| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Robert Sexton (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Blair (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Turner (fresh) 3 pts. PF - William Griffin (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Bruce Sepe (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Principia | PG - Robert Byas (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Roy Townsend (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Douglas Tucker (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Fred Devine (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeff Dickens (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cornell | Michael Turner inbounds the ball | 37-23 |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Principia | Principia is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:44 | Cornell | A charge is called on Michael Turner - foul #3 on Michael Turner, team foul #1 | 37-23 |
| Subs | Cornell | Mark Scott (SF) Michael Turner | |
| Subs | Principia | | |
| 19:26 | Principia | Jeff Dickens can't finish the layup | 37-23 |
| 19:24 | Cornell | Robert Sexton snags the defensive board | 37-23 |
| 19:02 | Cornell | Roy Townsend is called for the reach on John Blair - foul #1 on Roy Townsend, team foul #1 | 37-23 |
| 18:43 | Cornell | Bruce Sepe buries a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Robert Sexton | 39-23 |
| 18:20 | Principia | Douglas Tucker loses the dribble to John Blair | 39-23 |
| 18:04 | Cornell | Mark Scott comes up short on the floater in the lane but he's hacked by Roy Townsend - foul #2 on Roy Townsend, team foul #2 | 39-23 |
| 18:04 | Cornell | Mark Scott makes the 1st free throw | 40-23 |
| 18:04 | Cornell | Mark Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 41-23 |
| 17:39 | Principia | Roy Townsend misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 41-23 |
| 17:37 | Cornell | Robert Sexton gets the rebound | 41-23 |
| 17:22 | Cornell | Mark Scott misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-23 |
| 17:20 | Principia | Robert Byas grabs the defensive rebound | 41-23 |
| 17:03 | Principia | Roy Townsend hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 41-25 |
| 16:44 | Cornell | William Griffin is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on William Griffin, team foul #2 | 41-25 |
| Subs | Cornell | Thomas Rohde (PG), Kenneth Smith (SG), Isaac Davis (C) Robert Sexton, John Blair, Bruce Sepe | |
| Subs | Principia | Scott Wiszynski (SG), Sammy Posey (SF), Fred Gabrielson (PF), Derek Brown (C) Roy Townsend, Douglas Tucker, Fred Devine, Jeff Dickens | |
| 16:28 | Principia | Derek Brown misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by William Griffin - foul #2 on William Griffin, team foul #3 | 41-25 |
| Subs | Cornell | Andrew Bailey (SF), Brandon Newsom (PF) Mark Scott, William Griffin | |
| Subs | Principia | | |
| 16:28 | Principia | Derek Brown misses the 1st free throw | 41-25 |
| 16:28 | Principia | Derek Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 41-26 |
| 16:12 | Cornell | Fred Gabrielson is called for the reach on Thomas Rohde - foul #2 on Fred Gabrielson, team foul #3 | 41-26 |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| Subs | Principia | Jimmy Bruno (SG) Robert Byas | |
| 15:52 | Cornell | Brandon Newsom misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 41-26 |
| 15:51 | Principia | Derek Brown pulls down the rebound | 41-26 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Thomas Rohde (fresh) SG - Kenneth Smith (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Andrew Bailey (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Brandon Newsom (fresh) C - Isaac Davis (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Principia | PG - Scott Wiszynski (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jimmy Bruno (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Sammy Posey (fresh) PF - Fred Gabrielson (fresh) C - Derek Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Principia | Derek Brown drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 41-29 |
| 15:21 | Cornell | Andrew Bailey misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 41-29 |
| 15:20 | Principia | Derek Brown snags the defensive board | 41-29 |
| 15:14 | Principia | Scott Wiszynski lays it in and he's hacked by Isaac Davis - foul #2 on Isaac Davis, team foul #4 | 41-31 |
| Subs | Cornell | Robert Sexton (PG), John Blair (SG), Michael Turner (SF), William Griffin (PF), Bruce Sepe (C) Thomas Rohde, Kenneth Smith, Andrew Bailey, Brandon Newsom, Isaac Davis | |
| Subs | Principia | Robert Byas (PG), Douglas Tucker (SF), Fred Devine (PF) Jimmy Bruno, Sammy Posey, Fred Gabrielson | |
| 15:14 | Principia | Scott Wiszynski misses the free throw | 41-31 |
| 15:14 | Principia | Derek Brown snags the offensive board | 41-31 |
| 14:56 | Principia | Scott Wiszynski's layup is rejected by William Griffin | 41-31 |
| 14:54 | Cornell | Bruce Sepe pulls down the rebound | 41-31 |
| 14:46 | Cornell | John Blair misses the fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Scott Wiszynski - foul #1 on Scott Wiszynski, team foul #4 | 41-31 |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| Subs | Principia | Roy Townsend (SG), Jeff Dickens (C) Scott Wiszynski, Derek Brown | |
| 14:46 | Cornell | John Blair makes the 1st free throw | 42-31 |
| 14:46 | Cornell | John Blair makes the 2nd free throw | 43-31 |
| 14:34 | Principia | Michael Turner is called for the reach on Jeff Dickens - foul #4 on Michael Turner, team foul #5 | 43-31 |
| Subs | Cornell | Mark Scott (SF) Michael Turner | |
| Subs | Principia | | |
| 14:21 | Principia | Douglas Tucker can't connect on a turnaround from close range | 43-31 |
| 14:20 | Cornell | Mark Scott grabs the defensive rebound | 43-31 |
| 14:00 | Cornell | Fred Devine blocks the short jumper by William Griffin | 43-31 |
| 13:58 | Principia | Jeff Dickens pulls down the rebound | 43-31 |
| 13:44 | Principia | Jeff Dickens banks in the layup on a nice dish by Robert Byas | 43-33 |
| 13:28 | Cornell | John Blair misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 43-33 |
| 13:26 | Principia | Douglas Tucker snags the defensive board | 43-33 |
| 13:07 | Principia | Fred Devine is hacked by Bruce Sepe - foul #1 on Bruce Sepe, team foul #6 | 43-33 |
| Subs | Cornell | Isaac Davis (PF), Andrew Bailey (C) William Griffin, Bruce Sepe | |
| Subs | Principia | Scott Wiszynski (SF), Fred Gabrielson (PF), Derek Brown (C) Douglas Tucker, Fred Devine, Jeff Dickens | |
| 12:55 | Principia | Scott Wiszynski drills a fadeaway from the baseline set up by Derek Brown | 43-35 |
| 12:38 | Cornell | Mark Scott hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Scott Wiszynski - foul #2 on Scott Wiszynski, team foul #5 | 43-35 |
| Subs | Cornell | Thomas Rohde (PG), Kenneth Smith (SG) Robert Sexton, John Blair | |
| Subs | Principia | Jimmy Bruno (SG), Sammy Posey (SF) Robert Byas, Roy Townsend | |
| 12:38 | Cornell | Mark Scott misses the 1st free throw | 43-35 |
| 12:38 | Cornell | Mark Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 44-35 |
| 12:16 | Principia | Derek Brown double dribbles | 44-35 |
| 12:02 | Cornell | Mark Scott misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Sammy Posey - foul #2 on Sammy Posey, team foul #6 | 44-35 |
| Subs | Cornell | William Griffin (PF) Andrew Bailey | |
| Subs | Principia | Douglas Tucker (SF) Sammy Posey | |
| 12:02 | Cornell | Mark Scott misses the 1st free throw | 44-35 |
| 12:02 | Cornell | Mark Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 45-35 |
| 11:34 | Principia | Jimmy Bruno knocks in the shot from the free throw line | 45-37 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Thomas Rohde (fresh) SG - Kenneth Smith (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Mark Scott (fresh) 4 pts. PF - William Griffin (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Isaac Davis (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Principia | PG - Scott Wiszynski (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jimmy Bruno (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Douglas Tucker (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Fred Gabrielson (fresh) C - Derek Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:15 | Cornell | Kenneth Smith misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 45-37 |
| 11:13 | Principia | Douglas Tucker pulls down the rebound | 45-37 |
| 10:53 | Principia | Jimmy Bruno misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 45-37 |
| 10:51 | Principia | Douglas Tucker can't tip it in | 45-37 |
| 10:50 | Cornell | The rebound goes to William Griffin | 45-37 |
| 10:46 | Cornell | Kenneth Smith loses the ball out of bounds | 45-37 |
| Subs | Cornell | Robert Sexton (PG), John Blair (SG), Andrew Bailey (SF), Bruce Sepe (C) Thomas Rohde, Kenneth Smith, Mark Scott, Isaac Davis | |
| Subs | Principia | Robert Byas (PG), Roy Townsend (SG), Fred Devine (PF), Jeff Dickens (C) Scott Wiszynski, Jimmy Bruno, Fred Gabrielson, Derek Brown | |
| 10:31 | Principia | Fred Devine is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Fred Devine, team foul #7 | 45-37 |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| Subs | Principia | Sammy Posey (SF) Douglas Tucker | |
| 10:18 | Cornell | Andrew Bailey misses badly on a jump hook from the left block | 45-37 |
| 10:17 | Cornell | The offensive rebound goes to John Blair | 45-37 |
| 10:01 | Cornell | Sammy Posey steals the ball from Andrew Bailey | 45-37 |
| 09:39 | Principia | Fred Devine misses the fadeaway from the baseline | 45-37 |
| 09:38 | Cornell | Bruce Sepe gets the rebound | 45-37 |
| 09:25 | Cornell | John Blair buries a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Andrew Bailey | 48-37 |
| 09:02 | Principia | William Griffin denies the turnaround by Fred Devine | 48-37 |
| 09:00 | Cornell | Robert Sexton grabs the board | 48-37 |
| 08:47 | Cornell | Sammy Posey is called for the reach on Andrew Bailey - foul #3 on Sammy Posey, team foul #8 | 48-37 |
| Subs | Cornell | Isaac Davis (PF) William Griffin | |
| Subs | Principia | Scott Wiszynski (SG), Douglas Tucker (SF) Roy Townsend, Sammy Posey | |
| 08:47 | Cornell | Andrew Bailey makes the 1st free throw | 49-37 |
| 08:47 | Cornell | Andrew Bailey makes the 2nd free throw | 50-37 |
| 08:22 | Principia | Douglas Tucker connects on the runner from close range set up by Robert Byas | 50-39 |
| 08:07 | Cornell | Bruce Sepe misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 50-39 |
| 08:06 | Cornell | Robert Sexton pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-39 |
| 07:57 | Cornell | John Blair's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-39 |
| Subs | Cornell | Michael Turner (SF) Bruce Sepe | |
| Subs | Principia | Fred Gabrielson (PF), Derek Brown (C) Fred Devine, Jeff Dickens | |
| 07:35 | Principia | Douglas Tucker can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 50-39 |
| 07:33 | Cornell | Robert Sexton gets the rebound | 50-39 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Robert Sexton (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Blair (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Turner (fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. PF - Isaac Davis (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Andrew Bailey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Principia | PG - Robert Byas (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Scott Wiszynski (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Douglas Tucker (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Fred Gabrielson (fresh) C - Derek Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Cornell | Michael Turner misses the dunk attempt | 50-39 |
| 07:24 | Principia | Scott Wiszynski gets the rebound | 50-39 |
| 07:11 | Principia | Douglas Tucker clanks a 3 from the right corner | 50-39 |
| 07:09 | Cornell | Robert Sexton pulls down the rebound | 50-39 |
| 06:52 | Cornell | Michael Turner clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 50-39 |
| 06:51 | Principia | The rebound goes to Douglas Tucker | 50-39 |
| 06:35 | Principia | John Blair is called for the reach on Scott Wiszynski - foul #1 on John Blair, team foul #7 | 50-39 |
| Subs | Cornell | Kenneth Smith (PG), Mark Scott (SG), William Griffin (PF), Bruce Sepe (C) Robert Sexton, John Blair, Isaac Davis, Andrew Bailey | |
| Subs | Principia | Roy Townsend (SG), Fred Devine (PF) Robert Byas, Fred Gabrielson | |
| 06:35 | Principia | Scott Wiszynski makes the 1st free throw | 50-40 |
| 06:35 | Principia | Scott Wiszynski misses the 2nd free throw | 50-40 |
| 06:35 | Cornell | Bruce Sepe snags the defensive board | 50-40 |
| 06:26 | Cornell | Mark Scott clanks a shot from the baseline | 50-40 |
| 06:24 | Principia | Douglas Tucker grabs the defensive rebound | 50-40 |
| 06:02 | Principia | Derek Brown comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 50-40 |
| 06:01 | Cornell | William Griffin gets the rebound | 50-40 |
| 05:39 | Cornell | Fred Devine steps in front of the Kenneth Smith pass | 50-40 |
| 05:25 | Principia | Derek Brown is fouled on the floor by Bruce Sepe - foul #2 on Bruce Sepe, team foul #8 | 50-40 |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| Subs | Principia | Robert Byas (PG), Jeff Dickens (C) Douglas Tucker, Fred Devine | |
| 05:25 | Principia | Derek Brown makes the 1st free throw | 50-41 |
| 05:25 | Principia | Derek Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 50-42 |
| 05:10 | Cornell | William Griffin clanks a 3 from the right wing | 50-42 |
| 05:08 | Principia | Robert Byas grabs the board | 50-42 |
| 04:54 | Principia | Mark Scott steals the ball from Roy Townsend | 50-42 |
| 04:34 | Cornell | Bruce Sepe is hacked by Jeff Dickens - foul #1 on Jeff Dickens, team foul #9 | 50-42 |
| Subs | Cornell | Robert Sexton (PG), John Blair (SG) Kenneth Smith, Michael Turner | |
| Subs | Principia | Sammy Posey (SF), Fred Devine (PF) Scott Wiszynski, Derek Brown | |
| 04:34 | Cornell | Bruce Sepe makes the 1st free throw | 51-42 |
| 04:34 | Cornell | Bruce Sepe makes the 2nd free throw | 52-42 |
| 04:14 | Principia | Jeff Dickens blows the dunk | 52-42 |
| 04:13 | Principia | Jeff Dickens tips it but misses | 52-42 |
| 04:12 | Cornell | Robert Sexton snags the defensive board | 52-42 |
| 03:54 | Cornell | Mark Scott clanks a shot from the left wing but the foul's on Sammy Posey - foul #4 on Sammy Posey, team foul #10 | 52-42 |
| Subs | Cornell | Isaac Davis (PF), Andrew Bailey (C) William Griffin, Bruce Sepe | |
| Subs | Principia | Jimmy Bruno (SG) Roy Townsend | |
| 03:54 | Cornell | Mark Scott makes the 1st free throw | 53-42 |
| 03:54 | Cornell | Mark Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 54-42 |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Principia | Principia is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:34 | Principia | Sammy Posey knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Jeff Dickens | 54-45 |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Principia | Principia is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Robert Sexton (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Blair (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mark Scott (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Isaac Davis (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Andrew Bailey (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Principia | PG - Robert Byas (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Jimmy Bruno (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Sammy Posey (fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. PF - Fred Devine (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeff Dickens (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:14 | Cornell | John Blair is called for 5 seconds | 54-45 |
| Subs | Cornell | Michael Turner (SF) Mark Scott | |
| Subs | Principia | Scott Wiszynski (PG), Douglas Tucker (SF), Derek Brown (C) Robert Byas, Sammy Posey, Jeff Dickens | |
| 03:01 | Principia | Jimmy Bruno drills a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Derek Brown | 54-47 |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Principia | Principia is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 02:58 | Cornell | Cornell calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-47 |
| Subs | Cornell | William Griffin (PF), Bruce Sepe (C) Isaac Davis, Andrew Bailey | |
| Subs | Principia | Robert Byas (PG), Roy Townsend (SG), Jeff Dickens (C) Scott Wiszynski, Jimmy Bruno, Derek Brown | |
| 02:43 | Cornell | William Griffin lays it in and he's hacked by Fred Devine - foul #2 on Fred Devine, team foul #11 | 56-47 |
| 02:43 | Cornell | William Griffin makes the free throw | 57-47 |
| 02:29 | Principia | Robert Byas misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 57-47 |
| 02:27 | Principia | Jeff Dickens can't tip it in | 57-47 |
| 02:25 | Cornell | William Griffin snags the defensive board | 57-47 |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Principia | Principia is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:56 | Cornell | Michael Turner knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Bruce Sepe | 59-47 |
| 01:34 | Principia | Robert Byas's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-47 |
| Subs | Cornell | Thomas Rohde (PG), Kenneth Smith (SG), Mark Scott (SF), Isaac Davis (PF), Andrew Bailey (C) Robert Sexton, John Blair, Michael Turner, William Griffin, Bruce Sepe | |
| Subs | Principia | Scott Wiszynski (PG), Jimmy Bruno (SG), Sammy Posey (SF), Fred Gabrielson (PF), Derek Brown (C) Robert Byas, Roy Townsend, Douglas Tucker, Fred Devine, Jeff Dickens | |
| 01:10 | Cornell | Andrew Bailey's floater is knocked away by Derek Brown | 59-47 |
| 01:09 | Principia | Scott Wiszynski gets the rebound | 59-47 |
| 00:55 | Principia | Scott Wiszynski misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 59-47 |
| 00:54 | Cornell | The rebound goes to Thomas Rohde | 59-47 |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Principia | Principia is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:27 | Cornell | Thomas Rohde drills a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Mark Scott | 61-47 |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Principia | Principia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:21 | Principia | Fred Gabrielson's pass is intercepted by Kenneth Smith | 61-47 |
| 00:00 | Cornell | Thomas Rohde runs out the clock | 61-47 |