| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Ngolinga Aja (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Douglas Viles (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Oxley (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jimmie Jacobs (fresh) 2 reb. C - Johnny Eadie (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central | PG - Michael Metcalf (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Benny Shell (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Oles (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Ronald Turco (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cornell | James Oxley inbounds the ball | 32-30 |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central | Central is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:44 | Cornell | Ngolinga Aja misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Michael Metcalf - foul #2 on Michael Metcalf, team foul #1 | 32-30 |
| 19:44 | Cornell | Ngolinga Aja misses the 1st free throw | 32-30 |
| 19:44 | Cornell | Ngolinga Aja makes the 2nd free throw | 33-30 |
| 19:26 | Central | James Oxley steals the ball from Benny Shell | 33-30 |
| 19:23 | Cornell | Douglas Viles misses the dunk attempt | 33-30 |
| 19:21 | Cornell | James Oxley grabs the offensive rebound | 33-30 |
| 19:04 | Cornell | James Oxley blows the layup | 33-30 |
| 19:02 | Central | James Oles grabs the board | 33-30 |
| 18:56 | Central | Benny Shell can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 33-30 |
| 18:54 | Central | James Oles snags the offensive board | 33-30 |
| 18:36 | Central | Jimmie Jacobs steals it from James Oles | 33-30 |
| 18:18 | Cornell | James Oles is called for the reach on Jimmie Jacobs - foul #1 on James Oles, team foul #2 | 33-30 |
| Subs | Cornell | Tom Hartley (SG), Luke Zuckerberg (PF) Douglas Viles, Jimmie Jacobs | |
| Subs | Central | Neil Fournier (PG), Kevin Sax (SG), Larry Overstreet (SF) Michael Metcalf, Benny Shell, James Johnson | |
| 17:57 | Cornell | A charge is called on James Oxley - foul #2 on James Oxley, team foul #1 | 33-30 |
| Subs | Cornell | Albert Moreland (PG), Steve Whitley (SF), William Guiterrez (C) Ngolinga Aja, James Oxley, Johnny Eadie | |
| Subs | Central | Delmar Kim (PF) James Oles | |
| 17:40 | Central | Delmar Kim buries a 3pt shot from straight away | 33-33 |
| 17:37 | Cornell | Kevin Sax picks off the pass by Albert Moreland in the backcourt | 33-33 |
| 17:17 | Central | Kevin Sax connects on the 3 from the left corner | 33-36 |
| 17:15 | Cornell | Larry Overstreet is called for the reach on Albert Moreland in the backcourt - foul #1 on Larry Overstreet, team foul #3 | 33-36 |
| Subs | Cornell | Douglas Viles (SG) Tom Hartley | |
| Subs | Central | Michael Metcalf (PG), James Gardner (C) Neil Fournier, Ronald Turco | |
| 16:46 | Cornell | Steve Whitley misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 33-36 |
| 16:44 | Cornell | William Guiterrez tips it in | 35-36 |
| 16:30 | Central | James Gardner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-36 |
| Subs | Cornell | Ngolinga Aja (PG), James Oxley (SF), Jimmie Jacobs (PF), Johnny Eadie (C) Albert Moreland, Steve Whitley, Luke Zuckerberg, William Guiterrez | |
| Subs | Central | Benny Shell (SG), James Johnson (SF), James Oles (PF) Kevin Sax, Larry Overstreet, James Gardner | |
| 16:06 | Cornell | James Oxley hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 35-36 |
| 16:05 | Central | Michael Metcalf snags the defensive board | 35-36 |
| 15:53 | Central | James Oxley picks off the pass by Benny Shell | 35-36 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Ngolinga Aja (fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. SG - Douglas Viles (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Oxley (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Jimmie Jacobs (fresh) 2 reb. C - Johnny Eadie (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central | PG - Michael Metcalf (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Benny Shell (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Oles (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Delmar Kim (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:29 | Cornell | James Oxley hits a wide open 3pt shot from the right corner | 38-36 |
| 15:04 | Central | Delmar Kim misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 38-36 |
| 15:02 | Central | Benny Shell snags the offensive board | 38-36 |
| 14:49 | Central | James Oles connects on the 3 from straight away set up by Michael Metcalf | 38-39 |
| 14:20 | Cornell | James Oles is called for the reach on James Oxley - foul #2 on James Oles, team foul #4 | 38-39 |
| Subs | Cornell | Albert Moreland (PG), Tom Hartley (SG), Steve Whitley (SF), Luke Zuckerberg (PF), William Guiterrez (C) Ngolinga Aja, Douglas Viles, James Oxley, Jimmie Jacobs, Johnny Eadie | |
| Subs | Central | Neil Fournier (PG), Kevin Sax (SG), Cory Triplett (SF), James Gardner (PF), Ronald Turco (C) Michael Metcalf, Benny Shell, James Johnson, James Oles, Delmar Kim | |
| 13:57 | Cornell | Albert Moreland is hacked by Cory Triplett - foul #1 on Cory Triplett, team foul #5 | 38-39 |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| Subs | Central | Larry Overstreet (SF) Cory Triplett | |
| 13:31 | Cornell | Tom Hartley misses the floater from the free throw line | 38-39 |
| 13:29 | Cornell | Steve Whitley hits the follow up shot | 40-39 |
| 13:06 | Central | Luke Zuckerberg swats the shot by Larry Overstreet | 40-39 |
| 13:05 | Cornell | William Guiterrez grabs the board | 40-39 |
| 13:02 | Cornell | Neil Fournier is called for the reach on Tom Hartley in the backcourt - foul #1 on Neil Fournier, team foul #6 | 40-39 |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| Subs | Central | Cory Triplett (SF), James Oles (PF) Larry Overstreet, James Gardner | |
| 12:42 | Cornell | Neil Fournier steps in front of the Albert Moreland pass | 40-39 |
| 12:35 | Central | Cory Triplett scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 40-41 |
| 12:13 | Cornell | Tom Hartley misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 40-41 |
| 12:12 | Central | James Oles snags the defensive board | 40-41 |
| 11:51 | Central | Kevin Sax comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-41 |
| 11:50 | Cornell | Luke Zuckerberg gets the rebound | 40-41 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Albert Moreland (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Tom Hartley (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Steve Whitley (fairly fresh) 14 pts. PF - Luke Zuckerberg (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. C - William Guiterrez (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central | PG - Neil Fournier (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Kevin Sax (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Cory Triplett (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Oles (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Ronald Turco (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:43 | Cornell | Tom Hartley misses the fadeaway from close range but the foul's on James Oles - foul #3 on James Oles, team foul #7 | 40-41 |
| Subs | Cornell | Ngolinga Aja (PG), James Oxley (SF), Jimmie Jacobs (PF), Johnny Eadie (C) Albert Moreland, Steve Whitley, Luke Zuckerberg, William Guiterrez | |
| Subs | Central | Andrew Adkison (PG), Benny Shell (SG), James Johnson (SF), James Gardner (C) Neil Fournier, Kevin Sax, Cory Triplett, Ronald Turco | |
| 11:43 | Cornell | Tom Hartley misses the 1st free throw | 40-41 |
| 11:43 | Cornell | Tom Hartley makes the 2nd free throw | 41-41 |
| 11:31 | Central | Johnny Eadie blocks the jumper by Andrew Adkison | 41-41 |
| 11:29 | Cornell | The rebound goes to Jimmie Jacobs | 41-41 |
| 11:03 | Cornell | Johnny Eadie is fouled on the floor by James Johnson - foul #2 on James Johnson, team foul #8 | 41-41 |
| Subs | Cornell | James Isom (SG) Tom Hartley | |
| Subs | Central | Michael Metcalf (PG), Larry Overstreet (SG), Delmar Kim (PF) Andrew Adkison, Benny Shell, James Oles | |
| 11:03 | Cornell | Johnny Eadie misses the 1st free throw | 41-41 |
| 11:03 | Central | James Gardner gets the rebound | 41-41 |
| 10:59 | Central | James Johnson is hacked by James Oxley - foul #3 on James Oxley, team foul #2 | 41-41 |
| Subs | Cornell | Douglas Viles (SG) James Isom | |
| Subs | Central | | |
| 10:40 | Central | Michael Metcalf scores on a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from James Johnson | 41-43 |
| 10:38 | Cornell | Ngolinga Aja is fouled in the backcourt by James Johnson - foul #3 on James Johnson, team foul #9 | 41-43 |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| Subs | Central | Ronald Turco (C) James Gardner | |
| 10:38 | Cornell | Ngolinga Aja makes the 1st free throw | 42-43 |
| 10:38 | Cornell | Ngolinga Aja makes the 2nd free throw | 43-43 |
| 10:15 | Central | James Johnson clanks a shot in the paint but he's fouled by James Oxley - foul #4 on James Oxley, team foul #3 | 43-43 |
| Subs | Cornell | Steve Whitley (SF), James Isom (C) James Oxley, Johnny Eadie | |
| Subs | Central | | |
| 10:15 | Central | James Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 43-44 |
| 10:15 | Central | James Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 43-45 |
| 10:13 | Cornell | Ngolinga Aja is hacked by Michael Metcalf in the backcourt - foul #3 on Michael Metcalf, team foul #10 | 43-45 |
| Subs | Cornell | William Guiterrez (C) James Isom | |
| Subs | Central | Benny Shell (SG), Cory Triplett (SF) Larry Overstreet, James Johnson | |
| 10:13 | Cornell | Ngolinga Aja misses the 1st free throw | 43-45 |
| 10:13 | Cornell | Ngolinga Aja makes the 2nd free throw | 44-45 |
| 10:00 | Central | Benny Shell makes the jumpshot from the left wing | 44-47 |
| 09:38 | Cornell | Steve Whitley clanks a floater from close range but the foul's on Michael Metcalf - foul #4 on Michael Metcalf, team foul #11 | 44-47 |
| Subs | Cornell | Albert Moreland (PG), Tom Hartley (SG), Luke Zuckerberg (PF) Ngolinga Aja, Douglas Viles, Jimmie Jacobs | |
| Subs | Central | Andrew Adkison (PG), Kevin Sax (SG), James Oles (PF) Michael Metcalf, Benny Shell, Delmar Kim | |
| 09:38 | Cornell | Steve Whitley makes the 1st free throw | 45-47 |
| 09:38 | Cornell | Steve Whitley misses the 2nd free throw | 45-47 |
| 09:38 | Central | Ronald Turco gets the rebound | 45-47 |
| 09:13 | Central | The jump hook by James Oles is blocked by Luke Zuckerberg | 45-47 |
| 09:11 | Cornell | William Guiterrez grabs the defensive rebound | 45-47 |
| 08:49 | Cornell | Tom Hartley misses the wide open pull-up jumper from the right side | 45-47 |
| 08:48 | Central | Cory Triplett snags the defensive board | 45-47 |
| 08:31 | Central | Cory Triplett's pass is intercepted by Steve Whitley | 45-47 |
| 08:28 | Cornell | Tom Hartley lays it in set up by Steve Whitley | 47-47 |
| 08:24 | Central | Kevin Sax is fouled on the floor by William Guiterrez - foul #1 on William Guiterrez, team foul #4 | 47-47 |
| Subs | Cornell | Ngolinga Aja (PG), James Oxley (SF), Johnny Eadie (C) Albert Moreland, Steve Whitley, William Guiterrez | |
| Subs | Central | Neil Fournier (PG), Benny Shell (SG), James Johnson (SF), James Gardner (C) Andrew Adkison, Kevin Sax, Cory Triplett, Ronald Turco | |
| 08:02 | Central | Ngolinga Aja is called for the reach on Neil Fournier - foul #2 on Ngolinga Aja, team foul #5 | 47-47 |
| Subs | Cornell | Douglas Viles (SG) Tom Hartley | |
| Subs | Central | Delmar Kim (C) James Gardner | |
| 07:49 | Central | James Johnson misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by James Oxley - foul #5 on James Oxley, team foul #6 | 47-47 |
| Subs | Cornell | James Isom (SF), Jimmie Jacobs (PF) James Oxley, Luke Zuckerberg | |
| Subs | Central | Michael Metcalf (PG), James Gardner (C) Neil Fournier, James Oles | |
| 07:49 | Central | James Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 47-48 |
| 07:49 | Central | James Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 47-49 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Ngolinga Aja (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Douglas Viles (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Isom (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jimmie Jacobs (fresh) 3 reb. C - Johnny Eadie (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central | PG - Michael Metcalf (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Benny Shell (fresh) 5 pts. SF - James Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Delmar Kim (fresh) 3 pts. C - James Gardner (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:21 | Cornell | James Isom connects on the open 3 from the right wing | 50-49 |
| 07:10 | Central | Delmar Kim hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the left block | 50-49 |
| 07:08 | Cornell | Douglas Viles grabs the defensive rebound | 50-49 |
| 06:40 | Cornell | Benny Shell steals it from James Isom | 50-49 |
| 06:36 | Central | Benny Shell banks in the layup | 50-51 |
| 06:16 | Cornell | Delmar Kim steps in front of the Douglas Viles pass | 50-51 |
| 06:01 | Central | Benny Shell clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by James Isom - foul #2 on James Isom, team foul #7 | 50-51 |
| Subs | Cornell | Albert Moreland (PG), Tom Hartley (SG), Steve Whitley (SF), Luke Zuckerberg (PF), William Guiterrez (C) Ngolinga Aja, Douglas Viles, James Isom, Jimmie Jacobs, Johnny Eadie | |
| Subs | Central | Neil Fournier (PG), Kevin Sax (SF), James Oles (PF), Ronald Turco (C) Michael Metcalf, James Johnson, Delmar Kim, James Gardner | |
| 06:01 | Central | Benny Shell makes the 1st free throw | 50-52 |
| 06:01 | Central | Benny Shell misses the 2nd free throw | 50-52 |
| 06:01 | Cornell | Luke Zuckerberg snags the defensive board | 50-52 |
| 05:43 | Cornell | Tom Hartley misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 50-52 |
| 05:42 | Central | Kevin Sax grabs the defensive rebound | 50-52 |
| 05:27 | Central | James Oles is hacked by Luke Zuckerberg - foul #1 on Luke Zuckerberg, team foul #8 | 50-52 |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| Subs | Central | Larry Overstreet (SF) Benny Shell | |
| 05:27 | Central | James Oles makes the 1st free throw | 50-53 |
| 05:27 | Central | James Oles misses the 2nd free throw | 50-53 |
| 05:27 | Cornell | William Guiterrez grabs the board | 50-53 |
| 05:05 | Cornell | Kevin Sax steals the ball from Luke Zuckerberg | 50-53 |
| 04:38 | Central | Ronald Turco hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 50-53 |
| 04:37 | Central | The offensive rebound goes to James Oles | 50-53 |
| 04:15 | Central | James Oles clanks a 3 from straight away | 50-53 |
| 04:14 | Cornell | William Guiterrez pulls down the rebound | 50-53 |
| 03:52 | Cornell | Steve Whitley lays it in on a nice dish by Albert Moreland | 52-53 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Albert Moreland (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Tom Hartley (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Steve Whitley (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. PF - Luke Zuckerberg (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 3 blk. C - William Guiterrez (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central | PG - Neil Fournier (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Kevin Sax (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - Larry Overstreet (fairly fresh) PF - James Oles (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Ronald Turco (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:30 | Central | Ronald Turco loses the dribble to Tom Hartley | 52-53 |
| 03:26 | Cornell | James Oles takes the ball from Albert Moreland in the backcourt | 52-53 |
| 03:21 | Central | James Oles loses the ball out of bounds | 52-53 |
| Subs | Cornell | Ngolinga Aja (PG), Douglas Viles (SG), James Isom (SF), Jimmie Jacobs (PF), Johnny Eadie (C) Albert Moreland, Tom Hartley, Steve Whitley, Luke Zuckerberg, William Guiterrez | |
| Subs | Central | Michael Metcalf (PG), Benny Shell (SG), James Johnson (SF), Delmar Kim (PF), James Gardner (C) Neil Fournier, Kevin Sax, Larry Overstreet, James Oles, Ronald Turco | |
| 02:55 | Cornell | James Isom misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 52-53 |
| 02:53 | Central | Delmar Kim gets the rebound | 52-53 |
| 02:53 | Central | Central calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-53 |
| Subs | Cornell | Steve Whitley (SF) James Isom | |
| Subs | Central | James Oles (PF), Ronald Turco (C) Delmar Kim, James Gardner | |
| 02:34 | Central | James Johnson's fadeaway is rejected by Johnny Eadie | 52-53 |
| 02:33 | Central | The offensive rebound goes to Ronald Turco | 52-53 |
| 02:20 | Central | Michael Metcalf misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 52-53 |
| 02:19 | Cornell | Steve Whitley snags the defensive board | 52-53 |
| 02:03 | Cornell | Steve Whitley buries a shot from the left wing and he's fouled by Benny Shell - foul #2 on Benny Shell, team foul #12 | 54-53 |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| Subs | Central | Kevin Sax (SG) Benny Shell | |
| 02:03 | Cornell | Steve Whitley makes the free throw | 55-53 |
| 01:53 | Central | James Johnson drills a shot from the left block on a nice dish by Kevin Sax | 55-55 |
| 01:37 | Cornell | Steve Whitley loses the dribble to Michael Metcalf | 55-55 |
| 01:24 | Central | Steve Whitley steps in front of the James Johnson pass | 55-55 |
| 01:10 | Cornell | Steve Whitley hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block | 55-55 |
| 01:09 | Cornell | Douglas Viles grabs the offensive board | 55-55 |
| 00:49 | Cornell | Steve Whitley makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 58-55 |
| 00:27 | Central | Michael Metcalf is fouled on the floor by Johnny Eadie - foul #2 on Johnny Eadie, team foul #9 | 58-55 |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| Subs | Central | Benny Shell (SG) Kevin Sax | |
| 00:27 | Central | Michael Metcalf misses the 1st free throw | 58-55 |
| 00:27 | Cornell | Johnny Eadie gets the rebound | 58-55 |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central | Central is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:24 | Cornell | Benny Shell is called for the reach on Johnny Eadie in the backcourt - foul #3 on Benny Shell, team foul #13 | 58-55 |
| Subs | Cornell | Albert Moreland (PG), Tom Hartley (SG) Ngolinga Aja, Douglas Viles | |
| Subs | Central | | |
| 00:24 | Cornell | Johnny Eadie makes the 1st free throw | 59-55 |
| 00:24 | Cornell | Johnny Eadie misses the 2nd free throw | 59-55 |
| 00:24 | Central | James Oles snags the defensive board | 59-55 |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central | Central is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:17 | Central | Ronald Turco comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 59-55 |
| 00:15 | Central | Michael Metcalf grabs the offensive board | 59-55 |
| 00:13 | Central | Ronald Turco misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 59-55 |
| 00:11 | Central | Michael Metcalf gets the offensive rebound | 59-55 |
| 00:09 | Central | Benny Shell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 59-55 |
| 00:07 | Cornell | The rebound goes to Steve Whitley | 59-55 |
| 00:07 | Cornell | Cornell calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-55 |
| 00:05 | Cornell | Tom Hartley is hacked by Benny Shell in the backcourt - foul #4 on Benny Shell, team foul #14 | 59-55 |
| 00:05 | Cornell | Tom Hartley makes the 1st free throw | 60-55 |
| 00:05 | Cornell | Tom Hartley makes the 2nd free throw | 61-55 |
| 00:00 | Central | Ronald Turco misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 61-55 |