| Lineup | Yale | PG - John Tammaro (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Travis Tolar (fresh) 1 ast. SF - David White (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Russell Yates (fresh) C - Donald Braxton (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Justin Bearden (fresh) SG - Robert Stinnett (fresh) 6 pts. SF - James Ward (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Andrew Talavera (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Harold Bryant (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Columbia | James Ward inbounds the ball | 29-22 |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:45 | Columbia | Travis Tolar steps in front of the Harold Bryant pass | 29-22 |
| 19:40 | Yale | John Tammaro comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 29-22 |
| 19:39 | Yale | Russell Yates misses the tip | 29-22 |
| 19:38 | Columbia | Andrew Talavera grabs the board | 29-22 |
| 19:22 | Columbia | James Ward buries a driving attempt from close range and the foul's on Travis Tolar - foul #1 on Travis Tolar, team foul #1 | 29-24 |
| 19:22 | Columbia | James Ward makes the free throw | 29-25 |
| 19:07 | Yale | Russell Yates comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 29-25 |
| 19:06 | Yale | Russell Yates misses the tip | 29-25 |
| 19:05 | Columbia | Harold Bryant grabs the defensive rebound | 29-25 |
| 18:52 | Columbia | Justin Bearden drills a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Andrew Talavera | 29-27 |
| 18:29 | Yale | John Tammaro is whistled for a carry | 29-27 |
| 18:10 | Columbia | Robert Stinnett comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 29-27 |
| 18:09 | Columbia | The offensive rebound goes to Andrew Talavera | 29-27 |
| 17:48 | Columbia | James Ward is called for traveling | 29-27 |
| 17:28 | Yale | David White hits a 3pt shot from the left wing | 32-27 |
| 17:17 | Columbia | James Ward misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 32-27 |
| 17:15 | Columbia | Andrew Talavera hits the follow up shot | 32-29 |
| 17:03 | Yale | Russell Yates hits a jumper in the paint on a great pass from David White | 34-29 |
| 16:47 | Columbia | Donald Braxton swats the dunk try by Justin Bearden | 34-29 |
| 16:45 | Yale | Donald Braxton gets the rebound | 34-29 |
| 16:19 | Yale | Harold Bryant takes the ball from Travis Tolar | 34-29 |
| 15:53 | Columbia | David White steals the ball from Robert Stinnett | 34-29 |
| 15:50 | Yale | John Tammaro dunks the ball on a nice dish by David White | 36-29 |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - John Tammaro (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Travis Tolar (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - David White (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Russell Yates (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald Braxton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Justin Bearden (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Stinnett (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - James Ward (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Andrew Talavera (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Harold Bryant (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Columbia | James Ward connects on the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Robert Stinnett | 36-32 |
| 15:19 | Yale | Robert Stinnett steals it from Russell Yates | 36-32 |
| 14:57 | Columbia | Justin Bearden can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 36-32 |
| 14:56 | Columbia | Andrew Talavera tips it but misses | 36-32 |
| 14:54 | Yale | Donald Braxton pulls down the rebound | 36-32 |
| 14:33 | Yale | John Tammaro misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 36-32 |
| 14:32 | Columbia | Robert Stinnett pulls down the rebound | 36-32 |
| 14:11 | Columbia | James Ward is hacked by David White - foul #2 on David White, team foul #2 | 36-32 |
| Subs | Yale | Lewis Wooley (PG), Walter Camp (SG), Cory Allred (SF), Greg Armwood (PF), Scott Karwoski (C) John Tammaro, Travis Tolar, David White, Russell Yates, Donald Braxton | |
| Subs | Columbia | Eric Pollard (PG), Warren Williams (SG), Timothy Carr (SF), Jason Marshall (PF), Evan Weismiller (C) Justin Bearden, Robert Stinnett, James Ward, Andrew Talavera, Harold Bryant | |
| 13:58 | Columbia | Jason Marshall scores on a runner in the paint on a great pass from Evan Weismiller | 36-34 |
| 13:35 | Yale | Greg Armwood's floater is tipped away by Evan Weismiller | 36-34 |
| 13:33 | Columbia | Eric Pollard grabs the defensive rebound | 36-34 |
| 13:17 | Columbia | Jason Marshall connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Timothy Carr | 36-37 |
| 12:55 | Yale | Warren Williams steps in front of the Greg Armwood pass | 36-37 |
| 12:51 | Columbia | Timothy Carr can't finish the layup | 36-37 |
| 12:50 | Columbia | Evan Weismiller snags the offensive board | 36-37 |
| 12:39 | Columbia | Timothy Carr makes the jumpshot from the left side set up by Eric Pollard | 36-39 |
| 12:24 | Yale | Jason Marshall steals it from Walter Camp | 36-39 |
| 12:14 | Columbia | Timothy Carr loses the dribble to Cory Allred | 36-39 |
| 11:50 | Yale | The jumper by Greg Armwood is denied by Evan Weismiller | 36-39 |
| 11:48 | Yale | Greg Armwood tips it but misses | 36-39 |
| 11:47 | Yale | Walter Camp gets the offensive rebound | 36-39 |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Lewis Wooley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Walter Camp (fresh) SF - Cory Allred (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Greg Armwood (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Scott Karwoski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Eric Pollard (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Warren Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Timothy Carr (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jason Marshall (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Evan Weismiller (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| 11:24 | Yale | Eric Pollard steals it from Walter Camp | 36-39 |
| 11:21 | Columbia | Warren Williams lays it in on a nice dish by Eric Pollard | 36-41 |
| 11:09 | Yale | Lewis Wooley travels with the ball | 36-41 |
| Subs | Yale | John Tammaro (PG), Travis Tolar (SG), David White (SF), Donald Braxton (C) Lewis Wooley, Walter Camp, Cory Allred, Scott Karwoski | |
| Subs | Columbia | Justin Bearden (PG), Robert Stinnett (SG), James Ward (SF), Andrew Talavera (PF), Harold Bryant (C) Eric Pollard, Warren Williams, Timothy Carr, Jason Marshall, Evan Weismiller | |
| 10:51 | Columbia | Harold Bryant comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 36-41 |
| 10:50 | Yale | Greg Armwood snags the defensive board | 36-41 |
| 10:45 | Yale | David White clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 36-41 |
| 10:43 | Columbia | Andrew Talavera grabs the board | 36-41 |
| 10:27 | Columbia | Robert Stinnett hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 36-41 |
| 10:25 | Yale | David White grabs the board | 36-41 |
| 10:07 | Yale | John Tammaro hits a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Travis Tolar | 39-41 |
| 09:49 | Columbia | Harold Bryant clanks a jumper from the right side | 39-41 |
| 09:48 | Yale | Donald Braxton snags the defensive board | 39-41 |
| 09:27 | Yale | Greg Armwood makes the jumper in the paint set up by John Tammaro and the foul's on Harold Bryant - foul #3 on Harold Bryant, team foul #1 | 41-41 |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Warren Williams (SG) Robert Stinnett | |
| 09:27 | Yale | Greg Armwood makes the free throw | 42-41 |
| 09:10 | Columbia | James Ward misses the lay-in but he's hacked by David White - foul #3 on David White, team foul #3 | 42-41 |
| Subs | Yale | Russell Yates (PF), Scott Karwoski (C) Greg Armwood, Donald Braxton | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 09:10 | Columbia | James Ward makes the 1st free throw | 42-42 |
| 09:10 | Columbia | James Ward makes the 2nd free throw | 42-43 |
| 08:47 | Yale | John Tammaro is hacked by Warren Williams - foul #4 on Warren Williams, team foul #2 | 42-43 |
| Subs | Yale | Cory Allred (SF) David White | |
| Subs | Columbia | Robert Stinnett (SG), Jason Marshall (SF) Warren Williams, James Ward | |
| 08:24 | Yale | Cory Allred's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-43 |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Evan Weismiller (C) Harold Bryant | |
| 07:59 | Columbia | Justin Bearden blows the layup but he's hacked by John Tammaro - foul #2 on John Tammaro, team foul #4 | 42-43 |
| Subs | Yale | Donald Braxton (C) Scott Karwoski | |
| Subs | Columbia | Warren Williams (SG), Timothy Carr (SF) Robert Stinnett, Andrew Talavera | |
| 07:59 | Columbia | Justin Bearden makes the 1st free throw | 42-44 |
| 07:59 | Columbia | Justin Bearden makes the 2nd free throw | 42-45 |
| 07:36 | Yale | Donald Braxton is fouled on the floor by Warren Williams - foul #5 on Warren Williams, team foul #3 | 42-45 |
| Subs | Yale | Lewis Wooley (SG), David White (SF) Travis Tolar, Cory Allred | |
| Subs | Columbia | Robert Stinnett (PG), James Ward (SF) Justin Bearden, Warren Williams | |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - John Tammaro (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lewis Wooley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - David White (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Russell Yates (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald Braxton (fresh) 6 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Robert Stinnett (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Timothy Carr (fresh) 4 pts. SF - James Ward (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jason Marshall (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Evan Weismiller (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| 07:27 | Yale | Russell Yates is fouled on the floor by Jason Marshall - foul #1 on Jason Marshall, team foul #4 | 42-45 |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Harold Bryant (C) Evan Weismiller | |
| 07:07 | Yale | John Tammaro is fouled on the floor by Timothy Carr - foul #1 on Timothy Carr, team foul #5 | 42-45 |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Andrew Talavera (PF) Jason Marshall | |
| 06:53 | Yale | David White scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from John Tammaro | 45-45 |
| 06:29 | Columbia | John Tammaro takes the ball from Andrew Talavera | 45-45 |
| 06:09 | Yale | John Tammaro makes the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by David White | 48-45 |
| 05:53 | Columbia | Harold Bryant misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 48-45 |
| 05:52 | Yale | Russell Yates grabs the board | 48-45 |
| 05:31 | Yale | Donald Braxton's floater is tipped away by Andrew Talavera | 48-45 |
| 05:29 | Yale | Donald Braxton grabs the offensive board | 48-45 |
| 05:12 | Yale | Donald Braxton makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 50-45 |
| 05:05 | Columbia | Donald Braxton steals it from Robert Stinnett | 50-45 |
| 04:46 | Yale | David White drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Lewis Wooley | 53-45 |
| 04:31 | Columbia | James Ward comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 53-45 |
| 04:30 | Yale | Donald Braxton grabs the board | 53-45 |
| 04:12 | Yale | David White comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 53-45 |
| 04:11 | Yale | David White gets the offensive rebound | 53-45 |
| 03:53 | Yale | David White clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 53-45 |
| 03:51 | Columbia | Robert Stinnett gets the rebound | 53-45 |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:28 | Columbia | James Ward scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Andrew Talavera | 53-47 |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - John Tammaro (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. SG - Lewis Wooley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - David White (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Russell Yates (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Donald Braxton (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 12 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Robert Stinnett (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Timothy Carr (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - James Ward (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Andrew Talavera (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Harold Bryant (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:00 | Yale | John Tammaro drills a jumpshot from the right side | 55-47 |
| 02:57 | Columbia | Columbia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-47 |
| Subs | Yale | Travis Tolar (SG), Cory Allred (SF), Greg Armwood (PF), Scott Karwoski (C) Lewis Wooley, David White, Russell Yates, Donald Braxton | |
| Subs | Columbia | Justin Bearden (PG), Jason Marshall (PF), Evan Weismiller (C) James Ward, Andrew Talavera, Harold Bryant | |
| 02:45 | Columbia | Robert Stinnett can't connect on a runner in the paint | 55-47 |
| 02:43 | Yale | The rebound goes to Cory Allred | 55-47 |
| 02:43 | Yale | Yale calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-47 |
| Subs | Yale | David White (SF) Cory Allred | |
| Subs | Columbia | James Ward (SF), Andrew Talavera (PF), Harold Bryant (C) Timothy Carr, Jason Marshall, Evan Weismiller | |
| 02:15 | Yale | John Tammaro misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 55-47 |
| 02:13 | Columbia | Andrew Talavera gets the rebound | 55-47 |
| 01:55 | Columbia | Andrew Talavera connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Justin Bearden | 55-50 |
| 01:55 | Yale | Yale calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 55-50 |
| Subs | Yale | Russell Yates (PF), Donald Braxton (C) Greg Armwood, Scott Karwoski | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 01:36 | Yale | Donald Braxton is fouled on the floor by Harold Bryant - foul #4 on Harold Bryant, team foul #6 | 55-50 |
| 01:20 | Yale | John Tammaro comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 55-50 |
| 01:18 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Justin Bearden | 55-50 |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:13 | Columbia | Justin Bearden hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Robert Stinnett | 55-53 |
| 00:54 | Yale | David White knocks in the shot from the right wing | 57-53 |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:45 | Columbia | James Ward clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 57-53 |
| 00:44 | Yale | Donald Braxton grabs the board | 57-53 |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:43 | Yale | Donald Braxton is hacked by Justin Bearden in the backcourt - foul #2 on Justin Bearden, team foul #7 | 57-53 |
| 00:43 | Yale | Donald Braxton makes the 1st free throw | 58-53 |
| 00:43 | Yale | Donald Braxton misses the 2nd free throw | 58-53 |
| 00:43 | Columbia | Harold Bryant grabs the board | 58-53 |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:35 | Columbia | Justin Bearden comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Russell Yates - foul #2 on Russell Yates, team foul #5 | 58-53 |
| 00:35 | Columbia | Justin Bearden makes the 1st free throw | 58-54 |
| 00:35 | Columbia | Justin Bearden makes the 2nd free throw | 58-55 |
| 00:33 | Yale | Robert Stinnett is called for the reach on John Tammaro in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Stinnett, team foul #8 | 58-55 |
| 00:33 | Yale | John Tammaro makes the 1st free throw | 59-55 |
| 00:33 | Yale | John Tammaro makes the 2nd free throw | 60-55 |
| 00:26 | Columbia | James Ward misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 60-55 |
| 00:25 | Columbia | Justin Bearden gets the offensive rebound | 60-55 |
| 00:23 | Columbia | Robert Stinnett comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 60-55 |
| 00:22 | Yale | Russell Yates pulls down the rebound | 60-55 |
| 00:19 | Yale | Russell Yates is hacked by Justin Bearden in the backcourt - foul #3 on Justin Bearden, team foul #9 | 60-55 |
| Subs | Yale | Greg Armwood (C) Donald Braxton | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 00:19 | Yale | Russell Yates makes the 1st free throw | 61-55 |
| 00:19 | Yale | Russell Yates makes the 2nd free throw | 62-55 |
| 00:12 | Columbia | Justin Bearden hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Andrew Talavera | 62-58 |
| 00:11 | Yale | Robert Stinnett is called for the reach on David White in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Stinnett, team foul #10 | 62-58 |
| Subs | Yale | Donald Braxton (C) Greg Armwood | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 00:11 | Yale | David White makes the 1st free throw | 63-58 |
| 00:11 | Yale | David White makes the 2nd free throw | 64-58 |
| 00:06 | Columbia | James Ward clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 64-58 |
| 00:05 | Columbia | Robert Stinnett gets the offensive rebound | 64-58 |
| 00:01 | Columbia | Robert Stinnett misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 64-58 |
| 00:00 | Yale | The rebound goes to David White | 64-58 |