| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Joshua Utter (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Roberto Mancini (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Clarence Nelson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gilbert Sorenson (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - William Backus (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - David Waldrop (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Fegan (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jeremiah Hodgins (fresh) PF - Aaron Beamer (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - James Bechtol (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cornell | Clarence Nelson inbounds the ball | 32-43 |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:44 | Cornell | William Backus's floater is tipped away by James Bechtol | 32-43 |
| 19:43 | Northwestern State | Jeremiah Hodgins gets the rebound | 32-43 |
| 19:37 | Northwestern State | John Fegan is fouled in the backcourt by Roberto Mancini - foul #2 on Roberto Mancini, team foul #1 | 32-43 |
| Subs | Cornell | Steven Garner (C) William Backus | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| 19:16 | Northwestern State | Aaron Beamer misses the wide open 3pt jumper from straight away | 32-43 |
| 19:15 | Cornell | The rebound goes to Roberto Mancini | 32-43 |
| 18:56 | Cornell | Gilbert Sorenson misses long on a floater in the lane | 32-43 |
| 18:55 | Cornell | Joshua Utter tips it home | 34-43 |
| 18:53 | Northwestern State | David Waldrop is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 34-43 |
| Subs | Cornell | Donald Dean (PG), Jake Opperman (SG), Jesus Montes (SF), Roscoe Kepler (PF) Joshua Utter, Roberto Mancini, Clarence Nelson, Gilbert Sorenson | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | John Welch (PG), Brendon Merritt (SF), Phillip Parnell (PF), David Reed (C) David Waldrop, Jeremiah Hodgins, Aaron Beamer, James Bechtol | |
| 18:45 | Cornell | Steven Garner misses long on a shot from the left block | 34-43 |
| 18:43 | Northwestern State | Brendon Merritt pulls down the rebound | 34-43 |
| 18:39 | Northwestern State | John Welch is fouled on the floor by Steven Garner - foul #2 on Steven Garner, team foul #2 | 34-43 |
| Subs | Cornell | Roberto Mancini (SG) Steven Garner | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| 18:26 | Northwestern State | John Welch makes the 3pt shot from straight away | 34-46 |
| 18:06 | Cornell | Roscoe Kepler is alone and drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Donald Dean | 37-46 |
| 17:37 | Northwestern State | Brendon Merritt can't finish the layup | 37-46 |
| 17:35 | Cornell | Jesus Montes snags the defensive board | 37-46 |
| 17:28 | Cornell | Jesus Montes misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 37-46 |
| 17:26 | Northwestern State | David Reed pulls down the rebound | 37-46 |
| 17:17 | Northwestern State | Roscoe Kepler swats the layup by Phillip Parnell | 37-46 |
| 17:16 | Northwestern State | David Reed tips it home | 37-48 |
| 16:56 | Cornell | Donald Dean is hacked by David Reed - foul #1 on David Reed, team foul #1 | 37-48 |
| Subs | Cornell | Joshua Utter (PG), Clarence Nelson (SF), Gilbert Sorenson (PF), Steven Garner (C) Donald Dean, Roberto Mancini, Jesus Montes, Roscoe Kepler | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | David Waldrop (PG), Jeremiah Hodgins (SF), Randall Bowman (PF), James Bechtol (C) John Welch, Brendon Merritt, Phillip Parnell, David Reed | |
| 16:32 | Cornell | Jake Opperman hits a wide open floater from the left wing | 39-48 |
| 16:15 | Northwestern State | James Bechtol hits a fadeaway from close range | 39-50 |
| 15:54 | Cornell | Randall Bowman takes the ball from Gilbert Sorenson | 39-50 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Joshua Utter (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jake Opperman (tiring) 4 pts. SF - Clarence Nelson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gilbert Sorenson (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Steven Garner (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - David Waldrop (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Fegan (tired) 1 ast. SF - Jeremiah Hodgins (fresh) PF - Randall Bowman (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - James Bechtol (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:51 | Northwestern State | Joshua Utter steps in front of the Jeremiah Hodgins pass in the backcourt | 39-50 |
| 15:48 | Cornell | Clarence Nelson throws it down on a great pass from Joshua Utter | 41-50 |
| 15:28 | Northwestern State | Jeremiah Hodgins is hacked by Clarence Nelson - foul #2 on Clarence Nelson, team foul #3 | 41-50 |
| Subs | Cornell | James Brown (PG), Roberto Mancini (SG), William Backus (C) Joshua Utter, Jake Opperman, Steven Garner | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | John Neff (PG), David Mortensen (SG), Aaron Beamer (PF) David Waldrop, John Fegan, Randall Bowman | |
| 15:21 | Northwestern State | Jeremiah Hodgins misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Clarence Nelson - foul #3 on Clarence Nelson, team foul #4 | 41-50 |
| 15:21 | Northwestern State | Jeremiah Hodgins makes the 1st free throw | 41-51 |
| 15:21 | Northwestern State | Jeremiah Hodgins makes the 2nd free throw | 41-52 |
| 15:02 | Cornell | William Backus hits a fadeaway in the lane set up by James Brown and he's hacked by James Bechtol - foul #1 on James Bechtol, team foul #2 | 43-52 |
| 15:02 | Cornell | William Backus makes the free throw | 44-52 |
| 14:51 | Northwestern State | William Backus swats the short shot by Aaron Beamer | 44-52 |
| 14:50 | Cornell | William Backus grabs the board | 44-52 |
| 14:35 | Cornell | William Backus knocks in the jump hook from the baseline set up by James Brown | 46-52 |
| 14:12 | Northwestern State | Clarence Nelson steals the ball from Jeremiah Hodgins | 46-52 |
| 14:08 | Cornell | James Brown hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Clarence Nelson | 48-52 |
| 13:40 | Northwestern State | Gilbert Sorenson is called for the reach on John Neff - foul #3 on Gilbert Sorenson, team foul #5 | 48-52 |
| Subs | Cornell | Donald Dean (PG), Joshua Utter (SG), Jake Opperman (PF), Steven Garner (C) James Brown, Roberto Mancini, Gilbert Sorenson, William Backus | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | John Welch (PG), Brendon Merritt (SF), Phillip Parnell (C) John Neff, Jeremiah Hodgins, James Bechtol | |
| 13:22 | Northwestern State | Aaron Beamer is hacked by Steven Garner - foul #3 on Steven Garner, team foul #6 | 48-52 |
| Subs | Cornell | Jesus Montes (SF), Roscoe Kepler (PF) Clarence Nelson, Jake Opperman | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| 13:06 | Northwestern State | Aaron Beamer can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block | 48-52 |
| 13:05 | Cornell | Donald Dean grabs the board | 48-52 |
| 12:58 | Cornell | Roscoe Kepler misses short on an open shot from the right side but he's fouled by Brendon Merritt - foul #2 on Brendon Merritt, team foul #3 | 48-52 |
| Subs | Cornell | Jake Opperman (SG), William Backus (C) Joshua Utter, Steven Garner | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | John Neff (PG) John Welch | |
| 12:58 | Cornell | Roscoe Kepler misses the 1st free throw | 48-52 |
| 12:58 | Cornell | Roscoe Kepler makes the 2nd free throw | 49-52 |
| 12:56 | Northwestern State | Donald Dean steps in front of the Aaron Beamer pass in the backcourt | 49-52 |
| 12:54 | Cornell | Jake Opperman lays it up and in on a great pass from Donald Dean | 51-52 |
| 12:42 | Northwestern State | Brendon Merritt is wide open but clanks a shot from the free throw line | 51-52 |
| 12:40 | Northwestern State | Aaron Beamer tips it but misses | 51-52 |
| 12:38 | Northwestern State | Aaron Beamer tips it in | 51-54 |
| 12:20 | Cornell | Phillip Parnell steals it from Jake Opperman | 51-54 |
| 12:18 | Northwestern State | Brendon Merritt double dribbles in the backcourt | 51-54 |
| Subs | Cornell | James Brown (PG), Joshua Utter (SG), Clarence Nelson (SF), Steven Garner (C) Donald Dean, Jesus Montes, Roscoe Kepler, William Backus | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | David Waldrop (PG), Jeremiah Hodgins (SF), David Reed (PF), Randall Bowman (C) John Neff, Brendon Merritt, Aaron Beamer, Phillip Parnell | |
| 12:03 | Cornell | Clarence Nelson connects on the 3 from the right corner | 54-54 |
| 12:01 | Northwestern State | Joshua Utter is called for the reach on Jeremiah Hodgins in the backcourt - foul #1 on Joshua Utter, team foul #7 | 54-54 |
| 12:01 | Northwestern State | Jeremiah Hodgins makes the 1st free throw | 54-55 |
| 12:01 | Northwestern State | Jeremiah Hodgins misses the 2nd free throw | 54-55 |
| 12:01 | Cornell | The rebound goes to Jake Opperman | 54-55 |
| 11:46 | Cornell | James Brown misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 54-55 |
| 11:44 | Northwestern State | Randall Bowman snags the defensive board | 54-55 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - James Brown (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Joshua Utter (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Clarence Nelson (tiring) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Jake Opperman (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Steven Garner (tiring) 4 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - David Waldrop (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Mortensen (tiring) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Jeremiah Hodgins (tiring) 3 pts. PF - David Reed (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 4 blk. C - Randall Bowman (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:20 | Northwestern State | David Reed buries a fadeaway from the baseline | 54-57 |
| 11:03 | Cornell | Clarence Nelson connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 56-57 |
| 10:55 | Northwestern State | Randall Bowman can't connect on a shot from the baseline | 56-57 |
| 10:53 | Northwestern State | David Reed gets the offensive rebound | 56-57 |
| 10:30 | Northwestern State | Randall Bowman travels with the ball | 56-57 |
| Subs | Cornell | Roberto Mancini (SG), Jesus Montes (SF), Gilbert Sorenson (PF), William Backus (C) Joshua Utter, Clarence Nelson, Jake Opperman, Steven Garner | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | John Welch (PG), John Fegan (SG), Brendon Merritt (SF), Aaron Beamer (PF), James Bechtol (C) David Waldrop, David Mortensen, Jeremiah Hodgins, David Reed, Randall Bowman | |
| 10:28 | Cornell | Jesus Montes is fouled in the backcourt by John Welch - foul #1 on John Welch, team foul #4 | 56-57 |
| 10:19 | Cornell | Roberto Mancini is fouled on the floor by James Bechtol - foul #2 on James Bechtol, team foul #5 | 56-57 |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | John Neff (PG) John Welch | |
| 10:06 | Cornell | The jump hook by William Backus is blocked by James Bechtol | 56-57 |
| 10:04 | Northwestern State | John Fegan snags the defensive board | 56-57 |
| 10:02 | Northwestern State | John Neff's pass is intercepted by Jesus Montes in the backcourt | 56-57 |
| 10:01 | Cornell | Jesus Montes hits the finger roll | 58-57 |
| 09:36 | Northwestern State | Brendon Merritt comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 58-57 |
| 09:34 | Cornell | Jesus Montes grabs the board | 58-57 |
| 09:34 | Cornell | Cornell calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 58-57 |
| Subs | Cornell | Donald Dean (PG), Clarence Nelson (SF), Jake Opperman (PF), Roscoe Kepler (C) James Brown, Jesus Montes, Gilbert Sorenson, William Backus | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | David Mortensen (SG), Phillip Parnell (PF) John Fegan, Aaron Beamer | |
| 09:14 | Cornell | Clarence Nelson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 58-57 |
| 09:13 | Northwestern State | James Bechtol snags the defensive board | 58-57 |
| 09:11 | Northwestern State | John Neff is fouled in the backcourt by Jake Opperman - foul #3 on Jake Opperman, team foul #8 | 58-57 |
| Subs | Cornell | Joshua Utter (SG) Roberto Mancini | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| 09:11 | Northwestern State | John Neff misses the 1st free throw | 58-57 |
| 09:11 | Cornell | Roscoe Kepler grabs the defensive rebound | 58-57 |
| 08:56 | Cornell | Joshua Utter is hacked by David Mortensen - foul #4 on David Mortensen, team foul #6 | 58-57 |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | David Waldrop (SG) David Mortensen | |
| 08:47 | Cornell | Roscoe Kepler is whistled for traveling | 58-57 |
| Subs | Cornell | Jesus Montes (SF) Clarence Nelson | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | John Welch (PG), Jeremiah Hodgins (SF) John Neff, Brendon Merritt | |
| 08:39 | Northwestern State | David Waldrop can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 58-57 |
| 08:38 | Cornell | Joshua Utter pulls down the rebound | 58-57 |
| 08:18 | Cornell | Joshua Utter clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Phillip Parnell - foul #1 on Phillip Parnell, team foul #7 | 58-57 |
| Subs | Cornell | James Brown (PG), Steven Garner (C) Donald Dean, Roscoe Kepler | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | John Fegan (SG), Aaron Beamer (PF) David Waldrop, Phillip Parnell | |
| 08:18 | Cornell | Joshua Utter makes the 1st free throw | 59-57 |
| 08:18 | Cornell | Joshua Utter makes the 2nd free throw | 60-57 |
| 08:04 | Northwestern State | Aaron Beamer hits the easy wide open finger roll on a great pass from John Welch | 60-59 |
| 07:53 | Cornell | Jesus Montes misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 60-59 |
| 07:52 | Cornell | Joshua Utter snags the offensive board | 60-59 |
| 07:42 | Cornell | Jesus Montes's pass is intercepted by James Bechtol | 60-59 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - James Brown (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Joshua Utter (tiring) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jesus Montes (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 stl. PF - Jake Opperman (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Steven Garner (tiring) 4 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - John Welch (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Fegan (tiring) 1 ast. SF - Jeremiah Hodgins (tiring) 3 pts. PF - Aaron Beamer (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - James Bechtol (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:34 | Northwestern State | James Bechtol misses long on an open 3pt shot from the left wing | 60-59 |
| 07:32 | Northwestern State | Jeremiah Hodgins tips it in | 60-61 |
| 07:17 | Cornell | James Brown misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 60-61 |
| 07:15 | Northwestern State | Jeremiah Hodgins grabs the defensive rebound | 60-61 |
| 07:13 | Northwestern State | Jeremiah Hodgins is fouled in the backcourt by Joshua Utter - foul #2 on Joshua Utter, team foul #9 | 60-61 |
| Subs | Cornell | Roberto Mancini (SG), Clarence Nelson (SF), Gilbert Sorenson (PF), William Backus (C) Joshua Utter, Jesus Montes, Jake Opperman, Steven Garner | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | John Neff (PG), David Mortensen (SG), David Reed (PF), Randall Bowman (C) John Welch, John Fegan, Aaron Beamer, James Bechtol | |
| 07:13 | Northwestern State | Jeremiah Hodgins makes the 1st free throw | 60-62 |
| 07:13 | Northwestern State | Jeremiah Hodgins makes the 2nd free throw | 60-63 |
| 06:51 | Cornell | Randall Bowman steals it from Roberto Mancini | 60-63 |
| 06:46 | Northwestern State | John Neff misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 60-63 |
| 06:45 | Cornell | Gilbert Sorenson grabs the board | 60-63 |
| 06:39 | Cornell | James Brown is hacked by John Neff in the backcourt - foul #4 on John Neff, team foul #8 | 60-63 |
| Subs | Cornell | Roscoe Kepler (PF) Gilbert Sorenson | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Brendon Merritt (SF), Phillip Parnell (C) Jeremiah Hodgins, Randall Bowman | |
| 06:39 | Cornell | James Brown makes the 1st free throw | 61-63 |
| 06:39 | Cornell | James Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 62-63 |
| 06:37 | Northwestern State | David Mortensen is hacked by Clarence Nelson in the backcourt - foul #4 on Clarence Nelson, team foul #10 | 62-63 |
| Subs | Cornell | Donald Dean (PG) James Brown | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| 06:37 | Northwestern State | David Mortensen misses the 1st free throw | 62-63 |
| 06:37 | Northwestern State | David Mortensen makes the 2nd free throw | 62-64 |
| 06:15 | Cornell | William Backus scores on a jumper from the left wing and the foul's on David Reed - foul #2 on David Reed, team foul #9 | 64-64 |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | James Bechtol (C) David Reed | |
| 06:15 | Cornell | William Backus makes the free throw | 65-64 |
| 05:53 | Northwestern State | Donald Dean takes the ball from John Neff | 65-64 |
| 05:35 | Cornell | William Backus misses the easy open layup | 65-64 |
| 05:33 | Cornell | Roscoe Kepler tips it but misses | 65-64 |
| 05:31 | Northwestern State | Phillip Parnell grabs the defensive rebound | 65-64 |
| 05:17 | Northwestern State | John Neff misses the dunk attempt | 65-64 |
| 05:16 | Northwestern State | Brendon Merritt gets the offensive rebound | 65-64 |
| 05:03 | Northwestern State | Donald Dean is called for the reach on John Neff - foul #3 on Donald Dean, team foul #11 | 65-64 |
| Subs | Cornell | James Brown (PG), Joshua Utter (SG), Jesus Montes (SF), Jake Opperman (PF), Steven Garner (C) Donald Dean, Roberto Mancini, Clarence Nelson, Roscoe Kepler, William Backus | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | David Waldrop (SG), Aaron Beamer (PF), Randall Bowman (C) David Mortensen, Phillip Parnell, James Bechtol | |
| 05:03 | Northwestern State | John Neff misses the 1st free throw | 65-64 |
| 05:03 | Northwestern State | John Neff makes the 2nd free throw | 65-65 |
| 05:00 | Cornell | David Waldrop picks off the pass by James Brown in the backcourt | 65-65 |
| 04:51 | Northwestern State | Randall Bowman hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint | 65-65 |
| 04:49 | Cornell | The rebound goes to Jake Opperman | 65-65 |
| 04:31 | Cornell | James Brown misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 65-65 |
| 04:30 | Cornell | Jake Opperman hits the follow up shot | 67-65 |
| 04:10 | Northwestern State | Brendon Merritt is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Brendon Merritt, team foul #10 | 67-65 |
| Subs | Cornell | Clarence Nelson (SF), Gilbert Sorenson (PF) Jesus Montes, Jake Opperman | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | John Welch (PG), Jeremiah Hodgins (SF), David Reed (C) John Neff, Brendon Merritt, Randall Bowman | |
| 03:50 | Cornell | James Brown is hacked by John Welch - foul #2 on John Welch, team foul #11 | 67-65 |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | John Fegan (SG), James Bechtol (C) David Waldrop, Aaron Beamer | |
| 03:50 | Cornell | James Brown makes the 1st free throw | 68-65 |
| 03:50 | Cornell | James Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 69-65 |
| 03:48 | Northwestern State | John Welch is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 69-65 |
| Subs | Cornell | Jake Opperman (SG) Joshua Utter | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| 03:31 | Cornell | Gilbert Sorenson hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 69-65 |
| 03:29 | Northwestern State | The rebound goes to David Reed | 69-65 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - James Brown (tiring) 14 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jake Opperman (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. SF - Clarence Nelson (tired) 12 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - Gilbert Sorenson (tired) 3 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Steven Garner (tired) 4 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - John Welch (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Fegan (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jeremiah Hodgins (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Reed (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. 4 blk. C - James Bechtol (tired) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:09 | Northwestern State | Jeremiah Hodgins is fouled on the floor by Steven Garner - foul #4 on Steven Garner, team foul #12 | 69-65 |
| Subs | Cornell | Joshua Utter (SG), Jesus Montes (SF), Roscoe Kepler (C) Clarence Nelson, Gilbert Sorenson, Steven Garner | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | John Neff (PG), Phillip Parnell (C) John Welch, James Bechtol | |
| 03:09 | Northwestern State | Jeremiah Hodgins misses the 1st free throw | 69-65 |
| 03:09 | Northwestern State | Jeremiah Hodgins makes the 2nd free throw | 69-66 |
| 03:07 | Cornell | Joshua Utter throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 69-66 |
| 02:59 | Northwestern State | Jake Opperman swats the shot by John Fegan | 69-66 |
| 02:58 | Northwestern State | Phillip Parnell tips it but misses | 69-66 |
| 02:56 | Northwestern State | David Reed grabs the offensive board | 69-66 |
| 02:37 | Northwestern State | John Fegan misses badly on the uncontested jumpshot from the right side | 69-66 |
| 02:36 | Cornell | James Brown snags the defensive board | 69-66 |
| 02:32 | Cornell | Jesus Montes is fouled in the backcourt by John Fegan - foul #2 on John Fegan, team foul #12 | 69-66 |
| Subs | Cornell | Roberto Mancini (SG) Joshua Utter | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | David Waldrop (PG), David Mortensen (SG), Brendon Merritt (SF), Aaron Beamer (PF), Randall Bowman (C) John Neff, John Fegan, Jeremiah Hodgins, Phillip Parnell, David Reed | |
| 02:32 | Cornell | Jesus Montes makes the 1st free throw | 70-66 |
| 02:32 | Cornell | Jesus Montes makes the 2nd free throw | 71-66 |
| 02:23 | Northwestern State | David Waldrop can't connect on a fadeaway in the paint | 71-66 |
| 02:21 | Cornell | Jesus Montes snags the defensive board | 71-66 |
| 02:21 | Cornell | Cornell calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 71-66 |
| Subs | Cornell | Donald Dean (PG), Clarence Nelson (SF) James Brown, Jesus Montes | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | John Welch (PG) David Mortensen | |
| 01:55 | Cornell | Donald Dean misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 71-66 |
| 01:54 | Northwestern State | Brendon Merritt gets the rebound | 71-66 |
| 01:52 | Northwestern State | Donald Dean is called for the reach on David Waldrop in the backcourt - foul #4 on Donald Dean, team foul #13 | 71-66 |
| Subs | Cornell | James Brown (PG), Gilbert Sorenson (PF), William Backus (C) Donald Dean, Jake Opperman, Roscoe Kepler | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | David Mortensen (SG), Jeremiah Hodgins (SF), James Bechtol (C) John Welch, Brendon Merritt, Randall Bowman | |
| 01:52 | Northwestern State | David Waldrop misses the 1st free throw | 71-66 |
| 01:52 | Northwestern State | David Waldrop makes the 2nd free throw | 71-67 |
| 01:50 | Cornell | Cornell calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 71-67 |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | John Neff (PG) David Waldrop | |
| 01:36 | Cornell | Roberto Mancini is fouled on the floor by Jeremiah Hodgins - foul #2 on Jeremiah Hodgins, team foul #13 | 71-67 |
| 01:36 | Cornell | Roberto Mancini misses the 1st free throw | 71-67 |
| 01:36 | Cornell | Roberto Mancini makes the 2nd free throw | 72-67 |
| 01:24 | Northwestern State | James Bechtol misses badly on the uncontested jumpshot from the left side | 72-67 |
| 01:22 | Northwestern State | The offensive rebound goes to Aaron Beamer | 72-67 |
| 01:06 | Northwestern State | Aaron Beamer is open but comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Gilbert Sorenson - foul #4 on Gilbert Sorenson, team foul #14 | 72-67 |
| 01:06 | Cornell | Cornell calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 72-67 |
| 01:06 | Northwestern State | Aaron Beamer makes the 1st free throw | 72-68 |
| 01:06 | Northwestern State | Aaron Beamer misses the 2nd free throw | 72-68 |
| 01:06 | Cornell | Clarence Nelson pulls down the rebound | 72-68 |
| 00:59 | Cornell | Roberto Mancini is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 72-68 |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:52 | Northwestern State | John Neff is wide open and dunks the ball on a great pass from David Mortensen | 72-70 |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:23 | Cornell | William Backus is whistled for traveling | 72-70 |
| 00:23 | Cornell | Cornell calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 72-70 |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:18 | Northwestern State | Aaron Beamer hits the easy wide open finger roll on a great pass from David Mortensen | 72-72 |
| 00:01 | Cornell | James Brown misses the 3 from straight away | 72-72 |
| 00:00 | Northwestern State | John Neff snags the defensive board | 72-72 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - James Brown (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Roberto Mancini (tired) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clarence Nelson (tiring) 12 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - Gilbert Sorenson (tired) 3 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - William Backus (very tired) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - John Neff (fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. SG - David Mortensen (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Jeremiah Hodgins (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Aaron Beamer (tired) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - James Bechtol (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 05:00 | Cornell | William Backus wins the tip | 72-72 |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 04:37 | Cornell | Jeremiah Hodgins steals the ball from Roberto Mancini | 72-72 |
| 04:30 | Northwestern State | Aaron Beamer is open but comes up short on the jumper from the right block | 72-72 |
| 04:28 | Cornell | Clarence Nelson snags the defensive board | 72-72 |
| 04:11 | Cornell | William Backus scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by James Brown | 74-72 |
| 04:01 | Northwestern State | David Mortensen can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 74-72 |
| 03:59 | Cornell | Clarence Nelson gets the rebound | 74-72 |
| 03:57 | Cornell | John Neff steals the ball from James Brown in the backcourt | 74-72 |
| 03:55 | Northwestern State | Jeremiah Hodgins banks in the layup on a great pass from John Neff | 74-74 |
| 03:52 | Cornell | Roberto Mancini's pass is intercepted by Jeremiah Hodgins in the backcourt | 74-74 |
| 03:39 | Northwestern State | Aaron Beamer lays it up and in set up by John Neff | 74-76 |
| 03:28 | Cornell | William Backus comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 74-76 |
| 03:27 | Northwestern State | Jeremiah Hodgins pulls down the rebound | 74-76 |
| 03:07 | Northwestern State | John Neff hits a 3 from the left corner | 74-79 |
| 02:53 | Cornell | Roberto Mancini misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 74-79 |
| 02:51 | Northwestern State | Jeremiah Hodgins grabs the board | 74-79 |
| 02:51 | Northwestern State | Northwestern State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 74-79 |
| Subs | Cornell | Joshua Utter (PG), Jake Opperman (SG), Jesus Montes (SF), Roscoe Kepler (PF), Steven Garner (C) James Brown, Roberto Mancini, Clarence Nelson, Gilbert Sorenson, William Backus | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | David Waldrop (PG), John Fegan (SG), Brendon Merritt (SF), Phillip Parnell (PF), David Reed (C) John Neff, David Mortensen, Jeremiah Hodgins, Aaron Beamer, James Bechtol | |
| 02:40 | Northwestern State | Brendon Merritt hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by John Fegan | 74-81 |
| 02:36 | Cornell | Jesus Montes is hacked by Brendon Merritt in the backcourt - foul #4 on Brendon Merritt, team foul #14 | 74-81 |
| 02:36 | Cornell | Jesus Montes makes the 1st free throw | 75-81 |
| 02:36 | Cornell | Jesus Montes makes the 2nd free throw | 76-81 |
| 02:18 | Northwestern State | Jesus Montes steals it from Phillip Parnell | 76-81 |
| 02:16 | Cornell | Jake Opperman throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 76-81 |
| 02:00 | Northwestern State | David Waldrop is fouled on the floor by Joshua Utter - foul #3 on Joshua Utter, team foul #15 | 76-81 |
| Subs | Cornell | James Brown (PG), Roberto Mancini (SG), Clarence Nelson (SF), Gilbert Sorenson (PF), William Backus (C) Joshua Utter, Jake Opperman, Jesus Montes, Roscoe Kepler, Steven Garner | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | David Mortensen (SG), Jeremiah Hodgins (SF), Aaron Beamer (PF), James Bechtol (C) John Fegan, Brendon Merritt, Phillip Parnell, David Reed | |
| 02:00 | Cornell | Cornell calls a full timeout (none remaining) | 76-81 |
| 02:00 | Northwestern State | David Waldrop misses the 1st free throw | 76-81 |
| 02:00 | Northwestern State | David Waldrop misses the 2nd free throw | 76-81 |
| 02:00 | Cornell | William Backus pulls down the rebound | 76-81 |
| 01:45 | Cornell | Clarence Nelson misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 76-81 |
| 01:44 | Northwestern State | David Waldrop snags the defensive board | 76-81 |
| 01:35 | Northwestern State | James Bechtol hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater near the basket | 76-81 |
| 01:33 | Cornell | Clarence Nelson pulls down the rebound | 76-81 |
| 01:28 | Cornell | Clarence Nelson is wide open but clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 76-81 |
| 01:26 | Northwestern State | David Waldrop snags the defensive board | 76-81 |
| 01:22 | Northwestern State | Roberto Mancini is called for the reach on David Waldrop in the backcourt - foul #3 on Roberto Mancini, team foul #16 | 76-81 |
| 01:22 | Northwestern State | David Waldrop makes the 1st free throw | 76-82 |
| 01:22 | Northwestern State | David Waldrop misses the 2nd free throw | 76-82 |
| 01:22 | Northwestern State | James Bechtol grabs the offensive board | 76-82 |
| 01:09 | Northwestern State | Aaron Beamer is open and buries a driving attempt in the paint set up by David Waldrop | 76-84 |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 01:06 | Cornell | Jeremiah Hodgins takes the ball from Roberto Mancini in the backcourt | 76-84 |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:50 | Northwestern State | Aaron Beamer can't connect on an uncontested jump hook from the left block | 76-84 |
| 00:49 | Cornell | Gilbert Sorenson snags the defensive board | 76-84 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - James Brown (tiring) 14 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Roberto Mancini (very tired) 1 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Clarence Nelson (tired) 12 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - Gilbert Sorenson (very tired) 3 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. C - William Backus (very tired) 12 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - David Waldrop (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Mortensen (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Jeremiah Hodgins (tiring) 10 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. PF - Aaron Beamer (very tired) 15 pts. 5 reb. C - James Bechtol (tired) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:43 | Cornell | Roberto Mancini hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 76-84 |
| 00:42 | Northwestern State | James Bechtol gets the rebound | 76-84 |
| 00:42 | Northwestern State | Northwestern State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 76-84 |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | John Neff (PG) David Waldrop | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:39 | Northwestern State | John Neff is fouled in the backcourt by Roberto Mancini - foul #4 on Roberto Mancini, team foul #17 | 76-84 |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Randall Bowman (PF) Aaron Beamer | |
| 00:39 | Northwestern State | John Neff makes the 1st free throw | 76-85 |
| 00:39 | Northwestern State | John Neff makes the 2nd free throw | 76-86 |
| 00:33 | Cornell | William Backus can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 76-86 |
| 00:31 | Northwestern State | Randall Bowman grabs the board | 76-86 |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:02 | Northwestern State | Randall Bowman makes the floater from close range | 76-88 |
| 00:00 | Cornell | Clarence Nelson can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 76-88 |