| Lineup | Yale | PG - Thomas Hicks (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Raymond Kennedy (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Alfred Channel (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Troy Arrington (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - George Richardson (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Elroy Lemons (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Provencher (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Brendan Smith (fresh) 5 pts. PF - David Knight (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Yale | Alfred Channel inbounds the ball | 42-33 |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | Yale | Alfred Channel loses the dribble to Elroy Lemons | 42-33 |
| 19:35 | Columbia | Elroy Lemons misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 42-33 |
| 19:33 | Columbia | Brendan Smith tips it but misses | 42-33 |
| 19:32 | Yale | Troy Arrington pulls down the rebound | 42-33 |
| 19:25 | Yale | Alfred Channel scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Thomas Hicks | 45-33 |
| 19:09 | Columbia | Brendan Smith can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 45-33 |
| 19:07 | Columbia | The offensive rebound goes to Paul Smith | 45-33 |
| 18:52 | Columbia | Alfred Channel is called for the reach on Brendan Smith - foul #2 on Alfred Channel, team foul #1 | 45-33 |
| 18:39 | Columbia | Elroy Lemons misses badly on a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Thomas Hicks - foul #1 on Thomas Hicks, team foul #2 | 45-33 |
| 18:39 | Columbia | Elroy Lemons makes the 1st free throw | 45-34 |
| 18:39 | Columbia | Elroy Lemons makes the 2nd free throw | 45-35 |
| 18:25 | Yale | Alfred Channel misses short on a shot from the right side | 45-35 |
| 18:24 | Columbia | The rebound goes to David Knight | 45-35 |
| 18:14 | Columbia | Paul Provencher knocks in the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Elroy Lemons | 45-38 |
| 17:51 | Yale | Alfred Channel hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 45-38 |
| 17:50 | Yale | Raymond Kennedy pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-38 |
| 17:33 | Yale | Paul Smith blocks the jumper by Raymond Kennedy | 45-38 |
| 17:31 | Columbia | Paul Provencher grabs the defensive rebound | 45-38 |
| 17:23 | Columbia | David Knight loses the ball out of bounds | 45-38 |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| Subs | Columbia | John Bernabe (PF) David Knight | |
| 17:05 | Yale | Troy Arrington can't connect on a turnaround from close range but he's fouled by Elroy Lemons - foul #2 on Elroy Lemons, team foul #1 | 45-38 |
| Subs | Yale | Harry Johnson (PG), Jimmie Crow (C) Thomas Hicks, George Richardson | |
| Subs | Columbia | Kenneth Restivo (SF), Kurt Florez (C) Brendan Smith, Paul Smith | |
| 17:05 | Yale | Troy Arrington makes the 1st free throw | 46-38 |
| 17:05 | Yale | Troy Arrington makes the 2nd free throw | 47-38 |
| 16:43 | Columbia | Paul Provencher clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 47-38 |
| 16:41 | Yale | Jimmie Crow snags the defensive board | 47-38 |
| 16:36 | Yale | Raymond Kennedy hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 47-38 |
| 16:35 | Columbia | Kurt Florez gets the rebound | 47-38 |
| 16:25 | Columbia | John Bernabe misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 47-38 |
| 16:23 | Yale | The rebound goes to Raymond Kennedy | 47-38 |
| 16:07 | Yale | Troy Arrington banks in the layup | 49-38 |
| 15:47 | Columbia | Kenneth Restivo's fadeaway is rejected by Alfred Channel | 49-38 |
| 15:45 | Columbia | John Bernabe snags the offensive board | 49-38 |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Harry Johnson (fresh) SG - Raymond Kennedy (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Alfred Channel (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Troy Arrington (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Jimmie Crow (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Elroy Lemons (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Provencher (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Kenneth Restivo (fresh) PF - John Bernabe (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Kurt Florez (fresh) | |
| 15:29 | Columbia | Paul Provencher can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 49-38 |
| 15:28 | Columbia | Kurt Florez tips it home | 49-40 |
| 15:08 | Yale | Jimmie Crow hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block but he's fouled by Paul Provencher - foul #1 on Paul Provencher, team foul #2 | 49-40 |
| Subs | Yale | Thomas Hicks (PG), Alvin Cotton (SG), Peter Pitman (PF), George Richardson (C) Harry Johnson, Raymond Kennedy, Alfred Channel, Troy Arrington | |
| Subs | Columbia | David Alexander (PG), Kenneth Quayle (SG), Brendan Smith (SF), David Knight (PF), Paul Smith (C) Elroy Lemons, Paul Provencher, Kenneth Restivo, John Bernabe, Kurt Florez | |
| 15:08 | Yale | Jimmie Crow misses the 1st free throw | 49-40 |
| 15:08 | Yale | Jimmie Crow makes the 2nd free throw | 50-40 |
| 14:40 | Columbia | David Alexander hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 50-40 |
| 14:39 | Columbia | David Knight can't tip it in | 50-40 |
| 14:38 | Yale | George Richardson gets the rebound | 50-40 |
| 14:22 | Yale | Thomas Hicks misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 50-40 |
| 14:21 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Brendan Smith | 50-40 |
| 14:04 | Columbia | David Alexander throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-40 |
| 13:41 | Yale | Jimmie Crow comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 50-40 |
| 13:40 | Columbia | David Knight pulls down the rebound | 50-40 |
| 13:14 | Columbia | David Alexander misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Jimmie Crow - foul #1 on Jimmie Crow, team foul #3 | 50-40 |
| Subs | Yale | Raymond Kennedy (SG), Alfred Channel (SF) Alvin Cotton, Jimmie Crow | |
| Subs | Columbia | Paul Provencher (SG) Kenneth Quayle | |
| 13:14 | Columbia | David Alexander makes the 1st free throw | 50-41 |
| 13:14 | Columbia | David Alexander makes the 2nd free throw | 50-42 |
| 12:46 | Yale | George Richardson drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 53-42 |
| 12:31 | Columbia | Paul Smith is called for traveling | 53-42 |
| Subs | Yale | Troy Arrington (PF) Peter Pitman | |
| Subs | Columbia | Elroy Lemons (PG), John Bernabe (PF) David Alexander, David Knight | |
| 12:10 | Yale | George Richardson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-42 |
| Subs | Yale | Harry Johnson (PG), Ronald Hoagland (C) Thomas Hicks, George Richardson | |
| Subs | Columbia | Kenneth Restivo (SF), Kurt Florez (C) Brendan Smith, Paul Smith | |
| 11:46 | Columbia | Kurt Florez's layup is rejected by Ronald Hoagland | 53-42 |
| 11:44 | Columbia | Kurt Florez snags the offensive board | 53-42 |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Harry Johnson (fresh) SG - Raymond Kennedy (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Alfred Channel (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Troy Arrington (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Ronald Hoagland (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Elroy Lemons (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Provencher (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Kenneth Restivo (fresh) PF - John Bernabe (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Kurt Florez (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Columbia | John Bernabe misses the 3 from the left wing | 53-42 |
| 11:28 | Yale | Ronald Hoagland grabs the defensive rebound | 53-42 |
| 11:26 | Yale | Harry Johnson travels in the backcourt | 53-42 |
| Subs | Yale | Jimmie Crow (C) Ronald Hoagland | |
| Subs | Columbia | David Knight (PF) Kenneth Restivo | |
| 11:17 | Columbia | Kurt Florez misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 53-42 |
| 11:15 | Columbia | John Bernabe pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-42 |
| 11:06 | Columbia | Paul Provencher travels with the ball | 53-42 |
| Subs | Yale | George Richardson (C) Jimmie Crow | |
| Subs | Columbia | Kenneth Quayle (SG), Brendan Smith (SF), Paul Smith (C) Paul Provencher, John Bernabe, Kurt Florez | |
| 10:56 | Yale | Alfred Channel drills a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Harry Johnson | 56-42 |
| 10:37 | Columbia | Paul Smith is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Paul Smith, team foul #3 | 56-42 |
| Subs | Yale | Thomas Hicks (PG), Alvin Cotton (SG), Jimmie Crow (SF) Harry Johnson, Raymond Kennedy, Alfred Channel | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 10:30 | Yale | Jimmie Crow is fouled on the floor by Brendan Smith - foul #2 on Brendan Smith, team foul #4 | 56-42 |
| 10:21 | Yale | Paul Smith blocks the short jumper by Jimmie Crow | 56-42 |
| 10:19 | Columbia | Brendan Smith snags the defensive board | 56-42 |
| 09:56 | Columbia | Kenneth Quayle hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 56-42 |
| 09:55 | Yale | The rebound goes to Jimmie Crow | 56-42 |
| 09:42 | Yale | Jimmie Crow hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 56-42 |
| 09:41 | Yale | Jimmie Crow gets the offensive rebound | 56-42 |
| 09:29 | Yale | Alvin Cotton is whistled for a carry | 56-42 |
| Subs | Yale | Raymond Kennedy (SG), Alfred Channel (SF), Peter Pitman (C) Alvin Cotton, Troy Arrington, George Richardson | |
| Subs | Columbia | Paul Provencher (SG), John Bernabe (PF), Kurt Florez (C) Kenneth Quayle, David Knight, Paul Smith | |
| 09:09 | Columbia | Brendan Smith comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block | 56-42 |
| 09:07 | Columbia | Kurt Florez gets the offensive rebound | 56-42 |
| 08:52 | Columbia | Paul Provencher is hacked by Raymond Kennedy - foul #2 on Raymond Kennedy, team foul #4 | 56-42 |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| Subs | Columbia | David Alexander (PG), Kenneth Restivo (SF) Elroy Lemons, Brendan Smith | |
| 08:37 | Columbia | Kenneth Restivo lays it in and he's hacked by Alfred Channel - foul #3 on Alfred Channel, team foul #5 | 56-44 |
| Subs | Yale | George Richardson (C) Peter Pitman | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 08:37 | Columbia | Kenneth Restivo misses the free throw | 56-44 |
| 08:37 | Columbia | John Bernabe grabs the offensive rebound | 56-44 |
| 08:19 | Columbia | David Alexander connects on the jumper from the free throw line | 56-46 |
| 08:07 | Yale | Alfred Channel misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 56-46 |
| 08:05 | Columbia | Kurt Florez snags the defensive board | 56-46 |
| 07:47 | Columbia | Paul Provencher scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 56-48 |
| 07:37 | Yale | Raymond Kennedy buries a shot from just outside the lane set up by Thomas Hicks | 58-48 |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Thomas Hicks (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Raymond Kennedy (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Alfred Channel (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. PF - Jimmie Crow (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - George Richardson (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - David Alexander (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Provencher (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Kenneth Restivo (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Bernabe (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Kurt Florez (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:18 | Columbia | Kenneth Restivo comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 58-48 |
| 07:16 | Yale | The rebound goes to George Richardson | 58-48 |
| 07:00 | Yale | Thomas Hicks can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 58-48 |
| 06:59 | Yale | Alfred Channel pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-48 |
| 06:44 | Yale | Raymond Kennedy buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Thomas Hicks | 61-48 |
| 06:32 | Columbia | Paul Provencher is called for traveling | 61-48 |
| Subs | Yale | Harry Johnson (PG), Alvin Cotton (SG), Peter Pitman (SF), Troy Arrington (PF), Ronald Hoagland (C) Thomas Hicks, Raymond Kennedy, Alfred Channel, Jimmie Crow, George Richardson | |
| Subs | Columbia | Elroy Lemons (PG), Brendan Smith (SF), David Knight (PF), Paul Smith (C) David Alexander, Kenneth Restivo, John Bernabe, Kurt Florez | |
| 06:28 | Yale | Harry Johnson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 61-48 |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Kenneth Quayle (SG) Paul Provencher | |
| 06:13 | Columbia | Elroy Lemons misses the floater from the right block but he's hacked by Harry Johnson - foul #2 on Harry Johnson, team foul #6 | 61-48 |
| 06:13 | Columbia | Elroy Lemons makes the 1st free throw | 61-49 |
| 06:13 | Columbia | Elroy Lemons makes the 2nd free throw | 61-50 |
| 06:01 | Yale | Harry Johnson misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 61-50 |
| 05:59 | Yale | Troy Arrington snags the offensive board | 61-50 |
| 05:42 | Yale | Troy Arrington is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Troy Arrington, team foul #7 | 61-50 |
| 05:27 | Columbia | Kenneth Quayle knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Elroy Lemons | 61-52 |
| 05:23 | Yale | Troy Arrington is called for traveling | 61-52 |
| Subs | Yale | Raymond Kennedy (SG), Alfred Channel (SF) Alvin Cotton, Ronald Hoagland | |
| Subs | Columbia | Paul Provencher (SG) Kenneth Quayle | |
| 05:06 | Columbia | David Knight's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-52 |
| Subs | Yale | George Richardson (C) Peter Pitman | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 04:47 | Yale | Raymond Kennedy's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-52 |
| 04:27 | Columbia | Paul Provencher buries a floater from the baseline | 61-54 |
| 04:16 | Yale | Troy Arrington misses short on a turnaround in the lane | 61-54 |
| 04:15 | Yale | George Richardson tips it back up and in | 63-54 |
| 03:58 | Columbia | Paul Smith hits a jumpshot from the left wing | 63-56 |
| 03:39 | Yale | Alfred Channel scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Harry Johnson | 66-56 |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Harry Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Raymond Kennedy (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Alfred Channel (fresh) 11 pts. 3 pf. PF - Troy Arrington (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - George Richardson (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Elroy Lemons (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Paul Provencher (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Brendan Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Knight (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Paul Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 03:19 | Columbia | David Knight is fouled on the floor by Harry Johnson - foul #3 on Harry Johnson, team foul #8 | 66-56 |
| Subs | Yale | Thomas Hicks (PG), Alvin Cotton (SG), Jimmie Crow (PF) Harry Johnson, Raymond Kennedy, Troy Arrington | |
| Subs | Columbia | David Alexander (PG), John Bernabe (SF), Kurt Florez (C) Elroy Lemons, Brendan Smith, Paul Smith | |
| 03:19 | Columbia | David Knight makes the 1st free throw | 66-57 |
| 03:19 | Columbia | David Knight makes the 2nd free throw | 66-58 |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:57 | Yale | Paul Provencher picks off the pass by George Richardson | 66-58 |
| 02:52 | Columbia | David Alexander lays it up and in on a nice dish by Paul Provencher | 66-60 |
| 02:52 | Yale | Yale calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-60 |
| Subs | Yale | Raymond Kennedy (SG), Troy Arrington (PF) Alvin Cotton, Jimmie Crow | |
| Subs | Columbia | Elroy Lemons (PG), Brendan Smith (SF), Paul Smith (C) David Alexander, John Bernabe, Kurt Florez | |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:34 | Yale | George Richardson scores on a jumper from close range on a great pass from Raymond Kennedy and he's fouled by Paul Smith - foul #4 on Paul Smith, team foul #5 | 68-60 |
| 02:34 | Yale | George Richardson misses the free throw | 68-60 |
| 02:34 | Columbia | Paul Smith grabs the board | 68-60 |
| 02:29 | Columbia | Paul Provencher hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 68-63 |
| 02:00 | Yale | Alfred Channel misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 68-63 |
| 01:58 | Yale | George Richardson snags the offensive board | 68-63 |
| 01:42 | Yale | Alfred Channel clanks a jumper from the left side | 68-63 |
| 01:41 | Yale | George Richardson snags the offensive board | 68-63 |
| 01:30 | Yale | Alfred Channel's pass is intercepted by Brendan Smith | 68-63 |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:13 | Columbia | Brendan Smith hits a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Elroy Lemons | 68-65 |
| 00:50 | Yale | Raymond Kennedy comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Paul Provencher - foul #2 on Paul Provencher, team foul #6 | 68-65 |
| 00:50 | Yale | Raymond Kennedy misses the 1st free throw | 68-65 |
| 00:50 | Yale | Raymond Kennedy misses the 2nd free throw | 68-65 |
| 00:50 | Columbia | Paul Smith gets the rebound | 68-65 |
| 00:24 | Columbia | David Knight's fadeaway is rejected by Alfred Channel | 68-65 |
| 00:22 | Yale | Alfred Channel pulls down the rebound | 68-65 |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:19 | Yale | Elroy Lemons is called for the reach on Alfred Channel in the backcourt - foul #3 on Elroy Lemons, team foul #7 | 68-65 |
| Subs | Yale | Jimmie Crow (PF) Troy Arrington | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 00:19 | Yale | Alfred Channel makes the 1st free throw | 69-65 |
| 00:19 | Yale | Alfred Channel makes the 2nd free throw | 70-65 |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:14 | Columbia | Raymond Kennedy is called for the reach on Brendan Smith - foul #3 on Raymond Kennedy, team foul #9 | 70-65 |
| Subs | Yale | Troy Arrington (PF) Jimmie Crow | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 00:14 | Columbia | Brendan Smith misses the 1st free throw | 70-65 |
| 00:14 | Yale | George Richardson grabs the defensive rebound | 70-65 |
| 00:12 | Yale | George Richardson is fouled in the backcourt by Elroy Lemons - foul #4 on Elroy Lemons, team foul #8 | 70-65 |
| Subs | Yale | Peter Osbourne (PG), Harry Johnson (SG), Jimmie Crow (PF) Thomas Hicks, Raymond Kennedy, Troy Arrington | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 00:12 | Yale | George Richardson misses the 1st free throw | 70-65 |
| 00:12 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Paul Smith | 70-65 |
| 00:07 | Columbia | Paul Provencher drills a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Elroy Lemons | 70-68 |
| 00:07 | Yale | Yale calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 70-68 |
| Subs | Yale | Thomas Hicks (PG), Raymond Kennedy (SG), Troy Arrington (PF) Peter Osbourne, Harry Johnson, Jimmie Crow | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 00:04 | Yale | Alfred Channel is fouled in the backcourt by Paul Provencher - foul #3 on Paul Provencher, team foul #9 | 70-68 |
| 00:04 | Yale | Alfred Channel makes the 1st free throw | 71-68 |
| 00:04 | Yale | Alfred Channel makes the 2nd free throw | 72-68 |
| 00:00 | Columbia | Brendan Smith misses long on a halfcourt shot | 72-68 |