| Lineup | Yale | PG - Jacob Parks (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Willie Davis (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Sidney Veitch (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Timothy Cooper (fresh) 7 pts. C - Randy Anderson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Derrick Sanders (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Steed (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - Andrew Sklar (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. PF - James Lemus (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Willie McKeighan (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Yale | Sidney Veitch inbounds the ball | 32-40 |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:37 | Yale | Willie McKeighan denies the turnaround by Timothy Cooper | 32-40 |
| 19:35 | Columbia | James Lemus grabs the board | 32-40 |
| 19:20 | Columbia | Derrick Sanders is fouled on the floor by Jacob Parks - foul #2 on Jacob Parks, team foul #1 | 32-40 |
| 19:13 | Columbia | James Lemus is hacked by Randy Anderson - foul #3 on Randy Anderson, team foul #2 | 32-40 |
| Subs | Yale | Terrence Preston (C) Randy Anderson | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 19:08 | Columbia | Derrick Sanders misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 32-40 |
| 19:07 | Yale | Terrence Preston grabs the board | 32-40 |
| 18:51 | Yale | Timothy Cooper misses the dunk | 32-40 |
| 18:50 | Columbia | Willie McKeighan grabs the defensive rebound | 32-40 |
| 18:40 | Columbia | Andrew Sklar misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 32-40 |
| 18:39 | Yale | Jacob Parks grabs the board | 32-40 |
| 18:23 | Yale | Willie Davis double dribbles | 32-40 |
| 18:07 | Columbia | Andrew Sklar can't connect on a floater from the right block | 32-40 |
| 18:05 | Yale | Terrence Preston snags the defensive board | 32-40 |
| 17:36 | Yale | Willie Davis is fouled on the floor by James Lemus - foul #1 on James Lemus, team foul #1 | 32-40 |
| Subs | Yale | Keith Ennis (SF), Sterling Palmer (PF) Sidney Veitch, Timothy Cooper | |
| Subs | Columbia | Robert Dingess (PF), Bruce Sims (C) James Lemus, Willie McKeighan | |
| 17:25 | Yale | Keith Ennis is fouled on the floor by Derrick Sanders - foul #3 on Derrick Sanders, team foul #2 | 32-40 |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Corey Southerland (PG), William Polanco (SF) Derrick Sanders, Andrew Sklar | |
| 17:10 | Yale | Bruce Sims swats the short shot by Sterling Palmer | 32-40 |
| 17:09 | Columbia | Robert Dingess pulls down the rebound | 32-40 |
| 16:53 | Columbia | Bruce Sims double dribbles | 32-40 |
| Subs | Yale | Richard Zimmermann (PG) Jacob Parks | |
| Subs | Columbia | Jimmy Delorenzo (PG) William Steed | |
| 16:29 | Yale | Willie Davis is hacked by William Polanco - foul #2 on William Polanco, team foul #3 | 32-40 |
| Subs | Yale | Sidney Veitch (SF), Matt Harris (C) Willie Davis, Terrence Preston | |
| Subs | Columbia | James Lemus (PF), Willie McKeighan (C) Robert Dingess, Bruce Sims | |
| 16:11 | Yale | Richard Zimmermann misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 32-40 |
| 16:09 | Columbia | William Polanco gets the rebound | 32-40 |
| 16:04 | Columbia | William Polanco misses the easy layup | 32-40 |
| 16:02 | Columbia | Willie McKeighan can't tip it in | 32-40 |
| 16:01 | Columbia | Willie McKeighan tips it home | 32-42 |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Richard Zimmermann (fresh) SG - Keith Ennis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Sidney Veitch (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Sterling Palmer (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Matt Harris (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Jimmy Delorenzo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Corey Southerland (fresh) 1 ast. SF - William Polanco (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Lemus (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Willie McKeighan (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:52 | Yale | Keith Ennis hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 35-42 |
| 15:34 | Columbia | William Polanco clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 35-42 |
| 15:32 | Yale | The rebound goes to Matt Harris | 35-42 |
| 15:17 | Yale | Richard Zimmermann hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Jimmy Delorenzo - foul #2 on Jimmy Delorenzo, team foul #4 | 35-42 |
| Subs | Yale | Willie Davis (SG), Timothy Cooper (PF), Randy Anderson (C) Keith Ennis, Sterling Palmer, Matt Harris | |
| Subs | Columbia | Derrick Sanders (PG), William Steed (SG), Andrew Sklar (SF) Jimmy Delorenzo, Corey Southerland, William Polanco | |
| 15:17 | Yale | Richard Zimmermann makes the 1st free throw | 36-42 |
| 15:17 | Yale | Richard Zimmermann makes the 2nd free throw | 37-42 |
| 14:56 | Columbia | Willie McKeighan can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by Randy Anderson - foul #4 on Randy Anderson, team foul #3 | 37-42 |
| Subs | Yale | Jacob Parks (PG), Matt Harris (SF), Terrence Preston (C) Richard Zimmermann, Sidney Veitch, Randy Anderson | |
| Subs | Columbia | Robert Dingess (PF) James Lemus | |
| 14:56 | Columbia | Willie McKeighan misses the 1st free throw | 37-42 |
| 14:56 | Columbia | Willie McKeighan makes the 2nd free throw | 37-43 |
| 14:41 | Yale | Timothy Cooper loses the dribble to Willie McKeighan | 37-43 |
| 14:28 | Columbia | Robert Dingess hits the finger roll set up by William Steed and he's fouled by Timothy Cooper - foul #1 on Timothy Cooper, team foul #4 | 37-45 |
| Subs | Yale | Keith Ennis (SF) Matt Harris | |
| Subs | Columbia | Bruce Sims (C) Willie McKeighan | |
| 14:28 | Columbia | Robert Dingess makes the free throw | 37-46 |
| 14:20 | Yale | Willie Davis scores on a shot from the free throw line | 39-46 |
| 14:03 | Columbia | Bruce Sims hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 39-46 |
| 14:02 | Columbia | Bruce Sims snags the offensive board | 39-46 |
| 13:46 | Columbia | Derrick Sanders lays it in set up by Bruce Sims | 39-48 |
| 13:22 | Yale | Timothy Cooper knocks in the jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Willie Davis | 41-48 |
| 13:06 | Columbia | William Steed blows the layup | 41-48 |
| 13:04 | Columbia | Andrew Sklar tips it back up and in | 41-50 |
| 12:51 | Yale | Willie Davis drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Jacob Parks | 43-50 |
| 12:40 | Columbia | Robert Dingess misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 43-50 |
| 12:39 | Yale | Timothy Cooper pulls down the rebound | 43-50 |
| 12:22 | Yale | Willie Davis misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 43-50 |
| 12:21 | Columbia | Andrew Sklar pulls down the rebound | 43-50 |
| 11:58 | Columbia | Andrew Sklar knocks in the jump hook near the basket set up by Derrick Sanders | 43-52 |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Jacob Parks (fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. SG - Willie Davis (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Keith Ennis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Timothy Cooper (fairly fresh) 9 pts. C - Terrence Preston (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Derrick Sanders (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - William Steed (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SF - Andrew Sklar (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. PF - Robert Dingess (fresh) 6 pts. C - Bruce Sims (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:39 | Yale | Terrence Preston misses long on a fadeaway from close range | 43-52 |
| 11:37 | Yale | The offensive rebound goes to Terrence Preston | 43-52 |
| 11:22 | Yale | Keith Ennis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-52 |
| Subs | Yale | Richard Zimmermann (PG), Sidney Veitch (SF), Sterling Palmer (PF), Matt Harris (C) Jacob Parks, Keith Ennis, Timothy Cooper, Terrence Preston | |
| Subs | Columbia | Jimmy Delorenzo (PG), Corey Southerland (SG), William Polanco (SF), James Lemus (PF), Willie McKeighan (C) Derrick Sanders, William Steed, Andrew Sklar, Robert Dingess, Bruce Sims | |
| 11:05 | Columbia | Willie McKeighan makes the turnaround from the baseline | 43-54 |
| 10:50 | Yale | Sterling Palmer knocks in the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Richard Zimmermann | 45-54 |
| 10:39 | Columbia | Corey Southerland is hacked by Sterling Palmer - foul #1 on Sterling Palmer, team foul #5 | 45-54 |
| 10:23 | Columbia | Corey Southerland connects on the driving attempt from the right block | 45-56 |
| 10:02 | Yale | Matt Harris buries a jumper from the free throw line and he's hacked by Willie McKeighan - foul #3 on Willie McKeighan, team foul #5 | 47-56 |
| Subs | Yale | Jacob Parks (PG) Willie Davis | |
| Subs | Columbia | Derrick Sanders (PG) Jimmy Delorenzo | |
| 10:02 | Yale | Matt Harris misses the free throw | 47-56 |
| 10:02 | Yale | Matt Harris pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-56 |
| 09:53 | Yale | Sterling Palmer drills a turnaround near the basket and he's hacked by Derrick Sanders - foul #4 on Derrick Sanders, team foul #6 | 49-56 |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| Subs | Columbia | William Steed (SG) Derrick Sanders | |
| 09:53 | Yale | Sterling Palmer makes the free throw | 50-56 |
| 09:34 | Columbia | James Lemus hits a driving attempt near the basket | 50-58 |
| 09:27 | Yale | Sterling Palmer misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 50-58 |
| 09:26 | Yale | The offensive rebound goes to Matt Harris | 50-58 |
| 09:12 | Yale | Sidney Veitch hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 50-58 |
| 09:11 | Yale | Matt Harris hits the follow up shot | 52-58 |
| 09:05 | Columbia | William Polanco misses the easy layup | 52-58 |
| 09:04 | Yale | Richard Zimmermann gets the rebound | 52-58 |
| 08:56 | Yale | Jacob Parks is hacked by Corey Southerland - foul #2 on Corey Southerland, team foul #7 | 52-58 |
| Subs | Yale | Keith Ennis (SG), Timothy Cooper (PF), Robert Grove (C) Richard Zimmermann, Sidney Veitch, Matt Harris | |
| Subs | Columbia | Andrew Sklar (SF), Robert Dingess (PF), Bruce Sims (C) William Polanco, James Lemus, Willie McKeighan | |
| 08:56 | Yale | Jacob Parks makes the 1st free throw | 53-58 |
| 08:56 | Yale | Jacob Parks makes the 2nd free throw | 54-58 |
| 08:43 | Columbia | Corey Southerland buries a driving attempt near the basket set up by William Steed | 54-60 |
| 08:24 | Yale | Sterling Palmer misses long on a 3 from straight away | 54-60 |
| 08:23 | Columbia | Corey Southerland grabs the defensive rebound | 54-60 |
| 08:13 | Columbia | Andrew Sklar hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 54-60 |
| 08:12 | Columbia | Andrew Sklar hits the follow up shot | 54-62 |
| 07:49 | Yale | Keith Ennis clanks a fadeaway from the right block | 54-62 |
| 07:47 | Columbia | Bruce Sims snags the defensive board | 54-62 |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Jacob Parks (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. SG - Keith Ennis (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Sterling Palmer (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Timothy Cooper (fresh) 9 pts. C - Robert Grove (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Corey Southerland (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Steed (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. SF - Andrew Sklar (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. PF - Robert Dingess (fresh) 6 pts. C - Bruce Sims (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Columbia | Bruce Sims makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by William Steed | 54-65 |
| 07:10 | Yale | Timothy Cooper hits a floater from close range | 56-65 |
| 06:46 | Columbia | Corey Southerland's fadeaway is rejected by Sterling Palmer | 56-65 |
| 06:44 | Yale | Sterling Palmer snags the defensive board | 56-65 |
| 06:28 | Yale | Sterling Palmer comes up short on the floater from the right block | 56-65 |
| 06:27 | Yale | Timothy Cooper hits the follow up shot | 58-65 |
| 06:05 | Columbia | Bruce Sims can't finish the layup | 58-65 |
| 06:03 | Columbia | Robert Dingess tips it but misses | 58-65 |
| 06:01 | Yale | Keith Ennis grabs the defensive rebound | 58-65 |
| 05:59 | Yale | Corey Southerland steals it from Jacob Parks in the backcourt | 58-65 |
| 05:55 | Columbia | William Steed lays it up and in on a nice dish by Corey Southerland | 58-67 |
| 05:55 | Yale | Yale calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-67 |
| Subs | Yale | Willie Davis (SG), Sidney Veitch (SF), Matt Harris (PF), Randy Anderson (C) Jacob Parks, Sterling Palmer, Timothy Cooper, Robert Grove | |
| Subs | Columbia | Derrick Sanders (PG), William Polanco (SG), James Lemus (PF), Willie McKeighan (C) Corey Southerland, William Steed, Robert Dingess, Bruce Sims | |
| 05:33 | Yale | Willie Davis hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane | 58-67 |
| 05:32 | Columbia | James Lemus snags the defensive board | 58-67 |
| 05:11 | Columbia | William Polanco misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 58-67 |
| 05:10 | Yale | Keith Ennis gets the rebound | 58-67 |
| 04:53 | Yale | Willie Davis clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 58-67 |
| 04:51 | Yale | Sidney Veitch snags the offensive board | 58-67 |
| 04:31 | Yale | Randy Anderson travels with the ball | 58-67 |
| Subs | Yale | Jacob Parks (PG), Sterling Palmer (PF) Keith Ennis, Matt Harris | |
| Subs | Columbia | William Steed (SG) Andrew Sklar | |
| 04:14 | Columbia | Willie McKeighan makes the jumper from the right block on a great pass from Derrick Sanders | 58-69 |
| 04:02 | Yale | Sidney Veitch buries a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Willie Davis | 60-69 |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:41 | Columbia | William Polanco lays it in set up by William Steed | 60-71 |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Jacob Parks (fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. SG - Willie Davis (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Sidney Veitch (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Sterling Palmer (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Randy Anderson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Derrick Sanders (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - William Steed (fresh) 12 pts. 8 ast. SF - William Polanco (fresh) 4 pts. PF - James Lemus (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. C - Willie McKeighan (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:32 | Yale | Sidney Veitch drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Willie Davis | 63-71 |
| 03:14 | Columbia | Willie McKeighan misses the 3 from the right wing | 63-71 |
| 03:12 | Yale | Sterling Palmer gets the rebound | 63-71 |
| 02:54 | Yale | Randy Anderson scores on a shot in the paint and he's hacked by James Lemus - foul #2 on James Lemus, team foul #8 | 65-71 |
| Subs | Yale | Keith Ennis (SF), Timothy Cooper (PF) Sidney Veitch, Sterling Palmer | |
| Subs | Columbia | Corey Southerland (PG), Andrew Sklar (SF), Robert Dingess (PF), Bruce Sims (C) Derrick Sanders, William Polanco, James Lemus, Willie McKeighan | |
| 02:54 | Yale | Randy Anderson misses the free throw | 65-71 |
| 02:54 | Columbia | Robert Dingess gets the rebound | 65-71 |
| 02:54 | Columbia | Columbia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-71 |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:33 | Columbia | Robert Dingess buries a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by William Steed | 65-73 |
| 02:13 | Yale | Randy Anderson knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Jacob Parks | 67-73 |
| 02:13 | Columbia | Columbia calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 67-73 |
| Subs | Yale | Sidney Veitch (SF) Keith Ennis | |
| Subs | Columbia | Derrick Sanders (PG), James Lemus (PF), Willie McKeighan (C) Corey Southerland, Robert Dingess, Bruce Sims | |
| 01:56 | Columbia | James Lemus loses the dribble to Timothy Cooper | 67-73 |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:41 | Yale | Willie Davis hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 67-73 |
| 01:39 | Yale | Randy Anderson grabs the offensive board | 67-73 |
| 01:21 | Yale | Jacob Parks drills a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Willie Davis | 70-73 |
| 01:01 | Columbia | William Steed misses badly on a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Willie Davis - foul #3 on Willie Davis, team foul #6 | 70-73 |
| 01:01 | Columbia | William Steed makes the 1st free throw | 70-74 |
| 01:01 | Columbia | William Steed makes the 2nd free throw | 70-75 |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:54 | Yale | Willie Davis can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 70-75 |
| 00:53 | Columbia | Willie McKeighan grabs the board | 70-75 |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:29 | Columbia | William Steed is hacked by Willie Davis - foul #4 on Willie Davis, team foul #7 | 70-75 |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| Subs | Columbia | William Polanco (SF) Andrew Sklar | |
| 00:29 | Columbia | William Steed makes the 1st free throw | 70-76 |
| 00:29 | Columbia | William Steed misses the 2nd free throw | 70-76 |
| 00:29 | Yale | Timothy Cooper grabs the defensive rebound | 70-76 |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:21 | Yale | Willie Davis hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 70-76 |
| 00:19 | Yale | Randy Anderson pulls down the offensive rebound | 70-76 |
| 00:16 | Yale | Willie Davis drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Sidney Veitch | 73-76 |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:14 | Columbia | William Polanco is fouled in the backcourt by Jacob Parks - foul #3 on Jacob Parks, team foul #8 | 73-76 |
| 00:14 | Columbia | William Polanco makes the 1st free throw | 73-77 |
| 00:14 | Columbia | William Polanco makes the 2nd free throw | 73-78 |
| 00:08 | Yale | Willie Davis clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 73-78 |
| 00:07 | Columbia | James Lemus pulls down the rebound | 73-78 |
| 00:04 | Columbia | James Lemus is fouled in the backcourt by Willie Davis - foul #5 on Willie Davis, team foul #9 | 73-78 |
| Subs | Yale | Keith Ennis (SG) Willie Davis | |
| Subs | Columbia | Corey Southerland (SG) William Steed | |
| 00:04 | Columbia | James Lemus misses the 1st free throw | 73-78 |
| 00:04 | Yale | Timothy Cooper gets the rebound | 73-78 |
| 00:00 | Yale | Timothy Cooper hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 73-78 |