| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Justin Paige (fresh) SG - Frank Smith (fresh) SF - Charles Osborne (fresh) PF - Floyd Hunter (fresh) C - Justin Cowger (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Daniel McDannald (fresh) SG - Robert Homan (fresh) SF - Winford Watt (fresh) PF - James Rothberg (fresh) C - Joseph Harper (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Columbia | Winford Watt wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | Columbia | Charles Osborne denies the turnaround by Joseph Harper | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | Columbia | James Rothberg hits the follow up shot | 0-2 |
| 19:25 | Cornell | Charles Osborne comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 0-2 |
| 19:23 | Columbia | Joseph Harper snags the defensive board | 0-2 |
| 19:03 | Columbia | Joseph Harper misses the shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Floyd Hunter - foul #1 on Floyd Hunter, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:03 | Columbia | Joseph Harper misses the 1st free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:03 | Columbia | Joseph Harper misses the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:03 | Cornell | Justin Cowger grabs the board | 0-2 |
| 18:48 | Cornell | Charles Osborne connects on the shot from the free throw line set up by Frank Smith | 2-2 |
| 18:44 | Columbia | Justin Paige is called for the reach on Winford Watt in the backcourt - foul #1 on Justin Paige, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| 18:29 | Columbia | Joseph Harper misses long on an open 3 from straight away | 2-2 |
| 18:27 | Cornell | Charles Osborne grabs the defensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:10 | Cornell | Justin Paige misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 2-2 |
| 18:09 | Cornell | Frank Smith grabs the offensive board | 2-2 |
| 17:56 | Cornell | Floyd Hunter is hacked by James Rothberg - foul #1 on James Rothberg, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Mitchell Daugherty (SG), Christopher Giron (PF), Rick Murray (C) Robert Homan, James Rothberg, Joseph Harper | |
| 17:47 | Cornell | Charles Osborne buries a shot from the left block | 4-2 |
| 17:34 | Columbia | Winford Watt misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 4-2 |
| 17:32 | Columbia | Christopher Giron tips it back up and in | 4-4 |
| 17:05 | Cornell | Justin Cowger can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 4-4 |
| 17:04 | Cornell | Charles Osborne tips it but misses | 4-4 |
| 17:03 | Columbia | Rick Murray gets the rebound | 4-4 |
| 16:58 | Columbia | Mitchell Daugherty throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 4-4 |
| Subs | Cornell | Anthony Calderone (PG), Kevin Jackson (SF), Andrew Spivey (PF), Lawrence Bernard (C) Justin Paige, Charles Osborne, Floyd Hunter, Justin Cowger | |
| Subs | Columbia | James Hayes (SG), John Courtney (SF) Daniel McDannald, Winford Watt | |
| 16:46 | Cornell | Anthony Calderone misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 4-4 |
| 16:44 | Cornell | The offensive rebound goes to Lawrence Bernard | 4-4 |
| 16:33 | Cornell | Christopher Giron denies the turnaround by Anthony Calderone | 4-4 |
| 16:32 | Columbia | Rick Murray snags the defensive board | 4-4 |
| 16:27 | Columbia | Andrew Spivey steals it from Rick Murray | 4-4 |
| 16:04 | Cornell | Kevin Jackson comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Mitchell Daugherty - foul #1 on Mitchell Daugherty, team foul #2 | 4-4 |
| Subs | Cornell | Justin Paige (PG) Frank Smith | |
| Subs | Columbia | Robert Homan (SG), James Rothberg (PF), Joseph Harper (C) Mitchell Daugherty, Christopher Giron, Rick Murray | |
| 16:04 | Cornell | Kevin Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 5-4 |
| 16:04 | Cornell | Kevin Jackson misses the 2nd free throw | 5-4 |
| 16:04 | Columbia | Joseph Harper grabs the board | 5-4 |
| 15:41 | Columbia | Joseph Harper misses long on a shot from the left side | 5-4 |
| 15:39 | Cornell | Lawrence Bernard snags the defensive board | 5-4 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Justin Paige (fresh) SG - Anthony Calderone (fresh) SF - Kevin Jackson (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Andrew Spivey (fresh) C - Lawrence Bernard (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - James Hayes (fresh) SG - Robert Homan (fresh) SF - John Courtney (fresh) PF - James Rothberg (fresh) 2 pts. C - Joseph Harper (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:16 | Cornell | Justin Paige clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 5-4 |
| 15:15 | Columbia | Joseph Harper grabs the defensive rebound | 5-4 |
| 15:08 | Columbia | James Hayes misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 5-4 |
| 15:07 | Cornell | Lawrence Bernard gets the rebound | 5-4 |
| 14:56 | Cornell | Justin Paige drills a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Kevin Jackson | 8-4 |
| 14:52 | Columbia | Andrew Spivey is called for the reach on Robert Homan - foul #1 on Andrew Spivey, team foul #3 | 8-4 |
| Subs | Cornell | Kenneth Lipford (PG), Frank Smith (SG), Charles Osborne (SF), Floyd Hunter (PF), Justin Cowger (C) Justin Paige, Anthony Calderone, Kevin Jackson, Andrew Spivey, Lawrence Bernard | |
| Subs | Columbia | Daniel McDannald (PG), Winford Watt (SF), Rick Murray (C) James Hayes, John Courtney, Joseph Harper | |
| 14:27 | Columbia | Daniel McDannald misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 8-4 |
| 14:26 | Cornell | Charles Osborne grabs the board | 8-4 |
| 14:21 | Cornell | Frank Smith knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Charles Osborne | 10-4 |
| 14:07 | Columbia | Winford Watt clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 10-4 |
| 14:05 | Columbia | Rick Murray hits the follow up shot | 10-6 |
| 13:48 | Cornell | Frank Smith connects on the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Floyd Hunter | 13-6 |
| 13:35 | Columbia | Winford Watt lays it up and in set up by Robert Homan and he's hacked by Frank Smith - foul #1 on Frank Smith, team foul #4 | 13-8 |
| Subs | Cornell | Justin Paige (PG), Lawrence Bernard (C) Kenneth Lipford, Justin Cowger | |
| Subs | Columbia | Mitchell Daugherty (SG), Christopher Giron (PF), Jeremy Wyllie (C) Robert Homan, James Rothberg, Rick Murray | |
| 13:35 | Columbia | Winford Watt makes the free throw | 13-9 |
| 13:19 | Cornell | Charles Osborne hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Lawrence Bernard and he's hacked by Winford Watt - foul #1 on Winford Watt, team foul #3 | 15-9 |
| Subs | Cornell | Anthony Calderone (SG) Frank Smith | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 13:19 | Cornell | Charles Osborne makes the free throw | 16-9 |
| 13:09 | Columbia | Jeremy Wyllie is called for 10 seconds | 16-9 |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| Subs | Columbia | John Courtney (SF) Winford Watt | |
| 12:51 | Cornell | Charles Osborne's layup is rejected by Christopher Giron | 16-9 |
| 12:49 | Columbia | John Courtney pulls down the rebound | 16-9 |
| 12:29 | Columbia | Jeremy Wyllie slams it home on a nice dish by Daniel McDannald and he's fouled by Lawrence Bernard - foul #1 on Lawrence Bernard, team foul #5 | 16-11 |
| Subs | Cornell | Frank Smith (SG), Kevin Jackson (PF), Michael Harrington (C) Anthony Calderone, Floyd Hunter, Lawrence Bernard | |
| Subs | Columbia | James Hayes (SG), Thomas Wallace (PF) Daniel McDannald, Christopher Giron | |
| 12:29 | Columbia | Jeremy Wyllie makes the free throw | 16-12 |
| 12:06 | Cornell | John Courtney steals it from Charles Osborne | 16-12 |
| 11:48 | Columbia | Mitchell Daugherty makes the wide open shot from the left side on a nice dish by John Courtney | 16-14 |
| 11:24 | Cornell | Kevin Jackson misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 16-14 |
| 11:22 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Mitchell Daugherty | 16-14 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Justin Paige (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Frank Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Osborne (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kevin Jackson (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Michael Harrington (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Mitchell Daugherty (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Hayes (fairly fresh) SF - John Courtney (fairly fresh) PF - Thomas Wallace (fresh) C - Jeremy Wyllie (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:20 | Columbia | Thomas Wallace loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 16-14 |
| Subs | Cornell | Kenneth Lipford (PG), Anthony Calderone (SF), Andrew Spivey (PF), Justin Cowger (C) Justin Paige, Charles Osborne, Kevin Jackson, Michael Harrington | |
| Subs | Columbia | Daniel McDannald (PG), Robert Homan (SG), Winford Watt (SF), James Rothberg (PF), Joseph Harper (C) Mitchell Daugherty, James Hayes, John Courtney, Thomas Wallace, Jeremy Wyllie | |
| 11:04 | Cornell | Justin Cowger can't finish the layup | 16-14 |
| 11:03 | Cornell | Justin Cowger pulls down the offensive rebound | 16-14 |
| 10:48 | Cornell | Robert Homan takes the ball from Frank Smith | 16-14 |
| 10:31 | Columbia | James Rothberg can't connect on an uncontested runner in the paint | 16-14 |
| 10:30 | Cornell | Justin Cowger grabs the board | 16-14 |
| 10:11 | Cornell | Anthony Calderone knocks in the fadeaway in the paint | 18-14 |
| 10:09 | Columbia | James Rothberg is fouled in the backcourt by Andrew Spivey - foul #2 on Andrew Spivey, team foul #6 | 18-14 |
| Subs | Cornell | Justin Paige (PG), Charles Osborne (SF), Floyd Hunter (PF), Lawrence Bernard (C) Frank Smith, Anthony Calderone, Andrew Spivey, Justin Cowger | |
| Subs | Columbia | Christopher Giron (PF) James Rothberg | |
| 09:54 | Columbia | Joseph Harper knocks in the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Winford Watt | 18-16 |
| 09:34 | Cornell | Floyd Hunter misses long on a jumper from the left block | 18-16 |
| 09:32 | Cornell | Lawrence Bernard pulls down the offensive rebound | 18-16 |
| 09:23 | Cornell | Floyd Hunter can't finish the layup | 18-16 |
| 09:21 | Columbia | Joseph Harper pulls down the rebound | 18-16 |
| 09:10 | Columbia | Daniel McDannald clanks a floater from the right side | 18-16 |
| 09:09 | Cornell | Lawrence Bernard pulls down the rebound | 18-16 |
| 08:58 | Cornell | Kenneth Lipford misses the driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on Robert Homan - foul #1 on Robert Homan, team foul #4 | 18-16 |
| Subs | Cornell | Frank Smith (SG), Kevin Jackson (SF) Justin Paige, Charles Osborne | |
| Subs | Columbia | Mitchell Daugherty (PG), James Hayes (SG), John Courtney (SF), James Rothberg (PF), Rick Murray (C) Daniel McDannald, Robert Homan, Winford Watt, Christopher Giron, Joseph Harper | |
| 08:58 | Cornell | Kenneth Lipford makes the 1st free throw | 19-16 |
| 08:58 | Cornell | Kenneth Lipford makes the 2nd free throw | 20-16 |
| 08:44 | Columbia | Rick Murray misses short on an open floater from close range | 20-16 |
| 08:42 | Cornell | Floyd Hunter grabs the board | 20-16 |
| 08:31 | Cornell | Floyd Hunter double dribbles | 20-16 |
| Subs | Cornell | Justin Paige (PG), Anthony Calderone (SF), Justin Cowger (C) Kenneth Lipford, Floyd Hunter, Lawrence Bernard | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 08:10 | Columbia | James Hayes misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 20-16 |
| 08:08 | Cornell | Kevin Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 20-16 |
| 07:39 | Cornell | Kevin Jackson hits a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Justin Paige | 22-16 |
| 07:25 | Columbia | James Rothberg hits the front of the rim on the wide open runner in the paint | 22-16 |
| 07:24 | Cornell | The rebound goes to Justin Paige | 22-16 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Justin Paige (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frank Smith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Anthony Calderone (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kevin Jackson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Justin Cowger (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Mitchell Daugherty (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Hayes (fairly fresh) SF - John Courtney (fairly fresh) PF - James Rothberg (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Rick Murray (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:17 | Cornell | Kevin Jackson hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range | 22-16 |
| 07:15 | Columbia | Rick Murray grabs the board | 22-16 |
| 07:01 | Columbia | John Courtney knocks in the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Mitchell Daugherty | 22-18 |
| 06:44 | Cornell | James Rothberg is called for the reach on Justin Paige - foul #2 on James Rothberg, team foul #5 | 22-18 |
| Subs | Cornell | Charles Osborne (SF), Floyd Hunter (PF), Lawrence Bernard (C) Anthony Calderone, Kevin Jackson, Justin Cowger | |
| Subs | Columbia | Daniel McDannald (PG), Robert Homan (SG), Winford Watt (SF), Christopher Giron (PF), Jeremy Wyllie (C) Mitchell Daugherty, James Hayes, John Courtney, James Rothberg, Rick Murray | |
| 06:28 | Cornell | Charles Osborne's pass is intercepted by Christopher Giron | 22-18 |
| 06:26 | Columbia | Robert Homan is hacked by Charles Osborne in the backcourt - foul #1 on Charles Osborne, team foul #7 | 22-18 |
| 06:26 | Columbia | Robert Homan makes the 1st free throw | 22-19 |
| 06:26 | Columbia | Robert Homan makes the 2nd free throw | 22-20 |
| 06:13 | Cornell | Floyd Hunter makes the fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Lawrence Bernard and he's fouled by Daniel McDannald - foul #1 on Daniel McDannald, team foul #6 | 24-20 |
| 06:13 | Cornell | Floyd Hunter misses the free throw | 24-20 |
| 06:13 | Columbia | Winford Watt snags the defensive board | 24-20 |
| 05:49 | Columbia | Jeremy Wyllie makes the shot from the right block | 24-22 |
| 05:31 | Cornell | Justin Paige connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Frank Smith | 26-22 |
| 05:15 | Columbia | Robert Homan makes the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Daniel McDannald | 26-25 |
| 04:57 | Cornell | Frank Smith is denied on a layup by Christopher Giron | 26-25 |
| 04:55 | Cornell | Charles Osborne tips it but misses | 26-25 |
| 04:54 | Cornell | The offensive rebound goes to Lawrence Bernard | 26-25 |
| 04:42 | Cornell | Charles Osborne comes up short on the jumper from the baseline | 26-25 |
| 04:40 | Columbia | Jeremy Wyllie pulls down the rebound | 26-25 |
| 04:38 | Columbia | Daniel McDannald is hacked by Charles Osborne in the backcourt - foul #2 on Charles Osborne, team foul #8 | 26-25 |
| Subs | Cornell | Kenneth Lipford (PG), Anthony Calderone (SF), Michael Harrington (C) Justin Paige, Charles Osborne, Lawrence Bernard | |
| Subs | Columbia | Rick Murray (PF), Joseph Harper (C) Christopher Giron, Jeremy Wyllie | |
| 04:38 | Columbia | Daniel McDannald makes the 1st free throw | 26-26 |
| 04:38 | Columbia | Daniel McDannald makes the 2nd free throw | 26-27 |
| 04:27 | Cornell | Daniel McDannald is called for the reach on Kenneth Lipford - foul #2 on Daniel McDannald, team foul #7 | 26-27 |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Mitchell Daugherty (PG) Daniel McDannald | |
| 04:27 | Cornell | Kenneth Lipford makes the 1st free throw | 27-27 |
| 04:27 | Cornell | Kenneth Lipford makes the 2nd free throw | 28-27 |
| 04:11 | Columbia | Michael Harrington swats the dunk try by Rick Murray | 28-27 |
| 04:10 | Columbia | Rick Murray misses the tip | 28-27 |
| 04:08 | Cornell | Anthony Calderone snags the defensive board | 28-27 |
| 03:54 | Cornell | Kenneth Lipford misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 28-27 |
| 03:53 | Columbia | Joseph Harper grabs the board | 28-27 |
| 03:32 | Columbia | Robert Homan's pass is intercepted by Kenneth Lipford | 28-27 |
| 03:29 | Cornell | Anthony Calderone lays it in on a great pass from Kenneth Lipford | 30-27 |
| 03:13 | Columbia | Mitchell Daugherty clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 30-27 |
| 03:11 | Columbia | Joseph Harper tips it back up and in | 30-29 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Kenneth Lipford (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frank Smith (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Anthony Calderone (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Floyd Hunter (tiring) 2 pts. C - Michael Harrington (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Mitchell Daugherty (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Homan (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Winford Watt (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Rick Murray (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Joseph Harper (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:00 | Cornell | Floyd Hunter's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-29 |
| Subs | Cornell | Kevin Jackson (SG), Charles Osborne (SF), Andrew Spivey (PF), Justin Cowger (C) Kenneth Lipford, Frank Smith, Floyd Hunter, Michael Harrington | |
| Subs | Columbia | Daniel McDannald (PG), James Hayes (SG), John Courtney (SF), James Rothberg (PF) Mitchell Daugherty, Robert Homan, Winford Watt, Rick Murray | |
| 02:52 | Columbia | James Hayes misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 30-29 |
| 02:50 | Cornell | The rebound goes to Charles Osborne | 30-29 |
| 02:38 | Cornell | Kevin Jackson is fouled on the floor by John Courtney - foul #1 on John Courtney, team foul #8 | 30-29 |
| Subs | Cornell | Justin Paige (PG), Lawrence Bernard (SF) Anthony Calderone, Charles Osborne | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 02:38 | Cornell | Kevin Jackson misses the 1st free throw | 30-29 |
| 02:38 | Cornell | Justin Cowger pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-29 |
| 02:24 | Cornell | Andrew Spivey is fouled on the floor by James Rothberg - foul #3 on James Rothberg, team foul #9 | 30-29 |
| Subs | Cornell | Anthony Calderone (SG) Kevin Jackson | |
| Subs | Columbia | Thomas Wallace (PF), Jeremy Wyllie (C) James Rothberg, Joseph Harper | |
| 02:24 | Cornell | Andrew Spivey makes the 1st free throw | 31-29 |
| 02:24 | Cornell | Andrew Spivey misses the 2nd free throw | 31-29 |
| 02:24 | Columbia | Jeremy Wyllie gets the rebound | 31-29 |
| 02:07 | Columbia | The jump hook by John Courtney is blocked by Andrew Spivey | 31-29 |
| 02:06 | Columbia | Jeremy Wyllie gets the offensive rebound | 31-29 |
| 01:47 | Columbia | James Hayes drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by John Courtney | 31-32 |
| 01:30 | Cornell | Andrew Spivey lays it up and in and he's fouled by Jeremy Wyllie - foul #1 on Jeremy Wyllie, team foul #10 | 33-32 |
| Subs | Cornell | Kenneth Lipford (SG), Charles Osborne (SF), Michael Harrington (C) Anthony Calderone, Lawrence Bernard, Justin Cowger | |
| Subs | Columbia | Mitchell Daugherty (SG), Winford Watt (SF), Joseph Harper (C) James Hayes, John Courtney, Jeremy Wyllie | |
| 01:30 | Cornell | Andrew Spivey misses the free throw | 33-32 |
| 01:30 | Columbia | Thomas Wallace pulls down the rebound | 33-32 |
| 01:27 | Columbia | Daniel McDannald's pass is intercepted by Justin Paige in the backcourt | 33-32 |
| 01:26 | Cornell | Justin Paige lays it up and in | 35-32 |
| 01:07 | Columbia | Daniel McDannald misses the 3 from the left wing | 35-32 |
| 01:06 | Cornell | Charles Osborne pulls down the rebound | 35-32 |
| 00:50 | Cornell | Michael Harrington dunks the ball set up by Charles Osborne | 37-32 |
| 00:29 | Columbia | Thomas Wallace misses the wide open fadeaway from the left wing | 37-32 |
| 00:28 | Columbia | Joseph Harper grabs the offensive rebound | 37-32 |
| 00:02 | Columbia | Daniel McDannald scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 37-35 |
| 00:00 | Cornell | Charles Osborne misses the fullcourt shot | 37-35 |