| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Richard Galbreath (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Herman Fletcher (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Keith Sipes (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Eric Moore (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael McGahey (fresh) | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Christopher Casper (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Milton Fischer (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Tony Stephens (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Doug Behn (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Jim Macedo (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cornell | Keith Sipes inbounds the ball | 27-31 |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | Cornell | Eric Moore misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 27-31 |
| 19:40 | American U. | Tony Stephens grabs the defensive rebound | 27-31 |
| 19:18 | American U. | Keith Sipes steps in front of the Milton Fischer pass | 27-31 |
| 19:01 | Cornell | Richard Galbreath knocks in the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Keith Sipes | 29-31 |
| 18:49 | American U. | Milton Fischer drills a shot from the left block on a great pass from Doug Behn | 29-33 |
| 18:24 | Cornell | Richard Galbreath loses the dribble to Christopher Casper | 29-33 |
| 18:22 | American U. | Christopher Casper is hacked by Herman Fletcher in the backcourt - foul #3 on Herman Fletcher, team foul #1 | 29-33 |
| Subs | Cornell | Allen Rowlands (PG), Filip Zagorac (SG), Richard Johnson (SF), Harold Hardy (PF), Vernon Prager (C) Richard Galbreath, Herman Fletcher, Keith Sipes, Eric Moore, Michael McGahey | |
| Subs | American U. | David Stratton (SG), Mitchell Philip (SF), Keith Hawkins (C) Milton Fischer, Tony Stephens, Jim Macedo | |
| 18:03 | American U. | Keith Hawkins's layup is rejected by Harold Hardy | 29-33 |
| 18:02 | American U. | Christopher Casper pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-33 |
| 17:52 | American U. | Keith Hawkins misses badly on a floater from close range | 29-33 |
| 17:50 | Cornell | Allen Rowlands grabs the defensive rebound | 29-33 |
| 17:44 | Cornell | Richard Johnson knocks in the shot from the left block on a nice dish by Allen Rowlands | 31-33 |
| 17:37 | American U. | Doug Behn makes the wide open jumpshot from just outside the lane | 31-35 |
| 17:12 | Cornell | Vernon Prager can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 31-35 |
| 17:11 | American U. | Doug Behn grabs the board | 31-35 |
| 17:03 | American U. | David Stratton hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 31-35 |
| 17:02 | American U. | Christopher Casper snags the offensive board | 31-35 |
| 16:53 | American U. | Mitchell Philip lays it up and in | 31-37 |
| 16:33 | Cornell | Vernon Prager can't connect on a runner in the lane | 31-37 |
| 16:31 | Cornell | Vernon Prager pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-37 |
| 16:14 | Cornell | Richard Johnson comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 31-37 |
| 16:12 | American U. | The rebound goes to Doug Behn | 31-37 |
| 15:53 | American U. | Allen Rowlands is called for the reach on Christopher Casper - foul #2 on Allen Rowlands, team foul #2 | 31-37 |
| Subs | Cornell | Richard Galbreath (PG), Herman Fletcher (SG), Alexander Peterson (SF), Eric Moore (PF), Michael McGahey (C) Allen Rowlands, Filip Zagorac, Richard Johnson, Harold Hardy, Vernon Prager | |
| Subs | American U. | George Cordon (PG), Milton Fischer (SG), Tony Stephens (SF), Anthony Floyd (PF), Jim Macedo (C) Christopher Casper, David Stratton, Mitchell Philip, Doug Behn, Keith Hawkins | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Richard Galbreath (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Herman Fletcher (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Alexander Peterson (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Eric Moore (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael McGahey (fresh) | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - George Cordon (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Milton Fischer (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Tony Stephens (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Anthony Floyd (fresh) 5 pts. C - Jim Macedo (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:36 | American U. | George Cordon throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-37 |
| 15:09 | Cornell | Richard Galbreath misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Anthony Floyd - foul #1 on Anthony Floyd, team foul #1 | 31-37 |
| 15:09 | Cornell | Richard Galbreath misses the 1st free throw | 31-37 |
| 15:09 | Cornell | Richard Galbreath misses the 2nd free throw | 31-37 |
| 15:09 | American U. | Jim Macedo pulls down the rebound | 31-37 |
| 15:06 | American U. | Herman Fletcher is called for the reach on Milton Fischer in the backcourt - foul #4 on Herman Fletcher, team foul #3 | 31-37 |
| Subs | Cornell | Keith Sipes (SG) Herman Fletcher | |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| 14:49 | American U. | Milton Fischer clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 31-37 |
| 14:47 | Cornell | Keith Sipes pulls down the rebound | 31-37 |
| 14:42 | Cornell | Keith Sipes misses short on a fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on George Cordon - foul #2 on George Cordon, team foul #2 | 31-37 |
| 14:42 | Cornell | Keith Sipes makes the 1st free throw | 32-37 |
| 14:42 | Cornell | Keith Sipes misses the 2nd free throw | 32-37 |
| 14:42 | American U. | Anthony Floyd gets the rebound | 32-37 |
| 14:40 | American U. | George Cordon throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 32-37 |
| 14:26 | Cornell | Anthony Floyd is called for the reach on Richard Galbreath - foul #2 on Anthony Floyd, team foul #3 | 32-37 |
| 14:14 | Cornell | Keith Sipes misses the floater from the left block | 32-37 |
| 14:13 | American U. | Anthony Floyd pulls down the rebound | 32-37 |
| 13:55 | American U. | Jim Macedo hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Milton Fischer | 32-39 |
| 13:48 | Cornell | Keith Sipes is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Keith Sipes, team foul #4 | 32-39 |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| Subs | American U. | David Stratton (PG), David Tolbert (SG), Doug Behn (PF) George Cordon, Milton Fischer, Anthony Floyd | |
| 13:44 | American U. | David Tolbert is fouled in the backcourt by Keith Sipes - foul #3 on Keith Sipes, team foul #5 | 32-39 |
| 13:30 | American U. | David Tolbert hits a 3 pointer from the left corner | 32-42 |
| 13:12 | Cornell | Jim Macedo is called for the reach on Richard Galbreath - foul #1 on Jim Macedo, team foul #4 | 32-42 |
| Subs | Cornell | Allen Rowlands (PG), Filip Zagorac (SG), Richard Johnson (SF) Richard Galbreath, Keith Sipes, Alexander Peterson | |
| Subs | American U. | Keith Hawkins (C) Jim Macedo | |
| 12:55 | Cornell | Allen Rowlands misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 32-42 |
| 12:54 | American U. | Doug Behn grabs the board | 32-42 |
| 12:38 | American U. | Tony Stephens comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 32-42 |
| 12:36 | Cornell | The rebound goes to Michael McGahey | 32-42 |
| 12:16 | Cornell | Eric Moore comes up short on the shot in the lane but he's fouled by Doug Behn - foul #2 on Doug Behn, team foul #5 | 32-42 |
| Subs | Cornell | Harold Hardy (C) Michael McGahey | |
| Subs | American U. | Christopher Casper (PG), Milton Fischer (SG), George Cordon (SF) David Stratton, David Tolbert, Tony Stephens | |
| 12:16 | Cornell | Eric Moore makes the 1st free throw | 33-42 |
| 12:16 | Cornell | Eric Moore misses the 2nd free throw | 33-42 |
| 12:16 | American U. | Doug Behn grabs the defensive rebound | 33-42 |
| 12:13 | American U. | Christopher Casper throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 33-42 |
| Subs | Cornell | Richard Galbreath (PG), Alexander Peterson (SF) Allen Rowlands, Richard Johnson | |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| 12:06 | Cornell | Harold Hardy drills a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Richard Galbreath | 35-42 |
| 12:02 | American U. | Milton Fischer hits a wide open 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Christopher Casper | 35-45 |
| 11:50 | Cornell | Filip Zagorac comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 35-45 |
| 11:49 | American U. | Doug Behn gets the rebound | 35-45 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Richard Galbreath (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Filip Zagorac (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alexander Peterson (fairly fresh) 3 pf. PF - Eric Moore (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Harold Hardy (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Christopher Casper (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Milton Fischer (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Cordon (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Doug Behn (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. C - Keith Hawkins (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:43 | American U. | Christopher Casper misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 35-45 |
| 11:42 | American U. | Keith Hawkins can't tip it in | 35-45 |
| 11:40 | Cornell | Eric Moore gets the rebound | 35-45 |
| 11:24 | Cornell | Harold Hardy comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 35-45 |
| 11:23 | American U. | Christopher Casper grabs the defensive rebound | 35-45 |
| 10:59 | American U. | Christopher Casper hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 35-45 |
| 10:58 | Cornell | Harold Hardy gets the rebound | 35-45 |
| 10:35 | Cornell | Filip Zagorac connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Alexander Peterson and the foul's on Christopher Casper - foul #1 on Christopher Casper, team foul #6 | 37-45 |
| Subs | Cornell | Allen Rowlands (PG), Keith Sipes (SF), Vernon Prager (PF), Richard Johnson (C) Richard Galbreath, Alexander Peterson, Eric Moore, Harold Hardy | |
| Subs | American U. | David Stratton (SG), Mitchell Philip (SF), Anthony Floyd (PF), Jim Macedo (C) Milton Fischer, George Cordon, Doug Behn, Keith Hawkins | |
| 10:35 | Cornell | Filip Zagorac makes the free throw | 38-45 |
| 10:16 | American U. | Mitchell Philip connects on the shot in the paint set up by David Stratton | 38-47 |
| 09:54 | Cornell | Filip Zagorac hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 38-47 |
| 09:52 | American U. | Jim Macedo grabs the board | 38-47 |
| 09:29 | American U. | David Stratton connects on the fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Christopher Casper and the foul's on Filip Zagorac - foul #3 on Filip Zagorac, team foul #6 | 38-49 |
| Subs | Cornell | Alexander Peterson (SF), Michael McGahey (C) Filip Zagorac, Vernon Prager | |
| Subs | American U. | David Tolbert (SG) Christopher Casper | |
| 09:29 | American U. | David Stratton makes the free throw | 38-50 |
| 09:15 | Cornell | Richard Johnson misses the lay-in | 38-50 |
| 09:13 | American U. | Jim Macedo gets the rebound | 38-50 |
| 08:59 | American U. | Jim Macedo hits the front of the rim on the wide open shot in the lane | 38-50 |
| 08:57 | Cornell | Allen Rowlands snags the defensive board | 38-50 |
| 08:28 | Cornell | Michael McGahey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-50 |
| Subs | Cornell | Richard Galbreath (PG), Harold Hardy (PF) Allen Rowlands, Richard Johnson | |
| Subs | American U. | George Cordon (PG), Milton Fischer (SG), Tony Stephens (SF), Doug Behn (PF) David Stratton, David Tolbert, Mitchell Philip, Anthony Floyd | |
| 08:10 | American U. | Milton Fischer is hacked by Alexander Peterson - foul #4 on Alexander Peterson, team foul #7 | 38-50 |
| Subs | Cornell | Filip Zagorac (SF), Vernon Prager (C) Alexander Peterson, Michael McGahey | |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| 08:10 | American U. | Milton Fischer makes the 1st free throw | 38-51 |
| 08:10 | American U. | Milton Fischer makes the 2nd free throw | 38-52 |
| 07:56 | Cornell | Vernon Prager drills a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Filip Zagorac | 40-52 |
| 07:40 | American U. | Doug Behn hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 40-52 |
| 07:38 | Cornell | Harold Hardy pulls down the rebound | 40-52 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Richard Galbreath (tiring) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Keith Sipes (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Filip Zagorac (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Harold Hardy (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Vernon Prager (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - George Cordon (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Milton Fischer (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tony Stephens (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Doug Behn (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. C - Jim Macedo (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Cornell | Richard Galbreath drills a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Keith Sipes | 43-52 |
| 07:15 | American U. | Tony Stephens drills a 3 from the left wing | 43-55 |
| 07:02 | Cornell | Richard Galbreath misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-55 |
| 07:00 | Cornell | Harold Hardy tips it in | 45-55 |
| 06:44 | American U. | George Cordon hits a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Doug Behn | 45-57 |
| 06:28 | Cornell | Harold Hardy blows the layup but the foul's on Tony Stephens - foul #2 on Tony Stephens, team foul #7 | 45-57 |
| Subs | Cornell | Herman Fletcher (SG), Alexander Peterson (SF), Michael McGahey (C) Keith Sipes, Filip Zagorac, Vernon Prager | |
| Subs | American U. | Christopher Casper (PG), David Stratton (SG), Anthony Floyd (PF), Keith Hawkins (C) George Cordon, Milton Fischer, Doug Behn, Jim Macedo | |
| 06:28 | Cornell | Harold Hardy makes the 1st free throw | 46-57 |
| 06:28 | Cornell | Harold Hardy makes the 2nd free throw | 47-57 |
| 06:11 | American U. | David Stratton makes the 3pt shot from the left wing | 47-60 |
| 05:55 | Cornell | Herman Fletcher clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 47-60 |
| 05:53 | Cornell | Harold Hardy tips it but misses | 47-60 |
| 05:51 | Cornell | Alexander Peterson grabs the offensive board | 47-60 |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:41 | Cornell | Alexander Peterson misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 47-60 |
| 05:39 | American U. | The rebound goes to David Stratton | 47-60 |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:17 | American U. | Christopher Casper scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by David Stratton | 47-63 |
| 04:53 | Cornell | Anthony Floyd is called for the reach on Michael McGahey - foul #3 on Anthony Floyd, team foul #8 | 47-63 |
| Subs | Cornell | Allen Rowlands (PG), Richard Johnson (SF), Eric Moore (PF) Richard Galbreath, Alexander Peterson, Harold Hardy | |
| Subs | American U. | Mitchell Philip (SF), Doug Behn (PF) Tony Stephens, Anthony Floyd | |
| 04:53 | Cornell | Michael McGahey makes the 1st free throw | 48-63 |
| 04:53 | Cornell | Michael McGahey misses the 2nd free throw | 48-63 |
| 04:53 | American U. | Keith Hawkins pulls down the rebound | 48-63 |
| 04:29 | American U. | David Stratton comes up short on the jumper from close range but the foul's on Herman Fletcher - foul #5 on Herman Fletcher, team foul #8 | 48-63 |
| Subs | Cornell | Alexander Peterson (SF) Herman Fletcher | |
| Subs | American U. | Milton Fischer (SG), George Cordon (SF), Jim Macedo (C) Christopher Casper, Doug Behn, Keith Hawkins | |
| 04:29 | American U. | David Stratton makes the 1st free throw | 48-64 |
| 04:29 | American U. | David Stratton makes the 2nd free throw | 48-65 |
| 04:19 | Cornell | Eric Moore scores on a runner in the paint on a nice dish by Alexander Peterson | 50-65 |
| 03:54 | American U. | David Stratton is open and scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Jim Macedo | 50-68 |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:48 | Cornell | Eric Moore misses short on a fadeaway in the paint | 50-68 |
| 03:46 | American U. | Milton Fischer grabs the defensive rebound | 50-68 |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:21 | American U. | Mitchell Philip buries a fadeaway from the right wing | 50-70 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Allen Rowlands (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Johnson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. SF - Alexander Peterson (tiring) 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Eric Moore (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael McGahey (tiring) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - David Stratton (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Milton Fischer (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Cordon (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Mitchell Philip (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Jim Macedo (tiring) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:12 | Cornell | Michael McGahey misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 50-70 |
| 03:10 | American U. | Milton Fischer snags the defensive board | 50-70 |
| 03:06 | American U. | Alexander Peterson picks off the pass by George Cordon in the backcourt | 50-70 |
| 02:53 | Cornell | Richard Johnson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 50-70 |
| 02:51 | American U. | David Stratton pulls down the rebound | 50-70 |
| 02:34 | American U. | George Cordon makes the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by David Stratton | 50-73 |
| 02:22 | Cornell | Mitchell Philip steals it from Allen Rowlands | 50-73 |
| 02:12 | American U. | Jim Macedo knocks in the shot from the right block and he's fouled by Michael McGahey - foul #2 on Michael McGahey, team foul #9 | 50-75 |
| Subs | Cornell | Keith Sipes (PG), Filip Zagorac (SG), Vernon Prager (PF), Harold Hardy (C) Allen Rowlands, Alexander Peterson, Eric Moore, Michael McGahey | |
| Subs | American U. | David Tolbert (PG), Anthony Floyd (SF), Keith Hawkins (PF) Milton Fischer, George Cordon, Mitchell Philip | |
| 02:12 | American U. | Jim Macedo misses the free throw | 50-75 |
| 02:12 | Cornell | Vernon Prager grabs the defensive rebound | 50-75 |
| 01:59 | Cornell | Harold Hardy can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket | 50-75 |
| 01:57 | Cornell | Keith Sipes grabs the offensive board | 50-75 |
| 01:45 | Cornell | Filip Zagorac is whistled for a charge - foul #4 on Filip Zagorac, team foul #10 | 50-75 |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| Subs | American U. | George Cordon (SG), Mitchell Philip (SF) David Tolbert, Jim Macedo | |
| 01:27 | American U. | Filip Zagorac is called for the reach on Mitchell Philip - foul #5 on Filip Zagorac, team foul #11 | 50-75 |
| Subs | Cornell | Allen Rowlands (PG) Filip Zagorac | |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| 01:27 | American U. | Mitchell Philip misses the 1st free throw | 50-75 |
| 01:27 | American U. | Mitchell Philip makes the 2nd free throw | 50-76 |
| 01:16 | Cornell | Anthony Floyd swats the layup by Richard Johnson | 50-76 |
| 01:15 | American U. | Mitchell Philip pulls down the rebound | 50-76 |
| 01:13 | American U. | Richard Johnson is called for the reach on George Cordon in the backcourt - foul #2 on Richard Johnson, team foul #12 | 50-76 |
| 01:13 | American U. | George Cordon misses the 1st free throw | 50-76 |
| 01:13 | American U. | George Cordon makes the 2nd free throw | 50-77 |
| 00:55 | Cornell | Vernon Prager connects on the floater from the left block on a great pass from Richard Johnson and he's hacked by Keith Hawkins - foul #2 on Keith Hawkins, team foul #9 | 52-77 |
| 00:55 | Cornell | Vernon Prager misses the free throw | 52-77 |
| 00:55 | American U. | George Cordon grabs the defensive rebound | 52-77 |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:33 | American U. | Keith Hawkins knocks in the shot in the paint and the foul's on Vernon Prager - foul #2 on Vernon Prager, team foul #13 | 52-79 |
| 00:33 | American U. | Keith Hawkins misses the free throw | 52-79 |
| 00:33 | Cornell | Vernon Prager snags the defensive board | 52-79 |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:28 | Cornell | Allen Rowlands misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 52-79 |
| 00:27 | Cornell | Harold Hardy pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-79 |
| 00:23 | Cornell | Richard Johnson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-79 |
| 00:00 | American U. | David Stratton runs out the clock | 52-79 |