| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Marlon Starks (fresh) 5 pts. SG - George Harris (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Miller (fresh) PF - Stacy Smelser (fresh) 2 pts. C - Edward Tedford (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Robert Lafollette (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Schaefer (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Alvin Ton (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Carl Bryant (fresh) 2 pts. C - Daniel Dalton (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Cornell | William Miller inbounds the ball | 32-38 |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:31 | Cornell | William Miller comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 32-38 |
| 19:29 | Columbia | John Schaefer grabs the board | 32-38 |
| 19:27 | Columbia | Robert Lafollette travels in the backcourt | 32-38 |
| 19:15 | Cornell | Edward Tedford drills a driving attempt from close range | 34-38 |
| 18:59 | Columbia | Alvin Ton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-38 |
| 18:45 | Cornell | George Harris misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 34-38 |
| 18:44 | Cornell | Edward Tedford gets the offensive rebound | 34-38 |
| 18:32 | Cornell | Stacy Smelser misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 34-38 |
| 18:31 | Columbia | Alvin Ton pulls down the rebound | 34-38 |
| 18:17 | Columbia | Robert Lafollette is whistled for a carry | 34-38 |
| Subs | Cornell | Rufus Chico (SG), Dustin Segers (SF), Luther Shea (PF), Jonathan Burkholder (C) George Harris, William Miller, Stacy Smelser, Edward Tedford | |
| Subs | Columbia | Irving Keller (PG), Gan Sun (SF), Clint Nehls (PF), Kenneth Barbee (C) Robert Lafollette, Alvin Ton, Carl Bryant, Daniel Dalton | |
| 18:02 | Cornell | Rufus Chico double dribbles | 34-38 |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Nicholas Tedder (PG) John Schaefer | |
| 17:46 | Columbia | Clint Nehls makes the jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Kenneth Barbee and he's hacked by Luther Shea - foul #2 on Luther Shea, team foul #1 | 34-40 |
| 17:46 | Columbia | Clint Nehls misses the free throw | 34-40 |
| 17:46 | Columbia | Kenneth Barbee snags the offensive board | 34-40 |
| 17:33 | Columbia | Kenneth Barbee misses short on a shot from the left side | 34-40 |
| 17:31 | Columbia | Clint Nehls tips it home | 34-42 |
| 17:28 | Cornell | Marlon Starks loses the dribble to Irving Keller in the backcourt | 34-42 |
| 17:26 | Columbia | Gan Sun lays it up and in on a great pass from Irving Keller | 34-44 |
| 17:11 | Cornell | Marlon Starks's pass is intercepted by Irving Keller | 34-44 |
| 17:07 | Columbia | Irving Keller throws it down | 34-46 |
| 17:02 | Cornell | Marlon Starks is hacked by Nicholas Tedder in the backcourt - foul #3 on Nicholas Tedder, team foul #1 | 34-46 |
| Subs | Cornell | George Harris (PG), Roger Sell (SF), Edward Tedford (C) Marlon Starks, Dustin Segers, Jonathan Burkholder | |
| Subs | Columbia | Robert Lafollette (PG), John Schaefer (SG), Carl Bryant (PF) Nicholas Tedder, Irving Keller, Kenneth Barbee | |
| 16:46 | Cornell | Edward Tedford is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Edward Tedford, team foul #2 | 34-46 |
| Subs | Cornell | Marlon Starks (PG), Stacy Smelser (PF), Philip Sheffer (C) Rufus Chico, Luther Shea, Edward Tedford | |
| Subs | Columbia | Alvin Ton (SF), Daniel Dalton (C) Gan Sun, Clint Nehls | |
| 16:30 | Columbia | Daniel Dalton loses the ball out of bounds | 34-46 |
| Subs | Cornell | William Miller (SF) Roger Sell | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 16:16 | Cornell | William Miller's pass is intercepted by Carl Bryant | 34-46 |
| 16:04 | Columbia | John Schaefer hits a shot in the lane on a nice dish by Carl Bryant and he's fouled by Marlon Starks - foul #2 on Marlon Starks, team foul #3 | 34-48 |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Kenneth Barbee (PF) Carl Bryant | |
| 16:04 | Columbia | John Schaefer makes the free throw | 34-49 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Marlon Starks (tiring) 5 pts. SG - George Harris (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Miller (fresh) PF - Stacy Smelser (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Philip Sheffer (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Robert Lafollette (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Schaefer (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Alvin Ton (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kenneth Barbee (fresh) C - Daniel Dalton (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 15:45 | Cornell | George Harris is hacked by Daniel Dalton - foul #1 on Daniel Dalton, team foul #2 | 34-49 |
| Subs | Cornell | Dustin Segers (PG), Michael Little (SG), Edward Tedford (C) Marlon Starks, George Harris, Stacy Smelser | |
| Subs | Columbia | Nicholas Tedder (PG), Irving Keller (SG), Gan Sun (SF), Walter Atkins (C) Robert Lafollette, John Schaefer, Alvin Ton, Daniel Dalton | |
| 15:24 | Cornell | Edward Tedford misses the jump hook in the lane | 34-49 |
| 15:22 | Cornell | Edward Tedford tips it in | 36-49 |
| 15:19 | Columbia | William Miller steps in front of the Gan Sun pass in the backcourt | 36-49 |
| 15:04 | Cornell | Edward Tedford clanks a jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by Nicholas Tedder - foul #4 on Nicholas Tedder, team foul #3 | 36-49 |
| Subs | Cornell | Rufus Chico (PG), Roger Sell (SF), Luther Shea (PF) Dustin Segers, William Miller, Philip Sheffer | |
| Subs | Columbia | Clint Nehls (PF) Nicholas Tedder | |
| 15:04 | Cornell | Edward Tedford makes the 1st free throw | 37-49 |
| 15:04 | Cornell | Edward Tedford misses the 2nd free throw | 37-49 |
| 15:04 | Columbia | Clint Nehls pulls down the rebound | 37-49 |
| 14:44 | Columbia | Edward Tedford blocks the short jumper by Clint Nehls | 37-49 |
| 14:42 | Columbia | Kenneth Barbee can't tip it in | 37-49 |
| 14:41 | Columbia | Kenneth Barbee hits the follow up shot | 37-51 |
| 14:12 | Cornell | Rufus Chico clanks a shot from the left side but he's hacked by Irving Keller - foul #1 on Irving Keller, team foul #4 | 37-51 |
| Subs | Cornell | George Harris (SG) Michael Little | |
| Subs | Columbia | Robert Lafollette (PG), John Schaefer (SG), Alvin Ton (SF), Carl Bryant (PF), Daniel Dalton (C) Irving Keller, Gan Sun, Walter Atkins, Clint Nehls, Kenneth Barbee | |
| 14:12 | Cornell | Rufus Chico misses the 1st free throw | 37-51 |
| 14:12 | Cornell | Rufus Chico misses the 2nd free throw | 37-51 |
| 14:12 | Columbia | Daniel Dalton grabs the board | 37-51 |
| 13:55 | Columbia | John Schaefer misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 37-51 |
| 13:54 | Cornell | The rebound goes to Luther Shea | 37-51 |
| 13:39 | Cornell | George Harris comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 37-51 |
| 13:38 | Cornell | Luther Shea grabs the offensive rebound | 37-51 |
| 13:24 | Cornell | Luther Shea hits a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by George Harris | 39-51 |
| 13:02 | Columbia | Carl Bryant knocks in the floater from the left block on a great pass from John Schaefer | 39-53 |
| 12:40 | Cornell | Alvin Ton denies the turnaround by Rufus Chico | 39-53 |
| 12:39 | Cornell | Edward Tedford tips it home | 41-53 |
| 12:22 | Columbia | Daniel Dalton scores on a driving attempt near the basket | 41-55 |
| 12:07 | Cornell | Luther Shea can't connect on a runner in the lane but he's fouled by Alvin Ton - foul #2 on Alvin Ton, team foul #5 | 41-55 |
| Subs | Cornell | Dustin Segers (PG), Michael Little (SG), William Miller (SF), Stacy Smelser (PF) Rufus Chico, George Harris, Roger Sell, Edward Tedford | |
| Subs | Columbia | Irving Keller (PG), Gan Sun (SG), Walter Atkins (SF), Clint Nehls (PF), Kenneth Barbee (C) Robert Lafollette, John Schaefer, Alvin Ton, Carl Bryant, Daniel Dalton | |
| 12:07 | Cornell | Luther Shea misses the 1st free throw | 41-55 |
| 12:07 | Cornell | Luther Shea makes the 2nd free throw | 42-55 |
| 11:47 | Columbia | Clint Nehls hits the finger roll on a great pass from Gan Sun | 42-57 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Dustin Segers (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Michael Little (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - William Miller (fresh) PF - Stacy Smelser (fresh) 2 pts. C - Luther Shea (tiring) 5 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Irving Keller (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gan Sun (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Walter Atkins (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Clint Nehls (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Kenneth Barbee (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:39 | Cornell | Stacy Smelser misses the easy layup | 42-57 |
| 11:38 | Columbia | Walter Atkins gets the rebound | 42-57 |
| 11:21 | Columbia | Gan Sun is whistled for a carry | 42-57 |
| Subs | Cornell | Marlon Starks (PG), Jonathan Burkholder (C) Dustin Segers, Luther Shea | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 11:01 | Cornell | William Miller makes the fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Stacy Smelser | 44-57 |
| 10:57 | Columbia | William Miller steals it from Irving Keller in the backcourt | 44-57 |
| 10:56 | Cornell | William Miller can't finish the layup | 44-57 |
| 10:54 | Columbia | Kenneth Barbee pulls down the rebound | 44-57 |
| 10:49 | Columbia | Gan Sun misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-57 |
| 10:47 | Columbia | The offensive rebound goes to Irving Keller | 44-57 |
| 10:21 | Columbia | Clint Nehls throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-57 |
| Subs | Cornell | Dustin Segers (SF), Philip Sheffer (C) William Miller, Stacy Smelser | |
| Subs | Columbia | Robert Lafollette (PG), John Schaefer (SG), Carl Bryant (PF), Daniel Dalton (C) Irving Keller, Walter Atkins, Clint Nehls, Kenneth Barbee | |
| 10:03 | Cornell | Philip Sheffer misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 44-57 |
| 10:01 | Columbia | Carl Bryant gets the rebound | 44-57 |
| 09:32 | Columbia | Robert Lafollette is hacked by Marlon Starks - foul #3 on Marlon Starks, team foul #4 | 44-57 |
| Subs | Cornell | George Harris (SG), Edward Tedford (C) Michael Little, Jonathan Burkholder | |
| Subs | Columbia | Jack Ford (SF) Gan Sun | |
| 09:20 | Columbia | Daniel Dalton misses the wide open shot from the right side | 44-57 |
| 09:19 | Cornell | Dustin Segers gets the rebound | 44-57 |
| 09:13 | Cornell | Marlon Starks misses long on a jump hook in the paint | 44-57 |
| 09:12 | Columbia | Jack Ford gets the rebound | 44-57 |
| 09:09 | Columbia | Robert Lafollette is hacked by Marlon Starks in the backcourt - foul #4 on Marlon Starks, team foul #5 | 44-57 |
| Subs | Cornell | Michael Little (SG), William Miller (SF) Marlon Starks, Dustin Segers | |
| Subs | Columbia | Alvin Ton (SF), Kenneth Barbee (PF), Walter Atkins (C) Jack Ford, Carl Bryant, Daniel Dalton | |
| 08:52 | Columbia | John Schaefer connects on the open pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Walter Atkins | 44-59 |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 08:41 | Cornell | George Harris misses short on a jumper from the right side | 44-59 |
| 08:40 | Columbia | Robert Lafollette grabs the board | 44-59 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 08:34 | Columbia | Alvin Ton hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Lafollette | 44-62 |
| 08:17 | Cornell | Michael Little is whistled for a carry | 44-62 |
| Subs | Cornell | Rufus Chico (PG), Stacy Smelser (PF) George Harris, Philip Sheffer | |
| Subs | Columbia | Irving Keller (PG), Clint Nehls (PF) Robert Lafollette, Alvin Ton | |
| 07:48 | Columbia | Clint Nehls clanks a jumper from the baseline | 44-62 |
| 07:47 | Cornell | Stacy Smelser gets the rebound | 44-62 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Rufus Chico (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Little (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - William Miller (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Stacy Smelser (fresh) 2 pts. C - Edward Tedford (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Irving Keller (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Schaefer (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Walter Atkins (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Clint Nehls (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Kenneth Barbee (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:35 | Cornell | Stacy Smelser is hacked by Clint Nehls - foul #1 on Clint Nehls, team foul #6 | 44-62 |
| Subs | Cornell | Marlon Starks (PG), Dustin Segers (SF) Michael Little, William Miller | |
| Subs | Columbia | Nicholas Tedder (PG), Gan Sun (SF), Carl Bryant (PF) John Schaefer, Walter Atkins, Kenneth Barbee | |
| 07:30 | Cornell | Stacy Smelser hits the finger roll and he's fouled by Carl Bryant - foul #2 on Carl Bryant, team foul #7 | 46-62 |
| Subs | Cornell | Roger Sell (SF) Rufus Chico | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 07:30 | Cornell | Stacy Smelser makes the free throw | 47-62 |
| 07:15 | Columbia | Irving Keller is by himself and knocks in the floater from just outside the lane | 47-64 |
| 07:01 | Cornell | Marlon Starks comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 47-64 |
| 06:59 | Columbia | Clint Nehls grabs the board | 47-64 |
| 06:37 | Columbia | Carl Bryant is called for 5 seconds | 47-64 |
| Subs | Cornell | George Harris (SG), Jonathan Burkholder (PF), Philip Sheffer (C) Dustin Segers, Stacy Smelser, Edward Tedford | |
| Subs | Columbia | Robert Lafollette (PG), Alvin Ton (SF), Daniel Dalton (C) Nicholas Tedder, Irving Keller, Clint Nehls | |
| 06:20 | Cornell | Roger Sell comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 47-64 |
| 06:19 | Columbia | Gan Sun snags the defensive board | 47-64 |
| 06:17 | Columbia | Alvin Ton is fouled in the backcourt by Roger Sell - foul #2 on Roger Sell, team foul #6 | 47-64 |
| Subs | Cornell | Rufus Chico (SG) Roger Sell | |
| Subs | Columbia | Kenneth Barbee (PF) Carl Bryant | |
| 05:57 | Columbia | Alvin Ton is open but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 47-64 |
| 05:56 | Cornell | Philip Sheffer grabs the defensive rebound | 47-64 |
| 05:32 | Cornell | Marlon Starks misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 47-64 |
| 05:30 | Cornell | George Harris tips it in | 49-64 |
| 05:11 | Columbia | Kenneth Barbee drills a floater from the right side | 49-66 |
| 04:51 | Cornell | Marlon Starks lays it up and in and the foul's on Daniel Dalton - foul #2 on Daniel Dalton, team foul #8 | 51-66 |
| Subs | Cornell | Michael Little (SG), Dustin Segers (SF), Stacy Smelser (PF), Luther Shea (C) Rufus Chico, George Harris, Jonathan Burkholder, Philip Sheffer | |
| Subs | Columbia | Irving Keller (PG), John Schaefer (SG), Walter Atkins (SF), Carl Bryant (PF), Clint Nehls (C) Robert Lafollette, Gan Sun, Alvin Ton, Kenneth Barbee, Daniel Dalton | |
| 04:51 | Cornell | Marlon Starks makes the free throw | 52-66 |
| 04:24 | Columbia | Walter Atkins misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 52-66 |
| 04:23 | Columbia | Walter Atkins pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-66 |
| 04:08 | Columbia | Walter Atkins makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Irving Keller | 52-68 |
| 03:49 | Cornell | Michael Little can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 52-68 |
| 03:47 | Columbia | Walter Atkins grabs the board | 52-68 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Marlon Starks (tiring) 8 pts. 4 pf. SG - Michael Little (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Dustin Segers (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Stacy Smelser (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Luther Shea (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Irving Keller (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Schaefer (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Walter Atkins (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Carl Bryant (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Clint Nehls (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 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) | |
| 03:32 | Columbia | Walter Atkins is alone and drills a turnaround from the left block set up by John Schaefer | 52-70 |
| 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 (+1) | |
| 03:27 | Cornell | Michael Little throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-70 |
| Subs | Cornell | George Harris (PG), Rufus Chico (SG), Roger Sell (SF), Philip Sheffer (PF) Marlon Starks, Michael Little, Dustin Segers, Stacy Smelser | |
| Subs | Columbia | Nicholas Tedder (PG), Jack Ford (SF), Kenneth Barbee (PF) John Schaefer, Carl Bryant, Clint Nehls | |
| 02:59 | Columbia | Kenneth Barbee misses short on a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Luther Shea - foul #3 on Luther Shea, team foul #7 | 52-70 |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Gan Sun (SG), Clint Nehls (C) Irving Keller, Walter Atkins | |
| 02:59 | Columbia | Kenneth Barbee makes the 1st free throw | 52-71 |
| 02:59 | Columbia | Kenneth Barbee misses the 2nd free throw | 52-71 |
| 02:59 | Columbia | Jack Ford grabs the offensive rebound | 52-71 |
| 02:44 | Columbia | Jack Ford misses short on a floater from the baseline | 52-71 |
| 02:42 | Columbia | Kenneth Barbee pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-71 |
| 02:25 | Columbia | Gan Sun drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Jack Ford | 52-73 |
| 02:05 | Cornell | Luther Shea buries a jumper from close range set up by George Harris | 54-73 |
| 01:36 | Columbia | Kenneth Barbee misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block | 54-73 |
| 01:35 | Cornell | Rufus Chico snags the defensive board | 54-73 |
| 01:31 | Cornell | Rufus Chico misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 54-73 |
| 01:30 | Columbia | Clint Nehls grabs the defensive rebound | 54-73 |
| 01:13 | Columbia | Gan Sun hits a jump hook from the right block set up by Clint Nehls | 54-75 |
| 01:08 | Cornell | Rufus Chico misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 54-75 |
| 01:06 | Columbia | Clint Nehls grabs the board | 54-75 |
| 00:44 | Columbia | Gan Sun is open but comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 54-75 |
| 00:42 | Cornell | The rebound goes to Rufus Chico | 54-75 |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:35 | Cornell | George Harris scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Rufus Chico | 57-75 |
| 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 (+1) | |
| 00:08 | Columbia | Kenneth Barbee connects on the fadeaway from the left block | 57-77 |
| 00:04 | Cornell | Roger Sell makes the jumper from the free throw line | 59-77 |
| 00:00 | Columbia | Nicholas Tedder runs out the clock | 59-77 |