| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Douglas Moore (fresh) SG - Lynn Erb (fresh) SF - Joel Sandiford (fresh) PF - Clark Small (fresh) C - Daniel Whipkey (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Dubuque | PG - Mathew Gee (fresh) SG - James Woolley (fresh) SF - Rodney Wood (fresh) PF - Micheal Turner (fresh) C - Willie Sanders (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Cornell | Clark Small wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Dubuque | Dubuque is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:57 | Cornell | Joel Sandiford is fouled in the backcourt by Mathew Gee - foul #1 on Mathew Gee, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Cornell | Lynn Erb drills a driving attempt in the lane set up by Douglas Moore | 2-0 |
| 19:26 | Dubuque | James Woolley loses the dribble to Joel Sandiford | 2-0 |
| 19:04 | Cornell | Douglas Moore's fadeaway is rejected by Willie Sanders | 2-0 |
| 19:02 | Dubuque | James Woolley snags the defensive board | 2-0 |
| 18:52 | Dubuque | Mathew Gee can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 2-0 |
| 18:51 | Cornell | Daniel Whipkey grabs the board | 2-0 |
| 18:48 | Cornell | Douglas Moore is fouled in the backcourt by Mathew Gee - foul #2 on Mathew Gee, team foul #2 | 2-0 |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| Subs | Dubuque | Fred McKiver (PG) Mathew Gee | |
| 18:29 | Cornell | Douglas Moore hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt shot from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 18:27 | Cornell | Daniel Whipkey hits the follow up shot | 4-0 |
| 18:10 | Dubuque | Fred McKiver knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Micheal Turner | 4-3 |
| 17:44 | Cornell | Douglas Moore misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 4-3 |
| 17:43 | Cornell | Joel Sandiford tips it home | 6-3 |
| 17:36 | Dubuque | James Woolley misses long on a shot from the right wing | 6-3 |
| 17:35 | Cornell | The rebound goes to Douglas Moore | 6-3 |
| 17:31 | Cornell | Douglas Moore's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 6-3 |
| Subs | Cornell | Karl Jones (PG), Alan Thornberry (SF), Ronald St. Jean (PF), Roy Kline (C) Douglas Moore, Joel Sandiford, Clark Small, Daniel Whipkey | |
| Subs | Dubuque | Greg Hammons (SF), Victor Brucker (PF), Roland Clark (C) Rodney Wood, Micheal Turner, Willie Sanders | |
| 17:22 | Dubuque | Alan Thornberry steals it from Victor Brucker | 6-3 |
| 17:19 | Cornell | Alan Thornberry hits the finger roll | 8-3 |
| 16:54 | Dubuque | James Woolley is fouled on the floor by Lynn Erb - foul #1 on Lynn Erb, team foul #1 | 8-3 |
| Subs | Cornell | James Davidson (SG) Lynn Erb | |
| Subs | Dubuque | Brian Diederich (PG), Ronald Hale (SF) Fred McKiver, James Woolley | |
| 16:36 | Dubuque | Ronald Hale scores on a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Greg Hammons | 8-5 |
| 16:12 | Cornell | Karl Jones scores on a floater from the left wing on a great pass from James Davidson | 10-5 |
| 15:55 | Dubuque | The jump hook by Roland Clark is blocked by Roy Kline | 10-5 |
| 15:54 | Dubuque | Victor Brucker tips it but misses | 10-5 |
| 15:52 | Dubuque | The offensive rebound goes to Victor Brucker | 10-5 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Karl Jones (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Davidson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Alan Thornberry (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ronald St. Jean (fairly fresh) C - Roy Kline (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Dubuque | PG - Brian Diederich (fresh) SG - Greg Hammons (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ronald Hale (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Victor Brucker (fresh) 2 reb. C - Roland Clark (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:31 | Dubuque | Brian Diederich misses badly on a runner in the lane | 10-5 |
| 15:29 | Cornell | Roy Kline pulls down the rebound | 10-5 |
| 15:25 | Cornell | James Davidson misses long on a jumper from the left block but the foul's on Brian Diederich - foul #1 on Brian Diederich, team foul #3 | 10-5 |
| Subs | Cornell | Douglas Moore (PG), Joel Sandiford (SF), Clark Small (PF), Daniel Whipkey (C) Karl Jones, Alan Thornberry, Ronald St. Jean, Roy Kline | |
| Subs | Dubuque | Fred McKiver (PG), James Woolley (SG), Rodney Wood (SF), Micheal Turner (PF), Willie Sanders (C) Brian Diederich, Greg Hammons, Ronald Hale, Victor Brucker, Roland Clark | |
| 15:25 | Cornell | James Davidson makes the 1st free throw | 11-5 |
| 15:25 | Cornell | James Davidson makes the 2nd free throw | 12-5 |
| 15:14 | Dubuque | James Davidson is called for the reach on James Woolley - foul #1 on James Davidson, team foul #2 | 12-5 |
| Subs | Cornell | Lynn Erb (SG) James Davidson | |
| Subs | Dubuque | | |
| 15:00 | Dubuque | Fred McKiver misses the shot from the left side | 12-5 |
| 14:59 | Dubuque | Rodney Wood hits the follow up shot | 12-7 |
| 14:41 | Cornell | Daniel Whipkey connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Clark Small | 15-7 |
| 14:17 | Dubuque | Clark Small swats the short shot by James Woolley | 15-7 |
| 14:15 | Cornell | The rebound goes to Daniel Whipkey | 15-7 |
| 14:01 | Cornell | Daniel Whipkey can't finish the layup | 15-7 |
| 14:00 | Cornell | The offensive rebound goes to Douglas Moore | 15-7 |
| 13:38 | Cornell | Douglas Moore is whistled for a carry | 15-7 |
| Subs | Cornell | Karl Jones (PG), Thomas Clark (C) Douglas Moore, Daniel Whipkey | |
| Subs | Dubuque | Brian Diederich (PG), Greg Hammons (SG), Ronald Hale (SF), Victor Brucker (PF), Roland Clark (C) Fred McKiver, James Woolley, Rodney Wood, Micheal Turner, Willie Sanders | |
| 13:18 | Dubuque | Roland Clark banks in the layup and he's fouled by Thomas Clark - foul #1 on Thomas Clark, team foul #3 | 15-9 |
| Subs | Cornell | James Davidson (SG), Alan Thornberry (SF) Lynn Erb, Joel Sandiford | |
| Subs | Dubuque | | |
| 13:18 | Dubuque | Roland Clark misses the free throw | 15-9 |
| 13:18 | Dubuque | Ronald Hale snags the offensive board | 15-9 |
| 12:57 | Dubuque | Victor Brucker's fadeaway is rejected by Clark Small | 15-9 |
| 12:56 | Cornell | Clark Small snags the defensive board | 15-9 |
| 12:48 | Cornell | Karl Jones hits a floater from the left side | 17-9 |
| 12:33 | Dubuque | Ronald Hale misses short on a shot from the left side | 17-9 |
| 12:32 | Cornell | Clark Small grabs the board | 17-9 |
| 12:28 | Cornell | Ronald Hale steps in front of the Alan Thornberry pass in the backcourt | 17-9 |
| 12:14 | Dubuque | Greg Hammons can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by James Davidson - foul #2 on James Davidson, team foul #4 | 17-9 |
| Subs | Cornell | Douglas Moore (PG), Lynn Erb (SG), Ronald St. Jean (SF), Roy Kline (PF) Karl Jones, James Davidson, Alan Thornberry, Clark Small | |
| Subs | Dubuque | James Woolley (SG), Rodney Wood (SF), Micheal Turner (PF), Willie Sanders (C) Brian Diederich, Ronald Hale, Roland Clark, Victor Brucker | |
| 12:14 | Dubuque | Greg Hammons makes the 1st free throw | 17-10 |
| 12:14 | Dubuque | Greg Hammons misses the 2nd free throw | 17-10 |
| 12:14 | Cornell | Roy Kline pulls down the rebound | 17-10 |
| 12:02 | Cornell | Lynn Erb is fouled on the floor by Micheal Turner - foul #1 on Micheal Turner, team foul #4 | 17-10 |
| Subs | Cornell | Joel Sandiford (SF) Thomas Clark | |
| Subs | Dubuque | Fred McKiver (PG) Greg Hammons | |
| 11:43 | Cornell | Douglas Moore knocks in the jumper from the left side | 19-10 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Douglas Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lynn Erb (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joel Sandiford (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ronald St. Jean (fresh) C - Roy Kline (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dubuque | PG - Fred McKiver (fresh) 3 pts. SG - James Woolley (fresh) SF - Rodney Wood (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Micheal Turner (fresh) C - Willie Sanders (fresh) | |
| 11:21 | Dubuque | Micheal Turner misses the floater in the paint | 19-10 |
| 11:20 | Cornell | Ronald St. Jean grabs the defensive rebound | 19-10 |
| 11:11 | Cornell | The short jumper by Roy Kline is denied by Micheal Turner | 19-10 |
| 11:09 | Dubuque | Micheal Turner grabs the defensive rebound | 19-10 |
| 10:47 | Dubuque | James Woolley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 19-10 |
| Subs | Cornell | Karl Jones (PG), Alan Thornberry (SF), Thomas Clark (PF), Daniel Whipkey (C) Douglas Moore, Joel Sandiford, Ronald St. Jean, Roy Kline | |
| Subs | Dubuque | Brian Diederich (PG), Ronald Hale (SF), Victor Brucker (PF), Roland Clark (C) Fred McKiver, Rodney Wood, Micheal Turner, Willie Sanders | |
| 10:27 | Cornell | Roland Clark is called for the reach on Alan Thornberry - foul #1 on Roland Clark, team foul #5 | 19-10 |
| Subs | Cornell | Vincent West (SG) Lynn Erb | |
| Subs | Dubuque | Greg Hammons (SG) James Woolley | |
| 10:08 | Cornell | Vincent West comes up short on the jumper from the right block | 19-10 |
| 10:07 | Dubuque | The rebound goes to Brian Diederich | 19-10 |
| 09:47 | Dubuque | Greg Hammons scores on a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Victor Brucker | 19-12 |
| 09:42 | Cornell | Roland Clark steals it from Karl Jones in the backcourt | 19-12 |
| 09:32 | Dubuque | Ronald Hale throws a bad pass out of bounds | 19-12 |
| Subs | Cornell | Douglas Moore (PG), Lynn Erb (SG), Joel Sandiford (SF), Clark Small (PF) Karl Jones, Vincent West, Alan Thornberry, Thomas Clark | |
| Subs | Dubuque | James Woolley (SG), Samuel Lane (PF) Ronald Hale, Roland Clark | |
| 09:19 | Cornell | Douglas Moore misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 19-12 |
| 09:17 | Cornell | Clark Small tips it back up and in | 21-12 |
| 08:56 | Dubuque | Victor Brucker drills a jumper from the left wing | 21-14 |
| 08:38 | Cornell | Clark Small's pass is intercepted by Greg Hammons | 21-14 |
| 08:34 | Dubuque | James Woolley hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Greg Hammons | 21-16 |
| 08:32 | Cornell | Lynn Erb is fouled in the backcourt by James Woolley - foul #1 on James Woolley, team foul #6 | 21-16 |
| Subs | Cornell | Ronald St. Jean (C) Daniel Whipkey | |
| Subs | Dubuque | Fred McKiver (PG), Rodney Wood (SF), Micheal Turner (PF), Willie Sanders (C) Brian Diederich, Greg Hammons, Samuel Lane, Victor Brucker | |
| 08:13 | Cornell | Ronald St. Jean is open but comes up short on the jump hook from the right block | 21-16 |
| 08:11 | Dubuque | Fred McKiver gets the rebound | 21-16 |
| 07:51 | Dubuque | Fred McKiver throws a bad pass out of bounds | 21-16 |
| Subs | Cornell | Karl Jones (PG), Vincent West (SG), Alan Thornberry (SF), Roy Kline (C) Douglas Moore, Lynn Erb, Joel Sandiford, Clark Small | |
| Subs | Dubuque | Ronald Hale (SG) James Woolley | |
| 07:33 | Cornell | Alan Thornberry misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Rodney Wood - foul #1 on Rodney Wood, team foul #7 | 21-16 |
| 07:33 | Cornell | Alan Thornberry misses the 1st free throw | 21-16 |
| 07:33 | Cornell | Alan Thornberry makes the 2nd free throw | 22-16 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Karl Jones (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Vincent West (fresh) SF - Alan Thornberry (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ronald St. Jean (fresh) C - Roy Kline (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dubuque | PG - Fred McKiver (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Ronald Hale (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Rodney Wood (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Micheal Turner (fresh) C - Willie Sanders (fresh) | |
| 07:26 | Dubuque | Ronald Hale misses the fadeaway from the right side | 22-16 |
| 07:24 | Cornell | The rebound goes to Ronald St. Jean | 22-16 |
| 06:55 | Cornell | Alan Thornberry can't connect on a floater in the paint | 22-16 |
| 06:53 | Dubuque | Willie Sanders gets the rebound | 22-16 |
| 06:42 | Dubuque | Ronald Hale clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 22-16 |
| 06:40 | Cornell | Alan Thornberry grabs the defensive rebound | 22-16 |
| 06:38 | Cornell | Alan Thornberry throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 22-16 |
| Subs | Cornell | Lynn Erb (SG), Clark Small (PF), Thomas Clark (C) Vincent West, Ronald St. Jean, Roy Kline | |
| Subs | Dubuque | Brian Diederich (PG), James Woolley (SG), Greg Hammons (SF), Victor Brucker (PF), Roland Clark (C) Fred McKiver, Ronald Hale, Rodney Wood, Micheal Turner, Willie Sanders | |
| 06:24 | Dubuque | Brian Diederich misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 22-16 |
| 06:23 | Dubuque | James Woolley gets the offensive rebound | 22-16 |
| 06:13 | Dubuque | Roland Clark is hacked by Thomas Clark - foul #2 on Thomas Clark, team foul #5 | 22-16 |
| Subs | Cornell | Douglas Moore (PG), Joel Sandiford (SF), Daniel Whipkey (C) Karl Jones, Alan Thornberry, Thomas Clark | |
| Subs | Dubuque | | |
| 05:58 | Dubuque | Clark Small is called for the reach on James Woolley - foul #1 on Clark Small, team foul #6 | 22-16 |
| 05:41 | Dubuque | Victor Brucker can't connect on a jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by Clark Small - foul #2 on Clark Small, team foul #7 | 22-16 |
| Subs | Cornell | Ronald St. Jean (PF) Clark Small | |
| Subs | Dubuque | Samuel Lane (SF) Greg Hammons | |
| 05:41 | Dubuque | Victor Brucker makes the 1st free throw | 22-17 |
| 05:41 | Dubuque | Victor Brucker makes the 2nd free throw | 22-18 |
| 05:19 | Cornell | Samuel Lane steals the ball from Lynn Erb | 22-18 |
| 05:12 | Dubuque | Victor Brucker's pass is intercepted by Daniel Whipkey | 22-18 |
| 05:02 | Cornell | Ronald St. Jean clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 22-18 |
| 05:01 | Cornell | Joel Sandiford gets the offensive rebound | 22-18 |
| 04:56 | Cornell | Samuel Lane steals it from Joel Sandiford | 22-18 |
| 04:51 | Dubuque | Brian Diederich drills a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Samuel Lane and he's hacked by Douglas Moore - foul #1 on Douglas Moore, team foul #8 | 22-20 |
| Subs | Cornell | Karl Jones (PG), Vincent West (SG), Alan Thornberry (SF), Roy Kline (PF) Douglas Moore, Lynn Erb, Joel Sandiford, Ronald St. Jean | |
| Subs | Dubuque | Ronald Hale (SG), Rodney Wood (SF), Micheal Turner (PF), Willie Sanders (C) James Woolley, Samuel Lane, Victor Brucker, Roland Clark | |
| 04:51 | Dubuque | Brian Diederich makes the free throw | 22-21 |
| 04:23 | Cornell | Roy Kline is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Roy Kline, team foul #9 | 22-21 |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| Subs | Dubuque | Fred McKiver (PG), Greg Hammons (SG) Brian Diederich, Ronald Hale | |
| 04:02 | Dubuque | Greg Hammons's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 22-21 |
| Subs | Cornell | Ronald St. Jean (PF) Roy Kline | |
| Subs | Dubuque | | |
| 03:47 | Cornell | Willie Sanders blocks the short jumper by Ronald St. Jean | 22-21 |
| 03:45 | Dubuque | Willie Sanders grabs the board | 22-21 |
| 03:36 | Dubuque | Fred McKiver misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 22-21 |
| 03:35 | Dubuque | Micheal Turner hits the follow up shot | 22-23 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Karl Jones (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Vincent West (fresh) SF - Alan Thornberry (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ronald St. Jean (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Daniel Whipkey (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dubuque | PG - Fred McKiver (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Greg Hammons (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Rodney Wood (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Micheal Turner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Willie Sanders (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:15 | Cornell | Micheal Turner swats the layup by Daniel Whipkey | 22-23 |
| 03:13 | Dubuque | Willie Sanders gets the rebound | 22-23 |
| 02:54 | Dubuque | Willie Sanders scores on a shot from the left block on a great pass from Micheal Turner | 22-25 |
| 02:36 | Cornell | Karl Jones clanks a 3 from the right wing | 22-25 |
| 02:34 | Dubuque | Micheal Turner gets the rebound | 22-25 |
| 02:17 | Dubuque | Rodney Wood misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 22-25 |
| 02:15 | Cornell | Ronald St. Jean pulls down the rebound | 22-25 |
| 02:09 | Cornell | Karl Jones's floater is knocked away by Willie Sanders | 22-25 |
| 02:08 | Dubuque | Micheal Turner snags the defensive board | 22-25 |
| 01:51 | Dubuque | Willie Sanders connects on the shot from the left block | 22-27 |
| 01:34 | Cornell | Ronald St. Jean's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 22-27 |
| Subs | Cornell | Douglas Moore (PG), Lynn Erb (SG), Joel Sandiford (SF), Clark Small (PF), Roy Kline (C) Karl Jones, Vincent West, Alan Thornberry, Ronald St. Jean, Daniel Whipkey | |
| Subs | Dubuque | Mathew Gee (PG), James Woolley (SG), Ronald Hale (SF), Victor Brucker (PF), Roland Clark (C) Fred McKiver, Greg Hammons, Rodney Wood, Micheal Turner, Willie Sanders | |
| 01:23 | Dubuque | Victor Brucker's fadeaway is rejected by Clark Small | 22-27 |
| 01:22 | Cornell | Roy Kline pulls down the rebound | 22-27 |
| 01:16 | Cornell | Roy Kline knocks in the jumpshot from the left side | 24-27 |
| 00:56 | Dubuque | Mathew Gee knocks in the 3 from straight away set up by Roland Clark | 24-30 |
| 00:32 | Cornell | Lynn Erb's pass is intercepted by Mathew Gee | 24-30 |
| 00:08 | Dubuque | Mathew Gee can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 24-30 |
| 00:07 | Cornell | Joel Sandiford grabs the defensive rebound | 24-30 |
| 00:03 | Cornell | Clark Small is fouled on the floor by Victor Brucker - foul #1 on Victor Brucker, team foul #8 | 24-30 |
| Subs | Cornell | Thomas Clark (C) Roy Kline | |
| Subs | Dubuque | Rodney Wood (SF), Samuel Lane (PF) Ronald Hale, Roland Clark | |
| 00:03 | Cornell | Clark Small makes the 1st free throw | 25-30 |
| 00:03 | Cornell | Clark Small misses the 2nd free throw | 25-30 |
| 00:03 | Dubuque | Victor Brucker snags the defensive board | 25-30 |
| 00:00 | Dubuque | Victor Brucker misses short on a halfcourt shot | 25-30 |