| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Robert Stewart (fresh) SG - Paul Escamilla (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Joseph Buntin (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Douglas Wiles (fresh) 5 pts. C - William Ozminkowski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Johnson State | PG - Kurt Cutler (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Howard (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Connery (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Dana Hintze (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Barnes (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cornell | Joseph Buntin inbounds the ball | 34-30 |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Johnson State | Johnson State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:44 | Cornell | Robert Stewart misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 34-30 |
| 19:42 | Johnson State | Kurt Cutler pulls down the rebound | 34-30 |
| 19:19 | Johnson State | Robert Connery comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 34-30 |
| 19:17 | Johnson State | The offensive rebound goes to John Barnes | 34-30 |
| 19:06 | Johnson State | Robert Connery connects on the fadeaway from the right wing | 34-32 |
| 18:42 | Cornell | William Ozminkowski misses short on a jumper from the baseline | 34-32 |
| 18:41 | Cornell | William Ozminkowski tips it but misses | 34-32 |
| 18:39 | Cornell | Joseph Buntin can't tip it in | 34-32 |
| 18:37 | Johnson State | Kurt Cutler snags the defensive board | 34-32 |
| 18:18 | Johnson State | John Barnes comes up short on the jumper from the left block | 34-32 |
| 18:17 | Cornell | Robert Stewart grabs the defensive rebound | 34-32 |
| 18:10 | Cornell | Joseph Buntin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-32 |
| 17:44 | Johnson State | Paul Escamilla picks off the pass by Dana Hintze | 34-32 |
| 17:21 | Cornell | Robert Stewart drills a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Paul Escamilla | 36-32 |
| 17:14 | Johnson State | John Barnes is hacked by Joseph Buntin - foul #2 on Joseph Buntin, team foul #1 | 36-32 |
| Subs | Cornell | David Epperson (SG), Waldo Beauchamp (SF), Eric Schreiner (PF) Paul Escamilla, Joseph Buntin, Douglas Wiles | |
| Subs | Johnson State | Hubert Davis (PG), Kenneth Wampler (SF), Herbert Johnson (PF) Kurt Cutler, Robert Connery, Dana Hintze | |
| 17:02 | Johnson State | Paul Howard hits a jumper from close range set up by Hubert Davis | 36-34 |
| 16:45 | Cornell | Waldo Beauchamp connects on the turnaround from close range set up by David Epperson | 38-34 |
| 16:35 | Johnson State | John Barnes misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 38-34 |
| 16:34 | Cornell | Robert Stewart grabs the board | 38-34 |
| 16:15 | Cornell | David Epperson connects on the jumper from the baseline | 40-34 |
| 15:57 | Johnson State | John Barnes connects on the jumper in the paint on a great pass from Paul Howard | 40-36 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Robert Stewart (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - David Epperson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Waldo Beauchamp (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Eric Schreiner (fresh) 2 pts. C - William Ozminkowski (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Johnson State | PG - Hubert Davis (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Howard (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Kenneth Wampler (fresh) PF - Herbert Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. C - John Barnes (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Cornell | William Ozminkowski throws it down set up by Eric Schreiner | 42-36 |
| 15:16 | Johnson State | Kenneth Wampler can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 42-36 |
| 15:14 | Johnson State | John Barnes snags the offensive board | 42-36 |
| 14:48 | Johnson State | Kenneth Wampler loses the dribble to David Epperson | 42-36 |
| 14:29 | Cornell | Eric Schreiner comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 42-36 |
| 14:28 | Johnson State | John Barnes grabs the board | 42-36 |
| 14:08 | Johnson State | Paul Howard is called for traveling | 42-36 |
| Subs | Cornell | Kenneth Brewer (PG), Paul Escamilla (SG), Joseph Buntin (SF), Douglas Wiles (PF) Robert Stewart, David Epperson, Waldo Beauchamp, Eric Schreiner | |
| Subs | Johnson State | Kurt Cutler (PG), Roland Turley (SG), Robert Connery (SF), Dana Hintze (PF), Stephen Burton (C) Hubert Davis, Paul Howard, Kenneth Wampler, Herbert Johnson, John Barnes | |
| 13:58 | Cornell | Stephen Burton steps in front of the Kenneth Brewer pass | 42-36 |
| 13:41 | Johnson State | Stephen Burton is fouled on the floor by William Ozminkowski - foul #1 on William Ozminkowski, team foul #2 | 42-36 |
| 13:32 | Johnson State | Kurt Cutler misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 42-36 |
| 13:30 | Cornell | Paul Escamilla grabs the board | 42-36 |
| 13:24 | Cornell | Robert Connery is called for the reach on Joseph Buntin - foul #2 on Robert Connery, team foul #1 | 42-36 |
| 13:11 | Cornell | Douglas Wiles hits a shot from close range set up by Paul Escamilla | 44-36 |
| 12:45 | Johnson State | Stephen Burton misses the runner near the basket | 44-36 |
| 12:43 | Cornell | Paul Escamilla pulls down the rebound | 44-36 |
| 12:38 | Cornell | Kenneth Brewer hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Paul Escamilla | 46-36 |
| 12:19 | Johnson State | Roland Turley is fouled on the floor by Joseph Buntin - foul #3 on Joseph Buntin, team foul #3 | 46-36 |
| Subs | Cornell | David Epperson (PG), Eric Schreiner (C) Kenneth Brewer, William Ozminkowski | |
| Subs | Johnson State | Hubert Davis (SG), Herbert Johnson (C) Roland Turley, Stephen Burton | |
| 12:03 | Johnson State | Dana Hintze is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Dana Hintze, team foul #2 | 46-36 |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| Subs | Johnson State | John Barnes (C) Herbert Johnson | |
| 11:48 | Cornell | Douglas Wiles blows the layup | 46-36 |
| 11:47 | Johnson State | The rebound goes to John Barnes | 46-36 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - David Epperson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Paul Escamilla (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SF - Joseph Buntin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Douglas Wiles (fresh) 7 pts. C - Eric Schreiner (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Johnson State | PG - Kurt Cutler (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Hubert Davis (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Connery (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Dana Hintze (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Barnes (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:43 | Johnson State | Hubert Davis misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 46-36 |
| 11:42 | Cornell | Eric Schreiner grabs the board | 46-36 |
| 11:23 | Cornell | Eric Schreiner can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 46-36 |
| 11:21 | Cornell | Paul Escamilla pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-36 |
| 10:58 | Cornell | Dana Hintze steps in front of the Douglas Wiles pass | 46-36 |
| 10:41 | Johnson State | Hubert Davis misses long on a floater from the left side | 46-36 |
| 10:40 | Cornell | Eric Schreiner snags the defensive board | 46-36 |
| 10:24 | Cornell | Eric Schreiner is hacked by John Barnes - foul #1 on John Barnes, team foul #3 | 46-36 |
| Subs | Cornell | Robert Stewart (PG), Waldo Beauchamp (SF), David Brown (PF) Paul Escamilla, Joseph Buntin, Douglas Wiles | |
| Subs | Johnson State | Roland Turley (PG), Paul Howard (SG), Kenneth Wampler (SF), Herbert Johnson (PF) Kurt Cutler, Hubert Davis, Robert Connery, Dana Hintze | |
| 10:08 | Cornell | Eric Schreiner lays it in | 48-36 |
| 09:50 | Johnson State | John Barnes lays it up and in | 48-38 |
| 09:34 | Cornell | Eric Schreiner is hacked by Paul Howard - foul #2 on Paul Howard, team foul #4 | 48-38 |
| Subs | Cornell | Kenneth Brewer (SG), Gerald Blevins (SF) David Epperson, Eric Schreiner | |
| Subs | Johnson State | Stephen Burton (C) John Barnes | |
| 09:11 | Cornell | Waldo Beauchamp lays it in | 50-38 |
| 08:47 | Johnson State | Paul Howard comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 50-38 |
| 08:45 | Cornell | Waldo Beauchamp snags the defensive board | 50-38 |
| 08:31 | Cornell | Kenneth Brewer clanks a runner near the basket | 50-38 |
| 08:29 | Cornell | Waldo Beauchamp gets the offensive rebound | 50-38 |
| 08:15 | Cornell | David Brown scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Kenneth Brewer | 52-38 |
| 07:56 | Johnson State | Herbert Johnson connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Roland Turley | 52-41 |
| 07:41 | Cornell | Waldo Beauchamp comes up short on the floater from the left block | 52-41 |
| 07:40 | Cornell | Waldo Beauchamp grabs the offensive board | 52-41 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Robert Stewart (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Kenneth Brewer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gerald Blevins (fresh) PF - David Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Waldo Beauchamp (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Johnson State | PG - Roland Turley (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Paul Howard (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Kenneth Wampler (fresh) PF - Herbert Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. C - Stephen Burton (fresh) | |
| 07:23 | Cornell | Waldo Beauchamp hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 52-41 |
| 07:22 | Johnson State | Roland Turley pulls down the rebound | 52-41 |
| 07:11 | Johnson State | Kenneth Wampler buries a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Paul Howard | 52-44 |
| 06:52 | Cornell | Kenneth Wampler is called for the reach on Waldo Beauchamp - foul #2 on Kenneth Wampler, team foul #5 | 52-44 |
| Subs | Cornell | David Epperson (PG), Paul Escamilla (SG), Joseph Buntin (SF), Douglas Wiles (PF), William Ozminkowski (C) Robert Stewart, Kenneth Brewer, Gerald Blevins, David Brown, Waldo Beauchamp | |
| Subs | Johnson State | Kurt Cutler (PG), Hubert Davis (SG), Robert Connery (SF), Dana Hintze (PF), John Barnes (C) Roland Turley, Paul Howard, Kenneth Wampler, Herbert Johnson, Stephen Burton | |
| 06:40 | Cornell | William Ozminkowski is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on William Ozminkowski, team foul #4 | 52-44 |
| 06:17 | Johnson State | Robert Connery misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 52-44 |
| 06:15 | Cornell | Douglas Wiles snags the defensive board | 52-44 |
| 05:50 | Cornell | David Epperson makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 54-44 |
| 05:32 | Johnson State | Robert Connery loses the ball out of bounds | 54-44 |
| Subs | Cornell | Robert Stewart (PG) David Epperson | |
| Subs | Johnson State | Paul Howard (SG) Hubert Davis | |
| 05:11 | Cornell | Paul Escamilla connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Robert Stewart | 57-44 |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Johnson State | Johnson State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:58 | Johnson State | Robert Connery knocks in the shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Kurt Cutler | 57-46 |
| 04:47 | Cornell | Paul Escamilla misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Kurt Cutler - foul #2 on Kurt Cutler, team foul #6 | 57-46 |
| Subs | Cornell | Gerald Blevins (SF) Joseph Buntin | |
| Subs | Johnson State | | |
| 04:47 | Cornell | Paul Escamilla makes the 1st free throw | 58-46 |
| 04:47 | Cornell | Paul Escamilla misses the 2nd free throw | 58-46 |
| 04:47 | Johnson State | Dana Hintze snags the defensive board | 58-46 |
| 04:39 | Johnson State | Paul Howard misses badly on a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Paul Escamilla - foul #1 on Paul Escamilla, team foul #5 | 58-46 |
| Subs | Cornell | Waldo Beauchamp (SF) Gerald Blevins | |
| Subs | Johnson State | Herbert Johnson (PF) Dana Hintze | |
| 04:39 | Johnson State | Paul Howard misses the 1st free throw | 58-46 |
| 04:39 | Johnson State | Paul Howard misses the 2nd free throw | 58-46 |
| 04:39 | Cornell | William Ozminkowski snags the defensive board | 58-46 |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Johnson State | Johnson State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:12 | Cornell | Paul Escamilla misses the jumpshot from the left side | 58-46 |
| 04:10 | Johnson State | John Barnes snags the defensive board | 58-46 |
| 03:54 | Johnson State | Kurt Cutler misses the lay-in | 58-46 |
| 03:53 | Cornell | William Ozminkowski grabs the defensive rebound | 58-46 |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Johnson State | Johnson State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:24 | Cornell | William Ozminkowski hits a shot in the lane and he's fouled by John Barnes - foul #2 on John Barnes, team foul #7 | 60-46 |
| Subs | Cornell | David Epperson (PG), Kenneth Brewer (SG), Eric Schreiner (PF) Robert Stewart, Paul Escamilla, Douglas Wiles | |
| Subs | Johnson State | Hubert Davis (PG), Roland Turley (SG), Kenneth Wampler (SF), Stephen Burton (C) Kurt Cutler, Paul Howard, Robert Connery, John Barnes | |
| 03:24 | Cornell | William Ozminkowski makes the free throw | 61-46 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - David Epperson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Kenneth Brewer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Waldo Beauchamp (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Eric Schreiner (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - William Ozminkowski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Johnson State | PG - Hubert Davis (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Roland Turley (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Kenneth Wampler (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Herbert Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. C - Stephen Burton (fresh) | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Johnson State | Johnson State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:58 | Johnson State | Hubert Davis is fouled on the floor by Eric Schreiner - foul #2 on Eric Schreiner, team foul #6 | 61-46 |
| Subs | Cornell | Gerald Blevins (SF), David Brown (PF) Waldo Beauchamp, William Ozminkowski | |
| Subs | Johnson State | | |
| 02:48 | Johnson State | Herbert Johnson knocks in the floater near the basket on a nice dish by Hubert Davis | 61-48 |
| 02:31 | Cornell | Kenneth Wampler steals the ball from David Epperson | 61-48 |
| 02:17 | Johnson State | Roland Turley hits a 3 from the left wing | 61-51 |
| 01:57 | Cornell | David Brown's pass is intercepted by Roland Turley | 61-51 |
| 01:53 | Johnson State | Roland Turley misses the lay-in | 61-51 |
| 01:52 | Cornell | David Brown gets the rebound | 61-51 |
| 01:34 | Cornell | Gerald Blevins can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Kenneth Wampler - foul #3 on Kenneth Wampler, team foul #8 | 61-51 |
| Subs | Cornell | Waldo Beauchamp (C) David Brown | |
| Subs | Johnson State | | |
| 01:34 | Cornell | Gerald Blevins makes the 1st free throw | 62-51 |
| 01:34 | Cornell | Gerald Blevins makes the 2nd free throw | 63-51 |
| 01:19 | Johnson State | Stephen Burton connects on the jumper from close range on a nice dish by Roland Turley | 63-53 |
| 01:01 | Cornell | Kenneth Brewer is hacked by Hubert Davis - foul #1 on Hubert Davis, team foul #9 | 63-53 |
| Subs | Cornell | David Brown (PF) Gerald Blevins | |
| Subs | Johnson State | | |
| 01:01 | Cornell | Kenneth Brewer makes the 1st free throw | 64-53 |
| 01:01 | Cornell | Kenneth Brewer makes the 2nd free throw | 65-53 |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Johnson State | Johnson State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:55 | Johnson State | Roland Turley scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Kenneth Wampler and he's fouled by David Epperson - foul #2 on David Epperson, team foul #7 | 65-55 |
| 00:55 | Johnson State | Roland Turley makes the free throw | 65-56 |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Johnson State | Johnson State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:52 | Cornell | Kenneth Brewer is hacked by Hubert Davis in the backcourt - foul #2 on Hubert Davis, team foul #10 | 65-56 |
| Subs | Cornell | Paul Escamilla (SG), Douglas Wiles (PF) Waldo Beauchamp, Eric Schreiner | |
| Subs | Johnson State | Kurt Cutler (PG), Paul Howard (SG), Robert Connery (SF), Dana Hintze (PF), John Barnes (C) Roland Turley, Hubert Davis, Kenneth Wampler, Herbert Johnson, Stephen Burton | |
| 00:52 | Cornell | Kenneth Brewer makes the 1st free throw | 66-56 |
| 00:52 | Cornell | Kenneth Brewer makes the 2nd free throw | 67-56 |
| 00:48 | Johnson State | Kurt Cutler buries a jumpshot from the free throw line | 67-58 |
| 00:48 | Cornell | Cornell calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-58 |
| Subs | Cornell | Robert Stewart (PG) Kenneth Brewer | |
| Subs | Johnson State | | |
| 00:45 | Cornell | Robert Stewart is fouled in the backcourt by Kurt Cutler - foul #3 on Kurt Cutler, team foul #11 | 67-58 |
| 00:45 | Cornell | Robert Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 68-58 |
| 00:45 | Cornell | Robert Stewart makes the 2nd free throw | 69-58 |
| 00:40 | Johnson State | Douglas Wiles is called for the reach on Robert Connery - foul #3 on Douglas Wiles, team foul #8 | 69-58 |
| Subs | Cornell | Kenneth Brewer (SG), Waldo Beauchamp (SF), Eric Schreiner (C) Robert Stewart, Paul Escamilla, Douglas Wiles | |
| Subs | Johnson State | Hubert Davis (PG), Roland Turley (SG), Herbert Johnson (PF), Stephen Burton (C) Kurt Cutler, Paul Howard, Dana Hintze, John Barnes | |
| 00:40 | Johnson State | Robert Connery makes the 1st free throw | 69-59 |
| 00:40 | Johnson State | Robert Connery makes the 2nd free throw | 69-60 |
| 00:37 | Cornell | Hubert Davis is called for the reach on David Epperson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Hubert Davis, team foul #12 | 69-60 |
| Subs | Cornell | Robert Stewart (PG), Paul Escamilla (SG), Douglas Wiles (PF) Kenneth Brewer, Waldo Beauchamp, Eric Schreiner | |
| Subs | Johnson State | Kurt Cutler (PG), Paul Howard (SG), Dana Hintze (PF), John Barnes (C) Hubert Davis, Roland Turley, Herbert Johnson, Stephen Burton | |
| 00:37 | Cornell | David Epperson makes the 1st free throw | 70-60 |
| 00:37 | Cornell | David Epperson makes the 2nd free throw | 71-60 |
| 00:32 | Johnson State | John Barnes drills a driving attempt from the baseline set up by Kurt Cutler | 71-62 |
| 00:31 | Cornell | Robert Stewart is hacked by Kurt Cutler in the backcourt - foul #4 on Kurt Cutler, team foul #13 | 71-62 |
| 00:31 | Cornell | Robert Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 72-62 |
| 00:31 | Cornell | Robert Stewart makes the 2nd free throw | 73-62 |
| 00:25 | Johnson State | Dana Hintze buries a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Kurt Cutler | 73-65 |
| 00:25 | Cornell | Cornell calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 73-65 |
| 00:23 | Cornell | Robert Stewart is hacked by Kurt Cutler in the backcourt - foul #5 on Kurt Cutler, team foul #14 | 73-65 |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| Subs | Johnson State | Hubert Davis (PG) Kurt Cutler | |
| 00:23 | Cornell | Robert Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 74-65 |
| 00:23 | Cornell | Robert Stewart misses the 2nd free throw | 74-65 |
| 00:23 | Johnson State | John Barnes gets the rebound | 74-65 |
| 00:17 | Johnson State | Robert Connery misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 74-65 |
| 00:16 | Cornell | The rebound goes to Robert Stewart | 74-65 |
| 00:15 | Cornell | Robert Stewart is fouled in the backcourt by Paul Howard - foul #3 on Paul Howard, team foul #15 | 74-65 |
| 00:15 | Cornell | Robert Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 75-65 |
| 00:15 | Cornell | Robert Stewart misses the 2nd free throw | 75-65 |
| 00:15 | Johnson State | The rebound goes to John Barnes | 75-65 |
| 00:10 | Johnson State | John Barnes misses the dunk attempt | 75-65 |
| 00:09 | Cornell | Paul Escamilla gets the rebound | 75-65 |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Johnson State | Johnson State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Cornell | Robert Stewart runs out the clock | 75-65 |