| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Richard Galbreath (fresh) SG - Herman Fletcher (fresh) SF - Alexander Peterson (fresh) PF - Eric Moore (fresh) C - Michael McGahey (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Glenn Gibson (fresh) SG - Donnie Scharfenberg (fresh) SF - Martin Brown (fresh) PF - Lawrence Ngo (fresh) C - Ronnie Corle (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Cornell | Michael McGahey wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:48 | Cornell | Richard Galbreath misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 0-0 |
| 19:46 | Cornell | Herman Fletcher pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Cornell | Eric Moore's layup is rejected by Lawrence Ngo | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | Cornell | Eric Moore tips it home | 2-0 |
| 19:26 | Belmont | Lawrence Ngo misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 2-0 |
| 19:24 | Cornell | Richard Galbreath grabs the board | 2-0 |
| 19:04 | Cornell | Eric Moore misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 2-0 |
| 19:03 | Belmont | Martin Brown snags the defensive board | 2-0 |
| 18:43 | Belmont | Ronnie Corle is fouled on the floor by Richard Galbreath - foul #1 on Richard Galbreath, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:36 | Belmont | Martin Brown clanks a fadeaway in the lane | 2-0 |
| 18:34 | Belmont | Ronnie Corle gets the offensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:18 | Belmont | Lawrence Ngo comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 18:17 | Belmont | Ronnie Corle tips it back up and in | 2-2 |
| 18:09 | Cornell | Michael McGahey misses the dunk | 2-2 |
| 18:08 | Cornell | Eric Moore tips it home | 4-2 |
| 17:41 | Belmont | The pull-up jumper by Lawrence Ngo is blocked by Michael McGahey | 4-2 |
| 17:40 | Cornell | The rebound goes to Eric Moore | 4-2 |
| 17:22 | Cornell | Alexander Peterson loses the ball out of bounds | 4-2 |
| Subs | Cornell | Keith Sipes (PG), Filip Zagorac (SG), Richard Johnson (SF), Harold Hardy (PF), Vernon Prager (C) Richard Galbreath, Herman Fletcher, Alexander Peterson, Eric Moore, Michael McGahey | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 16:56 | Belmont | Ronnie Corle misses long on an open jumper from the left block | 4-2 |
| 16:54 | Belmont | Ronnie Corle misses the tip | 4-2 |
| 16:52 | Cornell | Filip Zagorac grabs the board | 4-2 |
| 16:26 | Cornell | Filip Zagorac makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Richard Johnson | 6-2 |
| 16:12 | Belmont | Donnie Scharfenberg can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 6-2 |
| 16:10 | Cornell | Vernon Prager grabs the board | 6-2 |
| 15:59 | Cornell | Keith Sipes misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Donnie Scharfenberg - foul #1 on Donnie Scharfenberg, team foul #1 | 6-2 |
| Subs | Cornell | Herman Fletcher (SG), Eric Moore (PF) Richard Johnson, Vernon Prager | |
| Subs | Belmont | Walter Linneman (PG), David Eggleston (SG), Edgar Robinson (SF), Kermit Hampton (PF), Harold Beebe (C) Glenn Gibson, Donnie Scharfenberg, Martin Brown, Lawrence Ngo, Ronnie Corle | |
| 15:59 | Cornell | Keith Sipes makes the 1st free throw | 7-2 |
| 15:59 | Cornell | Keith Sipes makes the 2nd free throw | 8-2 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Keith Sipes (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Herman Fletcher (fresh) SF - Filip Zagorac (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Eric Moore (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Harold Hardy (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Walter Linneman (fresh) SG - David Eggleston (fresh) SF - Edgar Robinson (fresh) PF - Kermit Hampton (fresh) C - Harold Beebe (fresh) | |
| 15:40 | Belmont | Harold Beebe buries a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by David Eggleston | 8-4 |
| 15:19 | Cornell | Eric Moore misses short on a runner in the paint | 8-4 |
| 15:18 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Edgar Robinson | 8-4 |
| 14:58 | Belmont | Walter Linneman is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Walter Linneman, team foul #2 | 8-4 |
| Subs | Cornell | Richard Galbreath (PG), Alexander Peterson (SF), Vernon Prager (PF), Michael McGahey (C) Keith Sipes, Filip Zagorac, Eric Moore, Harold Hardy | |
| Subs | Belmont | Glenn Gibson (PG), Donnie Scharfenberg (SG) Walter Linneman, Edgar Robinson | |
| 14:46 | Cornell | Richard Galbreath is hacked by Glenn Gibson - foul #1 on Glenn Gibson, team foul #3 | 8-4 |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Lawrence Ngo (PF) Kermit Hampton | |
| 14:24 | Cornell | Herman Fletcher misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 8-4 |
| 14:22 | Cornell | Michael McGahey tips it back up and in | 10-4 |
| 14:18 | Belmont | Richard Galbreath takes the ball from David Eggleston in the backcourt | 10-4 |
| 13:58 | Cornell | Alexander Peterson buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Richard Galbreath | 13-4 |
| 13:47 | Belmont | Donnie Scharfenberg drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Glenn Gibson | 13-7 |
| 13:29 | Cornell | Herman Fletcher misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 13-7 |
| 13:28 | Belmont | Harold Beebe snags the defensive board | 13-7 |
| 13:13 | Belmont | Glenn Gibson misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 13-7 |
| 13:12 | Cornell | The rebound goes to Michael McGahey | 13-7 |
| 12:52 | Cornell | Herman Fletcher comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 13-7 |
| 12:51 | Belmont | Lawrence Ngo snags the defensive board | 13-7 |
| 12:28 | Belmont | Lawrence Ngo misses the lay-in but the foul's on Vernon Prager - foul #1 on Vernon Prager, team foul #2 | 13-7 |
| Subs | Cornell | Keith Sipes (PG), Filip Zagorac (SG), Richard Johnson (SF), Eric Moore (PF), Harold Hardy (C) Richard Galbreath, Herman Fletcher, Alexander Peterson, Vernon Prager, Michael McGahey | |
| Subs | Belmont | Walter Linneman (PG), Edgar Robinson (SG), Martin Brown (SF), Ronnie Corle (C) Glenn Gibson, Donnie Scharfenberg, David Eggleston, Harold Beebe | |
| 12:28 | Belmont | Lawrence Ngo misses the 1st free throw | 13-7 |
| 12:28 | Belmont | Lawrence Ngo misses the 2nd free throw | 13-7 |
| 12:28 | Cornell | Harold Hardy grabs the board | 13-7 |
| 12:26 | Cornell | Keith Sipes is hacked by Walter Linneman in the backcourt - foul #2 on Walter Linneman, team foul #4 | 13-7 |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Kim Shellman (PG), Kermit Hampton (PF) Walter Linneman, Lawrence Ngo | |
| 12:14 | Cornell | Richard Johnson can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Ronnie Corle - foul #1 on Ronnie Corle, team foul #5 | 13-7 |
| 12:14 | Cornell | Richard Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 13-7 |
| 12:14 | Cornell | Richard Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 14-7 |
| 11:55 | Belmont | Kim Shellman makes the jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Edgar Robinson | 14-9 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Keith Sipes (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Richard Johnson (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Filip Zagorac (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Eric Moore (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Harold Hardy (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Kim Shellman (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Edgar Robinson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Martin Brown (fresh) PF - Kermit Hampton (fresh) C - Ronnie Corle (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:40 | Cornell | Filip Zagorac misses long on a 3 from straight away | 14-9 |
| 11:39 | Belmont | Kermit Hampton grabs the defensive rebound | 14-9 |
| 11:35 | Belmont | Edgar Robinson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 14-9 |
| 11:19 | Cornell | Filip Zagorac misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 14-9 |
| 11:18 | Belmont | Ronnie Corle gets the rebound | 14-9 |
| 11:16 | Belmont | Kermit Hampton is fouled in the backcourt by Eric Moore - foul #1 on Eric Moore, team foul #3 | 14-9 |
| Subs | Cornell | Allen Rowlands (PG) Harold Hardy | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 11:04 | Belmont | Kim Shellman is hacked by Eric Moore - foul #2 on Eric Moore, team foul #4 | 14-9 |
| Subs | Cornell | Michael McGahey (C) Eric Moore | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 10:56 | Belmont | Martin Brown connects on the floater near the basket set up by Kim Shellman | 14-11 |
| 10:52 | Cornell | Filip Zagorac scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Keith Sipes | 16-11 |
| 10:29 | Belmont | Edgar Robinson can't finish the layup but the foul's on Filip Zagorac - foul #1 on Filip Zagorac, team foul #5 | 16-11 |
| Subs | Cornell | Herman Fletcher (SG), Alexander Peterson (SF), Harold Hardy (PF) Keith Sipes, Filip Zagorac, Richard Johnson | |
| Subs | Belmont | Glenn Gibson (PG), Donnie Scharfenberg (SG), Lawrence Ngo (PF), Oscar Orr (C) Kim Shellman, Martin Brown, Kermit Hampton, Ronnie Corle | |
| 10:29 | Belmont | Edgar Robinson misses the 1st free throw | 16-11 |
| 10:29 | Belmont | Edgar Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 16-12 |
| 10:15 | Cornell | Herman Fletcher connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Allen Rowlands | 19-12 |
| 09:58 | Belmont | Edgar Robinson scores on a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Glenn Gibson | 19-14 |
| 09:43 | Cornell | Harold Hardy misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 19-14 |
| 09:41 | Belmont | Oscar Orr gets the rebound | 19-14 |
| 09:20 | Belmont | Oscar Orr is hacked by Michael McGahey - foul #1 on Michael McGahey, team foul #6 | 19-14 |
| Subs | Cornell | Richard Galbreath (PG) Allen Rowlands | |
| Subs | Belmont | Martin Brown (SF) Edgar Robinson | |
| 09:05 | Belmont | Lawrence Ngo misses long on a fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Herman Fletcher - foul #1 on Herman Fletcher, team foul #7 | 19-14 |
| Subs | Cornell | Filip Zagorac (SG), Richard Johnson (PF) Herman Fletcher, Harold Hardy | |
| Subs | Belmont | Harold Beebe (C) Oscar Orr | |
| 09:05 | Belmont | Lawrence Ngo misses the 1st free throw | 19-14 |
| 09:05 | Belmont | Lawrence Ngo makes the 2nd free throw | 19-15 |
| 08:50 | Cornell | Richard Galbreath misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Harold Beebe - foul #1 on Harold Beebe, team foul #6 | 19-15 |
| Subs | Cornell | Keith Sipes (SG) Alexander Peterson | |
| Subs | Belmont | Kermit Hampton (PF), Ronnie Corle (C) Lawrence Ngo, Harold Beebe | |
| 08:50 | Cornell | Richard Galbreath makes the 1st free throw | 20-15 |
| 08:50 | Cornell | Richard Galbreath makes the 2nd free throw | 21-15 |
| 08:48 | Belmont | Glenn Gibson's pass is intercepted by Keith Sipes in the backcourt | 21-15 |
| 08:36 | Cornell | Richard Galbreath misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Glenn Gibson - foul #2 on Glenn Gibson, team foul #7 | 21-15 |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Kim Shellman (PG), David Eggleston (SG) Glenn Gibson, Donnie Scharfenberg | |
| 08:36 | Cornell | Richard Galbreath misses the 1st free throw | 21-15 |
| 08:36 | Cornell | Richard Galbreath makes the 2nd free throw | 22-15 |
| 08:21 | Belmont | Martin Brown misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 22-15 |
| 08:19 | Cornell | The rebound goes to Richard Johnson | 22-15 |
| 08:06 | Cornell | Kim Shellman is called for the reach on Filip Zagorac - foul #1 on Kim Shellman, team foul #8 | 22-15 |
| Subs | Cornell | Herman Fletcher (SG), Vernon Prager (PF) Richard Galbreath, Richard Johnson | |
| Subs | Belmont | Donnie Scharfenberg (SG) Martin Brown | |
| 08:06 | Cornell | Filip Zagorac makes the 1st free throw | 23-15 |
| 08:06 | Cornell | Filip Zagorac makes the 2nd free throw | 24-15 |
| 07:50 | Belmont | Kermit Hampton hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumpshot from the left side | 24-15 |
| 07:48 | Belmont | Donnie Scharfenberg tips it back up and in | 24-17 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Filip Zagorac (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Herman Fletcher (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Keith Sipes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Vernon Prager (fresh) C - Michael McGahey (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Kim Shellman (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donnie Scharfenberg (fresh) 5 pts. SF - David Eggleston (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Kermit Hampton (fresh) C - Ronnie Corle (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Cornell | Keith Sipes is fouled on the floor by David Eggleston - foul #1 on David Eggleston, team foul #9 | 24-17 |
| Subs | Cornell | Allen Rowlands (PG), Harold Hardy (C) Filip Zagorac, Michael McGahey | |
| Subs | Belmont | Lawrence Ngo (PF), Harold Beebe (C) Kermit Hampton, Ronnie Corle | |
| 07:27 | Cornell | Keith Sipes misses the 1st free throw | 24-17 |
| 07:27 | Belmont | Harold Beebe snags the defensive board | 24-17 |
| 07:25 | Belmont | Vernon Prager is called for the reach on Donnie Scharfenberg in the backcourt - foul #2 on Vernon Prager, team foul #8 | 24-17 |
| Subs | Cornell | Alexander Peterson (SF), Michael McGahey (C) Keith Sipes, Vernon Prager | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 07:25 | Belmont | Donnie Scharfenberg misses the 1st free throw | 24-17 |
| 07:25 | Cornell | Michael McGahey grabs the board | 24-17 |
| 07:09 | Cornell | Michael McGahey hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by Harold Beebe - foul #2 on Harold Beebe, team foul #10 | 24-17 |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Edgar Robinson (SF), Oscar Orr (C) Donnie Scharfenberg, Harold Beebe | |
| 07:09 | Cornell | Michael McGahey makes the 1st free throw | 25-17 |
| 07:09 | Cornell | Michael McGahey makes the 2nd free throw | 26-17 |
| 06:44 | Belmont | Lawrence Ngo misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 26-17 |
| 06:43 | Cornell | The rebound goes to Harold Hardy | 26-17 |
| 06:24 | Cornell | Allen Rowlands clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 26-17 |
| 06:23 | Cornell | Harold Hardy tips it back up and in | 28-17 |
| 06:15 | Belmont | Kim Shellman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 28-17 |
| 06:14 | Cornell | Harold Hardy pulls down the rebound | 28-17 |
| 06:06 | Cornell | Allen Rowlands makes the jumpshot from the left side set up by Herman Fletcher | 30-17 |
| 05:50 | Belmont | Kim Shellman can't connect on an uncontested 3pt attempt from the left corner | 30-17 |
| 05:49 | Cornell | Harold Hardy snags the defensive board | 30-17 |
| 05:30 | Cornell | Alexander Peterson is fouled on the floor by Edgar Robinson - foul #1 on Edgar Robinson, team foul #11 | 30-17 |
| Subs | Cornell | Richard Galbreath (PG), Keith Sipes (SG), Richard Johnson (PF) Allen Rowlands, Herman Fletcher, Michael McGahey | |
| Subs | Belmont | Donnie Scharfenberg (SG), Martin Brown (SF), Kermit Hampton (PF), Ronnie Corle (C) Kim Shellman, Edgar Robinson, Lawrence Ngo, Oscar Orr | |
| 05:30 | Cornell | Alexander Peterson makes the 1st free throw | 31-17 |
| 05:30 | Cornell | Alexander Peterson misses the 2nd free throw | 31-17 |
| 05:30 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Martin Brown | 31-17 |
| 05:01 | Belmont | David Eggleston misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 31-17 |
| 05:00 | Cornell | Harold Hardy snags the defensive board | 31-17 |
| 04:39 | Cornell | Keith Sipes makes the shot from close range on a nice dish by Richard Johnson | 33-17 |
| 04:15 | Belmont | Donnie Scharfenberg's pass is intercepted by Alexander Peterson | 33-17 |
| 04:12 | Cornell | Alexander Peterson lays it up and in | 35-17 |
| 03:48 | Belmont | Donnie Scharfenberg misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 35-17 |
| 03:47 | Belmont | Ronnie Corle pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-17 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Richard Galbreath (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Keith Sipes (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alexander Peterson (tiring) 6 pts. PF - Richard Johnson (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Harold Hardy (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - David Eggleston (tiring) 1 ast. SG - Donnie Scharfenberg (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Martin Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kermit Hampton (fairly fresh) C - Ronnie Corle (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:27 | Belmont | Ronnie Corle misses the easy layup | 35-17 |
| 03:25 | Cornell | Richard Johnson gets the rebound | 35-17 |
| 03:18 | Cornell | Harold Hardy clanks a floater in the lane | 35-17 |
| 03:16 | Belmont | Martin Brown gets the rebound | 35-17 |
| 03:14 | Belmont | Keith Sipes is called for the reach on Donnie Scharfenberg in the backcourt - foul #1 on Keith Sipes, team foul #9 | 35-17 |
| Subs | Cornell | Allen Rowlands (PG), Herman Fletcher (SG), Filip Zagorac (SF), Eric Moore (PF), Vernon Prager (C) Richard Galbreath, Keith Sipes, Alexander Peterson, Richard Johnson, Harold Hardy | |
| Subs | Belmont | Glenn Gibson (PG), Edgar Robinson (SF), Lawrence Ngo (PF), Harold Beebe (C) David Eggleston, Martin Brown, Kermit Hampton, Ronnie Corle | |
| 03:14 | Belmont | Donnie Scharfenberg makes the 1st free throw | 35-18 |
| 03:14 | Belmont | Donnie Scharfenberg makes the 2nd free throw | 35-19 |
| 02:57 | Cornell | Glenn Gibson is called for the reach on Vernon Prager - foul #3 on Glenn Gibson, team foul #12 | 35-19 |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Kim Shellman (PG), Walter Linneman (SG) Glenn Gibson, Donnie Scharfenberg | |
| 02:57 | Cornell | Vernon Prager makes the 1st free throw | 36-19 |
| 02:57 | Cornell | Vernon Prager misses the 2nd free throw | 36-19 |
| 02:57 | Belmont | Lawrence Ngo grabs the board | 36-19 |
| 02:54 | Belmont | Kim Shellman is fouled in the backcourt by Filip Zagorac - foul #2 on Filip Zagorac, team foul #10 | 36-19 |
| 02:54 | Belmont | Kim Shellman makes the 1st free throw | 36-20 |
| 02:54 | Belmont | Kim Shellman makes the 2nd free throw | 36-21 |
| 02:40 | Cornell | Herman Fletcher connects on the jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Vernon Prager and the foul's on Edgar Robinson - foul #2 on Edgar Robinson, team foul #13 | 38-21 |
| 02:40 | Cornell | Herman Fletcher misses the free throw | 38-21 |
| 02:40 | Belmont | Harold Beebe grabs the defensive rebound | 38-21 |
| 02:23 | Belmont | Lawrence Ngo knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side and the foul's on Eric Moore - foul #3 on Eric Moore, team foul #11 | 38-23 |
| Subs | Cornell | Michael McGahey (C) Eric Moore | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 02:23 | Belmont | Lawrence Ngo makes the free throw | 38-24 |
| 02:09 | Cornell | Allen Rowlands clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 38-24 |
| 02:08 | Cornell | Michael McGahey tips it back up and in | 40-24 |
| 01:49 | Belmont | Lawrence Ngo hits a wide open 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Edgar Robinson | 40-27 |
| 01:20 | Cornell | Harold Beebe steals the ball from Allen Rowlands | 40-27 |
| 01:06 | Belmont | Vernon Prager picks off the pass by Edgar Robinson | 40-27 |
| 00:53 | Cornell | Vernon Prager makes the driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Herman Fletcher | 42-27 |
| 00:43 | Belmont | Walter Linneman can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 42-27 |
| 00:41 | Belmont | The offensive rebound goes to Kim Shellman | 42-27 |
| 00:26 | Belmont | Walter Linneman hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Kim Shellman and he's hacked by Filip Zagorac - foul #3 on Filip Zagorac, team foul #12 | 42-29 |
| Subs | Cornell | Richard Galbreath (PG), Keith Sipes (SF), Richard Johnson (PF) Allen Rowlands, Filip Zagorac, Vernon Prager | |
| Subs | Belmont | Donnie Scharfenberg (SG), Martin Brown (SF), Kermit Hampton (PF), Oscar Orr (C) Kim Shellman, Edgar Robinson, Lawrence Ngo, Harold Beebe | |
| 00:26 | Belmont | Walter Linneman makes the free throw | 42-30 |
| 00:03 | Cornell | Oscar Orr picks off the pass by Richard Galbreath | 42-30 |
| 00:00 | Belmont | Oscar Orr misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 42-30 |