| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Tony Stratton (fresh) SG - Cyril Byrd (fresh) SF - Eddie Harris (fresh) PF - Mark Lee (fresh) C - Jacob Burkett (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central | PG - Antonio Huber (fresh) SG - Arthur Benner (fresh) SF - Larry Larkin (fresh) PF - Virgil Pennington (fresh) C - David Desir (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Central | Larry Larkin wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Central | Central is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:41 | Central | Virgil Pennington misses badly on a driving attempt from close range | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Cornell | Mark Lee pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | Cornell | Eddie Harris can't finish the layup | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | Central | David Desir snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:05 | Central | Arthur Benner is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Arthur Benner, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:58 | Cornell | Mark Lee can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 18:56 | Central | The rebound goes to David Desir | 0-0 |
| 18:50 | Central | David Desir's pass is intercepted by Tony Stratton | 0-0 |
| 18:46 | Cornell | Tony Stratton banks in the layup | 2-0 |
| 18:32 | Central | Larry Larkin misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 2-0 |
| 18:30 | Central | Larry Larkin pulls down the offensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:22 | Central | Virgil Pennington misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 2-0 |
| 18:21 | Central | Arthur Benner grabs the offensive board | 2-0 |
| 18:12 | Central | Mark Lee is called for the reach on Virgil Pennington - foul #1 on Mark Lee, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 17:56 | Central | Larry Larkin hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Antonio Huber | 2-3 |
| 17:46 | Cornell | Cyril Byrd connects on the jumpshot from the left wing and he's hacked by Arthur Benner - foul #2 on Arthur Benner, team foul #2 | 4-3 |
| Subs | Cornell | Alan Bledsoe (PG), Robert Gamblin (PF), Wendell York (C) Tony Stratton, Mark Lee, Jacob Burkett | |
| Subs | Central | Ernest Edwards (PG), Hugh Flannagan (SG), Fred Whaley (SF), John Renner (PF), Clarence Rice (C) Antonio Huber, Arthur Benner, Larry Larkin, Virgil Pennington, David Desir | |
| 17:46 | Cornell | Cyril Byrd misses the free throw | 4-3 |
| 17:46 | Central | Clarence Rice grabs the board | 4-3 |
| 17:17 | Central | Cyril Byrd steals the ball from Fred Whaley | 4-3 |
| 17:01 | Cornell | Alan Bledsoe lays it up and in on a nice dish by Eddie Harris | 6-3 |
| 16:37 | Central | Clarence Rice is fouled on the floor by Wendell York - foul #1 on Wendell York, team foul #2 | 6-3 |
| Subs | Cornell | Tony Stratton (PG), Joseph Jones (SG), Curtis Grindle (SF) Alan Bledsoe, Cyril Byrd, Eddie Harris | |
| Subs | Central | | |
| 16:17 | Central | Joseph Jones takes the ball from Ernest Edwards | 6-3 |
| 16:14 | Cornell | Robert Gamblin is hacked by Fred Whaley in the backcourt - foul #1 on Fred Whaley, team foul #3 | 6-3 |
| Subs | Cornell | Jacob Burkett (C) Robert Gamblin | |
| Subs | Central | Mark Honey (PG), Virgil Pennington (PF) Ernest Edwards, John Renner | |
| 15:57 | Cornell | Wendell York hits the finger roll on a great pass from Tony Stratton | 8-3 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Tony Stratton (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Jones (fresh) SF - Curtis Grindle (fresh) PF - Wendell York (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Jacob Burkett (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central | PG - Mark Honey (fresh) SG - Hugh Flannagan (fairly fresh) SF - Fred Whaley (fairly fresh) PF - Virgil Pennington (fresh) C - Clarence Rice (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:37 | Central | Virgil Pennington misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 8-3 |
| 15:35 | Central | Clarence Rice hits the follow up shot | 8-5 |
| 15:22 | Cornell | Joseph Jones is fouled on the floor by Clarence Rice - foul #1 on Clarence Rice, team foul #4 | 8-5 |
| Subs | Cornell | Alan Bledsoe (PG), Mark Lee (PF) Tony Stratton, Wendell York | |
| Subs | Central | Antonio Huber (PG), Ernest Edwards (SG), Larry Larkin (SF), David Desir (C) Mark Honey, Hugh Flannagan, Fred Whaley, Clarence Rice | |
| 15:11 | Cornell | Jacob Burkett hits the front of the rim on the wide open runner in the lane | 8-5 |
| 15:09 | Central | The rebound goes to Virgil Pennington | 8-5 |
| 14:56 | Central | Ernest Edwards hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Antonio Huber | 8-8 |
| 14:54 | Cornell | Curtis Grindle loses the dribble to Larry Larkin in the backcourt | 8-8 |
| 14:44 | Central | Larry Larkin loses the ball out of bounds | 8-8 |
| Subs | Cornell | Cyril Byrd (SG), Gary Nale (SF), Robert Gamblin (C) Joseph Jones, Curtis Grindle, Jacob Burkett | |
| Subs | Central | John Renner (PF) Virgil Pennington | |
| 14:36 | Cornell | Mark Lee misses the easy open layup | 8-8 |
| 14:34 | Central | David Desir gets the rebound | 8-8 |
| 14:15 | Central | Larry Larkin misses long on a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Cyril Byrd - foul #1 on Cyril Byrd, team foul #3 | 8-8 |
| Subs | Cornell | Tony Stratton (PG), Eddie Harris (SF) Alan Bledsoe, Gary Nale | |
| Subs | Central | | |
| 14:15 | Central | Larry Larkin makes the 1st free throw | 8-9 |
| 14:15 | Central | Larry Larkin misses the 2nd free throw | 8-9 |
| 14:15 | Cornell | Robert Gamblin grabs the defensive rebound | 8-9 |
| 13:51 | Cornell | The pull-up jumper by Tony Stratton is blocked by John Renner | 8-9 |
| 13:49 | Cornell | The offensive rebound goes to Mark Lee | 8-9 |
| 13:34 | Cornell | Eddie Harris drills a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Tony Stratton | 10-9 |
| 13:29 | Central | Larry Larkin knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from John Renner | 10-12 |
| 13:11 | Cornell | Tony Stratton misses the floater from the right wing | 10-12 |
| 13:10 | Cornell | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Gamblin | 10-12 |
| 12:57 | Cornell | Eddie Harris hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Larry Larkin - foul #1 on Larry Larkin, team foul #5 | 10-12 |
| Subs | Cornell | Alan Bledsoe (PG), Joseph Jones (SG), Wendell York (PF), Curtis Grindle (C) Tony Stratton, Cyril Byrd, Mark Lee, Robert Gamblin | |
| Subs | Central | Mark Honey (PG), Hugh Flannagan (SG), Fred Whaley (SF), Virgil Pennington (PF), Clarence Rice (C) Antonio Huber, Ernest Edwards, Larry Larkin, John Renner, David Desir | |
| 12:57 | Cornell | Eddie Harris makes the 1st free throw | 11-12 |
| 12:57 | Cornell | Eddie Harris misses the 2nd free throw | 11-12 |
| 12:57 | Central | Clarence Rice gets the rebound | 11-12 |
| 12:44 | Central | Clarence Rice misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 11-12 |
| 12:43 | Cornell | Wendell York grabs the board | 11-12 |
| 12:40 | Cornell | Fred Whaley is called for the reach on Eddie Harris in the backcourt - foul #2 on Fred Whaley, team foul #6 | 11-12 |
| Subs | Cornell | Jacob Burkett (C) Eddie Harris | |
| Subs | Central | Larry Larkin (SF) Fred Whaley | |
| 12:25 | Cornell | Curtis Grindle misses long on an open fadeaway near the basket | 11-12 |
| 12:24 | Cornell | The offensive rebound goes to Jacob Burkett | 11-12 |
| 12:11 | Cornell | Wendell York comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 11-12 |
| 12:10 | Central | The rebound goes to Larry Larkin | 11-12 |
| 11:51 | Central | Larry Larkin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 11-12 |
| 11:49 | Cornell | Wendell York gets the rebound | 11-12 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Alan Bledsoe (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Joseph Jones (fresh) SF - Curtis Grindle (fresh) PF - Wendell York (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jacob Burkett (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central | PG - Mark Honey (fresh) SG - Hugh Flannagan (fresh) SF - Larry Larkin (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Virgil Pennington (fairly fresh) C - Clarence Rice (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:31 | Cornell | Jacob Burkett knocks in the jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Curtis Grindle and he's fouled by Hugh Flannagan - foul #1 on Hugh Flannagan, team foul #7 | 13-12 |
| Subs | Cornell | Gary Nale (SF), Mark Lee (PF) Curtis Grindle, Wendell York | |
| Subs | Central | Antonio Huber (PG) Mark Honey | |
| 11:31 | Cornell | Jacob Burkett makes the free throw | 14-12 |
| 11:13 | Central | Antonio Huber misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Gary Nale - foul #1 on Gary Nale, team foul #4 | 14-12 |
| Subs | Cornell | Tony Stratton (PG), Cyril Byrd (SG), Eddie Harris (SF), Robert Gamblin (PF) Alan Bledsoe, Joseph Jones, Gary Nale, Mark Lee | |
| Subs | Central | Ernest Edwards (SG), David Desir (C) Hugh Flannagan, Clarence Rice | |
| 11:13 | Central | Antonio Huber misses the 1st free throw | 14-12 |
| 11:13 | Central | Antonio Huber makes the 2nd free throw | 14-13 |
| 10:46 | Cornell | Cyril Byrd connects on the fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Tony Stratton | 16-13 |
| 10:21 | Central | Antonio Huber misses long on a shot from the left side but he's hacked by Jacob Burkett - foul #1 on Jacob Burkett, team foul #5 | 16-13 |
| Subs | Cornell | Gary Nale (SF), Mark Lee (PF), Wendell York (C) Eddie Harris, Robert Gamblin, Jacob Burkett | |
| Subs | Central | John Renner (SF) Larry Larkin | |
| 10:21 | Central | Antonio Huber makes the 1st free throw | 16-14 |
| 10:21 | Central | Antonio Huber makes the 2nd free throw | 16-15 |
| 10:13 | Cornell | Wendell York misses short on a floater from the left side | 16-15 |
| 10:11 | Central | The rebound goes to Virgil Pennington | 16-15 |
| 09:51 | Central | Ernest Edwards is hacked by Mark Lee - foul #2 on Mark Lee, team foul #6 | 16-15 |
| Subs | Cornell | Alan Bledsoe (PG), Joseph Jones (SG), Curtis Grindle (SF), Jacob Burkett (C) Tony Stratton, Cyril Byrd, Gary Nale, Mark Lee | |
| Subs | Central | Mark Honey (PG), Hugh Flannagan (SG), Clarence Rice (C) Antonio Huber, Ernest Edwards, David Desir | |
| 09:40 | Central | Mark Honey travels with the ball | 16-15 |
| 09:19 | Cornell | Wendell York connects on the open floater from the baseline set up by Alan Bledsoe | 18-15 |
| 09:02 | Central | Virgil Pennington's fadeaway is rejected by Wendell York | 18-15 |
| 09:00 | Cornell | Wendell York grabs the defensive rebound | 18-15 |
| 08:58 | Cornell | Mark Honey is called for the reach on Alan Bledsoe in the backcourt - foul #1 on Mark Honey, team foul #8 | 18-15 |
| Subs | Cornell | Eddie Harris (SF), Robert Gamblin (PF) Wendell York, Jacob Burkett | |
| Subs | Central | Larry Larkin (SF) Virgil Pennington | |
| 08:58 | Cornell | Alan Bledsoe misses the 1st free throw | 18-15 |
| 08:58 | Central | Hugh Flannagan gets the rebound | 18-15 |
| 08:44 | Central | Mark Honey can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 18-15 |
| 08:43 | Cornell | Robert Gamblin gets the rebound | 18-15 |
| 08:40 | Cornell | Larry Larkin takes the ball from Alan Bledsoe in the backcourt | 18-15 |
| 08:26 | Central | Clarence Rice hits a jumper from the right wing | 18-17 |
| 08:18 | Cornell | Eddie Harris is hacked by Larry Larkin - foul #2 on Larry Larkin, team foul #9 | 18-17 |
| Subs | Cornell | Tony Stratton (PG), Cyril Byrd (SG), Jacob Burkett (C) Alan Bledsoe, Joseph Jones, Curtis Grindle | |
| Subs | Central | Antonio Huber (PG), Ernest Edwards (SF), Virgil Pennington (PF), David Desir (C) Mark Honey, Larry Larkin, John Renner, Clarence Rice | |
| 08:18 | Cornell | Eddie Harris misses the 1st free throw | 18-17 |
| 08:18 | Cornell | Robert Gamblin gets the offensive rebound | 18-17 |
| 08:04 | Cornell | Cyril Byrd scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Tony Stratton | 21-17 |
| 07:58 | Central | David Desir knocks in the runner near the basket on a nice dish by Antonio Huber and he's hacked by Jacob Burkett - foul #2 on Jacob Burkett, team foul #7 | 21-19 |
| Subs | Cornell | Wendell York (C) Jacob Burkett | |
| Subs | Central | | |
| 07:58 | Central | David Desir makes the free throw | 21-20 |
| 07:49 | Cornell | Wendell York can't connect on a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Ernest Edwards - foul #1 on Ernest Edwards, team foul #10 | 21-20 |
| 07:49 | Cornell | Wendell York misses the 1st free throw | 21-20 |
| 07:49 | Cornell | Wendell York makes the 2nd free throw | 22-20 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Tony Stratton (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Cyril Byrd (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Eddie Harris (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Wendell York (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Gamblin (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central | PG - Antonio Huber (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Hugh Flannagan (fairly fresh) SF - Ernest Edwards (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Virgil Pennington (tiring) 2 reb. C - David Desir (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:33 | Central | David Desir makes the shot in the lane | 22-22 |
| 07:16 | Cornell | Cyril Byrd is hacked by Hugh Flannagan - foul #2 on Hugh Flannagan, team foul #11 | 22-22 |
| Subs | Cornell | Gary Nale (SF) Eddie Harris | |
| Subs | Central | John Renner (SF) Hugh Flannagan | |
| 07:16 | Cornell | Cyril Byrd misses the 1st free throw | 22-22 |
| 07:16 | Cornell | Cyril Byrd makes the 2nd free throw | 23-22 |
| 06:55 | Central | The short jumper by David Desir is denied by Robert Gamblin | 23-22 |
| 06:53 | Cornell | Tony Stratton snags the defensive board | 23-22 |
| 06:34 | Cornell | Tony Stratton connects on the floater from just outside the lane | 25-22 |
| 06:21 | Central | Ernest Edwards makes the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by David Desir | 25-25 |
| 06:12 | Cornell | Cyril Byrd can't connect on an uncontested shot from the free throw line | 25-25 |
| 06:11 | Cornell | Tony Stratton can't tip it in | 25-25 |
| 06:10 | Cornell | Cyril Byrd snags the offensive board | 25-25 |
| 05:57 | Cornell | Tony Stratton is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Tony Stratton, team foul #8 | 25-25 |
| Subs | Cornell | Alan Bledsoe (PG), Joseph Jones (SG), Curtis Grindle (PF) Tony Stratton, Cyril Byrd, Wendell York | |
| Subs | Central | Mark Honey (PG), Clarence Rice (C) Antonio Huber, David Desir | |
| 05:31 | Central | Ernest Edwards misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 25-25 |
| 05:30 | Central | Mark Honey tips it back up and in | 25-27 |
| 05:14 | Cornell | Robert Gamblin hits the easy wide open finger roll on a great pass from Joseph Jones | 27-27 |
| 04:50 | Central | Virgil Pennington can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 27-27 |
| 04:49 | Cornell | Robert Gamblin snags the defensive board | 27-27 |
| 04:44 | Cornell | Joseph Jones is hacked by Mark Honey in the backcourt - foul #2 on Mark Honey, team foul #12 | 27-27 |
| Subs | Cornell | Eddie Harris (SF) Gary Nale | |
| Subs | Central | Antonio Huber (PG), David Desir (C) Mark Honey, Ernest Edwards | |
| 04:44 | Cornell | Joseph Jones makes the 1st free throw | 28-27 |
| 04:44 | Cornell | Joseph Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 28-27 |
| 04:44 | Central | John Renner grabs the board | 28-27 |
| 04:34 | Central | Virgil Pennington comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 28-27 |
| 04:32 | Cornell | Eddie Harris grabs the defensive rebound | 28-27 |
| 04:12 | Cornell | Robert Gamblin misses the jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by David Desir - foul #1 on David Desir, team foul #13 | 28-27 |
| Subs | Cornell | Cyril Byrd (SG), Wendell York (C) Joseph Jones, Curtis Grindle | |
| Subs | Central | | |
| 04:12 | Cornell | Robert Gamblin makes the 1st free throw | 29-27 |
| 04:12 | Cornell | Robert Gamblin makes the 2nd free throw | 30-27 |
| 03:45 | Central | Antonio Huber is fouled on the floor by Wendell York - foul #2 on Wendell York, team foul #9 | 30-27 |
| Subs | Cornell | Alan Ziyad (PG), Mark Lee (PF), Jacob Burkett (C) Alan Bledsoe, Robert Gamblin, Wendell York | |
| Subs | Central | Arthur Benner (SG), Larry Larkin (SF), Fred Whaley (PF) John Renner, Virgil Pennington, David Desir | |
| 03:45 | Central | Antonio Huber misses the 1st free throw | 30-27 |
| 03:45 | Cornell | Mark Lee grabs the board | 30-27 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Alan Ziyad (fresh) SG - Cyril Byrd (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Eddie Harris (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Mark Lee (fresh) 3 reb. C - Jacob Burkett (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Central | PG - Antonio Huber (tiring) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Arthur Benner (fresh) SF - Larry Larkin (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Fred Whaley (fresh) C - Clarence Rice (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 03:26 | Cornell | Mark Lee clanks a jumper in the paint | 30-27 |
| 03:25 | Central | Larry Larkin snags the defensive board | 30-27 |
| 03:07 | Central | Fred Whaley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-27 |
| Subs | Cornell | Tony Stratton (PG) Alan Ziyad | |
| Subs | Central | Hugh Flannagan (PG), David Desir (C) Antonio Huber, Clarence Rice | |
| 02:52 | Cornell | Jacob Burkett is called for 5 seconds | 30-27 |
| Subs | Cornell | Joseph Jones (SG), Curtis Grindle (SF) Cyril Byrd, Eddie Harris | |
| Subs | Central | Mark Honey (PG) Hugh Flannagan | |
| 02:38 | Central | David Desir misses the jumper from the left wing | 30-27 |
| 02:36 | Cornell | Mark Lee snags the defensive board | 30-27 |
| 02:29 | Cornell | Tony Stratton scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Jacob Burkett | 33-27 |
| 02:11 | Central | Mark Honey makes the fadeaway from the baseline | 33-29 |
| 02:03 | Cornell | Tony Stratton misses the wide open 3 from the right wing | 33-29 |
| 02:01 | Central | David Desir gets the rebound | 33-29 |
| 01:54 | Central | Fred Whaley misses the 3 from straight away | 33-29 |
| 01:52 | Central | Arthur Benner can't tip it in | 33-29 |
| 01:51 | Central | Larry Larkin tips it back up and in | 33-31 |
| 01:49 | Cornell | Arthur Benner picks off the pass by Curtis Grindle in the backcourt | 33-31 |
| 01:47 | Central | Arthur Benner blows the layup | 33-31 |
| 01:45 | Cornell | Jacob Burkett grabs the defensive rebound | 33-31 |
| 01:39 | Cornell | Curtis Grindle is open and buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Tony Stratton | 36-31 |
| 01:28 | Central | David Desir's floater is tipped away by Mark Lee | 36-31 |
| 01:26 | Cornell | Tony Stratton grabs the defensive rebound | 36-31 |
| 01:21 | Cornell | Joseph Jones is hacked by Larry Larkin in the backcourt - foul #3 on Larry Larkin, team foul #14 | 36-31 |
| Subs | Cornell | Cyril Byrd (SG), Eddie Harris (SF), Wendell York (C) Tony Stratton, Curtis Grindle, Jacob Burkett | |
| Subs | Central | Antonio Huber (PG), Hugh Flannagan (SG), Virgil Pennington (PF), Clarence Rice (C) Mark Honey, Arthur Benner, Larry Larkin, David Desir | |
| 01:21 | Cornell | Joseph Jones makes the 1st free throw | 37-31 |
| 01:21 | Cornell | Joseph Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 38-31 |
| 01:00 | Central | Hugh Flannagan misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 38-31 |
| 00:58 | Cornell | The rebound goes to Eddie Harris | 38-31 |
| 00:54 | Cornell | Joseph Jones misses short on an open 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-31 |
| 00:52 | Cornell | Wendell York gets the offensive rebound | 38-31 |
| 00:46 | Cornell | Eddie Harris slams it home | 40-31 |
| 00:31 | Central | Wendell York steps in front of the Virgil Pennington pass | 40-31 |
| 00:19 | Cornell | Cyril Byrd is fouled on the floor by Antonio Huber - foul #1 on Antonio Huber, team foul #15 | 40-31 |
| Subs | Cornell | Alan Bledsoe (PG), Jacob Burkett (C) Joseph Jones, Mark Lee | |
| Subs | Central | Arthur Benner (SG), John Renner (PF) Antonio Huber, Virgil Pennington | |
| 00:19 | Cornell | Cyril Byrd misses the 1st free throw | 40-31 |
| 00:19 | Cornell | Cyril Byrd misses the 2nd free throw | 40-31 |
| 00:19 | Central | Arthur Benner grabs the defensive rebound | 40-31 |
| 00:01 | Central | Arthur Benner misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 40-31 |
| 00:00 | Central | The offensive rebound goes to John Renner | 40-31 |