| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Ernest Eggen (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Christopher Nance (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jesse Becker (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Bernard Cherry (fresh) 13 pts. C - Mike Williams (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - William Hill (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jacob Carpenter (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Roy Tobias (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Terrance Washington (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Mitchell Graham (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Columbia | Jesse Becker inbounds the ball | 40-32 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:39 | Columbia | Jesse Becker is open and buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Christopher Nance | 43-32 |
| 19:18 | Cornell | Jacob Carpenter hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline | 43-32 |
| 19:16 | Cornell | Terrance Washington snags the offensive board | 43-32 |
| 18:47 | Cornell | Mitchell Graham loses the dribble to Jesse Becker | 43-32 |
| 18:43 | Columbia | Roy Tobias steps in front of the Jesse Becker pass in the backcourt | 43-32 |
| 18:41 | Cornell | Jacob Carpenter blows the layup | 43-32 |
| 18:39 | Columbia | Jesse Becker pulls down the rebound | 43-32 |
| 18:37 | Columbia | Christopher Nance is fouled in the backcourt by Mitchell Graham - foul #3 on Mitchell Graham, team foul #1 | 43-32 |
| Subs | Columbia | Paul Winstead (C) Mike Williams | |
| Subs | Cornell | Rick Bolin (C) Mitchell Graham | |
| 18:09 | Columbia | Bernard Cherry lays it up and in set up by Jesse Becker and he's hacked by Jacob Carpenter - foul #2 on Jacob Carpenter, team foul #2 | 45-32 |
| Subs | Columbia | Robert Shaw (PG), Randall Rosier (SG), David Taylor (SF) Ernest Eggen, Christopher Nance, Jesse Becker | |
| Subs | Cornell | Jerry Applin (SG), Charles Yow (PF), Brian Brammer (C) Jacob Carpenter, Roy Tobias, Terrance Washington | |
| 18:09 | Columbia | Bernard Cherry makes the free throw | 46-32 |
| 17:56 | Cornell | Bernard Cherry blocks the short jumper by Charles Yow | 46-32 |
| 17:55 | Columbia | Bernard Cherry grabs the defensive rebound | 46-32 |
| 17:49 | Columbia | Robert Shaw buries a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Bernard Cherry and he's hacked by William Hill - foul #2 on William Hill, team foul #3 | 48-32 |
| Subs | Columbia | Mike Williams (C) Bernard Cherry | |
| Subs | Cornell | William Yang (SG) William Hill | |
| 17:49 | Columbia | Robert Shaw makes the free throw | 49-32 |
| 17:32 | Cornell | Charles Yow scores on a floater from the left block on a great pass from Jerry Applin | 49-34 |
| 17:28 | Columbia | Paul Winstead travels in the backcourt | 49-34 |
| 17:04 | Cornell | William Yang misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 49-34 |
| 17:02 | Columbia | Mike Williams gets the rebound | 49-34 |
| 16:38 | Columbia | Paul Winstead hits the finger roll | 51-34 |
| 16:19 | Cornell | Jerry Applin hits a runner in the lane on a great pass from Charles Yow | 51-36 |
| 15:56 | Columbia | Mike Williams drills a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Robert Shaw and he's hacked by Brian Brammer - foul #1 on Brian Brammer, team foul #4 | 53-36 |
| Subs | Columbia | Ernest Eggen (PG), Christopher Nance (SG), Jesse Becker (SF), Bernard Cherry (PF) Robert Shaw, Randall Rosier, David Taylor, Paul Winstead | |
| Subs | Cornell | William Hill (PG), Jacob Carpenter (SG), Roy Tobias (SF), Terrance Washington (PF), Mitchell Graham (C) Jerry Applin, William Yang, Rick Bolin, Charles Yow, Brian Brammer | |
| 15:56 | Columbia | Mike Williams makes the free throw | 54-36 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Ernest Eggen (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Christopher Nance (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jesse Becker (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Bernard Cherry (fresh) 16 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Mike Williams (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - William Hill (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jacob Carpenter (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Roy Tobias (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Terrance Washington (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Mitchell Graham (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:43 | Cornell | Terrance Washington misses short on a jump hook in the paint | 54-36 |
| 15:42 | Cornell | Terrance Washington misses the tip | 54-36 |
| 15:41 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Mike Williams | 54-36 |
| 15:38 | Columbia | Christopher Nance is hacked by Jacob Carpenter in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jacob Carpenter, team foul #5 | 54-36 |
| 15:22 | Columbia | Bernard Cherry misses short on an open fadeaway near the basket | 54-36 |
| 15:21 | Cornell | Jacob Carpenter grabs the board | 54-36 |
| 15:07 | Cornell | Roy Tobias misses the 3 from straight away | 54-36 |
| 15:06 | Columbia | Bernard Cherry snags the defensive board | 54-36 |
| 15:04 | Columbia | Jesse Becker's pass is intercepted by William Hill in the backcourt | 54-36 |
| 15:03 | Cornell | William Hill slams it home | 54-38 |
| 14:42 | Columbia | Jesse Becker misses badly on the uncontested jumper from the free throw line | 54-38 |
| 14:41 | Cornell | Terrance Washington gets the rebound | 54-38 |
| 14:26 | Cornell | Roy Tobias travels with the ball | 54-38 |
| Subs | Columbia | Robert Shaw (SF) Jesse Becker | |
| Subs | Cornell | Jerry Mikell (SF) Roy Tobias | |
| 14:23 | Columbia | Robert Shaw is fouled in the backcourt by William Hill - foul #3 on William Hill, team foul #6 | 54-38 |
| 13:57 | Columbia | Mitchell Graham picks off the pass by Bernard Cherry | 54-38 |
| 13:45 | Cornell | Mitchell Graham makes the jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Jacob Carpenter and he's hacked by Mike Williams - foul #2 on Mike Williams, team foul #1 | 54-40 |
| Subs | Columbia | Randall Rosier (SG), Jesse Becker (SF), David Taylor (PF) Ernest Eggen, Christopher Nance, Mike Williams | |
| Subs | Cornell | Jerry Applin (PG), William Yang (SG), Charles Yow (PF) William Hill, Jacob Carpenter, Terrance Washington | |
| 13:45 | Cornell | Mitchell Graham misses the free throw | 54-40 |
| 13:45 | Columbia | The rebound goes to David Taylor | 54-40 |
| 13:16 | Columbia | Jesse Becker misses the easy layup but the foul's on Jerry Applin - foul #3 on Jerry Applin, team foul #7 | 54-40 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Cornell | Rick Bolin (SF), Brian Brammer (C) Jerry Mikell, Mitchell Graham | |
| 13:16 | Columbia | Jesse Becker makes the 1st free throw | 55-40 |
| 13:16 | Columbia | Jesse Becker makes the 2nd free throw | 56-40 |
| 12:59 | Cornell | William Yang hits a 3 from the left corner set up by Jerry Applin | 56-43 |
| 12:36 | Columbia | Jesse Becker clanks a floater from the right side | 56-43 |
| 12:34 | Columbia | David Taylor grabs the offensive rebound | 56-43 |
| 12:22 | Columbia | Jesse Becker misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 56-43 |
| 12:20 | Cornell | Charles Yow gets the rebound | 56-43 |
| 12:08 | Cornell | Brian Brammer is fouled on the floor by Bernard Cherry - foul #1 on Bernard Cherry, team foul #2 | 56-43 |
| Subs | Columbia | Ernest Eggen (PG), Christopher Nance (SG), Paul Winstead (C) Robert Shaw, Randall Rosier, David Taylor | |
| Subs | Cornell | William Hill (PG), Jerry Mikell (SG), Roy Tobias (SF), Terrance Washington (PF) Jerry Applin, William Yang, Rick Bolin, Charles Yow | |
| 11:53 | Cornell | Brian Brammer loses the dribble to Bernard Cherry | 56-43 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Ernest Eggen (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Christopher Nance (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jesse Becker (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Bernard Cherry (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Paul Winstead (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - William Hill (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jerry Mikell (fresh) SF - Roy Tobias (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Terrance Washington (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Brian Brammer (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:51 | Columbia | William Hill is called for the reach on Christopher Nance in the backcourt - foul #4 on William Hill, team foul #8 | 56-43 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Cornell | Jerry Applin (PG), Mitchell Graham (C) William Hill, Brian Brammer | |
| 11:51 | Columbia | Christopher Nance makes the 1st free throw | 57-43 |
| 11:51 | Columbia | Christopher Nance makes the 2nd free throw | 58-43 |
| 11:38 | Cornell | Bernard Cherry denies the turnaround by Terrance Washington | 58-43 |
| 11:37 | Cornell | Jerry Mikell grabs the offensive rebound | 58-43 |
| 11:20 | Cornell | Terrance Washington makes the jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Mitchell Graham and he's hacked by Bernard Cherry - foul #2 on Bernard Cherry, team foul #3 | 58-45 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Cornell | Jacob Carpenter (SG) Jerry Mikell | |
| 11:20 | Cornell | Terrance Washington makes the free throw | 58-46 |
| 11:15 | Columbia | Jerry Applin steals it from Paul Winstead in the backcourt | 58-46 |
| 10:53 | Cornell | Roy Tobias misses short on an open shot from close range | 58-46 |
| 10:52 | Cornell | Jacob Carpenter grabs the offensive rebound | 58-46 |
| 10:34 | Cornell | Mitchell Graham can't finish the layup | 58-46 |
| 10:33 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Jesse Becker | 58-46 |
| 10:07 | Columbia | Bernard Cherry connects on the open floater from the right block set up by Ernest Eggen | 60-46 |
| 09:52 | Cornell | Jacob Carpenter misses the shot from the left side | 60-46 |
| 09:51 | Columbia | Ernest Eggen pulls down the rebound | 60-46 |
| 09:30 | Columbia | Jesse Becker can't finish the layup | 60-46 |
| 09:29 | Cornell | Mitchell Graham snags the defensive board | 60-46 |
| 09:15 | Cornell | Mitchell Graham evades the doubleteam and hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jacob Carpenter | 60-48 |
| 09:10 | Columbia | Ernest Eggen is hacked by Jerry Applin in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jerry Applin, team foul #9 | 60-48 |
| Subs | Columbia | Randall Rosier (SG), Robert Shaw (SF), David Taylor (PF), Mike Williams (C) Christopher Nance, Jesse Becker, Bernard Cherry, Paul Winstead | |
| Subs | Cornell | William Yang (PG), Jerry Mikell (SG), Rick Bolin (SF), Charles Yow (PF), Brian Brammer (C) Jerry Applin, Jacob Carpenter, Roy Tobias, Terrance Washington, Mitchell Graham | |
| 09:10 | Columbia | Ernest Eggen misses the 1st free throw | 60-48 |
| 09:10 | Cornell | Brian Brammer gets the rebound | 60-48 |
| 08:49 | Cornell | Rick Bolin clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 60-48 |
| 08:47 | Columbia | Randall Rosier grabs the defensive rebound | 60-48 |
| 08:27 | Columbia | Mike Williams misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 60-48 |
| 08:26 | Cornell | The rebound goes to Jerry Mikell | 60-48 |
| 08:21 | Cornell | William Yang hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 60-48 |
| 08:19 | Columbia | David Taylor pulls down the rebound | 60-48 |
| 08:14 | Columbia | Robert Shaw throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 60-48 |
| Subs | Columbia | Christopher Nance (SG) Ernest Eggen | |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| 07:58 | Cornell | Brian Brammer hits the finger roll | 60-50 |
| 07:56 | Columbia | Randall Rosier is hacked by Brian Brammer in the backcourt - foul #2 on Brian Brammer, team foul #10 | 60-50 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Cornell | William Hill (PG), Mitchell Graham (C) Jerry Mikell, Charles Yow | |
| 07:56 | Columbia | Randall Rosier makes the 1st free throw | 61-50 |
| 07:56 | Columbia | Randall Rosier makes the 2nd free throw | 62-50 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Randall Rosier (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christopher Nance (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Shaw (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. PF - David Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Mike Williams (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - William Hill (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - William Yang (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rick Bolin (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Brian Brammer (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Mitchell Graham (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 07:41 | Cornell | Mitchell Graham can't finish the layup against a doubleteam | 62-50 |
| 07:39 | Columbia | Mike Williams pulls down the rebound | 62-50 |
| 07:17 | Columbia | David Taylor loses the dribble to William Hill | 62-50 |
| 07:01 | Cornell | William Yang makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 62-53 |
| 06:43 | Columbia | Christopher Nance's pass is intercepted by Mitchell Graham | 62-53 |
| 06:23 | Cornell | Rick Bolin is fouled on the floor by David Taylor - foul #2 on David Taylor, team foul #4 | 62-53 |
| Subs | Columbia | Ernest Eggen (PG), Jesse Becker (SF), Bernard Cherry (PF) Randall Rosier, Robert Shaw, David Taylor | |
| Subs | Cornell | Jacob Carpenter (SG), Jerry Mikell (SF), Charles Yow (PF) William Yang, Rick Bolin, Brian Brammer | |
| 06:09 | Cornell | Ernest Eggen takes the ball from Mitchell Graham | 62-53 |
| 06:06 | Columbia | Ernest Eggen banks in the layup | 64-53 |
| 05:59 | Cornell | William Hill is fouled on the floor by Ernest Eggen - foul #1 on Ernest Eggen, team foul #5 | 64-53 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Cornell | Roy Tobias (SF) Jerry Mikell | |
| 05:39 | Cornell | Mitchell Graham is doubleteamed and throws a bad pass out of bounds | 64-53 |
| Subs | Columbia | Paul Winstead (C) Mike Williams | |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| 05:18 | Columbia | Bernard Cherry misses the wide open pull-up jumper from the left side | 64-53 |
| 05:16 | Columbia | Bernard Cherry tips it in | 66-53 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 04:59 | Cornell | Jacob Carpenter is whistled for a carry | 66-53 |
| Subs | Columbia | Robert Shaw (SG) Christopher Nance | |
| Subs | Cornell | Jerry Mikell (SG), Terrance Washington (PF) Jacob Carpenter, Charles Yow | |
| 04:30 | Columbia | Bernard Cherry is called for a charge - foul #3 on Bernard Cherry, team foul #6 | 66-53 |
| Subs | Columbia | Mike Williams (C) Paul Winstead | |
| Subs | Cornell | Rick Bolin (C) Mitchell Graham | |
| 04:11 | Cornell | Jerry Mikell comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 66-53 |
| 04:10 | Columbia | Jesse Becker gets the rebound | 66-53 |
| 04:06 | Columbia | Jerry Mikell is called for the reach on Robert Shaw in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jerry Mikell, team foul #11 | 66-53 |
| Subs | Columbia | Randall Rosier (SG), David Taylor (SF) Ernest Eggen, Jesse Becker | |
| Subs | Cornell | Jacob Carpenter (SG) Roy Tobias | |
| 04:06 | Columbia | Robert Shaw makes the 1st free throw | 67-53 |
| 04:06 | Columbia | Robert Shaw misses the 2nd free throw | 67-53 |
| 04:06 | Cornell | The rebound goes to Terrance Washington | 67-53 |
| 03:51 | Cornell | William Hill comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 67-53 |
| 03:50 | Cornell | Rick Bolin pulls down the offensive rebound | 67-53 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Robert Shaw (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Randall Rosier (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bernard Cherry (tiring) 20 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. C - Mike Williams (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - William Hill (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Jacob Carpenter (fairly fresh) 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jerry Mikell (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Terrance Washington (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. C - Rick Bolin (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:36 | Cornell | Rick Bolin travels with the ball | 67-53 |
| Subs | Columbia | Christopher Nance (SG) Robert Shaw | |
| Subs | Cornell | Jerry Applin (PG), Roy Tobias (SF), Brian Brammer (C) William Hill, Jerry Mikell, Rick Bolin | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:22 | Columbia | Bernard Cherry connects on the floater in the paint on a nice dish by Randall Rosier | 69-53 |
| 03:13 | Cornell | Jerry Applin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 69-53 |
| 03:12 | Columbia | Mike Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 69-53 |
| 02:52 | Columbia | Christopher Nance misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 69-53 |
| 02:51 | Columbia | Randall Rosier tips it back up and in | 71-53 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:33 | Cornell | Roy Tobias drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Terrance Washington | 71-56 |
| 02:26 | Columbia | Roy Tobias is called for the reach on David Taylor - foul #3 on Roy Tobias, team foul #12 | 71-56 |
| Subs | Columbia | Ernest Eggen (PG), Robert Shaw (SG), Jesse Becker (SF), Paul Winstead (C) Randall Rosier, Christopher Nance, Bernard Cherry, Mike Williams | |
| Subs | Cornell | William Yang (PG), Jerry Mikell (SF), Charles Yow (PF), Rick Bolin (C) Jacob Carpenter, Roy Tobias, Terrance Washington, Brian Brammer | |
| 02:26 | Columbia | David Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 72-56 |
| 02:26 | Columbia | David Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 73-56 |
| 02:16 | Cornell | Jerry Mikell's 3 pointer is rejected by Jesse Becker | 73-56 |
| 02:14 | Columbia | Paul Winstead pulls down the rebound | 73-56 |
| 01:47 | Columbia | David Taylor is wide open but clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 73-56 |
| 01:46 | Columbia | The offensive rebound goes to David Taylor | 73-56 |
| 01:31 | Columbia | David Taylor misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Charles Yow - foul #3 on Charles Yow, team foul #13 | 73-56 |
| Subs | Columbia | Christopher Nance (SG), Bernard Cherry (PF), Mike Williams (C) Robert Shaw, Jesse Becker, Paul Winstead | |
| Subs | Cornell | Brian Brammer (C) Jerry Mikell | |
| 01:31 | Columbia | David Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 74-56 |
| 01:31 | Columbia | David Taylor misses the 2nd free throw | 74-56 |
| 01:31 | Cornell | Rick Bolin grabs the board | 74-56 |
| 01:08 | Cornell | Jerry Applin scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by William Yang | 74-59 |
| 00:53 | Columbia | Christopher Nance misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 74-59 |
| 00:51 | Cornell | The rebound goes to Charles Yow | 74-59 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:46 | Cornell | Christopher Nance is called for the reach on Jerry Applin - foul #1 on Christopher Nance, team foul #7 | 74-59 |
| Subs | Columbia | Jesse Becker (SF) David Taylor | |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| 00:46 | Cornell | Jerry Applin makes the 1st free throw | 74-60 |
| 00:46 | Cornell | Jerry Applin misses the 2nd free throw | 74-60 |
| 00:46 | Cornell | Jerry Applin gets the offensive rebound | 74-60 |
| 00:43 | Cornell | Rick Bolin connects on the jump hook from the right block on a great pass from William Yang | 74-62 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:23 | Columbia | Jesse Becker knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line and he's hacked by Charles Yow - foul #4 on Charles Yow, team foul #14 | 76-62 |
| 00:23 | Columbia | Jesse Becker misses the free throw | 76-62 |
| 00:23 | Cornell | Charles Yow grabs the board | 76-62 |
| 00:18 | Cornell | William Yang hits a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Jerry Applin | 76-65 |
| 00:00 | Columbia | Ernest Eggen runs out the clock | 76-65 |