| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - Kenneth Tolson (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Darren Raasch (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Haywood Conner (fresh) PF - Warren Streeter (fresh) 6 pts. C - David Bailey (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Kevin Booker (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Cecil Stewart (fresh) SF - Aaron Blalock (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael McClarnon (fresh) 4 reb. C - Steve Frank (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cornell | Aaron Blalock inbounds the ball | 21-20 |
| Game Plan | San Jose State | San Jose State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:43 | Cornell | Steve Frank is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 21-20 |
| 19:23 | San Jose State | Darren Raasch comes up short on the runner from the left block but he's hacked by Cecil Stewart - foul #2 on Cecil Stewart, team foul #1 | 21-20 |
| 19:23 | San Jose State | Darren Raasch makes the 1st free throw | 22-20 |
| 19:23 | San Jose State | Darren Raasch makes the 2nd free throw | 23-20 |
| 19:02 | Cornell | Warren Streeter is called for the reach on Michael McClarnon - foul #3 on Warren Streeter, team foul #1 | 23-20 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Julius Boone (C) Warren Streeter | |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| 18:47 | Cornell | Cecil Stewart loses the dribble to Haywood Conner | 23-20 |
| 18:18 | San Jose State | Darren Raasch shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 23-20 |
| 18:16 | San Jose State | Julius Boone grabs the offensive rebound | 23-20 |
| 18:01 | San Jose State | Darren Raasch splits the doubleteam and buries a turnaround in the lane set up by Kenneth Tolson | 25-20 |
| 17:42 | Cornell | Aaron Blalock hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket | 25-20 |
| 17:40 | San Jose State | Kenneth Tolson pulls down the rebound | 25-20 |
| 17:20 | San Jose State | Kenneth Tolson clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 25-20 |
| 17:19 | San Jose State | David Bailey grabs the offensive rebound | 25-20 |
| 16:57 | San Jose State | Haywood Conner misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 25-20 |
| 16:55 | Cornell | Kevin Booker pulls down the rebound | 25-20 |
| 16:37 | Cornell | Michael McClarnon banks in the layup on a great pass from Aaron Blalock | 25-22 |
| 16:12 | San Jose State | Kenneth Tolson hits a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Darren Raasch | 27-22 |
| 15:49 | Cornell | Cecil Stewart scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Michael McClarnon | 27-25 |
| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - Kenneth Tolson (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Darren Raasch (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Haywood Conner (fairly fresh) PF - David Bailey (fresh) 7 reb. C - Julius Boone (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Kevin Booker (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Cecil Stewart (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Aaron Blalock (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael McClarnon (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Steve Frank (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:20 | San Jose State | Kenneth Tolson loses the dribble to Kevin Booker | 27-25 |
| 14:51 | Cornell | Aaron Blalock drills a fadeaway from the baseline set up by Cecil Stewart | 27-27 |
| 14:26 | San Jose State | David Bailey misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 27-27 |
| 14:25 | Cornell | The rebound goes to Cecil Stewart | 27-27 |
| 14:01 | Cornell | Michael McClarnon drills a shot in the lane set up by Cecil Stewart | 27-29 |
| 13:49 | San Jose State | Darren Raasch makes the shot from the right block on a great pass from Kenneth Tolson and the foul's on Cecil Stewart - foul #3 on Cecil Stewart, team foul #2 | 29-29 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Neal Orchard (PG), John Moses (SF), Warren Streeter (PF), Charles Clifton (C) Kenneth Tolson, Haywood Conner, David Bailey, Julius Boone | |
| Subs | Cornell | Steven Wolken (PG), Charles Gravitz (SG), Karl Dimick (SF), Peter Whitney (PF), Mark Conklin (C) Kevin Booker, Cecil Stewart, Aaron Blalock, Michael McClarnon, Steve Frank | |
| 13:49 | San Jose State | Darren Raasch makes the free throw | 30-29 |
| 13:32 | Cornell | Karl Dimick travels with the ball | 30-29 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Johnny Niemeyer (SG) Darren Raasch | |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| 13:07 | San Jose State | Mark Conklin steals the ball from Johnny Niemeyer | 30-29 |
| 12:38 | Cornell | Neal Orchard picks off the pass by Mark Conklin | 30-29 |
| 12:34 | San Jose State | John Moses can't finish the layup | 30-29 |
| 12:33 | San Jose State | Johnny Niemeyer pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-29 |
| 12:15 | San Jose State | Johnny Niemeyer can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 30-29 |
| 12:14 | Cornell | Steven Wolken grabs the board | 30-29 |
| 12:08 | Cornell | Steven Wolken misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 30-29 |
| 12:06 | San Jose State | John Moses grabs the defensive rebound | 30-29 |
| 11:41 | San Jose State | John Moses clanks a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Steven Wolken - foul #3 on Steven Wolken, team foul #3 | 30-29 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Kenneth Tolson (PG), Darren Raasch (SG), David Bailey (C) Neal Orchard, Johnny Niemeyer, Charles Clifton | |
| Subs | Cornell | Kevin Booker (PG), Aaron Blalock (SF), Michael McClarnon (PF), Steve Frank (C) Steven Wolken, Karl Dimick, Peter Whitney, Mark Conklin | |
| 11:41 | San Jose State | John Moses misses the 1st free throw | 30-29 |
| 11:41 | San Jose State | John Moses makes the 2nd free throw | 31-29 |
| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - Kenneth Tolson (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Darren Raasch (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Moses (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Warren Streeter (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. C - David Bailey (fresh) 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Kevin Booker (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Charles Gravitz (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Aaron Blalock (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael McClarnon (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Steve Frank (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:16 | Cornell | Aaron Blalock evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 31-29 |
| 11:15 | Cornell | Aaron Blalock tips it back up and in | 31-31 |
| 10:50 | San Jose State | Kenneth Tolson connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Warren Streeter | 34-31 |
| 10:21 | Cornell | Steve Frank hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 34-31 |
| 10:19 | San Jose State | The rebound goes to David Bailey | 34-31 |
| 10:02 | San Jose State | Kenneth Tolson is wide open but clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 34-31 |
| 10:00 | Cornell | Michael McClarnon grabs the board | 34-31 |
| 09:37 | Cornell | Michael McClarnon loses the dribble to Kenneth Tolson | 34-31 |
| 09:20 | San Jose State | Kenneth Tolson is alone and drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from David Bailey | 36-31 |
| 08:57 | Cornell | Steve Frank misses long on a shot from the left block | 36-31 |
| 08:55 | San Jose State | David Bailey pulls down the rebound | 36-31 |
| 08:33 | San Jose State | Darren Raasch works out of a doubleteam and scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Kenneth Tolson and the foul's on Charles Gravitz - foul #4 on Charles Gravitz, team foul #4 | 38-31 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Neal Orchard (PG), Haywood Conner (SF), Julius Boone (C) Kenneth Tolson, John Moses, Warren Streeter | |
| Subs | Cornell | Cecil Stewart (SG), Peter Whitney (C) Charles Gravitz, Steve Frank | |
| 08:33 | San Jose State | Darren Raasch makes the free throw | 39-31 |
| 08:13 | Cornell | Cecil Stewart is hacked by David Bailey - foul #1 on David Bailey, team foul #2 | 39-31 |
| 07:51 | Cornell | Cecil Stewart misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 39-31 |
| 07:50 | Cornell | Michael McClarnon tips it back up and in | 39-33 |
| 07:27 | San Jose State | Darren Raasch loses the ball out of bounds | 39-33 |
| Subs | San Jose State | | |
| Subs | Cornell | Steven Wolken (PG), Karl Dimick (SF) Kevin Booker, Aaron Blalock | |
| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - Neal Orchard (fresh) 2 stl. SG - Darren Raasch (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Haywood Conner (fresh) PF - David Bailey (fresh) 9 reb. C - Julius Boone (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Steven Wolken (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Cecil Stewart (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Karl Dimick (fresh) PF - Michael McClarnon (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Peter Whitney (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 07:05 | Cornell | Cecil Stewart drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Steven Wolken | 39-36 |
| 06:48 | San Jose State | Neal Orchard connects on the shot from the free throw line set up by David Bailey | 41-36 |
| 06:21 | Cornell | Michael McClarnon can't connect on a jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Julius Boone - foul #2 on Julius Boone, team foul #3 | 41-36 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Kenneth Tolson (PG), Johnny Niemeyer (SG), John Moses (SF), Warren Streeter (PF) Neal Orchard, Darren Raasch, Haywood Conner, David Bailey | |
| Subs | Cornell | Kevin Booker (PG), Charles Gravitz (SG), Aaron Blalock (SF), Steve Frank (C) Steven Wolken, Cecil Stewart, Karl Dimick, Peter Whitney | |
| 06:21 | Cornell | Michael McClarnon makes the 1st free throw | 41-37 |
| 06:21 | Cornell | Michael McClarnon makes the 2nd free throw | 41-38 |
| 06:05 | San Jose State | Kenneth Tolson misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Kevin Booker - foul #1 on Kevin Booker, team foul #5 | 41-38 |
| Subs | San Jose State | | |
| Subs | Cornell | Karl Dimick (PF) Michael McClarnon | |
| 06:05 | San Jose State | Kenneth Tolson makes the 1st free throw | 42-38 |
| 06:05 | San Jose State | Kenneth Tolson makes the 2nd free throw | 43-38 |
| 05:40 | Cornell | Aaron Blalock shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 43-38 |
| 05:38 | San Jose State | John Moses gets the rebound | 43-38 |
| 05:18 | San Jose State | Kenneth Tolson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 43-38 |
| 05:17 | Cornell | Steve Frank snags the defensive board | 43-38 |
| 05:03 | Cornell | John Moses takes the ball from Aaron Blalock after a doubleteam | 43-38 |
| 04:34 | San Jose State | Johnny Niemeyer scores on a runner from the right block | 45-38 |
| 04:12 | Cornell | Kevin Booker misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 45-38 |
| 04:10 | Cornell | Steve Frank hits the follow up shot | 45-40 |
| 04:10 | San Jose State | San Jose State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 45-40 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Darren Raasch (SG), David Bailey (C) Johnny Niemeyer, Julius Boone | |
| Subs | Cornell | Michael McClarnon (PF) Karl Dimick | |
| 03:44 | San Jose State | Michael McClarnon denies the turnaround by John Moses | 45-40 |
| 03:42 | Cornell | Aaron Blalock pulls down the rebound | 45-40 |
| 03:20 | Cornell | Kevin Booker makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 45-42 |
| Lineup | San Jose State | PG - Kenneth Tolson (fresh) 21 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Darren Raasch (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Moses (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Warren Streeter (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. C - David Bailey (fresh) 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Kevin Booker (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Charles Gravitz (fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. SF - Aaron Blalock (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael McClarnon (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Steve Frank (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:06 | San Jose State | John Moses is called for traveling | 45-42 |
| 02:44 | Cornell | Steve Frank is hacked by David Bailey - foul #2 on David Bailey, team foul #4 | 45-42 |
| 02:22 | Cornell | Kevin Booker misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 45-42 |
| 02:21 | Cornell | The offensive rebound goes to Steve Frank | 45-42 |
| 02:01 | Cornell | Charles Gravitz is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #5 on Charles Gravitz, team foul #6 | 45-42 |
| Subs | San Jose State | Haywood Conner (SF) John Moses | |
| Subs | Cornell | Cecil Stewart (SG) Charles Gravitz | |
| 01:35 | San Jose State | Darren Raasch is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 45-42 |
| 01:34 | Cornell | Kevin Booker grabs the board | 45-42 |
| 01:23 | Cornell | Aaron Blalock shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 45-42 |
| 01:21 | San Jose State | David Bailey gets the rebound | 45-42 |
| 00:56 | San Jose State | Steve Frank is called for the reach on David Bailey - foul #1 on Steve Frank, team foul #7 | 45-42 |
| Subs | San Jose State | John Moses (SF) Haywood Conner | |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| 00:56 | San Jose State | David Bailey misses the 1st free throw | 45-42 |
| 00:56 | Cornell | Michael McClarnon grabs the defensive rebound | 45-42 |
| 00:40 | Cornell | Cecil Stewart is fouled on the floor by Warren Streeter - foul #4 on Warren Streeter, team foul #5 | 45-42 |
| 00:21 | Cornell | Michael McClarnon can't connect on a runner in the lane | 45-42 |
| 00:20 | San Jose State | Darren Raasch grabs the defensive rebound | 45-42 |
| Game Plan | San Jose State | San Jose State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:19 | San Jose State | Darren Raasch is fouled in the backcourt by Cecil Stewart - foul #4 on Cecil Stewart, team foul #8 | 45-42 |
| 00:19 | San Jose State | Darren Raasch makes the 1st free throw | 46-42 |
| 00:19 | San Jose State | Darren Raasch misses the 2nd free throw | 46-42 |
| 00:19 | Cornell | The rebound goes to Michael McClarnon | 46-42 |
| Game Plan | San Jose State | San Jose State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:13 | Cornell | Cecil Stewart clanks a 3 from the right wing | 46-42 |
| 00:12 | San Jose State | The rebound goes to Warren Streeter | 46-42 |
| 00:11 | San Jose State | Warren Streeter is fouled in the backcourt by Cecil Stewart - foul #5 on Cecil Stewart, team foul #9 | 46-42 |
| Subs | San Jose State | | |
| Subs | Cornell | Karl Dimick (SG) Cecil Stewart | |
| 00:11 | San Jose State | Warren Streeter misses the 1st free throw | 46-42 |
| 00:11 | Cornell | Michael McClarnon snags the defensive board | 46-42 |
| 00:07 | Cornell | Kevin Booker connects on the open 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael McClarnon | 46-45 |
| 00:04 | San Jose State | Kevin Booker is called for the reach on Darren Raasch in the backcourt - foul #2 on Kevin Booker, team foul #10 | 46-45 |
| 00:04 | San Jose State | Darren Raasch makes the 1st free throw | 47-45 |
| 00:04 | San Jose State | Darren Raasch misses the 2nd free throw | 47-45 |
| 00:04 | Cornell | The rebound goes to Michael McClarnon | 47-45 |
| 00:04 | Cornell | Cornell calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 47-45 |
| Game Plan | San Jose State | San Jose State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Cornell | Kevin Booker misses long on a halfcourt shot | 47-45 |