| Lineup | Cornell | PG - David Swinson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eric Anderson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kevin Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gary Courts (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - George Schwartzman (fresh) 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Dubuque | PG - Howard Easley (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Harold Knudsen (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Todd Varner (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - David Nickle (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Dubuque | Todd Varner inbounds the ball | 40-35 |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Dubuque | Dubuque is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:40 | Dubuque | Todd Varner misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 40-35 |
| 19:39 | Cornell | Eric Anderson gets the rebound | 40-35 |
| 19:35 | Cornell | George Schwartzman's pass is intercepted by Howard Easley in the backcourt | 40-35 |
| 19:26 | Dubuque | Michael Smith misses the runner near the basket | 40-35 |
| 19:24 | Cornell | The rebound goes to George Schwartzman | 40-35 |
| 19:21 | Cornell | Eric Anderson is fouled in the backcourt by Harold Knudsen - foul #1 on Harold Knudsen, team foul #1 | 40-35 |
| 19:09 | Cornell | Eric Anderson buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from David Swinson | 43-35 |
| 18:55 | Dubuque | Howard Easley can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 43-35 |
| 18:54 | Cornell | Kevin Johnson grabs the board | 43-35 |
| 18:50 | Cornell | Kevin Johnson hits a wide open jumper from close range on a nice dish by Eric Anderson | 45-35 |
| 18:36 | Dubuque | Michael Smith misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint | 45-35 |
| 18:35 | Dubuque | Michael Smith gets the offensive rebound | 45-35 |
| 18:20 | Dubuque | Eric Anderson picks off the pass by Michael Smith | 45-35 |
| 18:16 | Cornell | Eric Anderson misses the easy layup | 45-35 |
| 18:15 | Cornell | The offensive rebound goes to George Schwartzman | 45-35 |
| 17:58 | Cornell | George Schwartzman can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block | 45-35 |
| 17:57 | Cornell | Gary Courts gets the offensive rebound | 45-35 |
| 17:45 | Cornell | Eric Anderson connects on the shot from the right side on a great pass from David Swinson | 47-35 |
| 17:21 | Dubuque | Harold Knudsen buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 47-38 |
| 17:00 | Cornell | Eric Anderson misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 47-38 |
| 16:58 | Dubuque | The rebound goes to David Nickle | 47-38 |
| 16:43 | Dubuque | Harold Knudsen knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Howard Easley | 47-41 |
| 16:26 | Cornell | Gary Courts lays it up and in on a great pass from Kevin Johnson | 49-41 |
| 16:07 | Dubuque | Michael Smith makes the shot from the right block set up by Howard Easley and the foul's on George Schwartzman - foul #2 on George Schwartzman, team foul #1 | 49-43 |
| Subs | Cornell | Ray Brooks (PG), Edwin Wall (SG), Terry Swain (SF), Donald Morris (PF), John Taranto (C) David Swinson, Eric Anderson, Kevin Johnson, Gary Courts, George Schwartzman | |
| Subs | Dubuque | Lee Mitchell (PG), Kevin Williams (SG), John Ojeda (SF), Kevin Bradley (C) Howard Easley, Harold Knudsen, Todd Varner, David Nickle | |
| 16:07 | Dubuque | Michael Smith misses the free throw | 49-43 |
| 16:07 | Cornell | Terry Swain snags the defensive board | 49-43 |
| 15:54 | Cornell | John Taranto knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Ray Brooks | 52-43 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Ray Brooks (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Edwin Wall (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Terry Swain (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Donald Morris (fresh) 3 reb. C - John Taranto (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Dubuque | PG - Lee Mitchell (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Ojeda (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Smith (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Kevin Bradley (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:32 | Dubuque | Michael Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 52-43 |
| 15:31 | Dubuque | John Ojeda tips it home | 52-45 |
| 15:11 | Cornell | John Taranto loses the dribble to Kevin Williams | 52-45 |
| 14:50 | Dubuque | Kevin Williams misses short on a jumper from the left side | 52-45 |
| 14:49 | Dubuque | Kevin Bradley pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-45 |
| 14:30 | Dubuque | Michael Smith misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Donald Morris - foul #2 on Donald Morris, team foul #2 | 52-45 |
| Subs | Cornell | Eric Anderson (SG), Gary Courts (PF) Edwin Wall, Donald Morris | |
| Subs | Dubuque | Larry Stinchcomb (PG), Harold Knudsen (SG), Michael Baird (SF), Brian Wilson (C) Lee Mitchell, Kevin Williams, John Ojeda, Kevin Bradley | |
| 14:30 | Dubuque | Michael Smith makes the 1st free throw | 52-46 |
| 14:30 | Dubuque | Michael Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 52-47 |
| 14:25 | Cornell | Ray Brooks double dribbles in the backcourt | 52-47 |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| Subs | Dubuque | John Ojeda (C) Michael Smith | |
| 14:12 | Dubuque | Harold Knudsen misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 52-47 |
| 14:10 | Cornell | Terry Swain snags the defensive board | 52-47 |
| 14:03 | Cornell | Eric Anderson connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 55-47 |
| 13:56 | Dubuque | Harold Knudsen misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 55-47 |
| 13:54 | Cornell | John Taranto gets the rebound | 55-47 |
| 13:39 | Cornell | Gary Courts travels with the ball | 55-47 |
| Subs | Cornell | Justin Brandon (PG), Kevin Johnson (SF), George Schwartzman (C) Ray Brooks, Terry Swain, John Taranto | |
| Subs | Dubuque | David Nickle (C) John Ojeda | |
| 13:24 | Dubuque | Brian Wilson hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Larry Stinchcomb | 55-50 |
| 13:06 | Cornell | Eric Anderson can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 55-50 |
| 13:04 | Dubuque | The rebound goes to Brian Wilson | 55-50 |
| 12:50 | Dubuque | Larry Stinchcomb knocks in the floater from just outside the lane set up by Harold Knudsen | 55-52 |
| 12:48 | Cornell | Kevin Johnson is hacked by Michael Baird in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Baird, team foul #2 | 55-52 |
| Subs | Cornell | Edwin Wall (SG), Donald Morris (PF) Eric Anderson, Gary Courts | |
| Subs | Dubuque | Howard Easley (PG), Lee Mitchell (SG), Todd Varner (SF), Kevin Bradley (PF), John Ojeda (C) Larry Stinchcomb, Harold Knudsen, Brian Wilson, Michael Baird, David Nickle | |
| 12:30 | Cornell | Justin Brandon is hacked by Kevin Bradley - foul #3 on Kevin Bradley, team foul #3 | 55-52 |
| Subs | Cornell | David Swinson (PG), Ray Brooks (SG), Terry Swain (SF) Justin Brandon, Kevin Johnson, George Schwartzman | |
| Subs | Dubuque | | |
| 12:24 | Cornell | Edwin Wall makes the wide open floater in the lane set up by David Swinson | 57-52 |
| 12:01 | Dubuque | Howard Easley misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 57-52 |
| 12:00 | Cornell | Terry Swain gets the rebound | 57-52 |
| 11:57 | Cornell | David Swinson loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 57-52 |
| 11:47 | Dubuque | Todd Varner can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 57-52 |
| 11:46 | Cornell | Edwin Wall grabs the board | 57-52 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - David Swinson (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - Ray Brooks (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Terry Swain (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Donald Morris (fresh) 3 reb. C - Edwin Wall (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. | |
| Lineup | Dubuque | PG - Howard Easley (fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. SG - Lee Mitchell (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Todd Varner (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kevin Bradley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - John Ojeda (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Cornell | Ray Brooks can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 57-52 |
| 11:25 | Cornell | Edwin Wall grabs the offensive board | 57-52 |
| 11:14 | Cornell | David Swinson misses long on an open fadeaway from the left side | 57-52 |
| 11:12 | Dubuque | Kevin Bradley pulls down the rebound | 57-52 |
| 11:08 | Dubuque | Lee Mitchell scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Todd Varner and he's fouled by David Swinson - foul #3 on David Swinson, team foul #3 | 57-54 |
| Subs | Cornell | Eric Anderson (SG), Kevin Johnson (SF), Gary Courts (PF), John Taranto (C) David Swinson, Terry Swain, Donald Morris, Edwin Wall | |
| Subs | Dubuque | Kevin Williams (SG), Brian Wilson (SF), Michael Smith (PF), David Nickle (C) Howard Easley, Todd Varner, Kevin Bradley, John Ojeda | |
| 11:08 | Dubuque | Lee Mitchell misses the free throw | 57-54 |
| 11:08 | Cornell | The rebound goes to Eric Anderson | 57-54 |
| 10:55 | Cornell | Ray Brooks hits a driving attempt from close range and the foul's on David Nickle - foul #1 on David Nickle, team foul #4 | 59-54 |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| Subs | Dubuque | Larry Stinchcomb (PG), Michael Baird (PF) Lee Mitchell, Michael Smith | |
| 10:55 | Cornell | Ray Brooks makes the free throw | 60-54 |
| 10:41 | Dubuque | Eric Anderson is called for the reach on Kevin Williams - foul #1 on Eric Anderson, team foul #4 | 60-54 |
| Subs | Cornell | Justin Brandon (PG) Ray Brooks | |
| Subs | Dubuque | | |
| 10:29 | Dubuque | Brian Wilson misses the 3 from the left corner | 60-54 |
| 10:27 | Cornell | Eric Anderson pulls down the rebound | 60-54 |
| 10:24 | Cornell | Kevin Williams picks off the pass by Eric Anderson in the backcourt | 60-54 |
| 10:07 | Dubuque | John Taranto is called for the reach on Michael Baird - foul #3 on John Taranto, team foul #5 | 60-54 |
| Subs | Cornell | Terry Swain (SF), Donald Morris (PF) Kevin Johnson, Gary Courts | |
| Subs | Dubuque | Howard Easley (PG), Michael Smith (PF) Larry Stinchcomb, Michael Baird | |
| 09:47 | Dubuque | Brian Wilson is whistled for traveling | 60-54 |
| Subs | Cornell | Ray Brooks (PG), Edwin Wall (SG), George Schwartzman (C) Justin Brandon, Eric Anderson, John Taranto | |
| Subs | Dubuque | Harold Knudsen (SG), John Ojeda (C) Kevin Williams, David Nickle | |
| 09:25 | Cornell | Ray Brooks is wide open but clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 60-54 |
| 09:24 | Dubuque | John Ojeda gets the rebound | 60-54 |
| 09:12 | Dubuque | John Ojeda clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 60-54 |
| 09:10 | Dubuque | Howard Easley grabs the offensive board | 60-54 |
| 08:56 | Dubuque | Howard Easley misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 60-54 |
| 08:54 | Cornell | Terry Swain grabs the defensive rebound | 60-54 |
| 08:30 | Cornell | Ray Brooks's pass is intercepted by John Ojeda | 60-54 |
| 08:10 | Dubuque | John Ojeda misses the easy layup | 60-54 |
| 08:09 | Cornell | Ray Brooks pulls down the rebound | 60-54 |
| 07:50 | Cornell | Edwin Wall misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 60-54 |
| 07:49 | Dubuque | Howard Easley grabs the board | 60-54 |
| 07:25 | Dubuque | Harold Knudsen hits a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Howard Easley | 60-57 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Ray Brooks (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Edwin Wall (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Terry Swain (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Donald Morris (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - George Schwartzman (tiring) 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Dubuque | PG - Howard Easley (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 ast. SG - Harold Knudsen (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brian Wilson (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Michael Smith (tired) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - John Ojeda (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:13 | Cornell | Michael Smith swats the layup by Ray Brooks | 60-57 |
| 07:11 | Cornell | George Schwartzman grabs the offensive rebound | 60-57 |
| 06:55 | Cornell | Terry Swain knocks in the jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Edwin Wall and the foul's on Brian Wilson - foul #4 on Brian Wilson, team foul #5 | 62-57 |
| Subs | Cornell | David Swinson (PG), Kevin Johnson (SF), Gary Courts (PF), John Taranto (C) Ray Brooks, Edwin Wall, Donald Morris, George Schwartzman | |
| Subs | Dubuque | Lee Mitchell (PG), Kevin Williams (SG), Todd Varner (SF), Michael Baird (PF), Kevin Bradley (C) Howard Easley, Harold Knudsen, Brian Wilson, Michael Smith, John Ojeda | |
| 06:55 | Cornell | Terry Swain makes the free throw | 63-57 |
| 06:38 | Dubuque | Todd Varner misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 63-57 |
| 06:37 | Dubuque | Kevin Bradley misses the tip | 63-57 |
| 06:35 | Cornell | The rebound goes to Gary Courts | 63-57 |
| 06:33 | Cornell | Lee Mitchell is called for the reach on David Swinson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Lee Mitchell, team foul #6 | 63-57 |
| Subs | Cornell | Eric Anderson (SG) Terry Swain | |
| Subs | Dubuque | | |
| 06:19 | Cornell | Eric Anderson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 63-57 |
| 06:02 | Dubuque | Kevin Williams can't finish the layup | 63-57 |
| 06:00 | Dubuque | Kevin Bradley hits the follow up shot | 63-59 |
| 05:48 | Cornell | Todd Varner steals the ball from Eric Anderson | 63-59 |
| 05:36 | Dubuque | Kevin Williams can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 63-59 |
| 05:35 | Dubuque | Michael Baird grabs the offensive rebound | 63-59 |
| 05:20 | Dubuque | John Taranto picks off the pass by Michael Baird | 63-59 |
| 04:56 | Cornell | Gary Courts connects on the open jumpshot from the left wing set up by Kevin Johnson | 65-59 |
| 04:37 | Dubuque | Michael Baird hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket but he's fouled by John Taranto - foul #4 on John Taranto, team foul #6 | 65-59 |
| Subs | Cornell | Ray Brooks (PG) David Swinson | |
| Subs | Dubuque | Larry Stinchcomb (PG), Harold Knudsen (SG), David Nickle (C) Lee Mitchell, Kevin Williams, Kevin Bradley | |
| 04:37 | Dubuque | Michael Baird makes the 1st free throw | 65-60 |
| 04:37 | Dubuque | Michael Baird misses the 2nd free throw | 65-60 |
| 04:37 | Cornell | The rebound goes to John Taranto | 65-60 |
| 04:20 | Cornell | Eric Anderson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 65-60 |
| 04:19 | Cornell | Eric Anderson grabs the offensive rebound | 65-60 |
| 04:03 | Cornell | Kevin Johnson misses the jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Todd Varner - foul #3 on Todd Varner, team foul #7 | 65-60 |
| Subs | Cornell | George Schwartzman (C) John Taranto | |
| Subs | Dubuque | Howard Easley (PG), John Ojeda (PF) Larry Stinchcomb, Michael Baird | |
| 04:03 | Cornell | Kevin Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 66-60 |
| 04:03 | Cornell | Kevin Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 67-60 |
| 03:44 | Dubuque | John Ojeda is hacked by Gary Courts - foul #1 on Gary Courts, team foul #7 | 67-60 |
| Subs | Cornell | Edwin Wall (SG), Terry Swain (SF) Eric Anderson, Kevin Johnson | |
| Subs | Dubuque | | |
| 03:44 | Dubuque | John Ojeda misses the 1st free throw | 67-60 |
| 03:44 | Cornell | The rebound goes to George Schwartzman | 67-60 |
| 03:42 | Cornell | David Nickle is called for the reach on Edwin Wall in the backcourt - foul #2 on David Nickle, team foul #8 | 67-60 |
| 03:42 | Cornell | Edwin Wall makes the 1st free throw | 68-60 |
| 03:42 | Cornell | Edwin Wall makes the 2nd free throw | 69-60 |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Dubuque | Dubuque is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 03:25 | Dubuque | David Nickle scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 69-63 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Ray Brooks (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Edwin Wall (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Terry Swain (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Gary Courts (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - George Schwartzman (tiring) 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Dubuque | PG - Howard Easley (fresh) 9 pts. 7 ast. SG - Harold Knudsen (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Todd Varner (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - John Ojeda (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - David Nickle (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:23 | Cornell | Harold Knudsen picks off the pass by George Schwartzman in the backcourt | 69-63 |
| 03:22 | Dubuque | Harold Knudsen hits the finger roll | 69-65 |
| 03:02 | Cornell | Terry Swain is hacked by Todd Varner - foul #4 on Todd Varner, team foul #9 | 69-65 |
| Subs | Cornell | Donald Morris (PF), John Taranto (C) Gary Courts, George Schwartzman | |
| Subs | Dubuque | Brian Wilson (SF), Michael Smith (PF) Todd Varner, John Ojeda | |
| 03:02 | Cornell | Terry Swain misses the 1st free throw | 69-65 |
| 03:02 | Dubuque | Michael Smith grabs the board | 69-65 |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Dubuque | Dubuque is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 02:44 | Dubuque | Howard Easley knocks in the fadeaway from the left side set up by David Nickle | 69-67 |
| 02:44 | Cornell | Cornell calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-67 |
| Subs | Cornell | David Swinson (PG) Ray Brooks | |
| Subs | Dubuque | Lee Mitchell (SG), Kevin Bradley (PF) Harold Knudsen, Michael Smith | |
| 02:42 | Cornell | Brian Wilson is called for the reach on Donald Morris in the backcourt - foul #5 on Brian Wilson, team foul #10 | 69-67 |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| Subs | Dubuque | Todd Varner (SF) Brian Wilson | |
| 02:42 | Cornell | Donald Morris makes the 1st free throw | 70-67 |
| 02:42 | Cornell | Donald Morris makes the 2nd free throw | 71-67 |
| 02:26 | Dubuque | Edwin Wall steals it from Kevin Bradley | 71-67 |
| 02:02 | Cornell | John Taranto can't finish the uncontested layup | 71-67 |
| 02:00 | Cornell | The offensive rebound goes to David Swinson | 71-67 |
| 02:00 | Cornell | Cornell calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 71-67 |
| Subs | Cornell | Eric Anderson (SG), Kevin Johnson (SF), Gary Courts (PF), George Schwartzman (C) Edwin Wall, Terry Swain, Donald Morris, John Taranto | |
| Subs | Dubuque | Harold Knudsen (SG), Michael Smith (PF) Lee Mitchell, Kevin Bradley | |
| 01:39 | Cornell | Eric Anderson knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by George Schwartzman | 74-67 |
| 01:24 | Dubuque | David Nickle hits a shot from the left block set up by Howard Easley | 74-69 |
| 01:10 | Cornell | Eric Anderson misses short on an open pull-up jumper from the left side | 74-69 |
| 01:09 | Dubuque | The rebound goes to Harold Knudsen | 74-69 |
| 00:56 | Dubuque | Michael Smith makes the driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Howard Easley | 74-71 |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Dubuque | Dubuque is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:29 | Cornell | Kevin Johnson misses the easy open layup | 74-71 |
| 00:28 | Cornell | David Swinson can't tip it in | 74-71 |
| 00:27 | Cornell | Kevin Johnson pulls down the offensive rebound | 74-71 |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Dubuque | Dubuque is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:24 | Cornell | Todd Varner is called for the reach on Kevin Johnson - foul #5 on Todd Varner, team foul #11 | 74-71 |
| Subs | Cornell | Edwin Wall (PF) Gary Courts | |
| Subs | Dubuque | John Ojeda (SF) Todd Varner | |
| 00:24 | Cornell | Kevin Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 75-71 |
| 00:24 | Cornell | Kevin Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 76-71 |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Dubuque | Dubuque is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:19 | Dubuque | Harold Knudsen knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 76-74 |
| 00:17 | Cornell | Kevin Johnson is hacked by Howard Easley in the backcourt - foul #1 on Howard Easley, team foul #12 | 76-74 |
| Subs | Cornell | Gary Courts (PF) Edwin Wall | |
| Subs | Dubuque | | |
| 00:17 | Cornell | Kevin Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 77-74 |
| 00:17 | Cornell | Kevin Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 77-74 |
| 00:17 | Cornell | Gary Courts pulls down the offensive rebound | 77-74 |
| 00:15 | Cornell | Gary Courts is hacked by Michael Smith - foul #3 on Michael Smith, team foul #13 | 77-74 |
| 00:15 | Cornell | Gary Courts makes the 1st free throw | 78-74 |
| 00:15 | Cornell | Gary Courts misses the 2nd free throw | 78-74 |
| 00:15 | Dubuque | Michael Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 78-74 |
| 00:07 | Dubuque | Harold Knudsen drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Howard Easley | 78-77 |
| 00:05 | Cornell | Kevin Johnson is fouled in the backcourt by Howard Easley - foul #2 on Howard Easley, team foul #14 | 78-77 |
| 00:05 | Cornell | Kevin Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 79-77 |
| 00:05 | Cornell | Kevin Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 80-77 |
| 00:05 | Dubuque | Dubuque calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 80-77 |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Dubuque | Dubuque is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Dubuque | Dubuque is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Dubuque | Harold Knudsen misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 80-77 |