| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Marlon Starks (fresh) SG - Michael Little (fresh) SF - William Miller (fresh) PF - Stacy Smelser (fresh) C - Edward Tedford (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Walter Wilson (fresh) SG - Darren Porterfield (fresh) SF - David Sessions (fresh) PF - Dominique Carter (fresh) C - Wiley Berkowitz (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Cornell | Edward Tedford wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:46 | Cornell | Stacy Smelser drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Michael Little | 3-0 |
| 19:34 | Vanderbilt | Darren Porterfield clanks a 3 from the right corner | 3-0 |
| 19:33 | Cornell | Edward Tedford gets the rebound | 3-0 |
| 19:27 | Cornell | Marlon Starks comes up short on the shot from the left side | 3-0 |
| 19:26 | Vanderbilt | Dominique Carter pulls down the rebound | 3-0 |
| 19:00 | Vanderbilt | The short jumper by Wiley Berkowitz is denied by Edward Tedford | 3-0 |
| 18:59 | Cornell | Stacy Smelser grabs the board | 3-0 |
| 18:41 | Cornell | Dominique Carter steals the ball from Marlon Starks | 3-0 |
| 18:28 | Vanderbilt | Dominique Carter lays it up and in set up by David Sessions | 3-2 |
| 18:18 | Cornell | Stacy Smelser comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 3-2 |
| 18:16 | Vanderbilt | Walter Wilson snags the defensive board | 3-2 |
| 17:59 | Vanderbilt | Dominique Carter lays it in uncontested set up by Walter Wilson | 3-4 |
| 17:47 | Cornell | David Sessions swats the layup by Stacy Smelser | 3-4 |
| 17:45 | Vanderbilt | Darren Porterfield snags the defensive board | 3-4 |
| 17:43 | Vanderbilt | Walter Wilson is fouled in the backcourt by Marlon Starks - foul #1 on Marlon Starks, team foul #1 | 3-4 |
| Subs | Cornell | George Harris (PG), Rufus Chico (SG), Dustin Segers (SF), Luther Shea (PF), Jonathan Burkholder (C) Marlon Starks, Michael Little, William Miller, Stacy Smelser, Edward Tedford | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Robert Fields (SF), Kenneth Anderton (PF), Joseph Cox (C) David Sessions, Dominique Carter, Wiley Berkowitz | |
| 17:23 | Vanderbilt | Robert Fields throws it down set up by Walter Wilson and the foul's on Dustin Segers - foul #1 on Dustin Segers, team foul #2 | 3-6 |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Michael Allen (SG) Darren Porterfield | |
| 17:23 | Vanderbilt | Robert Fields makes the free throw | 3-7 |
| 17:05 | Cornell | Luther Shea comes up short on the runner from the baseline but he's hacked by Kenneth Anderton - foul #1 on Kenneth Anderton, team foul #1 | 3-7 |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Perry Kirksey (SG) Walter Wilson | |
| 17:05 | Cornell | Luther Shea misses the 1st free throw | 3-7 |
| 17:05 | Cornell | Luther Shea makes the 2nd free throw | 4-7 |
| 16:58 | Vanderbilt | Robert Fields can't finish the uncontested layup | 4-7 |
| 16:56 | Cornell | The rebound goes to Luther Shea | 4-7 |
| 16:42 | Cornell | Kenneth Anderton is called for the reach on Luther Shea - foul #2 on Kenneth Anderton, team foul #2 | 4-7 |
| Subs | Cornell | Philip Sheffer (C) Jonathan Burkholder | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | David Sessions (SF), Dominique Carter (PF) Kenneth Anderton, Joseph Cox | |
| 16:29 | Cornell | George Harris slams it home on a great pass from Rufus Chico | 6-7 |
| 16:16 | Vanderbilt | Robert Fields is by himself and knocks in the runner in the lane set up by Perry Kirksey | 6-9 |
| 15:57 | Cornell | George Harris misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 6-9 |
| 15:55 | Vanderbilt | Robert Fields grabs the board | 6-9 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - George Harris (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Rufus Chico (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dustin Segers (fairly fresh) PF - Luther Shea (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Philip Sheffer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Michael Allen (fresh) SG - Perry Kirksey (fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Sessions (fresh) PF - Dominique Carter (fresh) 4 pts. C - Robert Fields (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 15:52 | Vanderbilt | George Harris picks off the pass by Michael Allen in the backcourt | 6-9 |
| 15:50 | Cornell | Rufus Chico throws it down on a nice dish by George Harris | 8-9 |
| 15:48 | Vanderbilt | Michael Allen is hacked by Philip Sheffer in the backcourt - foul #1 on Philip Sheffer, team foul #3 | 8-9 |
| Subs | Cornell | Marlon Starks (PG), Michael Little (SG), Roger Sell (SF), Edward Tedford (C) George Harris, Rufus Chico, Dustin Segers, Luther Shea | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Walter Wilson (PG), Darren Porterfield (SG), Steve Barnes (SF), Wiley Berkowitz (C) Michael Allen, Perry Kirksey, David Sessions, Robert Fields | |
| 15:40 | Vanderbilt | Steve Barnes lays it in on a great pass from Darren Porterfield | 8-11 |
| 15:29 | Cornell | Darren Porterfield steals the ball from Michael Little | 8-11 |
| 15:26 | Vanderbilt | Steve Barnes hits the finger roll set up by Darren Porterfield | 8-13 |
| 15:08 | Cornell | Marlon Starks makes the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Edward Tedford | 11-13 |
| 15:04 | Vanderbilt | Marlon Starks steps in front of the Steve Barnes pass in the backcourt | 11-13 |
| 15:03 | Cornell | Marlon Starks dunks the ball | 13-13 |
| 14:36 | Vanderbilt | Dominique Carter misses long on an open shot near the basket | 13-13 |
| 14:34 | Cornell | The rebound goes to Philip Sheffer | 13-13 |
| 14:30 | Cornell | Marlon Starks throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 13-13 |
| Subs | Cornell | William Miller (SF), Stacy Smelser (PF), Jonathan Burkholder (C) Roger Sell, Philip Sheffer, Edward Tedford | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | David Sessions (SF), Joseph Cox (PF) Steve Barnes, Dominique Carter | |
| 14:17 | Vanderbilt | Darren Porterfield misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 13-13 |
| 14:15 | Vanderbilt | Wiley Berkowitz snags the offensive board | 13-13 |
| 13:56 | Vanderbilt | David Sessions hits a turnaround in the lane set up by Walter Wilson | 13-15 |
| 13:41 | Cornell | Marlon Starks hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 13-15 |
| 13:39 | Cornell | Michael Little grabs the offensive board | 13-15 |
| 13:22 | Cornell | William Miller knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Michael Little | 16-15 |
| 13:18 | Vanderbilt | David Sessions is open and scores on a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Walter Wilson | 16-17 |
| 13:03 | Cornell | Michael Little steps out of bounds on the sideline | 16-17 |
| Subs | Cornell | George Harris (PG), Rufus Chico (SG), Dustin Segers (SF), Luther Shea (PF), Edward Tedford (C) Marlon Starks, Michael Little, William Miller, Stacy Smelser, Jonathan Burkholder | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Michael Allen (PG), Perry Kirksey (SG), Steve Barnes (SF), Dominique Carter (PF), Robert Fields (C) Walter Wilson, Darren Porterfield, David Sessions, Joseph Cox, Wiley Berkowitz | |
| 12:51 | Vanderbilt | Robert Fields misses long on an open 3pt shot from straight away | 16-17 |
| 12:49 | Vanderbilt | Perry Kirksey can't tip it in | 16-17 |
| 12:48 | Cornell | Edward Tedford gets the rebound | 16-17 |
| 12:30 | Cornell | George Harris misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 16-17 |
| 12:29 | Vanderbilt | Robert Fields grabs the board | 16-17 |
| 12:21 | Vanderbilt | Perry Kirksey banks in the layup set up by Michael Allen | 16-19 |
| 12:06 | Cornell | Luther Shea knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away | 19-19 |
| 11:59 | Vanderbilt | Rufus Chico picks off the pass by Perry Kirksey in the backcourt | 19-19 |
| 11:35 | Cornell | Edward Tedford loses the ball out of bounds | 19-19 |
| Subs | Cornell | Marlon Starks (PG), Roger Sell (SF), Philip Sheffer (PF) Rufus Chico, Dustin Segers, Luther Shea | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Joe Coates (SG), David Sessions (SF), Wiley Berkowitz (C) Michael Allen, Steve Barnes, Robert Fields | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Marlon Starks (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - George Harris (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roger Sell (fresh) PF - Philip Sheffer (fresh) C - Edward Tedford (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Perry Kirksey (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joe Coates (fresh) SF - David Sessions (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Dominique Carter (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Wiley Berkowitz (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:23 | Vanderbilt | Wiley Berkowitz misses the fadeaway from the baseline | 19-19 |
| 11:22 | Cornell | Edward Tedford grabs the board | 19-19 |
| 11:00 | Cornell | George Harris throws a bad pass out of bounds | 19-19 |
| Subs | Cornell | Michael Little (SG), Stacy Smelser (PF) George Harris, Edward Tedford | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Walter Wilson (PG) Perry Kirksey | |
| 10:46 | Vanderbilt | David Sessions drills a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Walter Wilson | 19-21 |
| 10:32 | Cornell | Marlon Starks misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 19-21 |
| 10:31 | Cornell | Roger Sell grabs the offensive rebound | 19-21 |
| 10:20 | Cornell | Stacy Smelser is called for traveling | 19-21 |
| Subs | Cornell | George Harris (PG), William Miller (SF) Marlon Starks, Roger Sell | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Darren Porterfield (SG), Michael Allen (SF), Joseph Cox (PF) Joe Coates, David Sessions, Dominique Carter | |
| 10:16 | Vanderbilt | Walter Wilson is hacked by Philip Sheffer in the backcourt - foul #2 on Philip Sheffer, team foul #4 | 19-21 |
| Subs | Cornell | Edward Tedford (C) Philip Sheffer | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 10:08 | Vanderbilt | Wiley Berkowitz knocks in the runner from the left block on a nice dish by Walter Wilson and he's hacked by Michael Little - foul #1 on Michael Little, team foul #5 | 19-23 |
| 10:08 | Vanderbilt | Wiley Berkowitz makes the free throw | 19-24 |
| 09:46 | Cornell | Michael Little hits a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Stacy Smelser | 21-24 |
| 09:26 | Vanderbilt | Wiley Berkowitz makes the runner near the basket on a great pass from Joseph Cox | 21-26 |
| 09:02 | Cornell | George Harris connects on the driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Stacy Smelser | 23-26 |
| 09:00 | Vanderbilt | Michael Allen is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Little - foul #2 on Michael Little, team foul #6 | 23-26 |
| Subs | Cornell | Marlon Starks (PG), Rufus Chico (SG), Luther Shea (PF), Jonathan Burkholder (C) George Harris, Michael Little, Stacy Smelser, Edward Tedford | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Perry Kirksey (PG), Joe Coates (SG), Steve Barnes (SF), Dominique Carter (PF), Robert Fields (C) Walter Wilson, Darren Porterfield, Michael Allen, Joseph Cox, Wiley Berkowitz | |
| 08:41 | Vanderbilt | Rufus Chico steps in front of the Perry Kirksey pass | 23-26 |
| 08:13 | Cornell | Rufus Chico hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 25-26 |
| 07:47 | Vanderbilt | Rufus Chico is called for the reach on Joe Coates - foul #1 on Rufus Chico, team foul #7 | 25-26 |
| Subs | Cornell | Dustin Segers (SG), Roger Sell (SF), Edward Tedford (C) Rufus Chico, William Miller, Jonathan Burkholder | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Walter Wilson (PG), Darren Porterfield (SG), David Sessions (SF) Perry Kirksey, Steve Barnes, Robert Fields | |
| 07:47 | Vanderbilt | Joe Coates misses the 1st free throw | 25-26 |
| 07:47 | Cornell | Dustin Segers snags the defensive board | 25-26 |
| 07:35 | Cornell | Dustin Segers buries a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Marlon Starks | 28-26 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Marlon Starks (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dustin Segers (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Roger Sell (fresh) PF - Luther Shea (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Edward Tedford (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Walter Wilson (fresh) 6 ast. SG - Darren Porterfield (fresh) 2 ast. SF - David Sessions (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Dominique Carter (tiring) 4 pts. C - Joe Coates (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:14 | Vanderbilt | Darren Porterfield is alone and drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Walter Wilson | 28-28 |
| 06:55 | Cornell | Dominique Carter swats the short shot by Marlon Starks | 28-28 |
| 06:53 | Vanderbilt | Dominique Carter pulls down the rebound | 28-28 |
| 06:49 | Vanderbilt | Darren Porterfield is hacked by Roger Sell in the backcourt - foul #1 on Roger Sell, team foul #8 | 28-28 |
| Subs | Cornell | George Harris (SG), Stacy Smelser (PF) Dustin Segers, Luther Shea | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Wiley Berkowitz (C) Joe Coates | |
| 06:49 | Vanderbilt | Darren Porterfield makes the 1st free throw | 28-29 |
| 06:49 | Vanderbilt | Darren Porterfield makes the 2nd free throw | 28-30 |
| 06:40 | Cornell | Roger Sell loses the dribble to Wiley Berkowitz | 28-30 |
| 06:26 | Vanderbilt | Wiley Berkowitz misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 28-30 |
| 06:25 | Vanderbilt | David Sessions gets the offensive rebound | 28-30 |
| 06:09 | Vanderbilt | Dominique Carter comes up short on the runner from the left block but he's hacked by Stacy Smelser - foul #1 on Stacy Smelser, team foul #9 | 28-30 |
| Subs | Cornell | Rufus Chico (SG), William Miller (SF) Marlon Starks, Roger Sell | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Michael Allen (PG), Perry Kirksey (SG), Steve Barnes (SF), Robert Fields (C) Walter Wilson, Darren Porterfield, David Sessions, Wiley Berkowitz | |
| 06:09 | Vanderbilt | Dominique Carter makes the 1st free throw | 28-31 |
| 06:09 | Vanderbilt | Dominique Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 28-32 |
| 05:54 | Cornell | Stacy Smelser misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 28-32 |
| 05:53 | Vanderbilt | Steve Barnes grabs the board | 28-32 |
| 05:46 | Vanderbilt | Edward Tedford takes the ball from Perry Kirksey in the backcourt | 28-32 |
| 05:26 | Cornell | Rufus Chico misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 28-32 |
| 05:24 | Cornell | Stacy Smelser grabs the offensive board | 28-32 |
| 05:10 | Cornell | Rufus Chico misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 28-32 |
| 05:08 | Cornell | William Miller snags the offensive board | 28-32 |
| 04:55 | Cornell | Edward Tedford hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from George Harris | 31-32 |
| 04:52 | Vanderbilt | Rufus Chico is called for the reach on Michael Allen in the backcourt - foul #2 on Rufus Chico, team foul #10 | 31-32 |
| Subs | Cornell | Dustin Segers (PG), Jonathan Burkholder (PF), Luther Shea (C) Rufus Chico, Stacy Smelser, Edward Tedford | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Darren Porterfield (SG), David Sessions (SF), Joseph Cox (PF), Wiley Berkowitz (C) Perry Kirksey, Steve Barnes, Dominique Carter, Robert Fields | |
| 04:52 | Vanderbilt | Michael Allen makes the 1st free throw | 31-33 |
| 04:52 | Vanderbilt | Michael Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 31-34 |
| 04:40 | Cornell | Dustin Segers misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 31-34 |
| 04:39 | Vanderbilt | Joseph Cox grabs the defensive rebound | 31-34 |
| 04:28 | Vanderbilt | David Sessions hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt jumper from the left corner | 31-34 |
| 04:27 | Vanderbilt | Joseph Cox pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-34 |
| 04:17 | Vanderbilt | Darren Porterfield is hacked by George Harris - foul #1 on George Harris, team foul #11 | 31-34 |
| Subs | Cornell | Marlon Starks (PG) William Miller | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Walter Wilson (PG) Michael Allen | |
| 04:17 | Vanderbilt | Darren Porterfield makes the 1st free throw | 31-35 |
| 04:17 | Vanderbilt | Darren Porterfield misses the 2nd free throw | 31-35 |
| 04:17 | Vanderbilt | The offensive rebound goes to Wiley Berkowitz | 31-35 |
| 03:59 | Vanderbilt | Darren Porterfield connects on the open 3 from straight away set up by Walter Wilson | 31-38 |
| 03:43 | Cornell | George Harris misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 31-38 |
| 03:41 | Cornell | Luther Shea hits the follow up shot | 33-38 |
| 03:33 | Vanderbilt | Joseph Cox misses short on an open shot from the right block | 33-38 |
| 03:31 | Vanderbilt | Walter Wilson gets the offensive rebound | 33-38 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Marlon Starks (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Harris (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dustin Segers (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jonathan Burkholder (fairly fresh) C - Luther Shea (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Walter Wilson (fresh) 8 ast. SG - Darren Porterfield (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Sessions (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Joseph Cox (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Wiley Berkowitz (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:22 | Vanderbilt | Darren Porterfield clanks a 3 from the right corner | 33-38 |
| 03:20 | Vanderbilt | The offensive rebound goes to Wiley Berkowitz | 33-38 |
| 03:06 | Vanderbilt | Joseph Cox misses the lay-in | 33-38 |
| 03:04 | Cornell | Luther Shea snags the defensive board | 33-38 |
| 02:48 | Cornell | Jonathan Burkholder can't throw it down but the foul's on Joseph Cox - foul #1 on Joseph Cox, team foul #3 | 33-38 |
| Subs | Cornell | Rufus Chico (PG), Michael Little (SG), Roger Sell (SF), Philip Sheffer (C) Marlon Starks, George Harris, Dustin Segers, Luther Shea | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Michael Allen (SG), Steve Barnes (SF), Kenneth Anderton (PF), Robert Fields (C) Darren Porterfield, David Sessions, Joseph Cox, Wiley Berkowitz | |
| 02:48 | Cornell | Jonathan Burkholder makes the 1st free throw | 34-38 |
| 02:48 | Cornell | Jonathan Burkholder makes the 2nd free throw | 35-38 |
| 02:19 | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Anderton clanks a driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on Jonathan Burkholder - foul #1 on Jonathan Burkholder, team foul #12 | 35-38 |
| Subs | Cornell | Edward Tedford (C) Jonathan Burkholder | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 02:19 | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Anderton misses the 1st free throw | 35-38 |
| 02:19 | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Anderton misses the 2nd free throw | 35-38 |
| 02:19 | Vanderbilt | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Fields | 35-38 |
| 02:01 | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Anderton scores on a floater from the left block on a nice dish by Walter Wilson and he's fouled by Rufus Chico - foul #3 on Rufus Chico, team foul #13 | 35-40 |
| Subs | Cornell | Marlon Starks (PG) Rufus Chico | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Perry Kirksey (SG) Walter Wilson | |
| 02:01 | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Anderton misses the free throw | 35-40 |
| 02:01 | Cornell | Edward Tedford grabs the defensive rebound | 35-40 |
| 01:51 | Cornell | Michael Allen steals the ball from Marlon Starks | 35-40 |
| 01:47 | Vanderbilt | Michael Allen lays it in | 35-42 |
| 01:25 | Cornell | Michael Little double dribbles | 35-42 |
| Subs | Cornell | William Miller (SF), Stacy Smelser (PF) Roger Sell, Edward Tedford | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Joe Coates (SG), David Sessions (SF), Dominique Carter (PF) Michael Allen, Steve Barnes, Robert Fields | |
| 01:18 | Vanderbilt | Dominique Carter lays it in on a nice dish by Joe Coates | 35-44 |
| 00:58 | Cornell | Philip Sheffer misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 35-44 |
| 00:56 | Vanderbilt | Perry Kirksey pulls down the rebound | 35-44 |
| 00:41 | Vanderbilt | Dominique Carter misses long on a jump hook in the paint | 35-44 |
| 00:39 | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Anderton tips it in | 35-46 |
| 00:19 | Cornell | Dominique Carter blocks the short jumper by William Miller | 35-46 |
| 00:17 | Cornell | Marlon Starks grabs the offensive rebound | 35-46 |
| 00:02 | Cornell | Stacy Smelser misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 35-46 |
| 00:01 | Vanderbilt | David Sessions grabs the defensive rebound | 35-46 |
| 00:00 | Vanderbilt | David Sessions comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 35-46 |