| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Derek Gayton (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Giles (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Paul Apodaca (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Wayne Darby (fresh) C - Stephen Dudley (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Stanford Stilwell (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kenneth Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Tony Downing (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Raymond Santo (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Dwight Rector (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Columbia | Paul Apodaca inbounds the ball | 39-42 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:45 | Columbia | Derek Gayton misses badly on a turnaround in the paint | 39-42 |
| 19:44 | Columbia | Wayne Darby grabs the offensive rebound | 39-42 |
| 19:34 | Columbia | Wayne Darby clanks a 3 from straight away | 39-42 |
| 19:33 | Columbia | Derek Gayton snags the offensive board | 39-42 |
| 19:17 | Columbia | Paul Apodaca's pass is intercepted by Stanford Stilwell | 39-42 |
| 19:13 | Yale | Stanford Stilwell misses the easy layup | 39-42 |
| 19:12 | Columbia | Stephen Dudley snags the defensive board | 39-42 |
| 19:07 | Columbia | Mark Giles connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Derek Gayton | 42-42 |
| 18:54 | Yale | Stanford Stilwell is fouled on the floor by Wayne Darby - foul #3 on Wayne Darby, team foul #1 | 42-42 |
| Subs | Columbia | Timothy Jasper (C) Wayne Darby | |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| 18:35 | Yale | Stanford Stilwell hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Dwight Rector | 42-44 |
| 18:20 | Columbia | Stephen Dudley hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Raymond Santo - foul #1 on Raymond Santo, team foul #1 | 42-44 |
| 18:20 | Columbia | Stephen Dudley misses the 1st free throw | 42-44 |
| 18:20 | Columbia | Stephen Dudley misses the 2nd free throw | 42-44 |
| 18:20 | Yale | Dwight Rector snags the defensive board | 42-44 |
| 17:55 | Yale | Stanford Stilwell misses long on a runner from close range | 42-44 |
| 17:54 | Columbia | Timothy Jasper grabs the defensive rebound | 42-44 |
| 17:49 | Columbia | Mark Giles hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side but the foul's on Stanford Stilwell - foul #2 on Stanford Stilwell, team foul #2 | 42-44 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Yale | Reginald Dodge (C) Dwight Rector | |
| 17:49 | Columbia | Mark Giles makes the 1st free throw | 43-44 |
| 17:49 | Columbia | Mark Giles makes the 2nd free throw | 44-44 |
| 17:32 | Yale | Timothy Jasper steps in front of the Tony Downing pass | 44-44 |
| 17:18 | Columbia | Paul Apodaca hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline | 44-44 |
| 17:17 | Yale | Kenneth Brown snags the defensive board | 44-44 |
| 16:57 | Yale | Tony Downing can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 44-44 |
| 16:55 | Columbia | Stephen Dudley pulls down the rebound | 44-44 |
| 16:42 | Columbia | Stephen Dudley double dribbles | 44-44 |
| Subs | Columbia | Gary Jacobus (PG), Carl Chrisman (SG), Charles Furman (SF), Irvin Pittman (C) Derek Gayton, Mark Giles, Paul Apodaca, Timothy Jasper | |
| Subs | Yale | Gerald Peters (SG), Joe McGee (PF), Dwight Rector (C) Kenneth Brown, Tony Downing, Raymond Santo | |
| 16:22 | Yale | Stanford Stilwell misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 44-44 |
| 16:20 | Yale | Dwight Rector gets the offensive rebound | 44-44 |
| 16:03 | Yale | Gerald Peters is hacked by Gary Jacobus - foul #1 on Gary Jacobus, team foul #2 | 44-44 |
| Subs | Columbia | Paul Apodaca (SF) Stephen Dudley | |
| Subs | Yale | Kevin Michael (SG) Stanford Stilwell | |
| 15:45 | Yale | Kevin Michael makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 44-47 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Gary Jacobus (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Carl Chrisman (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Paul Apodaca (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Charles Furman (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Irvin Pittman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Gerald Peters (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Kevin Michael (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Reginald Dodge (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joe McGee (fresh) C - Dwight Rector (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:29 | Columbia | Irvin Pittman misses the 3 from straight away | 44-47 |
| 15:27 | Yale | Joe McGee grabs the defensive rebound | 44-47 |
| 15:23 | Yale | Gerald Peters clanks a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Gary Jacobus - foul #2 on Gary Jacobus, team foul #3 | 44-47 |
| Subs | Columbia | Derek Gayton (PG), Albert Clark (SG), Wayne Darby (PF), John Haney (C) Gary Jacobus, Carl Chrisman, Paul Apodaca, Irvin Pittman | |
| Subs | Yale | Tony Downing (SF), Michael Reed (PF), Richard Manuel (C) Reginald Dodge, Joe McGee, Dwight Rector | |
| 15:23 | Yale | Gerald Peters misses the 1st free throw | 44-47 |
| 15:23 | Yale | Gerald Peters misses the 2nd free throw | 44-47 |
| 15:23 | Columbia | Wayne Darby grabs the defensive rebound | 44-47 |
| 14:56 | Columbia | John Haney hits a turnaround from close range | 46-47 |
| 14:32 | Yale | Derek Gayton steps in front of the Richard Manuel pass | 46-47 |
| 14:29 | Columbia | Albert Clark can't finish the layup | 46-47 |
| 14:27 | Columbia | Charles Furman grabs the offensive board | 46-47 |
| 14:14 | Columbia | Albert Clark hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Gerald Peters - foul #1 on Gerald Peters, team foul #3 | 46-47 |
| Subs | Columbia | Mark Giles (SG), Paul Apodaca (SF) Derek Gayton, Charles Furman | |
| Subs | Yale | Stanford Stilwell (PG), Kenneth Brown (SG), Raymond Santo (PF) Gerald Peters, Kevin Michael, Richard Manuel | |
| 14:14 | Columbia | Albert Clark makes the 1st free throw | 47-47 |
| 14:14 | Columbia | Albert Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 48-47 |
| 13:56 | Yale | Stanford Stilwell comes up short on the floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Albert Clark - foul #4 on Albert Clark, team foul #4 | 48-47 |
| Subs | Columbia | Gary Jacobus (PG) Albert Clark | |
| Subs | Yale | Dwight Rector (C) Michael Reed | |
| 13:56 | Yale | Stanford Stilwell makes the 1st free throw | 48-48 |
| 13:56 | Yale | Stanford Stilwell makes the 2nd free throw | 48-49 |
| 13:49 | Columbia | Paul Apodaca misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 48-49 |
| 13:47 | Yale | Stanford Stilwell grabs the defensive rebound | 48-49 |
| 13:41 | Yale | Raymond Santo loses the dribble to Mark Giles | 48-49 |
| 13:38 | Columbia | Mark Giles misses the lay-in | 48-49 |
| 13:37 | Columbia | Gary Jacobus snags the offensive board | 48-49 |
| 13:17 | Columbia | Raymond Santo steps in front of the Paul Apodaca pass | 48-49 |
| 13:05 | Yale | Stanford Stilwell is hacked by Gary Jacobus - foul #3 on Gary Jacobus, team foul #5 | 48-49 |
| Subs | Columbia | Derek Gayton (PG) Gary Jacobus | |
| Subs | Yale | Michael Reed (SF) Tony Downing | |
| 12:57 | Yale | Stanford Stilwell lays it up and in set up by Raymond Santo | 48-51 |
| 12:52 | Columbia | Derek Gayton knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 51-51 |
| 12:30 | Yale | Michael Reed's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-51 |
| Subs | Columbia | Charles Furman (SF), Stephen Dudley (PF), Timothy Jasper (C) Paul Apodaca, Wayne Darby, John Haney | |
| Subs | Yale | Reginald Dodge (C) Dwight Rector | |
| 12:08 | Columbia | Stephen Dudley misses the floater from the left wing | 51-51 |
| 12:06 | Yale | Michael Reed pulls down the rebound | 51-51 |
| 11:58 | Yale | Michael Reed connects on the fadeaway in the lane | 51-53 |
| 11:54 | Columbia | Stephen Dudley is fouled on the floor by Raymond Santo - foul #2 on Raymond Santo, team foul #4 | 51-53 |
| Subs | Columbia | Carl Chrisman (SG) Mark Giles | |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| 11:46 | Columbia | Carl Chrisman hits a 3pt shot from the left corner | 54-53 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Derek Gayton (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Carl Chrisman (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Charles Furman (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Stephen Dudley (fresh) 4 reb. C - Timothy Jasper (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Stanford Stilwell (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kenneth Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Reed (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. PF - Raymond Santo (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Reginald Dodge (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:22 | Yale | Michael Reed misses badly on a turnaround near the basket | 54-53 |
| 11:20 | Yale | Reginald Dodge pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-53 |
| 11:06 | Yale | Timothy Jasper is called for the reach on Reginald Dodge - foul #2 on Timothy Jasper, team foul #6 | 54-53 |
| Subs | Columbia | Paul Apodaca (SF), John Haney (C) Charles Furman, Timothy Jasper | |
| Subs | Yale | Gerald Peters (SG), Tony Downing (SF), Dwight Rector (C) Kenneth Brown, Raymond Santo, Reginald Dodge | |
| 10:52 | Yale | Michael Reed buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Stanford Stilwell | 54-56 |
| 10:35 | Columbia | Derek Gayton hits a fadeaway from the right side set up by Carl Chrisman | 56-56 |
| 10:20 | Yale | Stanford Stilwell lays it up and in set up by Gerald Peters | 56-58 |
| 09:53 | Columbia | Carl Chrisman is called for a backcourt violation | 56-58 |
| Subs | Columbia | Gary Jacobus (PG), Mark Giles (SG), Wayne Darby (PF) Derek Gayton, Carl Chrisman, Stephen Dudley | |
| Subs | Yale | Kevin Michael (SG), Reginald Dodge (PF) Stanford Stilwell, Michael Reed | |
| 09:40 | Yale | Gerald Peters knocks in the runner from close range set up by Dwight Rector and the foul's on Gary Jacobus - foul #4 on Gary Jacobus, team foul #7 | 56-60 |
| Subs | Columbia | Derek Gayton (PG) Gary Jacobus | |
| Subs | Yale | Kenneth Brown (SG), Raymond Santo (PF) Kevin Michael, Reginald Dodge | |
| 09:40 | Yale | Gerald Peters makes the free throw | 56-61 |
| 09:22 | Columbia | Wayne Darby misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 56-61 |
| 09:21 | Yale | The rebound goes to Dwight Rector | 56-61 |
| 09:04 | Yale | Raymond Santo can't finish the layup | 56-61 |
| 09:02 | Yale | Tony Downing tips it back up and in | 56-63 |
| 08:42 | Columbia | Mark Giles knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Derek Gayton | 59-63 |
| 08:29 | Yale | Kenneth Brown drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Raymond Santo | 59-66 |
| 08:10 | Columbia | Wayne Darby is hacked by Raymond Santo - foul #3 on Raymond Santo, team foul #5 | 59-66 |
| Subs | Columbia | Carl Chrisman (PG), Charles Furman (SF), Stephen Dudley (C) Derek Gayton, Paul Apodaca, John Haney | |
| Subs | Yale | Stanford Stilwell (PG), Kevin Michael (SG), Michael Reed (SF), Reginald Dodge (PF), Richard Manuel (C) Gerald Peters, Kenneth Brown, Tony Downing, Raymond Santo, Dwight Rector | |
| 08:00 | Columbia | Reginald Dodge denies the turnaround by Wayne Darby | 59-66 |
| 07:58 | Columbia | Wayne Darby can't tip it in | 59-66 |
| 07:57 | Yale | Richard Manuel snags the defensive board | 59-66 |
| 07:53 | Yale | Michael Reed misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 59-66 |
| 07:52 | Yale | Reginald Dodge tips it but misses | 59-66 |
| 07:51 | Yale | Richard Manuel grabs the offensive board | 59-66 |
| 07:39 | Yale | Reginald Dodge misses the lay-in but the foul's on Wayne Darby - foul #4 on Wayne Darby, team foul #8 | 59-66 |
| Subs | Columbia | Albert Clark (PG) Mark Giles | |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| 07:39 | Yale | Reginald Dodge makes the 1st free throw | 59-67 |
| 07:39 | Yale | Reginald Dodge makes the 2nd free throw | 59-68 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Albert Clark (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Carl Chrisman (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Charles Furman (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Wayne Darby (fresh) 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Stephen Dudley (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Stanford Stilwell (fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kevin Michael (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Reginald Dodge (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael Reed (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Richard Manuel (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:20 | Columbia | Stephen Dudley scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Charles Furman | 61-68 |
| 06:59 | Yale | Stephen Dudley picks off the pass by Kevin Michael | 61-68 |
| 06:36 | Columbia | Richard Manuel denies the turnaround by Charles Furman | 61-68 |
| 06:34 | Columbia | Stephen Dudley snags the offensive board | 61-68 |
| 06:23 | Columbia | Stephen Dudley makes the jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Albert Clark and the foul's on Richard Manuel - foul #1 on Richard Manuel, team foul #6 | 63-68 |
| Subs | Columbia | Derek Gayton (PG), Mark Giles (SG), Paul Apodaca (SF), John Haney (C) Albert Clark, Carl Chrisman, Charles Furman, Wayne Darby | |
| Subs | Yale | Kenneth Brown (SG), Tony Downing (SF), Raymond Santo (PF) Kevin Michael, Reginald Dodge, Richard Manuel | |
| 06:23 | Columbia | Stephen Dudley makes the free throw | 64-68 |
| 06:09 | Yale | Tony Downing makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Kenneth Brown | 64-71 |
| 05:59 | Columbia | Stephen Dudley hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 64-71 |
| 05:58 | Yale | Tony Downing grabs the board | 64-71 |
| 05:53 | Yale | Kenneth Brown buries a 3 from the left wing set up by Stanford Stilwell | 64-74 |
| 05:34 | Columbia | Michael Reed is called for the reach on John Haney - foul #4 on Michael Reed, team foul #7 | 64-74 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Yale | Dwight Rector (C) Michael Reed | |
| 05:34 | Columbia | John Haney misses the 1st free throw | 64-74 |
| 05:34 | Yale | Dwight Rector gets the rebound | 64-74 |
| 05:25 | Yale | Raymond Santo's pass is intercepted by Mark Giles | 64-74 |
| 05:11 | Columbia | John Haney clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 64-74 |
| 05:09 | Columbia | John Haney grabs the offensive board | 64-74 |
| 05:03 | Columbia | Mark Giles can't connect on a jumper from the left block | 64-74 |
| 05:02 | Yale | Kenneth Brown snags the defensive board | 64-74 |
| 04:47 | Yale | Kenneth Brown hits a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Tony Downing | 64-76 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 04:36 | Columbia | John Haney connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Derek Gayton | 67-76 |
| 04:29 | Yale | Dwight Rector misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 67-76 |
| 04:28 | Yale | The offensive rebound goes to Tony Downing | 67-76 |
| 04:16 | Yale | Raymond Santo misses the lay-in but the foul's on Stephen Dudley - foul #1 on Stephen Dudley, team foul #9 | 67-76 |
| Subs | Columbia | Albert Clark (PG), Carl Chrisman (SG), Charles Furman (SF), Wayne Darby (PF), Timothy Jasper (C) Derek Gayton, Mark Giles, Paul Apodaca, Stephen Dudley, John Haney | |
| Subs | Yale | Gerald Peters (PG) Stanford Stilwell | |
| 04:16 | Yale | Raymond Santo makes the 1st free throw | 67-77 |
| 04:16 | Yale | Raymond Santo makes the 2nd free throw | 67-78 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 04:00 | Columbia | Albert Clark hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Wayne Darby | 70-78 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 03:43 | Yale | Kenneth Brown hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by Wayne Darby - foul #5 on Wayne Darby, team foul #10 | 70-78 |
| Subs | Columbia | Gary Jacobus (PG) Wayne Darby | |
| Subs | Yale | Michael Reed (SF), Reginald Dodge (PF), Richard Manuel (C) Tony Downing, Raymond Santo, Dwight Rector | |
| 03:43 | Yale | Kenneth Brown makes the 1st free throw | 70-79 |
| 03:43 | Yale | Kenneth Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 70-79 |
| 03:43 | Columbia | Charles Furman pulls down the rebound | 70-79 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:31 | Columbia | Gary Jacobus's pass is intercepted by Kenneth Brown | 70-79 |
| 03:28 | Yale | Gerald Peters hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Kenneth Brown | 70-81 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Gary Jacobus (fresh) 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Albert Clark (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Carl Chrisman (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Charles Furman (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Timothy Jasper (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Gerald Peters (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Brown (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Reed (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. PF - Reginald Dodge (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Manuel (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:12 | Columbia | The short jumper by Charles Furman is denied by Reginald Dodge | 70-81 |
| 03:10 | Yale | Richard Manuel grabs the defensive rebound | 70-81 |
| 02:52 | Yale | Gerald Peters drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Richard Manuel | 70-83 |
| 02:52 | Columbia | Columbia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-83 |
| Subs | Columbia | Derek Gayton (PG), Mark Giles (SG), Paul Apodaca (SF), Stephen Dudley (PF), John Haney (C) Gary Jacobus, Albert Clark, Carl Chrisman, Charles Furman, Timothy Jasper | |
| Subs | Yale | Stanford Stilwell (PG), Tony Downing (SF), Raymond Santo (PF), Dwight Rector (C) Gerald Peters, Michael Reed, Reginald Dodge, Richard Manuel | |
| 02:29 | Columbia | John Haney clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 70-83 |
| 02:27 | Yale | The rebound goes to Tony Downing | 70-83 |
| 02:03 | Yale | Kenneth Brown hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 70-83 |
| 02:02 | Columbia | Mark Giles grabs the defensive rebound | 70-83 |
| 01:55 | Columbia | Mark Giles clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 70-83 |
| 01:53 | Yale | Raymond Santo grabs the defensive rebound | 70-83 |
| 01:31 | Yale | Stanford Stilwell misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 70-83 |
| 01:29 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Stephen Dudley | 70-83 |
| 01:11 | Columbia | Derek Gayton drills a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Mark Giles | 72-83 |
| 00:52 | Yale | Tony Downing's pass is intercepted by John Haney | 72-83 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:46 | Columbia | Mark Giles buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Paul Apodaca | 75-83 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:45 | Yale | Mark Giles is called for the reach on Tony Downing in the backcourt - foul #1 on Mark Giles, team foul #11 | 75-83 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Yale | Joe McGee (PF) Raymond Santo | |
| 00:45 | Yale | Tony Downing makes the 1st free throw | 75-84 |
| 00:45 | Yale | Tony Downing makes the 2nd free throw | 75-85 |
| 00:40 | Columbia | Paul Apodaca is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Brown - foul #3 on Kenneth Brown, team foul #8 | 75-85 |
| Subs | Columbia | Albert Clark (PG), Carl Chrisman (SG), Timothy Jasper (C) Derek Gayton, Mark Giles, John Haney | |
| Subs | Yale | Gerald Peters (PG), Kevin Michael (SG), Michael Reed (SF), Reginald Dodge (PF), Richard Manuel (C) Stanford Stilwell, Kenneth Brown, Tony Downing, Joe McGee, Dwight Rector | |
| 00:40 | Columbia | Paul Apodaca makes the 1st free throw | 76-85 |
| 00:40 | Columbia | Paul Apodaca makes the 2nd free throw | 77-85 |
| 00:38 | Yale | Carl Chrisman is called for the reach on Richard Manuel in the backcourt - foul #1 on Carl Chrisman, team foul #12 | 77-85 |
| Subs | Columbia | Derek Gayton (PG), Mark Giles (SG), John Haney (C) Albert Clark, Carl Chrisman, Timothy Jasper | |
| Subs | Yale | Stanford Stilwell (PG), Kenneth Brown (SG), Tony Downing (SF), Joe McGee (PF) Gerald Peters, Kevin Michael, Michael Reed, Reginald Dodge | |
| 00:38 | Yale | Richard Manuel misses the 1st free throw | 77-85 |
| 00:38 | Yale | Richard Manuel makes the 2nd free throw | 77-86 |
| 00:34 | Columbia | Derek Gayton knocks in the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Paul Apodaca | 80-86 |
| 00:34 | Yale | Yale calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 80-86 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Yale | Raymond Santo (PF), Dwight Rector (C) Joe McGee, Richard Manuel | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:32 | Yale | Tony Downing is fouled in the backcourt by Derek Gayton - foul #1 on Derek Gayton, team foul #13 | 80-86 |
| 00:32 | Yale | Tony Downing makes the 1st free throw | 80-87 |
| 00:32 | Yale | Tony Downing makes the 2nd free throw | 80-88 |
| 00:25 | Columbia | Derek Gayton travels with the ball | 80-88 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Yale | Joe McGee (PF) Raymond Santo | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:23 | Yale | Kenneth Brown is hacked by Mark Giles in the backcourt - foul #2 on Mark Giles, team foul #14 | 80-88 |
| 00:23 | Yale | Kenneth Brown misses the 1st free throw | 80-88 |
| 00:23 | Yale | Kenneth Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 80-89 |
| 00:17 | Columbia | Mark Giles comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 80-89 |
| 00:15 | Yale | Tony Downing pulls down the rebound | 80-89 |
| 00:13 | Yale | Derek Gayton is called for the reach on Tony Downing in the backcourt - foul #2 on Derek Gayton, team foul #15 | 80-89 |
| 00:13 | Yale | Tony Downing makes the 1st free throw | 80-90 |
| 00:13 | Yale | Tony Downing misses the 2nd free throw | 80-90 |
| 00:13 | Columbia | John Haney snags the defensive board | 80-90 |
| 00:06 | Columbia | Stanford Stilwell picks off the pass by Derek Gayton | 80-90 |
| 00:01 | Yale | Joe McGee can't finish the layup | 80-90 |
| 00:00 | Yale | Joe McGee pulls down the offensive rebound | 80-90 |