| Lineup | Yale | PG - Claude Johnson (fresh) SG - Mark Roberts (fresh) SF - Thomas Barnhart (fresh) PF - Donald Welsh (fresh) C - Jonathan Conway (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Edgar Johnson (fresh) SG - Edward Smith (fresh) SF - Mathew Matthews (fresh) PF - Marlon Hemby (fresh) C - Mojiesz Zenger (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Cornell | Mojiesz Zenger wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:45 | Cornell | Marlon Hemby misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | Yale | Donald Welsh pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | Yale | Thomas Barnhart is open and scores on a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Claude Johnson | 2-0 |
| 19:18 | Cornell | Edgar Johnson is fouled on the floor by Thomas Barnhart - foul #1 on Thomas Barnhart, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:04 | Cornell | Mojiesz Zenger's fadeaway is rejected by Jonathan Conway | 2-0 |
| 19:02 | Cornell | Mojiesz Zenger grabs the offensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:57 | Cornell | Marlon Hemby knocks in the fadeaway in the lane set up by Edgar Johnson and the foul's on Donald Welsh - foul #1 on Donald Welsh, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| 18:57 | Cornell | Marlon Hemby misses the free throw | 2-2 |
| 18:57 | Yale | Jonathan Conway grabs the board | 2-2 |
| 18:38 | Yale | Jonathan Conway knocks in the shot from close range | 4-2 |
| 18:19 | Cornell | Edgar Johnson misses long on a shot from the baseline but he's fouled by Jonathan Conway - foul #1 on Jonathan Conway, team foul #3 | 4-2 |
| 18:19 | Cornell | Edgar Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 4-3 |
| 18:19 | Cornell | Edgar Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 4-4 |
| 18:00 | Yale | Mark Roberts is hacked by Edward Smith - foul #1 on Edward Smith, team foul #1 | 4-4 |
| 17:40 | Yale | Donald Welsh misses badly on the uncontested jumper from close range | 4-4 |
| 17:39 | Cornell | Marlon Hemby grabs the defensive rebound | 4-4 |
| 17:29 | Cornell | Mojiesz Zenger throws a bad pass out of bounds | 4-4 |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| Subs | Cornell | Frank McDorman (PG), Barry Hansen (SG), Leon Crawley (SF), Daniel Edwards (C) Edgar Johnson, Edward Smith, Mathew Matthews, Mojiesz Zenger | |
| 17:26 | Yale | Thomas Barnhart is hacked by Barry Hansen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Barry Hansen, team foul #2 | 4-4 |
| 17:21 | Yale | Jonathan Conway can't connect on a shot from the right side | 4-4 |
| 17:20 | Cornell | The rebound goes to Leon Crawley | 4-4 |
| 17:11 | Cornell | Marlon Hemby is called for traveling | 4-4 |
| 16:45 | Yale | Mark Roberts is hacked by Barry Hansen - foul #2 on Barry Hansen, team foul #3 | 4-4 |
| Subs | Yale | Gan Xyong (SF), Manuel Geer (PF), Don Sommerville (C) Thomas Barnhart, Donald Welsh, Jonathan Conway | |
| Subs | Cornell | Edward Smith (SG), Mojiesz Zenger (C) Barry Hansen, Marlon Hemby | |
| 16:24 | Yale | Mark Roberts lays it up and in on a nice dish by Manuel Geer | 6-4 |
| 16:05 | Cornell | Frank McDorman hits a 3 from the right corner set up by Mojiesz Zenger | 6-7 |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Claude Johnson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Mark Roberts (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gan Xyong (fresh) PF - Manuel Geer (fresh) C - Don Sommerville (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Frank McDorman (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Edward Smith (fresh) SF - Leon Crawley (fresh) PF - Daniel Edwards (fairly fresh) C - Mojiesz Zenger (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:45 | Yale | Don Sommerville is open and buries a jumper from the right block | 8-7 |
| 15:27 | Cornell | Leon Crawley hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Frank McDorman | 8-10 |
| 15:25 | Yale | Frank McDorman steals it from Claude Johnson in the backcourt | 8-10 |
| 15:20 | Cornell | Mojiesz Zenger is hacked by Gan Xyong - foul #1 on Gan Xyong, team foul #4 | 8-10 |
| Subs | Yale | Paul Desrochers (PG), Mike Brooks (SG), Thomas Barnhart (SF), Donald Welsh (PF), Jonathan Conway (C) Claude Johnson, Mark Roberts, Gan Xyong, Manuel Geer, Don Sommerville | |
| Subs | Cornell | Edgar Johnson (PG), Mathew Matthews (SF), Marlon Hemby (PF) Frank McDorman, Leon Crawley, Daniel Edwards | |
| 15:09 | Cornell | Mathew Matthews scores on a floater from the right block set up by Mojiesz Zenger | 8-12 |
| 15:06 | Yale | Mike Brooks loses the dribble to Edgar Johnson in the backcourt | 8-12 |
| 14:45 | Cornell | Mathew Matthews comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 8-12 |
| 14:44 | Cornell | Marlon Hemby pulls down the offensive rebound | 8-12 |
| 14:28 | Cornell | Edgar Johnson's dunk attempt is rejected by Donald Welsh | 8-12 |
| 14:26 | Cornell | Edgar Johnson tips it in | 8-14 |
| 14:11 | Yale | Paul Desrochers clanks a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Mathew Matthews - foul #1 on Mathew Matthews, team foul #4 | 8-14 |
| Subs | Yale | Claude Johnson (PG) Mike Brooks | |
| Subs | Cornell | Leon Crawley (SF), Daniel Edwards (C) Mathew Matthews, Mojiesz Zenger | |
| 14:11 | Yale | Paul Desrochers makes the 1st free throw | 9-14 |
| 14:11 | Yale | Paul Desrochers makes the 2nd free throw | 10-14 |
| 13:53 | Cornell | Daniel Edwards hits a pull-up jumper from the left side | 10-16 |
| 13:40 | Yale | Paul Desrochers misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Leon Crawley - foul #1 on Leon Crawley, team foul #5 | 10-16 |
| Subs | Yale | Mark Roberts (SG), Gan Xyong (SF), Manuel Geer (C) Claude Johnson, Thomas Barnhart, Jonathan Conway | |
| Subs | Cornell | Frank McDorman (SG) Edward Smith | |
| 13:40 | Yale | Paul Desrochers makes the 1st free throw | 11-16 |
| 13:40 | Yale | Paul Desrochers makes the 2nd free throw | 12-16 |
| 13:18 | Cornell | Edgar Johnson misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 12-16 |
| 13:16 | Yale | Donald Welsh gets the rebound | 12-16 |
| 13:04 | Yale | Gan Xyong misses badly on a jumper near the basket but he's hacked by Leon Crawley - foul #2 on Leon Crawley, team foul #6 | 12-16 |
| Subs | Yale | Claude Johnson (PG), Don Sommerville (C) Paul Desrochers, Donald Welsh | |
| Subs | Cornell | Mathew Matthews (SF), Mojiesz Zenger (C) Leon Crawley, Daniel Edwards | |
| 13:04 | Yale | Gan Xyong makes the 1st free throw | 13-16 |
| 13:04 | Yale | Gan Xyong makes the 2nd free throw | 14-16 |
| 12:45 | Cornell | Mojiesz Zenger is whistled for a carry | 14-16 |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| Subs | Cornell | Edward Smith (SG) Edgar Johnson | |
| 12:25 | Yale | Mathew Matthews is called for the reach on Don Sommerville - foul #2 on Mathew Matthews, team foul #7 | 14-16 |
| Subs | Yale | Mike Brooks (SG), Thomas Barnhart (SF) Mark Roberts, Gan Xyong | |
| Subs | Cornell | David Price (SF) Mathew Matthews | |
| 12:25 | Yale | Don Sommerville misses the 1st free throw | 14-16 |
| 12:25 | Cornell | Marlon Hemby grabs the board | 14-16 |
| 11:56 | Cornell | David Price is denied on a layup by Don Sommerville | 14-16 |
| 11:55 | Yale | Thomas Barnhart snags the defensive board | 14-16 |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Claude Johnson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Mike Brooks (fresh) SF - Thomas Barnhart (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Don Sommerville (fresh) 2 pts. C - Manuel Geer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Frank McDorman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Smith (fairly fresh) SF - David Price (fresh) PF - Marlon Hemby (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Mojiesz Zenger (tiring) | |
| 11:31 | Yale | Thomas Barnhart makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 17-16 |
| 11:15 | Cornell | Edward Smith connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from David Price | 17-19 |
| 10:50 | Yale | Manuel Geer makes the wide open runner in the lane | 19-19 |
| 10:37 | Cornell | David Price comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 19-19 |
| 10:35 | Yale | The rebound goes to Claude Johnson | 19-19 |
| 10:26 | Yale | Thomas Barnhart travels with the ball | 19-19 |
| Subs | Yale | Paul Desrochers (PG), Mark Roberts (SG), Gan Xyong (SF), Donald Welsh (PF), Jonathan Conway (C) Claude Johnson, Mike Brooks, Thomas Barnhart, Don Sommerville, Manuel Geer | |
| Subs | Cornell | Edgar Johnson (PG), Daniel Edwards (PF) Frank McDorman, Marlon Hemby | |
| 10:11 | Cornell | Daniel Edwards loses the ball out of bounds | 19-19 |
| 09:59 | Yale | Jonathan Conway loses the ball out of bounds | 19-19 |
| 09:41 | Cornell | Daniel Edwards buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Edgar Johnson and he's hacked by Donald Welsh - foul #2 on Donald Welsh, team foul #5 | 19-21 |
| Subs | Yale | Manuel Geer (PF) Donald Welsh | |
| Subs | Cornell | Marlon Hemby (PF) Mojiesz Zenger | |
| 09:41 | Cornell | Daniel Edwards misses the free throw | 19-21 |
| 09:41 | Yale | Jonathan Conway pulls down the rebound | 19-21 |
| 09:35 | Yale | Jonathan Conway is fouled in the backcourt by David Price - foul #1 on David Price, team foul #8 | 19-21 |
| Subs | Yale | Claude Johnson (PG) Paul Desrochers | |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| 09:35 | Yale | Jonathan Conway misses the 1st free throw | 19-21 |
| 09:35 | Cornell | Daniel Edwards grabs the defensive rebound | 19-21 |
| 09:21 | Cornell | Mark Roberts takes the ball from Edward Smith | 19-21 |
| 08:58 | Yale | Claude Johnson misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 19-21 |
| 08:56 | Yale | Gan Xyong hits the follow up shot | 21-21 |
| 08:41 | Cornell | Manuel Geer swats the layup by Marlon Hemby | 21-21 |
| 08:39 | Yale | Manuel Geer pulls down the rebound | 21-21 |
| 08:37 | Yale | Gan Xyong is fouled in the backcourt by David Price - foul #2 on David Price, team foul #9 | 21-21 |
| Subs | Yale | Thomas Barnhart (SF) Manuel Geer | |
| Subs | Cornell | Frank McDorman (C) David Price | |
| 08:37 | Yale | Gan Xyong makes the 1st free throw | 22-21 |
| 08:37 | Yale | Gan Xyong makes the 2nd free throw | 23-21 |
| 08:21 | Cornell | Daniel Edwards is called for traveling | 23-21 |
| Subs | Yale | Don Sommerville (PF), Paul Desrochers (C) Gan Xyong, Jonathan Conway | |
| Subs | Cornell | Mojiesz Zenger (C) Edward Smith | |
| 08:07 | Yale | Mark Roberts hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Paul Desrochers | 26-21 |
| 07:45 | Cornell | Mojiesz Zenger is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Mojiesz Zenger, team foul #10 | 26-21 |
| Subs | Yale | Mike Brooks (SG), Gan Xyong (PF) Claude Johnson, Mark Roberts | |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Paul Desrochers (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mike Brooks (fresh) SF - Thomas Barnhart (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Gan Xyong (fresh) 6 pts. C - Don Sommerville (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Edgar Johnson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Frank McDorman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Edwards (tiring) 4 pts. PF - Marlon Hemby (tired) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Mojiesz Zenger (tiring) | |
| 07:24 | Yale | Daniel Edwards takes the ball from Don Sommerville | 26-21 |
| 07:21 | Cornell | Daniel Edwards lays it in | 26-23 |
| 07:19 | Yale | Don Sommerville's pass is intercepted by Frank McDorman in the backcourt | 26-23 |
| 07:17 | Cornell | Daniel Edwards hits the finger roll set up by Frank McDorman | 26-25 |
| 06:54 | Yale | Paul Desrochers comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline | 26-25 |
| 06:52 | Yale | Paul Desrochers grabs the offensive board | 26-25 |
| 06:32 | Yale | Gan Xyong hits a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Paul Desrochers | 28-25 |
| 06:16 | Cornell | Marlon Hemby drills a 3 from the left wing set up by Edgar Johnson | 28-28 |
| 05:57 | Yale | Mike Brooks misses the shot from just outside the lane | 28-28 |
| 05:56 | Cornell | Marlon Hemby grabs the board | 28-28 |
| 05:52 | Cornell | Edgar Johnson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 28-28 |
| 05:50 | Yale | Don Sommerville grabs the defensive rebound | 28-28 |
| 05:46 | Yale | Paul Desrochers clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 28-28 |
| 05:45 | Yale | Mike Brooks hits the follow up shot | 30-28 |
| 05:43 | Cornell | Cornell calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 30-28 |
| Subs | Yale | Claude Johnson (PG), Mark Roberts (SG), Manuel Geer (PF), Jonathan Conway (C) Paul Desrochers, Mike Brooks, Thomas Barnhart, Don Sommerville | |
| Subs | Cornell | Edward Smith (SG) Mojiesz Zenger | |
| 05:41 | Cornell | Frank McDorman is fouled on the floor by Jonathan Conway - foul #2 on Jonathan Conway, team foul #6 | 30-28 |
| Subs | Yale | Thomas Barnhart (SF) Jonathan Conway | |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| 05:28 | Cornell | Edward Smith misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 30-28 |
| 05:27 | Yale | Manuel Geer grabs the board | 30-28 |
| 05:18 | Yale | Mark Roberts connects on the open 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Thomas Barnhart | 33-28 |
| 05:11 | Cornell | Daniel Edwards can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 33-28 |
| 05:09 | Yale | Claude Johnson gets the rebound | 33-28 |
| 04:48 | Yale | Thomas Barnhart misses long on a runner from the right block but he's hacked by Daniel Edwards - foul #1 on Daniel Edwards, team foul #11 | 33-28 |
| Subs | Yale | Paul Desrochers (C) Gan Xyong | |
| Subs | Cornell | Mojiesz Zenger (C) Frank McDorman | |
| 04:48 | Yale | Thomas Barnhart makes the 1st free throw | 34-28 |
| 04:48 | Yale | Thomas Barnhart misses the 2nd free throw | 34-28 |
| 04:48 | Cornell | Mojiesz Zenger gets the rebound | 34-28 |
| 04:25 | Cornell | Marlon Hemby misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 34-28 |
| 04:23 | Cornell | Mojiesz Zenger misses the tip | 34-28 |
| 04:22 | Yale | Mark Roberts grabs the defensive rebound | 34-28 |
| 04:17 | Yale | Edward Smith is called for the reach on Manuel Geer in the backcourt - foul #2 on Edward Smith, team foul #12 | 34-28 |
| Subs | Yale | Gan Xyong (SF) Thomas Barnhart | |
| Subs | Cornell | Frank McDorman (SG) Edward Smith | |
| 04:17 | Yale | Manuel Geer misses the 1st free throw | 34-28 |
| 04:17 | Yale | Manuel Geer misses the 2nd free throw | 34-28 |
| 04:17 | Cornell | The rebound goes to Marlon Hemby | 34-28 |
| 03:53 | Cornell | Mojiesz Zenger is denied on a layup by Manuel Geer | 34-28 |
| 03:52 | Yale | Manuel Geer grabs the defensive rebound | 34-28 |
| 03:34 | Yale | Gan Xyong clanks a shot near the basket | 34-28 |
| 03:33 | Yale | Paul Desrochers tips it in | 36-28 |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Claude Johnson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Mark Roberts (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Gan Xyong (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Manuel Geer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Paul Desrochers (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Edgar Johnson (tiring) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Frank McDorman (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Daniel Edwards (tired) 8 pts. PF - Marlon Hemby (very tired) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Mojiesz Zenger (tired) 3 reb. | |
| 03:10 | Cornell | Edgar Johnson is hacked by Claude Johnson - foul #1 on Claude Johnson, team foul #7 | 36-28 |
| Subs | Yale | Mike Brooks (SG), Donald Welsh (PF), Jonathan Conway (C) Claude Johnson, Mark Roberts, Manuel Geer | |
| Subs | Cornell | Edward Smith (SG), Mathew Matthews (SF), Barry Hansen (C) Daniel Edwards, Marlon Hemby, Mojiesz Zenger | |
| 03:10 | Cornell | Edgar Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 36-29 |
| 03:10 | Cornell | Edgar Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 36-30 |
| 03:02 | Yale | The short jumper by Jonathan Conway is denied by Mathew Matthews | 36-30 |
| 03:00 | Yale | Jonathan Conway tips it back up and in | 38-30 |
| 02:37 | Cornell | Barry Hansen comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 38-30 |
| 02:36 | Yale | Gan Xyong grabs the board | 38-30 |
| 02:23 | Yale | Donald Welsh buries a floater in the lane set up by Mike Brooks | 40-30 |
| 02:07 | Cornell | Edward Smith is whistled for traveling | 40-30 |
| Subs | Yale | Claude Johnson (PG), Don Sommerville (SF) Paul Desrochers, Gan Xyong | |
| Subs | Cornell | Leon Crawley (PG), Daniel Edwards (PF) Edgar Johnson, Frank McDorman | |
| 01:55 | Yale | Don Sommerville misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway from the baseline | 40-30 |
| 01:53 | Cornell | The rebound goes to Daniel Edwards | 40-30 |
| 01:47 | Cornell | Jonathan Conway is called for the reach on Leon Crawley - foul #3 on Jonathan Conway, team foul #8 | 40-30 |
| Subs | Yale | Mark Roberts (SG), Thomas Barnhart (SF) Mike Brooks, Jonathan Conway | |
| Subs | Cornell | David Price (SF) Mathew Matthews | |
| 01:47 | Cornell | Leon Crawley makes the 1st free throw | 40-31 |
| 01:47 | Cornell | Leon Crawley makes the 2nd free throw | 40-32 |
| 01:45 | Yale | Claude Johnson is fouled in the backcourt by Leon Crawley - foul #3 on Leon Crawley, team foul #13 | 40-32 |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| Subs | Cornell | Mojiesz Zenger (C) Leon Crawley | |
| 01:45 | Yale | Claude Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 41-32 |
| 01:45 | Yale | Claude Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 41-32 |
| 01:45 | Cornell | Mojiesz Zenger grabs the defensive rebound | 41-32 |
| 01:29 | Cornell | Don Sommerville takes the ball from Edward Smith | 41-32 |
| 01:12 | Yale | Mark Roberts is hacked by Daniel Edwards - foul #2 on Daniel Edwards, team foul #14 | 41-32 |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| Subs | Cornell | Marlon Hemby (PF) Daniel Edwards | |
| 01:12 | Yale | Mark Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 42-32 |
| 01:12 | Yale | Mark Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 43-32 |
| 00:56 | Cornell | Marlon Hemby misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 43-32 |
| 00:54 | Yale | Thomas Barnhart grabs the defensive rebound | 43-32 |
| 00:30 | Yale | Donald Welsh hits the easy wide open finger roll set up by Claude Johnson | 45-32 |
| 00:01 | Cornell | Edward Smith misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 45-32 |
| 00:00 | Yale | Thomas Barnhart grabs the board | 45-32 |