| | March 8, 2002 | Yale (10-18-2) |
| | ECAC First Round Game | #9 | | Cornell (22-6-2) |
| | Ithaca |
| | Yale | 1 0 0 - 1 |
| | Cornell | 0 2 0 - 2 |
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| | Period | 1 |
| | 02:44 | Yale | Higgins (Earl) |
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| | Period | 2 |
| | 14:42 | Cor | Matt McRae (Sam Paolini, Mike Iggulden) |
| | 17:51 | Cor | sh | Doug Murray (unassisted) |
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| | Saves |
| | Cor | W | Matt Underhill | 60:00 | 21 | x | 22 |
| | Yale | L | Lombard | 59:44 | 25 | x | 27 |