| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Albert Clark (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dustin Cowan (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Homer Parks (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Wayne Darby (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - John Haney (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - William Larsen (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Raymond Laursen (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Michael (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Bernard Ballard (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Dwight Rector (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Columbia | Homer Parks inbounds the ball | 25-32 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:44 | Columbia | Wayne Darby's pass is intercepted by Bernard Ballard | 25-32 |
| 19:27 | Yale | Bernard Ballard buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Dwight Rector | 25-35 |
| 19:08 | Columbia | Dustin Cowan is hacked by Kevin Michael - foul #3 on Kevin Michael, team foul #1 | 25-35 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Yale | Joe McGee (SF) Kevin Michael | |
| 18:49 | Columbia | Dustin Cowan makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 28-35 |
| 18:29 | Yale | Dwight Rector misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 28-35 |
| 18:28 | Columbia | Wayne Darby grabs the defensive rebound | 28-35 |
| 18:23 | Columbia | Albert Clark connects on the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Dustin Cowan | 30-35 |
| 18:19 | Yale | Raymond Laursen clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 30-35 |
| 18:18 | Columbia | Albert Clark snags the defensive board | 30-35 |
| 18:12 | Columbia | Homer Parks hits the finger roll on a great pass from John Haney | 32-35 |
| 17:44 | Yale | 3 seconds is called on Dwight Rector | 32-35 |
| 17:23 | Columbia | Raymond Laursen takes the ball from John Haney | 32-35 |
| 17:04 | Yale | William Larsen is whistled for traveling | 32-35 |
| Subs | Columbia | Tommy Davis (PG), Raymond Gervin (SG), Matthew Cooper (SF), Stephen Dudley (PF) Albert Clark, Dustin Cowan, Homer Parks, Wayne Darby | |
| Subs | Yale | Paul Haught (SG), Richard Manuel (C) Raymond Laursen, Dwight Rector | |
| 16:53 | Columbia | Joe McGee takes the ball from Tommy Davis | 32-35 |
| 16:40 | Yale | William Larsen misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 32-35 |
| 16:38 | Yale | Richard Manuel tips it home | 32-37 |
| 16:33 | Columbia | Matthew Cooper comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Joe McGee - foul #1 on Joe McGee, team foul #2 | 32-37 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Yale | Darrel Smith (PG), Gregory Ross (SF), Dwayne Cipriani (C) William Larsen, Joe McGee, Bernard Ballard | |
| 16:33 | Columbia | Matthew Cooper makes the 1st free throw | 33-37 |
| 16:33 | Columbia | Matthew Cooper makes the 2nd free throw | 34-37 |
| 16:09 | Yale | Paul Haught misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 34-37 |
| 16:07 | Columbia | The rebound goes to John Haney | 34-37 |
| 15:45 | Columbia | Matthew Cooper clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 34-37 |
| 15:43 | Columbia | Tommy Davis pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-37 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Tommy Davis (fresh) SG - Raymond Gervin (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Matthew Cooper (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Stephen Dudley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - John Haney (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Darrel Smith (fresh) SG - Paul Haught (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gregory Ross (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Manuel (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Dwayne Cipriani (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 15:27 | Columbia | Raymond Gervin scores on a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Tommy Davis and he's fouled by Paul Haught - foul #1 on Paul Haught, team foul #3 | 36-37 |
| Subs | Columbia | William Siegrist (SG), Homer Parks (SF), Wayne Darby (PF) Tommy Davis, Matthew Cooper, John Haney | |
| Subs | Yale | William Larsen (PG), Raymond Laursen (SG), Kevin Michael (SF), Bernard Ballard (PF), Dwight Rector (C) Darrel Smith, Paul Haught, Gregory Ross, Richard Manuel, Dwayne Cipriani | |
| 15:27 | Columbia | Raymond Gervin misses the free throw | 36-37 |
| 15:27 | Yale | Dwight Rector snags the defensive board | 36-37 |
| 15:18 | Yale | Raymond Laursen connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Kevin Michael | 36-40 |
| 15:02 | Columbia | Wayne Darby buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Homer Parks | 39-40 |
| 14:54 | Yale | Kevin Michael misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 39-40 |
| 14:53 | Yale | Dwight Rector tips it but misses | 39-40 |
| 14:52 | Columbia | Wayne Darby grabs the board | 39-40 |
| 14:30 | Columbia | William Siegrist scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Raymond Gervin | 42-40 |
| 14:19 | Yale | Raymond Gervin is called for the reach on Dwight Rector - foul #2 on Raymond Gervin, team foul #1 | 42-40 |
| Subs | Columbia | Albert Clark (PG) Raymond Gervin | |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| 14:04 | Yale | Kevin Michael's dunk attempt is rejected by Wayne Darby | 42-40 |
| 14:03 | Columbia | Wayne Darby gets the rebound | 42-40 |
| 13:42 | Columbia | Wayne Darby banks in the layup set up by Albert Clark | 44-40 |
| 13:22 | Yale | Dwight Rector misses long on a jumper near the basket | 44-40 |
| 13:21 | Columbia | Stephen Dudley grabs the defensive rebound | 44-40 |
| 13:14 | Columbia | William Siegrist buries a jumpshot from the right wing | 46-40 |
| 13:00 | Yale | Kevin Michael knocks in the runner from close range on a great pass from William Larsen and he's fouled by Albert Clark - foul #1 on Albert Clark, team foul #2 | 46-42 |
| Subs | Columbia | Timothy Jasper (SF), John Haney (C) Homer Parks, Stephen Dudley | |
| Subs | Yale | Paul Haught (PG), Gregory Ross (SG), Richard Manuel (PF), Joe McGee (C) William Larsen, Raymond Laursen, Bernard Ballard, Dwight Rector | |
| 13:00 | Yale | Kevin Michael misses the free throw | 46-42 |
| 13:00 | Columbia | John Haney pulls down the rebound | 46-42 |
| 12:48 | Columbia | Wayne Darby hits the finger roll and he's fouled by Richard Manuel - foul #2 on Richard Manuel, team foul #4 | 48-42 |
| Subs | Columbia | Dustin Cowan (SG) William Siegrist | |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| 12:48 | Columbia | Wayne Darby makes the free throw | 49-42 |
| 12:41 | Yale | Richard Manuel misses the jumper from the right side | 49-42 |
| 12:39 | Columbia | John Haney pulls down the rebound | 49-42 |
| 12:30 | Columbia | Timothy Jasper's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-42 |
| Subs | Columbia | Matthew Cooper (PF) Wayne Darby | |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| 12:18 | Yale | Kevin Michael is fouled on the floor by Timothy Jasper - foul #4 on Timothy Jasper, team foul #3 | 49-42 |
| Subs | Columbia | Raymond Gervin (SG) Timothy Jasper | |
| Subs | Yale | Dwayne Cipriani (C) Kevin Michael | |
| 12:04 | Yale | Gregory Ross misses the jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by John Haney - foul #3 on John Haney, team foul #4 | 49-42 |
| 12:04 | Yale | Gregory Ross misses the 1st free throw | 49-42 |
| 12:04 | Yale | Gregory Ross makes the 2nd free throw | 49-43 |
| 11:38 | Columbia | Albert Clark connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Dustin Cowan | 52-43 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Albert Clark (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Raymond Gervin (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dustin Cowan (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. PF - Matthew Cooper (fresh) 6 pts. C - John Haney (fresh) 1 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Paul Haught (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gregory Ross (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Joe McGee (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Manuel (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Dwayne Cipriani (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 11:28 | Yale | Raymond Gervin steals it from Paul Haught | 52-43 |
| 11:09 | Columbia | Albert Clark misses the pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Gregory Ross - foul #2 on Gregory Ross, team foul #5 | 52-43 |
| Subs | Columbia | William Siegrist (SG), Homer Parks (SF), Wayne Darby (PF) Raymond Gervin, Dustin Cowan, Matthew Cooper | |
| Subs | Yale | William Larsen (PG), Raymond Laursen (SG), Kevin Michael (SF), Bernard Ballard (PF), Dwight Rector (C) Paul Haught, Gregory Ross, Joe McGee, Richard Manuel, Dwayne Cipriani | |
| 11:09 | Columbia | Albert Clark makes the 1st free throw | 53-43 |
| 11:09 | Columbia | Albert Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 54-43 |
| 10:50 | Yale | Dwight Rector lays it up and in on a great pass from Kevin Michael | 54-45 |
| 10:36 | Columbia | Albert Clark can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 54-45 |
| 10:35 | Columbia | Homer Parks grabs the offensive board | 54-45 |
| 10:27 | Columbia | John Haney comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Dwight Rector - foul #3 on Dwight Rector, team foul #6 | 54-45 |
| Subs | Columbia | Dustin Cowan (PG) Albert Clark | |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| 10:27 | Columbia | John Haney makes the 1st free throw | 55-45 |
| 10:27 | Columbia | John Haney makes the 2nd free throw | 56-45 |
| 10:17 | Yale | Dwight Rector scores on a fadeaway near the basket set up by William Larsen | 56-47 |
| 10:07 | Columbia | John Haney is fouled on the floor by William Larsen - foul #2 on William Larsen, team foul #7 | 56-47 |
| 10:07 | Columbia | John Haney misses the 1st free throw | 56-47 |
| 10:07 | Yale | The rebound goes to Dwight Rector | 56-47 |
| 09:51 | Yale | Kevin Michael buries a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by William Larsen | 56-50 |
| 09:44 | Columbia | Wayne Darby misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 56-50 |
| 09:42 | Yale | The rebound goes to Kevin Michael | 56-50 |
| 09:30 | Yale | Homer Parks swats the layup by Dwight Rector | 56-50 |
| 09:28 | Yale | Dwight Rector gets the offensive rebound | 56-50 |
| 09:11 | Yale | William Larsen comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 56-50 |
| 09:09 | Columbia | John Haney pulls down the rebound | 56-50 |
| 09:02 | Columbia | Homer Parks double dribbles | 56-50 |
| Subs | Columbia | Raymond Gervin (PG), Stephen Dudley (PF), Matthew Cooper (C) Homer Parks, Wayne Darby, John Haney | |
| Subs | Yale | Joe McGee (SF) Kevin Michael | |
| 08:53 | Yale | Raymond Laursen loses the dribble to Dustin Cowan | 56-50 |
| 08:37 | Columbia | William Siegrist misses the jumpshot from the left side | 56-50 |
| 08:35 | Yale | Dwight Rector gets the rebound | 56-50 |
| 08:30 | Yale | William Larsen drills a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Bernard Ballard | 56-52 |
| 08:09 | Columbia | Matthew Cooper can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 56-52 |
| 08:07 | Yale | The rebound goes to Joe McGee | 56-52 |
| 07:40 | Yale | Joe McGee's pass is intercepted by Dustin Cowan | 56-52 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Raymond Gervin (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Siegrist (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - Dustin Cowan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. PF - Stephen Dudley (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Matthew Cooper (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - William Larsen (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. SG - Raymond Laursen (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Joe McGee (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Bernard Ballard (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Dwight Rector (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:26 | Columbia | Dustin Cowan hits a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from William Siegrist | 59-52 |
| 06:58 | Yale | William Larsen misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 59-52 |
| 06:57 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Matthew Cooper | 59-52 |
| 06:38 | Columbia | William Siegrist scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 61-52 |
| 06:18 | Yale | Dwight Rector misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 61-52 |
| 06:17 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Dustin Cowan | 61-52 |
| 06:12 | Columbia | William Siegrist comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 61-52 |
| 06:10 | Yale | Dwight Rector snags the defensive board | 61-52 |
| 06:05 | Yale | William Larsen scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Raymond Laursen | 61-54 |
| 05:46 | Columbia | Dustin Cowan is fouled on the floor by Joe McGee - foul #2 on Joe McGee, team foul #8 | 61-54 |
| Subs | Columbia | Albert Clark (PG), Homer Parks (SF), Wayne Darby (PF), John Haney (C) Raymond Gervin, William Siegrist, Stephen Dudley, Matthew Cooper | |
| Subs | Yale | Paul Haught (PG), Gregory Ross (SG), Kevin Michael (SF), Richard Manuel (PF), Dwayne Cipriani (C) William Larsen, Raymond Laursen, Joe McGee, Bernard Ballard, Dwight Rector | |
| 05:46 | Columbia | Dustin Cowan misses the 1st free throw | 61-54 |
| 05:46 | Columbia | John Haney grabs the offensive rebound | 61-54 |
| 05:31 | Columbia | Wayne Darby hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Albert Clark | 63-54 |
| 05:23 | Yale | Richard Manuel double dribbles | 63-54 |
| Subs | Columbia | William Siegrist (SG) Dustin Cowan | |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| 04:57 | Columbia | Homer Parks comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 63-54 |
| 04:55 | Yale | The rebound goes to Richard Manuel | 63-54 |
| 04:40 | Yale | Dwayne Cipriani connects on the runner from close range set up by Richard Manuel | 63-56 |
| 04:24 | Columbia | The short jumper by Wayne Darby is denied by Kevin Michael | 63-56 |
| 04:23 | Columbia | Albert Clark tips it back up and in | 65-56 |
| 04:12 | Yale | Richard Manuel throws a bad pass out of bounds | 65-56 |
| Subs | Columbia | Raymond Gervin (SG) William Siegrist | |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| 03:54 | Columbia | Dwayne Cipriani is called for the reach on John Haney - foul #3 on Dwayne Cipriani, team foul #9 | 65-56 |
| 03:54 | Columbia | John Haney misses the 1st free throw | 65-56 |
| 03:54 | Yale | Richard Manuel gets the rebound | 65-56 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:42 | Yale | Kevin Michael clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 65-56 |
| 03:41 | Columbia | Wayne Darby pulls down the rebound | 65-56 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:18 | Columbia | John Haney connects on the jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Albert Clark | 67-56 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Albert Clark (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - Raymond Gervin (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Homer Parks (fresh) 8 pts. 2 blk. PF - Wayne Darby (fresh) 16 pts. 8 reb. C - John Haney (fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Paul Haught (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gregory Ross (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Kevin Michael (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Richard Manuel (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - Dwayne Cipriani (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 03:06 | Yale | Kevin Michael is hacked by Wayne Darby - foul #2 on Wayne Darby, team foul #5 | 67-56 |
| Subs | Columbia | Timothy Jasper (SF) Homer Parks | |
| Subs | Yale | William Larsen (PG), Bernard Ballard (PF) Gregory Ross, Dwayne Cipriani | |
| 02:48 | Yale | William Larsen drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Bernard Ballard | 67-59 |
| 02:48 | Columbia | Columbia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-59 |
| Subs | Columbia | Homer Parks (SF) Timothy Jasper | |
| Subs | Yale | Raymond Laursen (SG), Dwight Rector (C) Paul Haught, Richard Manuel | |
| 02:26 | Columbia | John Haney misses long on a turnaround from close range | 67-59 |
| 02:24 | Yale | The rebound goes to Dwight Rector | 67-59 |
| 02:09 | Yale | Dwight Rector misses short on a jumper from close range | 67-59 |
| 02:07 | Columbia | John Haney snags the defensive board | 67-59 |
| 01:46 | Columbia | Wayne Darby clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 67-59 |
| 01:45 | Columbia | John Haney tips it but misses | 67-59 |
| 01:44 | Yale | Bernard Ballard grabs the board | 67-59 |
| 01:38 | Yale | Dwight Rector misses the lay-in | 67-59 |
| 01:36 | Yale | Bernard Ballard pulls down the offensive rebound | 67-59 |
| 01:27 | Yale | Bernard Ballard's fadeaway is rejected by John Haney | 67-59 |
| 01:26 | Yale | Dwight Rector tips it back up and in | 67-61 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:15 | Columbia | Raymond Gervin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 67-61 |
| Subs | Columbia | William Siegrist (SG) Raymond Gervin | |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:54 | Yale | The pull-up jumper by Raymond Laursen is blocked by Wayne Darby | 67-61 |
| 00:52 | Columbia | Wayne Darby gets the rebound | 67-61 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:50 | Columbia | Wayne Darby is fouled in the backcourt by Raymond Laursen - foul #2 on Raymond Laursen, team foul #10 | 67-61 |
| 00:50 | Columbia | Wayne Darby makes the 1st free throw | 68-61 |
| 00:50 | Columbia | Wayne Darby misses the 2nd free throw | 68-61 |
| 00:50 | Yale | Dwight Rector gets the rebound | 68-61 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:46 | Yale | Dwight Rector connects on the jump hook from the left block and the foul's on Homer Parks - foul #2 on Homer Parks, team foul #6 | 68-63 |
| 00:46 | Yale | Dwight Rector makes the free throw | 68-64 |
| 00:45 | Columbia | William Larsen is called for the reach on Homer Parks in the backcourt - foul #3 on William Larsen, team foul #11 | 68-64 |
| 00:45 | Columbia | Homer Parks makes the 1st free throw | 69-64 |
| 00:45 | Columbia | Homer Parks makes the 2nd free throw | 70-64 |
| 00:39 | Yale | Albert Clark is called for the reach on William Larsen - foul #2 on Albert Clark, team foul #7 | 70-64 |
| 00:39 | Yale | William Larsen makes the 1st free throw | 70-65 |
| 00:39 | Yale | William Larsen makes the 2nd free throw | 70-66 |
| 00:37 | Columbia | John Haney is fouled in the backcourt by William Larsen - foul #4 on William Larsen, team foul #12 | 70-66 |
| 00:37 | Columbia | John Haney misses the 1st free throw | 70-66 |
| 00:37 | Columbia | John Haney misses the 2nd free throw | 70-66 |
| 00:37 | Yale | The rebound goes to Raymond Laursen | 70-66 |
| 00:29 | Yale | Raymond Laursen clanks a jumper from the left side | 70-66 |
| 00:28 | Yale | Dwight Rector tips it home | 70-68 |
| 00:25 | Columbia | William Siegrist is fouled in the backcourt by William Larsen - foul #5 on William Larsen, team foul #13 | 70-68 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Yale | Paul Haught (PG) William Larsen | |
| 00:25 | Columbia | William Siegrist misses the 1st free throw | 70-68 |
| 00:25 | Columbia | William Siegrist makes the 2nd free throw | 71-68 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:12 | Yale | Dwight Rector banks in the layup and he's hacked by John Haney - foul #4 on John Haney, team foul #8 | 71-70 |
| 00:12 | Yale | Dwight Rector makes the free throw | 71-71 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:05 | Columbia | William Siegrist buries a pull-up jumper from the right side | 73-71 |
| 00:05 | Yale | Yale calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 73-71 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Yale | Dwight Rector misses long on a jump hook from the baseline | 73-71 |