| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Robert Rodrigue (fresh) SG - Bobby Thompson (fresh) SF - Robin Dattilo (fresh) PF - Nicholas Fincher (fresh) C - Micheal Linderman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - John Desoto (fresh) SG - Edwin Wills (fresh) SF - Ray Byrne (fresh) PF - John Alder (fresh) C - Marcus Fuller (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Cornell | Nicholas Fincher wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee State | Tennessee State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:53 | Cornell | Bobby Thompson is fouled on the floor by John Alder - foul #1 on John Alder, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Cornell | Nicholas Fincher blows the layup | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | Tennessee State | Ray Byrne grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | Tennessee State | Edwin Wills connects on the open 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Ray Byrne | 0-3 |
| 19:24 | Cornell | Bobby Thompson travels with the ball | 0-3 |
| 19:20 | Tennessee State | John Desoto is fouled in the backcourt by Robin Dattilo - foul #1 on Robin Dattilo, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| 19:04 | Tennessee State | John Desoto is open but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 0-3 |
| 19:02 | Tennessee State | Marcus Fuller pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-3 |
| 18:48 | Tennessee State | Marcus Fuller is open and lays it up and in | 0-5 |
| 18:23 | Cornell | Nicholas Fincher buries a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Bobby Thompson and the foul's on John Alder - foul #2 on John Alder, team foul #2 | 2-5 |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Michael Shaw (PF) John Alder | |
| 18:23 | Cornell | Nicholas Fincher misses the free throw | 2-5 |
| 18:23 | Tennessee State | Marcus Fuller grabs the defensive rebound | 2-5 |
| 18:06 | Tennessee State | Micheal Linderman denies the turnaround by John Desoto | 2-5 |
| 18:04 | Cornell | The rebound goes to Robin Dattilo | 2-5 |
| 18:01 | Cornell | Robert Rodrigue is hacked by John Desoto in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Desoto, team foul #3 | 2-5 |
| 17:50 | Cornell | Robin Dattilo is fouled on the floor by Michael Shaw - foul #1 on Michael Shaw, team foul #4 | 2-5 |
| Subs | Cornell | Daniel Barclay (SG), Earl Hendren (SF), Rodney Gadomski (PF), Joseph Maxey (C) Bobby Thompson, Robin Dattilo, Nicholas Fincher, Micheal Linderman | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| 17:35 | Cornell | Daniel Barclay drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Robert Rodrigue | 5-5 |
| 17:17 | Tennessee State | John Desoto is fouled on the floor by Robert Rodrigue - foul #1 on Robert Rodrigue, team foul #2 | 5-5 |
| Subs | Cornell | Jerry Ryles (PG) Robert Rodrigue | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Steve Griffin (C) Marcus Fuller | |
| 17:01 | Tennessee State | Edwin Wills misses the easy layup | 5-5 |
| 17:00 | Tennessee State | Edwin Wills grabs the offensive rebound | 5-5 |
| 16:46 | Tennessee State | Ray Byrne hits the finger roll set up by John Desoto | 5-7 |
| 16:22 | Cornell | The pull-up jumper by Rodney Gadomski is blocked by Steve Griffin | 5-7 |
| 16:21 | Cornell | Daniel Barclay grabs the offensive rebound | 5-7 |
| 16:08 | Cornell | Joseph Maxey misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 5-7 |
| 16:06 | Tennessee State | Ray Byrne pulls down the rebound | 5-7 |
| 15:53 | Tennessee State | Jerry Ryles picks off the pass by John Desoto | 5-7 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Jerry Ryles (fresh) SG - Daniel Barclay (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Earl Hendren (fairly fresh) PF - Rodney Gadomski (fairly fresh) C - Joseph Maxey (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - John Desoto (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Edwin Wills (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ray Byrne (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Shaw (fresh) C - Steve Griffin (fresh) | |
| 15:36 | Cornell | Joseph Maxey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 5-7 |
| Subs | Cornell | Robert Rodrigue (PG), Bobby Thompson (SG), Robin Dattilo (SF), Nicholas Fincher (PF), Micheal Linderman (C) Jerry Ryles, Daniel Barclay, Earl Hendren, Rodney Gadomski, Joseph Maxey | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Andrew Dixon (PG), James Brown (SG), John McEwan (SF), Marcus Fuller (C) John Desoto, Edwin Wills, Ray Byrne, Michael Shaw | |
| 15:34 | Tennessee State | Bobby Thompson picks off the pass by Marcus Fuller in the backcourt | 5-7 |
| 15:24 | Cornell | Nicholas Fincher can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 5-7 |
| 15:22 | Tennessee State | The rebound goes to Marcus Fuller | 5-7 |
| 15:05 | Tennessee State | Marcus Fuller misses the wide open 3pt attempt from the left corner | 5-7 |
| 15:03 | Cornell | Nicholas Fincher grabs the board | 5-7 |
| 14:46 | Cornell | The pull-up jumper by Robin Dattilo is blocked by Marcus Fuller | 5-7 |
| 14:45 | Cornell | Bobby Thompson misses the tip | 5-7 |
| 14:43 | Tennessee State | John McEwan gets the rebound | 5-7 |
| 14:28 | Tennessee State | John McEwan is by himself and knocks in the floater from the free throw line set up by James Brown | 5-9 |
| 14:23 | Cornell | Bobby Thompson hits a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Rodrigue | 7-9 |
| 14:04 | Tennessee State | Steve Griffin clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 7-9 |
| 14:03 | Tennessee State | The offensive rebound goes to Marcus Fuller | 7-9 |
| 13:48 | Tennessee State | James Brown misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 7-9 |
| 13:47 | Cornell | The rebound goes to Nicholas Fincher | 7-9 |
| 13:42 | Cornell | Robert Rodrigue misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 7-9 |
| 13:40 | Tennessee State | Marcus Fuller gets the rebound | 7-9 |
| 13:38 | Tennessee State | Micheal Linderman is called for the reach on Andrew Dixon in the backcourt - foul #1 on Micheal Linderman, team foul #3 | 7-9 |
| Subs | Cornell | Daniel Barclay (SG), Earl Hendren (SF), Elmer Graves (PF), Rodney Gadomski (C) Bobby Thompson, Robin Dattilo, Nicholas Fincher, Micheal Linderman | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | John Desoto (PG), Edwin Wills (SG), Ray Byrne (SF), Michael Shaw (PF) Andrew Dixon, James Brown, John McEwan, Steve Griffin | |
| 13:31 | Tennessee State | John Desoto hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Robert Rodrigue - foul #2 on Robert Rodrigue, team foul #4 | 7-9 |
| Subs | Cornell | Jerry Ryles (PG) Robert Rodrigue | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| 13:31 | Tennessee State | John Desoto makes the 1st free throw | 7-10 |
| 13:31 | Tennessee State | John Desoto misses the 2nd free throw | 7-10 |
| 13:31 | Cornell | Elmer Graves grabs the board | 7-10 |
| 13:03 | Cornell | Elmer Graves can't connect on a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by John Desoto - foul #2 on John Desoto, team foul #5 | 7-10 |
| Subs | Cornell | Joseph Maxey (C) Jerry Ryles | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Milton Roland (PG) John Desoto | |
| 13:03 | Cornell | Elmer Graves makes the 1st free throw | 8-10 |
| 13:03 | Cornell | Elmer Graves misses the 2nd free throw | 8-10 |
| 13:03 | Tennessee State | Marcus Fuller snags the defensive board | 8-10 |
| 12:46 | Tennessee State | Daniel Barclay is called for the reach on Edwin Wills - foul #1 on Daniel Barclay, team foul #5 | 8-10 |
| Subs | Cornell | Jerry Ryles (PG) Elmer Graves | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Andrew Dixon (PG) Milton Roland | |
| 12:36 | Tennessee State | The jumper by Ray Byrne is denied by Joseph Maxey | 8-10 |
| 12:34 | Cornell | Daniel Barclay snags the defensive board | 8-10 |
| 12:22 | Cornell | Earl Hendren throws a bad pass out of bounds | 8-10 |
| Subs | Cornell | Bobby Thompson (SG), Robin Dattilo (SF) Daniel Barclay, Earl Hendren | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | James Brown (SG), John McEwan (PF) Edwin Wills, Marcus Fuller | |
| 12:19 | Tennessee State | Andrew Dixon's pass is intercepted by Robin Dattilo in the backcourt | 8-10 |
| 12:18 | Cornell | Robin Dattilo misses the lay-in | 8-10 |
| 12:16 | Tennessee State | Michael Shaw grabs the defensive rebound | 8-10 |
| 12:12 | Tennessee State | Bobby Thompson steals it from Andrew Dixon in the backcourt | 8-10 |
| 12:01 | Cornell | Bobby Thompson knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Jerry Ryles | 11-10 |
| 11:46 | Tennessee State | Michael Shaw throws a bad pass out of bounds | 11-10 |
| Subs | Cornell | Elmer Graves (PF), Micheal Linderman (C) Rodney Gadomski, Joseph Maxey | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Andrew Wright (SF), Steve Griffin (C) Ray Byrne, Michael Shaw | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Jerry Ryles (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Bobby Thompson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robin Dattilo (fresh) PF - Elmer Graves (fresh) 1 pts. C - Micheal Linderman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Andrew Dixon (fresh) SG - James Brown (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Andrew Wright (fresh) PF - John McEwan (fresh) 2 pts. C - Steve Griffin (fresh) | |
| 11:30 | Cornell | Bobby Thompson misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 11-10 |
| 11:29 | Cornell | Elmer Graves snags the offensive board | 11-10 |
| 11:14 | Cornell | Bobby Thompson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 11-10 |
| 11:12 | Cornell | Micheal Linderman tips it in | 13-10 |
| 10:50 | Tennessee State | John McEwan clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 13-10 |
| 10:49 | Cornell | Micheal Linderman grabs the defensive rebound | 13-10 |
| 10:33 | Cornell | Micheal Linderman hits a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Bobby Thompson and the foul's on Andrew Wright - foul #1 on Andrew Wright, team foul #6 | 15-10 |
| Subs | Cornell | Earl Hendren (PG), Daniel Barclay (SG), Nicholas Fincher (PF) Jerry Ryles, Bobby Thompson, Robin Dattilo | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Milton Roland (PG), Edwin Wills (SG), Ray Byrne (SF), Michael Shaw (PF) Andrew Dixon, James Brown, Andrew Wright, John McEwan | |
| 10:33 | Cornell | Micheal Linderman misses the free throw | 15-10 |
| 10:33 | Tennessee State | Steve Griffin grabs the defensive rebound | 15-10 |
| 10:20 | Tennessee State | Michael Shaw's fadeaway is rejected by Micheal Linderman | 15-10 |
| 10:19 | Cornell | Nicholas Fincher grabs the board | 15-10 |
| 09:50 | Cornell | Daniel Barclay connects on the floater from the left block on a nice dish by Earl Hendren | 17-10 |
| 09:29 | Tennessee State | Milton Roland misses the lay-in | 17-10 |
| 09:27 | Cornell | Nicholas Fincher pulls down the rebound | 17-10 |
| 09:16 | Cornell | Elmer Graves buries a jumper from the right wing set up by Daniel Barclay | 19-10 |
| 08:53 | Tennessee State | Nicholas Fincher swats the short shot by Michael Shaw | 19-10 |
| 08:51 | Cornell | Elmer Graves gets the rebound | 19-10 |
| 08:38 | Cornell | Daniel Barclay travels with the ball | 19-10 |
| Subs | Cornell | Jerry Ryles (PG), Bobby Thompson (SG), Robin Dattilo (SF), Rodney Gadomski (PF), Joseph Maxey (C) Earl Hendren, Daniel Barclay, Elmer Graves, Nicholas Fincher, Micheal Linderman | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Andrew Dixon (PG), James Brown (SG), Andrew Wright (SF), John McEwan (PF), Marcus Fuller (C) Milton Roland, Edwin Wills, Ray Byrne, Michael Shaw, Steve Griffin | |
| 08:36 | Tennessee State | Andrew Wright's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 19-10 |
| 08:20 | Cornell | Joseph Maxey misses the lay-in | 19-10 |
| 08:19 | Tennessee State | John McEwan pulls down the rebound | 19-10 |
| 08:06 | Tennessee State | Jerry Ryles steals the ball from Marcus Fuller | 19-10 |
| 07:45 | Cornell | Marcus Fuller is called for the reach on Joseph Maxey - foul #1 on Marcus Fuller, team foul #7 | 19-10 |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Edwin Wills (SG), Michael Shaw (PF) James Brown, John McEwan | |
| 07:45 | Cornell | Joseph Maxey makes the 1st free throw | 20-10 |
| 07:45 | Cornell | Joseph Maxey makes the 2nd free throw | 21-10 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Jerry Ryles (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Bobby Thompson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robin Dattilo (fresh) PF - Joseph Maxey (fresh) 2 pts. C - Rodney Gadomski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - Andrew Dixon (fresh) SG - Edwin Wills (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Andrew Wright (fresh) PF - Michael Shaw (fresh) C - Marcus Fuller (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:43 | Tennessee State | Edwin Wills is fouled in the backcourt by Bobby Thompson - foul #1 on Bobby Thompson, team foul #6 | 21-10 |
| Subs | Cornell | Daniel Barclay (SG) Bobby Thompson | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | | |
| 07:24 | Tennessee State | Andrew Wright can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 21-10 |
| 07:23 | Cornell | Rodney Gadomski grabs the board | 21-10 |
| 07:10 | Cornell | Jerry Ryles knocks in the shot from the free throw line set up by Robin Dattilo | 23-10 |
| 06:52 | Tennessee State | Andrew Dixon misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 23-10 |
| 06:51 | Tennessee State | Marcus Fuller hits the follow up shot | 23-12 |
| 06:41 | Cornell | Robin Dattilo's fadeaway is rejected by Marcus Fuller | 23-12 |
| 06:40 | Tennessee State | Michael Shaw pulls down the rebound | 23-12 |
| 06:26 | Tennessee State | Marcus Fuller's pass is intercepted by Rodney Gadomski | 23-12 |
| 06:12 | Cornell | Daniel Barclay is fouled on the floor by Edwin Wills - foul #1 on Edwin Wills, team foul #8 | 23-12 |
| Subs | Cornell | Bobby Thompson (SG), Earl Hendren (SF), Nicholas Fincher (PF), Micheal Linderman (C) Jerry Ryles, Robin Dattilo, Rodney Gadomski, Joseph Maxey | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Milton Roland (PG), James Brown (SG), Ray Byrne (SF), John McEwan (PF), Steve Griffin (C) Andrew Dixon, Edwin Wills, Andrew Wright, Michael Shaw, Marcus Fuller | |
| 06:12 | Cornell | Daniel Barclay misses the 1st free throw | 23-12 |
| 06:12 | Tennessee State | John McEwan grabs the defensive rebound | 23-12 |
| 06:05 | Tennessee State | Milton Roland knocks in the shot from the right side | 23-14 |
| 05:46 | Cornell | Bobby Thompson misses long on a jump hook from close range | 23-14 |
| 05:44 | Cornell | Nicholas Fincher grabs the offensive rebound | 23-14 |
| 05:33 | Cornell | Micheal Linderman misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 23-14 |
| 05:32 | Tennessee State | Ray Byrne pulls down the rebound | 23-14 |
| 05:14 | Tennessee State | James Brown drills a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Steve Griffin | 23-17 |
| 05:01 | Cornell | Micheal Linderman drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Daniel Barclay | 26-17 |
| 04:35 | Tennessee State | John McEwan hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 pointer from the left wing | 26-17 |
| 04:33 | Tennessee State | Ray Byrne grabs the offensive board | 26-17 |
| 04:13 | Tennessee State | John McEwan is whistled for traveling | 26-17 |
| Subs | Cornell | Jerry Ryles (PG), Kent Fiorini (SG), Robin Dattilo (SF), Elmer Graves (PF), Rodney Gadomski (C) Daniel Barclay, Bobby Thompson, Earl Hendren, Nicholas Fincher, Micheal Linderman | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Andrew Dixon (PG), Edwin Wills (SG), Andrew Wright (SF), Michael Shaw (PF), Marcus Fuller (C) Milton Roland, James Brown, Ray Byrne, John McEwan, Steve Griffin | |
| 03:52 | Cornell | Kent Fiorini is whistled for a carry | 26-17 |
| Subs | Cornell | Robert Rodrigue (PG) Jerry Ryles | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | John Desoto (PG), John Alder (PF) Andrew Dixon, Michael Shaw | |
| 03:35 | Tennessee State | Marcus Fuller is open and scores on a shot from the right side | 26-19 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Robert Rodrigue (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Kent Fiorini (fresh) SF - Robin Dattilo (fresh) PF - Elmer Graves (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Rodney Gadomski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee State | PG - John Desoto (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edwin Wills (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Andrew Wright (fresh) PF - John Alder (fresh) C - Marcus Fuller (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:14 | Cornell | Robin Dattilo misses the lay-in | 26-19 |
| 03:12 | Tennessee State | Marcus Fuller snags the defensive board | 26-19 |
| 02:52 | Tennessee State | Edwin Wills misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway from the free throw line | 26-19 |
| 02:50 | Tennessee State | Marcus Fuller pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-19 |
| 02:44 | Tennessee State | Andrew Wright hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by Kent Fiorini - foul #1 on Kent Fiorini, team foul #7 | 26-19 |
| Subs | Cornell | Bobby Thompson (SG), Nicholas Fincher (PF) Kent Fiorini, Elmer Graves | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Michael Shaw (C) Marcus Fuller | |
| 02:44 | Tennessee State | Andrew Wright makes the 1st free throw | 26-20 |
| 02:44 | Tennessee State | Andrew Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 26-21 |
| 02:30 | Cornell | Bobby Thompson knocks in the 3 from the right corner | 29-21 |
| 02:14 | Tennessee State | John Desoto drills a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by John Alder | 29-23 |
| 01:56 | Cornell | Bobby Thompson misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 29-23 |
| 01:55 | Tennessee State | Michael Shaw grabs the defensive rebound | 29-23 |
| 01:40 | Tennessee State | Nicholas Fincher is called for the reach on John Alder - foul #1 on Nicholas Fincher, team foul #8 | 29-23 |
| Subs | Cornell | Jerry Ryles (PG), Kent Fiorini (SG), Earl Hendren (SF), Elmer Graves (PF), Joseph Maxey (C) Robert Rodrigue, Bobby Thompson, Robin Dattilo, Nicholas Fincher, Rodney Gadomski | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | Andrew Dixon (PG), James Brown (SG), Ray Byrne (SF), Steve Griffin (C) John Desoto, Edwin Wills, Andrew Wright, Michael Shaw | |
| 01:40 | Tennessee State | John Alder makes the 1st free throw | 29-24 |
| 01:40 | Tennessee State | John Alder misses the 2nd free throw | 29-24 |
| 01:40 | Cornell | Earl Hendren grabs the defensive rebound | 29-24 |
| 01:19 | Cornell | Earl Hendren is hacked by Ray Byrne - foul #1 on Ray Byrne, team foul #9 | 29-24 |
| Subs | Cornell | Daniel Barclay (SG) Kent Fiorini | |
| Subs | Tennessee State | John McEwan (PF) John Alder | |
| 01:19 | Cornell | Earl Hendren makes the 1st free throw | 30-24 |
| 01:19 | Cornell | Earl Hendren misses the 2nd free throw | 30-24 |
| 01:19 | Tennessee State | Steve Griffin snags the defensive board | 30-24 |
| 01:04 | Tennessee State | Ray Byrne misses the jumper from the right wing | 30-24 |
| 01:02 | Tennessee State | John McEwan pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-24 |
| 00:56 | Tennessee State | Andrew Dixon makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Steve Griffin | 30-27 |
| 00:39 | Cornell | Elmer Graves comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 30-27 |
| 00:38 | Tennessee State | Ray Byrne gets the rebound | 30-27 |
| 00:21 | Tennessee State | James Brown is by himself and knocks in the floater from the left wing | 30-29 |
| 00:00 | Cornell | Daniel Barclay lays it up and in | 32-29 |