| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Sean Caldwell (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Duane Monnier (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Paul Parra (fresh) PF - Edwin Cranor (fresh) 4 pts. C - Richard Payne (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Roberto Rossi (fresh) 21 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Harden (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Turpin (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - James Coleman (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Roderick Sloan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cornell | Paul Parra inbounds the ball | 17-46 |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:31 | Cornell | Paul Parra is hacked by Roderick Sloan - foul #2 on Roderick Sloan, team foul #1 | 17-46 |
| 19:16 | Cornell | Duane Monnier splits the doubleteam but misses short on a floater from the left side | 17-46 |
| 19:15 | Columbia | Roberto Rossi snags the defensive board | 17-46 |
| 18:55 | Columbia | James Coleman is hacked by Edwin Cranor - foul #2 on Edwin Cranor, team foul #1 | 17-46 |
| 18:40 | Columbia | Paul Parra steals the ball from James Coleman | 17-46 |
| 18:33 | Cornell | Sean Caldwell hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 17-46 |
| 18:32 | Cornell | Richard Payne gets the offensive rebound | 17-46 |
| 18:12 | Cornell | Paul Parra throws a bad pass out of bounds | 17-46 |
| Subs | Cornell | Mark Mixon (PG), James Edmond (SG), Jason Schwanke (SF), Joseph Smith (PF), James Kane (C) Sean Caldwell, Duane Monnier, Paul Parra, Edwin Cranor, Richard Payne | |
| Subs | Columbia | Carl Bowe (C) Roderick Sloan | |
| 17:51 | Columbia | Thomas Turpin misses the jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by Jason Schwanke - foul #3 on Jason Schwanke, team foul #2 | 17-46 |
| Subs | Cornell | John Seymour (PG) Jason Schwanke | |
| Subs | Columbia | Julius Harrison (SG), Ralph Lyman (C) David Harden, James Coleman | |
| 17:51 | Columbia | Thomas Turpin misses the 1st free throw | 17-46 |
| 17:51 | Columbia | Thomas Turpin makes the 2nd free throw | 17-47 |
| 17:26 | Cornell | James Edmond misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Ralph Lyman - foul #1 on Ralph Lyman, team foul #2 | 17-47 |
| Subs | Cornell | Sean Caldwell (PG) John Seymour | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 17:26 | Cornell | James Edmond makes the 1st free throw | 18-47 |
| 17:26 | Cornell | James Edmond makes the 2nd free throw | 19-47 |
| 17:00 | Columbia | Thomas Turpin knocks in the shot from close range set up by Carl Bowe | 19-49 |
| 16:47 | Cornell | Joseph Smith is fouled on the floor by Carl Bowe - foul #2 on Carl Bowe, team foul #3 | 19-49 |
| Subs | Cornell | Duane Monnier (SG), Paul Parra (SF), Richard Payne (C) James Edmond, Mark Mixon, Joseph Smith | |
| Subs | Columbia | David Harden (SG), James Coleman (PF), Roderick Sloan (C) Julius Harrison, Carl Bowe, Ralph Lyman | |
| 16:30 | Cornell | Duane Monnier works out of a doubleteam and scores on a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Paul Parra and the foul's on David Harden - foul #1 on David Harden, team foul #4 | 21-49 |
| Subs | Cornell | Edwin Cranor (PF) James Kane | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 16:30 | Cornell | Duane Monnier misses the free throw | 21-49 |
| 16:30 | Cornell | Edwin Cranor grabs the offensive rebound | 21-49 |
| 16:13 | Cornell | Paul Parra splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 21-49 |
| 16:11 | Columbia | Roderick Sloan grabs the board | 21-49 |
| 16:07 | Columbia | Roberto Rossi misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Richard Payne - foul #3 on Richard Payne, team foul #3 | 21-49 |
| Subs | Cornell | John Seymour (PG), James Kane (C) Sean Caldwell, Richard Payne | |
| Subs | Columbia | Louis Goldfarb (SF) Thomas Turpin | |
| 16:07 | Columbia | Roberto Rossi makes the 1st free throw | 21-50 |
| 16:07 | Columbia | Roberto Rossi makes the 2nd free throw | 21-51 |
| 15:52 | Cornell | Roderick Sloan is called for the reach on Paul Parra - foul #3 on Roderick Sloan, team foul #5 | 21-51 |
| Subs | Cornell | Vincent Knowles (SF), Richard Payne (C) John Seymour, James Kane | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Paul Parra (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Duane Monnier (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Vincent Knowles (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Edwin Cranor (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Payne (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Roberto Rossi (fairly fresh) 23 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Harden (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Louis Goldfarb (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Coleman (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Roderick Sloan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:46 | Cornell | Richard Payne misses the easy layup | 21-51 |
| 15:45 | Columbia | David Harden snags the defensive board | 21-51 |
| 15:26 | Columbia | David Harden's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 21-51 |
| Subs | Cornell | Mark Mixon (SG), Joseph Smith (PF) Duane Monnier, Edwin Cranor | |
| Subs | Columbia | Carl Bowe (PF) James Coleman | |
| 15:09 | Cornell | Paul Parra is doubleteamed and called for traveling | 21-51 |
| Subs | Cornell | Sean Caldwell (PG) Paul Parra | |
| Subs | Columbia | Julius Harrison (SG), Ralph Lyman (C) David Harden, Roderick Sloan | |
| 14:42 | Columbia | Julius Harrison can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 21-51 |
| 14:41 | Cornell | The rebound goes to Richard Payne | 21-51 |
| 14:37 | Cornell | Mark Mixon misses the 3 from the right wing | 21-51 |
| 14:36 | Columbia | Ralph Lyman snags the defensive board | 21-51 |
| 14:13 | Columbia | Louis Goldfarb is fouled on the floor by Sean Caldwell - foul #1 on Sean Caldwell, team foul #4 | 21-51 |
| Subs | Cornell | Duane Monnier (SG), Paul Parra (SF), James Kane (PF) Vincent Knowles, Joseph Smith, Richard Payne | |
| Subs | Columbia | David Harden (SG), Thomas Turpin (SF), James Coleman (PF) Roberto Rossi, Louis Goldfarb, Ralph Lyman | |
| 13:49 | Columbia | James Coleman buries a floater from the free throw line | 21-53 |
| 13:30 | Cornell | Sean Caldwell clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 21-53 |
| 13:28 | Columbia | James Coleman grabs the defensive rebound | 21-53 |
| 13:10 | Columbia | James Coleman is wide open and dunks the ball | 21-55 |
| 12:46 | Cornell | Sean Caldwell misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 21-55 |
| 12:45 | Columbia | Thomas Turpin grabs the board | 21-55 |
| 12:43 | Columbia | David Harden is fouled in the backcourt by Sean Caldwell - foul #2 on Sean Caldwell, team foul #5 | 21-55 |
| Subs | Cornell | John Seymour (PG), James Edmond (SG), Jason Schwanke (SF), Joseph Smith (PF) Sean Caldwell, Duane Monnier, Paul Parra, Mark Mixon | |
| Subs | Columbia | Louis Goldfarb (PG), Ralph Lyman (PF) David Harden, James Coleman | |
| 12:26 | Columbia | Louis Goldfarb knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Carl Bowe | 21-57 |
| 12:07 | Cornell | James Kane misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Carl Bowe - foul #3 on Carl Bowe, team foul #6 | 21-57 |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Roberto Rossi (SG) Thomas Turpin | |
| 12:07 | Cornell | James Kane makes the 1st free throw | 22-57 |
| 12:07 | Cornell | James Kane misses the 2nd free throw | 22-57 |
| 12:07 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Carl Bowe | 22-57 |
| 11:44 | Columbia | Julius Harrison hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Roberto Rossi | 22-60 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - John Seymour (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Edmond (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Jason Schwanke (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Joseph Smith (fresh) 2 reb. C - James Kane (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Julius Harrison (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Roberto Rossi (fairly fresh) 23 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Louis Goldfarb (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ralph Lyman (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Carl Bowe (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:30 | Cornell | Louis Goldfarb steals it from James Kane | 22-60 |
| 11:05 | Columbia | Roberto Rossi clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 22-60 |
| 11:03 | Cornell | John Seymour gets the rebound | 22-60 |
| 10:44 | Cornell | James Edmond's pass is intercepted by Carl Bowe | 22-60 |
| 10:41 | Columbia | Roberto Rossi's pass is intercepted by James Edmond in the backcourt | 22-60 |
| 10:24 | Cornell | John Seymour clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Louis Goldfarb - foul #1 on Louis Goldfarb, team foul #7 | 22-60 |
| Subs | Cornell | Paul Parra (SG), Mark Mixon (SF) James Edmond, Jason Schwanke | |
| Subs | Columbia | David Harden (SG) Roberto Rossi | |
| 10:24 | Cornell | John Seymour makes the 1st free throw | 23-60 |
| 10:24 | Cornell | John Seymour makes the 2nd free throw | 24-60 |
| 10:20 | Columbia | Ralph Lyman is fouled in the backcourt by John Seymour - foul #2 on John Seymour, team foul #6 | 24-60 |
| 10:01 | Columbia | James Kane is called for the reach on Louis Goldfarb - foul #3 on James Kane, team foul #7 | 24-60 |
| 10:01 | Columbia | Louis Goldfarb makes the 1st free throw | 24-61 |
| 10:01 | Columbia | Louis Goldfarb makes the 2nd free throw | 24-62 |
| 09:48 | Cornell | James Kane misses the jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Carl Bowe - foul #4 on Carl Bowe, team foul #8 | 24-62 |
| Subs | Cornell | Jason Schwanke (SF) John Seymour | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 09:48 | Cornell | James Kane makes the 1st free throw | 25-62 |
| 09:48 | Cornell | James Kane misses the 2nd free throw | 25-62 |
| 09:48 | Columbia | Carl Bowe grabs the defensive rebound | 25-62 |
| 09:38 | Columbia | David Harden is called for 10 seconds | 25-62 |
| 09:23 | Cornell | Mark Mixon clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 25-62 |
| 09:22 | Cornell | Jason Schwanke grabs the offensive rebound | 25-62 |
| 09:05 | Cornell | Jason Schwanke misses badly on a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Ralph Lyman - foul #2 on Ralph Lyman, team foul #9 | 25-62 |
| 09:05 | Cornell | Jason Schwanke makes the 1st free throw | 26-62 |
| 09:05 | Cornell | Jason Schwanke makes the 2nd free throw | 27-62 |
| 08:46 | Columbia | Ralph Lyman's pass is intercepted by Mark Mixon | 27-62 |
| 08:30 | Cornell | Joseph Smith hits a floater in the lane on a nice dish by Mark Mixon and he's hacked by Ralph Lyman - foul #3 on Ralph Lyman, team foul #10 | 29-62 |
| Subs | Cornell | James Edmond (SG) Jason Schwanke | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 08:30 | Cornell | Joseph Smith misses the free throw | 29-62 |
| 08:30 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Carl Bowe | 29-62 |
| 08:01 | Columbia | Carl Bowe is fouled on the floor by Joseph Smith - foul #2 on Joseph Smith, team foul #8 | 29-62 |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Thomas Turpin (SF) David Harden | |
| 08:01 | Columbia | Carl Bowe makes the 1st free throw | 29-63 |
| 08:01 | Columbia | Carl Bowe misses the 2nd free throw | 29-63 |
| 08:01 | Cornell | James Kane snags the defensive board | 29-63 |
| 07:44 | Cornell | Paul Parra clanks a turnaround from the left block | 29-63 |
| 07:43 | Columbia | Carl Bowe snags the defensive board | 29-63 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Paul Parra (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Edmond (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Mark Mixon (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Joseph Smith (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - James Kane (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Louis Goldfarb (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Julius Harrison (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Turpin (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Carl Bowe (tiring) 4 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. C - Ralph Lyman (tiring) 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 07:25 | Columbia | Thomas Turpin throws it down | 29-65 |
| 07:14 | Cornell | Joseph Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 29-65 |
| 07:13 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Thomas Turpin | 29-65 |
| 06:51 | Columbia | James Kane takes the ball from Thomas Turpin | 29-65 |
| 06:33 | Cornell | Mark Mixon misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 29-65 |
| 06:32 | Columbia | Louis Goldfarb grabs the defensive rebound | 29-65 |
| 06:16 | Columbia | James Kane swats the short shot by Thomas Turpin | 29-65 |
| 06:15 | Cornell | Paul Parra gets the rebound | 29-65 |
| 06:00 | Cornell | Mark Mixon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-65 |
| Subs | Cornell | John Seymour (PG), Jason Schwanke (PF) James Edmond, Joseph Smith | |
| Subs | Columbia | David Harden (SG) Thomas Turpin | |
| 05:56 | Columbia | John Seymour steps in front of the Julius Harrison pass in the backcourt | 29-65 |
| 05:55 | Cornell | Mark Mixon can't finish the layup | 29-65 |
| 05:53 | Cornell | Jason Schwanke gets the offensive rebound | 29-65 |
| 05:41 | Cornell | James Kane is whistled for traveling | 29-65 |
| 05:14 | Columbia | Carl Bowe clanks a runner near the basket | 29-65 |
| 05:12 | Cornell | The rebound goes to Paul Parra | 29-65 |
| 04:58 | Cornell | Jason Schwanke makes the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by John Seymour | 31-65 |
| 04:40 | Columbia | James Kane is called for the reach on David Harden - foul #4 on James Kane, team foul #9 | 31-65 |
| Subs | Cornell | James Edmond (SG) Mark Mixon | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 04:40 | Columbia | David Harden misses the 1st free throw | 31-65 |
| 04:40 | Cornell | James Kane grabs the defensive rebound | 31-65 |
| 04:29 | Cornell | John Seymour misses the easy layup | 31-65 |
| 04:28 | Columbia | David Harden gets the rebound | 31-65 |
| 04:05 | Columbia | David Harden buries a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Julius Harrison | 31-68 |
| 03:51 | Cornell | Ralph Lyman steps in front of the John Seymour pass | 31-68 |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:27 | Columbia | Carl Bowe misses short on a jumper in the lane but he's fouled by James Edmond - foul #1 on James Edmond, team foul #10 | 31-68 |
| Subs | Cornell | Joseph Smith (PF) James Kane | |
| Subs | Columbia | Thomas Turpin (SF) David Harden | |
| 03:27 | Columbia | Carl Bowe misses the 1st free throw | 31-68 |
| 03:27 | Columbia | Carl Bowe misses the 2nd free throw | 31-68 |
| 03:27 | Cornell | The rebound goes to Joseph Smith | 31-68 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - John Seymour (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Edmond (tiring) 6 pts. SF - Jason Schwanke (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Joseph Smith (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Parra (tiring) 1 ast. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Louis Goldfarb (tired) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Julius Harrison (tired) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Thomas Turpin (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Carl Bowe (tired) 4 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. C - Ralph Lyman (tired) 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 03:18 | Cornell | Joseph Smith clanks a jumper in the lane | 31-68 |
| 03:17 | Cornell | John Seymour grabs the offensive rebound | 31-68 |
| 03:07 | Cornell | John Seymour connects on the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Joseph Smith | 33-68 |
| 02:43 | Columbia | Julius Harrison misses the wide open 3 from the left corner | 33-68 |
| 02:41 | Columbia | Thomas Turpin tips it in | 33-70 |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:35 | Cornell | Jason Schwanke scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by John Seymour | 36-70 |
| 02:06 | Columbia | Thomas Turpin hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by James Edmond - foul #2 on James Edmond, team foul #11 | 36-70 |
| Subs | Cornell | Mark Mixon (SG), James Kane (C) James Edmond, Jason Schwanke | |
| Subs | Columbia | David Harden (SG) Julius Harrison | |
| 02:06 | Columbia | Thomas Turpin misses the 1st free throw | 36-70 |
| 02:06 | Columbia | Thomas Turpin makes the 2nd free throw | 36-71 |
| 01:45 | Cornell | Joseph Smith misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 36-71 |
| 01:44 | Columbia | Thomas Turpin grabs the board | 36-71 |
| 01:41 | Columbia | John Seymour picks off the pass by Ralph Lyman in the backcourt | 36-71 |
| 01:29 | Cornell | John Seymour misses short on a shot from the left wing | 36-71 |
| 01:27 | Columbia | Thomas Turpin gets the rebound | 36-71 |
| 00:59 | Columbia | Thomas Turpin misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 36-71 |
| 00:58 | Columbia | Ralph Lyman snags the offensive board | 36-71 |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:29 | Columbia | Louis Goldfarb is called for a charge - foul #2 on Louis Goldfarb, team foul #11 | 36-71 |
| Subs | Cornell | Jason Schwanke (SF) John Seymour | |
| Subs | Columbia | Julius Harrison (PG) Thomas Turpin | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:23 | Cornell | Mark Mixon misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 36-71 |
| 00:22 | Cornell | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Smith | 36-71 |
| 00:18 | Cornell | Paul Parra splits the doubleteam and buries a turnaround near the basket and he's fouled by Ralph Lyman - foul #4 on Ralph Lyman, team foul #12 | 38-71 |
| 00:18 | Cornell | Paul Parra misses the free throw | 38-71 |
| 00:18 | Columbia | Ralph Lyman grabs the board | 38-71 |
| 00:00 | Columbia | Julius Harrison runs out the clock | 38-71 |