| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Clifford Heady (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Peter Green (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Bernie Carter (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ronald Watkins (fresh) 3 pts. C - Denny Butkovich (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Steven Roderick (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Anthony Sydow (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Roy Nguyen (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Carroll (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Carl Zelinski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Western Carolina | Bernie Carter inbounds the ball | 36-37 |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:49 | Western Carolina | Roy Nguyen swats the shot by Peter Green | 36-37 |
| 19:47 | Western Carolina | Denny Butkovich grabs the offensive rebound | 36-37 |
| 19:42 | Western Carolina | Denny Butkovich misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 36-37 |
| 19:40 | Cornell | Anthony Sydow snags the defensive board | 36-37 |
| 19:30 | Cornell | Roy Nguyen travels with the ball | 36-37 |
| 19:17 | Western Carolina | Clifford Heady comes up short on the jumper from the right block | 36-37 |
| 19:16 | Western Carolina | Denny Butkovich grabs the offensive board | 36-37 |
| 19:09 | Western Carolina | Bernie Carter misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 36-37 |
| 19:08 | Cornell | Roy Nguyen grabs the board | 36-37 |
| 18:51 | Cornell | Roy Nguyen is fouled on the floor by Ronald Watkins - foul #2 on Ronald Watkins, team foul #1 | 36-37 |
| 18:37 | Cornell | Anthony Sydow makes the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Steven Roderick and he's hacked by Denny Butkovich - foul #2 on Denny Butkovich, team foul #2 | 36-39 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Bradly Jones (C) Denny Butkovich | |
| Subs | Cornell | William Clark (C) Carl Zelinski | |
| 18:37 | Cornell | Anthony Sydow misses the free throw | 36-39 |
| 18:37 | Western Carolina | Ronald Watkins grabs the board | 36-39 |
| 18:20 | Western Carolina | Ronald Watkins comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 36-39 |
| 18:18 | Cornell | Steven Roderick grabs the board | 36-39 |
| 17:59 | Cornell | William Clark misses badly on a jump hook from the right block | 36-39 |
| 17:57 | Western Carolina | Bradly Jones pulls down the rebound | 36-39 |
| 17:51 | Western Carolina | Bernie Carter misses badly on a jumper near the basket but he's fouled by Roy Nguyen - foul #2 on Roy Nguyen, team foul #1 | 36-39 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Danny Love (PG), James Baril (SG), Earl Chrisman (C) Clifford Heady, Peter Green, Ronald Watkins | |
| Subs | Cornell | Scott Washington (PG), Melvin Romo (SG), Jason Faulkner (SF), Jerry Gladden (C) Steven Roderick, Anthony Sydow, Roy Nguyen, David Carroll | |
| 17:51 | Western Carolina | Bernie Carter misses the 1st free throw | 36-39 |
| 17:51 | Western Carolina | Bernie Carter misses the 2nd free throw | 36-39 |
| 17:51 | Cornell | William Clark snags the defensive board | 36-39 |
| 17:39 | Cornell | Scott Washington comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 36-39 |
| 17:38 | Cornell | The offensive rebound goes to Jason Faulkner | 36-39 |
| 17:27 | Cornell | Jerry Gladden scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Melvin Romo | 36-41 |
| 17:20 | Western Carolina | Bernie Carter hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Earl Chrisman | 38-41 |
| 16:58 | Cornell | Jerry Gladden clanks a floater from the left wing | 38-41 |
| 16:57 | Western Carolina | The rebound goes to Bradly Jones | 38-41 |
| 16:32 | Western Carolina | Bernie Carter hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 38-41 |
| 16:30 | Western Carolina | Earl Chrisman hits the follow up shot | 40-41 |
| 16:04 | Cornell | Jerry Gladden misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 40-41 |
| 16:02 | Cornell | The offensive rebound goes to Melvin Romo | 40-41 |
| 15:39 | Cornell | Jason Faulkner banks in the layup | 40-43 |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Danny Love (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Baril (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SF - Bernie Carter (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bradly Jones (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Earl Chrisman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Scott Washington (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Melvin Romo (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Jason Faulkner (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Clark (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Jerry Gladden (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Western Carolina | Bernie Carter is hacked by William Clark in the backcourt - foul #1 on William Clark, team foul #2 | 40-43 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Clifford Heady (PG), Peter Green (SG), Aldo Romano (SF), Ronald Watkins (PF), Denny Butkovich (C) Danny Love, James Baril, Bernie Carter, Bradly Jones, Earl Chrisman | |
| Subs | Cornell | Steven Roderick (PG), Anthony Sydow (SG), Roy Nguyen (SF), David Carroll (PF), Carl Zelinski (C) Scott Washington, Melvin Romo, Jason Faulkner, William Clark, Jerry Gladden | |
| 15:24 | Western Carolina | Peter Green misses long on a floater from the left side | 40-43 |
| 15:22 | Western Carolina | Ronald Watkins tips it but misses | 40-43 |
| 15:21 | Cornell | Carl Zelinski gets the rebound | 40-43 |
| 15:03 | Cornell | Ronald Watkins denies the turnaround by David Carroll | 40-43 |
| 15:01 | Western Carolina | The rebound goes to Clifford Heady | 40-43 |
| 14:56 | Western Carolina | Peter Green buries a floater from the right side set up by Clifford Heady | 42-43 |
| 14:37 | Cornell | Anthony Sydow comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 42-43 |
| 14:35 | Western Carolina | Ronald Watkins gets the rebound | 42-43 |
| 14:25 | Western Carolina | David Carroll denies the turnaround by Denny Butkovich | 42-43 |
| 14:24 | Cornell | Steven Roderick grabs the defensive rebound | 42-43 |
| 14:07 | Cornell | Steven Roderick is whistled for traveling | 42-43 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Bernie Carter (SF), Danny Rauscher (C) Aldo Romano, Denny Butkovich | |
| Subs | Cornell | Melvin Romo (SG), Michael Loudermilk (PF), Stuart Glynn (C) Anthony Sydow, David Carroll, Carl Zelinski | |
| 14:05 | Western Carolina | Clifford Heady is hacked by Steven Roderick in the backcourt - foul #1 on Steven Roderick, team foul #3 | 42-43 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | James Baril (SF) Bernie Carter | |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| 13:51 | Western Carolina | Ronald Watkins scores on a runner from close range on a nice dish by Clifford Heady | 44-43 |
| 13:26 | Cornell | James Baril picks off the pass by Michael Loudermilk | 44-43 |
| 13:23 | Western Carolina | James Baril banks in the layup | 46-43 |
| 13:02 | Cornell | Michael Loudermilk comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 46-43 |
| 13:00 | Cornell | Roy Nguyen gets the offensive rebound | 46-43 |
| 12:54 | Cornell | Danny Rauscher steals the ball from Melvin Romo | 46-43 |
| 12:47 | Western Carolina | Peter Green misses the jumper from the left side | 46-43 |
| 12:46 | Cornell | Roy Nguyen gets the rebound | 46-43 |
| 12:40 | Cornell | Steven Roderick knocks in the jumper from the left wing set up by Melvin Romo | 46-45 |
| 12:27 | Western Carolina | Ronald Watkins hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 46-45 |
| 12:25 | Cornell | Melvin Romo grabs the defensive rebound | 46-45 |
| 12:08 | Cornell | Roy Nguyen hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Melvin Romo | 46-47 |
| 11:56 | Western Carolina | James Baril is wide open but clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 46-47 |
| 11:55 | Cornell | Michael Loudermilk snags the defensive board | 46-47 |
| 11:37 | Cornell | Michael Loudermilk misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 46-47 |
| 11:35 | Cornell | Stuart Glynn tips it but misses | 46-47 |
| 11:34 | Cornell | Michael Loudermilk tips it in | 46-49 |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Clifford Heady (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 ast. SG - Peter Green (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - James Baril (fairly fresh) 13 pts. PF - Ronald Watkins (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Danny Rauscher (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Steven Roderick (tiring) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Melvin Romo (fairly fresh) 5 ast. SF - Roy Nguyen (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Michael Loudermilk (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Stuart Glynn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Western Carolina | Peter Green is fouled in the backcourt by Melvin Romo - foul #3 on Melvin Romo, team foul #4 | 46-49 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Danny Love (PG), Aldo Romano (SG), Bradly Jones (SF), Earl Chrisman (PF), Denny Butkovich (C) Clifford Heady, Peter Green, James Baril, Ronald Watkins, Danny Rauscher | |
| Subs | Cornell | Scott Washington (PG), Anthony Sydow (SG), Jason Faulkner (SF), David Carroll (PF), Carl Zelinski (C) Steven Roderick, Melvin Romo, Roy Nguyen, Michael Loudermilk, Stuart Glynn | |
| 11:20 | Western Carolina | Danny Love drills a floater from the right block set up by Bradly Jones and he's fouled by Scott Washington - foul #3 on Scott Washington, team foul #5 | 48-49 |
| 11:20 | Western Carolina | Danny Love misses the free throw | 48-49 |
| 11:20 | Cornell | The rebound goes to Carl Zelinski | 48-49 |
| 11:01 | Cornell | Jason Faulkner loses the ball out of bounds | 48-49 |
| 10:42 | Western Carolina | Aldo Romano misses short on a jump hook near the basket | 48-49 |
| 10:40 | Western Carolina | Aldo Romano tips it but misses | 48-49 |
| 10:39 | Western Carolina | Danny Love tips it in | 50-49 |
| 10:19 | Cornell | Aldo Romano takes the ball from Anthony Sydow | 50-49 |
| 10:04 | Western Carolina | Danny Love is hacked by Scott Washington - foul #4 on Scott Washington, team foul #6 | 50-49 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Damon Covington (PG), Bernie Carter (SF) Aldo Romano, Earl Chrisman | |
| Subs | Cornell | Steven Roderick (PG), Roy Nguyen (SF), William Clark (PF), Jerry Gladden (C) Scott Washington, Jason Faulkner, David Carroll, Carl Zelinski | |
| 09:59 | Western Carolina | Bernie Carter is whistled for traveling | 50-49 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Ronald Watkins (PF) Bradly Jones | |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| 09:37 | Cornell | Steven Roderick misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 50-49 |
| 09:36 | Western Carolina | Denny Butkovich pulls down the rebound | 50-49 |
| 09:19 | Western Carolina | Bernie Carter hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt jumper from straight away | 50-49 |
| 09:17 | Cornell | William Clark pulls down the rebound | 50-49 |
| 09:10 | Cornell | Denny Butkovich steals it from Roy Nguyen | 50-49 |
| 08:58 | Western Carolina | Damon Covington hits the front of the rim on the jumper from close range but he's hacked by Steven Roderick - foul #2 on Steven Roderick, team foul #7 | 50-49 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Peter Green (SG), Bradly Jones (PF), Danny Rauscher (C) Danny Love, Ronald Watkins, Denny Butkovich | |
| Subs | Cornell | Melvin Romo (PG), David Carroll (PF), Carl Zelinski (C) Steven Roderick, Roy Nguyen, Jerry Gladden | |
| 08:58 | Western Carolina | Damon Covington misses the 1st free throw | 50-49 |
| 08:58 | Western Carolina | Damon Covington makes the 2nd free throw | 51-49 |
| 08:39 | Cornell | Anthony Sydow loses the dribble to Bradly Jones | 51-49 |
| 08:23 | Western Carolina | Bradly Jones comes up short on the runner from the right block but the foul's on Carl Zelinski - foul #3 on Carl Zelinski, team foul #8 | 51-49 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Clifford Heady (PG), James Baril (SG), Earl Chrisman (PF) Damon Covington, Peter Green, Bernie Carter | |
| Subs | Cornell | Jason Faulkner (SF) William Clark | |
| 08:23 | Western Carolina | Bradly Jones makes the 1st free throw | 52-49 |
| 08:23 | Western Carolina | Bradly Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 53-49 |
| 08:08 | Cornell | Jason Faulkner misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 53-49 |
| 08:06 | Western Carolina | Danny Rauscher grabs the defensive rebound | 53-49 |
| 07:50 | Western Carolina | James Baril can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 53-49 |
| 07:49 | Western Carolina | Danny Rauscher grabs the offensive board | 53-49 |
| 07:31 | Western Carolina | James Baril lays it in uncontested on a great pass from Clifford Heady | 55-49 |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Clifford Heady (fresh) 4 pts. 8 ast. SG - James Baril (fresh) 15 pts. SF - Bradly Jones (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Earl Chrisman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Danny Rauscher (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Melvin Romo (fairly fresh) 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Anthony Sydow (tiring) 8 pts. SF - Jason Faulkner (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Carroll (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Carl Zelinski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:15 | Cornell | Melvin Romo jams it on a nice dish by Anthony Sydow and the foul's on Earl Chrisman - foul #3 on Earl Chrisman, team foul #3 | 55-51 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Bernie Carter (SF), Aldo Romano (PF), Denny Butkovich (C) Bradly Jones, Earl Chrisman, Danny Rauscher | |
| Subs | Cornell | Scott Washington (PG), Roy Nguyen (SF), Jerry Gladden (PF), Stuart Glynn (C) Anthony Sydow, Jason Faulkner, David Carroll, Carl Zelinski | |
| 07:15 | Cornell | Melvin Romo misses the free throw | 55-51 |
| 07:15 | Western Carolina | Aldo Romano pulls down the rebound | 55-51 |
| 06:54 | Western Carolina | Denny Butkovich misses the shot from the right wing | 55-51 |
| 06:53 | Western Carolina | Denny Butkovich grabs the offensive rebound | 55-51 |
| 06:45 | Western Carolina | James Baril misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Melvin Romo - foul #4 on Melvin Romo, team foul #9 | 55-51 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Peter Green (SG) Bernie Carter | |
| Subs | Cornell | William Clark (PF) Stuart Glynn | |
| 06:45 | Western Carolina | James Baril makes the 1st free throw | 56-51 |
| 06:45 | Western Carolina | James Baril makes the 2nd free throw | 57-51 |
| 06:17 | Cornell | Scott Washington hits the finger roll on a great pass from Roy Nguyen | 57-53 |
| 05:56 | Western Carolina | James Baril can't finish the uncontested layup but he's hacked by Jerry Gladden - foul #1 on Jerry Gladden, team foul #10 | 57-53 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Danny Love (PG), Ronald Watkins (PF) Clifford Heady, Aldo Romano | |
| Subs | Cornell | Steven Roderick (PG), Anthony Sydow (SG), Stuart Glynn (C) Scott Washington, Melvin Romo, Jerry Gladden | |
| 05:56 | Western Carolina | James Baril makes the 1st free throw | 58-53 |
| 05:56 | Western Carolina | James Baril makes the 2nd free throw | 59-53 |
| 05:27 | Cornell | Stuart Glynn knocks in the runner from the right block on a nice dish by William Clark | 59-55 |
| 05:11 | Western Carolina | Ronald Watkins is alone and drills a 3 pointer from the left wing | 62-55 |
| 04:55 | Cornell | Steven Roderick hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 62-55 |
| 04:53 | Western Carolina | The rebound goes to Peter Green | 62-55 |
| 04:36 | Western Carolina | Stuart Glynn blocks the short jumper by Danny Love | 62-55 |
| 04:35 | Western Carolina | Ronald Watkins grabs the offensive board | 62-55 |
| 04:29 | Western Carolina | Peter Green hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Stuart Glynn - foul #1 on Stuart Glynn, team foul #11 | 62-55 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Clifford Heady (PG), Bernie Carter (SF), Bradly Jones (C) Danny Love, James Baril, Denny Butkovich | |
| Subs | Cornell | Scott Washington (PG), Jason Faulkner (SG), Michael Loudermilk (SF), David Carroll (PF), Carl Zelinski (C) Steven Roderick, Anthony Sydow, Roy Nguyen, William Clark, Stuart Glynn | |
| 04:29 | Western Carolina | Peter Green makes the 1st free throw | 63-55 |
| 04:29 | Western Carolina | Peter Green makes the 2nd free throw | 64-55 |
| 04:19 | Cornell | David Carroll buries a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Michael Loudermilk and he's fouled by Bernie Carter - foul #1 on Bernie Carter, team foul #4 | 64-57 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Aldo Romano (SG) Peter Green | |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| 04:19 | Cornell | David Carroll makes the free throw | 64-58 |
| 04:06 | Western Carolina | Bradly Jones buries a shot in the paint set up by Clifford Heady | 66-58 |
| 03:40 | Cornell | Carl Zelinski lays it in and the foul's on Bradly Jones - foul #1 on Bradly Jones, team foul #5 | 66-60 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Danny Love (SG), Earl Chrisman (C) Aldo Romano, Ronald Watkins | |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| 03:40 | Cornell | Carl Zelinski misses the free throw | 66-60 |
| 03:40 | Western Carolina | Earl Chrisman gets the rebound | 66-60 |
| 03:33 | Western Carolina | Scott Washington picks off the pass by Clifford Heady in the backcourt | 66-60 |
| 03:21 | Cornell | Scott Washington's floater is tipped away by Earl Chrisman | 66-60 |
| 03:20 | Western Carolina | Earl Chrisman grabs the defensive rebound | 66-60 |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Clifford Heady (fresh) 4 pts. 9 ast. SG - Danny Love (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Bernie Carter (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bradly Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Earl Chrisman (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Scott Washington (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Jason Faulkner (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SF - Michael Loudermilk (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Carroll (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Carl Zelinski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:09 | Western Carolina | Bradly Jones can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline | 66-60 |
| 03:08 | Cornell | Carl Zelinski snags the defensive board | 66-60 |
| 02:46 | Cornell | Michael Loudermilk is fouled on the floor by Bernie Carter - foul #2 on Bernie Carter, team foul #6 | 66-60 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Damon Covington (PG), Aldo Romano (SF), Danny Rauscher (C) Clifford Heady, Bernie Carter, Bradly Jones | |
| Subs | Cornell | Steven Roderick (PG), Melvin Romo (SG), Roy Nguyen (SF), Jerry Gladden (C) Scott Washington, Jason Faulkner, Michael Loudermilk, Carl Zelinski | |
| 02:36 | Cornell | Steven Roderick misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Aldo Romano - foul #2 on Aldo Romano, team foul #7 | 66-60 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Peter Green (SG) Danny Love | |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| 02:36 | Cornell | Steven Roderick makes the 1st free throw | 66-61 |
| 02:36 | Cornell | Steven Roderick makes the 2nd free throw | 66-62 |
| 02:30 | Western Carolina | Western Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-62 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Clifford Heady (PG), Bernie Carter (SF), Ronald Watkins (PF) Damon Covington, Aldo Romano, Danny Rauscher | |
| Subs | Cornell | William Clark (SF) Roy Nguyen | |
| 02:25 | Western Carolina | Ronald Watkins hits the finger roll set up by Earl Chrisman | 68-62 |
| 02:25 | Cornell | Cornell calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-62 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Bradly Jones (C) Earl Chrisman | |
| Subs | Cornell | Jason Faulkner (SF), Carl Zelinski (C) William Clark, Jerry Gladden | |
| 02:08 | Cornell | David Carroll hits a jumper in the lane | 68-64 |
| 02:06 | Western Carolina | Bernie Carter is fouled in the backcourt by Steven Roderick - foul #3 on Steven Roderick, team foul #12 | 68-64 |
| 02:06 | Western Carolina | Bernie Carter makes the 1st free throw | 69-64 |
| 02:06 | Western Carolina | Bernie Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 70-64 |
| 01:46 | Cornell | Steven Roderick is hacked by Clifford Heady - foul #1 on Clifford Heady, team foul #8 | 70-64 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Denny Butkovich (C) Bradly Jones | |
| Subs | Cornell | Anthony Sydow (SG), Roy Nguyen (SF) Melvin Romo, Jason Faulkner | |
| 01:46 | Cornell | Steven Roderick makes the 1st free throw | 70-65 |
| 01:46 | Cornell | Steven Roderick makes the 2nd free throw | 70-66 |
| 01:27 | Western Carolina | Clifford Heady comes up short on the turnaround from the left block | 70-66 |
| 01:25 | Cornell | Steven Roderick grabs the defensive rebound | 70-66 |
| 01:05 | Cornell | Anthony Sydow can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 70-66 |
| 01:03 | Western Carolina | Denny Butkovich pulls down the rebound | 70-66 |
| 01:01 | Western Carolina | Peter Green is hacked by Anthony Sydow in the backcourt - foul #3 on Anthony Sydow, team foul #13 | 70-66 |
| 01:01 | Western Carolina | Peter Green misses the 1st free throw | 70-66 |
| 01:01 | Western Carolina | Peter Green makes the 2nd free throw | 71-66 |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:53 | Cornell | Roy Nguyen buries a floater from the left block | 71-68 |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:32 | Western Carolina | Denny Butkovich misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Carl Zelinski - foul #4 on Carl Zelinski, team foul #14 | 71-68 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Danny Love (PG), James Baril (SG) Clifford Heady, Peter Green | |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| 00:32 | Western Carolina | Denny Butkovich misses the 1st free throw | 71-68 |
| 00:32 | Western Carolina | Denny Butkovich makes the 2nd free throw | 72-68 |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:25 | Cornell | Anthony Sydow is fouled on the floor by Bernie Carter - foul #3 on Bernie Carter, team foul #9 | 72-68 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Clifford Heady (PG), Peter Green (SG) Danny Love, James Baril | |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| 00:25 | Cornell | Anthony Sydow misses the 1st free throw | 72-68 |
| 00:25 | Western Carolina | The rebound goes to Ronald Watkins | 72-68 |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:24 | Western Carolina | Ronald Watkins is hacked by Steven Roderick in the backcourt - foul #4 on Steven Roderick, team foul #15 | 72-68 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Danny Love (PG), James Baril (SG) Clifford Heady, Peter Green | |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| 00:24 | Western Carolina | Ronald Watkins makes the 1st free throw | 73-68 |
| 00:24 | Western Carolina | Ronald Watkins makes the 2nd free throw | 74-68 |
| 00:19 | Cornell | Steven Roderick clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 74-68 |
| 00:18 | Western Carolina | Danny Love snags the defensive board | 74-68 |
| 00:18 | Western Carolina | Western Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 74-68 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Clifford Heady (PG) Danny Love | |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| 00:17 | Western Carolina | Denny Butkovich is hacked by Steven Roderick in the backcourt - foul #5 on Steven Roderick, team foul #16 | 74-68 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| Subs | Cornell | Melvin Romo (PG) Steven Roderick | |
| 00:17 | Western Carolina | Denny Butkovich makes the 1st free throw | 75-68 |
| 00:17 | Western Carolina | Denny Butkovich makes the 2nd free throw | 76-68 |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina 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 intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:10 | Cornell | Roy Nguyen comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 76-68 |
| 00:09 | Cornell | Carl Zelinski snags the offensive board | 76-68 |
| 00:07 | Cornell | Roy Nguyen is hacked by Bernie Carter - foul #4 on Bernie Carter, team foul #10 | 76-68 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Peter Green (SG) James Baril | |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| 00:07 | Cornell | Roy Nguyen makes the 1st free throw | 76-69 |
| 00:07 | Cornell | Roy Nguyen misses the 2nd free throw | 76-69 |
| 00:07 | Western Carolina | Ronald Watkins gets the rebound | 76-69 |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina 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 fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Western Carolina | Clifford Heady runs out the clock | 76-69 |