| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Joe Karam (fresh) SG - Maurice Hale (fresh) SF - Joe Pierce (fresh) PF - James Kidwell (fresh) C - Harold Eckley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | California Tech. | PG - David Standard (fresh) SG - William Jackson (fresh) SF - Dale Ham (fresh) PF - Frank Williams (fresh) C - Eugene Doles (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | California Tech. | Eugene Doles wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | California Tech. | California Tech. is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | California Tech. | Eugene Doles travels with the ball | 0-0 |
| 19:15 | Cornell | Joe Karam drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Harold Eckley | 3-0 |
| 18:59 | California Tech. | Dale Ham can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 3-0 |
| 18:58 | Cornell | Harold Eckley snags the defensive board | 3-0 |
| 18:52 | Cornell | William Jackson takes the ball from Maurice Hale | 3-0 |
| 18:24 | California Tech. | David Standard comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner but he's hacked by Harold Eckley - foul #1 on Harold Eckley, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| 18:24 | California Tech. | David Standard makes the 1st free throw | 3-1 |
| 18:24 | California Tech. | David Standard misses the 2nd free throw | 3-1 |
| 18:24 | California Tech. | David Standard misses the 3rd free throw | 3-1 |
| 18:24 | Cornell | The rebound goes to James Kidwell | 3-1 |
| 18:22 | Cornell | Joe Karam is hacked by David Standard in the backcourt - foul #1 on David Standard, team foul #1 | 3-1 |
| 18:08 | Cornell | Maurice Hale hits the finger roll on a great pass from Joe Karam | 5-1 |
| 17:54 | California Tech. | James Kidwell blocks the short jumper by Frank Williams | 5-1 |
| 17:52 | California Tech. | Frank Williams tips it but misses | 5-1 |
| 17:50 | California Tech. | Eugene Doles tips it home | 5-3 |
| 17:35 | Cornell | Joe Pierce can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Dale Ham - foul #1 on Dale Ham, team foul #2 | 5-3 |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| Subs | California Tech. | Alex Allen (SF) Dale Ham | |
| 17:35 | Cornell | Joe Pierce misses the 1st free throw | 5-3 |
| 17:35 | Cornell | Joe Pierce makes the 2nd free throw | 6-3 |
| 17:22 | California Tech. | Joe Pierce is called for the reach on Eugene Doles - foul #1 on Joe Pierce, team foul #2 | 6-3 |
| 17:09 | California Tech. | Eugene Doles can't connect on a runner from the left block | 6-3 |
| 17:07 | Cornell | Harold Eckley gets the rebound | 6-3 |
| 16:54 | Cornell | Joe Karam hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 6-3 |
| 16:53 | California Tech. | Eugene Doles grabs the defensive rebound | 6-3 |
| 16:49 | California Tech. | David Standard misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 6-3 |
| 16:47 | California Tech. | Eugene Doles hits the follow up shot | 6-5 |
| 16:30 | Cornell | Harold Eckley connects on the jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Joe Pierce | 8-5 |
| 16:11 | California Tech. | Eugene Doles misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 8-5 |
| 16:10 | Cornell | Joe Pierce grabs the board | 8-5 |
| 16:05 | Cornell | Harold Eckley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 8-5 |
| Subs | Cornell | Louis Patnode (SF), Mark McCrum (PF), Jackie Ruhland (C) Joe Pierce, James Kidwell, Harold Eckley | |
| Subs | California Tech. | John Franz (PG), Todd Vermillion (SG), Dale Ham (SF), Irving Chastain (PF) David Standard, William Jackson, Frank Williams, Eugene Doles | |
| 15:48 | California Tech. | Dale Ham blows the layup but he's hacked by Mark McCrum - foul #1 on Mark McCrum, team foul #3 | 8-5 |
| Subs | Cornell | Ted Williams (SG) Maurice Hale | |
| Subs | California Tech. | | |
| 15:48 | California Tech. | Dale Ham makes the 1st free throw | 8-6 |
| 15:48 | California Tech. | Dale Ham makes the 2nd free throw | 8-7 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Joe Karam (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ted Williams (fresh) SF - Louis Patnode (fresh) PF - Mark McCrum (fresh) C - Jackie Ruhland (fresh) | |
| Lineup | California Tech. | PG - John Franz (fresh) SG - Todd Vermillion (fresh) SF - Dale Ham (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Irving Chastain (fresh) C - Alex Allen (fresh) | |
| 15:28 | Cornell | Joe Karam comes up short on the jumper in the lane | 8-7 |
| 15:26 | Cornell | Jackie Ruhland tips it in | 10-7 |
| 15:05 | California Tech. | Todd Vermillion blows the layup but the foul's on Ted Williams - foul #1 on Ted Williams, team foul #4 | 10-7 |
| Subs | Cornell | Timothy Vernon (SF), Harold Eckley (C) Joe Karam, Jackie Ruhland | |
| Subs | California Tech. | Darnell Defazio (SG) Alex Allen | |
| 15:05 | California Tech. | Todd Vermillion makes the 1st free throw | 10-8 |
| 15:05 | California Tech. | Todd Vermillion makes the 2nd free throw | 10-9 |
| 14:55 | Cornell | Louis Patnode misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 10-9 |
| 14:54 | Cornell | The offensive rebound goes to Ted Williams | 10-9 |
| 14:41 | Cornell | Harold Eckley misses the jumper from close range | 10-9 |
| 14:40 | California Tech. | The rebound goes to Dale Ham | 10-9 |
| 14:34 | California Tech. | John Franz hits a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Todd Vermillion | 10-11 |
| 14:18 | Cornell | Harold Eckley drills a runner from the right block on a great pass from Louis Patnode | 12-11 |
| 14:02 | California Tech. | John Franz loses the ball out of bounds | 12-11 |
| Subs | Cornell | Joe Karam (PG), Maurice Hale (SG), Joe Pierce (SF), James Kidwell (PF) Ted Williams, Louis Patnode, Timothy Vernon, Mark McCrum | |
| Subs | California Tech. | David Standard (PG), William Jackson (SG), Alex Allen (SF), Frank Williams (PF), Eugene Doles (C) John Franz, Darnell Defazio, Dale Ham, Irving Chastain, Todd Vermillion | |
| 13:49 | Cornell | Joe Pierce can't connect on a shot from close range | 12-11 |
| 13:48 | California Tech. | Alex Allen grabs the board | 12-11 |
| 13:34 | California Tech. | Frank Williams scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 12-13 |
| 13:27 | Cornell | Joe Karam hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 12-13 |
| 13:26 | California Tech. | Eugene Doles grabs the defensive rebound | 12-13 |
| 13:21 | California Tech. | David Standard can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 12-13 |
| 13:19 | Cornell | James Kidwell gets the rebound | 12-13 |
| 12:57 | Cornell | William Jackson picks off the pass by Joe Karam | 12-13 |
| 12:48 | California Tech. | Joe Pierce picks off the pass by Alex Allen | 12-13 |
| 12:43 | Cornell | Joe Karam hits the finger roll set up by Joe Pierce | 14-13 |
| 12:31 | California Tech. | Alex Allen misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 14-13 |
| 12:29 | Cornell | James Kidwell grabs the defensive rebound | 14-13 |
| 12:09 | Cornell | Joe Karam lays it in and he's fouled by David Standard - foul #2 on David Standard, team foul #3 | 16-13 |
| Subs | Cornell | Mark McCrum (C) Harold Eckley | |
| Subs | California Tech. | John Franz (PG), Todd Vermillion (SG), Darnell Defazio (SF) David Standard, William Jackson, Alex Allen | |
| 12:09 | Cornell | Joe Karam makes the free throw | 17-13 |
| 11:53 | California Tech. | Todd Vermillion is fouled on the floor by James Kidwell - foul #1 on James Kidwell, team foul #5 | 17-13 |
| Subs | Cornell | Ted Williams (PG) Joe Karam | |
| Subs | California Tech. | Dale Ham (SF) Eugene Doles | |
| 11:36 | California Tech. | Todd Vermillion's fadeaway is rejected by James Kidwell | 17-13 |
| 11:34 | California Tech. | Darnell Defazio grabs the offensive rebound | 17-13 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Ted Williams (fresh) SG - Maurice Hale (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joe Pierce (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. PF - James Kidwell (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Mark McCrum (fresh) | |
| Lineup | California Tech. | PG - John Franz (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Darnell Defazio (fresh) SF - Dale Ham (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Frank Williams (fresh) 2 pts. C - Todd Vermillion (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. | |
| 11:22 | California Tech. | Todd Vermillion clanks a shot from the right wing | 17-13 |
| 11:20 | Cornell | Mark McCrum grabs the board | 17-13 |
| 11:06 | Cornell | Ted Williams is hacked by Darnell Defazio - foul #1 on Darnell Defazio, team foul #4 | 17-13 |
| Subs | Cornell | Louis Patnode (SG), Timothy Vernon (SF), Jackie Ruhland (C) Maurice Hale, Joe Pierce, James Kidwell | |
| Subs | California Tech. | William Jackson (SG), Irving Chastain (PF) Darnell Defazio, Frank Williams | |
| 10:51 | Cornell | Dale Ham steps in front of the Jackie Ruhland pass | 17-13 |
| 10:31 | California Tech. | Irving Chastain clanks a floater from close range | 17-13 |
| 10:30 | Cornell | Timothy Vernon snags the defensive board | 17-13 |
| 10:12 | Cornell | Mark McCrum comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint | 17-13 |
| 10:11 | California Tech. | Todd Vermillion pulls down the rebound | 17-13 |
| 10:07 | California Tech. | William Jackson hits a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Irving Chastain | 17-15 |
| 09:45 | Cornell | Ted Williams comes up short on the floater from the right side | 17-15 |
| 09:43 | Cornell | Jackie Ruhland snags the offensive board | 17-15 |
| 09:21 | Cornell | Ted Williams hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 17-15 |
| 09:20 | Cornell | Mark McCrum grabs the offensive rebound | 17-15 |
| 09:02 | Cornell | Timothy Vernon comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 17-15 |
| 09:00 | California Tech. | Dale Ham gets the rebound | 17-15 |
| 08:56 | California Tech. | John Franz misses long on a floater from the left side | 17-15 |
| 08:54 | California Tech. | John Franz grabs the offensive board | 17-15 |
| 08:37 | California Tech. | Irving Chastain is whistled for a carry | 17-15 |
| Subs | Cornell | Joe Karam (PG), Maurice Hale (SG), Joe Pierce (SF), James Kidwell (PF), Harold Eckley (C) Ted Williams, Louis Patnode, Timothy Vernon, Mark McCrum, Jackie Ruhland | |
| Subs | California Tech. | William Franklin (PG), Darnell Defazio (SG), Alex Allen (SF), Frank Williams (PF), Eugene Doles (C) John Franz, William Jackson, Dale Ham, Irving Chastain, Todd Vermillion | |
| 08:20 | Cornell | Harold Eckley clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 17-15 |
| 08:19 | Cornell | James Kidwell grabs the offensive rebound | 17-15 |
| 08:07 | Cornell | Harold Eckley drills a floater from the baseline and the foul's on Darnell Defazio - foul #2 on Darnell Defazio, team foul #5 | 19-15 |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| Subs | California Tech. | William Jackson (SG) Darnell Defazio | |
| 08:07 | Cornell | Harold Eckley makes the free throw | 20-15 |
| 07:57 | California Tech. | William Franklin misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 20-15 |
| 07:55 | Cornell | James Kidwell gets the rebound | 20-15 |
| 07:36 | Cornell | Maurice Hale's 3 pointer is rejected by Eugene Doles | 20-15 |
| 07:34 | Cornell | Harold Eckley tips it but misses | 20-15 |
| 07:33 | California Tech. | Frank Williams pulls down the rebound | 20-15 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Joe Karam (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Maurice Hale (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joe Pierce (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. PF - James Kidwell (fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Harold Eckley (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | California Tech. | PG - William Franklin (fresh) SG - William Jackson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Alex Allen (fresh) PF - Frank Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Eugene Doles (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:28 | California Tech. | William Franklin can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 20-15 |
| 07:26 | Cornell | James Kidwell snags the defensive board | 20-15 |
| 07:07 | Cornell | Maurice Hale is fouled on the floor by William Jackson - foul #1 on William Jackson, team foul #6 | 20-15 |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| Subs | California Tech. | John Franz (SG) William Jackson | |
| 06:54 | Cornell | Harold Eckley comes up short on the turnaround in the lane | 20-15 |
| 06:52 | Cornell | Harold Eckley grabs the offensive rebound | 20-15 |
| 06:36 | Cornell | Harold Eckley loses the dribble to Frank Williams | 20-15 |
| 06:24 | California Tech. | John Franz buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by William Franklin | 20-18 |
| 06:05 | Cornell | Frank Williams denies the turnaround by Joe Pierce | 20-18 |
| 06:04 | California Tech. | Eugene Doles snags the defensive board | 20-18 |
| 05:59 | California Tech. | Alex Allen can't finish the layup | 20-18 |
| 05:57 | Cornell | The rebound goes to James Kidwell | 20-18 |
| 05:40 | Cornell | Maurice Hale hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 20-18 |
| 05:39 | California Tech. | Alex Allen grabs the defensive rebound | 20-18 |
| 05:32 | California Tech. | Maurice Hale is called for the reach on Frank Williams - foul #1 on Maurice Hale, team foul #6 | 20-18 |
| Subs | Cornell | Ted Williams (SG), Louis Patnode (SF), Mark McCrum (PF), Jackie Ruhland (C) Maurice Hale, Joe Pierce, James Kidwell, Harold Eckley | |
| Subs | California Tech. | William Jackson (SG), Dale Ham (SF), Irving Chastain (PF), Todd Vermillion (C) William Franklin, Alex Allen, Frank Williams, Eugene Doles | |
| 05:20 | California Tech. | John Franz is fouled on the floor by Joe Karam - foul #1 on Joe Karam, team foul #7 | 20-18 |
| Subs | Cornell | Timothy Vernon (SF) Joe Karam | |
| Subs | California Tech. | | |
| 05:20 | California Tech. | John Franz makes the 1st free throw | 20-19 |
| 05:20 | California Tech. | John Franz makes the 2nd free throw | 20-20 |
| 05:07 | Cornell | Mark McCrum knocks in the turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Timothy Vernon | 22-20 |
| 05:02 | California Tech. | John Franz clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 22-20 |
| 05:01 | California Tech. | The offensive rebound goes to Dale Ham | 22-20 |
| 04:52 | California Tech. | John Franz makes the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Dale Ham | 22-23 |
| 04:48 | Cornell | Ted Williams makes the fadeaway in the paint | 24-23 |
| 04:30 | California Tech. | Irving Chastain misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 24-23 |
| 04:29 | Cornell | Mark McCrum snags the defensive board | 24-23 |
| 04:17 | Cornell | Timothy Vernon scores on a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Ted Williams | 27-23 |
| 03:56 | California Tech. | John Franz is hacked by Ted Williams - foul #2 on Ted Williams, team foul #8 | 27-23 |
| Subs | Cornell | Joe Karam (PG), Maurice Hale (SG), Joe Pierce (SF), James Kidwell (PF), Harold Eckley (C) Ted Williams, Louis Patnode, Timothy Vernon, Mark McCrum, Jackie Ruhland | |
| Subs | California Tech. | David Standard (PG), Alex Allen (SF), Frank Williams (PF), Eugene Doles (C) William Jackson, Dale Ham, Irving Chastain, Todd Vermillion | |
| 03:56 | California Tech. | John Franz misses the 1st free throw | 27-23 |
| 03:56 | Cornell | Harold Eckley snags the defensive board | 27-23 |
| 03:43 | Cornell | Joe Pierce's pass is intercepted by David Standard | 27-23 |
| 03:39 | California Tech. | David Standard blows the dunk | 27-23 |
| 03:38 | Cornell | James Kidwell gets the rebound | 27-23 |
| 03:11 | Cornell | Maurice Hale can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 27-23 |
| 03:10 | California Tech. | John Franz pulls down the rebound | 27-23 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Joe Karam (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Maurice Hale (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joe Pierce (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. PF - James Kidwell (fresh) 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Harold Eckley (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | California Tech. | PG - David Standard (fresh) 1 pts. SG - John Franz (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Alex Allen (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Frank Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Eugene Doles (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 02:58 | California Tech. | Frank Williams lays it in | 27-25 |
| 02:42 | Cornell | Harold Eckley hits the finger roll set up by Joe Karam | 29-25 |
| 02:25 | California Tech. | Frank Williams misses short on a shot from the left wing | 29-25 |
| 02:23 | Cornell | Harold Eckley snags the defensive board | 29-25 |
| 01:59 | Cornell | Joe Karam buries a 3 from the right wing set up by Joe Pierce | 32-25 |
| 01:52 | California Tech. | David Standard's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-25 |
| Subs | Cornell | Louis Patnode (SF), Mark McCrum (PF), Jackie Ruhland (C) Joe Pierce, James Kidwell, Harold Eckley | |
| Subs | California Tech. | William Jackson (SG) John Franz | |
| 01:50 | Cornell | Joe Karam's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 32-25 |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| Subs | California Tech. | Todd Vermillion (C) Eugene Doles | |
| 01:35 | California Tech. | Frank Williams can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Maurice Hale - foul #2 on Maurice Hale, team foul #9 | 32-25 |
| Subs | Cornell | Ted Williams (SG) Maurice Hale | |
| Subs | California Tech. | Dale Ham (SF) Alex Allen | |
| 01:35 | California Tech. | Frank Williams makes the 1st free throw | 32-26 |
| 01:35 | California Tech. | Frank Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 32-26 |
| 01:35 | Cornell | Jackie Ruhland gets the rebound | 32-26 |
| 01:16 | Cornell | Joe Karam is fouled on the floor by David Standard - foul #3 on David Standard, team foul #7 | 32-26 |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| Subs | California Tech. | William Franklin (PG), Irving Chastain (PF) David Standard, Frank Williams | |
| 01:16 | Cornell | Joe Karam misses the 1st free throw | 32-26 |
| 01:16 | California Tech. | William Jackson snags the defensive board | 32-26 |
| 01:10 | California Tech. | William Franklin's pass is intercepted by Joe Karam | 32-26 |
| 01:06 | Cornell | Louis Patnode throws it down on a nice dish by Joe Karam | 34-26 |
| 01:01 | California Tech. | Mark McCrum takes the ball from William Jackson | 34-26 |
| 00:44 | Cornell | Mark McCrum hits a jumper from the right block set up by Ted Williams and he's fouled by Todd Vermillion - foul #1 on Todd Vermillion, team foul #8 | 36-26 |
| Subs | Cornell | Maurice Hale (SG) Joe Karam | |
| Subs | California Tech. | Eugene Doles (C) William Franklin | |
| 00:44 | Cornell | Mark McCrum makes the free throw | 37-26 |
| 00:22 | California Tech. | Dale Ham double dribbles | 37-26 |
| Subs | Cornell | Joe Pierce (SF), James Kidwell (PF), Harold Eckley (C) Louis Patnode, Mark McCrum, Jackie Ruhland | |
| Subs | California Tech. | Alex Allen (SF), Frank Williams (PF) Dale Ham, Irving Chastain | |
| 00:00 | Cornell | James Kidwell connects on the shot from the right block | 39-26 |