| | March 9, 2002 | Yale (10-19-2) |
| | ECAC First Round Game | #9 | | Cornell (23-6-2) |
| | Ithaca |
| | Yale | 1 0 1 - 2 |
| | Cornell | 2 1 1 - 4 |
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| | Period | 1 |
| | 02:13 | Cor | Greg Hornby (Travis Bell) |
| | 05:00 | Yale | Noe (Steeves, Bauman) |
| | 18:00 | Cor | David Francis (Mike Knoepfli, Kryztoff Wieckowski) |
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| | Period | 2 |
| | 11:01 | Cor | pp | Matt McRae (Mike Knoepfli, Charlie Cook) |
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| | Period | 3 |
| | 15:26 | Cor | sh | Travis Bell (unassisted) | en |
| | 19:57 | Yale | pp | Deschenes (Earl, Rodgers) |
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| | Saves |
| | Cor | W | Matt Underhill | 60:00 | 16 | x | 18 |
| | Yale | L | Lombard | 58:59 | 20 | x | 23 |