| Lineup | Principia | PG - James Hodgkins (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Northcutt (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Billy Crossland (fresh) PF - Jeremy Harman (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Hershel Gamble (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Gary Ellingson (fresh) 4 pts. SG - George Mangum (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ben Sartori (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Tony Birney (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Paul Gardner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cornell | Ben Sartori inbounds the ball | 35-29 |
| Game Plan | Principia | Principia is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:42 | Cornell | Tony Birney knocks in the 3 from the right wing | 35-32 |
| 19:31 | Principia | Hershel Gamble connects on the floater from the left block on a great pass from James Hodgkins | 37-32 |
| 19:19 | Cornell | Ben Sartori misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 37-32 |
| 19:18 | Principia | The rebound goes to James Hodgkins | 37-32 |
| 18:50 | Principia | Jeremy Harman comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 37-32 |
| 18:49 | Principia | Jeremy Harman hits the follow up shot | 39-32 |
| 18:27 | Cornell | Tony Birney misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 39-32 |
| 18:25 | Principia | Hershel Gamble gets the rebound | 39-32 |
| 18:09 | Principia | James Hodgkins misses the lay-in | 39-32 |
| 18:08 | Cornell | Ben Sartori pulls down the rebound | 39-32 |
| 17:54 | Cornell | Jeremy Harman is called for the reach on Tony Birney - foul #1 on Jeremy Harman, team foul #1 | 39-32 |
| 17:40 | Cornell | Tony Birney can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 39-32 |
| 17:38 | Cornell | George Mangum snags the offensive board | 39-32 |
| 17:24 | Cornell | Gary Ellingson hits a 3 from the left corner | 39-35 |
| 17:01 | Principia | James Hodgkins comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline | 39-35 |
| 17:00 | Cornell | Paul Gardner snags the defensive board | 39-35 |
| 16:40 | Cornell | George Mangum misses the jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Michael Northcutt - foul #1 on Michael Northcutt, team foul #2 | 39-35 |
| Subs | Principia | Bobby White (PG), Gregory Weinmann (SG), Randy Rhodes (SF), Paul Cheatham (PF), Andrew Minkowitz (C) James Hodgkins, Michael Northcutt, Billy Crossland, Jeremy Harman, Hershel Gamble | |
| Subs | Cornell | Shawn Dial (PG), William Hunt (SF), Aaron Harris (PF), John Wallace (C) Gary Ellingson, Ben Sartori, Tony Birney, Paul Gardner | |
| 16:40 | Cornell | George Mangum makes the 1st free throw | 39-36 |
| 16:40 | Cornell | George Mangum makes the 2nd free throw | 39-37 |
| 16:31 | Principia | Bobby White misses the easy layup but the foul's on Shawn Dial - foul #2 on Shawn Dial, team foul #1 | 39-37 |
| Subs | Principia | | |
| Subs | Cornell | Bryce Buck (C) George Mangum | |
| 16:31 | Principia | Bobby White makes the 1st free throw | 40-37 |
| 16:31 | Principia | Bobby White makes the 2nd free throw | 41-37 |
| 16:13 | Cornell | William Hunt makes the 3 from the right wing | 41-40 |
| 15:56 | Principia | Gregory Weinmann misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 41-40 |
| 15:54 | Cornell | Aaron Harris pulls down the rebound | 41-40 |
| Lineup | Principia | PG - Bobby White (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gregory Weinmann (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Randy Rhodes (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Paul Cheatham (fresh) 4 reb. C - Andrew Minkowitz (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Shawn Dial (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Hunt (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Aaron Harris (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Wallace (fresh) 4 reb. C - Bryce Buck (fresh) | |
| 15:38 | Cornell | William Hunt misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 41-40 |
| 15:37 | Principia | Andrew Minkowitz grabs the defensive rebound | 41-40 |
| 15:13 | Principia | Andrew Minkowitz misses badly on a turnaround from the left block but the foul's on Shawn Dial - foul #3 on Shawn Dial, team foul #2 | 41-40 |
| Subs | Principia | James Hodgkins (PG), Hershel Gamble (C) Bobby White, Paul Cheatham | |
| Subs | Cornell | Gary Ellingson (PG), George Mangum (SG), Ben Sartori (SF), Tony Birney (PF) Shawn Dial, William Hunt, Aaron Harris, Bryce Buck | |
| 15:13 | Principia | Andrew Minkowitz misses the 1st free throw | 41-40 |
| 15:13 | Principia | Andrew Minkowitz misses the 2nd free throw | 41-40 |
| 15:13 | Cornell | John Wallace grabs the defensive rebound | 41-40 |
| 15:00 | Cornell | Tony Birney makes the shot in the paint on a nice dish by George Mangum | 41-42 |
| 14:39 | Principia | Hershel Gamble hits the finger roll on a great pass from James Hodgkins | 43-42 |
| 14:30 | Cornell | Tony Birney hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 43-42 |
| 14:29 | Cornell | John Wallace tips it in | 43-44 |
| 14:15 | Principia | Hershel Gamble hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 45-44 |
| 13:56 | Cornell | Tony Birney lays it up and in on a nice dish by George Mangum | 45-46 |
| 13:38 | Principia | James Hodgkins misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Gary Ellingson - foul #3 on Gary Ellingson, team foul #3 | 45-46 |
| Subs | Principia | Michael Northcutt (SG), Billy Crossland (SF), Jeremy Harman (PF) Gregory Weinmann, Randy Rhodes, Andrew Minkowitz | |
| Subs | Cornell | Shawn Dial (PG), Paul Gardner (C) Gary Ellingson, John Wallace | |
| 13:38 | Principia | James Hodgkins makes the 1st free throw | 46-46 |
| 13:38 | Principia | James Hodgkins makes the 2nd free throw | 47-46 |
| 13:09 | Cornell | Ben Sartori misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 47-46 |
| 13:08 | Principia | Hershel Gamble grabs the board | 47-46 |
| 12:49 | Principia | Michael Northcutt knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by James Hodgkins | 50-46 |
| 12:40 | Cornell | George Mangum comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 50-46 |
| 12:39 | Principia | James Hodgkins snags the defensive board | 50-46 |
| 12:22 | Principia | James Hodgkins buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 53-46 |
| 12:00 | Cornell | Tony Birney blows the layup but he's hacked by Jeremy Harman - foul #2 on Jeremy Harman, team foul #3 | 53-46 |
| Subs | Principia | Bobby White (PG), Paul Cheatham (C) James Hodgkins, Hershel Gamble | |
| Subs | Cornell | Gary Ellingson (PG), William Hunt (SG), Aaron Harris (SF) Shawn Dial, George Mangum, Ben Sartori | |
| 12:00 | Cornell | Tony Birney makes the 1st free throw | 53-47 |
| 12:00 | Cornell | Tony Birney makes the 2nd free throw | 53-48 |
| 11:44 | Principia | Paul Cheatham is whistled for traveling | 53-48 |
| Subs | Principia | | |
| Subs | Cornell | John Wallace (PF) Tony Birney | |
| Lineup | Principia | PG - Bobby White (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Northcutt (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Billy Crossland (fresh) PF - Jeremy Harman (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Paul Cheatham (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Gary Ellingson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. SG - William Hunt (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Aaron Harris (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Wallace (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Paul Gardner (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:19 | Cornell | Aaron Harris connects on the turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Gary Ellingson | 53-50 |
| 10:58 | Principia | Billy Crossland throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-50 |
| Subs | Principia | Gregory Weinmann (SG), Randy Rhodes (SF), Andrew Minkowitz (C) Michael Northcutt, Billy Crossland, Jeremy Harman | |
| Subs | Cornell | Bryce Buck (C) Paul Gardner | |
| 10:47 | Cornell | Aaron Harris comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 53-50 |
| 10:46 | Principia | Paul Cheatham snags the defensive board | 53-50 |
| 10:33 | Principia | Gary Ellingson steps in front of the Andrew Minkowitz pass | 53-50 |
| 10:22 | Cornell | William Hunt connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Bryce Buck | 53-53 |
| 09:59 | Principia | Randy Rhodes blows the layup | 53-53 |
| 09:57 | Cornell | Bryce Buck snags the defensive board | 53-53 |
| 09:52 | Cornell | Aaron Harris hits a jumper in the lane set up by Gary Ellingson | 53-55 |
| 09:31 | Principia | Paul Cheatham makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 55-55 |
| 09:25 | Cornell | Paul Cheatham steals the ball from Gary Ellingson | 55-55 |
| 08:59 | Principia | Gregory Weinmann misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 55-55 |
| 08:57 | Principia | Paul Cheatham tips it in | 57-55 |
| 08:40 | Cornell | Gary Ellingson buries a 3pt shot from the right wing | 57-58 |
| 08:23 | Principia | Randy Rhodes can't finish the layup | 57-58 |
| 08:22 | Cornell | Aaron Harris pulls down the rebound | 57-58 |
| 07:56 | Cornell | Gregory Weinmann is called for the reach on William Hunt - foul #2 on Gregory Weinmann, team foul #4 | 57-58 |
| Subs | Principia | James Hodgkins (PG), Michael Northcutt (SG), Billy Crossland (SF), Jeremy Harman (PF), Hershel Gamble (C) Bobby White, Gregory Weinmann, Randy Rhodes, Paul Cheatham, Andrew Minkowitz | |
| Subs | Cornell | Shawn Dial (PG), George Mangum (SG), Ben Sartori (SF), Tony Birney (PF), Paul Gardner (C) Gary Ellingson, William Hunt, Aaron Harris, John Wallace, Bryce Buck | |
| 07:35 | Cornell | Ben Sartori misses the floater in the lane | 57-58 |
| 07:33 | Principia | The rebound goes to Hershel Gamble | 57-58 |
| Lineup | Principia | PG - James Hodgkins (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - Michael Northcutt (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Billy Crossland (fresh) PF - Jeremy Harman (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Hershel Gamble (fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Shawn Dial (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - George Mangum (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ben Sartori (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - Tony Birney (fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. C - Paul Gardner (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Principia | James Hodgkins scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 60-58 |
| 07:05 | Cornell | Michael Northcutt is called for the reach on Paul Gardner - foul #2 on Michael Northcutt, team foul #5 | 60-58 |
| 06:51 | Cornell | George Mangum makes the 3 pointer from the left wing | 60-61 |
| 06:28 | Principia | Jeremy Harman drills a turnaround from close range | 62-61 |
| 06:09 | Cornell | Shawn Dial misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 62-61 |
| 06:08 | Principia | Billy Crossland gets the rebound | 62-61 |
| 05:53 | Principia | Ben Sartori is called for the reach on James Hodgkins - foul #1 on Ben Sartori, team foul #4 | 62-61 |
| 05:35 | Principia | Jeremy Harman hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket | 62-61 |
| 05:33 | Principia | The offensive rebound goes to James Hodgkins | 62-61 |
| 05:23 | Principia | Hershel Gamble hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline but he's hacked by Shawn Dial - foul #4 on Shawn Dial, team foul #5 | 62-61 |
| Subs | Principia | Gregory Weinmann (SG), Randy Rhodes (SF) Michael Northcutt, Billy Crossland | |
| Subs | Cornell | Gary Ellingson (PG), John Wallace (C) Shawn Dial, Paul Gardner | |
| 05:23 | Principia | Hershel Gamble makes the 1st free throw | 63-61 |
| 05:23 | Principia | Hershel Gamble makes the 2nd free throw | 64-61 |
| 05:02 | Cornell | Gary Ellingson connects on the shot from the right wing on a great pass from John Wallace | 64-63 |
| 04:39 | Principia | Ben Sartori steps in front of the Jeremy Harman pass | 64-63 |
| 04:20 | Cornell | Ben Sartori hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Randy Rhodes - foul #3 on Randy Rhodes, team foul #6 | 64-63 |
| Subs | Principia | Bobby White (PG), Andrew Minkowitz (PF) James Hodgkins, Jeremy Harman | |
| Subs | Cornell | William Hunt (SG), Aaron Harris (PF) George Mangum, Tony Birney | |
| 04:20 | Cornell | Ben Sartori makes the 1st free throw | 64-64 |
| 04:20 | Cornell | Ben Sartori misses the 2nd free throw | 64-64 |
| 04:20 | Cornell | John Wallace gets the offensive rebound | 64-64 |
| 04:07 | Cornell | Aaron Harris drills a shot from the left side | 64-66 |
| 03:50 | Principia | William Hunt picks off the pass by Randy Rhodes | 64-66 |
| 03:47 | Cornell | Gary Ellingson lays it in set up by William Hunt | 64-68 |
| 03:27 | Principia | Andrew Minkowitz misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 64-68 |
| 03:26 | Cornell | William Hunt snags the defensive board | 64-68 |
| Lineup | Principia | PG - Bobby White (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gregory Weinmann (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Randy Rhodes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Andrew Minkowitz (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Hershel Gamble (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Gary Ellingson (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - William Hunt (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ben Sartori (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 4 stl. PF - Aaron Harris (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - John Wallace (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:20 | Cornell | Ben Sartori blows the layup but he's hacked by Andrew Minkowitz - foul #1 on Andrew Minkowitz, team foul #7 | 64-68 |
| Subs | Principia | Michael Northcutt (SG), Billy Crossland (SF), Paul Cheatham (PF) Gregory Weinmann, Randy Rhodes, Hershel Gamble | |
| Subs | Cornell | Shawn Dial (PG), George Mangum (SG), Paul Gardner (C) Gary Ellingson, William Hunt, John Wallace | |
| 03:20 | Cornell | Ben Sartori makes the 1st free throw | 64-69 |
| 03:20 | Cornell | Ben Sartori makes the 2nd free throw | 64-70 |
| 02:58 | Principia | Michael Northcutt misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 64-70 |
| 02:56 | Principia | Andrew Minkowitz grabs the offensive board | 64-70 |
| 02:56 | Principia | Principia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-70 |
| Subs | Principia | James Hodgkins (PG), Jeremy Harman (PF) Bobby White, Andrew Minkowitz | |
| Subs | Cornell | Gary Ellingson (PG), Tony Birney (PF) Shawn Dial, Ben Sartori | |
| 02:46 | Principia | James Hodgkins scores on a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Billy Crossland | 66-70 |
| 02:26 | Cornell | Aaron Harris buries a shot from the left side on a great pass from Gary Ellingson and he's hacked by James Hodgkins - foul #2 on James Hodgkins, team foul #8 | 66-72 |
| Subs | Principia | Hershel Gamble (C) Paul Cheatham | |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| 02:26 | Cornell | Aaron Harris makes the free throw | 66-73 |
| 02:11 | Principia | James Hodgkins hits a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Billy Crossland | 69-73 |
| 01:55 | Cornell | Gary Ellingson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 69-73 |
| 01:54 | Principia | Jeremy Harman pulls down the rebound | 69-73 |
| 01:49 | Principia | Michael Northcutt can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 69-73 |
| 01:48 | Principia | Jeremy Harman snags the offensive board | 69-73 |
| 01:28 | Principia | James Hodgkins's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 69-73 |
| Subs | Principia | | |
| Subs | Cornell | Ben Sartori (SF) Aaron Harris | |
| 01:10 | Cornell | Gary Ellingson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 69-73 |
| 01:09 | Cornell | Paul Gardner grabs the offensive rebound | 69-73 |
| 01:01 | Cornell | Jeremy Harman steals the ball from Ben Sartori | 69-73 |
| Game Plan | Principia | Principia is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:40 | Principia | Tony Birney picks off the pass by Hershel Gamble | 69-73 |
| Game Plan | Principia | Principia is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:39 | Cornell | George Mangum is hacked by Michael Northcutt in the backcourt - foul #3 on Michael Northcutt, team foul #9 | 69-73 |
| 00:39 | Cornell | George Mangum makes the 1st free throw | 69-74 |
| 00:39 | Cornell | George Mangum makes the 2nd free throw | 69-75 |
| Game Plan | Principia | Principia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:33 | Principia | Jeremy Harman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 69-75 |
| Subs | Principia | | |
| Subs | Cornell | Aaron Harris (PF), John Wallace (C) Tony Birney, Paul Gardner | |
| 00:30 | Cornell | Ben Sartori is hacked by James Hodgkins in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Hodgkins, team foul #10 | 69-75 |
| 00:30 | Cornell | Ben Sartori makes the 1st free throw | 69-76 |
| 00:30 | Cornell | Ben Sartori makes the 2nd free throw | 69-77 |
| 00:26 | Principia | James Hodgkins's pass is intercepted by Gary Ellingson in the backcourt | 69-77 |
| 00:26 | Cornell | Cornell calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-77 |
| 00:25 | Cornell | Michael Northcutt is called for the reach on George Mangum - foul #4 on Michael Northcutt, team foul #11 | 69-77 |
| 00:25 | Cornell | George Mangum misses the 1st free throw | 69-77 |
| 00:25 | Cornell | George Mangum misses the 2nd free throw | 69-77 |
| 00:25 | Principia | Jeremy Harman pulls down the rebound | 69-77 |
| 00:20 | Principia | James Hodgkins comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 69-77 |
| 00:19 | Principia | Jeremy Harman gets the offensive rebound | 69-77 |
| 00:17 | Principia | James Hodgkins misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 69-77 |
| 00:15 | Cornell | George Mangum pulls down the rebound | 69-77 |
| 00:15 | Cornell | Cornell calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 69-77 |
| 00:14 | Cornell | George Mangum is hacked by James Hodgkins in the backcourt - foul #4 on James Hodgkins, team foul #12 | 69-77 |
| 00:14 | Cornell | George Mangum makes the 1st free throw | 69-78 |
| 00:14 | Cornell | George Mangum makes the 2nd free throw | 69-79 |
| 00:08 | Principia | Jeremy Harman is fouled on the floor by John Wallace - foul #2 on John Wallace, team foul #6 | 69-79 |
| Subs | Principia | Bobby White (PG), Gregory Weinmann (SG), Randy Rhodes (SF), Paul Cheatham (PF), Andrew Minkowitz (C) James Hodgkins, Michael Northcutt, Billy Crossland, Jeremy Harman, Hershel Gamble | |
| Subs | Cornell | Shawn Dial (PG), William Hunt (SG), Bryce Buck (C) Gary Ellingson, George Mangum, Ben Sartori | |
| 00:04 | Principia | Gregory Weinmann comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 69-79 |
| 00:02 | Principia | Andrew Minkowitz tips it in | 71-79 |
| 00:02 | Cornell | Cornell calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 71-79 |
| Subs | Principia | James Hodgkins (PG), Michael Northcutt (SG), Billy Crossland (SF), Jeremy Harman (PF), Hershel Gamble (C) Bobby White, Gregory Weinmann, Randy Rhodes, Paul Cheatham, Andrew Minkowitz | |
| Subs | Cornell | Gary Ellingson (PG), George Mangum (SG), Ben Sartori (SF) Shawn Dial, William Hunt, Bryce Buck | |
| Game Plan | Principia | Principia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Cornell | Gary Ellingson runs out the clock | 71-79 |