| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Mohammed Leslie (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Ronald Emery (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Wayne (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Darrel Gentner (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Rudolph Taylor (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Clayton Gorden (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Stephen Wright (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Erich Henthorn (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Randall Snead (fresh) 3 reb. C - Joel Johnson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Cornell | Kevin Wayne inbounds the ball | 35-38 |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:40 | Cornell | Kevin Wayne comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 35-38 |
| 19:38 | Western Kentucky | Joel Johnson grabs the board | 35-38 |
| 19:14 | Western Kentucky | Rudolph Taylor denies the turnaround by Erich Henthorn | 35-38 |
| 19:13 | Western Kentucky | Joel Johnson tips it back up and in | 35-40 |
| 18:57 | Cornell | Clayton Gorden steals the ball from Kevin Wayne | 35-40 |
| 18:35 | Western Kentucky | Erich Henthorn throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-40 |
| Subs | Cornell | Bill Paxson (SF) Kevin Wayne | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 18:19 | Cornell | Bill Paxson loses the ball out of bounds | 35-40 |
| Subs | Cornell | Jason Rickel (PG), Richard Saldana (SG), Michael Harris (C) Mohammed Leslie, Ronald Emery, Rudolph Taylor | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Richard Inabinet (SG), Kevin Stern (C) Stephen Wright, Joel Johnson | |
| 18:01 | Western Kentucky | Clayton Gorden misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 35-40 |
| 17:59 | Western Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Randall Snead | 35-40 |
| 17:43 | Western Kentucky | Jason Rickel steals the ball from Richard Inabinet | 35-40 |
| 17:22 | Cornell | Jason Rickel is hacked by Clayton Gorden - foul #1 on Clayton Gorden, team foul #1 | 35-40 |
| Subs | Cornell | Harry Patterson (C) Darrel Gentner | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Michael Green (PG), Roger Organ (SF), Colby Maggi (PF) Clayton Gorden, Erich Henthorn, Randall Snead | |
| 17:09 | Cornell | Bill Paxson clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 35-40 |
| 17:07 | Western Kentucky | Kevin Stern grabs the board | 35-40 |
| 16:51 | Western Kentucky | Kevin Stern knocks in the jumper in the lane | 35-42 |
| 16:39 | Cornell | Michael Harris makes the floater near the basket on a nice dish by Bill Paxson | 37-42 |
| 16:22 | Western Kentucky | Colby Maggi makes the jump hook from close range set up by Kevin Stern | 37-44 |
| 16:05 | Cornell | Bill Paxson travels with the ball | 37-44 |
| Subs | Cornell | Mohammed Leslie (PG), Ronald Emery (SG), Kevin Wayne (SF), Rudolph Taylor (C) Jason Rickel, Richard Saldana, Bill Paxson, Michael Harris | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Stephen Wright (SG), Erich Henthorn (SF), Joel Johnson (C) Richard Inabinet, Roger Organ, Kevin Stern | |
| 15:47 | Western Kentucky | Colby Maggi drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Stephen Wright and he's hacked by Kevin Wayne - foul #1 on Kevin Wayne, team foul #1 | 37-46 |
| Subs | Cornell | Owen Lowe (SG), Darrel Gentner (PF) Ronald Emery, Harry Patterson | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Clayton Gorden (PG) Michael Green | |
| 15:47 | Western Kentucky | Colby Maggi makes the free throw | 37-47 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Mohammed Leslie (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Owen Lowe (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Kevin Wayne (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Darrel Gentner (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Rudolph Taylor (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Clayton Gorden (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SG - Stephen Wright (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Erich Henthorn (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Colby Maggi (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Joel Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Cornell | Owen Lowe is whistled for a carry | 37-47 |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Randall Snead (PF) Colby Maggi | |
| 15:16 | Western Kentucky | Randall Snead hits the finger roll | 37-49 |
| 14:54 | Cornell | Kevin Wayne makes the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Mohammed Leslie | 40-49 |
| 14:36 | Western Kentucky | Clayton Gorden clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 40-49 |
| 14:34 | Cornell | Rudolph Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 40-49 |
| 14:08 | Cornell | Owen Lowe makes the shot from the right side on a nice dish by Mohammed Leslie | 42-49 |
| 13:42 | Western Kentucky | Clayton Gorden connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Erich Henthorn | 42-51 |
| 13:29 | Cornell | Owen Lowe comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 42-51 |
| 13:28 | Cornell | Mohammed Leslie grabs the offensive rebound | 42-51 |
| 13:19 | Cornell | Owen Lowe misses the easy layup | 42-51 |
| 13:18 | Cornell | Darrel Gentner tips it in | 44-51 |
| 13:02 | Western Kentucky | Clayton Gorden connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-54 |
| 12:43 | Cornell | Owen Lowe lays it up and in set up by Mohammed Leslie and he's fouled by Stephen Wright - foul #2 on Stephen Wright, team foul #2 | 46-54 |
| Subs | Cornell | Ronald Emery (PG), Bill Paxson (SF), Michael Harris (PF), Harry Patterson (C) Mohammed Leslie, Kevin Wayne, Darrel Gentner, Rudolph Taylor | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Michael Green (PG), Richard Inabinet (SG), Roger Organ (SF), Colby Maggi (PF), Kevin Stern (C) Clayton Gorden, Stephen Wright, Erich Henthorn, Randall Snead, Joel Johnson | |
| 12:43 | Cornell | Owen Lowe makes the free throw | 47-54 |
| 12:39 | Western Kentucky | Richard Inabinet is hacked by Ronald Emery in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ronald Emery, team foul #2 | 47-54 |
| Subs | Cornell | Richard Saldana (SG) Owen Lowe | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 12:22 | Western Kentucky | Kevin Stern misses the 3 from the right corner | 47-54 |
| 12:21 | Cornell | Richard Saldana pulls down the rebound | 47-54 |
| 12:08 | Cornell | Richard Saldana is fouled on the floor by Roger Organ - foul #1 on Roger Organ, team foul #3 | 47-54 |
| 11:57 | Cornell | Michael Harris loses the dribble to Richard Inabinet | 47-54 |
| 11:54 | Western Kentucky | Richard Inabinet lays it in | 47-56 |
| 11:50 | Cornell | Ronald Emery misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 47-56 |
| 11:49 | Cornell | Richard Saldana grabs the offensive board | 47-56 |
| 11:33 | Cornell | Bill Paxson knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing | 49-56 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Ronald Emery (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Saldana (fresh) 3 reb. SF - Bill Paxson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Michael Harris (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Harry Patterson (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Michael Green (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Inabinet (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Roger Organ (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Colby Maggi (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Kevin Stern (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:23 | Western Kentucky | Colby Maggi is by himself and knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side | 49-58 |
| 11:00 | Cornell | Ronald Emery misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 49-58 |
| 10:59 | Western Kentucky | Colby Maggi grabs the defensive rebound | 49-58 |
| 10:47 | Western Kentucky | Richard Inabinet lays it up and in set up by Michael Green and he's hacked by Richard Saldana - foul #2 on Richard Saldana, team foul #3 | 49-60 |
| Subs | Cornell | Jason Rickel (PG), Owen Lowe (SG), Billy Shanks (SF), Darrel Gentner (PF), Rudolph Taylor (C) Ronald Emery, Richard Saldana, Bill Paxson, Michael Harris, Harry Patterson | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Raymond Stone (SG), Erich Henthorn (SF), Rafael Willison (C) Roger Organ, Colby Maggi, Kevin Stern | |
| 10:47 | Western Kentucky | Richard Inabinet makes the free throw | 49-61 |
| 10:36 | Cornell | Jason Rickel is fouled on the floor by Michael Green - foul #2 on Michael Green, team foul #4 | 49-61 |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Randall Snead (PF) Richard Inabinet | |
| 10:24 | Cornell | Rudolph Taylor throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-61 |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Clayton Gorden (PG) Michael Green | |
| 10:21 | Western Kentucky | Erich Henthorn travels in the backcourt | 49-61 |
| 10:08 | Cornell | Billy Shanks lays it up and in | 51-61 |
| 09:52 | Western Kentucky | Raymond Stone throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-61 |
| 09:28 | Cornell | Billy Shanks can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 51-61 |
| 09:26 | Western Kentucky | Rafael Willison grabs the board | 51-61 |
| 09:09 | Western Kentucky | Rafael Willison can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 51-61 |
| 09:07 | Western Kentucky | Raymond Stone grabs the offensive rebound | 51-61 |
| 09:02 | Western Kentucky | Clayton Gorden misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 51-61 |
| 09:00 | Cornell | Darrel Gentner pulls down the rebound | 51-61 |
| 08:39 | Cornell | Owen Lowe is hacked by Raymond Stone - foul #2 on Raymond Stone, team foul #5 | 51-61 |
| Subs | Cornell | Mohammed Leslie (PG), Ronald Emery (SG), Bill Paxson (SF), Harry Patterson (C) Jason Rickel, Owen Lowe, Billy Shanks, Rudolph Taylor | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Michael Green (PG), Stephen Wright (SG), Richard Inabinet (SF), Colby Maggi (PF), Joel Johnson (C) Clayton Gorden, Raymond Stone, Erich Henthorn, Randall Snead, Rafael Willison | |
| 08:34 | Cornell | Darrel Gentner can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 51-61 |
| 08:32 | Cornell | Harry Patterson snags the offensive board | 51-61 |
| 08:16 | Cornell | Ronald Emery misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 51-61 |
| 08:15 | Western Kentucky | Michael Green gets the rebound | 51-61 |
| 07:54 | Western Kentucky | Stephen Wright comes up short on the floater in the paint | 51-61 |
| 07:52 | Cornell | Darrel Gentner snags the defensive board | 51-61 |
| 07:46 | Cornell | Ronald Emery knocks in the fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Mohammed Leslie | 53-61 |
| 07:17 | Western Kentucky | Richard Inabinet hits the front of the rim on the wide open turnaround from close range | 53-61 |
| 07:16 | Cornell | Harry Patterson pulls down the rebound | 53-61 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Mohammed Leslie (fresh) 7 ast. SG - Ronald Emery (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bill Paxson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Darrel Gentner (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Harry Patterson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Michael Green (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Stephen Wright (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Inabinet (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Colby Maggi (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Joel Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 06:52 | Cornell | Ronald Emery double dribbles | 53-61 |
| Subs | Cornell | Richard Saldana (SG), Kevin Wayne (SF), Michael Harris (PF), Rudolph Taylor (C) Ronald Emery, Bill Paxson, Darrel Gentner, Harry Patterson | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Clayton Gorden (PG), Erich Henthorn (SF), Kevin Stern (C) Stephen Wright, Colby Maggi, Joel Johnson | |
| 06:33 | Western Kentucky | Richard Inabinet banks in the wide open layup on a great pass from Clayton Gorden | 53-63 |
| 06:20 | Cornell | Mohammed Leslie misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 53-63 |
| 06:19 | Western Kentucky | Richard Inabinet grabs the defensive rebound | 53-63 |
| 06:06 | Western Kentucky | Richard Inabinet misses the easy open layup | 53-63 |
| 06:04 | Cornell | Richard Saldana snags the defensive board | 53-63 |
| 06:00 | Cornell | Kevin Wayne misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner but the foul's on Erich Henthorn - foul #1 on Erich Henthorn, team foul #6 | 53-63 |
| Subs | Cornell | Jason Rickel (PG) Mohammed Leslie | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Raymond Stone (SG), Randall Snead (PF) Michael Green, Richard Inabinet | |
| 06:00 | Cornell | Kevin Wayne makes the 1st free throw | 54-63 |
| 06:00 | Cornell | Kevin Wayne misses the 2nd free throw | 54-63 |
| 06:00 | Cornell | Kevin Wayne makes the 3rd free throw | 55-63 |
| 05:55 | Western Kentucky | Clayton Gorden is hacked by Jason Rickel in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jason Rickel, team foul #4 | 55-63 |
| 05:36 | Western Kentucky | Clayton Gorden knocks in the 3 from the left corner | 55-66 |
| 05:14 | Cornell | Kevin Wayne hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Richard Saldana | 58-66 |
| 04:55 | Western Kentucky | Erich Henthorn can't connect on an uncontested floater from close range | 58-66 |
| 04:53 | Western Kentucky | Clayton Gorden tips it home | 58-68 |
| 04:28 | Cornell | Jason Rickel can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 58-68 |
| 04:26 | Western Kentucky | Kevin Stern pulls down the rebound | 58-68 |
| 04:14 | Western Kentucky | Randall Snead blows the layup | 58-68 |
| 04:12 | Cornell | Richard Saldana grabs the board | 58-68 |
| 03:47 | Cornell | Michael Harris clanks a floater from the left block but he's hacked by Randall Snead - foul #3 on Randall Snead, team foul #7 | 58-68 |
| Subs | Cornell | Mohammed Leslie (PG), Ronald Emery (SG), Bill Paxson (SF), Harry Patterson (C) Jason Rickel, Richard Saldana, Kevin Wayne, Rudolph Taylor | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Michael Green (PG), Stephen Wright (SG), Richard Inabinet (SF), Colby Maggi (PF), Joel Johnson (C) Clayton Gorden, Raymond Stone, Erich Henthorn, Randall Snead, Kevin Stern | |
| 03:47 | Cornell | Michael Harris misses the 1st free throw | 58-68 |
| 03:47 | Cornell | Michael Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 59-68 |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:27 | Western Kentucky | Richard Inabinet scores on a shot from the left block on a great pass from Michael Green | 59-70 |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:20 | Cornell | Ronald Emery loses the ball out of bounds | 59-70 |
| Subs | Cornell | Darrel Gentner (PF) Michael Harris | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 02:57 | Western Kentucky | Richard Inabinet misses the fadeaway from the baseline | 59-70 |
| 02:55 | Western Kentucky | Colby Maggi gets the offensive rebound | 59-70 |
| 02:55 | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-70 |
| Subs | Cornell | Owen Lowe (SG) Ronald Emery | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Erich Henthorn (SF), Randall Snead (PF) Richard Inabinet, Colby Maggi | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Mohammed Leslie (fresh) 7 ast. SG - Owen Lowe (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Bill Paxson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Darrel Gentner (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Harry Patterson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Michael Green (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Stephen Wright (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Erich Henthorn (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Randall Snead (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Joel Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 02:48 | Western Kentucky | Joel Johnson is denied on a layup by Darrel Gentner | 59-70 |
| 02:47 | Cornell | Harry Patterson gets the rebound | 59-70 |
| 02:42 | Cornell | Michael Green takes the ball from Owen Lowe | 59-70 |
| 02:23 | Western Kentucky | Stephen Wright hits a wide open floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Erich Henthorn | 59-72 |
| 02:15 | Cornell | Harry Patterson can't connect on a jumper from close range but he's hacked by Randall Snead - foul #4 on Randall Snead, team foul #8 | 59-72 |
| Subs | Cornell | Jason Rickel (PG), Ronald Emery (SG), Michael Harris (C) Mohammed Leslie, Owen Lowe, Darrel Gentner | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Richard Inabinet (SG), Roger Organ (SF), Colby Maggi (PF), Kevin Stern (C) Stephen Wright, Erich Henthorn, Randall Snead, Joel Johnson | |
| 02:15 | Cornell | Harry Patterson makes the 1st free throw | 60-72 |
| 02:15 | Cornell | Harry Patterson makes the 2nd free throw | 61-72 |
| 01:54 | Western Kentucky | Colby Maggi lays it in uncontested | 61-74 |
| 01:40 | Cornell | Jason Rickel's pass is intercepted by Roger Organ | 61-74 |
| 01:17 | Western Kentucky | Colby Maggi can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 61-74 |
| 01:15 | Cornell | Michael Harris pulls down the rebound | 61-74 |
| 01:08 | Cornell | Jason Rickel comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 61-74 |
| 01:07 | Western Kentucky | Roger Organ grabs the defensive rebound | 61-74 |
| 00:46 | Western Kentucky | Colby Maggi misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 61-74 |
| 00:44 | Cornell | Michael Harris snags the defensive board | 61-74 |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:38 | Cornell | Harry Patterson buries a floater from close range on a nice dish by Bill Paxson | 63-74 |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:15 | Western Kentucky | Michael Green blows the wide open layup | 63-74 |
| 00:14 | Cornell | Michael Harris snags the defensive board | 63-74 |
| 00:08 | Cornell | Bill Paxson drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Michael Harris | 66-74 |
| 00:08 | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 66-74 |
| Subs | Cornell | Mohammed Leslie (PG), Owen Lowe (SG), Kevin Wayne (SF), Darrel Gentner (PF), Rudolph Taylor (C) Jason Rickel, Ronald Emery, Bill Paxson, Harry Patterson, Michael Harris | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Clayton Gorden (PG), Stephen Wright (SG), Erich Henthorn (SF), Randall Snead (PF), Joel Johnson (C) Michael Green, Richard Inabinet, Roger Organ, Colby Maggi, Kevin Stern | |
| 00:00 | Western Kentucky | Clayton Gorden runs out the clock | 66-74 |