| Lineup | Yale | PG - William Larsen (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Darrel Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Gregory Ross (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bernard Ballard (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Frederick Bilodeau (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Keith Sipes (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Herman Fletcher (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alexander Peterson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Eric Moore (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Harold Brewer (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Yale | Gregory Ross inbounds the ball | 43-35 |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:44 | Yale | Gregory Ross is alone and drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Darrel Smith | 46-35 |
| 19:23 | Cornell | Bernard Ballard swats the layup by Harold Brewer | 46-35 |
| 19:22 | Cornell | Herman Fletcher tips it home | 46-37 |
| 19:11 | Yale | Frederick Bilodeau loses the dribble to Herman Fletcher | 46-37 |
| 19:06 | Cornell | Herman Fletcher banks in the layup | 46-39 |
| 18:49 | Yale | Bernard Ballard drills a runner in the lane | 48-39 |
| 18:31 | Cornell | Harold Brewer hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Herman Fletcher | 48-41 |
| 18:29 | Yale | Gregory Ross loses the dribble to Keith Sipes in the backcourt | 48-41 |
| 18:26 | Cornell | Herman Fletcher hits the finger roll set up by Keith Sipes | 48-43 |
| 18:24 | Yale | Gregory Ross is hacked by Alexander Peterson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Alexander Peterson, team foul #1 | 48-43 |
| Subs | Yale | Dwayne Cipriani (C) Frederick Bilodeau | |
| Subs | Cornell | Marco Arvin (PG), Filip Zagorac (SG), Richard Johnson (SF), Harold Hardy (PF), Michael McGahey (C) Keith Sipes, Herman Fletcher, Alexander Peterson, Eric Moore, Harold Brewer | |
| 18:15 | Yale | William Larsen buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Gregory Ross | 50-43 |
| 17:55 | Cornell | William Larsen steals it from Richard Johnson | 50-43 |
| 17:53 | Yale | Marco Arvin steps in front of the Bernard Ballard pass in the backcourt | 50-43 |
| 17:40 | Cornell | William Larsen takes the ball from Filip Zagorac | 50-43 |
| 17:22 | Yale | Gregory Ross misses short on an open 3 pointer from the left corner | 50-43 |
| 17:20 | Cornell | Michael McGahey grabs the board | 50-43 |
| 16:57 | Cornell | Richard Johnson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 50-43 |
| 16:55 | Cornell | Harold Hardy tips it home | 50-45 |
| 16:34 | Yale | Bernard Ballard can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 50-45 |
| 16:33 | Cornell | Richard Johnson gets the rebound | 50-45 |
| 16:06 | Cornell | Filip Zagorac clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 50-45 |
| 16:05 | Cornell | Michael McGahey grabs the offensive rebound | 50-45 |
| 15:53 | Cornell | Harold Hardy can't finish the layup | 50-45 |
| 15:51 | Cornell | Michael McGahey grabs the offensive board | 50-45 |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - William Larsen (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Darrel Smith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Gregory Ross (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bernard Ballard (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. C - Dwayne Cipriani (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Marco Arvin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 stl. SG - Filip Zagorac (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Johnson (fairly fresh) PF - Harold Hardy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael McGahey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Cornell | Filip Zagorac clanks a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Darrel Smith - foul #2 on Darrel Smith, team foul #1 | 50-45 |
| Subs | Yale | Herbert Bowen (PG), William Green (SG), Raymond Laursen (SF), Edwin Rich (PF), Frederick Bilodeau (C) William Larsen, Darrel Smith, Gregory Ross, Bernard Ballard, Dwayne Cipriani | |
| Subs | Cornell | Robert Spicer (PG), Alexander Peterson (SF), Eric Moore (PF), Harold Brewer (C) Marco Arvin, Richard Johnson, Harold Hardy, Michael McGahey | |
| 15:40 | Cornell | Filip Zagorac makes the 1st free throw | 50-46 |
| 15:40 | Cornell | Filip Zagorac misses the 2nd free throw | 50-46 |
| 15:40 | Yale | Edwin Rich pulls down the rebound | 50-46 |
| 15:37 | Yale | William Green throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 50-46 |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| Subs | Cornell | Herman Fletcher (SG) Filip Zagorac | |
| 15:15 | Cornell | The jumper by Alexander Peterson is denied by Edwin Rich | 50-46 |
| 15:14 | Yale | Edwin Rich gets the rebound | 50-46 |
| 15:12 | Yale | Herman Fletcher steps in front of the Frederick Bilodeau pass in the backcourt | 50-46 |
| 14:51 | Cornell | Harold Brewer knocks in the fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Robert Spicer | 50-48 |
| 14:40 | Yale | Eric Moore steals it from Edwin Rich | 50-48 |
| 14:23 | Cornell | Herbert Bowen is called for the reach on Robert Spicer - foul #1 on Herbert Bowen, team foul #2 | 50-48 |
| 14:08 | Cornell | Robert Spicer clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 50-48 |
| 14:07 | Yale | Frederick Bilodeau snags the defensive board | 50-48 |
| 13:47 | Yale | Herbert Bowen hits a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Frederick Bilodeau | 52-48 |
| 13:27 | Cornell | Harold Brewer can't connect on a floater from the baseline but he's fouled by Edwin Rich - foul #3 on Edwin Rich, team foul #3 | 52-48 |
| Subs | Yale | William Larsen (PG), Darrel Smith (SG), Edmund Rufus (SF), Bernard Ballard (PF), Dwayne Cipriani (C) Herbert Bowen, William Green, Raymond Laursen, Edwin Rich, Frederick Bilodeau | |
| Subs | Cornell | Keith Sipes (SF), Vernon Prager (PF) Alexander Peterson, Eric Moore | |
| 13:27 | Cornell | Harold Brewer makes the 1st free throw | 52-49 |
| 13:27 | Cornell | Harold Brewer makes the 2nd free throw | 52-50 |
| 13:05 | Yale | William Larsen misses long on an open 3 from the right wing | 52-50 |
| 13:04 | Yale | Dwayne Cipriani grabs the offensive rebound | 52-50 |
| 12:52 | Yale | Darrel Smith misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Herman Fletcher - foul #2 on Herman Fletcher, team foul #2 | 52-50 |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| Subs | Cornell | Richard Johnson (SF), Michael McGahey (C) Robert Spicer, Harold Brewer | |
| 12:52 | Yale | Darrel Smith makes the 1st free throw | 53-50 |
| 12:52 | Yale | Darrel Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 53-50 |
| 12:52 | Cornell | Michael McGahey gets the rebound | 53-50 |
| 12:37 | Cornell | Richard Johnson scores on a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Herman Fletcher | 53-52 |
| 12:18 | Yale | Darrel Smith misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 53-52 |
| 12:16 | Cornell | The rebound goes to Michael McGahey | 53-52 |
| 12:02 | Cornell | Bernard Ballard takes the ball from Michael McGahey | 53-52 |
| 11:42 | Yale | Edmund Rufus buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Dwayne Cipriani | 56-52 |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - William Larsen (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Darrel Smith (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Edmund Rufus (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Bernard Ballard (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. C - Dwayne Cipriani (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Keith Sipes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Herman Fletcher (tiring) 14 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Richard Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Vernon Prager (fairly fresh) C - Michael McGahey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:17 | Cornell | Keith Sipes drills a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Vernon Prager | 56-55 |
| 10:48 | Yale | Bernard Ballard hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Edmund Rufus | 59-55 |
| 10:29 | Cornell | Richard Johnson comes up short on the runner from the left block | 59-55 |
| 10:27 | Yale | Bernard Ballard pulls down the rebound | 59-55 |
| 10:10 | Yale | Darrel Smith drills a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by William Larsen | 62-55 |
| 09:46 | Cornell | Edmund Rufus steals the ball from Richard Johnson | 62-55 |
| 09:42 | Yale | Darrel Smith lays it up and in on a great pass from Edmund Rufus | 64-55 |
| 09:35 | Cornell | Michael McGahey lays it in set up by Herman Fletcher | 64-57 |
| 09:08 | Yale | Edmund Rufus comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 64-57 |
| 09:07 | Cornell | Keith Sipes gets the rebound | 64-57 |
| 08:52 | Cornell | Herman Fletcher is hacked by Dwayne Cipriani - foul #2 on Dwayne Cipriani, team foul #4 | 64-57 |
| Subs | Yale | Herbert Bowen (PG), Raymond Laursen (SG), Gregory Ross (SF), Edwin Rich (PF), Frederick Bilodeau (C) William Larsen, Darrel Smith, Edmund Rufus, Bernard Ballard, Dwayne Cipriani | |
| Subs | Cornell | Robert Spicer (PG), Filip Zagorac (SG), Alexander Peterson (SF), Eric Moore (PF), Harold Brewer (C) Keith Sipes, Herman Fletcher, Richard Johnson, Vernon Prager, Michael McGahey | |
| 08:39 | Cornell | Alexander Peterson clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Gregory Ross - foul #2 on Gregory Ross, team foul #5 | 64-57 |
| 08:39 | Cornell | Alexander Peterson misses the 1st free throw | 64-57 |
| 08:39 | Cornell | Alexander Peterson makes the 2nd free throw | 64-58 |
| 08:21 | Yale | Gregory Ross can't connect on a jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by Alexander Peterson - foul #2 on Alexander Peterson, team foul #3 | 64-58 |
| 08:21 | Yale | Gregory Ross makes the 1st free throw | 65-58 |
| 08:21 | Yale | Gregory Ross makes the 2nd free throw | 66-58 |
| 08:04 | Cornell | Alexander Peterson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 66-58 |
| 08:03 | Cornell | Eric Moore misses the tip | 66-58 |
| 08:02 | Yale | Herbert Bowen pulls down the rebound | 66-58 |
| 08:00 | Yale | Herbert Bowen is fouled in the backcourt by Alexander Peterson - foul #3 on Alexander Peterson, team foul #4 | 66-58 |
| 07:49 | Yale | Herbert Bowen misses long on an open 3pt attempt from the right corner | 66-58 |
| 07:47 | Cornell | Alexander Peterson pulls down the rebound | 66-58 |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Herbert Bowen (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SG - Raymond Laursen (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Gregory Ross (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Edwin Rich (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Frederick Bilodeau (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Robert Spicer (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Filip Zagorac (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alexander Peterson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Eric Moore (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Harold Brewer (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| 07:26 | Cornell | Alexander Peterson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 66-58 |
| 07:24 | Yale | The rebound goes to Raymond Laursen | 66-58 |
| 07:20 | Yale | Herbert Bowen scores on a jumper from the right side set up by Raymond Laursen | 68-58 |
| 07:02 | Cornell | Robert Spicer hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Edwin Rich - foul #4 on Edwin Rich, team foul #6 | 68-58 |
| Subs | Yale | Paul Haught (PG), William Green (SG), Bernard Ballard (PF) Herbert Bowen, Gregory Ross, Edwin Rich | |
| Subs | Cornell | Harold Hardy (PF) Eric Moore | |
| 07:02 | Cornell | Robert Spicer makes the 1st free throw | 68-59 |
| 07:02 | Cornell | Robert Spicer makes the 2nd free throw | 68-60 |
| 06:40 | Yale | Raymond Laursen misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 68-60 |
| 06:38 | Cornell | Harold Hardy gets the rebound | 68-60 |
| 06:25 | Cornell | Filip Zagorac throws a bad pass out of bounds | 68-60 |
| Subs | Yale | Gregory Ross (SF) Raymond Laursen | |
| Subs | Cornell | Marco Arvin (PG) Robert Spicer | |
| 06:05 | Yale | Gregory Ross can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 68-60 |
| 06:04 | Cornell | Harold Hardy grabs the board | 68-60 |
| 05:43 | Cornell | Harold Brewer's fadeaway is rejected by Frederick Bilodeau | 68-60 |
| 05:41 | Cornell | Marco Arvin grabs the offensive rebound | 68-60 |
| 05:32 | Cornell | Alexander Peterson misses the easy layup | 68-60 |
| 05:31 | Yale | Frederick Bilodeau pulls down the rebound | 68-60 |
| 05:27 | Yale | Gregory Ross loses the dribble to Marco Arvin in the backcourt | 68-60 |
| 05:13 | Cornell | Harold Brewer scores on a turnaround in the lane | 68-62 |
| 04:59 | Yale | Frederick Bilodeau misses the jumper from the baseline but the foul's on Harold Hardy - foul #1 on Harold Hardy, team foul #5 | 68-62 |
| Subs | Yale | William Larsen (PG), Herbert Bowen (SG), Raymond Laursen (SF), Dwayne Cipriani (PF) Paul Haught, William Green, Gregory Ross, Bernard Ballard | |
| Subs | Cornell | Robert Spicer (PG), Herman Fletcher (SG), Eric Moore (PF) Marco Arvin, Filip Zagorac, Harold Hardy | |
| 04:59 | Yale | Frederick Bilodeau makes the 1st free throw | 69-62 |
| 04:59 | Yale | Frederick Bilodeau misses the 2nd free throw | 69-62 |
| 04:59 | Cornell | The rebound goes to Eric Moore | 69-62 |
| 04:46 | Cornell | Harold Brewer knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing set up by Robert Spicer and he's fouled by Dwayne Cipriani - foul #3 on Dwayne Cipriani, team foul #7 | 69-64 |
| Subs | Yale | Edwin Rich (C) Frederick Bilodeau | |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| 04:46 | Cornell | Harold Brewer makes the free throw | 69-65 |
| 04:17 | Yale | Dwayne Cipriani can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 69-65 |
| 04:15 | Cornell | Herman Fletcher grabs the defensive rebound | 69-65 |
| 04:11 | Cornell | William Larsen is called for the reach on Robert Spicer - foul #1 on William Larsen, team foul #8 | 69-65 |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| Subs | Cornell | Keith Sipes (SF), Michael McGahey (C) Alexander Peterson, Harold Brewer | |
| 04:11 | Cornell | Robert Spicer makes the 1st free throw | 69-66 |
| 04:11 | Cornell | Robert Spicer makes the 2nd free throw | 69-67 |
| 03:58 | Yale | Edwin Rich loses the ball out of bounds | 69-67 |
| 03:39 | Cornell | Eric Moore clanks a fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by William Larsen - foul #2 on William Larsen, team foul #9 | 69-67 |
| Subs | Yale | Darrel Smith (SG) Raymond Laursen | |
| Subs | Cornell | Marco Arvin (PG), Richard Johnson (SG) Robert Spicer, Herman Fletcher | |
| 03:39 | Cornell | Eric Moore makes the 1st free throw | 69-68 |
| 03:39 | Cornell | Eric Moore misses the 2nd free throw | 69-68 |
| 03:39 | Yale | Edwin Rich gets the rebound | 69-68 |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - William Larsen (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Darrel Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Herbert Bowen (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - Dwayne Cipriani (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Edwin Rich (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Marco Arvin (fresh) 4 pts. 4 stl. SG - Richard Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Keith Sipes (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Eric Moore (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. C - Michael McGahey (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:29 | Yale | William Larsen misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 69-68 |
| 03:28 | Yale | Darrel Smith snags the offensive board | 69-68 |
| 03:10 | Yale | Darrel Smith misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 69-68 |
| 03:09 | Cornell | Keith Sipes pulls down the rebound | 69-68 |
| 03:01 | Cornell | Michael McGahey's layup is rejected by Edwin Rich | 69-68 |
| 03:00 | Cornell | Eric Moore tips it in | 69-70 |
| 03:00 | Yale | Yale calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-70 |
| Subs | Yale | Gregory Ross (SF), Bernard Ballard (PF) Herbert Bowen, Edwin Rich | |
| Subs | Cornell | Robert Spicer (PG), Herman Fletcher (SG) Marco Arvin, Keith Sipes | |
| 02:44 | Yale | Bernard Ballard misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 69-70 |
| 02:43 | Yale | Bernard Ballard gets the offensive rebound | 69-70 |
| 02:26 | Yale | Darrel Smith buries a floater from the left block on a nice dish by William Larsen and he's fouled by Richard Johnson - foul #3 on Richard Johnson, team foul #6 | 71-70 |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| Subs | Cornell | Harold Hardy (PF), Harold Brewer (C) Eric Moore, Michael McGahey | |
| 02:26 | Yale | Darrel Smith makes the free throw | 72-70 |
| 02:24 | Cornell | Cornell calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-70 |
| Subs | Yale | Frederick Bilodeau (C) Dwayne Cipriani | |
| Subs | Cornell | Filip Zagorac (SG), Keith Sipes (SF), Eric Moore (PF) Herman Fletcher, Richard Johnson, Harold Hardy | |
| 02:05 | Cornell | Harold Brewer hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 72-70 |
| 02:03 | Cornell | Filip Zagorac pulls down the offensive rebound | 72-70 |
| 01:53 | Cornell | Filip Zagorac connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Robert Spicer | 72-73 |
| 01:37 | Yale | Bernard Ballard hits the finger roll | 74-73 |
| 01:37 | Cornell | Cornell calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 74-73 |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| Subs | Cornell | Herman Fletcher (SG), Alexander Peterson (SF) Filip Zagorac, Keith Sipes | |
| 01:19 | Cornell | Eric Moore misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 74-73 |
| 01:17 | Yale | Frederick Bilodeau pulls down the rebound | 74-73 |
| 00:48 | Yale | Frederick Bilodeau hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket | 74-73 |
| 00:47 | Cornell | Eric Moore snags the defensive board | 74-73 |
| 00:36 | Cornell | Darrel Smith is called for the reach on Herman Fletcher - foul #3 on Darrel Smith, team foul #10 | 74-73 |
| 00:36 | Cornell | Herman Fletcher makes the 1st free throw | 74-74 |
| 00:36 | Cornell | Herman Fletcher makes the 2nd free throw | 74-75 |
| 00:22 | Yale | Darrel Smith makes the shot from the right side set up by William Larsen | 76-75 |
| 00:10 | Cornell | Eric Moore knocks in the runner from the right block | 76-77 |
| 00:10 | Yale | Yale calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 76-77 |
| 00:04 | Yale | William Larsen can't connect on a turnaround in the lane | 76-77 |
| 00:02 | Cornell | Harold Brewer grabs the board | 76-77 |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Cornell | Harold Brewer runs out the clock | 76-77 |