| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Michael Cook (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Albert McLean (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Tommy Ferguson (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Rick Endres (fresh) 6 reb. C - Jerry Marr (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Upper Iowa | PG - Russell Herod (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ian Johnson (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Donald Chesser (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. PF - Mohammed Sesco (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - James Brault (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cornell | Tommy Ferguson inbounds the ball | 26-41 |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Upper Iowa | Upper Iowa is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:48 | Cornell | Russell Herod takes the ball from Tommy Ferguson | 26-41 |
| 19:31 | Upper Iowa | Mohammed Sesco blows the layup | 26-41 |
| 19:29 | Cornell | Jerry Marr snags the defensive board | 26-41 |
| 19:13 | Cornell | Albert McLean is fouled on the floor by Donald Chesser - foul #3 on Donald Chesser, team foul #1 | 26-41 |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| Subs | Upper Iowa | William Johnson (SF) Donald Chesser | |
| 19:01 | Cornell | Russell Herod steps in front of the Rick Endres pass | 26-41 |
| 18:35 | Upper Iowa | James Brault is fouled on the floor by Jerry Marr - foul #1 on Jerry Marr, team foul #1 | 26-41 |
| 18:28 | Upper Iowa | Michael Cook steps in front of the Russell Herod pass | 26-41 |
| 18:18 | Cornell | Rick Endres can't connect on a jumper from the right block | 26-41 |
| 18:16 | Upper Iowa | Russell Herod grabs the board | 26-41 |
| 18:12 | Upper Iowa | Ian Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 26-41 |
| 18:11 | Cornell | Tommy Ferguson pulls down the rebound | 26-41 |
| 18:05 | Cornell | Jerry Marr hits the finger roll on a great pass from Tommy Ferguson | 28-41 |
| 17:52 | Upper Iowa | Tommy Ferguson steps in front of the Ian Johnson pass | 28-41 |
| 17:40 | Cornell | Michael Cook splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 28-41 |
| 17:39 | Cornell | Rick Endres gets the offensive rebound | 28-41 |
| 17:18 | Cornell | Tommy Ferguson misses long on a shot near the basket | 28-41 |
| 17:17 | Upper Iowa | James Brault grabs the defensive rebound | 28-41 |
| 16:54 | Upper Iowa | Mohammed Sesco misses short on a jump hook from close range | 28-41 |
| 16:53 | Cornell | Jerry Marr grabs the defensive rebound | 28-41 |
| 16:27 | Cornell | Rick Endres throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-41 |
| Subs | Cornell | John Curran (PG), Clayton Pompa (PF), John Gordon (C) Michael Cook, Rick Endres, Jerry Marr | |
| Subs | Upper Iowa | James Smith (C) James Brault | |
| 16:14 | Upper Iowa | James Smith blows the layup | 28-41 |
| 16:12 | Upper Iowa | James Smith tips it back up and in | 28-43 |
| 15:56 | Cornell | John Curran can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 28-43 |
| 15:54 | Upper Iowa | William Johnson gets the rebound | 28-43 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - John Curran (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Albert McLean (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Tommy Ferguson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Clayton Pompa (fresh) 1 pts. C - John Gordon (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Upper Iowa | PG - Russell Herod (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Ian Johnson (fresh) 4 ast. SF - William Johnson (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Mohammed Sesco (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - James Smith (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:48 | Upper Iowa | Mohammed Sesco banks in the layup and he's fouled by Tommy Ferguson - foul #2 on Tommy Ferguson, team foul #2 | 28-45 |
| Subs | Cornell | Micah Breckenridge (SF) Tommy Ferguson | |
| Subs | Upper Iowa | Dale Woods (PG), Donald Chesser (SF) Russell Herod, William Johnson | |
| 15:48 | Upper Iowa | Mohammed Sesco makes the free throw | 28-46 |
| 15:36 | Cornell | Clayton Pompa throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-46 |
| Subs | Cornell | Leo Duncan (SG), Rick Endres (PF) Albert McLean, Clayton Pompa | |
| Subs | Upper Iowa | Ronald Solar (PF) Mohammed Sesco | |
| 15:16 | Upper Iowa | James Smith is called for a charge - foul #3 on James Smith, team foul #2 | 28-46 |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| Subs | Upper Iowa | James Brault (C) James Smith | |
| 14:59 | Cornell | James Brault denies the turnaround by John Gordon | 28-46 |
| 14:57 | Cornell | Rick Endres tips it home | 30-46 |
| 14:43 | Upper Iowa | Ronald Solar loses the dribble to Rick Endres | 30-46 |
| 14:22 | Cornell | John Curran shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 30-46 |
| 14:20 | Upper Iowa | The rebound goes to James Brault | 30-46 |
| 14:07 | Upper Iowa | Ian Johnson hits the finger roll on a great pass from Donald Chesser | 30-48 |
| 13:53 | Cornell | Rick Endres is fouled on the floor by Ronald Solar - foul #1 on Ronald Solar, team foul #3 | 30-48 |
| Subs | Cornell | Michael Cook (PG), Albert McLean (SG), Tommy Ferguson (SF), Jerry Marr (C) John Curran, Leo Duncan, Micah Breckenridge, John Gordon | |
| Subs | Upper Iowa | Russell Herod (PG), Michael Nieto (SG), Mohammed Sesco (PF) Dale Woods, Ian Johnson, Ronald Solar | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Upper Iowa | Upper Iowa is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 13:31 | Cornell | Rick Endres can't connect on a shot from the right block but he's hacked by Mohammed Sesco - foul #1 on Mohammed Sesco, team foul #4 | 30-48 |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| Subs | Upper Iowa | James Smith (C) James Brault | |
| 13:31 | Cornell | Rick Endres makes the 1st free throw | 31-48 |
| 13:31 | Cornell | Rick Endres misses the 2nd free throw | 31-48 |
| 13:31 | Upper Iowa | Mohammed Sesco gets the rebound | 31-48 |
| 13:15 | Upper Iowa | Albert McLean steps in front of the Russell Herod pass | 31-48 |
| 13:10 | Cornell | Albert McLean can't throw it down | 31-48 |
| 13:09 | Cornell | Jerry Marr snags the offensive board | 31-48 |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Upper Iowa | Upper Iowa is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 13:01 | Cornell | Albert McLean makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Jerry Marr | 34-48 |
| 12:41 | Upper Iowa | Mohammed Sesco can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 34-48 |
| 12:39 | Cornell | Jerry Marr gets the rebound | 34-48 |
| 12:35 | Cornell | Michael Cook shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 34-48 |
| 12:33 | Upper Iowa | The rebound goes to Russell Herod | 34-48 |
| 12:16 | Upper Iowa | James Smith hits a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Russell Herod | 34-50 |
| 12:00 | Cornell | Jerry Marr banks in the layup on a great pass from Michael Cook | 36-50 |
| 11:38 | Upper Iowa | James Smith hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Albert McLean - foul #2 on Albert McLean, team foul #3 | 36-50 |
| Subs | Cornell | Clayton Pompa (PF), John Gordon (C) Rick Endres, Jerry Marr | |
| Subs | Upper Iowa | Ian Johnson (SG), William Johnson (SF) Michael Nieto, Donald Chesser | |
| 11:38 | Upper Iowa | James Smith makes the 1st free throw | 36-51 |
| 11:38 | Upper Iowa | James Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 36-52 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Michael Cook (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Albert McLean (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Tommy Ferguson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Clayton Pompa (fresh) 1 pts. C - John Gordon (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Upper Iowa | PG - Russell Herod (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Ian Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - William Johnson (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Mohammed Sesco (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. C - James Smith (fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:26 | Cornell | James Smith swats the short shot by John Gordon | 36-52 |
| 11:24 | Upper Iowa | William Johnson pulls down the rebound | 36-52 |
| 11:10 | Upper Iowa | Mohammed Sesco loses the ball out of bounds | 36-52 |
| Subs | Cornell | John Curran (PG) Michael Cook | |
| Subs | Upper Iowa | James Brault (C) James Smith | |
| 10:53 | Cornell | John Curran loses the dribble to William Johnson | 36-52 |
| 10:36 | Upper Iowa | Mohammed Sesco misses short on a jump hook near the basket | 36-52 |
| 10:35 | Cornell | Tommy Ferguson pulls down the rebound | 36-52 |
| 10:30 | Cornell | John Curran misses the floater from the right block but the foul's on William Johnson - foul #1 on William Johnson, team foul #5 | 36-52 |
| 10:30 | Cornell | John Curran makes the 1st free throw | 37-52 |
| 10:30 | Cornell | John Curran makes the 2nd free throw | 38-52 |
| 10:08 | Upper Iowa | Ian Johnson hits a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Russell Herod | 38-55 |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Upper Iowa | Upper Iowa is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 09:52 | Cornell | Tommy Ferguson misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 38-55 |
| 09:50 | Upper Iowa | Russell Herod snags the defensive board | 38-55 |
| 09:26 | Upper Iowa | William Johnson hits the finger roll | 38-57 |
| 09:22 | Cornell | John Curran hits a 3 from straight away | 41-57 |
| 09:00 | Upper Iowa | Albert McLean is called for the reach on Ian Johnson - foul #3 on Albert McLean, team foul #4 | 41-57 |
| Subs | Cornell | Michael Cook (PG), Micah Breckenridge (SF), Rick Endres (PF), Jerry Marr (C) Albert McLean, Tommy Ferguson, Clayton Pompa, John Gordon | |
| Subs | Upper Iowa | Dale Woods (PG), Donald Chesser (SF), Ronald Solar (PF) Russell Herod, William Johnson, Mohammed Sesco | |
| 08:46 | Upper Iowa | Ronald Solar blows the layup | 41-57 |
| 08:44 | Upper Iowa | James Brault can't tip it in | 41-57 |
| 08:42 | Upper Iowa | James Brault tips it back up and in | 41-59 |
| 08:25 | Cornell | John Curran misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 41-59 |
| 08:24 | Upper Iowa | Ronald Solar snags the defensive board | 41-59 |
| 08:18 | Upper Iowa | John Curran steps in front of the Dale Woods pass | 41-59 |
| 08:15 | Cornell | John Curran hits the finger roll | 43-59 |
| 07:51 | Upper Iowa | Donald Chesser travels with the ball | 43-59 |
| Subs | Cornell | Albert McLean (SG) John Curran | |
| Subs | Upper Iowa | Mohammed Sesco (PF), James Smith (C) Ronald Solar, James Brault | |
| 07:37 | Cornell | Micah Breckenridge is open and scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Michael Cook | 46-59 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Michael Cook (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Albert McLean (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Micah Breckenridge (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Rick Endres (fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. C - Jerry Marr (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Upper Iowa | PG - Dale Woods (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ian Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Donald Chesser (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. PF - Mohammed Sesco (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. C - James Smith (fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:24 | Upper Iowa | James Smith hits a shot in the paint set up by Ian Johnson and he's fouled by Jerry Marr - foul #2 on Jerry Marr, team foul #5 | 46-61 |
| Subs | Cornell | Tommy Ferguson (SF) Micah Breckenridge | |
| Subs | Upper Iowa | Russell Herod (PG) Dale Woods | |
| 07:24 | Upper Iowa | James Smith makes the free throw | 46-62 |
| 07:09 | Cornell | Michael Cook splits the doubleteam and buries a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Rick Endres | 48-62 |
| 06:42 | Upper Iowa | Jerry Marr is called for the reach on Donald Chesser - foul #3 on Jerry Marr, team foul #6 | 48-62 |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| Subs | Upper Iowa | Michael Nieto (SG) Ian Johnson | |
| 06:32 | Upper Iowa | James Smith clanks a floater from the right side | 48-62 |
| 06:31 | Upper Iowa | Mohammed Sesco tips it back up and in | 48-64 |
| 06:27 | Cornell | Rick Endres comes up short on the jump hook in the lane | 48-64 |
| 06:26 | Upper Iowa | Mohammed Sesco snags the defensive board | 48-64 |
| 06:21 | Upper Iowa | Michael Nieto misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 48-64 |
| 06:19 | Cornell | The rebound goes to Tommy Ferguson | 48-64 |
| 06:15 | Cornell | Tommy Ferguson can't connect on a runner in the lane | 48-64 |
| 06:14 | Cornell | Michael Cook tips it in | 50-64 |
| 05:57 | Upper Iowa | James Smith misses short on a jumper from close range | 50-64 |
| 05:55 | Cornell | Rick Endres gets the rebound | 50-64 |
| 05:39 | Cornell | Donald Chesser steps in front of the Rick Endres pass | 50-64 |
| 05:21 | Upper Iowa | James Smith is denied on a layup by Jerry Marr | 50-64 |
| 05:19 | Cornell | Rick Endres gets the rebound | 50-64 |
| 05:13 | Cornell | Jerry Marr's pass is intercepted by Russell Herod | 50-64 |
| 05:13 | Upper Iowa | Upper Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-64 |
| Subs | Cornell | John Gordon (C) Jerry Marr | |
| Subs | Upper Iowa | Ian Johnson (SG), James Brault (C) Michael Nieto, James Smith | |
| 04:53 | Upper Iowa | Ian Johnson knocks in the 3 from straight away set up by Russell Herod | 50-67 |
| 04:32 | Cornell | Rick Endres connects on the open shot from the baseline on a great pass from Michael Cook out of a doubleteam | 52-67 |
| 04:08 | Upper Iowa | Ian Johnson makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Donald Chesser | 52-70 |
| 04:01 | Cornell | Michael Cook is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 52-70 |
| 04:00 | Upper Iowa | Mohammed Sesco snags the defensive board | 52-70 |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Upper Iowa | Upper Iowa is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:31 | Upper Iowa | Russell Herod misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 52-70 |
| 03:30 | Cornell | The rebound goes to Albert McLean | 52-70 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Michael Cook (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Albert McLean (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Tommy Ferguson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Rick Endres (fresh) 5 pts. 10 reb. C - John Gordon (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Upper Iowa | PG - Russell Herod (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 4 stl. SG - Ian Johnson (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SF - Donald Chesser (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Mohammed Sesco (fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. C - James Brault (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Upper Iowa | Upper Iowa is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:25 | Cornell | Albert McLean misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 52-70 |
| 03:23 | Upper Iowa | The rebound goes to Ian Johnson | 52-70 |
| 03:01 | Upper Iowa | Russell Herod can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 52-70 |
| 03:00 | Cornell | Tommy Ferguson gets the rebound | 52-70 |
| 02:46 | Cornell | Albert McLean knocks in the shot from just outside the lane | 54-70 |
| 02:29 | Upper Iowa | Donald Chesser is called for 3 seconds | 54-70 |
| Subs | Cornell | John Curran (PG), Leo Duncan (SG), Micah Breckenridge (SF), Clayton Pompa (PF), Frederick Dubois (C) Michael Cook, Albert McLean, Tommy Ferguson, Rick Endres, John Gordon | |
| Subs | Upper Iowa | Dale Woods (PG), Michael Nieto (SG), William Johnson (SF), Ronald Solar (PF), James Smith (C) Russell Herod, Ian Johnson, Donald Chesser, Mohammed Sesco, James Brault | |
| 02:20 | Cornell | Micah Breckenridge connects on the turnaround in the paint set up by Leo Duncan | 56-70 |
| 02:04 | Upper Iowa | Michael Nieto misses the 3 from the right corner | 56-70 |
| 02:03 | Upper Iowa | Ronald Solar can't tip it in | 56-70 |
| 02:01 | Cornell | Frederick Dubois grabs the board | 56-70 |
| 01:54 | Cornell | Micah Breckenridge can't finish the layup but he's hacked by William Johnson - foul #2 on William Johnson, team foul #6 | 56-70 |
| Subs | Cornell | John Gordon (C) Frederick Dubois | |
| Subs | Upper Iowa | | |
| 01:54 | Cornell | Micah Breckenridge misses the 1st free throw | 56-70 |
| 01:54 | Cornell | Micah Breckenridge misses the 2nd free throw | 56-70 |
| 01:54 | Upper Iowa | James Smith pulls down the rebound | 56-70 |
| 01:39 | Upper Iowa | James Smith knocks in the fadeaway near the basket | 56-72 |
| 01:27 | Cornell | Leo Duncan knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 59-72 |
| 00:58 | Upper Iowa | James Smith misses the lay-in but he's fouled by John Gordon - foul #2 on John Gordon, team foul #7 | 59-72 |
| 00:58 | Upper Iowa | James Smith makes the 1st free throw | 59-73 |
| 00:58 | Upper Iowa | James Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 59-74 |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Upper Iowa | Upper Iowa is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:52 | Cornell | Leo Duncan hits a jump hook from the left block and he's hacked by Dale Woods - foul #1 on Dale Woods, team foul #7 | 61-74 |
| 00:52 | Cornell | Leo Duncan makes the free throw | 62-74 |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Upper Iowa | Upper Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:24 | Upper Iowa | Ronald Solar can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Clayton Pompa - foul #2 on Clayton Pompa, team foul #8 | 62-74 |
| 00:24 | Upper Iowa | Ronald Solar makes the 1st free throw | 62-75 |
| 00:24 | Upper Iowa | Ronald Solar makes the 2nd free throw | 62-76 |
| 00:19 | Cornell | Clayton Pompa misses the 3 from the left wing | 62-76 |
| 00:17 | Upper Iowa | The rebound goes to James Smith | 62-76 |
| 00:00 | Upper Iowa | Dale Woods runs out the clock | 62-76 |