| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Leif Kwaterski (fresh) SG - Dean Olsen (fresh) SF - Logan Lage (fresh) PF - Jeremy Cope (fresh) C - Dobromil Mihalkovic (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Harold Serafin (fresh) SG - Marvin Johnston (fresh) SF - Darren Foutch (fresh) PF - John Palmer (fresh) C - Randy Price (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Washington State | Randy Price wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:38 | Washington State | Randy Price comes up short on the turnaround from close range | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | Washington State | John Palmer tips it back up and in | 0-2 |
| 19:19 | Cornell | Logan Lage clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 0-2 |
| 19:18 | Washington State | John Palmer snags the defensive board | 0-2 |
| 19:13 | Washington State | Dean Olsen steps in front of the Harold Serafin pass in the backcourt | 0-2 |
| 18:55 | Cornell | Jeremy Cope misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 0-2 |
| 18:54 | Washington State | The rebound goes to Darren Foutch | 0-2 |
| 18:50 | Washington State | Marvin Johnston makes the fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Harold Serafin | 0-4 |
| 18:38 | Cornell | Leif Kwaterski knocks in the jumper from the left side | 2-4 |
| 18:18 | Washington State | Marvin Johnston misses the dunk | 2-4 |
| 18:16 | Washington State | John Palmer tips it but misses | 2-4 |
| 18:14 | Washington State | John Palmer tips it in | 2-6 |
| 17:59 | Cornell | Darren Foutch is called for the reach on Logan Lage - foul #1 on Darren Foutch, team foul #1 | 2-6 |
| Subs | Cornell | Travis Simcox (C) Dobromil Mihalkovic | |
| Subs | Washington State | Timothy Griffith (PG), Dennis Fore (SG), Dobieslaw Kurpinski (SF), Luis Harwood (PF), Michael Logan (C) Harold Serafin, Marvin Johnston, Darren Foutch, John Palmer, Randy Price | |
| 17:46 | Cornell | Jeremy Cope hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Leif Kwaterski | 5-6 |
| 17:29 | Washington State | The jump hook by Luis Harwood is blocked by Travis Simcox | 5-6 |
| 17:27 | Cornell | Logan Lage grabs the board | 5-6 |
| 17:13 | Cornell | Logan Lage buries a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Dean Olsen | 7-6 |
| 17:10 | Washington State | Logan Lage is called for the reach on Dennis Fore in the backcourt - foul #1 on Logan Lage, team foul #1 | 7-6 |
| Subs | Cornell | William Hawkins (PG), Daniel Reynolds (SG), George Jones (SF), Lee Conant (C) Leif Kwaterski, Dean Olsen, Logan Lage, Jeremy Cope | |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| 16:52 | Washington State | Michael Logan misses short on a shot in the lane | 7-6 |
| 16:50 | Cornell | Lee Conant snags the defensive board | 7-6 |
| 16:34 | Cornell | George Jones misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 7-6 |
| 16:33 | Cornell | Daniel Reynolds pulls down the offensive rebound | 7-6 |
| 16:19 | Cornell | Lee Conant is called for 3 seconds | 7-6 |
| Subs | Cornell | Dobromil Mihalkovic (C) Travis Simcox | |
| Subs | Washington State | Harold Serafin (PG), Marvin Johnston (SG), Darren Foutch (SF), John Palmer (PF), Randy Price (C) Timothy Griffith, Dennis Fore, Dobieslaw Kurpinski, Luis Harwood, Michael Logan | |
| 16:04 | Washington State | John Palmer knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Harold Serafin | 7-9 |
| 15:44 | Cornell | George Jones hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 7-9 |
| 15:43 | Washington State | John Palmer pulls down the rebound | 7-9 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - William Hawkins (fresh) SG - Daniel Reynolds (fairly fresh) SF - George Jones (fairly fresh) PF - Lee Conant (fairly fresh) C - Dobromil Mihalkovic (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Harold Serafin (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Marvin Johnston (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Darren Foutch (fresh) PF - John Palmer (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Randy Price (fresh) | |
| 15:18 | Washington State | Marvin Johnston is fouled on the floor by Lee Conant - foul #1 on Lee Conant, team foul #2 | 7-9 |
| Subs | Cornell | Leif Kwaterski (PG), Dean Olsen (SG), Logan Lage (SF), Jeremy Cope (PF), Walter Tenorio (C) William Hawkins, Daniel Reynolds, George Jones, Lee Conant, Dobromil Mihalkovic | |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| 15:06 | Washington State | Darren Foutch makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Harold Serafin | 7-11 |
| 14:50 | Cornell | John Palmer swats the layup by Logan Lage | 7-11 |
| 14:48 | Cornell | Logan Lage snags the offensive board | 7-11 |
| 14:33 | Cornell | Logan Lage misses badly on a floater in the paint but he's fouled by Harold Serafin - foul #1 on Harold Serafin, team foul #2 | 7-11 |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| Subs | Washington State | Timothy Griffith (PG), Dennis Fore (SG), Luis Harwood (SF), Michael Logan (C) Harold Serafin, Marvin Johnston, Darren Foutch, Randy Price | |
| 14:33 | Cornell | Logan Lage misses the 1st free throw | 7-11 |
| 14:33 | Cornell | Logan Lage makes the 2nd free throw | 8-11 |
| 14:18 | Washington State | Timothy Griffith clanks a runner from close range but he's hacked by Jeremy Cope - foul #1 on Jeremy Cope, team foul #3 | 8-11 |
| Subs | Cornell | Travis Simcox (PF) Jeremy Cope | |
| Subs | Washington State | Dobieslaw Kurpinski (SF) John Palmer | |
| 14:18 | Washington State | Timothy Griffith misses the 1st free throw | 8-11 |
| 14:18 | Washington State | Timothy Griffith misses the 2nd free throw | 8-11 |
| 14:18 | Cornell | Dean Olsen pulls down the rebound | 8-11 |
| 14:03 | Cornell | Travis Simcox is denied on a layup by Michael Logan | 8-11 |
| 14:02 | Washington State | Luis Harwood gets the rebound | 8-11 |
| 13:59 | Washington State | Timothy Griffith throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 8-11 |
| 13:45 | Cornell | Luis Harwood steals the ball from Leif Kwaterski | 8-11 |
| 13:40 | Washington State | Dennis Fore misses the fadeaway from the baseline | 8-11 |
| 13:39 | Cornell | Dean Olsen pulls down the rebound | 8-11 |
| 13:13 | Cornell | Travis Simcox clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 8-11 |
| 13:12 | Washington State | Michael Logan pulls down the rebound | 8-11 |
| 12:52 | Washington State | Leif Kwaterski is called for the reach on Timothy Griffith - foul #1 on Leif Kwaterski, team foul #4 | 8-11 |
| Subs | Cornell | William Hawkins (PG), Daniel Reynolds (SG), George Jones (SF), Lee Conant (PF), Dobromil Mihalkovic (C) Leif Kwaterski, Dean Olsen, Logan Lage, Travis Simcox, Walter Tenorio | |
| Subs | Washington State | Harold Serafin (PG), Marvin Johnston (SG), Darren Foutch (SF), John Palmer (PF), Randy Price (C) Timothy Griffith, Dennis Fore, Dobieslaw Kurpinski, Luis Harwood, Michael Logan | |
| 12:47 | Washington State | Darren Foutch misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 8-11 |
| 12:46 | Washington State | Marvin Johnston tips it home | 8-13 |
| 12:27 | Cornell | Daniel Reynolds can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 8-13 |
| 12:26 | Cornell | The offensive rebound goes to Dobromil Mihalkovic | 8-13 |
| 12:12 | Cornell | Lee Conant clanks a jumper from the right block | 8-13 |
| 12:11 | Cornell | George Jones grabs the offensive rebound | 8-13 |
| 12:01 | Cornell | Randy Price is called for the reach on Dobromil Mihalkovic - foul #1 on Randy Price, team foul #3 | 8-13 |
| Subs | Cornell | Leif Kwaterski (PG), Jeremy Cope (PF) Daniel Reynolds, Lee Conant | |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| 11:42 | Cornell | George Jones comes up short on the shot from the left side | 8-13 |
| 11:41 | Washington State | Randy Price gets the rebound | 8-13 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Leif Kwaterski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Hawkins (fresh) SF - George Jones (fresh) PF - Jeremy Cope (fresh) 3 pts. C - Dobromil Mihalkovic (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Harold Serafin (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Marvin Johnston (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Darren Foutch (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Palmer (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Randy Price (fresh) | |
| 11:26 | Washington State | Jeremy Cope steals the ball from Darren Foutch | 8-13 |
| 11:09 | Cornell | George Jones can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Darren Foutch - foul #2 on Darren Foutch, team foul #4 | 8-13 |
| Subs | Cornell | Dean Olsen (SG), Lee Conant (C) William Hawkins, Dobromil Mihalkovic | |
| Subs | Washington State | Timothy Griffith (SF), Michael Logan (C) Darren Foutch, Randy Price | |
| 11:09 | Cornell | George Jones makes the 1st free throw | 9-13 |
| 11:09 | Cornell | George Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 10-13 |
| 10:53 | Washington State | John Palmer clanks a jumper near the basket | 10-13 |
| 10:51 | Cornell | Lee Conant gets the rebound | 10-13 |
| 10:46 | Cornell | Leif Kwaterski scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Dean Olsen | 12-13 |
| 10:32 | Washington State | Marvin Johnston can't throw it down | 12-13 |
| 10:30 | Cornell | Lee Conant snags the defensive board | 12-13 |
| 10:11 | Cornell | Lee Conant connects on the jump hook from close range | 14-13 |
| 09:44 | Washington State | Timothy Griffith misses the easy open layup | 14-13 |
| 09:42 | Cornell | Lee Conant gets the rebound | 14-13 |
| 09:23 | Cornell | Jeremy Cope comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 14-13 |
| 09:21 | Washington State | The rebound goes to John Palmer | 14-13 |
| 09:10 | Washington State | Harold Serafin misses the floater from close range but he's fouled by Leif Kwaterski - foul #2 on Leif Kwaterski, team foul #5 | 14-13 |
| Subs | Cornell | William Hawkins (PG), Daniel Reynolds (SG), Logan Lage (SF), Travis Simcox (PF), Walter Tenorio (C) Leif Kwaterski, Dean Olsen, George Jones, Jeremy Cope, Lee Conant | |
| Subs | Washington State | Dennis Fore (SG), Dobieslaw Kurpinski (SF), Luis Harwood (PF), Randy Price (C) Marvin Johnston, Timothy Griffith, John Palmer, Michael Logan | |
| 09:10 | Washington State | Harold Serafin makes the 1st free throw | 14-14 |
| 09:10 | Washington State | Harold Serafin makes the 2nd free throw | 14-15 |
| 08:52 | Cornell | Travis Simcox misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 14-15 |
| 08:51 | Washington State | The rebound goes to Harold Serafin | 14-15 |
| 08:47 | Washington State | Harold Serafin is hacked by William Hawkins in the backcourt - foul #1 on William Hawkins, team foul #6 | 14-15 |
| Subs | Cornell | Dobromil Mihalkovic (C) Walter Tenorio | |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| 08:32 | Washington State | Dennis Fore double dribbles | 14-15 |
| 08:14 | Cornell | Travis Simcox drills a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Logan Lage | 16-15 |
| 08:00 | Washington State | Randy Price connects on the open shot from the left side on a nice dish by Luis Harwood | 16-17 |
| 07:42 | Cornell | William Hawkins hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 16-17 |
| 07:40 | Washington State | Randy Price gets the rebound | 16-17 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - William Hawkins (fairly fresh) SG - Daniel Reynolds (fairly fresh) SF - Logan Lage (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Travis Simcox (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Dobromil Mihalkovic (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Harold Serafin (tiring) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dennis Fore (fresh) SF - Dobieslaw Kurpinski (fresh) PF - Luis Harwood (fresh) C - Randy Price (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Washington State | Randy Price misses badly on the uncontested driving attempt from the baseline | 16-17 |
| 07:20 | Washington State | Luis Harwood tips it home | 16-19 |
| 07:05 | Cornell | Daniel Reynolds misses the 3 from the left wing | 16-19 |
| 07:04 | Washington State | Luis Harwood grabs the board | 16-19 |
| 06:53 | Washington State | Randy Price throws it down set up by Harold Serafin and he's fouled by Dobromil Mihalkovic - foul #1 on Dobromil Mihalkovic, team foul #7 | 16-21 |
| Subs | Cornell | Dean Olsen (SG), Jeremy Cope (PF), Walter Tenorio (C) Daniel Reynolds, Travis Simcox, Dobromil Mihalkovic | |
| Subs | Washington State | Marvin Johnston (SG), Timothy Griffith (SF), John Palmer (PF) Harold Serafin, Dobieslaw Kurpinski, Luis Harwood | |
| 06:53 | Washington State | Randy Price makes the free throw | 16-22 |
| 06:29 | Cornell | Dean Olsen is fouled on the floor by Randy Price - foul #2 on Randy Price, team foul #5 | 16-22 |
| Subs | Cornell | Lee Conant (PF) Jeremy Cope | |
| Subs | Washington State | Michael Logan (C) Randy Price | |
| 06:13 | Cornell | Logan Lage hits a fadeaway from close range | 18-22 |
| 06:11 | Washington State | Dennis Fore throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 18-22 |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| Subs | Washington State | Dobieslaw Kurpinski (SF) Dennis Fore | |
| 05:51 | Cornell | Walter Tenorio can't connect on a jumper near the basket but he's fouled by Dobieslaw Kurpinski - foul #1 on Dobieslaw Kurpinski, team foul #6 | 18-22 |
| 05:51 | Cornell | Walter Tenorio misses the 1st free throw | 18-22 |
| 05:51 | Cornell | Walter Tenorio misses the 2nd free throw | 18-22 |
| 05:51 | Washington State | John Palmer grabs the board | 18-22 |
| 05:32 | Washington State | Dobieslaw Kurpinski is denied on a layup by Lee Conant | 18-22 |
| 05:31 | Cornell | Dean Olsen grabs the board | 18-22 |
| 05:13 | Cornell | The pull-up jumper by William Hawkins is blocked by Michael Logan | 18-22 |
| 05:12 | Cornell | William Hawkins misses the tip | 18-22 |
| 05:11 | Washington State | John Palmer gets the rebound | 18-22 |
| 05:04 | Washington State | Marvin Johnston is fouled on the floor by Dean Olsen - foul #1 on Dean Olsen, team foul #8 | 18-22 |
| Subs | Cornell | Daniel Reynolds (PG), Jeremy Cope (PF), Dobromil Mihalkovic (C) William Hawkins, Walter Tenorio, Lee Conant | |
| Subs | Washington State | Harold Serafin (PG) Timothy Griffith | |
| 05:04 | Washington State | Marvin Johnston makes the 1st free throw | 18-23 |
| 05:04 | Washington State | Marvin Johnston makes the 2nd free throw | 18-24 |
| 04:39 | Cornell | Jeremy Cope misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 18-24 |
| 04:38 | Washington State | Dobieslaw Kurpinski pulls down the rebound | 18-24 |
| 04:33 | Washington State | Marvin Johnston lays it in | 18-26 |
| 04:16 | Cornell | Dobromil Mihalkovic misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 18-26 |
| 04:14 | Washington State | The rebound goes to Dobieslaw Kurpinski | 18-26 |
| 03:56 | Washington State | Harold Serafin hits a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Michael Logan | 18-28 |
| 03:37 | Cornell | Jeremy Cope scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Dobromil Mihalkovic | 20-28 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Daniel Reynolds (fairly fresh) SG - Dean Olsen (tiring) 2 ast. SF - Logan Lage (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeremy Cope (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Dobromil Mihalkovic (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Harold Serafin (tiring) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Marvin Johnston (tiring) 8 pts. SF - Dobieslaw Kurpinski (tiring) 2 reb. PF - John Palmer (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. C - Michael Logan (fairly fresh) 2 blk. | |
| 03:33 | Washington State | Dean Olsen picks off the pass by Dobieslaw Kurpinski in the backcourt | 20-28 |
| 03:26 | Cornell | Daniel Reynolds misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 20-28 |
| 03:24 | Cornell | Jeremy Cope tips it home | 22-28 |
| 03:10 | Washington State | Harold Serafin is hacked by Daniel Reynolds - foul #1 on Daniel Reynolds, team foul #9 | 22-28 |
| Subs | Cornell | Leif Kwaterski (PG), George Jones (SG), Travis Simcox (SF), Lee Conant (PF), Walter Tenorio (C) Daniel Reynolds, Dean Olsen, Logan Lage, Jeremy Cope, Dobromil Mihalkovic | |
| Subs | Washington State | Dennis Fore (SG), Darren Foutch (SF), Timothy Griffith (PF), Randy Price (C) Marvin Johnston, Dobieslaw Kurpinski, John Palmer, Michael Logan | |
| 03:10 | Washington State | Harold Serafin makes the 1st free throw | 22-29 |
| 03:10 | Washington State | Harold Serafin makes the 2nd free throw | 22-30 |
| 02:52 | Cornell | Leif Kwaterski clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Randy Price - foul #3 on Randy Price, team foul #7 | 22-30 |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| Subs | Washington State | Luis Harwood (PF) Randy Price | |
| 02:52 | Cornell | Leif Kwaterski makes the 1st free throw | 23-30 |
| 02:52 | Cornell | Leif Kwaterski makes the 2nd free throw | 24-30 |
| 02:30 | Washington State | Darren Foutch hits a floater in the paint and he's fouled by Travis Simcox - foul #1 on Travis Simcox, team foul #10 | 24-32 |
| 02:30 | Washington State | Darren Foutch makes the free throw | 24-33 |
| 02:16 | Cornell | Travis Simcox misses short on a runner near the basket but he's hacked by Dennis Fore - foul #1 on Dennis Fore, team foul #8 | 24-33 |
| Subs | Cornell | William Hawkins (SF), Jeremy Cope (PF) Lee Conant, Walter Tenorio | |
| Subs | Washington State | Marvin Johnston (SG) Harold Serafin | |
| 02:16 | Cornell | Travis Simcox makes the 1st free throw | 25-33 |
| 02:16 | Cornell | Travis Simcox misses the 2nd free throw | 25-33 |
| 02:16 | Washington State | Timothy Griffith grabs the defensive rebound | 25-33 |
| 01:55 | Washington State | Marvin Johnston lays it in and he's fouled by George Jones - foul #1 on George Jones, team foul #11 | 25-35 |
| Subs | Cornell | Dean Olsen (SG) George Jones | |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| 01:55 | Washington State | Marvin Johnston makes the free throw | 25-36 |
| 01:37 | Cornell | The refs have stopped play. Jeremy Cope is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his wrist. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 25-36 |
| Subs | Cornell | Dobromil Mihalkovic (C) Jeremy Cope | |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| 01:26 | Cornell | William Hawkins comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 25-36 |
| 01:25 | Cornell | Travis Simcox grabs the offensive rebound | 25-36 |
| 01:09 | Cornell | William Hawkins is hacked by Darren Foutch - foul #3 on Darren Foutch, team foul #9 | 25-36 |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| Subs | Washington State | Harold Serafin (PG), John Palmer (PF), Michael Logan (C) Marvin Johnston, Darren Foutch, Luis Harwood | |
| 01:09 | Cornell | William Hawkins makes the 1st free throw | 26-36 |
| 01:09 | Cornell | William Hawkins makes the 2nd free throw | 27-36 |
| 00:50 | Washington State | Dennis Fore is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Dennis Fore, team foul #10 | 27-36 |
| Subs | Cornell | George Jones (SG), Logan Lage (SF), Lee Conant (PF), Walter Tenorio (C) Dean Olsen, William Hawkins, Travis Simcox, Dobromil Mihalkovic | |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| 00:37 | Cornell | Walter Tenorio can't connect on a turnaround near the basket | 27-36 |
| 00:36 | Washington State | John Palmer gets the rebound | 27-36 |
| 00:25 | Washington State | George Jones steps in front of the Harold Serafin pass | 27-36 |
| 00:03 | Cornell | Leif Kwaterski is hacked by Harold Serafin - foul #2 on Harold Serafin, team foul #11 | 27-36 |
| Subs | Cornell | Dean Olsen (SG), Dobromil Mihalkovic (C) George Jones, Walter Tenorio | |
| Subs | Washington State | Marvin Johnston (SG), Dobieslaw Kurpinski (SF) Dennis Fore, Timothy Griffith | |
| 00:03 | Cornell | Leif Kwaterski makes the 1st free throw | 28-36 |
| 00:03 | Cornell | Leif Kwaterski makes the 2nd free throw | 29-36 |
| 00:00 | Washington State | Dobieslaw Kurpinski misses long on a halfcourt shot | 29-36 |