| Lineup | Cornell | PG - James Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Duane Monnier (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Sean Unknow (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Joseph Springer (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Thomas Owens (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Dennis Coffman (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Frazier (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Michael Krieg (fresh) PF - Clarence Gore (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Adam Williams (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cornell | Sean Unknow inbounds the ball | 39-34 |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:43 | Cornell | Thomas Owens misses the fadeaway from close range | 39-34 |
| 19:42 | Cornell | James Williams hits the follow up shot | 41-34 |
| 19:20 | Penn State | Kevin Frazier is hacked by Joseph Springer - foul #3 on Joseph Springer, team foul #1 | 41-34 |
| Subs | Cornell | Clifford Zietz (PF) Joseph Springer | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 19:10 | Penn State | Kevin Frazier misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 41-34 |
| 19:09 | Cornell | The rebound goes to Thomas Owens | 41-34 |
| 18:42 | Cornell | Clarence Gore steals the ball from Duane Monnier | 41-34 |
| 18:31 | Penn State | Adam Williams hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block | 41-34 |
| 18:29 | Cornell | Clifford Zietz grabs the board | 41-34 |
| 18:07 | Cornell | Thomas Owens connects on the floater from close range on a great pass from James Williams | 43-34 |
| 18:05 | Penn State | Dennis Coffman is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 43-34 |
| Subs | Cornell | Matthew Wagner (PG), Andrew Drysdale (SG), Robert Lemke (SF), Dikembe Dong (PF), James Kane (C) James Williams, Duane Monnier, Sean Unknow, Clifford Zietz, Thomas Owens | |
| Subs | Penn State | Dominic Mancini (PG), Olin Zacher (SG), Charles Stevenson (SF), Lawerence Sapp (PF), Clarence Adcock (C) Dennis Coffman, Kevin Frazier, Michael Krieg, Clarence Gore, Adam Williams | |
| 17:47 | Cornell | Clarence Adcock takes the ball from Robert Lemke | 43-34 |
| 17:21 | Penn State | Olin Zacher comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 43-34 |
| 17:20 | Cornell | Dikembe Dong pulls down the rebound | 43-34 |
| 17:16 | Cornell | Clarence Adcock denies the turnaround by Andrew Drysdale | 43-34 |
| 17:14 | Cornell | The offensive rebound goes to Dikembe Dong | 43-34 |
| 16:57 | Cornell | Robert Lemke is fouled on the floor by Charles Stevenson - foul #1 on Charles Stevenson, team foul #1 | 43-34 |
| Subs | Cornell | James Williams (PG), Thomas Owens (C) Andrew Drysdale, James Kane | |
| Subs | Penn State | Clarence Gore (PF) Lawerence Sapp | |
| 16:43 | Cornell | James Williams misses the shot from the right wing but the foul's on Clarence Gore - foul #2 on Clarence Gore, team foul #2 | 43-34 |
| Subs | Cornell | Clifford Zietz (PF) Dikembe Dong | |
| Subs | Penn State | Dennis Coffman (PG), Adam Williams (C) Dominic Mancini, Clarence Adcock | |
| 16:43 | Cornell | James Williams makes the 1st free throw | 44-34 |
| 16:43 | Cornell | James Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 45-34 |
| 16:20 | Penn State | Adam Williams is called for traveling | 45-34 |
| Subs | Cornell | Duane Monnier (SG), Ronald Franklin (SF) Matthew Wagner, Robert Lemke | |
| Subs | Penn State | Kevin Frazier (SG), Michael Krieg (SF) Olin Zacher, Charles Stevenson | |
| 15:51 | Cornell | Ronald Franklin is whistled for a carry | 45-34 |
| Subs | Cornell | Sean Unknow (SF), Joseph Springer (PF) Ronald Franklin, Clifford Zietz | |
| Subs | Penn State | Lawerence Sapp (PF) Clarence Gore | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - James Williams (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Duane Monnier (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Sean Unknow (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Joseph Springer (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Thomas Owens (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Dennis Coffman (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Frazier (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Michael Krieg (fresh) PF - Lawerence Sapp (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Adam Williams (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Penn State | Lawerence Sapp connects on the shot from the right wing | 45-36 |
| 15:14 | Cornell | Sean Unknow scores on a turnaround from the baseline | 47-36 |
| 15:00 | Penn State | Lawerence Sapp clanks a floater from the right block | 47-36 |
| 14:59 | Penn State | Michael Krieg tips it back up and in | 47-38 |
| 14:40 | Cornell | Sean Unknow clanks a 3 from the left wing | 47-38 |
| 14:39 | Cornell | Thomas Owens snags the offensive board | 47-38 |
| 14:33 | Cornell | Duane Monnier drills a turnaround from the left block | 49-38 |
| 14:29 | Penn State | Dennis Coffman travels in the backcourt | 49-38 |
| Subs | Cornell | Matthew Wagner (PG), Andrew Drysdale (SG), Robert Lemke (SF), Clifford Zietz (C) James Williams, Duane Monnier, Sean Unknow, Thomas Owens | |
| Subs | Penn State | Dominic Mancini (PG), Olin Zacher (SG), Charles Stevenson (SF), Clarence Gore (PF), Clarence Adcock (C) Dennis Coffman, Kevin Frazier, Michael Krieg, Lawerence Sapp, Adam Williams | |
| 14:10 | Cornell | Andrew Drysdale is hacked by Clarence Adcock - foul #1 on Clarence Adcock, team foul #3 | 49-38 |
| Subs | Cornell | Dikembe Dong (C) Joseph Springer | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 13:55 | Cornell | Clarence Gore steps in front of the Dikembe Dong pass | 49-38 |
| 13:53 | Penn State | Clifford Zietz is called for the reach on Clarence Adcock in the backcourt - foul #1 on Clifford Zietz, team foul #2 | 49-38 |
| 13:42 | Penn State | Dominic Mancini misses long on an open jumpshot from the right side | 49-38 |
| 13:40 | Cornell | Clifford Zietz gets the rebound | 49-38 |
| 13:28 | Cornell | Andrew Drysdale connects on the shot from the free throw line | 51-38 |
| 13:13 | Penn State | Olin Zacher misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 51-38 |
| 13:12 | Penn State | Clarence Gore tips it home | 51-40 |
| 13:00 | Cornell | Andrew Drysdale is whistled for traveling | 51-40 |
| Subs | Cornell | James Williams (PG), Ronald Franklin (SF), Joseph Springer (PF) Andrew Drysdale, Robert Lemke, Clifford Zietz | |
| Subs | Penn State | Adam Williams (C) Clarence Adcock | |
| 12:34 | Penn State | Charles Stevenson loses the ball out of bounds | 51-40 |
| Subs | Cornell | Duane Monnier (SG), Sean Unknow (SF), James Kane (C) Matthew Wagner, Ronald Franklin, Dikembe Dong | |
| Subs | Penn State | Kevin Frazier (SG), Lawerence Sapp (SF) Olin Zacher, Charles Stevenson | |
| 12:15 | Cornell | Joseph Springer buries a fadeaway from the baseline | 53-40 |
| 11:47 | Penn State | Lawerence Sapp lays it up and in | 53-42 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - James Williams (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Duane Monnier (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Sean Unknow (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Joseph Springer (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - James Kane (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Dominic Mancini (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Frazier (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Lawerence Sapp (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Clarence Gore (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Adam Williams (tiring) 3 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Cornell | Duane Monnier connects on the floater from close range | 55-42 |
| 11:13 | Penn State | Lawerence Sapp misses long on an open turnaround from the right block | 55-42 |
| 11:12 | Cornell | The rebound goes to Joseph Springer | 55-42 |
| 10:48 | Cornell | Lawerence Sapp steals the ball from Sean Unknow | 55-42 |
| 10:26 | Penn State | Lawerence Sapp can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Joseph Springer - foul #4 on Joseph Springer, team foul #3 | 55-42 |
| Subs | Cornell | Matthew Wagner (PG), Andrew Drysdale (SG), Robert Lemke (SF), Clifford Zietz (PF), Dikembe Dong (C) James Williams, Duane Monnier, Sean Unknow, Joseph Springer, James Kane | |
| Subs | Penn State | Dennis Coffman (PG), Olin Zacher (SG), Michael Krieg (SF), Clarence Adcock (C) Dominic Mancini, Kevin Frazier, Clarence Gore, Adam Williams | |
| 10:26 | Penn State | Lawerence Sapp makes the 1st free throw | 55-43 |
| 10:26 | Penn State | Lawerence Sapp makes the 2nd free throw | 55-44 |
| 10:00 | Cornell | Andrew Drysdale can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 55-44 |
| 09:59 | Cornell | Matthew Wagner misses the tip | 55-44 |
| 09:58 | Penn State | Clarence Adcock grabs the board | 55-44 |
| 09:56 | Penn State | Clarence Adcock loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 55-44 |
| Subs | Cornell | Thomas Owens (C) Dikembe Dong | |
| Subs | Penn State | Clarence Gore (PF) Lawerence Sapp | |
| 09:43 | Cornell | Andrew Drysdale misses long on a floater near the basket | 55-44 |
| 09:42 | Penn State | Michael Krieg gets the rebound | 55-44 |
| 09:32 | Penn State | Olin Zacher misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 55-44 |
| 09:31 | Cornell | Robert Lemke pulls down the rebound | 55-44 |
| 09:26 | Cornell | Andrew Drysdale is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Andrew Drysdale, team foul #4 | 55-44 |
| Subs | Cornell | Dikembe Dong (PF) Clifford Zietz | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 09:13 | Penn State | Olin Zacher clanks a driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on Thomas Owens - foul #1 on Thomas Owens, team foul #5 | 55-44 |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Charles Stevenson (SF) Michael Krieg | |
| 09:13 | Penn State | Olin Zacher makes the 1st free throw | 55-45 |
| 09:13 | Penn State | Olin Zacher makes the 2nd free throw | 55-46 |
| 08:56 | Cornell | Dikembe Dong misses badly on a floater from the left block but he's hacked by Clarence Gore - foul #3 on Clarence Gore, team foul #4 | 55-46 |
| Subs | Cornell | James Williams (PG), Ronald Franklin (SF) Andrew Drysdale, Robert Lemke | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 08:56 | Cornell | Dikembe Dong makes the 1st free throw | 56-46 |
| 08:56 | Cornell | Dikembe Dong makes the 2nd free throw | 57-46 |
| 08:54 | Penn State | Dennis Coffman loses the dribble to James Williams in the backcourt | 57-46 |
| 08:41 | Cornell | Ronald Franklin is called for traveling | 57-46 |
| Subs | Cornell | Duane Monnier (SG), Clifford Zietz (PF) Matthew Wagner, Dikembe Dong | |
| Subs | Penn State | Kevin Frazier (SG) Olin Zacher | |
| 08:26 | Penn State | Charles Stevenson misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Ronald Franklin - foul #1 on Ronald Franklin, team foul #6 | 57-46 |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Adam Williams (C) Clarence Gore | |
| 08:26 | Penn State | Charles Stevenson makes the 1st free throw | 57-47 |
| 08:26 | Penn State | Charles Stevenson misses the 2nd free throw | 57-47 |
| 08:26 | Cornell | Clifford Zietz snags the defensive board | 57-47 |
| 08:20 | Cornell | Clifford Zietz knocks in the fadeaway in the lane set up by Thomas Owens | 59-47 |
| 08:02 | Penn State | Kevin Frazier misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 59-47 |
| 08:01 | Cornell | Clifford Zietz pulls down the rebound | 59-47 |
| 07:54 | Cornell | Duane Monnier hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 59-47 |
| 07:52 | Penn State | Clarence Adcock pulls down the rebound | 59-47 |
| 07:35 | Penn State | Kevin Frazier's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-47 |
| Subs | Cornell | Matthew Wagner (PG), Andrew Drysdale (SG), Sean Unknow (SF), Joseph Springer (PF), Dikembe Dong (C) James Williams, Duane Monnier, Ronald Franklin, Clifford Zietz, Thomas Owens | |
| Subs | Penn State | Dominic Mancini (PG), Olin Zacher (SG), Michael Krieg (SF), Clarence Gore (PF) Dennis Coffman, Kevin Frazier, Charles Stevenson, Clarence Adcock | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Matthew Wagner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Andrew Drysdale (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Sean Unknow (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Joseph Springer (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 4 pf. C - Dikembe Dong (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Dominic Mancini (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Olin Zacher (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Michael Krieg (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Clarence Gore (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Adam Williams (tiring) 3 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Cornell | Sean Unknow comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 59-47 |
| 07:20 | Penn State | Dominic Mancini grabs the board | 59-47 |
| 07:00 | Penn State | Dominic Mancini is alone and drills a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Michael Krieg | 59-49 |
| 06:45 | Cornell | Matthew Wagner is hacked by Dominic Mancini - foul #2 on Dominic Mancini, team foul #5 | 59-49 |
| Subs | Cornell | James Williams (PG), Robert Lemke (SF), James Kane (C) Andrew Drysdale, Sean Unknow, Dikembe Dong | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 06:34 | Cornell | James Williams can't connect on a runner near the basket | 59-49 |
| 06:33 | Penn State | Adam Williams pulls down the rebound | 59-49 |
| 06:11 | Penn State | Olin Zacher hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 59-52 |
| 05:53 | Cornell | Joseph Springer clanks a jump hook from the left block but the foul's on Clarence Gore - foul #4 on Clarence Gore, team foul #6 | 59-52 |
| Subs | Cornell | Duane Monnier (SG), Thomas Owens (C) Matthew Wagner, James Kane | |
| Subs | Penn State | Kevin Frazier (SG), Charles Stevenson (SF), Lawerence Sapp (PF), Clarence Adcock (C) Olin Zacher, Michael Krieg, Clarence Gore, Adam Williams | |
| 05:53 | Cornell | Joseph Springer makes the 1st free throw | 60-52 |
| 05:53 | Cornell | Joseph Springer makes the 2nd free throw | 61-52 |
| 05:32 | Penn State | Kevin Frazier misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 61-52 |
| 05:30 | Penn State | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Stevenson | 61-52 |
| 05:13 | Penn State | Lawerence Sapp comes up short on the jump hook from the right block | 61-52 |
| 05:12 | Cornell | Thomas Owens grabs the defensive rebound | 61-52 |
| 04:51 | Cornell | Duane Monnier is called for traveling | 61-52 |
| Subs | Cornell | Andrew Drysdale (SG), Sean Unknow (SF), Clifford Zietz (PF), Dikembe Dong (C) Duane Monnier, Robert Lemke, Joseph Springer, Thomas Owens | |
| Subs | Penn State | Dennis Coffman (PG) Dominic Mancini | |
| 04:29 | Penn State | Lawerence Sapp drills a runner from the baseline | 61-54 |
| 04:23 | Cornell | Dikembe Dong misses the floater from the left block | 61-54 |
| 04:22 | Cornell | Dikembe Dong hits the follow up shot | 63-54 |
| 03:59 | Penn State | Lawerence Sapp is denied on a layup by Sean Unknow | 63-54 |
| 03:58 | Cornell | Dikembe Dong grabs the board | 63-54 |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:30 | Cornell | Andrew Drysdale makes the 3 from the right corner set up by Clifford Zietz | 66-54 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - James Williams (tiring) 12 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Andrew Drysdale (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Sean Unknow (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Clifford Zietz (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Dikembe Dong (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Dennis Coffman (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Frazier (tiring) 2 ast. SF - Charles Stevenson (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Lawerence Sapp (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. C - Clarence Adcock (tiring) 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:26 | Penn State | Lawerence Sapp clanks a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Andrew Drysdale - foul #2 on Andrew Drysdale, team foul #7 | 66-54 |
| Subs | Cornell | Matthew Wagner (PG), Duane Monnier (SG), Ronald Franklin (SF), Joseph Springer (PF), James Kane (C) James Williams, Andrew Drysdale, Sean Unknow, Clifford Zietz, Dikembe Dong | |
| Subs | Penn State | Dominic Mancini (PG), Olin Zacher (SG), Michael Krieg (SF), Adam Williams (C) Dennis Coffman, Kevin Frazier, Charles Stevenson, Clarence Adcock | |
| 03:26 | Penn State | Lawerence Sapp makes the 1st free throw | 66-55 |
| 03:26 | Penn State | Lawerence Sapp makes the 2nd free throw | 66-56 |
| 03:09 | Cornell | Ronald Franklin comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 66-56 |
| 03:07 | Cornell | Ronald Franklin grabs the offensive rebound | 66-56 |
| 02:40 | Cornell | Duane Monnier double dribbles | 66-56 |
| Subs | Cornell | Robert Lemke (SF) Ronald Franklin | |
| Subs | Penn State | Clarence Gore (PF) Lawerence Sapp | |
| 02:22 | Penn State | Olin Zacher misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 66-56 |
| 02:21 | Cornell | Robert Lemke gets the rebound | 66-56 |
| 02:21 | Cornell | Cornell calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 66-56 |
| Subs | Cornell | Sean Unknow (SF), Thomas Owens (C) Robert Lemke, James Kane | |
| Subs | Penn State | Dennis Coffman (PG) Dominic Mancini | |
| 02:09 | Cornell | Sean Unknow buries a jumpshot from the right wing | 68-56 |
| 01:48 | Penn State | Olin Zacher misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 68-56 |
| 01:47 | Cornell | Thomas Owens gets the rebound | 68-56 |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 01:26 | Cornell | Sean Unknow comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane | 68-56 |
| 01:25 | Penn State | Clarence Gore snags the defensive board | 68-56 |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 01:16 | Penn State | Olin Zacher misses the easy layup | 68-56 |
| 01:15 | Cornell | Thomas Owens grabs the defensive rebound | 68-56 |
| 00:55 | Cornell | Sean Unknow misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 68-56 |
| 00:53 | Cornell | Joseph Springer gets the offensive rebound | 68-56 |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 00:28 | Cornell | Dennis Coffman picks off the pass by Matthew Wagner | 68-56 |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 00:23 | Penn State | Olin Zacher misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 68-56 |
| 00:22 | Cornell | Sean Unknow grabs the defensive rebound | 68-56 |
| 00:00 | Cornell | Matthew Wagner runs out the clock | 68-56 |