| Lineup | Yale | PG - Stanford Stilwell (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kenneth Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Michael (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Bernard Ballard (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Dwight Rector (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Derek Gayton (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Siegrist (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Paul Apodaca (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Wayne Darby (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - John Haney (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Columbia | Paul Apodaca inbounds the ball | 39-37 |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:44 | Columbia | William Siegrist drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 39-40 |
| 19:19 | Yale | Bernard Ballard makes the floater in the lane | 41-40 |
| 19:06 | Columbia | Wayne Darby scores on a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by William Siegrist | 41-42 |
| 18:49 | Yale | Kenneth Brown drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Stanford Stilwell | 43-42 |
| 18:34 | Columbia | Paul Apodaca misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 43-42 |
| 18:33 | Columbia | Wayne Darby grabs the offensive board | 43-42 |
| 18:26 | Columbia | John Haney throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-42 |
| 18:07 | Yale | Bernard Ballard scores on a driving attempt from the baseline | 45-42 |
| 17:49 | Columbia | Derek Gayton hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Stanford Stilwell - foul #1 on Stanford Stilwell, team foul #1 | 45-42 |
| 17:49 | Columbia | Derek Gayton makes the 1st free throw | 45-43 |
| 17:49 | Columbia | Derek Gayton makes the 2nd free throw | 45-44 |
| 17:32 | Yale | Kenneth Brown is hacked by Paul Apodaca - foul #1 on Paul Apodaca, team foul #1 | 45-44 |
| Subs | Yale | Richard Manuel (C) Dwight Rector | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 17:19 | Yale | Stanford Stilwell misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 45-44 |
| 17:17 | Yale | Richard Manuel snags the offensive board | 45-44 |
| 16:59 | Yale | Kenneth Brown connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 47-44 |
| 16:46 | Columbia | John Haney misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 47-44 |
| 16:44 | Yale | Stanford Stilwell grabs the defensive rebound | 47-44 |
| 16:26 | Yale | Kevin Michael misses the dunk attempt | 47-44 |
| 16:24 | Yale | The offensive rebound goes to Stanford Stilwell | 47-44 |
| 16:06 | Yale | Stanford Stilwell is fouled on the floor by Derek Gayton - foul #3 on Derek Gayton, team foul #2 | 47-44 |
| Subs | Yale | William Larsen (PG), Gerald Peters (SG), Joe McGee (SF), Dwight Rector (C) Stanford Stilwell, Kenneth Brown, Kevin Michael, Bernard Ballard | |
| Subs | Columbia | Dustin Cowan (PG), Albert Clark (SG), Carl Chrisman (SF), Charles Furman (PF), Stephen Dudley (C) Derek Gayton, William Siegrist, Paul Apodaca, Wayne Darby, John Haney | |
| 15:54 | Yale | Dwight Rector makes the runner in the lane on a great pass from William Larsen | 49-44 |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - William Larsen (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gerald Peters (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joe McGee (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Manuel (fresh) 2 reb. C - Dwight Rector (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Dustin Cowan (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Albert Clark (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Carl Chrisman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Charles Furman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Stephen Dudley (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:40 | Columbia | Carl Chrisman misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 49-44 |
| 15:38 | Columbia | The offensive rebound goes to Carl Chrisman | 49-44 |
| 15:22 | Columbia | Carl Chrisman connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Albert Clark | 49-47 |
| 15:05 | Yale | Dwight Rector blows the layup | 49-47 |
| 15:03 | Yale | Richard Manuel grabs the offensive rebound | 49-47 |
| 14:46 | Yale | William Larsen misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 49-47 |
| 14:45 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Charles Furman | 49-47 |
| 14:27 | Columbia | Charles Furman comes up short on the jumper in the paint but the foul's on Richard Manuel - foul #2 on Richard Manuel, team foul #2 | 49-47 |
| Subs | Yale | Stanford Stilwell (PG), Kenneth Brown (SG) William Larsen, Richard Manuel | |
| Subs | Columbia | Derek Gayton (PG), Paul Apodaca (SF), John Haney (C) Dustin Cowan, Carl Chrisman, Stephen Dudley | |
| 14:27 | Columbia | Charles Furman makes the 1st free throw | 49-48 |
| 14:27 | Columbia | Charles Furman makes the 2nd free throw | 49-49 |
| 14:13 | Yale | Joe McGee is whistled for traveling | 49-49 |
| Subs | Yale | Kevin Michael (SF), Bernard Ballard (PF) Gerald Peters, Dwight Rector | |
| Subs | Columbia | William Siegrist (SG), Wayne Darby (PF) Albert Clark, Charles Furman | |
| 14:02 | Columbia | Wayne Darby hits a runner from the baseline and he's fouled by Kenneth Brown - foul #3 on Kenneth Brown, team foul #3 | 49-51 |
| 14:02 | Columbia | Wayne Darby misses the free throw | 49-51 |
| 14:02 | Yale | Bernard Ballard gets the rebound | 49-51 |
| 13:53 | Yale | Kevin Michael comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 49-51 |
| 13:52 | Columbia | John Haney snags the defensive board | 49-51 |
| 13:41 | Columbia | William Siegrist buries a jumper from the left wing | 49-53 |
| 13:23 | Yale | Kevin Michael buries a floater from the right block | 51-53 |
| 12:58 | Columbia | Bernard Ballard is called for the reach on Derek Gayton - foul #2 on Bernard Ballard, team foul #4 | 51-53 |
| Subs | Yale | Dwight Rector (C) Joe McGee | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 12:39 | Columbia | Wayne Darby misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 51-53 |
| 12:38 | Columbia | John Haney grabs the offensive rebound | 51-53 |
| 12:33 | Columbia | Derek Gayton hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 51-53 |
| 12:32 | Yale | The rebound goes to Kevin Michael | 51-53 |
| 12:26 | Yale | Wayne Darby picks off the pass by Stanford Stilwell | 51-53 |
| 12:09 | Columbia | Stanford Stilwell steals it from William Siegrist | 51-53 |
| 11:54 | Yale | Kenneth Brown buries a 3 from the right wing | 54-53 |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Stanford Stilwell (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Kenneth Brown (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Kevin Michael (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Bernard Ballard (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Dwight Rector (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Derek Gayton (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - William Siegrist (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Paul Apodaca (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Wayne Darby (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. C - John Haney (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:45 | Columbia | John Haney misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 54-53 |
| 11:44 | Yale | Stanford Stilwell gets the rebound | 54-53 |
| 11:28 | Yale | Kevin Michael drills a 3 from the left wing | 57-53 |
| 11:13 | Columbia | John Haney loses the dribble to Dwight Rector | 57-53 |
| 10:50 | Yale | Kenneth Brown misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 57-53 |
| 10:49 | Yale | Kenneth Brown grabs the offensive rebound | 57-53 |
| 10:38 | Yale | Kevin Michael drills a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Kenneth Brown | 60-53 |
| 10:22 | Columbia | Wayne Darby misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 60-53 |
| 10:20 | Yale | Stanford Stilwell grabs the board | 60-53 |
| 10:02 | Yale | Stanford Stilwell makes the jumper from the right wing set up by Kenneth Brown | 62-53 |
| 09:43 | Columbia | John Haney is called for traveling | 62-53 |
| Subs | Yale | William Larsen (PG), Gerald Peters (SG), Joe McGee (SF), Richard Manuel (PF), Dwayne Cipriani (C) Stanford Stilwell, Kenneth Brown, Kevin Michael, Bernard Ballard, Dwight Rector | |
| Subs | Columbia | Dustin Cowan (PG), Albert Clark (SG), Carl Chrisman (SF), Charles Furman (PF), Stephen Dudley (C) Derek Gayton, William Siegrist, Paul Apodaca, Wayne Darby, John Haney | |
| 09:30 | Yale | Dwayne Cipriani makes the floater from the left block | 64-53 |
| 09:14 | Columbia | Carl Chrisman scores on a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Dustin Cowan | 64-55 |
| 08:57 | Yale | Dwayne Cipriani misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 64-55 |
| 08:55 | Yale | Richard Manuel tips it home | 66-55 |
| 08:35 | Columbia | Carl Chrisman scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Charles Furman | 66-58 |
| 08:13 | Yale | Joe McGee is fouled on the floor by Charles Furman - foul #3 on Charles Furman, team foul #3 | 66-58 |
| Subs | Yale | Stanford Stilwell (PG) Dwayne Cipriani | |
| Subs | Columbia | Derek Gayton (PG) Dustin Cowan | |
| 08:06 | Yale | Richard Manuel is fouled on the floor by Charles Furman - foul #4 on Charles Furman, team foul #4 | 66-58 |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Timothy Jasper (C) Charles Furman | |
| 07:47 | Yale | Stanford Stilwell misses long on a runner from the right block but the foul's on Albert Clark - foul #2 on Albert Clark, team foul #5 | 66-58 |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Charles Furman (PF) Timothy Jasper | |
| 07:47 | Yale | Stanford Stilwell misses the 1st free throw | 66-58 |
| 07:47 | Yale | Stanford Stilwell misses the 2nd free throw | 66-58 |
| 07:47 | Yale | Joe McGee gets the offensive rebound | 66-58 |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Stanford Stilwell (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - William Larsen (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gerald Peters (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Richard Manuel (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Joe McGee (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Derek Gayton (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Albert Clark (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Carl Chrisman (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Charles Furman (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Stephen Dudley (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:29 | Yale | Stanford Stilwell misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 66-58 |
| 07:27 | Columbia | Carl Chrisman gets the rebound | 66-58 |
| 07:02 | Columbia | Carl Chrisman clanks a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Stanford Stilwell - foul #2 on Stanford Stilwell, team foul #5 | 66-58 |
| Subs | Yale | Kenneth Brown (SG), Kevin Michael (SF), Dwight Rector (C) William Larsen, Gerald Peters, Joe McGee | |
| Subs | Columbia | John Haney (C) Stephen Dudley | |
| 07:02 | Columbia | Carl Chrisman makes the 1st free throw | 66-59 |
| 07:02 | Columbia | Carl Chrisman makes the 2nd free throw | 66-60 |
| 06:50 | Yale | Kevin Michael's pass is intercepted by Albert Clark | 66-60 |
| 06:21 | Columbia | John Haney comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 66-60 |
| 06:20 | Yale | Kevin Michael snags the defensive board | 66-60 |
| 06:08 | Yale | Kenneth Brown is hacked by Albert Clark - foul #3 on Albert Clark, team foul #6 | 66-60 |
| Subs | Yale | Bernard Ballard (PF) Richard Manuel | |
| Subs | Columbia | William Siegrist (SG), Paul Apodaca (SF), Wayne Darby (PF) Albert Clark, Carl Chrisman, Charles Furman | |
| 05:56 | Yale | Kevin Michael throws a bad pass out of bounds | 66-60 |
| 05:42 | Columbia | Wayne Darby buries a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Derek Gayton | 66-62 |
| 05:38 | Yale | Kenneth Brown hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket | 66-62 |
| 05:37 | Columbia | John Haney grabs the defensive rebound | 66-62 |
| 05:19 | Columbia | Kevin Michael swats the layup by John Haney | 66-62 |
| 05:17 | Yale | Bernard Ballard grabs the board | 66-62 |
| 04:58 | Yale | Kenneth Brown makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Stanford Stilwell | 69-62 |
| 04:44 | Columbia | Wayne Darby buries a 3 pointer from the right wing | 69-65 |
| 04:19 | Yale | Stanford Stilwell knocks in the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Kenneth Brown | 71-65 |
| 04:10 | Columbia | Wayne Darby can't connect on a floater from the right side | 71-65 |
| 04:08 | Yale | Dwight Rector grabs the board | 71-65 |
| 04:06 | Yale | Stanford Stilwell is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 71-65 |
| Subs | Yale | William Larsen (PG), Gerald Peters (SG), Joe McGee (SF), Richard Manuel (C) Stanford Stilwell, Kenneth Brown, Kevin Michael, Dwight Rector | |
| Subs | Columbia | Albert Clark (PG), Stephen Dudley (C) Derek Gayton, John Haney | |
| 03:56 | Columbia | Stephen Dudley drills a runner from the right block and he's fouled by Gerald Peters - foul #2 on Gerald Peters, team foul #6 | 71-67 |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Charles Furman (SG) William Siegrist | |
| 03:56 | Columbia | Stephen Dudley makes the free throw | 71-68 |
| 03:49 | Yale | Wayne Darby steals the ball from Bernard Ballard | 71-68 |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - William Larsen (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gerald Peters (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joe McGee (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Bernard Ballard (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Richard Manuel (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Albert Clark (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Charles Furman (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. SF - Paul Apodaca (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Wayne Darby (fresh) 19 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Stephen Dudley (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 03:28 | Columbia | Paul Apodaca misses long on a floater from the left side | 71-68 |
| 03:26 | Yale | Bernard Ballard snags the defensive board | 71-68 |
| 03:04 | Yale | Gerald Peters scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 74-68 |
| 03:00 | Columbia | Columbia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 74-68 |
| Subs | Yale | Stanford Stilwell (PG), Kenneth Brown (SG), Kevin Michael (SF), Dwight Rector (C) William Larsen, Gerald Peters, Joe McGee, Richard Manuel | |
| Subs | Columbia | Derek Gayton (PG), William Siegrist (SG), John Haney (C) Albert Clark, Charles Furman, Stephen Dudley | |
| 02:55 | Columbia | Derek Gayton knocks in the jumper from the free throw line | 74-70 |
| 02:29 | Yale | Kevin Michael can't connect on a runner in the lane | 74-70 |
| 02:28 | Columbia | Wayne Darby gets the rebound | 74-70 |
| 02:23 | Columbia | Derek Gayton misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 74-70 |
| 02:21 | Yale | The rebound goes to Kevin Michael | 74-70 |
| 02:15 | Yale | The jump hook by Kevin Michael is blocked by John Haney | 74-70 |
| 02:14 | Columbia | Wayne Darby grabs the defensive rebound | 74-70 |
| 02:02 | Columbia | Derek Gayton's floater is tipped away by Dwight Rector | 74-70 |
| 02:00 | Yale | Bernard Ballard pulls down the rebound | 74-70 |
| 01:49 | Yale | William Siegrist is called for the reach on Kenneth Brown - foul #1 on William Siegrist, team foul #7 | 74-70 |
| 01:49 | Yale | Kenneth Brown makes the 1st free throw | 75-70 |
| 01:49 | Yale | Kenneth Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 76-70 |
| 01:40 | Columbia | William Siegrist misses the shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Stanford Stilwell - foul #3 on Stanford Stilwell, team foul #7 | 76-70 |
| 01:40 | Columbia | William Siegrist makes the 1st free throw | 76-71 |
| 01:40 | Columbia | William Siegrist makes the 2nd free throw | 76-72 |
| 01:20 | Yale | Kenneth Brown can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by William Siegrist - foul #2 on William Siegrist, team foul #8 | 76-72 |
| 01:20 | Yale | Kenneth Brown makes the 1st free throw | 77-72 |
| 01:20 | Yale | Kenneth Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 78-72 |
| 01:03 | Columbia | Paul Apodaca connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 78-75 |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:42 | Yale | Bernard Ballard comes up short on the jumper in the paint but the foul's on Wayne Darby - foul #2 on Wayne Darby, team foul #9 | 78-75 |
| 00:42 | Yale | Bernard Ballard misses the 1st free throw | 78-75 |
| 00:42 | Yale | Bernard Ballard makes the 2nd free throw | 79-75 |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:36 | Columbia | John Haney banks in the layup on a nice dish by Derek Gayton and he's fouled by Bernard Ballard - foul #3 on Bernard Ballard, team foul #8 | 79-77 |
| 00:36 | Columbia | John Haney makes the free throw | 79-78 |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:35 | Yale | Kevin Michael is fouled in the backcourt by William Siegrist - foul #3 on William Siegrist, team foul #10 | 79-78 |
| 00:35 | Yale | Kevin Michael makes the 1st free throw | 80-78 |
| 00:35 | Yale | Kevin Michael makes the 2nd free throw | 81-78 |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:21 | Columbia | Paul Apodaca hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by Kevin Michael - foul #2 on Kevin Michael, team foul #9 | 81-78 |
| 00:21 | Columbia | Paul Apodaca misses the 1st free throw | 81-78 |
| 00:21 | Columbia | Paul Apodaca makes the 2nd free throw | 81-79 |
| 00:18 | Yale | Stanford Stilwell is hacked by Derek Gayton in the backcourt - foul #4 on Derek Gayton, team foul #11 | 81-79 |
| 00:18 | Yale | Stanford Stilwell makes the 1st free throw | 82-79 |
| 00:18 | Yale | Stanford Stilwell makes the 2nd free throw | 83-79 |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:10 | Columbia | Derek Gayton is whistled for a carry | 83-79 |
| 00:08 | Yale | William Siegrist is called for the reach on Kenneth Brown in the backcourt - foul #4 on William Siegrist, team foul #12 | 83-79 |
| 00:08 | Yale | Kenneth Brown misses the 1st free throw | 83-79 |
| 00:08 | Yale | Kenneth Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 84-79 |
| 00:02 | Columbia | Paul Apodaca drills a 3 pointer from the left corner | 84-82 |
| 00:00 | Yale | Stanford Stilwell runs out the clock | 84-82 |