| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Randy Woodhouse (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Manuel Santoyo (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jared Wimbush (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Micheal Anderson (fresh) C - Mike Williams (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - John Mahan (fresh) SG - Jon Carrier (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Joseph McCarthy (fresh) 1 pts. PF - William Magee (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Kenneth Belanger (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Columbia | Jared Wimbush inbounds the ball | 30-25 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:41 | Columbia | Randy Woodhouse comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint | 30-25 |
| 19:40 | Yale | Jon Carrier pulls down the rebound | 30-25 |
| 19:15 | Yale | John Mahan can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 30-25 |
| 19:13 | Columbia | Micheal Anderson grabs the board | 30-25 |
| 18:51 | Columbia | Randy Woodhouse connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Jared Wimbush | 33-25 |
| 18:46 | Yale | Joseph McCarthy connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Kenneth Belanger | 33-28 |
| 18:25 | Columbia | Jared Wimbush is called for traveling | 33-28 |
| 18:07 | Yale | Joseph McCarthy misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 33-28 |
| 18:06 | Yale | Kenneth Belanger snags the offensive board | 33-28 |
| 17:48 | Yale | Jared Wimbush steals the ball from Jon Carrier | 33-28 |
| 17:32 | Columbia | Manuel Santoyo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-28 |
| 17:07 | Yale | John Mahan misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 33-28 |
| 17:06 | Columbia | Mike Williams grabs the board | 33-28 |
| 17:00 | Columbia | Jared Wimbush hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater in the paint | 33-28 |
| 16:59 | Yale | Jon Carrier gets the rebound | 33-28 |
| 16:37 | Yale | Jon Carrier misses short on a floater from the left block but he's hacked by Jared Wimbush - foul #1 on Jared Wimbush, team foul #1 | 33-28 |
| Subs | Columbia | James Ham (SG), Paul Winstead (PF), Neil Yates (C) Manuel Santoyo, Micheal Anderson, Mike Williams | |
| Subs | Yale | Joshua Cooke (PF) William Magee | |
| 16:37 | Yale | Jon Carrier makes the 1st free throw | 33-29 |
| 16:37 | Yale | Jon Carrier misses the 2nd free throw | 33-29 |
| 16:37 | Columbia | Paul Winstead grabs the defensive rebound | 33-29 |
| 16:12 | Columbia | Jared Wimbush evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 33-29 |
| 16:11 | Yale | Joseph McCarthy snags the defensive board | 33-29 |
| 15:57 | Yale | Jon Carrier buries a jump hook from close range on a great pass from Kenneth Belanger | 33-31 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Randy Woodhouse (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Ham (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jared Wimbush (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Paul Winstead (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Neil Yates (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - John Mahan (fresh) SG - Jon Carrier (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Joseph McCarthy (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joshua Cooke (fresh) C - Kenneth Belanger (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:47 | Columbia | Randy Woodhouse comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 33-31 |
| 15:45 | Columbia | Paul Winstead grabs the offensive rebound | 33-31 |
| 15:24 | Columbia | James Ham's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-31 |
| Subs | Columbia | Manuel Santoyo (SG), Micheal Anderson (PF), Mike Williams (C) James Ham, Jared Wimbush, Paul Winstead | |
| Subs | Yale | Shawn Redmond (PG), John Brickhouse (SG), Shannon Drain (SF), John Osborn (PF), William Purnell (C) John Mahan, Jon Carrier, Joseph McCarthy, Joshua Cooke, Kenneth Belanger | |
| 15:01 | Yale | John Osborn double dribbles | 33-31 |
| 14:41 | Columbia | Mike Williams works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 33-31 |
| 14:40 | Yale | The rebound goes to John Brickhouse | 33-31 |
| 14:34 | Yale | John Osborn misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 33-31 |
| 14:32 | Columbia | Mike Williams gets the rebound | 33-31 |
| 14:10 | Columbia | Randy Woodhouse misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 33-31 |
| 14:09 | Columbia | Neil Yates tips it but misses | 33-31 |
| 14:07 | Columbia | The offensive rebound goes to Randy Woodhouse | 33-31 |
| 13:44 | Columbia | Mike Williams misses the floater from the right wing | 33-31 |
| 13:42 | Yale | Shannon Drain snags the defensive board | 33-31 |
| 13:16 | Yale | John Osborn comes up short on the runner from close range | 33-31 |
| 13:14 | Yale | John Osborn misses the tip | 33-31 |
| 13:12 | Columbia | Micheal Anderson gets the rebound | 33-31 |
| 12:50 | Columbia | Neil Yates scores on a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Mike Williams and the foul's on Shannon Drain - foul #1 on Shannon Drain, team foul #1 | 35-31 |
| Subs | Columbia | James Ham (SG), Jared Wimbush (SF), Paul Winstead (PF) Manuel Santoyo, Micheal Anderson, Mike Williams | |
| Subs | Yale | John Mahan (PG), Jon Carrier (SG), Joseph McCarthy (SF), Kenneth Belanger (C) Shawn Redmond, John Brickhouse, Shannon Drain, William Purnell | |
| 12:50 | Columbia | Neil Yates makes the free throw | 36-31 |
| 12:25 | Yale | John Osborn misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 36-31 |
| 12:24 | Columbia | Paul Winstead grabs the defensive rebound | 36-31 |
| 12:01 | Columbia | Neil Yates can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 36-31 |
| 11:59 | Columbia | James Ham grabs the offensive rebound | 36-31 |
| 11:35 | Columbia | Neil Yates clanks a driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Kenneth Belanger - foul #2 on Kenneth Belanger, team foul #2 | 36-31 |
| Subs | Columbia | Manuel Santoyo (SG) Randy Woodhouse | |
| Subs | Yale | William Magee (PF) John Osborn | |
| 11:35 | Columbia | Neil Yates misses the 1st free throw | 36-31 |
| 11:35 | Columbia | Neil Yates makes the 2nd free throw | 37-31 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Jared Wimbush (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Manuel Santoyo (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Ham (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Paul Winstead (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Neil Yates (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - John Mahan (fresh) SG - Jon Carrier (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Joseph McCarthy (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Magee (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Kenneth Belanger (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:12 | Yale | Jon Carrier is fouled on the floor by Paul Winstead - foul #1 on Paul Winstead, team foul #2 | 37-31 |
| Subs | Columbia | Micheal Anderson (PF), Mike Williams (C) Paul Winstead, Neil Yates | |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| 10:57 | Yale | Jon Carrier drills a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Joseph McCarthy | 37-33 |
| 10:40 | Columbia | Manuel Santoyo is fouled on the floor by John Mahan - foul #1 on John Mahan, team foul #3 | 37-33 |
| 10:25 | Columbia | Jared Wimbush hits a 3pt shot from the left corner | 40-33 |
| 09:57 | Yale | Mike Williams is called for the reach on Kenneth Belanger - foul #2 on Mike Williams, team foul #3 | 40-33 |
| Subs | Columbia | Randy Woodhouse (PG) James Ham | |
| Subs | Yale | John Osborn (PF) William Magee | |
| 09:35 | Yale | Jon Carrier misses long on a jump hook from close range but he's hacked by Manuel Santoyo - foul #3 on Manuel Santoyo, team foul #4 | 40-33 |
| Subs | Columbia | Eric Skillern (SG) Manuel Santoyo | |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| 09:35 | Yale | Jon Carrier makes the 1st free throw | 40-34 |
| 09:35 | Yale | Jon Carrier makes the 2nd free throw | 40-35 |
| 09:10 | Columbia | Micheal Anderson hits a wide open 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Randy Woodhouse out of a doubleteam | 43-35 |
| 08:45 | Yale | Joseph McCarthy is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Joseph McCarthy, team foul #4 | 43-35 |
| Subs | Columbia | James Ham (SG), Paul Winstead (PF) Eric Skillern, Micheal Anderson | |
| Subs | Yale | John Brickhouse (SG), Shannon Drain (SF), William Purnell (C) Jon Carrier, Joseph McCarthy, Kenneth Belanger | |
| 08:21 | Columbia | Jared Wimbush can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 43-35 |
| 08:19 | Columbia | Paul Winstead tips it in | 45-35 |
| 07:54 | Yale | John Osborn hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Paul Winstead - foul #2 on Paul Winstead, team foul #5 | 45-35 |
| Subs | Columbia | Manuel Santoyo (SG), Neil Yates (C) Jared Wimbush, Mike Williams | |
| Subs | Yale | Shawn Redmond (PG), Kenneth Belanger (C) John Mahan, William Purnell | |
| 07:54 | Yale | John Osborn makes the 1st free throw | 45-36 |
| 07:54 | Yale | John Osborn makes the 2nd free throw | 45-37 |
| 07:28 | Columbia | Randy Woodhouse can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 45-37 |
| 07:27 | Columbia | James Ham gets the offensive rebound | 45-37 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Randy Woodhouse (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Manuel Santoyo (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Ham (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Winstead (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Neil Yates (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Shawn Redmond (fresh) SG - John Brickhouse (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Shannon Drain (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Osborn (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. C - Kenneth Belanger (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:18 | Columbia | Neil Yates is hacked by Kenneth Belanger - foul #3 on Kenneth Belanger, team foul #5 | 45-37 |
| Subs | Columbia | Micheal Anderson (PF) Paul Winstead | |
| Subs | Yale | Jon Carrier (SG), Joseph McCarthy (SF) John Brickhouse, Shannon Drain | |
| 06:52 | Columbia | Shawn Redmond steals it from Neil Yates | 45-37 |
| 06:49 | Yale | Jon Carrier lays it in set up by Shawn Redmond | 45-39 |
| 06:24 | Columbia | Neil Yates scores on a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Randy Woodhouse | 47-39 |
| 06:06 | Yale | Joseph McCarthy can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 47-39 |
| 06:05 | Columbia | Neil Yates gets the rebound | 47-39 |
| 05:43 | Columbia | Neil Yates splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 50-39 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 05:25 | Yale | Joseph McCarthy's pass is intercepted by Micheal Anderson | 50-39 |
| 05:23 | Columbia | Columbia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-39 |
| Subs | Columbia | Jared Wimbush (PG), Mike Williams (C) Randy Woodhouse, James Ham | |
| Subs | Yale | John Mahan (PG) Shawn Redmond | |
| 05:03 | Columbia | Mike Williams can't connect on a jumper near the basket | 50-39 |
| 05:01 | Yale | Kenneth Belanger grabs the board | 50-39 |
| 04:36 | Yale | John Osborn comes up short on the shot in the paint | 50-39 |
| 04:34 | Columbia | Jared Wimbush grabs the defensive rebound | 50-39 |
| 04:11 | Columbia | Mike Williams blows the layup but the foul's on Kenneth Belanger - foul #4 on Kenneth Belanger, team foul #6 | 50-39 |
| Subs | Columbia | Randy Woodhouse (PG) Neil Yates | |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| 04:11 | Columbia | Mike Williams misses the 1st free throw | 50-39 |
| 04:11 | Columbia | Mike Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 51-39 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 03:55 | Yale | John Osborn connects on the fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Jon Carrier | 51-41 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:31 | Columbia | Mike Williams makes the fadeaway in the lane and he's fouled by John Osborn - foul #4 on John Osborn, team foul #7 | 53-41 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Yale | William Magee (PF) John Osborn | |
| 03:31 | Columbia | Mike Williams misses the free throw | 53-41 |
| 03:31 | Yale | Kenneth Belanger snags the defensive board | 53-41 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Randy Woodhouse (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Manuel Santoyo (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jared Wimbush (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Micheal Anderson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Mike Williams (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - John Mahan (fresh) SG - Jon Carrier (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph McCarthy (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - William Magee (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Kenneth Belanger (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| 03:20 | Yale | John Mahan is hacked by Randy Woodhouse - foul #2 on Randy Woodhouse, team foul #6 | 53-41 |
| 03:06 | Yale | Kenneth Belanger can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 53-41 |
| 03:04 | Columbia | Micheal Anderson gets the rebound | 53-41 |
| 02:40 | Columbia | Jared Wimbush is hacked by Joseph McCarthy - foul #4 on Joseph McCarthy, team foul #8 | 53-41 |
| Subs | Columbia | James Ham (SG), Neil Yates (PF) Manuel Santoyo, Micheal Anderson | |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| 02:40 | Columbia | Jared Wimbush misses the 1st free throw | 53-41 |
| 02:40 | Yale | The rebound goes to Kenneth Belanger | 53-41 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:23 | Yale | Jon Carrier comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 53-41 |
| 02:22 | Yale | Jon Carrier misses the tip | 53-41 |
| 02:20 | Yale | William Magee pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-41 |
| 02:08 | Yale | Kenneth Belanger hits a jumper from the right wing | 53-43 |
| 01:50 | Columbia | Jared Wimbush hits the finger roll set up by Randy Woodhouse | 55-43 |
| 01:43 | Yale | Joseph McCarthy comes up short on the turnaround from close range | 55-43 |
| 01:41 | Yale | Jon Carrier grabs the offensive rebound | 55-43 |
| 01:35 | Yale | Jon Carrier throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-43 |
| Subs | Columbia | Manuel Santoyo (SG), Micheal Anderson (PF) James Ham, Neil Yates | |
| Subs | Yale | John Osborn (PF) William Magee | |
| 01:06 | Columbia | Jared Wimbush lays it in | 57-43 |
| 00:52 | Yale | Kenneth Belanger misses long on a fadeaway from the left block | 57-43 |
| 00:50 | Columbia | Mike Williams grabs the board | 57-43 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:25 | Columbia | Mike Williams is wide open but clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 57-43 |
| 00:24 | Columbia | Manuel Santoyo tips it back up and in | 59-43 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:17 | Yale | John Mahan is hacked by Randy Woodhouse - foul #3 on Randy Woodhouse, team foul #7 | 59-43 |
| 00:17 | Yale | John Mahan makes the 1st free throw | 59-44 |
| 00:17 | Yale | John Mahan makes the 2nd free throw | 59-45 |
| 00:00 | Columbia | Randy Woodhouse runs out the clock | 59-45 |