| Lineup | Yale | PG - Earnest Coleman (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Main (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Charles Orlosky (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Rafael Ouellette (fresh) 8 pts. C - Norman Shaw (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Raymond Pinzon (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Walter King (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sidney Bonin (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Daniel Rowe (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Hylton (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Yale | Charles Orlosky inbounds the ball | 38-46 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 19:50 | Yale | Earnest Coleman makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 41-46 |
| 19:28 | Columbia | Raymond Pinzon is fouled on the floor by Earnest Coleman - foul #3 on Earnest Coleman, team foul #1 | 41-46 |
| Subs | Yale | Buddy Hudson (PG) Earnest Coleman | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 19:09 | Columbia | William Main steals it from Daniel Rowe | 41-46 |
| 19:06 | Yale | Charles Orlosky misses the easy layup | 41-46 |
| 19:05 | Columbia | Daniel Rowe grabs the board | 41-46 |
| 18:59 | Columbia | Daniel Rowe can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 41-46 |
| 18:57 | Columbia | Walter King snags the offensive board | 41-46 |
| 18:47 | Columbia | Walter King clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 41-46 |
| 18:46 | Yale | Norman Shaw snags the defensive board | 41-46 |
| 18:41 | Yale | Charles Orlosky comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline | 41-46 |
| 18:40 | Columbia | Thomas Hylton grabs the board | 41-46 |
| 18:23 | Columbia | Daniel Rowe connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Sidney Bonin | 41-49 |
| 18:18 | Yale | Norman Shaw travels with the ball | 41-49 |
| 17:57 | Columbia | Walter King makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Sidney Bonin | 41-52 |
| 17:39 | Yale | Sidney Bonin is called for the reach on Buddy Hudson - foul #1 on Sidney Bonin, team foul #1 | 41-52 |
| Subs | Yale | Eldridge Ross (C) Norman Shaw | |
| Subs | Columbia | John Moloney (PF) Daniel Rowe | |
| 17:28 | Yale | William Main is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on William Main, team foul #2 | 41-52 |
| 17:17 | Columbia | Sidney Bonin drills a jump hook from the left block set up by Walter King | 41-54 |
| 17:03 | Yale | Thomas Hylton is called for the reach on Eldridge Ross - foul #2 on Thomas Hylton, team foul #2 | 41-54 |
| Subs | Yale | Randy Hartmann (SG), Thomas Rounds (C) William Main, Rafael Ouellette | |
| Subs | Columbia | Leslie Arakaki (SG), Brandon Conway (C) Walter King, Thomas Hylton | |
| 16:47 | Yale | Eldridge Ross knocks in the runner from the left block set up by Thomas Rounds | 43-54 |
| 16:29 | Columbia | Sidney Bonin lays it up and in on a great pass from Brandon Conway | 43-56 |
| 16:11 | Yale | Buddy Hudson hits the finger roll set up by Thomas Rounds | 45-56 |
| 15:48 | Columbia | Brandon Conway clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 45-56 |
| 15:47 | Yale | Charles Orlosky grabs the defensive rebound | 45-56 |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Buddy Hudson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Randy Hartmann (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Orlosky (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Eldridge Ross (fresh) 2 pts. C - Thomas Rounds (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Raymond Pinzon (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Leslie Arakaki (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Sidney Bonin (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - John Moloney (fresh) 5 pts. C - Brandon Conway (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 15:45 | Yale | Buddy Hudson is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #2 on Buddy Hudson, team foul #3 | 45-56 |
| Subs | Yale | Earnest Coleman (PG), William Main (SG), Rafael Ouellette (SF), William Becker (PF), Norman Shaw (C) Buddy Hudson, Randy Hartmann, Charles Orlosky, Eldridge Ross, Thomas Rounds | |
| Subs | Columbia | Jeff Perkins (PG), Walter King (SG), Daniel Rowe (PF), Thomas Hylton (C) Raymond Pinzon, Leslie Arakaki, Sidney Bonin, Brandon Conway | |
| 15:30 | Columbia | Thomas Hylton misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Norman Shaw - foul #1 on Norman Shaw, team foul #4 | 45-56 |
| 15:30 | Columbia | Thomas Hylton misses the 1st free throw | 45-56 |
| 15:30 | Columbia | Thomas Hylton misses the 2nd free throw | 45-56 |
| 15:30 | Yale | The rebound goes to Norman Shaw | 45-56 |
| 15:14 | Yale | William Main scores on a shot from the left wing | 47-56 |
| 14:45 | Columbia | Jeff Perkins misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 47-56 |
| 14:43 | Yale | William Becker pulls down the rebound | 47-56 |
| 14:32 | Yale | Earnest Coleman connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by William Main | 50-56 |
| 14:18 | Columbia | Earnest Coleman steals it from Daniel Rowe | 50-56 |
| 14:06 | Yale | Norman Shaw is whistled for traveling | 50-56 |
| Subs | Yale | Charles Orlosky (SF) Rafael Ouellette | |
| Subs | Columbia | Raymond Pinzon (PG), Sidney Bonin (SF) Jeff Perkins, John Moloney | |
| 13:37 | Columbia | Daniel Rowe can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 50-56 |
| 13:36 | Columbia | Raymond Pinzon tips it but misses | 50-56 |
| 13:35 | Yale | Charles Orlosky grabs the defensive rebound | 50-56 |
| 13:32 | Yale | Raymond Pinzon is called for the reach on Earnest Coleman in the backcourt - foul #2 on Raymond Pinzon, team foul #3 | 50-56 |
| Subs | Yale | Randy Hartmann (SG), Eldridge Ross (C) William Main, Norman Shaw | |
| Subs | Columbia | Leslie Arakaki (SG), Brandon Conway (PF), Glenn Cordova (C) Walter King, Daniel Rowe, Thomas Hylton | |
| 13:15 | Yale | Charles Orlosky is fouled on the floor by Raymond Pinzon - foul #3 on Raymond Pinzon, team foul #4 | 50-56 |
| 12:51 | Yale | Glenn Cordova is called for the reach on William Becker - foul #1 on Glenn Cordova, team foul #5 | 50-56 |
| Subs | Yale | Buddy Hudson (PG), Rafael Ouellette (PF) Earnest Coleman, William Becker | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 12:39 | Yale | The pull-up jumper by Charles Orlosky is blocked by Glenn Cordova | 50-56 |
| 12:37 | Columbia | Sidney Bonin gets the rebound | 50-56 |
| 12:15 | Columbia | Sidney Bonin travels with the ball | 50-56 |
| Subs | Yale | William Main (SG), Norman Shaw (C) Randy Hartmann, Charles Orlosky | |
| Subs | Columbia | Walter King (SG), Daniel Rowe (PF), Thomas Hylton (C) Leslie Arakaki, Brandon Conway, Glenn Cordova | |
| 11:59 | Yale | Eldridge Ross scores on a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Norman Shaw | 52-56 |
| 11:33 | Columbia | Raymond Pinzon can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 52-56 |
| 11:32 | Yale | Norman Shaw snags the defensive board | 52-56 |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Buddy Hudson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Main (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SF - Rafael Ouellette (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Eldridge Ross (fresh) 4 pts. C - Norman Shaw (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Raymond Pinzon (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Walter King (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Sidney Bonin (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daniel Rowe (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Thomas Hylton (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:09 | Yale | Daniel Rowe swats the short shot by Norman Shaw | 52-56 |
| 11:08 | Columbia | Thomas Hylton grabs the defensive rebound | 52-56 |
| 10:50 | Columbia | Raymond Pinzon can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 52-56 |
| 10:49 | Yale | Rafael Ouellette pulls down the rebound | 52-56 |
| 10:31 | Yale | Buddy Hudson banks in the layup | 54-56 |
| 10:12 | Columbia | Daniel Rowe misses the jump hook from the right block | 54-56 |
| 10:11 | Yale | Rafael Ouellette gets the rebound | 54-56 |
| 10:07 | Yale | Rafael Ouellette is whistled for a carry | 54-56 |
| Subs | Yale | Earnest Coleman (PG), Randy Hartmann (SG), Charles Orlosky (SF), William Becker (PF), Thomas Rounds (C) Buddy Hudson, William Main, Rafael Ouellette, Eldridge Ross, Norman Shaw | |
| Subs | Columbia | Jeff Perkins (PG), Leslie Arakaki (SF), John Moloney (PF), Brandon Conway (C) Raymond Pinzon, Sidney Bonin, Daniel Rowe, Thomas Hylton | |
| 09:58 | Columbia | John Moloney buries a runner in the lane set up by Leslie Arakaki | 54-58 |
| 09:43 | Yale | Walter King steals the ball from Thomas Rounds | 54-58 |
| 09:38 | Columbia | William Becker takes the ball from Walter King | 54-58 |
| 09:10 | Yale | Randy Hartmann clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 54-58 |
| 09:08 | Columbia | Brandon Conway pulls down the rebound | 54-58 |
| 08:51 | Columbia | Leslie Arakaki misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 54-58 |
| 08:50 | Columbia | Jeff Perkins pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-58 |
| 08:28 | Columbia | Jeff Perkins can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 54-58 |
| 08:26 | Yale | Earnest Coleman pulls down the rebound | 54-58 |
| 08:13 | Yale | William Becker is hacked by Jeff Perkins - foul #1 on Jeff Perkins, team foul #6 | 54-58 |
| Subs | Yale | William Main (SG), Eldridge Ross (C) Randy Hartmann, Thomas Rounds | |
| Subs | Columbia | Raymond Pinzon (PG), Sidney Bonin (SF), Daniel Rowe (PF), Thomas Hylton (C) Jeff Perkins, Walter King, John Moloney, Brandon Conway | |
| 08:03 | Yale | William Becker is hacked by Daniel Rowe - foul #1 on Daniel Rowe, team foul #7 | 54-58 |
| Subs | Yale | Norman Shaw (C) Eldridge Ross | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 08:03 | Yale | William Becker makes the 1st free throw | 55-58 |
| 08:03 | Yale | William Becker misses the 2nd free throw | 55-58 |
| 08:03 | Columbia | Daniel Rowe gets the rebound | 55-58 |
| 07:58 | Columbia | Raymond Pinzon can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 55-58 |
| 07:57 | Yale | Norman Shaw snags the defensive board | 55-58 |
| 07:52 | Yale | Charles Orlosky connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Earnest Coleman | 58-58 |
| 07:41 | Columbia | Norman Shaw is called for the reach on Daniel Rowe - foul #2 on Norman Shaw, team foul #5 | 58-58 |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Jeff Perkins (SG) Leslie Arakaki | |
| 07:25 | Columbia | Raymond Pinzon hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 58-58 |
| 07:23 | Columbia | Daniel Rowe tips it but misses | 58-58 |
| 07:21 | Yale | Norman Shaw pulls down the rebound | 58-58 |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Earnest Coleman (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - William Main (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SF - Charles Orlosky (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - William Becker (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Norman Shaw (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Raymond Pinzon (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jeff Perkins (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sidney Bonin (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daniel Rowe (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Thomas Hylton (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:02 | Yale | William Becker hits the finger roll on a great pass from Earnest Coleman | 60-58 |
| 06:47 | Columbia | Jeff Perkins buries a shot from the right side on a great pass from Daniel Rowe and he's hacked by William Becker - foul #4 on William Becker, team foul #6 | 60-60 |
| Subs | Yale | Buddy Hudson (PG), Rafael Ouellette (SF), Eldridge Ross (PF) Earnest Coleman, Charles Orlosky, William Becker | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 06:47 | Columbia | Jeff Perkins makes the free throw | 60-61 |
| 06:27 | Yale | Buddy Hudson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-61 |
| Subs | Yale | Thomas Rounds (C) Norman Shaw | |
| Subs | Columbia | Leslie Arakaki (SG), John Moloney (PF) Jeff Perkins, Daniel Rowe | |
| 06:11 | Columbia | Leslie Arakaki misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 60-61 |
| 06:09 | Columbia | Thomas Hylton gets the offensive rebound | 60-61 |
| 05:53 | Columbia | Sidney Bonin's pass is intercepted by Eldridge Ross | 60-61 |
| 05:36 | Yale | Sidney Bonin is called for the reach on Buddy Hudson - foul #2 on Sidney Bonin, team foul #8 | 60-61 |
| Subs | Yale | Randy Hartmann (SG), Charles Orlosky (SF), William Becker (PF) William Main, Rafael Ouellette, Thomas Rounds | |
| Subs | Columbia | Walter King (SG), Brandon Conway (PF) Leslie Arakaki, Sidney Bonin | |
| 05:36 | Yale | Buddy Hudson makes the 1st free throw | 61-61 |
| 05:36 | Yale | Buddy Hudson makes the 2nd free throw | 62-61 |
| 05:25 | Columbia | Brandon Conway misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 62-61 |
| 05:23 | Columbia | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Hylton | 62-61 |
| 05:11 | Columbia | Thomas Hylton lays it in on a nice dish by John Moloney | 62-63 |
| 04:53 | Yale | Eldridge Ross loses the dribble to Brandon Conway | 62-63 |
| 04:43 | Columbia | John Moloney is whistled for traveling | 62-63 |
| Subs | Yale | Earnest Coleman (PG), Norman Shaw (C) Buddy Hudson, Eldridge Ross | |
| Subs | Columbia | Jeff Perkins (PG), Sidney Bonin (SF), Daniel Rowe (PF) Raymond Pinzon, Brandon Conway, Thomas Hylton | |
| 04:26 | Yale | Earnest Coleman can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 62-63 |
| 04:24 | Yale | Earnest Coleman pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-63 |
| 04:01 | Yale | Randy Hartmann buries a 3pt jumper from straight away | 65-63 |
| 03:53 | Columbia | Walter King buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Jeff Perkins | 65-65 |
| 03:41 | Yale | William Becker drills a fadeaway in the lane | 67-65 |
| 03:17 | Columbia | Sidney Bonin makes the jumper near the basket set up by Walter King | 67-67 |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Earnest Coleman (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Randy Hartmann (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Orlosky (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - William Becker (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. C - Norman Shaw (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Jeff Perkins (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Walter King (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Sidney Bonin (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daniel Rowe (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - John Moloney (fairly fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 03:02 | Yale | Charles Orlosky misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by John Moloney - foul #1 on John Moloney, team foul #9 | 67-67 |
| Subs | Yale | William Main (SG), Rafael Ouellette (PF), Eldridge Ross (C) Randy Hartmann, William Becker, Norman Shaw | |
| Subs | Columbia | Raymond Pinzon (PG), Leslie Arakaki (SF), Thomas Hylton (C) Jeff Perkins, Sidney Bonin, John Moloney | |
| 03:02 | Yale | Charles Orlosky makes the 1st free throw | 68-67 |
| 03:02 | Yale | Charles Orlosky makes the 2nd free throw | 69-67 |
| 02:40 | Columbia | Daniel Rowe misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 69-67 |
| 02:39 | Columbia | Thomas Hylton grabs the offensive rebound | 69-67 |
| 02:29 | Columbia | Walter King misses the lay-in | 69-67 |
| 02:27 | Columbia | Raymond Pinzon snags the offensive board | 69-67 |
| 02:08 | Columbia | Thomas Hylton misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 69-67 |
| 02:06 | Yale | The rebound goes to Charles Orlosky | 69-67 |
| 02:06 | Yale | Yale calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-67 |
| Subs | Yale | William Becker (PF), Norman Shaw (C) Rafael Ouellette, Eldridge Ross | |
| Subs | Columbia | Sidney Bonin (SF) Leslie Arakaki | |
| 01:37 | Yale | Earnest Coleman scores on a jump hook from close range set up by William Main | 71-67 |
| 01:20 | Columbia | Daniel Rowe drills a jumper from close range on a nice dish by Sidney Bonin | 71-69 |
| 01:04 | Yale | William Main comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 71-69 |
| 01:03 | Columbia | Thomas Hylton pulls down the rebound | 71-69 |
| 00:56 | Columbia | Walter King scores on a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Sidney Bonin | 71-71 |
| 00:45 | Yale | Charles Orlosky can't connect on a floater from the left side | 71-71 |
| 00:43 | Yale | Earnest Coleman snags the offensive board | 71-71 |
| 00:16 | Yale | Earnest Coleman loses the dribble to Sidney Bonin | 71-71 |
| 00:13 | Columbia | Sidney Bonin lays it up and in | 71-73 |
| 00:01 | Yale | William Main clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 71-73 |
| 00:00 | Columbia | Daniel Rowe grabs the board | 71-73 |