| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - Edward Grogg (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Darren Raasch (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Moses (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Enrique Avila (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. C - James Fedler (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Cecil Stewart (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Kevin Booker (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Aaron Blalock (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael McClarnon (fresh) 2 reb. C - Steve Frank (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | San Jose State | John Moses inbounds the ball | 28-22 |
| Game Plan | San Jose State | San Jose State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:33 | San Jose State | Darren Raasch connects on the jump hook from the left block set up by Edward Grogg and he's fouled by Kevin Booker - foul #3 on Kevin Booker, team foul #1 | 30-22 |
| Subs | San Jose State | | |
| Subs | Cornell | Vladimir Lisowski (SG) Kevin Booker | |
| 19:33 | San Jose State | Darren Raasch misses the free throw | 30-22 |
| 19:33 | Cornell | Michael McClarnon pulls down the rebound | 30-22 |
| 19:18 | Cornell | Vladimir Lisowski is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Vladimir Lisowski, team foul #2 | 30-22 |
| 18:53 | San Jose State | Edward Grogg clanks a jumper from the right block | 30-22 |
| 18:51 | Cornell | Aaron Blalock grabs the defensive rebound | 30-22 |
| 18:46 | Cornell | Aaron Blalock clanks a floater from the right block but he's hacked by John Moses - foul #2 on John Moses, team foul #1 | 30-22 |
| 18:46 | Cornell | Aaron Blalock misses the 1st free throw | 30-22 |
| 18:46 | Cornell | Aaron Blalock makes the 2nd free throw | 30-23 |
| 18:22 | San Jose State | Enrique Avila clanks a jump hook from close range | 30-23 |
| 18:21 | Cornell | Michael McClarnon grabs the defensive rebound | 30-23 |
| 18:03 | Cornell | The jumper by Vladimir Lisowski is denied by James Fedler | 30-23 |
| 18:02 | San Jose State | James Fedler snags the defensive board | 30-23 |
| 17:33 | San Jose State | Darren Raasch is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Darren Raasch, team foul #2 | 30-23 |
| 17:14 | Cornell | Cecil Stewart knocks in the 3 from the left wing | 30-26 |
| 16:53 | San Jose State | Edward Grogg can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Cecil Stewart - foul #1 on Cecil Stewart, team foul #3 | 30-26 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Warren Streeter (SF), Jeremiah Halliburton (PF) John Moses, Enrique Avila | |
| Subs | Cornell | Mike Willis (PG), Willie Eggen (PF), Joshua Nash (C) Cecil Stewart, Michael McClarnon, Steve Frank | |
| 16:53 | San Jose State | Edward Grogg makes the 1st free throw | 31-26 |
| 16:53 | San Jose State | Edward Grogg misses the 2nd free throw | 31-26 |
| 16:53 | Cornell | Joshua Nash grabs the defensive rebound | 31-26 |
| 16:30 | Cornell | Joshua Nash misses long on a floater from the baseline but he's fouled by James Fedler - foul #3 on James Fedler, team foul #3 | 31-26 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Neal Orchard (SG), David Bailey (C) Darren Raasch, James Fedler | |
| Subs | Cornell | Karl Dimick (SF) Aaron Blalock | |
| 16:30 | Cornell | Joshua Nash makes the 1st free throw | 31-27 |
| 16:30 | Cornell | Joshua Nash makes the 2nd free throw | 31-28 |
| 16:02 | San Jose State | Warren Streeter buries a 3 pointer from the right corner | 34-28 |
| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - Edward Grogg (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Neal Orchard (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Warren Streeter (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jeremiah Halliburton (fresh) C - David Bailey (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Mike Willis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Vladimir Lisowski (fresh) SF - Karl Dimick (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Willie Eggen (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Joshua Nash (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:46 | Cornell | Mike Willis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-28 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Darren Raasch (SG), James Fedler (C) Edward Grogg, David Bailey | |
| Subs | Cornell | Cecil Stewart (PG), Kevin Booker (SG), Michael McClarnon (PF) Mike Willis, Vladimir Lisowski, Willie Eggen | |
| 15:26 | San Jose State | Jeremiah Halliburton is fouled on the floor by Kevin Booker - foul #4 on Kevin Booker, team foul #4 | 34-28 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Enrique Avila (PF) Jeremiah Halliburton | |
| Subs | Cornell | Mike Willis (SG), Aaron Blalock (SF), Steve Frank (C) Kevin Booker, Karl Dimick, Joshua Nash | |
| 15:05 | San Jose State | Enrique Avila misses long on a fadeaway from the right block | 34-28 |
| 15:03 | Cornell | Steve Frank pulls down the rebound | 34-28 |
| 14:48 | Cornell | Aaron Blalock is denied on a layup by James Fedler | 34-28 |
| 14:47 | San Jose State | Warren Streeter grabs the defensive rebound | 34-28 |
| 14:29 | San Jose State | Enrique Avila knocks in the shot in the paint set up by Darren Raasch | 36-28 |
| 14:19 | Cornell | Mike Willis hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 36-28 |
| 14:17 | San Jose State | Enrique Avila grabs the defensive rebound | 36-28 |
| 13:53 | San Jose State | Darren Raasch buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Neal Orchard and he's fouled by Michael McClarnon - foul #3 on Michael McClarnon, team foul #5 | 38-28 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Edward Grogg (PG), John Moses (SF) Neal Orchard, Warren Streeter | |
| Subs | Cornell | Vladimir Lisowski (SG) Cecil Stewart | |
| 13:53 | San Jose State | Darren Raasch makes the free throw | 39-28 |
| 13:39 | Cornell | Steve Frank misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 39-28 |
| 13:37 | Cornell | Steve Frank grabs the offensive rebound | 39-28 |
| 13:22 | Cornell | Aaron Blalock is fouled on the floor by John Moses - foul #3 on John Moses, team foul #4 | 39-28 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Neal Orchard (SG), Jeremiah Halliburton (PF) Darren Raasch, Enrique Avila | |
| Subs | Cornell | Karl Dimick (SF), Willie Eggen (PF), Joshua Nash (C) Aaron Blalock, Michael McClarnon, Steve Frank | |
| 13:10 | Cornell | Mike Willis drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Karl Dimick | 39-31 |
| 12:47 | San Jose State | John Moses misses the dunk | 39-31 |
| 12:45 | San Jose State | Jeremiah Halliburton snags the offensive board | 39-31 |
| 12:23 | San Jose State | Jeremiah Halliburton is hacked by Willie Eggen - foul #3 on Willie Eggen, team foul #6 | 39-31 |
| Subs | San Jose State | David Bailey (C) James Fedler | |
| Subs | Cornell | Cecil Stewart (PG), Aaron Blalock (SF) Mike Willis, Karl Dimick | |
| 11:59 | San Jose State | Edward Grogg drills a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by John Moses | 41-31 |
| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - Edward Grogg (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Neal Orchard (fresh) 2 ast. SF - John Moses (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Jeremiah Halliburton (fresh) 2 reb. C - David Bailey (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Cecil Stewart (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Vladimir Lisowski (fresh) SF - Aaron Blalock (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Willie Eggen (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Joshua Nash (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Cornell | Cecil Stewart misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 41-31 |
| 11:35 | San Jose State | David Bailey pulls down the rebound | 41-31 |
| 11:32 | San Jose State | Edward Grogg is hacked by Cecil Stewart in the backcourt - foul #2 on Cecil Stewart, team foul #7 | 41-31 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Darren Raasch (SG), Enrique Avila (PF) Neal Orchard, Jeremiah Halliburton | |
| Subs | Cornell | Michael McClarnon (PF), Steve Frank (C) Willie Eggen, Joshua Nash | |
| 11:32 | San Jose State | Edward Grogg misses the 1st free throw | 41-31 |
| 11:32 | San Jose State | David Bailey grabs the offensive board | 41-31 |
| 11:17 | San Jose State | Enrique Avila comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 41-31 |
| 11:16 | Cornell | Steve Frank pulls down the rebound | 41-31 |
| 10:58 | Cornell | Cecil Stewart's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-31 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Warren Streeter (SF), James Fedler (C) John Moses, David Bailey | |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| 10:35 | San Jose State | Darren Raasch comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 41-31 |
| 10:34 | Cornell | Michael McClarnon pulls down the rebound | 41-31 |
| 10:24 | Cornell | Aaron Blalock buries a fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Cecil Stewart | 41-33 |
| 10:05 | San Jose State | Edward Grogg hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 41-33 |
| 10:04 | San Jose State | Edward Grogg can't tip it in | 41-33 |
| 10:02 | San Jose State | James Fedler grabs the offensive board | 41-33 |
| 09:39 | San Jose State | Vladimir Lisowski steps in front of the Enrique Avila pass | 41-33 |
| 09:20 | Cornell | Steve Frank misses the floater in the lane but he's hacked by Darren Raasch - foul #3 on Darren Raasch, team foul #5 | 41-33 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Neal Orchard (PG), John Moses (SF) Edward Grogg, Warren Streeter | |
| Subs | Cornell | Mike Willis (PG), Karl Dimick (SF) Cecil Stewart, Aaron Blalock | |
| 09:20 | Cornell | Steve Frank makes the 1st free throw | 41-34 |
| 09:20 | Cornell | Steve Frank misses the 2nd free throw | 41-34 |
| 09:20 | San Jose State | Enrique Avila pulls down the rebound | 41-34 |
| 09:05 | San Jose State | Darren Raasch's floater is tipped away by Michael McClarnon | 41-34 |
| 09:03 | San Jose State | James Fedler gets the offensive rebound | 41-34 |
| 08:50 | San Jose State | Enrique Avila scores on a floater from the left side set up by Neal Orchard | 43-34 |
| 08:33 | Cornell | James Fedler is called for the reach on Karl Dimick - foul #4 on James Fedler, team foul #6 | 43-34 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Jeremiah Halliburton (PF), David Bailey (C) Enrique Avila, James Fedler | |
| Subs | Cornell | Willie Eggen (PF), Joshua Nash (C) Michael McClarnon, Steve Frank | |
| 08:11 | Cornell | Joshua Nash hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 43-34 |
| 08:10 | San Jose State | The rebound goes to David Bailey | 43-34 |
| 07:47 | San Jose State | Jeremiah Halliburton steps out of bounds on the baseline | 43-34 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Edward Grogg (PG), James Fedler (C) Darren Raasch, David Bailey | |
| Subs | Cornell | Cecil Stewart (PG), Kevin Booker (SG), Aaron Blalock (SF) Mike Willis, Vladimir Lisowski, Karl Dimick | |
| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - Edward Grogg (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Neal Orchard (fresh) 3 ast. SF - John Moses (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Jeremiah Halliburton (fresh) 2 reb. C - James Fedler (fresh) 7 reb. 3 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Cecil Stewart (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Kevin Booker (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Aaron Blalock (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Willie Eggen (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Joshua Nash (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Cornell | Willie Eggen misses long on a runner from close range | 43-34 |
| 07:27 | San Jose State | Jeremiah Halliburton gets the rebound | 43-34 |
| 07:04 | San Jose State | James Fedler knocks in the fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Edward Grogg | 45-34 |
| 06:44 | Cornell | Cecil Stewart throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-34 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Darren Raasch (SG), Warren Streeter (SF), Enrique Avila (PF) Neal Orchard, John Moses, Jeremiah Halliburton | |
| Subs | Cornell | Michael McClarnon (PF), Steve Frank (C) Willie Eggen, Joshua Nash | |
| 06:15 | San Jose State | Darren Raasch makes the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Edward Grogg | 47-34 |
| 05:53 | Cornell | Cecil Stewart is hacked by Warren Streeter - foul #1 on Warren Streeter, team foul #7 | 47-34 |
| 05:53 | Cornell | Cecil Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 47-35 |
| 05:53 | Cornell | Cecil Stewart makes the 2nd free throw | 47-36 |
| 05:32 | San Jose State | Enrique Avila misses short on a jump hook from close range | 47-36 |
| 05:31 | Cornell | The rebound goes to Michael McClarnon | 47-36 |
| 05:24 | Cornell | Michael McClarnon comes up short on the jumper in the lane | 47-36 |
| 05:22 | San Jose State | Enrique Avila snags the defensive board | 47-36 |
| 04:56 | San Jose State | Edward Grogg scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Warren Streeter | 49-36 |
| Game Plan | San Jose State | San Jose State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 04:41 | Cornell | Cecil Stewart comes up short on the floater from the right wing but the foul's on Darren Raasch - foul #4 on Darren Raasch, team foul #8 | 49-36 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Neal Orchard (PG), John Moses (SF) Edward Grogg, Warren Streeter | |
| Subs | Cornell | Karl Dimick (SF), Joshua Nash (C) Aaron Blalock, Steve Frank | |
| 04:41 | Cornell | Cecil Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 49-37 |
| 04:41 | Cornell | Cecil Stewart makes the 2nd free throw | 49-38 |
| 04:21 | San Jose State | John Moses misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 49-38 |
| 04:19 | Cornell | Karl Dimick grabs the board | 49-38 |
| Game Plan | San Jose State | San Jose State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 04:02 | Cornell | Cecil Stewart hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 49-38 |
| 04:01 | Cornell | Joshua Nash grabs the offensive board | 49-38 |
| 03:46 | Cornell | Kevin Booker buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Cecil Stewart | 49-41 |
| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - Neal Orchard (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Darren Raasch (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SF - John Moses (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Enrique Avila (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 6 reb. C - James Fedler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Cecil Stewart (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Kevin Booker (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Karl Dimick (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael McClarnon (fresh) 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Joshua Nash (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | San Jose State | San Jose State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:33 | San Jose State | John Moses lays it up and in and he's hacked by Karl Dimick - foul #2 on Karl Dimick, team foul #8 | 51-41 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Edward Grogg (PG), Jeremiah Halliburton (PF), David Bailey (C) Darren Raasch, Enrique Avila, James Fedler | |
| Subs | Cornell | Mike Willis (PG), Vladimir Lisowski (SG), Aaron Blalock (SF), Willie Eggen (PF) Cecil Stewart, Kevin Booker, Karl Dimick, Michael McClarnon | |
| 03:33 | San Jose State | John Moses misses the free throw | 51-41 |
| 03:33 | Cornell | Vladimir Lisowski gets the rebound | 51-41 |
| Game Plan | San Jose State | San Jose State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:31 | Cornell | Mike Willis travels in the backcourt | 51-41 |
| Subs | San Jose State | | |
| Subs | Cornell | Steve Frank (C) Joshua Nash | |
| 03:10 | San Jose State | John Moses connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 53-41 |
| 02:57 | Cornell | Vladimir Lisowski is called for traveling | 53-41 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Warren Streeter (SF) John Moses | |
| Subs | Cornell | Karl Dimick (SF), Joshua Nash (C) Aaron Blalock, Steve Frank | |
| 02:34 | San Jose State | Willie Eggen steals it from David Bailey | 53-41 |
| 02:23 | Cornell | Joshua Nash scores on a floater from the baseline | 53-43 |
| 01:54 | San Jose State | Edward Grogg makes the wide open fadeaway from close range on a great pass from David Bailey | 55-43 |
| Game Plan | San Jose State | San Jose State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 01:45 | Cornell | Vladimir Lisowski misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 55-43 |
| 01:43 | San Jose State | The rebound goes to Neal Orchard | 55-43 |
| 01:37 | San Jose State | Edward Grogg hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway jumper from the right side | 55-43 |
| 01:36 | Cornell | Willie Eggen snags the defensive board | 55-43 |
| 01:18 | Cornell | Joshua Nash's pass is intercepted by Edward Grogg | 55-43 |
| 01:15 | San Jose State | Warren Streeter misses the easy layup | 55-43 |
| 01:13 | Cornell | Willie Eggen gets the rebound | 55-43 |
| 01:03 | Cornell | Vladimir Lisowski makes the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Karl Dimick | 55-46 |
| 01:03 | San Jose State | San Jose State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-46 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Darren Raasch (SG), John Moses (SF), Enrique Avila (PF), James Fedler (C) Neal Orchard, Warren Streeter, Jeremiah Halliburton, David Bailey | |
| Subs | Cornell | Cecil Stewart (PG), Kevin Booker (SG), Aaron Blalock (SF), Michael McClarnon (PF), Steve Frank (C) Mike Willis, Vladimir Lisowski, Karl Dimick, Willie Eggen, Joshua Nash | |
| 00:59 | San Jose State | Cecil Stewart is called for the reach on Edward Grogg in the backcourt - foul #3 on Cecil Stewart, team foul #9 | 55-46 |
| 00:59 | San Jose State | Edward Grogg misses the 1st free throw | 55-46 |
| 00:59 | Cornell | The rebound goes to Michael McClarnon | 55-46 |
| Game Plan | San Jose State | San Jose State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:52 | Cornell | Aaron Blalock is fouled on the floor by Darren Raasch - foul #5 on Darren Raasch, team foul #9 | 55-46 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Neal Orchard (SG) Darren Raasch | |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| 00:52 | Cornell | Aaron Blalock misses the 1st free throw | 55-46 |
| 00:52 | San Jose State | James Fedler pulls down the rebound | 55-46 |
| Game Plan | San Jose State | San Jose State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:49 | San Jose State | James Fedler is fouled in the backcourt by Cecil Stewart - foul #4 on Cecil Stewart, team foul #10 | 55-46 |
| 00:49 | San Jose State | James Fedler misses the 1st free throw | 55-46 |
| 00:49 | San Jose State | James Fedler makes the 2nd free throw | 56-46 |
| 00:41 | Cornell | Aaron Blalock misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 56-46 |
| 00:39 | San Jose State | The rebound goes to Neal Orchard | 56-46 |
| Game Plan | San Jose State | San Jose State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:12 | San Jose State | Neal Orchard misses the fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by Kevin Booker - foul #5 on Kevin Booker, team foul #11 | 56-46 |
| Subs | San Jose State | | |
| Subs | Cornell | Mike Willis (PG), Vladimir Lisowski (SG), Karl Dimick (SF), Willie Eggen (PF), Joshua Nash (C) Cecil Stewart, Kevin Booker, Aaron Blalock, Michael McClarnon, Steve Frank | |
| 00:12 | San Jose State | Neal Orchard misses the 1st free throw | 56-46 |
| 00:12 | San Jose State | Neal Orchard makes the 2nd free throw | 57-46 |
| 00:07 | Cornell | Mike Willis comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 57-46 |
| 00:06 | San Jose State | Enrique Avila gets the rebound | 57-46 |
| 00:00 | San Jose State | Edward Grogg runs out the clock | 57-46 |