| Lineup | Columbia | PG - John Lyke (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stuart Gerlach (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - Larry Thrift (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Bryan Steeves (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Adrian Loera (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - George Norton (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Paul Seymour (fresh) 5 pts. SF - John Odum (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Matthew Weaver (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Roger Long (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Columbia | Larry Thrift inbounds the ball | 23-27 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 19:40 | Columbia | Bryan Steeves buries a shot in the paint | 25-27 |
| 19:15 | Yale | Larry Thrift steals the ball from John Odum | 25-27 |
| 18:54 | Columbia | Larry Thrift connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by John Lyke | 27-27 |
| 18:40 | Yale | Roger Long's pass is intercepted by John Lyke | 27-27 |
| 18:27 | Columbia | Larry Thrift misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 27-27 |
| 18:26 | Columbia | Stuart Gerlach tips it in | 29-27 |
| 18:05 | Yale | Matthew Weaver comes up short on the jump hook in the paint | 29-27 |
| 18:04 | Columbia | Stuart Gerlach snags the defensive board | 29-27 |
| 17:49 | Columbia | Larry Thrift's fadeaway is rejected by Matthew Weaver | 29-27 |
| 17:47 | Yale | John Odum snags the defensive board | 29-27 |
| 17:31 | Yale | Matthew Weaver drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Paul Seymour | 29-30 |
| 17:29 | Columbia | John Lyke is hacked by George Norton in the backcourt - foul #2 on George Norton, team foul #1 | 29-30 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Yale | Kenneth Davis (PF), Geoffrey Horan (C) Matthew Weaver, Roger Long | |
| 17:11 | Columbia | Adrian Loera knocks in the runner from the left block | 31-30 |
| 16:53 | Yale | Kenneth Davis drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by George Norton | 31-32 |
| 16:38 | Columbia | George Norton takes the ball from Larry Thrift | 31-32 |
| 16:35 | Yale | George Norton lays it in | 31-34 |
| 16:31 | Columbia | Stuart Gerlach clanks a jumper from the left side | 31-34 |
| 16:29 | Yale | John Odum pulls down the rebound | 31-34 |
| 16:07 | Yale | George Norton is fouled on the floor by John Lyke - foul #2 on John Lyke, team foul #1 | 31-34 |
| Subs | Columbia | Bryan Jones (PG), Peter Badillo (SG), Clarence Lake (SF), David Tull (PF), Joel Evan (C) John Lyke, Stuart Gerlach, Larry Thrift, Bryan Steeves, Adrian Loera | |
| Subs | Yale | William Aasen (PG), Kevin Workman (SG), Thomas Tietjen (SF), Matthew Weaver (PF), Roger Long (C) George Norton, Paul Seymour, John Odum, Kenneth Davis, Geoffrey Horan | |
| 15:56 | Yale | William Aasen scores on a floater from just outside the lane | 31-36 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Bryan Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Peter Badillo (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Clarence Lake (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Tull (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Joel Evan (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - William Aasen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kevin Workman (fresh) SF - Thomas Tietjen (fresh) PF - Matthew Weaver (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Roger Long (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Columbia | Bryan Jones is fouled on the floor by Kevin Workman - foul #1 on Kevin Workman, team foul #2 | 31-36 |
| 15:23 | Columbia | Peter Badillo comes up short on the floater in the paint but the foul's on William Aasen - foul #1 on William Aasen, team foul #3 | 31-36 |
| 15:23 | Columbia | Peter Badillo makes the 1st free throw | 32-36 |
| 15:23 | Columbia | Peter Badillo makes the 2nd free throw | 33-36 |
| 15:10 | Yale | Kevin Workman clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 33-36 |
| 15:08 | Columbia | Joel Evan grabs the defensive rebound | 33-36 |
| 14:54 | Columbia | Joel Evan's floater is tipped away by Roger Long | 33-36 |
| 14:53 | Columbia | Clarence Lake tips it but misses | 33-36 |
| 14:51 | Columbia | David Tull tips it in | 35-36 |
| 14:28 | Yale | Roger Long misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on David Tull - foul #1 on David Tull, team foul #2 | 35-36 |
| Subs | Columbia | John Lyke (PG), Stuart Gerlach (SG), Larry Thrift (SF) Bryan Jones, Peter Badillo, Clarence Lake | |
| Subs | Yale | George Norton (PG), Paul Seymour (SG), John Odum (SF), Kenneth Davis (PF) William Aasen, Kevin Workman, Thomas Tietjen, Matthew Weaver | |
| 14:28 | Yale | Roger Long misses the 1st free throw | 35-36 |
| 14:28 | Yale | Roger Long makes the 2nd free throw | 35-37 |
| 14:05 | Columbia | Stuart Gerlach misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 35-37 |
| 14:04 | Yale | Kenneth Davis pulls down the rebound | 35-37 |
| 13:44 | Yale | George Norton knocks in the shot from the left side on a great pass from Paul Seymour | 35-39 |
| 13:34 | Columbia | Kenneth Davis steals it from Joel Evan | 35-39 |
| 13:16 | Yale | John Lyke steps in front of the Paul Seymour pass | 35-39 |
| 13:13 | Columbia | John Lyke can't finish the layup | 35-39 |
| 13:12 | Yale | Roger Long pulls down the rebound | 35-39 |
| 12:50 | Yale | John Odum scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by George Norton | 35-41 |
| 12:33 | Columbia | John Lyke is hacked by George Norton - foul #3 on George Norton, team foul #4 | 35-41 |
| Subs | Columbia | Bryan Jones (SG), Clarence Lake (SF), Bryan Steeves (PF), Adrian Loera (C) Stuart Gerlach, Larry Thrift, David Tull, Joel Evan | |
| Subs | Yale | William Aasen (PG), Kevin Workman (SF), Matthew Weaver (PF) George Norton, John Odum, Roger Long | |
| 12:25 | Columbia | Adrian Loera connects on the shot from the right side set up by John Lyke | 37-41 |
| 12:07 | Yale | Adrian Loera denies the turnaround by Matthew Weaver | 37-41 |
| 12:06 | Yale | Paul Seymour misses the tip | 37-41 |
| 12:04 | Columbia | Adrian Loera gets the rebound | 37-41 |
| 11:53 | Columbia | Bryan Steeves misses short on a shot from the left block | 37-41 |
| 11:52 | Columbia | Adrian Loera hits the follow up shot | 39-41 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - John Lyke (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Bryan Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clarence Lake (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Bryan Steeves (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Adrian Loera (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - William Aasen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Seymour (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kevin Workman (fresh) PF - Matthew Weaver (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenneth Davis (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Yale | Kenneth Davis hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the left block | 39-41 |
| 11:31 | Yale | The offensive rebound goes to Matthew Weaver | 39-41 |
| 11:16 | Yale | Adrian Loera steals the ball from Kenneth Davis | 39-41 |
| 10:53 | Columbia | Adrian Loera clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 39-41 |
| 10:52 | Yale | Kenneth Davis pulls down the rebound | 39-41 |
| 10:46 | Yale | Kevin Workman knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by William Aasen | 39-44 |
| 10:37 | Columbia | Kevin Workman steps in front of the Clarence Lake pass | 39-44 |
| 10:15 | Yale | Kevin Workman makes the 3pt jumper from straight away | 39-47 |
| 09:55 | Columbia | Bryan Jones is hacked by Paul Seymour - foul #1 on Paul Seymour, team foul #5 | 39-47 |
| Subs | Columbia | Stuart Gerlach (SG), Larry Thrift (SF), David Tull (PF) John Lyke, Clarence Lake, Bryan Steeves | |
| Subs | Yale | George Norton (PG), John Odum (SF), Glen Seibert (PF), Roger Long (C) Paul Seymour, Kevin Workman, Matthew Weaver, Kenneth Davis | |
| 09:36 | Columbia | Larry Thrift misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 39-47 |
| 09:34 | Yale | Roger Long snags the defensive board | 39-47 |
| 09:26 | Yale | George Norton knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from William Aasen | 39-50 |
| 09:19 | Columbia | Larry Thrift knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 42-50 |
| 09:15 | Yale | George Norton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 42-50 |
| Subs | Columbia | Thomas Necaise (PG), Joel Evan (C) Bryan Jones, Adrian Loera | |
| Subs | Yale | Kevin Workman (SG) William Aasen | |
| 09:02 | Columbia | Stuart Gerlach misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 42-50 |
| 09:01 | Columbia | Thomas Necaise misses the tip | 42-50 |
| 09:00 | Yale | The rebound goes to Glen Seibert | 42-50 |
| 08:40 | Yale | Glen Seibert hits the finger roll | 42-52 |
| 08:22 | Columbia | Joel Evan banks in the layup set up by Larry Thrift and the foul's on John Odum - foul #3 on John Odum, team foul #6 | 44-52 |
| Subs | Columbia | John Lyke (PG), Bryan Steeves (PF) Thomas Necaise, David Tull | |
| Subs | Yale | Matthew Weaver (PF), Geoffrey Horan (C) Glen Seibert, Roger Long | |
| 08:22 | Columbia | Joel Evan makes the free throw | 45-52 |
| 08:02 | Yale | Matthew Weaver scores on a fadeaway from the baseline and the foul's on John Lyke - foul #3 on John Lyke, team foul #3 | 45-54 |
| Subs | Columbia | David Tull (C) Joel Evan | |
| Subs | Yale | Paul Seymour (SG) Kevin Workman | |
| 08:02 | Yale | Matthew Weaver misses the free throw | 45-54 |
| 08:02 | Columbia | Bryan Steeves gets the rebound | 45-54 |
| 07:44 | Columbia | John Lyke hits a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from David Tull | 48-54 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - John Lyke (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Stuart Gerlach (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SF - Larry Thrift (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bryan Steeves (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - David Tull (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - George Norton (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Paul Seymour (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Odum (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Matthew Weaver (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - Geoffrey Horan (fresh) | |
| 07:26 | Yale | George Norton connects on the fadeaway from the right side set up by John Odum and the foul's on John Lyke - foul #4 on John Lyke, team foul #4 | 48-56 |
| Subs | Columbia | Adrian Loera (C) David Tull | |
| Subs | Yale | Kenneth Davis (C) Geoffrey Horan | |
| 07:26 | Yale | George Norton makes the free throw | 48-57 |
| 07:08 | Columbia | Larry Thrift can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 48-57 |
| 07:07 | Yale | Kenneth Davis pulls down the rebound | 48-57 |
| 06:58 | Yale | John Odum scores on a 3 from the right corner | 48-60 |
| 06:51 | Columbia | John Lyke connects on the jumpshot from the right side | 50-60 |
| 06:26 | Yale | Kenneth Davis is hacked by Adrian Loera - foul #1 on Adrian Loera, team foul #5 | 50-60 |
| Subs | Columbia | Bryan Jones (SG), David Tull (SF), Joel Evan (PF) Stuart Gerlach, Larry Thrift, Bryan Steeves | |
| Subs | Yale | William Aasen (PG), Kevin Workman (SF), Roger Long (C) George Norton, John Odum, Matthew Weaver | |
| 06:13 | Yale | Kenneth Davis misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline | 50-60 |
| 06:12 | Columbia | Adrian Loera pulls down the rebound | 50-60 |
| 06:00 | Columbia | Joel Evan misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 50-60 |
| 05:59 | Columbia | Adrian Loera snags the offensive board | 50-60 |
| 05:30 | Columbia | John Lyke clanks a 3 from the left corner | 50-60 |
| 05:29 | Yale | The rebound goes to Roger Long | 50-60 |
| 05:09 | Yale | The pull-up jumper by Kenneth Davis is blocked by Joel Evan | 50-60 |
| 05:07 | Yale | Kenneth Davis grabs the offensive rebound | 50-60 |
| 04:46 | Yale | The short jumper by Roger Long is denied by Joel Evan | 50-60 |
| 04:44 | Columbia | David Tull grabs the defensive rebound | 50-60 |
| 04:29 | Columbia | Bryan Jones misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 50-60 |
| 04:27 | Columbia | Joel Evan can't tip it in | 50-60 |
| 04:25 | Yale | Kenneth Davis grabs the board | 50-60 |
| 04:18 | Yale | Paul Seymour buries a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Kenneth Davis | 50-62 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 03:59 | Columbia | Adrian Loera misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 50-62 |
| 03:57 | Yale | Kenneth Davis snags the defensive board | 50-62 |
| 03:57 | Yale | Yale calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-62 |
| Subs | Columbia | Stuart Gerlach (SG), Larry Thrift (SF), Bryan Steeves (PF) Bryan Jones, David Tull, Joel Evan | |
| Subs | Yale | George Norton (PG), John Odum (SF), Matthew Weaver (PF) William Aasen, Kevin Workman, Kenneth Davis | |
| 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 (0) | |
| 03:41 | Yale | John Odum is fouled on the floor by Adrian Loera - foul #2 on Adrian Loera, team foul #6 | 50-62 |
| Subs | Columbia | David Tull (C) Adrian Loera | |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - John Lyke (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Stuart Gerlach (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SF - Larry Thrift (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bryan Steeves (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - David Tull (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - George Norton (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Paul Seymour (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Odum (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Matthew Weaver (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - Roger Long (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:18 | Yale | George Norton comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 50-62 |
| 03:16 | Yale | John Odum grabs the offensive rebound | 50-62 |
| 02:52 | Yale | Matthew Weaver misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline | 50-62 |
| 02:50 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Bryan Steeves | 50-62 |
| 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) | |
| 02:30 | Columbia | Stuart Gerlach can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Paul Seymour - foul #2 on Paul Seymour, team foul #7 | 50-62 |
| Subs | Columbia | Bryan Jones (PG), Clarence Lake (SF), Joel Evan (C) John Lyke, Larry Thrift, Bryan Steeves | |
| Subs | Yale | William Aasen (PG), Kevin Workman (SG), Thomas Tietjen (SF), Kenneth Davis (PF), Geoffrey Horan (C) George Norton, Paul Seymour, John Odum, Matthew Weaver, Roger Long | |
| 02:30 | Columbia | Stuart Gerlach misses the 1st free throw | 50-62 |
| 02:30 | Columbia | Stuart Gerlach makes the 2nd free throw | 51-62 |
| 02:12 | Yale | William Aasen comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 51-62 |
| 02:10 | Yale | Geoffrey Horan grabs the offensive board | 51-62 |
| 01:54 | Yale | William Aasen is fouled on the floor by Bryan Jones - foul #2 on Bryan Jones, team foul #7 | 51-62 |
| Subs | Columbia | Peter Badillo (SG) Stuart Gerlach | |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| 01:54 | Yale | William Aasen makes the 1st free throw | 51-63 |
| 01:54 | Yale | William Aasen makes the 2nd free throw | 51-64 |
| 01:43 | Columbia | Joel Evan is fouled on the floor by Geoffrey Horan - foul #1 on Geoffrey Horan, team foul #8 | 51-64 |
| 01:43 | Columbia | Joel Evan makes the 1st free throw | 52-64 |
| 01:43 | Columbia | Joel Evan misses the 2nd free throw | 52-64 |
| 01:43 | Yale | Geoffrey Horan snags the defensive board | 52-64 |
| 01:23 | Yale | Kenneth Davis drills a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Kevin Workman | 52-66 |
| 01:03 | Columbia | Bryan Jones knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 55-66 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:59 | Yale | Geoffrey Horan is fouled on the floor by David Tull - foul #2 on David Tull, team foul #8 | 55-66 |
| 00:59 | Yale | Geoffrey Horan makes the 1st free throw | 55-67 |
| 00:59 | Yale | Geoffrey Horan makes the 2nd free throw | 55-68 |
| 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) | |
| 00:54 | Columbia | Kevin Workman takes the ball from David Tull | 55-68 |
| 00:50 | Yale | William Aasen misses the easy layup | 55-68 |
| 00:48 | Yale | Thomas Tietjen tips it home | 55-70 |
| 00:43 | Columbia | Clarence Lake misses short on a driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on William Aasen - foul #2 on William Aasen, team foul #9 | 55-70 |
| 00:43 | Columbia | Clarence Lake makes the 1st free throw | 56-70 |
| 00:43 | Columbia | Clarence Lake makes the 2nd free throw | 57-70 |
| 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 spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:22 | Yale | Kevin Workman is hacked by David Tull - foul #3 on David Tull, team foul #9 | 57-70 |
| 00:22 | Yale | Kevin Workman makes the 1st free throw | 57-71 |
| 00:22 | Yale | Kevin Workman misses the 2nd free throw | 57-71 |
| 00:22 | Columbia | Clarence Lake snags the defensive board | 57-71 |
| 00:17 | Columbia | Bryan Jones misses the 3 from straight away | 57-71 |
| 00:15 | Yale | Geoffrey Horan snags the defensive board | 57-71 |
| 00:00 | Yale | Kevin Workman runs out the clock | 57-71 |