| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Randy Poulin (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SG - Rodger Newell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Pollock (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. PF - Ashley Dollar (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ronald Rice (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Edward Bland (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Clarence Black (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Walter Kennison (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Bobby Gallant (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - James Morin (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | John Pollock inbounds the ball | 42-24 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:31 | Mississippi | Ashley Dollar knocks in the floater from the right block on a great pass from Randy Poulin | 44-24 |
| 19:13 | Cornell | Walter Kennison can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 44-24 |
| 19:11 | Cornell | Bobby Gallant gets the offensive rebound | 44-24 |
| 18:58 | Cornell | Randy Poulin takes the ball from Bobby Gallant | 44-24 |
| 18:29 | Mississippi | Ashley Dollar is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Ashley Dollar, team foul #1 | 44-24 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Cornell | Joseph Blackmer (SF) Walter Kennison | |
| 18:17 | Cornell | Clarence Black misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 44-24 |
| 18:16 | Mississippi | Ronald Rice gets the rebound | 44-24 |
| 17:55 | Mississippi | Rodger Newell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-24 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Gilbert Hunt (SF), Mark Bascom (PF) Randy Poulin, Ashley Dollar | |
| Subs | Cornell | Tracy Cook (PG), David Tea (SG), Milton Roop (PF), Kevin Goodwyn (C) Edward Bland, Clarence Black, Bobby Gallant, James Morin | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 17:41 | Cornell | Tracy Cook misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 44-24 |
| 17:40 | Cornell | Kevin Goodwyn can't tip it in | 44-24 |
| 17:39 | Mississippi | Ronald Rice grabs the board | 44-24 |
| 17:35 | Mississippi | Rodger Newell is hacked by David Tea in the backcourt - foul #1 on David Tea, team foul #1 | 44-24 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Randy Poulin (PG) Rodger Newell | |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| 17:17 | Mississippi | Mark Bascom misses long on a floater near the basket | 44-24 |
| 17:16 | Cornell | Joseph Blackmer grabs the board | 44-24 |
| 17:06 | Cornell | David Tea's floater is knocked away by John Pollock | 44-24 |
| 17:04 | Mississippi | Gilbert Hunt grabs the defensive rebound | 44-24 |
| 16:51 | Mississippi | Gilbert Hunt loses the ball out of bounds | 44-24 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Willie Boroski (SF), Michael Carlyle (C) John Pollock, Ronald Rice | |
| Subs | Cornell | Walter Kennison (SF) Kevin Goodwyn | |
| 16:36 | Cornell | Walter Kennison comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 44-24 |
| 16:34 | Cornell | David Tea grabs the offensive rebound | 44-24 |
| 16:29 | Cornell | Mark Bascom steps in front of the Tracy Cook pass | 44-24 |
| 16:04 | Mississippi | Randy Poulin knocks in the shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Gilbert Hunt | 46-24 |
| 15:56 | Cornell | Joseph Blackmer makes the jumper from the baseline | 46-26 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Randy Poulin (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 5 ast. SG - Gilbert Hunt (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Willie Boroski (fresh) PF - Mark Bascom (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Michael Carlyle (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Tracy Cook (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Tea (fairly fresh) 2 reb. SF - Walter Kennison (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Joseph Blackmer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Milton Roop (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:54 | Mississippi | Willie Boroski is hacked by Walter Kennison in the backcourt - foul #1 on Walter Kennison, team foul #2 | 46-26 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Rodger Newell (PG), John Pollock (SG), Ashley Dollar (PF) Randy Poulin, Willie Boroski, Mark Bascom | |
| Subs | Cornell | Edward Bland (PG), Gus Bushong (SG), Bobby Gallant (PF), James Morin (C) Tracy Cook, David Tea, Joseph Blackmer, Milton Roop | |
| 15:40 | Mississippi | John Pollock connects on the open floater near the basket on a nice dish by Rodger Newell | 48-26 |
| 15:23 | Cornell | Walter Kennison misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 48-26 |
| 15:21 | Cornell | Gus Bushong snags the offensive board | 48-26 |
| 15:04 | Cornell | Walter Kennison hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 48-26 |
| 15:02 | Cornell | Bobby Gallant tips it back up and in | 48-28 |
| 14:38 | Mississippi | John Pollock misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on James Morin - foul #2 on James Morin, team foul #3 | 48-28 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Randy Poulin (PG), Ronald Rice (C) Gilbert Hunt, Michael Carlyle | |
| Subs | Cornell | Milton Roop (SF) Walter Kennison | |
| 14:38 | Mississippi | John Pollock misses the 1st free throw | 48-28 |
| 14:38 | Mississippi | John Pollock makes the 2nd free throw | 49-28 |
| 14:22 | Cornell | Milton Roop knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Edward Bland | 49-30 |
| 13:53 | Mississippi | Randy Poulin is fouled on the floor by Gus Bushong - foul #4 on Gus Bushong, team foul #4 | 49-30 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Willie Boroski (SF), Mark Bascom (PF) John Pollock, Ashley Dollar | |
| Subs | Cornell | Clarence Black (PG), David Tea (SG), Joseph Blackmer (SF), Kevin Goodwyn (C) Edward Bland, Gus Bushong, Bobby Gallant, James Morin | |
| 13:38 | Mississippi | Rodger Newell is open and buries a runner in the paint on a nice dish by Mark Bascom and the foul's on Clarence Black - foul #2 on Clarence Black, team foul #5 | 51-30 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Cornell | Joseph McMurrin (PF) Milton Roop | |
| 13:38 | Mississippi | Rodger Newell makes the free throw | 52-30 |
| 13:30 | Cornell | Joseph McMurrin misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 52-30 |
| 13:29 | Cornell | David Tea tips it but misses | 52-30 |
| 13:28 | Mississippi | Ronald Rice grabs the board | 52-30 |
| 13:26 | Mississippi | Rodger Newell loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 52-30 |
| 13:10 | Cornell | David Tea hits a 3pt shot from straight away | 52-33 |
| 12:51 | Mississippi | Randy Poulin misses badly on the uncontested floater from the right side | 52-33 |
| 12:50 | Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Willie Boroski | 52-33 |
| 12:27 | Mississippi | Ronald Rice connects on the open runner from the left block on a nice dish by Randy Poulin | 54-33 |
| 12:18 | Cornell | Clarence Black misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 54-33 |
| 12:16 | Mississippi | Ronald Rice grabs the board | 54-33 |
| 12:12 | Mississippi | Willie Boroski clanks a jumper from the right block but he's fouled by David Tea - foul #2 on David Tea, team foul #6 | 54-33 |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Pollock (PG), Gilbert Hunt (SF), Ashley Dollar (PF), Michael Carlyle (C) Randy Poulin, Rodger Newell, Mark Bascom, Ronald Rice | |
| Subs | Cornell | Edward Bland (PG), Tracy Cook (SG), Milton Roop (SF), Bobby Gallant (PF), James Morin (C) Clarence Black, David Tea, Joseph Blackmer, Joseph McMurrin, Kevin Goodwyn | |
| 12:12 | Mississippi | Willie Boroski misses the 1st free throw | 54-33 |
| 12:12 | Mississippi | Willie Boroski makes the 2nd free throw | 55-33 |
| 12:03 | Cornell | Edward Bland misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 55-33 |
| 12:01 | Mississippi | Michael Carlyle grabs the board | 55-33 |
| 11:58 | Mississippi | Edward Bland is called for the reach on Gilbert Hunt in the backcourt - foul #3 on Edward Bland, team foul #7 | 55-33 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Randy Poulin (PG) Willie Boroski | |
| Subs | Cornell | Walter Kennison (SF) Milton Roop | |
| 11:58 | Mississippi | Gilbert Hunt makes the 1st free throw | 56-33 |
| 11:58 | Mississippi | Gilbert Hunt makes the 2nd free throw | 57-33 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Randy Poulin (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 6 ast. SG - Gilbert Hunt (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Pollock (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. PF - Ashley Dollar (fresh) 4 pts. C - Michael Carlyle (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Edward Bland (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Tracy Cook (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Walter Kennison (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Bobby Gallant (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - James Morin (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:44 | Cornell | The short jumper by Walter Kennison is denied by Ashley Dollar | 57-33 |
| 11:42 | Cornell | James Morin tips it but misses | 57-33 |
| 11:41 | Cornell | Tracy Cook pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-33 |
| 11:29 | Cornell | James Morin loses the dribble to Ashley Dollar | 57-33 |
| 11:03 | Mississippi | John Pollock misses the turnaround from close range but he's fouled by Walter Kennison - foul #2 on Walter Kennison, team foul #8 | 57-33 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Ronald Rice (C) Michael Carlyle | |
| Subs | Cornell | Clarence Black (SG), Joseph Blackmer (SF), Milton Roop (PF), Kevin Goodwyn (C) Edward Bland, Walter Kennison, Bobby Gallant, James Morin | |
| 11:03 | Mississippi | John Pollock makes the 1st free throw | 58-33 |
| 11:03 | Mississippi | John Pollock misses the 2nd free throw | 58-33 |
| 11:03 | Cornell | The rebound goes to Kevin Goodwyn | 58-33 |
| 10:58 | Cornell | Clarence Black misses the lay-in | 58-33 |
| 10:56 | Mississippi | John Pollock gets the rebound | 58-33 |
| 10:51 | Mississippi | Clarence Black steals it from Randy Poulin in the backcourt | 58-33 |
| 10:48 | Cornell | Clarence Black lays it up and in | 58-35 |
| 10:24 | Mississippi | Randy Poulin hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumper from the left wing | 58-35 |
| 10:22 | Mississippi | Ronald Rice can't tip it in | 58-35 |
| 10:20 | Cornell | Milton Roop gets the rebound | 58-35 |
| 10:06 | Cornell | Joseph Blackmer is whistled for a carry | 58-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Rodger Newell (PG), Willie Boroski (SF), Mark Bascom (PF) Randy Poulin, Gilbert Hunt, Ashley Dollar | |
| Subs | Cornell | Edward Bland (PG), David Tea (SG), Joseph McMurrin (PF) Tracy Cook, Clarence Black, Kevin Goodwyn | |
| 10:03 | Mississippi | Rodger Newell throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 58-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Cornell | James Morin (C) Joseph McMurrin | |
| 09:53 | Cornell | David Tea's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Cornell | Walter Kennison (SF), Bobby Gallant (PF) Joseph Blackmer, Milton Roop | |
| 09:26 | Mississippi | The jump hook by Ronald Rice is blocked by Bobby Gallant | 58-35 |
| 09:25 | Cornell | The rebound goes to Walter Kennison | 58-35 |
| 09:10 | Cornell | Walter Kennison clanks a 3 from the right corner | 58-35 |
| 09:08 | Mississippi | Mark Bascom grabs the defensive rebound | 58-35 |
| 08:47 | Mississippi | John Pollock knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Willie Boroski | 60-35 |
| 08:35 | Cornell | Walter Kennison misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 60-35 |
| 08:33 | Mississippi | Mark Bascom snags the defensive board | 60-35 |
| 08:16 | Mississippi | Ronald Rice can't connect on a shot from the left block | 60-35 |
| 08:15 | Cornell | Bobby Gallant grabs the defensive rebound | 60-35 |
| 08:04 | Cornell | Edward Bland's pass is intercepted by Ronald Rice | 60-35 |
| 08:00 | Mississippi | Mark Bascom travels in the backcourt | 60-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Randy Poulin (PG), Gilbert Hunt (SF), Ashley Dollar (PF), Michael Carlyle (C) John Pollock, Willie Boroski, Mark Bascom, Ronald Rice | |
| Subs | Cornell | Clarence Black (PG), Gus Bushong (SG), Joseph Blackmer (SF), Milton Roop (PF), Kevin Goodwyn (C) Edward Bland, David Tea, Walter Kennison, Bobby Gallant, James Morin | |
| 07:55 | Cornell | Milton Roop travels with the ball | 60-35 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Randy Poulin (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 6 ast. SG - Rodger Newell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gilbert Hunt (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Ashley Dollar (fresh) 4 pts. C - Michael Carlyle (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Clarence Black (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gus Bushong (fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. SF - Joseph Blackmer (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Milton Roop (fresh) 4 pts. C - Kevin Goodwyn (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:31 | Mississippi | Michael Carlyle lays it up and in on a nice dish by Rodger Newell | 62-35 |
| 07:17 | Cornell | The short jumper by Gus Bushong is denied by Ashley Dollar | 62-35 |
| 07:16 | Mississippi | Gilbert Hunt grabs the board | 62-35 |
| 07:04 | Mississippi | Randy Poulin is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Randy Poulin, team foul #2 | 62-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Cornell | Tracy Cook (PG) Gus Bushong | |
| 06:47 | Cornell | Joseph Blackmer misses badly on a runner near the basket but he's hacked by Ashley Dollar - foul #2 on Ashley Dollar, team foul #3 | 62-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Mark Bascom (PF) Ashley Dollar | |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| 06:47 | Cornell | Joseph Blackmer makes the 1st free throw | 62-36 |
| 06:47 | Cornell | Joseph Blackmer misses the 2nd free throw | 62-36 |
| 06:47 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Rodger Newell | 62-36 |
| 06:24 | Mississippi | Randy Poulin misses badly on the uncontested shot from the right side | 62-36 |
| 06:22 | Cornell | Milton Roop grabs the defensive rebound | 62-36 |
| 06:09 | Cornell | Milton Roop is whistled for a carry | 62-36 |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Pollock (PG), Willie Boroski (SF), Ronald Rice (C) Randy Poulin, Rodger Newell, Michael Carlyle | |
| Subs | Cornell | Joseph McMurrin (PF) Kevin Goodwyn | |
| 06:07 | Mississippi | Tracy Cook picks off the pass by John Pollock in the backcourt | 62-36 |
| 05:47 | Cornell | Joseph McMurrin clanks a 3 from the right corner | 62-36 |
| 05:45 | Mississippi | Ronald Rice pulls down the rebound | 62-36 |
| 05:22 | Mississippi | John Pollock blows the wide open dunk | 62-36 |
| 05:20 | Mississippi | John Pollock tips it home | 64-36 |
| 05:04 | Cornell | Mark Bascom swats the layup by Joseph Blackmer | 64-36 |
| 05:02 | Mississippi | Gilbert Hunt pulls down the rebound | 64-36 |
| 04:58 | Mississippi | Joseph McMurrin is called for the reach on Gilbert Hunt in the backcourt - foul #2 on Joseph McMurrin, team foul #9 | 64-36 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Randy Poulin (PG), Ashley Dollar (PF) Willie Boroski, Mark Bascom | |
| Subs | Cornell | David Tea (SG) Tracy Cook | |
| 04:58 | Mississippi | Gilbert Hunt makes the 1st free throw | 65-36 |
| 04:58 | Mississippi | Gilbert Hunt makes the 2nd free throw | 66-36 |
| 04:50 | Cornell | Joseph Blackmer misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 66-36 |
| 04:49 | Mississippi | Gilbert Hunt gets the rebound | 66-36 |
| 04:23 | Mississippi | Randy Poulin comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Clarence Black - foul #3 on Clarence Black, team foul #10 | 66-36 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Rodger Newell (SG), Michael Carlyle (C) Gilbert Hunt, Ronald Rice | |
| Subs | Cornell | Kevin Goodwyn (C) Joseph McMurrin | |
| 04:23 | Mississippi | Randy Poulin misses the 1st free throw | 66-36 |
| 04:23 | Mississippi | Randy Poulin makes the 2nd free throw | 67-36 |
| 04:03 | Cornell | Clarence Black hits a fadeaway from the left side | 67-38 |
| 03:38 | Mississippi | Randy Poulin connects on the jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Rodger Newell | 69-38 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Randy Poulin (tiring) 18 pts. 6 ast. SG - Rodger Newell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SF - John Pollock (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 4 ast. PF - Ashley Dollar (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. C - Michael Carlyle (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Clarence Black (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Tea (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. SF - Joseph Blackmer (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Milton Roop (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Kevin Goodwyn (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:24 | Cornell | Milton Roop is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Milton Roop, team foul #11 | 69-38 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Willie Boroski (SF), Mark Bascom (PF), Ronald Rice (C) John Pollock, Ashley Dollar, Michael Carlyle | |
| Subs | Cornell | Tracy Cook (PG), Joseph McMurrin (PF) Clarence Black, Milton Roop | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:06 | Mississippi | Willie Boroski hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Ronald Rice | 71-38 |
| 02:43 | Cornell | Tracy Cook hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 71-38 |
| 02:42 | Mississippi | Ronald Rice grabs the defensive rebound | 71-38 |
| 02:37 | Mississippi | Randy Poulin comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 71-38 |
| 02:35 | Cornell | Joseph McMurrin pulls down the rebound | 71-38 |
| 02:18 | Cornell | Randy Poulin steals it from Kevin Goodwyn | 71-38 |
| 02:14 | Mississippi | Rodger Newell banks in the layup on a great pass from Randy Poulin | 73-38 |
| 01:53 | Cornell | David Tea hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 73-38 |
| 01:51 | Mississippi | Mark Bascom gets the rebound | 73-38 |
| 01:30 | Mississippi | Mark Bascom is open and buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Willie Boroski | 75-38 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 01:14 | Cornell | David Tea hits a 3pt shot from the left corner | 75-41 |
| 01:04 | Mississippi | Ronald Rice lays it in on a nice dish by Randy Poulin | 77-41 |
| 00:47 | Cornell | Kevin Goodwyn buries a floater from just outside the lane | 77-43 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:26 | Mississippi | David Tea steals it from Ronald Rice | 77-43 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:22 | Cornell | Kevin Goodwyn misses short on a driving attempt from close range | 77-43 |
| 00:20 | Mississippi | Ronald Rice pulls down the rebound | 77-43 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | Randy Poulin runs out the clock | 77-43 |