| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - John Crutchfield (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Kevin Peel (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Mark Houston (fresh) 4 reb. 4 stl. PF - Carl Masi (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Trevor Eads (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Benjamin Spence (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Jerry Burks (fresh) 5 pts. 3 stl. SF - Charles Pawlak (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ralph Murray (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jessie Hayes (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Louisiana Tech | Mark Houston inbounds the ball | 26-34 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:56 | Louisiana Tech | Jerry Burks steps in front of the Kevin Peel pass in the backcourt | 26-34 |
| 19:40 | Cornell | Carl Masi is called for the reach on Benjamin Spence - foul #1 on Carl Masi, team foul #1 | 26-34 |
| 19:35 | Cornell | Benjamin Spence hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 26-34 |
| 19:34 | Louisiana Tech | Mark Houston gets the rebound | 26-34 |
| 19:28 | Louisiana Tech | Trevor Eads misses short on a runner from the baseline but he's fouled by Jessie Hayes - foul #2 on Jessie Hayes, team foul #1 | 26-34 |
| 19:28 | Louisiana Tech | Trevor Eads misses the 1st free throw | 26-34 |
| 19:28 | Louisiana Tech | Trevor Eads misses the 2nd free throw | 26-34 |
| 19:28 | Cornell | Ralph Murray gets the rebound | 26-34 |
| 19:07 | Cornell | Charles Pawlak comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 26-34 |
| 19:06 | Cornell | Jessie Hayes tips it home | 26-36 |
| 18:50 | Louisiana Tech | Carl Masi is fouled on the floor by Charles Pawlak - foul #3 on Charles Pawlak, team foul #2 | 26-36 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | Cornell | Duane Stucker (SF), Stanley Rost (PF) Charles Pawlak, Ralph Murray | |
| 18:41 | Louisiana Tech | Mark Houston makes the wide open 3pt attempt from straight away set up by John Crutchfield | 29-36 |
| 18:19 | Cornell | Jessie Hayes scores on a jumpshot from the right wing | 29-38 |
| 17:51 | Louisiana Tech | Mark Houston is wide open but clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 29-38 |
| 17:50 | Louisiana Tech | Trevor Eads snags the offensive board | 29-38 |
| 17:42 | Louisiana Tech | Jerry Burks picks off the pass by Mark Houston | 29-38 |
| 17:24 | Cornell | Jerry Burks is hacked by Kevin Peel - foul #1 on Kevin Peel, team foul #2 | 29-38 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Orlando Strange (PG), Philip Reno (SG), Sam Beaudoin (SF), Kito Africa (PF), Ronald Smythe (C) John Crutchfield, Kevin Peel, Mark Houston, Carl Masi, Trevor Eads | |
| Subs | Cornell | James Fincher (PG), Albert Arnold (SG), Marc Quinn (SF), Ralph Murray (PF), Radomil Zeagler (C) Benjamin Spence, Jerry Burks, Duane Stucker, Stanley Rost, Jessie Hayes | |
| 17:09 | Cornell | Ralph Murray is hacked by Philip Reno - foul #1 on Philip Reno, team foul #3 | 29-38 |
| 16:54 | Cornell | James Fincher is hacked by Orlando Strange - foul #1 on Orlando Strange, team foul #4 | 29-38 |
| 16:38 | Cornell | Philip Reno is called for the reach on Albert Arnold - foul #2 on Philip Reno, team foul #5 | 29-38 |
| 16:22 | Cornell | Radomil Zeagler steps out of bounds on the sideline | 29-38 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | Cornell | Stanley Rost (PF) Ralph Murray | |
| 16:04 | Louisiana Tech | Kito Africa misses the wide open driving attempt in the lane | 29-38 |
| 16:03 | Louisiana Tech | Philip Reno tips it back up and in | 31-38 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Orlando Strange (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Philip Reno (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Sam Beaudoin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Kito Africa (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronald Smythe (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - James Fincher (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Albert Arnold (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marc Quinn (fairly fresh) PF - Stanley Rost (fresh) 2 pts. C - Radomil Zeagler (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:50 | Cornell | Albert Arnold is hacked by Sam Beaudoin - foul #1 on Sam Beaudoin, team foul #6 | 31-38 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | John Crutchfield (PG), Mark Houston (SF), Cameron Robledo (C) Philip Reno, Sam Beaudoin, Ronald Smythe | |
| Subs | Cornell | Benjamin Spence (PG), Vasily Zuber (SG), Charles Pawlak (SF), Jessie Hayes (C) James Fincher, Albert Arnold, Marc Quinn, Radomil Zeagler | |
| 15:31 | Cornell | Charles Pawlak hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Benjamin Spence | 31-41 |
| 15:13 | Louisiana Tech | Orlando Strange's pass is intercepted by Vasily Zuber | 31-41 |
| 15:08 | Cornell | Vasily Zuber lays it in | 31-43 |
| 14:49 | Louisiana Tech | Kito Africa's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-43 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Kevin Peel (SG), Philip Reno (SF), Carl Masi (PF), Trevor Eads (C) Orlando Strange, Mark Houston, Kito Africa, Cameron Robledo | |
| Subs | Cornell | Duane Stucker (PF) Stanley Rost | |
| 14:34 | Cornell | John Crutchfield steals it from Charles Pawlak | 31-43 |
| 14:14 | Louisiana Tech | Trevor Eads hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range | 31-43 |
| 14:13 | Louisiana Tech | Trevor Eads tips it in | 33-43 |
| 13:53 | Cornell | Jessie Hayes misses long on a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Carl Masi - foul #2 on Carl Masi, team foul #7 | 33-43 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Sam Beaudoin (SF), Ronald Smythe (PF) Philip Reno, Carl Masi | |
| Subs | Cornell | James Fincher (PG), Jerry Burks (SG), Ralph Murray (PF) Benjamin Spence, Vasily Zuber, Charles Pawlak | |
| 13:53 | Cornell | Jessie Hayes misses the 1st free throw | 33-43 |
| 13:53 | Cornell | Jessie Hayes makes the 2nd free throw | 33-44 |
| 13:46 | Louisiana Tech | John Crutchfield is by himself and knocks in the jumper from the right side on a great pass from Kevin Peel | 35-44 |
| 13:26 | Cornell | James Fincher misses the jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Sam Beaudoin - foul #2 on Sam Beaudoin, team foul #8 | 35-44 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Mark Houston (SF), Cameron Robledo (C) Sam Beaudoin, Trevor Eads | |
| Subs | Cornell | Marc Quinn (SF), Radomil Zeagler (C) Duane Stucker, Jessie Hayes | |
| 13:26 | Cornell | James Fincher misses the 1st free throw | 35-44 |
| 13:26 | Cornell | James Fincher makes the 2nd free throw | 35-45 |
| 13:13 | Louisiana Tech | John Crutchfield is open and buries a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Mark Houston | 37-45 |
| 13:01 | Cornell | John Crutchfield steps in front of the Ralph Murray pass | 37-45 |
| 12:45 | Louisiana Tech | Mark Houston hits a wide open shot in the lane | 39-45 |
| 12:30 | Cornell | Marc Quinn is whistled for traveling | 39-45 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Orlando Strange (PG), Philip Reno (SG), Carl Masi (PF), Kito Africa (C) John Crutchfield, Kevin Peel, Ronald Smythe, Cameron Robledo | |
| Subs | Cornell | Benjamin Spence (PG), Albert Arnold (SG), Charles Pawlak (SF), Stanley Rost (PF) James Fincher, Jerry Burks, Marc Quinn, Ralph Murray | |
| 12:28 | Louisiana Tech | Mark Houston is hacked by Charles Pawlak in the backcourt - foul #4 on Charles Pawlak, team foul #3 | 39-45 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | Cornell | Duane Stucker (SF) Charles Pawlak | |
| 12:15 | Louisiana Tech | Carl Masi can't finish the uncontested layup | 39-45 |
| 12:14 | Cornell | The rebound goes to Radomil Zeagler | 39-45 |
| 12:00 | Cornell | Kito Africa steps in front of the Radomil Zeagler pass | 39-45 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Orlando Strange (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Philip Reno (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Mark Houston (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 4 stl. PF - Carl Masi (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Kito Africa (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Benjamin Spence (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Albert Arnold (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Duane Stucker (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Stanley Rost (fresh) 2 pts. C - Radomil Zeagler (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:41 | Louisiana Tech | Kito Africa makes the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Carl Masi | 41-45 |
| 11:33 | Cornell | Kito Africa is called for the reach on Radomil Zeagler - foul #1 on Kito Africa, team foul #9 | 41-45 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Sam Beaudoin (SF), Trevor Eads (C) Mark Houston, Carl Masi | |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| 11:33 | Cornell | Radomil Zeagler misses the 1st free throw | 41-45 |
| 11:33 | Louisiana Tech | Trevor Eads grabs the board | 41-45 |
| 11:14 | Louisiana Tech | Trevor Eads can't finish the layup | 41-45 |
| 11:13 | Louisiana Tech | The offensive rebound goes to Trevor Eads | 41-45 |
| 10:58 | Louisiana Tech | Philip Reno comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 41-45 |
| 10:57 | Cornell | Stanley Rost gets the rebound | 41-45 |
| 10:51 | Cornell | Albert Arnold is hacked by Philip Reno - foul #3 on Philip Reno, team foul #10 | 41-45 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | John Crutchfield (PG), Kevin Peel (SG) Orlando Strange, Philip Reno | |
| Subs | Cornell | James Fincher (PG), Marc Quinn (SF), Ralph Murray (PF), Jessie Hayes (C) Benjamin Spence, Duane Stucker, Stanley Rost, Radomil Zeagler | |
| 10:51 | Cornell | Albert Arnold misses the 1st free throw | 41-45 |
| 10:51 | Cornell | Albert Arnold makes the 2nd free throw | 41-46 |
| 10:48 | Louisiana Tech | James Fincher is called for the reach on John Crutchfield in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Fincher, team foul #4 | 41-46 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | Cornell | Vasily Zuber (SG) Albert Arnold | |
| 10:34 | Louisiana Tech | Kito Africa is open and buries a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Kevin Peel | 43-46 |
| 10:16 | Cornell | Jessie Hayes misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 43-46 |
| 10:14 | Louisiana Tech | Kevin Peel snags the defensive board | 43-46 |
| 10:12 | Louisiana Tech | John Crutchfield is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Crutchfield, team foul #11 | 43-46 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Carl Masi (PF), Ronald Smythe (C) Kito Africa, Trevor Eads | |
| Subs | Cornell | Jerry Burks (SG) Vasily Zuber | |
| 09:55 | Cornell | Jerry Burks comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 43-46 |
| 09:54 | Louisiana Tech | Carl Masi gets the rebound | 43-46 |
| 09:48 | Louisiana Tech | Jessie Hayes steps in front of the Carl Masi pass | 43-46 |
| 09:29 | Cornell | Jessie Hayes misses the easy layup | 43-46 |
| 09:28 | Louisiana Tech | Sam Beaudoin grabs the defensive rebound | 43-46 |
| 09:26 | Louisiana Tech | Sam Beaudoin double dribbles in the backcourt | 43-46 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Orlando Strange (PG), Mark Houston (SF), Cameron Robledo (C) John Crutchfield, Sam Beaudoin, Ronald Smythe | |
| Subs | Cornell | Benjamin Spence (PG), Duane Stucker (SF), Stanley Rost (PF) James Fincher, Marc Quinn, Ralph Murray | |
| 09:13 | Cornell | Benjamin Spence buries a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Jerry Burks | 43-48 |
| 09:00 | Louisiana Tech | Mark Houston lays it in and the foul's on Jessie Hayes - foul #3 on Jessie Hayes, team foul #5 | 45-48 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Philip Reno (SG), Trevor Eads (C) Kevin Peel, Cameron Robledo | |
| Subs | Cornell | Albert Arnold (SG), Radomil Zeagler (C) Jerry Burks, Jessie Hayes | |
| 09:00 | Louisiana Tech | Mark Houston makes the free throw | 46-48 |
| 08:42 | Cornell | Benjamin Spence lays it up and in | 46-50 |
| 08:29 | Louisiana Tech | Philip Reno comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 46-50 |
| 08:27 | Louisiana Tech | Trevor Eads tips it in | 48-50 |
| 08:05 | Cornell | Radomil Zeagler buries a shot from the free throw line set up by Benjamin Spence | 48-52 |
| 07:54 | Louisiana Tech | Orlando Strange is hacked by Radomil Zeagler - foul #3 on Radomil Zeagler, team foul #6 | 48-52 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | John Crutchfield (PG), Kevin Peel (SG), Kito Africa (SF), Ronald Smythe (PF), Cameron Robledo (C) Orlando Strange, Philip Reno, Mark Houston, Carl Masi, Trevor Eads | |
| Subs | Cornell | Vasily Zuber (SG), Charles Pawlak (SF), Ralph Murray (PF), Jessie Hayes (C) Albert Arnold, Duane Stucker, Stanley Rost, Radomil Zeagler | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - John Crutchfield (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Kevin Peel (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SF - Kito Africa (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ronald Smythe (fresh) 2 reb. C - Cameron Robledo (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Benjamin Spence (fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. SG - Vasily Zuber (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SF - Charles Pawlak (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Ralph Murray (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jessie Hayes (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:46 | Louisiana Tech | John Crutchfield is whistled for traveling | 48-52 |
| 07:25 | Cornell | Jessie Hayes misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 48-52 |
| 07:24 | Louisiana Tech | John Crutchfield grabs the defensive rebound | 48-52 |
| 07:03 | Louisiana Tech | Cameron Robledo misses long on a fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Ralph Murray - foul #1 on Ralph Murray, team foul #7 | 48-52 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Sam Beaudoin (SF) Ronald Smythe | |
| Subs | Cornell | James Fincher (PG), Jerry Burks (SG) Benjamin Spence, Vasily Zuber | |
| 07:03 | Louisiana Tech | Cameron Robledo makes the 1st free throw | 49-52 |
| 07:03 | Louisiana Tech | Cameron Robledo makes the 2nd free throw | 50-52 |
| 06:42 | Cornell | Jessie Hayes travels with the ball | 50-52 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Philip Reno (SG), Mark Houston (SF) Kevin Peel, Sam Beaudoin | |
| Subs | Cornell | Stanley Rost (PF), Radomil Zeagler (C) Ralph Murray, Jessie Hayes | |
| 06:27 | Louisiana Tech | Mark Houston misses the jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Charles Pawlak - foul #5 on Charles Pawlak, team foul #8 | 50-52 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Trevor Eads (C) Cameron Robledo | |
| Subs | Cornell | Marc Quinn (SF) Charles Pawlak | |
| 06:27 | Louisiana Tech | Mark Houston makes the 1st free throw | 51-52 |
| 06:27 | Louisiana Tech | Mark Houston makes the 2nd free throw | 52-52 |
| 06:01 | Cornell | Radomil Zeagler is hacked by Kito Africa - foul #2 on Kito Africa, team foul #12 | 52-52 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Orlando Strange (PG), Sam Beaudoin (PF) John Crutchfield, Kito Africa | |
| Subs | Cornell | Albert Arnold (SG) Jerry Burks | |
| 06:01 | Cornell | Radomil Zeagler makes the 1st free throw | 52-53 |
| 06:01 | Cornell | Radomil Zeagler misses the 2nd free throw | 52-53 |
| 06:01 | Louisiana Tech | Philip Reno grabs the defensive rebound | 52-53 |
| 05:39 | Louisiana Tech | Sam Beaudoin misses badly on the uncontested floater in the lane | 52-53 |
| 05:37 | Louisiana Tech | Trevor Eads grabs the offensive board | 52-53 |
| 05:12 | Louisiana Tech | Philip Reno can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Albert Arnold - foul #3 on Albert Arnold, team foul #9 | 52-53 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Ronald Smythe (PF), Cameron Robledo (C) Mark Houston, Trevor Eads | |
| Subs | Cornell | Benjamin Spence (PG), Duane Stucker (SF), Ralph Murray (PF), Jessie Hayes (C) James Fincher, Marc Quinn, Stanley Rost, Radomil Zeagler | |
| 05:12 | Louisiana Tech | Philip Reno makes the 1st free throw | 53-53 |
| 05:12 | Louisiana Tech | Philip Reno makes the 2nd free throw | 54-53 |
| 04:55 | Cornell | Albert Arnold drills a shot near the basket on a nice dish by Benjamin Spence and he's fouled by Sam Beaudoin - foul #3 on Sam Beaudoin, team foul #13 | 54-55 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Kito Africa (PG), Kevin Peel (SG), Carl Masi (PF) Orlando Strange, Philip Reno, Cameron Robledo | |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| 04:55 | Cornell | Albert Arnold makes the free throw | 54-56 |
| 04:51 | Louisiana Tech | Albert Arnold picks off the pass by Kito Africa in the backcourt | 54-56 |
| 04:50 | Cornell | Albert Arnold blows the dunk | 54-56 |
| 04:49 | Louisiana Tech | Carl Masi snags the defensive board | 54-56 |
| 04:37 | Louisiana Tech | Duane Stucker is called for the reach on Kito Africa - foul #1 on Duane Stucker, team foul #10 | 54-56 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | John Crutchfield (PG) Sam Beaudoin | |
| Subs | Cornell | Jerry Burks (SG) Albert Arnold | |
| 04:37 | Louisiana Tech | Kito Africa makes the 1st free throw | 55-56 |
| 04:37 | Louisiana Tech | Kito Africa misses the 2nd free throw | 55-56 |
| 04:37 | Louisiana Tech | Carl Masi snags the offensive board | 55-56 |
| 04:18 | Louisiana Tech | Kito Africa connects on the driving attempt from the left block | 57-56 |
| 03:57 | Cornell | Duane Stucker misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 57-56 |
| 03:56 | Cornell | Duane Stucker misses the tip | 57-56 |
| 03:54 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Carl Masi | 57-56 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - John Crutchfield (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Kevin Peel (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SF - Kito Africa (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Carl Masi (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Ronald Smythe (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Benjamin Spence (fresh) 4 pts. 7 ast. SG - Jerry Burks (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 5 stl. SF - Duane Stucker (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Ralph Murray (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jessie Hayes (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:34 | Louisiana Tech | Ronald Smythe makes the jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Carl Masi | 59-56 |
| 03:17 | Cornell | Jerry Burks can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 59-56 |
| 03:15 | Cornell | Duane Stucker misses the tip | 59-56 |
| 03:13 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Ronald Smythe | 59-56 |
| 03:08 | Louisiana Tech | Kito Africa misses short on a runner from close range | 59-56 |
| 03:06 | Cornell | Duane Stucker gets the rebound | 59-56 |
| 02:58 | Cornell | Benjamin Spence connects on the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jessie Hayes | 59-58 |
| 02:58 | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-58 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Orlando Strange (PG), Philip Reno (SG), Mark Houston (SF), Trevor Eads (C) John Crutchfield, Kevin Peel, Carl Masi, Ronald Smythe | |
| Subs | Cornell | Marc Quinn (SF), Stanley Rost (PF), Radomil Zeagler (C) Duane Stucker, Ralph Murray, Jessie Hayes | |
| 02:46 | Louisiana Tech | Philip Reno misses short on a jump hook near the basket | 59-58 |
| 02:44 | Cornell | Radomil Zeagler gets the rebound | 59-58 |
| 02:20 | Cornell | Radomil Zeagler hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Orlando Strange - foul #2 on Orlando Strange, team foul #14 | 59-58 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Sam Beaudoin (PF) Kito Africa | |
| Subs | Cornell | Albert Arnold (SG) Jerry Burks | |
| 02:20 | Cornell | Radomil Zeagler makes the 1st free throw | 59-59 |
| 02:20 | Cornell | Radomil Zeagler misses the 2nd free throw | 59-59 |
| 02:20 | Louisiana Tech | Trevor Eads pulls down the rebound | 59-59 |
| 02:20 | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 59-59 |
| 02:13 | Louisiana Tech | Orlando Strange loses the dribble to Albert Arnold in the backcourt | 59-59 |
| 02:12 | Cornell | Benjamin Spence misses the lay-in | 59-59 |
| 02:11 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Philip Reno | 59-59 |
| 02:08 | Louisiana Tech | Sam Beaudoin is fouled in the backcourt by Stanley Rost - foul #1 on Stanley Rost, team foul #11 | 59-59 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | John Crutchfield (PG), Kevin Peel (SG), Carl Masi (PF) Orlando Strange, Philip Reno, Mark Houston | |
| Subs | Cornell | Duane Stucker (SF) Marc Quinn | |
| 02:08 | Louisiana Tech | Sam Beaudoin makes the 1st free throw | 60-59 |
| 02:08 | Louisiana Tech | Sam Beaudoin misses the 2nd free throw | 60-59 |
| 02:08 | Cornell | Stanley Rost snags the defensive board | 60-59 |
| 02:08 | Cornell | Cornell calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-59 |
| 01:53 | Cornell | Radomil Zeagler misses short on a jumper near the basket | 60-59 |
| 01:51 | Louisiana Tech | The rebound goes to Carl Masi | 60-59 |
| 01:48 | Louisiana Tech | Benjamin Spence is called for the reach on John Crutchfield in the backcourt - foul #1 on Benjamin Spence, team foul #12 | 60-59 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Mark Houston (SF) Sam Beaudoin | |
| Subs | Cornell | Jerry Burks (SG), Ralph Murray (PF), Jessie Hayes (C) Albert Arnold, Stanley Rost, Radomil Zeagler | |
| 01:48 | Louisiana Tech | John Crutchfield makes the 1st free throw | 61-59 |
| 01:48 | Louisiana Tech | John Crutchfield makes the 2nd free throw | 62-59 |
| 01:37 | Cornell | Ralph Murray misses the jumpshot from the right side | 62-59 |
| 01:35 | Cornell | Duane Stucker tips it in | 62-61 |
| 01:22 | Louisiana Tech | Mark Houston is open and scores on a jumper from the right block set up by John Crutchfield | 64-61 |
| 01:07 | Cornell | Jerry Burks can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 64-61 |
| 01:06 | Louisiana Tech | Carl Masi grabs the board | 64-61 |
| 01:01 | Louisiana Tech | Kevin Peel can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 64-61 |
| 00:59 | Cornell | Jessie Hayes pulls down the rebound | 64-61 |
| 00:39 | Cornell | Jessie Hayes hits a shot from the left block | 64-63 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:37 | Louisiana Tech | Benjamin Spence is called for the reach on John Crutchfield in the backcourt - foul #2 on Benjamin Spence, team foul #13 | 64-63 |
| 00:37 | Louisiana Tech | John Crutchfield makes the 1st free throw | 65-63 |
| 00:37 | Louisiana Tech | John Crutchfield makes the 2nd free throw | 66-63 |
| 00:15 | Cornell | Duane Stucker buries a shot from the left wing set up by Ralph Murray | 66-65 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:12 | Louisiana Tech | Mark Houston is fouled in the backcourt by Benjamin Spence - foul #3 on Benjamin Spence, team foul #14 | 66-65 |
| 00:12 | Louisiana Tech | Mark Houston misses the 1st free throw | 66-65 |
| 00:12 | Louisiana Tech | Mark Houston misses the 2nd free throw | 66-65 |
| 00:12 | Louisiana Tech | Trevor Eads snags the offensive board | 66-65 |
| 00:10 | Louisiana Tech | Trevor Eads is hacked by Jessie Hayes - foul #4 on Jessie Hayes, team foul #15 | 66-65 |
| 00:10 | Louisiana Tech | Trevor Eads makes the 1st free throw | 67-65 |
| 00:10 | Louisiana Tech | Trevor Eads misses the 2nd free throw | 67-65 |
| 00:10 | Cornell | Jessie Hayes grabs the defensive rebound | 67-65 |
| 00:10 | Cornell | Cornell calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-65 |
| 00:06 | Cornell | Mark Houston steals it from Duane Stucker | 67-65 |
| 00:05 | Louisiana Tech | Kevin Peel is hacked by Benjamin Spence in the backcourt - foul #4 on Benjamin Spence, team foul #16 | 67-65 |
| 00:05 | Louisiana Tech | Kevin Peel makes the 1st free throw | 68-65 |
| 00:05 | Louisiana Tech | Kevin Peel misses the 2nd free throw | 68-65 |
| 00:05 | Cornell | The rebound goes to Jessie Hayes | 68-65 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Cornell | Benjamin Spence misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 68-65 |