| Lineup | Yale | PG - James Hartstein (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Kesler (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Douglas Vaughn (fresh) PF - Kelly Compton (fresh) 3 pts. C - Daniel Obregon (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Steven Roberts (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Walter Lewis (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Woodrow McCall (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Dale Teague (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Haston (fresh) 8 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cleveland State | Woodrow McCall inbounds the ball | 29-33 |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:45 | Cleveland State | Dale Teague is hacked by James Hartstein - foul #2 on James Hartstein, team foul #1 | 29-33 |
| 19:26 | Cleveland State | Robert Haston hits a jump hook from the left block and the foul's on Daniel Obregon - foul #2 on Daniel Obregon, team foul #2 | 29-35 |
| 19:26 | Cleveland State | Robert Haston makes the free throw | 29-36 |
| 19:11 | Yale | James Kesler clanks a floater in the paint | 29-36 |
| 19:09 | Yale | Douglas Vaughn tips it home | 31-36 |
| 18:52 | Cleveland State | Steven Roberts is fouled on the floor by Douglas Vaughn - foul #1 on Douglas Vaughn, team foul #3 | 31-36 |
| 18:30 | Cleveland State | Robert Haston's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-36 |
| 18:17 | Yale | Douglas Vaughn knocks in the runner in the paint | 33-36 |
| 18:02 | Cleveland State | Robert Haston scores on a jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Steven Roberts | 33-38 |
| 17:58 | Yale | James Kesler travels with the ball | 33-38 |
| 17:48 | Cleveland State | Robert Haston hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Woodrow McCall | 33-41 |
| 17:34 | Yale | Douglas Vaughn misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 33-41 |
| 17:32 | Cleveland State | Steven Roberts snags the defensive board | 33-41 |
| 17:05 | Cleveland State | Robert Haston is whistled for a carry | 33-41 |
| Subs | Yale | James Smith (SF), Joseph Haider (C) Douglas Vaughn, Daniel Obregon | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Tom Plaza (PG), Dana Maxfield (SG), Terry Harris (SF), David Laird (PF), Frank Holman (C) Steven Roberts, Walter Lewis, Woodrow McCall, Dale Teague, Robert Haston | |
| 16:45 | Yale | James Smith is fouled on the floor by Terry Harris - foul #1 on Terry Harris, team foul #1 | 33-41 |
| Subs | Yale | Jeffrey Anderson (PG), Abel Capasso (SG), Ronald Keeton (C) James Hartstein, James Kesler, Kelly Compton | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 16:35 | Yale | James Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-41 |
| 16:20 | Cleveland State | Joseph Haider steps in front of the Tom Plaza pass | 33-41 |
| 16:11 | Yale | Jeffrey Anderson hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane but the foul's on Dana Maxfield - foul #1 on Dana Maxfield, team foul #2 | 33-41 |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Woodrow McCall (SF), Dale Teague (PF) Dana Maxfield, David Laird | |
| 16:11 | Yale | Jeffrey Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 34-41 |
| 16:11 | Yale | Jeffrey Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 35-41 |
| 15:50 | Cleveland State | Terry Harris hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline | 35-41 |
| 15:49 | Yale | Ronald Keeton grabs the defensive rebound | 35-41 |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Jeffrey Anderson (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Abel Capasso (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Smith (fresh) PF - Joseph Haider (fresh) 4 pts. C - Ronald Keeton (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Tom Plaza (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Terry Harris (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Woodrow McCall (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Dale Teague (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Frank Holman (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:34 | Yale | Ronald Keeton is whistled for traveling | 35-41 |
| Subs | Yale | James Hartstein (PG), James Kesler (SG), Douglas Vaughn (SF), Kelly Compton (PF), Daniel Obregon (C) Jeffrey Anderson, Abel Capasso, James Smith, Joseph Haider, Ronald Keeton | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Steven Roberts (PG), Walter Lewis (SG), Robert Haston (C) Tom Plaza, Terry Harris, Frank Holman | |
| 15:18 | Cleveland State | Robert Haston misses short on a floater from the left wing | 35-41 |
| 15:17 | Yale | Daniel Obregon pulls down the rebound | 35-41 |
| 14:53 | Yale | James Kesler hits a 3pt shot from the left corner | 38-41 |
| 14:32 | Cleveland State | Woodrow McCall makes the fadeaway from the left block | 38-43 |
| 14:14 | Yale | Daniel Obregon hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 38-43 |
| 14:12 | Cleveland State | Dale Teague grabs the board | 38-43 |
| 13:50 | Cleveland State | Robert Haston buries a runner in the lane on a nice dish by Steven Roberts and the foul's on Daniel Obregon - foul #3 on Daniel Obregon, team foul #4 | 38-45 |
| Subs | Yale | James Smith (C) Daniel Obregon | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Dana Maxfield (SG), Terry Harris (SF), David Laird (PF) Walter Lewis, Woodrow McCall, Dale Teague | |
| 13:50 | Cleveland State | Robert Haston makes the free throw | 38-46 |
| 13:35 | Yale | Douglas Vaughn can't connect on a turnaround from close range | 38-46 |
| 13:33 | Cleveland State | David Laird pulls down the rebound | 38-46 |
| 13:13 | Cleveland State | Dana Maxfield misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 38-46 |
| 13:11 | Yale | Kelly Compton snags the defensive board | 38-46 |
| 12:47 | Yale | James Hartstein buries a 3 pointer from straight away | 41-46 |
| 12:29 | Cleveland State | Terry Harris scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by David Laird | 41-48 |
| 12:05 | Yale | James Hartstein is fouled on the floor by Robert Haston - foul #1 on Robert Haston, team foul #3 | 41-48 |
| Subs | Yale | Jeffrey Anderson (PG), Abel Capasso (SG), Joseph Haider (PF), Daniel Obregon (C) James Hartstein, James Kesler, Douglas Vaughn, Kelly Compton | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Tom Plaza (PG), Walter Lewis (SG), Woodrow McCall (SF), Dale Teague (PF), Frank Holman (C) Steven Roberts, Dana Maxfield, Terry Harris, David Laird, Robert Haston | |
| 11:53 | Yale | Jeffrey Anderson misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 41-48 |
| 11:52 | Cleveland State | Woodrow McCall gets the rebound | 41-48 |
| 11:34 | Cleveland State | Dale Teague's fadeaway is rejected by Joseph Haider | 41-48 |
| 11:33 | Yale | James Smith snags the defensive board | 41-48 |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Jeffrey Anderson (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Abel Capasso (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Smith (fresh) PF - Joseph Haider (fresh) 4 pts. C - Daniel Obregon (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Tom Plaza (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Walter Lewis (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Woodrow McCall (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Dale Teague (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Frank Holman (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:24 | Yale | Joseph Haider connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Abel Capasso | 43-48 |
| 11:22 | Cleveland State | Jeffrey Anderson is called for the reach on Tom Plaza in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jeffrey Anderson, team foul #5 | 43-48 |
| 11:06 | Cleveland State | Woodrow McCall is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Anderson - foul #2 on Jeffrey Anderson, team foul #6 | 43-48 |
| 11:00 | Cleveland State | Walter Lewis misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-48 |
| 10:58 | Yale | James Smith pulls down the rebound | 43-48 |
| 10:29 | Yale | Daniel Obregon misses short on a floater from the left wing but the foul's on Frank Holman - foul #1 on Frank Holman, team foul #4 | 43-48 |
| Subs | Yale | James Kesler (SG), Alfred Elia (SF) Abel Capasso, James Smith | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Terry Harris (SG) Walter Lewis | |
| 10:29 | Yale | Daniel Obregon misses the 1st free throw | 43-48 |
| 10:29 | Yale | Daniel Obregon misses the 2nd free throw | 43-48 |
| 10:29 | Cleveland State | Dale Teague grabs the board | 43-48 |
| 10:20 | Cleveland State | Alfred Elia picks off the pass by Terry Harris | 43-48 |
| 10:00 | Yale | James Kesler buries a jumper from the right side | 45-48 |
| 09:35 | Cleveland State | Dale Teague misses badly on a turnaround from close range | 45-48 |
| 09:34 | Yale | James Kesler grabs the defensive rebound | 45-48 |
| 09:15 | Yale | Jeffrey Anderson knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing | 48-48 |
| 08:50 | Cleveland State | Tom Plaza misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 48-48 |
| 08:48 | Cleveland State | Frank Holman pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-48 |
| 08:26 | Cleveland State | Terry Harris connects on the shot from just outside the lane | 48-50 |
| 08:18 | Yale | Alfred Elia misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Dale Teague - foul #3 on Dale Teague, team foul #5 | 48-50 |
| Subs | Yale | James Hartstein (PG), Douglas Vaughn (SF), Kelly Compton (PF), James Smith (C) Jeffrey Anderson, James Kesler, Joseph Haider, Daniel Obregon | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Steven Roberts (PG), Walter Lewis (SG), David Laird (PF), Robert Haston (C) Tom Plaza, Woodrow McCall, Dale Teague, Frank Holman | |
| 08:18 | Yale | Alfred Elia misses the 1st free throw | 48-50 |
| 08:18 | Yale | Alfred Elia misses the 2nd free throw | 48-50 |
| 08:18 | Cleveland State | Terry Harris pulls down the rebound | 48-50 |
| 08:16 | Cleveland State | Steven Roberts throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 48-50 |
| Subs | Yale | Abel Capasso (SG) Alfred Elia | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 07:52 | Yale | James Hartstein's pass is intercepted by Walter Lewis | 48-50 |
| 07:40 | Cleveland State | Steven Roberts misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 48-50 |
| 07:39 | Yale | Douglas Vaughn pulls down the rebound | 48-50 |
| 07:35 | Yale | Douglas Vaughn hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range but he's fouled by Steven Roberts - foul #1 on Steven Roberts, team foul #6 | 48-50 |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Dana Maxfield (SF) Terry Harris | |
| 07:35 | Yale | Douglas Vaughn makes the 1st free throw | 49-50 |
| 07:35 | Yale | Douglas Vaughn makes the 2nd free throw | 50-50 |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - James Hartstein (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Abel Capasso (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Douglas Vaughn (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kelly Compton (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - James Smith (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Steven Roberts (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Walter Lewis (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dana Maxfield (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Laird (fresh) C - Robert Haston (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:16 | Cleveland State | Walter Lewis's dunk attempt is rejected by James Smith | 50-50 |
| 07:15 | Cleveland State | Walter Lewis pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-50 |
| 06:59 | Cleveland State | Steven Roberts clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 50-50 |
| 06:58 | Cleveland State | Dana Maxfield gets the offensive rebound | 50-50 |
| 06:40 | Cleveland State | David Laird misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 50-50 |
| 06:38 | Cleveland State | Dana Maxfield tips it home | 50-52 |
| 06:22 | Yale | James Smith is fouled on the floor by Dana Maxfield - foul #2 on Dana Maxfield, team foul #7 | 50-52 |
| Subs | Yale | James Kesler (SG) Abel Capasso | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Woodrow McCall (SF), Dale Teague (PF) Dana Maxfield, David Laird | |
| 06:22 | Yale | James Smith misses the 1st free throw | 50-52 |
| 06:22 | Cleveland State | Robert Haston grabs the board | 50-52 |
| 06:06 | Cleveland State | Woodrow McCall hits a fadeaway from the left block | 50-54 |
| 05:58 | Yale | James Kesler hits the finger roll | 52-54 |
| 05:54 | Cleveland State | Walter Lewis misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 52-54 |
| 05:53 | Yale | Kelly Compton grabs the defensive rebound | 52-54 |
| 05:39 | Yale | James Smith dunks the ball on a nice dish by James Hartstein | 54-54 |
| 05:22 | Cleveland State | Woodrow McCall comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 54-54 |
| 05:21 | Cleveland State | Steven Roberts hits the follow up shot | 54-56 |
| 05:12 | Yale | James Kesler misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 54-56 |
| 05:10 | Cleveland State | Woodrow McCall pulls down the rebound | 54-56 |
| 04:53 | Cleveland State | James Smith steals the ball from Steven Roberts | 54-56 |
| 04:26 | Yale | James Smith buries a jump hook from the baseline | 56-56 |
| 04:09 | Cleveland State | Woodrow McCall comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 56-56 |
| 04:07 | Yale | Kelly Compton pulls down the rebound | 56-56 |
| 03:51 | Yale | James Hartstein misses badly on a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Steven Roberts - foul #2 on Steven Roberts, team foul #8 | 56-56 |
| Subs | Yale | Jeffrey Anderson (SF), Joseph Haider (PF), Daniel Obregon (C) Douglas Vaughn, Kelly Compton, James Smith | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Tom Plaza (PG), Dana Maxfield (SG), Terry Harris (SF), David Laird (PF), Frank Holman (C) Steven Roberts, Walter Lewis, Woodrow McCall, Dale Teague, Robert Haston | |
| 03:51 | Yale | James Hartstein makes the 1st free throw | 57-56 |
| 03:51 | Yale | James Hartstein makes the 2nd free throw | 58-56 |
| 03:40 | Cleveland State | Terry Harris misses badly on a shot in the lane | 58-56 |
| 03:39 | Yale | Joseph Haider pulls down the rebound | 58-56 |
| 03:33 | Yale | Jeffrey Anderson misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 58-56 |
| 03:31 | Yale | Daniel Obregon tips it but misses | 58-56 |
| 03:30 | Cleveland State | Tom Plaza gets the rebound | 58-56 |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - James Hartstein (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Kesler (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeffrey Anderson (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - Joseph Haider (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Daniel Obregon (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Tom Plaza (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dana Maxfield (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. SF - Terry Harris (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Laird (fresh) C - Frank Holman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:08 | Cleveland State | Frank Holman can't connect on a shot in the lane but he's fouled by Joseph Haider - foul #3 on Joseph Haider, team foul #7 | 58-56 |
| Subs | Yale | Abel Capasso (SG), Alfred Elia (SF) James Hartstein, James Kesler | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 03:08 | Cleveland State | Frank Holman makes the 1st free throw | 58-57 |
| 03:08 | Cleveland State | Frank Holman makes the 2nd free throw | 58-58 |
| 02:56 | Yale | Jeffrey Anderson knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Alfred Elia | 61-58 |
| 02:56 | Cleveland State | Cleveland State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-58 |
| Subs | Yale | James Kesler (SG), Douglas Vaughn (SF), Kelly Compton (PF) Abel Capasso, Alfred Elia, Joseph Haider | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Steven Roberts (PG), Woodrow McCall (SF), Dale Teague (PF) Tom Plaza, Dana Maxfield, David Laird | |
| 02:32 | Cleveland State | Terry Harris connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Steven Roberts | 61-61 |
| 02:17 | Yale | Douglas Vaughn loses the dribble to Woodrow McCall | 61-61 |
| 02:14 | Cleveland State | Terry Harris hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Woodrow McCall | 61-63 |
| 01:52 | Yale | James Kesler drills a 3 from the left wing | 64-63 |
| 01:52 | Cleveland State | Cleveland State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 64-63 |
| Subs | Yale | James Hartstein (PG) Jeffrey Anderson | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Walter Lewis (SG), Robert Haston (C) Terry Harris, Frank Holman | |
| 01:31 | Cleveland State | Douglas Vaughn is called for the reach on Steven Roberts - foul #2 on Douglas Vaughn, team foul #8 | 64-63 |
| 01:31 | Cleveland State | Steven Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 64-64 |
| 01:31 | Cleveland State | Steven Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 64-65 |
| 01:20 | Yale | James Hartstein misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 64-65 |
| 01:19 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Woodrow McCall | 64-65 |
| 00:55 | Cleveland State | Walter Lewis is fouled on the floor by James Kesler - foul #1 on James Kesler, team foul #9 | 64-65 |
| 00:55 | Cleveland State | Walter Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 64-66 |
| 00:55 | Cleveland State | Walter Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 64-67 |
| 00:41 | Yale | James Hartstein clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 64-67 |
| 00:40 | Cleveland State | Steven Roberts pulls down the rebound | 64-67 |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:13 | Cleveland State | Steven Roberts scores on a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Woodrow McCall | 64-69 |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:05 | Yale | James Kesler can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 64-69 |
| 00:04 | Yale | Kelly Compton gets the offensive rebound | 64-69 |
| 00:02 | Yale | James Hartstein misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 64-69 |
| 00:01 | Cleveland State | Dale Teague grabs the board | 64-69 |
| 00:00 | Cleveland State | Dale Teague runs out the clock | 64-69 |