| Lineup | Yale | PG - Charles Hutchison (fresh) SG - Kyle Faber (fresh) SF - Duane Thomas (fresh) PF - Johnny Nero (fresh) C - Steven Burns (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Osvaldo Rossi (fresh) SG - Steven Bohler (fresh) SF - Gerry Parks (fresh) PF - John Hymes (fresh) C - James Green (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Columbia | James Green wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:52 | Columbia | Osvaldo Rossi clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:51 | Columbia | Gerry Parks grabs the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | Columbia | James Green travels with the ball | 0-0 |
| 19:15 | Yale | Johnny Nero misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:13 | Columbia | James Green grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:06 | Columbia | John Hymes clanks a floater from close range but the foul's on Charles Hutchison - foul #1 on Charles Hutchison, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:06 | Columbia | John Hymes makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:06 | Columbia | John Hymes makes the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 18:45 | Yale | Duane Thomas is hacked by James Green - foul #1 on James Green, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:33 | Yale | Charles Hutchison connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Johnny Nero | 3-2 |
| 18:12 | Columbia | Steven Bohler misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 3-2 |
| 18:10 | Columbia | James Green tips it home | 3-4 |
| 17:56 | Yale | Steven Bohler steps in front of the Duane Thomas pass | 3-4 |
| 17:53 | Columbia | Steven Bohler lays it in | 3-6 |
| 17:35 | Yale | James Green swats the short shot by Johnny Nero | 3-6 |
| 17:33 | Yale | Johnny Nero tips it home | 5-6 |
| 17:23 | Columbia | Gerry Parks misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 5-6 |
| 17:21 | Yale | Steven Burns grabs the defensive rebound | 5-6 |
| 17:17 | Yale | Duane Thomas can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 5-6 |
| 17:16 | Columbia | The rebound goes to James Green | 5-6 |
| 17:10 | Columbia | James Green is hacked by Charles Hutchison - foul #2 on Charles Hutchison, team foul #2 | 5-6 |
| Subs | Yale | Fred Webb (PG) Charles Hutchison | |
| Subs | Columbia | Lawrence Almeida (C) James Green | |
| 16:52 | Columbia | Osvaldo Rossi misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 5-6 |
| 16:51 | Columbia | John Hymes grabs the offensive rebound | 5-6 |
| 16:42 | Columbia | Gerry Parks makes the fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Osvaldo Rossi | 5-8 |
| 16:19 | Yale | Steven Burns drills a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Fred Webb | 7-8 |
| 15:57 | Columbia | Steven Bohler misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 7-8 |
| 15:55 | Yale | Steven Burns snags the defensive board | 7-8 |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Fred Webb (fresh) SG - Kyle Faber (fresh) SF - Duane Thomas (fresh) PF - Johnny Nero (fresh) 2 pts. C - Steven Burns (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Osvaldo Rossi (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Steven Bohler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gerry Parks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Hymes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Lawrence Almeida (fresh) | |
| 15:39 | Yale | Fred Webb drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Duane Thomas | 10-8 |
| 15:22 | Columbia | Johnny Nero steals the ball from Gerry Parks | 10-8 |
| 15:12 | Yale | Fred Webb knocks in the runner in the paint on a nice dish by Johnny Nero | 12-8 |
| 14:48 | Columbia | Johnny Nero is called for the reach on John Hymes - foul #1 on Johnny Nero, team foul #3 | 12-8 |
| Subs | Yale | John Mitton (SG), Stephen Richardson (SF), Lawrence Gaither (PF), Stephen Leflore (C) Kyle Faber, Duane Thomas, Johnny Nero, Steven Burns | |
| Subs | Columbia | Timothy McCormic (PG), William Fries (SG), Mark Ford (SF), James Green (C) Osvaldo Rossi, Steven Bohler, Gerry Parks, John Hymes | |
| 14:32 | Columbia | Lawrence Almeida misses long on a jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Lawrence Gaither - foul #1 on Lawrence Gaither, team foul #4 | 12-8 |
| 14:32 | Columbia | Lawrence Almeida makes the 1st free throw | 12-9 |
| 14:32 | Columbia | Lawrence Almeida makes the 2nd free throw | 12-10 |
| 14:12 | Yale | Stephen Richardson misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 12-10 |
| 14:11 | Yale | Lawrence Gaither can't tip it in | 12-10 |
| 14:10 | Columbia | James Green grabs the board | 12-10 |
| 13:49 | Columbia | Stephen Richardson steals the ball from Lawrence Almeida | 12-10 |
| 13:21 | Yale | Mark Ford steals the ball from John Mitton | 12-10 |
| 13:02 | Columbia | Timothy McCormic misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 12-10 |
| 13:00 | Yale | Lawrence Gaither grabs the board | 12-10 |
| 12:49 | Yale | Stephen Richardson throws it down on a nice dish by John Mitton | 14-10 |
| 12:33 | Columbia | Timothy McCormic buries a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by James Green | 14-12 |
| 12:13 | Yale | Stephen Richardson clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 14-12 |
| 12:12 | Columbia | Lawrence Almeida grabs the board | 14-12 |
| 11:54 | Columbia | Mark Ford can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 14-12 |
| 11:52 | Yale | Stephen Leflore gets the rebound | 14-12 |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Fred Webb (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - John Mitton (fairly fresh) SF - Stephen Richardson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Lawrence Gaither (fresh) 2 reb. C - Stephen Leflore (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Timothy McCormic (fresh) 2 pts. SG - William Fries (fresh) SF - Mark Ford (fresh) PF - Lawrence Almeida (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - James Green (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Yale | Fred Webb comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Timothy McCormic - foul #1 on Timothy McCormic, team foul #2 | 14-12 |
| Subs | Yale | Kyle Faber (SG), Duane Thomas (SF), Johnny Nero (PF), Steven Burns (C) John Mitton, Stephen Richardson, Lawrence Gaither, Stephen Leflore | |
| Subs | Columbia | Osvaldo Rossi (PG), Steven Bohler (SG), Gerry Parks (SF), John Hymes (PF), Jessie Moore (C) Timothy McCormic, William Fries, Mark Ford, Lawrence Almeida, James Green | |
| 11:38 | Yale | Fred Webb makes the 1st free throw | 15-12 |
| 11:38 | Yale | Fred Webb makes the 2nd free throw | 16-12 |
| 11:28 | Columbia | Johnny Nero takes the ball from Osvaldo Rossi | 16-12 |
| 11:06 | Yale | Fred Webb is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Fred Webb, team foul #5 | 16-12 |
| 10:48 | Columbia | Steven Bohler scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Osvaldo Rossi | 16-15 |
| 10:28 | Yale | Steven Burns hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block | 16-15 |
| 10:27 | Columbia | Gerry Parks snags the defensive board | 16-15 |
| 10:22 | Columbia | Steven Bohler drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Osvaldo Rossi | 16-18 |
| 10:03 | Yale | Kyle Faber scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Johnny Nero | 19-18 |
| 09:45 | Columbia | Fred Webb is called for the reach on Steven Bohler - foul #2 on Fred Webb, team foul #6 | 19-18 |
| Subs | Yale | Stephen Richardson (PG) Fred Webb | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 09:32 | Columbia | Kyle Faber takes the ball from Gerry Parks | 19-18 |
| 09:08 | Yale | Steven Burns is whistled for traveling | 19-18 |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| Subs | Columbia | William Fries (SG), James Green (C) Steven Bohler, Jessie Moore | |
| 09:00 | Columbia | John Hymes clanks a 3 from the left corner | 19-18 |
| 08:59 | Yale | Duane Thomas snags the defensive board | 19-18 |
| 08:44 | Yale | Stephen Richardson travels with the ball | 19-18 |
| Subs | Yale | Lawrence Gaither (PF), Stephen Leflore (C) Johnny Nero, Steven Burns | |
| Subs | Columbia | Lawrence Almeida (PF) John Hymes | |
| 08:25 | Columbia | Lawrence Almeida throws it down on a nice dish by Osvaldo Rossi and the foul's on Kyle Faber - foul #1 on Kyle Faber, team foul #7 | 19-20 |
| Subs | Yale | John Mitton (SG) Kyle Faber | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 08:25 | Columbia | Lawrence Almeida makes the free throw | 19-21 |
| 08:01 | Yale | Stephen Richardson is fouled on the floor by Lawrence Almeida - foul #1 on Lawrence Almeida, team foul #3 | 19-21 |
| Subs | Yale | Arthur Cypert (PF) Duane Thomas | |
| Subs | Columbia | Timothy McCormic (PG), Steven Bohler (SG), Mark Ford (SF) Osvaldo Rossi, William Fries, Gerry Parks | |
| 07:55 | Yale | Stephen Richardson misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Timothy McCormic - foul #2 on Timothy McCormic, team foul #4 | 19-21 |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| Subs | Columbia | William Fries (PG) Timothy McCormic | |
| 07:55 | Yale | Stephen Richardson makes the 1st free throw | 20-21 |
| 07:55 | Yale | Stephen Richardson misses the 2nd free throw | 20-21 |
| 07:55 | Columbia | James Green grabs the board | 20-21 |
| 07:35 | Columbia | William Fries misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 20-21 |
| 07:33 | Columbia | Lawrence Almeida misses the tip | 20-21 |
| 07:31 | Yale | Stephen Leflore grabs the defensive rebound | 20-21 |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Stephen Richardson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - John Mitton (fresh) SF - Lawrence Gaither (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Arthur Cypert (fresh) C - Stephen Leflore (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - William Fries (fresh) SG - Steven Bohler (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Mark Ford (fresh) PF - Lawrence Almeida (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - James Green (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Yale | Lawrence Gaither misses long on a shot in the lane | 20-21 |
| 07:24 | Yale | Stephen Leflore tips it home | 22-21 |
| 07:16 | Columbia | James Green throws a bad pass out of bounds | 22-21 |
| Subs | Yale | Kyle Faber (SG), Duane Thomas (SF), Johnny Nero (PF), Steven Burns (C) John Mitton, Lawrence Gaither, Arthur Cypert, Stephen Leflore | |
| Subs | Columbia | John Hymes (PF) James Green | |
| 06:55 | Yale | Duane Thomas comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 22-21 |
| 06:53 | Yale | Stephen Richardson tips it home | 24-21 |
| 06:34 | Columbia | Lawrence Almeida lays it in on a nice dish by Steven Bohler | 24-23 |
| 06:16 | Yale | Stephen Richardson misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 24-23 |
| 06:14 | Yale | Stephen Richardson tips it back up and in | 26-23 |
| 06:03 | Columbia | John Hymes comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 26-23 |
| 06:01 | Yale | Stephen Richardson gets the rebound | 26-23 |
| 05:56 | Yale | John Hymes blocks the jumper by Duane Thomas | 26-23 |
| 05:54 | Yale | Kyle Faber gets the offensive rebound | 26-23 |
| 05:39 | Yale | Stephen Richardson makes the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Johnny Nero | 29-23 |
| 05:22 | Columbia | Mark Ford knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from John Hymes | 29-26 |
| 04:56 | Yale | Stephen Richardson comes up short on the jumper from close range | 29-26 |
| 04:54 | Yale | Johnny Nero grabs the offensive rebound | 29-26 |
| 04:44 | Yale | Johnny Nero's layup is rejected by John Hymes | 29-26 |
| 04:43 | Yale | Steven Burns tips it back up and in | 31-26 |
| 04:33 | Columbia | Steven Bohler blows the layup | 31-26 |
| 04:31 | Yale | Steven Burns grabs the board | 31-26 |
| 04:20 | Yale | Steven Burns misses short on a shot from close range but he's fouled by Lawrence Almeida - foul #2 on Lawrence Almeida, team foul #5 | 31-26 |
| Subs | Yale | Lawrence Gaither (PG), John Mitton (SG), Arthur Cypert (PF) Stephen Richardson, Kyle Faber, Johnny Nero | |
| Subs | Columbia | Osvaldo Rossi (PG), Robert York (SG), Gerry Parks (SF), Jessie Moore (PF), James Green (C) William Fries, Steven Bohler, Mark Ford, John Hymes, Lawrence Almeida | |
| 04:20 | Yale | Steven Burns makes the 1st free throw | 32-26 |
| 04:20 | Yale | Steven Burns makes the 2nd free throw | 33-26 |
| 04:06 | Columbia | James Green comes up short on the jump hook in the paint | 33-26 |
| 04:04 | Yale | Lawrence Gaither grabs the defensive rebound | 33-26 |
| 03:44 | Yale | Duane Thomas is hacked by Robert York - foul #1 on Robert York, team foul #6 | 33-26 |
| Subs | Yale | Charles Hutchison (PG), Fred Webb (SG), Stephen Leflore (C) John Mitton, Duane Thomas, Steven Burns | |
| Subs | Columbia | Timothy McCormic (SG) Robert York | |
| 03:28 | Yale | Stephen Leflore can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 33-26 |
| 03:27 | Columbia | Gerry Parks snags the defensive board | 33-26 |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Charles Hutchison (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Fred Webb (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Lawrence Gaither (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Arthur Cypert (fresh) C - Stephen Leflore (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Osvaldo Rossi (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Timothy McCormic (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gerry Parks (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jessie Moore (fresh) C - James Green (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:14 | Columbia | James Green can't throw it down | 33-26 |
| 03:12 | Columbia | Jessie Moore tips it back up and in | 33-28 |
| 02:55 | Yale | Stephen Leflore knocks in the jump hook in the lane | 35-28 |
| 02:50 | Columbia | Osvaldo Rossi misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 35-28 |
| 02:49 | Columbia | Jessie Moore tips it in | 35-30 |
| 02:27 | Yale | Stephen Leflore hits a fadeaway from the baseline | 37-30 |
| 02:13 | Columbia | Fred Webb picks off the pass by James Green | 37-30 |
| 01:51 | Yale | Lawrence Gaither is hacked by Gerry Parks - foul #1 on Gerry Parks, team foul #7 | 37-30 |
| Subs | Yale | Kyle Faber (SG), Johnny Nero (PF), Steven Burns (C) Fred Webb, Arthur Cypert, Stephen Leflore | |
| Subs | Columbia | Steven Bohler (SG), John Hymes (PF), Lawrence Almeida (C) Timothy McCormic, Jessie Moore, James Green | |
| 01:51 | Yale | Lawrence Gaither makes the 1st free throw | 38-30 |
| 01:51 | Yale | Lawrence Gaither misses the 2nd free throw | 38-30 |
| 01:51 | Columbia | The rebound goes to John Hymes | 38-30 |
| 01:37 | Columbia | Steven Bohler misses the easy layup | 38-30 |
| 01:35 | Yale | The rebound goes to Lawrence Gaither | 38-30 |
| 01:12 | Yale | Steven Burns hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 38-30 |
| 01:11 | Columbia | Lawrence Almeida pulls down the rebound | 38-30 |
| 01:05 | Columbia | John Hymes's fadeaway is rejected by Johnny Nero | 38-30 |
| 01:03 | Yale | Lawrence Gaither grabs the board | 38-30 |
| 00:43 | Yale | Lawrence Gaither clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 38-30 |
| 00:42 | Yale | Johnny Nero tips it in | 40-30 |
| 00:22 | Columbia | Gerry Parks clanks a floater from the left block but he's fouled by Lawrence Gaither - foul #2 on Lawrence Gaither, team foul #8 | 40-30 |
| Subs | Yale | Fred Webb (PG), Duane Thomas (SF) Charles Hutchison, Lawrence Gaither | |
| Subs | Columbia | Timothy McCormic (PG), William Fries (SG) Osvaldo Rossi, Steven Bohler | |
| 00:22 | Columbia | Gerry Parks makes the 1st free throw | 40-31 |
| 00:22 | Columbia | Gerry Parks makes the 2nd free throw | 40-32 |
| 00:00 | Yale | Fred Webb misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 40-32 |