| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Samuel Towry (fresh) SG - Domingo Mora (fresh) SF - Joseph Scalf (fresh) PF - Robert Montano (fresh) C - Matthew Hobart (fresh) | |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Robert Denton (fresh) SG - Scott Berry (fresh) SF - Wayne Teeters (fresh) PF - Melvin Shuck (fresh) C - Ronald Anderson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | VMI | Ronald Anderson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | VMI | Melvin Shuck buries a turnaround from close range on a great pass from Robert Denton | 0-2 |
| 19:25 | Cornell | Domingo Mora misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 0-2 |
| 19:23 | VMI | Ronald Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 19:11 | VMI | Scott Berry clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 0-2 |
| 19:10 | VMI | Ronald Anderson tips it in | 0-4 |
| 18:53 | Cornell | Domingo Mora knocks in the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Samuel Towry | 2-4 |
| 18:32 | VMI | Melvin Shuck throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-4 |
| 18:19 | Cornell | Ronald Anderson blocks the short jumper by Joseph Scalf | 2-4 |
| 18:18 | Cornell | Matthew Hobart hits the follow up shot | 4-4 |
| 18:14 | VMI | Robert Denton is hacked by Samuel Towry in the backcourt - foul #1 on Samuel Towry, team foul #1 | 4-4 |
| 17:53 | VMI | Scott Berry hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block | 4-4 |
| 17:52 | Cornell | Robert Montano pulls down the rebound | 4-4 |
| 17:45 | Cornell | Joseph Scalf connects on the floater from just outside the lane | 6-4 |
| 17:42 | VMI | Scott Berry loses the dribble to Joseph Scalf in the backcourt | 6-4 |
| 17:25 | Cornell | Scott Berry takes the ball from Robert Montano | 6-4 |
| 17:23 | VMI | Scott Berry is called for traveling in the backcourt | 6-4 |
| Subs | Cornell | Nathan Tremper (PG), Ernest Sams (PF), George Bardsley (C) Samuel Towry, Robert Montano, Matthew Hobart | |
| Subs | VMI | Gary Sneed (PG), David Pablo (SG), Jimmie Nale (SF), Victor Sonnier (PF), Charles Zephier (C) Robert Denton, Scott Berry, Wayne Teeters, Melvin Shuck, Ronald Anderson | |
| 16:57 | Cornell | Joseph Scalf loses the dribble to Jimmie Nale | 6-4 |
| 16:48 | VMI | Victor Sonnier buries a jumper from the free throw line | 6-6 |
| 16:32 | Cornell | Ernest Sams buries a jumper from the free throw line set up by Nathan Tremper and he's hacked by Victor Sonnier - foul #1 on Victor Sonnier, team foul #1 | 8-6 |
| Subs | Cornell | Charles Drake (SG), George Davis (SF) Domingo Mora, Joseph Scalf | |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| 16:32 | Cornell | Ernest Sams makes the free throw | 9-6 |
| 16:16 | VMI | David Pablo is fouled on the floor by George Bardsley - foul #1 on George Bardsley, team foul #2 | 9-6 |
| Subs | Cornell | Melvin Williams (C) George Bardsley | |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| 16:00 | VMI | Gary Sneed can't connect on a shot from the left wing but the foul's on George Davis - foul #1 on George Davis, team foul #3 | 9-6 |
| Subs | Cornell | John Sullivan (PG), Robert Montano (PF), Matthew Hobart (C) Nathan Tremper, George Davis, Melvin Williams | |
| Subs | VMI | Melvin Shuck (PF), Kenneth Strock (C) Jimmie Nale, Victor Sonnier | |
| 16:00 | VMI | Gary Sneed makes the 1st free throw | 9-7 |
| 16:00 | VMI | Gary Sneed makes the 2nd free throw | 9-8 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - John Sullivan (fresh) SG - Charles Drake (fresh) SF - Ernest Sams (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Robert Montano (fresh) C - Matthew Hobart (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Gary Sneed (fresh) 2 pts. SG - David Pablo (fresh) SF - Charles Zephier (fresh) PF - Melvin Shuck (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Kenneth Strock (fresh) | |
| 15:49 | Cornell | John Sullivan blows the layup but he's fouled by Charles Zephier - foul #1 on Charles Zephier, team foul #2 | 9-8 |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| Subs | VMI | Carl Green (PG), Scott Berry (SG), Wayne Teeters (SF) Gary Sneed, David Pablo, Charles Zephier | |
| 15:49 | Cornell | John Sullivan makes the 1st free throw | 10-8 |
| 15:49 | Cornell | John Sullivan makes the 2nd free throw | 11-8 |
| 15:29 | VMI | Kenneth Strock's floater is tipped away by Matthew Hobart | 11-8 |
| 15:27 | Cornell | The rebound goes to Robert Montano | 11-8 |
| 15:06 | Cornell | Robert Montano misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Melvin Shuck - foul #1 on Melvin Shuck, team foul #3 | 11-8 |
| Subs | Cornell | Samuel Towry (PG), Domingo Mora (SG), Joseph Scalf (SF), George Bardsley (C) John Sullivan, Charles Drake, Ernest Sams, Matthew Hobart | |
| Subs | VMI | Robert Denton (PG), Ronald Anderson (C) Carl Green, Kenneth Strock | |
| 15:06 | Cornell | Robert Montano makes the 1st free throw | 12-8 |
| 15:06 | Cornell | Robert Montano makes the 2nd free throw | 13-8 |
| 14:59 | VMI | Wayne Teeters clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 13-8 |
| 14:58 | Cornell | The rebound goes to Domingo Mora | 13-8 |
| 14:46 | Cornell | Samuel Towry is called for traveling | 13-8 |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| Subs | VMI | David Pablo (SG), Jimmie Nale (SF), Victor Sonnier (PF) Scott Berry, Wayne Teeters, Melvin Shuck | |
| 14:27 | VMI | David Pablo is fouled on the floor by Domingo Mora - foul #1 on Domingo Mora, team foul #4 | 13-8 |
| Subs | Cornell | Charles Drake (PF), Melvin Williams (C) Robert Montano, George Bardsley | |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| 14:15 | VMI | David Pablo misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 13-8 |
| 14:13 | Cornell | Charles Drake grabs the board | 13-8 |
| 13:44 | Cornell | Samuel Towry hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 13-8 |
| 13:43 | Cornell | Melvin Williams snags the offensive board | 13-8 |
| 13:27 | Cornell | Jimmie Nale is called for the reach on Domingo Mora - foul #1 on Jimmie Nale, team foul #4 | 13-8 |
| Subs | Cornell | Nathan Tremper (PG), George Davis (SF), Ernest Sams (PF), Matthew Hobart (C) Samuel Towry, Domingo Mora, Joseph Scalf, Melvin Williams | |
| Subs | VMI | Gary Sneed (PG), Scott Berry (SG), Wayne Teeters (SF), Melvin Shuck (PF), Charles Zephier (C) Robert Denton, David Pablo, Jimmie Nale, Victor Sonnier, Ronald Anderson | |
| 13:11 | Cornell | Matthew Hobart misses long on a shot from the right wing | 13-8 |
| 13:09 | VMI | The rebound goes to Wayne Teeters | 13-8 |
| 13:03 | VMI | Scott Berry hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 13-8 |
| 13:02 | VMI | Wayne Teeters grabs the offensive board | 13-8 |
| 12:56 | VMI | Melvin Shuck clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 13-8 |
| 12:54 | VMI | Melvin Shuck tips it in | 13-10 |
| 12:40 | Cornell | Ernest Sams scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 16-10 |
| 12:30 | VMI | The jump hook by Melvin Shuck is blocked by Matthew Hobart | 16-10 |
| 12:28 | Cornell | Charles Drake gets the rebound | 16-10 |
| 12:18 | Cornell | Matthew Hobart misses short on a shot from the left wing | 16-10 |
| 12:17 | VMI | Wayne Teeters pulls down the rebound | 16-10 |
| 11:57 | VMI | Scott Berry knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Wayne Teeters and he's hacked by Charles Drake - foul #1 on Charles Drake, team foul #5 | 16-12 |
| Subs | Cornell | John Sullivan (PG), Domingo Mora (SG), Joseph Scalf (SF), Robert Montano (PF), George Bardsley (C) Nathan Tremper, Charles Drake, George Davis, Ernest Sams, Matthew Hobart | |
| Subs | VMI | David Pablo (PG), Victor Sonnier (PF), Ronald Anderson (C) Gary Sneed, Wayne Teeters, Melvin Shuck | |
| 11:57 | VMI | Scott Berry makes the free throw | 16-13 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - John Sullivan (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Domingo Mora (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joseph Scalf (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Montano (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - George Bardsley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - David Pablo (fresh) SG - Scott Berry (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Charles Zephier (fresh) PF - Victor Sonnier (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ronald Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:50 | Cornell | Joseph Scalf comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Charles Zephier - foul #2 on Charles Zephier, team foul #5 | 16-13 |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| Subs | VMI | Carl Green (PG), Wayne Teeters (SF) Scott Berry, Charles Zephier | |
| 11:50 | Cornell | Joseph Scalf makes the 1st free throw | 17-13 |
| 11:50 | Cornell | Joseph Scalf misses the 2nd free throw | 17-13 |
| 11:50 | Cornell | Robert Montano grabs the offensive board | 17-13 |
| 11:41 | Cornell | Robert Montano makes the jump hook from the baseline set up by John Sullivan and the foul's on David Pablo - foul #1 on David Pablo, team foul #6 | 19-13 |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| Subs | VMI | Jimmie Nale (SF) Wayne Teeters | |
| 11:41 | Cornell | Robert Montano makes the free throw | 20-13 |
| 11:37 | VMI | Domingo Mora picks off the pass by David Pablo in the backcourt | 20-13 |
| 11:22 | Cornell | John Sullivan hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Domingo Mora | 23-13 |
| 11:01 | VMI | David Pablo is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on David Pablo, team foul #7 | 23-13 |
| Subs | Cornell | Samuel Towry (PG), Ernest Sams (SF) John Sullivan, Joseph Scalf | |
| Subs | VMI | Robert Denton (PG), Gary Sneed (SG), Kenneth Strock (C) Carl Green, David Pablo, Ronald Anderson | |
| 10:40 | Cornell | Domingo Mora hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Ernest Sams | 26-13 |
| 10:20 | VMI | Gary Sneed drills a runner in the paint set up by Jimmie Nale | 26-15 |
| 09:53 | Cornell | Samuel Towry makes the 3 pointer from the left corner | 29-15 |
| 09:42 | VMI | Victor Sonnier loses the dribble to Robert Montano | 29-15 |
| 09:21 | Cornell | George Bardsley hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 29-15 |
| 09:19 | VMI | Kenneth Strock pulls down the rebound | 29-15 |
| 09:01 | VMI | Kenneth Strock can't finish the layup but the foul's on George Bardsley - foul #2 on George Bardsley, team foul #6 | 29-15 |
| Subs | Cornell | Nathan Tremper (PG), Charles Drake (SG), Joseph Scalf (SF), Matthew Hobart (C) Samuel Towry, Domingo Mora, Ernest Sams, George Bardsley | |
| Subs | VMI | Carl Green (PG), Scott Berry (SG), Wayne Teeters (SF), Melvin Shuck (PF) Robert Denton, Gary Sneed, Jimmie Nale, Victor Sonnier | |
| 09:01 | VMI | Kenneth Strock makes the 1st free throw | 29-16 |
| 09:01 | VMI | Kenneth Strock misses the 2nd free throw | 29-16 |
| 09:01 | Cornell | The rebound goes to Matthew Hobart | 29-16 |
| 08:41 | Cornell | Joseph Scalf can't connect on a floater from the left block | 29-16 |
| 08:39 | VMI | Kenneth Strock pulls down the rebound | 29-16 |
| 08:32 | VMI | Wayne Teeters hits a shot from the free throw line | 29-18 |
| 08:15 | Cornell | Nathan Tremper knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Joseph Scalf | 32-18 |
| 08:00 | VMI | Kenneth Strock's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-18 |
| Subs | Cornell | John Sullivan (SG) Robert Montano | |
| Subs | VMI | Ronald Anderson (C) Kenneth Strock | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Nathan Tremper (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Sullivan (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Scalf (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Charles Drake (fresh) 2 reb. C - Matthew Hobart (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Carl Green (fresh) SG - Scott Berry (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Wayne Teeters (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Melvin Shuck (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Ronald Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:47 | Cornell | Matthew Hobart misses the 3 from the right wing | 32-18 |
| 07:46 | VMI | The rebound goes to Scott Berry | 32-18 |
| 07:41 | VMI | Ronald Anderson buries a jumper from the right block | 32-20 |
| 07:28 | Cornell | Charles Drake is hacked by Carl Green - foul #1 on Carl Green, team foul #8 | 32-20 |
| Subs | Cornell | Ernest Sams (PF), Melvin Williams (C) Nathan Tremper, Matthew Hobart | |
| Subs | VMI | Robert Denton (PG) Carl Green | |
| 07:28 | Cornell | Charles Drake misses the 1st free throw | 32-20 |
| 07:28 | Cornell | The offensive rebound goes to Ernest Sams | 32-20 |
| 07:18 | Cornell | Ernest Sams makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from John Sullivan | 35-20 |
| 07:04 | VMI | Ronald Anderson comes up short on the jumper in the paint | 35-20 |
| 07:02 | Cornell | Charles Drake grabs the defensive rebound | 35-20 |
| 06:52 | Cornell | John Sullivan comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 35-20 |
| 06:51 | VMI | Scott Berry gets the rebound | 35-20 |
| 06:45 | VMI | Robert Denton hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 35-20 |
| 06:43 | VMI | Wayne Teeters tips it in | 35-22 |
| 06:29 | Cornell | Melvin Shuck is called for the reach on Ernest Sams - foul #2 on Melvin Shuck, team foul #9 | 35-22 |
| Subs | Cornell | Samuel Towry (PG), Domingo Mora (SG), George Davis (SF) John Sullivan, Charles Drake, Joseph Scalf | |
| Subs | VMI | Gary Sneed (PG), Victor Sonnier (PF) Robert Denton, Melvin Shuck | |
| 06:29 | Cornell | Ernest Sams makes the 1st free throw | 36-22 |
| 06:29 | Cornell | Ernest Sams misses the 2nd free throw | 36-22 |
| 06:29 | VMI | Ronald Anderson snags the defensive board | 36-22 |
| 06:25 | VMI | Wayne Teeters's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 36-22 |
| 06:10 | Cornell | The jump hook by Ernest Sams is blocked by Victor Sonnier | 36-22 |
| 06:09 | Cornell | Ernest Sams can't tip it in | 36-22 |
| 06:07 | VMI | Wayne Teeters snags the defensive board | 36-22 |
| 06:04 | VMI | Samuel Towry steals it from Victor Sonnier in the backcourt | 36-22 |
| 06:02 | Cornell | Ernest Sams blows the layup | 36-22 |
| 06:00 | VMI | Ronald Anderson snags the defensive board | 36-22 |
| 05:52 | VMI | Gary Sneed is hacked by Samuel Towry - foul #2 on Samuel Towry, team foul #7 | 36-22 |
| Subs | Cornell | Nathan Tremper (PG), Robert Montano (PF), Matthew Hobart (C) Samuel Towry, Ernest Sams, Melvin Williams | |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| 05:52 | VMI | Gary Sneed makes the 1st free throw | 36-23 |
| 05:52 | VMI | Gary Sneed makes the 2nd free throw | 36-24 |
| 05:34 | Cornell | Domingo Mora hits the finger roll and he's fouled by Wayne Teeters - foul #1 on Wayne Teeters, team foul #10 | 38-24 |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| Subs | VMI | Carl Green (PG) Gary Sneed | |
| 05:34 | Cornell | Domingo Mora makes the free throw | 39-24 |
| 05:19 | VMI | Victor Sonnier makes the shot in the lane on a nice dish by Carl Green and he's fouled by Robert Montano - foul #1 on Robert Montano, team foul #8 | 39-26 |
| Subs | Cornell | Joseph Scalf (SF) George Davis | |
| Subs | VMI | Jimmie Nale (SF) Wayne Teeters | |
| 05:19 | VMI | Victor Sonnier makes the free throw | 39-27 |
| 05:01 | Cornell | Nathan Tremper misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 39-27 |
| 04:59 | Cornell | Nathan Tremper tips it home | 41-27 |
| 04:56 | VMI | Carl Green is fouled in the backcourt by Nathan Tremper - foul #1 on Nathan Tremper, team foul #9 | 41-27 |
| Subs | Cornell | John Sullivan (PG), Ernest Sams (PF) Nathan Tremper, Robert Montano | |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| 04:56 | VMI | Carl Green makes the 1st free throw | 41-28 |
| 04:56 | VMI | Carl Green makes the 2nd free throw | 41-29 |
| 04:38 | Cornell | Joseph Scalf misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 41-29 |
| 04:37 | VMI | Victor Sonnier gets the rebound | 41-29 |
| 04:33 | VMI | Ernest Sams is called for the reach on Carl Green in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ernest Sams, team foul #10 | 41-29 |
| Subs | Cornell | Charles Drake (SG) Domingo Mora | |
| Subs | VMI | Gary Sneed (SG), Wayne Teeters (SF), Kenneth Strock (C) Scott Berry, Victor Sonnier, Ronald Anderson | |
| 04:33 | VMI | Carl Green makes the 1st free throw | 41-30 |
| 04:33 | VMI | Carl Green makes the 2nd free throw | 41-31 |
| 04:11 | Cornell | Joseph Scalf jams it and the foul's on Gary Sneed - foul #1 on Gary Sneed, team foul #11 | 43-31 |
| Subs | Cornell | Nathan Tremper (PG) John Sullivan | |
| Subs | VMI | Robert Denton (PG) Carl Green | |
| 04:11 | Cornell | Joseph Scalf makes the free throw | 44-31 |
| 03:43 | VMI | Ernest Sams picks off the pass by Wayne Teeters | 44-31 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Nathan Tremper (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Drake (fresh) 3 reb. SF - Joseph Scalf (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Ernest Sams (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Matthew Hobart (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Robert Denton (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gary Sneed (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Wayne Teeters (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jimmie Nale (fairly fresh) C - Kenneth Strock (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:22 | Cornell | Charles Drake is hacked by Gary Sneed - foul #2 on Gary Sneed, team foul #12 | 44-31 |
| Subs | Cornell | Samuel Towry (PG), Domingo Mora (SG), George Davis (SF), George Bardsley (C) Nathan Tremper, Joseph Scalf, Ernest Sams, Matthew Hobart | |
| Subs | VMI | David Pablo (SG), Charles Zephier (SF), Melvin Shuck (PF), Ronald Anderson (C) Gary Sneed, Wayne Teeters, Jimmie Nale, Kenneth Strock | |
| 03:22 | Cornell | Charles Drake makes the 1st free throw | 45-31 |
| 03:22 | Cornell | Charles Drake makes the 2nd free throw | 46-31 |
| 03:15 | VMI | David Pablo misses badly on the uncontested 3 pointer from the right wing | 46-31 |
| 03:14 | Cornell | George Bardsley snags the defensive board | 46-31 |
| 02:53 | Cornell | Robert Denton is called for the reach on Samuel Towry - foul #1 on Robert Denton, team foul #13 | 46-31 |
| Subs | Cornell | Robert Montano (PF) Charles Drake | |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| 02:53 | Cornell | Samuel Towry makes the 1st free throw | 47-31 |
| 02:53 | Cornell | Samuel Towry makes the 2nd free throw | 48-31 |
| 02:36 | VMI | Robert Denton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-31 |
| 02:25 | Cornell | Domingo Mora connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Samuel Towry | 51-31 |
| 02:07 | VMI | David Pablo makes the 3 from the left wing | 51-34 |
| 01:51 | Cornell | Domingo Mora misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 51-34 |
| 01:50 | VMI | Ronald Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 51-34 |
| 01:33 | VMI | David Pablo clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 51-34 |
| 01:32 | VMI | Melvin Shuck gets the offensive rebound | 51-34 |
| 01:15 | VMI | George Davis steals it from Robert Denton | 51-34 |
| 00:54 | Cornell | George Davis buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Domingo Mora | 53-34 |
| 00:37 | VMI | Robert Denton misses the jumper from the left wing | 53-34 |
| 00:35 | VMI | Charles Zephier snags the offensive board | 53-34 |
| 00:16 | VMI | Ronald Anderson can't connect on a jump hook from the right block but the foul's on Robert Montano - foul #2 on Robert Montano, team foul #11 | 53-34 |
| Subs | Cornell | Nathan Tremper (PG), Charles Drake (SG), Joseph Scalf (SF), Ernest Sams (PF), Melvin Williams (C) Samuel Towry, Domingo Mora, George Davis, Robert Montano, George Bardsley | |
| Subs | VMI | Gary Sneed (PG), Scott Berry (SG), Jimmie Nale (SF), Victor Sonnier (PF) Robert Denton, David Pablo, Charles Zephier, Melvin Shuck | |
| 00:16 | VMI | Ronald Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 53-35 |
| 00:16 | VMI | Ronald Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 53-36 |
| 00:03 | Cornell | Nathan Tremper hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 53-36 |
| 00:01 | Cornell | Melvin Williams pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-36 |
| 00:00 | Cornell | The clock runs out | 53-36 |