| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Larry Hensley (fresh) SG - William Lamberth (fresh) SF - Rodger Cobb (fresh) PF - Abraham Decker (fresh) C - Paul Stines (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Nebraska Wesleyan | PG - David Katzner (fresh) SG - Robert Degeorge (fresh) SF - Robert Delong (fresh) PF - Wayne Thornhill (fresh) C - Justin Beaty (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Nebraska Wesleyan | Justin Beaty wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Nebraska Wesleyan | Nebraska Wesleyan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:46 | Nebraska Wesleyan | Robert Delong is whistled for a carry | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | Cornell | Rodger Cobb can't connect on a fadeaway in the paint | 0-0 |
| 19:31 | Nebraska Wesleyan | Justin Beaty pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:13 | Nebraska Wesleyan | Robert Delong hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by Paul Stines - foul #1 on Paul Stines, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:13 | Nebraska Wesleyan | Robert Delong makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:13 | Nebraska Wesleyan | Robert Delong makes the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 18:55 | Cornell | Rodger Cobb can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 0-2 |
| 18:54 | Nebraska Wesleyan | Justin Beaty snags the defensive board | 0-2 |
| 18:48 | Nebraska Wesleyan | Wayne Thornhill misses short on a shot from the right block but the foul's on Abraham Decker - foul #1 on Abraham Decker, team foul #2 | 0-2 |
| 18:48 | Nebraska Wesleyan | Wayne Thornhill misses the 1st free throw | 0-2 |
| 18:48 | Nebraska Wesleyan | Wayne Thornhill misses the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 18:48 | Cornell | Paul Stines grabs the board | 0-2 |
| 18:32 | Cornell | William Lamberth misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 0-2 |
| 18:30 | Nebraska Wesleyan | Wayne Thornhill snags the defensive board | 0-2 |
| 18:12 | Nebraska Wesleyan | Robert Degeorge misses the lay-in | 0-2 |
| 18:11 | Nebraska Wesleyan | Wayne Thornhill snags the offensive board | 0-2 |
| 17:57 | Nebraska Wesleyan | Wayne Thornhill loses the dribble to Paul Stines | 0-2 |
| 17:49 | Cornell | William Lamberth buries a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Abraham Decker | 2-2 |
| 17:35 | Nebraska Wesleyan | David Katzner can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 2-2 |
| 17:33 | Nebraska Wesleyan | Justin Beaty grabs the offensive board | 2-2 |
| 17:22 | Nebraska Wesleyan | Robert Degeorge clanks a jump hook from the left block | 2-2 |
| 17:20 | Cornell | Rodger Cobb snags the defensive board | 2-2 |
| 17:02 | Cornell | William Lamberth steps out of bounds on the baseline | 2-2 |
| Subs | Cornell | Norman Straus (SG), Craig Tomlin (PF), Richard Rafalski (C) William Lamberth, Abraham Decker, Paul Stines | |
| Subs | Nebraska Wesleyan | Andrew Trost (PG), Willie Matthews (SG), Paul Lewis (SF), Dennis Kennemer (PF), Eric Barlett (C) David Katzner, Robert Degeorge, Robert Delong, Wayne Thornhill, Justin Beaty | |
| 16:37 | Nebraska Wesleyan | Dennis Kennemer buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 2-5 |
| 16:22 | Cornell | Norman Straus is fouled on the floor by Dennis Kennemer - foul #1 on Dennis Kennemer, team foul #1 | 2-5 |
| Subs | Cornell | Richard McConaghy (PG), Vincent Warren (C) Larry Hensley, Rodger Cobb | |
| Subs | Nebraska Wesleyan | | |
| 16:08 | Cornell | Vincent Warren misses the lay-in but the foul's on Dennis Kennemer - foul #2 on Dennis Kennemer, team foul #2 | 2-5 |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| Subs | Nebraska Wesleyan | David Katzner (PG), Lewis Jasinski (SF) Andrew Trost, Dennis Kennemer | |
| 16:08 | Cornell | Vincent Warren makes the 1st free throw | 3-5 |
| 16:08 | Cornell | Vincent Warren makes the 2nd free throw | 4-5 |
| 15:53 | Nebraska Wesleyan | Eric Barlett lays it up and in and he's fouled by Richard Rafalski - foul #1 on Richard Rafalski, team foul #3 | 4-7 |
| Subs | Cornell | Abraham Decker (PF) Vincent Warren | |
| Subs | Nebraska Wesleyan | Robert Degeorge (SG) Lewis Jasinski | |
| 15:53 | Nebraska Wesleyan | Eric Barlett misses the free throw | 4-7 |
| 15:53 | Cornell | Abraham Decker grabs the defensive rebound | 4-7 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Richard McConaghy (fresh) SG - Norman Straus (fresh) SF - Richard Rafalski (fresh) PF - Abraham Decker (fresh) C - Craig Tomlin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Nebraska Wesleyan | PG - David Katzner (fresh) SG - Robert Degeorge (fresh) SF - Willie Matthews (fresh) PF - Paul Lewis (fresh) C - Eric Barlett (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:40 | Cornell | Eric Barlett is called for the reach on Craig Tomlin - foul #1 on Eric Barlett, team foul #3 | 4-7 |
| Subs | Cornell | William Lamberth (SG), Paul Stines (C) Norman Straus, Craig Tomlin | |
| Subs | Nebraska Wesleyan | | |
| 15:23 | Cornell | Robert Degeorge steals it from William Lamberth | 4-7 |
| 15:07 | Nebraska Wesleyan | David Katzner makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Robert Degeorge | 4-10 |
| 14:50 | Cornell | Richard McConaghy's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 4-10 |
| Subs | Cornell | Larry Hensley (PG), Rodger Cobb (SF) Richard McConaghy, Richard Rafalski | |
| Subs | Nebraska Wesleyan | Robert Delong (SF), Wayne Thornhill (PF), Justin Beaty (C) Willie Matthews, Paul Lewis, Eric Barlett | |
| 14:32 | Nebraska Wesleyan | Robert Degeorge can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 4-10 |
| 14:31 | Nebraska Wesleyan | Wayne Thornhill hits the follow up shot | 4-12 |
| 14:08 | Cornell | Larry Hensley hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 7-12 |
| 13:48 | Nebraska Wesleyan | David Katzner is hacked by Larry Hensley - foul #1 on Larry Hensley, team foul #4 | 7-12 |
| Subs | Cornell | Norman Straus (SG), Craig Tomlin (PF), Richard Rafalski (C) William Lamberth, Abraham Decker, Paul Stines | |
| Subs | Nebraska Wesleyan | Andrew Trost (PG), Willie Matthews (SG) David Katzner, Robert Degeorge | |
| 13:29 | Nebraska Wesleyan | Andrew Trost comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Larry Hensley - foul #2 on Larry Hensley, team foul #5 | 7-12 |
| Subs | Cornell | Richard McConaghy (PG) Larry Hensley | |
| Subs | Nebraska Wesleyan | | |
| 13:29 | Nebraska Wesleyan | Andrew Trost makes the 1st free throw | 7-13 |
| 13:29 | Nebraska Wesleyan | Andrew Trost makes the 2nd free throw | 7-14 |
| 13:19 | Cornell | Richard McConaghy is called for 10 seconds | 7-14 |
| 13:00 | Nebraska Wesleyan | Robert Delong scores on a turnaround in the paint | 7-16 |
| 12:44 | Cornell | Richard Rafalski can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 7-16 |
| 12:43 | Nebraska Wesleyan | Robert Delong pulls down the rebound | 7-16 |
| 12:39 | Nebraska Wesleyan | Willie Matthews misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 7-16 |
| 12:38 | Cornell | Richard Rafalski pulls down the rebound | 7-16 |
| 12:20 | Cornell | Rodger Cobb is called for traveling | 7-16 |
| Subs | Cornell | William Lamberth (SG), Abraham Decker (PF), Paul Stines (C) Norman Straus, Rodger Cobb, Craig Tomlin | |
| Subs | Nebraska Wesleyan | David Katzner (PG), Robert Degeorge (SG), Lewis Jasinski (SF), Paul Lewis (PF), Eric Barlett (C) Andrew Trost, Willie Matthews, Robert Delong, Wayne Thornhill, Justin Beaty | |
| 12:08 | Nebraska Wesleyan | Eric Barlett is fouled on the floor by Paul Stines - foul #2 on Paul Stines, team foul #6 | 7-16 |
| Subs | Cornell | Vincent Warren (SF), Craig Tomlin (C) Richard Rafalski, Paul Stines | |
| Subs | Nebraska Wesleyan | | |
| 11:51 | Nebraska Wesleyan | Craig Tomlin steps in front of the Eric Barlett pass | 7-16 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Richard McConaghy (fresh) SG - William Lamberth (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Vincent Warren (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Abraham Decker (fresh) C - Craig Tomlin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Nebraska Wesleyan | PG - David Katzner (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Robert Degeorge (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Lewis Jasinski (fresh) PF - Paul Lewis (fresh) C - Eric Barlett (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:36 | Cornell | Vincent Warren hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 7-16 |
| 11:35 | Cornell | Craig Tomlin snags the offensive board | 7-16 |
| 11:24 | Cornell | Vincent Warren comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Lewis Jasinski - foul #1 on Lewis Jasinski, team foul #4 | 7-16 |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| Subs | Nebraska Wesleyan | Willie Matthews (SF) Lewis Jasinski | |
| 11:24 | Cornell | Vincent Warren makes the 1st free throw | 8-16 |
| 11:24 | Cornell | Vincent Warren makes the 2nd free throw | 9-16 |
| 11:08 | Nebraska Wesleyan | David Katzner comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 9-16 |
| 11:06 | Cornell | Abraham Decker pulls down the rebound | 9-16 |
| 11:00 | Cornell | Abraham Decker is called for traveling | 9-16 |
| Subs | Cornell | Norman Straus (SG), Rodger Cobb (SF) William Lamberth, Vincent Warren | |
| Subs | Nebraska Wesleyan | Robert Delong (SF), Wayne Thornhill (PF), Justin Beaty (C) Willie Matthews, Paul Lewis, Eric Barlett | |
| 10:52 | Nebraska Wesleyan | Robert Degeorge is fouled on the floor by Abraham Decker - foul #2 on Abraham Decker, team foul #7 | 9-16 |
| Subs | Cornell | Richard Rafalski (C) Abraham Decker | |
| Subs | Nebraska Wesleyan | | |
| 10:52 | Nebraska Wesleyan | Robert Degeorge misses the 1st free throw | 9-16 |
| 10:52 | Cornell | Craig Tomlin grabs the board | 9-16 |
| 10:44 | Cornell | Richard Rafalski scores on a driving attempt from close range and he's fouled by Justin Beaty - foul #1 on Justin Beaty, team foul #5 | 11-16 |
| 10:44 | Cornell | Richard Rafalski makes the free throw | 12-16 |
| 10:33 | Nebraska Wesleyan | Justin Beaty clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 12-16 |
| 10:32 | Cornell | Craig Tomlin gets the rebound | 12-16 |
| 10:05 | Cornell | Craig Tomlin is denied on a layup by Justin Beaty | 12-16 |
| 10:04 | Nebraska Wesleyan | Justin Beaty grabs the board | 12-16 |
| 09:48 | Nebraska Wesleyan | Richard Rafalski swats the short shot by Robert Delong | 12-16 |
| 09:47 | Cornell | The rebound goes to Craig Tomlin | 12-16 |
| 09:40 | Cornell | Craig Tomlin misses long on a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Robert Degeorge - foul #1 on Robert Degeorge, team foul #6 | 12-16 |
| Subs | Cornell | Thomas Wagner (PG), William Lamberth (SG), Vincent Warren (C) Richard McConaghy, Norman Straus, Rodger Cobb | |
| Subs | Nebraska Wesleyan | Andrew Trost (PG), Willie Matthews (SG), Paul Lewis (PF) David Katzner, Robert Degeorge, Wayne Thornhill | |
| 09:40 | Cornell | Craig Tomlin makes the 1st free throw | 13-16 |
| 09:40 | Cornell | Craig Tomlin misses the 2nd free throw | 13-16 |
| 09:40 | Nebraska Wesleyan | Paul Lewis snags the defensive board | 13-16 |
| 09:11 | Nebraska Wesleyan | Paul Lewis clanks a shot in the lane | 13-16 |
| 09:09 | Nebraska Wesleyan | Justin Beaty misses the tip | 13-16 |
| 09:07 | Cornell | Craig Tomlin pulls down the rebound | 13-16 |
| 08:58 | Cornell | Richard Rafalski clanks a 3 from the right wing | 13-16 |
| 08:56 | Cornell | Craig Tomlin pulls down the offensive rebound | 13-16 |
| 08:41 | Cornell | William Lamberth buries a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Richard Rafalski | 16-16 |
| 08:19 | Nebraska Wesleyan | Willie Matthews drills a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Andrew Trost | 16-19 |
| 07:59 | Cornell | Richard Rafalski misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 16-19 |
| 07:57 | Nebraska Wesleyan | Paul Lewis pulls down the rebound | 16-19 |
| 07:53 | Nebraska Wesleyan | Willie Matthews is fouled on the floor by William Lamberth - foul #1 on William Lamberth, team foul #8 | 16-19 |
| Subs | Cornell | Richard McConaghy (PG), Norman Straus (SG), Rodger Cobb (SF) Thomas Wagner, William Lamberth, Richard Rafalski | |
| Subs | Nebraska Wesleyan | David Katzner (PG), Wayne Thornhill (PF), Eric Barlett (C) Andrew Trost, Robert Delong, Justin Beaty | |
| 07:53 | Nebraska Wesleyan | Willie Matthews makes the 1st free throw | 16-20 |
| 07:53 | Nebraska Wesleyan | Willie Matthews makes the 2nd free throw | 16-21 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Richard McConaghy (fresh) SG - Norman Straus (fresh) SF - Rodger Cobb (fresh) PF - Vincent Warren (fresh) 4 pts. C - Craig Tomlin (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nebraska Wesleyan | PG - David Katzner (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Willie Matthews (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Paul Lewis (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Wayne Thornhill (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Eric Barlett (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:40 | Cornell | Craig Tomlin hits the finger roll | 18-21 |
| 07:22 | Nebraska Wesleyan | Rodger Cobb steals it from David Katzner | 18-21 |
| 07:10 | Cornell | Norman Straus comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 18-21 |
| 07:09 | Nebraska Wesleyan | The rebound goes to Paul Lewis | 18-21 |
| 07:05 | Nebraska Wesleyan | David Katzner hits a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Willie Matthews | 18-23 |
| 06:49 | Cornell | Vincent Warren can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 18-23 |
| 06:47 | Cornell | Norman Straus gets the offensive rebound | 18-23 |
| 06:30 | Cornell | Norman Straus buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 21-23 |
| 06:12 | Nebraska Wesleyan | David Katzner makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 21-26 |
| 05:54 | Cornell | Richard McConaghy misses long on a jumper from the left block | 21-26 |
| 05:53 | Cornell | Craig Tomlin tips it but misses | 21-26 |
| 05:52 | Nebraska Wesleyan | David Katzner pulls down the rebound | 21-26 |
| 05:38 | Nebraska Wesleyan | Eric Barlett misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 21-26 |
| 05:37 | Cornell | Craig Tomlin grabs the board | 21-26 |
| 05:31 | Cornell | Craig Tomlin misses badly on a jump hook from close range but he's hacked by Willie Matthews - foul #1 on Willie Matthews, team foul #7 | 21-26 |
| Subs | Cornell | Thomas Wagner (PG), William Lamberth (SG), Richard Rafalski (C) Richard McConaghy, Norman Straus, Vincent Warren | |
| Subs | Nebraska Wesleyan | Robert Degeorge (SG), Robert Delong (SF), Justin Beaty (C) Willie Matthews, Paul Lewis, Eric Barlett | |
| 05:31 | Cornell | Craig Tomlin makes the 1st free throw | 22-26 |
| 05:31 | Cornell | Craig Tomlin makes the 2nd free throw | 23-26 |
| 05:08 | Nebraska Wesleyan | Justin Beaty misses the lay-in | 23-26 |
| 05:06 | Cornell | The rebound goes to Richard Rafalski | 23-26 |
| 04:54 | Cornell | David Katzner takes the ball from Thomas Wagner | 23-26 |
| 04:31 | Nebraska Wesleyan | David Katzner drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Robert Degeorge | 23-29 |
| 04:12 | Cornell | Richard Rafalski misses badly on a jumper from the left block | 23-29 |
| 04:10 | Nebraska Wesleyan | Wayne Thornhill pulls down the rebound | 23-29 |
| 04:00 | Nebraska Wesleyan | Justin Beaty's pass is intercepted by William Lamberth | 23-29 |
| 03:54 | Cornell | Craig Tomlin misses the lay-in | 23-29 |
| 03:52 | Nebraska Wesleyan | Wayne Thornhill grabs the defensive rebound | 23-29 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Thomas Wagner (fresh) SG - William Lamberth (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Rodger Cobb (fairly fresh) PF - Craig Tomlin (tiring) 5 pts. 8 reb. C - Richard Rafalski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nebraska Wesleyan | PG - David Katzner (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SG - Robert Degeorge (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Robert Delong (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Wayne Thornhill (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Justin Beaty (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 03:31 | Nebraska Wesleyan | David Katzner can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 23-29 |
| 03:30 | Cornell | Richard Rafalski snags the defensive board | 23-29 |
| 03:11 | Cornell | Craig Tomlin drills a turnaround from the baseline set up by Thomas Wagner | 25-29 |
| 02:52 | Nebraska Wesleyan | Robert Degeorge buries a shot from the left wing on a great pass from David Katzner | 25-31 |
| 02:35 | Cornell | Justin Beaty steals it from Richard Rafalski | 25-31 |
| 02:16 | Nebraska Wesleyan | Robert Degeorge clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 25-31 |
| 02:14 | Nebraska Wesleyan | Wayne Thornhill hits the follow up shot | 25-33 |
| 01:59 | Cornell | Craig Tomlin misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Wayne Thornhill - foul #1 on Wayne Thornhill, team foul #8 | 25-33 |
| Subs | Cornell | Larry Hensley (PG), Norman Straus (SG), Vincent Warren (SF), Paul Stines (C) Thomas Wagner, William Lamberth, Rodger Cobb, Richard Rafalski | |
| Subs | Nebraska Wesleyan | Andrew Trost (PG), Willie Matthews (SG), Paul Lewis (SF), Dennis Kennemer (PF), Eric Barlett (C) David Katzner, Robert Degeorge, Robert Delong, Wayne Thornhill, Justin Beaty | |
| 01:59 | Cornell | Craig Tomlin makes the 1st free throw | 26-33 |
| 01:59 | Cornell | Craig Tomlin makes the 2nd free throw | 27-33 |
| 01:44 | Nebraska Wesleyan | Eric Barlett's pass is intercepted by Vincent Warren | 27-33 |
| 01:41 | Cornell | Vincent Warren lays it in | 29-33 |
| 01:18 | Nebraska Wesleyan | Andrew Trost's floater is knocked away by Craig Tomlin | 29-33 |
| 01:17 | Cornell | Paul Stines grabs the defensive rebound | 29-33 |
| 00:58 | Cornell | Vincent Warren is hacked by Andrew Trost - foul #1 on Andrew Trost, team foul #9 | 29-33 |
| Subs | Cornell | Abraham Decker (PF) Craig Tomlin | |
| Subs | Nebraska Wesleyan | | |
| 00:58 | Cornell | Vincent Warren makes the 1st free throw | 30-33 |
| 00:58 | Cornell | Vincent Warren makes the 2nd free throw | 31-33 |
| 00:43 | Nebraska Wesleyan | Dennis Kennemer buries a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Willie Matthews | 31-36 |
| 00:27 | Cornell | Vincent Warren drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Norman Straus | 33-36 |
| 00:04 | Nebraska Wesleyan | Eric Barlett blows the layup | 33-36 |
| 00:03 | Nebraska Wesleyan | Paul Lewis pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-36 |
| 00:01 | Nebraska Wesleyan | Willie Matthews connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 33-39 |
| 00:00 | Cornell | Norman Straus can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 33-39 |