| Lineup | Yale | PG - Kenneth Tressler (fresh) SG - Sean Jones (fresh) SF - Jeremy Mullen (fresh) PF - Thomas McBane (fresh) C - John Messersmith (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Isaac Kiser (fresh) SG - Jon Kulas (fresh) SF - David Rolling (fresh) PF - Ron Boylan (fresh) C - Louis Brown (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Cornell | Louis Brown wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:41 | Cornell | Jeremy Mullen takes the ball from Louis Brown | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | Yale | Sean Jones is wide open but clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 0-0 |
| 19:27 | Yale | John Messersmith gets the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:13 | Yale | John Messersmith connects on the turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Jeremy Mullen | 2-0 |
| 18:53 | Cornell | Jon Kulas can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 2-0 |
| 18:51 | Yale | Thomas McBane snags the defensive board | 2-0 |
| 18:26 | Yale | Ron Boylan denies the turnaround by Thomas McBane | 2-0 |
| 18:24 | Yale | Thomas McBane misses the tip | 2-0 |
| 18:23 | Yale | Sean Jones gets the offensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:03 | Yale | The pull-up jumper by Kenneth Tressler is blocked by Louis Brown | 2-0 |
| 18:02 | Cornell | Ron Boylan grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 17:45 | Cornell | Louis Brown can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 2-0 |
| 17:43 | Yale | John Messersmith pulls down the rebound | 2-0 |
| 17:39 | Yale | Jeremy Mullen's floater is tipped away by Ron Boylan | 2-0 |
| 17:37 | Cornell | Louis Brown snags the defensive board | 2-0 |
| 17:14 | Cornell | David Rolling comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 2-0 |
| 17:13 | Cornell | The offensive rebound goes to Ron Boylan | 2-0 |
| 16:57 | Cornell | Jon Kulas blows the dunk but he's hacked by Sean Jones - foul #1 on Sean Jones, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| Subs | Cornell | Jesse Cruce (PG), Steve Williams (SF), George Wheeler (PF), Erich Maynard (C) Isaac Kiser, David Rolling, Ron Boylan, Louis Brown | |
| 16:57 | Cornell | Jon Kulas makes the 1st free throw | 2-1 |
| 16:57 | Cornell | Jon Kulas makes the 2nd free throw | 2-2 |
| 16:52 | Yale | Jon Kulas steals it from Sean Jones in the backcourt | 2-2 |
| 16:37 | Cornell | Erich Maynard hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 2-2 |
| 16:36 | Yale | Sean Jones grabs the board | 2-2 |
| 16:14 | Yale | Jeremy Mullen misses the lay-in | 2-2 |
| 16:13 | Cornell | Steve Williams grabs the board | 2-2 |
| 15:58 | Cornell | Steve Williams scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Jesse Cruce | 2-5 |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Kenneth Tressler (fresh) SG - Sean Jones (fresh) SF - Jeremy Mullen (fresh) PF - Thomas McBane (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - John Messersmith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Jesse Cruce (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jon Kulas (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Steve Williams (fresh) 3 pts. PF - George Wheeler (fresh) C - Erich Maynard (fresh) | |
| 15:55 | Yale | Thomas McBane is hacked by George Wheeler in the backcourt - foul #1 on George Wheeler, team foul #1 | 2-5 |
| Subs | Yale | Curtis Prince (PF) Thomas McBane | |
| Subs | Cornell | Isaac Kiser (PG) Jon Kulas | |
| 15:48 | Yale | Sean Jones is alone and drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Curtis Prince | 5-5 |
| 15:29 | Cornell | Isaac Kiser can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 5-5 |
| 15:28 | Cornell | Steve Williams hits the follow up shot | 5-7 |
| 15:23 | Yale | Kenneth Tressler's pass is intercepted by Isaac Kiser in the backcourt | 5-7 |
| 15:21 | Cornell | Isaac Kiser lays it up and in | 5-9 |
| 15:04 | Yale | John Messersmith clanks a turnaround from close range | 5-9 |
| 15:02 | Cornell | The rebound goes to Isaac Kiser | 5-9 |
| 14:55 | Cornell | Isaac Kiser lays it in set up by Steve Williams | 5-11 |
| 14:35 | Yale | Steve Williams is called for the reach on Kenneth Tressler - foul #1 on Steve Williams, team foul #2 | 5-11 |
| Subs | Yale | John Carr (PG), Darren Bass (SG), Jay Pernell (SF), Thomas McBane (PF) Kenneth Tressler, Sean Jones, Jeremy Mullen, John Messersmith | |
| Subs | Cornell | Victor Washington (PG), Mike Billie (SG), David Rolling (SF), Ron Boylan (PF), Louis Brown (C) Isaac Kiser, Erich Maynard, Jesse Cruce, Steve Williams, George Wheeler | |
| 14:25 | Yale | Darren Bass clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 5-11 |
| 14:24 | Cornell | Louis Brown gets the rebound | 5-11 |
| 14:04 | Cornell | Curtis Prince picks off the pass by David Rolling | 5-11 |
| 13:45 | Yale | Thomas McBane throws a bad pass out of bounds | 5-11 |
| Subs | Yale | Sean Jones (SG) Jay Pernell | |
| Subs | Cornell | Jon Kulas (SG) Mike Billie | |
| 13:30 | Cornell | David Rolling buries a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Victor Washington | 5-13 |
| 13:15 | Yale | Curtis Prince buries a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Sean Jones | 7-13 |
| 13:06 | Cornell | Jon Kulas misses short on a shot from the baseline | 7-13 |
| 13:05 | Yale | John Carr grabs the board | 7-13 |
| 12:51 | Yale | John Carr comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 7-13 |
| 12:49 | Cornell | The rebound goes to Ron Boylan | 7-13 |
| 12:38 | Cornell | Louis Brown connects on the jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Jon Kulas | 7-15 |
| 12:35 | Yale | Curtis Prince is hacked by Victor Washington in the backcourt - foul #1 on Victor Washington, team foul #3 | 7-15 |
| Subs | Yale | Kenneth Tressler (PG), Jeremy Mullen (SF), Wallace Klein (PF), John Messersmith (C) John Carr, Darren Bass, Thomas McBane, Curtis Prince | |
| Subs | Cornell | Isaac Kiser (PG), Robert Caruthers (SF), Steve Williams (C) Victor Washington, David Rolling, Louis Brown | |
| 12:25 | Yale | Jeremy Mullen is fouled on the floor by Ron Boylan - foul #1 on Ron Boylan, team foul #4 | 7-15 |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| Subs | Cornell | Erich Maynard (C) Ron Boylan | |
| 12:01 | Yale | Kenneth Tressler clanks a 3 from the right corner | 7-15 |
| 11:59 | Yale | Sean Jones tips it in | 9-15 |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Kenneth Tressler (fresh) SG - Sean Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeremy Mullen (fresh) PF - Wallace Klein (fresh) C - John Messersmith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Isaac Kiser (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Jon Kulas (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steve Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Caruthers (fresh) C - Erich Maynard (fresh) | |
| 11:41 | Cornell | Steve Williams is hacked by Jeremy Mullen - foul #1 on Jeremy Mullen, team foul #2 | 9-15 |
| Subs | Yale | John Carr (SG) Sean Jones | |
| Subs | Cornell | Jesse Cruce (SG), George Wheeler (C) Jon Kulas, Erich Maynard | |
| 11:33 | Cornell | George Wheeler buries a runner in the lane on a nice dish by Isaac Kiser | 9-17 |
| 11:11 | Yale | John Messersmith misses short on a jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Robert Caruthers - foul #1 on Robert Caruthers, team foul #5 | 9-17 |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| Subs | Cornell | Mike Billie (SG) Steve Williams | |
| 11:11 | Yale | John Messersmith misses the 1st free throw | 9-17 |
| 11:11 | Yale | John Messersmith misses the 2nd free throw | 9-17 |
| 11:11 | Yale | Jeremy Mullen pulls down the offensive rebound | 9-17 |
| 10:58 | Yale | John Carr hits a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Jeremy Mullen | 11-17 |
| 10:36 | Cornell | Mike Billie can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 11-17 |
| 10:34 | Yale | John Messersmith snags the defensive board | 11-17 |
| 10:20 | Yale | John Carr is hacked by Jesse Cruce - foul #1 on Jesse Cruce, team foul #6 | 11-17 |
| Subs | Yale | Darren Bass (PG), Sean Jones (SG), Jay Pernell (SF), Thomas McBane (PF) Kenneth Tressler, John Carr, Jeremy Mullen, Wallace Klein | |
| Subs | Cornell | Victor Washington (PG), Erich Maynard (SG), David Rolling (SF), Ron Boylan (PF), Louis Brown (C) Isaac Kiser, Mike Billie, Jesse Cruce, Robert Caruthers, George Wheeler | |
| 10:12 | Yale | Thomas McBane hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Ron Boylan - foul #2 on Ron Boylan, team foul #7 | 11-17 |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| Subs | Cornell | Jon Kulas (SG), Steve Williams (PF) Victor Washington, Ron Boylan | |
| 10:12 | Yale | Thomas McBane makes the 1st free throw | 12-17 |
| 10:12 | Yale | Thomas McBane makes the 2nd free throw | 13-17 |
| 09:52 | Cornell | Erich Maynard misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 13-17 |
| 09:51 | Cornell | Erich Maynard hits the follow up shot | 13-19 |
| 09:37 | Yale | Jay Pernell is whistled for a carry | 13-19 |
| Subs | Yale | Curtis Prince (C) John Messersmith | |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| 09:27 | Cornell | Jon Kulas can't connect on a floater from the right side | 13-19 |
| 09:26 | Cornell | David Rolling tips it in | 13-21 |
| 09:24 | Yale | Darren Bass is hacked by Erich Maynard in the backcourt - foul #1 on Erich Maynard, team foul #8 | 13-21 |
| Subs | Yale | John Carr (SF) Jay Pernell | |
| Subs | Cornell | Victor Washington (PG) Erich Maynard | |
| 09:24 | Yale | Darren Bass makes the 1st free throw | 14-21 |
| 09:24 | Yale | Darren Bass makes the 2nd free throw | 15-21 |
| 09:10 | Cornell | Steve Williams misses short on a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by John Carr - foul #1 on John Carr, team foul #3 | 15-21 |
| Subs | Yale | Kenneth Tressler (PG), Jay Pernell (PF) Darren Bass, Thomas McBane | |
| Subs | Cornell | Isaac Kiser (PG) Victor Washington | |
| 09:10 | Cornell | Steve Williams makes the 1st free throw | 15-22 |
| 09:10 | Cornell | Steve Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 15-22 |
| 09:10 | Yale | Curtis Prince snags the defensive board | 15-22 |
| 08:50 | Yale | Jay Pernell comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 15-22 |
| 08:48 | Yale | John Carr hits the follow up shot | 17-22 |
| 08:35 | Cornell | Kenneth Tressler picks off the pass by David Rolling | 17-22 |
| 08:32 | Yale | John Carr is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 17-22 |
| Subs | Yale | Jeremy Mullen (SF), John Messersmith (C) John Carr, Jay Pernell | |
| Subs | Cornell | Mike Billie (SG), Jesse Cruce (SF), Robert Caruthers (PF), George Wheeler (C) Jon Kulas, David Rolling, Steve Williams, Louis Brown | |
| 08:19 | Cornell | Sean Jones is called for the reach on George Wheeler - foul #2 on Sean Jones, team foul #4 | 17-22 |
| Subs | Yale | Darren Bass (SG) Sean Jones | |
| Subs | Cornell | Erich Maynard (SG) Mike Billie | |
| 07:58 | Cornell | Robert Caruthers buries a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Erich Maynard and he's hacked by Curtis Prince - foul #1 on Curtis Prince, team foul #5 | 17-24 |
| Subs | Yale | Travis Grimes (SG), Thomas McBane (PF) Kenneth Tressler, Curtis Prince | |
| Subs | Cornell | David Rolling (SF) Isaac Kiser | |
| 07:58 | Cornell | Robert Caruthers makes the free throw | 17-25 |
| 07:55 | Yale | Travis Grimes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 17-25 |
| Subs | Yale | John Carr (PG) Travis Grimes | |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - John Carr (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Darren Bass (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jeremy Mullen (fresh) PF - Thomas McBane (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Messersmith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Jesse Cruce (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Erich Maynard (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Rolling (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Robert Caruthers (fresh) 3 pts. C - George Wheeler (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:28 | Cornell | Erich Maynard misses the driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by John Messersmith - foul #1 on John Messersmith, team foul #6 | 17-25 |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| Subs | Cornell | Victor Washington (PG), Steve Williams (PF), Louis Brown (C) Jesse Cruce, Robert Caruthers, George Wheeler | |
| 07:28 | Cornell | Erich Maynard makes the 1st free throw | 17-26 |
| 07:28 | Cornell | Erich Maynard misses the 2nd free throw | 17-26 |
| 07:28 | Cornell | The offensive rebound goes to Louis Brown | 17-26 |
| 07:11 | Cornell | Erich Maynard makes the jumpshot from the left wing and the foul's on John Messersmith - foul #2 on John Messersmith, team foul #7 | 17-28 |
| Subs | Yale | Kenneth Tressler (PG), Curtis Prince (C) Darren Bass, John Messersmith | |
| Subs | Cornell | Jon Kulas (SG) Victor Washington | |
| 07:11 | Cornell | Erich Maynard misses the free throw | 17-28 |
| 07:11 | Yale | Thomas McBane grabs the board | 17-28 |
| 06:56 | Yale | Erich Maynard takes the ball from John Carr | 17-28 |
| 06:43 | Cornell | Jon Kulas drills a driving attempt in the lane set up by David Rolling | 17-30 |
| 06:25 | Yale | Kenneth Tressler knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Thomas McBane and he's fouled by Erich Maynard - foul #2 on Erich Maynard, team foul #9 | 19-30 |
| Subs | Yale | Darren Bass (SG), Jay Pernell (SF), Wallace Klein (C) John Carr, Jeremy Mullen, Thomas McBane | |
| Subs | Cornell | Isaac Kiser (PG) Erich Maynard | |
| 06:25 | Yale | Kenneth Tressler makes the free throw | 20-30 |
| 06:17 | Cornell | Isaac Kiser hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from David Rolling | 20-33 |
| 05:55 | Yale | Jay Pernell misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 20-33 |
| 05:53 | Cornell | David Rolling pulls down the rebound | 20-33 |
| 05:41 | Cornell | Curtis Prince takes the ball from Steve Williams | 20-33 |
| 05:27 | Yale | Darren Bass throws a bad pass out of bounds | 20-33 |
| Subs | Yale | Travis Grimes (SG), Jeremy Mullen (SF) Kenneth Tressler, Curtis Prince | |
| Subs | Cornell | Mike Billie (SG), Jesse Cruce (SF), Robert Caruthers (PF), George Wheeler (C) Jon Kulas, David Rolling, Steve Williams, Louis Brown | |
| 05:12 | Cornell | Isaac Kiser hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 20-33 |
| 05:11 | Yale | Jay Pernell gets the rebound | 20-33 |
| 04:56 | Yale | Darren Bass comes up short on the shot from the right block but the foul's on George Wheeler - foul #2 on George Wheeler, team foul #10 | 20-33 |
| Subs | Yale | John Carr (SG), Thomas McBane (PF), Curtis Prince (C) Travis Grimes, Jay Pernell, Wallace Klein | |
| Subs | Cornell | Victor Washington (PG), Louis Brown (C) Isaac Kiser, George Wheeler | |
| 04:56 | Yale | Darren Bass makes the 1st free throw | 21-33 |
| 04:56 | Yale | Darren Bass makes the 2nd free throw | 22-33 |
| 04:34 | Cornell | Louis Brown throws a bad pass out of bounds | 22-33 |
| Subs | Yale | Travis Grimes (SG) Darren Bass | |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| 04:17 | Yale | Travis Grimes can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 22-33 |
| 04:15 | Cornell | The rebound goes to Louis Brown | 22-33 |
| 04:00 | Cornell | Louis Brown buries a driving attempt near the basket set up by Jesse Cruce and he's fouled by Curtis Prince - foul #2 on Curtis Prince, team foul #8 | 22-35 |
| Subs | Yale | Kenneth Tressler (PG), Sean Jones (SG), Jay Pernell (PF), John Messersmith (C) Travis Grimes, Jeremy Mullen, Thomas McBane, Curtis Prince | |
| Subs | Cornell | Isaac Kiser (PG), Jon Kulas (SG), David Rolling (SF), Ron Boylan (PF) Victor Washington, Mike Billie, Jesse Cruce, Robert Caruthers | |
| 04:00 | Cornell | Louis Brown makes the free throw | 22-36 |
| 03:46 | Yale | Kenneth Tressler misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 22-36 |
| 03:44 | Cornell | The rebound goes to Ron Boylan | 22-36 |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Kenneth Tressler (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Sean Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Carr (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jay Pernell (fresh) C - John Messersmith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Isaac Kiser (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jon Kulas (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Rolling (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ron Boylan (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Louis Brown (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:29 | Cornell | David Rolling misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 22-36 |
| 03:27 | Yale | Kenneth Tressler grabs the defensive rebound | 22-36 |
| 03:11 | Yale | Kenneth Tressler misses badly on the uncontested shot from the right wing | 22-36 |
| 03:09 | Yale | Kenneth Tressler grabs the offensive board | 22-36 |
| 02:48 | Yale | Sean Jones is wide open but clanks a floater from the left block | 22-36 |
| 02:46 | Cornell | Ron Boylan snags the defensive board | 22-36 |
| 02:22 | Cornell | Isaac Kiser clanks a jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Kenneth Tressler - foul #1 on Kenneth Tressler, team foul #9 | 22-36 |
| Subs | Yale | Darren Bass (PG), Jeremy Mullen (SF), Thomas McBane (PF) Kenneth Tressler, John Carr, Jay Pernell | |
| Subs | Cornell | Erich Maynard (SG), Robert Caruthers (SF), George Wheeler (C) Jon Kulas, David Rolling, Louis Brown | |
| 02:22 | Cornell | Isaac Kiser makes the 1st free throw | 22-37 |
| 02:22 | Cornell | Isaac Kiser makes the 2nd free throw | 22-38 |
| 02:01 | Yale | Thomas McBane misses the easy layup | 22-38 |
| 02:00 | Yale | John Messersmith tips it but misses | 22-38 |
| 01:59 | Yale | John Messersmith grabs the offensive board | 22-38 |
| 01:50 | Yale | Darren Bass clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 22-38 |
| 01:48 | Yale | John Messersmith tips it in | 24-38 |
| 01:39 | Cornell | Isaac Kiser is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Isaac Kiser, team foul #11 | 24-38 |
| Subs | Yale | Curtis Prince (C) John Messersmith | |
| Subs | Cornell | Jesse Cruce (PG), Steve Williams (SF) Isaac Kiser, Ron Boylan | |
| 01:18 | Yale | Jeremy Mullen makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Sean Jones | 27-38 |
| 01:05 | Cornell | Steve Williams throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-38 |
| Subs | Yale | Kenneth Tressler (PG) Sean Jones | |
| Subs | Cornell | Mike Billie (SG), Ron Boylan (PF) Erich Maynard, George Wheeler | |
| 00:45 | Yale | Jeremy Mullen makes the fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Kenneth Tressler | 29-38 |
| 00:27 | Cornell | Ron Boylan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-38 |
| Subs | Yale | John Carr (SG), Jay Pernell (SF), John Messersmith (C) Darren Bass, Jeremy Mullen, Thomas McBane | |
| Subs | Cornell | Victor Washington (PG), Jon Kulas (SG), David Rolling (SF) Jesse Cruce, Mike Billie, Robert Caruthers | |
| 00:00 | Yale | John Messersmith misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway from close range | 29-38 |