| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Charles Lobb (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Henry Love (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Welch (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Otis Brokaw (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Todd Warren (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - John Lyke (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stuart Gerlach (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Larry Thrift (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Adam Marshall (fresh) 2 reb. C - Joel Evan (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cornell | Daniel Welch inbounds the ball | 36-27 |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:36 | Cornell | Adam Marshall blocks the short jumper by Henry Love | 36-27 |
| 19:35 | Cornell | Charles Lobb tips it in | 38-27 |
| 19:18 | Columbia | Joel Evan lays it up and in on a nice dish by John Lyke | 38-29 |
| 18:57 | Cornell | Todd Warren misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 38-29 |
| 18:56 | Columbia | Larry Thrift grabs the defensive rebound | 38-29 |
| 18:34 | Columbia | Stuart Gerlach makes the jumper from the right side | 38-31 |
| 18:15 | Cornell | Todd Warren drills a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Charles Lobb | 40-31 |
| 17:53 | Columbia | Otis Brokaw is called for the reach on John Lyke - foul #1 on Otis Brokaw, team foul #1 | 40-31 |
| Subs | Cornell | Donald Paolini (PG), Matthew Peters (SG), Luis Caudill (SF), Jerry Boyd (PF), Micheal Soper (C) Charles Lobb, Henry Love, Daniel Welch, Otis Brokaw, Todd Warren | |
| Subs | Columbia | Bryan Jones (PG), Thomas Necaise (SG), Peter Badillo (SF), Charles Harrington (PF), Gerald Hale (C) John Lyke, Stuart Gerlach, Larry Thrift, Adam Marshall, Joel Evan | |
| 17:43 | Columbia | Peter Badillo scores on a driving attempt in the paint | 40-33 |
| 17:19 | Cornell | Micheal Soper makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Luis Caudill | 43-33 |
| 17:17 | Columbia | Bryan Jones is hacked by Donald Paolini in the backcourt - foul #2 on Donald Paolini, team foul #2 | 43-33 |
| 16:59 | Columbia | Peter Badillo misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Luis Caudill - foul #1 on Luis Caudill, team foul #3 | 43-33 |
| Subs | Cornell | Otis Brokaw (PF) Luis Caudill | |
| Subs | Columbia | John Lyke (PG) Gerald Hale | |
| 16:59 | Columbia | Peter Badillo misses the 1st free throw | 43-33 |
| 16:59 | Columbia | Peter Badillo makes the 2nd free throw | 43-34 |
| 16:37 | Cornell | Matthew Peters's pass is intercepted by Charles Harrington | 43-34 |
| 16:26 | Columbia | Thomas Necaise misses short on an open shot from the left side but the foul's on Jerry Boyd - foul #3 on Jerry Boyd, team foul #4 | 43-34 |
| Subs | Cornell | William Rodney (PG), Henry Love (SG), Luis Caudill (SF), Todd Warren (C) Donald Paolini, Matthew Peters, Jerry Boyd, Micheal Soper | |
| Subs | Columbia | Adam Marshall (PF), Gerald Hale (C) Bryan Jones, Charles Harrington | |
| 16:26 | Columbia | Thomas Necaise makes the 1st free throw | 43-35 |
| 16:26 | Columbia | Thomas Necaise makes the 2nd free throw | 43-36 |
| 16:15 | Cornell | Henry Love misses short on a shot from the right wing but the foul's on Adam Marshall - foul #3 on Adam Marshall, team foul #1 | 43-36 |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Stuart Gerlach (SG), Larry Thrift (SF) Thomas Necaise, Adam Marshall | |
| 16:15 | Cornell | Henry Love makes the 1st free throw | 44-36 |
| 16:15 | Cornell | Henry Love makes the 2nd free throw | 45-36 |
| 15:51 | Columbia | John Lyke scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Larry Thrift and he's fouled by William Rodney - foul #1 on William Rodney, team foul #5 | 45-38 |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Adam Marshall (PF), Joel Evan (C) Peter Badillo, Gerald Hale | |
| 15:51 | Columbia | John Lyke makes the free throw | 45-39 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - William Rodney (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Henry Love (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Luis Caudill (fresh) PF - Otis Brokaw (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Todd Warren (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - John Lyke (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stuart Gerlach (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Larry Thrift (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Adam Marshall (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Joel Evan (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Cornell | Henry Love is fouled on the floor by Stuart Gerlach - foul #1 on Stuart Gerlach, team foul #2 | 45-39 |
| Subs | Cornell | Charles Lobb (PG) William Rodney | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 15:25 | Cornell | Luis Caudill blows the layup but the foul's on Stuart Gerlach - foul #2 on Stuart Gerlach, team foul #3 | 45-39 |
| Subs | Cornell | Matthew Peters (PF), Jerry Boyd (C) Otis Brokaw, Todd Warren | |
| Subs | Columbia | Bryan Jones (PG) John Lyke | |
| 15:25 | Cornell | Luis Caudill makes the 1st free throw | 46-39 |
| 15:25 | Cornell | Luis Caudill makes the 2nd free throw | 47-39 |
| 15:09 | Columbia | Matthew Peters blocks the short jumper by Stuart Gerlach | 47-39 |
| 15:08 | Columbia | Adam Marshall grabs the offensive rebound | 47-39 |
| 14:55 | Columbia | Larry Thrift connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 47-42 |
| 14:47 | Cornell | Matthew Peters makes the fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Charles Lobb | 49-42 |
| 14:33 | Columbia | Bryan Jones misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 49-42 |
| 14:32 | Cornell | Henry Love pulls down the rebound | 49-42 |
| 14:18 | Cornell | Jerry Boyd can't finish the layup | 49-42 |
| 14:17 | Columbia | Larry Thrift pulls down the rebound | 49-42 |
| 13:57 | Columbia | Stuart Gerlach buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Larry Thrift | 49-44 |
| 13:34 | Cornell | Jerry Boyd connects on the floater from the left block set up by Henry Love | 51-44 |
| 13:14 | Columbia | Joel Evan scores on a fadeaway from the left wing | 51-46 |
| 12:51 | Cornell | Matthew Peters throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-46 |
| Subs | Cornell | Donald Paolini (PG), William Rodney (SG), Daniel Welch (SF), Otis Brokaw (PF), Todd Warren (C) Charles Lobb, Henry Love, Luis Caudill, Matthew Peters, Jerry Boyd | |
| Subs | Columbia | John Lyke (PG), Thomas Necaise (SG), Peter Badillo (SF), Charles Harrington (PF), Gerald Hale (C) Bryan Jones, Stuart Gerlach, Larry Thrift, Adam Marshall, Joel Evan | |
| 12:37 | Columbia | Thomas Necaise misses the 3 from the left wing | 51-46 |
| 12:35 | Columbia | Gerald Hale gets the offensive rebound | 51-46 |
| 12:30 | Columbia | John Lyke drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 51-48 |
| 12:14 | Cornell | Otis Brokaw loses the ball out of bounds | 51-48 |
| 12:12 | Columbia | William Rodney is called for the reach on Thomas Necaise in the backcourt - foul #2 on William Rodney, team foul #6 | 51-48 |
| 11:56 | Columbia | Charles Harrington's fadeaway is rejected by Todd Warren | 51-48 |
| 11:55 | Columbia | Charles Harrington tips it but misses | 51-48 |
| 11:53 | Cornell | Otis Brokaw grabs the board | 51-48 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Donald Paolini (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Rodney (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Welch (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Otis Brokaw (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Todd Warren (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - John Lyke (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Necaise (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Peter Badillo (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Charles Harrington (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. C - Gerald Hale (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:48 | Cornell | Thomas Necaise picks off the pass by William Rodney | 51-48 |
| 11:28 | Columbia | Peter Badillo's floater is tipped away by Otis Brokaw | 51-48 |
| 11:27 | Cornell | Otis Brokaw snags the defensive board | 51-48 |
| 11:13 | Cornell | Otis Brokaw is fouled on the floor by Charles Harrington - foul #1 on Charles Harrington, team foul #4 | 51-48 |
| Subs | Cornell | Charles Lobb (PG), Henry Love (SG), Micheal Soper (C) Donald Paolini, William Rodney, Todd Warren | |
| Subs | Columbia | Stuart Gerlach (SG), Shaiming Sun (SF), Peter Bubb (C) Thomas Necaise, Charles Harrington, Gerald Hale | |
| 10:56 | Cornell | Daniel Welch drills a 3 pointer from the right wing | 54-48 |
| 10:53 | Columbia | Peter Badillo throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 54-48 |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Adam Marshall (PF) Peter Badillo | |
| 10:41 | Cornell | Otis Brokaw comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 54-48 |
| 10:40 | Columbia | Peter Bubb gets the rebound | 54-48 |
| 10:17 | Columbia | Shaiming Sun drills a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Stuart Gerlach | 54-51 |
| 09:58 | Cornell | Charles Lobb comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 54-51 |
| 09:57 | Cornell | Otis Brokaw tips it but misses | 54-51 |
| 09:55 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Shaiming Sun | 54-51 |
| 09:53 | Columbia | John Lyke is fouled in the backcourt by Daniel Welch - foul #1 on Daniel Welch, team foul #7 | 54-51 |
| Subs | Cornell | Donald Paolini (PG), Matthew Peters (SF), Jerry Boyd (PF), Todd Warren (C) Charles Lobb, Daniel Welch, Otis Brokaw, Micheal Soper | |
| Subs | Columbia | Bryan Jones (SG), Thomas Necaise (SF), Gerald Hale (C) Stuart Gerlach, Shaiming Sun, Adam Marshall | |
| 09:53 | Columbia | John Lyke makes the 1st free throw | 54-52 |
| 09:53 | Columbia | John Lyke misses the 2nd free throw | 54-52 |
| 09:53 | Cornell | Todd Warren grabs the defensive rebound | 54-52 |
| 09:24 | Cornell | Henry Love misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 54-52 |
| 09:22 | Columbia | Gerald Hale gets the rebound | 54-52 |
| 09:05 | Columbia | Thomas Necaise's pass is intercepted by Matthew Peters | 54-52 |
| 08:49 | Cornell | Todd Warren misses short on a jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by John Lyke - foul #3 on John Lyke, team foul #5 | 54-52 |
| Subs | Cornell | William Rodney (PG), Micheal Soper (PF) Donald Paolini, Henry Love | |
| Subs | Columbia | Larry Thrift (SF), Peter Badillo (PF), Joel Evan (C) John Lyke, Peter Bubb, Gerald Hale | |
| 08:49 | Cornell | Todd Warren makes the 1st free throw | 55-52 |
| 08:49 | Cornell | Todd Warren makes the 2nd free throw | 56-52 |
| 08:29 | Columbia | Joel Evan can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 56-52 |
| 08:28 | Cornell | Micheal Soper grabs the board | 56-52 |
| 08:24 | Cornell | William Rodney lays it up and in and he's hacked by Thomas Necaise - foul #3 on Thomas Necaise, team foul #6 | 58-52 |
| Subs | Cornell | Luis Caudill (SF), Otis Brokaw (PF) Jerry Boyd, Todd Warren | |
| Subs | Columbia | John Lyke (PG), Stuart Gerlach (SG) Bryan Jones, Thomas Necaise | |
| 08:24 | Cornell | William Rodney makes the free throw | 59-52 |
| 08:03 | Columbia | Peter Badillo misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 59-52 |
| 08:01 | Cornell | The rebound goes to Micheal Soper | 59-52 |
| 07:57 | Cornell | John Lyke is called for the reach on William Rodney - foul #4 on John Lyke, team foul #7 | 59-52 |
| Subs | Cornell | Henry Love (SG), Todd Warren (C) Matthew Peters, Micheal Soper | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 07:57 | Cornell | William Rodney makes the 1st free throw | 60-52 |
| 07:57 | Cornell | William Rodney makes the 2nd free throw | 61-52 |
| 07:55 | Columbia | Stuart Gerlach is hacked by Luis Caudill in the backcourt - foul #2 on Luis Caudill, team foul #8 | 61-52 |
| Subs | Cornell | Charles Lobb (PG) William Rodney | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 07:55 | Columbia | Stuart Gerlach makes the 1st free throw | 61-53 |
| 07:55 | Columbia | Stuart Gerlach misses the 2nd free throw | 61-53 |
| 07:55 | Cornell | Henry Love pulls down the rebound | 61-53 |
| 07:39 | Cornell | Henry Love misses long on a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Stuart Gerlach - foul #3 on Stuart Gerlach, team foul #8 | 61-53 |
| Subs | Cornell | Donald Paolini (PG) Charles Lobb | |
| Subs | Columbia | Charles Harrington (PF), Gerald Hale (C) Larry Thrift, Joel Evan | |
| 07:39 | Cornell | Henry Love makes the 1st free throw | 62-53 |
| 07:39 | Cornell | Henry Love makes the 2nd free throw | 63-53 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Donald Paolini (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Henry Love (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Luis Caudill (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Otis Brokaw (fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. C - Todd Warren (fairly fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - John Lyke (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Stuart Gerlach (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Peter Badillo (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Charles Harrington (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. C - Gerald Hale (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Columbia | Charles Harrington lays it in uncontested on a nice dish by Stuart Gerlach | 63-55 |
| 06:59 | Cornell | Todd Warren hits a driving attempt near the basket set up by Henry Love | 65-55 |
| 06:34 | Columbia | John Lyke hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt shot from the left corner | 65-55 |
| 06:32 | Columbia | Gerald Hale snags the offensive board | 65-55 |
| 06:19 | Columbia | Stuart Gerlach scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Peter Badillo | 65-57 |
| 06:00 | Cornell | Donald Paolini banks in the layup on a great pass from Luis Caudill and he's fouled by Stuart Gerlach - foul #4 on Stuart Gerlach, team foul #9 | 67-57 |
| Subs | Cornell | William Rodney (SG), Daniel Welch (SF), Jerry Boyd (PF), Micheal Soper (C) Henry Love, Luis Caudill, Otis Brokaw, Todd Warren | |
| Subs | Columbia | Bryan Jones (PG), Thomas Necaise (SG), Larry Thrift (SF), Adam Marshall (PF), Joel Evan (C) John Lyke, Stuart Gerlach, Peter Badillo, Charles Harrington, Gerald Hale | |
| 06:00 | Cornell | Donald Paolini makes the free throw | 68-57 |
| 05:58 | Columbia | Bryan Jones is fouled in the backcourt by Donald Paolini - foul #3 on Donald Paolini, team foul #9 | 68-57 |
| Subs | Cornell | Matthew Peters (SG) Donald Paolini | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 05:58 | Columbia | Bryan Jones makes the 1st free throw | 68-58 |
| 05:58 | Columbia | Bryan Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 68-59 |
| 05:43 | Cornell | Micheal Soper drills a turnaround near the basket set up by Daniel Welch | 70-59 |
| 05:41 | Columbia | Bryan Jones is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 70-59 |
| 05:31 | Cornell | Joel Evan steals the ball from William Rodney | 70-59 |
| 05:18 | Columbia | Larry Thrift travels with the ball | 70-59 |
| Subs | Cornell | Charles Lobb (PG) William Rodney | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 05:03 | Cornell | Thomas Necaise steals the ball from Micheal Soper | 70-59 |
| 04:43 | Columbia | Joel Evan makes the jump hook from close range set up by Bryan Jones and he's hacked by Micheal Soper - foul #1 on Micheal Soper, team foul #10 | 70-61 |
| Subs | Cornell | Otis Brokaw (PF) Micheal Soper | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 04:43 | Columbia | Joel Evan makes the free throw | 70-62 |
| 04:23 | Cornell | Otis Brokaw misses short on a floater from the left block | 70-62 |
| 04:21 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Joel Evan | 70-62 |
| 04:16 | Columbia | Thomas Necaise is hacked by Matthew Peters in the backcourt - foul #1 on Matthew Peters, team foul #11 | 70-62 |
| Subs | Cornell | Henry Love (SG) Matthew Peters | |
| Subs | Columbia | John Lyke (PG), Shaiming Sun (SF), Peter Bubb (PF), Charles Harrington (C) Bryan Jones, Larry Thrift, Adam Marshall, Joel Evan | |
| 04:16 | Columbia | Thomas Necaise makes the 1st free throw | 70-63 |
| 04:16 | Columbia | Thomas Necaise misses the 2nd free throw | 70-63 |
| 04:16 | Cornell | The rebound goes to Jerry Boyd | 70-63 |
| 03:48 | Cornell | Henry Love's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 70-63 |
| Subs | Cornell | Donald Paolini (PG), William Rodney (SG), Todd Warren (C) Charles Lobb, Henry Love, Jerry Boyd | |
| Subs | Columbia | Stuart Gerlach (SG), Peter Badillo (SF), Gerald Hale (C) Thomas Necaise, Shaiming Sun, Peter Bubb | |
| 03:36 | Columbia | Peter Badillo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 70-63 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Donald Paolini (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - William Rodney (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Welch (tiring) 6 pts. PF - Otis Brokaw (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. C - Todd Warren (fairly fresh) 9 pts. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - John Lyke (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Stuart Gerlach (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Peter Badillo (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Charles Harrington (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. C - Gerald Hale (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 03:20 | Cornell | Otis Brokaw misses badly on a runner in the paint but he's hacked by Charles Harrington - foul #2 on Charles Harrington, team foul #10 | 70-63 |
| Subs | Cornell | Micheal Soper (C) Todd Warren | |
| Subs | Columbia | Peter Bubb (PF) Charles Harrington | |
| 03:20 | Cornell | Otis Brokaw misses the 1st free throw | 70-63 |
| 03:20 | Cornell | Otis Brokaw makes the 2nd free throw | 71-63 |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:04 | Columbia | Gerald Hale misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by Donald Paolini - foul #4 on Donald Paolini, team foul #12 | 71-63 |
| Subs | Cornell | Henry Love (SG), Luis Caudill (SF) William Rodney, Daniel Welch | |
| Subs | Columbia | Bryan Jones (SG), Adam Marshall (PF) Stuart Gerlach, Peter Bubb | |
| 03:04 | Columbia | Gerald Hale misses the 1st free throw | 71-63 |
| 03:04 | Columbia | Gerald Hale makes the 2nd free throw | 71-64 |
| 02:50 | Cornell | Luis Caudill's fadeaway is rejected by Adam Marshall | 71-64 |
| 02:49 | Columbia | Peter Badillo snags the defensive board | 71-64 |
| 02:49 | Columbia | Columbia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-64 |
| Subs | Cornell | Matthew Peters (SG), Jerry Boyd (SF) Henry Love, Luis Caudill | |
| Subs | Columbia | Thomas Necaise (SG), Larry Thrift (SF), Joel Evan (C) John Lyke, Peter Badillo, Gerald Hale | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:28 | Columbia | The short jumper by Adam Marshall is denied by Micheal Soper | 71-64 |
| 02:26 | Cornell | Otis Brokaw gets the rebound | 71-64 |
| 02:26 | Cornell | Cornell calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-64 |
| Subs | Cornell | Charles Lobb (PG), Henry Love (SG) Donald Paolini, Micheal Soper | |
| Subs | Columbia | John Lyke (PG) Thomas Necaise | |
| 02:07 | Cornell | Otis Brokaw makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 74-64 |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:05 | Columbia | John Lyke's pass is intercepted by Henry Love in the backcourt | 74-64 |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:37 | Cornell | Charles Lobb buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Henry Love | 76-64 |
| 01:28 | Columbia | John Lyke is hacked by Jerry Boyd - foul #4 on Jerry Boyd, team foul #13 | 76-64 |
| Subs | Cornell | Donald Paolini (PG), Luis Caudill (SF), Micheal Soper (C) Charles Lobb, Henry Love, Otis Brokaw | |
| Subs | Columbia | Thomas Necaise (SF), Peter Badillo (PF), Charles Harrington (C) Larry Thrift, Adam Marshall, Joel Evan | |
| 01:28 | Columbia | John Lyke makes the 1st free throw | 76-65 |
| 01:28 | Columbia | John Lyke makes the 2nd free throw | 76-66 |
| 01:08 | Cornell | Micheal Soper misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 76-66 |
| 01:06 | Cornell | Donald Paolini grabs the offensive board | 76-66 |
| 00:44 | Cornell | Micheal Soper hits a driving attempt in the lane | 78-66 |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:39 | Columbia | John Lyke hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt jumper from the right wing | 78-66 |
| 00:37 | Cornell | The rebound goes to Jerry Boyd | 78-66 |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:12 | Cornell | Micheal Soper clanks a jumper from the right block but the foul's on Peter Badillo - foul #2 on Peter Badillo, team foul #11 | 78-66 |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Gerald Hale (C) John Lyke | |
| 00:12 | Cornell | Micheal Soper makes the 1st free throw | 79-66 |
| 00:12 | Cornell | Micheal Soper misses the 2nd free throw | 79-66 |
| 00:12 | Columbia | Gerald Hale grabs the board | 79-66 |
| 00:08 | Columbia | Micheal Soper denies the turnaround by Gerald Hale | 79-66 |
| 00:06 | Cornell | Luis Caudill grabs the board | 79-66 |
| 00:00 | Cornell | Donald Paolini runs out the clock | 79-66 |