| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Richard Winner (fresh) SG - Lawrence Erickson (fresh) SF - Jerome Coyer (fresh) PF - Charles Hagen (fresh) C - Frank Peterson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Luther | PG - Shane Wilde (fresh) SG - Richard Lowery (fresh) SF - Steven Lentz (fresh) PF - Laurence O'Dell (fresh) C - Jonathan Maxwell (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Luther | Jonathan Maxwell wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Luther | Luther is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:47 | Luther | Laurence O'Dell makes the shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Steven Lentz | 0-2 |
| 19:31 | Cornell | Lawrence Erickson is fouled on the floor by Steven Lentz - foul #1 on Steven Lentz, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:12 | Cornell | Frank Peterson knocks in the runner from the left block on a great pass from Lawrence Erickson | 2-2 |
| 18:51 | Luther | Richard Lowery can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 2-2 |
| 18:50 | Cornell | Charles Hagen gets the rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:33 | Cornell | Frank Peterson connects on the floater in the lane on a nice dish by Lawrence Erickson | 4-2 |
| 18:26 | Luther | Steven Lentz can't finish the layup | 4-2 |
| 18:25 | Cornell | Charles Hagen gets the rebound | 4-2 |
| 18:13 | Cornell | Jerome Coyer misses short on a jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by Shane Wilde - foul #1 on Shane Wilde, team foul #2 | 4-2 |
| 18:13 | Cornell | Jerome Coyer makes the 1st free throw | 5-2 |
| 18:13 | Cornell | Jerome Coyer misses the 2nd free throw | 5-2 |
| 18:13 | Luther | Laurence O'Dell grabs the defensive rebound | 5-2 |
| 18:00 | Luther | Shane Wilde hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Steven Lentz | 5-5 |
| 17:44 | Cornell | The short jumper by Jerome Coyer is denied by Jonathan Maxwell | 5-5 |
| 17:42 | Cornell | Frank Peterson pulls down the offensive rebound | 5-5 |
| 17:30 | Cornell | Jonathan Maxwell swats the short shot by Jerome Coyer | 5-5 |
| 17:28 | Luther | Laurence O'Dell pulls down the rebound | 5-5 |
| 17:23 | Luther | Shane Wilde comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 5-5 |
| 17:22 | Cornell | Frank Peterson grabs the board | 5-5 |
| 17:05 | Cornell | Lawrence Erickson misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 5-5 |
| 17:04 | Luther | Jonathan Maxwell gets the rebound | 5-5 |
| 17:00 | Luther | Shane Wilde hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block | 5-5 |
| 16:58 | Luther | Richard Lowery grabs the offensive rebound | 5-5 |
| 16:45 | Luther | Richard Lowery is fouled on the floor by Frank Peterson - foul #1 on Frank Peterson, team foul #1 | 5-5 |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| Subs | Luther | Steven Horton (SF), Johnnie Valverde (PF), Jefferson Anderson (C) Steven Lentz, Laurence O'Dell, Jonathan Maxwell | |
| 16:26 | Luther | Steven Horton clanks a runner in the lane | 5-5 |
| 16:24 | Cornell | Richard Winner gets the rebound | 5-5 |
| 16:15 | Cornell | Jerome Coyer hits the finger roll set up by Lawrence Erickson | 7-5 |
| 15:48 | Luther | Lawrence Erickson takes the ball from Richard Lowery | 7-5 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Richard Winner (fresh) SG - Lawrence Erickson (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Jerome Coyer (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Charles Hagen (fresh) 2 reb. C - Frank Peterson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Luther | PG - Shane Wilde (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Richard Lowery (fairly fresh) SF - Steven Horton (fresh) PF - Johnnie Valverde (fresh) C - Jefferson Anderson (fresh) | |
| 15:40 | Cornell | Jerome Coyer loses the dribble to Shane Wilde | 7-5 |
| 15:36 | Luther | Shane Wilde misses the easy layup | 7-5 |
| 15:34 | Cornell | Charles Hagen grabs the board | 7-5 |
| 15:28 | Cornell | Charles Hagen comes up short on the floater in the lane | 7-5 |
| 15:27 | Cornell | Jerome Coyer tips it but misses | 7-5 |
| 15:25 | Luther | Richard Lowery gets the rebound | 7-5 |
| 15:12 | Luther | Jefferson Anderson blows the layup but the foul's on Frank Peterson - foul #2 on Frank Peterson, team foul #2 | 7-5 |
| Subs | Cornell | Marc Sherman (PG), Peter Albertson (SG), Jack Taylor (SF), William Adams (PF), Henry Holleman (C) Richard Winner, Lawrence Erickson, Jerome Coyer, Charles Hagen, Frank Peterson | |
| Subs | Luther | William Ropp (PG), Donald Erb (SG), Steven Lentz (SF), Jonathan Maxwell (C) Shane Wilde, Richard Lowery, Steven Horton, Johnnie Valverde | |
| 15:12 | Luther | Jefferson Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 7-6 |
| 15:12 | Luther | Jefferson Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 7-7 |
| 14:55 | Cornell | William Adams can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 7-7 |
| 14:53 | Cornell | William Adams pulls down the offensive rebound | 7-7 |
| 14:39 | Cornell | Henry Holleman can't finish the layup | 7-7 |
| 14:38 | Luther | Jefferson Anderson pulls down the rebound | 7-7 |
| 14:32 | Luther | Jonathan Maxwell clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 7-7 |
| 14:30 | Luther | Jefferson Anderson grabs the offensive board | 7-7 |
| 14:17 | Luther | Donald Erb comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 7-7 |
| 14:16 | Cornell | Henry Holleman grabs the board | 7-7 |
| 13:55 | Cornell | Henry Holleman misses badly on a shot in the paint but the foul's on Jonathan Maxwell - foul #1 on Jonathan Maxwell, team foul #3 | 7-7 |
| Subs | Cornell | Richard Winner (PG), Lawrence Erickson (SG), Charles Hagen (PF) Marc Sherman, Jack Taylor, William Adams | |
| Subs | Luther | Shane Wilde (PG), Richard Lowery (SG), Laurence O'Dell (PF) William Ropp, Donald Erb, Jefferson Anderson | |
| 13:55 | Cornell | Henry Holleman misses the 1st free throw | 7-7 |
| 13:55 | Cornell | Henry Holleman makes the 2nd free throw | 8-7 |
| 13:36 | Luther | Lawrence Erickson is called for the reach on Laurence O'Dell - foul #1 on Lawrence Erickson, team foul #3 | 8-7 |
| Subs | Cornell | William Adams (C) Henry Holleman | |
| Subs | Luther | | |
| 13:24 | Luther | Jonathan Maxwell misses long on a shot from close range but he's fouled by William Adams - foul #1 on William Adams, team foul #4 | 8-7 |
| 13:24 | Luther | Jonathan Maxwell makes the 1st free throw | 8-8 |
| 13:24 | Luther | Jonathan Maxwell makes the 2nd free throw | 8-9 |
| 13:03 | Cornell | William Adams knocks in the floater from the left block | 10-9 |
| 12:57 | Luther | Peter Albertson takes the ball from Richard Lowery | 10-9 |
| 12:53 | Cornell | Lawrence Erickson hits the finger roll on a great pass from Peter Albertson | 12-9 |
| 12:35 | Luther | Jonathan Maxwell blows the layup | 12-9 |
| 12:33 | Cornell | Peter Albertson pulls down the rebound | 12-9 |
| 12:29 | Cornell | Richard Winner can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 12-9 |
| 12:27 | Luther | Laurence O'Dell snags the defensive board | 12-9 |
| 12:22 | Luther | Richard Lowery misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Richard Winner - foul #1 on Richard Winner, team foul #5 | 12-9 |
| Subs | Cornell | Marc Sherman (PG), Jerome Coyer (SF) Richard Winner, Peter Albertson | |
| Subs | Luther | Johnnie Valverde (SF), Jefferson Anderson (C) Steven Lentz, Jonathan Maxwell | |
| 12:22 | Luther | Richard Lowery makes the 1st free throw | 12-10 |
| 12:22 | Luther | Richard Lowery makes the 2nd free throw | 12-11 |
| 12:03 | Cornell | Marc Sherman is hacked by Shane Wilde - foul #2 on Shane Wilde, team foul #4 | 12-11 |
| Subs | Cornell | Henry Holleman (C) William Adams | |
| Subs | Luther | William Ropp (PG) Shane Wilde | |
| 11:52 | Cornell | Charles Hagen's pass is intercepted by William Ropp | 12-11 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Marc Sherman (fresh) SG - Lawrence Erickson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jerome Coyer (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Charles Hagen (fresh) 3 reb. C - Henry Holleman (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Luther | PG - William Ropp (fresh) SG - Richard Lowery (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Johnnie Valverde (fresh) PF - Laurence O'Dell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jefferson Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:45 | Luther | William Ropp clanks a 3 from the right wing | 12-11 |
| 11:44 | Luther | Johnnie Valverde tips it in | 12-13 |
| 11:28 | Cornell | Jerome Coyer misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 12-13 |
| 11:26 | Cornell | Charles Hagen hits the follow up shot | 14-13 |
| 11:05 | Luther | Henry Holleman denies the turnaround by Laurence O'Dell | 14-13 |
| 11:04 | Cornell | Henry Holleman grabs the defensive rebound | 14-13 |
| 10:52 | Cornell | Charles Hagen misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Laurence O'Dell - foul #1 on Laurence O'Dell, team foul #5 | 14-13 |
| Subs | Cornell | Richard Winner (PG), Peter Albertson (SG) Marc Sherman, Lawrence Erickson | |
| Subs | Luther | Donald Erb (SG), Steven Horton (SF), Jonathan Maxwell (C) Richard Lowery, Laurence O'Dell, Jefferson Anderson | |
| 10:52 | Cornell | Charles Hagen makes the 1st free throw | 15-13 |
| 10:52 | Cornell | Charles Hagen makes the 2nd free throw | 16-13 |
| 10:27 | Luther | Donald Erb's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 16-13 |
| Subs | Cornell | William Adams (PF) Charles Hagen | |
| Subs | Luther | Steven Lentz (SF) Steven Horton | |
| 10:25 | Cornell | Richard Winner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 16-13 |
| 10:19 | Luther | Donald Erb throws a bad pass out of bounds | 16-13 |
| 10:00 | Cornell | Henry Holleman misses the dunk | 16-13 |
| 09:58 | Luther | Jonathan Maxwell pulls down the rebound | 16-13 |
| 09:50 | Luther | Johnnie Valverde lays it up and in | 16-15 |
| 09:34 | Cornell | Henry Holleman hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Jonathan Maxwell - foul #2 on Jonathan Maxwell, team foul #6 | 16-15 |
| Subs | Cornell | Marc Sherman (SF) Jerome Coyer | |
| Subs | Luther | Richard Lowery (SG), Laurence O'Dell (PF), Ralph Edwards (C) Donald Erb, Johnnie Valverde, Jonathan Maxwell | |
| 09:34 | Cornell | Henry Holleman makes the 1st free throw | 17-15 |
| 09:34 | Cornell | Henry Holleman makes the 2nd free throw | 18-15 |
| 09:20 | Luther | Laurence O'Dell connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by William Ropp | 18-18 |
| 09:08 | Cornell | William Adams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 18-18 |
| Subs | Cornell | Lawrence Erickson (SG), Charles Hagen (PF), Charles Larson (C) Peter Albertson, Henry Holleman, William Adams | |
| Subs | Luther | Donald Erb (PG), Jefferson Anderson (C) William Ropp, Ralph Edwards | |
| 08:58 | Luther | Steven Lentz misses the shot from the left block | 18-18 |
| 08:57 | Luther | Jefferson Anderson tips it home | 18-20 |
| 08:38 | Cornell | Laurence O'Dell is called for the reach on Charles Hagen - foul #2 on Laurence O'Dell, team foul #7 | 18-20 |
| Subs | Cornell | Jack Taylor (SF) Richard Winner | |
| Subs | Luther | Steven Horton (SF), Ralph Edwards (C) Steven Lentz, Laurence O'Dell | |
| 08:38 | Cornell | Charles Hagen makes the 1st free throw | 19-20 |
| 08:38 | Cornell | Charles Hagen makes the 2nd free throw | 20-20 |
| 08:15 | Luther | Jefferson Anderson's pass is intercepted by Charles Hagen | 20-20 |
| 07:51 | Cornell | Charles Larson clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Ralph Edwards - foul #1 on Ralph Edwards, team foul #8 | 20-20 |
| Subs | Cornell | Jerome Coyer (SF) Jack Taylor | |
| Subs | Luther | William Ropp (PG), Johnnie Valverde (PF) Donald Erb, Ralph Edwards | |
| 07:51 | Cornell | Charles Larson makes the 1st free throw | 21-20 |
| 07:51 | Cornell | Charles Larson makes the 2nd free throw | 22-20 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Marc Sherman (fresh) SG - Lawrence Erickson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jerome Coyer (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Charles Hagen (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Larson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Luther | PG - William Ropp (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Richard Lowery (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Steven Horton (fresh) PF - Johnnie Valverde (fresh) 4 pts. C - Jefferson Anderson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:34 | Luther | Marc Sherman steps in front of the Jefferson Anderson pass | 22-20 |
| 07:31 | Cornell | Jerome Coyer misses the easy layup | 22-20 |
| 07:30 | Luther | Johnnie Valverde grabs the board | 22-20 |
| 07:25 | Luther | Steven Horton misses short on a runner in the paint but he's hacked by Jerome Coyer - foul #1 on Jerome Coyer, team foul #6 | 22-20 |
| Subs | Cornell | Richard Winner (PG), William Adams (PF), Henry Holleman (C) Marc Sherman, Charles Hagen, Charles Larson | |
| Subs | Luther | Steven Lentz (SF), Ralph Edwards (C) Richard Lowery, Jefferson Anderson | |
| 07:25 | Luther | Steven Horton makes the 1st free throw | 22-21 |
| 07:25 | Luther | Steven Horton makes the 2nd free throw | 22-22 |
| 07:04 | Cornell | Richard Winner is hacked by William Ropp - foul #1 on William Ropp, team foul #9 | 22-22 |
| Subs | Cornell | Peter Albertson (SG) Lawrence Erickson | |
| Subs | Luther | Donald Erb (SG) Steven Horton | |
| 07:04 | Cornell | Richard Winner misses the 1st free throw | 22-22 |
| 07:04 | Luther | The rebound goes to Donald Erb | 22-22 |
| 06:44 | Luther | Johnnie Valverde connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from William Ropp | 22-25 |
| 06:21 | Cornell | Jerome Coyer misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 22-25 |
| 06:19 | Luther | Johnnie Valverde grabs the defensive rebound | 22-25 |
| 06:03 | Luther | Steven Lentz lays it up and in on a great pass from Donald Erb and he's hacked by Jerome Coyer - foul #2 on Jerome Coyer, team foul #7 | 22-27 |
| Subs | Cornell | Lawrence Erickson (SG), Charles Hagen (PF) Jerome Coyer, Henry Holleman | |
| Subs | Luther | Richard Lowery (SG), Jefferson Anderson (PF) William Ropp, Ralph Edwards | |
| 06:03 | Luther | Steven Lentz makes the free throw | 22-28 |
| 05:49 | Cornell | Charles Hagen clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Jefferson Anderson - foul #1 on Jefferson Anderson, team foul #10 | 22-28 |
| Subs | Cornell | Charles Larson (C) William Adams | |
| Subs | Luther | Steven Horton (SF) Steven Lentz | |
| 05:49 | Cornell | Charles Hagen makes the 1st free throw | 23-28 |
| 05:49 | Cornell | Charles Hagen makes the 2nd free throw | 24-28 |
| 05:34 | Luther | Donald Erb makes the fadeaway from the left side | 24-30 |
| 05:11 | Cornell | Charles Larson comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 24-30 |
| 05:10 | Cornell | Charles Hagen pulls down the offensive rebound | 24-30 |
| 04:53 | Cornell | Richard Winner scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 26-30 |
| 04:49 | Luther | Johnnie Valverde loses the ball out of bounds | 26-30 |
| Subs | Cornell | Marc Sherman (PG) Richard Winner | |
| Subs | Luther | William Ropp (PG) Donald Erb | |
| 04:31 | Cornell | Charles Hagen buries a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Marc Sherman | 28-30 |
| 04:18 | Luther | Richard Lowery loses the dribble to Charles Larson | 28-30 |
| 03:54 | Cornell | Charles Hagen lays it in set up by Marc Sherman and he's hacked by Johnnie Valverde - foul #1 on Johnnie Valverde, team foul #11 | 30-30 |
| Subs | Cornell | Jerry Golden (SG), Jerome Coyer (SF), Frank Peterson (C) Lawrence Erickson, Peter Albertson, Charles Larson | |
| Subs | Luther | Shane Wilde (PG), Steven Lentz (SF), Laurence O'Dell (PF), Jonathan Maxwell (C) William Ropp, Steven Horton, Johnnie Valverde, Jefferson Anderson | |
| 03:54 | Cornell | Charles Hagen misses the free throw | 30-30 |
| 03:54 | Luther | Jonathan Maxwell pulls down the rebound | 30-30 |
| 03:29 | Luther | Charles Hagen is called for the reach on Steven Lentz - foul #1 on Charles Hagen, team foul #8 | 30-30 |
| Subs | Cornell | William Adams (PF) Charles Hagen | |
| Subs | Luther | | |
| 03:29 | Luther | Steven Lentz makes the 1st free throw | 30-31 |
| 03:29 | Luther | Steven Lentz makes the 2nd free throw | 30-32 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Marc Sherman (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jerry Golden (fresh) SF - Jerome Coyer (fresh) 3 pts. PF - William Adams (fresh) 2 pts. C - Frank Peterson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Luther | PG - Shane Wilde (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Richard Lowery (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Steven Lentz (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Laurence O'Dell (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Jonathan Maxwell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:13 | Cornell | Jerome Coyer hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Steven Lentz - foul #2 on Steven Lentz, team foul #12 | 30-32 |
| Subs | Cornell | Richard Winner (PG) Jerry Golden | |
| Subs | Luther | | |
| 03:13 | Cornell | Jerome Coyer misses the 1st free throw | 30-32 |
| 03:13 | Cornell | Jerome Coyer makes the 2nd free throw | 31-32 |
| 02:51 | Luther | Richard Lowery misses long on a floater from the left wing | 31-32 |
| 02:50 | Cornell | Frank Peterson snags the defensive board | 31-32 |
| 02:43 | Cornell | William Adams misses long on a driving attempt in the paint | 31-32 |
| 02:41 | Cornell | Frank Peterson hits the follow up shot | 33-32 |
| 02:23 | Luther | Steven Lentz makes the fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Laurence O'Dell | 33-34 |
| 02:06 | Cornell | William Adams is hacked by Richard Lowery - foul #1 on Richard Lowery, team foul #13 | 33-34 |
| Subs | Cornell | Lawrence Erickson (SG), Peter Albertson (SF) Marc Sherman, Jerome Coyer | |
| Subs | Luther | William Ropp (SG) Richard Lowery | |
| 02:06 | Cornell | William Adams makes the 1st free throw | 34-34 |
| 02:06 | Cornell | William Adams misses the 2nd free throw | 34-34 |
| 02:06 | Luther | Laurence O'Dell snags the defensive board | 34-34 |
| 01:55 | Luther | Shane Wilde knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by William Ropp | 34-37 |
| 01:40 | Cornell | Peter Albertson's pass is intercepted by Jonathan Maxwell | 34-37 |
| 01:26 | Luther | Jonathan Maxwell misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 34-37 |
| 01:24 | Cornell | Peter Albertson gets the rebound | 34-37 |
| 00:59 | Cornell | William Adams is fouled on the floor by William Ropp - foul #2 on William Ropp, team foul #14 | 34-37 |
| Subs | Cornell | Marc Sherman (PG), Jerome Coyer (SF), Charles Hagen (PF) Richard Winner, Peter Albertson, Frank Peterson | |
| Subs | Luther | Steven Horton (SF), Johnnie Valverde (PF), Jefferson Anderson (C) Steven Lentz, Laurence O'Dell, Jonathan Maxwell | |
| 00:59 | Cornell | William Adams makes the 1st free throw | 35-37 |
| 00:59 | Cornell | William Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 36-37 |
| 00:51 | Luther | Johnnie Valverde misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 36-37 |
| 00:50 | Luther | The offensive rebound goes to Shane Wilde | 36-37 |
| 00:40 | Luther | Jefferson Anderson makes the fadeaway from the left block set up by Shane Wilde | 36-39 |
| 00:16 | Cornell | Jerome Coyer connects on the floater from the left block on a great pass from Lawrence Erickson | 38-39 |
| 00:00 | Luther | Shane Wilde can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 38-39 |