| Lineup | Simpson | PG - David Carrington (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ross Brunswick (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Bruce Brooks (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Lawrence Sugalski (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - John Duval (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - David Emery (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Jimmy McDade (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scott Block (fresh) 7 pts. PF - James Kidwell (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - David Kott (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cornell | Scott Block inbounds the ball | 27-32 |
| Game Plan | Simpson | Simpson is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:47 | Cornell | David Kott clanks a shot from the left block but the foul's on David Carrington - foul #1 on David Carrington, team foul #1 | 27-32 |
| 19:47 | Cornell | David Kott misses the 1st free throw | 27-32 |
| 19:47 | Cornell | David Kott misses the 2nd free throw | 27-32 |
| 19:47 | Cornell | David Emery pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-32 |
| 19:34 | Cornell | David Emery buries a 3 from the right corner set up by David Kott | 27-35 |
| 19:07 | Simpson | Bruce Brooks hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 27-35 |
| 19:06 | Cornell | James Kidwell grabs the board | 27-35 |
| 18:47 | Cornell | David Kott misses the jumper near the basket | 27-35 |
| 18:45 | Simpson | Ross Brunswick grabs the defensive rebound | 27-35 |
| 18:31 | Simpson | Bruce Brooks misses badly on a runner from close range | 27-35 |
| 18:29 | Cornell | David Kott snags the defensive board | 27-35 |
| 18:15 | Cornell | Scott Block can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 27-35 |
| 18:14 | Cornell | James Kidwell pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-35 |
| 18:01 | Cornell | David Emery drills a 3 from the left corner set up by Scott Block | 27-38 |
| 17:41 | Simpson | Bruce Brooks makes the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Ross Brunswick | 30-38 |
| 17:30 | Cornell | Jimmy McDade misses long on a driving attempt in the paint | 30-38 |
| 17:29 | Simpson | John Duval grabs the defensive rebound | 30-38 |
| 17:11 | Simpson | Ross Brunswick is hacked by David Emery - foul #1 on David Emery, team foul #1 | 30-38 |
| Subs | Simpson | Grover Schisler (C) John Duval | |
| Subs | Cornell | Harold Eckley (C) David Kott | |
| 16:56 | Simpson | James Kidwell blocks the short jumper by Bruce Brooks | 30-38 |
| 16:55 | Cornell | Harold Eckley snags the defensive board | 30-38 |
| 16:33 | Cornell | Scott Block makes the 3 pointer from straight away | 30-41 |
| 16:19 | Simpson | Ross Brunswick is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Ross Brunswick, team foul #2 | 30-41 |
| Subs | Simpson | Marc Melcher (PG), Ronald Sorg (SG), Michael Rowden (C) David Carrington, Ross Brunswick, Lawrence Sugalski | |
| Subs | Cornell | Joe Karam (PG), George Jones (SG), Joe Pierce (SF), Mark McCrum (PF) David Emery, Jimmy McDade, Scott Block, James Kidwell | |
| 16:05 | Cornell | Harold Eckley hits a jump hook from the right block | 30-43 |
| Lineup | Simpson | PG - Marc Melcher (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ronald Sorg (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Bruce Brooks (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Grover Schisler (fresh) C - Michael Rowden (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Joe Karam (fresh) SG - George Jones (fresh) SF - Joe Pierce (fresh) PF - Mark McCrum (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Harold Eckley (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:50 | Simpson | Grover Schisler is denied on a layup by Harold Eckley | 30-43 |
| 15:48 | Cornell | Harold Eckley grabs the board | 30-43 |
| 15:32 | Cornell | George Jones is fouled on the floor by Ronald Sorg - foul #2 on Ronald Sorg, team foul #3 | 30-43 |
| Subs | Simpson | John Duval (C) Bruce Brooks | |
| Subs | Cornell | David Kott (C) Harold Eckley | |
| 15:22 | Cornell | Michael Rowden picks off the pass by Mark McCrum | 30-43 |
| 15:03 | Simpson | Grover Schisler hits a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Marc Melcher | 33-43 |
| 14:42 | Cornell | Joe Karam double dribbles | 33-43 |
| Subs | Simpson | David Carrington (PG), Ross Brunswick (SG), Bruce Brooks (SF), Lawrence Sugalski (PF) Marc Melcher, Ronald Sorg, Grover Schisler, Michael Rowden | |
| Subs | Cornell | David Emery (PG), Jimmy McDade (SG), Scott Block (SF), James Kidwell (PF) Joe Karam, George Jones, Joe Pierce, Mark McCrum | |
| 14:26 | Simpson | John Duval knocks in the jump hook in the paint | 35-43 |
| 14:10 | Cornell | David Emery misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 35-43 |
| 14:08 | Cornell | Scott Block misses the tip | 35-43 |
| 14:06 | Cornell | David Emery gets the offensive rebound | 35-43 |
| 13:49 | Cornell | Jimmy McDade knocks in the jumper from the left block on a great pass from Scott Block | 35-45 |
| 13:34 | Simpson | Ross Brunswick misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 35-45 |
| 13:32 | Simpson | Lawrence Sugalski misses the tip | 35-45 |
| 13:30 | Simpson | David Carrington pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-45 |
| 13:10 | Simpson | Lawrence Sugalski comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 35-45 |
| 13:09 | Simpson | Lawrence Sugalski tips it home | 37-45 |
| 12:56 | Cornell | David Kott is fouled on the floor by John Duval - foul #3 on John Duval, team foul #4 | 37-45 |
| Subs | Simpson | | |
| Subs | Cornell | Harold Eckley (C) David Kott | |
| 12:45 | Cornell | Scott Block misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 37-45 |
| 12:44 | Simpson | John Duval gets the rebound | 37-45 |
| 12:18 | Simpson | Bruce Brooks connects on the floater near the basket | 39-45 |
| 11:58 | Cornell | Jimmy McDade hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line but the foul's on John Duval - foul #4 on John Duval, team foul #5 | 39-45 |
| Subs | Simpson | Ronald Sorg (SG), Grover Schisler (SF), Michael Rowden (C) Ross Brunswick, Bruce Brooks, John Duval | |
| Subs | Cornell | Mark McCrum (PF) James Kidwell | |
| 11:58 | Cornell | Jimmy McDade makes the 1st free throw | 39-46 |
| 11:58 | Cornell | Jimmy McDade makes the 2nd free throw | 39-47 |
| Lineup | Simpson | PG - David Carrington (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ronald Sorg (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Grover Schisler (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Lawrence Sugalski (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. C - Michael Rowden (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - David Emery (fresh) 14 pts. 5 ast. SG - Jimmy McDade (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scott Block (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mark McCrum (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Harold Eckley (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:43 | Simpson | Ronald Sorg comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 39-47 |
| 11:42 | Cornell | Harold Eckley gets the rebound | 39-47 |
| 11:23 | Cornell | David Carrington is called for the reach on David Emery - foul #2 on David Carrington, team foul #6 | 39-47 |
| Subs | Simpson | Marc Melcher (PG), Billy Patterson (C) David Carrington, Lawrence Sugalski | |
| Subs | Cornell | Joe Karam (PG), George Jones (SF), David Kott (C) David Emery, Scott Block, Harold Eckley | |
| 11:06 | Cornell | Ronald Sorg steals it from George Jones | 39-47 |
| 10:52 | Simpson | Ronald Sorg clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 39-47 |
| 10:51 | Cornell | The rebound goes to David Kott | 39-47 |
| 10:29 | Cornell | George Jones hits the finger roll set up by Mark McCrum and the foul's on Grover Schisler - foul #3 on Grover Schisler, team foul #7 | 39-49 |
| Subs | Simpson | David Carrington (PG), Ross Brunswick (SG), Bruce Brooks (SF) Marc Melcher, Ronald Sorg, Billy Patterson | |
| Subs | Cornell | David Emery (PG), James Kidwell (PF) Jimmy McDade, Mark McCrum | |
| 10:29 | Cornell | George Jones makes the free throw | 39-50 |
| 10:12 | Simpson | Grover Schisler misses the jumper near the basket but he's hacked by Joe Karam - foul #1 on Joe Karam, team foul #2 | 39-50 |
| Subs | Simpson | Lawrence Sugalski (PF) Michael Rowden | |
| Subs | Cornell | Scott Block (SF) Joe Karam | |
| 10:12 | Simpson | Grover Schisler makes the 1st free throw | 40-50 |
| 10:12 | Simpson | Grover Schisler makes the 2nd free throw | 41-50 |
| 10:04 | Cornell | David Emery misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 41-50 |
| 10:02 | Simpson | Lawrence Sugalski pulls down the rebound | 41-50 |
| 09:51 | Simpson | Bruce Brooks comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 41-50 |
| 09:50 | Simpson | The offensive rebound goes to Lawrence Sugalski | 41-50 |
| 09:45 | Simpson | Bruce Brooks drills a jumper from the right side set up by David Carrington | 43-50 |
| 09:22 | Cornell | David Emery is whistled for a carry | 43-50 |
| Subs | Simpson | | |
| Subs | Cornell | Jimmy McDade (SG), Harold Eckley (C) George Jones, David Kott | |
| 09:04 | Simpson | Bruce Brooks clanks a turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on James Kidwell - foul #4 on James Kidwell, team foul #3 | 43-50 |
| 09:04 | Simpson | Bruce Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 44-50 |
| 09:04 | Simpson | Bruce Brooks misses the 2nd free throw | 44-50 |
| 09:04 | Cornell | James Kidwell grabs the defensive rebound | 44-50 |
| 08:47 | Cornell | Harold Eckley dunks the ball on a nice dish by Jimmy McDade | 44-52 |
| 08:20 | Simpson | Lawrence Sugalski is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Lawrence Sugalski, team foul #8 | 44-52 |
| Subs | Simpson | Marc Melcher (PG), Michael Rowden (C) David Carrington, Grover Schisler | |
| Subs | Cornell | Joe Karam (PG) David Emery | |
| 08:08 | Cornell | Bruce Brooks picks off the pass by Scott Block | 44-52 |
| 07:47 | Simpson | Harold Eckley steps in front of the Michael Rowden pass | 44-52 |
| Lineup | Simpson | PG - Marc Melcher (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Ross Brunswick (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bruce Brooks (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Lawrence Sugalski (fresh) 9 pts. 10 reb. C - Michael Rowden (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Joe Karam (fresh) SG - Jimmy McDade (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Scott Block (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Kidwell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. 4 pf. C - Harold Eckley (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 07:32 | Cornell | Harold Eckley lays it up and in on a great pass from Jimmy McDade | 44-54 |
| 07:25 | Simpson | Ross Brunswick comes up short on the jump hook from close range but he's fouled by James Kidwell - foul #5 on James Kidwell, team foul #4 | 44-54 |
| Subs | Simpson | David Carrington (PG), John Duval (C) Marc Melcher, Lawrence Sugalski | |
| Subs | Cornell | David Emery (PG), George Jones (SF), Mark McCrum (PF), David Kott (C) Joe Karam, Scott Block, James Kidwell, Harold Eckley | |
| 07:25 | Simpson | Ross Brunswick makes the 1st free throw | 45-54 |
| 07:25 | Simpson | Ross Brunswick misses the 2nd free throw | 45-54 |
| 07:25 | Cornell | David Kott grabs the board | 45-54 |
| 07:13 | Cornell | David Emery buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Jimmy McDade | 45-57 |
| 06:57 | Simpson | Bruce Brooks banks in the layup | 47-57 |
| 06:40 | Cornell | David Emery can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 47-57 |
| 06:39 | Cornell | David Kott can't tip it in | 47-57 |
| 06:37 | Cornell | David Emery tips it back up and in | 47-59 |
| 06:20 | Simpson | Bruce Brooks misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 47-59 |
| 06:18 | Cornell | Mark McCrum snags the defensive board | 47-59 |
| 05:57 | Cornell | David Emery misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner but the foul's on John Duval - foul #5 on John Duval, team foul #9 | 47-59 |
| Subs | Simpson | Ronald Sorg (SG), Grover Schisler (SF), Lawrence Sugalski (PF) Ross Brunswick, Bruce Brooks, John Duval | |
| Subs | Cornell | Scott Block (SF) Jimmy McDade | |
| 05:57 | Cornell | David Emery makes the 1st free throw | 47-60 |
| 05:57 | Cornell | David Emery misses the 2nd free throw | 47-60 |
| 05:57 | Cornell | David Emery makes the 3rd free throw | 47-61 |
| Game Plan | Simpson | Simpson is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 05:50 | Simpson | Michael Rowden is hacked by David Emery - foul #2 on David Emery, team foul #5 | 47-61 |
| 05:40 | Simpson | Ronald Sorg hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 47-61 |
| 05:38 | Cornell | David Kott gets the rebound | 47-61 |
| 05:19 | Cornell | David Emery knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away | 47-64 |
| 05:11 | Simpson | David Carrington connects on the fadeaway from the right wing set up by Lawrence Sugalski | 49-64 |
| 05:04 | Cornell | Scott Block is fouled on the floor by Michael Rowden - foul #1 on Michael Rowden, team foul #10 | 49-64 |
| Subs | Simpson | Marc Melcher (PG), Bruce Brooks (SF) David Carrington, Michael Rowden | |
| Subs | Cornell | Joe Karam (PG) David Emery | |
| 05:04 | Cornell | Scott Block misses the 1st free throw | 49-64 |
| 05:04 | Cornell | Scott Block misses the 2nd free throw | 49-64 |
| 05:04 | Simpson | Lawrence Sugalski pulls down the rebound | 49-64 |
| 04:57 | Simpson | Marc Melcher's pass is intercepted by Mark McCrum | 49-64 |
| 04:32 | Cornell | Scott Block is fouled on the floor by Bruce Brooks - foul #1 on Bruce Brooks, team foul #11 | 49-64 |
| Subs | Simpson | | |
| Subs | Cornell | Jimmy McDade (SG), Jackie Ruhland (PF), Harold Eckley (C) George Jones, Mark McCrum, David Kott | |
| 04:32 | Cornell | Scott Block makes the 1st free throw | 49-65 |
| 04:32 | Cornell | Scott Block makes the 2nd free throw | 49-66 |
| 04:20 | Simpson | Bruce Brooks is fouled on the floor by Harold Eckley - foul #1 on Harold Eckley, team foul #6 | 49-66 |
| 04:04 | Simpson | Grover Schisler clanks a runner from close range | 49-66 |
| 04:03 | Simpson | Grover Schisler grabs the offensive rebound | 49-66 |
| 03:55 | Simpson | Lawrence Sugalski clanks a turnaround from the right block | 49-66 |
| 03:54 | Cornell | Harold Eckley gets the rebound | 49-66 |
| Game Plan | Simpson | Simpson is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:47 | Cornell | Jimmy McDade is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Jimmy McDade, team foul #7 | 49-66 |
| Subs | Simpson | Michael Rowden (PF), Billy Patterson (C) Bruce Brooks, Lawrence Sugalski | |
| Subs | Cornell | David Emery (PG) Joe Karam | |
| Lineup | Simpson | PG - Marc Melcher (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Ronald Sorg (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SF - Grover Schisler (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Michael Rowden (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. C - Billy Patterson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - David Emery (fresh) 24 pts. 5 ast. SG - Jimmy McDade (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - Scott Block (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jackie Ruhland (fresh) C - Harold Eckley (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Game Plan | Simpson | Simpson is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:36 | Simpson | Ronald Sorg clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 49-66 |
| 03:35 | Cornell | Jimmy McDade snags the defensive board | 49-66 |
| 03:21 | Cornell | Harold Eckley misses the lay-in | 49-66 |
| 03:19 | Simpson | Michael Rowden gets the rebound | 49-66 |
| 03:14 | Simpson | Michael Rowden is hacked by Jackie Ruhland - foul #1 on Jackie Ruhland, team foul #8 | 49-66 |
| Subs | Simpson | | |
| Subs | Cornell | George Jones (SF) Scott Block | |
| 03:14 | Simpson | Michael Rowden makes the 1st free throw | 50-66 |
| 03:14 | Simpson | Michael Rowden misses the 2nd free throw | 50-66 |
| 03:14 | Cornell | Jackie Ruhland snags the defensive board | 50-66 |
| 02:56 | Cornell | David Emery is hacked by Ronald Sorg - foul #3 on Ronald Sorg, team foul #12 | 50-66 |
| Subs | Simpson | David Kaufman (SG), Lawrence Slade (SF) Ronald Sorg, Grover Schisler | |
| Subs | Cornell | Mark McCrum (PF), David Kott (C) Jackie Ruhland, Harold Eckley | |
| 02:56 | Cornell | David Emery makes the 1st free throw | 50-67 |
| 02:56 | Cornell | David Emery makes the 2nd free throw | 50-68 |
| 02:47 | Simpson | Marc Melcher misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 50-68 |
| 02:46 | Cornell | Mark McCrum pulls down the rebound | 50-68 |
| 02:25 | Cornell | David Kott hits a shot from the left block on a nice dish by David Emery | 50-70 |
| 02:07 | Simpson | Michael Rowden misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 50-70 |
| 02:06 | Cornell | David Kott grabs the board | 50-70 |
| 01:37 | Cornell | David Emery misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 50-70 |
| 01:36 | Cornell | David Kott tips it home | 50-72 |
| 01:16 | Simpson | Billy Patterson is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Billy Patterson, team foul #13 | 50-72 |
| Subs | Simpson | Ronald Sorg (SG), Grover Schisler (SF) David Kaufman, Lawrence Slade | |
| Subs | Cornell | Scott Block (SF) George Jones | |
| 00:53 | Cornell | Marc Melcher is called for the reach on David Emery - foul #1 on Marc Melcher, team foul #14 | 50-72 |
| 00:53 | Cornell | David Emery makes the 1st free throw | 50-73 |
| 00:53 | Cornell | David Emery misses the 2nd free throw | 50-73 |
| 00:53 | Simpson | Michael Rowden gets the rebound | 50-73 |
| Game Plan | Simpson | Simpson is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:48 | Simpson | Grover Schisler misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 50-73 |
| 00:46 | Cornell | The rebound goes to David Kott | 50-73 |
| Game Plan | Simpson | Simpson is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:23 | Cornell | Jimmy McDade hits a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by David Emery | 50-75 |
| 00:17 | Simpson | Marc Melcher hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by David Kott - foul #2 on David Kott, team foul #9 | 50-75 |
| 00:17 | Simpson | Marc Melcher misses the 1st free throw | 50-75 |
| 00:17 | Simpson | Marc Melcher makes the 2nd free throw | 51-75 |
| 00:00 | Cornell | David Emery runs out the clock | 51-75 |