| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Charles Verner (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Mallon (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roger Burns (fresh) PF - Yong Zhou (fresh) 5 pts. C - Brian Alexander (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Cecil Stewart (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Kevin Booker (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Aaron Blalock (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Michael McClarnon (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Steve Frank (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Columbia | Roger Burns inbounds the ball | 32-33 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:43 | Columbia | Yong Zhou scores on a jumper near the basket | 34-33 |
| 19:16 | Cornell | Cecil Stewart drills a 3 from the right wing | 34-36 |
| 18:55 | Columbia | Richard Mallon hits a shot in the paint on a great pass from Charles Verner | 36-36 |
| 18:48 | Cornell | Michael McClarnon drills a fadeaway in the paint set up by Cecil Stewart and he's fouled by Roger Burns - foul #3 on Roger Burns, team foul #1 | 36-38 |
| Subs | Columbia | Carroll Harris (SF) Roger Burns | |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| 18:48 | Cornell | Michael McClarnon makes the free throw | 36-39 |
| 18:32 | Columbia | Michael McClarnon is called for the reach on Yong Zhou - foul #2 on Michael McClarnon, team foul #1 | 36-39 |
| 18:17 | Columbia | Brian Alexander scores on a runner from close range on a nice dish by Richard Mallon | 38-39 |
| 17:56 | Cornell | Michael McClarnon lays it in on a nice dish by Cecil Stewart | 38-41 |
| 17:51 | Columbia | Charles Verner can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 38-41 |
| 17:50 | Cornell | Michael McClarnon grabs the board | 38-41 |
| 17:33 | Cornell | Aaron Blalock is fouled on the floor by Yong Zhou - foul #1 on Yong Zhou, team foul #2 | 38-41 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Cornell | Joshua Nash (C) Steve Frank | |
| 17:23 | Cornell | Joshua Nash makes the runner in the lane on a nice dish by Kevin Booker and he's hacked by Yong Zhou - foul #2 on Yong Zhou, team foul #3 | 38-43 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Cornell | Mike Willis (PG), Vladimir Lisowski (SG), Karl Dimick (SF), Amado Ricci (PF) Cecil Stewart, Kevin Booker, Aaron Blalock, Michael McClarnon | |
| 17:23 | Cornell | Joshua Nash misses the free throw | 38-43 |
| 17:23 | Columbia | Yong Zhou snags the defensive board | 38-43 |
| 17:15 | Columbia | Charles Verner hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 38-43 |
| 17:14 | Cornell | Joshua Nash snags the defensive board | 38-43 |
| 16:52 | Cornell | Vladimir Lisowski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-43 |
| Subs | Columbia | Howard Cole (PG), Terry Trout (SG), Ty Zellous (PF), Bill Corbett (C) Charles Verner, Richard Mallon, Yong Zhou, Brian Alexander | |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| 16:32 | Columbia | Mike Willis steals it from Carroll Harris | 38-43 |
| 16:28 | Cornell | Karl Dimick hits the finger roll on a great pass from Mike Willis | 38-45 |
| 16:12 | Columbia | Terry Trout comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 38-45 |
| 16:11 | Cornell | Joshua Nash pulls down the rebound | 38-45 |
| 16:05 | Cornell | Amado Ricci hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block but he's hacked by Terry Trout - foul #2 on Terry Trout, team foul #4 | 38-45 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Cornell | Cecil Stewart (PG), Kevin Booker (SG), Aaron Blalock (SF), Steve Frank (C) Mike Willis, Vladimir Lisowski, Karl Dimick, Joshua Nash | |
| 16:05 | Cornell | Amado Ricci makes the 1st free throw | 38-46 |
| 16:05 | Cornell | Amado Ricci makes the 2nd free throw | 38-47 |
| 15:37 | Columbia | Howard Cole knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 40-47 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Howard Cole (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Terry Trout (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Carroll Harris (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Ty Zellous (fresh) C - Bill Corbett (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Cecil Stewart (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Kevin Booker (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Aaron Blalock (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Amado Ricci (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Steve Frank (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:31 | Cornell | Kevin Booker comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 40-47 |
| 15:30 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Carroll Harris | 40-47 |
| 15:15 | Columbia | Carroll Harris is hacked by Kevin Booker - foul #1 on Kevin Booker, team foul #2 | 40-47 |
| Subs | Columbia | Charles Verner (PG), Richard Mallon (SG), Roger Burns (SF), Yong Zhou (PF), Brian Alexander (C) Howard Cole, Terry Trout, Carroll Harris, Ty Zellous, Bill Corbett | |
| Subs | Cornell | Michael McClarnon (PF) Amado Ricci | |
| 14:57 | Columbia | Yong Zhou blows the layup | 40-47 |
| 14:55 | Columbia | Brian Alexander grabs the offensive rebound | 40-47 |
| 14:32 | Columbia | Brian Alexander's pass is intercepted by Cecil Stewart | 40-47 |
| 14:29 | Cornell | Kevin Booker dunks the ball on a great pass from Cecil Stewart | 40-49 |
| 14:06 | Columbia | Richard Mallon connects on the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Charles Verner and he's hacked by Steve Frank - foul #2 on Steve Frank, team foul #3 | 42-49 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Cornell | Mike Willis (PG), Vladimir Lisowski (SG), Karl Dimick (SF), Joshua Nash (C) Cecil Stewart, Kevin Booker, Aaron Blalock, Steve Frank | |
| 14:06 | Columbia | Richard Mallon makes the free throw | 43-49 |
| 13:54 | Cornell | The short jumper by Michael McClarnon is denied by Brian Alexander | 43-49 |
| 13:53 | Columbia | Yong Zhou grabs the defensive rebound | 43-49 |
| 13:24 | Columbia | Vladimir Lisowski steals the ball from Charles Verner | 43-49 |
| 13:19 | Cornell | Vladimir Lisowski banks in the layup | 43-51 |
| 13:13 | Columbia | Richard Mallon is hacked by Joshua Nash - foul #1 on Joshua Nash, team foul #4 | 43-51 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Cornell | Aaron Blalock (SF) Karl Dimick | |
| 12:58 | Columbia | Yong Zhou is hacked by Vladimir Lisowski - foul #1 on Vladimir Lisowski, team foul #5 | 43-51 |
| Subs | Columbia | Carroll Harris (SF), Ty Zellous (PF), Bill Corbett (C) Roger Burns, Yong Zhou, Brian Alexander | |
| Subs | Cornell | Cecil Stewart (PG), Kevin Booker (SG) Mike Willis, Vladimir Lisowski | |
| 12:47 | Columbia | Ty Zellous's layup is rejected by Michael McClarnon | 43-51 |
| 12:46 | Columbia | Carroll Harris tips it in | 45-51 |
| 12:26 | Cornell | Joshua Nash lays it up and in on a nice dish by Kevin Booker | 45-53 |
| 12:14 | Columbia | Carroll Harris can't finish the layup | 45-53 |
| 12:13 | Columbia | Ty Zellous tips it in | 47-53 |
| 11:57 | Cornell | Kevin Booker buries a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Michael McClarnon | 47-55 |
| 11:48 | Columbia | Richard Mallon buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Charles Verner | 50-55 |
| 11:41 | Cornell | Kevin Booker makes the turnaround from close range | 50-57 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Charles Verner (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Mallon (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Carroll Harris (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. PF - Ty Zellous (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Bill Corbett (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Cecil Stewart (fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kevin Booker (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Aaron Blalock (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Michael McClarnon (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Joshua Nash (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:17 | Columbia | Charles Verner misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 50-57 |
| 11:15 | Cornell | The rebound goes to Michael McClarnon | 50-57 |
| 11:07 | Cornell | Joshua Nash drills a jumper from the left block set up by Michael McClarnon | 50-59 |
| 10:47 | Columbia | Charles Verner is fouled on the floor by Kevin Booker - foul #2 on Kevin Booker, team foul #6 | 50-59 |
| Subs | Columbia | Howard Cole (PG), Terry Trout (SG), Roger Burns (SF), Yong Zhou (PF), Brian Alexander (C) Charles Verner, Richard Mallon, Carroll Harris, Ty Zellous, Bill Corbett | |
| Subs | Cornell | Mike Willis (PG), Vladimir Lisowski (SG), Karl Dimick (SF), Amado Ricci (PF), Steve Frank (C) Cecil Stewart, Kevin Booker, Aaron Blalock, Michael McClarnon, Joshua Nash | |
| 10:32 | Columbia | Terry Trout's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-59 |
| 10:16 | Cornell | Brian Alexander steals the ball from Steve Frank | 50-59 |
| 10:08 | Columbia | Yong Zhou clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 50-59 |
| 10:07 | Columbia | Yong Zhou gets the offensive rebound | 50-59 |
| 09:50 | Columbia | The jump hook by Yong Zhou is blocked by Karl Dimick | 50-59 |
| 09:49 | Cornell | Amado Ricci snags the defensive board | 50-59 |
| 09:39 | Cornell | Vladimir Lisowski knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Karl Dimick | 50-62 |
| 09:21 | Columbia | Yong Zhou misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 50-62 |
| 09:20 | Columbia | Brian Alexander can't tip it in | 50-62 |
| 09:19 | Cornell | The rebound goes to Amado Ricci | 50-62 |
| 09:10 | Cornell | Steve Frank is fouled on the floor by Yong Zhou - foul #3 on Yong Zhou, team foul #5 | 50-62 |
| Subs | Columbia | Charles Verner (PG), Richard Mallon (SG) Howard Cole, Terry Trout | |
| Subs | Cornell | Cecil Stewart (PG), Kevin Booker (SG), Aaron Blalock (SF) Mike Willis, Vladimir Lisowski, Karl Dimick | |
| 08:57 | Cornell | Kevin Booker knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Cecil Stewart | 50-65 |
| 08:37 | Columbia | Yong Zhou is whistled for traveling | 50-65 |
| Subs | Columbia | Carroll Harris (SF) Roger Burns | |
| Subs | Cornell | Michael McClarnon (PF), Joshua Nash (C) Amado Ricci, Steve Frank | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 08:18 | Cornell | Yong Zhou takes the ball from Joshua Nash | 50-65 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 07:58 | Columbia | Carroll Harris scores on a runner in the paint and he's fouled by Aaron Blalock - foul #2 on Aaron Blalock, team foul #7 | 52-65 |
| Subs | Columbia | Ty Zellous (PF), Bill Corbett (C) Yong Zhou, Brian Alexander | |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| 07:58 | Columbia | Carroll Harris makes the free throw | 53-65 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 07:40 | Cornell | Charles Verner is called for the reach on Michael McClarnon - foul #1 on Charles Verner, team foul #6 | 53-65 |
| Subs | Columbia | Howard Cole (PG) Charles Verner | |
| Subs | Cornell | Karl Dimick (SF) Aaron Blalock | |
| 07:30 | Cornell | Kevin Booker is hacked by Howard Cole - foul #1 on Howard Cole, team foul #7 | 53-65 |
| Subs | Columbia | Terry Trout (SG), Roger Burns (SF) Richard Mallon, Bill Corbett | |
| Subs | Cornell | Steve Frank (C) Joshua Nash | |
| 07:30 | Cornell | Kevin Booker makes the 1st free throw | 53-66 |
| 07:30 | Cornell | Kevin Booker makes the 2nd free throw | 53-67 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Howard Cole (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Terry Trout (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Roger Burns (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Ty Zellous (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Carroll Harris (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Cecil Stewart (fresh) 3 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kevin Booker (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SF - Karl Dimick (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Michael McClarnon (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Steve Frank (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 07:09 | Columbia | Roger Burns is whistled for traveling | 53-67 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Cornell | Mike Willis (PG), Vladimir Lisowski (SG), Amado Ricci (PF) Cecil Stewart, Kevin Booker, Michael McClarnon | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 06:40 | Cornell | Vladimir Lisowski misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 53-67 |
| 06:39 | Columbia | Roger Burns gets the rebound | 53-67 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 06:20 | Columbia | Carroll Harris comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Vladimir Lisowski - foul #2 on Vladimir Lisowski, team foul #8 | 53-67 |
| Subs | Columbia | Charles Verner (PG), Richard Mallon (SG), Yong Zhou (PF), Brian Alexander (C) Howard Cole, Terry Trout, Roger Burns, Ty Zellous | |
| Subs | Cornell | Aaron Blalock (SF) Karl Dimick | |
| 06:20 | Columbia | Carroll Harris makes the 1st free throw | 54-67 |
| 06:20 | Columbia | Carroll Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 55-67 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 06:03 | Cornell | Mike Willis hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Steve Frank | 55-70 |
| 05:48 | Columbia | Brian Alexander can't connect on a shot near the basket | 55-70 |
| 05:47 | Columbia | The offensive rebound goes to Yong Zhou | 55-70 |
| 05:34 | Columbia | Yong Zhou's floater is tipped away by Steve Frank | 55-70 |
| 05:33 | Columbia | Yong Zhou can't tip it in | 55-70 |
| 05:32 | Cornell | Mike Willis snags the defensive board | 55-70 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 05:03 | Cornell | Vladimir Lisowski clanks a 3 from the right corner | 55-70 |
| 05:02 | Columbia | Brian Alexander grabs the board | 55-70 |
| 04:53 | Columbia | Charles Verner misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 55-70 |
| 04:52 | Cornell | Amado Ricci grabs the board | 55-70 |
| 04:52 | Cornell | Cornell calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-70 |
| Subs | Columbia | Roger Burns (SF) Carroll Harris | |
| Subs | Cornell | Cecil Stewart (PG), Kevin Booker (SG), Michael McClarnon (PF) Mike Willis, Vladimir Lisowski, Amado Ricci | |
| 04:30 | Cornell | Kevin Booker misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 55-70 |
| 04:28 | Cornell | Cecil Stewart pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-70 |
| 04:16 | Cornell | Cecil Stewart knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Steve Frank | 55-73 |
| 03:54 | Columbia | Roger Burns lays it up and in on a great pass from Charles Verner | 57-73 |
| 03:29 | Cornell | Cecil Stewart comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 57-73 |
| 03:27 | Columbia | Roger Burns grabs the defensive rebound | 57-73 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Charles Verner (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Mallon (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Roger Burns (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Yong Zhou (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Brian Alexander (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Cecil Stewart (fresh) 6 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kevin Booker (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SF - Aaron Blalock (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Michael McClarnon (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Steve Frank (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:21 | Columbia | Steve Frank swats the layup by Richard Mallon | 57-73 |
| 03:19 | Cornell | Aaron Blalock pulls down the rebound | 57-73 |
| 03:13 | Cornell | Cecil Stewart misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 57-73 |
| 03:11 | Columbia | Roger Burns grabs the defensive rebound | 57-73 |
| 02:51 | Columbia | Steve Frank denies the turnaround by Roger Burns | 57-73 |
| 02:50 | Cornell | Cecil Stewart grabs the defensive rebound | 57-73 |
| 02:30 | Cornell | Michael McClarnon misses short on a jumper from the right side | 57-73 |
| 02:28 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Roger Burns | 57-73 |
| 02:17 | Columbia | Richard Mallon misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 57-73 |
| 02:16 | Cornell | Kevin Booker snags the defensive board | 57-73 |
| 01:57 | Cornell | Cecil Stewart drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Kevin Booker | 57-76 |
| 01:50 | Columbia | Richard Mallon buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Roger Burns | 59-76 |
| 01:36 | Cornell | Cecil Stewart comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 59-76 |
| 01:35 | Cornell | Cecil Stewart pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-76 |
| 01:16 | Cornell | Kevin Booker misses the shot from the free throw line | 59-76 |
| 01:14 | Cornell | Michael McClarnon pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-76 |
| 01:04 | Cornell | Cecil Stewart can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Charles Verner - foul #2 on Charles Verner, team foul #8 | 59-76 |
| Subs | Columbia | Howard Cole (PG), Terry Trout (SG), Carroll Harris (SF), Ty Zellous (PF), Bill Corbett (C) Charles Verner, Richard Mallon, Roger Burns, Yong Zhou, Brian Alexander | |
| Subs | Cornell | Vladimir Lisowski (SG), Karl Dimick (SF), Amado Ricci (PF), Joshua Nash (C) Kevin Booker, Aaron Blalock, Michael McClarnon, Steve Frank | |
| 01:04 | Cornell | Cecil Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 59-77 |
| 01:04 | Cornell | Cecil Stewart makes the 2nd free throw | 59-78 |
| 00:47 | Columbia | Terry Trout misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 59-78 |
| 00:45 | Columbia | Bill Corbett gets the offensive rebound | 59-78 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:42 | Columbia | Carroll Harris clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 59-78 |
| 00:41 | Columbia | Carroll Harris gets the offensive rebound | 59-78 |
| 00:37 | Columbia | Howard Cole is hacked by Cecil Stewart - foul #1 on Cecil Stewart, team foul #9 | 59-78 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Cornell | Mike Willis (PG) Cecil Stewart | |
| 00:37 | Columbia | Howard Cole misses the 1st free throw | 59-78 |
| 00:37 | Cornell | Amado Ricci snags the defensive board | 59-78 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:10 | Cornell | Joshua Nash is fouled on the floor by Bill Corbett - foul #1 on Bill Corbett, team foul #9 | 59-78 |
| 00:10 | Cornell | Joshua Nash makes the 1st free throw | 59-79 |
| 00:10 | Cornell | Joshua Nash makes the 2nd free throw | 59-80 |
| 00:04 | Columbia | Ty Zellous lays it in and the foul's on Joshua Nash - foul #2 on Joshua Nash, team foul #10 | 61-80 |
| 00:04 | Columbia | Ty Zellous makes the free throw | 62-80 |
| 00:00 | Cornell | Mike Willis runs out the clock | 62-80 |