| Lineup | Bucknell | PG - Jose Galindo (fresh) SG - Charles Ruff (fresh) SF - Richard Walk (fresh) PF - William Harris (fresh) C - Martin Heath (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - David Marvin (fresh) SG - Lenny Bennett (fresh) SF - Burton Robbs (fresh) PF - John Workman (fresh) C - Charles Levine (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Bucknell | Martin Heath wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Bucknell | Bucknell is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:39 | Bucknell | William Harris's pass is intercepted by Burton Robbs | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | Cornell | Burton Robbs lays it up and in | 0-2 |
| 19:32 | Bucknell | Jose Galindo is fouled in the backcourt by John Workman - foul #1 on John Workman, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:17 | Bucknell | William Harris dunks the ball set up by Richard Walk | 2-2 |
| 18:56 | Cornell | John Workman lays it up and in set up by Charles Levine | 2-4 |
| 18:40 | Bucknell | Charles Ruff misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 2-4 |
| 18:38 | Cornell | The rebound goes to John Workman | 2-4 |
| 18:27 | Cornell | David Marvin misses short on a shot from the right side but the foul's on Jose Galindo - foul #1 on Jose Galindo, team foul #1 | 2-4 |
| 18:27 | Cornell | David Marvin misses the 1st free throw | 2-4 |
| 18:27 | Cornell | David Marvin misses the 2nd free throw | 2-4 |
| 18:27 | Bucknell | Martin Heath gets the rebound | 2-4 |
| 18:22 | Bucknell | Lenny Bennett is called for the reach on Richard Walk in the backcourt - foul #1 on Lenny Bennett, team foul #2 | 2-4 |
| 18:07 | Bucknell | William Harris is wide open and dunks the ball | 4-4 |
| 17:45 | Cornell | Charles Levine misses the fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Martin Heath - foul #1 on Martin Heath, team foul #2 | 4-4 |
| Subs | Bucknell | Juan Trevino (PG), Ernest Forbis (SG), Harold Eccleston (SF), Gerald Johnson (PF), Randy Hall (C) Jose Galindo, Charles Ruff, Richard Walk, William Harris, Martin Heath | |
| Subs | Cornell | Ariel Mancini (PG), Timothy Newhall (SG), Donald Litwin (SF), Calvin Miller (PF) David Marvin, Lenny Bennett, Burton Robbs, John Workman | |
| 17:45 | Cornell | Charles Levine misses the 1st free throw | 4-4 |
| 17:45 | Cornell | Charles Levine misses the 2nd free throw | 4-4 |
| 17:45 | Bucknell | The rebound goes to Gerald Johnson | 4-4 |
| 17:30 | Bucknell | Gerald Johnson can't finish the layup | 4-4 |
| 17:29 | Cornell | Timothy Newhall pulls down the rebound | 4-4 |
| 17:18 | Cornell | Timothy Newhall hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block | 4-4 |
| 17:17 | Bucknell | Randy Hall pulls down the rebound | 4-4 |
| 17:12 | Bucknell | Timothy Newhall is called for the reach on Ernest Forbis - foul #1 on Timothy Newhall, team foul #3 | 4-4 |
| Subs | Bucknell | | |
| Subs | Cornell | Everett King (C) Charles Levine | |
| 17:00 | Bucknell | Ernest Forbis banks in the layup | 6-4 |
| 16:43 | Cornell | Calvin Miller misses long on a floater from the right block | 6-4 |
| 16:42 | Bucknell | The rebound goes to Randy Hall | 6-4 |
| 16:31 | Bucknell | Ernest Forbis can't connect on a turnaround from the left block | 6-4 |
| 16:30 | Cornell | Everett King grabs the defensive rebound | 6-4 |
| 16:23 | Cornell | Donald Litwin hits the finger roll | 6-6 |
| 16:19 | Bucknell | Juan Trevino's pass is intercepted by Calvin Miller in the backcourt | 6-6 |
| 16:07 | Cornell | Timothy Newhall drills a 3pt attempt from straight away | 6-9 |
| 15:47 | Bucknell | Ernest Forbis misses long on an open runner in the lane but he's hacked by Timothy Newhall - foul #2 on Timothy Newhall, team foul #4 | 6-9 |
| Subs | Bucknell | Charles Ruff (SG), Richard Walk (SF), William Harris (PF), Martin Heath (C) Juan Trevino, Harold Eccleston, Gerald Johnson, Randy Hall | |
| Subs | Cornell | David Marvin (PG), Lenny Bennett (SG), Burton Robbs (SF), John Workman (PF), Charles Levine (C) Ariel Mancini, Timothy Newhall, Donald Litwin, Calvin Miller, Everett King | |
| 15:47 | Bucknell | Ernest Forbis makes the 1st free throw | 7-9 |
| 15:47 | Bucknell | Ernest Forbis makes the 2nd free throw | 8-9 |
| Lineup | Bucknell | PG - Ernest Forbis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Charles Ruff (fresh) SF - Richard Walk (fresh) PF - William Harris (fresh) 4 pts. C - Martin Heath (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - David Marvin (fresh) SG - Lenny Bennett (fresh) SF - Burton Robbs (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Workman (fresh) 2 pts. C - Charles Levine (fresh) | |
| 15:21 | Cornell | Martin Heath steals it from Lenny Bennett | 8-9 |
| 15:16 | Bucknell | Burton Robbs picks off the pass by Richard Walk in the backcourt | 8-9 |
| 15:15 | Cornell | David Marvin lays it in on a great pass from Burton Robbs | 8-11 |
| 14:51 | Bucknell | William Harris misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on Burton Robbs - foul #1 on Burton Robbs, team foul #5 | 8-11 |
| Subs | Bucknell | Jose Galindo (PG) Ernest Forbis | |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| 14:51 | Bucknell | William Harris makes the 1st free throw | 9-11 |
| 14:51 | Bucknell | William Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 10-11 |
| 14:33 | Cornell | Burton Robbs misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 10-11 |
| 14:31 | Bucknell | The rebound goes to Martin Heath | 10-11 |
| 14:23 | Bucknell | William Harris misses the easy layup | 10-11 |
| 14:21 | Cornell | Lenny Bennett gets the rebound | 10-11 |
| 14:00 | Cornell | Lenny Bennett misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 10-11 |
| 13:58 | Bucknell | Richard Walk pulls down the rebound | 10-11 |
| 13:52 | Bucknell | Charles Ruff's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 10-11 |
| Subs | Bucknell | Juan Trevino (SG), Harold Eccleston (SF), Gerald Johnson (PF), Randy Hall (C) Charles Ruff, Richard Walk, William Harris, Martin Heath | |
| Subs | Cornell | Everett King (C) Charles Levine | |
| 13:38 | Cornell | Everett King is whistled for a carry | 10-11 |
| Subs | Bucknell | | |
| Subs | Cornell | Ariel Mancini (PG), Donald Litwin (SF), Calvin Miller (PF) David Marvin, Burton Robbs, John Workman | |
| 13:09 | Bucknell | Jose Galindo misses long on an open pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 10-11 |
| 13:08 | Bucknell | Gerald Johnson snags the offensive board | 10-11 |
| 12:56 | Bucknell | Gerald Johnson makes the driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Juan Trevino | 12-11 |
| 12:34 | Cornell | Lenny Bennett makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 12-14 |
| 12:32 | Bucknell | Harold Eccleston throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 12-14 |
| Subs | Bucknell | Virgil Sonnenberg (PG), Charles Ruff (SG), Richard Walk (SF), Leo Brooks (PF), Martin Heath (C) Jose Galindo, Juan Trevino, Harold Eccleston, Gerald Johnson, Randy Hall | |
| Subs | Cornell | David Marvin (PG), Burton Robbs (SF), John Workman (PF), Charles Levine (C) Ariel Mancini, Donald Litwin, Calvin Miller, Everett King | |
| 12:14 | Cornell | Lenny Bennett is fouled on the floor by Richard Walk - foul #1 on Richard Walk, team foul #3 | 12-14 |
| 11:52 | Cornell | David Marvin misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 12-14 |
| 11:50 | Cornell | Charles Levine can't tip it in | 12-14 |
| 11:49 | Cornell | John Workman grabs the offensive board | 12-14 |
| 11:29 | Cornell | Virgil Sonnenberg steals it from Lenny Bennett | 12-14 |
| Lineup | Bucknell | PG - Virgil Sonnenberg (fresh) SG - Charles Ruff (fairly fresh) SF - Richard Walk (fairly fresh) PF - Leo Brooks (fresh) C - Martin Heath (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - David Marvin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Lenny Bennett (tiring) 3 pts. SF - Burton Robbs (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - John Workman (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Levine (tiring) | |
| 11:07 | Bucknell | Charles Ruff connects on the floater from the baseline | 14-14 |
| 11:03 | Cornell | David Marvin loses the dribble to Virgil Sonnenberg in the backcourt | 14-14 |
| 10:52 | Bucknell | Leo Brooks is called for traveling | 14-14 |
| Subs | Bucknell | Jose Galindo (PG), Juan Trevino (SG), Harold Eccleston (SF), William Harris (PF), Gerald Johnson (C) Virgil Sonnenberg, Charles Ruff, Richard Walk, Leo Brooks, Martin Heath | |
| Subs | Cornell | Calvin Miller (PF), Donald Litwin (C) John Workman, Charles Levine | |
| 10:33 | Cornell | Donald Litwin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 14-14 |
| 10:32 | Bucknell | William Harris grabs the defensive rebound | 14-14 |
| 10:23 | Bucknell | Gerald Johnson hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range but the foul's on Lenny Bennett - foul #2 on Lenny Bennett, team foul #6 | 14-14 |
| Subs | Bucknell | Ernest Forbis (SG) Jose Galindo | |
| Subs | Cornell | Ariel Mancini (SG), Everett King (C) Lenny Bennett, Burton Robbs | |
| 10:23 | Bucknell | Gerald Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 15-14 |
| 10:23 | Bucknell | Gerald Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 16-14 |
| 10:08 | Cornell | Donald Litwin's floater is tipped away by Gerald Johnson | 16-14 |
| 10:06 | Cornell | Donald Litwin tips it in | 16-16 |
| 09:59 | Bucknell | Gerald Johnson banks in the layup | 18-16 |
| 09:46 | Cornell | Donald Litwin clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 18-16 |
| 09:45 | Bucknell | Gerald Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 18-16 |
| 09:41 | Bucknell | Harold Eccleston is fouled in the backcourt by David Marvin - foul #1 on David Marvin, team foul #7 | 18-16 |
| Subs | Bucknell | Jose Galindo (PG), Randy Hall (C) Juan Trevino, Gerald Johnson | |
| Subs | Cornell | John Workman (PF) Donald Litwin | |
| 09:41 | Bucknell | Harold Eccleston misses the 1st free throw | 18-16 |
| 09:41 | Cornell | Calvin Miller grabs the defensive rebound | 18-16 |
| 09:24 | Cornell | Ariel Mancini can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 18-16 |
| 09:22 | Bucknell | Harold Eccleston grabs the board | 18-16 |
| 08:56 | Bucknell | Jose Galindo clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 18-16 |
| 08:54 | Cornell | Everett King gets the rebound | 18-16 |
| 08:47 | Cornell | Harold Eccleston is called for the reach on Everett King - foul #1 on Harold Eccleston, team foul #4 | 18-16 |
| Subs | Bucknell | Virgil Sonnenberg (PG), Charles Ruff (SG), Richard Walk (SF), Martin Heath (C) Jose Galindo, Harold Eccleston, Ernest Forbis, William Harris | |
| Subs | Cornell | Burton Robbs (SF), Charles Levine (C) Everett King, Calvin Miller | |
| 08:32 | Cornell | Ariel Mancini misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 18-16 |
| 08:30 | Bucknell | Randy Hall snags the defensive board | 18-16 |
| 08:11 | Bucknell | Randy Hall can't connect on an uncontested turnaround near the basket | 18-16 |
| 08:09 | Bucknell | Randy Hall gets the offensive rebound | 18-16 |
| 07:57 | Bucknell | Martin Heath lays it in uncontested on a great pass from Virgil Sonnenberg | 20-16 |
| 07:50 | Cornell | Burton Robbs is fouled on the floor by Richard Walk - foul #2 on Richard Walk, team foul #5 | 20-16 |
| Subs | Bucknell | Juan Trevino (SF), Gerald Johnson (PF) Richard Walk, Randy Hall | |
| Subs | Cornell | Donald Litwin (SF), Calvin Miller (PF) Burton Robbs, John Workman | |
| 07:31 | Cornell | Charles Levine misses the fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Charles Ruff - foul #1 on Charles Ruff, team foul #6 | 20-16 |
| Subs | Bucknell | Jose Galindo (PG) Virgil Sonnenberg | |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| 07:31 | Cornell | Charles Levine makes the 1st free throw | 20-17 |
| 07:31 | Cornell | Charles Levine makes the 2nd free throw | 20-18 |
| Lineup | Bucknell | PG - Jose Galindo (fresh) SG - Charles Ruff (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Juan Trevino (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Gerald Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Martin Heath (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - David Marvin (tiring) 2 pts. SG - Ariel Mancini (tiring) SF - Donald Litwin (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Calvin Miller (fairly fresh) C - Charles Levine (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| 07:18 | Bucknell | Martin Heath clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 20-18 |
| 07:16 | Bucknell | Charles Ruff grabs the offensive rebound | 20-18 |
| 07:11 | Bucknell | Charles Ruff can't finish the layup | 20-18 |
| 07:10 | Bucknell | Juan Trevino tips it in | 22-18 |
| 06:48 | Cornell | Calvin Miller knocks in the fadeaway from the right block set up by Ariel Mancini | 22-20 |
| 06:38 | Bucknell | Gerald Johnson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 22-20 |
| 06:36 | Cornell | Calvin Miller snags the defensive board | 22-20 |
| 06:14 | Cornell | Jose Galindo steals it from Donald Litwin | 22-20 |
| 06:00 | Bucknell | Charles Ruff is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Charles Ruff, team foul #7 | 22-20 |
| Subs | Bucknell | Virgil Sonnenberg (PG), Ernest Forbis (SG), Harold Eccleston (SF), William Harris (PF), Randy Hall (C) Jose Galindo, Charles Ruff, Juan Trevino, Gerald Johnson, Martin Heath | |
| Subs | Cornell | Burton Robbs (SF), John Workman (PF), Everett King (C) Donald Litwin, Calvin Miller, Charles Levine | |
| 05:48 | Cornell | John Workman misses the 3 from the left wing | 22-20 |
| 05:46 | Bucknell | Randy Hall grabs the defensive rebound | 22-20 |
| 05:31 | Bucknell | Randy Hall comes up short on the jumper from the left block | 22-20 |
| 05:30 | Bucknell | Ernest Forbis can't tip it in | 22-20 |
| 05:29 | Cornell | John Workman grabs the board | 22-20 |
| 05:24 | Cornell | John Workman is hacked by William Harris - foul #1 on William Harris, team foul #8 | 22-20 |
| 05:24 | Cornell | John Workman misses the 1st free throw | 22-20 |
| 05:24 | Bucknell | Randy Hall snags the defensive board | 22-20 |
| 05:09 | Bucknell | William Harris scores on a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Virgil Sonnenberg | 24-20 |
| 04:46 | Cornell | Burton Robbs can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Randy Hall - foul #1 on Randy Hall, team foul #9 | 24-20 |
| Subs | Bucknell | Jose Galindo (PG), Juan Trevino (SG), Gerald Johnson (C) Virgil Sonnenberg, Harold Eccleston, Randy Hall | |
| Subs | Cornell | Calvin Miller (SG), Charles Levine (C) Ariel Mancini, Everett King | |
| 04:46 | Cornell | Burton Robbs misses the 1st free throw | 24-20 |
| 04:46 | Cornell | Burton Robbs misses the 2nd free throw | 24-20 |
| 04:46 | Bucknell | Ernest Forbis grabs the board | 24-20 |
| 04:21 | Bucknell | Gerald Johnson's layup is rejected by Charles Levine | 24-20 |
| 04:20 | Bucknell | Gerald Johnson misses the tip | 24-20 |
| 04:19 | Cornell | Burton Robbs snags the defensive board | 24-20 |
| 04:04 | Cornell | David Marvin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 24-20 |
| Subs | Bucknell | Leo Brooks (C) William Harris | |
| Subs | Cornell | Ariel Mancini (SG), Donald Litwin (C) David Marvin, Charles Levine | |
| 04:01 | Bucknell | Jose Galindo is hacked by Ariel Mancini in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ariel Mancini, team foul #8 | 24-20 |
| 04:01 | Bucknell | Jose Galindo misses the 1st free throw | 24-20 |
| 04:01 | Bucknell | Leo Brooks grabs the offensive rebound | 24-20 |
| 03:44 | Bucknell | Gerald Johnson is open and scores on a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Leo Brooks | 26-20 |
| 03:34 | Cornell | John Workman misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 26-20 |
| 03:33 | Cornell | Donald Litwin gets the offensive rebound | 26-20 |
| 03:22 | Cornell | John Workman is fouled on the floor by Jose Galindo - foul #2 on Jose Galindo, team foul #10 | 26-20 |
| Subs | Bucknell | Harold Eccleston (SG), Richard Walk (SF), Randy Hall (PF), Martin Heath (C) Juan Trevino, Ernest Forbis, Gerald Johnson, Leo Brooks | |
| Subs | Cornell | Lenny Bennett (SG), Timothy Newhall (SF) Calvin Miller, Burton Robbs | |
| 03:22 | Cornell | John Workman makes the 1st free throw | 26-21 |
| 03:22 | Cornell | John Workman misses the 2nd free throw | 26-21 |
| 03:22 | Bucknell | Randy Hall grabs the board | 26-21 |
| Lineup | Bucknell | PG - Jose Galindo (fairly fresh) SG - Harold Eccleston (fresh) SF - Richard Walk (fresh) PF - Randy Hall (fresh) 7 reb. C - Martin Heath (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Ariel Mancini (tired) 1 ast. SG - Lenny Bennett (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Timothy Newhall (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Workman (tired) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald Litwin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:07 | Bucknell | Randy Hall makes the runner in the lane and he's fouled by John Workman - foul #2 on John Workman, team foul #9 | 28-21 |
| Subs | Bucknell | | |
| Subs | Cornell | David Marvin (PG), Calvin Miller (PF), Everett King (C) Ariel Mancini, John Workman, Donald Litwin | |
| 03:07 | Bucknell | Randy Hall misses the free throw | 28-21 |
| 03:07 | Cornell | The rebound goes to Timothy Newhall | 28-21 |
| 02:48 | Cornell | Lenny Bennett's corner 3pt jumper is blocked by Martin Heath | 28-21 |
| 02:47 | Bucknell | Martin Heath grabs the defensive rebound | 28-21 |
| 02:30 | Bucknell | Jose Galindo misses badly on a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Everett King - foul #1 on Everett King, team foul #10 | 28-21 |
| Subs | Bucknell | Charles Ruff (SG), William Harris (PF) Harold Eccleston, Randy Hall | |
| Subs | Cornell | Burton Robbs (SF), Charles Levine (C) Calvin Miller, Everett King | |
| 02:30 | Bucknell | Jose Galindo makes the 1st free throw | 29-21 |
| 02:30 | Bucknell | Jose Galindo makes the 2nd free throw | 30-21 |
| 02:17 | Cornell | David Marvin is fouled on the floor by Jose Galindo - foul #3 on Jose Galindo, team foul #11 | 30-21 |
| Subs | Bucknell | Virgil Sonnenberg (PG) Jose Galindo | |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| 02:17 | Cornell | David Marvin misses the 1st free throw | 30-21 |
| 02:17 | Cornell | David Marvin makes the 2nd free throw | 30-22 |
| 01:48 | Bucknell | Richard Walk is whistled for a carry | 30-22 |
| Subs | Bucknell | Gerald Johnson (C) Martin Heath | |
| Subs | Cornell | Ariel Mancini (PG), John Workman (PF) David Marvin, Burton Robbs | |
| 01:31 | Cornell | Ariel Mancini misses the shot from the free throw line | 30-22 |
| 01:30 | Bucknell | Gerald Johnson snags the defensive board | 30-22 |
| 01:24 | Bucknell | Charles Ruff misses long on an open 3pt attempt from the right corner | 30-22 |
| 01:23 | Cornell | Timothy Newhall grabs the defensive rebound | 30-22 |
| 01:10 | Cornell | Ariel Mancini throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-22 |
| Subs | Bucknell | Juan Trevino (SG), Harold Eccleston (SF), Randy Hall (C) Charles Ruff, Richard Walk, William Harris | |
| Subs | Cornell | Donald Litwin (SF), Everett King (C) John Workman, Charles Levine | |
| 00:50 | Bucknell | Juan Trevino misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 30-22 |
| 00:49 | Bucknell | Randy Hall snags the offensive board | 30-22 |
| 00:30 | Bucknell | Virgil Sonnenberg scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 32-22 |
| 00:05 | Cornell | Lenny Bennett buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Timothy Newhall | 32-25 |
| 00:01 | Bucknell | Virgil Sonnenberg is fouled on the floor by Ariel Mancini - foul #2 on Ariel Mancini, team foul #11 | 32-25 |
| Subs | Bucknell | Charles Ruff (SG), Richard Walk (SF), Martin Heath (C) Juan Trevino, Harold Eccleston, Gerald Johnson | |
| Subs | Cornell | David Marvin (PG), Burton Robbs (SF), Calvin Miller (PF) Ariel Mancini, Timothy Newhall, Everett King | |
| 00:01 | Bucknell | Virgil Sonnenberg misses the 1st free throw | 32-25 |
| 00:01 | Bucknell | Virgil Sonnenberg makes the 2nd free throw | 33-25 |
| 00:00 | Cornell | David Marvin can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 33-25 |