| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Ngolinga Aja (fresh) SG - Douglas Viles (fresh) SF - Jon Goodman (fresh) PF - Johnny Eadie (fresh) C - Peter Grinstead (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Buena Vista | PG - Robert Rudolph (fresh) SG - John Boyden (fresh) SF - Joseph Evans (fresh) PF - Kevin Printz (fresh) C - Sam Skiba (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 | Buena Vista | Buena Vista is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:48 | Cornell | Ngolinga Aja hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint | 0-0 |
| 19:46 | Cornell | Peter Grinstead tips it in | 2-0 |
| 19:27 | Buena Vista | John Boyden can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 2-0 |
| 19:25 | Buena Vista | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Evans | 2-0 |
| 19:10 | Buena Vista | Peter Grinstead swats the short shot by Sam Skiba | 2-0 |
| 19:08 | Cornell | Peter Grinstead grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 19:04 | Cornell | Joseph Evans steals it from Ngolinga Aja | 2-0 |
| 18:50 | Buena Vista | John Boyden loses the dribble to Douglas Viles | 2-0 |
| 18:47 | Cornell | Douglas Viles jams it | 4-0 |
| 18:35 | Buena Vista | Robert Rudolph misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Ngolinga Aja - foul #1 on Ngolinga Aja, team foul #1 | 4-0 |
| 18:35 | Buena Vista | Robert Rudolph makes the 1st free throw | 4-1 |
| 18:35 | Buena Vista | Robert Rudolph makes the 2nd free throw | 4-2 |
| 18:15 | Cornell | Peter Grinstead misses the easy layup | 4-2 |
| 18:13 | Buena Vista | Kevin Printz grabs the defensive rebound | 4-2 |
| 18:09 | Buena Vista | John Boyden misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Douglas Viles - foul #1 on Douglas Viles, team foul #2 | 4-2 |
| 18:09 | Buena Vista | John Boyden makes the 1st free throw | 4-3 |
| 18:09 | Buena Vista | John Boyden makes the 2nd free throw | 4-4 |
| 17:53 | Cornell | Peter Grinstead knocks in the shot from the left block set up by Ngolinga Aja | 6-4 |
| 17:34 | Buena Vista | John Boyden is fouled on the floor by Douglas Viles - foul #2 on Douglas Viles, team foul #3 | 6-4 |
| Subs | Cornell | De Chio (SG), Bill O'Bannion (SF) Douglas Viles, Jon Goodman | |
| Subs | Buena Vista | | |
| 17:23 | Buena Vista | Kevin Printz hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 6-4 |
| 17:22 | Cornell | Johnny Eadie grabs the board | 6-4 |
| 17:14 | Cornell | Ngolinga Aja is fouled on the floor by Robert Rudolph - foul #1 on Robert Rudolph, team foul #1 | 6-4 |
| 17:04 | Cornell | Peter Grinstead drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by De Chio | 8-4 |
| 16:45 | Buena Vista | Joseph Evans hits a fadeaway from the free throw line | 8-6 |
| 16:34 | Cornell | Peter Grinstead misses the fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by John Boyden - foul #1 on John Boyden, team foul #2 | 8-6 |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| Subs | Buena Vista | Herbert Deshotel (SG), Jared Llanos (SF), Todd Sharp (PF), James Yarbrough (C) John Boyden, Joseph Evans, Kevin Printz, Sam Skiba | |
| 16:34 | Cornell | Peter Grinstead makes the 1st free throw | 9-6 |
| 16:34 | Cornell | Peter Grinstead misses the 2nd free throw | 9-6 |
| 16:34 | Buena Vista | Todd Sharp grabs the board | 9-6 |
| 16:08 | Buena Vista | Peter Grinstead swats the layup by Todd Sharp | 9-6 |
| 16:07 | Cornell | Ngolinga Aja grabs the defensive rebound | 9-6 |
| 16:01 | Cornell | De Chio is fouled on the floor by James Yarbrough - foul #1 on James Yarbrough, team foul #3 | 9-6 |
| Subs | Cornell | Jon Goodman (SF) Ngolinga Aja | |
| Subs | Buena Vista | Ronald Ellis (SG) Robert Rudolph | |
| 15:46 | Cornell | Peter Grinstead knocks in the floater near the basket on a great pass from Jon Goodman | 11-6 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Bill O'Bannion (fresh) SG - De Chio (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jon Goodman (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Johnny Eadie (fairly fresh) C - Peter Grinstead (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Buena Vista | PG - Herbert Deshotel (fresh) SG - Ronald Ellis (fresh) SF - Jared Llanos (fresh) PF - Todd Sharp (fresh) C - James Yarbrough (fresh) | |
| 15:40 | Buena Vista | Jared Llanos misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 11-6 |
| 15:39 | Cornell | Johnny Eadie grabs the board | 11-6 |
| 15:25 | Cornell | Johnny Eadie knocks in the fadeaway in the lane set up by Jon Goodman | 13-6 |
| 15:21 | Buena Vista | Herbert Deshotel hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 13-6 |
| 15:20 | Buena Vista | James Yarbrough gets the offensive rebound | 13-6 |
| 15:10 | Buena Vista | Peter Grinstead is called for the reach on James Yarbrough - foul #1 on Peter Grinstead, team foul #4 | 13-6 |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| Subs | Buena Vista | Robert Rudolph (PG), John Boyden (SG) Herbert Deshotel, Ronald Ellis | |
| 14:58 | Buena Vista | Jared Llanos's floater is tipped away by De Chio | 13-6 |
| 14:56 | Cornell | The rebound goes to Johnny Eadie | 13-6 |
| 14:39 | Cornell | Johnny Eadie slams it home set up by Bill O'Bannion | 15-6 |
| 14:25 | Buena Vista | James Yarbrough's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 15-6 |
| Subs | Cornell | Ngolinga Aja (PG) Bill O'Bannion | |
| Subs | Buena Vista | Joseph Evans (SF), Kevin Printz (PF), Sam Skiba (C) Jared Llanos, Todd Sharp, James Yarbrough | |
| 14:07 | Cornell | Peter Grinstead scores on a runner from the left block on a nice dish by Jon Goodman and the foul's on Sam Skiba - foul #1 on Sam Skiba, team foul #4 | 17-6 |
| 14:07 | Cornell | Peter Grinstead makes the free throw | 18-6 |
| 13:52 | Buena Vista | John Boyden misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on De Chio - foul #1 on De Chio, team foul #5 | 18-6 |
| 13:52 | Buena Vista | John Boyden makes the 1st free throw | 18-7 |
| 13:52 | Buena Vista | John Boyden makes the 2nd free throw | 18-8 |
| 13:33 | Cornell | Johnny Eadie comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by Sam Skiba - foul #2 on Sam Skiba, team foul #5 | 18-8 |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| Subs | Buena Vista | Todd Sharp (C) Sam Skiba | |
| 13:33 | Cornell | Johnny Eadie makes the 1st free throw | 19-8 |
| 13:33 | Cornell | Johnny Eadie makes the 2nd free throw | 20-8 |
| 13:09 | Buena Vista | Todd Sharp misses badly on a runner from the left block | 20-8 |
| 13:07 | Buena Vista | Robert Rudolph can't tip it in | 20-8 |
| 13:06 | Cornell | Jon Goodman grabs the board | 20-8 |
| 12:53 | Cornell | Johnny Eadie is whistled for traveling | 20-8 |
| Subs | Cornell | Bill O'Bannion (SF) Jon Goodman | |
| Subs | Buena Vista | Herbert Deshotel (PG), Ronald Ellis (SG), Jared Llanos (SF) Robert Rudolph, John Boyden, Joseph Evans | |
| 12:31 | Buena Vista | Kevin Printz connects on the runner from the baseline | 20-10 |
| 12:21 | Cornell | Peter Grinstead's floater is tipped away by Jared Llanos | 20-10 |
| 12:19 | Buena Vista | Herbert Deshotel grabs the defensive rebound | 20-10 |
| 12:04 | Buena Vista | Johnny Eadie takes the ball from Ronald Ellis | 20-10 |
| 11:51 | Cornell | Peter Grinstead blows the layup | 20-10 |
| 11:50 | Buena Vista | Jared Llanos pulls down the rebound | 20-10 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Ngolinga Aja (fresh) 1 ast. SG - De Chio (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Bill O'Bannion (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Johnny Eadie (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Peter Grinstead (tiring) 12 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Buena Vista | PG - Herbert Deshotel (fresh) SG - Ronald Ellis (fresh) SF - Jared Llanos (fresh) PF - Kevin Printz (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Todd Sharp (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:28 | Buena Vista | Todd Sharp lays it in and the foul's on Peter Grinstead - foul #2 on Peter Grinstead, team foul #6 | 20-12 |
| Subs | Cornell | Jon Goodman (SF) Peter Grinstead | |
| Subs | Buena Vista | Robert Rudolph (PG), John Boyden (SG), Joseph Evans (SF) Herbert Deshotel, Ronald Ellis, Kevin Printz | |
| 11:28 | Buena Vista | Todd Sharp makes the free throw | 20-13 |
| 11:08 | Cornell | Ngolinga Aja knocks in the jumper near the basket set up by Bill O'Bannion and he's fouled by Joseph Evans - foul #1 on Joseph Evans, team foul #6 | 22-13 |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| Subs | Buena Vista | James Yarbrough (C) Todd Sharp | |
| 11:08 | Cornell | Ngolinga Aja makes the free throw | 23-13 |
| 11:04 | Buena Vista | Bill O'Bannion picks off the pass by Robert Rudolph in the backcourt | 23-13 |
| 10:59 | Cornell | Ngolinga Aja misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 23-13 |
| 10:58 | Cornell | Johnny Eadie gets the offensive rebound | 23-13 |
| 10:47 | Cornell | The pull-up jumper by Ngolinga Aja is blocked by James Yarbrough | 23-13 |
| 10:45 | Buena Vista | Jared Llanos grabs the board | 23-13 |
| 10:39 | Buena Vista | Joseph Evans clanks a jumper in the lane | 23-13 |
| 10:38 | Buena Vista | Jared Llanos tips it back up and in | 23-15 |
| 10:26 | Cornell | Ngolinga Aja knocks in the jumpshot from the left side set up by Jon Goodman and he's fouled by James Yarbrough - foul #2 on James Yarbrough, team foul #7 | 25-15 |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| Subs | Buena Vista | Paul Curry (SF), Kevin Printz (PF), Todd Sharp (C) Joseph Evans, Jared Llanos, James Yarbrough | |
| 10:26 | Cornell | Ngolinga Aja makes the free throw | 26-15 |
| 10:03 | Buena Vista | Todd Sharp drills a shot from close range set up by Paul Curry | 26-17 |
| 09:56 | Cornell | Ngolinga Aja hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint | 26-17 |
| 09:54 | Cornell | Johnny Eadie grabs the offensive rebound | 26-17 |
| 09:44 | Cornell | John Boyden is called for the reach on De Chio - foul #2 on John Boyden, team foul #8 | 26-17 |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| Subs | Buena Vista | Herbert Deshotel (SG) John Boyden | |
| 09:44 | Cornell | De Chio makes the 1st free throw | 27-17 |
| 09:44 | Cornell | De Chio makes the 2nd free throw | 28-17 |
| 09:27 | Buena Vista | Herbert Deshotel misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 28-17 |
| 09:26 | Cornell | Johnny Eadie gets the rebound | 28-17 |
| 09:07 | Cornell | Ngolinga Aja connects on the jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Bill O'Bannion | 30-17 |
| 09:00 | Buena Vista | Herbert Deshotel lays it in on a nice dish by Robert Rudolph | 30-19 |
| 08:44 | Cornell | De Chio is fouled on the floor by Kevin Printz - foul #1 on Kevin Printz, team foul #9 | 30-19 |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| Subs | Buena Vista | Ronald Ellis (SG), Joseph Evans (SF), Jared Llanos (C) Robert Rudolph, Paul Curry, Todd Sharp | |
| 08:44 | Cornell | De Chio makes the 1st free throw | 31-19 |
| 08:44 | Cornell | De Chio makes the 2nd free throw | 32-19 |
| 08:34 | Buena Vista | De Chio picks off the pass by Joseph Evans | 32-19 |
| 08:31 | Cornell | Jon Goodman lays it up and in on a nice dish by De Chio | 34-19 |
| 08:25 | Buena Vista | Jon Goodman steals the ball from Joseph Evans | 34-19 |
| 08:21 | Cornell | De Chio banks in the layup on a nice dish by Jon Goodman | 36-19 |
| 08:05 | Buena Vista | De Chio takes the ball from Kevin Printz | 36-19 |
| 07:54 | Cornell | Ngolinga Aja comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 36-19 |
| 07:52 | Buena Vista | Jared Llanos grabs the defensive rebound | 36-19 |
| 07:38 | Buena Vista | Ronald Ellis hits a floater in the lane on a nice dish by Joseph Evans and the foul's on De Chio - foul #2 on De Chio, team foul #7 | 36-21 |
| Subs | Cornell | Douglas Viles (SG) De Chio | |
| Subs | Buena Vista | Robert Rudolph (PG) Herbert Deshotel | |
| 07:38 | Buena Vista | Ronald Ellis misses the free throw | 36-21 |
| 07:38 | Cornell | Ngolinga Aja gets the rebound | 36-21 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Bill O'Bannion (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Douglas Viles (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jon Goodman (tiring) 2 pts. 5 ast. PF - Johnny Eadie (tiring) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Ngolinga Aja (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. | |
| Lineup | Buena Vista | PG - Robert Rudolph (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Ellis (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joseph Evans (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kevin Printz (tiring) 2 pts. C - Jared Llanos (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Cornell | Johnny Eadie hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Kevin Printz - foul #2 on Kevin Printz, team foul #10 | 36-21 |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| Subs | Buena Vista | Paul Curry (SF), Todd Sharp (C) Joseph Evans, Kevin Printz | |
| 07:23 | Cornell | Johnny Eadie makes the 1st free throw | 37-21 |
| 07:23 | Cornell | Johnny Eadie makes the 2nd free throw | 38-21 |
| 07:02 | Buena Vista | Jon Goodman picks off the pass by Jared Llanos | 38-21 |
| 06:42 | Cornell | Paul Curry picks off the pass by Ngolinga Aja | 38-21 |
| 06:25 | Buena Vista | Robert Rudolph makes the floater from the right side | 38-23 |
| 06:12 | Cornell | Jared Llanos swats the layup by Johnny Eadie | 38-23 |
| 06:11 | Cornell | Jon Goodman grabs the offensive board | 38-23 |
| 06:06 | Cornell | Douglas Viles comes up short on the floater from the right block but the foul's on Todd Sharp - foul #1 on Todd Sharp, team foul #11 | 38-23 |
| Subs | Cornell | Peter Grinstead (C) Bill O'Bannion | |
| Subs | Buena Vista | Herbert Deshotel (SG), Joseph Evans (SF) Ronald Ellis, Paul Curry | |
| 06:06 | Cornell | Douglas Viles makes the 1st free throw | 39-23 |
| 06:06 | Cornell | Douglas Viles misses the 2nd free throw | 39-23 |
| 06:06 | Cornell | Peter Grinstead pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-23 |
| 05:56 | Cornell | Peter Grinstead clanks a shot near the basket but the foul's on Jared Llanos - foul #1 on Jared Llanos, team foul #12 | 39-23 |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| Subs | Buena Vista | Dale Mattison (SG) Robert Rudolph | |
| 05:56 | Cornell | Peter Grinstead makes the 1st free throw | 40-23 |
| 05:56 | Cornell | Peter Grinstead makes the 2nd free throw | 41-23 |
| 05:40 | Buena Vista | Dale Mattison misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 41-23 |
| 05:39 | Buena Vista | Jared Llanos grabs the offensive rebound | 41-23 |
| 05:22 | Buena Vista | Jared Llanos hits a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Herbert Deshotel | 41-26 |
| 05:09 | Cornell | Douglas Viles clanks a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Dale Mattison - foul #1 on Dale Mattison, team foul #13 | 41-26 |
| Subs | Cornell | Bill O'Bannion (SF) Jon Goodman | |
| Subs | Buena Vista | Robert Rudolph (PG) Dale Mattison | |
| 05:09 | Cornell | Douglas Viles makes the 1st free throw | 42-26 |
| 05:09 | Cornell | Douglas Viles makes the 2nd free throw | 43-26 |
| 04:51 | Buena Vista | Todd Sharp's pass is intercepted by Ngolinga Aja | 43-26 |
| 04:43 | Cornell | Peter Grinstead banks in the layup set up by Ngolinga Aja | 45-26 |
| 04:36 | Buena Vista | Robert Rudolph buries a 3 pointer from the left wing | 45-29 |
| 04:27 | Cornell | Johnny Eadie is hacked by Joseph Evans - foul #2 on Joseph Evans, team foul #14 | 45-29 |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| Subs | Buena Vista | Paul Curry (SF) Joseph Evans | |
| 04:27 | Cornell | Johnny Eadie makes the 1st free throw | 46-29 |
| 04:27 | Cornell | Johnny Eadie misses the 2nd free throw | 46-29 |
| 04:27 | Buena Vista | Todd Sharp pulls down the rebound | 46-29 |
| 04:08 | Buena Vista | Herbert Deshotel clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 46-29 |
| 04:07 | Cornell | Peter Grinstead grabs the board | 46-29 |
| 04:00 | Cornell | Ngolinga Aja blows the layup but he's hacked by Robert Rudolph - foul #2 on Robert Rudolph, team foul #15 | 46-29 |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| Subs | Buena Vista | John Boyden (SG), James Yarbrough (SF), Kevin Printz (PF), Sam Skiba (C) Herbert Deshotel, Paul Curry, Todd Sharp, Jared Llanos | |
| 04:00 | Cornell | Ngolinga Aja makes the 1st free throw | 47-29 |
| 04:00 | Cornell | Ngolinga Aja makes the 2nd free throw | 48-29 |
| 03:36 | Buena Vista | Robert Rudolph drills a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by John Boyden | 48-31 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Ngolinga Aja (tiring) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Douglas Viles (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Bill O'Bannion (tiring) 3 ast. PF - Johnny Eadie (tired) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Peter Grinstead (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Buena Vista | PG - Robert Rudolph (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Boyden (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Yarbrough (fresh) PF - Kevin Printz (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Sam Skiba (fresh) | |
| 03:27 | Cornell | Ngolinga Aja throws it down | 50-31 |
| 03:20 | Buena Vista | James Yarbrough buries a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Robert Rudolph | 50-33 |
| 03:13 | Cornell | Peter Grinstead banks in the layup on a nice dish by Ngolinga Aja | 52-33 |
| 02:59 | Buena Vista | Robert Rudolph scores on a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from John Boyden | 52-35 |
| 02:41 | Cornell | Johnny Eadie can't throw it down | 52-35 |
| 02:39 | Buena Vista | Sam Skiba snags the defensive board | 52-35 |
| 02:35 | Buena Vista | Robert Rudolph drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Sam Skiba | 52-38 |
| 02:20 | Cornell | The short jumper by Peter Grinstead is denied by Sam Skiba | 52-38 |
| 02:19 | Cornell | Peter Grinstead gets the offensive rebound | 52-38 |
| 02:06 | Cornell | Ngolinga Aja misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 52-38 |
| 02:05 | Cornell | Peter Grinstead tips it home | 54-38 |
| 01:47 | Buena Vista | James Yarbrough banks in the layup on a nice dish by John Boyden and he's fouled by Bill O'Bannion - foul #1 on Bill O'Bannion, team foul #8 | 54-40 |
| Subs | Cornell | De Chio (PG), Jon Goodman (SF) Ngolinga Aja, Bill O'Bannion | |
| Subs | Buena Vista | Herbert Deshotel (PG), Ronald Ellis (SG), Joseph Evans (SF) Robert Rudolph, John Boyden, Kevin Printz | |
| 01:47 | Buena Vista | James Yarbrough misses the free throw | 54-40 |
| 01:47 | Buena Vista | Sam Skiba grabs the offensive board | 54-40 |
| 01:36 | Buena Vista | Ronald Ellis can't connect on a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Jon Goodman - foul #1 on Jon Goodman, team foul #9 | 54-40 |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| Subs | Buena Vista | Kevin Printz (PF) James Yarbrough | |
| 01:36 | Buena Vista | Ronald Ellis makes the 1st free throw | 54-41 |
| 01:36 | Buena Vista | Ronald Ellis makes the 2nd free throw | 54-42 |
| 01:17 | Cornell | Johnny Eadie is hacked by Ronald Ellis - foul #1 on Ronald Ellis, team foul #16 | 54-42 |
| 01:17 | Cornell | Johnny Eadie misses the 1st free throw | 54-42 |
| 01:17 | Cornell | Johnny Eadie misses the 2nd free throw | 54-42 |
| 01:17 | Buena Vista | Kevin Printz grabs the defensive rebound | 54-42 |
| 00:57 | Buena Vista | Herbert Deshotel throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-42 |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| Subs | Buena Vista | Todd Sharp (PF) Kevin Printz | |
| 00:47 | Cornell | Todd Sharp steals it from Douglas Viles | 54-42 |
| 00:28 | Buena Vista | Herbert Deshotel misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 54-42 |
| 00:27 | Cornell | Peter Grinstead pulls down the rebound | 54-42 |
| 00:00 | Cornell | The jump hook by Douglas Viles is blocked by Todd Sharp | 54-42 |