| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Douglas Moore (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Lynn Erb (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Joel Sandiford (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Clark Small (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - John Buchholz (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Buena Vista | PG - Daniel McWain (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Victor Bernhard (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lavern Davis (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Roy Ford (fresh) 2 reb. C - Roy Nee (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Buena Vista | Lavern Davis inbounds the ball | 35-31 |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Buena Vista | Buena Vista is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:44 | Buena Vista | Roy Nee's fadeaway is rejected by Joel Sandiford | 35-31 |
| 19:42 | Cornell | The rebound goes to Clark Small | 35-31 |
| 19:24 | Cornell | Douglas Moore is hacked by Roy Nee - foul #2 on Roy Nee, team foul #1 | 35-31 |
| 19:10 | Cornell | Victor Bernhard takes the ball from Douglas Moore | 35-31 |
| 18:57 | Buena Vista | John Buchholz is called for the reach on Daniel McWain - foul #1 on John Buchholz, team foul #1 | 35-31 |
| 18:44 | Buena Vista | Victor Bernhard misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 35-31 |
| 18:43 | Cornell | Clark Small snags the defensive board | 35-31 |
| 18:24 | Cornell | Lynn Erb misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Victor Bernhard - foul #3 on Victor Bernhard, team foul #2 | 35-31 |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| Subs | Buena Vista | Frank Myers (SG) Victor Bernhard | |
| 18:24 | Cornell | Lynn Erb makes the 1st free throw | 36-31 |
| 18:24 | Cornell | Lynn Erb misses the 2nd free throw | 36-31 |
| 18:24 | Buena Vista | The rebound goes to Roy Ford | 36-31 |
| 18:05 | Buena Vista | Daniel McWain hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 36-31 |
| 18:03 | Buena Vista | Roy Ford hits the follow up shot | 36-33 |
| 17:47 | Cornell | John Buchholz makes the 3pt shot from straight away | 39-33 |
| 17:35 | Buena Vista | Roy Ford misses long on a jump hook from close range but the foul's on Lynn Erb - foul #2 on Lynn Erb, team foul #2 | 39-33 |
| Subs | Cornell | Vincent West (PG), Ronald St. Jean (SF), Troy O'Connell (PF), Daniel Whipkey (C) Douglas Moore, Joel Sandiford, Clark Small, John Buchholz | |
| Subs | Buena Vista | Larry Ogden (SF), Clayton McDuffee (C) Lavern Davis, Roy Nee | |
| 17:35 | Buena Vista | Roy Ford misses the 1st free throw | 39-33 |
| 17:35 | Buena Vista | Roy Ford misses the 2nd free throw | 39-33 |
| 17:35 | Cornell | Daniel Whipkey grabs the board | 39-33 |
| 17:23 | Cornell | Daniel Whipkey can't connect on a jumper from the baseline | 39-33 |
| 17:22 | Cornell | Troy O'Connell can't tip it in | 39-33 |
| 17:21 | Cornell | Daniel Whipkey grabs the offensive board | 39-33 |
| 17:02 | Cornell | Ronald St. Jean drills a shot from the free throw line | 41-33 |
| 16:44 | Buena Vista | Daniel Whipkey takes the ball from Roy Ford | 41-33 |
| 16:36 | Cornell | Lynn Erb comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane | 41-33 |
| 16:35 | Buena Vista | The rebound goes to Frank Myers | 41-33 |
| 16:29 | Buena Vista | Frank Myers comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Lynn Erb - foul #3 on Lynn Erb, team foul #3 | 41-33 |
| Subs | Cornell | Alan Thornberry (SF), Clark Small (PF) Lynn Erb, Daniel Whipkey | |
| Subs | Buena Vista | Peter Riley (SG), Ronald Coates (PF) Daniel McWain, Roy Ford | |
| 16:29 | Buena Vista | Frank Myers misses the 1st free throw | 41-33 |
| 16:29 | Buena Vista | Frank Myers makes the 2nd free throw | 41-34 |
| 16:08 | Cornell | Ronald St. Jean misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 41-34 |
| 16:07 | Buena Vista | Larry Ogden pulls down the rebound | 41-34 |
| 16:02 | Buena Vista | Peter Riley can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 41-34 |
| 16:01 | Cornell | Troy O'Connell grabs the defensive rebound | 41-34 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Vincent West (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Ronald St. Jean (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Alan Thornberry (fresh) PF - Clark Small (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Troy O'Connell (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buena Vista | PG - Frank Myers (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Peter Riley (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Larry Ogden (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ronald Coates (fresh) C - Clayton McDuffee (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Cornell | Troy O'Connell knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline and he's hacked by Clayton McDuffee - foul #1 on Clayton McDuffee, team foul #3 | 43-34 |
| Subs | Cornell | Douglas Moore (PG), Joel Sandiford (SF), John Buchholz (C) Vincent West, Alan Thornberry, Clark Small | |
| Subs | Buena Vista | Victor Bernhard (SG), Lavern Davis (SF), Roy Nee (C) Peter Riley, Ronald Coates, Clayton McDuffee | |
| 15:45 | Cornell | Troy O'Connell makes the free throw | 44-34 |
| 15:24 | Buena Vista | Larry Ogden makes the runner from the left block on a great pass from Lavern Davis | 44-36 |
| 15:04 | Cornell | Troy O'Connell hits the finger roll set up by Ronald St. Jean | 46-36 |
| 14:37 | Buena Vista | Frank Myers knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Larry Ogden and he's fouled by Douglas Moore - foul #2 on Douglas Moore, team foul #4 | 46-39 |
| Subs | Cornell | Lynn Erb (SG), Clark Small (PF) Ronald St. Jean, Troy O'Connell | |
| Subs | Buena Vista | Clayton McDuffee (PF) Larry Ogden | |
| 14:37 | Buena Vista | Frank Myers misses the free throw | 46-39 |
| 14:37 | Cornell | The rebound goes to Joel Sandiford | 46-39 |
| 14:24 | Cornell | Lynn Erb misses the easy layup | 46-39 |
| 14:23 | Cornell | John Buchholz tips it home | 48-39 |
| 14:01 | Buena Vista | Roy Nee misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 48-39 |
| 14:00 | Buena Vista | Clayton McDuffee tips it but misses | 48-39 |
| 13:59 | Cornell | John Buchholz pulls down the rebound | 48-39 |
| 13:55 | Cornell | Joel Sandiford makes the 3 from straight away | 51-39 |
| 13:42 | Buena Vista | Victor Bernhard scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Roy Nee | 51-42 |
| 13:21 | Cornell | Clayton McDuffee steps in front of the John Buchholz pass | 51-42 |
| 13:14 | Buena Vista | Roy Nee makes the driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Frank Myers | 51-44 |
| 12:49 | Cornell | Clayton McDuffee steals it from Joel Sandiford | 51-44 |
| 12:37 | Buena Vista | Frank Myers buries a floater from just outside the lane set up by Victor Bernhard | 51-46 |
| 12:23 | Cornell | Clark Small is hacked by Frank Myers - foul #2 on Frank Myers, team foul #4 | 51-46 |
| Subs | Cornell | Vincent West (PG), Ronald St. Jean (SF), Troy O'Connell (PF), Daniel Whipkey (C) Douglas Moore, Joel Sandiford, Clark Small, John Buchholz | |
| Subs | Buena Vista | Daniel McWain (PG), Peter Riley (SG), Larry Ogden (SF), Roy Ford (PF) Frank Myers, Victor Bernhard, Lavern Davis, Clayton McDuffee | |
| 12:05 | Cornell | Daniel Whipkey clanks a driving attempt from the right block | 51-46 |
| 12:03 | Buena Vista | Larry Ogden gets the rebound | 51-46 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Vincent West (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Lynn Erb (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SF - Ronald St. Jean (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Troy O'Connell (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Daniel Whipkey (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buena Vista | PG - Daniel McWain (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Peter Riley (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Larry Ogden (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Roy Ford (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Roy Nee (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:56 | Buena Vista | Daniel McWain knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Peter Riley | 51-49 |
| 11:35 | Cornell | Troy O'Connell drills a jumper from the left side and he's fouled by Roy Nee - foul #3 on Roy Nee, team foul #5 | 53-49 |
| Subs | Cornell | Alan Thornberry (SF) Lynn Erb | |
| Subs | Buena Vista | | |
| 11:35 | Cornell | Troy O'Connell misses the free throw | 53-49 |
| 11:35 | Cornell | Alan Thornberry snags the offensive board | 53-49 |
| 11:27 | Cornell | Daniel Whipkey can't throw it down but he's fouled by Roy Ford - foul #2 on Roy Ford, team foul #6 | 53-49 |
| 11:27 | Cornell | Daniel Whipkey makes the 1st free throw | 54-49 |
| 11:27 | Cornell | Daniel Whipkey makes the 2nd free throw | 55-49 |
| 11:07 | Buena Vista | Peter Riley misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 55-49 |
| 11:06 | Cornell | Daniel Whipkey gets the rebound | 55-49 |
| 10:47 | Cornell | Daniel Whipkey clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 55-49 |
| 10:46 | Buena Vista | Roy Nee grabs the defensive rebound | 55-49 |
| 10:41 | Buena Vista | Daniel McWain scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Roy Ford | 55-51 |
| 10:28 | Cornell | Daniel Whipkey misses the runner near the basket | 55-51 |
| 10:26 | Cornell | Daniel Whipkey gets the offensive rebound | 55-51 |
| 10:16 | Cornell | Ronald St. Jean comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Larry Ogden - foul #1 on Larry Ogden, team foul #7 | 55-51 |
| Subs | Cornell | James Davidson (PG), Lynn Erb (SG), Clark Small (PF), Thomas Clark (C) Vincent West, Alan Thornberry, Daniel Whipkey, Troy O'Connell | |
| Subs | Buena Vista | Victor Bernhard (SG), Ronald Coates (SF), Clayton McDuffee (C) Peter Riley, Larry Ogden, Roy Nee | |
| 10:16 | Cornell | Ronald St. Jean misses the 1st free throw | 55-51 |
| 10:16 | Cornell | Ronald St. Jean misses the 2nd free throw | 55-51 |
| 10:16 | Buena Vista | Clayton McDuffee grabs the defensive rebound | 55-51 |
| 10:11 | Buena Vista | Roy Ford's pass is intercepted by Clark Small | 55-51 |
| 09:52 | Cornell | James Davidson is hacked by Clayton McDuffee - foul #2 on Clayton McDuffee, team foul #8 | 55-51 |
| Subs | Cornell | Joel Sandiford (SF) Ronald St. Jean | |
| Subs | Buena Vista | Frank Myers (C) Roy Ford | |
| 09:52 | Cornell | James Davidson misses the 1st free throw | 55-51 |
| 09:52 | Buena Vista | Frank Myers gets the rebound | 55-51 |
| 09:33 | Buena Vista | Ronald Coates makes the driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Frank Myers | 55-53 |
| 09:14 | Cornell | Lynn Erb drills a jumper from close range on a great pass from James Davidson | 57-53 |
| 08:48 | Buena Vista | Victor Bernhard misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 57-53 |
| 08:47 | Buena Vista | Daniel McWain gets the offensive rebound | 57-53 |
| 08:33 | Buena Vista | Victor Bernhard hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 57-53 |
| 08:31 | Buena Vista | Frank Myers snags the offensive board | 57-53 |
| 08:19 | Buena Vista | Frank Myers can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 57-53 |
| 08:17 | Buena Vista | The offensive rebound goes to Ronald Coates | 57-53 |
| 07:54 | Buena Vista | Ronald Coates's pass is intercepted by Clark Small | 57-53 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - James Davidson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lynn Erb (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 pf. SF - Joel Sandiford (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Clark Small (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. C - Thomas Clark (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Buena Vista | PG - Daniel McWain (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Victor Bernhard (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Clayton McDuffee (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 3 stl. PF - Ronald Coates (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Frank Myers (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. | |
| 07:37 | Cornell | Lynn Erb connects on the fadeaway from the right block set up by Joel Sandiford | 59-53 |
| 07:16 | Buena Vista | Daniel McWain's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-53 |
| Subs | Cornell | Douglas Moore (PG), Ronald St. Jean (SG), Alan Thornberry (SF), Troy O'Connell (PF), John Buchholz (C) James Davidson, Lynn Erb, Joel Sandiford, Clark Small, Thomas Clark | |
| Subs | Buena Vista | Peter Riley (PG), Allen Adcox (SG), Lavern Davis (SF), Roy Ford (PF), Larry Ogden (C) Daniel McWain, Victor Bernhard, Clayton McDuffee, Ronald Coates, Frank Myers | |
| 07:05 | Cornell | John Buchholz misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 59-53 |
| 07:04 | Cornell | John Buchholz hits the follow up shot | 61-53 |
| 06:47 | Buena Vista | Roy Ford hits a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Peter Riley | 61-56 |
| 06:36 | Cornell | Troy O'Connell is hacked by Roy Ford - foul #3 on Roy Ford, team foul #9 | 61-56 |
| 06:36 | Cornell | Troy O'Connell misses the 1st free throw | 61-56 |
| 06:36 | Buena Vista | The rebound goes to Roy Ford | 61-56 |
| 06:16 | Buena Vista | Peter Riley is hacked by Douglas Moore - foul #3 on Douglas Moore, team foul #5 | 61-56 |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| Subs | Buena Vista | Victor Bernhard (SG) Allen Adcox | |
| 06:01 | Buena Vista | Roy Ford misses the jumper from the right side but the foul's on John Buchholz - foul #2 on John Buchholz, team foul #6 | 61-56 |
| Subs | Cornell | Lynn Erb (SG) Ronald St. Jean | |
| Subs | Buena Vista | Frank Myers (PG) Peter Riley | |
| 06:01 | Buena Vista | Roy Ford misses the 1st free throw | 61-56 |
| 06:01 | Buena Vista | Roy Ford misses the 2nd free throw | 61-56 |
| 06:01 | Cornell | John Buchholz grabs the board | 61-56 |
| 05:57 | Cornell | Frank Myers is called for the reach on Douglas Moore - foul #3 on Frank Myers, team foul #10 | 61-56 |
| 05:57 | Cornell | Douglas Moore makes the 1st free throw | 62-56 |
| 05:57 | Cornell | Douglas Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 63-56 |
| 05:40 | Buena Vista | Victor Bernhard drills a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Frank Myers | 63-58 |
| 05:23 | Cornell | Lynn Erb hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline | 63-58 |
| 05:22 | Buena Vista | Roy Ford pulls down the rebound | 63-58 |
| 05:18 | Buena Vista | Lavern Davis hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline but the foul's on Alan Thornberry - foul #1 on Alan Thornberry, team foul #7 | 63-58 |
| Subs | Cornell | Clark Small (PF) Troy O'Connell | |
| Subs | Buena Vista | Peter Riley (PG) Roy Ford | |
| 05:18 | Buena Vista | Lavern Davis makes the 1st free throw | 63-59 |
| 05:18 | Buena Vista | Lavern Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 63-60 |
| 05:11 | Cornell | Lynn Erb is hacked by Peter Riley - foul #2 on Peter Riley, team foul #11 | 63-60 |
| Subs | Cornell | Thomas Clark (SF) Alan Thornberry | |
| Subs | Buena Vista | Roy Nee (C) Peter Riley | |
| 05:11 | Cornell | Lynn Erb misses the 1st free throw | 63-60 |
| 05:11 | Cornell | Lynn Erb makes the 2nd free throw | 64-60 |
| 04:57 | Buena Vista | Victor Bernhard misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 64-60 |
| 04:56 | Buena Vista | Roy Nee tips it home | 64-62 |
| 04:46 | Cornell | Clark Small is whistled for a carry | 64-62 |
| Subs | Cornell | Vincent West (PG), Joel Sandiford (SF), Daniel Whipkey (C) Douglas Moore, Thomas Clark, John Buchholz | |
| Subs | Buena Vista | Daniel McWain (PG), Ronald Coates (PF) Frank Myers, Larry Ogden | |
| 04:27 | Buena Vista | Lavern Davis misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 64-62 |
| 04:25 | Cornell | Vincent West grabs the defensive rebound | 64-62 |
| 04:19 | Cornell | Joel Sandiford misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 64-62 |
| 04:17 | Cornell | Joel Sandiford misses the tip | 64-62 |
| 04:15 | Cornell | Joel Sandiford hits the follow up shot | 66-62 |
| 04:02 | Buena Vista | Victor Bernhard hits a fadeaway from the right side | 66-64 |
| 03:45 | Cornell | Vincent West misses the turnaround from close range | 66-64 |
| 03:43 | Cornell | Daniel Whipkey can't tip it in | 66-64 |
| 03:41 | Buena Vista | Ronald Coates grabs the board | 66-64 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Vincent West (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Lynn Erb (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 pf. SF - Joel Sandiford (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Clark Small (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. C - Daniel Whipkey (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Buena Vista | PG - Daniel McWain (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Victor Bernhard (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Lavern Davis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ronald Coates (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Roy Nee (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:36 | Buena Vista | Victor Bernhard buries a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Lavern Davis | 66-67 |
| 03:21 | Cornell | Daniel Whipkey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 66-67 |
| Subs | Cornell | Douglas Moore (PG), Ronald St. Jean (SG), Troy O'Connell (PF), John Buchholz (C) Vincent West, Lynn Erb, Clark Small, Daniel Whipkey | |
| Subs | Buena Vista | Frank Myers (SG), Larry Ogden (SF), Roy Ford (PF), Clayton McDuffee (C) Victor Bernhard, Lavern Davis, Ronald Coates, Roy Nee | |
| 03:11 | Buena Vista | Daniel McWain can't connect on a shot from the left side | 66-67 |
| 03:09 | Cornell | Ronald St. Jean gets the rebound | 66-67 |
| 02:55 | Cornell | Ronald St. Jean can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 66-67 |
| 02:53 | Buena Vista | Roy Ford grabs the defensive rebound | 66-67 |
| 02:53 | Buena Vista | Buena Vista calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-67 |
| Subs | Cornell | Lynn Erb (SG), Clark Small (PF) Ronald St. Jean, Troy O'Connell | |
| Subs | Buena Vista | Victor Bernhard (SG) Frank Myers | |
| 02:27 | Buena Vista | Daniel McWain's pass is intercepted by Lynn Erb | 66-67 |
| 02:05 | Cornell | John Buchholz blows the layup but the foul's on Clayton McDuffee - foul #3 on Clayton McDuffee, team foul #12 | 66-67 |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| Subs | Buena Vista | Roy Nee (C) Clayton McDuffee | |
| 02:05 | Cornell | John Buchholz makes the 1st free throw | 67-67 |
| 02:05 | Cornell | John Buchholz makes the 2nd free throw | 68-67 |
| 01:56 | Buena Vista | Roy Ford hits a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Larry Ogden | 68-70 |
| 01:37 | Cornell | Daniel McWain is called for the reach on Clark Small - foul #1 on Daniel McWain, team foul #13 | 68-70 |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| Subs | Buena Vista | Lavern Davis (SF) Larry Ogden | |
| 01:37 | Cornell | Clark Small makes the 1st free throw | 69-70 |
| 01:37 | Cornell | Clark Small makes the 2nd free throw | 70-70 |
| 01:11 | Buena Vista | Victor Bernhard loses the ball out of bounds | 70-70 |
| 01:00 | Cornell | Douglas Moore makes the floater from the right wing set up by Clark Small and the foul's on Roy Nee - foul #4 on Roy Nee, team foul #14 | 72-70 |
| 01:00 | Cornell | Douglas Moore makes the free throw | 73-70 |
| 00:43 | Buena Vista | Daniel McWain makes the floater from the left side set up by Lavern Davis | 73-72 |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Buena Vista | Buena Vista is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:18 | Cornell | Joel Sandiford's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 73-72 |
| 00:09 | Buena Vista | Roy Nee misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Douglas Moore - foul #4 on Douglas Moore, team foul #8 | 73-72 |
| 00:09 | Buena Vista | Roy Nee makes the 1st free throw | 73-73 |
| 00:09 | Buena Vista | Roy Nee makes the 2nd free throw | 73-74 |
| 00:09 | Cornell | Cornell calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 73-74 |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Buena Vista | Buena Vista is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:01 | Cornell | Joel Sandiford misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 73-74 |
| 00:00 | Cornell | John Buchholz grabs the offensive rebound | 73-74 |