 45-47 |
| Subs | Cornell | Douglas Viles (SG), Bill O'Bannion (SF), Luke Zuckerberg (C) Ngolinga Aja, Jon Goodman, Peter Grinstead | |
| Subs | Wartburg | Jon Barnes (PG) Darrell Grimes | |
| 11:54 | Wartburg | Richard Pepe knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line | 45-49 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - De Chio (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Douglas Viles (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Bill O'Bannion (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Johnny Eadie (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Luke Zuckerberg (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wartburg | PG - Jon Barnes (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Richard Pepe (fresh) 4 pts. 4 pf. SF - Dikembe Abu (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Kevin Cox (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. C - Christopher Grantham (tiring) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:46 | Cornell | Christopher Grantham denies the turnaround by Douglas Viles | 45-49 |
| 11:44 | Wartburg | Kevin Cox snags the defensive board | 45-49 |
| 11:22 | Wartburg | Dikembe Abu double dribbles | 45-49 |
| Subs | Cornell | Ngolinga Aja (PG) De Chio | |
| Subs | Wartburg | Paul Billie (SG), Darrell Grimes (SF), Brett Gault (PF), Fyodor Zwolski (C) Richard Pepe, Dikembe Abu, Kevin Cox, Christopher Grantham | |
| 11:07 | Cornell | Ngolinga Aja makes the driving attempt from the baseline | 47-49 |
| 10:44 | Wartburg | Darrell Grimes is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Darrell Grimes, team foul #9 | 47-49 |
| Subs | Cornell | William Luongo (SG), Jon Goodman (SF), Jimmie Jacobs (PF), Peter Grinstead (C) Douglas Viles, Bill O'Bannion, Johnny Eadie, Luke Zuckerberg | |
| Subs | Wartburg | Randy Williams (PG), Anthony Sheehy (SF) Jon Barnes, Darrell Grimes | |
| 10:26 | Cornell | Jimmie Jacobs drills a jumpshot from the free throw line and he's fouled by Paul Billie - foul #3 on Paul Billie, team foul #10 | 49-49 |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| Subs | Wartburg | Joaquin Hernandez (SG) Paul Billie | |
| 10:26 | Cornell | Jimmie Jacobs makes the free throw | 50-49 |
| 10:08 | Wartburg | Fyodor Zwolski makes the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Anthony Sheehy and he's hacked by Peter Grinstead - foul #4 on Peter Grinstead, team foul #2 | 50-51 |
| Subs | Cornell | De Chio (PG) Ngolinga Aja | |
| Subs | Wartburg | Richard Pepe (SG) Joaquin Hernandez | |
| 10:08 | Wartburg | Fyodor Zwolski makes the free throw | 50-52 |
| 09:51 | Cornell | Peter Grinstead drills a shot from the left block on a nice dish by William Luongo | 52-52 |
| 09:43 | Wartburg | Richard Pepe can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Jimmie Jacobs - foul #1 on Jimmie Jacobs, team foul #3 | 52-52 |
| Subs | Cornell | Douglas Viles (SG), Bill O'Bannion (SF), Johnny Eadie (PF) William Luongo, Jon Goodman, Jimmie Jacobs | |
| Subs | Wartburg | Darrell Grimes (SG), Joaquin Hernandez (SF), Kevin Cox (PF), Christopher Grantham (C) Randy Williams, Anthony Sheehy, Brett Gault, Fyodor Zwolski | |
| 09:43 | Wartburg | Richard Pepe makes the 1st free throw | 52-53 |
| 09:43 | Wartburg | Richard Pepe misses the 2nd free throw | 52-53 |
| 09:43 | Cornell | Johnny Eadie gets the rebound | 52-53 |
| 09:40 | Cornell | Johnny Eadie is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #2 on Johnny Eadie, team foul #4 | 52-53 |
| 09:20 | Wartburg | Christopher Grantham banks in the layup | 52-55 |
| 09:11 | Cornell | Peter Grinstead comes up short on the runner in the lane | 52-55 |
| 09:10 | Wartburg | The rebound goes to Kevin Cox | 52-55 |
| 09:05 | Wartburg | Christopher Grantham misses short on a jumper from the left block | 52-55 |
| 09:04 | Wartburg | Kevin Cox grabs the offensive board | 52-55 |
| 08:56 | Wartburg | Christopher Grantham buries a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Darrell Grimes and the foul's on De Chio - foul #3 on De Chio, team foul #5 | 52-57 |
| Subs | Cornell | Ngolinga Aja (PG), Luke Zuckerberg (C) De Chio, Peter Grinstead | |
| Subs | Wartburg | Jon Barnes (PG), Paul Billie (SG), Dikembe Abu (PF) Richard Pepe, Joaquin Hernandez, Kevin Cox | |
| 08:56 | Wartburg | Christopher Grantham makes the free throw | 52-58 |
| 08:39 | Cornell | Douglas Viles's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-58 |
| Subs | Cornell | Jon Goodman (SF), Jimmie Jacobs (PF) Bill O'Bannion, Johnny Eadie | |
| Subs | Wartburg | Anthony Sheehy (SF), Fyodor Zwolski (C) Darrell Grimes, Christopher Grantham | |
| 08:13 | Wartburg | Fyodor Zwolski is fouled on the floor by Douglas Viles - foul #2 on Douglas Viles, team foul #6 | 52-58 |
| Subs | Cornell | William Luongo (SG) Douglas Viles | |
| Subs | Wartburg | | |
| 08:04 | Wartburg | Fyodor Zwolski can't connect on a runner from the left block | 52-58 |
| 08:02 | Cornell | Jimmie Jacobs gets the rebound | 52-58 |
| 07:59 | Cornell | Jon Barnes steals it from William Luongo in the backcourt | 52-58 |
| 07:56 | Wartburg | Paul Billie misses the dunk attempt | 52-58 |
| 07:55 | Cornell | Ngolinga Aja grabs the board | 52-58 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Ngolinga Aja (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 stl. SG - William Luongo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jon Goodman (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Jimmie Jacobs (fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. C - Luke Zuckerberg (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wartburg | PG - Jon Barnes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SG - Paul Billie (fairly fresh) 3 pf. SF - Anthony Sheehy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Dikembe Abu (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Fyodor Zwolski (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:41 | Cornell | Luke Zuckerberg misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Fyodor Zwolski - foul #4 on Fyodor Zwolski, team foul #11 | 52-58 |
| Subs | Cornell | Bill O'Bannion (SF), Johnny Eadie (PF) Jon Goodman, Jimmie Jacobs | |
| Subs | Wartburg | Randy Williams (PG), Darrell Grimes (SG), Joaquin Hernandez (SF), Brett Gault (PF) Jon Barnes, Paul Billie, Anthony Sheehy, Dikembe Abu | |
| 07:41 | Cornell | Luke Zuckerberg makes the 1st free throw | 53-58 |
| 07:41 | Cornell | Luke Zuckerberg makes the 2nd free throw | 54-58 |
| 07:25 | Wartburg | Fyodor Zwolski loses the dribble to Luke Zuckerberg | 54-58 |
| 07:10 | Cornell | Ngolinga Aja knocks in the floater from the right side | 56-58 |
| 07:06 | Wartburg | Randy Williams connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 56-60 |
| 06:50 | Cornell | Johnny Eadie misses long on a jump hook in the lane but the foul's on Brett Gault - foul #1 on Brett Gault, team foul #12 | 56-60 |
| Subs | Cornell | De Chio (PG), Douglas Viles (SG), Peter Grinstead (C) Ngolinga Aja, William Luongo, Luke Zuckerberg | |
| Subs | Wartburg | Richard Pepe (SG), Anthony Sheehy (SF), Kevin Cox (PF), Christopher Grantham (C) Darrell Grimes, Joaquin Hernandez, Brett Gault, Fyodor Zwolski | |
| 06:50 | Cornell | Johnny Eadie makes the 1st free throw | 57-60 |
| 06:50 | Cornell | Johnny Eadie misses the 2nd free throw | 57-60 |
| 06:50 | Wartburg | Kevin Cox grabs the board | 57-60 |
| 06:40 | Wartburg | Anthony Sheehy banks in the layup | 57-62 |
| 06:23 | Cornell | De Chio is hacked by Randy Williams - foul #3 on Randy Williams, team foul #13 | 57-62 |
| Subs | Cornell | Jon Goodman (SF), Jimmie Jacobs (PF) Bill O'Bannion, Johnny Eadie | |
| Subs | Wartburg | Jon Barnes (PG), Dikembe Abu (C) Randy Williams, Christopher Grantham | |
| 06:23 | Cornell | De Chio makes the 1st free throw | 58-62 |
| 06:23 | Cornell | De Chio makes the 2nd free throw | 59-62 |
| 06:00 | Wartburg | Kevin Cox loses the ball out of bounds | 59-62 |
| 05:53 | Cornell | Douglas Viles is alone and drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by De Chio | 61-62 |
| 05:33 | Wartburg | Dikembe Abu buries a shot from close range set up by Anthony Sheehy | 61-64 |
| 05:24 | Cornell | Douglas Viles hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket but he's fouled by Anthony Sheehy - foul #3 on Anthony Sheehy, team foul #14 | 61-64 |
| Subs | Cornell | Ngolinga Aja (PG), Bill O'Bannion (SF), Johnny Eadie (PF), Luke Zuckerberg (C) De Chio, Jon Goodman, Jimmie Jacobs, Peter Grinstead | |
| Subs | Wartburg | Paul Billie (SG), Joaquin Hernandez (SF), Brett Gault (PF), Christopher Grantham (C) Richard Pepe, Anthony Sheehy, Kevin Cox, Dikembe Abu | |
| 05:24 | Cornell | Douglas Viles makes the 1st free throw | 62-64 |
| 05:24 | Cornell | Douglas Viles misses the 2nd free throw | 62-64 |
| 05:24 | Wartburg | Christopher Grantham pulls down the rebound | 62-64 |
| 05:05 | Wartburg | Brett Gault loses the dribble to Ngolinga Aja | 62-64 |
| 05:02 | Cornell | Ngolinga Aja lays it up and in | 64-64 |
| 04:37 | Wartburg | Christopher Grantham clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 64-64 |
| 04:36 | Wartburg | Brett Gault snags the offensive board | 64-64 |
| 04:15 | Wartburg | Brett Gault knocks in the turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Jon Barnes | 64-66 |
| 04:03 | Cornell | Ngolinga Aja knocks in the driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Bill O'Bannion | 66-66 |
| 03:52 | Wartburg | Brett Gault clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 66-66 |
| 03:50 | Wartburg | Brett Gault tips it but misses | 66-66 |
| 03:49 | Wartburg | The offensive rebound goes to Brett Gault | 66-66 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Ngolinga Aja (tiring) 20 pts. 3 stl. SG - Douglas Viles (tired) 5 pts. SF - Bill O'Bannion (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Johnny Eadie (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. C - Luke Zuckerberg (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wartburg | PG - Jon Barnes (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Paul Billie (fairly fresh) 3 pf. SF - Joaquin Hernandez (fairly fresh) 3 pf. PF - Brett Gault (tiring) 15 pts. 7 reb. C - Christopher Grantham (tired) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:37 | Wartburg | Paul Billie can't connect on a shot from the right side but he's fouled by Douglas Viles - foul #3 on Douglas Viles, team foul #7 | 66-66 |
| Subs | Cornell | De Chio (PG), William Luongo (SG), Jon Goodman (SF), Jimmie Jacobs (PF), Peter Grinstead (C) Ngolinga Aja, Douglas Viles, Bill O'Bannion, Johnny Eadie, Luke Zuckerberg | |
| Subs | Wartburg | Richard Pepe (PG), Darrell Grimes (SF), Dikembe Abu (PF), Fyodor Zwolski (C) Jon Barnes, Joaquin Hernandez, Brett Gault, Christopher Grantham | |
| 03:37 | Wartburg | Paul Billie misses the 1st free throw | 66-66 |
| 03:37 | Wartburg | Paul Billie makes the 2nd free throw | 66-67 |
| 03:24 | Cornell | Peter Grinstead's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 66-67 |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| Subs | Wartburg | Kevin Cox (PF) Paul Billie | |
| 03:02 | Wartburg | Dikembe Abu is hacked by De Chio - foul #4 on De Chio, team foul #8 | 66-67 |
| 03:02 | Wartburg | Dikembe Abu makes the 1st free throw | 66-68 |
| 03:02 | Wartburg | Dikembe Abu misses the 2nd free throw | 66-68 |
| 03:02 | Cornell | The rebound goes to Jimmie Jacobs | 66-68 |
| 02:50 | Cornell | Jimmie Jacobs drills a driving attempt near the basket | 68-68 |
| 02:45 | Wartburg | Wartburg calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-68 |
| Subs | Cornell | Bill O'Bannion (SF) Jon Goodman | |
| Subs | Wartburg | Randy Williams (PG), Anthony Sheehy (SF) Darrell Grimes, Fyodor Zwolski | |
| 02:31 | Wartburg | Anthony Sheehy is fouled on the floor by De Chio - foul #5 on De Chio, team foul #9 | 68-68 |
| Subs | Cornell | Ngolinga Aja (PG), Luke Zuckerberg (C) De Chio, Peter Grinstead | |
| Subs | Wartburg | | |
| 02:31 | Wartburg | Anthony Sheehy misses the 1st free throw | 68-68 |
| 02:31 | Cornell | Jimmie Jacobs grabs the defensive rebound | 68-68 |
| 02:17 | Cornell | Jimmie Jacobs connects on the shot from close range set up by Ngolinga Aja | 70-68 |
| 02:04 | Wartburg | Luke Zuckerberg denies the turnaround by Kevin Cox | 70-68 |
| 02:02 | Cornell | Luke Zuckerberg gets the rebound | 70-68 |
| 02:02 | Cornell | Cornell calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-68 |
| Subs | Cornell | Johnny Eadie (PF) Jimmie Jacobs | |
| Subs | Wartburg | Paul Billie (SG), Fyodor Zwolski (C) Randy Williams, Dikembe Abu | |
| 01:45 | Cornell | Johnny Eadie throws a bad pass out of bounds | 70-68 |
| Subs | Cornell | Douglas Viles (SG), Jon Goodman (SF), Peter Grinstead (C) William Luongo, Bill O'Bannion, Luke Zuckerberg | |
| Subs | Wartburg | Randy Williams (PG), Brett Gault (PF), Christopher Grantham (C) Paul Billie, Kevin Cox, Fyodor Zwolski | |
| 01:20 | Wartburg | Richard Pepe can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 70-68 |
| 01:19 | Cornell | Peter Grinstead grabs the board | 70-68 |
| 01:15 | Cornell | Richard Pepe is called for the reach on Douglas Viles in the backcourt - foul #5 on Richard Pepe, team foul #15 | 70-68 |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| Subs | Wartburg | Paul Billie (SG) Richard Pepe | |
| 01:15 | Cornell | Douglas Viles misses the 1st free throw | 70-68 |
| 01:15 | Cornell | Douglas Viles misses the 2nd free throw | 70-68 |
| 01:15 | Wartburg | The rebound goes to Brett Gault | 70-68 |
| 01:02 | Wartburg | Randy Williams misses the shot from the right side | 70-68 |
| 01:01 | Wartburg | Paul Billie snags the offensive board | 70-68 |
| 00:41 | Wartburg | Brett Gault blows the layup | 70-68 |
| 00:39 | Wartburg | Brett Gault tips it home | 70-70 |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Wartburg | Wartburg is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:12 | Cornell | Randy Williams is called for the reach on Ngolinga Aja - foul #4 on Randy Williams, team foul #16 | 70-70 |
| 00:12 | Cornell | Ngolinga Aja makes the 1st free throw | 71-70 |
| 00:12 | Cornell | Ngolinga Aja misses the 2nd free throw | 71-70 |
| 00:12 | Wartburg | Anthony Sheehy snags the defensive board | 71-70 |
| 00:05 | Wartburg | Paul Billie comes up short on the shot from the right side | 71-70 |
| 00:04 | Wartburg | Paul Billie can't tip it in | 71-70 |
| 00:03 | Cornell | Douglas Viles gets the rebound | 71-70 |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Wartburg | Wartburg is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Cornell | Douglas Viles runs out the clock | 71-70 |