| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - John Montgomery (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. SG - Ronald Ong (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Pete Howard (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Donald Gulick (fresh) 2 reb. C - Charles Caywood (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - James Dinsmore (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Steven Davis (fresh) 1 ast. SF - William Ellis (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - Brian Chesson (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - William Hardy (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Cornell | William Ellis inbounds the ball | 28-29 |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:47 | Cornell | William Ellis misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Pete Howard - foul #3 on Pete Howard, team foul #1 | 28-29 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Anthony Irish (SF) Pete Howard | |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| 19:47 | Cornell | William Ellis makes the 1st free throw | 28-30 |
| 19:47 | Cornell | William Ellis makes the 2nd free throw | 28-31 |
| 19:33 | Chicago State | Anthony Irish clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 28-31 |
| 19:32 | Chicago State | Anthony Irish hits the follow up shot | 30-31 |
| 19:03 | Cornell | William Ellis misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 30-31 |
| 19:02 | Chicago State | Charles Caywood grabs the defensive rebound | 30-31 |
| 18:46 | Chicago State | Charles Caywood can't throw it down but the foul's on William Hardy - foul #3 on William Hardy, team foul #1 | 30-31 |
| Subs | Chicago State | | |
| Subs | Cornell | Donald Primo (C) William Hardy | |
| 18:46 | Chicago State | Charles Caywood misses the 1st free throw | 30-31 |
| 18:46 | Chicago State | Charles Caywood misses the 2nd free throw | 30-31 |
| 18:46 | Cornell | Brian Chesson snags the defensive board | 30-31 |
| 18:29 | Cornell | Donald Primo clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 30-31 |
| 18:28 | Cornell | William Ellis grabs the offensive board | 30-31 |
| 18:17 | Cornell | Charles Caywood steps in front of the Donald Primo pass | 30-31 |
| 17:52 | Chicago State | John Montgomery's fadeaway is rejected by William Ellis | 30-31 |
| 17:50 | Cornell | William Ellis snags the defensive board | 30-31 |
| 17:37 | Cornell | Donald Primo misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 30-31 |
| 17:35 | Chicago State | Anthony Irish grabs the board | 30-31 |
| 17:10 | Chicago State | Anthony Irish can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 30-31 |
| 17:09 | Chicago State | John Montgomery tips it home | 32-31 |
| 16:40 | Cornell | William Ellis misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 32-31 |
| 16:39 | Cornell | Brian Chesson pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-31 |
| 16:26 | Cornell | William Ellis connects on the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Brian Chesson | 32-33 |
| 16:24 | Chicago State | James Dinsmore picks off the pass by Ronald Ong in the backcourt | 32-33 |
| 16:23 | Cornell | William Ellis lays it up and in on a nice dish by James Dinsmore | 32-35 |
| 15:55 | Chicago State | Donald Gulick hits a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Charles Caywood | 34-35 |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - John Montgomery (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. SG - Ronald Ong (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Anthony Irish (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Donald Gulick (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Caywood (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - James Dinsmore (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steven Davis (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - William Ellis (tiring) 13 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Brian Chesson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Donald Primo (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Cornell | Donald Primo scores on a jumper from the free throw line | 34-37 |
| 15:31 | Chicago State | Ronald Ong loses the dribble to James Dinsmore in the backcourt | 34-37 |
| 15:18 | Cornell | Brian Chesson misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 34-37 |
| 15:17 | Chicago State | John Montgomery gets the rebound | 34-37 |
| 15:14 | Chicago State | John Montgomery is fouled in the backcourt by James Dinsmore - foul #2 on James Dinsmore, team foul #2 | 34-37 |
| Subs | Chicago State | John Williams (PG), Domingo Rosario (SG), Pete Howard (SF), Joseph Wilkerson (PF), Victor Alexander (C) John Montgomery, Ronald Ong, Anthony Irish, Donald Gulick, Charles Caywood | |
| Subs | Cornell | Jeffrey Baransky (PG), Steven Roderick (SG), Roy Nguyen (SF), Dennis Pollock (PF), William Hardy (C) James Dinsmore, Steven Davis, William Ellis, Brian Chesson, Donald Primo | |
| 14:51 | Chicago State | Victor Alexander loses the dribble to Roy Nguyen | 34-37 |
| 14:46 | Cornell | Steven Roderick can't finish the layup | 34-37 |
| 14:44 | Chicago State | Pete Howard gets the rebound | 34-37 |
| 14:20 | Chicago State | Joseph Wilkerson misses badly on a floater from the right side | 34-37 |
| 14:18 | Cornell | Jeffrey Baransky pulls down the rebound | 34-37 |
| 13:58 | Cornell | Jeffrey Baransky connects on the fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by William Hardy | 34-39 |
| 13:33 | Chicago State | Joseph Wilkerson is hacked by William Hardy - foul #4 on William Hardy, team foul #3 | 34-39 |
| Subs | Chicago State | John Montgomery (PG), Alexander Clark (SF) John Williams, Pete Howard | |
| Subs | Cornell | Steven Davis (SG), Brian Chesson (PF), Louis Scheetz (C) Steven Roderick, Dennis Pollock, William Hardy | |
| 13:15 | Chicago State | Joseph Wilkerson scores on a runner in the paint set up by John Montgomery | 36-39 |
| 12:53 | Cornell | Victor Alexander is called for the reach on Louis Scheetz - foul #1 on Victor Alexander, team foul #2 | 36-39 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Ronald Ong (SG), Pete Howard (SF) Joseph Wilkerson, Victor Alexander | |
| Subs | Cornell | William Ellis (SF) Roy Nguyen | |
| 12:42 | Cornell | Ronald Ong steals the ball from William Ellis | 36-39 |
| 12:22 | Chicago State | John Montgomery is by himself and knocks in the jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Ronald Ong and the foul's on Jeffrey Baransky - foul #4 on Jeffrey Baransky, team foul #4 | 38-39 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Charles Caywood (C) Domingo Rosario | |
| Subs | Cornell | James Dinsmore (PG) Jeffrey Baransky | |
| 12:22 | Chicago State | John Montgomery makes the free throw | 39-39 |
| 12:03 | Cornell | James Dinsmore can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 39-39 |
| 12:02 | Chicago State | The rebound goes to Charles Caywood | 39-39 |
| 11:47 | Chicago State | John Montgomery scores on a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Pete Howard | 41-39 |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - John Montgomery (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ronald Ong (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Pete Howard (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Alexander Clark (fresh) C - Charles Caywood (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - James Dinsmore (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Steven Davis (tiring) 1 ast. SF - William Ellis (tiring) 13 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Brian Chesson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Louis Scheetz (fresh) | |
| 11:28 | Cornell | James Dinsmore loses the ball out of bounds | 41-39 |
| Subs | Chicago State | John Williams (PG), Anthony Irish (SF), Donald Gulick (PF) John Montgomery, Pete Howard, Alexander Clark | |
| Subs | Cornell | Steven Roderick (PG), Roy Nguyen (SG), Dennis Pollock (PF), Donald Primo (C) James Dinsmore, Steven Davis, Brian Chesson, Louis Scheetz | |
| 11:13 | Chicago State | Roy Nguyen takes the ball from John Williams | 41-39 |
| 10:51 | Cornell | Roy Nguyen can't finish the layup | 41-39 |
| 10:50 | Chicago State | Donald Gulick grabs the defensive rebound | 41-39 |
| 10:24 | Chicago State | Donald Primo steps in front of the Ronald Ong pass | 41-39 |
| 09:58 | Cornell | Steven Roderick knocks in the shot from the right block on a great pass from Roy Nguyen | 41-41 |
| 09:30 | Chicago State | John Williams clanks a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Steven Roderick - foul #2 on Steven Roderick, team foul #5 | 41-41 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Domingo Rosario (SG), Alexander Clark (SF), Joseph Wilkerson (PF), Victor Alexander (C) Ronald Ong, Anthony Irish, Donald Gulick, Charles Caywood | |
| Subs | Cornell | James Dinsmore (PG), Steven Davis (SG), Brian Chesson (PF), Louis Scheetz (C) Steven Roderick, Roy Nguyen, Dennis Pollock, Donald Primo | |
| 09:30 | Chicago State | John Williams makes the 1st free throw | 42-41 |
| 09:30 | Chicago State | John Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 43-41 |
| 09:08 | Cornell | James Dinsmore clanks a jumper from the left side | 43-41 |
| 09:07 | Chicago State | John Williams snags the defensive board | 43-41 |
| 08:49 | Chicago State | Domingo Rosario hits a wide open fadeaway from the right side set up by Alexander Clark | 45-41 |
| 08:25 | Cornell | James Dinsmore misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Alexander Clark - foul #1 on Alexander Clark, team foul #3 | 45-41 |
| Subs | Chicago State | John Montgomery (PG), Pete Howard (SF) John Williams, Alexander Clark | |
| Subs | Cornell | Steven Roderick (PG) William Ellis | |
| 08:25 | Cornell | James Dinsmore makes the 1st free throw | 45-42 |
| 08:25 | Cornell | James Dinsmore makes the 2nd free throw | 45-43 |
| 08:03 | Chicago State | Pete Howard misses the runner in the lane | 45-43 |
| 08:01 | Cornell | Steven Roderick pulls down the rebound | 45-43 |
| 07:44 | Cornell | Louis Scheetz hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 45-43 |
| 07:42 | Chicago State | Domingo Rosario grabs the board | 45-43 |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - John Montgomery (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Domingo Rosario (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Pete Howard (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Joseph Wilkerson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Victor Alexander (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Steven Roderick (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steven Davis (tiring) 1 ast. SF - James Dinsmore (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Brian Chesson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Louis Scheetz (fresh) | |
| 07:18 | Chicago State | Victor Alexander misses the easy open layup | 45-43 |
| 07:17 | Chicago State | Victor Alexander tips it home | 47-43 |
| 06:58 | Cornell | Steven Roderick knocks in the jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Louis Scheetz | 47-45 |
| 06:37 | Chicago State | Steven Davis is called for the reach on John Montgomery - foul #3 on Steven Davis, team foul #6 | 47-45 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Ronald Ong (SG), Anthony Irish (SF), Donald Gulick (PF), Charles Caywood (C) Domingo Rosario, Pete Howard, Joseph Wilkerson, Victor Alexander | |
| Subs | Cornell | Jeffrey Baransky (PG), Roy Nguyen (SF), Dennis Pollock (PF), William Hardy (C) Steven Roderick, James Dinsmore, Brian Chesson, Louis Scheetz | |
| 06:19 | Chicago State | Donald Gulick knocks in the floater from the left block on a nice dish by Anthony Irish and the foul's on Dennis Pollock - foul #2 on Dennis Pollock, team foul #7 | 49-45 |
| 06:19 | Chicago State | Donald Gulick makes the free throw | 50-45 |
| 05:58 | Cornell | Charles Caywood blocks the short jumper by Dennis Pollock | 50-45 |
| 05:56 | Cornell | Roy Nguyen hits the follow up shot | 50-47 |
| 05:29 | Chicago State | Donald Gulick can't finish the layup | 50-47 |
| 05:28 | Cornell | William Hardy snags the defensive board | 50-47 |
| 05:22 | Cornell | Dennis Pollock drills a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Steven Davis and the foul's on Donald Gulick - foul #3 on Donald Gulick, team foul #4 | 50-49 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Domingo Rosario (PG) John Montgomery | |
| Subs | Cornell | Donald Primo (SF) Steven Davis | |
| 05:22 | Cornell | Dennis Pollock makes the free throw | 50-50 |
| 05:19 | Chicago State | Jeffrey Baransky is called for the reach on Domingo Rosario in the backcourt - foul #5 on Jeffrey Baransky, team foul #8 | 50-50 |
| Subs | Chicago State | | |
| Subs | Cornell | James Dinsmore (PG), Brian Chesson (PF) Jeffrey Baransky, Dennis Pollock | |
| 05:19 | Chicago State | Domingo Rosario misses the 1st free throw | 50-50 |
| 05:19 | Cornell | William Hardy grabs the board | 50-50 |
| 05:15 | Cornell | Donald Primo scores on a turnaround from close range on a great pass from James Dinsmore | 50-52 |
| 04:55 | Chicago State | Charles Caywood lays it up and in on a great pass from Domingo Rosario | 52-52 |
| 04:36 | Cornell | Anthony Irish is called for the reach on James Dinsmore - foul #2 on Anthony Irish, team foul #5 | 52-52 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Pete Howard (SF), Alexander Clark (PF) Anthony Irish, Donald Gulick | |
| Subs | Cornell | Steven Davis (SG), Louis Scheetz (PF) Roy Nguyen, Brian Chesson | |
| 04:20 | Cornell | Steven Davis misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 52-52 |
| 04:18 | Chicago State | Charles Caywood grabs the board | 52-52 |
| 04:01 | Chicago State | Alexander Clark knocks in the fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Ronald Ong | 54-52 |
| 03:50 | Cornell | Louis Scheetz connects on the runner in the paint | 54-54 |
| 03:48 | Chicago State | Pete Howard double dribbles in the backcourt | 54-54 |
| Subs | Chicago State | John Montgomery (PG), Joseph Wilkerson (PF), Victor Alexander (C) Ronald Ong, Alexander Clark, Charles Caywood | |
| Subs | Cornell | Steven Roderick (PG), William Ellis (SF), Dennis Pollock (PF) James Dinsmore, Donald Primo, William Hardy | |
| 03:38 | Cornell | William Ellis misses short on a floater from close range | 54-54 |
| 03:37 | Chicago State | Victor Alexander pulls down the rebound | 54-54 |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - John Montgomery (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Domingo Rosario (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Pete Howard (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Joseph Wilkerson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Victor Alexander (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Steven Roderick (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steven Davis (tiring) 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - William Ellis (tiring) 13 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Dennis Pollock (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Louis Scheetz (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:21 | Chicago State | Joseph Wilkerson misses the jumper from the right block | 54-54 |
| 03:19 | Cornell | Dennis Pollock gets the rebound | 54-54 |
| 02:58 | Cornell | Steven Davis knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Steven Roderick | 54-57 |
| 02:58 | Chicago State | Chicago State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-57 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Ronald Ong (SG), Donald Gulick (PF) Domingo Rosario, Victor Alexander | |
| Subs | Cornell | Roy Nguyen (SG), Donald Primo (SF), William Hardy (C) Steven Davis, William Ellis, Louis Scheetz | |
| 02:56 | Chicago State | Ronald Ong is hacked by William Hardy in the backcourt - foul #5 on William Hardy, team foul #9 | 54-57 |
| Subs | Chicago State | | |
| Subs | Cornell | Louis Scheetz (C) William Hardy | |
| 02:56 | Chicago State | Ronald Ong makes the 1st free throw | 55-57 |
| 02:56 | Chicago State | Ronald Ong misses the 2nd free throw | 55-57 |
| 02:56 | Cornell | Louis Scheetz gets the rebound | 55-57 |
| 02:56 | Cornell | Cornell calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-57 |
| 02:52 | Cornell | Steven Roderick is called for traveling in the backcourt | 55-57 |
| Subs | Chicago State | | |
| Subs | Cornell | Brian Chesson (PF) Louis Scheetz | |
| 02:28 | Chicago State | Joseph Wilkerson knocks in the jumper from the left wing set up by John Montgomery and he's fouled by Dennis Pollock - foul #3 on Dennis Pollock, team foul #10 | 57-57 |
| 02:28 | Chicago State | Joseph Wilkerson makes the free throw | 58-57 |
| 02:25 | Cornell | Cornell calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 58-57 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Charles Caywood (C) Joseph Wilkerson | |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| 02:02 | Cornell | Brian Chesson makes the jumper from close range on a great pass from Donald Primo | 58-59 |
| 01:40 | Chicago State | Charles Caywood hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block | 58-59 |
| 01:38 | Chicago State | John Montgomery tips it in | 60-59 |
| 01:38 | Cornell | Cornell calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 60-59 |
| Subs | Chicago State | | |
| Subs | Cornell | James Dinsmore (PG), Steven Davis (SG), William Ellis (SF) Steven Roderick, Roy Nguyen, Dennis Pollock | |
| 01:19 | Cornell | Donald Primo knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from James Dinsmore | 60-61 |
| 00:56 | Chicago State | John Montgomery misses the lay-in | 60-61 |
| 00:55 | Cornell | Steven Davis grabs the board | 60-61 |
| 00:55 | Cornell | Cornell calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 60-61 |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:26 | Cornell | William Ellis connects on the driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from James Dinsmore | 60-63 |
| 00:13 | Chicago State | Charles Caywood drills a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by John Montgomery | 62-63 |
| 00:13 | Cornell | Cornell calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 62-63 |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:12 | Cornell | James Dinsmore is fouled in the backcourt by John Montgomery - foul #1 on John Montgomery, team foul #6 | 62-63 |
| 00:10 | Cornell | Ronald Ong is called for the reach on James Dinsmore - foul #2 on Ronald Ong, team foul #7 | 62-63 |
| 00:10 | Cornell | James Dinsmore makes the 1st free throw | 62-64 |
| 00:10 | Cornell | James Dinsmore makes the 2nd free throw | 62-65 |
| 00:10 | Chicago State | Chicago State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-65 |
| 00:08 | Chicago State | Ronald Ong loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 62-65 |
| Subs | Chicago State | | |
| Subs | Cornell | Dennis Pollock (C) Brian Chesson | |
| 00:07 | Cornell | John Montgomery is called for the reach on James Dinsmore - foul #2 on John Montgomery, team foul #8 | 62-65 |
| 00:07 | Cornell | James Dinsmore makes the 1st free throw | 62-66 |
| 00:07 | Cornell | James Dinsmore misses the 2nd free throw | 62-66 |
| 00:07 | Chicago State | Charles Caywood grabs the defensive rebound | 62-66 |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:03 | Chicago State | Charles Caywood clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 62-66 |
| 00:02 | Cornell | Donald Primo grabs the board | 62-66 |
| 00:02 | Cornell | Cornell calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 62-66 |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Cornell | Donald Primo runs out the clock | 62-66 |