| Lineup | Yale | PG - John Mahan (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jon Carrier (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - William Sano (fresh) PF - William Magee (fresh) 2 pts. C - Kenneth Belanger (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Manuel Santoyo (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Eric Skillern (fresh) SF - Neil Yates (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Mike Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Micheal Anderson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Columbia | Neil Yates inbounds the ball | 19-22 |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:43 | Columbia | Micheal Anderson drills a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Neil Yates | 19-24 |
| 19:23 | Yale | John Mahan hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Manuel Santoyo - foul #3 on Manuel Santoyo, team foul #1 | 19-24 |
| 19:23 | Yale | John Mahan makes the 1st free throw | 20-24 |
| 19:23 | Yale | John Mahan makes the 2nd free throw | 21-24 |
| 19:03 | Columbia | John Mahan takes the ball from Micheal Anderson | 21-24 |
| 18:36 | Yale | Kenneth Belanger misses long on a floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Micheal Anderson - foul #2 on Micheal Anderson, team foul #2 | 21-24 |
| 18:36 | Yale | Kenneth Belanger makes the 1st free throw | 22-24 |
| 18:36 | Yale | Kenneth Belanger makes the 2nd free throw | 23-24 |
| 18:07 | Columbia | Neil Yates misses long on a floater from the left side | 23-24 |
| 18:06 | Columbia | Mike Williams hits the follow up shot | 23-26 |
| 17:44 | Yale | Jon Carrier is doubleteamed and loses the dribble to Mike Williams | 23-26 |
| 17:18 | Columbia | Mike Williams can't connect on a jumper in the paint | 23-26 |
| 17:16 | Columbia | Mike Williams gets the offensive rebound | 23-26 |
| 17:00 | Columbia | Micheal Anderson comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 23-26 |
| 16:58 | Yale | Kenneth Belanger grabs the board | 23-26 |
| 16:36 | Yale | William Magee misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 23-26 |
| 16:35 | Columbia | Neil Yates grabs the board | 23-26 |
| 16:13 | Columbia | Neil Yates is fouled on the floor by William Sano - foul #1 on William Sano, team foul #1 | 23-26 |
| Subs | Yale | Roberto Trujillo (PF) William Magee | |
| Subs | Columbia | Dean Bacchus (PG), James Ham (SF), William Cantwell (PF) Manuel Santoyo, Neil Yates, Mike Williams | |
| 16:00 | Columbia | Jon Carrier steals the ball from Eric Skillern | 23-26 |
| 15:57 | Yale | William Sano banks in the layup on a great pass from Jon Carrier | 25-26 |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - John Mahan (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jon Carrier (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - William Sano (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Roberto Trujillo (fresh) C - Kenneth Belanger (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Dean Bacchus (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Eric Skillern (fairly fresh) SF - James Ham (fresh) PF - William Cantwell (fresh) 2 pts. C - Micheal Anderson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:46 | Columbia | Dean Bacchus loses the dribble to Jon Carrier | 25-26 |
| 15:43 | Yale | Jon Carrier can't throw it down | 25-26 |
| 15:42 | Yale | Kenneth Belanger grabs the offensive board | 25-26 |
| 15:21 | Yale | John Mahan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-26 |
| Subs | Yale | Shawn Redmond (PG), John Brickhouse (SG), Preston Fagan (SF), William Purnell (C) John Mahan, Jon Carrier, William Sano, Kenneth Belanger | |
| Subs | Columbia | Mike Williams (PF) Micheal Anderson | |
| 15:02 | Columbia | Roberto Trujillo swats the short shot by Dean Bacchus | 25-26 |
| 15:00 | Columbia | Mike Williams hits the follow up shot | 25-28 |
| 14:40 | Yale | Preston Fagan misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 25-28 |
| 14:39 | Columbia | James Ham grabs the defensive rebound | 25-28 |
| 14:14 | Columbia | Mike Williams is called for traveling | 25-28 |
| Subs | Yale | John Mahan (PG), Jon Carrier (SG), William Magee (PF), Kenneth Belanger (C) Shawn Redmond, John Brickhouse, Roberto Trujillo, William Purnell | |
| Subs | Columbia | Manuel Santoyo (PG), Neil Yates (SF) Dean Bacchus, Eric Skillern | |
| 13:56 | Yale | Mike Williams steals the ball from Kenneth Belanger | 25-28 |
| 13:36 | Columbia | James Ham misses long on a jump hook in the lane | 25-28 |
| 13:35 | Columbia | William Cantwell grabs the offensive rebound | 25-28 |
| 13:22 | Columbia | Neil Yates is fouled on the floor by Preston Fagan - foul #1 on Preston Fagan, team foul #2 | 25-28 |
| Subs | Yale | William Sano (SF) Preston Fagan | |
| Subs | Columbia | Micheal Anderson (C) Mike Williams | |
| 13:09 | Columbia | James Ham hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 25-28 |
| 13:08 | Columbia | Neil Yates tips it back up and in | 25-30 |
| 12:49 | Yale | Kenneth Belanger evades the doubleteam and hits a shot from the left block | 27-30 |
| 12:34 | Columbia | Micheal Anderson can't connect on a shot from the left block | 27-30 |
| 12:32 | Yale | Jon Carrier grabs the defensive rebound | 27-30 |
| 12:05 | Yale | Jon Carrier makes the runner from the left block | 29-30 |
| 12:01 | Columbia | John Mahan takes the ball from Manuel Santoyo in the backcourt | 29-30 |
| 11:41 | Yale | Kenneth Belanger evades the doubleteam but misses long on a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Micheal Anderson - foul #3 on Micheal Anderson, team foul #3 | 29-30 |
| Subs | Yale | John Brickhouse (SG) Jon Carrier | |
| Subs | Columbia | Eric Skillern (SG), Mike Williams (PF) James Ham, William Cantwell | |
| 11:41 | Yale | Kenneth Belanger makes the 1st free throw | 30-30 |
| 11:41 | Yale | Kenneth Belanger misses the 2nd free throw | 30-30 |
| 11:41 | Columbia | Mike Williams pulls down the rebound | 30-30 |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - John Mahan (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Brickhouse (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Sano (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Magee (fresh) 2 pts. C - Kenneth Belanger (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Manuel Santoyo (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Eric Skillern (fresh) SF - Neil Yates (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mike Williams (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. C - Micheal Anderson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:17 | Columbia | Micheal Anderson scores on a turnaround from close range | 30-32 |
| 10:52 | Yale | John Mahan is hacked by Manuel Santoyo - foul #4 on Manuel Santoyo, team foul #4 | 30-32 |
| Subs | Yale | Roberto Trujillo (PF), William Purnell (C) William Magee, Kenneth Belanger | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 10:35 | Yale | William Sano drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Roberto Trujillo | 33-32 |
| 10:14 | Columbia | Eric Skillern knocks in the driving attempt in the lane | 33-34 |
| 09:50 | Yale | John Brickhouse misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 33-34 |
| 09:49 | Yale | William Purnell tips it in | 35-34 |
| 09:29 | Columbia | Mike Williams hits the finger roll set up by Eric Skillern | 35-36 |
| 09:11 | Yale | John Mahan clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 35-36 |
| 09:09 | Yale | William Purnell tips it home | 37-36 |
| 08:47 | Columbia | Mike Williams misses the lay-in but the foul's on William Purnell - foul #3 on William Purnell, team foul #3 | 37-36 |
| Subs | Yale | Shawn Redmond (PG), Jon Carrier (SG), Preston Fagan (SF), William Magee (PF), Kenneth Belanger (C) John Mahan, John Brickhouse, William Sano, Roberto Trujillo, William Purnell | |
| Subs | Columbia | Dean Bacchus (PG), James Ham (SF), William Cantwell (C) Manuel Santoyo, Neil Yates, Micheal Anderson | |
| 08:47 | Columbia | Mike Williams misses the 1st free throw | 37-36 |
| 08:47 | Columbia | Mike Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 37-37 |
| 08:26 | Yale | Preston Fagan knocks in the fadeaway from the left block set up by Kenneth Belanger out of the doubleteam | 39-37 |
| 08:06 | Columbia | Mike Williams misses long on a driving attempt from close range | 39-37 |
| 08:04 | Columbia | The offensive rebound goes to James Ham | 39-37 |
| 07:40 | Columbia | Eric Skillern misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 39-37 |
| 07:39 | Yale | Kenneth Belanger grabs the board | 39-37 |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Shawn Redmond (fresh) SG - Jon Carrier (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Preston Fagan (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Magee (fresh) 2 pts. C - Kenneth Belanger (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Dean Bacchus (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Eric Skillern (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Ham (fresh) PF - Mike Williams (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. C - William Cantwell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:10 | Yale | Preston Fagan clanks a driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Mike Williams - foul #1 on Mike Williams, team foul #5 | 39-37 |
| Subs | Yale | John Mahan (PG) Shawn Redmond | |
| Subs | Columbia | Micheal Anderson (C) Mike Williams | |
| 07:10 | Yale | Preston Fagan makes the 1st free throw | 40-37 |
| 07:10 | Yale | Preston Fagan makes the 2nd free throw | 41-37 |
| 06:41 | Columbia | Eric Skillern hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 41-37 |
| 06:40 | Columbia | Micheal Anderson tips it in | 41-39 |
| 06:21 | Yale | Jon Carrier knocks in the runner from the right block on a nice dish by John Mahan and the foul's on James Ham - foul #1 on James Ham, team foul #6 | 43-39 |
| Subs | Yale | William Sano (SF) Preston Fagan | |
| Subs | Columbia | Manuel Santoyo (PG), Neil Yates (SF) Dean Bacchus, Eric Skillern | |
| 06:21 | Yale | Jon Carrier misses the free throw | 43-39 |
| 06:21 | Yale | Kenneth Belanger snags the offensive board | 43-39 |
| 05:57 | Yale | Jon Carrier evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jumper from the left block | 43-39 |
| 05:55 | Columbia | Neil Yates grabs the defensive rebound | 43-39 |
| 05:29 | Columbia | James Ham knocks in the jumper from the right side set up by Micheal Anderson | 43-41 |
| 05:10 | Yale | Jon Carrier misses short on a turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Micheal Anderson - foul #4 on Micheal Anderson, team foul #7 | 43-41 |
| Subs | Yale | Roberto Trujillo (PF) William Magee | |
| Subs | Columbia | Mike Williams (PF) William Cantwell | |
| 05:10 | Yale | Jon Carrier misses the 1st free throw | 43-41 |
| 05:10 | Yale | Jon Carrier makes the 2nd free throw | 44-41 |
| 04:48 | Columbia | James Ham's pass is intercepted by John Mahan | 44-41 |
| 04:26 | Yale | Roberto Trujillo is by himself and knocks in the jump hook from close range set up by Jon Carrier out of the doubleteam | 46-41 |
| 03:58 | Columbia | Manuel Santoyo connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 46-44 |
| 03:40 | Yale | Kenneth Belanger is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a turnaround from the right block | 46-44 |
| 03:38 | Columbia | Neil Yates grabs the defensive rebound | 46-44 |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - John Mahan (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Jon Carrier (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - William Sano (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Roberto Trujillo (fresh) 2 pts. C - Kenneth Belanger (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Manuel Santoyo (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - James Ham (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Neil Yates (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Mike Williams (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. C - Micheal Anderson (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:18 | Columbia | Micheal Anderson knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Neil Yates | 46-46 |
| 02:49 | Yale | Manuel Santoyo steals it from Kenneth Belanger | 46-46 |
| 02:28 | Columbia | Manuel Santoyo is whistled for a carry | 46-46 |
| Subs | Yale | Shawn Redmond (PG), John Brickhouse (SG), Preston Fagan (SF), William Magee (PF), William Purnell (C) John Mahan, Jon Carrier, William Sano, Roberto Trujillo, Kenneth Belanger | |
| Subs | Columbia | Dean Bacchus (PG), Eric Skillern (SG), William Cantwell (C) Manuel Santoyo, James Ham, Micheal Anderson | |
| 02:24 | Yale | Yale calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 46-46 |
| Subs | Yale | John Mahan (PG), William Sano (SF) Shawn Redmond, Preston Fagan | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 02:09 | Yale | William Purnell scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 48-46 |
| 02:09 | Columbia | Columbia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-46 |
| Subs | Yale | Jon Carrier (SG), Kenneth Belanger (C) John Brickhouse, William Purnell | |
| Subs | Columbia | Manuel Santoyo (PG), Micheal Anderson (C) Dean Bacchus, William Cantwell | |
| 01:46 | Columbia | Neil Yates misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 48-46 |
| 01:44 | Yale | Kenneth Belanger grabs the board | 48-46 |
| 01:24 | Yale | William Magee is alone and drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Kenneth Belanger out of the doubleteam | 51-46 |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:06 | Columbia | Micheal Anderson misses badly on a turnaround in the paint | 51-46 |
| 01:04 | Columbia | Micheal Anderson pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-46 |
| 00:57 | Columbia | Mike Williams hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block | 51-46 |
| 00:56 | Columbia | Eric Skillern tips it home | 51-48 |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:36 | Yale | William Sano clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 51-48 |
| 00:35 | Columbia | Mike Williams pulls down the rebound | 51-48 |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:21 | Columbia | Micheal Anderson knocks in the jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Neil Yates | 51-50 |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:19 | Yale | William Sano is fouled in the backcourt by Eric Skillern - foul #1 on Eric Skillern, team foul #8 | 51-50 |
| 00:19 | Yale | William Sano misses the 1st free throw | 51-50 |
| 00:19 | Columbia | Mike Williams grabs the board | 51-50 |
| 00:04 | Columbia | Neil Yates hits a shot from the free throw line | 51-52 |
| 00:04 | Yale | Yale calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-52 |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Yale | Jon Carrier misses short on a halfcourt shot | 51-52 |