| Lineup | Yale | PG - Dane Snyder (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ron Berg (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Lewis Newell (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Derek Bennett (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Danny Waller (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - James Coleman (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gordon Escalante (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Campisi (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kevin Dennis (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - John Roberts (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Yale | Lewis Newell inbounds the ball | 29-33 |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:53 | Yale | Danny Waller connects on the jumper in the lane | 31-33 |
| 19:32 | Columbia | John Roberts misses short on a floater from the right wing | 31-33 |
| 19:31 | Columbia | James Campisi snags the offensive board | 31-33 |
| 19:09 | Columbia | Dane Snyder steals the ball from Gordon Escalante | 31-33 |
| 18:51 | Yale | Danny Waller connects on the shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Dane Snyder | 33-33 |
| 18:35 | Columbia | James Campisi misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 33-33 |
| 18:33 | Columbia | John Roberts tips it home | 33-35 |
| 18:14 | Yale | Lewis Newell lays it in on a great pass from Ron Berg | 35-35 |
| 17:49 | Columbia | John Roberts is denied on a dunk by Danny Waller | 35-35 |
| 17:47 | Yale | Lewis Newell grabs the board | 35-35 |
| 17:38 | Yale | Derek Bennett misses badly on a jump hook from the left block | 35-35 |
| 17:37 | Yale | Ron Berg grabs the offensive board | 35-35 |
| 17:31 | Yale | Danny Waller can't connect on a runner in the lane | 35-35 |
| 17:30 | Yale | Danny Waller grabs the offensive rebound | 35-35 |
| 17:21 | Yale | Lewis Newell comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 35-35 |
| 17:19 | Columbia | James Campisi snags the defensive board | 35-35 |
| 17:05 | Columbia | John Roberts scores on a fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from James Campisi | 35-37 |
| 16:51 | Yale | Lewis Newell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-37 |
| Subs | Yale | Kevin Hardy (SF), Donald Clark (C) Lewis Newell, Danny Waller | |
| Subs | Columbia | Derrick Poling (PF) Kevin Dennis | |
| 16:24 | Columbia | John Roberts loses the dribble to Dane Snyder | 35-37 |
| 15:59 | Yale | Dane Snyder comes up short on the shot from the baseline | 35-37 |
| 15:58 | Columbia | John Roberts pulls down the rebound | 35-37 |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Dane Snyder (fresh) 3 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Ron Berg (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Hardy (fresh) PF - Derek Bennett (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Donald Clark (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - James Coleman (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gordon Escalante (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Campisi (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - Derrick Poling (fresh) C - John Roberts (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Columbia | James Campisi buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by James Coleman | 35-39 |
| 15:20 | Yale | Dane Snyder misses short on a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by James Campisi - foul #2 on James Campisi, team foul #1 | 35-39 |
| Subs | Yale | Thomas Alston (SG), Wiley Olson (SF), Benjamin Johnson (PF), Danny Waller (C) Ron Berg, Kevin Hardy, Derek Bennett, Donald Clark | |
| Subs | Columbia | Luther Ingram (PG), Jerry Neal (SG), Tom Watson (SF), Kevin Dennis (PF) James Coleman, Gordon Escalante, James Campisi, John Roberts | |
| 15:20 | Yale | Dane Snyder makes the 1st free throw | 36-39 |
| 15:20 | Yale | Dane Snyder misses the 2nd free throw | 36-39 |
| 15:20 | Columbia | Kevin Dennis gets the rebound | 36-39 |
| 14:51 | Columbia | Kevin Dennis misses the lay-in | 36-39 |
| 14:50 | Columbia | Kevin Dennis gets the offensive rebound | 36-39 |
| 14:30 | Columbia | Benjamin Johnson is called for the reach on Jerry Neal - foul #1 on Benjamin Johnson, team foul #1 | 36-39 |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| Subs | Columbia | James Coleman (PG), Gordon Escalante (SG) Luther Ingram, Tom Watson | |
| 14:12 | Columbia | Jerry Neal buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by James Coleman | 36-41 |
| 14:01 | Yale | Danny Waller's layup is rejected by Kevin Dennis | 36-41 |
| 13:59 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Kevin Dennis | 36-41 |
| 13:38 | Columbia | Gordon Escalante misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 36-41 |
| 13:36 | Yale | Benjamin Johnson gets the rebound | 36-41 |
| 13:29 | Yale | Wiley Olson is fouled on the floor by Kevin Dennis - foul #2 on Kevin Dennis, team foul #2 | 36-41 |
| Subs | Yale | Ron Berg (SG), Derek Bennett (PF), Donald Clark (C) Thomas Alston, Benjamin Johnson, Danny Waller | |
| Subs | Columbia | James Campisi (SF), John Roberts (C) Jerry Neal, Derrick Poling | |
| 13:15 | Yale | Wiley Olson misses badly on the uncontested 3pt attempt from the left wing | 36-41 |
| 13:14 | Columbia | Gordon Escalante grabs the defensive rebound | 36-41 |
| 12:45 | Columbia | James Campisi clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 36-41 |
| 12:44 | Columbia | Kevin Dennis hits the follow up shot | 36-43 |
| 12:35 | Yale | Ron Berg makes the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Wiley Olson | 39-43 |
| 12:15 | Columbia | John Roberts clanks a floater from the right block | 39-43 |
| 12:13 | Columbia | John Roberts tips it home | 39-45 |
| 12:00 | Yale | Donald Clark blows the wide open layup | 39-45 |
| 11:58 | Columbia | Kevin Dennis grabs the board | 39-45 |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Dane Snyder (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Ron Berg (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Wiley Olson (fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. PF - Derek Bennett (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Donald Clark (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - James Coleman (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Gordon Escalante (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Campisi (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - Kevin Dennis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - John Roberts (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:40 | Columbia | James Campisi buries a driving attempt from the left block set up by James Coleman | 39-47 |
| 11:17 | Yale | Derek Bennett misses long on an open 3pt shot from the left wing | 39-47 |
| 11:16 | Columbia | John Roberts grabs the defensive rebound | 39-47 |
| 10:51 | Columbia | James Campisi buries a fadeaway from the right side set up by Kevin Dennis | 39-49 |
| 10:36 | Yale | Ron Berg splits the doubleteam but misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Gordon Escalante - foul #2 on Gordon Escalante, team foul #3 | 39-49 |
| Subs | Yale | Benjamin Johnson (PF), Danny Waller (C) Derek Bennett, Donald Clark | |
| Subs | Columbia | Luther Ingram (PG), Jerry Neal (SG), Derrick Poling (PF) James Coleman, Gordon Escalante, Kevin Dennis | |
| 10:36 | Yale | Ron Berg makes the 1st free throw | 40-49 |
| 10:36 | Yale | Ron Berg makes the 2nd free throw | 41-49 |
| 10:21 | Columbia | Danny Waller steps in front of the Jerry Neal pass | 41-49 |
| 10:15 | Yale | Danny Waller misses long on a jumper from the right block | 41-49 |
| 10:13 | Columbia | Derrick Poling snags the defensive board | 41-49 |
| 09:51 | Columbia | Dane Snyder steps in front of the James Campisi pass | 41-49 |
| 09:41 | Yale | Danny Waller slams it home | 43-49 |
| 09:23 | Columbia | James Campisi misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 43-49 |
| 09:21 | Columbia | James Campisi pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-49 |
| 09:01 | Columbia | John Roberts clanks a shot in the paint | 43-49 |
| 09:00 | Yale | Benjamin Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 43-49 |
| 08:38 | Yale | Ron Berg misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 43-49 |
| 08:36 | Yale | Benjamin Johnson tips it but misses | 43-49 |
| 08:35 | Yale | Danny Waller pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-49 |
| 08:26 | Yale | Dane Snyder is hacked by Luther Ingram - foul #1 on Luther Ingram, team foul #4 | 43-49 |
| Subs | Yale | Thomas Alston (SG), Derek Bennett (PF) Ron Berg, Benjamin Johnson | |
| Subs | Columbia | James Coleman (PG), Gordon Escalante (SG), Kevin Dennis (PF) Luther Ingram, James Campisi, John Roberts | |
| 08:19 | Yale | Dane Snyder loses the ball out of bounds | 43-49 |
| Subs | Yale | Lewis Newell (SF) Dane Snyder | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 07:53 | Columbia | James Coleman is hacked by Derek Bennett - foul #2 on Derek Bennett, team foul #2 | 43-49 |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Wiley Olson (fairly fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Alston (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. SF - Lewis Newell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Derek Bennett (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Danny Waller (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - James Coleman (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - Gordon Escalante (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerry Neal (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Kevin Dennis (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Derrick Poling (fresh) | |
| 07:36 | Columbia | Wiley Olson steals the ball from Derrick Poling | 43-49 |
| 07:29 | Yale | Thomas Alston misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 43-49 |
| 07:28 | Columbia | James Coleman pulls down the rebound | 43-49 |
| 07:15 | Columbia | Gordon Escalante misses the 3 from the left corner | 43-49 |
| 07:13 | Yale | Danny Waller pulls down the rebound | 43-49 |
| 06:56 | Yale | Danny Waller misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on Derrick Poling - foul #1 on Derrick Poling, team foul #5 | 43-49 |
| Subs | Yale | Dane Snyder (PG) Lewis Newell | |
| Subs | Columbia | Luther Ingram (SG), John Roberts (C) Jerry Neal, Derrick Poling | |
| 06:56 | Yale | Danny Waller makes the 1st free throw | 44-49 |
| 06:56 | Yale | Danny Waller misses the 2nd free throw | 44-49 |
| 06:56 | Columbia | The rebound goes to John Roberts | 44-49 |
| 06:31 | Columbia | James Coleman is fouled on the floor by Dane Snyder - foul #4 on Dane Snyder, team foul #3 | 44-49 |
| Subs | Yale | Ron Berg (SG), Donald Clark (C) Thomas Alston, Danny Waller | |
| Subs | Columbia | James Campisi (SF) Luther Ingram | |
| 06:10 | Columbia | Gordon Escalante clanks a 3 from the left corner | 44-49 |
| 06:09 | Yale | Donald Clark snags the defensive board | 44-49 |
| 06:03 | Yale | Ron Berg can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 44-49 |
| 06:01 | Yale | Derek Bennett misses the tip | 44-49 |
| 05:59 | Columbia | The rebound goes to James Campisi | 44-49 |
| 05:38 | Columbia | James Campisi scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 44-52 |
| 05:30 | Yale | Ron Berg is called for traveling | 44-52 |
| Subs | Yale | Lewis Newell (SF) Wiley Olson | |
| Subs | Columbia | Derrick Poling (PF) Kevin Dennis | |
| 05:20 | Columbia | James Coleman clanks a 3 from the left wing | 44-52 |
| 05:18 | Columbia | Derrick Poling grabs the offensive board | 44-52 |
| 05:05 | Columbia | Gordon Escalante hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 44-55 |
| 04:40 | Yale | Derek Bennett hits a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Ron Berg out of a doubleteam | 46-55 |
| 04:18 | Columbia | Gordon Escalante can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 46-55 |
| 04:17 | Columbia | James Campisi tips it in | 46-57 |
| 04:03 | Yale | Dane Snyder splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 46-57 |
| 04:01 | Columbia | John Roberts grabs the defensive rebound | 46-57 |
| 03:33 | Columbia | Derek Bennett is called for the reach on John Roberts - foul #3 on Derek Bennett, team foul #4 | 46-57 |
| Subs | Yale | Thomas Alston (SG), Wiley Olson (SF), Benjamin Johnson (PF), Danny Waller (C) Ron Berg, Lewis Newell, Derek Bennett, Donald Clark | |
| Subs | Columbia | Luther Ingram (PG), Jerry Neal (SG), Tom Watson (SF), Kevin Dennis (PF) James Coleman, Gordon Escalante, James Campisi, John Roberts | |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Dane Snyder (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. 4 pf. SG - Thomas Alston (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. SF - Wiley Olson (fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. PF - Benjamin Johnson (fresh) 4 reb. C - Danny Waller (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Luther Ingram (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jerry Neal (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tom Watson (fresh) PF - Kevin Dennis (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Derrick Poling (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:23 | Columbia | Jerry Neal knocks in the shot from the free throw line | 46-59 |
| 03:08 | Yale | Tom Watson takes the ball from Thomas Alston | 46-59 |
| 02:55 | Columbia | Jerry Neal is hacked by Danny Waller - foul #1 on Danny Waller, team foul #5 | 46-59 |
| Subs | Yale | Lewis Newell (SF), Douglas James (C) Wiley Olson, Danny Waller | |
| Subs | Columbia | John Roberts (C) Derrick Poling | |
| 02:33 | Columbia | Luther Ingram connects on the driving attempt in the paint | 46-61 |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:17 | Yale | Douglas James misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 46-61 |
| 02:16 | Yale | Lewis Newell grabs the offensive board | 46-61 |
| 02:10 | Yale | Douglas James clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 46-61 |
| 02:09 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Jerry Neal | 46-61 |
| 01:55 | Columbia | John Roberts hits a shot in the paint | 46-63 |
| 01:40 | Yale | Thomas Alston can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint | 46-63 |
| 01:38 | Yale | Dane Snyder tips it home | 48-63 |
| 01:19 | Columbia | Jerry Neal makes the runner in the paint on a great pass from Luther Ingram | 48-65 |
| 00:56 | Yale | Thomas Alston knocks in the fadeaway in the lane | 50-65 |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:28 | Columbia | Douglas James denies the turnaround by Kevin Dennis | 50-65 |
| 00:26 | Yale | Lewis Newell grabs the defensive rebound | 50-65 |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:20 | Yale | Kevin Dennis blocks the short jumper by Thomas Alston | 50-65 |
| 00:19 | Yale | Lewis Newell tips it back up and in | 52-65 |
| 00:00 | Columbia | Luther Ingram runs out the clock | 52-65 |