| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Daniel Braxton (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Norman Walker (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - Maurice Cephas (fresh) 6 pts. PF - James Coleman (fresh) 2 pts. C - Carl Bowe (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - James Williams (fresh) SG - Duane Monnier (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Sean Unknow (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Springer (fresh) 2 reb. C - Thomas Owens (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cornell | Sean Unknow inbounds the ball | 27-16 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:51 | Cornell | Duane Monnier comes up short on the jumper from the left side but the foul's on James Coleman - foul #2 on James Coleman, team foul #1 | 27-16 |
| 19:51 | Cornell | Duane Monnier makes the 1st free throw | 27-17 |
| 19:51 | Cornell | Duane Monnier makes the 2nd free throw | 27-18 |
| 19:27 | Columbia | James Williams is called for the reach on Daniel Braxton - foul #1 on James Williams, team foul #1 | 27-18 |
| 19:14 | Columbia | James Coleman can't connect on an uncontested shot from the left block | 27-18 |
| 19:13 | Columbia | James Coleman tips it in | 29-18 |
| 18:54 | Cornell | Joseph Springer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-18 |
| 18:30 | Columbia | Maurice Cephas makes the driving attempt from close range on a great pass from James Coleman | 31-18 |
| 18:12 | Cornell | Thomas Owens misses the shot from the right side | 31-18 |
| 18:11 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Maurice Cephas | 31-18 |
| 17:42 | Columbia | Carl Bowe misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Thomas Owens - foul #1 on Thomas Owens, team foul #2 | 31-18 |
| Subs | Columbia | Clifford Ellerbe (SG), Chad Polizzi (SF), Alvin Fulton (PF) Norman Walker, Maurice Cephas, James Coleman | |
| Subs | Cornell | Matthew Wagner (PG), Andrew Drysdale (SG), Robert Lemke (SF), Clifford Zietz (PF), Dikembe Dong (C) James Williams, Duane Monnier, Sean Unknow, Joseph Springer, Thomas Owens | |
| 17:42 | Columbia | Carl Bowe misses the 1st free throw | 31-18 |
| 17:42 | Columbia | Carl Bowe misses the 2nd free throw | 31-18 |
| 17:42 | Cornell | The rebound goes to Robert Lemke | 31-18 |
| 17:29 | Cornell | Robert Lemke misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 31-18 |
| 17:28 | Columbia | Alvin Fulton grabs the defensive rebound | 31-18 |
| 17:10 | Columbia | Carl Bowe scores on a fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Daniel Braxton | 33-18 |
| 16:57 | Cornell | Robert Lemke misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Chad Polizzi - foul #2 on Chad Polizzi, team foul #2 | 33-18 |
| Subs | Columbia | Julius Harrison (PG), Gregory Roth (C) Daniel Braxton, Carl Bowe | |
| Subs | Cornell | James Williams (PG) Andrew Drysdale | |
| 16:57 | Cornell | Robert Lemke misses the 1st free throw | 33-18 |
| 16:57 | Cornell | Robert Lemke misses the 2nd free throw | 33-18 |
| 16:57 | Columbia | Alvin Fulton pulls down the rebound | 33-18 |
| 16:43 | Columbia | Gregory Roth is alone and drills a runner from the left block set up by Chad Polizzi | 35-18 |
| 16:21 | Cornell | Dikembe Dong misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 35-18 |
| 16:19 | Cornell | Clifford Zietz misses the tip | 35-18 |
| 16:17 | Cornell | Clifford Zietz hits the follow up shot | 35-20 |
| 15:59 | Columbia | Clifford Zietz is called for the reach on Alvin Fulton - foul #1 on Clifford Zietz, team foul #3 | 35-20 |
| Subs | Columbia | Daniel Braxton (PG), Norman Walker (SG), Maurice Cephas (SF) Julius Harrison, Clifford Ellerbe, Chad Polizzi | |
| Subs | Cornell | Duane Monnier (SG), Sean Unknow (SF), Joseph Springer (PF), Thomas Owens (C) Matthew Wagner, Robert Lemke, Clifford Zietz, Dikembe Dong | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Daniel Braxton (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Norman Walker (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - Maurice Cephas (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Alvin Fulton (fresh) 4 reb. C - Gregory Roth (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - James Williams (fresh) SG - Duane Monnier (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Sean Unknow (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Springer (fresh) 2 reb. C - Thomas Owens (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Columbia | Alvin Fulton scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 37-20 |
| 15:15 | Cornell | Joseph Springer misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline | 37-20 |
| 15:13 | Cornell | Sean Unknow grabs the offensive board | 37-20 |
| 14:51 | Cornell | Sean Unknow's pass is intercepted by Daniel Braxton | 37-20 |
| 14:29 | Columbia | Maurice Cephas misses badly on the uncontested shot from the right block | 37-20 |
| 14:27 | Cornell | Thomas Owens gets the rebound | 37-20 |
| 14:14 | Cornell | Joseph Springer lays it in on a nice dish by Duane Monnier and he's fouled by Gregory Roth - foul #2 on Gregory Roth, team foul #3 | 37-22 |
| Subs | Columbia | Clifford Ellerbe (PG), James Coleman (PF), Carl Bowe (C) Daniel Braxton, Alvin Fulton, Gregory Roth | |
| Subs | Cornell | Matthew Wagner (PG), Andrew Drysdale (SG), Robert Lemke (SF), Clifford Zietz (C) James Williams, Duane Monnier, Sean Unknow, Thomas Owens | |
| 14:14 | Cornell | Joseph Springer makes the free throw | 37-23 |
| 13:53 | Columbia | James Coleman is open and buries a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Norman Walker and he's hacked by Joseph Springer - foul #3 on Joseph Springer, team foul #4 | 39-23 |
| Subs | Columbia | Chad Polizzi (SF) Norman Walker | |
| Subs | Cornell | Dikembe Dong (C) Joseph Springer | |
| 13:53 | Columbia | James Coleman misses the free throw | 39-23 |
| 13:53 | Cornell | Dikembe Dong pulls down the rebound | 39-23 |
| 13:41 | Cornell | Dikembe Dong hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 39-23 |
| 13:40 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Chad Polizzi | 39-23 |
| 13:11 | Columbia | Maurice Cephas misses the shot in the paint but he's fouled by Andrew Drysdale - foul #3 on Andrew Drysdale, team foul #5 | 39-23 |
| Subs | Columbia | Daniel Braxton (PG) Chad Polizzi | |
| Subs | Cornell | James Kane (C) Clifford Zietz | |
| 13:11 | Columbia | Maurice Cephas makes the 1st free throw | 40-23 |
| 13:11 | Columbia | Maurice Cephas misses the 2nd free throw | 40-23 |
| 13:11 | Columbia | James Coleman gets the offensive rebound | 40-23 |
| 12:50 | Columbia | James Coleman comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 40-23 |
| 12:49 | Cornell | The rebound goes to Matthew Wagner | 40-23 |
| 12:32 | Cornell | James Kane can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 40-23 |
| 12:30 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Daniel Braxton | 40-23 |
| 12:27 | Columbia | Andrew Drysdale takes the ball from Clifford Ellerbe in the backcourt | 40-23 |
| 12:08 | Cornell | James Coleman steals it from Matthew Wagner | 40-23 |
| 11:40 | Columbia | Daniel Braxton makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Clifford Ellerbe | 43-23 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Daniel Braxton (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Maurice Cephas (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. SF - Clifford Ellerbe (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - James Coleman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Carl Bowe (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Matthew Wagner (fairly fresh) SG - Andrew Drysdale (fairly fresh) 3 pf. SF - Robert Lemke (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Dikembe Dong (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - James Kane (fairly fresh) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 11:25 | Cornell | Dikembe Dong lays it up and in on a great pass from Matthew Wagner out of a doubleteam | 43-25 |
| 11:18 | Columbia | Daniel Braxton buries a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Maurice Cephas | 46-25 |
| 11:00 | Cornell | Andrew Drysdale can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 46-25 |
| 10:59 | Cornell | The offensive rebound goes to James Kane | 46-25 |
| 10:54 | Cornell | Dikembe Dong misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 46-25 |
| 10:53 | Columbia | Maurice Cephas snags the defensive board | 46-25 |
| 10:35 | Columbia | James Coleman's fadeaway is rejected by James Kane | 46-25 |
| 10:34 | Cornell | Dikembe Dong gets the rebound | 46-25 |
| 10:29 | Cornell | Andrew Drysdale connects on the jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Robert Lemke | 46-27 |
| 10:00 | Columbia | Robert Lemke takes the ball from Daniel Braxton | 46-27 |
| 09:56 | Cornell | Robert Lemke hits the finger roll | 46-29 |
| 09:35 | Columbia | Maurice Cephas throws it down on a nice dish by Clifford Ellerbe | 48-29 |
| 09:20 | Cornell | Matthew Wagner hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 48-29 |
| 09:19 | Columbia | Maurice Cephas pulls down the rebound | 48-29 |
| 09:02 | Columbia | Maurice Cephas hits a jumper from close range on a great pass from Daniel Braxton | 50-29 |
| 08:49 | Cornell | James Kane misses the runner near the basket | 50-29 |
| 08:48 | Cornell | Robert Lemke misses the tip | 50-29 |
| 08:47 | Cornell | Andrew Drysdale misses the tip | 50-29 |
| 08:45 | Cornell | James Kane grabs the offensive rebound | 50-29 |
| 08:36 | Cornell | Robert Lemke buries a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Dikembe Dong | 50-31 |
| 08:17 | Columbia | Maurice Cephas hits the front of the rim on the wide open shot from the baseline | 50-31 |
| 08:16 | Columbia | Carl Bowe gets the offensive rebound | 50-31 |
| 08:06 | Columbia | Carl Bowe is hacked by James Kane - foul #1 on James Kane, team foul #6 | 50-31 |
| Subs | Columbia | Julius Harrison (PG), Norman Walker (SG), Chad Polizzi (SF), Alvin Fulton (PF), Gregory Roth (C) Daniel Braxton, Maurice Cephas, Clifford Ellerbe, James Coleman, Carl Bowe | |
| Subs | Cornell | James Williams (PG), Duane Monnier (SG), Sean Unknow (SF), Joseph Springer (PF), Thomas Owens (C) Matthew Wagner, Andrew Drysdale, Robert Lemke, Dikembe Dong, James Kane | |
| 07:51 | Columbia | Alvin Fulton buries a jump hook from the right block | 52-31 |
| 07:36 | Cornell | Joseph Springer's fadeaway is rejected by Chad Polizzi | 52-31 |
| 07:34 | Columbia | Chad Polizzi grabs the defensive rebound | 52-31 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Julius Harrison (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Norman Walker (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Chad Polizzi (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Alvin Fulton (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Gregory Roth (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - James Williams (fresh) SG - Duane Monnier (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sean Unknow (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joseph Springer (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Thomas Owens (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Columbia | Gregory Roth misses short on a jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Thomas Owens - foul #2 on Thomas Owens, team foul #7 | 52-31 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Cornell | Robert Lemke (PG), Matthew Wagner (SG), Ronald Franklin (SF), Clifford Zietz (PF), Dikembe Dong (C) James Williams, Duane Monnier, Sean Unknow, Joseph Springer, Thomas Owens | |
| 07:21 | Columbia | Gregory Roth misses the 1st free throw | 52-31 |
| 07:21 | Columbia | Gregory Roth makes the 2nd free throw | 53-31 |
| 07:00 | Cornell | Robert Lemke misses short on a floater from close range but he's fouled by Julius Harrison - foul #2 on Julius Harrison, team foul #4 | 53-31 |
| 07:00 | Cornell | Robert Lemke misses the 1st free throw | 53-31 |
| 07:00 | Cornell | Robert Lemke makes the 2nd free throw | 53-32 |
| 06:43 | Columbia | Robert Lemke is called for the reach on Julius Harrison - foul #2 on Robert Lemke, team foul #8 | 53-32 |
| 06:43 | Columbia | Julius Harrison makes the 1st free throw | 54-32 |
| 06:43 | Columbia | Julius Harrison makes the 2nd free throw | 55-32 |
| 06:28 | Cornell | Chad Polizzi steals the ball from Matthew Wagner | 55-32 |
| 06:06 | Columbia | The short jumper by Gregory Roth is denied by Clifford Zietz | 55-32 |
| 06:05 | Cornell | The rebound goes to Clifford Zietz | 55-32 |
| 05:43 | Cornell | Dikembe Dong is open and scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Matthew Wagner | 55-35 |
| 05:41 | Columbia | Ronald Franklin steps in front of the Julius Harrison pass in the backcourt | 55-35 |
| 05:24 | Cornell | Dikembe Dong misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 55-35 |
| 05:22 | Columbia | Alvin Fulton snags the defensive board | 55-35 |
| 05:03 | Columbia | Norman Walker is hacked by Robert Lemke - foul #3 on Robert Lemke, team foul #9 | 55-35 |
| Subs | Columbia | Daniel Braxton (PG), Maurice Cephas (SF), James Coleman (PF), Carl Bowe (C) Julius Harrison, Chad Polizzi, Alvin Fulton, Gregory Roth | |
| Subs | Cornell | Andrew Drysdale (SG), James Kane (C) Ronald Franklin, Dikembe Dong | |
| 05:03 | Columbia | Norman Walker misses the 1st free throw | 55-35 |
| 05:03 | Cornell | James Kane grabs the defensive rebound | 55-35 |
| 04:56 | Cornell | Matthew Wagner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-35 |
| 04:35 | Columbia | James Coleman clanks a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Clifford Zietz - foul #2 on Clifford Zietz, team foul #10 | 55-35 |
| 04:35 | Columbia | James Coleman misses the 1st free throw | 55-35 |
| 04:35 | Columbia | James Coleman makes the 2nd free throw | 56-35 |
| 04:25 | Cornell | Matthew Wagner is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 56-35 |
| 04:24 | Columbia | Carl Bowe grabs the board | 56-35 |
| 04:19 | Columbia | Andrew Drysdale is called for the reach on Norman Walker in the backcourt - foul #4 on Andrew Drysdale, team foul #11 | 56-35 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Cornell | Ronald Franklin (SF) Robert Lemke | |
| 04:19 | Columbia | Norman Walker makes the 1st free throw | 57-35 |
| 04:19 | Columbia | Norman Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 58-35 |
| 03:56 | Cornell | James Kane knocks in the turnaround from the right block | 58-37 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:29 | Columbia | Maurice Cephas misses the lay-in | 58-37 |
| 03:27 | Cornell | Clifford Zietz gets the rebound | 58-37 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Daniel Braxton (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Norman Walker (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Maurice Cephas (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Coleman (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Carl Bowe (tiring) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Matthew Wagner (tiring) 2 ast. SG - Andrew Drysdale (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. SF - Ronald Franklin (fairly fresh) PF - Clifford Zietz (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - James Kane (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:22 | Cornell | Norman Walker steals it from Andrew Drysdale | 58-37 |
| 03:18 | Columbia | Norman Walker banks in the layup | 60-37 |
| 03:05 | Cornell | Matthew Wagner is hacked by James Coleman - foul #3 on James Coleman, team foul #5 | 60-37 |
| Subs | Columbia | Clifford Ellerbe (SG), Chad Polizzi (SF), Alvin Fulton (PF) Norman Walker, Maurice Cephas, James Coleman | |
| Subs | Cornell | Robert Lemke (SF), Dikembe Dong (PF) Ronald Franklin, James Kane | |
| 02:57 | Cornell | Matthew Wagner makes the contested jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Clifford Zietz | 60-39 |
| 02:32 | Columbia | Carl Bowe misses the wide open shot from just outside the lane | 60-39 |
| 02:30 | Cornell | Clifford Zietz grabs the defensive rebound | 60-39 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:12 | Cornell | Matthew Wagner works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 60-42 |
| 01:48 | Columbia | Chad Polizzi makes the fadeaway from close range and he's hacked by Robert Lemke - foul #4 on Robert Lemke, team foul #12 | 62-42 |
| Subs | Columbia | Norman Walker (SG), James Coleman (PF) Clifford Ellerbe, Alvin Fulton | |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| 01:48 | Columbia | Chad Polizzi makes the free throw | 63-42 |
| 01:27 | Cornell | Andrew Drysdale misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 63-42 |
| 01:25 | Columbia | Chad Polizzi grabs the defensive rebound | 63-42 |
| 01:00 | Columbia | Carl Bowe is open and buries a shot from the baseline set up by Daniel Braxton | 65-42 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:53 | Cornell | Matthew Wagner misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 65-42 |
| 00:51 | Cornell | Robert Lemke gets the offensive rebound | 65-42 |
| 00:48 | Cornell | Matthew Wagner misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 65-42 |
| 00:47 | Cornell | Clifford Zietz tips it back up and in | 65-44 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:45 | Columbia | Andrew Drysdale is called for the reach on Norman Walker in the backcourt - foul #5 on Andrew Drysdale, team foul #13 | 65-44 |
| Subs | Columbia | Maurice Cephas (SF) Chad Polizzi | |
| Subs | Cornell | Ronald Franklin (SF) Andrew Drysdale | |
| 00:45 | Columbia | Norman Walker misses the 1st free throw | 65-44 |
| 00:45 | Columbia | Norman Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 66-44 |
| 00:40 | Cornell | Robert Lemke scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Matthew Wagner out of the doubleteam | 66-46 |
| 00:35 | Columbia | Maurice Cephas's pass is intercepted by Robert Lemke in the backcourt | 66-46 |
| 00:32 | Cornell | Robert Lemke misses long on an open floater from the left side | 66-46 |
| 00:31 | Columbia | The rebound goes to James Coleman | 66-46 |
| 00:27 | Columbia | Maurice Cephas is hacked by Ronald Franklin in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ronald Franklin, team foul #14 | 66-46 |
| 00:27 | Columbia | Maurice Cephas makes the 1st free throw | 67-46 |
| 00:27 | Columbia | Maurice Cephas makes the 2nd free throw | 68-46 |
| 00:23 | Cornell | Clifford Zietz connects on the jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Lemke | 68-48 |
| 00:00 | Columbia | Daniel Braxton runs out the clock | 68-48 |