| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Mike Willis (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Cornelius (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Aaron Blalock (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael McClarnon (fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Joshua Nash (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - James Hicks (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Darren Raasch (fresh) 2 ast. SF - John Moses (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Hart (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Lawrence Anderson (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 20:00 | San Jose State | John Moses inbounds the ball | 32-22 |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | San Jose State | San Jose State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 19:31 | San Jose State | Lawrence Anderson buries a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from James Hicks | 32-24 |
| 19:11 | Cornell | Joshua Nash connects on the jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Robert Cornelius | 34-24 |
| 18:42 | San Jose State | James Hart misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Robert Cornelius - foul #3 on Robert Cornelius, team foul #1 | 34-24 |
| Subs | Cornell | Vladimir Lisowski (SG) Robert Cornelius | |
| Subs | San Jose State | | |
| 18:42 | San Jose State | James Hart makes the 1st free throw | 34-25 |
| 18:42 | San Jose State | James Hart makes the 2nd free throw | 34-26 |
| 18:18 | Cornell | Vladimir Lisowski misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 34-26 |
| 18:16 | Cornell | Michael McClarnon tips it home | 36-26 |
| 17:56 | San Jose State | James Hart misses long on a driving attempt from close range | 36-26 |
| 17:54 | Cornell | Joshua Nash grabs the defensive rebound | 36-26 |
| 17:40 | Cornell | Vladimir Lisowski is whistled for a carry | 36-26 |
| 17:17 | San Jose State | James Hart lays it in set up by James Hicks | 36-28 |
| 16:57 | Cornell | Mike Willis drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 39-28 |
| 16:28 | San Jose State | James Hart comes up short on the runner from the baseline | 39-28 |
| 16:27 | Cornell | Joshua Nash pulls down the rebound | 39-28 |
| 16:00 | Cornell | Darren Raasch is called for the reach on Vladimir Lisowski - foul #2 on Darren Raasch, team foul #1 | 39-28 |
| Subs | Cornell | Robert Cornelius (SG), Karl Dimick (SF), Willie Eggen (PF), Amado Ricci (C) Vladimir Lisowski, Aaron Blalock, Michael McClarnon, Joshua Nash | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Edward Grogg (SG), Warren Streeter (SF), Enrique Avila (PF), Antonio Martinez (C) Darren Raasch, John Moses, James Hart, Lawrence Anderson | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Mike Willis (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Cornelius (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Karl Dimick (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Willie Eggen (fresh) C - Amado Ricci (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - James Hicks (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Edward Grogg (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Warren Streeter (fresh) PF - Enrique Avila (fresh) C - Antonio Martinez (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:36 | Cornell | Mike Willis clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 39-28 |
| 15:34 | Cornell | Amado Ricci grabs the offensive rebound | 39-28 |
| 15:16 | Cornell | Willie Eggen comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 39-28 |
| 15:14 | San Jose State | Enrique Avila snags the defensive board | 39-28 |
| 14:51 | San Jose State | Amado Ricci is called for the reach on Enrique Avila - foul #2 on Amado Ricci, team foul #2 | 39-28 |
| Subs | Cornell | Vladimir Lisowski (PG), Aaron Blalock (SF) Mike Willis, Karl Dimick | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Darren Raasch (SG), James Hart (PF) James Hicks, Enrique Avila | |
| 14:27 | San Jose State | Antonio Martinez hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 39-28 |
| 14:26 | San Jose State | Darren Raasch snags the offensive board | 39-28 |
| 14:15 | San Jose State | Antonio Martinez is called for traveling | 39-28 |
| Subs | Cornell | Michael McClarnon (PF), Joshua Nash (C) Willie Eggen, Amado Ricci | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Lawrence Anderson (C) Antonio Martinez | |
| 13:52 | Cornell | Robert Cornelius can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 39-28 |
| 13:51 | San Jose State | James Hart gets the rebound | 39-28 |
| 13:29 | San Jose State | James Hart can't connect on a turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by Michael McClarnon - foul #2 on Michael McClarnon, team foul #3 | 39-28 |
| Subs | Cornell | Mike Willis (PG) Vladimir Lisowski | |
| Subs | San Jose State | James Hicks (PG), John Moses (SF) Edward Grogg, Warren Streeter | |
| 13:29 | San Jose State | James Hart makes the 1st free throw | 39-29 |
| 13:29 | San Jose State | James Hart misses the 2nd free throw | 39-29 |
| 13:29 | Cornell | Joshua Nash grabs the defensive rebound | 39-29 |
| 13:26 | Cornell | James Hicks is called for the reach on Mike Willis in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Hicks, team foul #2 | 39-29 |
| 13:02 | Cornell | James Hicks takes the ball from Mike Willis | 39-29 |
| 12:57 | San Jose State | James Hicks lays it in | 39-31 |
| 12:36 | Cornell | Aaron Blalock double dribbles | 39-31 |
| Subs | Cornell | Vladimir Lisowski (SG), Karl Dimick (SF) Robert Cornelius, Aaron Blalock | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Edward Grogg (SG), Enrique Avila (PF) Darren Raasch, James Hart | |
| 12:07 | San Jose State | Edward Grogg misses the lay-in | 39-31 |
| 12:05 | San Jose State | Enrique Avila snags the offensive board | 39-31 |
| 11:47 | San Jose State | Edward Grogg clanks a shot in the lane | 39-31 |
| 11:45 | San Jose State | The offensive rebound goes to Edward Grogg | 39-31 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Mike Willis (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Vladimir Lisowski (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Karl Dimick (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Michael McClarnon (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Joshua Nash (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - James Hicks (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Edward Grogg (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Moses (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Enrique Avila (fresh) 3 reb. C - Lawrence Anderson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. | |
| 11:26 | San Jose State | Lawrence Anderson knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by John Moses | 39-33 |
| 11:07 | Cornell | Karl Dimick misses the shot from just outside the lane | 39-33 |
| 11:06 | San Jose State | Lawrence Anderson snags the defensive board | 39-33 |
| 10:37 | San Jose State | Enrique Avila misses long on a jumper from the right block | 39-33 |
| 10:35 | San Jose State | Enrique Avila grabs the offensive rebound | 39-33 |
| 10:14 | San Jose State | Lawrence Anderson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-33 |
| Subs | Cornell | Robert Cornelius (SG), Aaron Blalock (SF), Willie Eggen (PF), Amado Ricci (C) Mike Willis, Karl Dimick, Michael McClarnon, Joshua Nash | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Darren Raasch (SG), Warren Streeter (SF), James Hart (PF), Antonio Martinez (C) James Hicks, John Moses, Enrique Avila, Lawrence Anderson | |
| 09:51 | Cornell | Robert Cornelius clanks a 3 from the right corner | 39-33 |
| 09:49 | Cornell | Amado Ricci grabs the offensive board | 39-33 |
| 09:23 | Cornell | Antonio Martinez is called for the reach on Amado Ricci - foul #1 on Antonio Martinez, team foul #3 | 39-33 |
| Subs | Cornell | Mike Willis (PG) Vladimir Lisowski | |
| Subs | San Jose State | | |
| 08:59 | Cornell | Warren Streeter is called for the reach on Aaron Blalock - foul #1 on Warren Streeter, team foul #4 | 39-33 |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| Subs | San Jose State | James Hicks (PG) Edward Grogg | |
| 08:37 | Cornell | Willie Eggen is fouled on the floor by James Hart - foul #1 on James Hart, team foul #5 | 39-33 |
| Subs | Cornell | Michael McClarnon (PF) Willie Eggen | |
| Subs | San Jose State | | |
| 08:22 | Cornell | Mike Willis hits a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Robert Cornelius | 41-33 |
| 07:53 | San Jose State | James Hicks scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by James Hart | 41-35 |
| 07:32 | Cornell | Amado Ricci makes the driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Michael McClarnon | 43-35 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Mike Willis (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Cornelius (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Aaron Blalock (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael McClarnon (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Amado Ricci (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - James Hicks (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Darren Raasch (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Warren Streeter (fresh) PF - James Hart (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Antonio Martinez (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:18 | San Jose State | James Hart misses the floater from the right side | 43-35 |
| 07:17 | San Jose State | James Hicks snags the offensive board | 43-35 |
| 06:58 | San Jose State | James Hart makes the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by James Hicks | 43-37 |
| 06:41 | Cornell | Warren Streeter steps in front of the Robert Cornelius pass | 43-37 |
| 06:17 | San Jose State | Antonio Martinez's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-37 |
| Subs | Cornell | Vladimir Lisowski (PG), Melvin Haynes (SG), Willie Eggen (PF), Joshua Nash (C) Mike Willis, Robert Cornelius, Michael McClarnon, Amado Ricci | |
| Subs | San Jose State | John Moses (SF), Lawrence Anderson (C) Warren Streeter, Antonio Martinez | |
| 05:53 | Cornell | Vladimir Lisowski misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 43-37 |
| 05:51 | San Jose State | Lawrence Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 43-37 |
| 05:22 | San Jose State | Lawrence Anderson hits a floater from close range | 43-39 |
| 04:59 | Cornell | Vladimir Lisowski's pass is intercepted by Lawrence Anderson | 43-39 |
| 04:30 | San Jose State | James Hart lays it up and in | 43-41 |
| 04:09 | Cornell | Melvin Haynes hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 43-41 |
| 04:07 | San Jose State | James Hart snags the defensive board | 43-41 |
| 03:47 | San Jose State | Lawrence Anderson drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by James Hicks | 43-43 |
| 03:47 | Cornell | Cornell calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 43-43 |
| Subs | Cornell | Mike Willis (PG), Robert Cornelius (SG), Michael McClarnon (PF) Vladimir Lisowski, Melvin Haynes, Willie Eggen | |
| Subs | San Jose State | | |
| 03:30 | Cornell | Robert Cornelius drills a 3 pointer from the left wing | 46-43 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Mike Willis (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Cornelius (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Aaron Blalock (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael McClarnon (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Joshua Nash (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - James Hicks (fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. SG - Darren Raasch (fresh) 2 ast. SF - John Moses (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Hart (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. C - Lawrence Anderson (fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:10 | San Jose State | James Hart blows the dunk but the foul's on Mike Willis - foul #1 on Mike Willis, team foul #4 | 46-43 |
| 03:10 | San Jose State | James Hart makes the 1st free throw | 46-44 |
| 03:10 | San Jose State | James Hart misses the 2nd free throw | 46-44 |
| 03:10 | Cornell | Michael McClarnon gets the rebound | 46-44 |
| 02:54 | Cornell | Aaron Blalock makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 48-44 |
| 02:36 | San Jose State | James Hart misses the floater in the paint | 48-44 |
| 02:34 | Cornell | The rebound goes to Joshua Nash | 48-44 |
| 02:18 | Cornell | Lawrence Anderson is called for the reach on Joshua Nash - foul #1 on Lawrence Anderson, team foul #6 | 48-44 |
| Subs | Cornell | Karl Dimick (SF) Aaron Blalock | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Edward Grogg (SG), Enrique Avila (PF) Darren Raasch, James Hart | |
| 02:00 | Cornell | Robert Cornelius hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 51-44 |
| 02:00 | San Jose State | San Jose State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-44 |
| Subs | Cornell | Aaron Blalock (SF) Karl Dimick | |
| Subs | San Jose State | Darren Raasch (SG), James Hart (PF) Edward Grogg, Enrique Avila | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | San Jose State | San Jose State is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 01:42 | San Jose State | Lawrence Anderson comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 51-44 |
| 01:41 | Cornell | Robert Cornelius snags the defensive board | 51-44 |
| 01:22 | Cornell | Joshua Nash clanks a shot from the free throw line | 51-44 |
| 01:20 | Cornell | Robert Cornelius tips it in | 53-44 |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | San Jose State | San Jose State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 00:59 | San Jose State | James Hicks hits a 3 from the left wing | 53-47 |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | San Jose State | San Jose State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 00:39 | Cornell | Robert Cornelius drills a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Mike Willis | 55-47 |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | San Jose State | San Jose State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 00:34 | San Jose State | Robert Cornelius is called for the reach on Darren Raasch - foul #4 on Robert Cornelius, team foul #5 | 55-47 |
| 00:31 | San Jose State | James Hart throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-47 |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | San Jose State | San Jose State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:28 | Cornell | Mike Willis is hacked by James Hicks in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Hicks, team foul #7 | 55-47 |
| Subs | Cornell | Vladimir Lisowski (SG), Melvin Haynes (SF), Homer Davis (PF) Robert Cornelius, Aaron Blalock, Michael McClarnon | |
| Subs | San Jose State | | |
| 00:28 | Cornell | Mike Willis makes the 1st free throw | 56-47 |
| 00:28 | Cornell | Mike Willis makes the 2nd free throw | 57-47 |
| 00:24 | San Jose State | Lawrence Anderson knocks in the jumper from the left wing set up by James Hart | 57-49 |
| 00:24 | Cornell | Cornell calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 57-49 |
| 00:21 | Cornell | James Hicks is called for the reach on Mike Willis in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Hicks, team foul #8 | 57-49 |
| 00:21 | Cornell | Mike Willis makes the 1st free throw | 58-49 |
| 00:21 | Cornell | Mike Willis makes the 2nd free throw | 59-49 |
| 00:18 | San Jose State | Mike Willis picks off the pass by James Hicks in the backcourt | 59-49 |
| 00:15 | Cornell | Vladimir Lisowski banks in the layup on a great pass from Mike Willis | 61-49 |
| 00:11 | San Jose State | Lawrence Anderson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline | 61-49 |
| 00:10 | Cornell | Joshua Nash grabs the defensive rebound | 61-49 |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | San Jose State | San Jose State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 00:00 | Cornell | Mike Willis runs out the clock | 61-49 |