| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Steven Hall (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Garvin (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Patrick Dubay (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Yong Huang (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Samuel Towry (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Walker (fresh) 3 ast. SF - George Davis (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - George Bardsley (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Matthew Hobart (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cornell | George Davis inbounds the ball | 36-33 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:41 | Cornell | Robert Walker scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from George Bardsley | 36-36 |
| 19:35 | Northern Iowa | David Garvin is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Walker - foul #3 on Robert Walker, team foul #1 | 36-36 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Cornell | Nathan Tremper (SG) Robert Walker | |
| 19:18 | Northern Iowa | Steven Hall is fouled on the floor by Samuel Towry - foul #2 on Samuel Towry, team foul #2 | 36-36 |
| 19:07 | Northern Iowa | Steven Hall comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 36-36 |
| 19:06 | Cornell | Matthew Hobart grabs the board | 36-36 |
| 18:58 | Cornell | George Davis can't finish the layup | 36-36 |
| 18:57 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Donald Jones | 36-36 |
| 18:37 | Northern Iowa | Yong Huang is open and buries a floater in the paint on a nice dish by Steven Hall | 38-36 |
| 18:22 | Cornell | Steven Hall steals it from Samuel Towry | 38-36 |
| 18:12 | Northern Iowa | David Garvin misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 38-36 |
| 18:10 | Cornell | Matthew Hobart snags the defensive board | 38-36 |
| 17:56 | Cornell | Samuel Towry's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-36 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Kenneth Yungbluth (PG), Marc Brewer (SG), Claude Sanders (SF), Clyde Forsyth (PF), James Wren (C) Steven Hall, David Garvin, Patrick Dubay, Yong Huang, Donald Jones | |
| Subs | Cornell | Rogelio Russo (PG), Joshua McCrea (SG), Juan Lopez (SF), Melvin Williams (PF), Eric Bennett (C) Samuel Towry, Nathan Tremper, George Davis, George Bardsley, Matthew Hobart | |
| 17:32 | Northern Iowa | Kenneth Yungbluth misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Rogelio Russo - foul #2 on Rogelio Russo, team foul #3 | 38-36 |
| 17:32 | Northern Iowa | Kenneth Yungbluth makes the 1st free throw | 39-36 |
| 17:32 | Northern Iowa | Kenneth Yungbluth makes the 2nd free throw | 40-36 |
| 17:23 | Cornell | Melvin Williams loses the dribble to Marc Brewer | 40-36 |
| 17:20 | Northern Iowa | Marc Brewer hits the finger roll | 42-36 |
| 16:59 | Cornell | Melvin Williams is hacked by James Wren - foul #2 on James Wren, team foul #1 | 42-36 |
| 16:42 | Cornell | Joshua McCrea double dribbles | 42-36 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | David Garvin (SG), Donald Jones (C) Marc Brewer, James Wren | |
| Subs | Cornell | Samuel Towry (PG), George Davis (SF), Matthew Hobart (C) Rogelio Russo, Juan Lopez, Melvin Williams | |
| 16:26 | Northern Iowa | Clyde Forsyth buries a shot near the basket on a great pass from Donald Jones and he's fouled by Eric Bennett - foul #3 on Eric Bennett, team foul #4 | 44-36 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Marvin Baden (SF) Claude Sanders | |
| Subs | Cornell | Nathan Tremper (SG), George Bardsley (PF) Joshua McCrea, Eric Bennett | |
| 16:26 | Northern Iowa | Clyde Forsyth makes the free throw | 45-36 |
| 16:05 | Cornell | Nathan Tremper knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by George Bardsley | 45-38 |
| 15:56 | Northern Iowa | Kenneth Yungbluth banks in the layup set up by Clyde Forsyth | 47-38 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Kenneth Yungbluth (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - David Garvin (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marvin Baden (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Clyde Forsyth (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Samuel Towry (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Nathan Tremper (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - George Davis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - George Bardsley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Matthew Hobart (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Cornell | George Davis connects on the jumper from the right side on a great pass from George Bardsley | 47-40 |
| 15:13 | Northern Iowa | Marvin Baden blows the layup | 47-40 |
| 15:11 | Cornell | George Bardsley gets the rebound | 47-40 |
| 15:04 | Cornell | George Davis scores on a jumper from the free throw line set up by Nathan Tremper | 47-42 |
| 14:49 | Northern Iowa | Marvin Baden's floater is tipped away by Matthew Hobart | 47-42 |
| 14:47 | Cornell | George Davis snags the defensive board | 47-42 |
| 14:42 | Cornell | Clyde Forsyth is called for the reach on Nathan Tremper - foul #1 on Clyde Forsyth, team foul #2 | 47-42 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Steven Hall (PG), Marc Brewer (SG), Patrick Dubay (SF), Yong Huang (PF), James Wren (C) Kenneth Yungbluth, David Garvin, Marvin Baden, Clyde Forsyth, Donald Jones | |
| Subs | Cornell | Juan Lopez (PG), Robert Walker (SG), Mark Sims (SF), Melvin Williams (PF), Eric Bennett (C) Samuel Towry, Nathan Tremper, George Davis, George Bardsley, Matthew Hobart | |
| 14:32 | Cornell | Melvin Williams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-42 |
| 14:29 | Northern Iowa | Mark Sims is called for the reach on Patrick Dubay in the backcourt - foul #4 on Mark Sims, team foul #5 | 47-42 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Cornell | Joshua McCrea (SF) Mark Sims | |
| 14:05 | Northern Iowa | James Wren comes up short on the shot in the paint | 47-42 |
| 14:03 | Northern Iowa | Yong Huang hits the follow up shot | 49-42 |
| 13:40 | Cornell | Robert Walker misses the fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Yong Huang - foul #1 on Yong Huang, team foul #3 | 49-42 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Claude Sanders (SF) Patrick Dubay | |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| 13:40 | Cornell | Robert Walker misses the 1st free throw | 49-42 |
| 13:40 | Cornell | Robert Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 49-43 |
| 13:11 | Northern Iowa | Steven Hall hits a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Marc Brewer | 52-43 |
| 12:58 | Cornell | Melvin Williams misses the shot in the paint | 52-43 |
| 12:56 | Northern Iowa | James Wren grabs the defensive rebound | 52-43 |
| 12:44 | Northern Iowa | James Wren clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 52-43 |
| 12:42 | Northern Iowa | Yong Huang tips it but misses | 52-43 |
| 12:40 | Northern Iowa | James Wren snags the offensive board | 52-43 |
| 12:33 | Northern Iowa | Marc Brewer can't connect on an uncontested 3 pointer from the left wing | 52-43 |
| 12:31 | Cornell | The rebound goes to Eric Bennett | 52-43 |
| 12:12 | Cornell | Robert Walker scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 52-46 |
| 11:47 | Northern Iowa | Claude Sanders scores on a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Steven Hall | 55-46 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Steven Hall (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Marc Brewer (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Claude Sanders (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Yong Huang (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - James Wren (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Juan Lopez (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Robert Walker (tiring) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Joshua McCrea (fairly fresh) PF - Melvin Williams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Eric Bennett (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:28 | Cornell | Claude Sanders picks off the pass by Melvin Williams | 55-46 |
| 11:24 | Northern Iowa | James Wren is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 55-46 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Kenneth Yungbluth (PG), David Garvin (SG), Patrick Dubay (SF), Clyde Forsyth (PF), Donald Jones (C) Steven Hall, Marc Brewer, Claude Sanders, Yong Huang, James Wren | |
| Subs | Cornell | Rogelio Russo (PG), Nathan Tremper (SG), George Davis (SF), George Bardsley (PF), Matthew Hobart (C) Juan Lopez, Robert Walker, Joshua McCrea, Melvin Williams, Eric Bennett | |
| 11:13 | Cornell | Donald Jones picks off the pass by Nathan Tremper | 55-46 |
| 11:00 | Northern Iowa | Clyde Forsyth's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-46 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Cornell | Samuel Towry (PG) Rogelio Russo | |
| 10:46 | Cornell | George Bardsley is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on George Bardsley, team foul #6 | 55-46 |
| 10:27 | Northern Iowa | Clyde Forsyth buries a jumper from the right block on a great pass from David Garvin | 57-46 |
| 10:09 | Cornell | George Bardsley hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block | 57-46 |
| 10:08 | Northern Iowa | Kenneth Yungbluth snags the defensive board | 57-46 |
| 10:04 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Dubay makes the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Kenneth Yungbluth | 60-46 |
| 09:40 | Cornell | Clyde Forsyth is called for the reach on George Bardsley - foul #2 on Clyde Forsyth, team foul #4 | 60-46 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Gerald Jones (PG), Marvin Baden (PF) Patrick Dubay, Clyde Forsyth | |
| Subs | Cornell | Rogelio Russo (PG), Robert Walker (SG) Samuel Towry, Nathan Tremper | |
| 09:17 | Cornell | Rogelio Russo's floater is knocked away by Donald Jones | 60-46 |
| 09:16 | Northern Iowa | David Garvin grabs the board | 60-46 |
| 08:55 | Northern Iowa | Matthew Hobart picks off the pass by Gerald Jones | 60-46 |
| 08:41 | Cornell | Matthew Hobart misses the floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Donald Jones - foul #2 on Donald Jones, team foul #5 | 60-46 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Claude Sanders (SF), Yong Huang (PF) Kenneth Yungbluth, Donald Jones | |
| Subs | Cornell | Nathan Tremper (SG) Robert Walker | |
| 08:41 | Cornell | Matthew Hobart makes the 1st free throw | 60-47 |
| 08:41 | Cornell | Matthew Hobart misses the 2nd free throw | 60-47 |
| 08:41 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to David Garvin | 60-47 |
| 08:18 | Northern Iowa | Claude Sanders misses short on an open jumpshot from the left wing | 60-47 |
| 08:17 | Northern Iowa | Yong Huang tips it home | 62-47 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 07:56 | Cornell | The short jumper by Matthew Hobart is denied by Yong Huang | 62-47 |
| 07:54 | Cornell | Nathan Tremper tips it home | 62-49 |
| 07:39 | Northern Iowa | Claude Sanders is wide open but clanks a shot in the lane | 62-49 |
| 07:38 | Cornell | Matthew Hobart grabs the defensive rebound | 62-49 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Gerald Jones (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Garvin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Claude Sanders (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Yong Huang (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Marvin Baden (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Rogelio Russo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Nathan Tremper (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - George Davis (tiring) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - George Bardsley (tiring) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Matthew Hobart (tiring) 3 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 07:23 | Cornell | Nathan Tremper misses badly on a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Marvin Baden - foul #2 on Marvin Baden, team foul #6 | 62-49 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Steven Hall (PG), Marc Brewer (SG), Clyde Forsyth (PF), Donald Jones (C) Gerald Jones, David Garvin, Yong Huang, Marvin Baden | |
| Subs | Cornell | Samuel Towry (PG), Joshua McCrea (SG), Mark Sims (SF), Eric Bennett (PF) Rogelio Russo, George Davis, George Bardsley, Matthew Hobart | |
| 07:23 | Cornell | Nathan Tremper misses the 1st free throw | 62-49 |
| 07:23 | Cornell | Nathan Tremper makes the 2nd free throw | 62-50 |
| 06:54 | Northern Iowa | Claude Sanders scores on a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Clyde Forsyth | 64-50 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 06:35 | Cornell | Mark Sims knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Samuel Towry | 64-53 |
| 06:18 | Northern Iowa | Samuel Towry is called for the reach on Steven Hall - foul #3 on Samuel Towry, team foul #7 | 64-53 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Patrick Dubay (SF), James Wren (C) Claude Sanders, Donald Jones | |
| Subs | Cornell | Juan Lopez (PG), Robert Walker (SG), Melvin Williams (PF), Matthew Hobart (C) Samuel Towry, Joshua McCrea, Eric Bennett, Nathan Tremper | |
| 06:18 | Northern Iowa | Steven Hall makes the 1st free throw | 65-53 |
| 06:18 | Northern Iowa | Steven Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 66-53 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 05:52 | Cornell | James Wren picks off the pass by Melvin Williams | 66-53 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 05:34 | Northern Iowa | Clyde Forsyth misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 66-53 |
| 05:33 | Northern Iowa | Steven Hall snags the offensive board | 66-53 |
| 05:15 | Northern Iowa | The short jumper by Clyde Forsyth is denied by Melvin Williams | 66-53 |
| 05:13 | Northern Iowa | James Wren tips it but misses | 66-53 |
| 05:12 | Cornell | Melvin Williams snags the defensive board | 66-53 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 05:02 | Cornell | Robert Walker misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 66-53 |
| 05:00 | Cornell | Matthew Hobart pulls down the offensive rebound | 66-53 |
| 04:49 | Cornell | Juan Lopez scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 66-56 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 04:33 | Northern Iowa | Steven Hall misses the wide open 3 from the left corner | 66-56 |
| 04:31 | Cornell | Robert Walker grabs the defensive rebound | 66-56 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 04:14 | Cornell | Melvin Williams can't finish the layup but the foul's on Clyde Forsyth - foul #3 on Clyde Forsyth, team foul #7 | 66-56 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Kenneth Yungbluth (PG), David Garvin (SG), Claude Sanders (SF), Yong Huang (PF), Donald Jones (C) Steven Hall, Marc Brewer, Patrick Dubay, Clyde Forsyth, James Wren | |
| Subs | Cornell | Samuel Towry (PG), Joshua McCrea (SG), Eric Bennett (C) Juan Lopez, Robert Walker, Matthew Hobart | |
| 04:14 | Cornell | Melvin Williams misses the 1st free throw | 66-56 |
| 04:14 | Cornell | Melvin Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 66-57 |
| 04:12 | Northern Iowa | Claude Sanders is fouled in the backcourt by Mark Sims - foul #5 on Mark Sims, team foul #8 | 66-57 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Cornell | George Davis (SF), George Bardsley (PF) Mark Sims, Melvin Williams | |
| 04:12 | Northern Iowa | Claude Sanders makes the 1st free throw | 67-57 |
| 04:12 | Northern Iowa | Claude Sanders misses the 2nd free throw | 67-57 |
| 04:12 | Cornell | George Bardsley snags the defensive board | 67-57 |
| 03:58 | Cornell | George Davis clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 67-57 |
| 03:56 | Northern Iowa | Donald Jones pulls down the rebound | 67-57 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:54 | Northern Iowa | Eric Bennett is called for the reach on David Garvin in the backcourt - foul #4 on Eric Bennett, team foul #9 | 67-57 |
| 03:54 | Northern Iowa | David Garvin makes the 1st free throw | 68-57 |
| 03:54 | Northern Iowa | David Garvin makes the 2nd free throw | 69-57 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:45 | Cornell | Samuel Towry drills a runner from the left block on a nice dish by George Bardsley | 69-59 |
| 03:20 | Northern Iowa | David Garvin misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 69-59 |
| 03:18 | Cornell | Eric Bennett grabs the board | 69-59 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Kenneth Yungbluth (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Garvin (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Claude Sanders (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Yong Huang (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Donald Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Samuel Towry (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Joshua McCrea (fresh) SF - George Davis (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - George Bardsley (tiring) 6 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Eric Bennett (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:10 | Cornell | Samuel Towry lays it up and in | 69-61 |
| 02:41 | Northern Iowa | Donald Jones buries a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by David Garvin | 71-61 |
| 02:26 | Cornell | Samuel Towry drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Joshua McCrea | 71-63 |
| 02:26 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-63 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Steven Hall (PG), Patrick Dubay (SF) Kenneth Yungbluth, Claude Sanders | |
| Subs | Cornell | Nathan Tremper (SG), Juan Lopez (SF), Melvin Williams (PF) Joshua McCrea, George Davis, George Bardsley | |
| 02:23 | Northern Iowa | Steven Hall is hacked by Samuel Towry in the backcourt - foul #4 on Samuel Towry, team foul #10 | 71-63 |
| 02:23 | Northern Iowa | Steven Hall makes the 1st free throw | 72-63 |
| 02:23 | Northern Iowa | Steven Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 73-63 |
| 02:20 | Cornell | Cornell calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-63 |
| 02:14 | Cornell | Juan Lopez hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Nathan Tremper | 73-66 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 01:54 | Northern Iowa | David Garvin clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 73-66 |
| 01:52 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Dubay grabs the offensive rebound | 73-66 |
| 01:35 | Northern Iowa | Steven Hall is hacked by Eric Bennett - foul #5 on Eric Bennett, team foul #11 | 73-66 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Cornell | Robert Walker (SG), George Davis (SF), George Bardsley (PF), Matthew Hobart (C) Nathan Tremper, Juan Lopez, Melvin Williams, Eric Bennett | |
| 01:35 | Northern Iowa | Steven Hall makes the 1st free throw | 74-66 |
| 01:35 | Northern Iowa | Steven Hall misses the 2nd free throw | 74-66 |
| 01:35 | Cornell | George Bardsley gets the rebound | 74-66 |
| 01:17 | Cornell | George Davis loses the dribble to Donald Jones | 74-66 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 01:15 | Northern Iowa | Patrick Dubay's pass is intercepted by George Davis in the backcourt | 74-66 |
| 01:14 | Cornell | George Davis lays it up and in | 74-68 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:56 | Northern Iowa | Yong Huang drills a turnaround from the right block set up by Steven Hall and he's hacked by George Bardsley - foul #2 on George Bardsley, team foul #12 | 76-68 |
| 00:56 | Northern Iowa | Yong Huang misses the free throw | 76-68 |
| 00:56 | Cornell | George Davis pulls down the rebound | 76-68 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:50 | Cornell | Robert Walker misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 76-68 |
| 00:48 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Donald Jones | 76-68 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:47 | Northern Iowa | Donald Jones is fouled in the backcourt by Samuel Towry - foul #5 on Samuel Towry, team foul #13 | 76-68 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Kenneth Yungbluth (SF), Clyde Forsyth (PF) Patrick Dubay, Yong Huang | |
| Subs | Cornell | Nathan Tremper (PG) Samuel Towry | |
| 00:47 | Northern Iowa | Donald Jones makes the 1st free throw | 77-68 |
| 00:47 | Northern Iowa | Donald Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 78-68 |
| 00:42 | Cornell | Robert Walker hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 78-68 |
| 00:40 | Cornell | Matthew Hobart pulls down the offensive rebound | 78-68 |
| 00:38 | Cornell | Robert Walker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 78-68 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Marc Brewer (SG), Claude Sanders (SF), Marvin Baden (PF) Steven Hall, David Garvin, Donald Jones | |
| Subs | Cornell | Joshua McCrea (SG), Juan Lopez (SF), Melvin Williams (C) Robert Walker, George Bardsley, Matthew Hobart | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:12 | Northern Iowa | Marc Brewer hits a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Kenneth Yungbluth | 80-68 |
| 00:06 | Cornell | Nathan Tremper hits a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Melvin Williams | 80-71 |
| 00:06 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 80-71 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Steven Hall (PG), David Garvin (SG), Patrick Dubay (SF), Yong Huang (PF), Donald Jones (C) Kenneth Yungbluth, Marc Brewer, Claude Sanders, Marvin Baden, Clyde Forsyth | |
| Subs | Cornell | Robert Walker (SG), George Bardsley (PF), Matthew Hobart (C) Joshua McCrea, Juan Lopez, Melvin Williams | |
| 00:00 | Northern Iowa | Steven Hall runs out the clock | 80-71 |