| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Richard McConaghy (fresh) SG - William Lamberth (fresh) SF - Vincent Warren (fresh) PF - Abraham Decker (fresh) C - John McFerran (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Dubuque | PG - John Casteel (fresh) SG - Daniel Hughes (fresh) SF - Rick Green (fresh) PF - Abdul Alexander (fresh) C - Robert Carroll (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Cornell | John McFerran wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Dubuque | Dubuque is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:55 | Cornell | Robert Carroll picks off the pass by William Lamberth in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:45 | Dubuque | John Casteel comes up short on the shot from the right wing but he's fouled by John McFerran - foul #1 on John McFerran, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:45 | Dubuque | John Casteel misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:45 | Dubuque | John Casteel makes the 2nd free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:23 | Cornell | Vincent Warren comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 0-1 |
| 19:21 | Cornell | Abraham Decker grabs the offensive board | 0-1 |
| 19:12 | Cornell | Abdul Alexander denies the turnaround by William Lamberth | 0-1 |
| 19:11 | Dubuque | Rick Green grabs the board | 0-1 |
| 18:57 | Dubuque | Abdul Alexander makes the shot from the right wing set up by John Casteel | 0-3 |
| 18:48 | Cornell | Vincent Warren misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 0-3 |
| 18:46 | Dubuque | Abdul Alexander gets the rebound | 0-3 |
| 18:24 | Dubuque | Robert Carroll clanks a fadeaway in the paint | 0-3 |
| 18:23 | Dubuque | Daniel Hughes gets the offensive rebound | 0-3 |
| 18:08 | Dubuque | Robert Carroll connects on the fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Daniel Hughes and the foul's on William Lamberth - foul #1 on William Lamberth, team foul #2 | 0-5 |
| 18:08 | Dubuque | Robert Carroll makes the free throw | 0-6 |
| 17:50 | Cornell | Richard McConaghy can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 0-6 |
| 17:49 | Dubuque | Rick Green snags the defensive board | 0-6 |
| 17:25 | Dubuque | William Lamberth is called for the reach on John Casteel - foul #2 on William Lamberth, team foul #3 | 0-6 |
| Subs | Cornell | Steven Schneider (PG), Norman Straus (SG), Michael Guse (SF), Richard Rafalski (PF), Edward Davis (C) Richard McConaghy, William Lamberth, Vincent Warren, Abraham Decker, John McFerran | |
| Subs | Dubuque | Kenneth Penton (PG), Denver Buster (SG), Mark Stevens (SF), Everett Roesch (PF), Stephen Robinson (C) John Casteel, Daniel Hughes, Rick Green, Abdul Alexander, Robert Carroll | |
| 17:06 | Dubuque | Mark Stevens can't finish the layup | 0-6 |
| 17:04 | Dubuque | Kenneth Penton grabs the offensive board | 0-6 |
| 16:57 | Dubuque | Stephen Robinson hits the finger roll set up by Kenneth Penton | 0-8 |
| 16:38 | Cornell | Michael Guse knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Edward Davis | 2-8 |
| 16:17 | Dubuque | Stephen Robinson scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Kenneth Penton | 2-11 |
| 16:14 | Cornell | Steven Schneider's pass is intercepted by Kenneth Penton in the backcourt | 2-11 |
| 16:03 | Dubuque | Everett Roesch can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 2-11 |
| 16:01 | Dubuque | Stephen Robinson misses the tip | 2-11 |
| 16:00 | Cornell | The rebound goes to Norman Straus | 2-11 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Steven Schneider (fresh) SG - Norman Straus (fresh) SF - Michael Guse (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Rafalski (fresh) C - Edward Davis (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Dubuque | PG - Kenneth Penton (fresh) SG - Denver Buster (fairly fresh) SF - Mark Stevens (fresh) PF - Everett Roesch (fresh) C - Stephen Robinson (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 15:48 | Cornell | Steven Schneider misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 2-11 |
| 15:47 | Dubuque | Everett Roesch gets the rebound | 2-11 |
| 15:39 | Dubuque | Edward Davis is called for the reach on Stephen Robinson - foul #1 on Edward Davis, team foul #4 | 2-11 |
| Subs | Cornell | Richard McConaghy (PG), Vincent Warren (SF), Jessie Mitchell (C) Steven Schneider, Michael Guse, Edward Davis | |
| Subs | Dubuque | John Casteel (PG), Daniel Hughes (SG), Rick Green (SF), Abdul Alexander (PF), Robert Carroll (C) Kenneth Penton, Denver Buster, Mark Stevens, Everett Roesch, Stephen Robinson | |
| 15:27 | Dubuque | John Casteel scores on a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Daniel Hughes | 2-14 |
| 15:16 | Cornell | Jessie Mitchell is hacked by John Casteel - foul #1 on John Casteel, team foul #1 | 2-14 |
| Subs | Cornell | Thomas Wagner (SG), Abraham Decker (PF) Norman Straus, Richard Rafalski | |
| Subs | Dubuque | | |
| 15:03 | Cornell | Abraham Decker is open and lays it up and in | 4-14 |
| 14:43 | Dubuque | John Casteel's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 4-14 |
| Subs | Cornell | Steven Schneider (SG), John McFerran (C) Thomas Wagner, Vincent Warren | |
| Subs | Dubuque | Robert Hodgson (SG) John Casteel | |
| 14:22 | Cornell | Abraham Decker clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 4-14 |
| 14:20 | Cornell | John McFerran misses the tip | 4-14 |
| 14:18 | Dubuque | Daniel Hughes pulls down the rebound | 4-14 |
| 14:11 | Dubuque | Abdul Alexander lays it up and in on a nice dish by Rick Green | 4-16 |
| 14:02 | Cornell | John McFerran misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Robert Hodgson - foul #1 on Robert Hodgson, team foul #2 | 4-16 |
| Subs | Cornell | Norman Straus (SG), Michael Guse (SF), Edward Davis (PF) Richard McConaghy, Jessie Mitchell, Abraham Decker | |
| Subs | Dubuque | Kenneth Penton (PG), Mark Stevens (SF) Daniel Hughes, Rick Green | |
| 14:02 | Cornell | John McFerran makes the 1st free throw | 5-16 |
| 14:02 | Cornell | John McFerran makes the 2nd free throw | 6-16 |
| 13:45 | Dubuque | Robert Carroll buries a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Kenneth Penton | 6-18 |
| 13:33 | Cornell | John McFerran misses long on a shot from the left block | 6-18 |
| 13:32 | Dubuque | Mark Stevens grabs the board | 6-18 |
| 13:21 | Dubuque | Edward Davis is called for the reach on Robert Carroll - foul #2 on Edward Davis, team foul #5 | 6-18 |
| Subs | Cornell | Thomas Wagner (PG), Richard Rafalski (PF) Steven Schneider, Edward Davis | |
| Subs | Dubuque | John Casteel (PG), Everett Roesch (PF), Stephen Robinson (C) Kenneth Penton, Abdul Alexander, Robert Carroll | |
| 13:07 | Dubuque | Mark Stevens blows the layup | 6-18 |
| 13:06 | Cornell | John McFerran grabs the board | 6-18 |
| 12:48 | Cornell | Michael Guse connects on the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Thomas Wagner | 8-18 |
| 12:33 | Dubuque | Mark Stevens buries a turnaround in the lane set up by Robert Hodgson and the foul's on John McFerran - foul #2 on John McFerran, team foul #6 | 8-20 |
| Subs | Cornell | Richard McConaghy (PG), Vincent Warren (SF), Jessie Mitchell (C) Thomas Wagner, Michael Guse, John McFerran | |
| Subs | Dubuque | Daniel Hughes (SG) Robert Hodgson | |
| 12:33 | Dubuque | Mark Stevens misses the free throw | 8-20 |
| 12:33 | Cornell | Jessie Mitchell snags the defensive board | 8-20 |
| 12:31 | Cornell | Everett Roesch steals the ball from Richard McConaghy in the backcourt | 8-20 |
| 12:19 | Dubuque | Everett Roesch hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 8-20 |
| 12:18 | Cornell | Vincent Warren grabs the defensive rebound | 8-20 |
| 12:12 | Cornell | Mark Stevens takes the ball from Norman Straus in the backcourt | 8-20 |
| 12:07 | Dubuque | John Casteel clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 8-20 |
| 12:06 | Dubuque | Mark Stevens can't tip it in | 8-20 |
| 12:05 | Cornell | Richard Rafalski snags the defensive board | 8-20 |
| 11:45 | Cornell | Vincent Warren's fadeaway is rejected by Stephen Robinson | 8-20 |
| 11:43 | Dubuque | Stephen Robinson grabs the board | 8-20 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Richard McConaghy (fresh) SG - Norman Straus (fairly fresh) SF - Vincent Warren (fresh) PF - Richard Rafalski (fairly fresh) C - Jessie Mitchell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Dubuque | PG - John Casteel (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Hughes (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Mark Stevens (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Everett Roesch (fairly fresh) C - Stephen Robinson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Dubuque | Daniel Hughes is hacked by Vincent Warren - foul #1 on Vincent Warren, team foul #7 | 8-20 |
| Subs | Cornell | Steven Schneider (SG), Abraham Decker (PF) Norman Straus, Jessie Mitchell | |
| Subs | Dubuque | Denver Buster (SG), Rick Green (SF), Abdul Alexander (PF), Robert Carroll (C) John Casteel, Mark Stevens, Everett Roesch, Stephen Robinson | |
| 11:25 | Dubuque | Daniel Hughes makes the 1st free throw | 8-21 |
| 11:25 | Dubuque | Daniel Hughes makes the 2nd free throw | 8-22 |
| 11:03 | Cornell | Abraham Decker buries a 3 pointer from the right wing | 11-22 |
| 10:53 | Dubuque | Robert Carroll misses short on a floater from the right block | 11-22 |
| 10:51 | Cornell | Richard Rafalski pulls down the rebound | 11-22 |
| 10:44 | Cornell | Vincent Warren misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 11-22 |
| 10:43 | Cornell | Abraham Decker tips it but misses | 11-22 |
| 10:42 | Dubuque | Rick Green grabs the board | 11-22 |
| 10:37 | Dubuque | Daniel Hughes banks in the layup on a nice dish by Abdul Alexander | 11-24 |
| 10:35 | Cornell | Daniel Hughes is called for the reach on Richard McConaghy in the backcourt - foul #1 on Daniel Hughes, team foul #3 | 11-24 |
| Subs | Cornell | Thomas Wagner (SG), Michael Guse (SF) Richard McConaghy, Vincent Warren | |
| Subs | Dubuque | Kenneth Penton (PG) Daniel Hughes | |
| 10:20 | Cornell | Abraham Decker can't finish the layup | 11-24 |
| 10:18 | Dubuque | Robert Carroll grabs the defensive rebound | 11-24 |
| 10:13 | Dubuque | Denver Buster can't connect on a shot from close range | 11-24 |
| 10:11 | Dubuque | Rick Green snags the offensive board | 11-24 |
| 09:58 | Dubuque | Rick Green's fadeaway is rejected by Abraham Decker | 11-24 |
| 09:56 | Dubuque | Abdul Alexander tips it home | 11-26 |
| 09:44 | Cornell | Richard Rafalski misses the lay-in | 11-26 |
| 09:43 | Dubuque | The rebound goes to Denver Buster | 11-26 |
| 09:38 | Dubuque | Denver Buster comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 11-26 |
| 09:36 | Dubuque | Denver Buster snags the offensive board | 11-26 |
| 09:21 | Dubuque | Denver Buster is hacked by Abraham Decker - foul #1 on Abraham Decker, team foul #8 | 11-26 |
| Subs | Cornell | Norman Straus (SG), Vincent Warren (SF), Jessie Mitchell (C) Steven Schneider, Michael Guse, Richard Rafalski | |
| Subs | Dubuque | John Casteel (PG), Stephen Robinson (PF) Kenneth Penton, Abdul Alexander | |
| 09:21 | Dubuque | Denver Buster makes the 1st free throw | 11-27 |
| 09:21 | Dubuque | Denver Buster misses the 2nd free throw | 11-27 |
| 09:21 | Cornell | Abraham Decker gets the rebound | 11-27 |
| 08:58 | Cornell | Stephen Robinson steals it from Vincent Warren | 11-27 |
| 08:34 | Dubuque | Rick Green connects on the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Denver Buster | 11-29 |
| 08:16 | Cornell | Norman Straus comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 11-29 |
| 08:15 | Dubuque | Stephen Robinson grabs the defensive rebound | 11-29 |
| 07:50 | Dubuque | Rick Green is whistled for a carry | 11-29 |
| Subs | Cornell | Richard McConaghy (PG), Richard Rafalski (C) Thomas Wagner, Jessie Mitchell | |
| Subs | Dubuque | Kenneth Penton (PG), Daniel Hughes (SG), Mark Stevens (SF), Abdul Alexander (PF), Everett Roesch (C) John Casteel, Denver Buster, Rick Green, Stephen Robinson, Robert Carroll | |
| 07:28 | Cornell | Daniel Hughes picks off the pass by Vincent Warren | 11-29 |
| 07:23 | Dubuque | Daniel Hughes lays it in | 11-31 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Richard McConaghy (fresh) SG - Norman Straus (fairly fresh) SF - Vincent Warren (fairly fresh) PF - Abraham Decker (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Rafalski (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dubuque | PG - Kenneth Penton (fresh) SG - Daniel Hughes (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mark Stevens (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Abdul Alexander (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Everett Roesch (fresh) | |
| 07:03 | Cornell | Abraham Decker clanks a 3 from the left corner | 11-31 |
| 07:01 | Cornell | The offensive rebound goes to Abraham Decker | 11-31 |
| 06:53 | Cornell | Vincent Warren connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Abraham Decker | 13-31 |
| 06:43 | Dubuque | Mark Stevens misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 13-31 |
| 06:42 | Cornell | Abraham Decker pulls down the rebound | 13-31 |
| 06:33 | Cornell | Richard McConaghy misses the turnaround from close range | 13-31 |
| 06:32 | Cornell | The offensive rebound goes to Vincent Warren | 13-31 |
| 06:16 | Cornell | Abraham Decker buries a pull-up jumper from the left side | 15-31 |
| 06:02 | Dubuque | Everett Roesch hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block | 15-31 |
| 06:00 | Cornell | The rebound goes to Richard Rafalski | 15-31 |
| 05:57 | Cornell | Everett Roesch is called for the reach on Richard McConaghy in the backcourt - foul #1 on Everett Roesch, team foul #4 | 15-31 |
| Subs | Cornell | Steven Schneider (SG), Michael Guse (SF), Jessie Mitchell (C) Norman Straus, Vincent Warren, Richard Rafalski | |
| Subs | Dubuque | Ralph Grice (PG), Robert Hodgson (SG), Rick Green (SF), Stephen Robinson (PF), Robert Carroll (C) Kenneth Penton, Daniel Hughes, Mark Stevens, Abdul Alexander, Everett Roesch | |
| 05:45 | Cornell | Richard McConaghy is whistled for a carry | 15-31 |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| Subs | Dubuque | John Casteel (PG) Ralph Grice | |
| 05:23 | Dubuque | Rick Green blows the layup but he's fouled by Michael Guse - foul #1 on Michael Guse, team foul #9 | 15-31 |
| 05:23 | Dubuque | Rick Green misses the 1st free throw | 15-31 |
| 05:23 | Dubuque | Rick Green misses the 2nd free throw | 15-31 |
| 05:23 | Cornell | Jessie Mitchell pulls down the rebound | 15-31 |
| 05:02 | Cornell | Jessie Mitchell hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 15-31 |
| 05:00 | Dubuque | Stephen Robinson gets the rebound | 15-31 |
| 04:41 | Dubuque | Rick Green blows the dunk but he's hacked by Steven Schneider - foul #1 on Steven Schneider, team foul #10 | 15-31 |
| Subs | Cornell | Thomas Wagner (SG), Vincent Warren (SF), Richard Rafalski (C) Richard McConaghy, Abraham Decker, Jessie Mitchell | |
| Subs | Dubuque | Ralph Grice (PG), Abdul Alexander (PF) John Casteel, Stephen Robinson | |
| 04:41 | Dubuque | Rick Green makes the 1st free throw | 15-32 |
| 04:41 | Dubuque | Rick Green makes the 2nd free throw | 15-33 |
| 04:22 | Cornell | Richard Rafalski knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Michael Guse | 17-33 |
| 04:03 | Dubuque | Vincent Warren steals the ball from Abdul Alexander | 17-33 |
| 03:47 | Cornell | Steven Schneider is hacked by Ralph Grice - foul #1 on Ralph Grice, team foul #5 | 17-33 |
| Subs | Cornell | William Lamberth (SG), Edward Davis (PF), John McFerran (C) Steven Schneider, Michael Guse, Richard Rafalski | |
| Subs | Dubuque | Daniel Hughes (SG), Mark Stevens (SF) Robert Hodgson, Rick Green | |
| 03:38 | Cornell | Edward Davis can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Ralph Grice - foul #2 on Ralph Grice, team foul #6 | 17-33 |
| Subs | Cornell | Richard McConaghy (PG) Thomas Wagner | |
| Subs | Dubuque | Everett Roesch (C) Robert Carroll | |
| 03:38 | Cornell | Edward Davis makes the 1st free throw | 18-33 |
| 03:38 | Cornell | Edward Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 19-33 |
| 03:20 | Dubuque | Abdul Alexander is fouled on the floor by Edward Davis - foul #3 on Edward Davis, team foul #11 | 19-33 |
| Subs | Cornell | Jessie Mitchell (SF), Abraham Decker (PF) Vincent Warren, Edward Davis | |
| Subs | Dubuque | John Casteel (PG), Stephen Robinson (C) Ralph Grice, Mark Stevens | |
| 03:20 | Dubuque | Abdul Alexander makes the 1st free throw | 19-34 |
| 03:20 | Dubuque | Abdul Alexander makes the 2nd free throw | 19-35 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Richard McConaghy (fairly fresh) SG - William Lamberth (fresh) SF - Jessie Mitchell (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Abraham Decker (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - John McFerran (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dubuque | PG - John Casteel (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Hughes (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Everett Roesch (fresh) PF - Abdul Alexander (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Stephen Robinson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:02 | Cornell | William Lamberth hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 19-35 |
| 03:00 | Dubuque | Abdul Alexander grabs the defensive rebound | 19-35 |
| 02:57 | Dubuque | John Casteel throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 19-35 |
| Subs | Cornell | Norman Straus (PG) Richard McConaghy | |
| Subs | Dubuque | Rick Green (SF) Abdul Alexander | |
| 02:29 | Cornell | Jessie Mitchell drills a jumper from just outside the lane | 21-35 |
| 02:15 | Dubuque | John Casteel misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Norman Straus - foul #1 on Norman Straus, team foul #12 | 21-35 |
| Subs | Cornell | Thomas Wagner (PG), Vincent Warren (SF), Richard Rafalski (PF) William Lamberth, Jessie Mitchell, Abraham Decker | |
| Subs | Dubuque | Ralph Grice (SG), Mark Stevens (SF), Abdul Alexander (PF), Robert Carroll (C) Daniel Hughes, Rick Green, Everett Roesch, Stephen Robinson | |
| 02:15 | Dubuque | John Casteel makes the 1st free throw | 21-36 |
| 02:15 | Dubuque | John Casteel makes the 2nd free throw | 21-37 |
| 02:12 | Cornell | Vincent Warren's pass is intercepted by Ralph Grice in the backcourt | 21-37 |
| 01:55 | Dubuque | Mark Stevens loses the dribble to Norman Straus | 21-37 |
| 01:41 | Cornell | Norman Straus's pass is intercepted by John Casteel | 21-37 |
| 01:21 | Dubuque | Abdul Alexander drills a fadeaway from the left block set up by Mark Stevens and he's hacked by Richard Rafalski - foul #1 on Richard Rafalski, team foul #13 | 21-39 |
| Subs | Cornell | Richard McConaghy (PG), Steven Schneider (SG), Michael Guse (PF) Thomas Wagner, Norman Straus, Richard Rafalski | |
| Subs | Dubuque | Daniel Hughes (PG), Robert Hodgson (SG), Kenneth Penton (SF) John Casteel, Ralph Grice, Mark Stevens | |
| 01:21 | Dubuque | Abdul Alexander makes the free throw | 21-40 |
| 01:19 | Cornell | Kenneth Penton steals it from Richard McConaghy in the backcourt | 21-40 |
| 01:00 | Dubuque | Robert Carroll lays it in on a nice dish by Kenneth Penton | 21-42 |
| 00:56 | Cornell | Robert Carroll steals it from John McFerran | 21-42 |
| 00:39 | Dubuque | Vincent Warren blocks the short jumper by Abdul Alexander | 21-42 |
| 00:38 | Dubuque | Robert Hodgson tips it in | 21-44 |
| 00:24 | Cornell | Vincent Warren misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 21-44 |
| 00:22 | Dubuque | The rebound goes to Abdul Alexander | 21-44 |
| 00:03 | Dubuque | Abdul Alexander comes up short on the shot from the left side | 21-44 |
| 00:02 | Cornell | The rebound goes to Steven Schneider | 21-44 |
| 00:00 | Cornell | Steven Schneider misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 21-44 |