| Lineup | Fordham | PG - John Bailey (fresh) SG - Horace Wise (fresh) SF - Peter Strickland (fresh) PF - Graig Wallace (fresh) C - Eric Goodman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Isaac Kiser (fresh) SG - Jon Kulas (fresh) SF - Negasi Aja (fresh) PF - Zlatko Zenzen (fresh) C - Paul Caldera (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Fordham | Eric Goodman wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Fordham | Fordham is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:38 | Fordham | John Bailey buries a jumper from the free throw line set up by Horace Wise | 2-0 |
| 19:21 | Cornell | Negasi Aja loses the ball out of bounds | 2-0 |
| 19:05 | Fordham | Peter Strickland misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Zlatko Zenzen - foul #1 on Zlatko Zenzen, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:05 | Fordham | Peter Strickland misses the 1st free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:05 | Fordham | Peter Strickland makes the 2nd free throw | 3-0 |
| 18:55 | Cornell | Negasi Aja hits a 3 from the left wing set up by Isaac Kiser | 3-3 |
| 18:35 | Fordham | Eric Goodman can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Negasi Aja - foul #1 on Negasi Aja, team foul #2 | 3-3 |
| 18:35 | Fordham | Eric Goodman makes the 1st free throw | 4-3 |
| 18:35 | Fordham | Eric Goodman misses the 2nd free throw | 4-3 |
| 18:35 | Cornell | The rebound goes to Paul Caldera | 4-3 |
| 18:30 | Cornell | Peter Strickland steals the ball from Jon Kulas | 4-3 |
| 18:27 | Fordham | John Bailey lays it in on a great pass from Peter Strickland | 6-3 |
| 18:22 | Cornell | Negasi Aja clanks a fadeaway from the baseline | 6-3 |
| 18:21 | Fordham | The rebound goes to Peter Strickland | 6-3 |
| 17:52 | Fordham | Jon Kulas is called for the reach on John Bailey - foul #1 on Jon Kulas, team foul #3 | 6-3 |
| Subs | Fordham | Forrest Smith (PG), James Grobstein (SG), John Adams (SF), Frank Lester (PF), Stephen Michaud (C) John Bailey, Horace Wise, Peter Strickland, Graig Wallace, Eric Goodman | |
| Subs | Cornell | Glen Hunter (PG), Dingbang Xiang (SF), Richard Greenberg (C) Isaac Kiser, Negasi Aja, Paul Caldera | |
| 17:39 | Fordham | Frank Lester makes the floater in the lane | 8-3 |
| 17:17 | Cornell | Jon Kulas's fadeaway is rejected by John Adams | 8-3 |
| 17:15 | Fordham | John Adams gets the rebound | 8-3 |
| 16:58 | Fordham | Forrest Smith's pass is intercepted by Richard Greenberg | 8-3 |
| 16:39 | Cornell | Glen Hunter loses the ball out of bounds | 8-3 |
| Subs | Fordham | Horace Wise (SG), Peter Strickland (SF), Graig Wallace (PF), Eric Goodman (C) James Grobstein, John Adams, Frank Lester, Stephen Michaud | |
| Subs | Cornell | Isaac Kiser (PG), David Rolling (SG), Negasi Aja (SF), Paul Caldera (C) Glen Hunter, Jon Kulas, Zlatko Zenzen, Richard Greenberg | |
| 16:36 | Fordham | Dingbang Xiang steals it from Forrest Smith in the backcourt | 8-3 |
| 16:18 | Cornell | David Rolling is hacked by Forrest Smith - foul #1 on Forrest Smith, team foul #1 | 8-3 |
| Subs | Fordham | John Bailey (PG) Forrest Smith | |
| Subs | Cornell | Bill Bonds (PF) Dingbang Xiang | |
| 15:59 | Cornell | Isaac Kiser buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Negasi Aja | 8-6 |
| Lineup | Fordham | PG - John Bailey (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Horace Wise (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Peter Strickland (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Graig Wallace (fresh) C - Eric Goodman (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Isaac Kiser (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Rolling (fresh) SF - Negasi Aja (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Bill Bonds (fresh) C - Paul Caldera (fresh) | |
| 15:44 | Fordham | Paul Caldera is called for the reach on Graig Wallace - foul #1 on Paul Caldera, team foul #4 | 8-6 |
| 15:29 | Fordham | Peter Strickland misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 8-6 |
| 15:28 | Fordham | Eric Goodman tips it back up and in | 10-6 |
| 15:12 | Cornell | Isaac Kiser hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Negasi Aja | 10-8 |
| 15:02 | Fordham | The jump hook by Graig Wallace is blocked by Paul Caldera | 10-8 |
| 15:01 | Cornell | Paul Caldera grabs the defensive rebound | 10-8 |
| 14:46 | Cornell | Negasi Aja lays it in set up by Isaac Kiser and he's hacked by Peter Strickland - foul #1 on Peter Strickland, team foul #2 | 10-10 |
| Subs | Fordham | Forrest Smith (PG), James Grobstein (SG), John Adams (SF), Frank Lester (PF), Stephen Michaud (C) John Bailey, Horace Wise, Peter Strickland, Graig Wallace, Eric Goodman | |
| Subs | Cornell | Glen Hunter (PG), Jon Kulas (SG), Zlatko Zenzen (PF), Dingbang Xiang (C) Isaac Kiser, David Rolling, Bill Bonds, Paul Caldera | |
| 14:46 | Cornell | Negasi Aja makes the free throw | 10-11 |
| 14:44 | Fordham | James Grobstein is hacked by Jon Kulas in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jon Kulas, team foul #5 | 10-11 |
| Subs | Fordham | | |
| Subs | Cornell | David Rolling (SG), Richard Greenberg (C) Jon Kulas, Negasi Aja | |
| 14:34 | Fordham | James Grobstein is open and scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by John Adams | 13-11 |
| 14:24 | Cornell | Zlatko Zenzen clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 13-11 |
| 14:23 | Fordham | James Grobstein grabs the defensive rebound | 13-11 |
| 14:20 | Fordham | Zlatko Zenzen steals the ball from James Grobstein in the backcourt | 13-11 |
| 14:06 | Cornell | Glen Hunter throws a bad pass out of bounds | 13-11 |
| Subs | Fordham | | |
| Subs | Cornell | Isaac Kiser (PG) David Rolling | |
| 14:04 | Fordham | Glen Hunter is called for the reach on James Grobstein in the backcourt - foul #1 on Glen Hunter, team foul #6 | 13-11 |
| 13:50 | Fordham | John Adams clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 13-11 |
| 13:48 | Cornell | The rebound goes to Zlatko Zenzen | 13-11 |
| 13:35 | Cornell | Isaac Kiser can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 13-11 |
| 13:34 | Fordham | The rebound goes to John Adams | 13-11 |
| 13:18 | Fordham | Forrest Smith misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 13-11 |
| 13:16 | Fordham | John Adams tips it but misses | 13-11 |
| 13:14 | Cornell | Dingbang Xiang snags the defensive board | 13-11 |
| 12:47 | Cornell | Zlatko Zenzen knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Dingbang Xiang | 13-14 |
| 12:28 | Fordham | Forrest Smith comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 13-14 |
| 12:27 | Cornell | Richard Greenberg gets the rebound | 13-14 |
| 12:05 | Cornell | Zlatko Zenzen clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 13-14 |
| 12:04 | Cornell | Dingbang Xiang gets the offensive rebound | 13-14 |
| 11:46 | Cornell | Zlatko Zenzen lays it in set up by Glen Hunter and the foul's on James Grobstein - foul #1 on James Grobstein, team foul #3 | 13-16 |
| Subs | Fordham | John Bailey (PG), Horace Wise (SG), Peter Strickland (SF), Graig Wallace (PF), Eric Goodman (C) Forrest Smith, James Grobstein, John Adams, Frank Lester, Stephen Michaud | |
| Subs | Cornell | David Rolling (SG), Negasi Aja (SF), Paul Caldera (C) Glen Hunter, Dingbang Xiang, Richard Greenberg | |
| 11:46 | Cornell | Zlatko Zenzen makes the free throw | 13-17 |
| Lineup | Fordham | PG - John Bailey (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Horace Wise (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Peter Strickland (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Graig Wallace (fresh) C - Eric Goodman (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Isaac Kiser (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Rolling (fresh) SF - Negasi Aja (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Zlatko Zenzen (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Paul Caldera (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Fordham | Horace Wise can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 13-17 |
| 11:23 | Cornell | Paul Caldera pulls down the rebound | 13-17 |
| 11:07 | Cornell | David Rolling loses the ball out of bounds | 13-17 |
| Subs | Fordham | | |
| Subs | Cornell | Bill Bonds (PF) Zlatko Zenzen | |
| 10:51 | Fordham | Graig Wallace is fouled on the floor by Bill Bonds - foul #1 on Bill Bonds, team foul #7 | 13-17 |
| 10:51 | Fordham | Graig Wallace makes the 1st free throw | 14-17 |
| 10:51 | Fordham | Graig Wallace makes the 2nd free throw | 15-17 |
| 10:26 | Cornell | Negasi Aja connects on the fadeaway near the basket | 15-19 |
| 10:21 | Fordham | Graig Wallace is called for traveling in the backcourt | 15-19 |
| Subs | Fordham | | |
| Subs | Cornell | Glen Hunter (PG), Louis Brown (C) Isaac Kiser, Paul Caldera | |
| 10:05 | Cornell | David Rolling misses the floater near the basket but the foul's on Horace Wise - foul #1 on Horace Wise, team foul #4 | 15-19 |
| Subs | Fordham | Glen Jordan (SF) Peter Strickland | |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| 10:05 | Cornell | David Rolling misses the 1st free throw | 15-19 |
| 10:05 | Cornell | David Rolling makes the 2nd free throw | 15-20 |
| 09:48 | Fordham | Horace Wise makes the wide open 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from John Bailey | 18-20 |
| 09:24 | Cornell | Negasi Aja's layup is rejected by Graig Wallace | 18-20 |
| 09:22 | Cornell | David Rolling tips it back up and in | 18-22 |
| 09:01 | Fordham | Graig Wallace is fouled on the floor by Negasi Aja - foul #2 on Negasi Aja, team foul #8 | 18-22 |
| Subs | Fordham | Peter Strickland (SF), Terry Foley (C) Horace Wise, Eric Goodman | |
| Subs | Cornell | Isaac Kiser (PG), Dingbang Xiang (SF), Zlatko Zenzen (PF), Paul Caldera (C) Glen Hunter, Negasi Aja, Bill Bonds, Louis Brown | |
| 09:01 | Fordham | Graig Wallace makes the 1st free throw | 19-22 |
| 09:01 | Fordham | Graig Wallace makes the 2nd free throw | 20-22 |
| 08:41 | Cornell | Isaac Kiser is whistled for a carry | 20-22 |
| Subs | Fordham | Horace Wise (SG) Glen Jordan | |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| 08:38 | Fordham | John Bailey is hacked by David Rolling in the backcourt - foul #1 on David Rolling, team foul #9 | 20-22 |
| 08:38 | Fordham | John Bailey misses the 1st free throw | 20-22 |
| 08:38 | Cornell | Dingbang Xiang pulls down the rebound | 20-22 |
| 08:14 | Cornell | Isaac Kiser misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 20-22 |
| 08:12 | Cornell | Zlatko Zenzen hits the follow up shot | 20-24 |
| 07:50 | Fordham | Graig Wallace clanks a shot from the left side | 20-24 |
| 07:48 | Fordham | Terry Foley tips it home | 22-24 |
| Lineup | Fordham | PG - John Bailey (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Horace Wise (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Peter Strickland (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Graig Wallace (tiring) 4 pts. C - Terry Foley (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Isaac Kiser (tired) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Rolling (tiring) 3 pts. SF - Dingbang Xiang (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Zlatko Zenzen (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul Caldera (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Cornell | Dingbang Xiang throws a bad pass out of bounds | 22-24 |
| Subs | Fordham | Forrest Smith (PG), James Grobstein (SG), Glen Jordan (SF), Frank Lester (PF), Stephen Michaud (C) John Bailey, Horace Wise, Peter Strickland, Graig Wallace, Terry Foley | |
| Subs | Cornell | Glen Hunter (PG), Louis Brown (C) Isaac Kiser, Paul Caldera | |
| 07:17 | Fordham | Frank Lester's floater is tipped away by Louis Brown | 22-24 |
| 07:16 | Cornell | Dingbang Xiang grabs the board | 22-24 |
| 06:57 | Cornell | David Rolling is hacked by Stephen Michaud - foul #1 on Stephen Michaud, team foul #5 | 22-24 |
| Subs | Fordham | Eric Goodman (C) Glen Jordan | |
| Subs | Cornell | Isaac Kiser (PG), Richard Greenberg (PF) David Rolling, Zlatko Zenzen | |
| 06:38 | Cornell | Glen Hunter is hacked by Forrest Smith - foul #2 on Forrest Smith, team foul #6 | 22-24 |
| Subs | Fordham | Horace Wise (SG), Peter Strickland (SF) Forrest Smith, Stephen Michaud | |
| Subs | Cornell | Bill Bonds (SF), Paul Caldera (C) Dingbang Xiang, Louis Brown | |
| 06:28 | Cornell | Paul Caldera hits a fadeaway from the right side | 22-26 |
| 06:26 | Fordham | James Grobstein is fouled in the backcourt by Isaac Kiser - foul #1 on Isaac Kiser, team foul #10 | 22-26 |
| Subs | Fordham | John Adams (PF) Frank Lester | |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| 06:26 | Fordham | James Grobstein misses the 1st free throw | 22-26 |
| 06:26 | Fordham | James Grobstein makes the 2nd free throw | 23-26 |
| 06:12 | Cornell | Richard Greenberg misses the jumper in the paint | 23-26 |
| 06:10 | Cornell | Paul Caldera grabs the offensive board | 23-26 |
| 06:00 | Cornell | Glen Hunter is fouled on the floor by James Grobstein - foul #2 on James Grobstein, team foul #7 | 23-26 |
| Subs | Fordham | Glen Jordan (SG), Graig Wallace (PF) James Grobstein, Horace Wise | |
| Subs | Cornell | Dingbang Xiang (SG), Zlatko Zenzen (PF) Isaac Kiser, Richard Greenberg | |
| 06:00 | Cornell | Glen Hunter makes the 1st free throw | 23-27 |
| 06:00 | Cornell | Glen Hunter makes the 2nd free throw | 23-28 |
| 05:37 | Fordham | Peter Strickland comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 23-28 |
| 05:36 | Cornell | Paul Caldera gets the rebound | 23-28 |
| 05:17 | Cornell | Dingbang Xiang misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 23-28 |
| 05:15 | Fordham | The rebound goes to Eric Goodman | 23-28 |
| 05:10 | Fordham | Zlatko Zenzen steals the ball from Peter Strickland | 23-28 |
| 05:03 | Cornell | Glen Jordan takes the ball from Bill Bonds | 23-28 |
| 04:51 | Fordham | Zlatko Zenzen steps in front of the Eric Goodman pass | 23-28 |
| 04:44 | Cornell | Bill Bonds buries a jumper in the paint and the foul's on John Adams - foul #1 on John Adams, team foul #8 | 23-30 |
| Subs | Fordham | John Bailey (PG), Horace Wise (SG), Frank Lester (PF), Stephen Michaud (C) John Adams, Glen Jordan, Graig Wallace, Eric Goodman | |
| Subs | Cornell | Isaac Kiser (PG), David Rolling (SG), Louis Brown (C) Glen Hunter, Dingbang Xiang, Paul Caldera | |
| 04:44 | Cornell | Bill Bonds makes the free throw | 23-31 |
| 04:26 | Fordham | John Bailey hits a wide open 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Horace Wise | 26-31 |
| 04:15 | Cornell | Louis Brown makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 26-34 |
| 04:13 | Fordham | John Bailey is hacked by Isaac Kiser in the backcourt - foul #2 on Isaac Kiser, team foul #11 | 26-34 |
| Subs | Fordham | | |
| Subs | Cornell | Glen Hunter (PG), Dingbang Xiang (SF), Richard Greenberg (PF) Isaac Kiser, Bill Bonds, Zlatko Zenzen | |
| 04:13 | Fordham | John Bailey makes the 1st free throw | 27-34 |
| 04:13 | Fordham | John Bailey makes the 2nd free throw | 28-34 |
| 03:56 | Cornell | Glen Hunter can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 28-34 |
| 03:55 | Fordham | Stephen Michaud snags the defensive board | 28-34 |
| 03:43 | Fordham | Frank Lester misses the easy open layup | 28-34 |
| 03:42 | Fordham | Frank Lester misses the tip | 28-34 |
| 03:40 | Fordham | Stephen Michaud tips it in | 30-34 |
| Lineup | Fordham | PG - John Bailey (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Horace Wise (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Peter Strickland (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Frank Lester (fresh) 2 pts. C - Stephen Michaud (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Glen Hunter (tired) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Rolling (tired) 3 pts. SF - Dingbang Xiang (tiring) 4 reb. PF - Richard Greenberg (fresh) C - Louis Brown (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 03:22 | Cornell | Dingbang Xiang is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Dingbang Xiang, team foul #12 | 30-34 |
| Subs | Fordham | Forrest Smith (PG), James Grobstein (SG), Glen Jordan (SF), Graig Wallace (PF), Terry Foley (C) John Bailey, Horace Wise, Peter Strickland, Frank Lester, Stephen Michaud | |
| Subs | Cornell | Isaac Kiser (PG), Jon Kulas (SG), Negasi Aja (SF), Zlatko Zenzen (PF), Paul Caldera (C) Glen Hunter, David Rolling, Dingbang Xiang, Richard Greenberg, Louis Brown | |
| 03:04 | Fordham | Graig Wallace lays it in on a great pass from Forrest Smith | 32-34 |
| 02:44 | Cornell | Jon Kulas hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Isaac Kiser | 32-36 |
| 02:25 | Fordham | Paul Caldera steals the ball from Terry Foley | 32-36 |
| 02:03 | Cornell | Paul Caldera knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Jon Kulas and he's fouled by Terry Foley - foul #1 on Terry Foley, team foul #9 | 32-38 |
| Subs | Fordham | Peter Strickland (SF), Frank Lester (PF), Eric Goodman (C) Glen Jordan, Graig Wallace, Terry Foley | |
| Subs | Cornell | Dingbang Xiang (PG), Richard Greenberg (PF) Isaac Kiser, Zlatko Zenzen | |
| 02:03 | Cornell | Paul Caldera makes the free throw | 32-39 |
| 01:43 | Fordham | Forrest Smith steps out of bounds on the sideline | 32-39 |
| Subs | Fordham | John Adams (PG), Horace Wise (SG), Stephen Michaud (PF) Forrest Smith, James Grobstein, Peter Strickland | |
| Subs | Cornell | Louis Brown (C) Paul Caldera | |
| 01:21 | Cornell | Richard Greenberg misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 32-39 |
| 01:19 | Cornell | The offensive rebound goes to Louis Brown | 32-39 |
| 01:03 | Cornell | Dingbang Xiang buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Jon Kulas | 32-42 |
| 00:47 | Fordham | Frank Lester misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 32-42 |
| 00:46 | Cornell | Louis Brown snags the defensive board | 32-42 |
| 00:25 | Cornell | Dingbang Xiang comes up short on the floater near the basket | 32-42 |
| 00:24 | Fordham | Stephen Michaud gets the rebound | 32-42 |
| 00:03 | Fordham | Eric Goodman misses the lay-in | 32-42 |
| 00:02 | Fordham | Eric Goodman pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-42 |
| 00:00 | Fordham | The clock runs out | 32-42 |