| | March 14, 1997 | RPI (19-12-4) |
| | ECAC Semifinal | Cornell (19-8-5) |
| | Lake Placid |
| | RPI | 1 2 0 - 3 |
| | Cornell | 3 1 1 - 5 |
| |
| | Period | 1 |
| | 04:39 | Cor | Chad Wilson (Doug Stienstra, Darren Tymchyshyn) |
| | 05:59 | Cor | Kyle Knopp (Ryan Moynihan) |
| | 16:22 | RPI | pp | Battaglia (Riva, Gardiner) |
| | 19:15 | Cor | Jamie Papp (Jeff Oates, Jason Dailey) |
| |
| | Period | 2 |
| | 02:18 | Cor | Jamie Papp (Ryan Moynihan, Kyle Knopp) |
| | 12:24 | RPI | pp | Battaglia (Gardiner) |
| | 18:10 | RPI | Healey (St. Hillaire, Garver) |
| |
| | Period | 3 |
| | 07:04 | Cor | pp | Ryan Smart (Jason Dailey, Jason Kendall) |
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| | Saves |
| | Cor | W | Jason Elliott | 60:00 | 36 | x | 39 |
| | RPI | L | Prekaski | 38:00 | 15 | x | 17 |
| | RPI | N | Laing | 20:00 | 9 | x | 12 |