| Lineup | Cornell | PG - George Zielke (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Nicholas Konrad (fresh) SF - Neal Rose (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gary Simpson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Bayerl (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Luis Gillett (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Stanley Shimer (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Thomas Ganey (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Hill (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Walter Martinson (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cornell | Neal Rose inbounds the ball | 26-28 |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:38 | Cornell | Gary Simpson comes up short on the floater from the right wing but the foul's on Robert Hill - foul #2 on Robert Hill, team foul #1 | 26-28 |
| 19:38 | Cornell | Gary Simpson misses the 1st free throw | 26-28 |
| 19:38 | Cornell | Gary Simpson makes the 2nd free throw | 27-28 |
| 19:20 | Northern Iowa | Stanley Shimer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-28 |
| 18:56 | Cornell | Michael Bayerl loses the ball out of bounds | 27-28 |
| 18:41 | Northern Iowa | Luis Gillett is whistled for traveling | 27-28 |
| Subs | Cornell | Israel Watson (C) Michael Bayerl | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 18:19 | Cornell | Israel Watson misses the lay-in but the foul's on Walter Martinson - foul #2 on Walter Martinson, team foul #2 | 27-28 |
| Subs | Cornell | Morgan Caverly (SG), Timothy Johnson (SF), Carlos Risk (C) Nicholas Konrad, Neal Rose, Gary Simpson | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Richard Popovich (C) Walter Martinson | |
| 18:19 | Cornell | Israel Watson makes the 1st free throw | 28-28 |
| 18:19 | Cornell | Israel Watson makes the 2nd free throw | 29-28 |
| 17:52 | Northern Iowa | Luis Gillett hits the front of the rim on the wide open shot from the free throw line | 29-28 |
| 17:51 | Northern Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Ganey | 29-28 |
| 17:37 | Northern Iowa | Robert Hill drills a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Stanley Shimer | 29-30 |
| 17:19 | Cornell | George Zielke misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 29-30 |
| 17:18 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Thomas Ganey | 29-30 |
| 16:59 | Northern Iowa | Richard Popovich makes the turnaround from the right block set up by Thomas Ganey | 29-32 |
| 16:42 | Cornell | Timothy Johnson misses the lay-in but the foul's on Richard Popovich - foul #1 on Richard Popovich, team foul #3 | 29-32 |
| Subs | Cornell | Marc Dobbs (PG), Nicholas Konrad (SG), Gary Simpson (PF), Michael Bayerl (C) George Zielke, Morgan Caverly, Israel Watson, Carlos Risk | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | John Villela (PG), Albert Hall (SG), Robert Engelberg (SF), Robert Simpkins (PF), Walter Martinson (C) Luis Gillett, Stanley Shimer, Thomas Ganey, Robert Hill, Richard Popovich | |
| 16:42 | Cornell | Timothy Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 29-32 |
| 16:42 | Cornell | Timothy Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 30-32 |
| 16:39 | Northern Iowa | Robert Engelberg throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 30-32 |
| Subs | Cornell | Neal Rose (SF) Timothy Johnson | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 16:20 | Cornell | Nicholas Konrad connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Marc Dobbs | 33-32 |
| 16:18 | Northern Iowa | Nicholas Konrad is called for the reach on Albert Hall in the backcourt - foul #3 on Nicholas Konrad, team foul #1 | 33-32 |
| Subs | Cornell | Calvin Rakes (SG) Nicholas Konrad | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 16:02 | Northern Iowa | Walter Martinson misses short on a jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by Calvin Rakes - foul #3 on Calvin Rakes, team foul #2 | 33-32 |
| Subs | Cornell | George Zielke (PG) Calvin Rakes | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 16:02 | Northern Iowa | Walter Martinson misses the 1st free throw | 33-32 |
| 16:02 | Northern Iowa | Walter Martinson makes the 2nd free throw | 33-33 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - George Zielke (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Marc Dobbs (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Neal Rose (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gary Simpson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Bayerl (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - John Villela (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Albert Hall (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Engelberg (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Simpkins (fresh) 3 pts. C - Walter Martinson (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:46 | Cornell | Gary Simpson lays it in and the foul's on Robert Simpkins - foul #2 on Robert Simpkins, team foul #4 | 35-33 |
| Subs | Cornell | Nicholas Konrad (SG) George Zielke | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 15:46 | Cornell | Gary Simpson makes the free throw | 36-33 |
| 15:22 | Northern Iowa | John Villela drills a jumpshot from the left side set up by Robert Simpkins | 36-35 |
| 15:05 | Cornell | Nicholas Konrad misses the shot in the lane | 36-35 |
| 15:03 | Northern Iowa | Walter Martinson snags the defensive board | 36-35 |
| 14:45 | Northern Iowa | John Villela can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Marc Dobbs - foul #1 on Marc Dobbs, team foul #3 | 36-35 |
| Subs | Cornell | Morgan Caverly (PG), Calvin Rakes (SF), Israel Watson (PF), Carlos Risk (C) Marc Dobbs, Neal Rose, Gary Simpson, Michael Bayerl | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Luis Gillett (PG), Thomas Ganey (SF), Richard Popovich (PF) Albert Hall, Robert Engelberg, Robert Simpkins | |
| 14:45 | Northern Iowa | John Villela makes the 1st free throw | 36-36 |
| 14:45 | Northern Iowa | John Villela misses the 2nd free throw | 36-36 |
| 14:45 | Cornell | Carlos Risk grabs the defensive rebound | 36-36 |
| 14:29 | Cornell | Walter Martinson picks off the pass by Nicholas Konrad | 36-36 |
| 14:27 | Northern Iowa | John Villela is hacked by Nicholas Konrad in the backcourt - foul #4 on Nicholas Konrad, team foul #4 | 36-36 |
| Subs | Cornell | Timothy Johnson (SF) Nicholas Konrad | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Stanley Shimer (SG), Robert Hill (PF) John Villela, Walter Martinson | |
| 14:07 | Northern Iowa | Richard Popovich misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 36-36 |
| 14:06 | Cornell | Calvin Rakes grabs the defensive rebound | 36-36 |
| 13:38 | Cornell | Timothy Johnson lays it in set up by Calvin Rakes and he's hacked by Thomas Ganey - foul #1 on Thomas Ganey, team foul #5 | 38-36 |
| Subs | Cornell | George Zielke (PG), Robert Clark (C) Calvin Rakes, Israel Watson | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Walter Martinson (C) Richard Popovich | |
| 13:38 | Cornell | Timothy Johnson makes the free throw | 39-36 |
| 13:30 | Northern Iowa | Luis Gillett makes the runner in the lane | 39-38 |
| 13:05 | Cornell | George Zielke buries a 3 from the left wing | 42-38 |
| 12:36 | Northern Iowa | Luis Gillett hits a wide open fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Stanley Shimer | 42-40 |
| 12:24 | Cornell | Morgan Caverly misses long on a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Stanley Shimer - foul #2 on Stanley Shimer, team foul #6 | 42-40 |
| Subs | Cornell | Neal Rose (SF), Gary Simpson (PF) Timothy Johnson, Carlos Risk | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | John Villela (PG), Albert Hall (SG), Robert Engelberg (SF), Robert Simpkins (PF) Luis Gillett, Stanley Shimer, Thomas Ganey, Robert Hill | |
| 12:24 | Cornell | Morgan Caverly makes the 1st free throw | 43-40 |
| 12:24 | Cornell | Morgan Caverly makes the 2nd free throw | 44-40 |
| 12:04 | Northern Iowa | Albert Hall banks in the layup set up by Robert Engelberg | 44-42 |
| 12:00 | Cornell | Neal Rose hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 44-42 |
| 11:59 | Cornell | Robert Clark gets the offensive rebound | 44-42 |
| 11:38 | Cornell | Walter Martinson steals it from George Zielke | 44-42 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - George Zielke (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Morgan Caverly (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Neal Rose (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gary Simpson (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Clark (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - John Villela (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Albert Hall (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Engelberg (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Robert Simpkins (fresh) 3 pts. C - Walter Martinson (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 11:16 | Northern Iowa | John Villela blows the dunk but he's hacked by Robert Clark - foul #1 on Robert Clark, team foul #5 | 44-42 |
| Subs | Cornell | Marc Dobbs (SG), Calvin Rakes (SF), Michael Bayerl (C) Morgan Caverly, Neal Rose, Robert Clark | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Luis Gillett (PG), Richard Popovich (PF) Albert Hall, Walter Martinson | |
| 11:16 | Northern Iowa | John Villela makes the 1st free throw | 44-43 |
| 11:16 | Northern Iowa | John Villela makes the 2nd free throw | 44-44 |
| 11:04 | Cornell | Gary Simpson misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Richard Popovich - foul #2 on Richard Popovich, team foul #7 | 44-44 |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Albert Hall (SG) John Villela | |
| 11:04 | Cornell | Gary Simpson makes the 1st free throw | 45-44 |
| 11:04 | Cornell | Gary Simpson makes the 2nd free throw | 46-44 |
| 10:49 | Northern Iowa | Albert Hall is hacked by Marc Dobbs - foul #2 on Marc Dobbs, team foul #6 | 46-44 |
| Subs | Cornell | Israel Watson (PF) Gary Simpson | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Stanley Shimer (SG) Albert Hall | |
| 10:31 | Northern Iowa | Robert Simpkins misses long on a floater from the right side | 46-44 |
| 10:30 | Cornell | Marc Dobbs grabs the board | 46-44 |
| 10:13 | Cornell | George Zielke loses the dribble to Robert Engelberg | 46-44 |
| 10:11 | Northern Iowa | Stanley Shimer is hacked by Calvin Rakes in the backcourt - foul #4 on Calvin Rakes, team foul #7 | 46-44 |
| Subs | Cornell | Neal Rose (SF) Calvin Rakes | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Thomas Ganey (SF), Robert Hill (PF), Walter Martinson (C) Robert Engelberg, Richard Popovich, Robert Simpkins | |
| 10:11 | Northern Iowa | Stanley Shimer misses the 1st free throw | 46-44 |
| 10:11 | Cornell | Michael Bayerl pulls down the rebound | 46-44 |
| 09:56 | Cornell | George Zielke comes up short on the shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Robert Hill - foul #3 on Robert Hill, team foul #8 | 46-44 |
| Subs | Cornell | Carlos Risk (C) Michael Bayerl | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 09:56 | Cornell | George Zielke makes the 1st free throw | 47-44 |
| 09:56 | Cornell | George Zielke makes the 2nd free throw | 48-44 |
| 09:46 | Northern Iowa | Luis Gillett is wide open but clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 48-44 |
| 09:45 | Cornell | Neal Rose grabs the defensive rebound | 48-44 |
| 09:39 | Cornell | Marc Dobbs hits a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Carlos Risk | 50-44 |
| 09:14 | Northern Iowa | Luis Gillett drills a floater from just outside the lane set up by Thomas Ganey and he's fouled by George Zielke - foul #3 on George Zielke, team foul #8 | 50-46 |
| Subs | Cornell | Morgan Caverly (SG), Gary Simpson (PF) Marc Dobbs, Israel Watson | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | John Villela (SG) Stanley Shimer | |
| 09:14 | Northern Iowa | Luis Gillett makes the free throw | 50-47 |
| 08:55 | Cornell | George Zielke hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 50-47 |
| 08:53 | Cornell | Gary Simpson gets the offensive rebound | 50-47 |
| 08:37 | Cornell | Gary Simpson is fouled on the floor by Walter Martinson - foul #3 on Walter Martinson, team foul #9 | 50-47 |
| Subs | Cornell | Michael Bayerl (C) Carlos Risk | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Albert Hall (SG) Luis Gillett | |
| 08:37 | Cornell | Gary Simpson makes the 1st free throw | 51-47 |
| 08:37 | Cornell | Gary Simpson makes the 2nd free throw | 52-47 |
| 08:16 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Ganey drills a 3 pointer from the right wing | 52-50 |
| 07:55 | Cornell | Michael Bayerl double dribbles | 52-50 |
| Subs | Cornell | Calvin Rakes (PG), Nicholas Konrad (SG), Timothy Johnson (SF), Carlos Risk (PF), Robert Clark (C) George Zielke, Morgan Caverly, Neal Rose, Gary Simpson, Michael Bayerl | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Stanley Shimer (SG), Robert Engelberg (SF), Richard Popovich (PF), Robert Simpkins (C) John Villela, Thomas Ganey, Robert Hill, Walter Martinson | |
| 07:37 | Northern Iowa | Stanley Shimer's floater is tipped away by Carlos Risk | 52-50 |
| 07:35 | Northern Iowa | Robert Simpkins grabs the offensive rebound | 52-50 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Calvin Rakes (fresh) 4 pf. SG - Nicholas Konrad (fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. SF - Timothy Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Carlos Risk (fresh) 3 reb. C - Robert Clark (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Albert Hall (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stanley Shimer (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Engelberg (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Richard Popovich (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Simpkins (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:18 | Northern Iowa | Robert Simpkins throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-50 |
| Subs | Cornell | Marc Dobbs (PG), Israel Watson (PF) Calvin Rakes, Robert Clark | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Luis Gillett (PG) Albert Hall | |
| 07:06 | Cornell | Luis Gillett is called for the reach on Marc Dobbs - foul #1 on Luis Gillett, team foul #10 | 52-50 |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Hill (C) Richard Popovich | |
| 07:06 | Cornell | Marc Dobbs makes the 1st free throw | 53-50 |
| 07:06 | Cornell | Marc Dobbs makes the 2nd free throw | 54-50 |
| 06:53 | Northern Iowa | Robert Simpkins comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 54-50 |
| 06:52 | Northern Iowa | Robert Simpkins gets the offensive rebound | 54-50 |
| 06:38 | Northern Iowa | Robert Engelberg buries a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Luis Gillett | 54-52 |
| 06:21 | Cornell | Nicholas Konrad's pass is intercepted by Robert Simpkins | 54-52 |
| 06:18 | Northern Iowa | Marc Dobbs is called for the reach on Luis Gillett in the backcourt - foul #3 on Marc Dobbs, team foul #9 | 54-52 |
| Subs | Cornell | Calvin Rakes (SF), Gary Simpson (PF), Michael Bayerl (C) Timothy Johnson, Israel Watson, Carlos Risk | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Albert Hall (SG), John Villela (SF), Walter Martinson (C) Stanley Shimer, Robert Engelberg, Robert Simpkins | |
| 06:18 | Northern Iowa | Luis Gillett makes the 1st free throw | 54-53 |
| 06:18 | Northern Iowa | Luis Gillett misses the 2nd free throw | 54-53 |
| 06:18 | Cornell | Gary Simpson pulls down the rebound | 54-53 |
| 06:02 | Cornell | Nicholas Konrad misses the turnaround from the right block | 54-53 |
| 06:00 | Cornell | Gary Simpson tips it but misses | 54-53 |
| 05:59 | Northern Iowa | John Villela grabs the board | 54-53 |
| 05:43 | Northern Iowa | John Villela makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 54-56 |
| 05:28 | Cornell | Gary Simpson makes the floater from the baseline | 56-56 |
| 05:18 | Northern Iowa | Walter Martinson makes the wide open fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Albert Hall | 56-58 |
| 04:58 | Cornell | Nicholas Konrad misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Walter Martinson - foul #4 on Walter Martinson, team foul #11 | 56-58 |
| Subs | Cornell | Morgan Caverly (PG), Neal Rose (SF), Israel Watson (PF), Carlos Risk (C) Marc Dobbs, Calvin Rakes, Gary Simpson, Michael Bayerl | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Engelberg (SG), Thomas Ganey (SF), Richard Popovich (PF), Robert Simpkins (C) Luis Gillett, John Villela, Robert Hill, Walter Martinson | |
| 04:58 | Cornell | Nicholas Konrad makes the 1st free throw | 57-58 |
| 04:58 | Cornell | Nicholas Konrad makes the 2nd free throw | 58-58 |
| 04:39 | Northern Iowa | Neal Rose is called for the reach on Albert Hall - foul #1 on Neal Rose, team foul #10 | 58-58 |
| Subs | Cornell | George Zielke (PG) Nicholas Konrad | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Stanley Shimer (SG) Robert Engelberg | |
| 04:39 | Northern Iowa | Albert Hall makes the 1st free throw | 58-59 |
| 04:39 | Northern Iowa | Albert Hall misses the 2nd free throw | 58-59 |
| 04:39 | Cornell | Israel Watson grabs the board | 58-59 |
| 04:29 | Cornell | Thomas Ganey steals it from Israel Watson | 58-59 |
| 04:15 | Northern Iowa | Robert Simpkins drills a driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Albert Hall | 58-61 |
| 04:03 | Cornell | Neal Rose makes the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by George Zielke | 60-61 |
| 04:00 | Northern Iowa | Albert Hall is hacked by Morgan Caverly in the backcourt - foul #2 on Morgan Caverly, team foul #11 | 60-61 |
| Subs | Cornell | Nicholas Konrad (SG), Calvin Rakes (SF), Robert Clark (C) Morgan Caverly, Neal Rose, Israel Watson | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Hill (PF), Walter Martinson (C) Richard Popovich, Robert Simpkins | |
| 04:00 | Northern Iowa | Albert Hall misses the 1st free throw | 60-61 |
| 04:00 | Northern Iowa | Albert Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 60-62 |
| 03:32 | Cornell | Calvin Rakes is called for traveling | 60-62 |
| Subs | Cornell | Timothy Johnson (SF), Gary Simpson (PF) Nicholas Konrad, Carlos Risk | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Luis Gillett (PG) Albert Hall | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - George Zielke (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Calvin Rakes (fresh) 4 pf. SF - Timothy Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Gary Simpson (fresh) 16 pts. 7 reb. C - Robert Clark (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Luis Gillett (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stanley Shimer (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Ganey (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Robert Hill (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Walter Martinson (tiring) 3 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. 4 pf. | |
| 03:30 | Northern Iowa | Luis Gillett's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 60-62 |
| 03:19 | Cornell | George Zielke misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 60-62 |
| 03:17 | Northern Iowa | Stanley Shimer grabs the defensive rebound | 60-62 |
| 03:14 | Northern Iowa | Calvin Rakes is called for the reach on Stanley Shimer in the backcourt - foul #5 on Calvin Rakes, team foul #12 | 60-62 |
| Subs | Cornell | Morgan Caverly (SG) Calvin Rakes | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 03:14 | Northern Iowa | Stanley Shimer makes the 1st free throw | 60-63 |
| 03:14 | Northern Iowa | Stanley Shimer makes the 2nd free throw | 60-64 |
| 02:58 | Cornell | Timothy Johnson misses the easy layup | 60-64 |
| 02:57 | Cornell | George Zielke gets the offensive rebound | 60-64 |
| 02:57 | Cornell | Cornell calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-64 |
| Subs | Cornell | Marc Dobbs (SG), Neal Rose (SF), Michael Bayerl (C) George Zielke, Timothy Johnson, Robert Clark | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Richard Popovich (PF), Robert Simpkins (C) Robert Hill, Walter Martinson | |
| 02:44 | Cornell | Neal Rose slams it home on a nice dish by Morgan Caverly | 62-64 |
| 02:32 | Northern Iowa | Robert Simpkins's floater is tipped away by Michael Bayerl | 62-64 |
| 02:30 | Cornell | Michael Bayerl grabs the board | 62-64 |
| 02:27 | Cornell | Cornell calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 62-64 |
| Subs | Cornell | Nicholas Konrad (SG) Marc Dobbs | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 02:16 | Cornell | Nicholas Konrad is whistled for traveling | 62-64 |
| Subs | Cornell | George Zielke (PG) Morgan Caverly | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Hill (PF) Robert Simpkins | |
| 02:05 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Ganey misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 62-64 |
| 02:04 | Cornell | Nicholas Konrad grabs the board | 62-64 |
| 01:38 | Cornell | Nicholas Konrad is fouled on the floor by Stanley Shimer - foul #3 on Stanley Shimer, team foul #12 | 62-64 |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Walter Martinson (C) Richard Popovich | |
| 01:38 | Cornell | Nicholas Konrad makes the 1st free throw | 63-64 |
| 01:38 | Cornell | Nicholas Konrad misses the 2nd free throw | 63-64 |
| 01:38 | Northern Iowa | Walter Martinson snags the defensive board | 63-64 |
| 01:17 | Northern Iowa | Luis Gillett connects on the open fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Thomas Ganey | 63-66 |
| 01:05 | Cornell | Nicholas Konrad misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 63-66 |
| 01:03 | Cornell | Gary Simpson grabs the offensive board | 63-66 |
| 00:48 | Cornell | Nicholas Konrad scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by George Zielke | 66-66 |
| 00:46 | Northern Iowa | Stanley Shimer is hacked by Nicholas Konrad in the backcourt - foul #5 on Nicholas Konrad, team foul #13 | 66-66 |
| Subs | Cornell | Morgan Caverly (SG) Nicholas Konrad | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 00:46 | Northern Iowa | Stanley Shimer misses the 1st free throw | 66-66 |
| 00:46 | Northern Iowa | Stanley Shimer makes the 2nd free throw | 66-67 |
| 00:30 | Cornell | Morgan Caverly makes the shot from just outside the lane | 68-67 |
| 00:09 | Northern Iowa | Robert Hill is open and buries a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Luis Gillett | 68-69 |
| 00:09 | Cornell | Cornell calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 68-69 |
| 00:01 | Cornell | Gary Simpson misses badly on a jump hook from close range | 68-69 |
| 00:00 | Northern Iowa | Luis Gillett snags the defensive board | 68-69 |