| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Dee Wold (fresh) SG - Karl Bishop (fresh) SF - Richard Callen (fresh) PF - Guy Trent (fresh) C - Lester Baker (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wartburg | PG - Billy Gant (fresh) SG - James Haynes (fresh) SF - Merle Middaugh (fresh) PF - James Leisure (fresh) C - Brian Evans (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Cornell | Lester Baker wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Wartburg | Wartburg is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:55 | Cornell | James Haynes is called for the reach on Karl Bishop in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Haynes, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | Cornell | Karl Bishop misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | Cornell | Richard Callen misses the tip | 0-0 |
| 19:32 | Cornell | Lester Baker grabs the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:14 | Cornell | Karl Bishop knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane | 2-0 |
| 18:58 | Wartburg | James Haynes hits a floater from the right side on a great pass from Billy Gant | 2-2 |
| 18:56 | Cornell | Lester Baker double dribbles in the backcourt | 2-2 |
| 18:46 | Wartburg | Merle Middaugh can't connect on a shot from the left block but the foul's on Dee Wold - foul #1 on Dee Wold, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:46 | Wartburg | Merle Middaugh makes the 1st free throw | 2-3 |
| 18:46 | Wartburg | Merle Middaugh makes the 2nd free throw | 2-4 |
| 18:40 | Cornell | James Leisure is called for the reach on Karl Bishop in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Leisure, team foul #2 | 2-4 |
| 18:28 | Cornell | Lester Baker's pass is intercepted by Brian Evans | 2-4 |
| 18:10 | Wartburg | Billy Gant is fouled on the floor by Dee Wold - foul #2 on Dee Wold, team foul #2 | 2-4 |
| Subs | Cornell | Scott Patten (PG) Dee Wold | |
| Subs | Wartburg | | |
| 17:55 | Wartburg | James Leisure hits the finger roll on a great pass from Merle Middaugh | 2-6 |
| 17:26 | Cornell | James Leisure picks off the pass by Richard Callen | 2-6 |
| 17:09 | Wartburg | James Haynes drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Billy Gant | 2-9 |
| 17:07 | Cornell | Scott Patten is called for traveling in the backcourt | 2-9 |
| Subs | Cornell | Patrick Preston (SG), Stanley Nava (SF), Joseph Collins (PF), Elden Leary (C) Karl Bishop, Richard Callen, Guy Trent, Lester Baker | |
| Subs | Wartburg | | |
| 16:51 | Wartburg | Stanley Nava steals it from Merle Middaugh | 2-9 |
| 16:40 | Cornell | Joseph Collins clanks a driving attempt from the left block | 2-9 |
| 16:38 | Cornell | Stanley Nava pulls down the offensive rebound | 2-9 |
| 16:24 | Cornell | Patrick Preston makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Scott Patten | 4-9 |
| 15:58 | Wartburg | James Leisure misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 4-9 |
| 15:56 | Cornell | Elden Leary pulls down the rebound | 4-9 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Scott Patten (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Patrick Preston (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Stanley Nava (fresh) PF - Joseph Collins (fresh) C - Elden Leary (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wartburg | PG - Billy Gant (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - James Haynes (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Merle Middaugh (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Leisure (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Brian Evans (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:48 | Cornell | Patrick Preston misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 4-9 |
| 15:47 | Cornell | Stanley Nava misses the tip | 4-9 |
| 15:46 | Wartburg | James Haynes grabs the defensive rebound | 4-9 |
| 15:36 | Wartburg | Brian Evans throws a bad pass out of bounds | 4-9 |
| Subs | Cornell | Karl Bishop (SG), Guy Trent (PF) Scott Patten, Elden Leary | |
| Subs | Wartburg | Joseph Wagner (PG), Ronnie Cardello (SG), Charles Remington (SF), Theodore Long (PF), Robert Nash (C) Billy Gant, James Haynes, Merle Middaugh, James Leisure, Brian Evans | |
| 15:27 | Cornell | Joseph Collins can't finish the uncontested layup | 4-9 |
| 15:26 | Wartburg | The rebound goes to Robert Nash | 4-9 |
| 15:04 | Wartburg | Joseph Wagner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 4-9 |
| Subs | Cornell | Jesse Crump (PG), Richard Callen (SF), Lester Baker (C) Patrick Preston, Stanley Nava, Joseph Collins | |
| Subs | Wartburg | | |
| 14:51 | Cornell | Guy Trent can't connect on a shot in the lane but he's hacked by Theodore Long - foul #1 on Theodore Long, team foul #3 | 4-9 |
| 14:51 | Cornell | Guy Trent makes the 1st free throw | 5-9 |
| 14:51 | Cornell | Guy Trent misses the 2nd free throw | 5-9 |
| 14:51 | Wartburg | Robert Nash grabs the board | 5-9 |
| 14:45 | Wartburg | Robert Nash scores on a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Ronnie Cardello | 5-11 |
| 14:26 | Cornell | Robert Nash is called for the reach on Lester Baker - foul #1 on Robert Nash, team foul #4 | 5-11 |
| 14:15 | Cornell | Richard Callen misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 5-11 |
| 14:13 | Wartburg | Robert Nash gets the rebound | 5-11 |
| 14:07 | Wartburg | Lester Baker steals it from Robert Nash | 5-11 |
| 13:53 | Cornell | Karl Bishop can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 5-11 |
| 13:52 | Wartburg | Theodore Long grabs the defensive rebound | 5-11 |
| 13:33 | Wartburg | Robert Nash comes up short on the floater from the baseline but the foul's on Lester Baker - foul #1 on Lester Baker, team foul #3 | 5-11 |
| Subs | Cornell | Scott Patten (PG), Patrick Preston (SF), Stanley Nava (PF), Elden Leary (C) Karl Bishop, Richard Callen, Guy Trent, Lester Baker | |
| Subs | Wartburg | Billy Gant (PG), Tommy Christie (SG), Jon Clark (SF), James Leisure (PF) Joseph Wagner, Ronnie Cardello, Charles Remington, Theodore Long | |
| 13:33 | Wartburg | Robert Nash misses the 1st free throw | 5-11 |
| 13:33 | Wartburg | Robert Nash makes the 2nd free throw | 5-12 |
| 13:18 | Cornell | Scott Patten knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 8-12 |
| 13:02 | Wartburg | James Leisure hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block | 8-12 |
| 13:01 | Cornell | Scott Patten snags the defensive board | 8-12 |
| 12:45 | Cornell | Patrick Preston is fouled on the floor by Jon Clark - foul #1 on Jon Clark, team foul #5 | 8-12 |
| Subs | Cornell | Joseph Collins (PF) Jesse Crump | |
| Subs | Wartburg | James Haynes (SG), Merle Middaugh (SF), Brian Evans (C) Tommy Christie, Jon Clark, Robert Nash | |
| 12:25 | Cornell | Scott Patten misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 8-12 |
| 12:24 | Wartburg | James Leisure grabs the defensive rebound | 8-12 |
| 12:17 | Wartburg | James Haynes scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Billy Gant | 8-15 |
| 11:54 | Cornell | Stanley Nava hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 8-15 |
| 11:53 | Wartburg | James Haynes grabs the board | 8-15 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Scott Patten (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Patrick Preston (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Stanley Nava (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Joseph Collins (fresh) C - Elden Leary (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wartburg | PG - Billy Gant (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - James Haynes (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Merle Middaugh (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Leisure (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Brian Evans (fresh) | |
| 11:33 | Wartburg | Brian Evans hits the finger roll on a great pass from Merle Middaugh | 8-17 |
| 11:31 | Cornell | Patrick Preston is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #1 on Patrick Preston, team foul #4 | 8-17 |
| Subs | Cornell | Karl Bishop (SG), Guy Trent (PF), Lester Baker (C) Patrick Preston, Stanley Nava, Elden Leary | |
| Subs | Wartburg | Ronnie Cardello (PG), Tommy Christie (SG), Theodore Long (PF), Charles Remington (C) Billy Gant, James Haynes, James Leisure, Brian Evans | |
| 11:19 | Wartburg | Tommy Christie hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Ronnie Cardello | 8-20 |
| 10:58 | Cornell | Joseph Collins scores on a runner near the basket on a great pass from Scott Patten | 10-20 |
| 10:37 | Wartburg | Charles Remington hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 10-20 |
| 10:35 | Cornell | Guy Trent grabs the board | 10-20 |
| 10:16 | Cornell | Guy Trent lays it in | 12-20 |
| 10:05 | Wartburg | Merle Middaugh misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 12-20 |
| 10:04 | Cornell | The rebound goes to Scott Patten | 12-20 |
| 09:45 | Cornell | Karl Bishop's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 12-20 |
| Subs | Cornell | Jesse Crump (PG), Richard Callen (SF) Scott Patten, Joseph Collins | |
| Subs | Wartburg | Joseph Wagner (PG), James Haynes (SG), Jon Clark (SF), James Leisure (PF), Brian Evans (C) Ronnie Cardello, Tommy Christie, Merle Middaugh, Theodore Long, Charles Remington | |
| 09:30 | Wartburg | James Leisure connects on the jumper from the right block set up by James Haynes and the foul's on Guy Trent - foul #1 on Guy Trent, team foul #5 | 12-22 |
| Subs | Cornell | Patrick Preston (PG) Karl Bishop | |
| Subs | Wartburg | Billy Gant (PG) Joseph Wagner | |
| 09:30 | Wartburg | James Leisure misses the free throw | 12-22 |
| 09:30 | Cornell | The rebound goes to Lester Baker | 12-22 |
| 09:04 | Cornell | Richard Callen misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 12-22 |
| 09:03 | Wartburg | James Haynes grabs the board | 12-22 |
| 08:57 | Wartburg | James Haynes buries a fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from James Leisure | 12-24 |
| 08:40 | Cornell | Jesse Crump hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Patrick Preston | 14-24 |
| 08:20 | Wartburg | Billy Gant can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 14-24 |
| 08:18 | Wartburg | Brian Evans tips it back up and in | 14-26 |
| 08:15 | Cornell | Jesse Crump is fouled in the backcourt by James Haynes - foul #2 on James Haynes, team foul #6 | 14-26 |
| Subs | Cornell | Karl Bishop (SG), Stanley Nava (PF), Elden Leary (C) Patrick Preston, Guy Trent, Lester Baker | |
| Subs | Wartburg | Joseph Wagner (PG), Ronnie Cardello (SG), Merle Middaugh (SF), Robert Nash (PF) Billy Gant, James Haynes, Jon Clark, James Leisure | |
| 07:57 | Cornell | Richard Callen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 14-26 |
| 07:55 | Wartburg | The rebound goes to Brian Evans | 14-26 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Jesse Crump (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Karl Bishop (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Richard Callen (fairly fresh) PF - Stanley Nava (fresh) 2 reb. C - Elden Leary (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wartburg | PG - Joseph Wagner (fresh) SG - Ronnie Cardello (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Merle Middaugh (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Nash (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Brian Evans (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:43 | Wartburg | Joseph Wagner misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Stanley Nava - foul #1 on Stanley Nava, team foul #6 | 14-26 |
| Subs | Cornell | Scott Patten (PG) Jesse Crump | |
| Subs | Wartburg | James Leisure (PF) Brian Evans | |
| 07:43 | Wartburg | Joseph Wagner makes the 1st free throw | 14-27 |
| 07:43 | Wartburg | Joseph Wagner misses the 2nd free throw | 14-27 |
| 07:43 | Cornell | Karl Bishop gets the rebound | 14-27 |
| 07:23 | Cornell | Karl Bishop misses the jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Ronnie Cardello - foul #1 on Ronnie Cardello, team foul #7 | 14-27 |
| 07:23 | Cornell | Karl Bishop misses the 1st free throw | 14-27 |
| 07:23 | Cornell | Karl Bishop makes the 2nd free throw | 15-27 |
| 07:15 | Wartburg | Joseph Wagner banks in the layup on a great pass from Merle Middaugh and the foul's on Scott Patten - foul #1 on Scott Patten, team foul #7 | 15-29 |
| Subs | Cornell | Guy Trent (PF) Elden Leary | |
| Subs | Wartburg | Tommy Christie (SG) Ronnie Cardello | |
| 07:15 | Wartburg | Joseph Wagner makes the free throw | 15-30 |
| 06:55 | Cornell | Scott Patten loses the ball out of bounds | 15-30 |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| Subs | Wartburg | Billy Gant (PG), Charles Remington (SF), Theodore Long (C) Joseph Wagner, Merle Middaugh, Robert Nash | |
| 06:41 | Wartburg | James Leisure can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline | 15-30 |
| 06:39 | Wartburg | James Leisure gets the offensive rebound | 15-30 |
| 06:24 | Wartburg | Theodore Long is fouled on the floor by Scott Patten - foul #2 on Scott Patten, team foul #8 | 15-30 |
| Subs | Cornell | Jesse Crump (PG), Patrick Preston (SF), Joseph Collins (PF), Lester Baker (C) Scott Patten, Richard Callen, Guy Trent, Stanley Nava | |
| Subs | Wartburg | Brian Evans (C) James Leisure | |
| 06:24 | Wartburg | Theodore Long makes the 1st free throw | 15-31 |
| 06:24 | Wartburg | Theodore Long makes the 2nd free throw | 15-32 |
| 06:04 | Cornell | Jesse Crump makes the 3pt jumper from straight away | 18-32 |
| 05:44 | Wartburg | Charles Remington hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 18-32 |
| 05:43 | Cornell | Jesse Crump gets the rebound | 18-32 |
| 05:32 | Cornell | Brian Evans takes the ball from Karl Bishop | 18-32 |
| 05:11 | Wartburg | Brian Evans misses the jump hook in the lane | 18-32 |
| 05:10 | Cornell | Jesse Crump gets the rebound | 18-32 |
| 04:51 | Cornell | Jesse Crump hits the finger roll | 20-32 |
| 04:35 | Wartburg | Billy Gant connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Brian Evans | 20-34 |
| 04:16 | Cornell | Jesse Crump misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 20-34 |
| 04:14 | Wartburg | Brian Evans pulls down the rebound | 20-34 |
| 04:00 | Wartburg | Charles Remington lays it in set up by Billy Gant | 20-36 |
| 03:37 | Cornell | Theodore Long is called for the reach on Jesse Crump - foul #2 on Theodore Long, team foul #8 | 20-36 |
| Subs | Cornell | Dee Wold (PG), Stanley Nava (SF), Guy Trent (PF), Elden Leary (C) Karl Bishop, Patrick Preston, Joseph Collins, Lester Baker | |
| Subs | Wartburg | Joseph Wagner (PG), James Haynes (SG), Merle Middaugh (SF), James Leisure (PF), Robert Nash (C) Billy Gant, Tommy Christie, Charles Remington, Theodore Long, Brian Evans | |
| 03:37 | Cornell | Jesse Crump makes the 1st free throw | 21-36 |
| 03:37 | Cornell | Jesse Crump misses the 2nd free throw | 21-36 |
| 03:37 | Wartburg | James Leisure gets the rebound | 21-36 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Dee Wold (fresh) SG - Jesse Crump (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Stanley Nava (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Guy Trent (fresh) 3 pts. C - Elden Leary (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wartburg | PG - Joseph Wagner (fresh) 4 pts. SG - James Haynes (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Merle Middaugh (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Leisure (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Nash (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:24 | Wartburg | Merle Middaugh comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Stanley Nava - foul #2 on Stanley Nava, team foul #9 | 21-36 |
| Subs | Cornell | Scott Patten (SG) Jesse Crump | |
| Subs | Wartburg | | |
| 03:24 | Wartburg | Merle Middaugh makes the 1st free throw | 21-37 |
| 03:24 | Wartburg | Merle Middaugh misses the 2nd free throw | 21-37 |
| 03:24 | Cornell | Elden Leary grabs the board | 21-37 |
| 03:21 | Cornell | Joseph Wagner takes the ball from Stanley Nava in the backcourt | 21-37 |
| 03:20 | Wartburg | James Haynes lays it up and in on a great pass from Joseph Wagner | 21-39 |
| 03:17 | Cornell | Dee Wold's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 21-39 |
| 03:07 | Wartburg | Merle Middaugh makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from James Haynes | 21-42 |
| 03:05 | Cornell | Joseph Wagner steals the ball from Scott Patten in the backcourt | 21-42 |
| 02:58 | Wartburg | Merle Middaugh can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 21-42 |
| 02:57 | Cornell | Elden Leary pulls down the rebound | 21-42 |
| 02:41 | Cornell | Stanley Nava misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 21-42 |
| 02:40 | Wartburg | Robert Nash grabs the defensive rebound | 21-42 |
| 02:31 | Wartburg | Robert Nash loses the dribble to Elden Leary | 21-42 |
| 02:17 | Cornell | Dee Wold drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 24-42 |
| 02:00 | Wartburg | Merle Middaugh is hacked by Scott Patten - foul #3 on Scott Patten, team foul #10 | 24-42 |
| Subs | Cornell | Karl Bishop (SG), Richard Callen (SF) Scott Patten, Elden Leary | |
| Subs | Wartburg | Ronnie Cardello (PG), Brian Evans (C) Joseph Wagner, Robert Nash | |
| 02:00 | Wartburg | Merle Middaugh makes the 1st free throw | 24-43 |
| 02:00 | Wartburg | Merle Middaugh misses the 2nd free throw | 24-43 |
| 02:00 | Cornell | Guy Trent grabs the defensive rebound | 24-43 |
| 01:58 | Cornell | Karl Bishop's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 24-43 |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| Subs | Wartburg | Jon Clark (SF) Merle Middaugh | |
| 01:42 | Wartburg | The 3pt attempt by James Haynes is denied by Richard Callen | 24-43 |
| 01:40 | Wartburg | Brian Evans can't tip it in | 24-43 |
| 01:38 | Wartburg | Ronnie Cardello gets the offensive rebound | 24-43 |
| 01:27 | Wartburg | Karl Bishop is called for the reach on James Haynes - foul #1 on Karl Bishop, team foul #11 | 24-43 |
| 01:27 | Wartburg | James Haynes makes the 1st free throw | 24-44 |
| 01:27 | Wartburg | James Haynes misses the 2nd free throw | 24-44 |
| 01:27 | Cornell | Stanley Nava grabs the board | 24-44 |
| 01:20 | Cornell | Dee Wold can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 24-44 |
| 01:19 | Cornell | The offensive rebound goes to Stanley Nava | 24-44 |
| 01:01 | Cornell | Stanley Nava buries a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Richard Callen | 27-44 |
| 00:35 | Wartburg | James Leisure misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Karl Bishop - foul #2 on Karl Bishop, team foul #12 | 27-44 |
| Subs | Cornell | Patrick Preston (SG), Lester Baker (C) Karl Bishop, Stanley Nava | |
| Subs | Wartburg | Billy Gant (PG), Merle Middaugh (SF), Theodore Long (C) Ronnie Cardello, Jon Clark, Brian Evans | |
| 00:35 | Wartburg | James Leisure makes the 1st free throw | 27-45 |
| 00:35 | Wartburg | James Leisure makes the 2nd free throw | 27-46 |
| 00:25 | Cornell | Theodore Long steals it from Dee Wold | 27-46 |
| 00:02 | Wartburg | Patrick Preston steals the ball from Theodore Long | 27-46 |
| 00:00 | Cornell | Patrick Preston misses short on a fullcourt shot | 27-46 |