| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Lawrence Washington (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Carl Foreman (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Eric Moore (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ralph Travis (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - George Broussard (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - James Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Duane Monnier (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sean Unknow (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Joseph Springer (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Owens (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | St. Bonaventure | Eric Moore inbounds the ball | 25-26 |
| Game Plan | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:41 | St. Bonaventure | Thomas Owens steals the ball from Ralph Travis | 25-26 |
| 19:28 | Cornell | Duane Monnier's pass is intercepted by Carl Foreman | 25-26 |
| 18:59 | St. Bonaventure | Lawrence Washington misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 25-26 |
| 18:58 | Cornell | Thomas Owens pulls down the rebound | 25-26 |
| 18:47 | Cornell | The short jumper by Thomas Owens is denied by George Broussard | 25-26 |
| 18:46 | St. Bonaventure | Eric Moore snags the defensive board | 25-26 |
| 18:17 | St. Bonaventure | George Broussard is by himself and knocks in the driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Ralph Travis | 27-26 |
| 18:02 | Cornell | Sean Unknow's pass is intercepted by George Broussard | 27-26 |
| 17:35 | St. Bonaventure | Lawrence Washington misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 27-26 |
| 17:34 | St. Bonaventure | George Broussard grabs the offensive board | 27-26 |
| 17:18 | St. Bonaventure | Ralph Travis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-26 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Steven Sheehan (PG), Michael Brown (PF), Kenneth Coulter (C) Lawrence Washington, Ralph Travis, George Broussard | |
| 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, Thomas Owens | |
| 17:02 | Cornell | Matthew Wagner loses the dribble to Carl Foreman | 27-26 |
| 16:58 | St. Bonaventure | Eric Moore can't throw it down | 27-26 |
| 16:57 | Cornell | Andrew Drysdale snags the defensive board | 27-26 |
| 16:33 | Cornell | Andrew Drysdale misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 27-26 |
| 16:32 | St. Bonaventure | Kenneth Coulter gets the rebound | 27-26 |
| 16:30 | St. Bonaventure | Steven Sheehan is fouled in the backcourt by Matthew Wagner - foul #1 on Matthew Wagner, team foul #1 | 27-26 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | | |
| Subs | Cornell | James Williams (PG) Andrew Drysdale | |
| 16:15 | St. Bonaventure | Kenneth Coulter is fouled on the floor by Dikembe Dong - foul #1 on Dikembe Dong, team foul #2 | 27-26 |
| 15:53 | St. Bonaventure | Dikembe Dong is called for the reach on Carl Foreman - foul #2 on Dikembe Dong, team foul #3 | 27-26 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Ralph Travis (PF) Michael Brown | |
| Subs | Cornell | Joseph Springer (PF) Dikembe Dong | |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Steven Sheehan (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Carl Foreman (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Eric Moore (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Ralph Travis (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Kenneth Coulter (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - James Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Matthew Wagner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Lemke (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joseph Springer (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Clifford Zietz (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:36 | St. Bonaventure | Ralph Travis can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 27-26 |
| 15:34 | Cornell | Joseph Springer pulls down the rebound | 27-26 |
| 15:17 | Cornell | Matthew Wagner shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Clifford Zietz | 27-29 |
| 14:55 | St. Bonaventure | Ralph Travis is alone and drills a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Eric Moore | 29-29 |
| 14:35 | Cornell | Joseph Springer misses badly on a floater from the right side | 29-29 |
| 14:34 | Cornell | Joseph Springer tips it back up and in | 29-31 |
| 14:16 | St. Bonaventure | Eric Moore makes the turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Carl Foreman | 31-31 |
| 14:00 | Cornell | Clifford Zietz is hacked by Kenneth Coulter - foul #2 on Kenneth Coulter, team foul #1 | 31-31 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Lawrence Washington (PG), Luis Bugg (SF), Michael Brown (PF), George Broussard (C) Steven Sheehan, Eric Moore, Ralph Travis, Kenneth Coulter | |
| Subs | Cornell | Duane Monnier (SG), Sean Unknow (SF), Dikembe Dong (PF), Thomas Owens (C) Matthew Wagner, Robert Lemke, Joseph Springer, Clifford Zietz | |
| 13:41 | Cornell | Dikembe Dong misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 31-31 |
| 13:40 | Cornell | The offensive rebound goes to Sean Unknow | 31-31 |
| 13:30 | Cornell | Sean Unknow comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 31-31 |
| 13:29 | St. Bonaventure | The rebound goes to Luis Bugg | 31-31 |
| 13:02 | St. Bonaventure | Lawrence Washington buries a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Carl Foreman | 34-31 |
| 12:43 | Cornell | Duane Monnier comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Lawrence Washington - foul #3 on Lawrence Washington, team foul #2 | 34-31 |
| 12:43 | Cornell | Duane Monnier makes the 1st free throw | 34-32 |
| 12:43 | Cornell | Duane Monnier makes the 2nd free throw | 34-33 |
| 12:38 | St. Bonaventure | Lawrence Washington is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 34-33 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Ralph Travis (PF) Michael Brown | |
| Subs | Cornell | Joseph Springer (PF) James Williams | |
| 12:16 | Cornell | Joseph Springer's pass is intercepted by Carl Foreman | 34-33 |
| 12:13 | St. Bonaventure | Lawrence Washington lays it in on a great pass from Carl Foreman | 36-33 |
| 11:54 | Cornell | Sean Unknow connects on the 3 from the left corner | 36-36 |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Lawrence Washington (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Carl Foreman (tiring) 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - Luis Bugg (fresh) PF - Ralph Travis (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - George Broussard (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Dikembe Dong (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SG - Duane Monnier (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sean Unknow (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Springer (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Thomas Owens (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:29 | St. Bonaventure | Ralph Travis misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 36-36 |
| 11:27 | St. Bonaventure | George Broussard tips it but misses | 36-36 |
| 11:26 | Cornell | Joseph Springer gets the rebound | 36-36 |
| 11:17 | Cornell | Duane Monnier makes the shot from the baseline on a great pass from Joseph Springer | 36-38 |
| 11:03 | St. Bonaventure | George Broussard is alone and throws it down set up by Lawrence Washington | 38-38 |
| 10:43 | Cornell | Sean Unknow scores on a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Duane Monnier | 38-40 |
| 10:20 | St. Bonaventure | Ralph Travis misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Joseph Springer - foul #2 on Joseph Springer, team foul #4 | 38-40 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Steven Sheehan (PG), Eric Moore (SF), Kenneth Coulter (C) Lawrence Washington, Luis Bugg, George Broussard | |
| Subs | Cornell | James Williams (PG), Matthew Wagner (SG), Robert Lemke (SF), Clifford Zietz (PF), James Kane (C) Dikembe Dong, Duane Monnier, Sean Unknow, Joseph Springer, Thomas Owens | |
| 10:20 | St. Bonaventure | Ralph Travis misses the 1st free throw | 38-40 |
| 10:20 | St. Bonaventure | Ralph Travis makes the 2nd free throw | 39-40 |
| 09:57 | Cornell | Clifford Zietz scores on a shot in the lane | 39-42 |
| 09:34 | St. Bonaventure | Steven Sheehan loses the dribble to Clifford Zietz | 39-42 |
| 09:13 | Cornell | James Williams shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the floater from the right wing set up by Matthew Wagner | 39-44 |
| 09:11 | St. Bonaventure | Carl Foreman loses the dribble to James Williams in the backcourt | 39-44 |
| 09:09 | Cornell | James Williams lays it in | 39-46 |
| 08:52 | St. Bonaventure | Eric Moore drills a jumper from the right block | 41-46 |
| 08:37 | Cornell | Matthew Wagner loses the ball out of bounds | 41-46 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Luis Bugg (SF), Michael Brown (PF), George Broussard (C) Carl Foreman, Ralph Travis, Kenneth Coulter | |
| Subs | Cornell | Joseph Springer (PF), Thomas Owens (C) Clifford Zietz, James Kane | |
| 08:30 | St. Bonaventure | Steven Sheehan is fouled in the backcourt by James Williams - foul #1 on James Williams, team foul #5 | 41-46 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | | |
| Subs | Cornell | Andrew Drysdale (SG) James Williams | |
| 08:12 | St. Bonaventure | Michael Brown buries a jump hook from close range | 43-46 |
| 08:09 | Cornell | Steven Sheehan picks off the pass by Matthew Wagner in the backcourt | 43-46 |
| 07:50 | St. Bonaventure | Eric Moore is open but comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket | 43-46 |
| 07:48 | Cornell | The rebound goes to Joseph Springer | 43-46 |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Steven Sheehan (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Eric Moore (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. SF - Luis Bugg (fresh) PF - Michael Brown (fresh) 7 pts. C - George Broussard (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Matthew Wagner (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Andrew Drysdale (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Lemke (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joseph Springer (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - Thomas Owens (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:43 | Cornell | Matthew Wagner shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 43-46 |
| 07:42 | St. Bonaventure | Eric Moore grabs the defensive rebound | 43-46 |
| 07:14 | St. Bonaventure | George Broussard is hacked by Joseph Springer - foul #3 on Joseph Springer, team foul #6 | 43-46 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Rufus Stephen (PG), Lawrence Washington (SG), Kenneth Coulter (C) Steven Sheehan, Luis Bugg, George Broussard | |
| Subs | Cornell | James Williams (PG), Duane Monnier (SG), Sean Unknow (SF) Matthew Wagner, Andrew Drysdale, Robert Lemke | |
| 06:59 | St. Bonaventure | Kenneth Coulter misses the jumper from the left wing | 43-46 |
| 06:58 | St. Bonaventure | Kenneth Coulter hits the follow up shot | 45-46 |
| 06:51 | Cornell | Joseph Springer lays it in on a great pass from Duane Monnier and the foul's on Kenneth Coulter - foul #3 on Kenneth Coulter, team foul #3 | 45-48 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Carl Foreman (SG) Rufus Stephen | |
| Subs | Cornell | Clifford Zietz (C) Thomas Owens | |
| 06:51 | Cornell | Joseph Springer misses the free throw | 45-48 |
| 06:51 | St. Bonaventure | Kenneth Coulter grabs the defensive rebound | 45-48 |
| 06:47 | St. Bonaventure | Duane Monnier is called for the reach on Carl Foreman in the backcourt - foul #1 on Duane Monnier, team foul #7 | 45-48 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | | |
| Subs | Cornell | Dikembe Dong (C) Joseph Springer | |
| 06:47 | St. Bonaventure | Carl Foreman makes the 1st free throw | 46-48 |
| 06:47 | St. Bonaventure | Carl Foreman misses the 2nd free throw | 46-48 |
| 06:47 | Cornell | Dikembe Dong snags the defensive board | 46-48 |
| 06:31 | Cornell | James Williams misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 46-48 |
| 06:30 | St. Bonaventure | Michael Brown snags the defensive board | 46-48 |
| 06:08 | St. Bonaventure | Eric Moore hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 46-48 |
| 06:07 | St. Bonaventure | Kenneth Coulter hits the follow up shot | 48-48 |
| 05:49 | Cornell | James Williams is fouled on the floor by Lawrence Washington - foul #4 on Lawrence Washington, team foul #4 | 48-48 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Luis Bugg (SF), Ralph Travis (PF), George Broussard (C) Eric Moore, Michael Brown, Kenneth Coulter | |
| Subs | Cornell | Andrew Drysdale (SF), Joseph Springer (PF), James Kane (C) Sean Unknow, Clifford Zietz, Dikembe Dong | |
| 05:33 | Cornell | Joseph Springer misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 48-48 |
| 05:31 | St. Bonaventure | George Broussard pulls down the rebound | 48-48 |
| 05:04 | St. Bonaventure | Ralph Travis hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Carl Foreman | 50-48 |
| 04:49 | Cornell | James Williams clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 50-48 |
| 04:47 | St. Bonaventure | Ralph Travis grabs the board | 50-48 |
| 04:44 | St. Bonaventure | Luis Bugg's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 50-48 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Rufus Stephen (PG), Steven Sheehan (SG) Lawrence Washington, Carl Foreman | |
| Subs | Cornell | Matthew Wagner (PG), Robert Lemke (SF) James Williams, Duane Monnier | |
| 04:39 | Cornell | James Kane clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 50-48 |
| 04:37 | Cornell | Joseph Springer grabs the offensive rebound | 50-48 |
| 04:28 | Cornell | Andrew Drysdale clanks a fadeaway from the baseline | 50-48 |
| 04:27 | St. Bonaventure | Luis Bugg snags the defensive board | 50-48 |
| 04:23 | St. Bonaventure | Steven Sheehan comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 50-48 |
| 04:21 | St. Bonaventure | Steven Sheehan gets the offensive rebound | 50-48 |
| 04:02 | St. Bonaventure | Luis Bugg's pass is intercepted by Matthew Wagner | 50-48 |
| 03:58 | Cornell | Andrew Drysdale slams it home set up by Matthew Wagner | 50-50 |
| 03:56 | St. Bonaventure | Robert Lemke is called for the reach on Rufus Stephen in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Lemke, team foul #8 | 50-50 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Eric Moore (SG), Michael Brown (PF), Kenneth Coulter (C) Steven Sheehan, Ralph Travis, George Broussard | |
| Subs | Cornell | James Williams (PG), Sean Unknow (SF), Clifford Zietz (PF), Dikembe Dong (C) Andrew Drysdale, Robert Lemke, Joseph Springer, James Kane | |
| 03:56 | St. Bonaventure | Rufus Stephen makes the 1st free throw | 51-50 |
| 03:56 | St. Bonaventure | Rufus Stephen makes the 2nd free throw | 52-50 |
| 03:29 | Cornell | Michael Brown picks off the pass by Sean Unknow | 52-50 |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Rufus Stephen (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Eric Moore (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. SF - Luis Bugg (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Michael Brown (fresh) 7 pts. C - Kenneth Coulter (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - James Williams (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Matthew Wagner (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - Sean Unknow (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Clifford Zietz (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Dikembe Dong (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:27 | St. Bonaventure | Luis Bugg is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Luis Bugg, team foul #5 | 52-50 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Carl Foreman (SG) Luis Bugg | |
| Subs | Cornell | Thomas Owens (C) Dikembe Dong | |
| 03:19 | Cornell | James Williams misses the runner from the left block but the foul's on Rufus Stephen - foul #1 on Rufus Stephen, team foul #6 | 52-50 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Steven Sheehan (PG) Rufus Stephen | |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| 03:19 | Cornell | James Williams misses the 1st free throw | 52-50 |
| 03:19 | Cornell | James Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 52-51 |
| 02:54 | St. Bonaventure | Michael Brown can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 52-51 |
| 02:52 | St. Bonaventure | Eric Moore can't tip it in | 52-51 |
| 02:50 | Cornell | James Williams grabs the board | 52-51 |
| 02:50 | Cornell | Cornell calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-51 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Lawrence Washington (PG), Ralph Travis (PF) Steven Sheehan, Michael Brown | |
| Subs | Cornell | Duane Monnier (SG), Joseph Springer (PF) Matthew Wagner, Clifford Zietz | |
| 02:31 | Cornell | Joseph Springer misses the lay-in | 52-51 |
| 02:30 | Cornell | Duane Monnier hits the follow up shot | 52-53 |
| 02:22 | St. Bonaventure | Eric Moore connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Lawrence Washington | 54-53 |
| 02:06 | Cornell | Joseph Springer misses short on a jumper in the paint | 54-53 |
| 02:04 | Cornell | The offensive rebound goes to Sean Unknow | 54-53 |
| 01:54 | Cornell | Ralph Travis steps in front of the Duane Monnier pass | 54-53 |
| 01:29 | St. Bonaventure | Ralph Travis buries a floater from the right wing and the foul's on Joseph Springer - foul #4 on Joseph Springer, team foul #9 | 56-53 |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | George Broussard (C) Kenneth Coulter | |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| 01:29 | St. Bonaventure | Ralph Travis makes the free throw | 57-53 |
| 01:08 | Cornell | Lawrence Washington steps in front of the Joseph Springer pass | 57-53 |
| 00:44 | St. Bonaventure | Eric Moore hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt shot from the left wing | 57-53 |
| 00:42 | Cornell | Sean Unknow gets the rebound | 57-53 |
| Game Plan | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:35 | Cornell | Duane Monnier hits a fadeaway from the left wing set up by James Williams | 57-55 |
| Game Plan | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:33 | St. Bonaventure | James Williams is called for the reach on George Broussard in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Williams, team foul #10 | 57-55 |
| 00:33 | St. Bonaventure | George Broussard makes the 1st free throw | 58-55 |
| 00:33 | St. Bonaventure | George Broussard makes the 2nd free throw | 59-55 |
| 00:28 | Cornell | Joseph Springer comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 59-55 |
| 00:26 | Cornell | Thomas Owens tips it back up and in | 59-57 |
| 00:23 | St. Bonaventure | James Williams is called for the reach on George Broussard in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Williams, team foul #11 | 59-57 |
| 00:23 | St. Bonaventure | George Broussard misses the 1st free throw | 59-57 |
| 00:23 | St. Bonaventure | George Broussard makes the 2nd free throw | 60-57 |
| Game Plan | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:08 | Cornell | Thomas Owens misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 60-57 |
| 00:07 | St. Bonaventure | Carl Foreman gets the rebound | 60-57 |
| 00:05 | St. Bonaventure | Duane Monnier is called for the reach on Carl Foreman in the backcourt - foul #2 on Duane Monnier, team foul #12 | 60-57 |
| 00:05 | St. Bonaventure | Carl Foreman makes the 1st free throw | 61-57 |
| 00:05 | St. Bonaventure | Carl Foreman makes the 2nd free throw | 62-57 |
| Game Plan | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:00 | Cornell | James Williams shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 62-57 |