| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Joseph Udinsky (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Albert Wheless (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Sweitzer (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Louis Hart (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Larry Nichols (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Deon Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brian Marshal (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Martin Loman (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Dan Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - John Thompson (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cornell | David Sweitzer inbounds the ball | 42-39 |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:34 | Cornell | Dan Smith steals it from Louis Hart | 42-39 |
| 19:14 | San Diego State | John Thompson can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Louis Hart - foul #1 on Louis Hart, team foul #1 | 42-39 |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Michael Brier (SG) Brian Marshal | |
| 19:14 | San Diego State | John Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 42-40 |
| 19:14 | San Diego State | John Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 42-41 |
| 18:57 | Cornell | Albert Wheless misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 42-41 |
| 18:56 | Cornell | Louis Hart pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-41 |
| 18:48 | Cornell | Louis Hart drills a jumper from close range on a great pass from Albert Wheless and the foul's on Dan Smith - foul #1 on Dan Smith, team foul #1 | 44-41 |
| Subs | Cornell | Adrian Waldron (PG), Percy Bailey (SG), Bret Post (SF), Floyd McQuaig (C) Joseph Udinsky, Albert Wheless, David Sweitzer, Larry Nichols | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Ryan Conley (C) John Thompson | |
| 18:48 | Cornell | Louis Hart makes the free throw | 45-41 |
| 18:38 | San Diego State | Deon Brown hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumper from just outside the lane | 45-41 |
| 18:36 | Cornell | The rebound goes to Percy Bailey | 45-41 |
| 18:08 | Cornell | Floyd McQuaig clanks a floater in the lane | 45-41 |
| 18:06 | Cornell | Louis Hart tips it but misses | 45-41 |
| 18:04 | San Diego State | Martin Loman grabs the defensive rebound | 45-41 |
| 18:00 | San Diego State | Deon Brown misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 45-41 |
| 17:59 | Cornell | The rebound goes to Floyd McQuaig | 45-41 |
| 17:42 | Cornell | Ryan Conley is called for the reach on Adrian Waldron - foul #1 on Ryan Conley, team foul #2 | 45-41 |
| Subs | Cornell | Joseph Udinsky (PG), Albert Wheless (SG), David Sweitzer (SF), Michael Fearon (C) Adrian Waldron, Percy Bailey, Bret Post, Louis Hart | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Dennis Moore (SF), James Allen (PF) Martin Loman, Dan Smith | |
| 17:20 | Cornell | Floyd McQuaig can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 45-41 |
| 17:18 | San Diego State | James Allen snags the defensive board | 45-41 |
| 16:58 | San Diego State | Deon Brown can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 45-41 |
| 16:57 | Cornell | Michael Fearon grabs the defensive rebound | 45-41 |
| 16:41 | Cornell | Michael Brier steps in front of the David Sweitzer pass | 45-41 |
| 16:32 | San Diego State | Deon Brown hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 45-41 |
| 16:30 | Cornell | Michael Fearon pulls down the rebound | 45-41 |
| 16:26 | Cornell | James Allen swats the short shot by Albert Wheless | 45-41 |
| 16:25 | Cornell | Albert Wheless tips it back up and in | 47-41 |
| 16:15 | San Diego State | James Allen misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 47-41 |
| 16:13 | San Diego State | Ryan Conley hits the follow up shot | 47-43 |
| 15:59 | Cornell | Joseph Udinsky comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Deon Brown - foul #3 on Deon Brown, team foul #3 | 47-43 |
| Subs | Cornell | Adrian Waldron (SG), Percy Bailey (SF), Bret Post (PF), Larry Nichols (C) Albert Wheless, David Sweitzer, Floyd McQuaig, Michael Fearon | |
| Subs | San Diego State | David Sarvis (PG), Brian Marshal (SG), Martin Loman (SF), Dan Smith (PF), John Thompson (C) Deon Brown, Michael Brier, Dennis Moore, James Allen, Ryan Conley | |
| 15:59 | Cornell | Joseph Udinsky makes the 1st free throw | 48-43 |
| 15:59 | Cornell | Joseph Udinsky makes the 2nd free throw | 49-43 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Joseph Udinsky (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Adrian Waldron (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Percy Bailey (fresh) PF - Bret Post (fresh) 2 pts. C - Larry Nichols (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - David Sarvis (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - Brian Marshal (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Martin Loman (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Dan Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - John Thompson (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:52 | San Diego State | Martin Loman comes up short on the floater from the right block | 49-43 |
| 15:51 | Cornell | Percy Bailey gets the rebound | 49-43 |
| 15:37 | Cornell | Larry Nichols buries a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Joseph Udinsky | 51-43 |
| 15:33 | San Diego State | David Sarvis is fouled in the backcourt by Joseph Udinsky - foul #3 on Joseph Udinsky, team foul #2 | 51-43 |
| Subs | Cornell | Glenn Gilmore (PG) Joseph Udinsky | |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| 15:22 | San Diego State | John Thompson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-43 |
| 15:15 | Cornell | Percy Bailey misses the lay-in but he's hacked by David Sarvis - foul #4 on David Sarvis, team foul #4 | 51-43 |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Deon Brown (PG) David Sarvis | |
| 15:15 | Cornell | Percy Bailey makes the 1st free throw | 52-43 |
| 15:15 | Cornell | Percy Bailey makes the 2nd free throw | 53-43 |
| 15:08 | San Diego State | Deon Brown is open and buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Martin Loman | 53-45 |
| 14:49 | Cornell | Bret Post drills a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Adrian Waldron | 55-45 |
| 14:47 | San Diego State | Deon Brown is hacked by Glenn Gilmore in the backcourt - foul #2 on Glenn Gilmore, team foul #3 | 55-45 |
| Subs | Cornell | Louis Hart (PF) Bret Post | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Dennis Moore (SF), James Allen (PF), Ryan Conley (C) Martin Loman, Dan Smith, John Thompson | |
| 14:30 | San Diego State | Deon Brown drills a floater from the left side on a great pass from Dennis Moore | 55-47 |
| 14:08 | Cornell | Louis Hart can't finish the layup | 55-47 |
| 14:06 | San Diego State | Ryan Conley gets the rebound | 55-47 |
| 13:52 | San Diego State | Deon Brown makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Brian Marshal | 55-50 |
| 13:32 | Cornell | Larry Nichols misses badly on the uncontested shot from just outside the lane | 55-50 |
| 13:30 | San Diego State | Ryan Conley grabs the defensive rebound | 55-50 |
| 13:19 | San Diego State | Brian Marshal is hacked by Larry Nichols - foul #2 on Larry Nichols, team foul #4 | 55-50 |
| Subs | Cornell | Joseph Udinsky (PG), Albert Wheless (SG), David Sweitzer (SF), Floyd McQuaig (PF), Michael Fearon (C) Glenn Gilmore, Adrian Waldron, Percy Bailey, Louis Hart, Larry Nichols | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Michael Brier (SG), Martin Loman (SF), Dan Smith (PF), John Thompson (C) Brian Marshal, Dennis Moore, James Allen, Ryan Conley | |
| 13:12 | San Diego State | John Thompson scores on a runner from the right block on a nice dish by Michael Brier | 55-52 |
| 12:57 | Cornell | Joseph Udinsky comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 55-52 |
| 12:56 | Cornell | David Sweitzer hits the follow up shot | 57-52 |
| 12:44 | San Diego State | David Sweitzer steps in front of the Michael Brier pass | 57-52 |
| 12:24 | Cornell | Albert Wheless's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-52 |
| Subs | Cornell | Bret Post (SG) Albert Wheless | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Brian Marshal (SG) Deon Brown | |
| 12:06 | San Diego State | Michael Brier can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 57-52 |
| 12:04 | Cornell | David Sweitzer snags the defensive board | 57-52 |
| 11:52 | Cornell | Michael Fearon misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 57-52 |
| 11:50 | San Diego State | John Thompson snags the defensive board | 57-52 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Joseph Udinsky (tiring) 8 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Bret Post (fresh) 4 pts. SF - David Sweitzer (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Floyd McQuaig (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Fearon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Michael Brier (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Brian Marshal (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Martin Loman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Dan Smith (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - John Thompson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:38 | San Diego State | Martin Loman banks in the wide open layup on a nice dish by Dan Smith | 57-54 |
| 11:18 | Cornell | Floyd McQuaig is whistled for a carry | 57-54 |
| Subs | Cornell | Adrian Waldron (PG), Albert Wheless (SG), Louis Hart (PF), Larry Nichols (C) Joseph Udinsky, David Sweitzer, Floyd McQuaig, Michael Fearon | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Deon Brown (PG), Dennis Moore (SF), James Allen (PF), Ryan Conley (C) Brian Marshal, Martin Loman, Dan Smith, John Thompson | |
| 11:00 | San Diego State | Dennis Moore knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Deon Brown | 57-57 |
| 10:51 | Cornell | Albert Wheless is hacked by Deon Brown - foul #4 on Deon Brown, team foul #5 | 57-57 |
| Subs | Cornell | Jimmy Cooke (SF) Bret Post | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Brian Marshal (SG) Deon Brown | |
| 10:36 | Cornell | Jimmy Cooke is open and scores on a 3 from the right wing set up by Adrian Waldron out of the doubleteam | 60-57 |
| 10:33 | San Diego State | Brian Marshal throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 60-57 |
| Subs | Cornell | Percy Bailey (PG) Adrian Waldron | |
| Subs | San Diego State | John Thompson (C) Ryan Conley | |
| 10:17 | Cornell | Albert Wheless's pass is intercepted by Dennis Moore | 60-57 |
| 10:13 | San Diego State | Dennis Moore is called for traveling in the backcourt | 60-57 |
| Subs | Cornell | Floyd McQuaig (C) Larry Nichols | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Martin Loman (SF), Dan Smith (PF), Ryan Conley (C) Dennis Moore, James Allen, John Thompson | |
| 10:02 | Cornell | Albert Wheless comes up short on the jump hook from the right block but the foul's on Brian Marshal - foul #1 on Brian Marshal, team foul #6 | 60-57 |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| Subs | San Diego State | John Thompson (C) Ryan Conley | |
| 10:02 | Cornell | Albert Wheless makes the 1st free throw | 61-57 |
| 10:02 | Cornell | Albert Wheless misses the 2nd free throw | 61-57 |
| 10:02 | San Diego State | Dan Smith pulls down the rebound | 61-57 |
| 09:58 | San Diego State | Michael Brier loses the dribble to Albert Wheless in the backcourt | 61-57 |
| 09:38 | Cornell | Albert Wheless comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 61-57 |
| 09:37 | Cornell | Floyd McQuaig can't tip it in | 61-57 |
| 09:35 | San Diego State | Dan Smith grabs the board | 61-57 |
| 09:31 | San Diego State | Michael Brier is hacked by Percy Bailey in the backcourt - foul #3 on Percy Bailey, team foul #5 | 61-57 |
| Subs | Cornell | Glenn Gilmore (PG), David Sweitzer (SF), Larry Nichols (C) Percy Bailey, Jimmy Cooke, Louis Hart | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Dennis Moore (SF), James Allen (PF), Ryan Conley (C) Martin Loman, Dan Smith, John Thompson | |
| 09:14 | San Diego State | Michael Brier loses the ball out of bounds | 61-57 |
| 08:52 | Cornell | Floyd McQuaig misses long on a driving attempt in the paint | 61-57 |
| 08:51 | San Diego State | Dennis Moore grabs the board | 61-57 |
| 08:44 | San Diego State | Brian Marshal misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 61-57 |
| 08:43 | San Diego State | James Allen grabs the offensive rebound | 61-57 |
| 08:34 | San Diego State | David Sweitzer steals it from Michael Brier | 61-57 |
| 08:16 | Cornell | Floyd McQuaig clanks a floater from the right side but he's hacked by Michael Brier - foul #3 on Michael Brier, team foul #7 | 61-57 |
| Subs | Cornell | Adrian Waldron (PG), Percy Bailey (SG), Bret Post (SF), Michael Fearon (C) Glenn Gilmore, Albert Wheless, David Sweitzer, Larry Nichols | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Martin Loman (SF), Dan Smith (PF), John Thompson (C) Dennis Moore, James Allen, Ryan Conley | |
| 08:16 | Cornell | Floyd McQuaig makes the 1st free throw | 62-57 |
| 08:16 | Cornell | Floyd McQuaig makes the 2nd free throw | 63-57 |
| 08:01 | San Diego State | Michael Fearon is called for the reach on Brian Marshal - foul #3 on Michael Fearon, team foul #6 | 63-57 |
| Subs | Cornell | Joseph Udinsky (PG) Floyd McQuaig | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Dennis Moore (SG) Brian Marshal | |
| 07:51 | San Diego State | Dennis Moore can't connect on an uncontested floater from just outside the lane | 63-57 |
| 07:49 | San Diego State | Martin Loman snags the offensive board | 63-57 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Joseph Udinsky (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Adrian Waldron (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Percy Bailey (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Bret Post (fresh) 4 pts. C - Michael Fearon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Michael Brier (tired) 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Dennis Moore (fresh) 12 pts. 2 stl. SF - Martin Loman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Dan Smith (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - John Thompson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:33 | San Diego State | Dennis Moore misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 63-57 |
| 07:32 | Cornell | The rebound goes to Bret Post | 63-57 |
| 07:18 | Cornell | Adrian Waldron works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 63-57 |
| 07:17 | San Diego State | Michael Brier gets the rebound | 63-57 |
| 07:12 | San Diego State | Dennis Moore hits a jumper in the paint | 63-59 |
| 06:49 | Cornell | Adrian Waldron shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 63-59 |
| 06:47 | San Diego State | Dan Smith snags the defensive board | 63-59 |
| 06:30 | San Diego State | Dan Smith comes up short on the jump hook from the right block | 63-59 |
| 06:29 | Cornell | Joseph Udinsky grabs the board | 63-59 |
| 06:10 | Cornell | Joseph Udinsky misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 63-59 |
| 06:08 | Cornell | Michael Fearon tips it back up and in | 65-59 |
| 05:51 | San Diego State | Dan Smith banks in the layup on a great pass from Martin Loman and the foul's on Adrian Waldron - foul #1 on Adrian Waldron, team foul #7 | 65-61 |
| Subs | Cornell | Glenn Gilmore (PG), Albert Wheless (SG), Jimmy Cooke (SF), Louis Hart (PF), Floyd McQuaig (C) Joseph Udinsky, Adrian Waldron, Percy Bailey, Bret Post, Michael Fearon | |
| Subs | San Diego State | David Sarvis (PG), Ryan Conley (C) Dennis Moore, John Thompson | |
| 05:51 | San Diego State | Dan Smith makes the free throw | 65-62 |
| 05:35 | Cornell | Albert Wheless makes the shot from the free throw line set up by Jimmy Cooke and he's hacked by Michael Brier - foul #4 on Michael Brier, team foul #8 | 67-62 |
| Subs | Cornell | David Sweitzer (SF) Jimmy Cooke | |
| Subs | San Diego State | James Allen (PF) Dan Smith | |
| 05:35 | Cornell | Albert Wheless makes the free throw | 68-62 |
| 05:23 | San Diego State | Michael Brier scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 68-64 |
| 05:07 | Cornell | Floyd McQuaig lays it up and in set up by Glenn Gilmore | 70-64 |
| 04:55 | San Diego State | James Allen connects on the fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by David Sarvis | 70-66 |
| 04:32 | Cornell | Floyd McQuaig drills a fadeaway from the left wing set up by David Sweitzer | 72-66 |
| 04:17 | San Diego State | Michael Brier clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 72-66 |
| 04:16 | Cornell | Floyd McQuaig snags the defensive board | 72-66 |
| 03:53 | Cornell | Albert Wheless misses badly on a fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Ryan Conley - foul #2 on Ryan Conley, team foul #9 | 72-66 |
| Subs | Cornell | Adrian Waldron (PG), Jimmy Cooke (SF), Larry Nichols (C) Glenn Gilmore, David Sweitzer, Louis Hart | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Brian Marshal (SG), Dennis Moore (SF), Dan Smith (PF), John Thompson (C) Michael Brier, Martin Loman, James Allen, Ryan Conley | |
| 03:53 | Cornell | Albert Wheless makes the 1st free throw | 73-66 |
| 03:53 | Cornell | Albert Wheless misses the 2nd free throw | 73-66 |
| 03:53 | Cornell | Larry Nichols gets the offensive rebound | 73-66 |
| 03:42 | Cornell | Albert Wheless drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 76-66 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Adrian Waldron (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Albert Wheless (tiring) 20 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - Jimmy Cooke (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Floyd McQuaig (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 5 reb. C - Larry Nichols (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - David Sarvis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Brian Marshal (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dennis Moore (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 stl. PF - Dan Smith (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - John Thompson (tiring) 10 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:39 | San Diego State | David Sarvis's pass is intercepted by Adrian Waldron in the backcourt | 76-66 |
| 03:38 | Cornell | Adrian Waldron hits the finger roll | 78-66 |
| 03:34 | San Diego State | Adrian Waldron steals it from Dennis Moore in the backcourt | 78-66 |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:18 | Cornell | Jimmy Cooke loses the ball out of bounds | 78-66 |
| Subs | Cornell | Joseph Udinsky (PG), Louis Hart (PF) Albert Wheless, Floyd McQuaig | |
| Subs | San Diego State | James Allen (PF) Dan Smith | |
| 03:03 | San Diego State | John Thompson banks in the wide open layup on a great pass from Dennis Moore | 78-68 |
| 02:42 | Cornell | Jimmy Cooke is open but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 78-68 |
| 02:41 | San Diego State | John Thompson gets the rebound | 78-68 |
| 02:28 | San Diego State | Dennis Moore misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 78-68 |
| 02:26 | Cornell | Louis Hart grabs the board | 78-68 |
| 02:05 | Cornell | Jimmy Cooke can't connect on a jumper in the lane | 78-68 |
| 02:04 | San Diego State | John Thompson gets the rebound | 78-68 |
| 01:49 | San Diego State | James Allen can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane | 78-68 |
| 01:47 | San Diego State | John Thompson tips it home | 78-70 |
| 01:37 | Cornell | Larry Nichols is open but misses the lay-in | 78-70 |
| 01:36 | San Diego State | James Allen grabs the defensive rebound | 78-70 |
| 01:22 | San Diego State | Adrian Waldron steals it from Brian Marshal | 78-70 |
| 00:59 | Cornell | Joseph Udinsky hits a 3 from the right wing | 81-70 |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:53 | San Diego State | John Thompson misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 81-70 |
| 00:51 | San Diego State | John Thompson misses the tip | 81-70 |
| 00:50 | San Diego State | James Allen tips it home | 81-72 |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:49 | Cornell | Louis Hart is hacked by David Sarvis in the backcourt - foul #5 on David Sarvis, team foul #10 | 81-72 |
| Subs | Cornell | Albert Wheless (SG), David Sweitzer (SF), Floyd McQuaig (C) Adrian Waldron, Jimmy Cooke, Larry Nichols | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Deon Brown (PG), Martin Loman (SF), Dan Smith (PF) David Sarvis, Dennis Moore, James Allen | |
| 00:49 | Cornell | Louis Hart makes the 1st free throw | 82-72 |
| 00:49 | Cornell | Louis Hart makes the 2nd free throw | 83-72 |
| 00:43 | San Diego State | John Thompson comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 83-72 |
| 00:41 | San Diego State | Dan Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 83-72 |
| 00:38 | San Diego State | Deon Brown can't connect on a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Joseph Udinsky - foul #4 on Joseph Udinsky, team foul #8 | 83-72 |
| Subs | Cornell | Adrian Waldron (PG), Percy Bailey (SG), Bret Post (SF), Michael Fearon (C) Joseph Udinsky, Albert Wheless, David Sweitzer, Louis Hart | |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| 00:38 | San Diego State | Deon Brown makes the 1st free throw | 83-73 |
| 00:38 | San Diego State | Deon Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 83-74 |
| 00:35 | Cornell | Percy Bailey is fouled in the backcourt by Deon Brown - foul #5 on Deon Brown, team foul #11 | 83-74 |
| Subs | Cornell | Joseph Udinsky (PG), Albert Wheless (SG), Louis Hart (PF) Adrian Waldron, Bret Post, Michael Fearon | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Michael Brier (PG) Deon Brown | |
| 00:35 | Cornell | Percy Bailey makes the 1st free throw | 84-74 |
| 00:35 | Cornell | Percy Bailey makes the 2nd free throw | 85-74 |
| 00:28 | San Diego State | John Thompson misses badly on the uncontested shot from the baseline | 85-74 |
| 00:26 | San Diego State | John Thompson tips it home | 85-76 |
| 00:24 | Cornell | Michael Brier is called for the reach on Joseph Udinsky in the backcourt - foul #5 on Michael Brier, team foul #12 | 85-76 |
| Subs | Cornell | David Sweitzer (SF) Percy Bailey | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Dennis Moore (SF) Michael Brier | |
| 00:24 | Cornell | Joseph Udinsky makes the 1st free throw | 86-76 |
| 00:24 | Cornell | Joseph Udinsky misses the 2nd free throw | 86-76 |
| 00:24 | Cornell | Floyd McQuaig pulls down the offensive rebound | 86-76 |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Cornell | Joseph Udinsky runs out the clock | 86-76 |