| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Rogelio Russo (fresh) SG - Robert Walker (fresh) SF - Mark Sims (fresh) PF - Timothy Sons (fresh) C - Eric Bennett (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Mario Travis (fresh) SG - Frederick Lloyd (fresh) SF - Mark Carter (fresh) PF - Charles Stamper (fresh) C - James Penwell (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Eastern Illinois | James Penwell wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:33 | Eastern Illinois | James Penwell connects on the open shot in the paint on a great pass from Frederick Lloyd | 0-2 |
| 19:28 | Cornell | Mario Travis is called for the reach on Rogelio Russo - foul #1 on Mario Travis, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:11 | Cornell | Eric Bennett knocks in the runner from the right block on a nice dish by Rogelio Russo and he's hacked by Mark Carter - foul #1 on Mark Carter, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| 19:11 | Cornell | Eric Bennett misses the free throw | 2-2 |
| 19:11 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to James Penwell | 2-2 |
| 18:50 | Eastern Illinois | Mario Travis misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 2-2 |
| 18:49 | Cornell | Mark Sims gets the rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:47 | Cornell | Mark Sims is hacked by Mark Carter in the backcourt - foul #2 on Mark Carter, team foul #3 | 2-2 |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Bob Chavers (SF) Mark Carter | |
| 18:38 | Cornell | Timothy Sons drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Rogelio Russo | 5-2 |
| 18:33 | Eastern Illinois | Mario Travis is wide open but clanks a floater from the right wing | 5-2 |
| 18:32 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Stamper gets the offensive rebound | 5-2 |
| 18:09 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Stamper is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway from the left block set up by Frederick Lloyd | 5-4 |
| 17:55 | Cornell | Robert Walker can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 5-4 |
| 17:53 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Stamper grabs the defensive rebound | 5-4 |
| 17:49 | Eastern Illinois | Mario Travis knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Charles Stamper | 5-7 |
| 17:22 | Cornell | Mark Sims misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 5-7 |
| 17:21 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Stamper grabs the defensive rebound | 5-7 |
| 17:05 | Eastern Illinois | Mario Travis scores on a shot from the free throw line set up by Bob Chavers and he's fouled by Rogelio Russo - foul #1 on Rogelio Russo, team foul #1 | 5-9 |
| Subs | Cornell | Joshua McCrea (PG), Juan Lopez (SG), Derrick Snelling (SF), Bradley Straus (PF), William Updike (C) Rogelio Russo, Robert Walker, Mark Sims, Timothy Sons, Eric Bennett | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Maynard Coats (SG), Richard Snow (SF), Harry Bowser (PF), Jeremiah Hochstetler (C) Frederick Lloyd, Bob Chavers, Charles Stamper, James Penwell | |
| 17:05 | Eastern Illinois | Mario Travis makes the free throw | 5-10 |
| 16:46 | Cornell | Derrick Snelling lays it in uncontested on a great pass from Juan Lopez and he's fouled by Maynard Coats - foul #1 on Maynard Coats, team foul #4 | 7-10 |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Matthew McLoud (PG) Mario Travis | |
| 16:46 | Cornell | Derrick Snelling makes the free throw | 8-10 |
| 16:37 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Snow misses long on a runner from close range | 8-10 |
| 16:35 | Cornell | The rebound goes to Bradley Straus | 8-10 |
| 16:12 | Cornell | William Updike lays it in uncontested set up by Juan Lopez | 10-10 |
| 16:07 | Eastern Illinois | Juan Lopez picks off the pass by Matthew McLoud in the backcourt | 10-10 |
| 16:02 | Cornell | Joshua McCrea is open but comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 10-10 |
| 16:00 | Eastern Illinois | Harry Bowser snags the defensive board | 10-10 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Joshua McCrea (fairly fresh) SG - Juan Lopez (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Derrick Snelling (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Bradley Straus (fairly fresh) C - William Updike (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Matthew McLoud (fresh) SG - Maynard Coats (fairly fresh) SF - Richard Snow (fairly fresh) PF - Harry Bowser (fairly fresh) C - Jeremiah Hochstetler (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:58 | Eastern Illinois | Matthew McLoud's pass is intercepted by Joshua McCrea in the backcourt | 10-10 |
| 15:56 | Cornell | Bradley Straus lays it up and in set up by Joshua McCrea | 12-10 |
| 15:39 | Eastern Illinois | Maynard Coats hits the finger roll on a great pass from Harry Bowser and he's fouled by Bradley Straus - foul #1 on Bradley Straus, team foul #2 | 12-12 |
| Subs | Cornell | Sergei Kukowski (PG), Robert Walker (SG), Mark Sims (SF), Frank Pollock (PF), Eric Bennett (C) Joshua McCrea, Juan Lopez, Derrick Snelling, Bradley Straus, William Updike | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Michael Curry (PG), Bob Chavers (SF), Charles Stamper (PF), James Penwell (C) Matthew McLoud, Richard Snow, Harry Bowser, Jeremiah Hochstetler | |
| 15:39 | Eastern Illinois | Maynard Coats misses the free throw | 12-12 |
| 15:39 | Cornell | Eric Bennett snags the defensive board | 12-12 |
| 15:33 | Cornell | Mark Sims can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway from the right wing | 12-12 |
| 15:32 | Cornell | Mark Sims grabs the offensive board | 12-12 |
| 15:16 | Cornell | Robert Walker connects on the open shot from the right side set up by Sergei Kukowski | 14-12 |
| 14:47 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Stamper misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 14-12 |
| 14:45 | Cornell | Eric Bennett grabs the defensive rebound | 14-12 |
| 14:43 | Cornell | Maynard Coats steps in front of the Robert Walker pass in the backcourt | 14-12 |
| 14:25 | Eastern Illinois | Maynard Coats misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 14-12 |
| 14:23 | Eastern Illinois | Bob Chavers snags the offensive board | 14-12 |
| 14:04 | Eastern Illinois | Bob Chavers comes up short on the jump hook near the basket | 14-12 |
| 14:02 | Cornell | Frank Pollock grabs the defensive rebound | 14-12 |
| 13:45 | Cornell | Mark Sims misses long on a driving attempt in the paint | 14-12 |
| 13:43 | Cornell | Robert Walker hits the follow up shot | 16-12 |
| 13:22 | Eastern Illinois | Bob Chavers drills a runner in the lane on a nice dish by James Penwell | 16-14 |
| 13:01 | Cornell | Sergei Kukowski comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 16-14 |
| 12:59 | Cornell | The offensive rebound goes to Mark Sims | 16-14 |
| 12:44 | Cornell | Robert Walker buries a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Sergei Kukowski | 18-14 |
| 12:44 | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 18-14 |
| Subs | Cornell | Rogelio Russo (PG), Joshua McCrea (SG), Derrick Snelling (SF), Timothy Sons (PF), William Updike (C) Sergei Kukowski, Robert Walker, Mark Sims, Frank Pollock, Eric Bennett | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Mario Travis (PG), Frederick Lloyd (SG), Richard Snow (SF), Harry Bowser (PF), Jeremiah Hochstetler (C) Michael Curry, Maynard Coats, Bob Chavers, Charles Stamper, James Penwell | |
| 12:42 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Snow throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 18-14 |
| 12:14 | Cornell | Derrick Snelling misses the easy open layup | 18-14 |
| 12:12 | Eastern Illinois | Harry Bowser grabs the board | 18-14 |
| 12:09 | Eastern Illinois | Mario Travis is fouled in the backcourt by Joshua McCrea - foul #1 on Joshua McCrea, team foul #3 | 18-14 |
| 11:54 | Eastern Illinois | Frederick Lloyd's fadeaway is rejected by William Updike | 18-14 |
| 11:53 | Eastern Illinois | Mario Travis snags the offensive board | 18-14 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Rogelio Russo (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Joshua McCrea (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Derrick Snelling (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Timothy Sons (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - William Updike (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Mario Travis (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Frederick Lloyd (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Richard Snow (fairly fresh) PF - Harry Bowser (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jeremiah Hochstetler (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:34 | Eastern Illinois | Mario Travis misses short on a jumper near the basket but the foul's on Rogelio Russo - foul #2 on Rogelio Russo, team foul #4 | 18-14 |
| Subs | Cornell | Juan Lopez (PG), Mark Sims (SF), Bradley Straus (PF) Rogelio Russo, Derrick Snelling, Timothy Sons | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Matthew McLoud (SG), Bob Chavers (SF), Charles Stamper (PF) Frederick Lloyd, Richard Snow, Jeremiah Hochstetler | |
| 11:34 | Eastern Illinois | Mario Travis makes the 1st free throw | 18-15 |
| 11:34 | Eastern Illinois | Mario Travis misses the 2nd free throw | 18-15 |
| 11:34 | Cornell | Bradley Straus snags the defensive board | 18-15 |
| 11:14 | Cornell | Juan Lopez clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 18-15 |
| 11:13 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Stamper grabs the defensive rebound | 18-15 |
| 11:04 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Stamper misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 18-15 |
| 11:03 | Eastern Illinois | Harry Bowser tips it in | 18-17 |
| 11:01 | Cornell | Juan Lopez's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 18-17 |
| Subs | Cornell | Robert Walker (SG), Eric Bennett (C) Joshua McCrea, William Updike | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Frederick Lloyd (SG) Mario Travis | |
| 10:49 | Eastern Illinois | Mark Sims steals the ball from Frederick Lloyd | 18-17 |
| 10:47 | Cornell | Charles Stamper takes the ball from Juan Lopez in the backcourt | 18-17 |
| 10:32 | Eastern Illinois | Bob Chavers's pass is intercepted by Mark Sims | 18-17 |
| 10:28 | Cornell | Mark Sims can't finish the layup | 18-17 |
| 10:27 | Cornell | Bradley Straus tips it in | 20-17 |
| 10:22 | Eastern Illinois | Frederick Lloyd is by himself and knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Matthew McLoud | 20-19 |
| 10:05 | Cornell | Frederick Lloyd takes the ball from Eric Bennett | 20-19 |
| 10:02 | Eastern Illinois | Matthew McLoud banks in the layup on a nice dish by Frederick Lloyd | 20-21 |
| 09:43 | Cornell | Juan Lopez hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumper near the basket | 20-21 |
| 09:41 | Cornell | The offensive rebound goes to Bradley Straus | 20-21 |
| 09:28 | Cornell | Robert Walker can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 20-21 |
| 09:26 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Harry Bowser | 20-21 |
| 09:21 | Eastern Illinois | Frederick Lloyd lays it in uncontested | 20-23 |
| 09:00 | Cornell | Mark Sims hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 20-23 |
| 08:59 | Cornell | Bradley Straus tips it in | 22-23 |
| 08:38 | Eastern Illinois | Matthew McLoud is hacked by Bradley Straus - foul #2 on Bradley Straus, team foul #5 | 22-23 |
| 08:38 | Cornell | Cornell calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 22-23 |
| Subs | Cornell | Sergei Kukowski (PG), Joshua McCrea (SG), Derrick Snelling (SF), Timothy Sons (PF), William Updike (C) Juan Lopez, Robert Walker, Mark Sims, Bradley Straus, Eric Bennett | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Mario Travis (PG), Richard Snow (SF), Jeremiah Hochstetler (PF), James Penwell (C) Matthew McLoud, Bob Chavers, Charles Stamper, Harry Bowser | |
| 08:27 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Snow can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 22-23 |
| 08:26 | Cornell | Derrick Snelling pulls down the rebound | 22-23 |
| 08:24 | Cornell | Sergei Kukowski's pass is intercepted by Mario Travis in the backcourt | 22-23 |
| 08:23 | Eastern Illinois | Mario Travis banks in the layup | 22-25 |
| 08:19 | Cornell | Derrick Snelling is hacked by Richard Snow in the backcourt - foul #1 on Richard Snow, team foul #5 | 22-25 |
| 08:09 | Cornell | William Updike makes the driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Sergei Kukowski | 24-25 |
| 08:07 | Eastern Illinois | James Penwell is hacked by William Updike in the backcourt - foul #1 on William Updike, team foul #6 | 24-25 |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Maynard Coats (SF) James Penwell | |
| 08:01 | Eastern Illinois | Jeremiah Hochstetler buries a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Mario Travis | 24-27 |
| 07:49 | Cornell | Derrick Snelling lays it up and in on a great pass from Timothy Sons | 26-27 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Sergei Kukowski (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Joshua McCrea (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Derrick Snelling (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Timothy Sons (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - William Updike (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Mario Travis (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frederick Lloyd (tiring) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Maynard Coats (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Richard Snow (fairly fresh) C - Jeremiah Hochstetler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:33 | Eastern Illinois | Sergei Kukowski is called for the reach on Mario Travis - foul #1 on Sergei Kukowski, team foul #7 | 26-27 |
| Subs | Cornell | Robert Walker (SG), Frank Pollock (C) Sergei Kukowski, William Updike | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | James Penwell (C) Jeremiah Hochstetler | |
| 07:33 | Eastern Illinois | Mario Travis makes the 1st free throw | 26-28 |
| 07:33 | Eastern Illinois | Mario Travis makes the 2nd free throw | 26-29 |
| 07:14 | Cornell | Frederick Lloyd takes the ball from Timothy Sons | 26-29 |
| 07:10 | Eastern Illinois | Mario Travis lays it up and in on a nice dish by Richard Snow | 26-31 |
| 06:42 | Cornell | Joshua McCrea misses short on an open jumper from the right side | 26-31 |
| 06:41 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Frederick Lloyd | 26-31 |
| 06:35 | Eastern Illinois | James Penwell hits a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Mario Travis | 26-33 |
| 06:14 | Cornell | Robert Walker connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Joshua McCrea | 29-33 |
| 06:00 | Eastern Illinois | Frederick Lloyd hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 29-33 |
| 05:58 | Cornell | Derrick Snelling gets the rebound | 29-33 |
| 05:54 | Cornell | Maynard Coats is called for the reach on Derrick Snelling in the backcourt - foul #2 on Maynard Coats, team foul #6 | 29-33 |
| Subs | Cornell | Juan Lopez (PG), Mark Sims (SF), William Updike (C) Robert Walker, Derrick Snelling, Frank Pollock | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Michael Curry (PG), Bob Chavers (SF), Charles Stamper (PF), Harry Bowser (C) Mario Travis, Maynard Coats, Richard Snow, James Penwell | |
| 05:29 | Cornell | Joshua McCrea lays it in on a nice dish by Juan Lopez and he's hacked by Bob Chavers - foul #1 on Bob Chavers, team foul #7 | 31-33 |
| Subs | Cornell | Eric Bennett (C) Timothy Sons | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 05:29 | Cornell | Joshua McCrea misses the free throw | 31-33 |
| 05:29 | Eastern Illinois | Harry Bowser gets the rebound | 31-33 |
| 05:21 | Eastern Illinois | Frederick Lloyd clanks a shot near the basket but the foul's on Eric Bennett - foul #1 on Eric Bennett, team foul #8 | 31-33 |
| Subs | Cornell | Sergei Kukowski (PG) Joshua McCrea | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Jeremiah Hochstetler (C) Harry Bowser | |
| 05:21 | Eastern Illinois | Frederick Lloyd misses the 1st free throw | 31-33 |
| 05:21 | Eastern Illinois | Frederick Lloyd makes the 2nd free throw | 31-34 |
| 05:03 | Cornell | Mark Sims scores on a shot from the right block on a great pass from Juan Lopez and he's fouled by Frederick Lloyd - foul #1 on Frederick Lloyd, team foul #8 | 33-34 |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Mario Travis (PG), Matthew McLoud (SG) Michael Curry, Frederick Lloyd | |
| 05:03 | Cornell | Mark Sims makes the free throw | 34-34 |
| 05:01 | Eastern Illinois | Matthew McLoud loses the dribble to Sergei Kukowski in the backcourt | 34-34 |
| 04:59 | Cornell | Juan Lopez hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Sergei Kukowski | 36-34 |
| 04:46 | Eastern Illinois | Jeremiah Hochstetler misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 36-34 |
| 04:45 | Cornell | Mark Sims grabs the defensive rebound | 36-34 |
| 04:43 | Cornell | William Updike is fouled in the backcourt by Mario Travis - foul #2 on Mario Travis, team foul #9 | 36-34 |
| Subs | Cornell | Robert Walker (SG), Timothy Sons (PF) Sergei Kukowski, Eric Bennett | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Michael Curry (PG), Harry Bowser (C) Mario Travis, Jeremiah Hochstetler | |
| 04:43 | Cornell | William Updike makes the 1st free throw | 37-34 |
| 04:43 | Cornell | William Updike misses the 2nd free throw | 37-34 |
| 04:43 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Harry Bowser | 37-34 |
| 04:25 | Eastern Illinois | Bob Chavers misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 37-34 |
| 04:23 | Cornell | William Updike gets the rebound | 37-34 |
| 04:04 | Cornell | Timothy Sons's pass is intercepted by Charles Stamper | 37-34 |
| 04:02 | Eastern Illinois | Robert Walker steals it from Matthew McLoud in the backcourt | 37-34 |
| 03:50 | Cornell | Robert Walker is open and lays it up and in on a great pass from Timothy Sons | 39-34 |
| 03:47 | Eastern Illinois | Juan Lopez steals it from Michael Curry in the backcourt | 39-34 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Juan Lopez (tiring) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Walker (tired) 11 pts. SF - Mark Sims (tired) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Timothy Sons (tired) 3 pts. C - William Updike (tiring) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Michael Curry (tiring) SG - Matthew McLoud (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bob Chavers (tired) 2 pts. PF - Charles Stamper (tired) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Harry Bowser (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:31 | Cornell | Juan Lopez misses badly on a shot from the left block but he's fouled by Bob Chavers - foul #2 on Bob Chavers, team foul #10 | 39-34 |
| Subs | Cornell | Rogelio Russo (PG), Joshua McCrea (SF), Bradley Straus (PF), Eric Bennett (C) Robert Walker, Mark Sims, Timothy Sons, William Updike | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Mario Travis (PG), Maynard Coats (SG), Mark Carter (SF), Jeremiah Hochstetler (PF) Michael Curry, Matthew McLoud, Bob Chavers, Charles Stamper | |
| 03:31 | Cornell | Juan Lopez makes the 1st free throw | 40-34 |
| 03:31 | Cornell | Juan Lopez misses the 2nd free throw | 40-34 |
| 03:31 | Eastern Illinois | Jeremiah Hochstetler pulls down the rebound | 40-34 |
| 03:06 | Eastern Illinois | Mario Travis is fouled on the floor by Rogelio Russo - foul #3 on Rogelio Russo, team foul #9 | 40-34 |
| Subs | Cornell | Sergei Kukowski (PG), Derrick Snelling (SF) Rogelio Russo, Juan Lopez | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Richard Snow (C) Harry Bowser | |
| 03:06 | Eastern Illinois | Mario Travis misses the 1st free throw | 40-34 |
| 03:06 | Cornell | Eric Bennett grabs the defensive rebound | 40-34 |
| 02:39 | Cornell | Maynard Coats is called for the reach on Bradley Straus - foul #3 on Maynard Coats, team foul #11 | 40-34 |
| Subs | Cornell | Mark Sims (SF), Frank Pollock (C) Derrick Snelling, Eric Bennett | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Frederick Lloyd (SG), James Penwell (C) Maynard Coats, Richard Snow | |
| 02:39 | Cornell | Bradley Straus makes the 1st free throw | 41-34 |
| 02:39 | Cornell | Bradley Straus makes the 2nd free throw | 42-34 |
| 02:15 | Eastern Illinois | Mark Carter misses long on a runner in the paint | 42-34 |
| 02:13 | Cornell | Bradley Straus pulls down the rebound | 42-34 |
| 01:57 | Cornell | Joshua McCrea is hacked by Frederick Lloyd - foul #2 on Frederick Lloyd, team foul #12 | 42-34 |
| Subs | Cornell | Robert Walker (SG), Eric Bennett (C) Sergei Kukowski, Frank Pollock | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Charles Stamper (PF), Harry Bowser (C) Jeremiah Hochstetler, James Penwell | |
| 01:57 | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 42-34 |
| 01:57 | Cornell | Joshua McCrea makes the 1st free throw | 43-34 |
| 01:57 | Cornell | Joshua McCrea misses the 2nd free throw | 43-34 |
| 01:57 | Eastern Illinois | Harry Bowser snags the defensive board | 43-34 |
| 01:51 | Eastern Illinois | Mario Travis clanks a shot from the baseline | 43-34 |
| 01:50 | Cornell | Eric Bennett pulls down the rebound | 43-34 |
| 01:33 | Cornell | Robert Walker misses short on a shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Mark Carter - foul #3 on Mark Carter, team foul #13 | 43-34 |
| Subs | Cornell | Juan Lopez (PG), Derrick Snelling (SF), Timothy Sons (PF) Joshua McCrea, Mark Sims, Bradley Straus | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Michael Curry (PG), Richard Snow (SF) Mario Travis, Mark Carter | |
| 01:33 | Cornell | Robert Walker makes the 1st free throw | 44-34 |
| 01:33 | Cornell | Robert Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 45-34 |
| 01:10 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Stamper misses short on a shot from the left block but he's fouled by Timothy Sons - foul #1 on Timothy Sons, team foul #10 | 45-34 |
| Subs | Cornell | Frank Pollock (PF), William Updike (C) Timothy Sons, Eric Bennett | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Matthew McLoud (PG), Bob Chavers (SF) Michael Curry, Harry Bowser | |
| 01:10 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Stamper makes the 1st free throw | 45-35 |
| 01:10 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Stamper misses the 2nd free throw | 45-35 |
| 01:10 | Cornell | Robert Walker pulls down the rebound | 45-35 |
| 00:57 | Cornell | Richard Snow is called for the reach on Robert Walker - foul #2 on Richard Snow, team foul #14 | 45-35 |
| 00:57 | Cornell | Robert Walker misses the 1st free throw | 45-35 |
| 00:57 | Cornell | Robert Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 46-35 |
| 00:55 | Eastern Illinois | Juan Lopez is called for the reach on Matthew McLoud in the backcourt - foul #1 on Juan Lopez, team foul #11 | 46-35 |
| 00:55 | Eastern Illinois | Matthew McLoud misses the 1st free throw | 46-35 |
| 00:55 | Eastern Illinois | Matthew McLoud makes the 2nd free throw | 46-36 |
| 00:48 | Cornell | Matthew McLoud is called for the reach on Juan Lopez - foul #1 on Matthew McLoud, team foul #15 | 46-36 |
| Subs | Cornell | Mark Sims (SF) Derrick Snelling | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Harry Bowser (PF) Charles Stamper | |
| 00:48 | Cornell | Juan Lopez misses the 1st free throw | 46-36 |
| 00:48 | Cornell | Juan Lopez makes the 2nd free throw | 47-36 |
| 00:27 | Eastern Illinois | Harry Bowser double dribbles | 47-36 |
| Subs | Cornell | Sergei Kukowski (PG), Timothy Sons (PF), Eric Bennett (C) Juan Lopez, Frank Pollock, William Updike | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Mario Travis (PG), James Penwell (C) Matthew McLoud, Richard Snow | |
| 00:25 | Cornell | Cornell calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 47-36 |
| 00:04 | Cornell | Robert Walker clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 47-36 |
| 00:02 | Cornell | Eric Bennett hits the follow up shot | 49-36 |
| 00:00 | Eastern Illinois | Bob Chavers misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 49-36 |