| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Robert Kropp (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Yandell (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Paul Harmon (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Andrew Ryan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Billy Rubin (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Roy Little (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mitchel Mosher (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Craig Huffman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lloyd Oliver (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Lloyd Ramsey (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Columbia | Paul Harmon inbounds the ball | 29-25 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:46 | Columbia | David Yandell can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 29-25 |
| 19:44 | Yale | Craig Huffman grabs the defensive rebound | 29-25 |
| 19:16 | Yale | Roy Little hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 29-27 |
| 19:00 | Columbia | David Yandell scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 32-27 |
| 18:38 | Yale | Mitchel Mosher blows the layup but the foul's on David Yandell - foul #2 on David Yandell, team foul #1 | 32-27 |
| 18:38 | Yale | Mitchel Mosher misses the 1st free throw | 32-27 |
| 18:38 | Yale | Mitchel Mosher misses the 2nd free throw | 32-27 |
| 18:38 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Andrew Ryan | 32-27 |
| 18:16 | Columbia | Paul Harmon buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by David Yandell | 35-27 |
| 18:01 | Yale | Roy Little buries a 3 from straight away | 35-30 |
| 17:45 | Columbia | Andrew Ryan misses long on a turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by Craig Huffman - foul #1 on Craig Huffman, team foul #1 | 35-30 |
| 17:45 | Columbia | Andrew Ryan misses the 1st free throw | 35-30 |
| 17:45 | Columbia | Andrew Ryan misses the 2nd free throw | 35-30 |
| 17:45 | Yale | Lloyd Oliver snags the defensive board | 35-30 |
| 17:32 | Yale | Lloyd Ramsey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-30 |
| Subs | Columbia | Ron Headen (C) Billy Rubin | |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| 17:21 | Columbia | Lloyd Oliver is called for the reach on Robert Kropp - foul #1 on Lloyd Oliver, team foul #2 | 35-30 |
| Subs | Columbia | Rashad Wittmer (SG) David Yandell | |
| Subs | Yale | Dwight Kessler (SF), Jeffrey Dillion (C) Craig Huffman, Lloyd Ramsey | |
| 17:03 | Columbia | Rashad Wittmer's layup is rejected by Jeffrey Dillion | 35-30 |
| 17:01 | Columbia | Ron Headen hits the follow up shot | 37-30 |
| 16:35 | Yale | Dwight Kessler comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 37-30 |
| 16:33 | Columbia | Ron Headen grabs the board | 37-30 |
| 16:05 | Columbia | Andrew Ryan clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 37-30 |
| 16:04 | Columbia | Paul Harmon pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-30 |
| 15:42 | Columbia | Andrew Ryan misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 37-30 |
| 15:40 | Columbia | Andrew Ryan grabs the offensive rebound | 37-30 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Robert Kropp (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rashad Wittmer (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SF - Paul Harmon (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Andrew Ryan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Ron Headen (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Roy Little (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mitchel Mosher (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dwight Kessler (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Lloyd Oliver (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Jeffrey Dillion (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:27 | Columbia | Rashad Wittmer buries a 3pt shot from the left corner | 40-30 |
| 15:06 | Yale | Mitchel Mosher is hacked by Andrew Ryan - foul #2 on Andrew Ryan, team foul #2 | 40-30 |
| Subs | Columbia | Michael Webb (PG), David Yandell (SG), Billy Rubin (C) Robert Kropp, Paul Harmon, Andrew Ryan | |
| Subs | Yale | Todd Allender (PG), Craig Huffman (SF), Leon Wade (PF), Lloyd Ramsey (C) Roy Little, Mitchel Mosher, Lloyd Oliver, Jeffrey Dillion | |
| 14:47 | Yale | Leon Wade comes up short on the shot from the right block | 40-30 |
| 14:45 | Columbia | Billy Rubin pulls down the rebound | 40-30 |
| 14:29 | Columbia | Billy Rubin misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 40-30 |
| 14:28 | Columbia | Rashad Wittmer gets the offensive rebound | 40-30 |
| 14:09 | Columbia | Billy Rubin connects on the floater from the right block on a nice dish by Rashad Wittmer | 42-30 |
| 13:54 | Yale | David Yandell is called for the reach on Dwight Kessler - foul #3 on David Yandell, team foul #3 | 42-30 |
| Subs | Columbia | Victor Spencer (SF), John Williams (PF) Rashad Wittmer, Ron Headen | |
| Subs | Yale | David Wannamaker (SG) Dwight Kessler | |
| 13:39 | Yale | Craig Huffman is hacked by Victor Spencer - foul #1 on Victor Spencer, team foul #4 | 42-30 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Yale | Roy Little (PG) David Wannamaker | |
| 13:17 | Yale | Roy Little is hacked by Michael Webb - foul #2 on Michael Webb, team foul #5 | 42-30 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Yale | Mitchel Mosher (SG), Lloyd Oliver (PF) Todd Allender, Leon Wade | |
| 13:05 | Yale | Craig Huffman comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 42-30 |
| 13:03 | Columbia | John Williams gets the rebound | 42-30 |
| 12:48 | Columbia | David Yandell scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 45-30 |
| 12:28 | Yale | Roy Little clanks a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Michael Webb - foul #3 on Michael Webb, team foul #6 | 45-30 |
| Subs | Columbia | Robert Kropp (PG), Paul Harmon (SF), Andrew Ryan (PF), Ron Headen (C) Michael Webb, Victor Spencer, John Williams, Billy Rubin | |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| 12:28 | Yale | Roy Little misses the 1st free throw | 45-30 |
| 12:28 | Yale | Roy Little misses the 2nd free throw | 45-30 |
| 12:28 | Columbia | Andrew Ryan grabs the defensive rebound | 45-30 |
| 12:06 | Columbia | Ron Headen is fouled on the floor by Lloyd Ramsey - foul #2 on Lloyd Ramsey, team foul #3 | 45-30 |
| Subs | Columbia | Rashad Wittmer (SG) David Yandell | |
| Subs | Yale | Dwight Kessler (SF), Jeffrey Dillion (C) Craig Huffman, Lloyd Ramsey | |
| 11:50 | Columbia | Ron Headen buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Rashad Wittmer | 48-30 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 11:39 | Yale | Roy Little makes the 3 pointer from the left wing | 48-33 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Robert Kropp (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rashad Wittmer (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Paul Harmon (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Andrew Ryan (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Ron Headen (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Roy Little (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mitchel Mosher (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dwight Kessler (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Lloyd Oliver (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Jeffrey Dillion (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:34 | Columbia | Paul Harmon misses the jumper in the lane | 48-33 |
| 11:33 | Yale | Mitchel Mosher gets the rebound | 48-33 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 11:19 | Yale | A charge is called on Dwight Kessler - foul #3 on Dwight Kessler, team foul #4 | 48-33 |
| Subs | Columbia | Billy Rubin (C) Ron Headen | |
| Subs | Yale | Todd Allender (PG), Leon Wade (PF) Roy Little, Lloyd Oliver | |
| 10:57 | Columbia | Paul Harmon hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Robert Kropp | 50-33 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 10:39 | Yale | Jeffrey Dillion hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 50-33 |
| 10:37 | Yale | The offensive rebound goes to Leon Wade | 50-33 |
| 10:22 | Yale | Mitchel Mosher drills a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Todd Allender | 50-35 |
| 10:07 | Columbia | Paul Harmon hits the finger roll set up by Robert Kropp | 52-35 |
| 09:54 | Yale | Todd Allender buries a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Mitchel Mosher | 52-38 |
| 09:36 | Columbia | Billy Rubin misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 52-38 |
| 09:34 | Yale | Mitchel Mosher grabs the board | 52-38 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 09:28 | Yale | Todd Allender comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 52-38 |
| 09:26 | Yale | Jeffrey Dillion grabs the offensive board | 52-38 |
| 09:09 | Yale | Leon Wade throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-38 |
| Subs | Columbia | Michael Webb (PG), David Yandell (SG), Victor Spencer (SF), Ron Headen (PF), John Williams (C) Robert Kropp, Rashad Wittmer, Paul Harmon, Andrew Ryan, Billy Rubin | |
| Subs | Yale | Roy Little (PG), Craig Huffman (SF), Lloyd Oliver (PF), Lloyd Ramsey (C) Mitchel Mosher, Dwight Kessler, Leon Wade, Jeffrey Dillion | |
| 08:51 | Columbia | Michael Webb misses long on a shot from the left side | 52-38 |
| 08:49 | Yale | The rebound goes to Lloyd Oliver | 52-38 |
| 08:25 | Yale | Craig Huffman is called for a charge - foul #2 on Craig Huffman, team foul #5 | 52-38 |
| 08:08 | Columbia | Ron Headen is called for traveling | 52-38 |
| Subs | Columbia | Robert Kropp (PG) Michael Webb | |
| Subs | Yale | David Wannamaker (SG) Todd Allender | |
| 07:46 | Yale | David Wannamaker misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 52-38 |
| 07:44 | Columbia | Ron Headen grabs the board | 52-38 |
| 07:40 | Columbia | Robert Kropp connects on the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from David Yandell | 55-38 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Robert Kropp (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - David Yandell (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Victor Spencer (fresh) PF - Ron Headen (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - John Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Roy Little (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Wannamaker (fresh) SF - Craig Huffman (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Lloyd Oliver (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Lloyd Ramsey (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Yale | Lloyd Oliver misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 55-38 |
| 07:25 | Columbia | Victor Spencer grabs the defensive rebound | 55-38 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 07:04 | Columbia | Victor Spencer comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 55-38 |
| 07:02 | Yale | Craig Huffman pulls down the rebound | 55-38 |
| 06:44 | Yale | Lloyd Oliver makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 55-41 |
| 06:16 | Columbia | David Yandell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 55-41 |
| 06:14 | Yale | The rebound goes to Lloyd Oliver | 55-41 |
| 06:03 | Yale | Lloyd Oliver drills a shot in the paint | 55-43 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 06:00 | Columbia | Columbia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-43 |
| Subs | Columbia | Paul Harmon (SF), Andrew Ryan (PF), Billy Rubin (C) Victor Spencer, Ron Headen, John Williams | |
| Subs | Yale | Mitchel Mosher (SG) David Wannamaker | |
| 05:58 | Columbia | Mitchel Mosher takes the ball from Robert Kropp | 55-43 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 05:39 | Yale | Roy Little is fouled on the floor by Billy Rubin - foul #1 on Billy Rubin, team foul #7 | 55-43 |
| 05:39 | Yale | Roy Little misses the 1st free throw | 55-43 |
| 05:39 | Columbia | Andrew Ryan snags the defensive board | 55-43 |
| 05:21 | Columbia | Lloyd Oliver denies the turnaround by Billy Rubin | 55-43 |
| 05:19 | Columbia | Paul Harmon tips it in | 57-43 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 05:08 | Yale | Mitchel Mosher hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Craig Huffman | 57-46 |
| 04:56 | Columbia | Robert Kropp hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 57-46 |
| 04:55 | Yale | Craig Huffman gets the rebound | 57-46 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 04:42 | Yale | Craig Huffman hits a shot from the right wing set up by Roy Little | 57-48 |
| 04:24 | Columbia | Paul Harmon is denied on a layup by Lloyd Ramsey | 57-48 |
| 04:22 | Yale | Lloyd Oliver gets the rebound | 57-48 |
| 04:00 | Yale | Roy Little clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 57-48 |
| 03:58 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Billy Rubin | 57-48 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:33 | Columbia | David Yandell hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 57-48 |
| 03:31 | Yale | Lloyd Ramsey grabs the board | 57-48 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Robert Kropp (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - David Yandell (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Paul Harmon (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. PF - Andrew Ryan (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Billy Rubin (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Roy Little (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mitchel Mosher (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Craig Huffman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - Lloyd Oliver (fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. C - Lloyd Ramsey (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:15 | Yale | Roy Little hits a jumpshot from the left side | 57-50 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:00 | Columbia | Paul Harmon is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Paul Harmon, team foul #8 | 57-50 |
| Subs | Columbia | Rashad Wittmer (PG), Michael Webb (SG), Ron Headen (SF), John Williams (C) Robert Kropp, David Yandell, Paul Harmon, Billy Rubin | |
| Subs | Yale | Dwight Kessler (SF), Leon Wade (PF), Jeffrey Dillion (C) Craig Huffman, Lloyd Oliver, Lloyd Ramsey | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:58 | Yale | Yale calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-50 |
| Subs | Columbia | Robert Kropp (PG), Paul Harmon (SF) Michael Webb, John Williams | |
| Subs | Yale | Lloyd Oliver (PF) Leon Wade | |
| 02:47 | Yale | Dwight Kessler can't connect on a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Paul Harmon - foul #3 on Paul Harmon, team foul #9 | 57-50 |
| Subs | Columbia | Billy Rubin (C) Ron Headen | |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| 02:47 | Yale | Dwight Kessler makes the 1st free throw | 57-51 |
| 02:47 | Yale | Dwight Kessler makes the 2nd free throw | 57-52 |
| 02:32 | Columbia | Rashad Wittmer misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 57-52 |
| 02:31 | Columbia | Andrew Ryan hits the follow up shot | 59-52 |
| 02:02 | Yale | Rashad Wittmer is called for the reach on Lloyd Oliver - foul #1 on Rashad Wittmer, team foul #10 | 59-52 |
| Subs | Columbia | David Yandell (SG) Rashad Wittmer | |
| Subs | Yale | Craig Huffman (SF), Lloyd Ramsey (C) Dwight Kessler, Jeffrey Dillion | |
| 02:02 | Yale | Lloyd Oliver makes the 1st free throw | 59-53 |
| 02:02 | Yale | Lloyd Oliver makes the 2nd free throw | 59-54 |
| 01:49 | Columbia | Paul Harmon hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint | 59-54 |
| 01:48 | Yale | Lloyd Ramsey snags the defensive board | 59-54 |
| 01:35 | Yale | Roy Little makes the 3pt shot from straight away | 59-57 |
| 01:12 | Columbia | David Yandell makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 62-57 |
| 01:03 | Yale | Roy Little can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 62-57 |
| 01:02 | Yale | Lloyd Oliver tips it back up and in | 62-59 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:41 | Columbia | Andrew Ryan misses short on a 3 from straight away | 62-59 |
| 00:40 | Yale | Lloyd Ramsey grabs the board | 62-59 |
| 00:14 | Yale | Robert Kropp is called for the reach on Roy Little - foul #1 on Robert Kropp, team foul #11 | 62-59 |
| 00:14 | Yale | Roy Little makes the 1st free throw | 62-60 |
| 00:14 | Yale | Roy Little makes the 2nd free throw | 62-61 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:13 | Columbia | Robert Kropp is hacked by Roy Little in the backcourt - foul #1 on Roy Little, team foul #6 | 62-61 |
| 00:11 | Columbia | Robert Kropp is fouled on the floor by Lloyd Oliver - foul #2 on Lloyd Oliver, team foul #7 | 62-61 |
| 00:11 | Columbia | Robert Kropp makes the 1st free throw | 63-61 |
| 00:11 | Columbia | Robert Kropp makes the 2nd free throw | 64-61 |
| 00:02 | Yale | Roy Little can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 64-61 |
| 00:01 | Yale | Mitchel Mosher pulls down the offensive rebound | 64-61 |
| 00:00 | Yale | The clock runs out | 64-61 |