| Lineup | Defiance | PG - Leon Chandler (fresh) 1 pts. 2 stl. SG - Wendell Parks (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Kevin Shier (fresh) PF - Gerald Cooper (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Ryan Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Robert Sexton (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Blair (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mark Scott (fresh) 3 pts. PF - William Griffin (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Bruce Sepe (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cornell | Mark Scott inbounds the ball | 19-26 |
| Game Plan | Defiance | Defiance is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:41 | Cornell | Robert Sexton misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 19-26 |
| 19:40 | Cornell | William Griffin hits the follow up shot | 19-28 |
| 19:20 | Defiance | Gerald Cooper can't finish the layup | 19-28 |
| 19:18 | Cornell | Robert Sexton snags the defensive board | 19-28 |
| 19:04 | Cornell | William Griffin misses the fadeaway in the lane | 19-28 |
| 19:02 | Defiance | Kevin Shier gets the rebound | 19-28 |
| 18:57 | Defiance | Wendell Parks misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 19-28 |
| 18:56 | Defiance | Ryan Jackson hits the follow up shot | 21-28 |
| 18:37 | Cornell | A charge is called on John Blair - foul #2 on John Blair, team foul #1 | 21-28 |
| 18:13 | Defiance | Wendell Parks is hacked by Robert Sexton - foul #1 on Robert Sexton, team foul #2 | 21-28 |
| 17:58 | Defiance | Leon Chandler makes the shot from the right side on a nice dish by Gerald Cooper and he's fouled by Bruce Sepe - foul #2 on Bruce Sepe, team foul #3 | 23-28 |
| 17:58 | Defiance | Leon Chandler makes the free throw | 24-28 |
| 17:34 | Cornell | Gerald Cooper is called for the reach on Mark Scott - foul #2 on Gerald Cooper, team foul #1 | 24-28 |
| 17:09 | Cornell | Gerald Cooper is called for the reach on William Griffin - foul #3 on Gerald Cooper, team foul #2 | 24-28 |
| Subs | Defiance | John Blackwell (SG), James Miller (PF) Wendell Parks, Gerald Cooper | |
| Subs | Cornell | Isaac Davis (C) Bruce Sepe | |
| 16:55 | Cornell | Isaac Davis misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Leon Chandler - foul #3 on Leon Chandler, team foul #3 | 24-28 |
| Subs | Defiance | Howard Tran (PG), Billy Davenport (PF) Leon Chandler, Kevin Shier | |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| 16:55 | Cornell | Isaac Davis misses the 1st free throw | 24-28 |
| 16:55 | Cornell | Isaac Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 24-29 |
| 16:41 | Defiance | John Blackwell hits the finger roll on a great pass from Howard Tran | 26-29 |
| 16:21 | Cornell | William Griffin misses short on a runner from the baseline | 26-29 |
| 16:19 | Defiance | Ryan Jackson snags the defensive board | 26-29 |
| 15:50 | Defiance | John Blackwell misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 26-29 |
| 15:48 | Cornell | Robert Sexton grabs the defensive rebound | 26-29 |
| Lineup | Defiance | PG - Howard Tran (fresh) 3 ast. SG - John Blackwell (fresh) 7 pts. SF - James Miller (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Billy Davenport (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Ryan Jackson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Robert Sexton (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Blair (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mark Scott (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - William Griffin (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Isaac Davis (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Cornell | Isaac Davis's dunk attempt is rejected by Ryan Jackson | 26-29 |
| 15:41 | Defiance | John Blackwell grabs the board | 26-29 |
| 15:23 | Defiance | John Blackwell is hacked by John Blair - foul #3 on John Blair, team foul #4 | 26-29 |
| Subs | Defiance | Leon Chandler (PG), Wendell Parks (SG), Kevin Shier (SF), Gerald Cooper (PF) Howard Tran, John Blackwell, James Miller, Ryan Jackson | |
| Subs | Cornell | Thomas Rohde (PG), Kenneth Smith (SG), Michael Turner (SF), Bruce Sepe (C) Robert Sexton, John Blair, Mark Scott, William Griffin | |
| 15:16 | Defiance | Leon Chandler loses the ball out of bounds | 26-29 |
| 14:57 | Cornell | Isaac Davis clanks a fadeaway in the lane | 26-29 |
| 14:56 | Cornell | The offensive rebound goes to Isaac Davis | 26-29 |
| 14:46 | Cornell | Michael Turner comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 26-29 |
| 14:44 | Cornell | Thomas Rohde gets the offensive rebound | 26-29 |
| 14:38 | Cornell | Bruce Sepe is called for a charge - foul #3 on Bruce Sepe, team foul #5 | 26-29 |
| Subs | Defiance | | |
| Subs | Cornell | Andrew Bailey (PF) Isaac Davis | |
| 14:21 | Defiance | Kevin Shier is fouled on the floor by Michael Turner - foul #4 on Michael Turner, team foul #6 | 26-29 |
| Subs | Defiance | | |
| Subs | Cornell | Brandon Newsom (PF) Michael Turner | |
| 14:11 | Defiance | Gerald Cooper drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Leon Chandler | 29-29 |
| 13:47 | Cornell | Andrew Bailey's pass is intercepted by Kevin Shier | 29-29 |
| 13:28 | Defiance | Billy Davenport misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 29-29 |
| 13:26 | Defiance | Gerald Cooper gets the offensive rebound | 29-29 |
| 13:11 | Defiance | Kevin Shier misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 29-29 |
| 13:09 | Defiance | Kevin Shier tips it in | 31-29 |
| 12:55 | Cornell | Thomas Rohde hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 31-29 |
| 12:54 | Defiance | Gerald Cooper gets the rebound | 31-29 |
| 12:36 | Defiance | Brandon Newsom is called for the reach on Leon Chandler - foul #1 on Brandon Newsom, team foul #7 | 31-29 |
| Subs | Defiance | John Blackwell (SG), John Godoy (SF), James Miller (PF), Ryan Jackson (C) Wendell Parks, Kevin Shier, Gerald Cooper, Billy Davenport | |
| Subs | Cornell | Robert Sexton (PG), John Blair (SG), Mark Scott (SF), William Griffin (PF), Isaac Davis (C) Thomas Rohde, Kenneth Smith, Andrew Bailey, Brandon Newsom, Bruce Sepe | |
| 12:36 | Defiance | Leon Chandler makes the 1st free throw | 32-29 |
| 12:36 | Defiance | Leon Chandler misses the 2nd free throw | 32-29 |
| 12:36 | Cornell | Isaac Davis pulls down the rebound | 32-29 |
| 12:21 | Cornell | Isaac Davis's pass is intercepted by Ryan Jackson | 32-29 |
| 12:00 | Defiance | John Blair steals the ball from James Miller | 32-29 |
| 11:51 | Cornell | William Griffin hits the finger roll on a great pass from Mark Scott | 32-31 |
| 11:43 | Defiance | John Blackwell scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by John Godoy | 35-31 |
| Lineup | Defiance | PG - Leon Chandler (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - John Blackwell (fresh) 10 pts. SF - John Godoy (fresh) PF - James Miller (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ryan Jackson (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Robert Sexton (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Blair (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Mark Scott (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - William Griffin (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Isaac Davis (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:23 | Cornell | Mark Scott can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 35-31 |
| 11:21 | Defiance | James Miller pulls down the rebound | 35-31 |
| 11:09 | Defiance | Leon Chandler is hacked by Robert Sexton - foul #2 on Robert Sexton, team foul #8 | 35-31 |
| Subs | Defiance | Kevin Shier (SF), Gerald Cooper (PF) John Godoy, James Miller | |
| Subs | Cornell | Bruce Sepe (C) Isaac Davis | |
| 11:09 | Defiance | Leon Chandler makes the 1st free throw | 36-31 |
| 11:09 | Defiance | Leon Chandler makes the 2nd free throw | 37-31 |
| 10:48 | Cornell | John Blair scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 37-34 |
| 10:33 | Defiance | Kevin Shier hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline | 37-34 |
| 10:32 | Cornell | William Griffin grabs the board | 37-34 |
| 10:21 | Cornell | William Griffin scores on a runner from close range on a nice dish by Robert Sexton and he's hacked by Leon Chandler - foul #4 on Leon Chandler, team foul #4 | 37-36 |
| Subs | Defiance | Howard Tran (PG), Wendell Parks (SG) Leon Chandler, John Blackwell | |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| 10:21 | Cornell | William Griffin makes the free throw | 37-37 |
| 10:13 | Defiance | Bruce Sepe is called for the reach on Howard Tran - foul #4 on Bruce Sepe, team foul #9 | 37-37 |
| Subs | Defiance | | |
| Subs | Cornell | Isaac Davis (C) Bruce Sepe | |
| 10:13 | Defiance | Howard Tran makes the 1st free throw | 38-37 |
| 10:13 | Defiance | Howard Tran misses the 2nd free throw | 38-37 |
| 10:13 | Cornell | Isaac Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 38-37 |
| 09:58 | Cornell | Isaac Davis is hacked by Wendell Parks - foul #2 on Wendell Parks, team foul #5 | 38-37 |
| 09:39 | Cornell | Mark Scott connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from William Griffin | 38-40 |
| 09:15 | Defiance | Gerald Cooper buries a 3 pointer from the right wing | 41-40 |
| 09:01 | Cornell | Mark Scott scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Sexton | 41-43 |
| 08:42 | Defiance | John Blair is called for the reach on Wendell Parks - foul #4 on John Blair, team foul #10 | 41-43 |
| Subs | Defiance | James Miller (SF), John Blackwell (PF), Billy Davenport (C) Kevin Shier, Gerald Cooper, Ryan Jackson | |
| Subs | Cornell | Thomas Rohde (PG), Kenneth Smith (SG), Brandon Newsom (SF), Andrew Bailey (C) Robert Sexton, John Blair, Mark Scott, Isaac Davis | |
| 08:42 | Defiance | Wendell Parks makes the 1st free throw | 42-43 |
| 08:42 | Defiance | Wendell Parks makes the 2nd free throw | 43-43 |
| 08:24 | Cornell | Thomas Rohde misses the turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by James Miller - foul #2 on James Miller, team foul #6 | 43-43 |
| 08:24 | Cornell | Thomas Rohde makes the 1st free throw | 43-44 |
| 08:24 | Cornell | Thomas Rohde makes the 2nd free throw | 43-45 |
| 08:02 | Defiance | Wendell Parks connects on the turnaround from the right block | 45-45 |
| 07:38 | Cornell | Kenneth Smith hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line but the foul's on James Miller - foul #3 on James Miller, team foul #7 | 45-45 |
| Subs | Defiance | Leon Chandler (PG), John Godoy (SF) Howard Tran, Wendell Parks | |
| Subs | Cornell | Michael Turner (SF), Bruce Sepe (C) Brandon Newsom, William Griffin | |
| 07:38 | Cornell | Kenneth Smith makes the 1st free throw | 45-46 |
| 07:38 | Cornell | Kenneth Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 45-47 |
| Lineup | Defiance | PG - Leon Chandler (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - John Blackwell (fresh) 10 pts. SF - John Godoy (fresh) PF - James Miller (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Billy Davenport (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Thomas Rohde (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Turner (fresh) 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Andrew Bailey (fresh) 2 pts. C - Bruce Sepe (fresh) 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:21 | Defiance | James Miller misses the fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Andrew Bailey - foul #1 on Andrew Bailey, team foul #11 | 45-47 |
| Subs | Defiance | Ryan Jackson (C) John Godoy | |
| Subs | Cornell | Mark Scott (SG) Thomas Rohde | |
| 07:21 | Defiance | James Miller misses the 1st free throw | 45-47 |
| 07:21 | Defiance | James Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 46-47 |
| 07:05 | Cornell | Billy Davenport steps in front of the Kenneth Smith pass | 46-47 |
| 06:48 | Defiance | Ryan Jackson banks in the layup on a great pass from James Miller and the foul's on Michael Turner - foul #5 on Michael Turner, team foul #12 | 48-47 |
| Subs | Defiance | Kevin Shier (SF), Gerald Cooper (PF) James Miller, Billy Davenport | |
| Subs | Cornell | Robert Sexton (PG), John Blair (SG), Isaac Davis (PF) Kenneth Smith, Michael Turner, Andrew Bailey | |
| 06:48 | Defiance | Ryan Jackson makes the free throw | 49-47 |
| 06:20 | Cornell | Mark Scott knocks in the jump hook in the lane set up by Robert Sexton | 49-49 |
| 06:01 | Defiance | Bruce Sepe is called for the reach on Gerald Cooper - foul #5 on Bruce Sepe, team foul #13 | 49-49 |
| Subs | Defiance | Wendell Parks (SG) John Blackwell | |
| Subs | Cornell | Andrew Bailey (C) Bruce Sepe | |
| 06:01 | Defiance | Gerald Cooper misses the 1st free throw | 49-49 |
| 06:01 | Defiance | Gerald Cooper makes the 2nd free throw | 50-49 |
| 05:50 | Cornell | Mark Scott's floater is tipped away by Gerald Cooper | 50-49 |
| 05:48 | Cornell | Mark Scott snags the offensive board | 50-49 |
| 05:26 | Cornell | Andrew Bailey scores on a shot from close range | 50-51 |
| 05:05 | Defiance | Gerald Cooper comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 50-51 |
| 05:03 | Cornell | Isaac Davis pulls down the rebound | 50-51 |
| 04:35 | Cornell | Isaac Davis hits a runner from close range set up by Robert Sexton | 50-53 |
| 04:22 | Defiance | Kevin Shier banks in the layup | 52-53 |
| 04:15 | Cornell | Isaac Davis drills a shot near the basket on a nice dish by Robert Sexton and he's hacked by Gerald Cooper - foul #4 on Gerald Cooper, team foul #8 | 52-55 |
| Subs | Defiance | Howard Tran (PG), John Blackwell (SG), John Godoy (SF), James Miller (PF), Billy Davenport (C) Leon Chandler, Wendell Parks, Kevin Shier, Gerald Cooper, Ryan Jackson | |
| Subs | Cornell | Thomas Rohde (PG), Kenneth Smith (SG), William Griffin (PF) Robert Sexton, John Blair, Mark Scott | |
| 04:15 | Cornell | Isaac Davis makes the free throw | 52-56 |
| 04:05 | Defiance | Billy Davenport scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from James Miller | 54-56 |
| 03:41 | Cornell | William Griffin misses the jump hook near the basket | 54-56 |
| 03:39 | Defiance | The rebound goes to John Blackwell | 54-56 |
| Lineup | Defiance | PG - Howard Tran (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Blackwell (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. SF - John Godoy (fresh) PF - James Miller (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Billy Davenport (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Thomas Rohde (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andrew Bailey (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - William Griffin (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - Isaac Davis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:23 | Defiance | Billy Davenport misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 54-56 |
| 03:22 | Defiance | John Godoy hits the follow up shot | 56-56 |
| 03:04 | Cornell | Andrew Bailey misses the easy layup | 56-56 |
| 03:02 | Defiance | Billy Davenport pulls down the rebound | 56-56 |
| 02:57 | Defiance | Defiance calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-56 |
| Subs | Defiance | Leon Chandler (PG), Wendell Parks (SG), Kevin Shier (SF), Gerald Cooper (PF), Ryan Jackson (C) Howard Tran, John Blackwell, John Godoy, James Miller, Billy Davenport | |
| Subs | Cornell | Robert Sexton (PG), John Blair (SG), Mark Scott (SF) Thomas Rohde, Kenneth Smith, Isaac Davis | |
| 02:43 | Defiance | Kevin Shier knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Wendell Parks and the foul's on Mark Scott - foul #1 on Mark Scott, team foul #14 | 58-56 |
| 02:43 | Defiance | Kevin Shier misses the free throw | 58-56 |
| 02:43 | Cornell | Andrew Bailey snags the defensive board | 58-56 |
| 02:43 | Cornell | Cornell calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-56 |
| 02:15 | Cornell | Mark Scott buries a shot from the left side | 58-58 |
| 02:02 | Defiance | Wendell Parks buries a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Leon Chandler | 60-58 |
| 02:02 | Cornell | Cornell calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 60-58 |
| Subs | Defiance | | |
| Subs | Cornell | Isaac Davis (C) Andrew Bailey | |
| 01:48 | Cornell | Mark Scott misses badly on a jumper from close range but the foul's on Leon Chandler - foul #5 on Leon Chandler, team foul #9 | 60-58 |
| Subs | Defiance | Howard Tran (PG) Leon Chandler | |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| 01:48 | Cornell | Mark Scott makes the 1st free throw | 60-59 |
| 01:48 | Cornell | Mark Scott misses the 2nd free throw | 60-59 |
| 01:48 | Defiance | Gerald Cooper pulls down the rebound | 60-59 |
| 01:24 | Defiance | Gerald Cooper makes the jumper from the right side | 62-59 |
| 01:24 | Cornell | Cornell calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 62-59 |
| 01:03 | Cornell | Mark Scott makes the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Robert Sexton | 62-61 |
| 00:47 | Defiance | Kevin Shier is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Kevin Shier, team foul #10 | 62-61 |
| 00:42 | Cornell | Cornell calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 62-61 |
| 00:26 | Cornell | Robert Sexton misses long on a shot from the right wing | 62-61 |
| 00:24 | Cornell | The offensive rebound goes to William Griffin | 62-61 |
| 00:24 | Cornell | Cornell calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 62-61 |
| 00:11 | Cornell | John Blair connects on the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Robert Sexton | 62-63 |
| 00:04 | Defiance | Howard Tran connects on the turnaround from the baseline set up by Ryan Jackson and he's fouled by Robert Sexton - foul #3 on Robert Sexton, team foul #15 | 64-63 |
| 00:04 | Defiance | Howard Tran makes the free throw | 65-63 |
| 00:04 | Cornell | Cornell calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 65-63 |
| 00:00 | Cornell | Robert Sexton misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 65-63 |