| Lineup | Yale | PG - David Josilowsky (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Freeman (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Alvin Cotton (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jimmie Crow (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - George Richardson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Robert Linker (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Quayle (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Bernabe (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Knight (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Lewis Northrop (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Columbia | John Bernabe inbounds the ball | 29-28 |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:51 | Columbia | Alvin Cotton steals the ball from Lewis Northrop | 29-28 |
| 19:44 | Yale | George Richardson misses the runner near the basket | 29-28 |
| 19:43 | Yale | George Richardson tips it back up and in | 31-28 |
| 19:23 | Columbia | George Richardson swats the layup by Kenneth Quayle | 31-28 |
| 19:21 | Yale | George Richardson pulls down the rebound | 31-28 |
| 19:07 | Yale | David Josilowsky misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 31-28 |
| 19:06 | Columbia | The rebound goes to John Bernabe | 31-28 |
| 18:55 | Columbia | John Bernabe misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 31-28 |
| 18:54 | Columbia | Lewis Northrop tips it in | 31-30 |
| 18:43 | Yale | Jimmie Crow connects on the runner from the left block on a nice dish by David Josilowsky | 33-30 |
| 18:33 | Columbia | Lewis Northrop hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 33-30 |
| 18:31 | Yale | Michael Freeman gets the rebound | 33-30 |
| 18:15 | Yale | Alvin Cotton clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 33-30 |
| 18:14 | Columbia | David Knight gets the rebound | 33-30 |
| 17:58 | Columbia | Kenneth Quayle buries a 3pt shot from straight away | 33-33 |
| 17:38 | Yale | Alvin Cotton misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 33-33 |
| 17:37 | Yale | David Josilowsky pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-33 |
| 17:16 | Yale | George Richardson clanks a jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Lewis Northrop - foul #1 on Lewis Northrop, team foul #1 | 33-33 |
| Subs | Yale | Harry Johnson (SG), Alfred Channel (SF), Troy Arrington (PF) Michael Freeman, Alvin Cotton, Jimmie Crow | |
| Subs | Columbia | Sergio Lopez (SG), Kenneth Restivo (SF), Paul Smith (PF) Kenneth Quayle, John Bernabe, David Knight | |
| 17:16 | Yale | George Richardson makes the 1st free throw | 34-33 |
| 17:16 | Yale | George Richardson misses the 2nd free throw | 34-33 |
| 17:16 | Columbia | Paul Smith grabs the board | 34-33 |
| 17:00 | Columbia | Robert Linker connects on the fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Sergio Lopez | 34-35 |
| 16:41 | Yale | Harry Johnson misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Paul Smith - foul #1 on Paul Smith, team foul #2 | 34-35 |
| Subs | Yale | Peter Pitman (C) George Richardson | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 16:41 | Yale | Harry Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 35-35 |
| 16:41 | Yale | Harry Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 36-35 |
| 16:32 | Columbia | Peter Pitman steps in front of the Paul Smith pass | 36-35 |
| 16:19 | Yale | David Josilowsky comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 36-35 |
| 16:18 | Columbia | Lewis Northrop grabs the board | 36-35 |
| 16:14 | Columbia | Sergio Lopez connects on the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Linker | 36-37 |
| 16:00 | Yale | David Josilowsky can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Robert Linker - foul #3 on Robert Linker, team foul #3 | 36-37 |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Kenneth Quayle (SG), John Bernabe (SF), Kurt Florez (C) Robert Linker, Kenneth Restivo, Lewis Northrop | |
| 16:00 | Yale | David Josilowsky makes the 1st free throw | 37-37 |
| 16:00 | Yale | David Josilowsky makes the 2nd free throw | 38-37 |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - David Josilowsky (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Harry Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Alfred Channel (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Troy Arrington (fresh) 2 stl. C - Peter Pitman (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Sergio Lopez (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kenneth Quayle (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Bernabe (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Paul Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Kurt Florez (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 15:45 | Columbia | Paul Smith comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block | 38-37 |
| 15:43 | Columbia | The offensive rebound goes to Kenneth Quayle | 38-37 |
| 15:28 | Columbia | Kenneth Quayle can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 38-37 |
| 15:27 | Yale | Troy Arrington snags the defensive board | 38-37 |
| 15:13 | Yale | David Josilowsky loses the ball out of bounds | 38-37 |
| Subs | Yale | Michael Freeman (SG), Adam Redd (SF), Jimmie Crow (PF) Harry Johnson, Alfred Channel, Troy Arrington | |
| Subs | Columbia | Robert Linker (PG), David Knight (PF) Sergio Lopez, Kurt Florez | |
| 14:57 | Columbia | David Knight misses the lay-in | 38-37 |
| 14:56 | Columbia | Robert Linker snags the offensive board | 38-37 |
| 14:41 | Columbia | Robert Linker is fouled on the floor by Jimmie Crow - foul #3 on Jimmie Crow, team foul #1 | 38-37 |
| Subs | Yale | Harry Johnson (SG), Alfred Channel (SF), George Richardson (C) Michael Freeman, Adam Redd, Peter Pitman | |
| Subs | Columbia | Kurt Florez (C) Paul Smith | |
| 14:29 | Columbia | John Bernabe hits a runner from the left block | 38-39 |
| 14:13 | Yale | David Josilowsky connects on the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Alfred Channel | 41-39 |
| 14:00 | Columbia | Robert Linker clanks a driving attempt from the left block | 41-39 |
| 13:59 | Columbia | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Linker | 41-39 |
| 13:45 | Columbia | Kenneth Quayle comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 41-39 |
| 13:44 | Yale | George Richardson pulls down the rebound | 41-39 |
| 13:30 | Yale | George Richardson makes the runner from the left block | 43-39 |
| 13:01 | Columbia | Kenneth Quayle comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 43-39 |
| 13:00 | Columbia | Kurt Florez pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-39 |
| 12:48 | Columbia | John Bernabe misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 43-39 |
| 12:47 | Columbia | David Knight snags the offensive board | 43-39 |
| 12:22 | Columbia | John Bernabe misses long on a jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by Alfred Channel - foul #2 on Alfred Channel, team foul #2 | 43-39 |
| Subs | Yale | Michael Freeman (SG), Alvin Cotton (SF), Troy Arrington (PF), Peter Pitman (C) Harry Johnson, Alfred Channel, Jimmie Crow, George Richardson | |
| Subs | Columbia | Sergio Lopez (PG), Kenneth Restivo (SG), Paul Smith (PF), Lewis Northrop (C) Robert Linker, Kenneth Quayle, David Knight, Kurt Florez | |
| 12:22 | Columbia | John Bernabe makes the 1st free throw | 43-40 |
| 12:22 | Columbia | John Bernabe makes the 2nd free throw | 43-41 |
| 12:09 | Yale | Alvin Cotton clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-41 |
| 12:08 | Columbia | Lewis Northrop gets the rebound | 43-41 |
| 11:52 | Columbia | Paul Smith comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 43-41 |
| 11:50 | Columbia | Kenneth Restivo tips it back up and in | 43-43 |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - David Josilowsky (tiring) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Freeman (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Alvin Cotton (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Troy Arrington (fresh) 2 stl. C - Peter Pitman (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Sergio Lopez (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kenneth Restivo (fresh) 5 pts. SF - John Bernabe (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Paul Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Lewis Northrop (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 11:34 | Yale | David Josilowsky misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-43 |
| 11:33 | Columbia | Paul Smith gets the rebound | 43-43 |
| 11:16 | Columbia | Lewis Northrop's floater is tipped away by Troy Arrington | 43-43 |
| 11:14 | Yale | Peter Pitman grabs the board | 43-43 |
| 10:57 | Yale | Alvin Cotton hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Michael Freeman | 46-43 |
| 10:35 | Columbia | Lewis Northrop misses short on a fadeaway near the basket | 46-43 |
| 10:33 | Columbia | Paul Smith grabs the offensive board | 46-43 |
| 10:15 | Columbia | Lewis Northrop misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 46-43 |
| 10:13 | Columbia | Sergio Lopez snags the offensive board | 46-43 |
| 09:50 | Columbia | Lewis Northrop hits the finger roll and he's fouled by Peter Pitman - foul #2 on Peter Pitman, team foul #3 | 46-45 |
| Subs | Yale | Marshall Garver (SG), Alfred Channel (SF), Jimmie Crow (PF), George Richardson (C) David Josilowsky, Alvin Cotton, Troy Arrington, Peter Pitman | |
| Subs | Columbia | Robert Linker (PG), Kenneth Quayle (SG), David Knight (PF) Sergio Lopez, John Bernabe, Paul Smith | |
| 09:50 | Columbia | Lewis Northrop misses the free throw | 46-45 |
| 09:50 | Yale | George Richardson gets the rebound | 46-45 |
| 09:38 | Yale | Marshall Garver connects on the runner from the right block set up by Michael Freeman and he's fouled by Robert Linker - foul #4 on Robert Linker, team foul #4 | 48-45 |
| Subs | Yale | Adam Redd (SF) Alfred Channel | |
| Subs | Columbia | Sergio Lopez (PG) Robert Linker | |
| 09:38 | Yale | Marshall Garver makes the free throw | 49-45 |
| 09:09 | Columbia | Kenneth Quayle misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 49-45 |
| 09:07 | Columbia | Sergio Lopez tips it but misses | 49-45 |
| 09:06 | Yale | Jimmie Crow grabs the defensive rebound | 49-45 |
| 08:51 | Yale | Marshall Garver loses the dribble to David Knight | 49-45 |
| 08:27 | Columbia | Sergio Lopez's pass is intercepted by Michael Freeman | 49-45 |
| 08:07 | Yale | Lewis Northrop steals it from Marshall Garver | 49-45 |
| 07:49 | Columbia | Sergio Lopez misses the shot from the left wing | 49-45 |
| 07:47 | Columbia | David Knight grabs the offensive rebound | 49-45 |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Michael Freeman (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Marshall Garver (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Adam Redd (fresh) PF - Jimmie Crow (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - George Richardson (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Sergio Lopez (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kenneth Quayle (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Restivo (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - David Knight (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. C - Lewis Northrop (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. | |
| 07:32 | Columbia | David Knight travels with the ball | 49-45 |
| Subs | Yale | David Josilowsky (PG), Harry Johnson (SG), Alfred Channel (SF), Troy Arrington (PF), Peter Pitman (C) Michael Freeman, Marshall Garver, Adam Redd, Jimmie Crow, George Richardson | |
| Subs | Columbia | Robert Linker (PG), Sean Hannah (SF), Paul Smith (PF), Kurt Florez (C) Kenneth Quayle, Kenneth Restivo, David Knight, Lewis Northrop | |
| 07:09 | Yale | Alfred Channel is hacked by Sean Hannah - foul #1 on Sean Hannah, team foul #5 | 49-45 |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Kenneth Quayle (SG) Sergio Lopez | |
| 06:54 | Yale | Troy Arrington is fouled on the floor by Paul Smith - foul #2 on Paul Smith, team foul #6 | 49-45 |
| 06:37 | Yale | Alfred Channel clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 49-45 |
| 06:35 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Kurt Florez | 49-45 |
| 06:15 | Columbia | Peter Pitman denies the turnaround by Sean Hannah | 49-45 |
| 06:13 | Yale | Peter Pitman gets the rebound | 49-45 |
| 06:07 | Yale | Troy Arrington is hacked by Paul Smith - foul #3 on Paul Smith, team foul #7 | 49-45 |
| Subs | Yale | Alvin Cotton (SF), George Richardson (C) Alfred Channel, Peter Pitman | |
| Subs | Columbia | Sergio Lopez (SG), David Knight (PF) Kenneth Quayle, Kurt Florez | |
| 06:07 | Yale | Troy Arrington makes the 1st free throw | 50-45 |
| 06:07 | Yale | Troy Arrington makes the 2nd free throw | 51-45 |
| 05:44 | Columbia | The jump hook by Sergio Lopez is blocked by George Richardson | 51-45 |
| 05:43 | Yale | Alvin Cotton grabs the defensive rebound | 51-45 |
| 05:30 | Yale | George Richardson's floater is tipped away by Paul Smith | 51-45 |
| 05:28 | Columbia | David Knight grabs the defensive rebound | 51-45 |
| 05:09 | Columbia | David Knight's fadeaway is rejected by Troy Arrington | 51-45 |
| 05:07 | Yale | Alvin Cotton snags the defensive board | 51-45 |
| 04:48 | Yale | David Knight steals the ball from Harry Johnson | 51-45 |
| 04:27 | Columbia | Sergio Lopez misses the jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Harry Johnson - foul #2 on Harry Johnson, team foul #4 | 51-45 |
| Subs | Yale | Michael Freeman (SG), Alfred Channel (SF), Jimmie Crow (PF), Peter Pitman (C) Harry Johnson, Alvin Cotton, Troy Arrington, George Richardson | |
| Subs | Columbia | John Bernabe (SF), Kurt Florez (PF), Lewis Northrop (C) Sean Hannah, David Knight, Paul Smith | |
| 04:27 | Columbia | Sergio Lopez misses the 1st free throw | 51-45 |
| 04:27 | Columbia | Sergio Lopez makes the 2nd free throw | 51-46 |
| 04:14 | Yale | David Josilowsky scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Freeman | 54-46 |
| 04:01 | Columbia | Michael Freeman picks off the pass by John Bernabe | 54-46 |
| 03:57 | Yale | Alfred Channel lays it up and in set up by Michael Freeman | 56-46 |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:35 | Columbia | Kurt Florez's pass is intercepted by Michael Freeman | 56-46 |
| 03:31 | Yale | Michael Freeman hits the finger roll | 58-46 |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - David Josilowsky (tiring) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Freeman (fresh) 11 pts. 6 ast. 5 stl. SF - Alfred Channel (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jimmie Crow (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Peter Pitman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Robert Linker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Sergio Lopez (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Bernabe (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kurt Florez (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Lewis Northrop (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. | |
| 03:15 | Columbia | Lewis Northrop hits a turnaround near the basket set up by Robert Linker | 58-48 |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:59 | Yale | David Josilowsky comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 58-48 |
| 02:57 | Yale | Alfred Channel can't tip it in | 58-48 |
| 02:56 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Kurt Florez | 58-48 |
| 02:56 | Columbia | Columbia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-48 |
| Subs | Yale | Alvin Cotton (SF), George Richardson (C) Alfred Channel, Peter Pitman | |
| Subs | Columbia | Kenneth Quayle (SG), David Knight (PF) Sergio Lopez, Kurt Florez | |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:38 | Columbia | Michael Freeman steals the ball from David Knight | 58-48 |
| 02:35 | Yale | David Josilowsky blows the layup | 58-48 |
| 02:33 | Columbia | John Bernabe snags the defensive board | 58-48 |
| 02:24 | Columbia | John Bernabe connects on the shot from the right wing set up by Kenneth Quayle | 58-50 |
| 01:59 | Yale | Alvin Cotton is whistled for a carry | 58-50 |
| 01:42 | Columbia | Kenneth Quayle is hacked by David Josilowsky - foul #2 on David Josilowsky, team foul #5 | 58-50 |
| 01:37 | Columbia | The short jumper by Lewis Northrop is denied by George Richardson | 58-50 |
| 01:35 | Yale | George Richardson pulls down the rebound | 58-50 |
| 01:11 | Yale | Michael Freeman misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 58-50 |
| 01:09 | Columbia | John Bernabe grabs the board | 58-50 |
| 00:47 | Columbia | David Knight can't connect on a 3 from the left wing but he's fouled by David Josilowsky - foul #3 on David Josilowsky, team foul #6 | 58-50 |
| 00:47 | Columbia | David Knight makes the 1st free throw | 58-51 |
| 00:47 | Columbia | David Knight makes the 2nd free throw | 58-52 |
| 00:47 | Columbia | David Knight makes the 3rd free throw | 58-53 |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:45 | Yale | Kenneth Quayle is called for the reach on Michael Freeman in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kenneth Quayle, team foul #8 | 58-53 |
| Subs | Yale | Alfred Channel (SF) Alvin Cotton | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 00:45 | Yale | Michael Freeman misses the 1st free throw | 58-53 |
| 00:45 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Lewis Northrop | 58-53 |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:39 | Columbia | David Knight buries a fadeaway from close range set up by Robert Linker | 58-55 |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:10 | Yale | Alfred Channel misses short on a floater from the left wing | 58-55 |
| 00:08 | Yale | The offensive rebound goes to Alfred Channel | 58-55 |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:06 | Yale | John Bernabe is called for the reach on Alfred Channel - foul #2 on John Bernabe, team foul #9 | 58-55 |
| 00:06 | Yale | Alfred Channel makes the 1st free throw | 59-55 |
| 00:06 | Yale | Alfred Channel makes the 2nd free throw | 60-55 |
| 00:00 | Columbia | John Bernabe comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 60-55 |