| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Wendell Brandon (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SG - William Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Patrick Clark (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Maurice Strickland (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Dennis Smith (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - John Creagh (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dale Rowe (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Antone Godbold (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Wayne Bruns (fresh) 4 reb. C - Roger Seeman (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Xavier | Patrick Clark inbounds the ball | 26-25 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:35 | Xavier | Wendell Brandon makes the wide open 3 from the left wing set up by William Williams | 29-25 |
| 19:16 | Cornell | Antone Godbold misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 29-25 |
| 19:15 | Xavier | The rebound goes to William Williams | 29-25 |
| 19:12 | Xavier | William Williams is fouled in the backcourt by Dale Rowe - foul #3 on Dale Rowe, team foul #1 | 29-25 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Cornell | Nicholas Kwong (SG) Dale Rowe | |
| 18:45 | Xavier | William Williams misses long on an open jumper from the left side | 29-25 |
| 18:43 | Xavier | Wendell Brandon hits the follow up shot | 31-25 |
| 18:32 | Cornell | Wayne Bruns can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 31-25 |
| 18:31 | Xavier | William Williams grabs the board | 31-25 |
| 18:10 | Xavier | Wendell Brandon misses the easy layup | 31-25 |
| 18:09 | Cornell | Antone Godbold grabs the board | 31-25 |
| 17:52 | Cornell | Antone Godbold is fouled on the floor by Patrick Clark - foul #4 on Patrick Clark, team foul #1 | 31-25 |
| Subs | Xavier | Ronald Daniels (SG), Claudio Greco (C) William Williams, Dennis Smith | |
| Subs | Cornell | John Henderson (PG), Jonathan Ray (SF), Carlton Davis (PF), Orville Stevenson (C) John Creagh, Antone Godbold, Wayne Bruns, Roger Seeman | |
| 17:41 | Cornell | Carlton Davis knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing | 31-27 |
| 17:12 | Xavier | Claudio Greco is called for traveling | 31-27 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Cornell | Robert Beal (SF) Nicholas Kwong | |
| 16:48 | Cornell | John Henderson is whistled for a carry | 31-27 |
| Subs | Xavier | William Williams (SG) Ronald Daniels | |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| 16:31 | Xavier | Patrick Clark misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 31-27 |
| 16:30 | Xavier | William Williams gets the offensive rebound | 31-27 |
| 16:11 | Xavier | Jonathan Ray is called for the reach on Claudio Greco - foul #1 on Jonathan Ray, team foul #2 | 31-27 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Cornell | John Creagh (PG), Matthew Quigley (SG), Wayne Bruns (PF) John Henderson, Jonathan Ray, Orville Stevenson | |
| 15:56 | Xavier | Wendell Brandon hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 31-27 |
| 15:55 | Cornell | Wayne Bruns pulls down the rebound | 31-27 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Wendell Brandon (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 pf. SG - William Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Patrick Clark (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. PF - Maurice Strickland (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Claudio Greco (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - John Creagh (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Matthew Quigley (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Beal (fresh) PF - Wayne Bruns (fresh) 5 reb. C - Carlton Davis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:31 | Cornell | Carlton Davis blows the layup but he's fouled by William Williams - foul #1 on William Williams, team foul #2 | 31-27 |
| Subs | Xavier | Ray Newsom (C) Claudio Greco | |
| Subs | Cornell | Dale Rowe (SG), Antone Godbold (SF), Roger Seeman (C) Matthew Quigley, Robert Beal, Wayne Bruns | |
| 15:31 | Cornell | Carlton Davis misses the 1st free throw | 31-27 |
| 15:31 | Cornell | Carlton Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 31-27 |
| 15:31 | Xavier | Maurice Strickland pulls down the rebound | 31-27 |
| 15:08 | Xavier | Patrick Clark clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 31-27 |
| 15:07 | Cornell | Roger Seeman pulls down the rebound | 31-27 |
| 15:01 | Cornell | Roger Seeman can't finish the layup but the foul's on Ray Newsom - foul #1 on Ray Newsom, team foul #3 | 31-27 |
| Subs | Xavier | Ronald Daniels (SG), Dennis Smith (C) William Williams, Ray Newsom | |
| Subs | Cornell | John Henderson (PG), Nicholas Kwong (PF) John Creagh, Carlton Davis | |
| 15:01 | Cornell | Roger Seeman makes the 1st free throw | 31-28 |
| 15:01 | Cornell | Roger Seeman makes the 2nd free throw | 31-29 |
| 14:32 | Xavier | Patrick Clark hits a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Wendell Brandon and the foul's on Dale Rowe - foul #4 on Dale Rowe, team foul #3 | 33-29 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Cornell | Wayne Bruns (PF) Dale Rowe | |
| 14:32 | Xavier | Patrick Clark makes the free throw | 34-29 |
| 14:22 | Cornell | Antone Godbold misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 34-29 |
| 14:20 | Cornell | Wayne Bruns tips it in | 34-31 |
| 13:59 | Xavier | Patrick Clark misses long on an open jumpshot from the left side | 34-31 |
| 13:57 | Cornell | Wayne Bruns snags the defensive board | 34-31 |
| 13:33 | Cornell | Wayne Bruns is whistled for traveling | 34-31 |
| Subs | Xavier | William Williams (SG), Claudio Greco (C) Ronald Daniels, Dennis Smith | |
| Subs | Cornell | John Creagh (PG), Jonathan Ray (SG), Robert Beal (SF), Orville Stevenson (C) John Henderson, Nicholas Kwong, Antone Godbold, Roger Seeman | |
| 13:08 | Xavier | Wendell Brandon misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Orville Stevenson - foul #2 on Orville Stevenson, team foul #4 | 34-31 |
| 13:08 | Xavier | Wendell Brandon makes the 1st free throw | 35-31 |
| 13:08 | Xavier | Wendell Brandon misses the 2nd free throw | 35-31 |
| 13:08 | Cornell | Jonathan Ray pulls down the rebound | 35-31 |
| 12:49 | Cornell | Jonathan Ray can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 35-31 |
| 12:47 | Xavier | Maurice Strickland snags the defensive board | 35-31 |
| 12:18 | Xavier | William Williams lays it in set up by Wendell Brandon | 37-31 |
| 11:58 | Cornell | Jonathan Ray is called for traveling | 37-31 |
| Subs | Xavier | Ronald Daniels (SG) William Williams | |
| Subs | Cornell | John Henderson (PG), Nicholas Kwong (SG), Carlton Davis (PF), Roger Seeman (C) John Creagh, Robert Beal, Wayne Bruns, Orville Stevenson | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Wendell Brandon (tiring) 14 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ronald Daniels (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Patrick Clark (tiring) 8 pts. 4 pf. PF - Maurice Strickland (tiring) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Claudio Greco (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - John Henderson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nicholas Kwong (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Jonathan Ray (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Carlton Davis (fresh) 4 pts. C - Roger Seeman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:39 | Xavier | Wendell Brandon connects on the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Ronald Daniels | 39-31 |
| 11:18 | Cornell | Jonathan Ray drills a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Nicholas Kwong | 39-33 |
| 10:53 | Xavier | Patrick Clark connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 42-33 |
| 10:36 | Cornell | Roger Seeman is whistled for traveling | 42-33 |
| Subs | Xavier | William Williams (SG), Dennis Smith (C) Ronald Daniels, Claudio Greco | |
| Subs | Cornell | John Creagh (PG), Matthew Quigley (SG), Antone Godbold (SF), Orville Stevenson (C) John Henderson, Nicholas Kwong, Jonathan Ray, Roger Seeman | |
| 10:12 | Xavier | William Williams can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 42-33 |
| 10:10 | Cornell | The rebound goes to John Creagh | 42-33 |
| 09:50 | Cornell | John Creagh misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 42-33 |
| 09:48 | Xavier | Dennis Smith grabs the board | 42-33 |
| 09:46 | Xavier | Maurice Strickland throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 42-33 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Cornell | Wayne Bruns (PF) Carlton Davis | |
| 09:34 | Cornell | Orville Stevenson's pass is intercepted by William Williams | 42-33 |
| 09:34 | Xavier | Xavier calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 42-33 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Cornell | Nicholas Kwong (SG), Carlton Davis (C) Matthew Quigley, Orville Stevenson | |
| 09:21 | Xavier | William Williams misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-33 |
| 09:19 | Cornell | John Creagh pulls down the rebound | 42-33 |
| 09:00 | Cornell | John Creagh buries a floater from the left wing | 42-35 |
| 08:40 | Xavier | William Williams knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing and the foul's on Antone Godbold - foul #1 on Antone Godbold, team foul #5 | 44-35 |
| Subs | Xavier | Ronald Daniels (SG) Dennis Smith | |
| Subs | Cornell | Roger Seeman (C) Carlton Davis | |
| 08:40 | Xavier | William Williams makes the free throw | 45-35 |
| 08:21 | Cornell | Nicholas Kwong misses long on a shot from the left side | 45-35 |
| 08:20 | Cornell | Wayne Bruns grabs the offensive board | 45-35 |
| 08:13 | Cornell | Antone Godbold scores on a 3 from the right corner | 45-38 |
| 08:07 | Xavier | Ronald Daniels is fouled in the backcourt by Roger Seeman - foul #1 on Roger Seeman, team foul #6 | 45-38 |
| Subs | Xavier | Claudio Greco (C) Ronald Daniels | |
| Subs | Cornell | John Henderson (PG), Jonathan Ray (SG), Orville Stevenson (PF) John Creagh, Nicholas Kwong, Wayne Bruns | |
| 07:49 | Xavier | Wendell Brandon hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 45-38 |
| 07:48 | Cornell | Jonathan Ray snags the defensive board | 45-38 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Wendell Brandon (tired) 16 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - William Williams (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Patrick Clark (tired) 11 pts. 4 pf. PF - Maurice Strickland (tired) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Claudio Greco (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - John Henderson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jonathan Ray (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SF - Antone Godbold (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Orville Stevenson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Roger Seeman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Cornell | Roger Seeman misses long on a shot from the right side | 45-38 |
| 07:25 | Xavier | Patrick Clark grabs the board | 45-38 |
| 06:56 | Xavier | Patrick Clark makes the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Wendell Brandon | 47-38 |
| 06:45 | Cornell | Jonathan Ray can't connect on a driving attempt from the baseline | 47-38 |
| 06:44 | Xavier | Claudio Greco grabs the board | 47-38 |
| 06:42 | Xavier | Antone Godbold takes the ball from Patrick Clark in the backcourt | 47-38 |
| 06:17 | Cornell | Orville Stevenson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 47-38 |
| 06:15 | Cornell | Orville Stevenson grabs the offensive board | 47-38 |
| 05:57 | Cornell | Antone Godbold is fouled on the floor by Wendell Brandon - foul #4 on Wendell Brandon, team foul #4 | 47-38 |
| Subs | Xavier | Ronald Daniels (SG), Dennis Smith (C) William Williams, Claudio Greco | |
| Subs | Cornell | John Creagh (PG), Dale Rowe (SG), Nicholas Kwong (SF), Wayne Bruns (PF), Carlton Davis (C) John Henderson, Jonathan Ray, Antone Godbold, Orville Stevenson, Roger Seeman | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 05:41 | Cornell | Wayne Bruns hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 47-38 |
| 05:40 | Cornell | Carlton Davis snags the offensive board | 47-38 |
| 05:26 | Cornell | Nicholas Kwong can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint | 47-38 |
| 05:24 | Cornell | The offensive rebound goes to Dale Rowe | 47-38 |
| 05:16 | Cornell | Carlton Davis is fouled on the floor by Wendell Brandon - foul #5 on Wendell Brandon, team foul #5 | 47-38 |
| Subs | Xavier | Daniel Pfaff (PG) Wendell Brandon | |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| 05:02 | Cornell | Dale Rowe can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 47-38 |
| 05:01 | Xavier | Dennis Smith snags the defensive board | 47-38 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 04:34 | Xavier | Carlton Davis steps in front of the Patrick Clark pass | 47-38 |
| 04:10 | Cornell | Dennis Smith picks off the pass by John Creagh | 47-38 |
| 03:43 | Xavier | Ronald Daniels lays it in | 49-38 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Daniel Pfaff (fresh) SG - Ronald Daniels (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Patrick Clark (very tired) 13 pts. 4 pf. PF - Maurice Strickland (tired) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Dennis Smith (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - John Creagh (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dale Rowe (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. SF - Nicholas Kwong (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Wayne Bruns (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. C - Carlton Davis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 03:38 | Cornell | Dale Rowe loses the ball out of bounds | 49-38 |
| Subs | Xavier | William Williams (SG), Claudio Greco (C) Ronald Daniels, Dennis Smith | |
| Subs | Cornell | John Henderson (PG), Jonathan Ray (SG), Robert Beal (SF), Orville Stevenson (C) John Creagh, Dale Rowe, Nicholas Kwong, Carlton Davis | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:35 | Xavier | William Williams is fouled in the backcourt by Jonathan Ray - foul #2 on Jonathan Ray, team foul #7 | 49-38 |
| Subs | Xavier | Ronald Daniels (SG) Daniel Pfaff | |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| 03:35 | Xavier | William Williams makes the 1st free throw | 50-38 |
| 03:35 | Xavier | William Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 51-38 |
| 03:22 | Cornell | Patrick Clark is called for the reach on Jonathan Ray - foul #5 on Patrick Clark, team foul #6 | 51-38 |
| Subs | Xavier | Daniel Pfaff (PG), Samuel Carroll (SF) William Williams, Patrick Clark | |
| Subs | Cornell | Carlton Davis (PF) Wayne Bruns | |
| 03:09 | Cornell | Robert Beal comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 51-38 |
| 03:07 | Cornell | Orville Stevenson gets the offensive rebound | 51-38 |
| 03:00 | Cornell | Orville Stevenson hits a floater from the right wing | 51-40 |
| 02:36 | Xavier | Ronald Daniels hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 54-40 |
| 02:32 | Cornell | Robert Beal is called for traveling | 54-40 |
| 02:25 | Xavier | Ronald Daniels clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 54-40 |
| 02:23 | Cornell | Jonathan Ray grabs the board | 54-40 |
| 02:18 | Cornell | Jonathan Ray scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from John Henderson | 54-43 |
| 01:54 | Xavier | Ronald Daniels misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 54-43 |
| 01:53 | Cornell | John Henderson pulls down the rebound | 54-43 |
| 01:46 | Cornell | Robert Beal can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 54-43 |
| 01:44 | Xavier | Claudio Greco gets the rebound | 54-43 |
| 01:25 | Xavier | Ronald Daniels misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 54-43 |
| 01:24 | Cornell | Orville Stevenson grabs the board | 54-43 |
| 01:15 | Cornell | Carlton Davis scores on a driving attempt in the paint | 54-45 |
| 01:15 | Xavier | Xavier calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 54-45 |
| Subs | Xavier | William Williams (SG), Dennis Smith (C) Ronald Daniels, Claudio Greco | |
| Subs | Cornell | John Creagh (PG), Dale Rowe (SG), Antone Godbold (SF), Wayne Bruns (PF), Roger Seeman (C) John Henderson, Jonathan Ray, Robert Beal, Carlton Davis, Orville Stevenson | |
| 01:07 | Xavier | Dale Rowe steps in front of the Daniel Pfaff pass | 54-45 |
| 00:54 | Cornell | Antone Godbold is hacked by Samuel Carroll - foul #1 on Samuel Carroll, team foul #7 | 54-45 |
| 00:54 | Cornell | Antone Godbold misses the 1st free throw | 54-45 |
| 00:54 | Cornell | Wayne Bruns grabs the offensive rebound | 54-45 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:52 | Cornell | Daniel Pfaff is called for the reach on Roger Seeman - foul #1 on Daniel Pfaff, team foul #8 | 54-45 |
| 00:52 | Cornell | Roger Seeman misses the 1st free throw | 54-45 |
| 00:52 | Xavier | Dennis Smith pulls down the rebound | 54-45 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:49 | Xavier | Dennis Smith is fouled in the backcourt by John Creagh - foul #1 on John Creagh, team foul #8 | 54-45 |
| 00:49 | Xavier | Dennis Smith misses the 1st free throw | 54-45 |
| 00:49 | Cornell | Roger Seeman grabs the board | 54-45 |
| 00:41 | Cornell | Dale Rowe scores on a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by John Creagh | 54-48 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:38 | Xavier | John Creagh is called for the reach on Daniel Pfaff in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Creagh, team foul #9 | 54-48 |
| Subs | Xavier | Ronald Daniels (PG) Dennis Smith | |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| 00:38 | Xavier | Daniel Pfaff makes the 1st free throw | 55-48 |
| 00:38 | Xavier | Daniel Pfaff makes the 2nd free throw | 56-48 |
| 00:31 | Cornell | Daniel Pfaff picks off the pass by Dale Rowe | 56-48 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:30 | Xavier | Ronald Daniels is hacked by John Creagh in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Creagh, team foul #10 | 56-48 |
| 00:30 | Xavier | Ronald Daniels makes the 1st free throw | 57-48 |
| 00:30 | Xavier | Ronald Daniels makes the 2nd free throw | 58-48 |
| 00:23 | Cornell | Antone Godbold misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 58-48 |
| 00:21 | Xavier | Ronald Daniels pulls down the rebound | 58-48 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Xavier | Daniel Pfaff runs out the clock | 58-48 |