| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Daniel Braxton (fresh) SG - Manuel Santoyo (fresh) SF - Maurice Cephas (fresh) PF - Neil Yates (fresh) C - Micheal Anderson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - James Williams (fresh) SG - Brian Brown (fresh) SF - Russell Nadler (fresh) PF - David Edge (fresh) C - Thomas Owens (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Cornell | Thomas Owens wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:43 | Cornell | Russell Nadler throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Columbia | Maurice Cephas's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:30 | Cornell | Thomas Owens hits the front of the rim on the wide open shot in the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | Columbia | Micheal Anderson pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:04 | Columbia | Maurice Cephas's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 18:57 | Cornell | Micheal Anderson takes the ball from James Williams | 0-0 |
| 18:55 | Columbia | David Edge picks off the pass by Maurice Cephas in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 18:47 | Cornell | David Edge misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 18:46 | Cornell | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Owens | 0-0 |
| 18:31 | Cornell | Brian Brown drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by James Williams | 0-3 |
| 18:15 | Columbia | Maurice Cephas blows the wide open dunk | 0-3 |
| 18:14 | Cornell | Brian Brown snags the defensive board | 0-3 |
| 17:56 | Cornell | Russell Nadler drills a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Brian Brown | 0-5 |
| 17:39 | Columbia | Manuel Santoyo comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 0-5 |
| 17:37 | Cornell | The rebound goes to David Edge | 0-5 |
| 17:26 | Cornell | James Williams comes up short on the shot from the baseline | 0-5 |
| 17:24 | Cornell | Brian Brown tips it in | 0-7 |
| 17:09 | Columbia | Micheal Anderson misses short on an open jumper from the left block | 0-7 |
| 17:07 | Columbia | The offensive rebound goes to Maurice Cephas | 0-7 |
| 16:47 | Columbia | Micheal Anderson is fouled on the floor by Thomas Owens - foul #1 on Thomas Owens, team foul #1 | 0-7 |
| Subs | Columbia | Eric Skillern (PG), Dean Bacchus (SG), James Ham (SF), Paul Winstead (PF), William Cantwell (C) Daniel Braxton, Manuel Santoyo, Maurice Cephas, Neil Yates, Micheal Anderson | |
| Subs | Cornell | Matthew Wagner (PG), Thomas Rigg (SG), Joseph Springer (SF), Clifford Zietz (PF), Dikembe Dong (C) James Williams, Brian Brown, Russell Nadler, David Edge, Thomas Owens | |
| 16:26 | Columbia | Paul Winstead can't finish the layup | 0-7 |
| 16:25 | Columbia | Eric Skillern grabs the offensive board | 0-7 |
| 16:13 | Columbia | Paul Winstead connects on the floater in the lane on a nice dish by Dean Bacchus | 2-7 |
| 15:49 | Cornell | Eric Skillern steals it from Thomas Rigg | 2-7 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Eric Skillern (fresh) SG - Dean Bacchus (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Ham (fresh) PF - Paul Winstead (fresh) 2 pts. C - William Cantwell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Matthew Wagner (fresh) SG - Thomas Rigg (fresh) SF - Joseph Springer (fresh) PF - Clifford Zietz (fresh) C - Dikembe Dong (fresh) | |
| 15:27 | Columbia | William Cantwell loses the dribble to Matthew Wagner | 2-7 |
| 15:24 | Cornell | Joseph Springer lays it in on a great pass from Matthew Wagner | 2-9 |
| 15:22 | Columbia | Dean Bacchus is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Rigg - foul #1 on Thomas Rigg, team foul #2 | 2-9 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Cornell | Ryan Hancock (SG), Robert Lemke (SF), David Edge (PF) Thomas Rigg, Clifford Zietz, Dikembe Dong | |
| 15:02 | Columbia | Paul Winstead misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Ryan Hancock - foul #1 on Ryan Hancock, team foul #3 | 2-9 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Cornell | James Williams (PG), Thomas Owens (C) Matthew Wagner, Joseph Springer | |
| 15:02 | Columbia | Paul Winstead makes the 1st free throw | 3-9 |
| 15:02 | Columbia | Paul Winstead makes the 2nd free throw | 4-9 |
| 14:41 | Cornell | Thomas Owens misses long on a shot from the right wing | 4-9 |
| 14:40 | Cornell | David Edge grabs the offensive rebound | 4-9 |
| 14:33 | Cornell | Thomas Owens misses the wide open jumper from close range | 4-9 |
| 14:31 | Columbia | William Cantwell grabs the board | 4-9 |
| 14:08 | Columbia | Paul Winstead hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline but the foul's on Robert Lemke - foul #1 on Robert Lemke, team foul #4 | 4-9 |
| Subs | Columbia | Daniel Braxton (PG), Manuel Santoyo (SG), Maurice Cephas (SF), Micheal Anderson (C) Eric Skillern, Dean Bacchus, James Ham, William Cantwell | |
| Subs | Cornell | Clifford Zietz (PF), Dikembe Dong (C) David Edge, Thomas Owens | |
| 14:08 | Columbia | Paul Winstead misses the 1st free throw | 4-9 |
| 14:08 | Columbia | Paul Winstead makes the 2nd free throw | 5-9 |
| 13:44 | Cornell | Ryan Hancock misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 5-9 |
| 13:42 | Columbia | Maurice Cephas grabs the defensive rebound | 5-9 |
| 13:21 | Columbia | Maurice Cephas misses short on an open floater from the left side | 5-9 |
| 13:20 | Cornell | Dikembe Dong grabs the defensive rebound | 5-9 |
| 13:03 | Cornell | Ryan Hancock is whistled for traveling | 5-9 |
| Subs | Columbia | Dean Bacchus (SG), Neil Yates (PF) Manuel Santoyo, Paul Winstead | |
| Subs | Cornell | Matthew Wagner (PG), Brian Brown (SG), Russell Nadler (SF), David Edge (PF), Joseph Springer (C) James Williams, Ryan Hancock, Robert Lemke, Clifford Zietz, Dikembe Dong | |
| 12:46 | Columbia | Maurice Cephas misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Matthew Wagner - foul #1 on Matthew Wagner, team foul #5 | 5-9 |
| 12:46 | Columbia | Maurice Cephas makes the 1st free throw | 6-9 |
| 12:46 | Columbia | Maurice Cephas makes the 2nd free throw | 7-9 |
| 12:27 | Cornell | Brian Brown blows the layup but the foul's on Dean Bacchus - foul #1 on Dean Bacchus, team foul #1 | 7-9 |
| Subs | Columbia | Eric Skillern (PG), James Ham (SF) Daniel Braxton, Maurice Cephas | |
| Subs | Cornell | Thomas Owens (C) David Edge | |
| 12:27 | Cornell | Brian Brown makes the 1st free throw | 7-10 |
| 12:27 | Cornell | Brian Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 7-10 |
| 12:27 | Columbia | Neil Yates grabs the board | 7-10 |
| 12:22 | Columbia | Neil Yates is hacked by Brian Brown in the backcourt - foul #1 on Brian Brown, team foul #6 | 7-10 |
| Subs | Columbia | William Cantwell (C) Micheal Anderson | |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| 11:56 | Columbia | William Cantwell is whistled for a carry | 7-10 |
| Subs | Columbia | Manuel Santoyo (PG) Eric Skillern | |
| Subs | Cornell | Thomas Rigg (SG), David Edge (PF) Brian Brown, Russell Nadler | |
| 11:35 | Cornell | Joseph Springer misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 7-10 |
| 11:34 | Cornell | Joseph Springer grabs the offensive rebound | 7-10 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Manuel Santoyo (fresh) SG - Dean Bacchus (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Ham (fresh) PF - Neil Yates (fresh) C - William Cantwell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Matthew Wagner (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Thomas Rigg (fresh) SF - Joseph Springer (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Edge (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Thomas Owens (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:18 | Cornell | Thomas Rigg travels with the ball | 7-10 |
| Subs | Columbia | Daniel Braxton (PG), Micheal Anderson (PF) Dean Bacchus, Neil Yates | |
| Subs | Cornell | Brian Brown (SG), Russell Nadler (SF), Clifford Zietz (PF), Dikembe Dong (C) Matthew Wagner, Joseph Springer, David Edge, Thomas Owens | |
| 10:58 | Columbia | Brian Brown is called for the reach on Daniel Braxton - foul #2 on Brian Brown, team foul #7 | 7-10 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Cornell | James Williams (PG), Robert Lemke (SF) Brian Brown, Russell Nadler | |
| 10:58 | Columbia | Daniel Braxton makes the 1st free throw | 8-10 |
| 10:58 | Columbia | Daniel Braxton makes the 2nd free throw | 9-10 |
| 10:42 | Cornell | Dikembe Dong clanks a shot from the left wing | 9-10 |
| 10:40 | Columbia | The rebound goes to William Cantwell | 9-10 |
| 10:13 | Columbia | Micheal Anderson is wide open but clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 9-10 |
| 10:11 | Cornell | The rebound goes to Dikembe Dong | 9-10 |
| 09:53 | Cornell | Thomas Rigg is hacked by Manuel Santoyo - foul #1 on Manuel Santoyo, team foul #2 | 9-10 |
| Subs | Columbia | Clifford Ellerbe (PG), Dean Bacchus (SG), Eric Skillern (SF), Neil Yates (PF) Daniel Braxton, Manuel Santoyo, James Ham, William Cantwell | |
| Subs | Cornell | Matthew Wagner (PG), Ryan Hancock (SG), Russell Nadler (SF), David Edge (PF), Joseph Springer (C) James Williams, Thomas Rigg, Robert Lemke, Clifford Zietz, Dikembe Dong | |
| 09:42 | Cornell | Clifford Ellerbe steals it from Joseph Springer | 9-10 |
| 09:39 | Columbia | Neil Yates jams it on a great pass from Clifford Ellerbe | 11-10 |
| 09:34 | Cornell | Matthew Wagner scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 11-12 |
| 09:32 | Columbia | Dean Bacchus is fouled in the backcourt by Ryan Hancock - foul #2 on Ryan Hancock, team foul #8 | 11-12 |
| Subs | Columbia | Paul Winstead (C) Micheal Anderson | |
| Subs | Cornell | James Williams (PG) Ryan Hancock | |
| 09:32 | Columbia | Dean Bacchus makes the 1st free throw | 12-12 |
| 09:32 | Columbia | Dean Bacchus makes the 2nd free throw | 13-12 |
| 09:20 | Cornell | The short jumper by Joseph Springer is denied by Eric Skillern | 13-12 |
| 09:18 | Columbia | Paul Winstead grabs the defensive rebound | 13-12 |
| 09:00 | Columbia | Dean Bacchus hits a jumper from the right wing | 15-12 |
| 08:37 | Cornell | Eric Skillern is called for the reach on Russell Nadler - foul #1 on Eric Skillern, team foul #3 | 15-12 |
| Subs | Columbia | Daniel Braxton (PG), Maurice Cephas (SF), Micheal Anderson (C) Clifford Ellerbe, Eric Skillern, Neil Yates | |
| Subs | Cornell | Robert Lemke (SF), Thomas Owens (C) Russell Nadler, Joseph Springer | |
| 08:19 | Cornell | James Williams hits the finger roll | 15-14 |
| 07:54 | Columbia | Maurice Cephas lays it up and in on a great pass from Daniel Braxton | 17-14 |
| 07:34 | Cornell | James Williams connects on the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Lemke and he's hacked by Daniel Braxton - foul #1 on Daniel Braxton, team foul #4 | 17-16 |
| Subs | Columbia | Manuel Santoyo (SG), Neil Yates (PF), William Cantwell (C) Dean Bacchus, Paul Winstead, Micheal Anderson | |
| Subs | Cornell | Thomas Rigg (SG), Joseph Springer (SF), Clifford Zietz (PF), Dikembe Dong (C) Matthew Wagner, Robert Lemke, David Edge, Thomas Owens | |
| 07:34 | Cornell | James Williams misses the free throw | 17-16 |
| 07:34 | Columbia | William Cantwell gets the rebound | 17-16 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Daniel Braxton (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Manuel Santoyo (fresh) SF - Maurice Cephas (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Neil Yates (fresh) 2 pts. C - William Cantwell (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - James Williams (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Rigg (fresh) SF - Joseph Springer (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Clifford Zietz (fresh) C - Dikembe Dong (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:11 | Columbia | Maurice Cephas drills a runner near the basket on a great pass from Manuel Santoyo | 19-16 |
| 06:51 | Cornell | Dikembe Dong drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Joseph Springer | 19-18 |
| 06:38 | Columbia | Maurice Cephas is by himself and knocks in the driving attempt from the left block set up by Daniel Braxton | 21-18 |
| 06:15 | Cornell | Thomas Rigg misses the floater from the right side | 21-18 |
| 06:14 | Columbia | Maurice Cephas grabs the board | 21-18 |
| 05:57 | Columbia | The short jumper by Maurice Cephas is denied by Dikembe Dong | 21-18 |
| 05:55 | Columbia | Neil Yates tips it but misses | 21-18 |
| 05:54 | Cornell | Clifford Zietz snags the defensive board | 21-18 |
| 05:40 | Cornell | Thomas Rigg clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Manuel Santoyo - foul #2 on Manuel Santoyo, team foul #5 | 21-18 |
| Subs | Columbia | Eric Skillern (PG), Dean Bacchus (SG), James Ham (SF), Paul Winstead (PF), Micheal Anderson (C) Daniel Braxton, Manuel Santoyo, Maurice Cephas, Neil Yates, William Cantwell | |
| Subs | Cornell | Robert Lemke (PG), Russell Nadler (SF), David Edge (PF), Thomas Owens (C) James Williams, Joseph Springer, Clifford Zietz, Dikembe Dong | |
| 05:40 | Cornell | Thomas Rigg makes the 1st free throw | 21-19 |
| 05:40 | Cornell | Thomas Rigg misses the 2nd free throw | 21-19 |
| 05:40 | Columbia | James Ham snags the defensive board | 21-19 |
| 05:17 | Columbia | Micheal Anderson is open and scores on a shot from the free throw line set up by Paul Winstead | 23-19 |
| 05:05 | Cornell | Thomas Rigg misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 23-19 |
| 05:04 | Columbia | Eric Skillern pulls down the rebound | 23-19 |
| 04:46 | Columbia | Thomas Owens is called for the reach on Micheal Anderson - foul #2 on Thomas Owens, team foul #9 | 23-19 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Cornell | Matthew Wagner (SG), Clifford Zietz (C) Thomas Rigg, Thomas Owens | |
| 04:46 | Columbia | Micheal Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 24-19 |
| 04:46 | Columbia | Micheal Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 25-19 |
| 04:33 | Cornell | Eric Skillern takes the ball from Matthew Wagner | 25-19 |
| 04:30 | Columbia | Eric Skillern is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Lemke - foul #2 on Robert Lemke, team foul #10 | 25-19 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Cornell | James Williams (PG) Robert Lemke | |
| 04:30 | Columbia | Eric Skillern makes the 1st free throw | 26-19 |
| 04:30 | Columbia | Eric Skillern makes the 2nd free throw | 27-19 |
| 04:17 | Cornell | James Ham denies the turnaround by Russell Nadler | 27-19 |
| 04:16 | Columbia | Paul Winstead gets the rebound | 27-19 |
| 04:13 | Columbia | James Ham's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 27-19 |
| Subs | Columbia | Manuel Santoyo (PG) Eric Skillern | |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| 03:56 | Cornell | David Edge misses the fadeaway from the right side | 27-19 |
| 03:55 | Columbia | Micheal Anderson snags the defensive board | 27-19 |
| 03:26 | Columbia | Paul Winstead scores on a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by James Ham | 29-19 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Manuel Santoyo (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dean Bacchus (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Ham (fairly fresh) PF - Paul Winstead (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Micheal Anderson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - James Williams (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Matthew Wagner (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Russell Nadler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Edge (tiring) 2 reb. C - Clifford Zietz (fairly fresh) | |
| 03:24 | Cornell | James Williams is hacked by Manuel Santoyo in the backcourt - foul #3 on Manuel Santoyo, team foul #6 | 29-19 |
| Subs | Columbia | Daniel Braxton (PG), Eric Skillern (SF), Neil Yates (PF), William Cantwell (C) Manuel Santoyo, James Ham, Paul Winstead, Micheal Anderson | |
| Subs | Cornell | Robert Lemke (PG), Brian Brown (SG), Ryan Hancock (SF), Joseph Springer (PF), Thomas Owens (C) James Williams, Matthew Wagner, Russell Nadler, David Edge, Clifford Zietz | |
| 03:15 | Cornell | Joseph Springer is fouled on the floor by Neil Yates - foul #1 on Neil Yates, team foul #7 | 29-19 |
| Subs | Columbia | Maurice Cephas (SF) Dean Bacchus | |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| 03:15 | Cornell | Joseph Springer misses the 1st free throw | 29-19 |
| 03:15 | Columbia | William Cantwell grabs the board | 29-19 |
| 02:49 | Columbia | Neil Yates hits the front of the rim on the wide open pull-up jumper from the right wing | 29-19 |
| 02:47 | Cornell | The rebound goes to Thomas Owens | 29-19 |
| 02:23 | Cornell | Brian Brown splits the doubleteam and buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Robert Lemke | 29-21 |
| 02:00 | Columbia | William Cantwell lays it up and in set up by Neil Yates | 31-21 |
| 01:40 | Cornell | Joseph Springer knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 31-24 |
| 01:28 | Columbia | Maurice Cephas double dribbles | 31-24 |
| Subs | Columbia | Clifford Ellerbe (PG), Dean Bacchus (SG), James Ham (SF), Paul Winstead (PF), Micheal Anderson (C) Daniel Braxton, Eric Skillern, Maurice Cephas, Neil Yates, William Cantwell | |
| Subs | Cornell | Matthew Wagner (PG), Russell Nadler (SF), David Edge (PF), Dikembe Dong (C) Robert Lemke, Ryan Hancock, Joseph Springer, Thomas Owens | |
| 01:14 | Cornell | Brian Brown blows the layup over the doubleteam | 31-24 |
| 01:13 | Cornell | Brian Brown snags the offensive board | 31-24 |
| 00:59 | Cornell | Matthew Wagner lays it up and in on a nice dish by David Edge | 31-26 |
| 00:36 | Columbia | Micheal Anderson hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Dean Bacchus | 33-26 |
| 00:18 | Cornell | David Edge's pass is intercepted by Micheal Anderson | 33-26 |
| 00:04 | Columbia | Micheal Anderson clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Dikembe Dong - foul #1 on Dikembe Dong, team foul #11 | 33-26 |
| Subs | Columbia | Eric Skillern (PG) Clifford Ellerbe | |
| Subs | Cornell | Thomas Rigg (SG), Clifford Zietz (PF), Thomas Owens (C) Brian Brown, David Edge, Dikembe Dong | |
| 00:04 | Columbia | Micheal Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 34-26 |
| 00:04 | Columbia | Micheal Anderson misses the 2nd free throw | 34-26 |
| 00:04 | Cornell | Thomas Owens pulls down the rebound | 34-26 |
| 00:00 | Cornell | Thomas Owens misses the halfcourt shot | 34-26 |