| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Robert Linker (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Paul Provencher (fresh) SF - Brendan Smith (fresh) 1 pts. PF - David Knight (fresh) 3 reb. C - Lewis Northrop (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - David Josilowsky (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Raymond Kennedy (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Hicks (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Troy Arrington (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Jimmie Crow (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Yale | Thomas Hicks inbounds the ball | 21-43 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:42 | Yale | Jimmie Crow buries a fadeaway from the baseline | 21-45 |
| 19:32 | Columbia | David Knight misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 21-45 |
| 19:31 | Yale | Troy Arrington grabs the board | 21-45 |
| 19:23 | Yale | Thomas Hicks is fouled on the floor by Robert Linker - foul #2 on Robert Linker, team foul #1 | 21-45 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Yale | Peter Osbourne (SG), Harry Johnson (SF), Alvin Cotton (PF), Peter Pitman (C) Raymond Kennedy, Thomas Hicks, Troy Arrington, Jimmie Crow | |
| 19:06 | Yale | Alvin Cotton misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 21-45 |
| 19:04 | Yale | Peter Osbourne tips it back up and in | 21-47 |
| 18:49 | Columbia | Brendan Smith makes the jumpshot from the left side | 23-47 |
| 18:34 | Yale | Peter Osbourne misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 23-47 |
| 18:33 | Yale | Harry Johnson pulls down the offensive rebound | 23-47 |
| 18:18 | Yale | David Knight is called for the reach on Alvin Cotton - foul #3 on David Knight, team foul #2 | 23-47 |
| Subs | Columbia | John Bernabe (PF) David Knight | |
| Subs | Yale | Raymond Kennedy (SG), Troy Arrington (PF), Jimmie Crow (C) David Josilowsky, Peter Osbourne, Peter Pitman | |
| 18:09 | Yale | Troy Arrington lays it in on a great pass from Raymond Kennedy | 23-49 |
| 17:46 | Columbia | Lewis Northrop comes up short on the turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by Harry Johnson - foul #2 on Harry Johnson, team foul #1 | 23-49 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Yale | David Josilowsky (PG), Peter Osbourne (SG), Thomas Hicks (SF), George Richardson (C) Harry Johnson, Raymond Kennedy, Alvin Cotton, Jimmie Crow | |
| 17:46 | Columbia | Lewis Northrop misses the 1st free throw | 23-49 |
| 17:46 | Columbia | Lewis Northrop misses the 2nd free throw | 23-49 |
| 17:46 | Yale | The rebound goes to Troy Arrington | 23-49 |
| 17:36 | Yale | David Josilowsky can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 23-49 |
| 17:35 | Columbia | Lewis Northrop gets the rebound | 23-49 |
| 17:18 | Columbia | Lewis Northrop can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 23-49 |
| 17:17 | Columbia | Paul Provencher tips it home | 25-49 |
| 17:06 | Yale | Peter Osbourne hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 25-52 |
| 16:53 | Columbia | Paul Provencher drills a floater from the left wing set up by Robert Linker | 27-52 |
| 16:42 | Yale | Troy Arrington throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-52 |
| Subs | Columbia | Kenneth Quayle (SG), Kenneth Restivo (SF), Paul Smith (C) Paul Provencher, Brendan Smith, Lewis Northrop | |
| Subs | Yale | Raymond Kennedy (SG), Harry Johnson (SF), Alvin Cotton (PF), Jimmie Crow (C) Peter Osbourne, Thomas Hicks, Troy Arrington, George Richardson | |
| 16:29 | Columbia | Kenneth Quayle double dribbles | 27-52 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Yale | Troy Arrington (PF) David Josilowsky | |
| 16:14 | Yale | Harry Johnson misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 27-52 |
| 16:13 | Columbia | John Bernabe pulls down the rebound | 27-52 |
| 16:03 | Columbia | John Bernabe misses the floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Jimmie Crow - foul #2 on Jimmie Crow, team foul #2 | 27-52 |
| Subs | Columbia | David Alexander (SG) Robert Linker | |
| Subs | Yale | David Josilowsky (PG), Peter Osbourne (SG), Peter Pitman (PF) Harry Johnson, Raymond Kennedy, Troy Arrington | |
| 16:03 | Columbia | John Bernabe makes the 1st free throw | 28-52 |
| 16:03 | Columbia | John Bernabe makes the 2nd free throw | 29-52 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Kenneth Quayle (fresh) 4 pts. SG - David Alexander (fresh) SF - Kenneth Restivo (fresh) PF - John Bernabe (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul Smith (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - David Josilowsky (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Peter Osbourne (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alvin Cotton (fresh) PF - Peter Pitman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jimmie Crow (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Yale | Jimmie Crow can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Paul Smith - foul #1 on Paul Smith, team foul #3 | 29-52 |
| Subs | Columbia | David Knight (PF) John Bernabe | |
| Subs | Yale | Harry Johnson (PG), Raymond Kennedy (SG), Alfred Channel (SF) David Josilowsky, Peter Osbourne, Peter Pitman | |
| 15:39 | Yale | Jimmie Crow makes the 1st free throw | 29-53 |
| 15:39 | Yale | Jimmie Crow misses the 2nd free throw | 29-53 |
| 15:39 | Columbia | Paul Smith grabs the board | 29-53 |
| 15:23 | Columbia | Kenneth Quayle comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 29-53 |
| 15:21 | Columbia | Paul Smith hits the follow up shot | 31-53 |
| 15:01 | Yale | Jimmie Crow connects on the turnaround from the left block | 31-55 |
| 14:38 | Columbia | David Alexander connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Paul Smith | 34-55 |
| 14:23 | Yale | Harry Johnson clanks a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by David Knight - foul #4 on David Knight, team foul #4 | 34-55 |
| Subs | Columbia | Robert Linker (PG), Paul Provencher (SG), Brendan Smith (SF), John Bernabe (PF), Lewis Northrop (C) Kenneth Quayle, David Alexander, Kenneth Restivo, David Knight, Paul Smith | |
| Subs | Yale | Peter Osbourne (SG), Troy Arrington (PF), George Richardson (C) Raymond Kennedy, Alvin Cotton, Jimmie Crow | |
| 14:23 | Yale | Harry Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 34-56 |
| 14:23 | Yale | Harry Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 34-57 |
| 14:05 | Columbia | Paul Provencher blows the layup | 34-57 |
| 14:03 | Columbia | The offensive rebound goes to Paul Provencher | 34-57 |
| 13:43 | Columbia | Lewis Northrop makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Paul Provencher | 36-57 |
| 13:29 | Yale | Alfred Channel hits a 3pt shot from the left corner | 36-60 |
| 13:16 | Columbia | Brendan Smith lays it up and in | 38-60 |
| 13:08 | Yale | John Bernabe swats the layup by George Richardson | 38-60 |
| 13:07 | Yale | Peter Osbourne tips it in | 38-62 |
| 12:48 | Columbia | Brendan Smith misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Alfred Channel - foul #4 on Alfred Channel, team foul #3 | 38-62 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Yale | David Josilowsky (PG), Raymond Kennedy (SG), Thomas Hicks (SF), Peter Pitman (PF), Jimmie Crow (C) Harry Johnson, Peter Osbourne, Alfred Channel, Troy Arrington, George Richardson | |
| 12:48 | Columbia | Brendan Smith misses the 1st free throw | 38-62 |
| 12:48 | Columbia | Brendan Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 38-62 |
| 12:48 | Yale | The rebound goes to Peter Pitman | 38-62 |
| 12:36 | Yale | David Josilowsky loses the ball out of bounds | 38-62 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Yale | Alvin Cotton (PF) Peter Pitman | |
| 12:22 | Columbia | Robert Linker loses the ball out of bounds | 38-62 |
| Subs | Columbia | Paul Smith (PF) John Bernabe | |
| Subs | Yale | Peter Osbourne (SG), Peter Pitman (PF) Raymond Kennedy, Thomas Hicks | |
| 12:08 | Yale | Alvin Cotton makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Peter Osbourne | 38-65 |
| 11:53 | Columbia | Paul Smith clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 38-65 |
| 11:51 | Columbia | Lewis Northrop grabs the offensive rebound | 38-65 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Robert Linker (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Provencher (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brendan Smith (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Paul Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Lewis Northrop (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - David Josilowsky (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Peter Osbourne (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Alvin Cotton (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Peter Pitman (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Jimmie Crow (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Columbia | Peter Osbourne steals it from Brendan Smith | 38-65 |
| 11:20 | Yale | Peter Pitman drills a runner from the right block on a great pass from David Josilowsky | 38-67 |
| 11:06 | Columbia | Paul Smith misses long on a 3 from straight away | 38-67 |
| 11:04 | Columbia | Lewis Northrop misses the tip | 38-67 |
| 11:02 | Columbia | Brendan Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-67 |
| 10:46 | Columbia | Brendan Smith blows the layup | 38-67 |
| 10:45 | Columbia | Paul Smith tips it home | 40-67 |
| 10:32 | Yale | Alvin Cotton can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 40-67 |
| 10:31 | Columbia | Paul Smith gets the rebound | 40-67 |
| 10:09 | Columbia | Robert Linker can't connect on a jump hook from close range | 40-67 |
| 10:07 | Columbia | Paul Smith misses the tip | 40-67 |
| 10:06 | Columbia | Brendan Smith tips it but misses | 40-67 |
| 10:04 | Columbia | Brendan Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 40-67 |
| 09:54 | Columbia | Lewis Northrop clanks a shot from the right block | 40-67 |
| 09:53 | Yale | Peter Pitman gets the rebound | 40-67 |
| 09:43 | Yale | David Josilowsky's 3 pointer is rejected by Brendan Smith | 40-67 |
| 09:42 | Columbia | Brendan Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 40-67 |
| 09:38 | Columbia | Paul Provencher hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 40-67 |
| 09:37 | Yale | Jimmie Crow grabs the defensive rebound | 40-67 |
| 09:25 | Yale | David Josilowsky scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 40-70 |
| 09:03 | Columbia | Brendan Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-70 |
| Subs | Columbia | Kenneth Quayle (PG), David Alexander (SG), Kenneth Restivo (SF), John Bernabe (PF), Kurt Florez (C) Robert Linker, Paul Provencher, Brendan Smith, Paul Smith, Lewis Northrop | |
| Subs | Yale | Raymond Kennedy (SG), Thomas Hicks (SF), Troy Arrington (PF), George Richardson (C) Peter Osbourne, Alvin Cotton, Peter Pitman, Jimmie Crow | |
| 08:43 | Columbia | The refs have stopped play. David Alexander is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's grabbing the back of his leg. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 40-70 |
| Subs | Columbia | Sean Hannah (PG) David Alexander | |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| 08:38 | Yale | Sean Hannah is called for the reach on George Richardson - foul #1 on Sean Hannah, team foul #5 | 40-70 |
| 08:26 | Yale | Raymond Kennedy misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 40-70 |
| 08:24 | Yale | Troy Arrington gets the offensive rebound | 40-70 |
| 08:07 | Yale | Kurt Florez is called for the reach on Thomas Hicks - foul #1 on Kurt Florez, team foul #6 | 40-70 |
| 07:57 | Yale | Thomas Hicks travels with the ball | 40-70 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Yale | Harry Johnson (PG), Peter Osbourne (SG), Alfred Channel (SF), Alvin Cotton (PF) David Josilowsky, Raymond Kennedy, Thomas Hicks, Troy Arrington | |
| 07:41 | Columbia | Alvin Cotton steals the ball from Kurt Florez | 40-70 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Sean Hannah (fresh) SG - Kenneth Quayle (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Kenneth Restivo (fresh) PF - John Bernabe (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Kurt Florez (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Harry Johnson (fresh) 17 pts. SG - Peter Osbourne (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Alfred Channel (fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. PF - Alvin Cotton (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. C - George Richardson (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:20 | Yale | Peter Osbourne can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 40-70 |
| 07:19 | Columbia | John Bernabe gets the rebound | 40-70 |
| 07:13 | Columbia | Sean Hannah knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner | 43-70 |
| 06:57 | Yale | Peter Osbourne scores on a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Alfred Channel | 43-72 |
| 06:43 | Columbia | Kenneth Restivo can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 43-72 |
| 06:41 | Yale | George Richardson pulls down the rebound | 43-72 |
| 06:39 | Yale | Sean Hannah picks off the pass by Harry Johnson in the backcourt | 43-72 |
| 06:29 | Columbia | Kenneth Quayle drills a 3pt shot from the left wing | 46-72 |
| 06:07 | Yale | Harry Johnson misses short on a shot from the left wing | 46-72 |
| 06:06 | Columbia | John Bernabe snags the defensive board | 46-72 |
| 05:52 | Columbia | Kurt Florez misses short on a shot from the right block | 46-72 |
| 05:50 | Columbia | John Bernabe grabs the offensive rebound | 46-72 |
| 05:35 | Columbia | Kurt Florez clanks a shot from the free throw line | 46-72 |
| 05:33 | Yale | Peter Osbourne snags the defensive board | 46-72 |
| 05:26 | Yale | Peter Osbourne drills a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Alvin Cotton | 46-74 |
| 05:01 | Columbia | Kenneth Quayle can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 46-74 |
| 05:00 | Columbia | Kurt Florez tips it but misses | 46-74 |
| 04:58 | Yale | The rebound goes to Harry Johnson | 46-74 |
| 04:45 | Yale | Kurt Florez is called for the reach on Peter Osbourne - foul #2 on Kurt Florez, team foul #7 | 46-74 |
| Subs | Columbia | David Alexander (PG), Paul Smith (PF) Sean Hannah, Kurt Florez | |
| Subs | Yale | Peter Pitman (C) George Richardson | |
| 04:45 | Yale | Peter Osbourne misses the 1st free throw | 46-74 |
| 04:45 | Columbia | John Bernabe pulls down the rebound | 46-74 |
| 04:35 | Columbia | Kenneth Restivo misses badly on a 3 from the right wing but he's fouled by Peter Pitman - foul #1 on Peter Pitman, team foul #4 | 46-74 |
| 04:35 | Columbia | Kenneth Restivo makes the 1st free throw | 47-74 |
| 04:35 | Columbia | Kenneth Restivo misses the 2nd free throw | 47-74 |
| 04:35 | Columbia | Kenneth Restivo makes the 3rd free throw | 48-74 |
| 04:17 | Yale | John Bernabe denies the turnaround by Peter Osbourne | 48-74 |
| 04:15 | Columbia | Paul Smith gets the rebound | 48-74 |
| 03:57 | Columbia | David Alexander drills a 3pt shot from the left wing | 51-74 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:45 | Yale | David Alexander steps in front of the Harry Johnson pass | 51-74 |
| 03:34 | Columbia | Kenneth Quayle hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 51-74 |
| 03:33 | Yale | Alvin Cotton grabs the board | 51-74 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - David Alexander (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Kenneth Quayle (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Kenneth Restivo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Paul Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - John Bernabe (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Harry Johnson (fairly fresh) 17 pts. SG - Peter Osbourne (tiring) 17 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Alfred Channel (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. PF - Alvin Cotton (tiring) 3 pts. 2 stl. C - Peter Pitman (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:17 | Yale | Kenneth Quayle steals the ball from Alfred Channel | 51-74 |
| 02:55 | Columbia | Kenneth Restivo comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 51-74 |
| 02:54 | Yale | Alvin Cotton grabs the defensive rebound | 51-74 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 02:50 | Yale | The short jumper by Alfred Channel is denied by Paul Smith | 51-74 |
| 02:49 | Columbia | John Bernabe pulls down the rebound | 51-74 |
| 02:37 | Columbia | David Alexander misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 51-74 |
| 02:35 | Yale | Alvin Cotton snags the defensive board | 51-74 |
| 02:08 | Yale | Paul Smith is called for the reach on Alvin Cotton - foul #2 on Paul Smith, team foul #8 | 51-74 |
| Subs | Columbia | Sean Hannah (PG), Kurt Florez (PF) Kenneth Quayle, Kenneth Restivo | |
| Subs | Yale | George Richardson (C) Peter Pitman | |
| 02:08 | Yale | Alvin Cotton misses the 1st free throw | 51-74 |
| 02:08 | Columbia | Kurt Florez grabs the defensive rebound | 51-74 |
| 01:49 | Columbia | Alvin Cotton steps in front of the David Alexander pass | 51-74 |
| 01:27 | Yale | Alvin Cotton misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Kurt Florez - foul #3 on Kurt Florez, team foul #9 | 51-74 |
| Subs | Columbia | Kenneth Quayle (PG), Kenneth Restivo (SF) Sean Hannah, Kurt Florez | |
| Subs | Yale | Peter Pitman (PF) Alfred Channel | |
| 01:27 | Yale | Alvin Cotton makes the 1st free throw | 51-75 |
| 01:27 | Yale | Alvin Cotton misses the 2nd free throw | 51-75 |
| 01:27 | Columbia | Paul Smith pulls down the rebound | 51-75 |
| 01:15 | Columbia | Paul Smith can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 51-75 |
| 01:14 | Yale | Harry Johnson snags the defensive board | 51-75 |
| 00:50 | Yale | Peter Pitman misses the easy layup but he's fouled by John Bernabe - foul #2 on John Bernabe, team foul #10 | 51-75 |
| 00:50 | Yale | Peter Pitman misses the 1st free throw | 51-75 |
| 00:50 | Yale | Peter Pitman makes the 2nd free throw | 51-76 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:46 | Columbia | Kenneth Quayle drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by David Alexander | 54-76 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:21 | Yale | Alvin Cotton is fouled on the floor by Paul Smith - foul #3 on Paul Smith, team foul #11 | 54-76 |
| 00:21 | Yale | Alvin Cotton makes the 1st free throw | 54-77 |
| 00:21 | Yale | Alvin Cotton makes the 2nd free throw | 54-78 |
| 00:16 | Columbia | Kenneth Restivo makes the runner from close range | 56-78 |
| 00:00 | Yale | Harry Johnson runs out the clock | 56-78 |