| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Richard Galbreath (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gregory Goode (fresh) 3 pts. 3 stl. SF - Alexander Peterson (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Harold Hardy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Clarence Beckwith (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Patrick Lambert (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Antonio Dewar (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Joshua Morris (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Ralph Dierks (fresh) 3 reb. C - Glenn Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Gardner-Webb | Joshua Morris inbounds the ball | 45-36 |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:37 | Gardner-Webb | Glenn Smith drills a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Patrick Lambert and he's hacked by Clarence Beckwith - foul #1 on Clarence Beckwith, team foul #1 | 45-38 |
| 19:37 | Gardner-Webb | Glenn Smith makes the free throw | 45-39 |
| 19:13 | Cornell | Richard Galbreath misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 45-39 |
| 19:11 | Gardner-Webb | Glenn Smith grabs the board | 45-39 |
| 18:54 | Gardner-Webb | Clarence Beckwith swats the short shot by Glenn Smith | 45-39 |
| 18:52 | Cornell | Harold Hardy gets the rebound | 45-39 |
| 18:32 | Cornell | Gregory Goode hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-39 |
| 18:31 | Gardner-Webb | Glenn Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 45-39 |
| 18:27 | Gardner-Webb | Antonio Dewar buries a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Patrick Lambert | 45-42 |
| 18:12 | Cornell | Harold Hardy hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Richard Galbreath | 47-42 |
| 18:09 | Gardner-Webb | Glenn Smith loses the dribble to Clarence Beckwith in the backcourt | 47-42 |
| 18:01 | Cornell | Clarence Beckwith clanks a driving attempt from the baseline but he's hacked by Glenn Smith - foul #2 on Glenn Smith, team foul #1 | 47-42 |
| Subs | Cornell | Randy Fisher (PG), Richard Johnson (SG), Vernon Prager (SF), Carl Fisk (PF) Richard Galbreath, Gregory Goode, Alexander Peterson, Harold Hardy | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Michael Bankston (PG), Jamie Fomby (SG), Milton Cummingham (SF), Sidney Darling (PF), Ricardo Rodriguez (C) Patrick Lambert, Antonio Dewar, Joshua Morris, Ralph Dierks, Glenn Smith | |
| 18:01 | Cornell | Clarence Beckwith makes the 1st free throw | 48-42 |
| 18:01 | Cornell | Clarence Beckwith makes the 2nd free throw | 49-42 |
| 17:47 | Gardner-Webb | Milton Cummingham misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 49-42 |
| 17:45 | Gardner-Webb | Sidney Darling grabs the offensive board | 49-42 |
| 17:31 | Gardner-Webb | Sidney Darling connects on the driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Milton Cummingham | 49-44 |
| 17:05 | Cornell | Vernon Prager is hacked by Sidney Darling - foul #2 on Sidney Darling, team foul #2 | 49-44 |
| Subs | Cornell | Earl Graves (C) Clarence Beckwith | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Joshua Morris (SF) Milton Cummingham | |
| 16:50 | Cornell | Richard Johnson hits a runner in the lane on a great pass from Vernon Prager | 51-44 |
| 16:39 | Gardner-Webb | Jamie Fomby connects on the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Bankston | 51-47 |
| 16:25 | Cornell | Sidney Darling blocks the short jumper by Richard Johnson | 51-47 |
| 16:23 | Gardner-Webb | Joshua Morris pulls down the rebound | 51-47 |
| 16:17 | Gardner-Webb | Joshua Morris is alone and drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Michael Bankston | 51-50 |
| 15:51 | Cornell | Randy Fisher clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 51-50 |
| 15:49 | Cornell | Richard Johnson snags the offensive board | 51-50 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Randy Fisher (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Johnson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. SF - Vernon Prager (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Carl Fisk (fairly fresh) C - Earl Graves (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Michael Bankston (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jamie Fomby (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Joshua Morris (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Sidney Darling (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Ricardo Rodriguez (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:33 | Cornell | Jamie Fomby steals the ball from Vernon Prager | 51-50 |
| 15:30 | Gardner-Webb | Jamie Fomby banks in the layup | 51-52 |
| 15:09 | Cornell | Richard Johnson misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 51-52 |
| 15:07 | Cornell | Earl Graves gets the offensive rebound | 51-52 |
| 14:47 | Cornell | Randy Fisher knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Carl Fisk | 54-52 |
| 14:34 | Gardner-Webb | Jamie Fomby clanks a 3 from the left wing | 54-52 |
| 14:33 | Cornell | Vernon Prager snags the defensive board | 54-52 |
| 14:15 | Cornell | Richard Johnson hits a jumpshot from the right side and he's hacked by Jamie Fomby - foul #3 on Jamie Fomby, team foul #3 | 56-52 |
| Subs | Cornell | Richard Galbreath (PG), Gregory Goode (SG), Alexander Peterson (SF), Harold Hardy (PF) Randy Fisher, Vernon Prager, Carl Fisk, Earl Graves | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Patrick Lambert (PG), Antonio Dewar (SG), Milton Cummingham (SF), Ralph Dierks (PF), Glenn Smith (C) Michael Bankston, Jamie Fomby, Joshua Morris, Sidney Darling, Ricardo Rodriguez | |
| 14:15 | Cornell | Richard Johnson makes the free throw | 57-52 |
| 13:53 | Gardner-Webb | Ralph Dierks buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Antonio Dewar | 57-55 |
| 13:33 | Cornell | Richard Johnson is fouled on the floor by Ralph Dierks - foul #1 on Ralph Dierks, team foul #4 | 57-55 |
| Subs | Cornell | Clarence Beckwith (C) Richard Johnson | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 13:20 | Cornell | Clarence Beckwith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-55 |
| 12:59 | Gardner-Webb | Antonio Dewar connects on the open fadeaway jumper from the left side | 57-57 |
| 12:39 | Cornell | Gregory Goode misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 57-57 |
| 12:38 | Cornell | Richard Galbreath gets the offensive rebound | 57-57 |
| 12:16 | Cornell | Clarence Beckwith clanks a runner from the baseline | 57-57 |
| 12:15 | Gardner-Webb | Antonio Dewar gets the rebound | 57-57 |
| 12:11 | Gardner-Webb | Patrick Lambert hits a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Glenn Smith | 57-60 |
| 11:49 | Cornell | Gregory Goode can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 57-60 |
| 11:48 | Cornell | Harold Hardy grabs the offensive rebound | 57-60 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Richard Galbreath (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gregory Goode (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 stl. SF - Alexander Peterson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. PF - Harold Hardy (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Clarence Beckwith (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Patrick Lambert (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Antonio Dewar (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Milton Cummingham (fairly fresh) PF - Ralph Dierks (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Glenn Smith (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Cornell | Gregory Goode comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Antonio Dewar - foul #2 on Antonio Dewar, team foul #5 | 57-60 |
| Subs | Cornell | Allen Rowlands (PG) Richard Galbreath | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Kenneth Hildreth (PG), Joshua Morris (SF) Patrick Lambert, Milton Cummingham | |
| 11:29 | Cornell | Gregory Goode makes the 1st free throw | 58-60 |
| 11:29 | Cornell | Gregory Goode makes the 2nd free throw | 59-60 |
| 11:27 | Gardner-Webb | Kenneth Hildreth is hacked by Allen Rowlands in the backcourt - foul #1 on Allen Rowlands, team foul #2 | 59-60 |
| Subs | Cornell | Winston Byrd (SG) Gregory Goode | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 11:13 | Gardner-Webb | Kenneth Hildreth misses the wide open shot from the left side | 59-60 |
| 11:11 | Gardner-Webb | Kenneth Hildreth snags the offensive board | 59-60 |
| 10:58 | Gardner-Webb | Kenneth Hildreth hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 59-60 |
| 10:57 | Gardner-Webb | Ralph Dierks grabs the offensive rebound | 59-60 |
| 10:47 | Gardner-Webb | Harold Hardy steps in front of the Kenneth Hildreth pass | 59-60 |
| 10:35 | Cornell | Clarence Beckwith misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 59-60 |
| 10:33 | Cornell | Harold Hardy can't tip it in | 59-60 |
| 10:31 | Gardner-Webb | Glenn Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 59-60 |
| 10:17 | Gardner-Webb | Joshua Morris connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Glenn Smith | 59-63 |
| 10:02 | Cornell | Glenn Smith steps in front of the Alexander Peterson pass | 59-63 |
| 09:40 | Gardner-Webb | Ralph Dierks misses the fadeaway near the basket | 59-63 |
| 09:38 | Cornell | Clarence Beckwith grabs the board | 59-63 |
| 09:22 | Cornell | Allen Rowlands misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 59-63 |
| 09:21 | Cornell | Clarence Beckwith hits the follow up shot | 61-63 |
| 09:01 | Gardner-Webb | Joshua Morris is fouled on the floor by Harold Hardy - foul #2 on Harold Hardy, team foul #3 | 61-63 |
| Subs | Cornell | Richard Galbreath (PG), Randy Fisher (SG), Richard Johnson (SF), Vernon Prager (PF), Earl Graves (C) Allen Rowlands, Winston Byrd, Alexander Peterson, Harold Hardy, Clarence Beckwith | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Michael Bankston (PG), Jamie Fomby (SG), Anthony Steelman (SF), Sidney Darling (C) Kenneth Hildreth, Antonio Dewar, Joshua Morris, Glenn Smith | |
| 08:51 | Gardner-Webb | Ralph Dierks misses the shot from the right wing | 61-63 |
| 08:49 | Cornell | The rebound goes to Richard Johnson | 61-63 |
| 08:44 | Cornell | Richard Galbreath buries a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Randy Fisher | 63-63 |
| 08:31 | Gardner-Webb | Anthony Steelman comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Richard Johnson - foul #3 on Richard Johnson, team foul #4 | 63-63 |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Patrick Lambert (PG) Michael Bankston | |
| 08:31 | Gardner-Webb | Anthony Steelman makes the 1st free throw | 63-64 |
| 08:31 | Gardner-Webb | Anthony Steelman makes the 2nd free throw | 63-65 |
| 08:10 | Cornell | Richard Johnson is fouled on the floor by Anthony Steelman - foul #1 on Anthony Steelman, team foul #6 | 63-65 |
| Subs | Cornell | Harold Hardy (PF) Earl Graves | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Ricardo Rodriguez (C) Ralph Dierks | |
| 08:00 | Cornell | Vernon Prager connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Richard Johnson | 66-65 |
| 07:56 | Gardner-Webb | Patrick Lambert is fouled in the backcourt by Randy Fisher - foul #1 on Randy Fisher, team foul #5 | 66-65 |
| Subs | Cornell | Gregory Goode (SG), Carl Fisk (SF) Richard Galbreath, Harold Hardy | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 07:42 | Gardner-Webb | Patrick Lambert misses the wide open 3pt attempt from the left wing | 66-65 |
| 07:41 | Cornell | Carl Fisk grabs the board | 66-65 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Randy Fisher (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gregory Goode (fresh) 5 pts. 3 stl. SF - Carl Fisk (fresh) PF - Richard Johnson (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Vernon Prager (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Patrick Lambert (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jamie Fomby (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Anthony Steelman (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Sidney Darling (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Ricardo Rodriguez (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:25 | Cornell | Sidney Darling takes the ball from Carl Fisk | 66-65 |
| 07:04 | Gardner-Webb | Anthony Steelman misses long on a turnaround in the paint | 66-65 |
| 07:03 | Cornell | Richard Johnson snags the defensive board | 66-65 |
| 06:48 | Cornell | Gregory Goode misses the 3 pointer from the left corner but he's fouled by Jamie Fomby - foul #4 on Jamie Fomby, team foul #7 | 66-65 |
| Subs | Cornell | Richard Galbreath (PG), Harold Hardy (PF) Randy Fisher, Carl Fisk | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Michael Bankston (PG), Milton Cummingham (SG), Joshua Morris (SF), Glenn Smith (C) Patrick Lambert, Jamie Fomby, Anthony Steelman, Ricardo Rodriguez | |
| 06:48 | Cornell | Gregory Goode makes the 1st free throw | 67-65 |
| 06:48 | Cornell | Gregory Goode makes the 2nd free throw | 68-65 |
| 06:48 | Cornell | Gregory Goode makes the 3rd free throw | 69-65 |
| 06:41 | Gardner-Webb | Glenn Smith is hacked by Vernon Prager - foul #3 on Vernon Prager, team foul #6 | 69-65 |
| Subs | Cornell | Earl Graves (C) Vernon Prager | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 06:23 | Gardner-Webb | Glenn Smith drills a jump hook near the basket | 69-67 |
| 06:04 | Cornell | Richard Galbreath clanks a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Joshua Morris - foul #1 on Joshua Morris, team foul #8 | 69-67 |
| Subs | Cornell | Alexander Peterson (SF), Clarence Beckwith (C) Richard Johnson, Earl Graves | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Ralph Dierks (PF) Glenn Smith | |
| 06:04 | Cornell | Richard Galbreath misses the 1st free throw | 69-67 |
| 06:04 | Cornell | Richard Galbreath makes the 2nd free throw | 70-67 |
| 05:50 | Gardner-Webb | Joshua Morris can't throw it down but he's fouled by Gregory Goode - foul #1 on Gregory Goode, team foul #7 | 70-67 |
| Subs | Cornell | Allen Rowlands (PG), Winston Byrd (SG) Richard Galbreath, Gregory Goode | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 05:50 | Gardner-Webb | Joshua Morris makes the 1st free throw | 70-68 |
| 05:50 | Gardner-Webb | Joshua Morris makes the 2nd free throw | 70-69 |
| 05:36 | Cornell | Winston Byrd clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 70-69 |
| 05:35 | Gardner-Webb | Sidney Darling pulls down the rebound | 70-69 |
| 05:22 | Gardner-Webb | Sidney Darling misses long on an open driving attempt in the paint | 70-69 |
| 05:20 | Cornell | Clarence Beckwith pulls down the rebound | 70-69 |
| 05:06 | Cornell | Alexander Peterson buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 72-69 |
| 04:45 | Gardner-Webb | Milton Cummingham throws a bad pass out of bounds | 72-69 |
| Subs | Cornell | Richard Galbreath (PG), Randy Fisher (SG), Carl Fisk (SF), Richard Johnson (PF), Earl Graves (C) Allen Rowlands, Winston Byrd, Alexander Peterson, Harold Hardy, Clarence Beckwith | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Patrick Lambert (PG), Kenneth Hildreth (SG), Glenn Smith (C) Michael Bankston, Milton Cummingham, Sidney Darling | |
| 04:26 | Cornell | Richard Johnson banks in the layup set up by Richard Galbreath | 74-69 |
| 03:58 | Gardner-Webb | Ralph Dierks can't connect on an uncontested 3pt attempt from the right wing | 74-69 |
| 03:57 | Cornell | Earl Graves snags the defensive board | 74-69 |
| 03:37 | Cornell | Carl Fisk can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Glenn Smith - foul #3 on Glenn Smith, team foul #9 | 74-69 |
| Subs | Cornell | Allen Rowlands (PG), Vernon Prager (C) Richard Galbreath, Earl Graves | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Antonio Dewar (SG), Anthony Steelman (SF), Ricardo Rodriguez (PF) Patrick Lambert, Joshua Morris, Ralph Dierks | |
| 03:37 | Cornell | Carl Fisk misses the 1st free throw | 74-69 |
| 03:37 | Cornell | Carl Fisk makes the 2nd free throw | 75-69 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Allen Rowlands (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Randy Fisher (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Carl Fisk (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Richard Johnson (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Vernon Prager (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Kenneth Hildreth (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Antonio Dewar (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Anthony Steelman (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ricardo Rodriguez (fresh) 2 pts. C - Glenn Smith (tiring) 14 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:12 | Gardner-Webb | Glenn Smith misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 75-69 |
| 03:11 | Gardner-Webb | Glenn Smith tips it home | 75-71 |
| 03:01 | Cornell | Carl Fisk knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Richard Johnson | 78-71 |
| 02:59 | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 78-71 |
| Subs | Cornell | Richard Galbreath (PG), Gregory Goode (SG), Alexander Peterson (SF) Allen Rowlands, Randy Fisher, Carl Fisk | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Patrick Lambert (PG), Joshua Morris (SF), Jamie Fomby (C) Kenneth Hildreth, Anthony Steelman, Glenn Smith | |
| 02:43 | Gardner-Webb | Joshua Morris is fouled on the floor by Richard Johnson - foul #4 on Richard Johnson, team foul #8 | 78-71 |
| Subs | Cornell | Harold Hardy (PF) Richard Johnson | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 02:43 | Gardner-Webb | Joshua Morris makes the 1st free throw | 78-72 |
| 02:43 | Gardner-Webb | Joshua Morris misses the 2nd free throw | 78-72 |
| 02:43 | Gardner-Webb | The offensive rebound goes to Antonio Dewar | 78-72 |
| 02:22 | Gardner-Webb | Antonio Dewar is fouled on the floor by Gregory Goode - foul #2 on Gregory Goode, team foul #9 | 78-72 |
| Subs | Cornell | Earl Graves (C) Vernon Prager | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Sidney Darling (PF) Jamie Fomby | |
| 02:22 | Gardner-Webb | Antonio Dewar misses the 1st free throw | 78-72 |
| 02:22 | Cornell | Earl Graves pulls down the rebound | 78-72 |
| 02:03 | Cornell | Alexander Peterson clanks a 3 from the left wing | 78-72 |
| 02:01 | Gardner-Webb | Ricardo Rodriguez grabs the defensive rebound | 78-72 |
| 01:41 | Gardner-Webb | Alexander Peterson steals the ball from Sidney Darling | 78-72 |
| 01:36 | Cornell | Richard Galbreath is hacked by Patrick Lambert - foul #1 on Patrick Lambert, team foul #10 | 78-72 |
| Subs | Cornell | Clarence Beckwith (C) Earl Graves | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Ralph Dierks (PF), Glenn Smith (C) Sidney Darling, Ricardo Rodriguez | |
| 01:36 | Cornell | Richard Galbreath makes the 1st free throw | 79-72 |
| 01:36 | Cornell | Richard Galbreath makes the 2nd free throw | 80-72 |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:24 | Gardner-Webb | Ralph Dierks connects on the floater from just outside the lane set up by Antonio Dewar and he's hacked by Alexander Peterson - foul #2 on Alexander Peterson, team foul #10 | 80-74 |
| 01:24 | Gardner-Webb | Ralph Dierks makes the free throw | 80-75 |
| 01:15 | Cornell | Richard Galbreath hits a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Harold Hardy | 82-75 |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:05 | Gardner-Webb | Patrick Lambert is open and scores on a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Joshua Morris | 82-77 |
| 00:46 | Cornell | Clarence Beckwith makes the fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Alexander Peterson | 84-77 |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:44 | Gardner-Webb | Gregory Goode is called for the reach on Antonio Dewar in the backcourt - foul #3 on Gregory Goode, team foul #11 | 84-77 |
| 00:44 | Gardner-Webb | Antonio Dewar misses the 1st free throw | 84-77 |
| 00:44 | Gardner-Webb | Antonio Dewar makes the 2nd free throw | 84-78 |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:42 | Cornell | Harold Hardy is fouled in the backcourt by Patrick Lambert - foul #2 on Patrick Lambert, team foul #11 | 84-78 |
| Subs | Cornell | Vernon Prager (C) Clarence Beckwith | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 00:42 | Cornell | Harold Hardy misses the 1st free throw | 84-78 |
| 00:42 | Cornell | Harold Hardy makes the 2nd free throw | 85-78 |
| 00:40 | Gardner-Webb | Patrick Lambert's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 85-78 |
| 00:37 | Cornell | Richard Galbreath is fouled on the floor by Patrick Lambert - foul #3 on Patrick Lambert, team foul #12 | 85-78 |
| 00:37 | Cornell | Richard Galbreath makes the 1st free throw | 86-78 |
| 00:37 | Cornell | Richard Galbreath misses the 2nd free throw | 86-78 |
| 00:37 | Gardner-Webb | Glenn Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 86-78 |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:32 | Gardner-Webb | Antonio Dewar travels with the ball | 86-78 |
| 00:30 | Cornell | Patrick Lambert is called for the reach on Harold Hardy in the backcourt - foul #4 on Patrick Lambert, team foul #13 | 86-78 |
| 00:30 | Cornell | Harold Hardy makes the 1st free throw | 87-78 |
| 00:30 | Cornell | Harold Hardy makes the 2nd free throw | 88-78 |
| 00:24 | Gardner-Webb | Ralph Dierks is hacked by Harold Hardy - foul #3 on Harold Hardy, team foul #12 | 88-78 |
| Subs | Cornell | Randy Fisher (PG), Richard Johnson (SG), Carl Fisk (PF), Earl Graves (C) Richard Galbreath, Gregory Goode, Alexander Peterson, Harold Hardy | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Michael Bankston (PG), Jamie Fomby (SG), Milton Cummingham (SF), Sidney Darling (C) Patrick Lambert, Antonio Dewar, Joshua Morris, Glenn Smith | |
| 00:24 | Gardner-Webb | Ralph Dierks misses the 1st free throw | 88-78 |
| 00:24 | Gardner-Webb | Ralph Dierks makes the 2nd free throw | 88-79 |
| 00:22 | Cornell | Randy Fisher is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Bankston - foul #1 on Michael Bankston, team foul #14 | 88-79 |
| Subs | Cornell | Gregory Goode (SG), Alexander Peterson (SF), Harold Hardy (PF) Richard Johnson, Carl Fisk, Earl Graves | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Patrick Lambert (PG), Antonio Dewar (SG), Joshua Morris (SF), Glenn Smith (C) Michael Bankston, Jamie Fomby, Milton Cummingham, Sidney Darling | |
| 00:22 | Cornell | Randy Fisher makes the 1st free throw | 89-79 |
| 00:22 | Cornell | Randy Fisher makes the 2nd free throw | 90-79 |
| 00:18 | Gardner-Webb | Randy Fisher takes the ball from Ralph Dierks | 90-79 |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Cornell | Randy Fisher runs out the clock | 90-79 |