| Lineup | Cornell | PG - James Richardson (fresh) SG - Richard Gagne (fresh) SF - Scott Ellenburg (fresh) PF - William Baker (fresh) C - Marc Frisk (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Dennis Mingo (fresh) SG - Robert Liebowitz (fresh) SF - Stanley Burch (fresh) PF - Andrew Barnette (fresh) C - Alexander Hoehn (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Cornell | Marc Frisk wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:39 | Cornell | Stanley Burch picks off the pass by Richard Gagne | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | Southern Illinois | Robert Liebowitz misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | Southern Illinois | Stanley Burch grabs the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:17 | Southern Illinois | Scott Ellenburg is called for the reach on Stanley Burch - foul #1 on Scott Ellenburg, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:11 | Southern Illinois | Andrew Barnette buries a driving attempt from the right block set up by Dennis Mingo and the foul's on William Baker - foul #1 on William Baker, team foul #2 | 0-2 |
| 19:11 | Southern Illinois | Andrew Barnette makes the free throw | 0-3 |
| 19:00 | Cornell | Scott Ellenburg can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Stanley Burch - foul #1 on Stanley Burch, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| 19:00 | Cornell | Scott Ellenburg makes the 1st free throw | 1-3 |
| 19:00 | Cornell | Scott Ellenburg makes the 2nd free throw | 2-3 |
| 18:44 | Southern Illinois | Stanley Burch can't connect on an uncontested floater from the right side | 2-3 |
| 18:43 | Cornell | James Richardson snags the defensive board | 2-3 |
| 18:21 | Cornell | Marc Frisk misses the shot from the right block but the foul's on Alexander Hoehn - foul #1 on Alexander Hoehn, team foul #2 | 2-3 |
| 18:21 | Cornell | Marc Frisk makes the 1st free throw | 3-3 |
| 18:21 | Cornell | Marc Frisk makes the 2nd free throw | 4-3 |
| 18:06 | Southern Illinois | Dennis Mingo knocks in the fadeaway from the left side | 4-5 |
| 17:53 | Cornell | Dennis Mingo is called for the reach on Scott Ellenburg - foul #1 on Dennis Mingo, team foul #3 | 4-5 |
| Subs | Cornell | Guy Wheeler (PG), Kenneth Wentworth (SF), Charles Stevens (PF), Jon Bowman (C) James Richardson, Scott Ellenburg, William Baker, Marc Frisk | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 17:36 | Cornell | Kenneth Wentworth drills a shot from the right wing | 6-5 |
| 17:12 | Southern Illinois | Stanley Burch misses the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Jon Bowman - foul #1 on Jon Bowman, team foul #3 | 6-5 |
| Subs | Cornell | Howard Harrell (C) Richard Gagne | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Jeff Logston (C) Alexander Hoehn | |
| 17:12 | Southern Illinois | Stanley Burch misses the 1st free throw | 6-5 |
| 17:12 | Southern Illinois | Stanley Burch misses the 2nd free throw | 6-5 |
| 17:12 | Cornell | Jon Bowman grabs the board | 6-5 |
| 16:53 | Cornell | Kenneth Wentworth hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 6-5 |
| 16:51 | Cornell | Guy Wheeler snags the offensive board | 6-5 |
| 16:39 | Cornell | Charles Stevens misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 6-5 |
| 16:38 | Cornell | Guy Wheeler pulls down the offensive rebound | 6-5 |
| 16:17 | Cornell | Howard Harrell is denied on a layup by Jeff Logston | 6-5 |
| 16:16 | Southern Illinois | Dennis Mingo pulls down the rebound | 6-5 |
| 15:59 | Southern Illinois | Andrew Barnette misses the easy open layup | 6-5 |
| 15:58 | Southern Illinois | Robert Liebowitz snags the offensive board | 6-5 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Guy Wheeler (fresh) SG - Kenneth Wentworth (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Charles Stevens (fresh) PF - Jon Bowman (fresh) C - Howard Harrell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Dennis Mingo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Liebowitz (fairly fresh) SF - Stanley Burch (fairly fresh) PF - Andrew Barnette (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Jeff Logston (fresh) | |
| 15:35 | Southern Illinois | Andrew Barnette's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 6-5 |
| Subs | Cornell | James Richardson (PG), Richard Gagne (SG), Scott Ellenburg (SF), William Baker (PF), Marc Frisk (C) Guy Wheeler, Kenneth Wentworth, Charles Stevens, Jon Bowman, Howard Harrell | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Todd Carter (PG), Michael Smith (SG), Percy Fry (SF), Alexander Hoehn (C) Dennis Mingo, Robert Liebowitz, Stanley Burch, Andrew Barnette | |
| 15:21 | Cornell | Richard Gagne's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 6-5 |
| 15:10 | Southern Illinois | Percy Fry hits a turnaround from close range and the foul's on Scott Ellenburg - foul #2 on Scott Ellenburg, team foul #4 | 6-7 |
| Subs | Cornell | Jimmy Thomas (SF) Scott Ellenburg | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 15:10 | Southern Illinois | Percy Fry misses the free throw | 6-7 |
| 15:10 | Cornell | William Baker pulls down the rebound | 6-7 |
| 14:41 | Cornell | Marc Frisk buries a driving attempt from the left block set up by Richard Gagne | 8-7 |
| 14:19 | Southern Illinois | Alexander Hoehn scores on a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Todd Carter and he's fouled by James Richardson - foul #1 on James Richardson, team foul #5 | 8-9 |
| Subs | Cornell | Charles Stevens (SF) Jimmy Thomas | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Dennis Mingo (PG), Larry Morgan (PF) Michael Smith, Jeff Logston | |
| 14:19 | Southern Illinois | Alexander Hoehn makes the free throw | 8-10 |
| 14:08 | Cornell | Charles Stevens hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 8-10 |
| 14:06 | Cornell | Richard Gagne snags the offensive board | 8-10 |
| 13:54 | Cornell | William Baker is hacked by Larry Morgan - foul #1 on Larry Morgan, team foul #4 | 8-10 |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Robert Liebowitz (SG), Stanley Burch (SF), Andrew Barnette (PF) Todd Carter, Percy Fry, Alexander Hoehn | |
| 13:34 | Cornell | Richard Gagne buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from James Richardson | 11-10 |
| 13:23 | Southern Illinois | Robert Liebowitz hits a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Andrew Barnette | 11-13 |
| 13:08 | Cornell | Larry Morgan swats the layup by Charles Stevens | 11-13 |
| 13:07 | Southern Illinois | Larry Morgan gets the rebound | 11-13 |
| 13:04 | Southern Illinois | Dennis Mingo loses the dribble to James Richardson in the backcourt | 11-13 |
| 12:57 | Cornell | Marc Frisk clanks a jumper from the right block | 11-13 |
| 12:55 | Southern Illinois | Larry Morgan snags the defensive board | 11-13 |
| 12:50 | Southern Illinois | Marc Frisk is called for the reach on Stanley Burch in the backcourt - foul #1 on Marc Frisk, team foul #6 | 11-13 |
| Subs | Cornell | Guy Wheeler (PG), Kenneth Wentworth (SG), Jimmy Thomas (SF), Jon Bowman (PF), Howard Harrell (C) James Richardson, Richard Gagne, Charles Stevens, William Baker, Marc Frisk | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 12:34 | Southern Illinois | Dennis Mingo misses the wide open pull-up jumper from the left side | 11-13 |
| 12:33 | Southern Illinois | Larry Morgan hits the follow up shot | 11-15 |
| 12:23 | Cornell | Guy Wheeler hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 11-15 |
| 12:22 | Cornell | Guy Wheeler pulls down the offensive rebound | 11-15 |
| 12:03 | Cornell | Jimmy Thomas clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 11-15 |
| 12:01 | Southern Illinois | Robert Liebowitz grabs the defensive rebound | 11-15 |
| 11:41 | Southern Illinois | Stanley Burch is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Stanley Burch, team foul #5 | 11-15 |
| Subs | Cornell | Charles Stevens (SF) Jimmy Thomas | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Todd Carter (PG), Michael Smith (SG), Percy Fry (SF), Jeff Logston (PF), Alexander Hoehn (C) Dennis Mingo, Robert Liebowitz, Stanley Burch, Andrew Barnette, Larry Morgan | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Guy Wheeler (fresh) SG - Kenneth Wentworth (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Charles Stevens (fresh) PF - Jon Bowman (fresh) C - Howard Harrell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Todd Carter (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Smith (fresh) SF - Percy Fry (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jeff Logston (fresh) C - Alexander Hoehn (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:24 | Cornell | Howard Harrell clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 11-15 |
| 11:22 | Southern Illinois | Percy Fry grabs the board | 11-15 |
| 11:20 | Southern Illinois | Michael Smith is hacked by Kenneth Wentworth in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kenneth Wentworth, team foul #7 | 11-15 |
| 11:20 | Southern Illinois | Michael Smith makes the 1st free throw | 11-16 |
| 11:20 | Southern Illinois | Michael Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 11-17 |
| 10:54 | Cornell | Charles Stevens's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 11-17 |
| Subs | Cornell | James Richardson (PG), Richard Gagne (SG), William Baker (PF), Marc Frisk (C) Guy Wheeler, Kenneth Wentworth, Jon Bowman, Howard Harrell | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Dennis Mingo (PG) Michael Smith | |
| 10:39 | Southern Illinois | Marc Frisk steals it from Alexander Hoehn | 11-17 |
| 10:21 | Cornell | James Richardson scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 13-17 |
| 10:19 | Southern Illinois | Dennis Mingo is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #2 on Dennis Mingo, team foul #6 | 13-17 |
| Subs | Cornell | Jimmy Thomas (SF) Charles Stevens | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Robert Liebowitz (SG), Robert Hittle (C) Dennis Mingo, Alexander Hoehn | |
| 10:02 | Cornell | Percy Fry picks off the pass by William Baker | 13-17 |
| 09:35 | Southern Illinois | William Baker takes the ball from Percy Fry | 13-17 |
| 09:18 | Cornell | Marc Frisk is whistled for a carry | 13-17 |
| Subs | Cornell | Guy Wheeler (PG), Kenneth Wentworth (SG), Jon Bowman (PF), Howard Harrell (C) James Richardson, Richard Gagne, William Baker, Marc Frisk | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Michael Smith (PG), Lawrence Hogan (SF), Andrew Barnette (PF), Larry Morgan (C) Todd Carter, Percy Fry, Jeff Logston, Robert Hittle | |
| 09:09 | Southern Illinois | Lawrence Hogan hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint | 13-17 |
| 09:08 | Cornell | Jimmy Thomas gets the rebound | 13-17 |
| 08:49 | Cornell | Jimmy Thomas scores on a floater in the paint on a nice dish by Guy Wheeler | 15-17 |
| 08:21 | Southern Illinois | Andrew Barnette hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint | 15-17 |
| 08:20 | Cornell | The rebound goes to Jimmy Thomas | 15-17 |
| 08:14 | Cornell | Jimmy Thomas comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 15-17 |
| 08:12 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Andrew Barnette | 15-17 |
| 08:02 | Southern Illinois | Andrew Barnette is by himself and knocks in the runner from close range set up by Robert Liebowitz | 15-19 |
| 07:44 | Cornell | Howard Harrell misses the 3 from straight away | 15-19 |
| 07:42 | Cornell | Jimmy Thomas hits the follow up shot | 17-19 |
| 07:39 | Southern Illinois | Jimmy Thomas takes the ball from Michael Smith in the backcourt | 17-19 |
| 07:38 | Cornell | Jimmy Thomas hits the finger roll | 19-19 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Guy Wheeler (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Wentworth (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jimmy Thomas (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jon Bowman (fairly fresh) C - Howard Harrell (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Michael Smith (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Liebowitz (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lawrence Hogan (fresh) PF - Andrew Barnette (fresh) 5 pts. C - Larry Morgan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Southern Illinois | Andrew Barnette drills a jumper from the baseline set up by Michael Smith | 19-21 |
| 07:02 | Cornell | Lawrence Hogan takes the ball from Jimmy Thomas | 19-21 |
| 06:41 | Southern Illinois | Michael Smith is called for traveling | 19-21 |
| Subs | Cornell | James Richardson (PG), Richard Gagne (SG), Charles Stevens (SF), William Baker (PF), Marc Frisk (C) Guy Wheeler, Kenneth Wentworth, Jimmy Thomas, Jon Bowman, Howard Harrell | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Todd Carter (PG), Percy Fry (SF), Jeff Logston (PF), Alexander Hoehn (C) Michael Smith, Lawrence Hogan, Andrew Barnette, Larry Morgan | |
| 06:25 | Cornell | William Baker comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Percy Fry - foul #1 on Percy Fry, team foul #7 | 19-21 |
| 06:25 | Cornell | William Baker makes the 1st free throw | 20-21 |
| 06:25 | Cornell | William Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 21-21 |
| 06:03 | Southern Illinois | Percy Fry misses the lay-in but he's hacked by James Richardson - foul #2 on James Richardson, team foul #8 | 21-21 |
| Subs | Cornell | Joshua Powers (PG) James Richardson | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| 06:03 | Southern Illinois | Percy Fry makes the 1st free throw | 21-22 |
| 06:03 | Southern Illinois | Percy Fry makes the 2nd free throw | 21-23 |
| 05:45 | Cornell | Marc Frisk banks in the layup | 23-23 |
| 05:40 | Southern Illinois | Richard Gagne is called for the reach on Robert Liebowitz in the backcourt - foul #1 on Richard Gagne, team foul #9 | 23-23 |
| 05:40 | Southern Illinois | Robert Liebowitz makes the 1st free throw | 23-24 |
| 05:40 | Southern Illinois | Robert Liebowitz makes the 2nd free throw | 23-25 |
| 05:25 | Cornell | Charles Stevens can't connect on a jump hook in the paint but the foul's on Jeff Logston - foul #1 on Jeff Logston, team foul #8 | 23-25 |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Andrew Barnette (PF) Jeff Logston | |
| 05:25 | Cornell | Charles Stevens makes the 1st free throw | 24-25 |
| 05:25 | Cornell | Charles Stevens misses the 2nd free throw | 24-25 |
| 05:25 | Southern Illinois | Andrew Barnette grabs the defensive rebound | 24-25 |
| 05:05 | Southern Illinois | Robert Liebowitz clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 24-25 |
| 05:03 | Cornell | Charles Stevens pulls down the rebound | 24-25 |
| 04:47 | Cornell | Charles Stevens misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline | 24-25 |
| 04:46 | Southern Illinois | Alexander Hoehn grabs the board | 24-25 |
| 04:42 | Southern Illinois | Todd Carter misses the jumper from the free throw line | 24-25 |
| 04:41 | Cornell | Marc Frisk grabs the defensive rebound | 24-25 |
| 04:36 | Cornell | Richard Gagne misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 24-25 |
| 04:35 | Southern Illinois | Andrew Barnette gets the rebound | 24-25 |
| 04:16 | Southern Illinois | Alexander Hoehn is fouled on the floor by Richard Gagne - foul #2 on Richard Gagne, team foul #10 | 24-25 |
| Subs | Cornell | Guy Wheeler (PG), Kenneth Wentworth (SG) Joshua Powers, Richard Gagne | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Michael Smith (PG), Lawrence Hogan (SF), Jeff Logston (PF) Robert Liebowitz, Percy Fry, Andrew Barnette | |
| 04:16 | Southern Illinois | Alexander Hoehn makes the 1st free throw | 24-26 |
| 04:16 | Southern Illinois | Alexander Hoehn misses the 2nd free throw | 24-26 |
| 04:16 | Cornell | The rebound goes to Marc Frisk | 24-26 |
| 04:07 | Cornell | William Baker makes the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Kenneth Wentworth | 26-26 |
| 03:47 | Southern Illinois | Jeff Logston misses the shot from the free throw line | 26-26 |
| 03:45 | Southern Illinois | Todd Carter tips it in | 26-28 |
| 03:26 | Cornell | Marc Frisk is fouled on the floor by Lawrence Hogan - foul #1 on Lawrence Hogan, team foul #9 | 26-28 |
| Subs | Cornell | James Richardson (PG), Richard Gagne (SG), Scott Ellenburg (SF), Jon Bowman (PF) Guy Wheeler, Kenneth Wentworth, Charles Stevens, William Baker | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Dennis Mingo (PG), Stanley Burch (SF), Larry Morgan (PF), Robert Hittle (C) Todd Carter, Lawrence Hogan, Jeff Logston, Alexander Hoehn | |
| 03:26 | Cornell | Marc Frisk misses the 1st free throw | 26-28 |
| 03:26 | Southern Illinois | Robert Hittle gets the rebound | 26-28 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - James Richardson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Gagne (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scott Ellenburg (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jon Bowman (fresh) C - Marc Frisk (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Dennis Mingo (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stanley Burch (fresh) PF - Larry Morgan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Hittle (fresh) | |
| 03:24 | Southern Illinois | Scott Ellenburg steps in front of the Stanley Burch pass in the backcourt | 26-28 |
| 03:10 | Cornell | Scott Ellenburg misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 26-28 |
| 03:08 | Southern Illinois | Michael Smith grabs the board | 26-28 |
| 02:46 | Southern Illinois | Stanley Burch is by himself and knocks in the turnaround in the paint | 26-30 |
| 02:39 | Cornell | Richard Gagne misses badly on a floater from the left side | 26-30 |
| 02:38 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Larry Morgan | 26-30 |
| 02:20 | Southern Illinois | Stanley Burch can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 26-30 |
| 02:18 | Southern Illinois | Michael Smith snags the offensive board | 26-30 |
| 02:08 | Southern Illinois | Dennis Mingo clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 26-30 |
| 02:07 | Cornell | Jon Bowman grabs the defensive rebound | 26-30 |
| 01:48 | Cornell | Dennis Mingo takes the ball from Scott Ellenburg | 26-30 |
| 01:44 | Southern Illinois | Dennis Mingo hits the finger roll | 26-32 |
| 01:15 | Cornell | James Richardson is hacked by Robert Hittle - foul #1 on Robert Hittle, team foul #10 | 26-32 |
| Subs | Cornell | Kenneth Wentworth (SG), Jimmy Thomas (SF), William Baker (PF), Howard Harrell (C) Richard Gagne, Scott Ellenburg, Jon Bowman, Marc Frisk | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Robert Liebowitz (SG), Percy Fry (SF), Andrew Barnette (PF), Jeff Logston (C) Michael Smith, Stanley Burch, Larry Morgan, Robert Hittle | |
| 01:15 | Cornell | James Richardson misses the 1st free throw | 26-32 |
| 01:15 | Cornell | James Richardson makes the 2nd free throw | 27-32 |
| 00:57 | Southern Illinois | Robert Liebowitz drills a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Percy Fry | 27-35 |
| 00:44 | Cornell | Howard Harrell blows the layup | 27-35 |
| 00:42 | Southern Illinois | Andrew Barnette pulls down the rebound | 27-35 |
| 00:33 | Southern Illinois | Percy Fry buries a fadeaway from the right block set up by Dennis Mingo | 27-37 |
| 00:14 | Cornell | James Richardson is fouled on the floor by Dennis Mingo - foul #3 on Dennis Mingo, team foul #11 | 27-37 |
| Subs | Cornell | Charles Stevens (PF) William Baker | |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Todd Carter (PG) Dennis Mingo | |
| 00:14 | Cornell | James Richardson makes the 1st free throw | 28-37 |
| 00:14 | Cornell | James Richardson makes the 2nd free throw | 29-37 |
| 00:03 | Southern Illinois | Jeff Logston lays it up and in on a great pass from Todd Carter | 29-39 |
| 00:00 | Cornell | Kenneth Wentworth misses the halfcourt shot | 29-39 |