| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Curtis Goodwin (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robin Barber (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Lawerence Mackey (fresh) PF - Anthony Kirkpatrick (fresh) 6 pts. C - Loyd Nixon (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - David Emery (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Jimmy McDade (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scott Block (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - James Kidwell (fresh) 3 reb. C - David Kott (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Virginia Tech | Lawerence Mackey inbounds the ball | 25-38 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:38 | Virginia Tech | Loyd Nixon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-38 |
| 19:10 | Cornell | David Emery misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 25-38 |
| 19:08 | Virginia Tech | Anthony Kirkpatrick snags the defensive board | 25-38 |
| 19:04 | Virginia Tech | Robin Barber comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 25-38 |
| 19:03 | Virginia Tech | Lawerence Mackey grabs the offensive rebound | 25-38 |
| 18:49 | Virginia Tech | Curtis Goodwin is by himself and knocks in the jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Robin Barber | 27-38 |
| 18:29 | Cornell | David Kott misses the dunk attempt | 27-38 |
| 18:28 | Cornell | James Kidwell grabs the offensive rebound | 27-38 |
| 18:10 | Cornell | Jimmy McDade misses short on a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Robin Barber - foul #2 on Robin Barber, team foul #1 | 27-38 |
| 18:10 | Cornell | Jimmy McDade misses the 1st free throw | 27-38 |
| 18:10 | Cornell | Jimmy McDade makes the 2nd free throw | 27-39 |
| 17:54 | Virginia Tech | Lawerence Mackey scores on a 3 from the right wing | 30-39 |
| 17:25 | Cornell | David Kott connects on the jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Jimmy McDade | 30-41 |
| 17:11 | Virginia Tech | Loyd Nixon is hacked by David Kott - foul #2 on David Kott, team foul #1 | 30-41 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Donald Burrage (PG), John Moll (SF), Gregory Phillips (PF) Curtis Goodwin, Lawerence Mackey, Anthony Kirkpatrick | |
| Subs | Cornell | Harold Eckley (C) David Kott | |
| 17:02 | Virginia Tech | John Moll's pass is intercepted by James Kidwell | 30-41 |
| 16:42 | Cornell | The short jumper by Harold Eckley is denied by Gregory Phillips | 30-41 |
| 16:40 | Cornell | Harold Eckley hits the follow up shot | 30-43 |
| 16:30 | Virginia Tech | John Moll scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Donald Burrage | 33-43 |
| 16:15 | Cornell | Jimmy McDade comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Donald Burrage - foul #1 on Donald Burrage, team foul #2 | 33-43 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Michael Lehmann (SF), Joel Courson (C) Robin Barber, Loyd Nixon | |
| Subs | Cornell | Joe Karam (PG), George Jones (SF), Mark McCrum (PF) David Emery, Scott Block, James Kidwell | |
| 16:15 | Cornell | Jimmy McDade makes the 1st free throw | 33-44 |
| 16:15 | Cornell | Jimmy McDade makes the 2nd free throw | 33-45 |
| 15:57 | Virginia Tech | Donald Burrage can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 33-45 |
| 15:56 | Virginia Tech | Gregory Phillips misses the tip | 33-45 |
| 15:54 | Cornell | George Jones pulls down the rebound | 33-45 |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Donald Burrage (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Moll (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Michael Lehmann (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Gregory Phillips (fresh) 2 reb. C - Joel Courson (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Joe Karam (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jimmy McDade (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. PF - Mark McCrum (fresh) 3 reb. C - Harold Eckley (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Cornell | George Jones is fouled on the floor by Michael Lehmann - foul #2 on Michael Lehmann, team foul #3 | 33-45 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Curtis Goodwin (PG), Lawerence Mackey (SF), Anthony Kirkpatrick (PF) Donald Burrage, Michael Lehmann, Joel Courson | |
| Subs | Cornell | Joe Pierce (SF), David Kott (C) Jimmy McDade, Harold Eckley | |
| 15:09 | Cornell | David Kott clanks a jumper near the basket | 33-45 |
| 15:08 | Virginia Tech | Lawerence Mackey snags the defensive board | 33-45 |
| 15:02 | Virginia Tech | Gregory Phillips is hacked by David Kott - foul #3 on David Kott, team foul #2 | 33-45 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Robin Barber (SG), Loyd Nixon (C) John Moll, Gregory Phillips | |
| Subs | Cornell | David Emery (PG) Joe Pierce | |
| 14:48 | Virginia Tech | Robin Barber works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 33-45 |
| 14:47 | Cornell | The rebound goes to Mark McCrum | 33-45 |
| 14:25 | Cornell | David Kott can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 33-45 |
| 14:23 | Virginia Tech | Lawerence Mackey snags the defensive board | 33-45 |
| 14:17 | Virginia Tech | Anthony Kirkpatrick misses the driving attempt from close range but he's fouled by David Kott - foul #4 on David Kott, team foul #3 | 33-45 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | Cornell | Jimmy McDade (SG), Scott Block (SF), James Kidwell (PF), Harold Eckley (C) George Jones, Joe Karam, Mark McCrum, David Kott | |
| 14:17 | Virginia Tech | Anthony Kirkpatrick makes the 1st free throw | 34-45 |
| 14:17 | Virginia Tech | Anthony Kirkpatrick makes the 2nd free throw | 35-45 |
| 13:54 | Cornell | Harold Eckley misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 35-45 |
| 13:52 | Virginia Tech | Lawerence Mackey pulls down the rebound | 35-45 |
| 13:45 | Virginia Tech | Curtis Goodwin makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Robin Barber | 38-45 |
| 13:16 | Cornell | Jimmy McDade drills a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Scott Block | 38-47 |
| 13:05 | Virginia Tech | Robin Barber evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 38-47 |
| 13:04 | Virginia Tech | Anthony Kirkpatrick grabs the offensive rebound | 38-47 |
| 12:59 | Virginia Tech | Harold Eckley is called for the reach on Loyd Nixon - foul #1 on Harold Eckley, team foul #4 | 38-47 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Donald Burrage (PG), John Moll (SG), Michael Lehmann (SF), Gregory Phillips (PF) Curtis Goodwin, Robin Barber, Lawerence Mackey, Anthony Kirkpatrick | |
| Subs | Cornell | David Kott (C) Harold Eckley | |
| 12:44 | Virginia Tech | Donald Burrage misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 38-47 |
| 12:43 | Virginia Tech | Gregory Phillips grabs the offensive rebound | 38-47 |
| 12:36 | Virginia Tech | Donald Burrage drills a 3pt shot from the left wing | 41-47 |
| 12:11 | Cornell | Jimmy McDade double dribbles | 41-47 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Joel Courson (C) Loyd Nixon | |
| Subs | Cornell | Joe Karam (PG) David Emery | |
| 11:48 | Virginia Tech | Michael Lehmann misses the 3 from the left wing | 41-47 |
| 11:47 | Virginia Tech | Joel Courson tips it back up and in | 43-47 |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Donald Burrage (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Moll (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Michael Lehmann (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Gregory Phillips (fresh) 3 reb. C - Joel Courson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Joe Karam (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jimmy McDade (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Scott Block (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - James Kidwell (fresh) 4 reb. C - David Kott (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 11:26 | Cornell | Scott Block's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-47 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Curtis Goodwin (PG), Robin Barber (SG), Lawerence Mackey (SF), Anthony Kirkpatrick (PF) Donald Burrage, John Moll, Michael Lehmann, Joel Courson | |
| Subs | Cornell | George Jones (SG), Joe Pierce (SF) Jimmy McDade, Scott Block | |
| 11:15 | Virginia Tech | Curtis Goodwin is fouled on the floor by James Kidwell - foul #2 on James Kidwell, team foul #5 | 43-47 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Loyd Nixon (C) Gregory Phillips | |
| Subs | Cornell | Mark McCrum (PF) James Kidwell | |
| 10:59 | Virginia Tech | Robin Barber works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3 from the right wing set up by Curtis Goodwin | 46-47 |
| 10:40 | Cornell | David Kott hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Curtis Goodwin - foul #2 on Curtis Goodwin, team foul #4 | 46-47 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | Cornell | David Emery (PG) Joe Pierce | |
| 10:40 | Cornell | David Kott makes the 1st free throw | 46-48 |
| 10:40 | Cornell | David Kott misses the 2nd free throw | 46-48 |
| 10:40 | Virginia Tech | Anthony Kirkpatrick snags the defensive board | 46-48 |
| 10:25 | Virginia Tech | Anthony Kirkpatrick is hacked by David Kott - foul #5 on David Kott, team foul #6 | 46-48 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | Cornell | Jimmy McDade (SG), Scott Block (SF), Harold Eckley (C) George Jones, Joe Karam, David Kott | |
| 10:15 | Virginia Tech | Robin Barber connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Curtis Goodwin | 48-48 |
| 09:46 | Cornell | Scott Block scores on a driving attempt in the lane and he's hacked by Loyd Nixon - foul #2 on Loyd Nixon, team foul #5 | 48-50 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Donald Burrage (PG), John Moll (SF) Curtis Goodwin, Lawerence Mackey | |
| Subs | Cornell | James Kidwell (PF) Mark McCrum | |
| 09:46 | Cornell | Scott Block makes the free throw | 48-51 |
| 09:39 | Virginia Tech | Donald Burrage misses badly on a shot from the left side | 48-51 |
| 09:37 | Virginia Tech | The offensive rebound goes to John Moll | 48-51 |
| 09:30 | Virginia Tech | Donald Burrage is hacked by Scott Block - foul #1 on Scott Block, team foul #7 | 48-51 |
| 09:30 | Virginia Tech | Donald Burrage makes the 1st free throw | 49-51 |
| 09:30 | Virginia Tech | Donald Burrage makes the 2nd free throw | 50-51 |
| 09:03 | Cornell | Jimmy McDade comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 50-51 |
| 09:02 | Virginia Tech | John Moll snags the defensive board | 50-51 |
| 08:56 | Virginia Tech | Loyd Nixon misses the easy open layup | 50-51 |
| 08:54 | Virginia Tech | The offensive rebound goes to John Moll | 50-51 |
| 08:42 | Virginia Tech | Robin Barber splits the doubleteam and buries a floater in the paint set up by Donald Burrage | 52-51 |
| 08:22 | Cornell | Jimmy McDade can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 52-51 |
| 08:21 | Virginia Tech | Loyd Nixon grabs the defensive rebound | 52-51 |
| 08:13 | Virginia Tech | Loyd Nixon misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 52-51 |
| 08:12 | Cornell | James Kidwell grabs the board | 52-51 |
| 07:51 | Cornell | Jimmy McDade makes the 3pt shot from straight away | 52-54 |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Donald Burrage (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robin Barber (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Moll (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Anthony Kirkpatrick (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Loyd Nixon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - David Emery (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Jimmy McDade (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Scott Block (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. PF - James Kidwell (fresh) 5 reb. C - Harold Eckley (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:37 | Virginia Tech | Donald Burrage is whistled for a carry | 52-54 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Curtis Goodwin (PG), Lawerence Mackey (SF), Gregory Phillips (PF), Joel Courson (C) Donald Burrage, Robin Barber, Anthony Kirkpatrick, Loyd Nixon | |
| Subs | Cornell | Joe Karam (PG), George Jones (SG), Joe Pierce (SF) David Emery, Jimmy McDade, Scott Block | |
| 07:19 | Cornell | George Jones can't throw it down | 52-54 |
| 07:18 | Cornell | George Jones tips it back up and in | 52-56 |
| 06:50 | Virginia Tech | James Kidwell is called for the reach on Gregory Phillips - foul #3 on James Kidwell, team foul #8 | 52-56 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Reynaldo Bruno (SG) John Moll | |
| Subs | Cornell | David Emery (PG), Mark McCrum (PF), Jackie Ruhland (C) Joe Pierce, James Kidwell, Harold Eckley | |
| 06:50 | Virginia Tech | Gregory Phillips misses the 1st free throw | 52-56 |
| 06:50 | Cornell | The rebound goes to Jackie Ruhland | 52-56 |
| 06:22 | Cornell | David Emery misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 52-56 |
| 06:20 | Virginia Tech | Lawerence Mackey pulls down the rebound | 52-56 |
| 06:15 | Virginia Tech | Reynaldo Bruno lays it in and he's fouled by George Jones - foul #1 on George Jones, team foul #9 | 54-56 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Loyd Nixon (C) Joel Courson | |
| Subs | Cornell | Jimmy McDade (SG) Joe Karam | |
| 06:15 | Virginia Tech | Reynaldo Bruno makes the free throw | 55-56 |
| 05:49 | Cornell | Jimmy McDade misses the shot from the free throw line | 55-56 |
| 05:47 | Virginia Tech | Lawerence Mackey snags the defensive board | 55-56 |
| 05:43 | Virginia Tech | Curtis Goodwin can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 55-56 |
| 05:41 | Cornell | Jackie Ruhland grabs the defensive rebound | 55-56 |
| 05:17 | Cornell | David Emery knocks in the 3 from the right corner set up by Jackie Ruhland | 55-59 |
| 05:01 | Virginia Tech | Curtis Goodwin misses badly on a floater from the right side | 55-59 |
| 04:59 | Virginia Tech | Gregory Phillips pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-59 |
| 04:37 | Virginia Tech | Curtis Goodwin scores on a turnaround from the baseline set up by Loyd Nixon and he's fouled by Jimmy McDade - foul #1 on Jimmy McDade, team foul #10 | 57-59 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Robin Barber (SG), John Moll (SF), Anthony Kirkpatrick (PF) Reynaldo Bruno, Lawerence Mackey, Gregory Phillips | |
| Subs | Cornell | Joe Karam (PG), Scott Block (SF), James Kidwell (PF), Harold Eckley (C) David Emery, George Jones, Mark McCrum, Jackie Ruhland | |
| 04:37 | Virginia Tech | Curtis Goodwin misses the free throw | 57-59 |
| 04:37 | Cornell | James Kidwell grabs the defensive rebound | 57-59 |
| 04:12 | Cornell | Scott Block blows the layup | 57-59 |
| 04:10 | Cornell | James Kidwell tips it back up and in | 57-61 |
| 03:56 | Virginia Tech | Loyd Nixon connects on the open jumper from just outside the lane | 59-61 |
| 03:40 | Cornell | Jimmy McDade is fouled on the floor by Anthony Kirkpatrick - foul #1 on Anthony Kirkpatrick, team foul #6 | 59-61 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Donald Burrage (PG), Joel Courson (C) Curtis Goodwin, Loyd Nixon | |
| Subs | Cornell | George Jones (SG) Jimmy McDade | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Donald Burrage (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robin Barber (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Moll (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Anthony Kirkpatrick (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Joel Courson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Joe Karam (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Jones (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Scott Block (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. PF - James Kidwell (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Harold Eckley (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:20 | Cornell | Joe Karam blows the layup | 59-61 |
| 03:18 | Cornell | James Kidwell gets the offensive rebound | 59-61 |
| 03:02 | Cornell | Joe Karam lays it up and in on a great pass from James Kidwell | 59-63 |
| 03:00 | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-63 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Lawerence Mackey (SF), Loyd Nixon (C) John Moll, Joel Courson | |
| Subs | Cornell | David Emery (PG), Jimmy McDade (SG) Joe Karam, George Jones | |
| 02:41 | Virginia Tech | Robin Barber scores on a jumper from close range | 61-63 |
| 02:29 | Cornell | Harold Eckley misses long on a fadeaway from the left block | 61-63 |
| 02:28 | Virginia Tech | Loyd Nixon snags the defensive board | 61-63 |
| 02:22 | Virginia Tech | Donald Burrage misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 61-63 |
| 02:21 | Virginia Tech | Loyd Nixon tips it home | 63-63 |
| 01:55 | Cornell | David Emery hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 63-63 |
| 01:53 | Virginia Tech | Robin Barber snags the defensive board | 63-63 |
| 01:47 | Virginia Tech | Lawerence Mackey knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 66-63 |
| 01:18 | Cornell | Harold Eckley jams it on a nice dish by David Emery | 66-65 |
| 01:09 | Virginia Tech | Scott Block is called for the reach on Lawerence Mackey - foul #2 on Scott Block, team foul #11 | 66-65 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Curtis Goodwin (PG) Donald Burrage | |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| 01:09 | Virginia Tech | Lawerence Mackey makes the 1st free throw | 67-65 |
| 01:09 | Virginia Tech | Lawerence Mackey makes the 2nd free throw | 68-65 |
| 00:40 | Cornell | David Emery can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 68-65 |
| 00:39 | Virginia Tech | Loyd Nixon snags the defensive board | 68-65 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:15 | Virginia Tech | Scott Block picks off the pass by Lawerence Mackey | 68-65 |
| 00:11 | Cornell | Scott Block blows the layup | 68-65 |
| 00:09 | Cornell | James Kidwell grabs the offensive board | 68-65 |
| 00:07 | Cornell | Jimmy McDade misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 68-65 |
| 00:06 | Cornell | Jimmy McDade snags the offensive board | 68-65 |
| 00:01 | Cornell | David Emery misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 68-65 |
| 00:00 | Virginia Tech | The rebound goes to Anthony Kirkpatrick | 68-65 |