| Lineup | Columbia | PG - John Bentley (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Stevenson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Richard Stanley (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Glenn Lawrence (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph Thornsberry (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Von Zbell (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Richard Richards (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Xing-Fu Chu (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Cortez Gonzalez (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - John Hoyle (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Columbia | Richard Stanley inbounds the ball | 24-33 |
| 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 (-2) | |
| 19:38 | Columbia | Richard Stanley can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint | 24-33 |
| 19:36 | Columbia | Richard Stanley tips it in | 26-33 |
| 19:15 | Yale | Richard Richards misses the driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Glenn Lawrence - foul #2 on Glenn Lawrence, team foul #1 | 26-33 |
| 19:15 | Yale | Richard Richards makes the 1st free throw | 26-34 |
| 19:15 | Yale | Richard Richards makes the 2nd free throw | 26-35 |
| 18:55 | Columbia | Glenn Lawrence comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 26-35 |
| 18:53 | Yale | The rebound goes to Von Zbell | 26-35 |
| 18:48 | Yale | Von Zbell misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 26-35 |
| 18:46 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Richard Stanley | 26-35 |
| 18:18 | Columbia | John Hoyle denies the turnaround by Joseph Thornsberry | 26-35 |
| 18:16 | Columbia | Glenn Lawrence tips it home | 28-35 |
| 18:01 | Yale | Cortez Gonzalez blows the layup but he's fouled by Richard Stanley - foul #2 on Richard Stanley, team foul #2 | 28-35 |
| 18:01 | Yale | Cortez Gonzalez makes the 1st free throw | 28-36 |
| 18:01 | Yale | Cortez Gonzalez misses the 2nd free throw | 28-36 |
| 18:01 | Columbia | Joseph Thornsberry grabs the defensive rebound | 28-36 |
| 17:35 | Columbia | Larry Stevenson misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 28-36 |
| 17:34 | Yale | Cortez Gonzalez grabs the board | 28-36 |
| 17:12 | Yale | John Hoyle's pass is intercepted by Richard Stanley | 28-36 |
| 17:05 | Columbia | Glenn Lawrence hits the finger roll | 30-36 |
| 16:45 | Yale | Von Zbell's floater is knocked away by Glenn Lawrence | 30-36 |
| 16:44 | Columbia | Richard Stanley pulls down the rebound | 30-36 |
| 16:31 | Columbia | Joseph Thornsberry throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-36 |
| Subs | Columbia | Charles Damiano (PG), Jerry Trueblood (SG), John Weise (SF), John Lawrence (C) John Bentley, Larry Stevenson, Richard Stanley, Joseph Thornsberry | |
| Subs | Yale | Pablo Hernandez (SG), Michael Reed (PF), Reginald Dodge (C) Richard Richards, Cortez Gonzalez, John Hoyle | |
| 16:10 | Yale | Xing-Fu Chu hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane | 30-36 |
| 16:09 | Columbia | John Lawrence grabs the board | 30-36 |
| 15:52 | Columbia | John Lawrence clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Reginald Dodge - foul #1 on Reginald Dodge, team foul #1 | 30-36 |
| Subs | Columbia | Hal Rozier (PG) Glenn Lawrence | |
| Subs | Yale | Ivan Czapiewski (SF) Xing-Fu Chu | |
| 15:52 | Columbia | John Lawrence makes the 1st free throw | 31-36 |
| 15:52 | Columbia | John Lawrence makes the 2nd free throw | 32-36 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Hal Rozier (fresh) SG - Charles Damiano (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Jerry Trueblood (fresh) PF - John Lawrence (fresh) 4 pts. C - John Weise (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Von Zbell (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Pablo Hernandez (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ivan Czapiewski (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Michael Reed (fresh) C - Reginald Dodge (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Yale | Ivan Czapiewski connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Von Zbell | 32-38 |
| 15:14 | Columbia | Hal Rozier knocks in the jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Jerry Trueblood | 34-38 |
| 14:52 | Yale | Ivan Czapiewski misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 34-38 |
| 14:51 | Columbia | John Weise grabs the board | 34-38 |
| 14:42 | Columbia | John Lawrence misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 34-38 |
| 14:41 | Columbia | Jerry Trueblood misses the tip | 34-38 |
| 14:40 | Yale | Michael Reed snags the defensive board | 34-38 |
| 14:25 | Yale | Michael Reed comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 34-38 |
| 14:23 | Yale | Pablo Hernandez tips it home | 34-40 |
| 14:01 | Columbia | Hal Rozier can't connect on a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Von Zbell - foul #2 on Von Zbell, team foul #2 | 34-40 |
| Subs | Columbia | Larry Stevenson (SG), Richard Stanley (SF), Glenn Lawrence (PF), Joseph Thornsberry (C) Charles Damiano, Jerry Trueblood, John Lawrence, John Weise | |
| Subs | Yale | Richard Richards (SG), Xing-Fu Chu (SF), Cortez Gonzalez (PF), John Hoyle (C) Von Zbell, Ivan Czapiewski, Michael Reed, Reginald Dodge | |
| 14:01 | Columbia | Hal Rozier makes the 1st free throw | 35-40 |
| 14:01 | Columbia | Hal Rozier misses the 2nd free throw | 35-40 |
| 14:01 | Yale | John Hoyle gets the rebound | 35-40 |
| 13:55 | Yale | Cortez Gonzalez loses the ball out of bounds | 35-40 |
| Subs | Columbia | John Bentley (PG) Hal Rozier | |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| 13:48 | Columbia | Larry Stevenson makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from John Bentley | 38-40 |
| 13:34 | Yale | Richard Richards knocks in the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Pablo Hernandez | 38-42 |
| 13:13 | Columbia | Larry Stevenson can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 38-42 |
| 13:11 | Yale | Xing-Fu Chu grabs the board | 38-42 |
| 12:55 | Yale | Cortez Gonzalez hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane | 38-42 |
| 12:54 | Columbia | Larry Stevenson grabs the board | 38-42 |
| 12:36 | Columbia | Glenn Lawrence knocks in the 3 from the right wing set up by John Bentley | 41-42 |
| 12:15 | Yale | Richard Richards makes the 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-45 |
| 11:51 | Columbia | John Bentley knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away | 44-45 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - John Bentley (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Larry Stevenson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - Richard Stanley (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Glenn Lawrence (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Joseph Thornsberry (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Pablo Hernandez (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Richards (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Xing-Fu Chu (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Cortez Gonzalez (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - John Hoyle (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 11:31 | Yale | Pablo Hernandez scores on a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Xing-Fu Chu | 44-47 |
| 11:10 | Columbia | Larry Stevenson buries a 3 pointer from straight away set up by John Bentley | 47-47 |
| 10:41 | Yale | Pablo Hernandez misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 47-47 |
| 10:39 | Columbia | Richard Stanley pulls down the rebound | 47-47 |
| 10:35 | Columbia | Larry Stevenson buries a jumpshot from the right side set up by John Bentley | 49-47 |
| 10:15 | Yale | John Hoyle is hacked by John Bentley - foul #1 on John Bentley, team foul #3 | 49-47 |
| Subs | Columbia | Hal Rozier (PG), Charles Damiano (SG), Jerry Trueblood (SF), John Weise (PF), John Lawrence (C) John Bentley, Larry Stevenson, Richard Stanley, Glenn Lawrence, Joseph Thornsberry | |
| Subs | Yale | Von Zbell (PG), Kopano Abdeldayen (SG), Ivan Czapiewski (SF), Michael Reed (PF), Reginald Dodge (C) Pablo Hernandez, Richard Richards, Xing-Fu Chu, Cortez Gonzalez, John Hoyle | |
| 09:53 | Yale | Von Zbell knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Ivan Czapiewski | 49-50 |
| 09:40 | Columbia | Jerry Trueblood makes the 3pt shot from the right corner | 52-50 |
| 09:36 | Yale | Ivan Czapiewski can't finish the layup | 52-50 |
| 09:34 | Yale | Michael Reed snags the offensive board | 52-50 |
| 09:18 | Yale | Jerry Trueblood is called for the reach on Von Zbell - foul #1 on Jerry Trueblood, team foul #4 | 52-50 |
| Subs | Columbia | Glenn Lawrence (PF) Hal Rozier | |
| Subs | Yale | Xing-Fu Chu (SF) Kopano Abdeldayen | |
| 09:01 | Yale | Xing-Fu Chu misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 52-50 |
| 08:59 | Yale | Ivan Czapiewski tips it but misses | 52-50 |
| 08:57 | Columbia | John Weise pulls down the rebound | 52-50 |
| 08:44 | Columbia | John Lawrence misses badly on a shot near the basket but he's fouled by Michael Reed - foul #2 on Michael Reed, team foul #3 | 52-50 |
| Subs | Columbia | John Bentley (PG), Larry Stevenson (SG), Richard Stanley (SF) Charles Damiano, Jerry Trueblood, John Weise | |
| Subs | Yale | Richard Richards (SG), Cortez Gonzalez (PF), John Hoyle (C) Ivan Czapiewski, Michael Reed, Reginald Dodge | |
| 08:44 | Columbia | John Lawrence misses the 1st free throw | 52-50 |
| 08:44 | Columbia | John Lawrence makes the 2nd free throw | 53-50 |
| 08:27 | Yale | John Hoyle hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Von Zbell | 53-52 |
| 08:11 | Columbia | Larry Stevenson misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 53-52 |
| 08:10 | Columbia | Glenn Lawrence gets the offensive rebound | 53-52 |
| 07:54 | Columbia | John Lawrence makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by John Bentley | 56-52 |
| 07:41 | Yale | Von Zbell clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 56-52 |
| 07:40 | Columbia | John Lawrence grabs the defensive rebound | 56-52 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - John Bentley (fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. SG - Larry Stevenson (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. SF - Richard Stanley (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Glenn Lawrence (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - John Lawrence (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Von Zbell (fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. SG - Richard Richards (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Xing-Fu Chu (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Cortez Gonzalez (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - John Hoyle (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 07:34 | Columbia | Larry Stevenson misses short on a shot from the baseline | 56-52 |
| 07:33 | Columbia | Glenn Lawrence tips it in | 58-52 |
| 07:25 | Yale | Xing-Fu Chu comes up short on the floater from the right side but he's fouled by Glenn Lawrence - foul #3 on Glenn Lawrence, team foul #5 | 58-52 |
| Subs | Columbia | John Weise (PF), Joseph Thornsberry (C) Glenn Lawrence, John Lawrence | |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| 07:25 | Yale | Xing-Fu Chu makes the 1st free throw | 58-53 |
| 07:25 | Yale | Xing-Fu Chu misses the 2nd free throw | 58-53 |
| 07:25 | Columbia | John Weise grabs the defensive rebound | 58-53 |
| 07:13 | Columbia | Larry Stevenson misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 58-53 |
| 07:11 | Yale | The rebound goes to John Hoyle | 58-53 |
| 06:53 | Yale | Richard Richards hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 58-53 |
| 06:52 | Columbia | The rebound goes to John Weise | 58-53 |
| 06:23 | Columbia | Richard Richards denies the turnaround by Richard Stanley | 58-53 |
| 06:21 | Yale | John Hoyle grabs the defensive rebound | 58-53 |
| 06:04 | Yale | Cortez Gonzalez misses the lay-in | 58-53 |
| 06:03 | Columbia | Larry Stevenson snags the defensive board | 58-53 |
| 05:46 | Columbia | John Bentley misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 58-53 |
| 05:45 | Yale | Cortez Gonzalez grabs the defensive rebound | 58-53 |
| 05:39 | Yale | Cortez Gonzalez misses the floater from the right block | 58-53 |
| 05:37 | Yale | Xing-Fu Chu snags the offensive board | 58-53 |
| 05:17 | Yale | Von Zbell dunks the ball on a nice dish by John Hoyle | 58-55 |
| 04:52 | Columbia | John Weise misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 58-55 |
| 04:50 | Yale | Richard Richards gets the rebound | 58-55 |
| 04:29 | Yale | Richard Richards drills a floater in the lane on a great pass from Von Zbell | 58-57 |
| 04:18 | Columbia | John Weise is called for traveling | 58-57 |
| Subs | Columbia | Hal Rozier (PG), Charles Damiano (SG), Jerry Trueblood (SF), Glenn Lawrence (PF), John Lawrence (C) John Bentley, Larry Stevenson, Richard Stanley, John Weise, Joseph Thornsberry | |
| Subs | Yale | Kopano Abdeldayen (PG), Pablo Hernandez (SG), Ivan Czapiewski (SF), Michael Reed (PF), Reginald Dodge (C) Von Zbell, Richard Richards, Xing-Fu Chu, Cortez Gonzalez, John Hoyle | |
| 04:03 | Yale | Ivan Czapiewski is whistled for a carry | 58-57 |
| 03:51 | Columbia | Charles Damiano can't connect on a floater from the right side | 58-57 |
| 03:50 | Yale | Reginald Dodge pulls down the rebound | 58-57 |
| 03:43 | Yale | Reginald Dodge can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 58-57 |
| 03:41 | Yale | Ivan Czapiewski snags the offensive board | 58-57 |
| 03:33 | Yale | Reginald Dodge is whistled for traveling | 58-57 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Hal Rozier (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Charles Damiano (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Jerry Trueblood (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Glenn Lawrence (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - John Lawrence (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Kopano Abdeldayen (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Pablo Hernandez (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ivan Czapiewski (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Michael Reed (fresh) 2 reb. C - Reginald Dodge (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:12 | Columbia | John Lawrence comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 58-57 |
| 03:10 | Yale | Reginald Dodge grabs the defensive rebound | 58-57 |
| 03:05 | Yale | Kopano Abdeldayen comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 58-57 |
| 03:03 | Columbia | The rebound goes to John Lawrence | 58-57 |
| 03:00 | Columbia | Columbia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-57 |
| Subs | Columbia | Larry Stevenson (SG), Richard Stanley (SF), Joseph Thornsberry (C) Hal Rozier, Jerry Trueblood, John Lawrence | |
| Subs | Yale | Von Zbell (PG), Richard Richards (SG), Xing-Fu Chu (SF), Cortez Gonzalez (PF), John Hoyle (C) Kopano Abdeldayen, Pablo Hernandez, Ivan Czapiewski, Michael Reed, Reginald Dodge | |
| 02:45 | Columbia | Richard Stanley comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 58-57 |
| 02:43 | Yale | John Hoyle grabs the defensive rebound | 58-57 |
| 02:36 | Yale | Joseph Thornsberry denies the turnaround by Richard Richards | 58-57 |
| 02:35 | Columbia | Glenn Lawrence snags the defensive board | 58-57 |
| 02:16 | Columbia | Larry Stevenson misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 58-57 |
| 02:14 | Columbia | Joseph Thornsberry snags the offensive board | 58-57 |
| 01:53 | Columbia | Glenn Lawrence throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-57 |
| Subs | Columbia | John Bentley (PG) Charles Damiano | |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| 01:43 | Yale | Richard Richards is fouled on the floor by Larry Stevenson - foul #2 on Larry Stevenson, team foul #6 | 58-57 |
| 01:38 | Yale | Richard Richards misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 58-57 |
| 01:37 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Joseph Thornsberry | 58-57 |
| 01:19 | Columbia | Glenn Lawrence clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 58-57 |
| 01:18 | Yale | Von Zbell grabs the defensive rebound | 58-57 |
| 00:55 | Yale | Xing-Fu Chu clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 58-57 |
| 00:54 | Columbia | Glenn Lawrence pulls down the rebound | 58-57 |
| 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 (-2) | |
| 00:28 | Columbia | Joseph Thornsberry is fouled on the floor by John Hoyle - foul #2 on John Hoyle, team foul #4 | 58-57 |
| 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 (-2) | |
| 00:26 | Columbia | John Hoyle is called for the reach on Richard Stanley - foul #3 on John Hoyle, team foul #5 | 58-57 |
| 00:24 | Columbia | Richard Stanley is fouled on the floor by Xing-Fu Chu - foul #2 on Xing-Fu Chu, team foul #6 | 58-57 |
| 00:23 | Columbia | John Bentley is fouled on the floor by Von Zbell - foul #3 on Von Zbell, team foul #7 | 58-57 |
| 00:23 | Columbia | John Bentley makes the 1st free throw | 59-57 |
| 00:23 | Columbia | John Bentley misses the 2nd free throw | 59-57 |
| 00:23 | Yale | The rebound goes to Xing-Fu Chu | 59-57 |
| 00:14 | Yale | Joseph Thornsberry is called for the reach on Von Zbell - foul #2 on Joseph Thornsberry, team foul #7 | 59-57 |
| 00:14 | Yale | Von Zbell makes the 1st free throw | 59-58 |
| 00:14 | Yale | Von Zbell makes the 2nd free throw | 59-59 |
| 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 (-2) | |
| 00:04 | Columbia | Joseph Thornsberry knocks in the runner from the left block | 61-59 |
| 00:04 | Yale | Yale calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 61-59 |
| 00:00 | Yale | Xing-Fu Chu misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 61-59 |