| Lineup | BYU | PG - Michael Guthrie (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Robert Smith (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Alvin Haines (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. PF - Keith Moncada (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Philip Chandler (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - John Bentley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Stevenson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Stanley (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Glenn Lawrence (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Thornsberry (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | BYU | Alvin Haines inbounds the ball | 33-31 |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:40 | BYU | Alvin Haines can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 33-31 |
| 19:38 | BYU | Keith Moncada tips it but misses | 33-31 |
| 19:37 | Columbia | Richard Stanley snags the defensive board | 33-31 |
| 19:25 | Columbia | John Bentley misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 33-31 |
| 19:23 | BYU | Keith Moncada pulls down the rebound | 33-31 |
| 19:06 | BYU | Alvin Haines can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 33-31 |
| 19:05 | Columbia | Glenn Lawrence gets the rebound | 33-31 |
| 18:57 | Columbia | Keith Moncada picks off the pass by Glenn Lawrence | 33-31 |
| 18:34 | BYU | Keith Moncada misses the floater from the right block but he's hacked by Joseph Thornsberry - foul #3 on Joseph Thornsberry, team foul #1 | 33-31 |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| Subs | Columbia | John Weise (C) Joseph Thornsberry | |
| 18:34 | BYU | Keith Moncada misses the 1st free throw | 33-31 |
| 18:34 | BYU | Keith Moncada misses the 2nd free throw | 33-31 |
| 18:34 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Glenn Lawrence | 33-31 |
| 18:23 | Columbia | John Weise buries a shot from the right wing | 33-33 |
| 17:54 | BYU | Michael Guthrie buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Alvin Haines | 36-33 |
| 17:47 | Columbia | Philip Chandler denies the turnaround by Glenn Lawrence | 36-33 |
| 17:46 | BYU | Keith Moncada snags the defensive board | 36-33 |
| 17:41 | BYU | Michael Guthrie can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 36-33 |
| 17:40 | BYU | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Smith | 36-33 |
| 17:31 | BYU | Keith Moncada comes up short on the jumper in the lane | 36-33 |
| 17:30 | BYU | Keith Moncada tips it back up and in | 38-33 |
| 17:18 | Columbia | John Weise knocks in the 3 from the left wing set up by John Bentley | 38-36 |
| 16:58 | BYU | Alvin Haines makes the 3 from the right corner set up by Michael Guthrie | 41-36 |
| 16:39 | Columbia | Larry Stevenson misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 41-36 |
| 16:37 | BYU | Philip Chandler snags the defensive board | 41-36 |
| 16:32 | BYU | Robert Smith can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 41-36 |
| 16:31 | Columbia | Richard Stanley gets the rebound | 41-36 |
| 16:09 | Columbia | John Bentley misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 41-36 |
| 16:08 | BYU | Philip Chandler grabs the board | 41-36 |
| 16:03 | BYU | Michael Guthrie comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 41-36 |
| 16:02 | Columbia | Larry Stevenson grabs the defensive rebound | 41-36 |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Michael Guthrie (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Smith (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SF - Alvin Haines (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. PF - Keith Moncada (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 10 reb. C - Philip Chandler (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - John Bentley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Larry Stevenson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Stanley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Glenn Lawrence (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - John Weise (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Columbia | Richard Stanley is fouled on the floor by Alvin Haines - foul #1 on Alvin Haines, team foul #1 | 41-36 |
| Subs | BYU | Paul Bennett (PG), Joseph Holt (SG), Robert Campbell (SF), Stanley West (PF), Clifton Warren (C) Michael Guthrie, Robert Smith, Alvin Haines, Keith Moncada, Philip Chandler | |
| Subs | Columbia | Hal Rozier (PG), Charles Damiano (SG), Jerry Trueblood (SF), John Lawrence (PF), Joseph Thornsberry (C) John Bentley, Larry Stevenson, Richard Stanley, Glenn Lawrence, John Weise | |
| 15:32 | Columbia | Charles Damiano can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Paul Bennett - foul #2 on Paul Bennett, team foul #2 | 41-36 |
| 15:32 | Columbia | Charles Damiano makes the 1st free throw | 41-37 |
| 15:32 | Columbia | Charles Damiano misses the 2nd free throw | 41-37 |
| 15:32 | BYU | Stanley West grabs the board | 41-37 |
| 15:07 | BYU | Joseph Holt scores on a turnaround near the basket | 43-37 |
| 14:38 | Columbia | John Lawrence is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on John Lawrence, team foul #2 | 43-37 |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| Subs | Columbia | John Weise (SF) Hal Rozier | |
| 14:14 | BYU | Clifton Warren is hacked by Joseph Thornsberry - foul #4 on Joseph Thornsberry, team foul #3 | 43-37 |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Hal Rozier (PG) Joseph Thornsberry | |
| 13:59 | BYU | Joseph Holt hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-37 |
| 13:58 | BYU | Robert Campbell tips it but misses | 43-37 |
| 13:57 | Columbia | Hal Rozier snags the defensive board | 43-37 |
| 13:42 | Columbia | Jerry Trueblood comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 43-37 |
| 13:41 | BYU | Stanley West pulls down the rebound | 43-37 |
| 13:37 | BYU | Robert Campbell clanks a 3 from the left wing | 43-37 |
| 13:35 | Columbia | John Weise snags the defensive board | 43-37 |
| 13:15 | Columbia | John Weise makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Charles Damiano | 43-40 |
| 13:05 | BYU | Robert Campbell clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 43-40 |
| 13:03 | Columbia | John Lawrence snags the defensive board | 43-40 |
| 12:47 | Columbia | John Weise's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-40 |
| Subs | BYU | Jan Royal (PG), Robert Smith (SG), Alvin Haines (SF), Keith Moncada (PF), Philip Chandler (C) Paul Bennett, Joseph Holt, Robert Campbell, Stanley West, Clifton Warren | |
| Subs | Columbia | John Bentley (PG), Larry Stevenson (SG), Richard Stanley (SF), Glenn Lawrence (PF), Robert Reed (C) Hal Rozier, Charles Damiano, Jerry Trueblood, John Weise, John Lawrence | |
| 12:35 | BYU | Jan Royal buries a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Robert Smith | 45-40 |
| 12:19 | Columbia | Glenn Lawrence misses the driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Keith Moncada - foul #1 on Keith Moncada, team foul #3 | 45-40 |
| Subs | BYU | Michael Guthrie (PG) Jan Royal | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 12:19 | Columbia | Glenn Lawrence makes the 1st free throw | 45-41 |
| 12:19 | Columbia | Glenn Lawrence makes the 2nd free throw | 45-42 |
| 11:50 | BYU | A charge is called on Robert Smith - foul #3 on Robert Smith, team foul #4 | 45-42 |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Michael Guthrie (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Smith (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Alvin Haines (fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. PF - Keith Moncada (fresh) 6 pts. 10 reb. C - Philip Chandler (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - John Bentley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Larry Stevenson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Stanley (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Glenn Lawrence (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Reed (fresh) | |
| 11:30 | Columbia | Keith Moncada steals the ball from Richard Stanley | 45-42 |
| 11:14 | BYU | Larry Stevenson is called for the reach on Keith Moncada - foul #3 on Larry Stevenson, team foul #4 | 45-42 |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| Subs | Columbia | John Weise (C) Robert Reed | |
| 11:02 | BYU | Larry Stevenson is called for the reach on Robert Smith - foul #4 on Larry Stevenson, team foul #5 | 45-42 |
| Subs | BYU | Paul Bennett (PG) Michael Guthrie | |
| Subs | Columbia | Charles Damiano (SG) Larry Stevenson | |
| 10:50 | BYU | Richard Stanley steps in front of the Paul Bennett pass | 45-42 |
| 10:38 | Columbia | Richard Stanley knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 45-45 |
| 10:33 | BYU | Alvin Haines can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 45-45 |
| 10:32 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Charles Damiano | 45-45 |
| 10:27 | Columbia | John Bentley misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 45-45 |
| 10:26 | BYU | Keith Moncada grabs the defensive rebound | 45-45 |
| 10:21 | BYU | Paul Bennett hits a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Robert Smith | 48-45 |
| 09:56 | Columbia | John Bentley misses the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Robert Smith - foul #4 on Robert Smith, team foul #5 | 48-45 |
| Subs | BYU | Joseph Holt (SG), Robert Campbell (SF), Stanley West (PF), Clifton Warren (C) Robert Smith, Alvin Haines, Keith Moncada, Philip Chandler | |
| Subs | Columbia | John Lawrence (C) Richard Stanley | |
| 09:56 | Columbia | John Bentley makes the 1st free throw | 48-46 |
| 09:56 | Columbia | John Bentley makes the 2nd free throw | 48-47 |
| 09:39 | BYU | Joseph Holt's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-47 |
| Subs | BYU | Michael Guthrie (PG) Paul Bennett | |
| Subs | Columbia | Hal Rozier (PG), Jerry Trueblood (SG), Robert Reed (C) John Bentley, Charles Damiano, Glenn Lawrence | |
| 09:25 | Columbia | Jerry Trueblood hits a 3 from the left wing | 48-50 |
| 09:11 | BYU | Robert Reed denies the turnaround by Stanley West | 48-50 |
| 09:10 | BYU | Joseph Holt pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-50 |
| 08:51 | BYU | John Lawrence denies the turnaround by Joseph Holt | 48-50 |
| 08:49 | Columbia | Robert Reed grabs the board | 48-50 |
| 08:24 | Columbia | John Weise misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 48-50 |
| 08:22 | BYU | Clifton Warren snags the defensive board | 48-50 |
| 08:05 | BYU | Joseph Holt misses the floater from the free throw line | 48-50 |
| 08:04 | Columbia | Robert Reed snags the defensive board | 48-50 |
| 07:46 | Columbia | Hal Rozier misses short on a jump hook from the right block | 48-50 |
| 07:44 | Columbia | Jerry Trueblood grabs the offensive rebound | 48-50 |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Michael Guthrie (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joseph Holt (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. SF - Robert Campbell (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Stanley West (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Clifton Warren (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Hal Rozier (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jerry Trueblood (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. SF - John Weise (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. PF - John Lawrence (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Reed (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Columbia | Jerry Trueblood's floater is knocked away by Joseph Holt | 48-50 |
| 07:29 | BYU | Stanley West gets the rebound | 48-50 |
| 07:22 | BYU | Robert Campbell comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 48-50 |
| 07:20 | Columbia | The rebound goes to John Lawrence | 48-50 |
| 07:01 | Columbia | Robert Reed clanks a driving attempt in the paint | 48-50 |
| 07:00 | BYU | The rebound goes to Robert Campbell | 48-50 |
| 06:55 | BYU | Robert Reed denies the turnaround by Robert Campbell | 48-50 |
| 06:53 | Columbia | Robert Reed grabs the board | 48-50 |
| 06:46 | Columbia | Hal Rozier is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Hal Rozier, team foul #6 | 48-50 |
| Subs | BYU | Paul Bennett (PG), Robert Smith (SG), Alvin Haines (SF), Keith Moncada (PF), Philip Chandler (C) Michael Guthrie, Joseph Holt, Robert Campbell, Stanley West, Clifton Warren | |
| Subs | Columbia | John Bentley (PG), Larry Stevenson (SG), Richard Stanley (SF), Glenn Lawrence (PF), Joseph Thornsberry (C) Hal Rozier, Jerry Trueblood, John Weise, John Lawrence, Robert Reed | |
| 06:29 | BYU | Philip Chandler is whistled for a carry | 48-50 |
| 06:12 | Columbia | Glenn Lawrence misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 48-50 |
| 06:11 | BYU | The rebound goes to Keith Moncada | 48-50 |
| 06:07 | BYU | Robert Smith connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Paul Bennett | 51-50 |
| 05:56 | Columbia | Richard Stanley can't connect on a shot from the baseline | 51-50 |
| 05:54 | Columbia | Richard Stanley tips it in | 51-52 |
| 05:37 | BYU | Glenn Lawrence swats the shot by Alvin Haines | 51-52 |
| 05:36 | Columbia | John Bentley gets the rebound | 51-52 |
| 05:30 | Columbia | Richard Stanley scores on a turnaround in the paint set up by John Bentley and he's fouled by Philip Chandler - foul #2 on Philip Chandler, team foul #6 | 51-54 |
| 05:30 | Columbia | Richard Stanley makes the free throw | 51-55 |
| 05:15 | BYU | Keith Moncada lays it up and in on a nice dish by Alvin Haines | 53-55 |
| 04:56 | Columbia | Joseph Thornsberry hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane | 53-55 |
| 04:55 | Columbia | Larry Stevenson grabs the offensive board | 53-55 |
| 04:46 | Columbia | Glenn Lawrence hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 53-55 |
| 04:44 | BYU | Keith Moncada gets the rebound | 53-55 |
| 04:38 | BYU | Philip Chandler buries a driving attempt from close range and the foul's on Joseph Thornsberry - foul #5 on Joseph Thornsberry, team foul #7 | 55-55 |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| Subs | Columbia | John Lawrence (C) Joseph Thornsberry | |
| 04:38 | BYU | Philip Chandler makes the free throw | 56-55 |
| 04:22 | Columbia | John Lawrence hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range but the foul's on Philip Chandler - foul #3 on Philip Chandler, team foul #7 | 56-55 |
| Subs | BYU | Robert Campbell (SF) Alvin Haines | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 04:22 | Columbia | John Lawrence makes the 1st free throw | 56-56 |
| 04:22 | Columbia | John Lawrence misses the 2nd free throw | 56-56 |
| 04:22 | BYU | The rebound goes to Robert Smith | 56-56 |
| 04:13 | BYU | Philip Chandler banks in the layup and he's hacked by John Lawrence - foul #3 on John Lawrence, team foul #8 | 58-56 |
| Subs | BYU | Joseph Holt (SG) Robert Smith | |
| Subs | Columbia | Charles Damiano (PG) John Bentley | |
| 04:13 | BYU | Philip Chandler makes the free throw | 59-56 |
| 03:56 | Columbia | Richard Stanley connects on the turnaround from the left block | 59-58 |
| 03:36 | BYU | Paul Bennett misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 59-58 |
| 03:35 | Columbia | Glenn Lawrence grabs the defensive rebound | 59-58 |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Paul Bennett (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Joseph Holt (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. SF - Robert Campbell (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Keith Moncada (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 13 reb. 2 stl. C - Philip Chandler (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Charles Damiano (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Stevenson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Richard Stanley (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. PF - Glenn Lawrence (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - John Lawrence (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:16 | Columbia | Glenn Lawrence drills a floater from the left block | 59-60 |
| 02:59 | BYU | Robert Campbell connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 62-60 |
| 02:59 | Columbia | Columbia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-60 |
| Subs | BYU | Michael Guthrie (PG), Robert Smith (SG), Alvin Haines (SF) Paul Bennett, Joseph Holt, Robert Campbell | |
| Subs | Columbia | John Bentley (PG), John Weise (C) Charles Damiano, John Lawrence | |
| 02:41 | Columbia | John Weise misses long on a 3 from straight away | 62-60 |
| 02:39 | BYU | Keith Moncada snags the defensive board | 62-60 |
| 02:34 | BYU | Alvin Haines is fouled on the floor by John Weise - foul #2 on John Weise, team foul #9 | 62-60 |
| 02:34 | BYU | Alvin Haines makes the 1st free throw | 63-60 |
| 02:34 | BYU | Alvin Haines makes the 2nd free throw | 64-60 |
| 02:23 | Columbia | Glenn Lawrence misses the runner near the basket | 64-60 |
| 02:21 | BYU | Keith Moncada pulls down the rebound | 64-60 |
| 02:15 | BYU | Michael Guthrie misses the jumper from the right side | 64-60 |
| 02:13 | BYU | Philip Chandler snags the offensive board | 64-60 |
| 01:52 | BYU | Keith Moncada connects on the driving attempt near the basket set up by Alvin Haines | 66-60 |
| 01:27 | Columbia | Glenn Lawrence knocks in the turnaround near the basket set up by Larry Stevenson | 66-62 |
| 01:16 | BYU | Philip Chandler can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 66-62 |
| 01:15 | Columbia | Richard Stanley grabs the defensive rebound | 66-62 |
| 01:10 | Columbia | Larry Stevenson makes the jumper from the free throw line | 66-64 |
| 01:05 | BYU | John Weise swats the shot by Michael Guthrie | 66-64 |
| 01:03 | Columbia | John Weise pulls down the rebound | 66-64 |
| 00:43 | Columbia | Philip Chandler blocks the short jumper by Glenn Lawrence | 66-64 |
| 00:42 | Columbia | Richard Stanley tips it in | 66-66 |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:35 | BYU | Keith Moncada clanks a jumper from close range | 66-66 |
| 00:34 | Columbia | Richard Stanley grabs the defensive rebound | 66-66 |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:11 | Columbia | John Weise comes up short on the shot from the right side but he's hacked by Robert Smith - foul #5 on Robert Smith, team foul #8 | 66-66 |
| Subs | BYU | Joseph Holt (SG) Robert Smith | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 00:11 | Columbia | John Weise misses the 1st free throw | 66-66 |
| 00:11 | Columbia | John Weise makes the 2nd free throw | 66-67 |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:01 | BYU | Michael Guthrie misses badly on a turnaround from close range | 66-67 |
| 00:00 | BYU | The offensive rebound goes to Alvin Haines | 66-67 |