| Lineup | Yale | PG - John Mahan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jon Carrier (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Larry Duggan (fresh) 2 reb. PF - William Magee (fresh) C - Kenneth Belanger (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Ernest Eggen (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Christopher Nance (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Randy Woodhouse (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Neil Yates (fresh) 3 reb. C - Mike Williams (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Columbia | Randy Woodhouse inbounds the ball | 16-30 |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:38 | Columbia | Neil Yates can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by William Magee - foul #1 on William Magee, team foul #1 | 16-30 |
| 19:38 | Columbia | Neil Yates makes the 1st free throw | 16-31 |
| 19:38 | Columbia | Neil Yates misses the 2nd free throw | 16-31 |
| 19:38 | Yale | William Magee grabs the defensive rebound | 16-31 |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:20 | Yale | Kenneth Belanger buries a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Larry Duggan | 18-31 |
| 18:51 | Columbia | Christopher Nance comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 18-31 |
| 18:50 | Columbia | Neil Yates tips it home | 18-33 |
| 18:37 | Yale | Ernest Eggen is called for the reach on Kenneth Belanger - foul #2 on Ernest Eggen, team foul #1 | 18-33 |
| 18:25 | Yale | Larry Duggan knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by William Magee | 21-33 |
| 18:04 | Columbia | Randy Woodhouse's layup is rejected by William Magee | 21-33 |
| 18:02 | Columbia | Randy Woodhouse gets the offensive rebound | 21-33 |
| 17:40 | Columbia | Christopher Nance misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 21-33 |
| 17:38 | Columbia | The offensive rebound goes to Neil Yates | 21-33 |
| 17:17 | Columbia | Ernest Eggen scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Mike Williams | 21-35 |
| 16:53 | Yale | Larry Duggan misses short on a driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Randy Woodhouse - foul #1 on Randy Woodhouse, team foul #2 | 21-35 |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Paul Winstead (PF) Neil Yates | |
| 16:53 | Yale | Larry Duggan makes the 1st free throw | 22-35 |
| 16:53 | Yale | Larry Duggan makes the 2nd free throw | 23-35 |
| 16:32 | Columbia | Randy Woodhouse hits a driving attempt in the lane | 23-37 |
| 16:25 | Yale | John Mahan misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 23-37 |
| 16:24 | Yale | Kenneth Belanger hits the follow up shot | 25-37 |
| 16:02 | Columbia | Mike Williams misses badly on a runner from the left block | 25-37 |
| 16:00 | Yale | Kenneth Belanger grabs the board | 25-37 |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - John Mahan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jon Carrier (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SF - Larry Duggan (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Magee (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Kenneth Belanger (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Ernest Eggen (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Christopher Nance (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Randy Woodhouse (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Paul Winstead (fresh) 2 pts. C - Mike Williams (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 15:37 | Yale | Jon Carrier is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Jon Carrier, team foul #2 | 25-37 |
| Subs | Yale | Shawn Redmond (PG), John Brickhouse (SG), Joseph McCarthy (SF), John Osborn (PF), Joshua Cooke (C) John Mahan, Jon Carrier, Larry Duggan, William Magee, Kenneth Belanger | |
| Subs | Columbia | David Taylor (SG), Jared Wimbush (SF) Christopher Nance, Randy Woodhouse | |
| 15:18 | Columbia | John Brickhouse picks off the pass by David Taylor | 25-37 |
| 15:15 | Yale | John Brickhouse lays it in | 27-37 |
| 15:01 | Columbia | Mike Williams knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Jared Wimbush | 27-39 |
| 14:42 | Yale | Paul Winstead is called for the reach on John Osborn - foul #3 on Paul Winstead, team foul #3 | 27-39 |
| Subs | Yale | John Mahan (PG), Larry Duggan (SF) Shawn Redmond, Joseph McCarthy | |
| Subs | Columbia | Christopher Nance (PG), Neil Yates (PF) Ernest Eggen, Paul Winstead | |
| 14:28 | Yale | Larry Duggan is called for traveling | 27-39 |
| Subs | Yale | Kenneth Belanger (C) Joshua Cooke | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 14:04 | Columbia | Christopher Nance hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 27-39 |
| 14:03 | Yale | The rebound goes to Kenneth Belanger | 27-39 |
| 13:37 | Yale | Kenneth Belanger hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket | 27-39 |
| 13:35 | Columbia | Jared Wimbush grabs the defensive rebound | 27-39 |
| 13:24 | Columbia | Mike Williams scores on a jumper from the left block | 27-41 |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 13:03 | Yale | Kenneth Belanger lays it up and in on a nice dish by John Brickhouse | 29-41 |
| 12:43 | Columbia | Kenneth Belanger is called for the reach on Mike Williams - foul #3 on Kenneth Belanger, team foul #3 | 29-41 |
| Subs | Yale | Jon Carrier (SG), William Magee (PF) John Brickhouse, John Osborn | |
| Subs | Columbia | Ernest Eggen (PG), Randy Woodhouse (SF) Jared Wimbush, Mike Williams | |
| 12:18 | Columbia | Randy Woodhouse hits a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Christopher Nance | 29-43 |
| 11:56 | Yale | Kenneth Belanger misses the easy layup but the foul's on Randy Woodhouse - foul #2 on Randy Woodhouse, team foul #4 | 29-43 |
| Subs | Yale | Shawn Redmond (PG), Joseph McCarthy (SF) John Mahan, Larry Duggan | |
| Subs | Columbia | Jared Wimbush (SG), Aaron Gibson (PF), Mike Williams (C) Christopher Nance, Neil Yates, David Taylor | |
| 11:56 | Yale | Kenneth Belanger makes the 1st free throw | 30-43 |
| 11:56 | Yale | Kenneth Belanger misses the 2nd free throw | 30-43 |
| 11:56 | Columbia | Mike Williams gets the rebound | 30-43 |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Shawn Redmond (fresh) SG - Jon Carrier (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Joseph McCarthy (fresh) PF - William Magee (fresh) 2 reb. C - Kenneth Belanger (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Ernest Eggen (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jared Wimbush (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Randy Woodhouse (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Aaron Gibson (fresh) 3 pts. C - Mike Williams (fairly fresh) 8 pts. | |
| 11:27 | Columbia | Randy Woodhouse knocks in the jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Aaron Gibson and he's fouled by Shawn Redmond - foul #1 on Shawn Redmond, team foul #4 | 30-45 |
| Subs | Yale | Joshua Cooke (C) Kenneth Belanger | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 11:27 | Columbia | Randy Woodhouse misses the free throw | 30-45 |
| 11:27 | Yale | Joseph McCarthy grabs the defensive rebound | 30-45 |
| 11:08 | Yale | Joshua Cooke misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 30-45 |
| 11:07 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Jared Wimbush | 30-45 |
| 10:38 | Columbia | Randy Woodhouse misses the jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Joseph McCarthy - foul #1 on Joseph McCarthy, team foul #5 | 30-45 |
| Subs | Yale | John Mahan (PG), Larry Duggan (SF) Shawn Redmond, Joseph McCarthy | |
| Subs | Columbia | Christopher Nance (SG), David Taylor (PF) Jared Wimbush, Aaron Gibson | |
| 10:38 | Columbia | Randy Woodhouse misses the 1st free throw | 30-45 |
| 10:38 | Columbia | Randy Woodhouse misses the 2nd free throw | 30-45 |
| 10:38 | Columbia | David Taylor grabs the offensive rebound | 30-45 |
| 10:28 | Columbia | Mike Williams is whistled for traveling | 30-45 |
| 10:06 | Yale | Larry Duggan misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 30-45 |
| 10:05 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Christopher Nance | 30-45 |
| 09:48 | Columbia | Randy Woodhouse blows the dunk | 30-45 |
| 09:46 | Yale | The rebound goes to Jon Carrier | 30-45 |
| 09:40 | Yale | Jon Carrier misses the easy layup | 30-45 |
| 09:38 | Yale | Jon Carrier grabs the offensive board | 30-45 |
| 09:31 | Yale | Joshua Cooke can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 30-45 |
| 09:30 | Yale | Larry Duggan grabs the offensive rebound | 30-45 |
| 09:18 | Yale | Ernest Eggen steals it from Joshua Cooke | 30-45 |
| 09:14 | Columbia | Christopher Nance banks in the layup set up by Ernest Eggen | 30-47 |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 08:53 | Yale | David Taylor picks off the pass by William Magee | 30-47 |
| 08:34 | Columbia | David Taylor knocks in the jump hook from close range | 30-49 |
| 08:15 | Yale | Joshua Cooke misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 30-49 |
| 08:14 | Yale | The offensive rebound goes to John Mahan | 30-49 |
| 07:55 | Yale | William Magee hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane | 30-49 |
| 07:54 | Columbia | David Taylor gets the rebound | 30-49 |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - John Mahan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jon Carrier (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SF - Larry Duggan (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Magee (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Joshua Cooke (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Ernest Eggen (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Christopher Nance (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Randy Woodhouse (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. PF - David Taylor (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Mike Williams (tiring) 8 pts. | |
| 07:32 | Columbia | David Taylor misses the lay-in | 30-49 |
| 07:30 | Yale | John Mahan snags the defensive board | 30-49 |
| 07:19 | Yale | Larry Duggan hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Randy Woodhouse - foul #3 on Randy Woodhouse, team foul #5 | 30-49 |
| Subs | Yale | Shawn Redmond (PG), John Brickhouse (SG), John Osborn (PF), Kenneth Belanger (C) John Mahan, Jon Carrier, William Magee, Joshua Cooke | |
| Subs | Columbia | Jared Wimbush (SG), Eric Skillern (SF), Neil Yates (PF), Paul Winstead (C) Christopher Nance, Randy Woodhouse, David Taylor, Mike Williams | |
| 07:19 | Yale | Larry Duggan makes the 1st free throw | 31-49 |
| 07:19 | Yale | Larry Duggan makes the 2nd free throw | 32-49 |
| 06:57 | Columbia | Jared Wimbush hits a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Eric Skillern | 32-51 |
| 06:51 | Yale | Larry Duggan is fouled on the floor by Eric Skillern - foul #1 on Eric Skillern, team foul #6 | 32-51 |
| Subs | Yale | Joseph McCarthy (SF) Larry Duggan | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 06:41 | Yale | John Osborn misses the dunk over the doubleteam | 32-51 |
| 06:40 | Columbia | Jared Wimbush snags the defensive board | 32-51 |
| 06:12 | Columbia | Neil Yates loses the ball out of bounds | 32-51 |
| Subs | Yale | Jonathan Swift (C) Kenneth Belanger | |
| Subs | Columbia | Christopher Nance (SG) Eric Skillern | |
| 05:53 | Yale | John Brickhouse misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 32-51 |
| 05:52 | Columbia | Paul Winstead snags the defensive board | 32-51 |
| 05:34 | Columbia | Jared Wimbush misses long on a runner in the paint | 32-51 |
| 05:33 | Columbia | Paul Winstead grabs the offensive board | 32-51 |
| 05:13 | Columbia | Joseph McCarthy is called for the reach on Ernest Eggen - foul #2 on Joseph McCarthy, team foul #6 | 32-51 |
| Subs | Yale | Joshua Cooke (C) Jonathan Swift | |
| Subs | Columbia | David Taylor (SG), Randy Woodhouse (SF) Ernest Eggen, Jared Wimbush | |
| 04:50 | Columbia | Randy Woodhouse makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 32-53 |
| 04:37 | Yale | John Osborn evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Shawn Redmond | 35-53 |
| 04:16 | Columbia | Christopher Nance is whistled for a carry | 35-53 |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Mike Williams (C) Neil Yates | |
| 04:07 | Yale | John Brickhouse clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 35-53 |
| 04:05 | Columbia | Christopher Nance grabs the defensive rebound | 35-53 |
| 03:46 | Columbia | Randy Woodhouse can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 35-53 |
| 03:44 | Yale | Joseph McCarthy pulls down the rebound | 35-53 |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Shawn Redmond (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Brickhouse (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph McCarthy (fresh) 3 reb. PF - John Osborn (fresh) 3 pts. C - Joshua Cooke (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Christopher Nance (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - David Taylor (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. SF - Randy Woodhouse (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Paul Winstead (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Mike Williams (fairly fresh) 8 pts. | |
| 03:40 | Yale | John Osborn clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 35-53 |
| 03:38 | Columbia | David Taylor gets the rebound | 35-53 |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:13 | Columbia | Christopher Nance's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-53 |
| Subs | Yale | Shannon Drain (SG), Jonathan Swift (PF) John Brickhouse, John Osborn | |
| Subs | Columbia | Ernest Eggen (PG), Aaron Gibson (PF) Christopher Nance, Paul Winstead | |
| 02:55 | Yale | Mike Williams picks off the pass by Joseph McCarthy out of a doubleteam | 35-53 |
| 02:41 | Columbia | Joshua Cooke denies the turnaround by David Taylor | 35-53 |
| 02:39 | Yale | Joseph McCarthy gets the rebound | 35-53 |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:16 | Yale | Joshua Cooke scores on a turnaround from the right block | 37-53 |
| 01:54 | Columbia | Randy Woodhouse can't finish the layup | 37-53 |
| 01:52 | Columbia | Mike Williams tips it home | 37-55 |
| 01:37 | Yale | Randy Woodhouse is called for the reach on Joshua Cooke - foul #4 on Randy Woodhouse, team foul #7 | 37-55 |
| Subs | Yale | John Brickhouse (SG), John Osborn (PF) Shannon Drain, Jonathan Swift | |
| Subs | Columbia | Christopher Nance (SG), Neil Yates (PF) David Taylor, Aaron Gibson | |
| 01:37 | Yale | Joshua Cooke misses the 1st free throw | 37-55 |
| 01:37 | Yale | Joseph McCarthy snags the offensive board | 37-55 |
| 01:32 | Yale | Shawn Redmond scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by John Brickhouse | 39-55 |
| 01:07 | Columbia | Mike Williams is hacked by Shawn Redmond - foul #2 on Shawn Redmond, team foul #7 | 39-55 |
| 01:07 | Columbia | Mike Williams makes the 1st free throw | 39-56 |
| 01:07 | Columbia | Mike Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 39-57 |
| 00:52 | Yale | Joseph McCarthy loses the dribble to Christopher Nance | 39-57 |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:30 | Columbia | Randy Woodhouse buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Ernest Eggen | 39-59 |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:25 | Yale | John Osborn connects on the shot from the right block on a great pass from Joshua Cooke and he's fouled by Neil Yates - foul #2 on Neil Yates, team foul #8 | 41-59 |
| 00:25 | Yale | John Osborn misses the free throw | 41-59 |
| 00:25 | Columbia | Neil Yates pulls down the rebound | 41-59 |
| 00:00 | Columbia | Ernest Eggen runs out the clock | 41-59 |