| Lineup | Cornell | PG - William Yang (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Brian Brown (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Jerry Mikell (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. PF - Terrance Washington (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Owens (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Jerry Gaiser (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Tommy Brown (fresh) 2 ast. SF - William Pawlak (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Phillip Myers (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Anthony Engelman (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Illinois | William Pawlak inbounds the ball | 51-25 |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:45 | Southern Illinois | William Yang picks off the pass by Phillip Myers | 51-25 |
| 19:21 | Cornell | William Yang scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Jerry Mikell | 54-25 |
| 19:09 | Southern Illinois | Anthony Engelman's pass is intercepted by Brian Brown | 54-25 |
| 18:47 | Cornell | William Yang loses the ball out of bounds | 54-25 |
| Subs | Cornell | David Edge (PF) Terrance Washington | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 18:39 | Southern Illinois | Jerry Gaiser is fouled on the floor by David Edge - foul #1 on David Edge, team foul #1 | 54-25 |
| Subs | Cornell | Russell Nadler (SF), Clifford Zietz (C) Jerry Mikell, Thomas Owens | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 18:23 | Southern Illinois | William Pawlak misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 54-25 |
| 18:21 | Cornell | David Edge gets the rebound | 54-25 |
| 17:56 | Cornell | Clifford Zietz makes the floater from the left side on a great pass from David Edge | 56-25 |
| 17:49 | Southern Illinois | William Pawlak can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 56-25 |
| 17:48 | Southern Illinois | Tommy Brown tips it back up and in | 56-27 |
| 17:19 | Cornell | Russell Nadler banks in the layup set up by William Yang | 58-27 |
| 17:01 | Southern Illinois | Jerry Gaiser misses long on an open floater from the left wing | 58-27 |
| 16:59 | Cornell | David Edge pulls down the rebound | 58-27 |
| 16:54 | Cornell | David Edge is fouled on the floor by William Pawlak - foul #2 on William Pawlak, team foul #1 | 58-27 |
| Subs | Cornell | Jay Courtney (PG), Prince Zavala (SG), Jerry Mikell (SF), Terrance Washington (PF), Thomas Owens (C) William Yang, Brian Brown, Russell Nadler, David Edge, Clifford Zietz | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Joel Palmer (PG), Larry Bybee (SG), Lawrence Meredith (SF), David Swarts (PF), Jessie Hazel (C) Jerry Gaiser, Tommy Brown, William Pawlak, Phillip Myers, Anthony Engelman | |
| 16:38 | Cornell | Terrance Washington connects on the driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Prince Zavala and he's hacked by David Swarts - foul #1 on David Swarts, team foul #2 | 60-27 |
| 16:38 | Cornell | Terrance Washington misses the free throw | 60-27 |
| 16:38 | Southern Illinois | David Swarts grabs the defensive rebound | 60-27 |
| 16:19 | Southern Illinois | Joel Palmer misses the dunk | 60-27 |
| 16:17 | Cornell | Thomas Owens snags the defensive board | 60-27 |
| 15:57 | Cornell | Jay Courtney clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 60-27 |
| 15:55 | Cornell | The offensive rebound goes to Jerry Mikell | 60-27 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Jay Courtney (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Prince Zavala (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jerry Mikell (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. PF - Terrance Washington (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Owens (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Joel Palmer (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Larry Bybee (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Lawrence Meredith (fresh) 2 reb. PF - David Swarts (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Jessie Hazel (fresh) | |
| 15:38 | Cornell | Terrance Washington is fouled on the floor by David Swarts - foul #2 on David Swarts, team foul #3 | 60-27 |
| Subs | Cornell | Joseph Springer (PF), Dikembe Dong (C) Terrance Washington, Thomas Owens | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Joseph Mecham (C) David Swarts | |
| 15:20 | Cornell | Jerry Mikell knocks in the driving attempt from the left block | 62-27 |
| 15:00 | Southern Illinois | Joel Palmer is hacked by Jay Courtney - foul #2 on Jay Courtney, team foul #2 | 62-27 |
| Subs | Cornell | William Yang (PG), Russell Nadler (SG), David Edge (SF), Clifford Zietz (PF) Jay Courtney, Prince Zavala, Jerry Mikell, Joseph Springer | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Theodore Wichrowski (PG), Tommy Brown (SG), William Pawlak (SF), Phillip Myers (PF) Joel Palmer, Larry Bybee, Lawrence Meredith, Jessie Hazel | |
| 14:49 | Southern Illinois | Theodore Wichrowski hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Tommy Brown | 62-30 |
| 14:26 | Cornell | David Edge misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline | 62-30 |
| 14:24 | Southern Illinois | William Pawlak snags the defensive board | 62-30 |
| 14:22 | Southern Illinois | David Edge is called for the reach on William Pawlak in the backcourt - foul #2 on David Edge, team foul #3 | 62-30 |
| Subs | Cornell | Thomas Owens (C) Dikembe Dong | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jerry Gaiser (PG) Theodore Wichrowski | |
| 14:16 | Southern Illinois | William Yang steals it from Jerry Gaiser | 62-30 |
| 13:53 | Cornell | William Yang misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 62-30 |
| 13:51 | Cornell | Thomas Owens gets the offensive rebound | 62-30 |
| 13:23 | Cornell | Thomas Owens hits a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from William Yang and the foul's on Jerry Gaiser - foul #1 on Jerry Gaiser, team foul #4 | 64-30 |
| Subs | Cornell | Jay Courtney (PG), Brian Brown (SG), Jerry Mikell (SF), Terrance Washington (PF) William Yang, Russell Nadler, David Edge, Clifford Zietz | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Meredith (SG), Joel Palmer (SF), David Swarts (PF), Anthony Engelman (C) Tommy Brown, William Pawlak, Phillip Myers, Joseph Mecham | |
| 13:23 | Cornell | Thomas Owens makes the free throw | 65-30 |
| 13:20 | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Meredith's pass is intercepted by Brian Brown in the backcourt | 65-30 |
| 13:06 | Cornell | Jerry Mikell clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 65-30 |
| 13:05 | Southern Illinois | Anthony Engelman grabs the defensive rebound | 65-30 |
| 12:56 | Southern Illinois | David Swarts misses short on an open 3pt attempt from the right wing | 65-30 |
| 12:54 | Southern Illinois | Joel Palmer snags the offensive board | 65-30 |
| 12:42 | Southern Illinois | Anthony Engelman buries a floater in the lane | 65-32 |
| 12:16 | Cornell | Brian Brown is fouled on the floor by Lawrence Meredith - foul #1 on Lawrence Meredith, team foul #5 | 65-32 |
| Subs | Cornell | Prince Zavala (PG), Joseph Springer (PF), Dikembe Dong (C) Jay Courtney, Terrance Washington, Thomas Owens | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Larry Bybee (SG), Jessie Hazel (PF) Jerry Gaiser, David Swarts | |
| 11:56 | Cornell | Jerry Mikell misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 65-32 |
| 11:54 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Anthony Engelman | 65-32 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Prince Zavala (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Brian Brown (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 stl. SF - Jerry Mikell (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. PF - Joseph Springer (fresh) C - Dikembe Dong (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Joel Palmer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Larry Bybee (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Lawrence Meredith (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Jessie Hazel (fresh) C - Anthony Engelman (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 11:36 | Southern Illinois | Anthony Engelman connects on the turnaround from the right block set up by Joel Palmer | 65-34 |
| 11:11 | Cornell | Joseph Springer knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Prince Zavala | 67-34 |
| 11:07 | Southern Illinois | Joel Palmer is hacked by Prince Zavala in the backcourt - foul #1 on Prince Zavala, team foul #4 | 67-34 |
| Subs | Cornell | William Yang (PG), Russell Nadler (SG), David Edge (SF) Prince Zavala, Brian Brown, Jerry Mikell | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Theodore Wichrowski (PG), William Pawlak (SF), Joseph Mecham (C) Joel Palmer, Lawrence Meredith, Anthony Engelman | |
| 10:53 | Southern Illinois | Larry Bybee clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 67-34 |
| 10:52 | Southern Illinois | Jessie Hazel hits the follow up shot | 67-36 |
| 10:32 | Cornell | Larry Bybee steals it from Joseph Springer | 67-36 |
| 10:30 | Southern Illinois | Theodore Wichrowski is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 67-36 |
| Subs | Cornell | Terrance Washington (PF), Clifford Zietz (C) Joseph Springer, Dikembe Dong | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Tommy Brown (SG), David Swarts (PF) Larry Bybee, Jessie Hazel | |
| 10:17 | Cornell | David Edge makes the fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from William Yang | 69-36 |
| 10:04 | Southern Illinois | Theodore Wichrowski misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 69-36 |
| 10:03 | Southern Illinois | William Pawlak pulls down the offensive rebound | 69-36 |
| 09:48 | Southern Illinois | Tommy Brown clanks a driving attempt from close range | 69-36 |
| 09:46 | Cornell | Terrance Washington grabs the board | 69-36 |
| 09:25 | Cornell | Terrance Washington blows the dunk | 69-36 |
| 09:23 | Southern Illinois | David Swarts gets the rebound | 69-36 |
| 09:19 | Southern Illinois | Theodore Wichrowski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 69-36 |
| Subs | Cornell | Jay Courtney (PG), Prince Zavala (SG) William Yang, Terrance Washington | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Joel Palmer (PG), Larry Bybee (SG), Lawrence Meredith (SF), Jessie Hazel (PF) Theodore Wichrowski, Tommy Brown, William Pawlak, Joseph Mecham | |
| 09:04 | Cornell | David Swarts steals the ball from Clifford Zietz | 69-36 |
| 08:46 | Southern Illinois | Joel Palmer buries a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Lawrence Meredith | 69-39 |
| 08:21 | Cornell | David Edge misses the turnaround near the basket | 69-39 |
| 08:20 | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Meredith pulls down the rebound | 69-39 |
| 08:15 | Southern Illinois | Larry Bybee knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Joel Palmer | 69-42 |
| 07:57 | Cornell | Jay Courtney's pass is intercepted by Jessie Hazel | 69-42 |
| 07:48 | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Meredith hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 69-42 |
| 07:46 | Cornell | Jay Courtney gets the rebound | 69-42 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Jay Courtney (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Prince Zavala (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Russell Nadler (tiring) 5 pts. PF - David Edge (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Clifford Zietz (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Joel Palmer (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Larry Bybee (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Lawrence Meredith (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Jessie Hazel (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - David Swarts (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:17 | Cornell | Jay Courtney loses the dribble to Larry Bybee | 69-42 |
| 07:14 | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Meredith banks in the layup on a nice dish by Larry Bybee | 69-44 |
| 06:55 | Cornell | Prince Zavala hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline but he's hacked by Larry Bybee - foul #2 on Larry Bybee, team foul #6 | 69-44 |
| Subs | Cornell | Brian Brown (SG), Jerry Mikell (SF), Terrance Washington (PF), Thomas Owens (C) Jay Courtney, Russell Nadler, David Edge, Clifford Zietz | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jerry Gaiser (PG), Tommy Brown (SG), William Pawlak (SF), Phillip Myers (PF), Anthony Engelman (C) Joel Palmer, Larry Bybee, Lawrence Meredith, Jessie Hazel, David Swarts | |
| 06:55 | Cornell | Prince Zavala makes the 1st free throw | 70-44 |
| 06:55 | Cornell | Prince Zavala makes the 2nd free throw | 71-44 |
| 06:42 | Southern Illinois | Anthony Engelman is whistled for a carry | 71-44 |
| Subs | Cornell | Jay Courtney (PG), David Edge (SF), Joseph Springer (PF), Dikembe Dong (C) Brian Brown, Jerry Mikell, Terrance Washington, Thomas Owens | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Theodore Wichrowski (PG), Larry Bybee (SG), Joel Palmer (SF), David Swarts (PF), Joseph Mecham (C) Jerry Gaiser, Tommy Brown, William Pawlak, Phillip Myers, Anthony Engelman | |
| 06:18 | Cornell | Prince Zavala comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 71-44 |
| 06:16 | Southern Illinois | David Swarts grabs the defensive rebound | 71-44 |
| 06:09 | Southern Illinois | Jay Courtney is called for the reach on Joel Palmer - foul #3 on Jay Courtney, team foul #5 | 71-44 |
| Subs | Cornell | Russell Nadler (SG) Prince Zavala | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 05:55 | Southern Illinois | Theodore Wichrowski connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Joel Palmer | 71-46 |
| 05:37 | Cornell | Dikembe Dong hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block but he's hacked by Joel Palmer - foul #2 on Joel Palmer, team foul #7 | 71-46 |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jessie Hazel (PF) David Swarts | |
| 05:37 | Cornell | Dikembe Dong makes the 1st free throw | 72-46 |
| 05:37 | Cornell | Dikembe Dong misses the 2nd free throw | 72-46 |
| 05:37 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Joseph Mecham | 72-46 |
| 05:26 | Southern Illinois | The jumper by Theodore Wichrowski is denied by Dikembe Dong | 72-46 |
| 05:25 | Cornell | The rebound goes to Joseph Springer | 72-46 |
| 04:58 | Cornell | David Edge jams it and the foul's on Joel Palmer - foul #3 on Joel Palmer, team foul #8 | 74-46 |
| Subs | Cornell | Prince Zavala (SG), Clifford Zietz (C) Russell Nadler, Dikembe Dong | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Meredith (SF), David Swarts (C) Theodore Wichrowski, Joseph Mecham | |
| 04:58 | Cornell | David Edge makes the free throw | 75-46 |
| 04:35 | Southern Illinois | David Swarts misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 75-46 |
| 04:33 | Cornell | Joseph Springer snags the defensive board | 75-46 |
| 04:29 | Cornell | Prince Zavala drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from David Edge | 78-46 |
| 04:26 | Southern Illinois | Larry Bybee is fouled in the backcourt by Joseph Springer - foul #2 on Joseph Springer, team foul #6 | 78-46 |
| Subs | Cornell | Dikembe Dong (C) Joseph Springer | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 04:14 | Southern Illinois | Clifford Zietz steps in front of the Lawrence Meredith pass | 78-46 |
| 03:58 | Cornell | David Edge misses long on a floater from the baseline | 78-46 |
| 03:57 | Cornell | Dikembe Dong gets the offensive rebound | 78-46 |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:33 | Cornell | Jay Courtney is whistled for a carry | 78-46 |
| Subs | Cornell | Russell Nadler (SG), Joseph Springer (PF) Prince Zavala, Dikembe Dong | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Theodore Wichrowski (PG), Joseph Mecham (C) Lawrence Meredith, David Swarts | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Jay Courtney (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Russell Nadler (tiring) 5 pts. SF - David Edge (tiring) 11 pts. 6 reb. PF - Joseph Springer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Clifford Zietz (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Theodore Wichrowski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Bybee (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Joel Palmer (tiring) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. PF - Jessie Hazel (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Mecham (fresh) | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:12 | Southern Illinois | Theodore Wichrowski buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Jessie Hazel | 78-49 |
| 03:00 | Cornell | Jay Courtney connects on the jumper from just outside the lane set up by Joseph Springer | 80-49 |
| 02:49 | Southern Illinois | Theodore Wichrowski misses the wide open fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 80-49 |
| 02:47 | Cornell | The rebound goes to Joseph Springer | 80-49 |
| 02:42 | Cornell | David Edge clanks a 3 from the right corner | 80-49 |
| 02:41 | Cornell | Russell Nadler grabs the offensive board | 80-49 |
| 02:15 | Cornell | Russell Nadler can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 80-49 |
| 02:13 | Cornell | The offensive rebound goes to David Edge | 80-49 |
| 01:53 | Cornell | Clifford Zietz connects on the fadeaway from the left wing set up by Joseph Springer | 82-49 |
| 01:50 | Southern Illinois | Larry Bybee is fouled in the backcourt by Russell Nadler - foul #1 on Russell Nadler, team foul #7 | 82-49 |
| Subs | Cornell | Dikembe Dong (C) Joseph Springer | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Meredith (SF), David Swarts (PF) Theodore Wichrowski, Joseph Mecham | |
| 01:50 | Southern Illinois | Larry Bybee makes the 1st free throw | 82-50 |
| 01:50 | Southern Illinois | Larry Bybee misses the 2nd free throw | 82-50 |
| 01:50 | Cornell | Dikembe Dong pulls down the rebound | 82-50 |
| 01:31 | Cornell | Jay Courtney buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 85-50 |
| 01:12 | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Meredith is alone and drills a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Joel Palmer | 85-52 |
| 00:45 | Cornell | Russell Nadler comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 85-52 |
| 00:43 | Southern Illinois | Jessie Hazel grabs the defensive rebound | 85-52 |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:37 | Southern Illinois | David Edge takes the ball from David Swarts | 85-52 |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:15 | Cornell | David Edge comes up short on the floater from the right side | 85-52 |
| 00:13 | Southern Illinois | David Swarts grabs the defensive rebound | 85-52 |
| 00:09 | Southern Illinois | Jessie Hazel can't connect on an uncontested 3 from the left corner | 85-52 |
| 00:07 | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Meredith tips it in | 85-54 |
| 00:00 | Cornell | Jay Courtney runs out the clock | 85-54 |