| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Raymon Raine (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Washington (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nathaniel Buckley (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Howard Lewis (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Gile (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Henry Rude (fresh) SG - Mark Simpson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alexei Ziegler (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael Helsley (fresh) 6 pts. C - David Moore (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Detroit Mercy | Alexei Ziegler inbounds the ball | 30-33 |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:45 | Detroit Mercy | David Moore banks in the layup set up by Mark Simpson | 30-35 |
| 19:30 | Cornell | Robert Gile misses the easy layup | 30-35 |
| 19:28 | Detroit Mercy | David Moore gets the rebound | 30-35 |
| 19:18 | Detroit Mercy | David Moore hits the easy wide open finger roll | 30-37 |
| 18:57 | Cornell | Michael Helsley steals it from Robert Gile | 30-37 |
| 18:48 | Detroit Mercy | David Moore is fouled on the floor by Nathaniel Buckley - foul #3 on Nathaniel Buckley, team foul #1 | 30-37 |
| 18:25 | Detroit Mercy | Mark Simpson knocks in the jump hook in the lane | 30-39 |
| 18:11 | Cornell | John Washington misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 30-39 |
| 18:10 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Helsley grabs the board | 30-39 |
| 18:03 | Detroit Mercy | David Moore misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 30-39 |
| 18:02 | Detroit Mercy | David Moore tips it home | 30-41 |
| 17:50 | Cornell | Howard Lewis comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 30-41 |
| 17:49 | Detroit Mercy | Alexei Ziegler pulls down the rebound | 30-41 |
| 17:34 | Detroit Mercy | Alexei Ziegler evades the doubleteam but misses long on a shot from the right wing but the foul's on Nathaniel Buckley - foul #4 on Nathaniel Buckley, team foul #2 | 30-41 |
| Subs | Cornell | Paul Caraway (PG), Joshua Cochran (SF), Ernest Gosselin (PF) Raymon Raine, Nathaniel Buckley, Howard Lewis | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Leroy Meserve (SG), Leonard Merriman (PF) Mark Simpson, Michael Helsley | |
| 17:34 | Detroit Mercy | Alexei Ziegler makes the 1st free throw | 30-42 |
| 17:34 | Detroit Mercy | Alexei Ziegler misses the 2nd free throw | 30-42 |
| 17:34 | Cornell | Ernest Gosselin grabs the defensive rebound | 30-42 |
| 17:30 | Cornell | Henry Rude is called for the reach on John Washington - foul #3 on Henry Rude, team foul #1 | 30-42 |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | James Highsmith (PG), Patrick Kirsch (SF), David Ferreira (C) Henry Rude, Alexei Ziegler, David Moore | |
| 17:13 | Cornell | Patrick Kirsch is called for the reach on Paul Caraway - foul #2 on Patrick Kirsch, team foul #2 | 30-42 |
| Subs | Cornell | Bryan Bauer (SG) John Washington | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 17:00 | Cornell | Bryan Bauer hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Patrick Kirsch - foul #3 on Patrick Kirsch, team foul #3 | 30-42 |
| Subs | Cornell | Michael White (C) Robert Gile | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Alexei Ziegler (SF) Patrick Kirsch | |
| 17:00 | Cornell | Bryan Bauer makes the 1st free throw | 31-42 |
| 17:00 | Cornell | Bryan Bauer makes the 2nd free throw | 32-42 |
| 16:44 | Detroit Mercy | David Ferreira loses the dribble to Joshua Cochran | 32-42 |
| 16:19 | Cornell | Paul Caraway hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 32-42 |
| 16:18 | Detroit Mercy | Leroy Meserve grabs the defensive rebound | 32-42 |
| 15:55 | Detroit Mercy | James Highsmith misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 32-42 |
| 15:54 | Cornell | Joshua Cochran grabs the defensive rebound | 32-42 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Paul Caraway (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bryan Bauer (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joshua Cochran (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Ernest Gosselin (fresh) C - Michael White (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - James Highsmith (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Leroy Meserve (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Alexei Ziegler (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Leonard Merriman (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - David Ferreira (fresh) | |
| 15:32 | Cornell | Bryan Bauer blows the dunk but he's hacked by Alexei Ziegler - foul #1 on Alexei Ziegler, team foul #4 | 32-42 |
| Subs | Cornell | Raymon Raine (PG), Howard Lewis (PF), Robert Gile (C) Paul Caraway, Ernest Gosselin, Michael White | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Henry Rude (PG), Thomas Demsky (SG), Michael Helsley (PF), David Moore (C) James Highsmith, Alexei Ziegler, Leonard Merriman, David Ferreira | |
| 15:32 | Cornell | Bryan Bauer makes the 1st free throw | 33-42 |
| 15:32 | Cornell | Bryan Bauer makes the 2nd free throw | 34-42 |
| 15:14 | Detroit Mercy | David Moore can't finish the layup | 34-42 |
| 15:13 | Detroit Mercy | Leroy Meserve hits the follow up shot | 34-44 |
| 14:49 | Cornell | Howard Lewis hits the finger roll | 36-44 |
| 14:24 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Rude drills a jumpshot from the right wing | 36-46 |
| 14:00 | Cornell | Robert Gile can't connect on a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Henry Rude - foul #4 on Henry Rude, team foul #5 | 36-46 |
| Subs | Cornell | John Washington (SG) Bryan Bauer | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Mark Simpson (PG), Alexei Ziegler (SF) Henry Rude, Leroy Meserve | |
| 14:00 | Cornell | Robert Gile misses the 1st free throw | 36-46 |
| 14:00 | Cornell | Robert Gile misses the 2nd free throw | 36-46 |
| 14:00 | Detroit Mercy | David Moore grabs the defensive rebound | 36-46 |
| 13:41 | Detroit Mercy | Alexei Ziegler can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by John Washington - foul #1 on John Washington, team foul #3 | 36-46 |
| 13:41 | Detroit Mercy | Alexei Ziegler makes the 1st free throw | 36-47 |
| 13:41 | Detroit Mercy | Alexei Ziegler makes the 2nd free throw | 36-48 |
| 13:22 | Cornell | Robert Gile is hacked by David Moore - foul #2 on David Moore, team foul #6 | 36-48 |
| Subs | Cornell | Ernest Gosselin (PF) Howard Lewis | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 13:07 | Cornell | Joshua Cochran misses the lay-in | 36-48 |
| 13:06 | Cornell | Raymon Raine snags the offensive board | 36-48 |
| 12:53 | Cornell | John Washington hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 36-48 |
| 12:52 | Cornell | Joshua Cochran tips it home | 38-48 |
| 12:48 | Detroit Mercy | Alexei Ziegler is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 38-48 |
| 12:47 | Cornell | The rebound goes to Ernest Gosselin | 38-48 |
| 12:35 | Cornell | Robert Gile scores on a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Raymon Raine and he's hacked by David Moore - foul #3 on David Moore, team foul #7 | 40-48 |
| Subs | Cornell | Paul Caraway (PG), Nathaniel Buckley (SF) Raymon Raine, Joshua Cochran | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Leroy Meserve (SG), Leonard Merriman (PF), David Ferreira (C) Thomas Demsky, Michael Helsley, David Moore | |
| 12:35 | Cornell | Robert Gile makes the free throw | 41-48 |
| 12:19 | Detroit Mercy | Alexei Ziegler makes the contested 3pt jumper from the right corner | 41-51 |
| 11:58 | Cornell | Robert Gile jams it on a nice dish by Paul Caraway | 43-51 |
| 11:38 | Detroit Mercy | Leonard Merriman's pass is intercepted by Robert Gile | 43-51 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Paul Caraway (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Washington (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nathaniel Buckley (fresh) 1 ast. 4 pf. PF - Ernest Gosselin (fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Gile (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Mark Simpson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Leroy Meserve (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SF - Alexei Ziegler (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - Leonard Merriman (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - David Ferreira (fresh) | |
| 11:22 | Cornell | John Washington clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 43-51 |
| 11:20 | Detroit Mercy | David Ferreira snags the defensive board | 43-51 |
| 11:08 | Detroit Mercy | Ernest Gosselin steps in front of the Mark Simpson pass | 43-51 |
| 10:57 | Cornell | John Washington buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Paul Caraway | 46-51 |
| 10:35 | Detroit Mercy | David Ferreira connects on the fadeaway in the lane | 46-53 |
| 10:12 | Cornell | John Washington buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Nathaniel Buckley | 49-53 |
| 09:52 | Detroit Mercy | Leroy Meserve misses long on a runner in the lane | 49-53 |
| 09:50 | Detroit Mercy | Leonard Merriman grabs the offensive rebound | 49-53 |
| 09:42 | Detroit Mercy | Alexei Ziegler is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a shot in the paint | 49-53 |
| 09:40 | Cornell | The rebound goes to Ernest Gosselin | 49-53 |
| 09:27 | Cornell | John Washington can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 49-53 |
| 09:26 | Cornell | Nathaniel Buckley gets the offensive rebound | 49-53 |
| 09:17 | Cornell | John Washington comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 49-53 |
| 09:16 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to David Ferreira | 49-53 |
| 09:11 | Detroit Mercy | Alexei Ziegler comes up short on the jumper from the baseline | 49-53 |
| 09:10 | Cornell | John Washington gets the rebound | 49-53 |
| 09:04 | Cornell | Robert Gile lays it in set up by Nathaniel Buckley | 51-53 |
| 08:47 | Detroit Mercy | Mark Simpson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-53 |
| Subs | Cornell | Raymon Raine (PG), Bryan Bauer (SG), Joshua Cochran (SF), Howard Lewis (PF), Michael White (C) Paul Caraway, John Washington, Nathaniel Buckley, Ernest Gosselin, Robert Gile | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | James Highsmith (PG), Thomas Demsky (SG), Patrick Kirsch (SF), Michael Helsley (PF), David Moore (C) Mark Simpson, Leroy Meserve, Alexei Ziegler, Leonard Merriman, David Ferreira | |
| 08:32 | Cornell | Raymon Raine makes the fadeaway from the right side | 53-53 |
| 08:12 | Detroit Mercy | Patrick Kirsch is fouled on the floor by Joshua Cochran - foul #1 on Joshua Cochran, team foul #4 | 53-53 |
| 07:56 | Detroit Mercy | Patrick Kirsch comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 53-53 |
| 07:54 | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Demsky grabs the offensive rebound | 53-53 |
| 07:37 | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Demsky buries a 3 pointer from straight away | 53-56 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Raymon Raine (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bryan Bauer (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joshua Cochran (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Howard Lewis (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael White (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - James Highsmith (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Demsky (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Patrick Kirsch (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Michael Helsley (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - David Moore (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:20 | Cornell | Bryan Bauer is fouled on the floor by David Moore - foul #4 on David Moore, team foul #8 | 53-56 |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Henry Rude (PG) James Highsmith | |
| 07:20 | Cornell | Bryan Bauer makes the 1st free throw | 54-56 |
| 07:20 | Cornell | Bryan Bauer misses the 2nd free throw | 54-56 |
| 07:20 | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Demsky snags the defensive board | 54-56 |
| 07:01 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Helsley misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 54-56 |
| 07:00 | Cornell | The rebound goes to Michael White | 54-56 |
| 06:45 | Cornell | Howard Lewis buries a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Raymon Raine | 56-56 |
| 06:30 | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Demsky's fadeaway is rejected by Michael White | 56-56 |
| 06:28 | Detroit Mercy | Patrick Kirsch grabs the offensive board | 56-56 |
| 06:20 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Helsley misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 56-56 |
| 06:18 | Cornell | Joshua Cochran gets the rebound | 56-56 |
| 06:06 | Cornell | The jumper by Howard Lewis is denied by David Moore | 56-56 |
| 06:05 | Detroit Mercy | Patrick Kirsch grabs the defensive rebound | 56-56 |
| 05:39 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Rude scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from David Moore | 56-59 |
| 05:37 | Cornell | Cornell calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-59 |
| Subs | Cornell | John Washington (SG), Nathaniel Buckley (SF), Robert Gile (C) Bryan Bauer, Joshua Cochran, Michael White | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Alexei Ziegler (SF) Patrick Kirsch | |
| 05:16 | Cornell | Raymon Raine banks in the layup on a nice dish by Nathaniel Buckley | 58-59 |
| 05:00 | Detroit Mercy | Raymon Raine is called for the reach on Henry Rude - foul #1 on Raymon Raine, team foul #5 | 58-59 |
| Subs | Cornell | Ernest Gosselin (PF) Howard Lewis | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 04:54 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Rude's floater is knocked away by Robert Gile | 58-59 |
| 04:53 | Detroit Mercy | The offensive rebound goes to David Moore | 58-59 |
| 04:40 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Rude hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 58-59 |
| 04:39 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Helsley grabs the offensive board | 58-59 |
| 04:19 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Helsley misses short on a jump hook from the baseline | 58-59 |
| 04:18 | Cornell | John Washington pulls down the rebound | 58-59 |
| 03:58 | Cornell | Robert Gile can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 58-59 |
| 03:56 | Detroit Mercy | David Moore pulls down the rebound | 58-59 |
| 03:42 | Detroit Mercy | Alexei Ziegler is hacked by Nathaniel Buckley - foul #5 on Nathaniel Buckley, team foul #6 | 58-59 |
| Subs | Cornell | Paul Caraway (PG), Joshua Cochran (SF), Howard Lewis (PF) Raymon Raine, Nathaniel Buckley, Ernest Gosselin | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Leonard Merriman (PF), David Ferreira (C) Michael Helsley, David Moore | |
| 03:32 | Detroit Mercy | Leonard Merriman is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Leonard Merriman, team foul #9 | 58-59 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Paul Caraway (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Washington (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joshua Cochran (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Howard Lewis (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Gile (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Henry Rude (fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. SG - Thomas Demsky (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Alexei Ziegler (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - Leonard Merriman (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - David Ferreira (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:11 | Cornell | Robert Gile comes up short on the jump hook in the lane | 58-59 |
| 03:10 | Detroit Mercy | David Ferreira grabs the board | 58-59 |
| 02:50 | Detroit Mercy | Leonard Merriman connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 58-62 |
| 02:50 | Cornell | Cornell calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 58-62 |
| Subs | Cornell | Raymon Raine (PG) Paul Caraway | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Michael Helsley (PF), David Moore (C) Leonard Merriman, David Ferreira | |
| 02:35 | Cornell | Robert Gile can't finish the layup | 58-62 |
| 02:34 | Detroit Mercy | David Moore gets the rebound | 58-62 |
| 02:13 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Gile blocks the short jumper by Michael Helsley | 58-62 |
| 02:11 | Cornell | Howard Lewis gets the rebound | 58-62 |
| 02:04 | Cornell | Howard Lewis's pass is intercepted by Alexei Ziegler | 58-62 |
| 01:42 | Detroit Mercy | David Moore's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-62 |
| 01:13 | Cornell | Robert Gile drills a shot in the paint | 60-62 |
| 01:00 | Detroit Mercy | 3 seconds is called on Alexei Ziegler | 60-62 |
| 00:44 | Cornell | The short jumper by Robert Gile is denied by David Moore | 60-62 |
| 00:42 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Henry Rude | 60-62 |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:19 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Rude makes the fadeaway from the left wing set up by Alexei Ziegler | 60-64 |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:12 | Cornell | John Washington misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 60-64 |
| 00:11 | Cornell | Robert Gile grabs the offensive rebound | 60-64 |
| 00:07 | Cornell | John Washington buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Raymon Raine | 63-64 |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:06 | Detroit Mercy | Alexei Ziegler is fouled in the backcourt by John Washington - foul #2 on John Washington, team foul #7 | 63-64 |
| 00:06 | Detroit Mercy | Alexei Ziegler makes the 1st free throw | 63-65 |
| 00:06 | Detroit Mercy | Alexei Ziegler makes the 2nd free throw | 63-66 |
| 00:06 | Cornell | Cornell calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 63-66 |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:01 | Cornell | John Washington drills a 3 from the left wing | 66-66 |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Detroit Mercy | Alexei Ziegler misses long on a fullcourt shot | 66-66 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Raymon Raine (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Washington (fresh) 20 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joshua Cochran (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Howard Lewis (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Gile (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Henry Rude (fresh) 7 pts. 4 pf. SG - Thomas Demsky (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Alexei Ziegler (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. PF - Michael Helsley (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - David Moore (fresh) 9 pts. 11 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| 05:00 | Cornell | Robert Gile wins the tip | 66-66 |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:49 | Cornell | Howard Lewis is fouled on the floor by Thomas Demsky - foul #4 on Thomas Demsky, team foul #10 | 66-66 |
| 04:49 | Cornell | Howard Lewis misses the 1st free throw | 66-66 |
| 04:49 | Cornell | Howard Lewis misses the 2nd free throw | 66-66 |
| 04:49 | Detroit Mercy | David Moore grabs the board | 66-66 |
| 04:39 | Detroit Mercy | David Moore travels with the ball | 66-66 |
| 04:22 | Cornell | Robert Gile misses the lay-in | 66-66 |
| 04:20 | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Demsky snags the defensive board | 66-66 |
| 03:55 | Detroit Mercy | David Moore misses the jumper in the paint | 66-66 |
| 03:54 | Cornell | Howard Lewis pulls down the rebound | 66-66 |
| 03:48 | Cornell | Joshua Cochran scores on a jumper in the lane on a great pass from John Washington | 68-66 |
| 03:27 | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Demsky scores on a shot from the left side and he's hacked by John Washington - foul #3 on John Washington, team foul #8 | 68-68 |
| 03:27 | Detroit Mercy | Thomas Demsky makes the free throw | 68-69 |
| 03:09 | Cornell | John Washington knocks in the 3 from the right corner | 71-69 |
| 02:46 | Detroit Mercy | The jumper by Henry Rude is denied by Robert Gile | 71-69 |
| 02:44 | Cornell | The rebound goes to Joshua Cochran | 71-69 |
| 02:23 | Cornell | Howard Lewis makes the driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Robert Gile | 73-69 |
| 02:12 | Detroit Mercy | David Moore misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on John Washington - foul #4 on John Washington, team foul #9 | 73-69 |
| Subs | Cornell | Paul Caraway (PG), Bryan Bauer (SF), Ernest Gosselin (PF) Raymon Raine, Joshua Cochran, Howard Lewis | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Leroy Meserve (SF), Leonard Merriman (PF) Alexei Ziegler, Michael Helsley | |
| 02:12 | Detroit Mercy | David Moore misses the 1st free throw | 73-69 |
| 02:12 | Detroit Mercy | David Moore misses the 2nd free throw | 73-69 |
| 02:12 | Cornell | Robert Gile snags the defensive board | 73-69 |
| 02:12 | Cornell | Cornell calls a full timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 73-69 |
| 01:53 | Cornell | Robert Gile makes the jumper from the left side on a nice dish by John Washington | 75-69 |
| 01:53 | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy calls a full timeout (2 :30 4 full remaining) | 75-69 |
| Subs | Cornell | Raymon Raine (PG), Joshua Cochran (SF), Howard Lewis (PF) Paul Caraway, Bryan Bauer, Ernest Gosselin | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Alexei Ziegler (SF), Michael Helsley (PF) Leroy Meserve, Leonard Merriman | |
| 01:30 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Rude misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 75-69 |
| 01:28 | Cornell | Robert Gile gets the rebound | 75-69 |
| 01:15 | Cornell | John Washington connects on the floater from the free throw line | 77-69 |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:04 | Detroit Mercy | Alexei Ziegler makes the contested shot from the left block | 77-71 |
| 00:50 | Cornell | Raymon Raine misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 77-71 |
| 00:48 | Cornell | John Washington tips it but misses | 77-71 |
| 00:47 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to David Moore | 77-71 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Raymon Raine (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Washington (fresh) 25 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Joshua Cochran (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Howard Lewis (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert Gile (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Henry Rude (fresh) 7 pts. 4 pf. SG - Thomas Demsky (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Alexei Ziegler (fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. PF - Michael Helsley (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - David Moore (fresh) 9 pts. 13 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:43 | Detroit Mercy | Howard Lewis steps in front of the David Moore pass | 77-71 |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:41 | Cornell | John Washington is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Demsky - foul #5 on Thomas Demsky, team foul #11 | 77-71 |
| Subs | Cornell | Ernest Gosselin (PF) Howard Lewis | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Mark Simpson (SG) Thomas Demsky | |
| 00:41 | Cornell | John Washington makes the 1st free throw | 78-71 |
| 00:41 | Cornell | John Washington makes the 2nd free throw | 79-71 |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:36 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Rude hits a 3 pointer from the right wing | 79-74 |
| 00:36 | Cornell | Cornell calls a full timeout (1 :30 1 full remaining) | 79-74 |
| 00:34 | Cornell | John Washington is hacked by Henry Rude in the backcourt - foul #5 on Henry Rude, team foul #12 | 79-74 |
| Subs | Cornell | Paul Caraway (PG), Bryan Bauer (SF), Howard Lewis (PF) Raymon Raine, Joshua Cochran, Robert Gile | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Leroy Meserve (SG) Henry Rude | |
| 00:34 | Cornell | John Washington makes the 1st free throw | 80-74 |
| 00:34 | Cornell | John Washington makes the 2nd free throw | 81-74 |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:32 | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 81-74 |
| Subs | Cornell | Raymon Raine (PG), Joshua Cochran (SF), Robert Gile (C) Paul Caraway, Bryan Bauer, Ernest Gosselin | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 00:29 | Detroit Mercy | Alexei Ziegler is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 81-74 |
| 00:28 | Cornell | The rebound goes to Howard Lewis | 81-74 |
| 00:25 | Cornell | Howard Lewis is fouled in the backcourt by Mark Simpson - foul #2 on Mark Simpson, team foul #13 | 81-74 |
| Subs | Cornell | Ernest Gosselin (C) Robert Gile | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 00:25 | Cornell | Howard Lewis misses the 1st free throw | 81-74 |
| 00:25 | Cornell | Howard Lewis misses the 2nd free throw | 81-74 |
| 00:25 | Detroit Mercy | David Moore grabs the board | 81-74 |
| 00:22 | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 81-74 |
| Subs | Cornell | Robert Gile (C) Ernest Gosselin | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 00:19 | Detroit Mercy | Mark Simpson hits a wide open 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Alexei Ziegler | 81-77 |
| 00:16 | Cornell | Leroy Meserve is called for the reach on John Washington in the backcourt - foul #1 on Leroy Meserve, team foul #14 | 81-77 |
| Subs | Cornell | Bryan Bauer (SF) Joshua Cochran | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 00:16 | Cornell | John Washington makes the 1st free throw | 82-77 |
| 00:16 | Cornell | John Washington makes the 2nd free throw | 83-77 |
| 00:12 | Detroit Mercy | Mark Simpson connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 83-80 |
| 00:10 | Cornell | John Washington is hacked by Leroy Meserve in the backcourt - foul #2 on Leroy Meserve, team foul #15 | 83-80 |
| 00:10 | Cornell | John Washington makes the 1st free throw | 84-80 |
| 00:10 | Cornell | John Washington misses the 2nd free throw | 84-80 |
| 00:10 | Detroit Mercy | David Moore grabs the defensive rebound | 84-80 |
| 00:10 | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 84-80 |
| 00:03 | Detroit Mercy | Mark Simpson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 84-80 |
| 00:02 | Detroit Mercy | Leroy Meserve grabs the offensive rebound | 84-80 |
| 00:00 | Detroit Mercy | The clock runs out | 84-80 |