| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Douglas Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Davidson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joel Sandiford (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Clark Small (fresh) 5 reb. C - Daniel Whipkey (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Upper Iowa | PG - Tony Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Marcus Corker (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Johnny Bugarin (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Russell Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Stephen Livingston (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Upper Iowa | Johnny Bugarin inbounds the ball | 29-33 |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Upper Iowa | Upper Iowa is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:37 | Upper Iowa | Russell Johnson misses badly on a turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by Clark Small - foul #2 on Clark Small, team foul #1 | 29-33 |
| 19:37 | Upper Iowa | Russell Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 29-34 |
| 19:37 | Upper Iowa | Russell Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 29-35 |
| 19:21 | Cornell | Clark Small blows the layup | 29-35 |
| 19:19 | Upper Iowa | Russell Johnson pulls down the rebound | 29-35 |
| 19:12 | Upper Iowa | Marcus Corker buries a jumper in the lane set up by Tony Smith | 29-37 |
| 18:53 | Cornell | James Davidson buries a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Douglas Moore | 31-37 |
| 18:44 | Upper Iowa | Tony Smith buries a 3 pointer from the right wing | 31-40 |
| 18:22 | Cornell | Clark Small clanks a shot from the baseline but he's fouled by Johnny Bugarin - foul #3 on Johnny Bugarin, team foul #1 | 31-40 |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| Subs | Upper Iowa | Richard Henry (SF) Johnny Bugarin | |
| 18:22 | Cornell | Clark Small makes the 1st free throw | 32-40 |
| 18:22 | Cornell | Clark Small makes the 2nd free throw | 33-40 |
| 17:58 | Upper Iowa | Tony Smith makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Russell Johnson | 33-42 |
| 17:40 | Cornell | James Davidson buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Douglas Moore | 36-42 |
| 17:17 | Upper Iowa | Marcus Corker comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Joel Sandiford - foul #3 on Joel Sandiford, team foul #2 | 36-42 |
| Subs | Cornell | Ronald St. Jean (SF), Roy Kline (C) Joel Sandiford, Daniel Whipkey | |
| Subs | Upper Iowa | Paul Vallee (PF), Daniel Shackelford (C) Russell Johnson, Stephen Livingston | |
| 17:17 | Upper Iowa | Marcus Corker makes the 1st free throw | 36-43 |
| 17:17 | Upper Iowa | Marcus Corker makes the 2nd free throw | 36-44 |
| 17:00 | Cornell | Clark Small clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 36-44 |
| 16:58 | Cornell | Clark Small can't tip it in | 36-44 |
| 16:56 | Cornell | Roy Kline grabs the offensive rebound | 36-44 |
| 16:45 | Cornell | Ronald St. Jean comes up short on the shot from the left side | 36-44 |
| 16:44 | Upper Iowa | Tony Smith gets the rebound | 36-44 |
| 16:37 | Upper Iowa | Marcus Corker's pass is intercepted by James Davidson | 36-44 |
| 16:34 | Cornell | Douglas Moore lays it up and in on a great pass from James Davidson | 38-44 |
| 16:10 | Upper Iowa | Richard Henry misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Douglas Moore - foul #2 on Douglas Moore, team foul #3 | 38-44 |
| Subs | Cornell | Karl Jones (PG), Vincent West (SG), Alan Thornberry (SF) Douglas Moore, James Davidson, Clark Small | |
| Subs | Upper Iowa | Steven Long (SG), Charles Gilfillan (SF) Tony Smith, Marcus Corker | |
| 16:10 | Upper Iowa | Richard Henry misses the 1st free throw | 38-44 |
| 16:10 | Upper Iowa | Richard Henry makes the 2nd free throw | 38-45 |
| 16:01 | Cornell | Richard Henry picks off the pass by Vincent West | 38-45 |
| 15:58 | Upper Iowa | Richard Henry lays it in | 38-47 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Karl Jones (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Vincent West (fresh) SF - Alan Thornberry (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Ronald St. Jean (fresh) 2 pts. C - Roy Kline (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Upper Iowa | PG - Richard Henry (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Steven Long (fresh) SF - Charles Gilfillan (fresh) PF - Paul Vallee (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Daniel Shackelford (fresh) | |
| 15:34 | Cornell | Vincent West hits a turnaround from the right block set up by Karl Jones | 40-47 |
| 15:15 | Upper Iowa | Daniel Shackelford clanks a turnaround in the lane | 40-47 |
| 15:13 | Cornell | Ronald St. Jean gets the rebound | 40-47 |
| 15:05 | Cornell | Vincent West misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Paul Vallee - foul #1 on Paul Vallee, team foul #2 | 40-47 |
| Subs | Cornell | Lynn Erb (SG), Joel Sandiford (SF), Daniel Whipkey (C) Karl Jones, Alan Thornberry, Roy Kline | |
| Subs | Upper Iowa | Tony Smith (PG), Johnny Bugarin (SF), Russell Johnson (PF), Stephen Livingston (C) Richard Henry, Charles Gilfillan, Paul Vallee, Daniel Shackelford | |
| 15:05 | Cornell | Vincent West makes the 1st free throw | 41-47 |
| 15:05 | Cornell | Vincent West makes the 2nd free throw | 42-47 |
| 14:50 | Upper Iowa | Steven Long's fadeaway is rejected by Ronald St. Jean | 42-47 |
| 14:48 | Upper Iowa | Tony Smith hits the follow up shot | 42-49 |
| 14:42 | Cornell | Ronald St. Jean clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 42-49 |
| 14:41 | Upper Iowa | Stephen Livingston grabs the board | 42-49 |
| 14:36 | Upper Iowa | Ronald St. Jean steals it from Steven Long | 42-49 |
| 14:15 | Cornell | Vincent West blows the layup | 42-49 |
| 14:13 | Cornell | Ronald St. Jean can't tip it in | 42-49 |
| 14:11 | Cornell | Joel Sandiford hits the follow up shot | 44-49 |
| 13:58 | Upper Iowa | Tony Smith is hacked by Daniel Whipkey - foul #1 on Daniel Whipkey, team foul #4 | 44-49 |
| Subs | Cornell | Douglas Moore (PG), Clark Small (PF) Vincent West, Ronald St. Jean | |
| Subs | Upper Iowa | Marcus Corker (SG) Steven Long | |
| 13:45 | Upper Iowa | Marcus Corker makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Stephen Livingston | 44-51 |
| 13:29 | Cornell | Clark Small hits the finger roll | 46-51 |
| 13:04 | Upper Iowa | Russell Johnson throws it down on a nice dish by Tony Smith | 46-53 |
| 12:59 | Cornell | Lynn Erb banks in the layup and he's fouled by Tony Smith - foul #1 on Tony Smith, team foul #3 | 48-53 |
| 12:59 | Cornell | Lynn Erb misses the free throw | 48-53 |
| 12:59 | Upper Iowa | Stephen Livingston pulls down the rebound | 48-53 |
| 12:35 | Upper Iowa | Marcus Corker misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 48-53 |
| 12:33 | Cornell | Clark Small grabs the board | 48-53 |
| 12:14 | Cornell | Lynn Erb makes the jumper from the left block | 50-53 |
| 12:07 | Upper Iowa | Clark Small denies the turnaround by Marcus Corker | 50-53 |
| 12:05 | Cornell | Clark Small pulls down the rebound | 50-53 |
| 12:01 | Cornell | Clark Small misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 50-53 |
| 12:00 | Cornell | Daniel Whipkey tips it in | 52-53 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Douglas Moore (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Lynn Erb (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Joel Sandiford (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Clark Small (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - Daniel Whipkey (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Upper Iowa | PG - Tony Smith (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 5 ast. SG - Marcus Corker (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Johnny Bugarin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Russell Johnson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Stephen Livingston (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:44 | Upper Iowa | Clark Small picks off the pass by Tony Smith | 52-53 |
| 11:36 | Cornell | Stephen Livingston blocks the short jumper by Lynn Erb | 52-53 |
| 11:34 | Upper Iowa | Russell Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 52-53 |
| 11:29 | Upper Iowa | Marcus Corker drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Tony Smith | 52-55 |
| 11:15 | Cornell | Joel Sandiford misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Tony Smith - foul #2 on Tony Smith, team foul #4 | 52-55 |
| Subs | Cornell | Karl Jones (PG), James Davidson (SG), Ronald St. Jean (PF), Roy Kline (C) Douglas Moore, Lynn Erb, Clark Small, Daniel Whipkey | |
| Subs | Upper Iowa | Richard Henry (PG), Charles Gilfillan (SF), Paul Vallee (PF), Daniel Shackelford (C) Tony Smith, Johnny Bugarin, Russell Johnson, Stephen Livingston | |
| 11:15 | Cornell | Joel Sandiford misses the 1st free throw | 52-55 |
| 11:15 | Cornell | Joel Sandiford makes the 2nd free throw | 53-55 |
| 10:48 | Upper Iowa | Paul Vallee misses the shot from the right wing | 53-55 |
| 10:47 | Cornell | Joel Sandiford grabs the board | 53-55 |
| 10:25 | Cornell | James Davidson hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 53-55 |
| 10:24 | Upper Iowa | Paul Vallee grabs the board | 53-55 |
| 10:19 | Upper Iowa | Marcus Corker buries a fadeaway in the lane set up by Richard Henry | 53-57 |
| 10:00 | Cornell | James Davidson knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Ronald St. Jean | 55-57 |
| 09:42 | Upper Iowa | Richard Henry dunks the ball | 55-59 |
| 09:26 | Cornell | Ronald St. Jean misses the turnaround from the left block | 55-59 |
| 09:25 | Cornell | Joel Sandiford grabs the offensive rebound | 55-59 |
| 09:09 | Cornell | Joel Sandiford misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 55-59 |
| 09:08 | Upper Iowa | Richard Henry grabs the defensive rebound | 55-59 |
| 09:06 | Upper Iowa | Richard Henry is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #2 on Richard Henry, team foul #5 | 55-59 |
| Subs | Cornell | Douglas Moore (PG), Lynn Erb (SG), Alan Thornberry (SF), Clark Small (PF), Thomas Clark (C) Karl Jones, James Davidson, Joel Sandiford, Ronald St. Jean, Roy Kline | |
| Subs | Upper Iowa | Tony Smith (PG) Marcus Corker | |
| 08:54 | Cornell | Clark Small banks in the layup | 57-59 |
| 08:42 | Upper Iowa | Charles Gilfillan connects on the jumper from just outside the lane set up by Tony Smith | 57-61 |
| 08:21 | Cornell | Paul Vallee steals it from Thomas Clark | 57-61 |
| 08:15 | Upper Iowa | Daniel Shackelford misses badly on a runner in the paint but the foul's on Thomas Clark - foul #1 on Thomas Clark, team foul #5 | 57-61 |
| Subs | Cornell | Daniel Whipkey (C) Thomas Clark | |
| Subs | Upper Iowa | Steven Long (SG), Johnny Bugarin (SF), Stephen Livingston (C) Richard Henry, Charles Gilfillan, Paul Vallee | |
| 08:15 | Upper Iowa | Daniel Shackelford misses the 1st free throw | 57-61 |
| 08:15 | Upper Iowa | Daniel Shackelford makes the 2nd free throw | 57-62 |
| 08:08 | Cornell | Lynn Erb knocks in the jumper near the basket set up by Douglas Moore | 59-62 |
| 08:04 | Upper Iowa | Tony Smith misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 59-62 |
| 08:02 | Cornell | Clark Small grabs the board | 59-62 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Douglas Moore (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Lynn Erb (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Alan Thornberry (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Clark Small (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. C - Daniel Whipkey (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Upper Iowa | PG - Tony Smith (fresh) 15 pts. 7 ast. SG - Steven Long (fresh) SF - Johnny Bugarin (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Daniel Shackelford (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Stephen Livingston (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:40 | Cornell | Clark Small's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-62 |
| Subs | Cornell | Ronald St. Jean (SF) Alan Thornberry | |
| Subs | Upper Iowa | Russell Johnson (PF) Daniel Shackelford | |
| 07:21 | Upper Iowa | Tony Smith is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Tony Smith, team foul #6 | 59-62 |
| 07:01 | Cornell | Ronald St. Jean loses the ball out of bounds | 59-62 |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| Subs | Upper Iowa | Marcus Corker (SG) Steven Long | |
| 06:42 | Upper Iowa | Tony Smith connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Johnny Bugarin | 59-64 |
| 06:23 | Cornell | Clark Small can't throw it down | 59-64 |
| 06:21 | Upper Iowa | Johnny Bugarin grabs the defensive rebound | 59-64 |
| 06:17 | Upper Iowa | Tony Smith misses short on a shot from the right wing | 59-64 |
| 06:16 | Cornell | Clark Small pulls down the rebound | 59-64 |
| 06:10 | Cornell | Douglas Moore hits a shot from the right side | 61-64 |
| 05:58 | Upper Iowa | Russell Johnson misses badly on a turnaround from close range | 61-64 |
| 05:57 | Upper Iowa | Stephen Livingston gets the offensive rebound | 61-64 |
| 05:34 | Upper Iowa | Daniel Whipkey is called for the reach on Tony Smith - foul #2 on Daniel Whipkey, team foul #6 | 61-64 |
| Subs | Cornell | Karl Jones (PG), James Davidson (SG), Joel Sandiford (SF), Roy Kline (PF), Thomas Clark (C) Douglas Moore, Lynn Erb, Ronald St. Jean, Clark Small, Daniel Whipkey | |
| Subs | Upper Iowa | Richard Henry (PG), Charles Gilfillan (SF), Paul Vallee (C) Tony Smith, Johnny Bugarin, Stephen Livingston | |
| 05:17 | Upper Iowa | Russell Johnson's pass is intercepted by Joel Sandiford | 61-64 |
| 04:57 | Cornell | Roy Kline knocks in the fadeaway from the right block and he's fouled by Russell Johnson - foul #1 on Russell Johnson, team foul #7 | 63-64 |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| Subs | Upper Iowa | Steven Long (SG), Daniel Shackelford (C) Marcus Corker, Russell Johnson | |
| 04:57 | Cornell | Roy Kline makes the free throw | 64-64 |
| 04:49 | Upper Iowa | Daniel Shackelford hits a shot near the basket on a nice dish by Steven Long | 64-66 |
| 04:31 | Cornell | James Davidson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 64-66 |
| 04:30 | Upper Iowa | Paul Vallee pulls down the rebound | 64-66 |
| 04:25 | Upper Iowa | Charles Gilfillan misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 64-66 |
| 04:24 | Upper Iowa | Steven Long grabs the offensive rebound | 64-66 |
| 04:07 | Upper Iowa | Richard Henry can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 64-66 |
| 04:06 | Upper Iowa | Charles Gilfillan pulls down the offensive rebound | 64-66 |
| 03:49 | Upper Iowa | Paul Vallee can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 64-66 |
| 03:48 | Cornell | Joel Sandiford snags the defensive board | 64-66 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Karl Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Davidson (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Joel Sandiford (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Roy Kline (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Clark (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Upper Iowa | PG - Richard Henry (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Steven Long (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Charles Gilfillan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Vallee (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Daniel Shackelford (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 03:44 | Cornell | Joel Sandiford misses the lay-in | 64-66 |
| 03:42 | Cornell | Thomas Clark tips it in | 66-66 |
| 03:13 | Upper Iowa | Joel Sandiford steals it from Charles Gilfillan | 66-66 |
| 03:11 | Cornell | Cornell calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-66 |
| Subs | Cornell | Douglas Moore (PG), Lynn Erb (SG), Clark Small (PF), Daniel Whipkey (C) Karl Jones, James Davidson, Roy Kline, Thomas Clark | |
| Subs | Upper Iowa | Tony Smith (PG), Marcus Corker (SG), Johnny Bugarin (SF), Russell Johnson (PF), Stephen Livingston (C) Richard Henry, Steven Long, Charles Gilfillan, Paul Vallee, Daniel Shackelford | |
| 02:52 | Cornell | Joel Sandiford is hacked by Russell Johnson - foul #2 on Russell Johnson, team foul #8 | 66-66 |
| 02:52 | Cornell | Joel Sandiford makes the 1st free throw | 67-66 |
| 02:52 | Cornell | Joel Sandiford misses the 2nd free throw | 67-66 |
| 02:52 | Upper Iowa | The rebound goes to Stephen Livingston | 67-66 |
| 02:47 | Upper Iowa | Marcus Corker makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Johnny Bugarin | 67-69 |
| 02:33 | Cornell | Lynn Erb clanks a shot in the lane | 67-69 |
| 02:32 | Upper Iowa | Stephen Livingston pulls down the rebound | 67-69 |
| 02:27 | Upper Iowa | Johnny Bugarin comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 67-69 |
| 02:25 | Upper Iowa | Johnny Bugarin grabs the offensive rebound | 67-69 |
| 02:09 | Upper Iowa | Russell Johnson is denied on a layup by Clark Small | 67-69 |
| 02:08 | Cornell | Clark Small grabs the defensive rebound | 67-69 |
| 01:51 | Cornell | Lynn Erb knocks in the jumper in the lane and the foul's on Stephen Livingston - foul #3 on Stephen Livingston, team foul #9 | 69-69 |
| 01:51 | Cornell | Lynn Erb makes the free throw | 70-69 |
| 01:39 | Upper Iowa | Johnny Bugarin is fouled on the floor by Lynn Erb - foul #4 on Lynn Erb, team foul #7 | 70-69 |
| 01:39 | Upper Iowa | Johnny Bugarin misses the 1st free throw | 70-69 |
| 01:39 | Cornell | Daniel Whipkey pulls down the rebound | 70-69 |
| 01:24 | Cornell | Lynn Erb misses short on a jump hook near the basket | 70-69 |
| 01:23 | Cornell | Daniel Whipkey grabs the offensive rebound | 70-69 |
| 01:05 | Cornell | Clark Small misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 70-69 |
| 01:03 | Cornell | Joel Sandiford hits the follow up shot | 72-69 |
| 00:51 | Upper Iowa | Johnny Bugarin scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Tony Smith | 72-72 |
| 00:41 | Cornell | Joel Sandiford hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Douglas Moore | 75-72 |
| 00:21 | Upper Iowa | Douglas Moore is called for the reach on Johnny Bugarin - foul #3 on Douglas Moore, team foul #8 | 75-72 |
| 00:21 | Upper Iowa | Johnny Bugarin makes the 1st free throw | 75-73 |
| 00:21 | Upper Iowa | Johnny Bugarin makes the 2nd free throw | 75-74 |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Upper Iowa | Upper Iowa is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:20 | Cornell | Tony Smith is called for the reach on Joel Sandiford in the backcourt - foul #4 on Tony Smith, team foul #10 | 75-74 |
| 00:20 | Cornell | Joel Sandiford misses the 1st free throw | 75-74 |
| 00:20 | Cornell | Joel Sandiford makes the 2nd free throw | 76-74 |
| 00:07 | Upper Iowa | Tony Smith hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Marcus Corker | 76-77 |
| 00:07 | Cornell | Cornell calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 76-77 |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Upper Iowa | Upper Iowa is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:01 | Cornell | Lynn Erb makes the turnaround in the lane | 78-77 |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Upper Iowa | Upper Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Upper Iowa | Marcus Corker misses short on a fullcourt shot | 78-77 |