| Lineup | Southern | PG - Michael Smith (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Melvin Albanese (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harry Benton (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tony Christiansen (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - John Zemaitis (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Robert Spicer (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Herman Fletcher (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Alexander Peterson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Eric Moore (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Harold Brewer (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Southern | Harry Benton inbounds the ball | 32-32 |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:43 | Southern | Harry Benton knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Melvin Albanese | 35-32 |
| 19:25 | Cornell | Harold Brewer misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 35-32 |
| 19:23 | Cornell | Harold Brewer grabs the offensive rebound | 35-32 |
| 19:14 | Cornell | Harold Brewer misses long on a runner near the basket | 35-32 |
| 19:13 | Cornell | Harold Brewer snags the offensive board | 35-32 |
| 19:01 | Cornell | Herman Fletcher scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Harold Brewer | 35-35 |
| 18:47 | Southern | Melvin Albanese misses long on an open floater from just outside the lane | 35-35 |
| 18:46 | Cornell | Harold Brewer gets the rebound | 35-35 |
| 18:42 | Cornell | Alexander Peterson is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Alexander Peterson, team foul #1 | 35-35 |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| Subs | Cornell | Keith Sipes (SF), Harold Hardy (PF), Michael McGahey (C) Alexander Peterson, Eric Moore, Harold Brewer | |
| 18:18 | Southern | Robert Spicer takes the ball from Harry Benton | 35-35 |
| 18:02 | Cornell | Harold Hardy scores on a driving attempt near the basket set up by Robert Spicer | 35-37 |
| 17:55 | Southern | Melvin Albanese loses the ball out of bounds | 35-37 |
| Subs | Southern | John Henderson (PG), Thomas Barnett (SG), Ronald Brown (SF), Richard Stevens (PF), John Wiggs (C) Michael Smith, Melvin Albanese, Harry Benton, Tony Christiansen, John Zemaitis | |
| Subs | Cornell | Filip Zagorac (SG), Richard Johnson (SF) Robert Spicer, Herman Fletcher | |
| 17:37 | Cornell | Filip Zagorac comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 35-37 |
| 17:36 | Southern | John Wiggs snags the defensive board | 35-37 |
| 17:33 | Southern | Richard Johnson steps in front of the John Henderson pass in the backcourt | 35-37 |
| 17:32 | Cornell | Richard Johnson lays it in | 35-39 |
| 17:25 | Southern | Thomas Barnett misses short on a floater from the left side | 35-39 |
| 17:24 | Cornell | Harold Hardy gets the rebound | 35-39 |
| 17:20 | Cornell | Filip Zagorac is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Filip Zagorac, team foul #2 | 35-39 |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| Subs | Cornell | Marco Arvin (PG), Eric Moore (PF), Harold Brewer (C) Keith Sipes, Harold Hardy, Michael McGahey | |
| 17:17 | Southern | Richard Johnson steals the ball from John Henderson in the backcourt | 35-39 |
| 17:04 | Cornell | Harold Brewer can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 35-39 |
| 17:03 | Southern | Richard Stevens pulls down the rebound | 35-39 |
| 16:57 | Southern | Ronald Brown is hacked by Filip Zagorac - foul #3 on Filip Zagorac, team foul #3 | 35-39 |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| Subs | Cornell | Herman Fletcher (SG) Filip Zagorac | |
| 16:50 | Southern | John Henderson is hacked by Marco Arvin - foul #1 on Marco Arvin, team foul #4 | 35-39 |
| Subs | Southern | Harry Benton (SF) John Henderson | |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| 16:33 | Southern | Ronald Brown buries a shot from the left side | 37-39 |
| 16:15 | Cornell | Herman Fletcher is fouled on the floor by Harry Benton - foul #1 on Harry Benton, team foul #1 | 37-39 |
| Subs | Southern | Michael Smith (PG), Melvin Albanese (SG), Edward Williams (PF), John Zemaitis (C) Thomas Barnett, Ronald Brown, Richard Stevens, John Wiggs | |
| Subs | Cornell | Robert Spicer (PG), Keith Sipes (SF), Vernon Prager (PF), Michael McGahey (C) Marco Arvin, Richard Johnson, Eric Moore, Harold Brewer | |
| 16:03 | Cornell | Vernon Prager's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-39 |
| Subs | Southern | Tony Christiansen (PF) Edward Williams | |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| 15:47 | Southern | John Zemaitis comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by Vernon Prager - foul #1 on Vernon Prager, team foul #5 | 37-39 |
| Subs | Southern | John Henderson (SF) Harry Benton | |
| Subs | Cornell | Filip Zagorac (SG), Alexander Peterson (SF) Herman Fletcher, Keith Sipes | |
| 15:47 | Southern | John Zemaitis makes the 1st free throw | 38-39 |
| 15:47 | Southern | John Zemaitis makes the 2nd free throw | 39-39 |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Michael Smith (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Melvin Albanese (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Henderson (fresh) 3 ast. PF - Tony Christiansen (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - John Zemaitis (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Robert Spicer (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Filip Zagorac (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Alexander Peterson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Vernon Prager (fresh) C - Michael McGahey (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Cornell | Robert Spicer is fouled on the floor by John Zemaitis - foul #1 on John Zemaitis, team foul #2 | 39-39 |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| Subs | Cornell | Eric Moore (PF) Michael McGahey | |
| 15:07 | Cornell | Eric Moore makes the jumpshot from the left side | 39-41 |
| 14:54 | Southern | Michael Smith is by himself and knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by John Henderson | 42-41 |
| 14:42 | Cornell | Vernon Prager misses long on a fadeaway near the basket | 42-41 |
| 14:41 | Southern | John Zemaitis grabs the defensive rebound | 42-41 |
| 14:37 | Southern | Michael Smith misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 42-41 |
| 14:35 | Cornell | Eric Moore pulls down the rebound | 42-41 |
| 14:13 | Cornell | Robert Spicer misses the lay-in | 42-41 |
| 14:12 | Southern | Tony Christiansen gets the rebound | 42-41 |
| 14:06 | Southern | Michael Smith can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Robert Spicer - foul #3 on Robert Spicer, team foul #6 | 42-41 |
| Subs | Southern | Thomas Barnett (SG), Harry Benton (SF), Richard Stevens (PF), John Wiggs (C) Melvin Albanese, John Henderson, Tony Christiansen, John Zemaitis | |
| Subs | Cornell | Marco Arvin (PG), Richard Johnson (SG), Keith Sipes (SF), Harold Hardy (PF), Harold Brewer (C) Robert Spicer, Filip Zagorac, Alexander Peterson, Eric Moore, Vernon Prager | |
| 14:06 | Southern | Michael Smith makes the 1st free throw | 43-41 |
| 14:06 | Southern | Michael Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 44-41 |
| 13:42 | Cornell | Harold Brewer knocks in the shot in the lane on a great pass from Keith Sipes and the foul's on John Wiggs - foul #2 on John Wiggs, team foul #3 | 44-43 |
| Subs | Southern | Ronald Brown (SG) Michael Smith | |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| 13:42 | Cornell | Harold Brewer makes the free throw | 44-44 |
| 13:23 | Southern | Thomas Barnett makes the jumper from the baseline | 46-44 |
| 13:03 | Cornell | Marco Arvin misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 46-44 |
| 13:01 | Cornell | Harold Brewer tips it back up and in | 46-46 |
| 12:41 | Southern | Richard Stevens can't connect on a turnaround near the basket | 46-46 |
| 12:39 | Cornell | Harold Hardy grabs the defensive rebound | 46-46 |
| 12:21 | Cornell | Harold Hardy can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 46-46 |
| 12:20 | Southern | Harry Benton gets the rebound | 46-46 |
| 12:02 | Southern | John Wiggs dunks the ball on a nice dish by Thomas Barnett | 48-46 |
| 11:41 | Cornell | Richard Johnson is fouled on the floor by Ronald Brown - foul #1 on Ronald Brown, team foul #4 | 48-46 |
| Subs | Southern | John Henderson (PG), Melvin Albanese (SG), Tony Christiansen (PF), Edward Williams (C) Thomas Barnett, Ronald Brown, Richard Stevens, John Wiggs | |
| Subs | Cornell | Robert Spicer (PG), Herman Fletcher (SG), Alexander Peterson (SF), Eric Moore (PF), Michael McGahey (C) Marco Arvin, Richard Johnson, Keith Sipes, Harold Hardy, Harold Brewer | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - John Henderson (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Melvin Albanese (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Harry Benton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Tony Christiansen (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Edward Williams (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Robert Spicer (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Herman Fletcher (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Alexander Peterson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Eric Moore (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael McGahey (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:20 | Cornell | Robert Spicer misses long on a jump hook from close range but he's hacked by Melvin Albanese - foul #3 on Melvin Albanese, team foul #5 | 48-46 |
| Subs | Southern | John Zemaitis (C) Edward Williams | |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| 11:20 | Cornell | Robert Spicer misses the 1st free throw | 48-46 |
| 11:20 | Cornell | Robert Spicer misses the 2nd free throw | 48-46 |
| 11:20 | Southern | John Zemaitis pulls down the rebound | 48-46 |
| 11:05 | Southern | John Henderson misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 48-46 |
| 11:04 | Southern | John Henderson grabs the offensive rebound | 48-46 |
| 10:49 | Southern | Tony Christiansen lays it in and he's fouled by Eric Moore - foul #1 on Eric Moore, team foul #7 | 50-46 |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| Subs | Cornell | Filip Zagorac (PG) Robert Spicer | |
| 10:49 | Southern | Tony Christiansen makes the free throw | 51-46 |
| 10:44 | Cornell | Filip Zagorac throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 51-46 |
| Subs | Southern | Edward Williams (PF) Tony Christiansen | |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| 10:39 | Southern | Harry Benton can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing but he's fouled by Filip Zagorac - foul #4 on Filip Zagorac, team foul #8 | 51-46 |
| Subs | Southern | Michael Smith (PG) John Henderson | |
| Subs | Cornell | Robert Spicer (PG) Filip Zagorac | |
| 10:39 | Southern | Harry Benton misses the 1st free throw | 51-46 |
| 10:39 | Southern | Harry Benton misses the 2nd free throw | 51-46 |
| 10:39 | Southern | Harry Benton makes the 3rd free throw | 52-46 |
| 10:20 | Cornell | Robert Spicer misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 52-46 |
| 10:19 | Southern | The rebound goes to Harry Benton | 52-46 |
| 09:54 | Southern | Melvin Albanese hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Michael Smith | 55-46 |
| 09:44 | Cornell | Herman Fletcher can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 55-46 |
| 09:42 | Cornell | Michael McGahey hits the follow up shot | 55-48 |
| 09:21 | Southern | John Zemaitis blows the layup | 55-48 |
| 09:20 | Cornell | The rebound goes to Robert Spicer | 55-48 |
| 08:59 | Cornell | Michael McGahey misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 55-48 |
| 08:58 | Southern | Harry Benton gets the rebound | 55-48 |
| 08:50 | Southern | Edward Williams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-48 |
| Subs | Southern | John Henderson (PG), Thomas Barnett (SG), Ronald Brown (SF), Tony Christiansen (PF), John Wiggs (C) Michael Smith, Melvin Albanese, Harry Benton, Edward Williams, John Zemaitis | |
| Subs | Cornell | Vernon Prager (PF), Harold Brewer (C) Eric Moore, Michael McGahey | |
| 08:46 | Cornell | Thomas Barnett picks off the pass by Robert Spicer in the backcourt | 55-48 |
| 08:34 | Southern | Ronald Brown misses long on a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Alexander Peterson - foul #4 on Alexander Peterson, team foul #9 | 55-48 |
| Subs | Southern | Richard Stevens (C) John Wiggs | |
| Subs | Cornell | Richard Johnson (SF) Alexander Peterson | |
| 08:34 | Southern | Ronald Brown makes the 1st free throw | 56-48 |
| 08:34 | Southern | Ronald Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 57-48 |
| 08:07 | Cornell | Harold Brewer hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Richard Johnson | 57-51 |
| 07:50 | Southern | Richard Stevens scores on a runner in the lane set up by Thomas Barnett and he's hacked by Harold Brewer - foul #1 on Harold Brewer, team foul #10 | 59-51 |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| Subs | Cornell | Keith Sipes (PG), Filip Zagorac (SG), Alexander Peterson (SF), Harold Hardy (PF) Robert Spicer, Herman Fletcher, Richard Johnson, Vernon Prager | |
| 07:50 | Southern | Richard Stevens makes the free throw | 60-51 |
| 07:28 | Cornell | Filip Zagorac can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 60-51 |
| 07:27 | Southern | Richard Stevens pulls down the rebound | 60-51 |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - John Henderson (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Thomas Barnett (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ronald Brown (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Tony Christiansen (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Richard Stevens (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Keith Sipes (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Filip Zagorac (fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. SF - Alexander Peterson (tiring) 2 pts. 4 pf. PF - Harold Hardy (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Harold Brewer (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:20 | Southern | Thomas Barnett clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 60-51 |
| 07:19 | Cornell | The rebound goes to Keith Sipes | 60-51 |
| 07:08 | Cornell | Harold Brewer misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 60-51 |
| 07:07 | Southern | Tony Christiansen snags the defensive board | 60-51 |
| 07:04 | Southern | John Henderson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 60-51 |
| Subs | Southern | Robert Zuckerman (PG), Melvin Albanese (SG), John Wiggs (SF), John Zemaitis (C) John Henderson, Thomas Barnett, Ronald Brown, Richard Stevens | |
| Subs | Cornell | Marco Arvin (PG), Eric Moore (PF) Alexander Peterson, Harold Hardy | |
| 06:51 | Cornell | Harold Brewer is hacked by John Wiggs - foul #3 on John Wiggs, team foul #6 | 60-51 |
| Subs | Southern | Edward Williams (PF) Tony Christiansen | |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| 06:36 | Cornell | Marco Arvin drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 60-53 |
| 06:23 | Southern | Robert Zuckerman misses the fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by Harold Brewer - foul #2 on Harold Brewer, team foul #11 | 60-53 |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| Subs | Cornell | Herman Fletcher (SG), Richard Johnson (SF) Filip Zagorac, Keith Sipes | |
| 06:23 | Southern | Robert Zuckerman makes the 1st free throw | 61-53 |
| 06:23 | Southern | Robert Zuckerman makes the 2nd free throw | 62-53 |
| 06:04 | Cornell | Herman Fletcher hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 62-53 |
| 06:03 | Southern | John Wiggs gets the rebound | 62-53 |
| 05:58 | Southern | Melvin Albanese misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Herman Fletcher - foul #3 on Herman Fletcher, team foul #12 | 62-53 |
| Subs | Southern | Michael Smith (PG), John Henderson (SF), Tony Christiansen (PF) Robert Zuckerman, Edward Williams, John Zemaitis | |
| Subs | Cornell | Robert Spicer (PG), Michael McGahey (C) Marco Arvin, Harold Brewer | |
| 05:58 | Southern | Melvin Albanese makes the 1st free throw | 63-53 |
| 05:58 | Southern | Melvin Albanese makes the 2nd free throw | 64-53 |
| 05:38 | Cornell | Richard Johnson can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 64-53 |
| 05:37 | Southern | Michael Smith snags the defensive board | 64-53 |
| 05:33 | Southern | Melvin Albanese's pass is intercepted by Robert Spicer in the backcourt | 64-53 |
| 05:11 | Cornell | Robert Spicer can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 64-53 |
| 05:09 | Southern | Tony Christiansen gets the rebound | 64-53 |
| 05:04 | Southern | Michael Smith makes the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from John Henderson | 66-53 |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 04:51 | Cornell | Robert Spicer connects on the 3 from the right corner set up by Herman Fletcher | 66-56 |
| 04:48 | Southern | Robert Spicer is called for the reach on Michael Smith in the backcourt - foul #4 on Robert Spicer, team foul #13 | 66-56 |
| Subs | Southern | Thomas Barnett (SG), Harry Benton (SF), Richard Stevens (PF), John Zemaitis (C) Melvin Albanese, John Henderson, Tony Christiansen, John Wiggs | |
| Subs | Cornell | Filip Zagorac (SG), Alexander Peterson (SF), Harold Hardy (PF), Vernon Prager (C) Herman Fletcher, Richard Johnson, Eric Moore, Michael McGahey | |
| 04:48 | Southern | Michael Smith makes the 1st free throw | 67-56 |
| 04:48 | Southern | Michael Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 68-56 |
| 04:38 | Cornell | Filip Zagorac's pass is intercepted by Michael Smith | 68-56 |
| 04:34 | Southern | Michael Smith is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Spicer - foul #5 on Robert Spicer, team foul #14 | 68-56 |
| Subs | Southern | Edward Williams (C) John Zemaitis | |
| Subs | Cornell | Keith Sipes (PG) Robert Spicer | |
| 04:34 | Southern | Michael Smith makes the 1st free throw | 69-56 |
| 04:34 | Southern | Michael Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 70-56 |
| 04:22 | Cornell | Harold Hardy connects on the 3 from the right corner | 70-59 |
| 04:14 | Southern | Thomas Barnett scores on a 3 from the left corner set up by Michael Smith | 73-59 |
| 04:02 | Cornell | Keith Sipes is hacked by Michael Smith - foul #1 on Michael Smith, team foul #7 | 73-59 |
| Subs | Southern | Ronald Brown (SG), John Zemaitis (C) Michael Smith, Richard Stevens | |
| Subs | Cornell | Marco Arvin (PG), Harold Brewer (C) Alexander Peterson, Vernon Prager | |
| 04:02 | Cornell | Keith Sipes makes the 1st free throw | 73-60 |
| 04:02 | Cornell | Keith Sipes makes the 2nd free throw | 73-61 |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:37 | Southern | John Zemaitis hits a wide open shot near the basket on a nice dish by Thomas Barnett | 75-61 |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:20 | Cornell | John Zemaitis blocks the short jumper by Harold Brewer | 75-61 |
| 03:19 | Cornell | Harold Hardy snags the offensive board | 75-61 |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Thomas Barnett (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ronald Brown (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Harry Benton (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Edward Williams (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - John Zemaitis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Marco Arvin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Filip Zagorac (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. SF - Keith Sipes (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Harold Hardy (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Harold Brewer (tiring) 12 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:10 | Cornell | Thomas Barnett is called for the reach on Marco Arvin - foul #2 on Thomas Barnett, team foul #8 | 75-61 |
| Subs | Southern | John Henderson (PG), Melvin Albanese (SG), Tony Christiansen (PF), John Wiggs (C) Thomas Barnett, Harry Benton, Edward Williams, John Zemaitis | |
| Subs | Cornell | Herman Fletcher (SG), Alexander Peterson (SF), Eric Moore (PF), Michael McGahey (C) Filip Zagorac, Keith Sipes, Harold Hardy, Harold Brewer | |
| 03:10 | Cornell | Marco Arvin makes the 1st free throw | 75-62 |
| 03:10 | Cornell | Marco Arvin makes the 2nd free throw | 75-63 |
| 03:08 | Southern | Herman Fletcher is called for the reach on John Henderson in the backcourt - foul #4 on Herman Fletcher, team foul #15 | 75-63 |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| Subs | Cornell | Keith Sipes (PG) Marco Arvin | |
| 03:08 | Southern | John Henderson makes the 1st free throw | 76-63 |
| 03:08 | Southern | John Henderson misses the 2nd free throw | 76-63 |
| 03:08 | Cornell | Eric Moore pulls down the rebound | 76-63 |
| 02:55 | Cornell | Michael McGahey is whistled for a carry | 76-63 |
| 02:52 | Southern | Southern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 76-63 |
| Subs | Southern | Michael Smith (PG), Harry Benton (SF), Richard Stevens (C) John Henderson, Ronald Brown, John Wiggs | |
| Subs | Cornell | Richard Johnson (SG), Vernon Prager (PF) Herman Fletcher, Eric Moore | |
| 02:39 | Southern | Harry Benton misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 76-63 |
| 02:38 | Cornell | Michael McGahey snags the defensive board | 76-63 |
| 02:38 | Cornell | Cornell calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 76-63 |
| Subs | Southern | John Zemaitis (C) Richard Stevens | |
| Subs | Cornell | Marco Arvin (PG), Filip Zagorac (SG) Keith Sipes, Richard Johnson | |
| 02:20 | Cornell | John Zemaitis blocks the short jumper by Filip Zagorac | 76-63 |
| 02:18 | Cornell | Alexander Peterson tips it home | 76-65 |
| 02:15 | Southern | Harry Benton is fouled in the backcourt by Alexander Peterson - foul #5 on Alexander Peterson, team foul #16 | 76-65 |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| Subs | Cornell | Richard Johnson (SF), Harold Hardy (PF) Alexander Peterson, Vernon Prager | |
| 02:15 | Southern | Harry Benton makes the 1st free throw | 77-65 |
| 02:15 | Southern | Harry Benton makes the 2nd free throw | 78-65 |
| 02:06 | Cornell | Harold Hardy clanks a turnaround from close range but he's hacked by John Zemaitis - foul #2 on John Zemaitis, team foul #9 | 78-65 |
| Subs | Southern | John Henderson (PG), Thomas Barnett (SG), Ronald Brown (SF), Richard Stevens (PF), John Wiggs (C) Michael Smith, Melvin Albanese, Harry Benton, Tony Christiansen, John Zemaitis | |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| 02:06 | Cornell | Harold Hardy makes the 1st free throw | 78-66 |
| 02:06 | Cornell | Harold Hardy misses the 2nd free throw | 78-66 |
| 02:06 | Southern | Richard Stevens pulls down the rebound | 78-66 |
| 01:40 | Southern | Filip Zagorac steals the ball from John Henderson | 78-66 |
| 01:24 | Cornell | Marco Arvin is hacked by Richard Stevens - foul #1 on Richard Stevens, team foul #10 | 78-66 |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| Subs | Cornell | Keith Sipes (SF) Richard Johnson | |
| 01:24 | Cornell | Marco Arvin misses the 1st free throw | 78-66 |
| 01:24 | Cornell | Marco Arvin misses the 2nd free throw | 78-66 |
| 01:24 | Cornell | The offensive rebound goes to Harold Hardy | 78-66 |
| 01:10 | Cornell | Filip Zagorac misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 78-66 |
| 01:09 | Southern | Richard Stevens grabs the defensive rebound | 78-66 |
| 00:58 | Southern | Ronald Brown drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Thomas Barnett | 80-66 |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:52 | Cornell | Thomas Barnett is called for the reach on Harold Hardy - foul #3 on Thomas Barnett, team foul #11 | 80-66 |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| Subs | Cornell | Richard Johnson (SF) Marco Arvin | |
| 00:52 | Cornell | Harold Hardy misses the 1st free throw | 80-66 |
| 00:52 | Cornell | Harold Hardy misses the 2nd free throw | 80-66 |
| 00:52 | Southern | Richard Stevens gets the rebound | 80-66 |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:32 | Southern | Richard Stevens hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater from the free throw line | 80-66 |
| 00:31 | Southern | The offensive rebound goes to Ronald Brown | 80-66 |
| 00:11 | Southern | Ronald Brown slams it home set up by John Henderson | 82-66 |
| 00:05 | Cornell | Richard Johnson scores on a shot from the right side on a great pass from Keith Sipes | 82-68 |
| 00:00 | Southern | John Henderson runs out the clock | 82-68 |