| Lineup | Yale | PG - Robert Zybia (fresh) SG - Darrel Smith (fresh) SF - Allan Ogle (fresh) PF - George Putaski (fresh) C - Frederick Bilodeau (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Richard Galbreath (fresh) SG - Herman Fletcher (fresh) SF - Alexander Peterson (fresh) PF - Eric Moore (fresh) C - Michael McGahey (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Cornell | Michael McGahey wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:44 | Cornell | Richard Galbreath buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Herman Fletcher | 0-2 |
| 19:25 | Yale | George Putaski can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 0-2 |
| 19:24 | Cornell | Alexander Peterson grabs the defensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 19:06 | Cornell | Richard Galbreath misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 0-2 |
| 19:04 | Yale | Frederick Bilodeau pulls down the rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:43 | Yale | Allan Ogle's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-2 |
| 18:30 | Cornell | Herman Fletcher is hacked by Darrel Smith - foul #1 on Darrel Smith, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:16 | Cornell | Frederick Bilodeau is called for the reach on Richard Galbreath - foul #1 on Frederick Bilodeau, team foul #2 | 0-2 |
| 17:58 | Cornell | Michael McGahey misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 0-2 |
| 17:56 | Yale | Darrel Smith pulls down the rebound | 0-2 |
| 17:54 | Yale | Robert Zybia is hacked by Herman Fletcher in the backcourt - foul #1 on Herman Fletcher, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| Subs | Cornell | Keith Sipes (PG), Filip Zagorac (SF), Harold Hardy (C) Richard Galbreath, Alexander Peterson, Michael McGahey | |
| 17:35 | Yale | George Putaski banks in the wide open layup | 2-2 |
| 17:13 | Cornell | Herman Fletcher misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 2-2 |
| 17:12 | Yale | Darrel Smith snags the defensive board | 2-2 |
| 17:10 | Yale | Herman Fletcher is called for the reach on Robert Zybia in the backcourt - foul #2 on Herman Fletcher, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| Subs | Cornell | Richard Johnson (SF), Vernon Prager (C) Herman Fletcher, Eric Moore | |
| 16:59 | Yale | Frederick Bilodeau hits a shot from the right block and he's hacked by Vernon Prager - foul #1 on Vernon Prager, team foul #3 | 4-2 |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| Subs | Cornell | Michael McGahey (C) Vernon Prager | |
| 16:59 | Yale | Frederick Bilodeau makes the free throw | 5-2 |
| 16:45 | Cornell | Filip Zagorac's fadeaway is rejected by George Putaski | 5-2 |
| 16:43 | Yale | Frederick Bilodeau gets the rebound | 5-2 |
| 16:38 | Yale | Allan Ogle hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 from the left wing | 5-2 |
| 16:36 | Cornell | The rebound goes to Keith Sipes | 5-2 |
| 16:21 | Cornell | Filip Zagorac drills a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Keith Sipes | 5-4 |
| 15:57 | Yale | Robert Zybia connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 8-4 |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Robert Zybia (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Darrel Smith (fairly fresh) SF - Allan Ogle (fairly fresh) PF - George Putaski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Frederick Bilodeau (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Keith Sipes (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Filip Zagorac (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Richard Johnson (fresh) PF - Harold Hardy (fairly fresh) C - Michael McGahey (fresh) | |
| 15:38 | Cornell | Keith Sipes can't connect on a floater from the left side but the foul's on Robert Zybia - foul #1 on Robert Zybia, team foul #3 | 8-4 |
| Subs | Yale | Herbert Bowen (PG), William Green (SG), Raymond Laursen (SF), Edwin Rich (PF), Emanuel Michaelson (C) Robert Zybia, Darrel Smith, Allan Ogle, George Putaski, Frederick Bilodeau | |
| Subs | Cornell | Richard Galbreath (PG), Alexander Peterson (SF), Eric Moore (PF), Vernon Prager (C) Filip Zagorac, Richard Johnson, Harold Hardy, Michael McGahey | |
| 15:38 | Cornell | Keith Sipes makes the 1st free throw | 8-5 |
| 15:38 | Cornell | Keith Sipes makes the 2nd free throw | 8-6 |
| 15:23 | Yale | Herbert Bowen buries a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by William Green | 10-6 |
| 15:07 | Cornell | Keith Sipes misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 10-6 |
| 15:05 | Cornell | Keith Sipes grabs the offensive rebound | 10-6 |
| 14:54 | Cornell | Alexander Peterson hits a 3 from the right corner set up by Richard Galbreath | 10-9 |
| 14:45 | Yale | Herbert Bowen misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 10-9 |
| 14:43 | Yale | Raymond Laursen hits the follow up shot | 12-9 |
| 14:38 | Cornell | Alexander Peterson buries a 3pt shot from the left wing | 12-12 |
| 14:20 | Yale | Herbert Bowen misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Vernon Prager - foul #2 on Vernon Prager, team foul #4 | 12-12 |
| Subs | Yale | Darrel Smith (SG) William Green | |
| Subs | Cornell | Filip Zagorac (SG), Richard Johnson (PF), Michael McGahey (C) Keith Sipes, Eric Moore, Vernon Prager | |
| 14:20 | Yale | Herbert Bowen misses the 1st free throw | 12-12 |
| 14:20 | Yale | Herbert Bowen makes the 2nd free throw | 13-12 |
| 14:10 | Cornell | Alexander Peterson's pass is intercepted by Darrel Smith | 13-12 |
| 13:46 | Yale | Michael McGahey swats the short shot by Edwin Rich | 13-12 |
| 13:45 | Yale | Raymond Laursen tips it but misses | 13-12 |
| 13:43 | Yale | Herbert Bowen hits the follow up shot | 15-12 |
| 13:33 | Cornell | Richard Galbreath's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 15-12 |
| Subs | Yale | Allan Ogle (SF), Edmund Rufus (PF), Frederick Bilodeau (C) Raymond Laursen, Edwin Rich, Emanuel Michaelson | |
| Subs | Cornell | Allen Rowlands (PG), Harold Hardy (PF) Richard Galbreath, Alexander Peterson | |
| 13:13 | Yale | Edmund Rufus misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 15-12 |
| 13:12 | Cornell | Michael McGahey grabs the board | 15-12 |
| 13:02 | Cornell | Allen Rowlands misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 15-12 |
| 13:01 | Cornell | Filip Zagorac tips it in | 15-14 |
| 12:38 | Yale | Darrel Smith knocks in the fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Frederick Bilodeau | 17-14 |
| 12:15 | Cornell | Allen Rowlands makes the floater from the left side | 17-16 |
| 11:57 | Yale | Herbert Bowen scores on a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Edmund Rufus | 19-16 |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Herbert Bowen (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - Darrel Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Allan Ogle (fairly fresh) PF - Edmund Rufus (fresh) C - Frederick Bilodeau (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Allen Rowlands (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Filip Zagorac (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Richard Johnson (fairly fresh) PF - Harold Hardy (fairly fresh) C - Michael McGahey (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:35 | Cornell | Darrel Smith picks off the pass by Filip Zagorac | 19-16 |
| 11:32 | Yale | Darrel Smith banks in the layup | 21-16 |
| 11:12 | Cornell | Frederick Bilodeau denies the turnaround by Michael McGahey | 21-16 |
| 11:11 | Yale | Frederick Bilodeau grabs the defensive rebound | 21-16 |
| 11:09 | Yale | Herbert Bowen throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 21-16 |
| Subs | Yale | Robert Zybia (PG), William Green (SG), Raymond Laursen (SF), George Putaski (PF), Edwin Rich (C) Herbert Bowen, Darrel Smith, Allan Ogle, Edmund Rufus, Frederick Bilodeau | |
| Subs | Cornell | Richard Galbreath (PG), Keith Sipes (SG), Alexander Peterson (SF), Eric Moore (PF) Allen Rowlands, Filip Zagorac, Richard Johnson, Harold Hardy | |
| 10:55 | Cornell | Richard Galbreath misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 21-16 |
| 10:54 | Yale | Edwin Rich gets the rebound | 21-16 |
| 10:50 | Yale | William Green is hacked by Keith Sipes - foul #1 on Keith Sipes, team foul #5 | 21-16 |
| 10:45 | Yale | George Putaski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 21-16 |
| 10:27 | Cornell | Eric Moore knocks in the jumper from the left side on a great pass from Alexander Peterson | 21-18 |
| 10:20 | Yale | Richard Galbreath steps in front of the Raymond Laursen pass in the backcourt | 21-18 |
| 10:18 | Cornell | Keith Sipes banks in the layup on a nice dish by Richard Galbreath | 21-20 |
| 10:02 | Yale | Raymond Laursen drills a jump hook near the basket | 23-20 |
| 09:42 | Cornell | Eric Moore misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 23-20 |
| 09:41 | Cornell | The offensive rebound goes to Eric Moore | 23-20 |
| 09:27 | Cornell | Richard Galbreath is fouled on the floor by George Putaski - foul #1 on George Putaski, team foul #4 | 23-20 |
| Subs | Yale | Floyd McKenzie (PG), Darrel Smith (SG), Emanuel Michaelson (C) Robert Zybia, William Green, Edwin Rich | |
| Subs | Cornell | Harold Hardy (C) Michael McGahey | |
| 09:17 | Cornell | Keith Sipes is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Keith Sipes, team foul #6 | 23-20 |
| Subs | Yale | Allan Ogle (SF) Raymond Laursen | |
| Subs | Cornell | Filip Zagorac (SG) Keith Sipes | |
| 09:15 | Yale | Floyd McKenzie's pass is intercepted by Richard Galbreath in the backcourt | 23-20 |
| 09:03 | Cornell | Eric Moore clanks a fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by George Putaski - foul #2 on George Putaski, team foul #5 | 23-20 |
| Subs | Yale | Edmund Rufus (PF) George Putaski | |
| Subs | Cornell | Allen Rowlands (PG) Richard Galbreath | |
| 09:03 | Cornell | Eric Moore misses the 1st free throw | 23-20 |
| 09:03 | Cornell | Eric Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 23-21 |
| 08:48 | Yale | Floyd McKenzie clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 23-21 |
| 08:46 | Cornell | Harold Hardy grabs the defensive rebound | 23-21 |
| 08:30 | Cornell | Alexander Peterson misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 23-21 |
| 08:29 | Yale | Edmund Rufus pulls down the rebound | 23-21 |
| 08:24 | Yale | Floyd McKenzie can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 23-21 |
| 08:22 | Cornell | Harold Hardy snags the defensive board | 23-21 |
| 08:17 | Cornell | Filip Zagorac clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 23-21 |
| 08:16 | Yale | Allan Ogle snags the defensive board | 23-21 |
| 08:14 | Yale | Floyd McKenzie is hacked by Allen Rowlands in the backcourt - foul #1 on Allen Rowlands, team foul #7 | 23-21 |
| Subs | Yale | Herbert Bowen (SG), Raymond Laursen (SF), Edwin Rich (PF), Frederick Bilodeau (C) Darrel Smith, Allan Ogle, Edmund Rufus, Emanuel Michaelson | |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| 08:14 | Yale | Floyd McKenzie misses the 1st free throw | 23-21 |
| 08:14 | Cornell | Eric Moore grabs the board | 23-21 |
| 08:01 | Cornell | Allen Rowlands is hacked by Edwin Rich - foul #1 on Edwin Rich, team foul #6 | 23-21 |
| Subs | Yale | Robert Zybia (PG) Floyd McKenzie | |
| Subs | Cornell | Richard Galbreath (PG), Richard Johnson (SG), Michael McGahey (C) Allen Rowlands, Filip Zagorac, Harold Hardy | |
| 07:56 | Cornell | Raymond Laursen steals the ball from Alexander Peterson | 23-21 |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Robert Zybia (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Herbert Bowen (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Raymond Laursen (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Edwin Rich (fresh) C - Frederick Bilodeau (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Richard Galbreath (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Johnson (fresh) SF - Alexander Peterson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Eric Moore (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael McGahey (tiring) | |
| 07:36 | Yale | Edwin Rich misses the lay-in | 23-21 |
| 07:34 | Yale | Frederick Bilodeau misses the tip | 23-21 |
| 07:33 | Yale | Frederick Bilodeau tips it but misses | 23-21 |
| 07:31 | Cornell | Richard Johnson gets the rebound | 23-21 |
| 07:27 | Cornell | Richard Galbreath misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 23-21 |
| 07:25 | Cornell | Michael McGahey gets the offensive rebound | 23-21 |
| 07:19 | Cornell | Richard Galbreath scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 23-24 |
| 06:58 | Yale | Raymond Laursen misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 23-24 |
| 06:56 | Yale | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Zybia | 23-24 |
| 06:41 | Yale | Edwin Rich loses the dribble to Richard Johnson | 23-24 |
| 06:14 | Cornell | Richard Johnson misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 23-24 |
| 06:12 | Yale | Edwin Rich grabs the board | 23-24 |
| 05:59 | Yale | Frederick Bilodeau is open and scores on a jumper from close range set up by Herbert Bowen | 25-24 |
| 05:33 | Cornell | Richard Johnson makes the shot from the left wing set up by Alexander Peterson | 25-26 |
| 05:20 | Yale | Raymond Laursen's pass is intercepted by Alexander Peterson | 25-26 |
| 05:03 | Cornell | Richard Galbreath buries a 3pt shot from the right corner | 25-29 |
| 04:55 | Yale | Alexander Peterson picks off the pass by Robert Zybia | 25-29 |
| 04:39 | Cornell | Richard Galbreath misses long on a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Robert Zybia - foul #2 on Robert Zybia, team foul #7 | 25-29 |
| Subs | Yale | Floyd McKenzie (PG), Darrel Smith (SG), Allan Ogle (SF), Edmund Rufus (PF), Emanuel Michaelson (C) Robert Zybia, Herbert Bowen, Raymond Laursen, Edwin Rich, Frederick Bilodeau | |
| Subs | Cornell | Filip Zagorac (SG), Harold Hardy (C) Richard Johnson, Michael McGahey | |
| 04:39 | Cornell | Richard Galbreath makes the 1st free throw | 25-30 |
| 04:39 | Cornell | Richard Galbreath misses the 2nd free throw | 25-30 |
| 04:39 | Yale | The rebound goes to Emanuel Michaelson | 25-30 |
| 04:21 | Yale | Emanuel Michaelson misses long on an open jumpshot from the left wing | 25-30 |
| 04:19 | Yale | The offensive rebound goes to Darrel Smith | 25-30 |
| 04:11 | Yale | Emanuel Michaelson is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Emanuel Michaelson, team foul #8 | 25-30 |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| Subs | Cornell | Allen Rowlands (PG) Richard Galbreath | |
| 03:53 | Cornell | Harold Hardy hits the finger roll | 25-32 |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Floyd McKenzie (fresh) SG - Darrel Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SF - Allan Ogle (fresh) PF - Edmund Rufus (fresh) C - Emanuel Michaelson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Allen Rowlands (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Filip Zagorac (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Alexander Peterson (tired) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - Eric Moore (tired) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Harold Hardy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:35 | Yale | Emanuel Michaelson scores on a shot from the free throw line set up by Darrel Smith | 27-32 |
| 03:22 | Cornell | Allen Rowlands misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 27-32 |
| 03:21 | Yale | Edmund Rufus gets the rebound | 27-32 |
| 03:03 | Yale | Allen Rowlands is called for the reach on Floyd McKenzie - foul #2 on Allen Rowlands, team foul #8 | 27-32 |
| Subs | Yale | George Putaski (PF), Frederick Bilodeau (C) Edmund Rufus, Emanuel Michaelson | |
| Subs | Cornell | Herman Fletcher (SG), Keith Sipes (SF), Vernon Prager (PF) Filip Zagorac, Alexander Peterson, Eric Moore | |
| 03:03 | Yale | Floyd McKenzie makes the 1st free throw | 28-32 |
| 03:03 | Yale | Floyd McKenzie makes the 2nd free throw | 29-32 |
| 02:44 | Cornell | Allen Rowlands buries a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Herman Fletcher | 29-34 |
| 02:42 | Yale | Darrel Smith's pass is intercepted by Allen Rowlands in the backcourt | 29-34 |
| 02:31 | Cornell | Herman Fletcher is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Herman Fletcher, team foul #9 | 29-34 |
| Subs | Yale | Robert Zybia (PG), William Green (SG) Floyd McKenzie, Darrel Smith | |
| Subs | Cornell | Richard Galbreath (PG), Filip Zagorac (SF) Allen Rowlands, Herman Fletcher | |
| 02:07 | Yale | William Green misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 29-34 |
| 02:06 | Yale | Frederick Bilodeau hits the follow up shot | 31-34 |
| 01:46 | Cornell | Filip Zagorac drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Keith Sipes | 31-37 |
| 01:30 | Yale | Frederick Bilodeau hits a jumpshot from the free throw line | 33-37 |
| 01:25 | Cornell | Keith Sipes drills a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Filip Zagorac | 33-40 |
| 01:15 | Yale | William Green misses short on an open fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 33-40 |
| 01:14 | Cornell | Vernon Prager grabs the defensive rebound | 33-40 |
| 00:58 | Cornell | Keith Sipes misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 33-40 |
| 00:56 | Yale | The rebound goes to George Putaski | 33-40 |
| 00:48 | Yale | Robert Zybia is hacked by Vernon Prager - foul #3 on Vernon Prager, team foul #10 | 33-40 |
| Subs | Yale | Darrel Smith (SG), Raymond Laursen (SF), Edwin Rich (PF), Emanuel Michaelson (C) William Green, Allan Ogle, George Putaski, Frederick Bilodeau | |
| Subs | Cornell | Allen Rowlands (PG), Eric Moore (PF), Michael McGahey (C) Richard Galbreath, Vernon Prager, Harold Hardy | |
| 00:48 | Yale | Robert Zybia makes the 1st free throw | 34-40 |
| 00:48 | Yale | Robert Zybia makes the 2nd free throw | 35-40 |
| 00:29 | Cornell | Eric Moore hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 35-40 |
| 00:27 | Cornell | Michael McGahey tips it back up and in | 35-42 |
| 00:25 | Yale | Eric Moore is called for the reach on Robert Zybia in the backcourt - foul #1 on Eric Moore, team foul #11 | 35-42 |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| Subs | Cornell | Richard Johnson (SG) Filip Zagorac | |
| 00:25 | Yale | Robert Zybia misses the 1st free throw | 35-42 |
| 00:25 | Yale | Robert Zybia makes the 2nd free throw | 36-42 |
| 00:02 | Cornell | Michael McGahey banks in the layup | 36-44 |
| 00:00 | Yale | Robert Zybia misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 36-44 |