| Lineup | Cornell | PG - David Williamson (fresh) SG - George Oliver (fresh) SF - Daniel Hufnagel (fresh) PF - Robert Stokes (fresh) C - David Carlson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi College | PG - Marc Baxter (fresh) SG - John Davis (fresh) SF - Adam Carothers (fresh) PF - Richard Longley (fresh) C - Kevin Jackson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi College | Richard Longley wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi College | Mississippi College is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:45 | Mississippi College | Marc Baxter hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | Cornell | George Oliver grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:27 | Cornell | George Oliver is hacked by John Davis - foul #1 on John Davis, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:06 | Cornell | Daniel Hufnagel is hacked by Adam Carothers - foul #1 on Adam Carothers, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| 18:49 | Cornell | Daniel Hufnagel connects on the fadeaway from the left block | 2-0 |
| 18:29 | Mississippi College | Richard Longley misses the lay-in | 2-0 |
| 18:28 | Cornell | David Williamson pulls down the rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:21 | Cornell | David Carlson's fadeaway is rejected by Richard Longley | 2-0 |
| 18:20 | Cornell | George Oliver grabs the offensive board | 2-0 |
| 18:00 | Cornell | Robert Stokes comes up short on the floater from the baseline | 2-0 |
| 17:58 | Mississippi College | The rebound goes to Adam Carothers | 2-0 |
| 17:51 | Mississippi College | Kevin Jackson misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 2-0 |
| 17:49 | Mississippi College | Richard Longley tips it home | 2-2 |
| 17:31 | Cornell | Daniel Hufnagel misses short on a runner from close range but he's fouled by Adam Carothers - foul #2 on Adam Carothers, team foul #3 | 2-2 |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| Subs | Mississippi College | Nicholas Wingard (SF) Adam Carothers | |
| 17:31 | Cornell | Daniel Hufnagel misses the 1st free throw | 2-2 |
| 17:31 | Cornell | Daniel Hufnagel makes the 2nd free throw | 3-2 |
| 17:29 | Mississippi College | David Williamson steals the ball from Marc Baxter in the backcourt | 3-2 |
| 17:10 | Cornell | Daniel Hufnagel loses the dribble to Richard Longley | 3-2 |
| 16:50 | Mississippi College | Nicholas Wingard's floater is tipped away by Robert Stokes | 3-2 |
| 16:48 | Mississippi College | Nicholas Wingard can't tip it in | 3-2 |
| 16:46 | Cornell | Robert Stokes snags the defensive board | 3-2 |
| 16:26 | Cornell | Nicholas Wingard steals the ball from George Oliver | 3-2 |
| 16:20 | Mississippi College | Marc Baxter drills a pull-up jumper from the right side | 3-4 |
| 15:53 | Cornell | Robert Stokes misses long on a runner near the basket | 3-4 |
| 15:52 | Cornell | David Carlson misses the tip | 3-4 |
| 15:51 | Mississippi College | Nicholas Wingard gets the rebound | 3-4 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - David Williamson (fresh) SG - George Oliver (fresh) SF - Daniel Hufnagel (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Robert Stokes (fresh) C - David Carlson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi College | PG - Marc Baxter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Davis (fresh) SF - Nicholas Wingard (fresh) PF - Richard Longley (fresh) 2 pts. C - Kevin Jackson (fresh) | |
| 15:47 | Mississippi College | John Davis blows the layup | 3-4 |
| 15:45 | Cornell | George Oliver gets the rebound | 3-4 |
| 15:29 | Cornell | George Oliver throws a bad pass out of bounds | 3-4 |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| Subs | Mississippi College | Bruce Updegraff (SG), Richard Pierce (SF), Kevin Shofner (PF), Fredrick Seymour (C) Marc Baxter, John Davis, Richard Longley, Kevin Jackson | |
| 15:11 | Mississippi College | Bruce Updegraff misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 3-4 |
| 15:10 | Mississippi College | Bruce Updegraff grabs the offensive rebound | 3-4 |
| 14:55 | Mississippi College | David Carlson blocks the short jumper by Kevin Shofner | 3-4 |
| 14:53 | Cornell | The rebound goes to David Carlson | 3-4 |
| 14:36 | Cornell | David Williamson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 3-4 |
| 14:35 | Mississippi College | Kevin Shofner gets the rebound | 3-4 |
| 14:19 | Mississippi College | Fredrick Seymour scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 3-7 |
| 14:14 | Cornell | Robert Stokes connects on the runner from the right block and he's hacked by Nicholas Wingard - foul #1 on Nicholas Wingard, team foul #4 | 5-7 |
| Subs | Cornell | Timothy Potter (PG), Michael Sarno (SF), Donnell Hubbard (C) David Williamson, Daniel Hufnagel, David Carlson | |
| Subs | Mississippi College | John Davis (SG), Richard Longley (PF), Kevin Jackson (C) Nicholas Wingard, Kevin Shofner, Fredrick Seymour | |
| 14:14 | Cornell | Robert Stokes makes the free throw | 6-7 |
| 13:50 | Mississippi College | Bruce Updegraff buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by John Davis | 6-10 |
| 13:34 | Cornell | Robert Stokes connects on the jumper in the lane | 8-10 |
| 13:27 | Mississippi College | Kevin Jackson hits a driving attempt from the right block set up by Bruce Updegraff and the foul's on Donnell Hubbard - foul #1 on Donnell Hubbard, team foul #1 | 8-12 |
| Subs | Cornell | Jess Corwin (SG), Reinaldo Perez (C) George Oliver, Robert Stokes | |
| Subs | Mississippi College | | |
| 13:27 | Mississippi College | Kevin Jackson makes the free throw | 8-13 |
| 13:06 | Cornell | Timothy Potter drills a turnaround near the basket set up by Michael Sarno and he's fouled by Bruce Updegraff - foul #1 on Bruce Updegraff, team foul #5 | 10-13 |
| 13:06 | Cornell | Timothy Potter makes the free throw | 11-13 |
| 12:47 | Mississippi College | Richard Longley misses long on a driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by Donnell Hubbard - foul #2 on Donnell Hubbard, team foul #2 | 11-13 |
| Subs | Cornell | David Williamson (PG), David Carlson (C) Timothy Potter, Donnell Hubbard | |
| Subs | Mississippi College | Marc Baxter (PG), Nicholas Wingard (SF) Bruce Updegraff, Richard Pierce | |
| 12:47 | Mississippi College | Richard Longley makes the 1st free throw | 11-14 |
| 12:47 | Mississippi College | Richard Longley makes the 2nd free throw | 11-15 |
| 12:36 | Cornell | Reinaldo Perez connects on the jumper from just outside the lane | 13-15 |
| 12:17 | Mississippi College | Richard Longley misses long on a driving attempt in the lane | 13-15 |
| 12:16 | Cornell | David Williamson grabs the defensive rebound | 13-15 |
| 12:02 | Cornell | Reinaldo Perez clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 13-15 |
| 12:01 | Cornell | David Carlson pulls down the offensive rebound | 13-15 |
| 11:51 | Cornell | Marc Baxter is called for the reach on David Williamson - foul #1 on Marc Baxter, team foul #6 | 13-15 |
| Subs | Cornell | George Oliver (SG), Daniel Hufnagel (SF), Robert Stokes (PF) Jess Corwin, Michael Sarno, Reinaldo Perez | |
| Subs | Mississippi College | Bruce Updegraff (SG), Kevin Shofner (C) John Davis, Kevin Jackson | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - David Williamson (fresh) SG - George Oliver (fresh) SF - Daniel Hufnagel (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Robert Stokes (fresh) 5 pts. C - David Carlson (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi College | PG - Marc Baxter (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Bruce Updegraff (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nicholas Wingard (fresh) PF - Richard Longley (fresh) 4 pts. C - Kevin Shofner (fresh) | |
| 11:34 | Cornell | David Carlson jams it | 15-15 |
| 11:24 | Mississippi College | David Carlson takes the ball from Richard Longley | 15-15 |
| 11:05 | Cornell | George Oliver lays it in on a nice dish by Robert Stokes and the foul's on Bruce Updegraff - foul #2 on Bruce Updegraff, team foul #7 | 17-15 |
| Subs | Cornell | Reinaldo Perez (C) David Carlson | |
| Subs | Mississippi College | Thomas King (PG), John Davis (SG), Richard Pierce (SF), Fredrick Seymour (C) Marc Baxter, Bruce Updegraff, Nicholas Wingard, Richard Longley | |
| 11:05 | Cornell | George Oliver misses the free throw | 17-15 |
| 11:05 | Cornell | Reinaldo Perez pulls down the offensive rebound | 17-15 |
| 10:49 | Cornell | Reinaldo Perez misses the jumper from the baseline | 17-15 |
| 10:47 | Cornell | Reinaldo Perez grabs the offensive board | 17-15 |
| 10:34 | Cornell | David Williamson misses the jumper from the right side | 17-15 |
| 10:32 | Mississippi College | Kevin Shofner pulls down the rebound | 17-15 |
| 10:28 | Mississippi College | Richard Pierce can't finish the layup | 17-15 |
| 10:26 | Cornell | Reinaldo Perez pulls down the rebound | 17-15 |
| 10:12 | Cornell | Robert Stokes is fouled on the floor by Kevin Shofner - foul #1 on Kevin Shofner, team foul #8 | 17-15 |
| Subs | Cornell | Timothy Potter (PG) David Williamson | |
| Subs | Mississippi College | Kevin Jackson (C) Fredrick Seymour | |
| 10:12 | Cornell | Robert Stokes makes the 1st free throw | 18-15 |
| 10:12 | Cornell | Robert Stokes misses the 2nd free throw | 18-15 |
| 10:12 | Cornell | The offensive rebound goes to Daniel Hufnagel | 18-15 |
| 09:53 | Cornell | George Oliver buries a shot from the baseline | 20-15 |
| 09:47 | Mississippi College | The short jumper by Richard Pierce is denied by Reinaldo Perez | 20-15 |
| 09:45 | Cornell | Timothy Potter gets the rebound | 20-15 |
| 09:41 | Cornell | Timothy Potter connects on the driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Robert Stokes | 22-15 |
| 09:28 | Mississippi College | John Davis is fouled on the floor by Robert Stokes - foul #1 on Robert Stokes, team foul #3 | 22-15 |
| Subs | Cornell | Michael Sarno (SF), David Carlson (C) Daniel Hufnagel, Reinaldo Perez | |
| Subs | Mississippi College | Marc Baxter (PG), Nicholas Wingard (SG), Richard Longley (PF) Thomas King, John Davis, Kevin Shofner | |
| 09:11 | Mississippi College | Nicholas Wingard misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 22-15 |
| 09:10 | Mississippi College | Nicholas Wingard tips it in | 22-17 |
| 08:49 | Cornell | The pull-up jumper by Robert Stokes is blocked by Kevin Jackson | 22-17 |
| 08:47 | Cornell | The offensive rebound goes to Timothy Potter | 22-17 |
| 08:30 | Cornell | Timothy Potter misses the easy layup | 22-17 |
| 08:28 | Mississippi College | Kevin Jackson grabs the board | 22-17 |
| 08:22 | Mississippi College | Nicholas Wingard lays it up and in | 22-19 |
| 08:08 | Cornell | David Carlson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 22-19 |
| Subs | Cornell | David Williamson (PG), Jess Corwin (SG), Daniel Hufnagel (SF) Timothy Potter, George Oliver, Robert Stokes | |
| Subs | Mississippi College | John Davis (SG), Richard Cannon (SF) Marc Baxter, Richard Pierce | |
| 07:40 | Mississippi College | John Davis comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 22-19 |
| 07:39 | Mississippi College | Nicholas Wingard gets the offensive rebound | 22-19 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - David Williamson (fresh) SG - Jess Corwin (fresh) SF - Daniel Hufnagel (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Michael Sarno (fresh) C - David Carlson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi College | PG - Nicholas Wingard (fresh) 4 pts. SG - John Davis (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Richard Cannon (fresh) PF - Richard Longley (fresh) 4 pts. C - Kevin Jackson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:30 | Mississippi College | David Williamson is called for the reach on Nicholas Wingard - foul #1 on David Williamson, team foul #4 | 22-19 |
| Subs | Cornell | Reinaldo Perez (PF) Michael Sarno | |
| Subs | Mississippi College | Kevin Shofner (C) Kevin Jackson | |
| 07:15 | Mississippi College | Richard Cannon is fouled on the floor by Daniel Hufnagel - foul #1 on Daniel Hufnagel, team foul #5 | 22-19 |
| Subs | Cornell | George Oliver (SG), Robert Stokes (PF) Jess Corwin, David Carlson | |
| Subs | Mississippi College | | |
| 07:06 | Mississippi College | Richard Cannon comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 22-19 |
| 07:05 | Cornell | Robert Stokes pulls down the rebound | 22-19 |
| 06:50 | Cornell | George Oliver misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 22-19 |
| 06:49 | Mississippi College | Richard Longley gets the rebound | 22-19 |
| 06:44 | Mississippi College | Nicholas Wingard clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Robert Stokes - foul #2 on Robert Stokes, team foul #6 | 22-19 |
| Subs | Cornell | Tommy Sharp (C) Robert Stokes | |
| Subs | Mississippi College | Marc Baxter (PG) Richard Cannon | |
| 06:44 | Mississippi College | Nicholas Wingard makes the 1st free throw | 22-20 |
| 06:44 | Mississippi College | Nicholas Wingard misses the 2nd free throw | 22-20 |
| 06:44 | Cornell | The rebound goes to Tommy Sharp | 22-20 |
| 06:17 | Cornell | John Davis takes the ball from George Oliver | 22-20 |
| 06:10 | Mississippi College | Kevin Shofner buries a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from John Davis | 22-22 |
| 05:55 | Cornell | David Williamson makes the shot from the left wing | 24-22 |
| 05:29 | Mississippi College | David Williamson steps in front of the Nicholas Wingard pass | 24-22 |
| 05:26 | Cornell | George Oliver lays it in on a nice dish by David Williamson | 26-22 |
| 05:06 | Mississippi College | Kevin Shofner travels with the ball | 26-22 |
| Subs | Cornell | Timothy Potter (PG), Jess Corwin (SG), James Bowden (SF), Michael Sarno (PF), David Carlson (C) David Williamson, George Oliver, Daniel Hufnagel, Reinaldo Perez, Tommy Sharp | |
| Subs | Mississippi College | Thomas King (PG), Richard Pierce (SF), Kevin Jackson (C) Marc Baxter, Nicholas Wingard, Richard Longley | |
| 04:44 | Cornell | David Carlson misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Kevin Jackson - foul #1 on Kevin Jackson, team foul #9 | 26-22 |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| Subs | Mississippi College | Richard Cannon (PF) Kevin Shofner | |
| 04:44 | Cornell | David Carlson makes the 1st free throw | 27-22 |
| 04:44 | Cornell | David Carlson makes the 2nd free throw | 28-22 |
| 04:29 | Mississippi College | Richard Cannon comes up short on the floater in the paint | 28-22 |
| 04:28 | Cornell | David Carlson gets the rebound | 28-22 |
| 04:08 | Cornell | James Bowden misses the floater from the right wing | 28-22 |
| 04:07 | Cornell | The offensive rebound goes to Jess Corwin | 28-22 |
| 03:50 | Cornell | David Carlson hits a shot in the lane | 30-22 |
| 03:32 | Mississippi College | Kevin Jackson's floater is tipped away by David Carlson | 30-22 |
| 03:30 | Cornell | Jess Corwin gets the rebound | 30-22 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Timothy Potter (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SG - Jess Corwin (fresh) 2 reb. SF - James Bowden (fresh) PF - Michael Sarno (fresh) C - David Carlson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi College | PG - Thomas King (fresh) SG - John Davis (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Richard Pierce (fresh) PF - Richard Cannon (fresh) C - Kevin Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 03:10 | Cornell | Timothy Potter is fouled on the floor by Thomas King - foul #1 on Thomas King, team foul #10 | 30-22 |
| Subs | Cornell | George Oliver (SG), Robert Stokes (PF) Jess Corwin, James Bowden | |
| Subs | Mississippi College | Marc Baxter (PG), Bruce Updegraff (SG), Adam Carothers (SF), Richard Longley (PF) Thomas King, John Davis, Richard Pierce, Richard Cannon | |
| 03:10 | Cornell | Timothy Potter makes the 1st free throw | 31-22 |
| 03:10 | Cornell | Timothy Potter makes the 2nd free throw | 32-22 |
| 02:59 | Mississippi College | Adam Carothers's corner 3pt jumper is blocked by Michael Sarno | 32-22 |
| 02:57 | Mississippi College | Richard Longley tips it in | 32-24 |
| 02:41 | Cornell | David Carlson's fadeaway is rejected by Kevin Jackson | 32-24 |
| 02:39 | Mississippi College | Richard Longley gets the rebound | 32-24 |
| 02:35 | Mississippi College | Adam Carothers is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Adam Carothers, team foul #11 | 32-24 |
| Subs | Cornell | David Williamson (PG), Daniel Hufnagel (SF) Timothy Potter, Michael Sarno | |
| Subs | Mississippi College | Nicholas Wingard (SG), Richard Pierce (SF) Bruce Updegraff, Adam Carothers | |
| 02:14 | Cornell | George Oliver misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Nicholas Wingard - foul #2 on Nicholas Wingard, team foul #12 | 32-24 |
| Subs | Cornell | Donnell Hubbard (C) David Carlson | |
| Subs | Mississippi College | | |
| 02:14 | Cornell | George Oliver makes the 1st free throw | 33-24 |
| 02:14 | Cornell | George Oliver makes the 2nd free throw | 34-24 |
| 01:56 | Mississippi College | Marc Baxter is hacked by David Williamson - foul #2 on David Williamson, team foul #7 | 34-24 |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| Subs | Mississippi College | Kevin Shofner (C) Kevin Jackson | |
| 01:56 | Mississippi College | Marc Baxter makes the 1st free throw | 34-25 |
| 01:56 | Mississippi College | Marc Baxter makes the 2nd free throw | 34-26 |
| 01:39 | Cornell | Robert Stokes's fadeaway is rejected by Richard Longley | 34-26 |
| 01:37 | Mississippi College | The rebound goes to Richard Longley | 34-26 |
| 01:32 | Mississippi College | Nicholas Wingard can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 34-26 |
| 01:30 | Cornell | Robert Stokes grabs the board | 34-26 |
| 01:14 | Cornell | David Williamson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-26 |
| Subs | Cornell | David Carlson (C) Donnell Hubbard | |
| Subs | Mississippi College | Bruce Updegraff (SG) Marc Baxter | |
| 00:59 | Mississippi College | David Carlson is called for the reach on Kevin Shofner - foul #1 on David Carlson, team foul #8 | 34-26 |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| Subs | Mississippi College | Richard Cannon (SF), Kevin Jackson (C) Richard Pierce, Richard Longley | |
| 00:59 | Mississippi College | Kevin Shofner misses the 1st free throw | 34-26 |
| 00:59 | Cornell | Robert Stokes grabs the board | 34-26 |
| 00:33 | Cornell | Robert Stokes connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by George Oliver and the foul's on Kevin Shofner - foul #2 on Kevin Shofner, team foul #13 | 36-26 |
| Subs | Cornell | Michael Sarno (SF) Daniel Hufnagel | |
| Subs | Mississippi College | John Davis (SG), Richard Longley (PF) Nicholas Wingard, Kevin Shofner | |
| 00:33 | Cornell | Robert Stokes misses the free throw | 36-26 |
| 00:33 | Mississippi College | Richard Longley grabs the defensive rebound | 36-26 |
| 00:13 | Mississippi College | John Davis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-26 |
| 00:03 | Cornell | David Williamson drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 39-26 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi College | Richard Cannon misses short on a halfcourt shot | 39-26 |