| Lineup | Kent State | PG - John Guillory (fresh) SG - Brent Horne (fresh) SF - Vincent Goad (fresh) PF - Donald Deal (fresh) C - Vasily Slominski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Cecil Stewart (fresh) SG - Kevin Booker (fresh) SF - Aaron Blalock (fresh) PF - Michael McClarnon (fresh) C - Steve Frank (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Kent State | Vasily Slominski wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | Kent State | Brent Horne misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Michael McClarnon - foul #1 on Michael McClarnon, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | Kent State | Brent Horne makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:44 | Kent State | Brent Horne makes the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:24 | Cornell | Kevin Booker misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 2-0 |
| 19:22 | Kent State | Vasily Slominski grabs the board | 2-0 |
| 19:11 | Kent State | Donald Deal throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-0 |
| 18:55 | Cornell | Aaron Blalock can't connect on a jumper in the paint | 2-0 |
| 18:53 | Kent State | Vincent Goad grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:48 | Kent State | Brent Horne hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 2-0 |
| 18:46 | Cornell | Steve Frank pulls down the rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:28 | Cornell | Cecil Stewart knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Steve Frank | 2-3 |
| 18:06 | Kent State | Aaron Blalock denies the turnaround by Vasily Slominski | 2-3 |
| 18:05 | Cornell | Michael McClarnon pulls down the rebound | 2-3 |
| 17:52 | Cornell | Cecil Stewart clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 2-3 |
| 17:50 | Kent State | Donald Deal gets the rebound | 2-3 |
| 17:29 | Kent State | Vincent Goad is whistled for a carry | 2-3 |
| Subs | Kent State | Gerald Avery (SF) Vincent Goad | |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| 17:10 | Cornell | Kevin Booker can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 2-3 |
| 17:08 | Kent State | John Guillory gets the rebound | 2-3 |
| 16:59 | Kent State | Vasily Slominski misses short on a shot from the right block but the foul's on Kevin Booker - foul #1 on Kevin Booker, team foul #2 | 2-3 |
| 16:59 | Kent State | Vasily Slominski misses the 1st free throw | 2-3 |
| 16:59 | Kent State | Vasily Slominski makes the 2nd free throw | 3-3 |
| 16:49 | Cornell | John Guillory takes the ball from Cecil Stewart | 3-3 |
| 16:22 | Kent State | John Guillory comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 3-3 |
| 16:20 | Cornell | Aaron Blalock grabs the board | 3-3 |
| 16:07 | Cornell | Cecil Stewart can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 3-3 |
| 16:06 | Cornell | Michael McClarnon hits the follow up shot | 3-5 |
| 15:49 | Kent State | Vasily Slominski clanks a jumper in the paint | 3-5 |
| 15:48 | Cornell | Steve Frank grabs the defensive rebound | 3-5 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - John Guillory (fairly fresh) SG - Brent Horne (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gerald Avery (fresh) PF - Donald Deal (fairly fresh) C - Vasily Slominski (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Cecil Stewart (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Kevin Booker (fairly fresh) SF - Aaron Blalock (fairly fresh) PF - Michael McClarnon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Steve Frank (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Cornell | Gerald Avery is called for the reach on Kevin Booker - foul #1 on Gerald Avery, team foul #1 | 3-5 |
| Subs | Kent State | Reinaldo Gallo (PG), Vincent Goad (SF), Fredrick Palafox (PF), Robert Phillips (C) John Guillory, Brent Horne, Donald Deal, Vasily Slominski | |
| 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 | |
| 15:30 | Cornell | Fredrick Palafox swats the short shot by Willie Eggen | 3-5 |
| 15:29 | Cornell | Karl Dimick grabs the offensive rebound | 3-5 |
| 15:14 | Cornell | Mike Willis makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Vladimir Lisowski | 3-8 |
| 14:55 | Kent State | Gerald Avery is fouled on the floor by Vladimir Lisowski - foul #1 on Vladimir Lisowski, team foul #3 | 3-8 |
| Subs | Kent State | Ted Krug (PG) Gerald Avery | |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| 14:26 | Kent State | Ted Krug misses short on a floater from the right wing | 3-8 |
| 14:25 | Kent State | Ted Krug gets the offensive rebound | 3-8 |
| 14:13 | Kent State | Vladimir Lisowski is called for the reach on Reinaldo Gallo - foul #2 on Vladimir Lisowski, team foul #4 | 3-8 |
| Subs | Kent State | John Guillory (PG), Brent Horne (SG), Donald Deal (PF) Ted Krug, Reinaldo Gallo, Robert Phillips | |
| Subs | Cornell | Cecil Stewart (PG), Kevin Booker (SG), Aaron Blalock (SF), Michael McClarnon (PF) Mike Willis, Vladimir Lisowski, Karl Dimick, Willie Eggen | |
| 13:57 | Kent State | Fredrick Palafox comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 3-8 |
| 13:55 | Cornell | Kevin Booker grabs the defensive rebound | 3-8 |
| 13:48 | Cornell | Joshua Nash misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 3-8 |
| 13:46 | Cornell | Joshua Nash snags the offensive board | 3-8 |
| 13:30 | Cornell | Kevin Booker hits a 3 pointer from the left wing | 3-11 |
| 13:10 | Kent State | Fredrick Palafox misses long on a jump hook from the left block | 3-11 |
| 13:09 | Kent State | Donald Deal can't tip it in | 3-11 |
| 13:08 | Cornell | Aaron Blalock gets the rebound | 3-11 |
| 12:56 | Cornell | Kevin Booker misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 3-11 |
| 12:54 | Kent State | Donald Deal grabs the board | 3-11 |
| 12:47 | Kent State | Brent Horne loses the ball out of bounds | 3-11 |
| Subs | Kent State | Gerald Avery (SF), Vasily Slominski (C) Vincent Goad, Fredrick Palafox | |
| Subs | Cornell | Steve Frank (C) Joshua Nash | |
| 12:21 | Cornell | Kevin Booker misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 3-11 |
| 12:19 | Cornell | Michael McClarnon tips it in | 3-13 |
| 12:16 | Kent State | John Guillory is hacked by Cecil Stewart in the backcourt - foul #1 on Cecil Stewart, team foul #5 | 3-13 |
| Subs | Kent State | Reinaldo Gallo (SG), Robert Phillips (PF) Brent Horne, Donald Deal | |
| Subs | Cornell | Mike Willis (PG), Willie Eggen (PF) Cecil Stewart, Michael McClarnon | |
| 12:07 | Kent State | Gerald Avery can't connect on a floater in the paint but he's fouled by Kevin Booker - foul #2 on Kevin Booker, team foul #6 | 3-13 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Cornell | Cecil Stewart (PG) Kevin Booker | |
| 12:07 | Kent State | Gerald Avery makes the 1st free throw | 4-13 |
| 12:07 | Kent State | Gerald Avery makes the 2nd free throw | 5-13 |
| 11:50 | Cornell | Aaron Blalock is whistled for traveling | 5-13 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - John Guillory (fresh) SG - Reinaldo Gallo (fresh) SF - Gerald Avery (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Phillips (fresh) C - Vasily Slominski (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Cecil Stewart (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Mike Willis (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Aaron Blalock (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Willie Eggen (fresh) C - Steve Frank (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Kent State | Gerald Avery throws a bad pass out of bounds | 5-13 |
| Subs | Kent State | Fredrick Palafox (PF) Robert Phillips | |
| Subs | Cornell | Karl Dimick (SF) Aaron Blalock | |
| 11:15 | Cornell | Steve Frank banks in the layup | 5-15 |
| 10:53 | Kent State | Reinaldo Gallo can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 5-15 |
| 10:52 | Cornell | Willie Eggen pulls down the rebound | 5-15 |
| 10:37 | Cornell | Karl Dimick is fouled on the floor by Gerald Avery - foul #2 on Gerald Avery, team foul #2 | 5-15 |
| Subs | Kent State | Brent Horne (SG), Vincent Goad (SF), Donald Deal (PF) John Guillory, Gerald Avery, Fredrick Palafox | |
| Subs | Cornell | Aaron Blalock (SF), Michael McClarnon (PF) Karl Dimick, Willie Eggen | |
| 10:19 | Cornell | Steve Frank hits the finger roll on a great pass from Cecil Stewart | 5-17 |
| 10:00 | Kent State | Reinaldo Gallo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 5-17 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Cornell | Joshua Nash (C) Steve Frank | |
| 09:39 | Cornell | Cecil Stewart drills a 3 pointer from the right wing | 5-20 |
| 09:18 | Kent State | Reinaldo Gallo misses the 3 from the right wing | 5-20 |
| 09:17 | Kent State | Vasily Slominski pulls down the offensive rebound | 5-20 |
| 09:02 | Kent State | Reinaldo Gallo knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 7-20 |
| 08:48 | Cornell | Joshua Nash can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Vincent Goad - foul #1 on Vincent Goad, team foul #3 | 7-20 |
| Subs | Kent State | John Guillory (PG), Ronnie Porter (SF), Fredrick Palafox (C) Reinaldo Gallo, Vincent Goad, Vasily Slominski | |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| 08:48 | Cornell | Joshua Nash misses the 1st free throw | 7-20 |
| 08:48 | Cornell | Joshua Nash makes the 2nd free throw | 7-21 |
| 08:31 | Kent State | John Guillory comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 7-21 |
| 08:29 | Cornell | Aaron Blalock gets the rebound | 7-21 |
| 08:15 | Cornell | Aaron Blalock is fouled on the floor by Donald Deal - foul #1 on Donald Deal, team foul #4 | 7-21 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Cornell | Karl Dimick (SF), Steve Frank (C) Aaron Blalock, Joshua Nash | |
| 07:55 | Cornell | Michael McClarnon is denied on a dunk by Fredrick Palafox | 7-21 |
| 07:54 | Cornell | Michael McClarnon grabs the offensive rebound | 7-21 |
| 07:49 | Cornell | Cecil Stewart comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 7-21 |
| 07:47 | Kent State | Ronnie Porter snags the defensive board | 7-21 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - John Guillory (fresh) SG - Brent Horne (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ronnie Porter (fresh) PF - Donald Deal (fresh) 3 reb. C - Fredrick Palafox (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Cecil Stewart (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mike Willis (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Karl Dimick (fresh) PF - Michael McClarnon (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Steve Frank (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:36 | Kent State | Donald Deal misses the turnaround from the left block | 7-21 |
| 07:35 | Kent State | Ronnie Porter tips it in | 9-21 |
| 07:08 | Cornell | Steve Frank misses badly on a turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by Fredrick Palafox - foul #1 on Fredrick Palafox, team foul #5 | 9-21 |
| Subs | Kent State | Reinaldo Gallo (SG), Vincent Goad (SF), Vasily Slominski (C) Brent Horne, Ronnie Porter, Donald Deal | |
| Subs | Cornell | Aaron Blalock (SF), Willie Eggen (PF) Karl Dimick, Michael McClarnon | |
| 07:08 | Cornell | Steve Frank makes the 1st free throw | 9-22 |
| 07:08 | Cornell | Steve Frank misses the 2nd free throw | 9-22 |
| 07:08 | Kent State | Fredrick Palafox snags the defensive board | 9-22 |
| 06:57 | Kent State | Aaron Blalock takes the ball from Vincent Goad | 9-22 |
| 06:52 | Cornell | Aaron Blalock can't connect on a jump hook near the basket | 9-22 |
| 06:50 | Kent State | Vasily Slominski pulls down the rebound | 9-22 |
| 06:25 | Kent State | John Guillory buries a floater from the baseline set up by Vincent Goad | 11-22 |
| 06:08 | Cornell | Steve Frank misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 11-22 |
| 06:06 | Cornell | Aaron Blalock tips it home | 11-24 |
| 05:47 | Kent State | Reinaldo Gallo is hacked by Cecil Stewart - foul #2 on Cecil Stewart, team foul #7 | 11-24 |
| Subs | Kent State | Brent Horne (SG), Donald Deal (PF) John Guillory, Fredrick Palafox | |
| Subs | Cornell | Kevin Booker (SG), Michael McClarnon (PF), Joshua Nash (C) Cecil Stewart, Willie Eggen, Steve Frank | |
| 05:47 | Kent State | Reinaldo Gallo makes the 1st free throw | 12-24 |
| 05:47 | Kent State | Reinaldo Gallo misses the 2nd free throw | 12-24 |
| 05:47 | Cornell | Michael McClarnon grabs the defensive rebound | 12-24 |
| 05:22 | Cornell | Michael McClarnon misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 12-24 |
| 05:21 | Kent State | Donald Deal gets the rebound | 12-24 |
| 05:02 | Kent State | Brent Horne misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 12-24 |
| 05:00 | Cornell | The rebound goes to Joshua Nash | 12-24 |
| 04:54 | Cornell | Mike Willis misses the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Brent Horne - foul #1 on Brent Horne, team foul #6 | 12-24 |
| Subs | Kent State | John Guillory (PG), Ronnie Porter (SF), Robert Phillips (C) Reinaldo Gallo, Vincent Goad, Vasily Slominski | |
| Subs | Cornell | Karl Dimick (SF) Aaron Blalock | |
| 04:54 | Cornell | Mike Willis makes the 1st free throw | 12-25 |
| 04:54 | Cornell | Mike Willis makes the 2nd free throw | 12-26 |
| 04:39 | Kent State | Donald Deal throws a bad pass out of bounds | 12-26 |
| Subs | Kent State | Fredrick Palafox (C) Robert Phillips | |
| Subs | Cornell | Steve Frank (C) Joshua Nash | |
| 04:20 | Cornell | Karl Dimick knocks in the runner in the paint | 12-28 |
| 03:59 | Kent State | John Guillory throws a bad pass out of bounds | 12-28 |
| Subs | Kent State | Gerald Avery (SF) Ronnie Porter | |
| Subs | Cornell | Vladimir Lisowski (PG) Mike Willis | |
| 03:45 | Cornell | Kevin Booker can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 12-28 |
| 03:44 | Kent State | John Guillory grabs the board | 12-28 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - John Guillory (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Brent Horne (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gerald Avery (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Donald Deal (fresh) 4 reb. C - Fredrick Palafox (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Vladimir Lisowski (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kevin Booker (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Karl Dimick (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael McClarnon (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Steve Frank (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:38 | Kent State | Gerald Avery knocks in the jumper from the free throw line set up by Brent Horne | 14-28 |
| 03:15 | Cornell | Vladimir Lisowski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 14-28 |
| Subs | Kent State | Vincent Goad (SF), Vasily Slominski (C) Gerald Avery, Fredrick Palafox | |
| Subs | Cornell | Aaron Blalock (SF), Willie Eggen (PF) Karl Dimick, Michael McClarnon | |
| 02:51 | Kent State | Donald Deal's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 14-28 |
| Subs | Kent State | Reinaldo Gallo (SG), Robert Phillips (PF) Brent Horne, Donald Deal | |
| Subs | Cornell | Joshua Nash (C) Steve Frank | |
| 02:34 | Cornell | Aaron Blalock lays it up and in and he's hacked by Vincent Goad - foul #2 on Vincent Goad, team foul #7 | 14-30 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Cornell | Cecil Stewart (PG) Kevin Booker | |
| 02:34 | Cornell | Aaron Blalock makes the free throw | 14-31 |
| 02:11 | Kent State | Vasily Slominski lays it in | 16-31 |
| 01:58 | Cornell | Vladimir Lisowski double dribbles | 16-31 |
| Subs | Kent State | Brent Horne (SG), Donald Deal (PF) Reinaldo Gallo, Robert Phillips | |
| Subs | Cornell | Mike Willis (PG), Michael McClarnon (PF) Cecil Stewart, Willie Eggen | |
| 01:33 | Kent State | Vincent Goad clanks a shot from the left wing | 16-31 |
| 01:31 | Cornell | The rebound goes to Mike Willis | 16-31 |
| 01:11 | Cornell | Mike Willis comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 16-31 |
| 01:09 | Kent State | Vasily Slominski grabs the defensive rebound | 16-31 |
| 00:50 | Kent State | Vincent Goad's pass is intercepted by Vladimir Lisowski | 16-31 |
| 00:32 | Cornell | Michael McClarnon misses badly on a floater from close range but the foul's on Vincent Goad - foul #3 on Vincent Goad, team foul #8 | 16-31 |
| Subs | Kent State | Reinaldo Gallo (PG), Gerald Avery (SF), Fredrick Palafox (C) John Guillory, Vincent Goad, Vasily Slominski | |
| Subs | Cornell | Kevin Booker (SG), Steve Frank (C) Vladimir Lisowski, Joshua Nash | |
| 00:32 | Cornell | Michael McClarnon makes the 1st free throw | 16-32 |
| 00:32 | Cornell | Michael McClarnon makes the 2nd free throw | 16-33 |
| 00:14 | Kent State | Gerald Avery hits a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Reinaldo Gallo | 18-33 |
| 00:03 | Cornell | Kevin Booker comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket | 18-33 |
| 00:01 | Cornell | The offensive rebound goes to Steve Frank | 18-33 |
| 00:00 | Cornell | The clock runs out | 18-33 |