| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Chris Kupferberg (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Larry Mitchell (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Rodgers (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Donald Reinhard (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - James Duke (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Messiah | PG - Victor Colunga (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Roberts (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ryan Severin (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Kim Hughes (fresh) 1 pts. C - Paul Carpenter (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Messiah | Ryan Severin inbounds the ball | 29-29 |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Messiah | Messiah is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | Messiah | Paul Carpenter is whistled for a carry | 29-29 |
| 19:23 | Cornell | Chris Kupferberg hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Paul Carpenter - foul #2 on Paul Carpenter, team foul #1 | 29-29 |
| 19:23 | Cornell | Chris Kupferberg makes the 1st free throw | 30-29 |
| 19:23 | Cornell | Chris Kupferberg makes the 2nd free throw | 31-29 |
| 19:02 | Messiah | Victor Colunga drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Michael Roberts | 31-32 |
| 18:59 | Cornell | Chris Kupferberg's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 31-32 |
| 18:44 | Messiah | Ryan Severin drills a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Kim Hughes | 31-35 |
| 18:33 | Cornell | Donald Reinhard makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Chris Kupferberg | 34-35 |
| 18:18 | Messiah | Michael Roberts's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-35 |
| 17:49 | Cornell | Chris Kupferberg hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 34-35 |
| 17:47 | Cornell | Donald Reinhard tips it back up and in | 36-35 |
| 17:19 | Messiah | Kim Hughes hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 36-35 |
| 17:17 | Cornell | Chris Kupferberg grabs the defensive rebound | 36-35 |
| 17:00 | Cornell | Chris Kupferberg double dribbles | 36-35 |
| Subs | Cornell | Steven Augustus (SG), Boyd Watkins (SF), Peter Rhodes (PF), Jacob Karl (C) Larry Mitchell, Kenneth Rodgers, Donald Reinhard, James Duke | |
| Subs | Messiah | John Patel (PG), Richard Valasquez (SF), John Owens (PF), Brent Gwinn (C) Victor Colunga, Ryan Severin, Kim Hughes, Paul Carpenter | |
| 16:46 | Messiah | Richard Valasquez throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-35 |
| Subs | Cornell | Terrence Resch (SG) Chris Kupferberg | |
| Subs | Messiah | | |
| 16:27 | Cornell | Boyd Watkins buries a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Peter Rhodes | 39-35 |
| 16:11 | Messiah | John Owens clanks a floater from the left block | 39-35 |
| 16:09 | Cornell | Terrence Resch snags the defensive board | 39-35 |
| 16:05 | Cornell | Steven Augustus is fouled on the floor by John Patel - foul #2 on John Patel, team foul #2 | 39-35 |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| Subs | Messiah | Ryan Severin (SF) Michael Roberts | |
| 15:57 | Cornell | Steven Augustus lays it in on a nice dish by Terrence Resch | 41-35 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Steven Augustus (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Terrence Resch (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Boyd Watkins (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Peter Rhodes (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jacob Karl (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Messiah | PG - John Patel (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Valasquez (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ryan Severin (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - John Owens (fresh) 4 pts. C - Brent Gwinn (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Messiah | Richard Valasquez can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 41-35 |
| 15:33 | Cornell | Jacob Karl grabs the defensive rebound | 41-35 |
| 15:05 | Cornell | Terrence Resch can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 41-35 |
| 15:04 | Messiah | The rebound goes to Richard Valasquez | 41-35 |
| 14:40 | Messiah | John Patel misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 41-35 |
| 14:39 | Cornell | Boyd Watkins pulls down the rebound | 41-35 |
| 14:22 | Cornell | Steven Augustus misses long on a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Brent Gwinn - foul #2 on Brent Gwinn, team foul #3 | 41-35 |
| Subs | Cornell | Larry Mitchell (SG), Kenneth Rodgers (SF), Donald Reinhard (PF), James Duke (C) Terrence Resch, Boyd Watkins, Peter Rhodes, Jacob Karl | |
| Subs | Messiah | Victor Colunga (PG), Michael Roberts (SG), Kim Hughes (PF), Paul Carpenter (C) Richard Valasquez, Ryan Severin, John Owens, Brent Gwinn | |
| 14:22 | Cornell | Steven Augustus makes the 1st free throw | 42-35 |
| 14:22 | Cornell | Steven Augustus makes the 2nd free throw | 43-35 |
| 14:06 | Messiah | Paul Carpenter misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Donald Reinhard - foul #1 on Donald Reinhard, team foul #1 | 43-35 |
| Subs | Cornell | Chris Kupferberg (PG) Steven Augustus | |
| Subs | Messiah | Ryan Severin (SF) John Patel | |
| 14:06 | Messiah | Paul Carpenter makes the 1st free throw | 43-36 |
| 14:06 | Messiah | Paul Carpenter makes the 2nd free throw | 43-37 |
| 13:50 | Cornell | Kenneth Rodgers can't throw it down | 43-37 |
| 13:49 | Messiah | Paul Carpenter snags the defensive board | 43-37 |
| 13:45 | Messiah | Ryan Severin hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint | 43-37 |
| 13:43 | Cornell | The rebound goes to Larry Mitchell | 43-37 |
| 13:26 | Cornell | Chris Kupferberg misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 43-37 |
| 13:25 | Cornell | James Duke tips it in | 45-37 |
| 13:08 | Messiah | Victor Colunga makes the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Ryan Severin | 45-39 |
| 12:49 | Cornell | James Duke misses short on a fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Paul Carpenter - foul #3 on Paul Carpenter, team foul #4 | 45-39 |
| Subs | Cornell | Peter Rhodes (PF) Donald Reinhard | |
| Subs | Messiah | Richard Valasquez (SF) Ryan Severin | |
| 12:49 | Cornell | James Duke makes the 1st free throw | 46-39 |
| 12:49 | Cornell | James Duke makes the 2nd free throw | 47-39 |
| 12:37 | Messiah | Richard Valasquez connects on the runner from close range set up by Michael Roberts | 47-41 |
| 12:25 | Cornell | Chris Kupferberg drills a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Kenneth Rodgers | 50-41 |
| 12:14 | Messiah | Kim Hughes can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 50-41 |
| 12:12 | Messiah | The offensive rebound goes to Victor Colunga | 50-41 |
| 12:07 | Messiah | Victor Colunga can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Kenneth Rodgers - foul #3 on Kenneth Rodgers, team foul #2 | 50-41 |
| Subs | Cornell | Boyd Watkins (SF) Kenneth Rodgers | |
| Subs | Messiah | Brent Gwinn (C) Paul Carpenter | |
| 12:07 | Messiah | Victor Colunga misses the 1st free throw | 50-41 |
| 12:07 | Messiah | Victor Colunga makes the 2nd free throw | 50-42 |
| 11:58 | Cornell | Richard Valasquez is called for the reach on Chris Kupferberg - foul #1 on Richard Valasquez, team foul #5 | 50-42 |
| 11:53 | Cornell | Chris Kupferberg is fouled on the floor by Richard Valasquez - foul #2 on Richard Valasquez, team foul #6 | 50-42 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Chris Kupferberg (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Larry Mitchell (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Boyd Watkins (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Peter Rhodes (fresh) 2 reb. C - James Duke (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Messiah | PG - Victor Colunga (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Roberts (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Richard Valasquez (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. PF - Kim Hughes (fresh) 1 pts. C - Brent Gwinn (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:42 | Cornell | Larry Mitchell makes the 3pt shot from the left corner | 53-42 |
| 11:31 | Messiah | Richard Valasquez hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Brent Gwinn | 53-45 |
| 11:08 | Cornell | Boyd Watkins's pass is intercepted by Victor Colunga | 53-45 |
| 10:57 | Messiah | Richard Valasquez misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 53-45 |
| 10:55 | Messiah | Brent Gwinn gets the offensive rebound | 53-45 |
| 10:38 | Messiah | Kim Hughes misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Peter Rhodes - foul #1 on Peter Rhodes, team foul #3 | 53-45 |
| Subs | Cornell | Steven Augustus (PG), Terrence Resch (SG), Kenneth Rodgers (SF), Donald Reinhard (PF) Chris Kupferberg, Larry Mitchell, Boyd Watkins, James Duke | |
| Subs | Messiah | John Patel (PG), John Owens (SG), Ryan Severin (SF), Paul Carpenter (C) Victor Colunga, Michael Roberts, Richard Valasquez, Brent Gwinn | |
| 10:38 | Messiah | Kim Hughes makes the 1st free throw | 53-46 |
| 10:38 | Messiah | Kim Hughes makes the 2nd free throw | 53-47 |
| 10:18 | Cornell | Terrence Resch's pass is intercepted by John Patel | 53-47 |
| 09:49 | Messiah | John Patel comes up short on the floater in the paint | 53-47 |
| 09:47 | Messiah | Ryan Severin hits the follow up shot | 53-49 |
| 09:21 | Cornell | Terrence Resch is hacked by John Owens - foul #1 on John Owens, team foul #7 | 53-49 |
| Subs | Cornell | Chris Kupferberg (PG), Jacob Karl (C) Steven Augustus, Peter Rhodes | |
| Subs | Messiah | Michael Roberts (SG) Kim Hughes | |
| 09:21 | Cornell | Terrence Resch makes the 1st free throw | 54-49 |
| 09:21 | Cornell | Terrence Resch makes the 2nd free throw | 55-49 |
| 09:06 | Messiah | Paul Carpenter hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 55-49 |
| 09:05 | Messiah | Michael Roberts can't tip it in | 55-49 |
| 09:03 | Cornell | Jacob Karl grabs the board | 55-49 |
| 08:39 | Cornell | Jacob Karl scores on a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Chris Kupferberg | 57-49 |
| 08:28 | Messiah | Terrence Resch is called for the reach on Paul Carpenter - foul #2 on Terrence Resch, team foul #4 | 57-49 |
| Subs | Cornell | Larry Mitchell (SG), Boyd Watkins (SF), James Duke (C) Terrence Resch, Kenneth Rodgers, Donald Reinhard | |
| Subs | Messiah | Victor Colunga (PG), Richard Valasquez (SF), Brent Gwinn (C) John Patel, Ryan Severin, Paul Carpenter | |
| 08:16 | Messiah | Richard Valasquez hits a floater from the baseline on a great pass from Victor Colunga and he's fouled by Boyd Watkins - foul #1 on Boyd Watkins, team foul #5 | 57-51 |
| 08:16 | Messiah | Richard Valasquez makes the free throw | 57-52 |
| 07:49 | Cornell | Chris Kupferberg knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Larry Mitchell | 60-52 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Chris Kupferberg (fresh) 13 pts. 5 ast. SG - Larry Mitchell (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Boyd Watkins (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Jacob Karl (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - James Duke (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Messiah | PG - Victor Colunga (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Roberts (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Richard Valasquez (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Owens (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Brent Gwinn (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Messiah | John Owens lays it in on a nice dish by Michael Roberts and he's fouled by Jacob Karl - foul #1 on Jacob Karl, team foul #6 | 60-54 |
| Subs | Cornell | Peter Rhodes (PF) Jacob Karl | |
| Subs | Messiah | John Patel (SG) Michael Roberts | |
| 07:29 | Messiah | John Owens makes the free throw | 60-55 |
| 07:15 | Cornell | Chris Kupferberg hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 60-55 |
| 07:14 | Messiah | Brent Gwinn gets the rebound | 60-55 |
| 06:59 | Messiah | Brent Gwinn can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 60-55 |
| 06:58 | Cornell | James Duke gets the rebound | 60-55 |
| 06:47 | Cornell | James Duke throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-55 |
| Subs | Cornell | Steven Augustus (PG), Kenneth Rodgers (SF), Donald Reinhard (PF) Chris Kupferberg, Boyd Watkins, Peter Rhodes | |
| Subs | Messiah | Ryan Severin (SF), Ryan Jackson (C) John Patel, John Owens | |
| 06:18 | Messiah | Richard Valasquez clanks a fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by Larry Mitchell - foul #2 on Larry Mitchell, team foul #7 | 60-55 |
| Subs | Cornell | Terrence Resch (SG) Larry Mitchell | |
| Subs | Messiah | Kim Hughes (PF), Paul Carpenter (C) Brent Gwinn, Ryan Jackson | |
| 06:18 | Messiah | Richard Valasquez makes the 1st free throw | 60-56 |
| 06:18 | Messiah | Richard Valasquez misses the 2nd free throw | 60-56 |
| 06:18 | Cornell | The rebound goes to James Duke | 60-56 |
| 06:00 | Cornell | Richard Valasquez steals it from James Duke | 60-56 |
| 05:45 | Messiah | Paul Carpenter is fouled on the floor by Terrence Resch - foul #3 on Terrence Resch, team foul #8 | 60-56 |
| Subs | Cornell | Chris Kupferberg (PG), Peter Rhodes (PF), Jacob Karl (C) Terrence Resch, Donald Reinhard, James Duke | |
| Subs | Messiah | John Patel (PG), Michael Roberts (SG) Victor Colunga, Richard Valasquez | |
| 05:45 | Messiah | Paul Carpenter makes the 1st free throw | 60-57 |
| 05:45 | Messiah | Paul Carpenter misses the 2nd free throw | 60-57 |
| 05:45 | Cornell | The rebound goes to Jacob Karl | 60-57 |
| 05:35 | Cornell | The pull-up jumper by Jacob Karl is blocked by Ryan Severin | 60-57 |
| 05:34 | Messiah | Ryan Severin gets the rebound | 60-57 |
| 05:14 | Messiah | Ryan Severin buries a shot from the left block set up by John Patel and he's hacked by Kenneth Rodgers - foul #4 on Kenneth Rodgers, team foul #9 | 60-59 |
| Subs | Cornell | Larry Mitchell (SG), Boyd Watkins (SF) Steven Augustus, Kenneth Rodgers | |
| Subs | Messiah | | |
| 05:14 | Messiah | Ryan Severin makes the free throw | 60-60 |
| 05:05 | Cornell | Kim Hughes swats the layup by Peter Rhodes | 60-60 |
| 05:04 | Cornell | Peter Rhodes tips it back up and in | 62-60 |
| 04:46 | Messiah | Paul Carpenter throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-60 |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| Subs | Messiah | Brent Gwinn (C) Paul Carpenter | |
| 04:23 | Cornell | Chris Kupferberg misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 62-60 |
| 04:22 | Messiah | Michael Roberts snags the defensive board | 62-60 |
| 03:56 | Messiah | Ryan Severin lays it up and in on a nice dish by John Patel | 62-62 |
| 03:34 | Cornell | Chris Kupferberg hits a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Larry Mitchell | 64-62 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Chris Kupferberg (fresh) 15 pts. 5 ast. SG - Larry Mitchell (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Boyd Watkins (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Peter Rhodes (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jacob Karl (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Messiah | PG - John Patel (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Roberts (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Ryan Severin (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Kim Hughes (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. C - Brent Gwinn (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:30 | Messiah | John Patel's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 64-62 |
| Subs | Cornell | Steven Augustus (PG), Terrence Resch (SG), Kenneth Rodgers (SF), Donald Reinhard (PF), James Duke (C) Chris Kupferberg, Larry Mitchell, Boyd Watkins, Peter Rhodes, Jacob Karl | |
| Subs | Messiah | Victor Colunga (PG), Richard Valasquez (SF), John Owens (PF), Paul Carpenter (C) John Patel, Ryan Severin, Kim Hughes, Brent Gwinn | |
| 03:11 | Cornell | James Duke misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 64-62 |
| 03:10 | Messiah | Richard Valasquez grabs the defensive rebound | 64-62 |
| 02:57 | Messiah | Richard Valasquez is fouled on the floor by Donald Reinhard - foul #2 on Donald Reinhard, team foul #10 | 64-62 |
| 02:57 | Messiah | Richard Valasquez makes the 1st free throw | 64-63 |
| 02:57 | Messiah | Richard Valasquez misses the 2nd free throw | 64-63 |
| 02:57 | Cornell | James Duke pulls down the rebound | 64-63 |
| 02:57 | Cornell | Cornell calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-63 |
| 02:44 | Cornell | Steven Augustus hits a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from James Duke | 66-63 |
| 02:44 | Messiah | Messiah calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-63 |
| Subs | Cornell | Chris Kupferberg (PG), Larry Mitchell (SG) Steven Augustus, Terrence Resch | |
| Subs | Messiah | Ryan Severin (SF), Kim Hughes (PF) Richard Valasquez, John Owens | |
| 02:20 | Messiah | Ryan Severin misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 66-63 |
| 02:19 | Cornell | Larry Mitchell pulls down the rebound | 66-63 |
| 01:58 | Cornell | Donald Reinhard misses the runner in the lane but the foul's on Kim Hughes - foul #1 on Kim Hughes, team foul #8 | 66-63 |
| 01:58 | Cornell | Donald Reinhard misses the 1st free throw | 66-63 |
| 01:58 | Cornell | Donald Reinhard makes the 2nd free throw | 67-63 |
| 01:45 | Messiah | Michael Roberts misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 67-63 |
| 01:44 | Cornell | Kenneth Rodgers grabs the defensive rebound | 67-63 |
| 01:31 | Cornell | Larry Mitchell is fouled on the floor by Michael Roberts - foul #2 on Michael Roberts, team foul #9 | 67-63 |
| 01:31 | Cornell | Larry Mitchell misses the 1st free throw | 67-63 |
| 01:31 | Messiah | Paul Carpenter grabs the board | 67-63 |
| 01:11 | Messiah | Ryan Severin hits a shot in the lane set up by Michael Roberts | 67-65 |
| 00:53 | Cornell | Kenneth Rodgers hits a jumper in the lane on a great pass from Chris Kupferberg | 69-65 |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Messiah | Messiah is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:33 | Messiah | Michael Roberts can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 69-65 |
| 00:31 | Cornell | James Duke snags the defensive board | 69-65 |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Messiah | Messiah is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:28 | Cornell | Victor Colunga is called for the reach on James Duke in the backcourt - foul #3 on Victor Colunga, team foul #10 | 69-65 |
| 00:28 | Cornell | James Duke makes the 1st free throw | 70-65 |
| 00:28 | Cornell | James Duke makes the 2nd free throw | 71-65 |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Messiah | Messiah is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:20 | Messiah | Paul Carpenter knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Roberts | 71-68 |
| 00:18 | Cornell | Chris Kupferberg is fouled in the backcourt by Victor Colunga - foul #4 on Victor Colunga, team foul #11 | 71-68 |
| 00:18 | Cornell | Chris Kupferberg makes the 1st free throw | 72-68 |
| 00:18 | Cornell | Chris Kupferberg makes the 2nd free throw | 73-68 |
| 00:11 | Messiah | Victor Colunga clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 73-68 |
| 00:10 | Cornell | James Duke snags the defensive board | 73-68 |
| 00:07 | Cornell | James Duke is fouled in the backcourt by Victor Colunga - foul #5 on Victor Colunga, team foul #12 | 73-68 |
| Subs | Cornell | John Grider (SF) Kenneth Rodgers | |
| Subs | Messiah | John Patel (PG) Victor Colunga | |
| 00:07 | Cornell | James Duke makes the 1st free throw | 74-68 |
| 00:07 | Cornell | James Duke makes the 2nd free throw | 75-68 |
| 00:03 | Messiah | John Patel misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 75-68 |
| 00:01 | Messiah | Paul Carpenter gets the offensive rebound | 75-68 |
| 00:00 | Messiah | The clock runs out | 75-68 |