| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Richard Galbreath (fresh) SG - Gregory Goode (fresh) SF - Alexander Peterson (fresh) PF - Harold Hardy (fresh) C - Clarence Beckwith (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Hector Santos (fresh) SG - William Gurule (fresh) SF - Gene Brown (fresh) PF - Samuel Britt (fresh) C - John Wilson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Cornell | Clarence Beckwith wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:43 | Cornell | Alexander Peterson buries a pull-up jumper from the right side | 2-0 |
| 19:16 | Auburn | Clarence Beckwith is called for the reach on John Wilson - foul #1 on Clarence Beckwith, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:51 | Auburn | Gene Brown clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 18:50 | Auburn | Hector Santos pulls down the offensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:33 | Auburn | William Gurule can't connect on an uncontested 3 from straight away | 2-0 |
| 18:32 | Cornell | Clarence Beckwith grabs the board | 2-0 |
| 18:16 | Cornell | Alexander Peterson is whistled for traveling | 2-0 |
| 17:53 | Auburn | Gene Brown is fouled on the floor by Clarence Beckwith - foul #2 on Clarence Beckwith, team foul #2 | 2-0 |
| Subs | Cornell | Vernon Prager (C) Clarence Beckwith | |
| Subs | Auburn | Hai Wang (PG), Jack Harmon (SG), Willis Clark (SF), Mike Campbell (PF), Garfield Crosslin (C) Hector Santos, William Gurule, Gene Brown, Samuel Britt, John Wilson | |
| 17:27 | Auburn | Jack Harmon clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 2-0 |
| 17:26 | Auburn | Mike Campbell gets the offensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 17:14 | Auburn | Jack Harmon comes up short on the jumper near the basket | 2-0 |
| 17:13 | Cornell | Gregory Goode grabs the board | 2-0 |
| 17:06 | Cornell | Alexander Peterson misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 2-0 |
| 17:04 | Cornell | Richard Galbreath tips it but misses | 2-0 |
| 17:03 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Jack Harmon | 2-0 |
| 16:58 | Auburn | Hai Wang loses the dribble to Alexander Peterson in the backcourt | 2-0 |
| 16:29 | Cornell | Harold Hardy comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Mike Campbell - foul #1 on Mike Campbell, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| Subs | Cornell | Randy Fisher (PG), Richard Johnson (SG), Earl Graves (C) Richard Galbreath, Gregory Goode, Alexander Peterson | |
| Subs | Auburn | Hector Santos (SG), Gene Brown (SF), Samuel Britt (C) Jack Harmon, Mike Campbell, Garfield Crosslin | |
| 16:29 | Cornell | Harold Hardy makes the 1st free throw | 3-0 |
| 16:29 | Cornell | Harold Hardy misses the 2nd free throw | 3-0 |
| 16:29 | Auburn | Samuel Britt gets the rebound | 3-0 |
| 16:25 | Auburn | Gene Brown is hacked by Randy Fisher in the backcourt - foul #1 on Randy Fisher, team foul #3 | 3-0 |
| Subs | Cornell | Carl Fisk (PF) Harold Hardy | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 15:59 | Auburn | Hai Wang misses the wide open fadeaway from the right side | 3-0 |
| 15:57 | Cornell | The rebound goes to Earl Graves | 3-0 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Randy Fisher (fresh) SG - Richard Johnson (fresh) SF - Vernon Prager (fresh) PF - Carl Fisk (fresh) C - Earl Graves (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Hai Wang (fresh) SG - Hector Santos (fresh) SF - Gene Brown (fresh) PF - Willis Clark (fresh) C - Samuel Britt (fresh) | |
| 15:44 | Cornell | The short jumper by Vernon Prager is denied by Samuel Britt | 3-0 |
| 15:43 | Auburn | Willis Clark pulls down the rebound | 3-0 |
| 15:17 | Auburn | Gene Brown makes the wide open jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Willis Clark | 3-2 |
| 15:00 | Cornell | Vernon Prager hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range | 3-2 |
| 14:58 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Willis Clark | 3-2 |
| 14:41 | Auburn | Samuel Britt throws a bad pass out of bounds | 3-2 |
| Subs | Cornell | Richard Galbreath (PG), Harold Hardy (PF) Carl Fisk, Earl Graves | |
| Subs | Auburn | William Gurule (SG), Jack Harmon (SF), Mike Campbell (PF), John Wilson (C) Hai Wang, Gene Brown, Willis Clark, Samuel Britt | |
| 14:23 | Cornell | Richard Johnson misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Mike Campbell - foul #2 on Mike Campbell, team foul #2 | 3-2 |
| Subs | Cornell | Gregory Goode (SG), Alexander Peterson (SF) Randy Fisher, Vernon Prager | |
| Subs | Auburn | Samuel Britt (PF) Mike Campbell | |
| 14:23 | Cornell | Richard Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 4-2 |
| 14:23 | Cornell | Richard Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 5-2 |
| 13:54 | Auburn | Samuel Britt misses badly on a floater from the right side | 5-2 |
| 13:53 | Cornell | Richard Galbreath grabs the board | 5-2 |
| 13:39 | Cornell | Gregory Goode is hacked by Jack Harmon - foul #1 on Jack Harmon, team foul #3 | 5-2 |
| Subs | Cornell | Vernon Prager (C) Richard Johnson | |
| Subs | Auburn | Gene Brown (SF), Willis Clark (PF) Jack Harmon, Samuel Britt | |
| 13:31 | Cornell | Harold Hardy is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Harold Hardy, team foul #4 | 5-2 |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Garfield Crosslin (C) John Wilson | |
| 13:15 | Auburn | Willis Clark misses long on a shot from close range | 5-2 |
| 13:14 | Cornell | The rebound goes to Richard Galbreath | 5-2 |
| 12:52 | Cornell | Richard Galbreath hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 5-2 |
| 12:50 | Cornell | Harold Hardy pulls down the offensive rebound | 5-2 |
| 12:30 | Cornell | Richard Galbreath misses badly on a runner from the right block | 5-2 |
| 12:29 | Auburn | William Gurule grabs the board | 5-2 |
| 12:00 | Auburn | Gene Brown is fouled on the floor by Alexander Peterson - foul #1 on Alexander Peterson, team foul #5 | 5-2 |
| Subs | Cornell | Randy Fisher (PG), Winston Byrd (SG), Richard Johnson (SF), Carl Fisk (PF), Earl Graves (C) Richard Galbreath, Gregory Goode, Alexander Peterson, Harold Hardy, Vernon Prager | |
| Subs | Auburn | Hai Wang (PG), Jack Harmon (SG), Samuel Britt (PF), John Wilson (C) Hector Santos, William Gurule, Willis Clark, Garfield Crosslin | |
| 11:49 | Auburn | Jack Harmon knocks in the floater near the basket on a great pass from John Wilson and he's hacked by Randy Fisher - foul #2 on Randy Fisher, team foul #6 | 5-4 |
| Subs | Cornell | Allen Rowlands (PG) Randy Fisher | |
| Subs | Auburn | Hector Santos (SG) Gene Brown | |
| 11:49 | Auburn | Jack Harmon makes the free throw | 5-5 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Allen Rowlands (fresh) SG - Winston Byrd (fresh) SF - Richard Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Carl Fisk (fresh) C - Earl Graves (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Hai Wang (fresh) SG - Hector Santos (fairly fresh) SF - Jack Harmon (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Samuel Britt (fresh) C - John Wilson (fresh) | |
| 11:31 | Cornell | Allen Rowlands's 3 pointer is rejected by John Wilson | 5-5 |
| 11:30 | Auburn | John Wilson grabs the board | 5-5 |
| 11:12 | Auburn | Hai Wang double dribbles | 5-5 |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| Subs | Auburn | William Gurule (SG), Gene Brown (SF) Hector Santos, Jack Harmon | |
| 10:55 | Cornell | The jump hook by Richard Johnson is blocked by Samuel Britt | 5-5 |
| 10:54 | Auburn | Samuel Britt snags the defensive board | 5-5 |
| 10:30 | Auburn | William Gurule misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 5-5 |
| 10:28 | Cornell | The rebound goes to Earl Graves | 5-5 |
| 10:10 | Cornell | Allen Rowlands's pass is intercepted by Samuel Britt | 5-5 |
| 10:05 | Auburn | Gene Brown's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 5-5 |
| Subs | Cornell | Richard Galbreath (PG), Gregory Goode (SG), Alexander Peterson (SF), Harold Hardy (PF), Vernon Prager (C) Allen Rowlands, Winston Byrd, Richard Johnson, Carl Fisk, Earl Graves | |
| Subs | Auburn | Hector Santos (SG), Willis Clark (PF) William Gurule, John Wilson | |
| 09:42 | Cornell | Gregory Goode misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 5-5 |
| 09:41 | Cornell | Vernon Prager tips it in | 7-5 |
| 09:12 | Auburn | Gene Brown makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Hector Santos | 7-8 |
| 09:05 | Cornell | Richard Galbreath scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Harold Hardy | 10-8 |
| 09:02 | Auburn | Alexander Peterson is called for the reach on Gene Brown in the backcourt - foul #2 on Alexander Peterson, team foul #7 | 10-8 |
| Subs | Cornell | Richard Johnson (SF) Alexander Peterson | |
| Subs | Auburn | William Gurule (SG), John Wilson (C) Hai Wang, Samuel Britt | |
| 09:02 | Auburn | Gene Brown misses the 1st free throw | 10-8 |
| 09:02 | Cornell | Vernon Prager snags the defensive board | 10-8 |
| 08:47 | Cornell | Vernon Prager buries a jumper from close range on a great pass from Harold Hardy and he's fouled by John Wilson - foul #1 on John Wilson, team foul #4 | 12-8 |
| Subs | Cornell | Winston Byrd (SG) Gregory Goode | |
| Subs | Auburn | Jack Harmon (SF), Samuel Britt (PF) Gene Brown, Willis Clark | |
| 08:47 | Cornell | Vernon Prager makes the free throw | 13-8 |
| 08:45 | Auburn | William Gurule double dribbles in the backcourt | 13-8 |
| Subs | Cornell | Carl Fisk (PF) Harold Hardy | |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| 08:32 | Cornell | Richard Galbreath misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 13-8 |
| 08:30 | Auburn | William Gurule gets the rebound | 13-8 |
| 08:08 | Auburn | Hector Santos is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway from the right side set up by Jack Harmon | 13-10 |
| 07:52 | Cornell | Samuel Britt swats the layup by Vernon Prager | 13-10 |
| 07:50 | Auburn | Jack Harmon grabs the board | 13-10 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Richard Galbreath (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Winston Byrd (fairly fresh) SF - Richard Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Carl Fisk (fairly fresh) C - Vernon Prager (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Hector Santos (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Gurule (fairly fresh) SF - Jack Harmon (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Samuel Britt (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 blk. C - John Wilson (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:21 | Auburn | Carl Fisk is called for the reach on Jack Harmon - foul #1 on Carl Fisk, team foul #8 | 13-10 |
| Subs | Cornell | Allen Rowlands (PG), Gregory Goode (SG), Harold Hardy (PF), Earl Graves (C) Richard Galbreath, Winston Byrd, Carl Fisk, Vernon Prager | |
| Subs | Auburn | Gene Brown (SF), Willis Clark (PF), Garfield Crosslin (C) William Gurule, Samuel Britt, John Wilson | |
| 07:21 | Auburn | Jack Harmon misses the 1st free throw | 13-10 |
| 07:21 | Cornell | Richard Johnson grabs the board | 13-10 |
| 06:53 | Cornell | Gregory Goode connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Allen Rowlands | 16-10 |
| 06:41 | Auburn | Garfield Crosslin connects on the shot from the left block set up by Gene Brown and the foul's on Harold Hardy - foul #2 on Harold Hardy, team foul #9 | 16-12 |
| Subs | Cornell | Carl Fisk (PF) Harold Hardy | |
| Subs | Auburn | William Gurule (SG) Jack Harmon | |
| 06:41 | Auburn | Garfield Crosslin misses the free throw | 16-12 |
| 06:41 | Cornell | Carl Fisk grabs the defensive rebound | 16-12 |
| 06:21 | Cornell | Carl Fisk misses short on a jumper from the right side | 16-12 |
| 06:19 | Cornell | Richard Johnson grabs the offensive rebound | 16-12 |
| 06:00 | Cornell | Allen Rowlands misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 16-12 |
| 05:59 | Cornell | Richard Johnson hits the follow up shot | 18-12 |
| 05:39 | Auburn | Gene Brown is fouled on the floor by Allen Rowlands - foul #1 on Allen Rowlands, team foul #10 | 18-12 |
| Subs | Cornell | Richard Galbreath (PG), Vernon Prager (PF) Allen Rowlands, Carl Fisk | |
| Subs | Auburn | Hai Wang (PG), Samuel Britt (PF), John Wilson (C) William Gurule, Willis Clark, Garfield Crosslin | |
| 05:39 | Auburn | Gene Brown makes the 1st free throw | 18-13 |
| 05:39 | Auburn | Gene Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 18-14 |
| 05:29 | Cornell | Richard Galbreath is called for traveling | 18-14 |
| Subs | Cornell | Winston Byrd (SG) Gregory Goode | |
| Subs | Auburn | Willis Clark (PF) John Wilson | |
| 05:00 | Auburn | Gene Brown hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 18-14 |
| 04:59 | Auburn | Samuel Britt pulls down the offensive rebound | 18-14 |
| 04:36 | Auburn | Gene Brown comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Richard Galbreath - foul #1 on Richard Galbreath, team foul #11 | 18-14 |
| Subs | Cornell | Gregory Goode (SG), Carl Fisk (PF) Winston Byrd, Earl Graves | |
| Subs | Auburn | William Gurule (SG), John Wilson (C) Hector Santos, Willis Clark | |
| 04:36 | Auburn | Gene Brown makes the 1st free throw | 18-15 |
| 04:36 | Auburn | Gene Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 18-16 |
| 04:29 | Cornell | Richard Johnson misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 18-16 |
| 04:28 | Auburn | Samuel Britt grabs the defensive rebound | 18-16 |
| 04:01 | Auburn | William Gurule connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Gene Brown | 18-19 |
| 03:47 | Cornell | Vernon Prager misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 18-19 |
| 03:45 | Cornell | The offensive rebound goes to Carl Fisk | 18-19 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Richard Galbreath (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Gregory Goode (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Richard Johnson (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Carl Fisk (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Vernon Prager (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Hai Wang (fresh) SG - William Gurule (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Gene Brown (tiring) 9 pts. PF - Samuel Britt (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 3 blk. C - John Wilson (fresh) | |
| 03:38 | Cornell | Carl Fisk comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 18-19 |
| 03:36 | Auburn | The rebound goes to Gene Brown | 18-19 |
| 03:12 | Auburn | John Wilson misses the dunk but the foul's on Vernon Prager - foul #1 on Vernon Prager, team foul #12 | 18-19 |
| Subs | Cornell | Randy Fisher (PG), Winston Byrd (SG), Alexander Peterson (SF), Harold Hardy (PF), Clarence Beckwith (C) Richard Galbreath, Gregory Goode, Richard Johnson, Carl Fisk, Vernon Prager | |
| Subs | Auburn | Hector Santos (SG), Jack Harmon (SF), Willis Clark (PF) William Gurule, Gene Brown, Samuel Britt | |
| 03:12 | Auburn | John Wilson misses the 1st free throw | 18-19 |
| 03:12 | Auburn | John Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 18-20 |
| 02:56 | Cornell | Alexander Peterson is fouled on the floor by Willis Clark - foul #1 on Willis Clark, team foul #5 | 18-20 |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Mike Campbell (PF), Samuel Britt (C) Jack Harmon, John Wilson | |
| 02:41 | Cornell | Alexander Peterson drills a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Clarence Beckwith | 20-20 |
| 02:14 | Auburn | Samuel Britt blows the layup | 20-20 |
| 02:13 | Cornell | The rebound goes to Harold Hardy | 20-20 |
| 01:55 | Cornell | Randy Fisher clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 20-20 |
| 01:54 | Cornell | The offensive rebound goes to Winston Byrd | 20-20 |
| 01:45 | Cornell | Alexander Peterson is hacked by Mike Campbell - foul #3 on Mike Campbell, team foul #6 | 20-20 |
| Subs | Cornell | Allen Rowlands (PG) Winston Byrd | |
| Subs | Auburn | William Gurule (SG), Gene Brown (SF), John Wilson (C) Hai Wang, Willis Clark, Mike Campbell | |
| 01:24 | Cornell | Gene Brown swats the shot by Allen Rowlands | 20-20 |
| 01:22 | Auburn | Samuel Britt gets the rebound | 20-20 |
| 01:00 | Auburn | Samuel Britt misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Harold Hardy - foul #3 on Harold Hardy, team foul #13 | 20-20 |
| Subs | Cornell | Richard Galbreath (PG), Gregory Goode (SG), Richard Johnson (PF), Earl Graves (C) Allen Rowlands, Randy Fisher, Harold Hardy, Clarence Beckwith | |
| Subs | Auburn | Jack Harmon (SF), Willis Clark (PF) Gene Brown, John Wilson | |
| 01:00 | Auburn | Samuel Britt makes the 1st free throw | 20-21 |
| 01:00 | Auburn | Samuel Britt makes the 2nd free throw | 20-22 |
| 00:42 | Cornell | Richard Johnson clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 20-22 |
| 00:40 | Cornell | Alexander Peterson can't tip it in | 20-22 |
| 00:39 | Auburn | Samuel Britt grabs the board | 20-22 |
| 00:36 | Auburn | Alexander Peterson steals the ball from William Gurule in the backcourt | 20-22 |
| 00:33 | Cornell | Richard Galbreath lays it in on a nice dish by Alexander Peterson | 22-22 |
| 00:30 | Auburn | Hector Santos is hacked by Gregory Goode in the backcourt - foul #1 on Gregory Goode, team foul #14 | 22-22 |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| Subs | Auburn | Hai Wang (PG), Gene Brown (SF), John Wilson (C) William Gurule, Jack Harmon, Samuel Britt | |
| 00:30 | Auburn | Hector Santos makes the 1st free throw | 22-23 |
| 00:30 | Auburn | Hector Santos makes the 2nd free throw | 22-24 |
| 00:05 | Cornell | Gregory Goode connects on the 3 from the left corner set up by Alexander Peterson | 25-24 |
| 00:00 | Auburn | John Wilson hits a driving attempt in the lane | 25-26 |