| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - David Rooks (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Tontarski (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Boyd (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Todd Mize (fresh) 4 reb. C - Charles Aquino (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Kevin Booker (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Hughes (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Doyle Paige (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Steve Frank (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Joshua Boyd (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Notre Dame | John Boyd inbounds the ball | 20-31 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:39 | Notre Dame | John Boyd misses the turnaround in the lane | 20-31 |
| 19:38 | Notre Dame | Robert Tontarski grabs the offensive rebound | 20-31 |
| 19:22 | Notre Dame | Doyle Paige takes the ball from John Boyd | 20-31 |
| 19:12 | Cornell | Steve Frank connects on the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Kevin Booker and he's fouled by Charles Aquino - foul #1 on Charles Aquino, team foul #1 | 20-33 |
| 19:12 | Cornell | Steve Frank misses the free throw | 20-33 |
| 19:12 | Notre Dame | Charles Aquino grabs the board | 20-33 |
| 18:46 | Notre Dame | David Rooks clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 20-33 |
| 18:44 | Notre Dame | Charles Aquino tips it home | 22-33 |
| 18:31 | Cornell | Steve Frank misses short on a fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by John Boyd - foul #1 on John Boyd, team foul #2 | 22-33 |
| 18:31 | Cornell | Steve Frank makes the 1st free throw | 22-34 |
| 18:31 | Cornell | Steve Frank makes the 2nd free throw | 22-35 |
| 18:02 | Notre Dame | Robert Tontarski clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by John Hughes - foul #1 on John Hughes, team foul #1 | 22-35 |
| 18:02 | Notre Dame | Robert Tontarski makes the 1st free throw | 23-35 |
| 18:02 | Notre Dame | Robert Tontarski makes the 2nd free throw | 24-35 |
| 17:44 | Cornell | The short jumper by Doyle Paige is denied by John Boyd | 24-35 |
| 17:42 | Notre Dame | Todd Mize grabs the board | 24-35 |
| 17:13 | Notre Dame | David Rooks connects on the 3 from straight away set up by Todd Mize | 27-35 |
| 16:49 | Cornell | John Boyd blocks the short jumper by Doyle Paige | 27-35 |
| 16:47 | Cornell | Steve Frank tips it home | 27-37 |
| 16:21 | Notre Dame | Robert Tontarski hits a floater from the right wing on a great pass from John Boyd | 29-37 |
| 16:04 | Cornell | Kevin Booker makes the contested turnaround from the left block | 29-39 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - David Rooks (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Tontarski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Boyd (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - Todd Mize (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - Charles Aquino (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Kevin Booker (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Hughes (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Doyle Paige (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Steve Frank (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Joshua Boyd (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:42 | Notre Dame | Charles Aquino makes the floater from the right block | 31-39 |
| 15:16 | Cornell | Kevin Booker evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 31-39 |
| 15:15 | Notre Dame | David Rooks gets the rebound | 31-39 |
| 14:54 | Notre Dame | David Rooks comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 31-39 |
| 14:53 | Notre Dame | The offensive rebound goes to John Boyd | 31-39 |
| 14:27 | Notre Dame | David Rooks throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-39 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Randy Dulin (SG) Robert Tontarski | |
| Subs | Cornell | Willis Dembowski (PG), Cecil Stewart (SG), Charles Gravitz (SF), Peter Whitney (PF), Mark Conklin (C) Kevin Booker, John Hughes, Doyle Paige, Steve Frank, Joshua Boyd | |
| 14:08 | Cornell | Charles Gravitz throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-39 |
| 13:44 | Notre Dame | Cecil Stewart steps in front of the Randy Dulin pass | 31-39 |
| 13:40 | Cornell | Cecil Stewart lays it up and in | 31-41 |
| 13:36 | Notre Dame | David Rooks misses short on a floater from the right side but the foul's on Peter Whitney - foul #2 on Peter Whitney, team foul #2 | 31-41 |
| 13:36 | Notre Dame | David Rooks misses the 1st free throw | 31-41 |
| 13:36 | Notre Dame | David Rooks makes the 2nd free throw | 32-41 |
| 13:21 | Cornell | Willis Dembowski is hacked by David Rooks - foul #2 on David Rooks, team foul #3 | 32-41 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Ismael Lowe (C) Charles Aquino | |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| 13:00 | Cornell | Charles Gravitz misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on John Boyd - foul #2 on John Boyd, team foul #4 | 32-41 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Grafton (SF) John Boyd | |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| 13:00 | Cornell | Charles Gravitz misses the 1st free throw | 32-41 |
| 13:00 | Cornell | Charles Gravitz makes the 2nd free throw | 32-42 |
| 12:45 | Notre Dame | Todd Mize comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block | 32-42 |
| 12:43 | Cornell | Willis Dembowski pulls down the rebound | 32-42 |
| 12:21 | Cornell | Willis Dembowski buries a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Mark Conklin | 32-44 |
| 11:59 | Notre Dame | Todd Mize knocks in the shot from the left side on a nice dish by Randy Dulin | 34-44 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - David Rooks (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Randy Dulin (fresh) 2 ast. SF - David Grafton (fresh) PF - Todd Mize (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Ismael Lowe (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Willis Dembowski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Cecil Stewart (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Charles Gravitz (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Peter Whitney (fresh) C - Mark Conklin (fresh) | |
| 11:44 | Cornell | Cecil Stewart misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 34-44 |
| 11:43 | Notre Dame | Randy Dulin grabs the defensive rebound | 34-44 |
| 11:28 | Notre Dame | Randy Dulin misses the shot from the left side but he's hacked by Mark Conklin - foul #3 on Mark Conklin, team foul #3 | 34-44 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Robert Tontarski (SG), John Boyd (SF), Charles Aquino (C) David Rooks, David Grafton, Todd Mize | |
| Subs | Cornell | Kevin Booker (PG), Doyle Paige (SF), Steve Frank (PF), Joshua Boyd (C) Willis Dembowski, Charles Gravitz, Peter Whitney, Mark Conklin | |
| 11:28 | Notre Dame | Randy Dulin makes the 1st free throw | 35-44 |
| 11:28 | Notre Dame | Randy Dulin misses the 2nd free throw | 35-44 |
| 11:28 | Notre Dame | Charles Aquino grabs the offensive board | 35-44 |
| 11:16 | Notre Dame | Randy Dulin slams it home and the foul's on Kevin Booker - foul #1 on Kevin Booker, team foul #4 | 37-44 |
| 11:16 | Notre Dame | Randy Dulin makes the free throw | 38-44 |
| 11:01 | Cornell | Cecil Stewart loses the dribble to Robert Tontarski | 38-44 |
| 10:35 | Notre Dame | Steve Frank is called for the reach on Ismael Lowe - foul #2 on Steve Frank, team foul #5 | 38-44 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Rooks (PG), David Grafton (SF) Randy Dulin, Ismael Lowe | |
| Subs | Cornell | John Hughes (SG) Cecil Stewart | |
| 10:17 | Notre Dame | Steve Frank swats the shot by David Rooks | 38-44 |
| 10:16 | Cornell | The rebound goes to Joshua Boyd | 38-44 |
| 10:11 | Cornell | Kevin Booker shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 38-44 |
| 10:09 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to John Boyd | 38-44 |
| 09:45 | Notre Dame | John Boyd comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Joshua Boyd - foul #1 on Joshua Boyd, team foul #6 | 38-44 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Cornell | Charles Gravitz (SF), Peter Whitney (C) Doyle Paige, Joshua Boyd | |
| 09:45 | Notre Dame | John Boyd misses the 1st free throw | 38-44 |
| 09:45 | Notre Dame | John Boyd makes the 2nd free throw | 39-44 |
| 09:31 | Cornell | Kevin Booker misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 39-44 |
| 09:29 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to David Rooks | 39-44 |
| 09:13 | Notre Dame | David Grafton misses the dunk | 39-44 |
| 09:12 | Cornell | Peter Whitney pulls down the rebound | 39-44 |
| 08:52 | Cornell | John Hughes is fouled on the floor by Robert Tontarski - foul #3 on Robert Tontarski, team foul #5 | 39-44 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Randy Dulin (PG), Todd Mize (PF) David Rooks, John Boyd | |
| Subs | Cornell | Cecil Stewart (SG), Mark Conklin (C) John Hughes, Steve Frank | |
| 08:36 | Cornell | Peter Whitney blows the layup | 39-44 |
| 08:34 | Notre Dame | Charles Aquino pulls down the rebound | 39-44 |
| 08:05 | Notre Dame | Charles Aquino banks in the layup set up by Robert Tontarski | 41-44 |
| 07:42 | Cornell | Robert Tontarski steals it from Kevin Booker out of a doubleteam | 41-44 |
| 07:38 | Notre Dame | Robert Tontarski blows the dunk | 41-44 |
| 07:37 | Cornell | Charles Gravitz grabs the board | 41-44 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Randy Dulin (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Tontarski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - David Grafton (fresh) PF - Todd Mize (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Charles Aquino (tiring) 14 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Kevin Booker (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Cecil Stewart (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Charles Gravitz (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Peter Whitney (fresh) 2 reb. C - Mark Conklin (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 07:12 | Cornell | Cecil Stewart misses the 3 from the left corner | 41-44 |
| 07:11 | Cornell | Charles Gravitz pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-44 |
| 06:44 | Cornell | Kevin Booker works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 41-44 |
| 06:43 | Cornell | Charles Gravitz tips it home | 41-46 |
| 06:20 | Notre Dame | Charles Aquino hits a jump hook from the left block set up by David Grafton | 43-46 |
| 06:10 | Cornell | Kevin Booker misses short on a jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Randy Dulin - foul #1 on Randy Dulin, team foul #6 | 43-46 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Rooks (PG), Tyler Lockhart (SF), John Boyd (PF), Ismael Lowe (C) Robert Tontarski, David Grafton, Todd Mize, Charles Aquino | |
| Subs | Cornell | John Hughes (SG), Doyle Paige (SF), Steve Frank (PF), Joshua Boyd (C) Cecil Stewart, Charles Gravitz, Peter Whitney, Mark Conklin | |
| 06:10 | Cornell | Kevin Booker makes the 1st free throw | 43-47 |
| 06:10 | Cornell | Kevin Booker makes the 2nd free throw | 43-48 |
| 05:49 | Notre Dame | John Boyd clanks a floater from the free throw line | 43-48 |
| 05:48 | Notre Dame | John Boyd tips it in | 45-48 |
| 05:34 | Cornell | Steve Frank misses short on a turnaround from the right block | 45-48 |
| 05:33 | Cornell | Joshua Boyd hits the follow up shot | 45-50 |
| 05:10 | Notre Dame | David Rooks is fouled on the floor by Kevin Booker - foul #2 on Kevin Booker, team foul #7 | 45-50 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Todd Mize (PF) Randy Dulin | |
| Subs | Cornell | Willis Dembowski (PG) Kevin Booker | |
| 05:10 | Notre Dame | David Rooks makes the 1st free throw | 46-50 |
| 05:10 | Notre Dame | David Rooks makes the 2nd free throw | 47-50 |
| 04:59 | Cornell | Doyle Paige is fouled on the floor by Ismael Lowe - foul #1 on Ismael Lowe, team foul #7 | 47-50 |
| 04:59 | Cornell | Doyle Paige makes the 1st free throw | 47-51 |
| 04:59 | Cornell | Doyle Paige misses the 2nd free throw | 47-51 |
| 04:59 | Notre Dame | Ismael Lowe snags the defensive board | 47-51 |
| 04:42 | Notre Dame | Todd Mize hits a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by David Rooks | 49-51 |
| 04:22 | Cornell | Doyle Paige knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Willis Dembowski | 49-53 |
| 03:53 | Notre Dame | Doyle Paige is called for the reach on David Rooks - foul #2 on Doyle Paige, team foul #8 | 49-53 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Robert Tontarski (SG), David Grafton (SF), Charles Aquino (C) Tyler Lockhart, Todd Mize, Ismael Lowe | |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| 03:53 | Notre Dame | David Rooks misses the 1st free throw | 49-53 |
| 03:53 | Cornell | Joshua Boyd pulls down the rebound | 49-53 |
| 03:50 | Cornell | Willis Dembowski is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 49-53 |
| 03:28 | Notre Dame | Charles Aquino's layup is rejected by Joshua Boyd | 49-53 |
| 03:27 | Cornell | Joshua Boyd gets the rebound | 49-53 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - David Rooks (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Tontarski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - David Grafton (fresh) 1 ast. PF - John Boyd (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Charles Aquino (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Willis Dembowski (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Hughes (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Doyle Paige (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Steve Frank (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Joshua Boyd (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:22 | Cornell | John Hughes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-53 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Cornell | Cecil Stewart (SG), Charles Gravitz (SF), Peter Whitney (PF), Mark Conklin (C) John Hughes, Doyle Paige, Steve Frank, Joshua Boyd | |
| 03:02 | Notre Dame | Charles Gravitz steps in front of the Charles Aquino pass | 49-53 |
| 03:00 | Cornell | Cornell calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-53 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Todd Mize (PF) David Grafton | |
| Subs | Cornell | Kevin Booker (PG), John Hughes (SG), Doyle Paige (SF), Steve Frank (PF), Joshua Boyd (C) Willis Dembowski, Cecil Stewart, Charles Gravitz, Peter Whitney, Mark Conklin | |
| 02:49 | Cornell | Steve Frank jams it on a great pass from Kevin Booker | 49-55 |
| 02:30 | Notre Dame | Robert Tontarski clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 49-55 |
| 02:28 | Cornell | John Hughes snags the defensive board | 49-55 |
| 02:22 | Cornell | Steve Frank misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 49-55 |
| 02:21 | Cornell | Joshua Boyd can't tip it in | 49-55 |
| 02:20 | Notre Dame | David Rooks pulls down the rebound | 49-55 |
| 01:59 | Notre Dame | Robert Tontarski buries a 3 from straight away | 52-55 |
| 01:50 | Cornell | Kevin Booker makes the contested jumper from the free throw line set up by Steve Frank | 52-57 |
| 01:36 | Notre Dame | Robert Tontarski misses short on a floater from the right wing | 52-57 |
| 01:34 | Cornell | Joshua Boyd pulls down the rebound | 52-57 |
| 01:24 | Cornell | Kevin Booker makes the floater from the left wing on a great pass from Steve Frank | 52-59 |
| 00:57 | Notre Dame | David Rooks misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 52-59 |
| 00:55 | Notre Dame | John Boyd tips it back up and in | 54-59 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:29 | Cornell | Robert Tontarski is called for the reach on Kevin Booker - foul #4 on Robert Tontarski, team foul #8 | 54-59 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Cornell | Cecil Stewart (SG), Charles Gravitz (SF), Peter Whitney (PF) John Hughes, Doyle Paige, Steve Frank | |
| 00:29 | Cornell | Kevin Booker misses the 1st free throw | 54-59 |
| 00:29 | Notre Dame | Todd Mize snags the defensive board | 54-59 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:25 | Notre Dame | Robert Tontarski misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 54-59 |
| 00:23 | Cornell | Peter Whitney gets the rebound | 54-59 |
| 00:23 | Cornell | Cornell calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 54-59 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:20 | Cornell | Cecil Stewart is hacked by Robert Tontarski in the backcourt - foul #5 on Robert Tontarski, team foul #9 | 54-59 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Randy Dulin (SG) Robert Tontarski | |
| Subs | Cornell | John Hughes (SF), Steve Frank (PF), Steven Wolken (C) Charles Gravitz, Peter Whitney, Joshua Boyd | |
| 00:20 | Cornell | Cecil Stewart misses the 1st free throw | 54-59 |
| 00:20 | Notre Dame | Charles Aquino gets the rebound | 54-59 |
| 00:13 | Notre Dame | John Hughes steals it from David Rooks | 54-59 |
| 00:13 | Cornell | Cornell calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 54-59 |
| 00:12 | Cornell | David Rooks is called for the reach on Steven Wolken in the backcourt - foul #3 on David Rooks, team foul #10 | 54-59 |
| 00:12 | Cornell | Steven Wolken makes the 1st free throw | 54-60 |
| 00:12 | Cornell | Steven Wolken makes the 2nd free throw | 54-61 |
| 00:08 | Notre Dame | David Rooks hits a 3 pointer from the left wing | 57-61 |
| 00:05 | Cornell | David Rooks is called for the reach on John Hughes in the backcourt - foul #4 on David Rooks, team foul #11 | 57-61 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Cornell | Peter Whitney (PF), Joshua Boyd (C) Steve Frank, Steven Wolken | |
| 00:05 | Cornell | John Hughes makes the 1st free throw | 57-62 |
| 00:05 | Cornell | John Hughes makes the 2nd free throw | 57-63 |
| 00:00 | Notre Dame | David Rooks comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 57-63 |