| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Osvaldo Rossi (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steven Swinson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gerry Parks (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Hymes (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Jayson Peres (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Buddy Mooney (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Randy Barnes (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - Fred Webb (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Johnny Nero (fresh) 3 pts. C - Steven Burns (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Yale | Fred Webb inbounds the ball | 18-33 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 19:44 | Yale | Steven Burns knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 18-35 |
| 19:39 | Columbia | Osvaldo Rossi hits a jumpshot from the left side set up by Gerry Parks | 20-35 |
| 19:17 | Yale | Buddy Mooney drills a fadeaway from the left wing | 20-37 |
| 18:54 | Columbia | Steven Swinson banks in the layup | 22-37 |
| 18:36 | Yale | Randy Barnes misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 22-37 |
| 18:35 | Columbia | Gerry Parks snags the defensive board | 22-37 |
| 18:29 | Columbia | Steven Swinson is hacked by Buddy Mooney - foul #1 on Buddy Mooney, team foul #1 | 22-37 |
| 18:17 | Columbia | Jayson Peres comes up short on the turnaround from the left block | 22-37 |
| 18:16 | Yale | Johnny Nero grabs the board | 22-37 |
| 17:53 | Yale | Steven Burns buries a fadeaway in the lane set up by Buddy Mooney | 22-39 |
| 17:28 | Columbia | Jayson Peres connects on the floater from close range on a nice dish by Gerry Parks | 24-39 |
| 17:22 | Yale | Steven Burns makes the shot from the right block on a great pass from Buddy Mooney and he's hacked by Jayson Peres - foul #2 on Jayson Peres, team foul #1 | 24-41 |
| 17:22 | Yale | Steven Burns makes the free throw | 24-42 |
| 17:06 | Columbia | Osvaldo Rossi is fouled on the floor by Buddy Mooney - foul #2 on Buddy Mooney, team foul #2 | 24-42 |
| Subs | Columbia | Oliver Blair (C) Jayson Peres | |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| 16:47 | Columbia | Gerry Parks misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 24-42 |
| 16:46 | Yale | Randy Barnes gets the rebound | 24-42 |
| 16:23 | Yale | Buddy Mooney makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Randy Barnes and he's fouled by John Hymes - foul #1 on John Hymes, team foul #2 | 24-44 |
| Subs | Columbia | Lawrence Almeida (C) John Hymes | |
| Subs | Yale | Larry Cavallo (SG), Stephen Richardson (SF), Lawrence Gaither (PF), Stephen Leflore (C) Randy Barnes, Fred Webb, Johnny Nero, Steven Burns | |
| 16:23 | Yale | Buddy Mooney makes the free throw | 24-45 |
| 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 and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 16:04 | Columbia | Osvaldo Rossi buries a jumpshot from the right wing and the foul's on Buddy Mooney - foul #3 on Buddy Mooney, team foul #3 | 26-45 |
| Subs | Columbia | William Fries (SG), Steven Bohler (SF) Steven Swinson, Gerry Parks | |
| Subs | Yale | Duane Thomas (SG) Buddy Mooney | |
| 16:04 | Columbia | Osvaldo Rossi makes the free throw | 27-45 |
| 15:42 | Yale | Osvaldo Rossi steals it from Stephen Leflore | 27-45 |
| 15:37 | Columbia | Steven Bohler hits the finger roll on a great pass from Osvaldo Rossi | 29-45 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Osvaldo Rossi (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Fries (fresh) SF - Steven Bohler (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Oliver Blair (fresh) C - Lawrence Almeida (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Larry Cavallo (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Duane Thomas (fresh) SF - Stephen Richardson (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Lawrence Gaither (fresh) C - Stephen Leflore (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:18 | Yale | William Fries takes the ball from Lawrence Gaither | 29-45 |
| 15:14 | Columbia | Osvaldo Rossi lays it up and in on a great pass from William Fries | 31-45 |
| 15:12 | Yale | Osvaldo Rossi is called for the reach on Larry Cavallo in the backcourt - foul #1 on Osvaldo Rossi, team foul #3 | 31-45 |
| Subs | Columbia | Timothy McCormic (PG), Steven Swinson (SG), Gerry Parks (SF), Jayson Peres (C) Osvaldo Rossi, William Fries, Steven Bohler, Lawrence Almeida | |
| Subs | Yale | Randy Barnes (SG), Fred Webb (SF) Duane Thomas, Stephen Leflore | |
| 14:55 | Yale | Larry Cavallo hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing but the foul's on Steven Swinson - foul #2 on Steven Swinson, team foul #4 | 31-45 |
| Subs | Columbia | John Hymes (PF) Oliver Blair | |
| Subs | Yale | Johnny Nero (PF), Steven Burns (C) Lawrence Gaither, Stephen Richardson | |
| 14:55 | Yale | Larry Cavallo makes the 1st free throw | 31-46 |
| 14:55 | Yale | Larry Cavallo misses the 2nd free throw | 31-46 |
| 14:55 | Yale | Larry Cavallo misses the 3rd free throw | 31-46 |
| 14:55 | Columbia | John Hymes pulls down the rebound | 31-46 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 14:30 | Columbia | Steven Swinson hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint | 31-46 |
| 14:29 | Columbia | Gerry Parks pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-46 |
| 14:21 | Columbia | John Hymes hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 31-46 |
| 14:20 | Yale | The rebound goes to Steven Burns | 31-46 |
| 14:15 | Yale | Larry Cavallo knocks in the shot from the right block set up by Randy Barnes | 31-48 |
| 13:48 | Columbia | Fred Webb is called for the reach on Gerry Parks - foul #3 on Fred Webb, team foul #4 | 31-48 |
| Subs | Columbia | Osvaldo Rossi (PG) Timothy McCormic | |
| Subs | Yale | Buddy Mooney (PG) Larry Cavallo | |
| 13:30 | Columbia | John Hymes makes the jumpshot from the left wing set up by Steven Swinson | 33-48 |
| 13:07 | Yale | Buddy Mooney clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 33-48 |
| 13:05 | Yale | The offensive rebound goes to Randy Barnes | 33-48 |
| 12:53 | Yale | Fred Webb scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 33-50 |
| 12:38 | Columbia | Steven Swinson is fouled on the floor by Steven Burns - foul #1 on Steven Burns, team foul #5 | 33-50 |
| Subs | Columbia | William Fries (SG), Steven Bohler (SF), Oliver Blair (PF), Lawrence Almeida (C) Steven Swinson, Gerry Parks, John Hymes, Jayson Peres | |
| Subs | Yale | Larry Cavallo (SG), Stephen Richardson (SF), Lawrence Gaither (PF), Stephen Leflore (C) Randy Barnes, Fred Webb, Johnny Nero, Steven Burns | |
| 12:23 | Columbia | Lawrence Almeida drills a floater from the right block on a great pass from Osvaldo Rossi | 35-50 |
| 12:03 | Yale | Stephen Richardson is hacked by William Fries - foul #1 on William Fries, team foul #5 | 35-50 |
| 11:51 | Yale | Stephen Leflore misses long on a jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by Lawrence Almeida - foul #3 on Lawrence Almeida, team foul #6 | 35-50 |
| 11:51 | Yale | Stephen Leflore makes the 1st free throw | 35-51 |
| 11:51 | Yale | Stephen Leflore makes the 2nd free throw | 35-52 |
| 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 and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 11:43 | Columbia | Buddy Mooney steals the ball from William Fries | 35-52 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 11:20 | Yale | Buddy Mooney clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 35-52 |
| 11:18 | Columbia | Osvaldo Rossi snags the defensive board | 35-52 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Osvaldo Rossi (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SG - William Fries (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Steven Bohler (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Oliver Blair (fresh) C - Lawrence Almeida (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Buddy Mooney (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Larry Cavallo (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stephen Richardson (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Lawrence Gaither (fresh) C - Stephen Leflore (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:02 | Columbia | Lawrence Almeida is hacked by Stephen Leflore - foul #1 on Stephen Leflore, team foul #6 | 35-52 |
| Subs | Columbia | Timothy McCormic (PG), Steven Swinson (SG), Gerry Parks (SF), John Hymes (PF), Jayson Peres (C) Osvaldo Rossi, William Fries, Steven Bohler, Oliver Blair, Lawrence Almeida | |
| Subs | Yale | Randy Barnes (SG), Fred Webb (SF), Johnny Nero (PF), Steven Burns (C) Larry Cavallo, Stephen Richardson, Lawrence Gaither, Stephen Leflore | |
| 10:52 | Columbia | Steven Swinson buries a 3pt shot from straight away | 38-52 |
| 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 and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 10:40 | Yale | Timothy McCormic is called for the reach on Fred Webb - foul #2 on Timothy McCormic, team foul #7 | 38-52 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Yale | Stephen Richardson (PG) Buddy Mooney | |
| 10:40 | Yale | Fred Webb misses the 1st free throw | 38-52 |
| 10:40 | Columbia | Jayson Peres snags the defensive board | 38-52 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 10:17 | Columbia | Timothy McCormic can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 38-52 |
| 10:16 | Columbia | Gerry Parks tips it home | 40-52 |
| 10:05 | Yale | Randy Barnes is fouled on the floor by John Hymes - foul #2 on John Hymes, team foul #8 | 40-52 |
| Subs | Columbia | Osvaldo Rossi (PG) Timothy McCormic | |
| Subs | Yale | Larry Cavallo (PG) Stephen Richardson | |
| 10:05 | Yale | Randy Barnes misses the 1st free throw | 40-52 |
| 10:05 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Jayson Peres | 40-52 |
| 09:44 | Columbia | John Hymes lays it up and in on a great pass from Steven Swinson and the foul's on Johnny Nero - foul #1 on Johnny Nero, team foul #7 | 42-52 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Yale | Buddy Mooney (PG) Larry Cavallo | |
| 09:44 | Columbia | John Hymes misses the free throw | 42-52 |
| 09:44 | Yale | Johnny Nero pulls down the rebound | 42-52 |
| 09:29 | Yale | Steven Burns misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 42-52 |
| 09:28 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Gerry Parks | 42-52 |
| 09:08 | Columbia | Steven Swinson misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 42-52 |
| 09:06 | Columbia | Jayson Peres snags the offensive board | 42-52 |
| 08:47 | Columbia | Osvaldo Rossi clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 42-52 |
| 08:46 | Yale | Johnny Nero snags the defensive board | 42-52 |
| 08:23 | Yale | Johnny Nero misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 42-52 |
| 08:21 | Yale | Johnny Nero grabs the offensive board | 42-52 |
| 08:14 | Yale | Steven Swinson steals it from Fred Webb | 42-52 |
| 07:50 | Columbia | Buddy Mooney steps in front of the Steven Swinson pass | 42-52 |
| 07:35 | Yale | Fred Webb is hacked by Gerry Parks - foul #3 on Gerry Parks, team foul #9 | 42-52 |
| Subs | Columbia | Timothy McCormic (PG), William Fries (SG), Steven Bohler (SF), Oliver Blair (PF), Lawrence Almeida (C) Osvaldo Rossi, Steven Swinson, Gerry Parks, John Hymes, Jayson Peres | |
| Subs | Yale | Larry Cavallo (PG), Duane Thomas (SG), Lawrence Gaither (PF), Stephen Richardson (C) Buddy Mooney, Randy Barnes, Johnny Nero, Steven Burns | |
| 07:35 | Yale | Fred Webb makes the 1st free throw | 42-53 |
| 07:35 | Yale | Fred Webb makes the 2nd free throw | 42-54 |
| 07:18 | Columbia | William Fries connects on the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Steven Bohler | 45-54 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Timothy McCormic (fresh) SG - William Fries (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Bohler (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Oliver Blair (fresh) C - Lawrence Almeida (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Larry Cavallo (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Duane Thomas (fresh) SF - Fred Webb (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Lawrence Gaither (fresh) C - Stephen Richardson (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 06:49 | Yale | Fred Webb travels with the ball | 45-54 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Yale | Stephen Leflore (C) Fred Webb | |
| 06:35 | Columbia | Timothy McCormic makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 48-54 |
| 06:16 | Yale | Duane Thomas's pass is intercepted by Oliver Blair | 48-54 |
| 05:56 | Columbia | Lawrence Almeida buries a fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Steven Bohler | 50-54 |
| 05:42 | Yale | Stephen Richardson clanks a shot from the left block but the foul's on Steven Bohler - foul #1 on Steven Bohler, team foul #10 | 50-54 |
| Subs | Columbia | Osvaldo Rossi (PG), Steven Swinson (SG), Gerry Parks (SF), John Hymes (PF) Timothy McCormic, William Fries, Steven Bohler, Lawrence Almeida | |
| Subs | Yale | Buddy Mooney (PG), Randy Barnes (SG), Johnny Nero (PF), Steven Burns (C) Larry Cavallo, Duane Thomas, Lawrence Gaither, Stephen Leflore | |
| 05:42 | Yale | Stephen Richardson misses the 1st free throw | 50-54 |
| 05:42 | Yale | Stephen Richardson misses the 2nd free throw | 50-54 |
| 05:42 | Columbia | Oliver Blair snags the defensive board | 50-54 |
| 05:19 | Columbia | Gerry Parks's fadeaway is rejected by Johnny Nero | 50-54 |
| 05:18 | Yale | Steven Burns grabs the defensive rebound | 50-54 |
| 04:54 | Yale | Johnny Nero connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Buddy Mooney | 50-57 |
| 04:43 | Columbia | Oliver Blair misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 50-57 |
| 04:42 | Yale | Steven Burns gets the rebound | 50-57 |
| 04:22 | Yale | Stephen Richardson misses the easy layup | 50-57 |
| 04:20 | Columbia | Oliver Blair snags the defensive board | 50-57 |
| 03:58 | Columbia | Steven Burns swats the layup by John Hymes | 50-57 |
| 03:56 | Columbia | John Hymes hits the follow up shot | 52-57 |
| 03:41 | Yale | Stephen Richardson is hacked by Gerry Parks - foul #4 on Gerry Parks, team foul #11 | 52-57 |
| Subs | Columbia | Lawrence Almeida (PF), Jayson Peres (C) John Hymes, Oliver Blair | |
| Subs | Yale | Lawrence Gaither (PF) Johnny Nero | |
| 03:41 | Yale | Stephen Richardson misses the 1st free throw | 52-57 |
| 03:41 | Yale | Stephen Richardson makes the 2nd free throw | 52-58 |
| 03:25 | Columbia | Gerry Parks scores on a driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Osvaldo Rossi | 54-58 |
| 03:20 | Yale | Buddy Mooney drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Steven Burns | 54-61 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Osvaldo Rossi (fresh) 13 pts. 5 ast. SG - Steven Swinson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gerry Parks (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. PF - Lawrence Almeida (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. C - Jayson Peres (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Buddy Mooney (fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Randy Barnes (fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. SF - Stephen Richardson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Lawrence Gaither (fresh) C - Steven Burns (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:03 | Columbia | Lawrence Almeida misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 54-61 |
| 03:01 | Yale | Randy Barnes grabs the board | 54-61 |
| 02:59 | Yale | Yale calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-61 |
| Subs | Columbia | John Hymes (PF) Lawrence Almeida | |
| Subs | Yale | Fred Webb (SF), Johnny Nero (PF) Stephen Richardson, Lawrence Gaither | |
| 02:42 | Yale | Johnny Nero loses the ball out of bounds | 54-61 |
| 02:23 | Columbia | Jayson Peres can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 54-61 |
| 02:21 | Yale | The rebound goes to Fred Webb | 54-61 |
| 02:06 | Yale | Randy Barnes's floater is knocked away by John Hymes | 54-61 |
| 02:05 | Columbia | John Hymes snags the defensive board | 54-61 |
| 02:01 | Columbia | Gerry Parks banks in the layup set up by Osvaldo Rossi and the foul's on Johnny Nero - foul #2 on Johnny Nero, team foul #8 | 56-61 |
| 02:01 | Columbia | Gerry Parks makes the free throw | 57-61 |
| 01:43 | Yale | Johnny Nero hits the finger roll | 57-63 |
| 01:22 | Columbia | Steven Swinson is fouled on the floor by Fred Webb - foul #4 on Fred Webb, team foul #9 | 57-63 |
| 01:22 | Columbia | Steven Swinson makes the 1st free throw | 58-63 |
| 01:22 | Columbia | Steven Swinson makes the 2nd free throw | 59-63 |
| 01:05 | Yale | Fred Webb misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 59-63 |
| 01:04 | Columbia | Jayson Peres pulls down the rebound | 59-63 |
| 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 and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:51 | Columbia | Osvaldo Rossi misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 59-63 |
| 00:50 | Columbia | Jayson Peres tips it back up and in | 61-63 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:30 | Yale | Steven Burns can't connect on a runner in the lane | 61-63 |
| 00:29 | Columbia | Jayson Peres pulls down the rebound | 61-63 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:23 | Columbia | Gerry Parks knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 64-63 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 00:10 | Yale | Buddy Mooney hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 64-63 |
| 00:09 | Yale | Randy Barnes grabs the offensive rebound | 64-63 |
| 00:05 | Yale | Jayson Peres picks off the pass by Steven Burns | 64-63 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 00:02 | Columbia | Steven Swinson is hacked by Randy Barnes in the backcourt - foul #2 on Randy Barnes, team foul #10 | 64-63 |
| 00:02 | Columbia | Steven Swinson makes the 1st free throw | 65-63 |
| 00:02 | Columbia | Steven Swinson makes the 2nd free throw | 66-63 |
| 00:02 | Yale | Yale calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-63 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Yale | Fred Webb misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 66-63 |