| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Mohammed Leslie (fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. SG - Owen Lowe (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Saldana (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Darrel Gentner (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Harris (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Derek Gayton (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Giles (fresh) SF - Paul Apodaca (fresh) 1 pts. PF - John Lawrence (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - John Haney (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cornell | Richard Saldana inbounds the ball | 45-25 |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:40 | Cornell | Mohammed Leslie drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Owen Lowe | 48-25 |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:36 | Columbia | Paul Apodaca's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 48-25 |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:19 | Cornell | Richard Saldana clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 48-25 |
| 19:18 | Columbia | John Haney snags the defensive board | 48-25 |
| 19:15 | Columbia | Mark Giles loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 48-25 |
| 18:56 | Cornell | John Haney takes the ball from Michael Harris | 48-25 |
| 18:42 | Columbia | John Lawrence hits a wide open 3 from the right corner set up by Derek Gayton | 48-28 |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 18:32 | Cornell | Richard Saldana misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 48-28 |
| 18:30 | Columbia | John Haney grabs the board | 48-28 |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 18:21 | Columbia | Paul Apodaca misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 48-28 |
| 18:19 | Columbia | John Lawrence hits the follow up shot | 48-30 |
| 18:09 | Cornell | Richard Saldana comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 48-30 |
| 18:08 | Columbia | John Lawrence grabs the defensive rebound | 48-30 |
| 18:03 | Columbia | Mark Giles double dribbles in the backcourt | 48-30 |
| Subs | Cornell | Ronald Emery (PG), Nathan Manwaring (SG), Billy Shanks (SF), Lester O'Neill (PF), Robert Cannon (C) Mohammed Leslie, Owen Lowe, Richard Saldana, Darrel Gentner, Michael Harris | |
| Subs | Columbia | Larry Stevenson (PG), Albert Clark (SG), Carl Chrisman (SF), Charles Furman (PF), Stephen Dudley (C) Derek Gayton, Mark Giles, Paul Apodaca, John Lawrence, John Haney | |
| 17:43 | Cornell | Lester O'Neill misses short on a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Larry Stevenson - foul #2 on Larry Stevenson, team foul #1 | 48-30 |
| 17:43 | Cornell | Lester O'Neill misses the 1st free throw | 48-30 |
| 17:43 | Cornell | Lester O'Neill makes the 2nd free throw | 49-30 |
| 17:28 | Columbia | Stephen Dudley misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 49-30 |
| 17:26 | Columbia | Larry Stevenson tips it back up and in | 49-32 |
| 16:57 | Cornell | Billy Shanks comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 49-32 |
| 16:56 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Charles Furman | 49-32 |
| 16:43 | Columbia | Albert Clark comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 49-32 |
| 16:41 | Cornell | Robert Cannon pulls down the rebound | 49-32 |
| 16:29 | Cornell | Nathan Manwaring is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Nathan Manwaring, team foul #1 | 49-32 |
| Subs | Cornell | Mohammed Leslie (PG), Owen Lowe (SG), Richard Saldana (SF), Darrel Gentner (PF), Scott Garrett (C) Ronald Emery, Nathan Manwaring, Billy Shanks, Lester O'Neill, Robert Cannon | |
| Subs | Columbia | Derek Gayton (PG), Paul Apodaca (SF), John Lawrence (PF), Chad Heflin (C) Albert Clark, Carl Chrisman, Charles Furman, Stephen Dudley | |
| 16:10 | Columbia | Chad Heflin misses short on a turnaround from the baseline | 49-32 |
| 16:08 | Cornell | Scott Garrett grabs the defensive rebound | 49-32 |
| 15:54 | Cornell | Mohammed Leslie is hacked by John Lawrence - foul #2 on John Lawrence, team foul #2 | 49-32 |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Mark Giles (SG), John Haney (C) Larry Stevenson, Chad Heflin | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Mohammed Leslie (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Owen Lowe (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Richard Saldana (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Darrel Gentner (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Scott Garrett (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Derek Gayton (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Giles (fresh) SF - Paul Apodaca (fresh) 1 pts. PF - John Lawrence (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. C - John Haney (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Cornell | Darrel Gentner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-32 |
| 15:19 | Columbia | John Lawrence misses badly on a jumper in the lane but the foul's on Richard Saldana - foul #3 on Richard Saldana, team foul #2 | 49-32 |
| Subs | Cornell | Ronald Emery (PG), Jason Purington (SF), Michael Harris (C) Mohammed Leslie, Richard Saldana, Scott Garrett | |
| Subs | Columbia | Charles Furman (SF) Paul Apodaca | |
| 15:19 | Columbia | John Lawrence makes the 1st free throw | 49-33 |
| 15:19 | Columbia | John Lawrence misses the 2nd free throw | 49-33 |
| 15:19 | Cornell | Darrel Gentner grabs the board | 49-33 |
| 15:02 | Cornell | The jump hook by Jason Purington is blocked by Charles Furman | 49-33 |
| 15:00 | Columbia | Charles Furman grabs the board | 49-33 |
| 14:41 | Columbia | Mark Giles's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-33 |
| Subs | Cornell | Nathan Manwaring (SG), Billy Shanks (SF), Lester O'Neill (PF) Owen Lowe, Jason Purington, Darrel Gentner | |
| Subs | Columbia | Larry Stevenson (PG), Albert Clark (SG), Stephen Dudley (C) Derek Gayton, Mark Giles, John Haney | |
| 14:25 | Cornell | Nathan Manwaring buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Ronald Emery | 52-33 |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 14:22 | Columbia | Albert Clark is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 52-33 |
| Subs | Cornell | Richard Saldana (SF), Robert Cannon (C) Ronald Emery, Michael Harris | |
| Subs | Columbia | Carl Chrisman (SF) John Lawrence | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 13:56 | Cornell | Nathan Manwaring comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 52-33 |
| 13:55 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Albert Clark | 52-33 |
| 13:43 | Columbia | Stephen Dudley misses the jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by Richard Saldana - foul #4 on Richard Saldana, team foul #3 | 52-33 |
| Subs | Cornell | Mohammed Leslie (PG), Owen Lowe (SG), Jason Purington (SF), Darrel Gentner (PF) Nathan Manwaring, Billy Shanks, Richard Saldana, Lester O'Neill | |
| Subs | Columbia | Paul Apodaca (SF), Chad Heflin (C) Albert Clark, Charles Furman | |
| 13:43 | Columbia | Stephen Dudley makes the 1st free throw | 52-34 |
| 13:43 | Columbia | Stephen Dudley misses the 2nd free throw | 52-34 |
| 13:43 | Columbia | Chad Heflin grabs the offensive board | 52-34 |
| 13:31 | Columbia | Paul Apodaca buries a jump hook near the basket set up by Carl Chrisman and he's fouled by Jason Purington - foul #1 on Jason Purington, team foul #4 | 52-36 |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Mark Giles (SG), John Haney (C) Carl Chrisman, Chad Heflin | |
| 13:31 | Columbia | Paul Apodaca makes the free throw | 52-37 |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 13:22 | Cornell | Jason Purington's floater is tipped away by Paul Apodaca | 52-37 |
| 13:21 | Cornell | The offensive rebound goes to Darrel Gentner | 52-37 |
| 13:04 | Cornell | Darrel Gentner clanks a shot from the right side | 52-37 |
| 13:03 | Cornell | Robert Cannon can't tip it in | 52-37 |
| 13:02 | Cornell | Darrel Gentner gets the offensive rebound | 52-37 |
| 12:45 | Cornell | Robert Cannon misses short on a turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Larry Stevenson - foul #3 on Larry Stevenson, team foul #3 | 52-37 |
| Subs | Cornell | Ronald Emery (SG), Michael Harris (C) Owen Lowe, Darrel Gentner | |
| Subs | Columbia | Derek Gayton (PG), John Lawrence (PF) Larry Stevenson, Stephen Dudley | |
| 12:45 | Cornell | Robert Cannon misses the 1st free throw | 52-37 |
| 12:45 | Cornell | Robert Cannon makes the 2nd free throw | 53-37 |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 12:32 | Columbia | John Lawrence is alone and drills a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Derek Gayton | 53-39 |
| 12:13 | Cornell | Mohammed Leslie misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 53-39 |
| 12:11 | Columbia | John Haney pulls down the rebound | 53-39 |
| 11:48 | Columbia | John Lawrence scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 53-42 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Mohammed Leslie (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ronald Emery (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jason Purington (fairly fresh) PF - Robert Cannon (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Harris (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Derek Gayton (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mark Giles (fairly fresh) SF - Paul Apodaca (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - John Lawrence (fresh) 20 pts. 6 reb. C - John Haney (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:42 | Cornell | Michael Harris is hacked by John Haney - foul #1 on John Haney, team foul #4 | 53-42 |
| Subs | Cornell | Nathan Manwaring (SG), Billy Shanks (SF), Darrel Gentner (PF), Lester O'Neill (C) Mohammed Leslie, Jason Purington, Robert Cannon, Michael Harris | |
| Subs | Columbia | Larry Stevenson (SG), Charles Furman (SF), Chad Heflin (C) Mark Giles, Paul Apodaca, John Haney | |
| 11:36 | Cornell | Nathan Manwaring drills a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Lester O'Neill and he's fouled by Larry Stevenson - foul #4 on Larry Stevenson, team foul #5 | 55-42 |
| Subs | Cornell | Owen Lowe (SG) Ronald Emery | |
| Subs | Columbia | Albert Clark (SG) Larry Stevenson | |
| 11:36 | Cornell | Nathan Manwaring makes the free throw | 56-42 |
| 11:18 | Columbia | John Lawrence misses the dunk | 56-42 |
| 11:17 | Cornell | Lester O'Neill grabs the defensive rebound | 56-42 |
| 11:01 | Cornell | Billy Shanks throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-42 |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Carl Chrisman (SG), Stephen Dudley (C) Derek Gayton, Chad Heflin | |
| 10:56 | Columbia | Carl Chrisman is hacked by Owen Lowe in the backcourt - foul #2 on Owen Lowe, team foul #5 | 56-42 |
| 10:43 | Columbia | John Lawrence's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-42 |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Paul Apodaca (SF) John Lawrence | |
| 10:28 | Cornell | Nathan Manwaring misses long on a shot from the right wing | 56-42 |
| 10:26 | Columbia | Stephen Dudley gets the rebound | 56-42 |
| 10:07 | Columbia | Paul Apodaca misses the wide open driving attempt from close range | 56-42 |
| 10:05 | Columbia | Charles Furman grabs the offensive board | 56-42 |
| 09:54 | Columbia | Lester O'Neill is called for the reach on Paul Apodaca - foul #1 on Lester O'Neill, team foul #6 | 56-42 |
| Subs | Cornell | Mohammed Leslie (PG), Ronald Emery (SG), Jason Purington (SF), Scott Garrett (C) Nathan Manwaring, Owen Lowe, Billy Shanks, Lester O'Neill | |
| Subs | Columbia | Derek Gayton (PG), Mark Giles (SG), John Lawrence (PF), Chad Heflin (C) Albert Clark, Paul Apodaca, Charles Furman, Stephen Dudley | |
| 09:39 | Columbia | Derek Gayton hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 from the left corner | 56-42 |
| 09:38 | Columbia | Carl Chrisman tips it but misses | 56-42 |
| 09:36 | Columbia | The offensive rebound goes to Derek Gayton | 56-42 |
| 09:20 | Columbia | Mark Giles's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-42 |
| Subs | Cornell | Michael Harris (C) Scott Garrett | |
| Subs | Columbia | Paul Apodaca (SF), John Haney (C) Carl Chrisman, Chad Heflin | |
| 09:01 | Cornell | Michael Harris can't connect on a fadeaway in the paint | 56-42 |
| 09:00 | Cornell | Michael Harris hits the follow up shot | 58-42 |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 08:38 | Columbia | John Haney's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-42 |
| Subs | Cornell | Owen Lowe (SG), Billy Shanks (SF), Robert Cannon (PF) Mohammed Leslie, Jason Purington, Darrel Gentner | |
| Subs | Columbia | Chad Heflin (PF) John Lawrence | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 08:17 | Cornell | Michael Harris hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane | 58-42 |
| 08:16 | Columbia | Chad Heflin pulls down the rebound | 58-42 |
| 08:12 | Columbia | Paul Apodaca can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 58-42 |
| 08:10 | Cornell | Owen Lowe snags the defensive board | 58-42 |
| 07:48 | Cornell | Owen Lowe misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 58-42 |
| 07:47 | Columbia | Mark Giles snags the defensive board | 58-42 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Ronald Emery (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Owen Lowe (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Billy Shanks (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Robert Cannon (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Harris (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Derek Gayton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mark Giles (fairly fresh) SF - Paul Apodaca (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Chad Heflin (fresh) 2 reb. C - John Haney (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:40 | Columbia | Derek Gayton drills a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Mark Giles | 58-44 |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 07:25 | Cornell | Robert Cannon is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Robert Cannon, team foul #7 | 58-44 |
| Subs | Cornell | Mohammed Leslie (PG), Nathan Manwaring (SG), Richard Saldana (SF), Lester O'Neill (PF), Scott Garrett (C) Ronald Emery, Owen Lowe, Billy Shanks, Robert Cannon, Michael Harris | |
| Subs | Columbia | Larry Stevenson (PG), Albert Clark (SG), Charles Furman (SF), John Lawrence (PF), Stephen Dudley (C) Derek Gayton, Mark Giles, Paul Apodaca, Chad Heflin, John Haney | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 07:11 | Columbia | Larry Stevenson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 58-44 |
| 07:09 | Cornell | Lester O'Neill snags the defensive board | 58-44 |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 06:53 | Cornell | Mohammed Leslie comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 58-44 |
| 06:52 | Cornell | Scott Garrett gets the offensive rebound | 58-44 |
| 06:23 | Cornell | Lester O'Neill misses long on a jumper from the right side | 58-44 |
| 06:21 | Cornell | Richard Saldana snags the offensive board | 58-44 |
| 06:09 | Cornell | Scott Garrett clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 58-44 |
| 06:07 | Columbia | John Lawrence snags the defensive board | 58-44 |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:52 | Columbia | John Lawrence drills a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Larry Stevenson | 58-47 |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:34 | Cornell | Mohammed Leslie comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 58-47 |
| 05:33 | Cornell | Lester O'Neill snags the offensive board | 58-47 |
| 05:21 | Cornell | Lester O'Neill buries a jumper near the basket set up by Nathan Manwaring and he's hacked by John Lawrence - foul #3 on John Lawrence, team foul #6 | 60-47 |
| Subs | Cornell | Owen Lowe (SG), Jason Purington (SF), Darrel Gentner (PF) Nathan Manwaring, Richard Saldana, Scott Garrett | |
| Subs | Columbia | Derek Gayton (PG), Carl Chrisman (SG), Paul Apodaca (SF), Chad Heflin (C) Larry Stevenson, Albert Clark, Charles Furman, Stephen Dudley | |
| 05:21 | Cornell | Lester O'Neill misses the free throw | 60-47 |
| 05:21 | Columbia | John Lawrence gets the rebound | 60-47 |
| 05:05 | Columbia | Paul Apodaca lays it up and in set up by Carl Chrisman | 60-49 |
| 04:52 | Cornell | Owen Lowe is hacked by Carl Chrisman - foul #3 on Carl Chrisman, team foul #7 | 60-49 |
| Subs | Cornell | Ronald Emery (PG), Billy Shanks (SF), Robert Cannon (C) Mohammed Leslie, Jason Purington, Lester O'Neill | |
| Subs | Columbia | John Haney (C) John Lawrence | |
| 04:52 | Cornell | Owen Lowe makes the 1st free throw | 61-49 |
| 04:52 | Cornell | Owen Lowe makes the 2nd free throw | 62-49 |
| 04:37 | Columbia | John Haney can't throw it down but he's fouled by Robert Cannon - foul #2 on Robert Cannon, team foul #8 | 62-49 |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Larry Stevenson (SG) Paul Apodaca | |
| 04:37 | Columbia | John Haney misses the 1st free throw | 62-49 |
| 04:37 | Columbia | John Haney makes the 2nd free throw | 62-50 |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:18 | Cornell | Ronald Emery clanks a 3 from straight away | 62-50 |
| 04:16 | Columbia | Carl Chrisman snags the defensive board | 62-50 |
| 04:12 | Columbia | Chad Heflin misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 62-50 |
| 04:11 | Columbia | Larry Stevenson grabs the offensive board | 62-50 |
| 03:58 | Columbia | Larry Stevenson hits the easy wide open finger roll | 62-52 |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:40 | Cornell | Larry Stevenson picks off the pass by Ronald Emery | 62-52 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Ronald Emery (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Owen Lowe (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Billy Shanks (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Darrel Gentner (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Robert Cannon (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Derek Gayton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Larry Stevenson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Carl Chrisman (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Chad Heflin (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - John Haney (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:36 | Columbia | Derek Gayton double dribbles in the backcourt | 62-52 |
| Subs | Cornell | Mohammed Leslie (PG), Richard Saldana (SF), Michael Harris (C) Ronald Emery, Billy Shanks, Robert Cannon | |
| Subs | Columbia | Mark Giles (SG), Paul Apodaca (SF), Charles Furman (PF), Stephen Dudley (C) Derek Gayton, Carl Chrisman, Chad Heflin, John Haney | |
| 03:21 | Cornell | Mark Giles takes the ball from Mohammed Leslie | 62-52 |
| 03:09 | Columbia | Larry Stevenson comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 62-52 |
| 03:08 | Columbia | Paul Apodaca tips it but misses | 62-52 |
| 03:06 | Columbia | Mark Giles tips it back up and in | 62-54 |
| 02:43 | Cornell | Michael Harris connects on the turnaround from close range on a great pass from Mohammed Leslie and the foul's on Paul Apodaca - foul #1 on Paul Apodaca, team foul #8 | 64-54 |
| Subs | Cornell | Nathan Manwaring (PG), Robert Cannon (PF) Mohammed Leslie, Darrel Gentner | |
| Subs | Columbia | Albert Clark (PG), Carl Chrisman (SG), John Lawrence (PF) Larry Stevenson, Mark Giles, Paul Apodaca | |
| 02:43 | Cornell | Michael Harris makes the free throw | 65-54 |
| 02:41 | Columbia | Columbia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-54 |
| Subs | Cornell | Ronald Emery (PG), Darrel Gentner (PF) Owen Lowe, Robert Cannon | |
| Subs | Columbia | Derek Gayton (PG), Mark Giles (SG), Larry Stevenson (SF), John Haney (C) Albert Clark, Carl Chrisman, Charles Furman, Stephen Dudley | |
| 02:29 | Columbia | Ronald Emery is called for the reach on Larry Stevenson - foul #2 on Ronald Emery, team foul #9 | 65-54 |
| Subs | Cornell | Billy Shanks (SF), Robert Cannon (PF), Scott Garrett (C) Richard Saldana, Darrel Gentner, Michael Harris | |
| Subs | Columbia | Albert Clark (SG), Carl Chrisman (SF), Charles Furman (PF), Stephen Dudley (C) Derek Gayton, Mark Giles, John Lawrence, John Haney | |
| 02:29 | Columbia | Larry Stevenson makes the 1st free throw | 65-55 |
| 02:29 | Columbia | Larry Stevenson makes the 2nd free throw | 65-56 |
| 02:27 | Cornell | Cornell calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-56 |
| Subs | Cornell | Owen Lowe (SG), Richard Saldana (SF), Darrel Gentner (PF), Michael Harris (C) Nathan Manwaring, Billy Shanks, Robert Cannon, Scott Garrett | |
| Subs | Columbia | Derek Gayton (PG), Mark Giles (SG), Paul Apodaca (SF), John Lawrence (PF), John Haney (C) Larry Stevenson, Albert Clark, Carl Chrisman, Charles Furman, Stephen Dudley | |
| 02:08 | Cornell | Michael Harris knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline set up by Darrel Gentner | 67-56 |
| 01:51 | Columbia | John Haney misses short on a floater from the left block | 67-56 |
| 01:49 | Cornell | Owen Lowe pulls down the rebound | 67-56 |
| 01:25 | Cornell | Richard Saldana misses the jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Paul Apodaca - foul #2 on Paul Apodaca, team foul #9 | 67-56 |
| Subs | Cornell | Nathan Manwaring (SG), Lester O'Neill (PF), Robert Cannon (C) Owen Lowe, Darrel Gentner, Michael Harris | |
| Subs | Columbia | Larry Stevenson (PG), Albert Clark (SG), Carl Chrisman (SF), Charles Furman (PF), Stephen Dudley (C) Derek Gayton, Mark Giles, Paul Apodaca, John Lawrence, John Haney | |
| 01:25 | Cornell | Richard Saldana makes the 1st free throw | 68-56 |
| 01:25 | Cornell | Richard Saldana makes the 2nd free throw | 69-56 |
| 01:18 | Columbia | Lester O'Neill is called for the reach on Charles Furman - foul #2 on Lester O'Neill, team foul #10 | 69-56 |
| Subs | Cornell | Billy Shanks (SF) Richard Saldana | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 01:18 | Columbia | Charles Furman misses the 1st free throw | 69-56 |
| 01:18 | Columbia | Charles Furman misses the 2nd free throw | 69-56 |
| 01:18 | Cornell | Robert Cannon snags the defensive board | 69-56 |
| 00:55 | Cornell | Robert Cannon is hacked by Stephen Dudley - foul #2 on Stephen Dudley, team foul #10 | 69-56 |
| 00:55 | Cornell | Robert Cannon misses the 1st free throw | 69-56 |
| 00:55 | Cornell | Robert Cannon makes the 2nd free throw | 70-56 |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:47 | Columbia | Larry Stevenson knocks in the jumper from the free throw line | 70-58 |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:19 | Cornell | Lester O'Neill hits a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Nathan Manwaring | 72-58 |
| 00:15 | Columbia | Billy Shanks is called for the reach on Larry Stevenson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Billy Shanks, team foul #11 | 72-58 |
| 00:15 | Columbia | Larry Stevenson misses the 1st free throw | 72-58 |
| 00:15 | Columbia | Larry Stevenson makes the 2nd free throw | 72-59 |
| 00:00 | Cornell | Ronald Emery runs out the clock | 72-59 |