| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Ngolinga Aja (fresh) SG - Douglas Viles (fresh) SF - Jon Goodman (fresh) PF - Johnny Eadie (fresh) C - Peter Grinstead (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi College | PG - Bill Hendren (fresh) SG - Timothy Nelson (fresh) SF - Samuel Heinz (fresh) PF - Marshall Washer (fresh) C - Melvin Sanders (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 | Mississippi College | Mississippi College is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:51 | Cornell | Jon Goodman misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:49 | Mississippi College | Melvin Sanders pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | Mississippi College | Douglas Viles picks off the pass by Timothy Nelson | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | Cornell | Jon Goodman hits the finger roll set up by Douglas Viles | 2-0 |
| 19:18 | Mississippi College | Timothy Nelson drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 2-3 |
| 19:12 | Cornell | Ngolinga Aja lays it up and in set up by Douglas Viles | 4-3 |
| 18:51 | Mississippi College | Marshall Washer can't connect on a turnaround from the right block | 4-3 |
| 18:49 | Mississippi College | Marshall Washer hits the follow up shot | 4-5 |
| 18:30 | Cornell | Johnny Eadie misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 4-5 |
| 18:29 | Cornell | Ngolinga Aja grabs the offensive rebound | 4-5 |
| 18:17 | Cornell | Johnny Eadie clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 4-5 |
| 18:16 | Mississippi College | Timothy Nelson pulls down the rebound | 4-5 |
| 18:01 | Mississippi College | Bill Hendren is hacked by Peter Grinstead - foul #1 on Peter Grinstead, team foul #1 | 4-5 |
| 17:46 | Mississippi College | Timothy Nelson hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Melvin Sanders | 4-7 |
| 17:39 | Cornell | Melvin Sanders denies the turnaround by Ngolinga Aja | 4-7 |
| 17:37 | Cornell | Douglas Viles tips it home | 6-7 |
| 17:26 | Mississippi College | Bill Hendren is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Bill Hendren, team foul #1 | 6-7 |
| Subs | Cornell | De Chio (PG), Bill O'Bannion (SF) Ngolinga Aja, Jon Goodman | |
| Subs | Mississippi College | | |
| 17:17 | Cornell | Johnny Eadie buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Douglas Viles and he's hacked by Samuel Heinz - foul #1 on Samuel Heinz, team foul #2 | 8-7 |
| 17:17 | Cornell | Johnny Eadie misses the free throw | 8-7 |
| 17:17 | Mississippi College | Melvin Sanders grabs the board | 8-7 |
| 17:10 | Mississippi College | Timothy Nelson misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 8-7 |
| 17:09 | Cornell | Peter Grinstead snags the defensive board | 8-7 |
| 17:03 | Cornell | Melvin Sanders is called for the reach on Peter Grinstead - foul #1 on Melvin Sanders, team foul #3 | 8-7 |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| Subs | Mississippi College | Rufus Sandford (SF), Antonio Talbot (PF), Edward Goulette (C) Samuel Heinz, Marshall Washer, Melvin Sanders | |
| 16:54 | Cornell | Douglas Viles buries a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Bill O'Bannion | 10-7 |
| 16:36 | Mississippi College | Bill Hendren scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 10-10 |
| 16:20 | Cornell | Bill O'Bannion is fouled on the floor by Edward Goulette - foul #1 on Edward Goulette, team foul #4 | 10-10 |
| Subs | Cornell | Ngolinga Aja (PG) Douglas Viles | |
| Subs | Mississippi College | | |
| 16:06 | Cornell | Johnny Eadie is open but comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 10-10 |
| 16:04 | Mississippi College | Antonio Talbot snags the defensive board | 10-10 |
| 15:53 | Mississippi College | Antonio Talbot is fouled on the floor by Ngolinga Aja - foul #1 on Ngolinga Aja, team foul #2 | 10-10 |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| Subs | Mississippi College | Samuel Heinz (SF), Marshall Washer (PF), Melvin Sanders (C) Rufus Sandford, Antonio Talbot, Edward Goulette | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Ngolinga Aja (fresh) 2 pts. SG - De Chio (fresh) SF - Bill O'Bannion (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Johnny Eadie (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Peter Grinstead (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi College | PG - Bill Hendren (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Timothy Nelson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Samuel Heinz (fresh) PF - Marshall Washer (fresh) 2 pts. C - Melvin Sanders (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Mississippi College | Melvin Sanders misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 10-10 |
| 15:39 | Mississippi College | Samuel Heinz snags the offensive board | 10-10 |
| 15:28 | Mississippi College | Timothy Nelson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 10-10 |
| 15:27 | Mississippi College | Bill Hendren tips it in | 10-12 |
| 15:14 | Cornell | Melvin Sanders swats the layup by Peter Grinstead | 10-12 |
| 15:13 | Mississippi College | Melvin Sanders grabs the board | 10-12 |
| 15:08 | Mississippi College | Ngolinga Aja steps in front of the Marshall Washer pass | 10-12 |
| 15:05 | Cornell | De Chio lays it in on a great pass from Ngolinga Aja | 12-12 |
| 14:51 | Mississippi College | Bill Hendren hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 12-12 |
| 14:49 | Cornell | Johnny Eadie snags the defensive board | 12-12 |
| 14:39 | Cornell | Johnny Eadie's floater is knocked away by Marshall Washer | 12-12 |
| 14:38 | Cornell | Johnny Eadie tips it but misses | 12-12 |
| 14:37 | Cornell | Peter Grinstead grabs the offensive board | 12-12 |
| 14:26 | Cornell | De Chio loses the ball out of bounds | 12-12 |
| Subs | Cornell | Douglas Viles (SG), Jon Goodman (SF) De Chio, Bill O'Bannion | |
| Subs | Mississippi College | | |
| 14:01 | Mississippi College | Marshall Washer banks in the layup on a nice dish by Samuel Heinz | 12-14 |
| 13:51 | Cornell | Ngolinga Aja misses long on a driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by Bill Hendren - foul #2 on Bill Hendren, team foul #5 | 12-14 |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| Subs | Mississippi College | Rufus Sandford (SG), Antonio Talbot (PF) Bill Hendren, Marshall Washer | |
| 13:51 | Cornell | Ngolinga Aja makes the 1st free throw | 13-14 |
| 13:51 | Cornell | Ngolinga Aja makes the 2nd free throw | 14-14 |
| 13:43 | Mississippi College | Melvin Sanders misses long on a shot in the paint | 14-14 |
| 13:42 | Cornell | The rebound goes to Jon Goodman | 14-14 |
| 13:31 | Cornell | Douglas Viles misses long on a runner from the baseline | 14-14 |
| 13:30 | Mississippi College | The rebound goes to Antonio Talbot | 14-14 |
| 13:22 | Mississippi College | Timothy Nelson buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Samuel Heinz | 14-17 |
| 13:07 | Cornell | Peter Grinstead is called for a charge - foul #2 on Peter Grinstead, team foul #3 | 14-17 |
| Subs | Cornell | Bill O'Bannion (PG), De Chio (SG) Douglas Viles, Peter Grinstead | |
| Subs | Mississippi College | Edward Goulette (C) Melvin Sanders | |
| 12:57 | Mississippi College | Samuel Heinz hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 14-17 |
| 12:56 | Mississippi College | Antonio Talbot hits the follow up shot | 14-19 |
| 12:41 | Cornell | Ngolinga Aja loses the dribble to Edward Goulette | 14-19 |
| 12:33 | Mississippi College | Timothy Nelson misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 14-19 |
| 12:32 | Cornell | Ngolinga Aja gets the rebound | 14-19 |
| 12:25 | Cornell | Ngolinga Aja's floater is tipped away by Edward Goulette | 14-19 |
| 12:24 | Mississippi College | Edward Goulette snags the defensive board | 14-19 |
| 12:09 | Mississippi College | Rufus Sandford throws a bad pass out of bounds | 14-19 |
| Subs | Cornell | Douglas Viles (SG) Jon Goodman | |
| Subs | Mississippi College | Marshall Washer (PF) Samuel Heinz | |
| 11:53 | Cornell | Ngolinga Aja buries a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from De Chio | 16-19 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - De Chio (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Douglas Viles (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Bill O'Bannion (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Johnny Eadie (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ngolinga Aja (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi College | PG - Timothy Nelson (tiring) 8 pts. SG - Rufus Sandford (fresh) SF - Antonio Talbot (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Marshall Washer (fresh) 4 pts. C - Edward Goulette (fresh) | |
| 11:44 | Mississippi College | Timothy Nelson is fouled on the floor by Bill O'Bannion - foul #1 on Bill O'Bannion, team foul #4 | 16-19 |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| Subs | Mississippi College | Samuel Heinz (SF), Melvin Sanders (C) Antonio Talbot, Edward Goulette | |
| 11:30 | Mississippi College | Marshall Washer hits a floater from the right block and the foul's on De Chio - foul #1 on De Chio, team foul #5 | 16-21 |
| 11:30 | Mississippi College | Marshall Washer misses the free throw | 16-21 |
| 11:30 | Cornell | The rebound goes to Johnny Eadie | 16-21 |
| 11:23 | Cornell | De Chio loses the dribble to Rufus Sandford | 16-21 |
| 11:20 | Mississippi College | Samuel Heinz jams it set up by Rufus Sandford | 16-23 |
| 11:00 | Cornell | Marshall Washer swats the short shot by Johnny Eadie | 16-23 |
| 10:59 | Mississippi College | Melvin Sanders grabs the defensive rebound | 16-23 |
| 10:49 | Mississippi College | Timothy Nelson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 16-23 |
| 10:48 | Cornell | Ngolinga Aja gets the rebound | 16-23 |
| 10:33 | Cornell | Ngolinga Aja comes up short on the shot in the paint but the foul's on Melvin Sanders - foul #2 on Melvin Sanders, team foul #6 | 16-23 |
| Subs | Cornell | Jon Goodman (SF) Bill O'Bannion | |
| Subs | Mississippi College | Antonio Talbot (SF), Edward Goulette (C) Rufus Sandford, Melvin Sanders | |
| 10:33 | Cornell | Ngolinga Aja makes the 1st free throw | 17-23 |
| 10:33 | Cornell | Ngolinga Aja makes the 2nd free throw | 18-23 |
| 10:15 | Mississippi College | Marshall Washer's layup is rejected by Jon Goodman | 18-23 |
| 10:13 | Cornell | Douglas Viles snags the defensive board | 18-23 |
| 09:59 | Cornell | Ngolinga Aja is hacked by Antonio Talbot - foul #1 on Antonio Talbot, team foul #7 | 18-23 |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| Subs | Mississippi College | Christopher Gamble (PF) Marshall Washer | |
| 09:59 | Cornell | Ngolinga Aja makes the 1st free throw | 19-23 |
| 09:59 | Cornell | Ngolinga Aja misses the 2nd free throw | 19-23 |
| 09:59 | Mississippi College | Edward Goulette grabs the defensive rebound | 19-23 |
| 09:44 | Mississippi College | Timothy Nelson misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 19-23 |
| 09:43 | Cornell | Ngolinga Aja snags the defensive board | 19-23 |
| 09:38 | Cornell | Douglas Viles is alone and drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Ngolinga Aja | 21-23 |
| 09:31 | Mississippi College | Samuel Heinz drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Christopher Gamble | 21-25 |
| 09:11 | Cornell | Douglas Viles is called for traveling | 21-25 |
| Subs | Cornell | Bill O'Bannion (PG) De Chio | |
| Subs | Mississippi College | Rufus Sandford (SG) Antonio Talbot | |
| 09:00 | Mississippi College | Timothy Nelson drills a 3pt jumper from straight away | 21-28 |
| 08:44 | Cornell | Johnny Eadie misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 21-28 |
| 08:42 | Cornell | Jon Goodman gets the offensive rebound | 21-28 |
| 08:37 | Cornell | Johnny Eadie misses long on a floater from the left block but the foul's on Samuel Heinz - foul #2 on Samuel Heinz, team foul #8 | 21-28 |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| Subs | Mississippi College | Antonio Talbot (SF), Marshall Washer (PF) Samuel Heinz, Christopher Gamble | |
| 08:37 | Cornell | Johnny Eadie misses the 1st free throw | 21-28 |
| 08:37 | Cornell | Johnny Eadie misses the 2nd free throw | 21-28 |
| 08:37 | Mississippi College | Edward Goulette grabs the board | 21-28 |
| 08:29 | Mississippi College | Edward Goulette hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block | 21-28 |
| 08:28 | Mississippi College | Antonio Talbot grabs the offensive board | 21-28 |
| 08:19 | Mississippi College | Timothy Nelson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 21-28 |
| 08:18 | Mississippi College | Marshall Washer tips it home | 21-30 |
| 08:00 | Cornell | Douglas Viles hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Edward Goulette - foul #2 on Edward Goulette, team foul #9 | 21-30 |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| Subs | Mississippi College | Christopher Gamble (C) Edward Goulette | |
| 08:00 | Cornell | Douglas Viles makes the 1st free throw | 22-30 |
| 08:00 | Cornell | Douglas Viles makes the 2nd free throw | 23-30 |
| 07:53 | Mississippi College | Timothy Nelson misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 23-30 |
| 07:52 | Cornell | Bill O'Bannion grabs the board | 23-30 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Bill O'Bannion (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Douglas Viles (tiring) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jon Goodman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Johnny Eadie (tired) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Ngolinga Aja (tiring) 9 pts. 2 ast. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi College | PG - Timothy Nelson (tired) 11 pts. SG - Rufus Sandford (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Antonio Talbot (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Marshall Washer (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Christopher Gamble (fresh) | |
| 07:39 | Cornell | Johnny Eadie blows the dunk | 23-30 |
| 07:38 | Mississippi College | Christopher Gamble pulls down the rebound | 23-30 |
| 07:17 | Mississippi College | Timothy Nelson clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 23-30 |
| 07:15 | Mississippi College | Christopher Gamble tips it but misses | 23-30 |
| 07:14 | Cornell | Jon Goodman snags the defensive board | 23-30 |
| 07:06 | Cornell | Johnny Eadie connects on the open jumper from the left block on a great pass from Ngolinga Aja out of a doubleteam | 25-30 |
| 06:43 | Mississippi College | Marshall Washer loses the dribble to Jon Goodman | 25-30 |
| 06:40 | Cornell | Douglas Viles banks in the layup on a great pass from Jon Goodman | 27-30 |
| 06:26 | Mississippi College | Marshall Washer misses the lay-in | 27-30 |
| 06:25 | Cornell | Bill O'Bannion pulls down the rebound | 27-30 |
| 06:13 | Cornell | Christopher Gamble takes the ball from Bill O'Bannion | 27-30 |
| 05:51 | Mississippi College | Timothy Nelson misses short on a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Bill O'Bannion - foul #2 on Bill O'Bannion, team foul #6 | 27-30 |
| Subs | Cornell | De Chio (PG), Peter Grinstead (C) Bill O'Bannion, Ngolinga Aja | |
| Subs | Mississippi College | | |
| 05:51 | Mississippi College | Timothy Nelson misses the 1st free throw | 27-30 |
| 05:51 | Mississippi College | Timothy Nelson misses the 2nd free throw | 27-30 |
| 05:51 | Cornell | Peter Grinstead snags the defensive board | 27-30 |
| 05:32 | Cornell | Douglas Viles misses badly on a floater from the right side | 27-30 |
| 05:31 | Mississippi College | Christopher Gamble grabs the board | 27-30 |
| 05:22 | Mississippi College | Timothy Nelson's floater is knocked away by Peter Grinstead | 27-30 |
| 05:20 | Cornell | Peter Grinstead pulls down the rebound | 27-30 |
| 04:57 | Cornell | Peter Grinstead scores on a floater from the left block | 29-30 |
| 04:45 | Mississippi College | Timothy Nelson clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 29-30 |
| 04:44 | Cornell | Douglas Viles grabs the defensive rebound | 29-30 |
| 04:27 | Cornell | Johnny Eadie drills a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from De Chio | 31-30 |
| 04:17 | Mississippi College | Marshall Washer buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 31-32 |
| 04:05 | Cornell | Marshall Washer is called for the reach on Johnny Eadie - foul #1 on Marshall Washer, team foul #10 | 31-32 |
| Subs | Cornell | Ngolinga Aja (PG), Bill O'Bannion (SF) Douglas Viles, Jon Goodman | |
| Subs | Mississippi College | | |
| 04:05 | Cornell | Johnny Eadie misses the 1st free throw | 31-32 |
| 04:05 | Cornell | Johnny Eadie makes the 2nd free throw | 32-32 |
| 03:47 | Mississippi College | Timothy Nelson clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 32-32 |
| 03:46 | Cornell | The rebound goes to Peter Grinstead | 32-32 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Ngolinga Aja (tiring) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - De Chio (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bill O'Bannion (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Johnny Eadie (tired) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Peter Grinstead (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi College | PG - Timothy Nelson (very tired) 11 pts. SG - Rufus Sandford (tiring) 1 ast. SF - Antonio Talbot (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Marshall Washer (tiring) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Christopher Gamble (tiring) 3 reb. | |
| 03:31 | Cornell | Johnny Eadie misses short on an open jumper from the baseline | 32-32 |
| 03:30 | Mississippi College | Antonio Talbot grabs the board | 32-32 |
| 03:25 | Mississippi College | Rufus Sandford misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 32-32 |
| 03:24 | Cornell | Ngolinga Aja grabs the defensive rebound | 32-32 |
| 03:10 | Cornell | Marshall Washer steps in front of the Bill O'Bannion pass | 32-32 |
| 02:57 | Mississippi College | Marshall Washer banks in the layup and he's hacked by De Chio - foul #2 on De Chio, team foul #7 | 32-34 |
| Subs | Cornell | Douglas Viles (SG) Johnny Eadie | |
| Subs | Mississippi College | Bill Hendren (PG), Samuel Heinz (SF), Melvin Sanders (C) Rufus Sandford, Antonio Talbot, Christopher Gamble | |
| 02:57 | Mississippi College | Marshall Washer misses the free throw | 32-34 |
| 02:57 | Cornell | Ngolinga Aja grabs the board | 32-34 |
| 02:41 | Cornell | Melvin Sanders denies the turnaround by Ngolinga Aja | 32-34 |
| 02:40 | Mississippi College | Timothy Nelson grabs the board | 32-34 |
| 02:36 | Mississippi College | Bill Hendren's pass is intercepted by De Chio in the backcourt | 32-34 |
| 02:35 | Cornell | De Chio throws it down | 34-34 |
| 02:31 | Mississippi College | Samuel Heinz connects on the shot from the left side | 34-36 |
| 02:06 | Cornell | Douglas Viles knocks in the turnaround in the paint and the foul's on Timothy Nelson - foul #1 on Timothy Nelson, team foul #11 | 36-36 |
| Subs | Cornell | Johnny Eadie (PF) Ngolinga Aja | |
| Subs | Mississippi College | | |
| 02:06 | Cornell | Douglas Viles misses the free throw | 36-36 |
| 02:06 | Mississippi College | The rebound goes to Melvin Sanders | 36-36 |
| 01:50 | Mississippi College | Timothy Nelson hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Bill Hendren | 36-39 |
| 01:41 | Cornell | Melvin Sanders is called for the reach on Peter Grinstead - foul #3 on Melvin Sanders, team foul #12 | 36-39 |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| Subs | Mississippi College | Rufus Sandford (SG), Edward Goulette (C) Timothy Nelson, Melvin Sanders | |
| 01:41 | Cornell | Peter Grinstead makes the 1st free throw | 37-39 |
| 01:41 | Cornell | Peter Grinstead makes the 2nd free throw | 38-39 |
| 01:29 | Mississippi College | Samuel Heinz scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Bill Hendren | 38-42 |
| 01:14 | Cornell | Douglas Viles misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 38-42 |
| 01:12 | Mississippi College | The rebound goes to Edward Goulette | 38-42 |
| 01:00 | Mississippi College | Samuel Heinz misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Peter Grinstead - foul #3 on Peter Grinstead, team foul #8 | 38-42 |
| Subs | Cornell | Jon Goodman (SF), Ngolinga Aja (C) Bill O'Bannion, Peter Grinstead | |
| Subs | Mississippi College | | |
| 01:00 | Mississippi College | Samuel Heinz misses the 1st free throw | 38-42 |
| 01:00 | Mississippi College | Samuel Heinz makes the 2nd free throw | 38-43 |
| 00:50 | Cornell | Samuel Heinz steals the ball from Johnny Eadie | 38-43 |
| 00:34 | Mississippi College | Jon Goodman steals it from Samuel Heinz | 38-43 |
| 00:26 | Cornell | Johnny Eadie is denied on a layup by Edward Goulette | 38-43 |
| 00:25 | Mississippi College | Edward Goulette grabs the board | 38-43 |
| 00:02 | Mississippi College | Edward Goulette dunks the ball | 38-45 |
| 00:00 | Cornell | De Chio comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 38-45 |