| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Michael Morris (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Marvin Zimmerman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Morgan (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Casey Neville (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Albert Malone (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - William Yang (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brian Brown (fresh) SF - Jerry Mikell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Terrance Washington (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Owens (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Gardner-Webb | John Morgan inbounds the ball | 29-19 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:48 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Morris clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 29-19 |
| 19:46 | Cornell | The rebound goes to Thomas Owens | 29-19 |
| 19:33 | Cornell | A charge is called on Terrance Washington - foul #2 on Terrance Washington, team foul #1 | 29-19 |
| 19:14 | Gardner-Webb | John Morgan buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Marvin Zimmerman | 32-19 |
| 18:56 | Cornell | Thomas Owens hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane | 32-19 |
| 18:54 | Gardner-Webb | Albert Malone gets the rebound | 32-19 |
| 18:47 | Gardner-Webb | Casey Neville connects on the open driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Marvin Zimmerman | 34-19 |
| 18:32 | Cornell | Jerry Mikell misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 34-19 |
| 18:30 | Gardner-Webb | Albert Malone pulls down the rebound | 34-19 |
| 18:26 | Gardner-Webb | John Morgan misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 34-19 |
| 18:25 | Cornell | Brian Brown grabs the board | 34-19 |
| 18:03 | Cornell | Brian Brown scores on a runner from the right block on a nice dish by Jerry Mikell | 34-21 |
| 17:41 | Gardner-Webb | John Morgan comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 34-21 |
| 17:40 | Gardner-Webb | Albert Malone misses the tip | 34-21 |
| 17:39 | Cornell | Terrance Washington gets the rebound | 34-21 |
| 17:34 | Cornell | Terrance Washington's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-21 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Larry Valentine (PG), James Bien (SG), Merrill Hubbard (SF), Matthew McKosky (PF), Charles Gardner (C) Michael Morris, Marvin Zimmerman, John Morgan, Casey Neville, Albert Malone | |
| Subs | Cornell | Prince Zavala (PG), Russell Nadler (SG), David Edge (SF), Clifford Zietz (PF), Dikembe Dong (C) William Yang, Brian Brown, Jerry Mikell, Terrance Washington, Thomas Owens | |
| 17:32 | Gardner-Webb | Merrill Hubbard is hacked by David Edge in the backcourt - foul #1 on David Edge, team foul #2 | 34-21 |
| 17:15 | Gardner-Webb | Merrill Hubbard is open and buries a driving attempt near the basket set up by James Bien | 36-21 |
| 16:51 | Cornell | David Edge comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 36-21 |
| 16:49 | Gardner-Webb | Merrill Hubbard snags the defensive board | 36-21 |
| 16:25 | Gardner-Webb | Larry Valentine misses the easy open layup | 36-21 |
| 16:24 | Gardner-Webb | Matthew McKosky hits the follow up shot | 38-21 |
| 16:16 | Cornell | Charles Gardner is called for the reach on Dikembe Dong - foul #1 on Charles Gardner, team foul #1 | 38-21 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | John Morgan (SF), Albert Malone (C) Merrill Hubbard, Charles Gardner | |
| Subs | Cornell | Joseph Springer (PF) Dikembe Dong | |
| 15:54 | Cornell | Russell Nadler is called for traveling | 38-21 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Marvin Zimmerman (SG) James Bien | |
| Subs | Cornell | William Yang (PG), Jay Courtney (SG), Jerry Mikell (SF), Thomas Owens (C) Prince Zavala, Russell Nadler, David Edge, Clifford Zietz | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Larry Valentine (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Marvin Zimmerman (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - John Morgan (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Matthew McKosky (fresh) 4 pts. C - Albert Malone (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - William Yang (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jay Courtney (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Jerry Mikell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Joseph Springer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Owens (fresh) | |
| 15:32 | Gardner-Webb | Albert Malone hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Larry Valentine | 40-21 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 15:15 | Cornell | William Yang connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Thomas Owens | 40-23 |
| 14:53 | Gardner-Webb | Marvin Zimmerman can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway from the baseline | 40-23 |
| 14:51 | Cornell | The rebound goes to Thomas Owens | 40-23 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 14:41 | Cornell | Marvin Zimmerman steals the ball from Jay Courtney | 40-23 |
| 14:20 | Gardner-Webb | Albert Malone misses long on a shot from the right block but the foul's on Thomas Owens - foul #1 on Thomas Owens, team foul #3 | 40-23 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Michael Morris (PG), James Bien (SG), Merrill Hubbard (SF), Casey Neville (PF) Larry Valentine, Marvin Zimmerman, John Morgan, Matthew McKosky | |
| Subs | Cornell | Prince Zavala (PG), Brian Brown (SG), David Edge (SF), Terrance Washington (PF), Clifford Zietz (C) William Yang, Jay Courtney, Jerry Mikell, Joseph Springer, Thomas Owens | |
| 14:20 | Gardner-Webb | Albert Malone misses the 1st free throw | 40-23 |
| 14:20 | Gardner-Webb | Albert Malone makes the 2nd free throw | 41-23 |
| 14:01 | Cornell | The jump hook by Terrance Washington is blocked by Albert Malone | 41-23 |
| 13:59 | Cornell | Clifford Zietz grabs the offensive rebound | 41-23 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 13:53 | Cornell | David Edge hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from close range | 41-23 |
| 13:51 | Gardner-Webb | Albert Malone pulls down the rebound | 41-23 |
| 13:22 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Morris is fouled on the floor by Prince Zavala - foul #2 on Prince Zavala, team foul #4 | 41-23 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Charles Gardner (C) Albert Malone | |
| Subs | Cornell | Jay Courtney (PG), Russell Nadler (SF), Dikembe Dong (C) Prince Zavala, Terrance Washington, Clifford Zietz | |
| 12:55 | Gardner-Webb | James Bien is open and scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Casey Neville | 43-23 |
| 12:36 | Cornell | Brian Brown can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 43-23 |
| 12:34 | Gardner-Webb | Casey Neville grabs the board | 43-23 |
| 12:18 | Gardner-Webb | Dikembe Dong is called for the reach on Casey Neville - foul #1 on Dikembe Dong, team foul #5 | 43-23 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Larry Valentine (PG), Marvin Zimmerman (SG), John Morgan (SF), Saul Martin (PF) Michael Morris, James Bien, Merrill Hubbard, Casey Neville | |
| Subs | Cornell | William Yang (PG), Prince Zavala (SF), Joseph Springer (PF) Jay Courtney, Brian Brown, David Edge | |
| 11:56 | Gardner-Webb | John Morgan is open but comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 43-23 |
| 11:55 | Gardner-Webb | Saul Martin tips it home | 45-23 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Larry Valentine (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Marvin Zimmerman (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - John Morgan (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Saul Martin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Gardner (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - William Yang (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Russell Nadler (fresh) SF - Prince Zavala (fresh) PF - Joseph Springer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Dikembe Dong (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:40 | Cornell | Dikembe Dong is whistled for traveling | 45-23 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Matthew McKosky (C) Charles Gardner | |
| Subs | Cornell | Jerry Mikell (SF), Terrance Washington (PF), Thomas Owens (C) Russell Nadler, Joseph Springer, Dikembe Dong | |
| 11:22 | Gardner-Webb | Saul Martin can't connect on an uncontested shot from the left wing | 45-23 |
| 11:20 | Gardner-Webb | John Morgan snags the offensive board | 45-23 |
| 11:01 | Gardner-Webb | Jerry Mikell is called for the reach on Larry Valentine - foul #2 on Jerry Mikell, team foul #6 | 45-23 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Michael Morris (PG), Albert Malone (C) Larry Valentine, Saul Martin | |
| Subs | Cornell | Jay Courtney (SG) Prince Zavala | |
| 10:43 | Gardner-Webb | Albert Malone misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway in the paint | 45-23 |
| 10:42 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Morris gets the offensive rebound | 45-23 |
| 10:23 | Gardner-Webb | Marvin Zimmerman hits a fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Michael Morris | 47-23 |
| 10:02 | Cornell | Jerry Mikell banks in the layup on a nice dish by Jay Courtney and the foul's on Albert Malone - foul #2 on Albert Malone, team foul #2 | 47-25 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | James Bien (SG), Merrill Hubbard (SF), Casey Neville (PF) Marvin Zimmerman, John Morgan, Matthew McKosky | |
| Subs | Cornell | Russell Nadler (PG), Brian Brown (SG), David Edge (PF), Clifford Zietz (C) William Yang, Jay Courtney, Terrance Washington, Thomas Owens | |
| 10:02 | Cornell | Jerry Mikell misses the free throw | 47-25 |
| 10:02 | Cornell | The offensive rebound goes to Clifford Zietz | 47-25 |
| 09:48 | Cornell | Brian Brown clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 47-25 |
| 09:46 | Gardner-Webb | Albert Malone grabs the defensive rebound | 47-25 |
| 09:17 | Gardner-Webb | Jerry Mikell is called for the reach on James Bien - foul #3 on Jerry Mikell, team foul #7 | 47-25 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Larry Valentine (PG) Michael Morris | |
| Subs | Cornell | Prince Zavala (PG) Jerry Mikell | |
| 09:17 | Gardner-Webb | James Bien makes the 1st free throw | 48-25 |
| 09:17 | Gardner-Webb | James Bien makes the 2nd free throw | 49-25 |
| 09:00 | Cornell | Prince Zavala misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 49-25 |
| 08:59 | Gardner-Webb | Casey Neville snags the defensive board | 49-25 |
| 08:32 | Gardner-Webb | Albert Malone is open and scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 51-25 |
| 08:28 | Cornell | Brian Brown is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Brian Brown, team foul #8 | 51-25 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Matthew McKosky (PF), Charles Gardner (C) Casey Neville, Albert Malone | |
| Subs | Cornell | Jay Courtney (PG), Joseph Springer (PF), Dikembe Dong (C) Brian Brown, Russell Nadler, Clifford Zietz | |
| 08:01 | Gardner-Webb | Matthew McKosky is wide open but clanks a driving attempt from the right block | 51-25 |
| 07:59 | Gardner-Webb | Matthew McKosky pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-25 |
| 07:38 | Gardner-Webb | Merrill Hubbard misses long on a turnaround from the left block | 51-25 |
| 07:37 | Cornell | Prince Zavala gets the rebound | 51-25 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Larry Valentine (fresh) 2 ast. SG - James Bien (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Merrill Hubbard (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Matthew McKosky (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Gardner (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Jay Courtney (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Prince Zavala (fairly fresh) SF - David Edge (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Joseph Springer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Dikembe Dong (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Cornell | Prince Zavala can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 51-25 |
| 07:23 | Cornell | Dikembe Dong grabs the offensive board | 51-25 |
| 07:06 | Cornell | Jay Courtney clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 51-25 |
| 07:04 | Gardner-Webb | Matthew McKosky gets the rebound | 51-25 |
| 06:42 | Gardner-Webb | Merrill Hubbard is fouled on the floor by David Edge - foul #2 on David Edge, team foul #9 | 51-25 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Saul Martin (PF) Charles Gardner | |
| Subs | Cornell | Russell Nadler (SG), Clifford Zietz (C) Prince Zavala, Dikembe Dong | |
| 06:42 | Gardner-Webb | Merrill Hubbard misses the 1st free throw | 51-25 |
| 06:42 | Cornell | Clifford Zietz pulls down the rebound | 51-25 |
| 06:34 | Cornell | Clifford Zietz hits the finger roll set up by David Edge and he's fouled by Matthew McKosky - foul #2 on Matthew McKosky, team foul #3 | 51-27 |
| 06:34 | Cornell | Clifford Zietz makes the free throw | 51-28 |
| 06:11 | Gardner-Webb | Joseph Springer is called for the reach on Merrill Hubbard - foul #1 on Joseph Springer, team foul #10 | 51-28 |
| 06:11 | Gardner-Webb | Merrill Hubbard misses the 1st free throw | 51-28 |
| 06:11 | Gardner-Webb | Merrill Hubbard makes the 2nd free throw | 52-28 |
| 06:02 | Cornell | Jay Courtney can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 52-28 |
| 06:01 | Cornell | David Edge tips it in | 52-30 |
| 05:58 | Gardner-Webb | Larry Valentine is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #3 on Larry Valentine, team foul #4 | 52-30 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| Subs | Cornell | Dikembe Dong (C) Joseph Springer | |
| 05:47 | Cornell | Russell Nadler misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 52-30 |
| 05:45 | Gardner-Webb | Matthew McKosky gets the rebound | 52-30 |
| 05:26 | Gardner-Webb | David Edge steps in front of the Larry Valentine pass | 52-30 |
| 05:18 | Cornell | Russell Nadler hits the finger roll on a great pass from David Edge | 52-32 |
| 04:49 | Gardner-Webb | Matthew McKosky misses the runner from the left block but he's hacked by Dikembe Dong - foul #2 on Dikembe Dong, team foul #11 | 52-32 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Charles Gardner (C) Saul Martin | |
| Subs | Cornell | Joseph Springer (PF) Dikembe Dong | |
| 04:49 | Gardner-Webb | Matthew McKosky misses the 1st free throw | 52-32 |
| 04:49 | Gardner-Webb | Matthew McKosky makes the 2nd free throw | 53-32 |
| 04:37 | Cornell | Joseph Springer hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline | 53-32 |
| 04:36 | Gardner-Webb | Larry Valentine snags the defensive board | 53-32 |
| 04:09 | Gardner-Webb | Matthew McKosky makes the wide open jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Merrill Hubbard | 55-32 |
| 03:53 | Cornell | David Edge buries a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Jay Courtney | 55-34 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:36 | Gardner-Webb | Larry Valentine is fouled on the floor by David Edge - foul #3 on David Edge, team foul #12 | 55-34 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Saul Martin (PF) Matthew McKosky | |
| Subs | Cornell | Prince Zavala (PG), Dikembe Dong (C) Jay Courtney, Joseph Springer | |
| 03:36 | Gardner-Webb | Larry Valentine misses the 1st free throw | 55-34 |
| 03:36 | Gardner-Webb | Larry Valentine misses the 2nd free throw | 55-34 |
| 03:36 | Cornell | David Edge snags the defensive board | 55-34 |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Larry Valentine (tiring) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Bien (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Merrill Hubbard (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Saul Martin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Gardner (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Prince Zavala (fresh) SG - Russell Nadler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Edge (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Clifford Zietz (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Dikembe Dong (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:15 | Cornell | Clifford Zietz clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 55-34 |
| 03:13 | Cornell | Prince Zavala grabs the offensive board | 55-34 |
| 02:59 | Cornell | Dikembe Dong misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 55-34 |
| 02:57 | Cornell | David Edge tips it home | 55-36 |
| 02:51 | Gardner-Webb | Larry Valentine is open but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 55-36 |
| 02:50 | Gardner-Webb | Saul Martin grabs the offensive board | 55-36 |
| 02:34 | Gardner-Webb | Larry Valentine hits a wide open jump hook from the left block on a great pass from James Bien | 57-36 |
| 02:22 | Cornell | Dikembe Dong misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 57-36 |
| 02:21 | Gardner-Webb | James Bien gets the rebound | 57-36 |
| 01:59 | Gardner-Webb | Larry Valentine clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 57-36 |
| 01:58 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Gardner gets the offensive rebound | 57-36 |
| 01:37 | Gardner-Webb | Merrill Hubbard is open and scores on a jumpshot from the left wing | 59-36 |
| 01:26 | Cornell | Clifford Zietz is whistled for traveling | 59-36 |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Matthew McKosky (PF) Saul Martin | |
| Subs | Cornell | Jay Courtney (PG) Prince Zavala | |
| 01:03 | Gardner-Webb | Merrill Hubbard's layup is rejected by David Edge | 59-36 |
| 01:01 | Cornell | Dikembe Dong gets the rebound | 59-36 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:54 | Cornell | David Edge hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 59-36 |
| 00:52 | Cornell | Dikembe Dong gets the offensive rebound | 59-36 |
| 00:49 | Cornell | David Edge can't connect on a jumper near the basket but he's fouled by Matthew McKosky - foul #3 on Matthew McKosky, team foul #5 | 59-36 |
| 00:49 | Cornell | David Edge makes the 1st free throw | 59-37 |
| 00:49 | Cornell | David Edge misses the 2nd free throw | 59-37 |
| 00:49 | Gardner-Webb | Charles Gardner gets the rebound | 59-37 |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:44 | Gardner-Webb | Larry Valentine is hacked by Jay Courtney in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jay Courtney, team foul #13 | 59-37 |
| 00:44 | Gardner-Webb | Larry Valentine makes the 1st free throw | 60-37 |
| 00:44 | Gardner-Webb | Larry Valentine makes the 2nd free throw | 61-37 |
| 00:38 | Cornell | Clifford Zietz misses short on a 3 from straight away | 61-37 |
| 00:37 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Charles Gardner | 61-37 |
| 00:35 | Gardner-Webb | Merrill Hubbard loses the dribble to Jay Courtney in the backcourt | 61-37 |
| 00:31 | Cornell | David Edge drills a runner from the right block | 61-39 |
| 00:03 | Gardner-Webb | Clifford Zietz denies the turnaround by James Bien | 61-39 |
| 00:02 | Cornell | Dikembe Dong snags the defensive board | 61-39 |
| 00:00 | Cornell | Dikembe Dong clanks a fullcourt shot | 61-39 |