| Lineup | New York U. | PG - Randy Nielsen (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Joseph Mozingo (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tommy Wright (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Andre Marshall (fresh) 5 pts. C - John Spiers (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Gary Prinz (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Karl Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Timothy Copeland (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Joaquin Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Roy Kline (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | New York U. | Tommy Wright inbounds the ball | 30-29 |
| Game Plan | New York U. | New York U. is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:52 | New York U. | Karl Jones steals it from John Spiers | 30-29 |
| 19:39 | Cornell | Roy Kline is fouled on the floor by Andre Marshall - foul #2 on Andre Marshall, team foul #1 | 30-29 |
| 19:30 | Cornell | Roy Kline misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 30-29 |
| 19:29 | New York U. | Andre Marshall snags the defensive board | 30-29 |
| 19:11 | New York U. | John Spiers misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 30-29 |
| 19:09 | Cornell | Timothy Copeland snags the defensive board | 30-29 |
| 18:54 | Cornell | Timothy Copeland's layup is rejected by John Spiers | 30-29 |
| 18:52 | New York U. | John Spiers gets the rebound | 30-29 |
| 18:48 | New York U. | Joseph Mozingo misses long on a runner from the right block | 30-29 |
| 18:47 | New York U. | Joseph Mozingo misses the tip | 30-29 |
| 18:46 | Cornell | The rebound goes to Roy Kline | 30-29 |
| 18:29 | Cornell | Timothy Copeland is hacked by Andre Marshall - foul #3 on Andre Marshall, team foul #2 | 30-29 |
| Subs | New York U. | Stephen Fitzsimmons (PF) Andre Marshall | |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| 18:24 | Cornell | Timothy Copeland hits a jump hook from the baseline | 30-31 |
| 18:03 | New York U. | Randy Nielsen knocks in the floater from the right side on a great pass from Joseph Mozingo | 32-31 |
| 17:34 | Cornell | John Spiers steps in front of the Joaquin Wilson pass | 32-31 |
| 17:18 | New York U. | Stephen Fitzsimmons loses the dribble to Timothy Copeland | 32-31 |
| 16:59 | Cornell | Karl Jones misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 32-31 |
| 16:57 | New York U. | Randy Nielsen grabs the defensive rebound | 32-31 |
| 16:48 | New York U. | Tommy Wright clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 32-31 |
| 16:47 | New York U. | Stephen Fitzsimmons tips it but misses | 32-31 |
| 16:45 | New York U. | Stephen Fitzsimmons grabs the offensive rebound | 32-31 |
| 16:33 | New York U. | John Spiers knocks in the turnaround from the baseline and the foul's on Roy Kline - foul #2 on Roy Kline, team foul #1 | 34-31 |
| Subs | New York U. | Thomas Eusebio (PG), Edward Grooms (SG), Robert Yao (SF) Randy Nielsen, Joseph Mozingo, Tommy Wright | |
| Subs | Cornell | Steve Tillis (PG), Richard Wood (SG), Bryan Jones (SF), Gregory Pennington (PF), Virgil Beauvais (C) Gary Prinz, Karl Jones, Timothy Copeland, Joaquin Wilson, Roy Kline | |
| 16:33 | New York U. | John Spiers misses the free throw | 34-31 |
| 16:33 | Cornell | Bryan Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 34-31 |
| 16:12 | Cornell | Steve Tillis misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 34-31 |
| 16:11 | Cornell | The offensive rebound goes to Gregory Pennington | 34-31 |
| 15:52 | Cornell | Gregory Pennington is fouled on the floor by Edward Grooms - foul #1 on Edward Grooms, team foul #3 | 34-31 |
| Subs | New York U. | Andre Marshall (PF) John Spiers | |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| Lineup | New York U. | PG - Thomas Eusebio (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Edward Grooms (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Yao (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Andre Marshall (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Stephen Fitzsimmons (fresh) 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Steve Tillis (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Richard Wood (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Bryan Jones (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Gregory Pennington (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Virgil Beauvais (fresh) | |
| 15:46 | Cornell | Gregory Pennington misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 34-31 |
| 15:44 | New York U. | The rebound goes to Stephen Fitzsimmons | 34-31 |
| 15:40 | New York U. | Edward Grooms hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 34-31 |
| 15:38 | Cornell | Richard Wood grabs the board | 34-31 |
| 15:31 | Cornell | Steve Tillis buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Bryan Jones | 34-34 |
| 15:09 | New York U. | Edward Grooms connects on the shot in the lane on a nice dish by Thomas Eusebio | 36-34 |
| 14:49 | Cornell | Gregory Pennington misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 36-34 |
| 14:48 | Cornell | The offensive rebound goes to Gregory Pennington | 36-34 |
| 14:43 | Cornell | Gregory Pennington connects on the fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Bryan Jones | 36-36 |
| 14:30 | New York U. | Edward Grooms misses long on a runner from the left block but he's fouled by Bryan Jones - foul #2 on Bryan Jones, team foul #2 | 36-36 |
| Subs | New York U. | Randy Nielsen (PG), Joseph Mozingo (SG), John Spiers (C) Thomas Eusebio, Robert Yao, Stephen Fitzsimmons | |
| Subs | Cornell | Karl Jones (SG), Timothy Copeland (SF), Roy Kline (C) Richard Wood, Gregory Pennington, Virgil Beauvais | |
| 14:30 | New York U. | Edward Grooms makes the 1st free throw | 37-36 |
| 14:30 | New York U. | Edward Grooms makes the 2nd free throw | 38-36 |
| 14:23 | Cornell | Steve Tillis comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 38-36 |
| 14:21 | New York U. | John Spiers pulls down the rebound | 38-36 |
| 14:06 | New York U. | Joseph Mozingo is whistled for a carry | 38-36 |
| Subs | New York U. | Tommy Wright (SF) Edward Grooms | |
| Subs | Cornell | Phillip Gerstenberger (PG), Joaquin Wilson (PF) Steve Tillis, Bryan Jones | |
| 13:37 | Cornell | Timothy Copeland scores on a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Karl Jones | 38-38 |
| 13:17 | New York U. | Tommy Wright buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Randy Nielsen | 41-38 |
| 13:08 | Cornell | Andre Marshall is called for the reach on Karl Jones - foul #4 on Andre Marshall, team foul #4 | 41-38 |
| Subs | New York U. | Robert Yao (PF) Andre Marshall | |
| Subs | Cornell | Gary Prinz (PG) Phillip Gerstenberger | |
| 12:59 | Cornell | Roy Kline misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 41-38 |
| 12:58 | New York U. | Tommy Wright grabs the defensive rebound | 41-38 |
| 12:53 | New York U. | Tommy Wright hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 41-38 |
| 12:51 | Cornell | The rebound goes to Karl Jones | 41-38 |
| 12:37 | Cornell | Robert Yao takes the ball from Roy Kline | 41-38 |
| 12:28 | New York U. | Timothy Copeland is called for the reach on Joseph Mozingo - foul #2 on Timothy Copeland, team foul #3 | 41-38 |
| Subs | New York U. | Stephen Fitzsimmons (PF) Robert Yao | |
| Subs | Cornell | Bryan Jones (PF), Virgil Beauvais (C) Joaquin Wilson, Roy Kline | |
| 12:18 | New York U. | Randy Nielsen makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from John Spiers | 44-38 |
| 12:05 | Cornell | Bryan Jones hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 44-38 |
| 12:04 | New York U. | John Spiers grabs the board | 44-38 |
| 11:41 | New York U. | Randy Nielsen misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 44-38 |
| 11:40 | New York U. | John Spiers tips it but misses | 44-38 |
| 11:38 | Cornell | Karl Jones gets the rebound | 44-38 |
| Lineup | New York U. | PG - Randy Nielsen (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Joseph Mozingo (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Tommy Wright (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Stephen Fitzsimmons (fresh) 7 reb. 2 blk. C - John Spiers (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Gary Prinz (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Karl Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Timothy Copeland (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. PF - Bryan Jones (fresh) 3 reb. C - Virgil Beauvais (fresh) | |
| 11:18 | Cornell | Timothy Copeland hits a floater in the lane | 44-40 |
| 11:04 | New York U. | John Spiers scores on a jumper from the right block on a great pass from Randy Nielsen | 46-40 |
| 10:53 | Cornell | Timothy Copeland knocks in the jump hook from the right block set up by Gary Prinz | 46-42 |
| 10:33 | New York U. | John Spiers hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint but the foul's on Gary Prinz - foul #1 on Gary Prinz, team foul #4 | 46-42 |
| Subs | New York U. | Thomas Eusebio (PG), James Hodge (SG), Edward Grooms (SF), Robert Yao (PF) Randy Nielsen, Joseph Mozingo, Tommy Wright, Stephen Fitzsimmons | |
| Subs | Cornell | Steve Tillis (PG), Richard Wood (SG), Gregory Pennington (SF), Joaquin Wilson (PF), Roy Kline (C) Gary Prinz, Karl Jones, Timothy Copeland, Bryan Jones, Virgil Beauvais | |
| 10:33 | New York U. | John Spiers makes the 1st free throw | 47-42 |
| 10:33 | New York U. | John Spiers makes the 2nd free throw | 48-42 |
| 10:17 | Cornell | Gregory Pennington clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 48-42 |
| 10:15 | New York U. | Robert Yao grabs the board | 48-42 |
| 10:07 | New York U. | John Spiers banks in the layup on a nice dish by Edward Grooms | 50-42 |
| 09:53 | Cornell | The jump hook by Joaquin Wilson is blocked by Edward Grooms | 50-42 |
| 09:52 | Cornell | Roy Kline tips it home | 50-44 |
| 09:29 | New York U. | John Spiers is called for a backcourt violation | 50-44 |
| Subs | New York U. | Chad Upchurch (PF) John Spiers | |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| 09:09 | Cornell | Steve Tillis comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 50-44 |
| 09:08 | Cornell | Roy Kline can't tip it in | 50-44 |
| 09:06 | Cornell | Richard Wood pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-44 |
| 08:53 | Cornell | Gregory Pennington is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Gregory Pennington, team foul #5 | 50-44 |
| Subs | New York U. | Randy Nielsen (PG), Joseph Mozingo (SG), Stephen Fitzsimmons (PF) Thomas Eusebio, James Hodge, Chad Upchurch | |
| Subs | Cornell | Karl Jones (SG), Bryan Jones (SF) Richard Wood, Joaquin Wilson | |
| 08:33 | New York U. | Joseph Mozingo loses the ball out of bounds | 50-44 |
| Subs | New York U. | | |
| Subs | Cornell | Gary Prinz (PG) Steve Tillis | |
| 08:18 | Cornell | Gregory Pennington drills a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Gary Prinz | 50-47 |
| 07:55 | New York U. | Stephen Fitzsimmons makes the shot in the paint set up by Randy Nielsen and he's fouled by Gregory Pennington - foul #2 on Gregory Pennington, team foul #6 | 52-47 |
| Subs | New York U. | Tommy Wright (SF), Andre Marshall (PF) Edward Grooms, Robert Yao | |
| Subs | Cornell | Timothy Copeland (SF), Virgil Beauvais (C) Gregory Pennington, Roy Kline | |
| 07:55 | New York U. | Stephen Fitzsimmons misses the free throw | 52-47 |
| 07:55 | New York U. | The offensive rebound goes to Tommy Wright | 52-47 |
| 07:43 | New York U. | Joseph Mozingo buries a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Randy Nielsen | 55-47 |
| Lineup | New York U. | PG - Randy Nielsen (fresh) 5 pts. 7 ast. SG - Joseph Mozingo (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Tommy Wright (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Andre Marshall (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Stephen Fitzsimmons (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Gary Prinz (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Karl Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Timothy Copeland (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. PF - Bryan Jones (fresh) 3 reb. C - Virgil Beauvais (fresh) | |
| 07:23 | Cornell | Timothy Copeland comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 55-47 |
| 07:21 | Cornell | Bryan Jones gets the offensive rebound | 55-47 |
| 07:07 | Cornell | Andre Marshall steps in front of the Gary Prinz pass | 55-47 |
| 06:54 | New York U. | Stephen Fitzsimmons is whistled for traveling | 55-47 |
| Subs | New York U. | Thomas Eusebio (PG), James Hodge (SG), John Spiers (C) Randy Nielsen, Joseph Mozingo, Stephen Fitzsimmons | |
| Subs | Cornell | Steve Tillis (PG), Joaquin Wilson (PF) Gary Prinz, Bryan Jones | |
| 06:38 | Cornell | James Hodge picks off the pass by Virgil Beauvais | 55-47 |
| 06:22 | New York U. | Andre Marshall buries a shot in the paint on a nice dish by Thomas Eusebio | 57-47 |
| 06:09 | Cornell | Timothy Copeland misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 57-47 |
| 06:07 | New York U. | Tommy Wright snags the defensive board | 57-47 |
| 05:47 | New York U. | James Hodge drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Thomas Eusebio | 59-47 |
| 05:29 | Cornell | Steve Tillis hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 59-47 |
| 05:28 | New York U. | The rebound goes to Andre Marshall | 59-47 |
| 05:24 | New York U. | Steve Tillis is called for the reach on Thomas Eusebio - foul #1 on Steve Tillis, team foul #7 | 59-47 |
| Subs | New York U. | Joseph Mozingo (SG), Edward Grooms (SF), Stephen Fitzsimmons (PF) James Hodge, Tommy Wright, Andre Marshall | |
| Subs | Cornell | Richard Wood (SG), Bryan Jones (SF), Roy Kline (C) Karl Jones, Timothy Copeland, Virgil Beauvais | |
| 05:24 | New York U. | Thomas Eusebio misses the 1st free throw | 59-47 |
| 05:24 | Cornell | Roy Kline gets the rebound | 59-47 |
| 05:08 | Cornell | Joaquin Wilson double dribbles | 59-47 |
| Subs | New York U. | Randy Nielsen (PG) Thomas Eusebio | |
| Subs | Cornell | Gary Prinz (PG) Richard Wood | |
| 04:51 | New York U. | Joseph Mozingo misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 59-47 |
| 04:50 | New York U. | John Spiers pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-47 |
| Game Plan | New York U. | New York U. is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:24 | New York U. | John Spiers connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Joseph Mozingo | 62-47 |
| Game Plan | New York U. | New York U. is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:11 | Cornell | Roy Kline can't finish the layup | 62-47 |
| 04:10 | New York U. | John Spiers gets the rebound | 62-47 |
| 03:47 | New York U. | John Spiers makes the shot from the left block on a nice dish by Joseph Mozingo | 64-47 |
| Game Plan | New York U. | New York U. is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:38 | Cornell | Steve Tillis misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 64-47 |
| 03:36 | New York U. | John Spiers grabs the defensive rebound | 64-47 |
| Lineup | New York U. | PG - Randy Nielsen (fresh) 5 pts. 7 ast. SG - Joseph Mozingo (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Edward Grooms (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. PF - Stephen Fitzsimmons (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - John Spiers (fresh) 20 pts. 13 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Gary Prinz (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Steve Tillis (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Bryan Jones (fairly fresh) 4 reb. PF - Joaquin Wilson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Roy Kline (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Game Plan | New York U. | New York U. is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:07 | New York U. | Randy Nielsen misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Gary Prinz - foul #2 on Gary Prinz, team foul #8 | 64-47 |
| Subs | New York U. | Thomas Eusebio (SG), Chad Upchurch (PF), Robert Yao (C) Joseph Mozingo, Stephen Fitzsimmons, John Spiers | |
| Subs | Cornell | Richard Wood (PG), Phillip Gerstenberger (SG), Gregory Pennington (PF), Virgil Beauvais (C) Gary Prinz, Steve Tillis, Joaquin Wilson, Roy Kline | |
| 03:07 | New York U. | Randy Nielsen misses the 1st free throw | 64-47 |
| 03:07 | New York U. | Randy Nielsen makes the 2nd free throw | 65-47 |
| 02:53 | Cornell | Gregory Pennington misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 65-47 |
| 02:51 | Cornell | Phillip Gerstenberger gets the offensive rebound | 65-47 |
| 02:37 | Cornell | Virgil Beauvais clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 65-47 |
| 02:36 | New York U. | Edward Grooms gets the rebound | 65-47 |
| 02:21 | New York U. | Thomas Eusebio scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Randy Nielsen | 67-47 |
| 02:10 | Cornell | Richard Wood scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Virgil Beauvais | 67-50 |
| 01:44 | New York U. | Edward Grooms scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Thomas Eusebio | 70-50 |
| 01:32 | Cornell | Thomas Eusebio steals it from Bryan Jones | 70-50 |
| 01:08 | New York U. | Robert Yao throws a bad pass out of bounds | 70-50 |
| Subs | New York U. | James Hodge (SG), Stephen Fitzsimmons (PF) Randy Nielsen, Chad Upchurch | |
| Subs | Cornell | Steve Tillis (PG) Phillip Gerstenberger | |
| 00:54 | Cornell | Robert Yao is called for the reach on Steve Tillis - foul #1 on Robert Yao, team foul #5 | 70-50 |
| Game Plan | New York U. | New York U. is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:51 | Cornell | Steve Tillis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 70-50 |
| Game Plan | New York U. | New York U. 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 man to man (-1) | |
| 00:24 | New York U. | Robert Yao can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 70-50 |
| 00:23 | Cornell | Virgil Beauvais gets the rebound | 70-50 |
| 00:18 | Cornell | Bryan Jones buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Gregory Pennington | 70-52 |
| 00:00 | New York U. | Thomas Eusebio runs out the clock | 70-52 |