| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - William Chute (fresh) SG - Alonzo Adams (fresh) SF - Darren Floyd (fresh) PF - Frank Prater (fresh) C - Larry Weiss (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Jeffrey Baransky (fresh) SG - Timothy Ellis (fresh) SF - Keith Meadow (fresh) PF - Donald Primo (fresh) C - Clarence Blue (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Rhode Island | Darren Floyd wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:42 | Rhode Island | Alonzo Adams double dribbles | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Cornell | Jeffrey Baransky is fouled in the backcourt by William Chute - foul #1 on William Chute, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:20 | Cornell | Donald Primo misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:18 | Cornell | Timothy Ellis grabs the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:00 | Cornell | The short jumper by Keith Meadow is denied by Darren Floyd | 0-0 |
| 18:58 | Rhode Island | Larry Weiss gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:56 | Rhode Island | Darren Floyd is fouled in the backcourt by Keith Meadow - foul #1 on Keith Meadow, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:39 | Rhode Island | Larry Weiss makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by William Chute | 2-0 |
| 18:35 | Cornell | Jeffrey Baransky's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 2-0 |
| 18:22 | Rhode Island | William Chute is hacked by Donald Primo - foul #1 on Donald Primo, team foul #2 | 2-0 |
| 17:58 | Rhode Island | William Chute misses the easy layup | 2-0 |
| 17:57 | Cornell | Timothy Ellis pulls down the rebound | 2-0 |
| 17:53 | Cornell | Alonzo Adams is called for the reach on Timothy Ellis - foul #1 on Alonzo Adams, team foul #2 | 2-0 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Neil England (PG), Felipe Silva (SG), Yuri Rotkowski (SF), Thomas Halvorson (PF), Stephen Ball (C) William Chute, Alonzo Adams, Darren Floyd, Frank Prater, Larry Weiss | |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| 17:37 | Cornell | Keith Meadow misses long on an open 3pt attempt from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 17:35 | Cornell | Keith Meadow gets the offensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 17:18 | Cornell | Keith Meadow can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 2-0 |
| 17:17 | Cornell | Clarence Blue grabs the offensive board | 2-0 |
| 17:04 | Cornell | The jump hook by Clarence Blue is blocked by Thomas Halvorson | 2-0 |
| 17:02 | Rhode Island | Stephen Ball grabs the board | 2-0 |
| 16:42 | Rhode Island | Felipe Silva misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 2-0 |
| 16:40 | Cornell | Clarence Blue snags the defensive board | 2-0 |
| 16:38 | Cornell | Timothy Ellis is called for traveling in the backcourt | 2-0 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | William Chute (PG), Frank Prater (PF), Larry Weiss (C) Neil England, Thomas Halvorson, Stephen Ball | |
| Subs | Cornell | Michael Lariviere (PG), William Ellis (SG), Eli Chen (SF), Edward Jones (PF), Brian Chesson (C) Jeffrey Baransky, Timothy Ellis, Keith Meadow, Donald Primo, Clarence Blue | |
| 16:23 | Rhode Island | William Chute misses long on a driving attempt from close range but the foul's on Michael Lariviere - foul #1 on Michael Lariviere, team foul #3 | 2-0 |
| 16:23 | Rhode Island | William Chute misses the 1st free throw | 2-0 |
| 16:23 | Rhode Island | William Chute makes the 2nd free throw | 3-0 |
| 16:01 | Cornell | William Ellis is called for traveling | 3-0 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Alonzo Adams (SG), Darren Floyd (SF) Felipe Silva, Yuri Rotkowski | |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - William Chute (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alonzo Adams (fresh) SF - Darren Floyd (fairly fresh) PF - Frank Prater (fresh) C - Larry Weiss (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Michael Lariviere (fresh) SG - William Ellis (fresh) SF - Eli Chen (fresh) PF - Edward Jones (fresh) C - Brian Chesson (fresh) | |
| 15:32 | Rhode Island | Alonzo Adams is open but comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 3-0 |
| 15:30 | Rhode Island | Alonzo Adams tips it back up and in | 5-0 |
| 15:04 | Cornell | William Ellis is open and scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Eli Chen | 5-3 |
| 14:35 | Rhode Island | William Chute comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 5-3 |
| 14:34 | Cornell | Eli Chen grabs the board | 5-3 |
| 14:14 | Cornell | Alonzo Adams steps in front of the Brian Chesson pass | 5-3 |
| 14:11 | Rhode Island | William Chute can't finish the layup | 5-3 |
| 14:10 | Rhode Island | Larry Weiss grabs the offensive rebound | 5-3 |
| 13:45 | Rhode Island | William Chute comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 5-3 |
| 13:44 | Cornell | Eli Chen grabs the defensive rebound | 5-3 |
| 13:28 | Cornell | Eli Chen connects on the shot from just outside the lane | 5-5 |
| 13:26 | Rhode Island | William Chute is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Lariviere - foul #2 on Michael Lariviere, team foul #4 | 5-5 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Neil England (PG), Felipe Silva (SG), Yuri Rotkowski (SF), Thomas Halvorson (PF), Stephen Ball (C) William Chute, Alonzo Adams, Darren Floyd, Frank Prater, Larry Weiss | |
| Subs | Cornell | Jeffrey Baransky (PG), Timothy Ellis (SG), Keith Meadow (SF), Donald Primo (PF), Clarence Blue (C) Michael Lariviere, William Ellis, Eli Chen, Edward Jones, Brian Chesson | |
| 13:06 | Rhode Island | Clarence Blue takes the ball from Yuri Rotkowski | 5-5 |
| 12:37 | Cornell | Jeffrey Baransky knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Keith Meadow | 5-8 |
| 12:13 | Rhode Island | Clarence Blue steals it from Felipe Silva | 5-8 |
| 11:58 | Cornell | Keith Meadow misses short on a floater from close range but the foul's on Yuri Rotkowski - foul #1 on Yuri Rotkowski, team foul #3 | 5-8 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | William Chute (PG), Frank Prater (PF) Neil England, Thomas Halvorson | |
| Subs | Cornell | William Hardy (C) Clarence Blue | |
| 11:58 | Cornell | Keith Meadow makes the 1st free throw | 5-9 |
| 11:58 | Cornell | Keith Meadow makes the 2nd free throw | 5-10 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - William Chute (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Felipe Silva (fresh) SF - Yuri Rotkowski (fresh) PF - Frank Prater (fairly fresh) C - Stephen Ball (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Jeffrey Baransky (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Timothy Ellis (fresh) SF - Keith Meadow (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Donald Primo (fairly fresh) C - William Hardy (fresh) | |
| 11:32 | Rhode Island | Frank Prater comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 5-10 |
| 11:30 | Cornell | Keith Meadow pulls down the rebound | 5-10 |
| 11:15 | Cornell | Jeffrey Baransky knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 5-13 |
| 11:13 | Rhode Island | William Chute throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 5-13 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Alonzo Adams (SG), Larry Weiss (C) Felipe Silva, Stephen Ball | |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| 11:03 | Cornell | Jeffrey Baransky misses the wide open 3pt shot from the left corner | 5-13 |
| 11:01 | Rhode Island | Yuri Rotkowski grabs the board | 5-13 |
| 10:36 | Rhode Island | Frank Prater misses the fadeaway from the left side | 5-13 |
| 10:35 | Cornell | Donald Primo pulls down the rebound | 5-13 |
| 10:33 | Cornell | Yuri Rotkowski is called for the reach on Timothy Ellis in the backcourt - foul #2 on Yuri Rotkowski, team foul #4 | 5-13 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Neil England (PG), Darren Floyd (SF), Thomas Halvorson (PF) William Chute, Yuri Rotkowski, Frank Prater | |
| Subs | Cornell | Eli Chen (PF), Clarence Blue (C) Donald Primo, William Hardy | |
| 10:16 | Cornell | Clarence Blue misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by Larry Weiss - foul #1 on Larry Weiss, team foul #5 | 5-13 |
| 10:16 | Cornell | Clarence Blue makes the 1st free throw | 5-14 |
| 10:16 | Cornell | Clarence Blue makes the 2nd free throw | 5-15 |
| 09:54 | Rhode Island | Larry Weiss makes the runner near the basket on a nice dish by Darren Floyd | 7-15 |
| 09:38 | Cornell | Keith Meadow misses short on a turnaround from close range | 7-15 |
| 09:36 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Darren Floyd | 7-15 |
| 09:21 | Rhode Island | Alonzo Adams scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 10-15 |
| 09:18 | Cornell | Alonzo Adams steps in front of the Keith Meadow pass in the backcourt | 10-15 |
| 08:56 | Rhode Island | Larry Weiss is called for traveling | 10-15 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | William Chute (PG), Felipe Silva (SG), Frank Prater (PF), Stephen Ball (C) Neil England, Alonzo Adams, Thomas Halvorson, Larry Weiss | |
| Subs | Cornell | Edward Jones (PF), Louis Scheetz (C) Eli Chen, Clarence Blue | |
| 08:33 | Cornell | Louis Scheetz misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 10-15 |
| 08:31 | Cornell | Jeffrey Baransky grabs the offensive board | 10-15 |
| 08:10 | Cornell | Timothy Ellis is wide open but clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 10-15 |
| 08:09 | Cornell | The offensive rebound goes to Edward Jones | 10-15 |
| 08:03 | Cornell | Keith Meadow buries a jumper from just outside the lane and he's fouled by Darren Floyd - foul #1 on Darren Floyd, team foul #6 | 10-17 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Cornell | William Ellis (PG), Brian Chesson (C) Jeffrey Baransky, Louis Scheetz | |
| 08:03 | Cornell | Keith Meadow makes the free throw | 10-18 |
| 07:53 | Rhode Island | William Chute is open but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 10-18 |
| 07:52 | Rhode Island | Stephen Ball hits the follow up shot | 12-18 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - William Chute (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Felipe Silva (fresh) SF - Darren Floyd (tired) PF - Frank Prater (tiring) C - Stephen Ball (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - William Ellis (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Timothy Ellis (tiring) SF - Keith Meadow (tired) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edward Jones (fresh) C - Brian Chesson (fresh) | |
| 07:38 | Cornell | Timothy Ellis misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 12-18 |
| 07:36 | Rhode Island | William Chute grabs the board | 12-18 |
| 07:12 | Rhode Island | Felipe Silva misses the turnaround in the paint | 12-18 |
| 07:10 | Cornell | The rebound goes to Timothy Ellis | 12-18 |
| 07:08 | Cornell | William Ellis is hacked by Felipe Silva in the backcourt - foul #1 on Felipe Silva, team foul #7 | 12-18 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Thomas Halvorson (PF), Larry Weiss (C) Frank Prater, Stephen Ball | |
| Subs | Cornell | Jeffrey Baransky (PG), Eli Chen (SF), Donald Primo (PF), William Hardy (C) Timothy Ellis, Keith Meadow, Edward Jones, Brian Chesson | |
| 07:08 | Cornell | William Ellis makes the 1st free throw | 12-19 |
| 07:08 | Cornell | William Ellis makes the 2nd free throw | 12-20 |
| 06:48 | Rhode Island | William Chute misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 12-20 |
| 06:47 | Rhode Island | William Chute gets the offensive rebound | 12-20 |
| 06:26 | Rhode Island | Larry Weiss makes the turnaround from close range set up by Felipe Silva and he's fouled by Donald Primo - foul #2 on Donald Primo, team foul #5 | 14-20 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Neil England (PG), Alonzo Adams (SG) William Chute, Felipe Silva | |
| Subs | Cornell | Timothy Ellis (SG), Keith Meadow (SF), Clarence Blue (C) William Ellis, Donald Primo, William Hardy | |
| 06:26 | Rhode Island | Larry Weiss misses the free throw | 14-20 |
| 06:26 | Cornell | The rebound goes to Eli Chen | 14-20 |
| 06:24 | Cornell | Jeffrey Baransky double dribbles in the backcourt | 14-20 |
| 05:58 | Rhode Island | Alonzo Adams drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Neil England | 16-20 |
| 05:58 | Cornell | Cornell calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 16-20 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Felipe Silva (SG), Frank Prater (PF), Stephen Ball (C) Alonzo Adams, Thomas Halvorson, Larry Weiss | |
| Subs | Cornell | Edward Jones (PF) Keith Meadow | |
| 05:40 | Cornell | Clarence Blue is fouled on the floor by Darren Floyd - foul #2 on Darren Floyd, team foul #8 | 16-20 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Yuri Rotkowski (SF) Darren Floyd | |
| Subs | Cornell | William Ellis (PG) Jeffrey Baransky | |
| 05:40 | Cornell | Clarence Blue makes the 1st free throw | 16-21 |
| 05:40 | Cornell | Clarence Blue makes the 2nd free throw | 16-22 |
| 05:34 | Rhode Island | William Ellis is called for the reach on Neil England in the backcourt - foul #1 on William Ellis, team foul #6 | 16-22 |
| 05:09 | Rhode Island | Frank Prater can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline | 16-22 |
| 05:07 | Cornell | Edward Jones snags the defensive board | 16-22 |
| 05:03 | Cornell | Timothy Ellis is called for traveling in the backcourt | 16-22 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | William Chute (PG), Larry Weiss (C) Neil England, Stephen Ball | |
| Subs | Cornell | Brian Chesson (PF) Edward Jones | |
| 04:44 | Rhode Island | Frank Prater is hacked by Timothy Ellis - foul #1 on Timothy Ellis, team foul #7 | 16-22 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Alonzo Adams (SG) Felipe Silva | |
| Subs | Cornell | Jeffrey Baransky (PG), William Hardy (C) Timothy Ellis, Clarence Blue | |
| 04:44 | Rhode Island | Frank Prater makes the 1st free throw | 17-22 |
| 04:44 | Rhode Island | Frank Prater makes the 2nd free throw | 18-22 |
| 04:27 | Cornell | Eli Chen hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 18-22 |
| 04:26 | Rhode Island | Alonzo Adams grabs the board | 18-22 |
| 04:21 | Rhode Island | William Ellis picks off the pass by Larry Weiss | 18-22 |
| 04:17 | Cornell | Jeffrey Baransky clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 18-22 |
| 04:15 | Rhode Island | Alonzo Adams gets the rebound | 18-22 |
| 04:09 | Rhode Island | William Chute hits a floater from the right side set up by Yuri Rotkowski and he's fouled by Brian Chesson - foul #1 on Brian Chesson, team foul #8 | 20-22 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Felipe Silva (PG), Thomas Halvorson (PF), Stephen Ball (C) Yuri Rotkowski, Frank Prater, Larry Weiss | |
| Subs | Cornell | Timothy Ellis (SG), Keith Meadow (SF) William Ellis, Brian Chesson | |
| 04:09 | Rhode Island | William Chute makes the free throw | 21-22 |
| 03:58 | Cornell | Keith Meadow jams the wide open dunk on a great pass from Jeffrey Baransky | 21-24 |
| 03:56 | Rhode Island | Alonzo Adams is hacked by Timothy Ellis in the backcourt - foul #2 on Timothy Ellis, team foul #9 | 21-24 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Yuri Rotkowski (SF) William Chute | |
| Subs | Cornell | Michael Lariviere (PG), Donald Primo (PF) Jeffrey Baransky, Eli Chen | |
| 03:56 | Rhode Island | Alonzo Adams makes the 1st free throw | 22-24 |
| 03:56 | Rhode Island | Alonzo Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 23-24 |
| 03:47 | Cornell | Keith Meadow banks in the layup | 23-26 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Felipe Silva (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Alonzo Adams (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. SF - Yuri Rotkowski (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Thomas Halvorson (fairly fresh) C - Stephen Ball (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Michael Lariviere (fresh) SG - Timothy Ellis (tired) SF - Keith Meadow (tiring) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Primo (fresh) C - William Hardy (fairly fresh) | |
| 03:44 | Rhode Island | Alonzo Adams loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 23-26 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Neil England (PG) Alonzo Adams | |
| Subs | Cornell | Louis Scheetz (C) William Hardy | |
| 03:24 | Cornell | Timothy Ellis clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 23-26 |
| 03:22 | Cornell | Donald Primo tips it home | 23-28 |
| 03:01 | Rhode Island | Donald Primo steps in front of the Felipe Silva pass | 23-28 |
| 02:45 | Cornell | Donald Primo is open but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 23-28 |
| 02:44 | Rhode Island | Yuri Rotkowski grabs the board | 23-28 |
| 02:19 | Rhode Island | Felipe Silva is wide open but clanks a floater from the left wing | 23-28 |
| 02:17 | Cornell | Louis Scheetz gets the rebound | 23-28 |
| 02:02 | Cornell | Timothy Ellis is called for traveling | 23-28 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | William Chute (PG), Alonzo Adams (SG), Frank Prater (PF), Larry Weiss (C) Neil England, Felipe Silva, Thomas Halvorson, Stephen Ball | |
| Subs | Cornell | Jeffrey Baransky (PG), Eli Chen (SF), Edward Jones (PF), Clarence Blue (C) Timothy Ellis, Keith Meadow, Donald Primo, Louis Scheetz | |
| 01:35 | Rhode Island | Alonzo Adams misses the easy layup | 23-28 |
| 01:33 | Rhode Island | Yuri Rotkowski gets the offensive rebound | 23-28 |
| 01:22 | Rhode Island | Larry Weiss misses short on an open jump hook near the basket | 23-28 |
| 01:20 | Cornell | Eli Chen pulls down the rebound | 23-28 |
| 01:18 | Cornell | Frank Prater is called for the reach on Clarence Blue in the backcourt - foul #1 on Frank Prater, team foul #9 | 23-28 |
| 01:18 | Cornell | Clarence Blue makes the 1st free throw | 23-29 |
| 01:18 | Cornell | Clarence Blue misses the 2nd free throw | 23-29 |
| 01:18 | Rhode Island | Frank Prater snags the defensive board | 23-29 |
| 00:58 | Rhode Island | Larry Weiss comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket | 23-29 |
| 00:57 | Rhode Island | Frank Prater tips it back up and in | 25-29 |
| 00:42 | Cornell | Edward Jones clanks a jumper from the right wing | 25-29 |
| 00:40 | Cornell | Clarence Blue tips it back up and in | 25-31 |
| 00:38 | Rhode Island | Clarence Blue steals it from Frank Prater in the backcourt | 25-31 |
| 00:20 | Cornell | Eli Chen is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Eli Chen, team foul #10 | 25-31 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Felipe Silva (SG) Alonzo Adams | |
| Subs | Cornell | William Ellis (SG), Donald Primo (PF), Brian Chesson (C) Eli Chen, Edward Jones, Clarence Blue | |
| 00:18 | Rhode Island | William Chute is fouled in the backcourt by Jeffrey Baransky - foul #1 on Jeffrey Baransky, team foul #11 | 25-31 |
| 00:18 | Rhode Island | William Chute makes the 1st free throw | 26-31 |
| 00:18 | Rhode Island | William Chute makes the 2nd free throw | 27-31 |
| 00:14 | Cornell | Jeffrey Baransky's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 27-31 |
| 00:02 | Rhode Island | William Chute scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 30-31 |
| 00:00 | Cornell | William Ellis misses long on a fullcourt shot | 30-31 |