| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Ngolinga Aja (fresh) SG - Douglas Viles (fresh) SF - Jon Goodman (fresh) PF - Johnny Eadie (fresh) C - Peter Grinstead (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Penn St. Altoona | PG - Andrew Benites (fresh) SG - Kristopher Neuman (fresh) SF - Ronald Wells (fresh) PF - David Seigler (fresh) C - John Williams (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Cornell | Peter Grinstead wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Penn St. Altoona | Penn St. Altoona is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:48 | Cornell | Ngolinga Aja makes the shot from the free throw line | 2-0 |
| 19:27 | Penn St. Altoona | Jon Goodman picks off the pass by Ronald Wells | 2-0 |
| 19:11 | Cornell | Peter Grinstead hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 19:10 | Penn St. Altoona | John Williams pulls down the rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:52 | Penn St. Altoona | David Seigler misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 18:51 | Cornell | Ngolinga Aja gets the rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:43 | Cornell | Jon Goodman connects on the 3 from the right corner | 5-0 |
| 18:19 | Penn St. Altoona | Andrew Benites misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 5-0 |
| 18:17 | Cornell | Peter Grinstead gets the rebound | 5-0 |
| 18:04 | Cornell | Kristopher Neuman is called for the reach on Douglas Viles - foul #1 on Kristopher Neuman, team foul #1 | 5-0 |
| 17:50 | Cornell | Peter Grinstead hits a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Douglas Viles | 7-0 |
| 17:36 | Penn St. Altoona | Andrew Benites hits a 3 from the left wing | 7-3 |
| 17:23 | Cornell | Peter Grinstead can't throw it down but he's fouled by John Williams - foul #1 on John Williams, team foul #2 | 7-3 |
| Subs | Cornell | Bill O'Bannion (SF) Jon Goodman | |
| Subs | Penn St. Altoona | | |
| 17:23 | Cornell | Peter Grinstead misses the 1st free throw | 7-3 |
| 17:23 | Cornell | Peter Grinstead makes the 2nd free throw | 8-3 |
| 17:05 | Penn St. Altoona | Ronald Wells hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 8-5 |
| 16:52 | Cornell | Ngolinga Aja misses short on a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Ronald Wells - foul #1 on Ronald Wells, team foul #3 | 8-5 |
| Subs | Cornell | De Chio (SG) Douglas Viles | |
| Subs | Penn St. Altoona | | |
| 16:52 | Cornell | Ngolinga Aja makes the 1st free throw | 9-5 |
| 16:52 | Cornell | Ngolinga Aja makes the 2nd free throw | 10-5 |
| 16:29 | Penn St. Altoona | Andrew Benites comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 10-5 |
| 16:27 | Cornell | Peter Grinstead pulls down the rebound | 10-5 |
| 16:22 | Cornell | Ngolinga Aja knocks in the shot from the left wing on a great pass from Bill O'Bannion | 12-5 |
| 16:06 | Penn St. Altoona | Andrew Benites comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 12-5 |
| 16:05 | Cornell | Johnny Eadie grabs the defensive rebound | 12-5 |
| 15:54 | Cornell | Johnny Eadie can't connect on a floater in the lane | 12-5 |
| 15:52 | Penn St. Altoona | Ronald Wells pulls down the rebound | 12-5 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Ngolinga Aja (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - De Chio (fresh) SF - Bill O'Bannion (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Johnny Eadie (fairly fresh) C - Peter Grinstead (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn St. Altoona | PG - Andrew Benites (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Kristopher Neuman (fairly fresh) SF - Ronald Wells (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Seigler (fairly fresh) C - John Williams (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:45 | Penn St. Altoona | David Seigler throws a bad pass out of bounds | 12-5 |
| Subs | Cornell | Jon Goodman (SF) Ngolinga Aja | |
| Subs | Penn St. Altoona | Ronnie Hedden (PG), Eric McMahill (SG), Arnold Houghton (SF), Richard Snyder (PF), Harvey Barnes (C) Andrew Benites, Kristopher Neuman, Ronald Wells, David Seigler, John Williams | |
| 15:30 | Cornell | Peter Grinstead misses short on a floater in the paint | 12-5 |
| 15:29 | Penn St. Altoona | Harvey Barnes grabs the defensive rebound | 12-5 |
| 15:22 | Penn St. Altoona | Ronnie Hedden hits a runner from close range on a great pass from Eric McMahill | 12-7 |
| 15:01 | Cornell | Peter Grinstead buries a jumper from the baseline | 14-7 |
| 14:42 | Penn St. Altoona | Ronnie Hedden is fouled on the floor by Bill O'Bannion - foul #1 on Bill O'Bannion, team foul #1 | 14-7 |
| Subs | Cornell | Douglas Viles (SG) Bill O'Bannion | |
| Subs | Penn St. Altoona | | |
| 14:24 | Penn St. Altoona | Richard Snyder misses long on a runner from the left block but he's hacked by Peter Grinstead - foul #1 on Peter Grinstead, team foul #2 | 14-7 |
| Subs | Cornell | Ngolinga Aja (C) Peter Grinstead | |
| Subs | Penn St. Altoona | Andrew Benites (PG) Ronnie Hedden | |
| 14:24 | Penn St. Altoona | Richard Snyder makes the 1st free throw | 14-8 |
| 14:24 | Penn St. Altoona | Richard Snyder makes the 2nd free throw | 14-9 |
| 14:15 | Cornell | Douglas Viles misses the lay-in but the foul's on Eric McMahill - foul #1 on Eric McMahill, team foul #4 | 14-9 |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| Subs | Penn St. Altoona | John Williams (C) Harvey Barnes | |
| 14:15 | Cornell | Douglas Viles makes the 1st free throw | 15-9 |
| 14:15 | Cornell | Douglas Viles makes the 2nd free throw | 16-9 |
| 13:54 | Penn St. Altoona | Richard Snyder knocks in the turnaround near the basket set up by Eric McMahill | 16-11 |
| 13:48 | Cornell | Ngolinga Aja hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block | 16-11 |
| 13:47 | Cornell | Jon Goodman grabs the offensive rebound | 16-11 |
| 13:38 | Cornell | Douglas Viles misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Arnold Houghton - foul #1 on Arnold Houghton, team foul #5 | 16-11 |
| Subs | Cornell | Bill O'Bannion (SF), Peter Grinstead (C) De Chio, Jon Goodman | |
| Subs | Penn St. Altoona | Kristopher Neuman (SG), Ronald Wells (SF), David Seigler (PF) Eric McMahill, Arnold Houghton, Richard Snyder | |
| 13:38 | Cornell | Douglas Viles makes the 1st free throw | 17-11 |
| 13:38 | Cornell | Douglas Viles misses the 2nd free throw | 17-11 |
| 13:38 | Penn St. Altoona | John Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 17-11 |
| 13:19 | Penn St. Altoona | Kristopher Neuman hits a shot near the basket on a nice dish by John Williams | 17-13 |
| 12:59 | Cornell | Andrew Benites picks off the pass by Peter Grinstead | 17-13 |
| 12:43 | Penn St. Altoona | David Seigler loses the dribble to Douglas Viles | 17-13 |
| 12:35 | Cornell | Bill O'Bannion loses the dribble to John Williams | 17-13 |
| 12:30 | Penn St. Altoona | Andrew Benites is fouled in the backcourt by Ngolinga Aja - foul #1 on Ngolinga Aja, team foul #3 | 17-13 |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| Subs | Penn St. Altoona | Eric McMahill (PG), Harvey Barnes (C) Andrew Benites, John Williams | |
| 12:25 | Penn St. Altoona | Eric McMahill clanks a 3 from the left wing | 17-13 |
| 12:23 | Penn St. Altoona | Ronald Wells grabs the offensive rebound | 17-13 |
| 12:09 | Penn St. Altoona | Ronald Wells misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 17-13 |
| 12:08 | Cornell | Johnny Eadie grabs the board | 17-13 |
| 11:55 | Cornell | Eric McMahill is called for the reach on Douglas Viles - foul #2 on Eric McMahill, team foul #6 | 17-13 |
| Subs | Cornell | De Chio (SG), Jon Goodman (SF) Ngolinga Aja, Douglas Viles | |
| Subs | Penn St. Altoona | Ronnie Hedden (PG), Richard Snyder (C) Eric McMahill, Harvey Barnes | |
| 11:44 | Cornell | Peter Grinstead misses short on a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Richard Snyder - foul #1 on Richard Snyder, team foul #7 | 17-13 |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| Subs | Penn St. Altoona | Arnold Houghton (SG), Harvey Barnes (C) Kristopher Neuman, David Seigler | |
| 11:44 | Cornell | Peter Grinstead makes the 1st free throw | 18-13 |
| 11:44 | Cornell | Peter Grinstead makes the 2nd free throw | 19-13 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Bill O'Bannion (fresh) 1 ast. SG - De Chio (fresh) SF - Jon Goodman (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Johnny Eadie (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Peter Grinstead (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn St. Altoona | PG - Ronnie Hedden (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Arnold Houghton (fresh) SF - Ronald Wells (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Snyder (fresh) 4 pts. C - Harvey Barnes (fresh) | |
| 11:23 | Penn St. Altoona | Richard Snyder is whistled for a carry | 19-13 |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| Subs | Penn St. Altoona | Kristopher Neuman (SG) Ronald Wells | |
| 11:15 | Cornell | Peter Grinstead misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Harvey Barnes - foul #1 on Harvey Barnes, team foul #8 | 19-13 |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| Subs | Penn St. Altoona | John Williams (C) Harvey Barnes | |
| 11:15 | Cornell | Peter Grinstead makes the 1st free throw | 20-13 |
| 11:15 | Cornell | Peter Grinstead misses the 2nd free throw | 20-13 |
| 11:15 | Penn St. Altoona | The rebound goes to Kristopher Neuman | 20-13 |
| 11:00 | Penn St. Altoona | John Williams hits the finger roll | 20-15 |
| 10:57 | Cornell | Ronnie Hedden is called for the reach on Bill O'Bannion in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ronnie Hedden, team foul #9 | 20-15 |
| Subs | Cornell | Ngolinga Aja (C) Peter Grinstead | |
| Subs | Penn St. Altoona | Andrew Benites (PG), Harvey Barnes (SF) Ronnie Hedden, Kristopher Neuman | |
| 10:57 | Cornell | Bill O'Bannion makes the 1st free throw | 21-15 |
| 10:57 | Cornell | Bill O'Bannion makes the 2nd free throw | 22-15 |
| 10:37 | Penn St. Altoona | Arnold Houghton is fouled on the floor by Ngolinga Aja - foul #2 on Ngolinga Aja, team foul #4 | 22-15 |
| Subs | Cornell | Douglas Viles (SG), Peter Grinstead (C) Bill O'Bannion, Ngolinga Aja | |
| Subs | Penn St. Altoona | David Seigler (PF) Richard Snyder | |
| 10:15 | Penn St. Altoona | Harvey Barnes makes the fadeaway from the left side and the foul's on Jon Goodman - foul #1 on Jon Goodman, team foul #5 | 22-17 |
| 10:15 | Penn St. Altoona | Harvey Barnes misses the free throw | 22-17 |
| 10:15 | Cornell | Johnny Eadie pulls down the rebound | 22-17 |
| 10:06 | Cornell | Peter Grinstead drills a floater in the paint on a great pass from De Chio | 24-17 |
| 09:49 | Penn St. Altoona | Andrew Benites clanks a jumper from the right block | 24-17 |
| 09:48 | Penn St. Altoona | John Williams grabs the offensive board | 24-17 |
| 09:37 | Penn St. Altoona | John Williams lays it up and in and the foul's on Douglas Viles - foul #1 on Douglas Viles, team foul #6 | 24-19 |
| Subs | Cornell | Bill O'Bannion (SF) Jon Goodman | |
| Subs | Penn St. Altoona | Kristopher Neuman (SG), Ronald Wells (SF) Arnold Houghton, Harvey Barnes | |
| 09:37 | Penn St. Altoona | John Williams makes the free throw | 24-20 |
| 09:21 | Cornell | Bill O'Bannion is hacked by Ronald Wells - foul #2 on Ronald Wells, team foul #10 | 24-20 |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| Subs | Penn St. Altoona | Ronnie Hedden (PG), Paul Rutledge (SF), Richard Snyder (C) Andrew Benites, Ronald Wells, John Williams | |
| 09:21 | Cornell | Bill O'Bannion makes the 1st free throw | 25-20 |
| 09:21 | Cornell | Bill O'Bannion makes the 2nd free throw | 26-20 |
| 09:10 | Penn St. Altoona | Richard Snyder comes up short on the floater from the left side | 26-20 |
| 09:08 | Cornell | Douglas Viles pulls down the rebound | 26-20 |
| 09:02 | Cornell | Johnny Eadie misses the jumper from the right side | 26-20 |
| 09:01 | Cornell | De Chio tips it home | 28-20 |
| 08:34 | Penn St. Altoona | Kristopher Neuman can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 28-20 |
| 08:33 | Cornell | Bill O'Bannion pulls down the rebound | 28-20 |
| 08:23 | Cornell | Peter Grinstead throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-20 |
| Subs | Cornell | Jon Goodman (SF) De Chio | |
| Subs | Penn St. Altoona | Andrew Benites (PG), Arnold Houghton (SF), Harvey Barnes (C) Ronnie Hedden, Paul Rutledge, David Seigler | |
| 07:58 | Penn St. Altoona | Arnold Houghton can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 28-20 |
| 07:56 | Penn St. Altoona | Harvey Barnes gets the offensive rebound | 28-20 |
| 07:45 | Penn St. Altoona | Richard Snyder misses badly on a floater from the right side | 28-20 |
| 07:43 | Penn St. Altoona | Richard Snyder hits the follow up shot | 28-22 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Bill O'Bannion (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Douglas Viles (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jon Goodman (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Johnny Eadie (tiring) 3 reb. C - Peter Grinstead (tiring) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn St. Altoona | PG - Andrew Benites (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Kristopher Neuman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Arnold Houghton (fresh) PF - Richard Snyder (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Harvey Barnes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:33 | Cornell | Douglas Viles throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-22 |
| Subs | Cornell | De Chio (PG) Bill O'Bannion | |
| Subs | Penn St. Altoona | Paul Rutledge (PF), John Williams (C) Kristopher Neuman, Richard Snyder | |
| 07:17 | Penn St. Altoona | Arnold Houghton buries a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Andrew Benites | 28-24 |
| 06:58 | Cornell | Peter Grinstead misses short on a jumper in the paint | 28-24 |
| 06:56 | Penn St. Altoona | The rebound goes to Harvey Barnes | 28-24 |
| 06:30 | Penn St. Altoona | Andrew Benites can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 28-24 |
| 06:28 | Cornell | Johnny Eadie grabs the defensive rebound | 28-24 |
| 06:07 | Cornell | Johnny Eadie misses long on a jump hook in the paint | 28-24 |
| 06:05 | Cornell | De Chio tips it in | 30-24 |
| 05:36 | Penn St. Altoona | Arnold Houghton is hacked by Peter Grinstead - foul #2 on Peter Grinstead, team foul #7 | 30-24 |
| Subs | Cornell | Ngolinga Aja (PG), Bill O'Bannion (SF) De Chio, Jon Goodman | |
| Subs | Penn St. Altoona | Ronnie Hedden (PG), Kristopher Neuman (SG), David Seigler (PF) Andrew Benites, Harvey Barnes, Paul Rutledge | |
| 05:36 | Penn St. Altoona | Arnold Houghton makes the 1st free throw | 30-25 |
| 05:36 | Penn St. Altoona | Arnold Houghton makes the 2nd free throw | 30-26 |
| 05:24 | Cornell | Ngolinga Aja clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 30-26 |
| 05:22 | Cornell | Johnny Eadie tips it back up and in | 32-26 |
| 04:54 | Penn St. Altoona | David Seigler misses the runner in the lane but he's fouled by Ngolinga Aja - foul #3 on Ngolinga Aja, team foul #8 | 32-26 |
| Subs | Cornell | De Chio (PG) Ngolinga Aja | |
| Subs | Penn St. Altoona | Richard Snyder (C) John Williams | |
| 04:54 | Penn St. Altoona | David Seigler makes the 1st free throw | 32-27 |
| 04:54 | Penn St. Altoona | David Seigler misses the 2nd free throw | 32-27 |
| 04:54 | Cornell | Bill O'Bannion snags the defensive board | 32-27 |
| 04:43 | Cornell | Johnny Eadie hits the finger roll set up by Douglas Viles and he's fouled by Richard Snyder - foul #2 on Richard Snyder, team foul #11 | 34-27 |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| Subs | Penn St. Altoona | John Williams (C) Richard Snyder | |
| 04:43 | Cornell | Johnny Eadie makes the free throw | 35-27 |
| 04:41 | Penn St. Altoona | Ronnie Hedden travels in the backcourt | 35-27 |
| 04:29 | Cornell | Peter Grinstead buries a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Douglas Viles | 37-27 |
| 04:10 | Penn St. Altoona | Arnold Houghton can't connect on a shot from the baseline | 37-27 |
| 04:08 | Cornell | Johnny Eadie gets the rebound | 37-27 |
| 03:48 | Cornell | Douglas Viles makes the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by De Chio | 39-27 |
| 03:31 | Penn St. Altoona | John Williams is called for traveling | 39-27 |
| Subs | Cornell | Jon Goodman (SF) De Chio | |
| Subs | Penn St. Altoona | Andrew Benites (PG), Eric McMahill (SG), Ronald Wells (SF), Richard Snyder (C) Ronnie Hedden, Kristopher Neuman, Arnold Houghton, John Williams | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Bill O'Bannion (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Douglas Viles (tiring) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jon Goodman (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Johnny Eadie (tired) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Peter Grinstead (tired) 12 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn St. Altoona | PG - Andrew Benites (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eric McMahill (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Ronald Wells (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Seigler (fresh) 1 pts. C - Richard Snyder (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 03:18 | Cornell | Andrew Benites picks off the pass by Peter Grinstead | 39-27 |
| 03:15 | Penn St. Altoona | Eric McMahill banks in the layup on a great pass from Andrew Benites | 39-29 |
| 02:58 | Cornell | Richard Snyder denies the turnaround by Douglas Viles | 39-29 |
| 02:56 | Penn St. Altoona | Richard Snyder gets the rebound | 39-29 |
| 02:42 | Penn St. Altoona | Andrew Benites clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 39-29 |
| 02:41 | Cornell | Bill O'Bannion pulls down the rebound | 39-29 |
| 02:26 | Cornell | Andrew Benites picks off the pass by Peter Grinstead | 39-29 |
| 02:23 | Penn St. Altoona | Eric McMahill misses the easy layup | 39-29 |
| 02:21 | Penn St. Altoona | David Seigler tips it in | 39-31 |
| 02:00 | Cornell | Johnny Eadie drills a fadeaway in the paint | 41-31 |
| 01:46 | Penn St. Altoona | Richard Snyder misses the easy layup | 41-31 |
| 01:45 | Cornell | Johnny Eadie gets the rebound | 41-31 |
| 01:40 | Cornell | Douglas Viles is hacked by Eric McMahill - foul #3 on Eric McMahill, team foul #12 | 41-31 |
| Subs | Cornell | De Chio (PG) Bill O'Bannion | |
| Subs | Penn St. Altoona | Ronnie Hedden (PG), Kristopher Neuman (SG), Harvey Barnes (C) Andrew Benites, Eric McMahill, David Seigler | |
| 01:40 | Cornell | Douglas Viles makes the 1st free throw | 42-31 |
| 01:40 | Cornell | Douglas Viles makes the 2nd free throw | 43-31 |
| 01:21 | Penn St. Altoona | Richard Snyder connects on the fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Kristopher Neuman and he's hacked by Johnny Eadie - foul #1 on Johnny Eadie, team foul #9 | 43-33 |
| 01:21 | Penn St. Altoona | Richard Snyder misses the free throw | 43-33 |
| 01:21 | Cornell | Johnny Eadie snags the defensive board | 43-33 |
| 01:07 | Cornell | Douglas Viles dunks the ball | 45-33 |
| 00:55 | Penn St. Altoona | Kristopher Neuman misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 45-33 |
| 00:54 | Penn St. Altoona | Kristopher Neuman pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-33 |
| 00:33 | Penn St. Altoona | Jon Goodman is called for the reach on Ronnie Hedden - foul #2 on Jon Goodman, team foul #10 | 45-33 |
| Subs | Cornell | Bill O'Bannion (SF) Jon Goodman | |
| Subs | Penn St. Altoona | Paul Rutledge (PF), John Williams (C) Ronald Wells, Richard Snyder | |
| 00:33 | Penn St. Altoona | Ronnie Hedden makes the 1st free throw | 45-34 |
| 00:33 | Penn St. Altoona | Ronnie Hedden makes the 2nd free throw | 45-35 |
| 00:20 | Cornell | Douglas Viles knocks in the jumper from the right block | 47-35 |
| 00:03 | Penn St. Altoona | Harvey Barnes misses long on a floater from the left side | 47-35 |
| 00:02 | Penn St. Altoona | Harvey Barnes hits the follow up shot | 47-37 |
| 00:02 | Cornell | Cornell calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-37 |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| Subs | Penn St. Altoona | Andrew Benites (PG), Ronald Wells (SF), David Seigler (PF) Ronnie Hedden, Harvey Barnes, Paul Rutledge | |
| 00:00 | Cornell | De Chio can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 47-37 |