| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Joseph Leigh (fresh) SG - Edwin Wall (fresh) SF - Donald Morris (fresh) PF - Gary Courts (fresh) C - George Schwartzman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi College | PG - Steve Chacon (fresh) SG - Larry Knopp (fresh) SF - Charles Simonds (fresh) PF - Wendell McCarty (fresh) C - Troy Gengler (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi College | Troy Gengler wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi College | Mississippi College is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:33 | Mississippi College | Charles Simonds hits a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Steve Chacon | 0-2 |
| 19:31 | Cornell | Donald Morris is hacked by Charles Simonds in the backcourt - foul #1 on Charles Simonds, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:22 | Cornell | Joseph Leigh connects on the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Donald Morris | 2-2 |
| 19:06 | Mississippi College | Joseph Leigh picks off the pass by Larry Knopp | 2-2 |
| 18:58 | Cornell | George Schwartzman misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 2-2 |
| 18:57 | Mississippi College | The rebound goes to Charles Simonds | 2-2 |
| 18:30 | Mississippi College | Wendell McCarty misses badly on a turnaround from close range but he's fouled by Gary Courts - foul #1 on Gary Courts, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:30 | Mississippi College | Wendell McCarty misses the 1st free throw | 2-2 |
| 18:30 | Mississippi College | Wendell McCarty makes the 2nd free throw | 2-3 |
| 18:14 | Cornell | George Schwartzman can't finish the layup | 2-3 |
| 18:13 | Cornell | Gary Courts grabs the offensive board | 2-3 |
| 18:01 | Cornell | Joseph Leigh comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 2-3 |
| 18:00 | Cornell | Gary Courts misses the tip | 2-3 |
| 17:58 | Cornell | George Schwartzman pulls down the offensive rebound | 2-3 |
| 17:39 | Cornell | Wendell McCarty steps in front of the Joseph Leigh pass | 2-3 |
| 17:19 | Mississippi College | Charles Simonds lays it in set up by Troy Gengler and he's hacked by Donald Morris - foul #1 on Donald Morris, team foul #2 | 2-5 |
| Subs | Cornell | Morgan Padgett (C) George Schwartzman | |
| Subs | Mississippi College | Samuel Mills (PG), Rick Jolin (SG), Craig Baker (PF), Louis Clements (C) Steve Chacon, Larry Knopp, Wendell McCarty, Troy Gengler | |
| 17:19 | Mississippi College | Charles Simonds makes the free throw | 2-6 |
| 17:17 | Cornell | Joseph Leigh is fouled in the backcourt by Samuel Mills - foul #1 on Samuel Mills, team foul #2 | 2-6 |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| Subs | Mississippi College | Joseph Wolfe (SF) Charles Simonds | |
| 17:00 | Cornell | Edwin Wall hits a 3 from the right wing set up by Donald Morris | 5-6 |
| 16:43 | Mississippi College | Samuel Mills loses the ball out of bounds | 5-6 |
| Subs | Cornell | Eric Anderson (SG), Terry Swain (SF), John Taranto (C) Edwin Wall, Donald Morris, Gary Courts | |
| Subs | Mississippi College | | |
| 16:39 | Cornell | John Taranto's pass is intercepted by Samuel Mills in the backcourt | 5-6 |
| 16:21 | Mississippi College | Rick Jolin misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 5-6 |
| 16:19 | Cornell | Morgan Padgett grabs the defensive rebound | 5-6 |
| 15:53 | Cornell | Rick Jolin takes the ball from Morgan Padgett | 5-6 |
| 15:49 | Mississippi College | Rick Jolin banks in the layup | 5-8 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Joseph Leigh (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Eric Anderson (fresh) SF - Terry Swain (fresh) PF - Morgan Padgett (fresh) C - John Taranto (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi College | PG - Samuel Mills (fairly fresh) SG - Rick Jolin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joseph Wolfe (fresh) PF - Craig Baker (fresh) C - Louis Clements (fresh) | |
| 15:31 | Cornell | John Taranto is fouled on the floor by Louis Clements - foul #1 on Louis Clements, team foul #3 | 5-8 |
| Subs | Cornell | Edwin Wall (SG), Donald Morris (SF), Gary Courts (PF), George Schwartzman (C) Joseph Leigh, Terry Swain, Morgan Padgett, John Taranto | |
| Subs | Mississippi College | Steve Chacon (PG), Gary Oliver (SG), Charles Simonds (SF), Wendell McCarty (PF), Troy Gengler (C) Samuel Mills, Rick Jolin, Joseph Wolfe, Craig Baker, Louis Clements | |
| 15:25 | Cornell | Edwin Wall misses the easy open layup | 5-8 |
| 15:24 | Mississippi College | Troy Gengler grabs the defensive rebound | 5-8 |
| 14:57 | Mississippi College | Eric Anderson takes the ball from Charles Simonds | 5-8 |
| 14:54 | Cornell | Edwin Wall lays it up and in on a nice dish by Eric Anderson | 7-8 |
| 14:28 | Mississippi College | Troy Gengler misses the jumper from the left block | 7-8 |
| 14:27 | Mississippi College | Charles Simonds can't tip it in | 7-8 |
| 14:25 | Cornell | George Schwartzman grabs the defensive rebound | 7-8 |
| 14:02 | Cornell | Charles Simonds takes the ball from Edwin Wall | 7-8 |
| 13:37 | Mississippi College | Wendell McCarty comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Donald Morris - foul #2 on Donald Morris, team foul #3 | 7-8 |
| Subs | Cornell | Joseph Leigh (PG), Terry Swain (SG), Robert Adams (SF), Morgan Padgett (PF), John Taranto (C) Eric Anderson, Edwin Wall, Donald Morris, Gary Courts, George Schwartzman | |
| Subs | Mississippi College | Rick Jolin (PG), Larry Knopp (SG), Joseph Wolfe (SF), Louis Clements (C) Steve Chacon, Gary Oliver, Charles Simonds, Troy Gengler | |
| 13:37 | Mississippi College | Wendell McCarty makes the 1st free throw | 7-9 |
| 13:37 | Mississippi College | Wendell McCarty misses the 2nd free throw | 7-9 |
| 13:37 | Cornell | Morgan Padgett grabs the board | 7-9 |
| 13:18 | Cornell | Louis Clements picks off the pass by Joseph Leigh | 7-9 |
| 12:57 | Mississippi College | Larry Knopp knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 7-12 |
| 12:34 | Cornell | Terry Swain misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 7-12 |
| 12:33 | Mississippi College | Wendell McCarty grabs the board | 7-12 |
| 12:11 | Mississippi College | Wendell McCarty can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 7-12 |
| 12:10 | Cornell | Robert Adams pulls down the rebound | 7-12 |
| 11:49 | Cornell | Joseph Leigh misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Wendell McCarty - foul #1 on Wendell McCarty, team foul #4 | 7-12 |
| Subs | Cornell | Edwin Wall (SG), Eric Anderson (SF), Gary Courts (PF) Robert Adams, Morgan Padgett, John Taranto | |
| Subs | Mississippi College | Samuel Mills (PG), Gary Oliver (SG), Charles Simonds (SF), Craig Baker (PF), Troy Gengler (C) Rick Jolin, Larry Knopp, Joseph Wolfe, Wendell McCarty, Louis Clements | |
| 11:49 | Cornell | Joseph Leigh makes the 1st free throw | 8-12 |
| 11:49 | Cornell | Joseph Leigh makes the 2nd free throw | 9-12 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Joseph Leigh (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Edwin Wall (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Eric Anderson (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Gary Courts (fresh) 2 reb. C - Terry Swain (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi College | PG - Samuel Mills (fresh) SG - Gary Oliver (fresh) SF - Charles Simonds (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Craig Baker (fresh) C - Troy Gengler (fresh) | |
| 11:30 | Mississippi College | Samuel Mills makes the jumper from the right side on a great pass from Troy Gengler | 9-14 |
| 11:16 | Cornell | Edwin Wall misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 9-14 |
| 11:14 | Cornell | Joseph Leigh gets the offensive rebound | 9-14 |
| 11:00 | Cornell | Terry Swain knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Joseph Leigh | 12-14 |
| 10:39 | Mississippi College | Charles Simonds can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 12-14 |
| 10:38 | Cornell | Terry Swain snags the defensive board | 12-14 |
| 10:15 | Cornell | Gary Courts scores on a fadeaway in the lane set up by Joseph Leigh and he's hacked by Troy Gengler - foul #1 on Troy Gengler, team foul #5 | 14-14 |
| Subs | Cornell | Robert Guiski (SG), Robert Adams (SF), George Schwartzman (C) Joseph Leigh, Edwin Wall, Terry Swain | |
| Subs | Mississippi College | Steve Chacon (PG), Larry Knopp (SG), Louis Clements (C) Samuel Mills, Gary Oliver, Troy Gengler | |
| 10:15 | Cornell | Gary Courts makes the free throw | 15-14 |
| 09:46 | Mississippi College | Craig Baker is fouled on the floor by Gary Courts - foul #2 on Gary Courts, team foul #4 | 15-14 |
| Subs | Cornell | Morgan Padgett (PF) Gary Courts | |
| Subs | Mississippi College | Joseph Wolfe (SF), Wendell McCarty (PF) Charles Simonds, Craig Baker | |
| 09:34 | Mississippi College | Louis Clements makes the shot near the basket | 15-16 |
| 09:21 | Cornell | George Schwartzman banks in the layup on a great pass from Robert Guiski and the foul's on Louis Clements - foul #2 on Louis Clements, team foul #6 | 17-16 |
| Subs | Cornell | Justin Brandon (PG) Eric Anderson | |
| Subs | Mississippi College | Rick Jolin (SG), Troy Gengler (C) Larry Knopp, Louis Clements | |
| 09:21 | Cornell | George Schwartzman makes the free throw | 18-16 |
| 08:57 | Mississippi College | Troy Gengler blows the layup but he's fouled by Justin Brandon - foul #1 on Justin Brandon, team foul #5 | 18-16 |
| Subs | Cornell | Joseph Leigh (PG), Terry Swain (SG) Justin Brandon, Robert Guiski | |
| Subs | Mississippi College | | |
| 08:57 | Mississippi College | Troy Gengler makes the 1st free throw | 18-17 |
| 08:57 | Mississippi College | Troy Gengler makes the 2nd free throw | 18-18 |
| 08:42 | Cornell | Rick Jolin is called for the reach on Terry Swain - foul #1 on Rick Jolin, team foul #7 | 18-18 |
| Subs | Cornell | Edwin Wall (SG), John Taranto (C) Robert Adams, George Schwartzman | |
| Subs | Mississippi College | Craig Baker (PF) Wendell McCarty | |
| 08:42 | Cornell | Terry Swain misses the 1st free throw | 18-18 |
| 08:42 | Mississippi College | Joseph Wolfe pulls down the rebound | 18-18 |
| 08:19 | Mississippi College | Troy Gengler hits the finger roll set up by Steve Chacon | 18-20 |
| 08:03 | Cornell | Terry Swain misses badly on a floater from the left side | 18-20 |
| 08:01 | Mississippi College | Troy Gengler gets the rebound | 18-20 |
| 07:35 | Mississippi College | Joseph Leigh takes the ball from Troy Gengler | 18-20 |
| 07:31 | Cornell | Morgan Padgett hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Joseph Leigh | 20-20 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Joseph Leigh (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Edwin Wall (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Terry Swain (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Morgan Padgett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Taranto (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi College | PG - Steve Chacon (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Rick Jolin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joseph Wolfe (fairly fresh) PF - Craig Baker (fairly fresh) C - Troy Gengler (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:06 | Mississippi College | Troy Gengler is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 20-20 |
| Subs | Cornell | Eric Anderson (PG), Robert Guiski (SG), Robert Adams (SF), George Schwartzman (C) Joseph Leigh, Edwin Wall, Terry Swain, Morgan Padgett | |
| Subs | Mississippi College | Samuel Mills (PG), Larry Knopp (SG), Charles Simonds (SF), Wendell McCarty (PF) Steve Chacon, Rick Jolin, Joseph Wolfe, Craig Baker | |
| 06:43 | Cornell | Eric Anderson misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 20-20 |
| 06:41 | Mississippi College | Charles Simonds snags the defensive board | 20-20 |
| 06:17 | Mississippi College | Charles Simonds is denied on a layup by George Schwartzman | 20-20 |
| 06:15 | Mississippi College | Troy Gengler hits the follow up shot | 20-22 |
| 06:05 | Cornell | George Schwartzman is called for 10 seconds | 20-22 |
| Subs | Cornell | Joseph Leigh (PG), Terry Swain (SF) Robert Guiski, John Taranto | |
| Subs | Mississippi College | Louis Clements (C) Troy Gengler | |
| 05:49 | Mississippi College | Louis Clements connects on the floater from the left block | 20-24 |
| 05:45 | Cornell | Eric Anderson misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 20-24 |
| 05:43 | Mississippi College | Charles Simonds grabs the defensive rebound | 20-24 |
| 05:24 | Mississippi College | Louis Clements is hacked by George Schwartzman - foul #1 on George Schwartzman, team foul #6 | 20-24 |
| Subs | Cornell | Edwin Wall (SG), Morgan Padgett (PF) Robert Adams, George Schwartzman | |
| Subs | Mississippi College | Steve Chacon (PG), Gary Oliver (SG), Craig Baker (PF) Samuel Mills, Larry Knopp, Wendell McCarty | |
| 05:08 | Mississippi College | Charles Simonds misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 20-24 |
| 05:06 | Mississippi College | Louis Clements tips it back up and in | 20-26 |
| 05:03 | Cornell | Edwin Wall's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 20-26 |
| 04:47 | Mississippi College | Charles Simonds makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Louis Clements | 20-29 |
| 04:31 | Cornell | Joseph Leigh can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 20-29 |
| 04:30 | Cornell | Edwin Wall snags the offensive board | 20-29 |
| 04:05 | Cornell | Joseph Leigh misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 20-29 |
| 04:03 | Mississippi College | Charles Simonds snags the defensive board | 20-29 |
| 03:59 | Mississippi College | Charles Simonds knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Louis Clements | 20-31 |
| 03:36 | Cornell | Edwin Wall misses long on an open fadeaway jumper from the left side | 20-31 |
| 03:35 | Mississippi College | The rebound goes to Charles Simonds | 20-31 |
| 03:07 | Mississippi College | Charles Simonds misses short on a jumper near the basket | 20-31 |
| 03:06 | Cornell | Morgan Padgett grabs the board | 20-31 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Joseph Leigh (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Edwin Wall (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Eric Anderson (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Morgan Padgett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Terry Swain (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi College | PG - Steve Chacon (tiring) 2 ast. SG - Gary Oliver (fairly fresh) SF - Charles Simonds (tiring) 10 pts. 6 reb. PF - Craig Baker (tiring) C - Louis Clements (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 02:53 | Cornell | Morgan Padgett's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 20-31 |
| Subs | Cornell | Justin Brandon (PG), Robert Guiski (SG), Donald Morris (SF), Gary Courts (PF), George Schwartzman (C) Joseph Leigh, Edwin Wall, Eric Anderson, Morgan Padgett, Terry Swain | |
| Subs | Mississippi College | Samuel Mills (PG), Larry Knopp (SG), Rick Jolin (SF), Wendell McCarty (PF), Troy Gengler (C) Steve Chacon, Gary Oliver, Charles Simonds, Craig Baker, Louis Clements | |
| 02:24 | Mississippi College | Samuel Mills hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Justin Brandon - foul #2 on Justin Brandon, team foul #7 | 20-31 |
| 02:24 | Mississippi College | Samuel Mills makes the 1st free throw | 20-32 |
| 02:24 | Mississippi College | Samuel Mills makes the 2nd free throw | 20-33 |
| 02:05 | Cornell | Gary Courts clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 20-33 |
| 02:04 | Mississippi College | Wendell McCarty gets the rebound | 20-33 |
| 01:45 | Mississippi College | George Schwartzman denies the turnaround by Troy Gengler | 20-33 |
| 01:43 | Cornell | Robert Guiski grabs the defensive rebound | 20-33 |
| 01:41 | Cornell | Justin Brandon is hacked by Samuel Mills in the backcourt - foul #2 on Samuel Mills, team foul #8 | 20-33 |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| Subs | Mississippi College | Joseph Wolfe (SF) Samuel Mills | |
| 01:41 | Cornell | Justin Brandon makes the 1st free throw | 21-33 |
| 01:41 | Cornell | Justin Brandon misses the 2nd free throw | 21-33 |
| 01:41 | Mississippi College | Troy Gengler snags the defensive board | 21-33 |
| 01:24 | Mississippi College | Rick Jolin hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline | 21-33 |
| 01:23 | Mississippi College | Joseph Wolfe can't tip it in | 21-33 |
| 01:22 | Cornell | Gary Courts grabs the defensive rebound | 21-33 |
| 01:10 | Cornell | Robert Guiski misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 21-33 |
| 01:08 | Mississippi College | The rebound goes to Joseph Wolfe | 21-33 |
| 00:39 | Mississippi College | Troy Gengler clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 21-33 |
| 00:38 | Cornell | The rebound goes to Justin Brandon | 21-33 |
| 00:33 | Cornell | Justin Brandon misses badly on a shot from the right wing but the foul's on Rick Jolin - foul #2 on Rick Jolin, team foul #9 | 21-33 |
| Subs | Cornell | Edwin Wall (SG), Eric Anderson (SF), John Taranto (PF), Terry Swain (C) Robert Guiski, Donald Morris, Gary Courts, George Schwartzman | |
| Subs | Mississippi College | Steve Chacon (PG), Gary Oliver (SG), Craig Baker (PF), Louis Clements (C) Rick Jolin, Larry Knopp, Wendell McCarty, Troy Gengler | |
| 00:33 | Cornell | Justin Brandon makes the 1st free throw | 22-33 |
| 00:33 | Cornell | Justin Brandon makes the 2nd free throw | 23-33 |
| 00:12 | Mississippi College | Louis Clements can't throw it down but he's fouled by Edwin Wall - foul #1 on Edwin Wall, team foul #8 | 23-33 |
| Subs | Cornell | Joseph Leigh (PG) Justin Brandon | |
| Subs | Mississippi College | Charles Simonds (SF) Joseph Wolfe | |
| 00:12 | Mississippi College | Louis Clements makes the 1st free throw | 23-34 |
| 00:12 | Mississippi College | Louis Clements makes the 2nd free throw | 23-35 |
| 00:10 | Cornell | Joseph Leigh is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 23-35 |
| 00:02 | Mississippi College | Charles Simonds misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 23-35 |
| 00:00 | Cornell | Eric Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 23-35 |