| Lineup | Wartburg | PG - Ronald Abel (fresh) SG - Kenneth Rathburn (fresh) SF - Kevin Tejada (fresh) PF - Carl Hampton (fresh) C - Samuel Bumgarner (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Jimmy McDade (fresh) SG - George Jones (fresh) SF - Scott Block (fresh) PF - James Kidwell (fresh) C - Kenneth Taylor (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Wartburg | Samuel Bumgarner wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Wartburg | Wartburg is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:52 | Wartburg | Samuel Bumgarner hits a fadeaway in the paint | 2-0 |
| 19:35 | Cornell | George Jones jams it on a nice dish by Jimmy McDade | 2-2 |
| 19:22 | Wartburg | Ronald Abel comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 2-2 |
| 19:21 | Cornell | Jimmy McDade grabs the board | 2-2 |
| 19:06 | Cornell | Kenneth Taylor misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline | 2-2 |
| 19:05 | Cornell | Scott Block grabs the offensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:52 | Cornell | Kenneth Taylor can't connect on a floater in the lane but he's hacked by Carl Hampton - foul #1 on Carl Hampton, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:52 | Cornell | Kenneth Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 2-3 |
| 18:52 | Cornell | Kenneth Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 2-4 |
| 18:45 | Wartburg | Ronald Abel hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 2-4 |
| 18:43 | Wartburg | Kenneth Rathburn tips it in | 4-4 |
| 18:41 | Cornell | George Jones is fouled in the backcourt by Kenneth Rathburn - foul #1 on Kenneth Rathburn, team foul #2 | 4-4 |
| 18:33 | Cornell | Kenneth Taylor misses long on a shot in the lane | 4-4 |
| 18:32 | Cornell | Jimmy McDade tips it home | 4-6 |
| 18:13 | Wartburg | Kevin Tejada is hacked by James Kidwell - foul #1 on James Kidwell, team foul #1 | 4-6 |
| 17:58 | Wartburg | Carl Hampton misses long on a shot near the basket | 4-6 |
| 17:57 | Wartburg | Carl Hampton tips it home | 6-6 |
| 17:52 | Cornell | Jimmy McDade is hacked by Kevin Tejada in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kevin Tejada, team foul #3 | 6-6 |
| Subs | Wartburg | Carl Breton (PG), David Wentz (SG), Douglas Sauter (SF), Sean Savard (PF), Edward Hunt (C) Ronald Abel, Kenneth Rathburn, Kevin Tejada, Carl Hampton, Samuel Bumgarner | |
| Subs | Cornell | Derek Lee (SG) George Jones | |
| 17:28 | Cornell | Derek Lee hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt attempt from the right corner | 6-6 |
| 17:26 | Wartburg | Sean Savard snags the defensive board | 6-6 |
| 17:05 | Wartburg | Sean Savard misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline | 6-6 |
| 17:04 | Cornell | Derek Lee pulls down the rebound | 6-6 |
| 16:49 | Cornell | Kenneth Taylor throws a bad pass out of bounds | 6-6 |
| Subs | Wartburg | | |
| Subs | Cornell | David Emery (PG), George Jones (SG), Jimmy Davis (PF), Bernard Saul (C) Jimmy McDade, Scott Block, James Kidwell, Kenneth Taylor | |
| 16:30 | Wartburg | Douglas Sauter loses the dribble to Jimmy Davis | 6-6 |
| 16:12 | Cornell | Edward Hunt is called for the reach on Bernard Saul - foul #1 on Edward Hunt, team foul #4 | 6-6 |
| Subs | Wartburg | Hugh Reinhardt (PG), Kenneth Rathburn (SG), Kevin Tejada (SF), Carl Hampton (PF), Samuel Bumgarner (C) Carl Breton, David Wentz, Douglas Sauter, Sean Savard, Edward Hunt | |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| 16:01 | Cornell | Derek Lee connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by David Emery | 6-8 |
| Lineup | Wartburg | PG - Hugh Reinhardt (fresh) SG - Kenneth Rathburn (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Kevin Tejada (fairly fresh) PF - Carl Hampton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Samuel Bumgarner (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - David Emery (fresh) 1 ast. SG - George Jones (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Derek Lee (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jimmy Davis (fresh) C - Bernard Saul (fresh) | |
| 15:43 | Wartburg | David Emery is called for the reach on Kevin Tejada - foul #1 on David Emery, team foul #2 | 6-8 |
| Subs | Wartburg | | |
| Subs | Cornell | Jimmy McDade (SG), Scott Block (SF) George Jones, Derek Lee | |
| 15:30 | Wartburg | Kevin Tejada scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Kenneth Rathburn | 9-8 |
| 15:24 | Cornell | David Emery is open and buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Bernard Saul | 9-11 |
| 15:04 | Wartburg | Samuel Bumgarner is fouled on the floor by Bernard Saul - foul #1 on Bernard Saul, team foul #3 | 9-11 |
| Subs | Wartburg | David Wentz (SF), Edward Hunt (C) Kevin Tejada, Samuel Bumgarner | |
| Subs | Cornell | James Kidwell (PF) Jimmy Davis | |
| 14:37 | Wartburg | Edward Hunt buries a floater from the left side | 11-11 |
| 14:17 | Cornell | Jimmy McDade is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Jimmy McDade, team foul #4 | 11-11 |
| Subs | Wartburg | Carl Breton (PG), Douglas Sauter (SF), Sean Savard (PF) Hugh Reinhardt, Kenneth Rathburn, Carl Hampton | |
| Subs | Cornell | George Jones (SG), Derek Lee (SF), Kenneth Taylor (C) David Emery, Scott Block, Bernard Saul | |
| 13:51 | Wartburg | Douglas Sauter's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 11-11 |
| Subs | Wartburg | Ronald Abel (PG) David Wentz | |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| 13:25 | Cornell | Derek Lee is open but comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 11-11 |
| 13:23 | Wartburg | Sean Savard pulls down the rebound | 11-11 |
| 13:10 | Wartburg | Jimmy McDade steals it from Douglas Sauter | 11-11 |
| 13:05 | Cornell | George Jones double dribbles in the backcourt | 11-11 |
| Subs | Wartburg | Kenneth Rathburn (SG), Kevin Tejada (SF), Samuel Bumgarner (C) Carl Breton, Sean Savard, Edward Hunt | |
| Subs | Cornell | David Emery (PG), Jimmy Davis (PF) Jimmy McDade, James Kidwell | |
| 12:42 | Wartburg | Ronald Abel buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Douglas Sauter | 14-11 |
| 12:39 | Cornell | Samuel Bumgarner is called for the reach on George Jones in the backcourt - foul #1 on Samuel Bumgarner, team foul #5 | 14-11 |
| Subs | Wartburg | Hugh Reinhardt (PG), David Wentz (SF), Sean Savard (PF) Ronald Abel, Kevin Tejada, Douglas Sauter | |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| 12:29 | Cornell | David Emery scores on a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Derek Lee and he's hacked by David Wentz - foul #1 on David Wentz, team foul #6 | 14-13 |
| Subs | Wartburg | | |
| Subs | Cornell | Scott Block (SF), Bernard Saul (C) Derek Lee, Kenneth Taylor | |
| 12:29 | Cornell | David Emery makes the free throw | 14-14 |
| 12:16 | Wartburg | Scott Block blocks the jumper by Hugh Reinhardt | 14-14 |
| 12:15 | Cornell | Jimmy Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 14-14 |
| 12:08 | Cornell | Scott Block misses badly on a turnaround near the basket | 14-14 |
| 12:06 | Wartburg | Sean Savard snags the defensive board | 14-14 |
| 11:44 | Wartburg | Bernard Saul swats the short shot by Samuel Bumgarner | 14-14 |
| 11:43 | Wartburg | Samuel Bumgarner hits the follow up shot | 16-14 |
| Lineup | Wartburg | PG - Hugh Reinhardt (fresh) SG - Kenneth Rathburn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Wentz (fresh) PF - Sean Savard (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Samuel Bumgarner (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - David Emery (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Jones (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Scott Block (fairly fresh) PF - Jimmy Davis (fresh) C - Bernard Saul (fresh) | |
| 11:31 | Cornell | George Jones misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway jumper from the right side | 16-14 |
| 11:29 | Cornell | Jimmy Davis hits the follow up shot | 16-16 |
| 11:18 | Wartburg | Kenneth Rathburn misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 16-16 |
| 11:16 | Cornell | Bernard Saul grabs the board | 16-16 |
| 11:00 | Cornell | David Emery misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 16-16 |
| 10:59 | Wartburg | The rebound goes to Samuel Bumgarner | 16-16 |
| 10:45 | Wartburg | Kenneth Rathburn clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 16-16 |
| 10:44 | Cornell | The rebound goes to Jimmy Davis | 16-16 |
| 10:32 | Cornell | David Emery hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from George Jones | 16-19 |
| 10:13 | Wartburg | Kenneth Rathburn knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Hugh Reinhardt | 19-19 |
| 09:56 | Cornell | Bernard Saul is fouled on the floor by Samuel Bumgarner - foul #2 on Samuel Bumgarner, team foul #7 | 19-19 |
| Subs | Wartburg | Ronald Abel (PG), Carl Breton (SG), Kevin Tejada (SF), Douglas Sauter (PF), Edward Hunt (C) Hugh Reinhardt, Kenneth Rathburn, David Wentz, Sean Savard, Samuel Bumgarner | |
| Subs | Cornell | Jimmy McDade (PG), Derek Lee (SF), James Kidwell (PF) David Emery, Scott Block, Jimmy Davis | |
| 09:56 | Cornell | Bernard Saul misses the 1st free throw | 19-19 |
| 09:56 | Wartburg | Edward Hunt grabs the defensive rebound | 19-19 |
| 09:38 | Wartburg | Ronald Abel drills a jumpshot from the left side | 21-19 |
| 09:26 | Cornell | Bernard Saul buries a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Jimmy McDade | 21-21 |
| 09:03 | Wartburg | Kevin Tejada loses the dribble to George Jones | 21-21 |
| 08:44 | Cornell | George Jones misses long on a shot from the right side but he's fouled by Douglas Sauter - foul #1 on Douglas Sauter, team foul #8 | 21-21 |
| Subs | Wartburg | | |
| Subs | Cornell | Kenneth Taylor (C) Bernard Saul | |
| 08:44 | Cornell | George Jones makes the 1st free throw | 21-22 |
| 08:44 | Cornell | George Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 21-23 |
| 08:25 | Wartburg | Kevin Tejada comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 21-23 |
| 08:24 | Cornell | George Jones grabs the board | 21-23 |
| 08:21 | Cornell | Jimmy McDade is fouled in the backcourt by Carl Breton - foul #1 on Carl Breton, team foul #9 | 21-23 |
| Subs | Wartburg | Kenneth Rathburn (SG), Carl Hampton (PF) Carl Breton, Douglas Sauter | |
| Subs | Cornell | Scott Block (SF) George Jones | |
| 08:21 | Cornell | Jimmy McDade makes the 1st free throw | 21-24 |
| 08:21 | Cornell | Jimmy McDade misses the 2nd free throw | 21-24 |
| 08:21 | Wartburg | Edward Hunt gets the rebound | 21-24 |
| 08:00 | Wartburg | Carl Hampton loses the dribble to Jimmy McDade | 21-24 |
| 07:37 | Cornell | Jimmy McDade hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 21-24 |
| 07:36 | Wartburg | Ronald Abel grabs the board | 21-24 |
| Lineup | Wartburg | PG - Ronald Abel (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Kenneth Rathburn (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Tejada (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Carl Hampton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Edward Hunt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Jimmy McDade (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Derek Lee (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scott Block (fairly fresh) PF - James Kidwell (fairly fresh) C - Kenneth Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:15 | Wartburg | Kevin Tejada misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 21-24 |
| 07:13 | Cornell | Jimmy McDade grabs the board | 21-24 |
| 06:59 | Cornell | Kenneth Taylor connects on the open turnaround in the lane | 21-26 |
| 06:47 | Wartburg | Kenneth Rathburn drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 24-26 |
| 06:27 | Cornell | Edward Hunt steals the ball from Kenneth Taylor | 24-26 |
| 06:11 | Wartburg | A charge is called on Ronald Abel - foul #1 on Ronald Abel, team foul #10 | 24-26 |
| Subs | Wartburg | Hugh Reinhardt (PG), Carl Breton (SG), David Wentz (SF), Douglas Sauter (PF), Sean Savard (C) Ronald Abel, Kenneth Rathburn, Kevin Tejada, Carl Hampton, Edward Hunt | |
| Subs | Cornell | David Emery (PG), Jimmy Davis (PF), Harold Eckley (C) Derek Lee, James Kidwell, Kenneth Taylor | |
| 05:59 | Cornell | Hugh Reinhardt is called for the reach on David Emery - foul #1 on Hugh Reinhardt, team foul #11 | 24-26 |
| 05:59 | Cornell | David Emery makes the 1st free throw | 24-27 |
| 05:59 | Cornell | David Emery misses the 2nd free throw | 24-27 |
| 05:59 | Wartburg | David Wentz snags the defensive board | 24-27 |
| 05:38 | Wartburg | David Wentz is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on David Wentz, team foul #12 | 24-27 |
| Subs | Wartburg | Kevin Tejada (SF) David Wentz | |
| Subs | Cornell | George Jones (SG) Jimmy McDade | |
| 05:35 | Cornell | David Emery is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 24-27 |
| 05:25 | Wartburg | Sean Savard knocks in the floater from the left block on a great pass from Kevin Tejada | 26-27 |
| 05:23 | Cornell | Scott Block is fouled in the backcourt by Kevin Tejada - foul #2 on Kevin Tejada, team foul #13 | 26-27 |
| Subs | Wartburg | Kenneth Rathburn (SG) Kevin Tejada | |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| 05:23 | Cornell | Scott Block makes the 1st free throw | 26-28 |
| 05:23 | Cornell | Scott Block makes the 2nd free throw | 26-29 |
| 05:00 | Wartburg | Sean Savard buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 28-29 |
| 04:48 | Cornell | David Emery hits the front of the rim on the wide open driving attempt from close range | 28-29 |
| 04:46 | Cornell | Jimmy Davis snags the offensive board | 28-29 |
| 04:30 | Cornell | Carl Breton steps in front of the David Emery pass | 28-29 |
| 04:25 | Wartburg | Carl Breton hits the finger roll | 30-29 |
| 04:23 | Cornell | Carl Breton takes the ball from Harold Eckley in the backcourt | 30-29 |
| 04:22 | Wartburg | Carl Breton lays it up and in | 32-29 |
| 04:11 | Cornell | David Emery misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 32-29 |
| 04:10 | Wartburg | Sean Savard pulls down the rebound | 32-29 |
| 03:49 | Wartburg | Carl Breton comes up short on the floater from the right side | 32-29 |
| 03:47 | Cornell | Scott Block pulls down the rebound | 32-29 |
| 03:25 | Cornell | Harold Eckley scores on a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by David Emery | 32-31 |
| Lineup | Wartburg | PG - Hugh Reinhardt (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Rathburn (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Carl Breton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Douglas Sauter (fairly fresh) C - Sean Savard (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - David Emery (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - George Jones (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scott Block (tired) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jimmy Davis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Harold Eckley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:06 | Wartburg | Sean Savard loses the ball out of bounds | 32-31 |
| Subs | Wartburg | Ronald Abel (PG), David Wentz (SG), Kevin Tejada (SF), Carl Hampton (PF), Samuel Bumgarner (C) Hugh Reinhardt, Kenneth Rathburn, Carl Breton, Douglas Sauter, Sean Savard | |
| Subs | Cornell | Jimmy McDade (SG), Derek Lee (SF), James Kidwell (PF), Kenneth Taylor (C) George Jones, Scott Block, Jimmy Davis, Harold Eckley | |
| 02:57 | Cornell | Kevin Tejada is called for the reach on Derek Lee - foul #3 on Kevin Tejada, team foul #14 | 32-31 |
| Subs | Wartburg | Edward Hunt (SG) Kevin Tejada | |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| 02:57 | Cornell | Derek Lee makes the 1st free throw | 32-32 |
| 02:57 | Cornell | Derek Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 32-33 |
| 02:32 | Wartburg | Carl Hampton misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 32-33 |
| 02:31 | Wartburg | Edward Hunt gets the offensive rebound | 32-33 |
| 02:18 | Wartburg | Samuel Bumgarner misses short on a jumper near the basket | 32-33 |
| 02:16 | Cornell | James Kidwell pulls down the rebound | 32-33 |
| 01:59 | Cornell | Samuel Bumgarner is called for the reach on James Kidwell - foul #3 on Samuel Bumgarner, team foul #15 | 32-33 |
| Subs | Wartburg | Carl Breton (SF) Samuel Bumgarner | |
| Subs | Cornell | George Jones (SG) David Emery | |
| 01:59 | Cornell | James Kidwell misses the 1st free throw | 32-33 |
| 01:59 | Cornell | James Kidwell misses the 2nd free throw | 32-33 |
| 01:59 | Wartburg | Carl Hampton gets the rebound | 32-33 |
| 01:46 | Wartburg | Carl Breton loses the dribble to George Jones | 32-33 |
| 01:44 | Cornell | Derek Lee is hacked by Edward Hunt in the backcourt - foul #2 on Edward Hunt, team foul #16 | 32-33 |
| 01:44 | Cornell | Derek Lee makes the 1st free throw | 32-34 |
| 01:44 | Cornell | Derek Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 32-35 |
| 01:15 | Wartburg | Ronald Abel can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 32-35 |
| 01:14 | Cornell | James Kidwell snags the defensive board | 32-35 |
| 00:56 | Cornell | Jimmy McDade is fouled on the floor by Carl Hampton - foul #2 on Carl Hampton, team foul #17 | 32-35 |
| Subs | Wartburg | Kenneth Rathburn (SG) Carl Breton | |
| Subs | Cornell | Bernard Saul (C) Kenneth Taylor | |
| 00:56 | Cornell | Jimmy McDade makes the 1st free throw | 32-36 |
| 00:56 | Cornell | Jimmy McDade makes the 2nd free throw | 32-37 |
| 00:49 | Wartburg | Edward Hunt loses the dribble to Derek Lee | 32-37 |
| 00:45 | Cornell | Ronald Abel is called for the reach on Jimmy McDade in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ronald Abel, team foul #18 | 32-37 |
| Subs | Wartburg | | |
| Subs | Cornell | David Emery (PG) George Jones | |
| 00:45 | Cornell | Jimmy McDade makes the 1st free throw | 32-38 |
| 00:45 | Cornell | Jimmy McDade makes the 2nd free throw | 32-39 |
| 00:30 | Wartburg | Kenneth Rathburn misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 32-39 |
| 00:28 | Wartburg | Ronald Abel grabs the offensive rebound | 32-39 |
| 00:05 | Wartburg | David Wentz can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 32-39 |
| 00:03 | Cornell | David Emery grabs the defensive rebound | 32-39 |
| 00:00 | Cornell | David Emery misses long on a halfcourt shot | 32-39 |