| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Mark Nevarez (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Eugene Grubbs (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Sean Bernard (fresh) 5 pts. PF - James Baker (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - George Wiley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Matthew Parnell (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Maurice Drake (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Negasi Aja (fresh) PF - Zlatko Zenzen (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul Caldera (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Columbia | Sean Bernard inbounds the ball | 31-33 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:40 | Columbia | George Wiley misses badly on the uncontested jumper in the paint | 31-33 |
| 19:39 | Cornell | Negasi Aja gets the rebound | 31-33 |
| 19:17 | Cornell | Matthew Parnell comes up short on the shot from the right wing but the foul's on Eugene Grubbs - foul #2 on Eugene Grubbs, team foul #1 | 31-33 |
| 19:17 | Cornell | Matthew Parnell misses the 1st free throw | 31-33 |
| 19:17 | Cornell | Matthew Parnell misses the 2nd free throw | 31-33 |
| 19:17 | Columbia | George Wiley snags the defensive board | 31-33 |
| 19:05 | Columbia | Mark Nevarez hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 31-33 |
| 19:04 | Cornell | Matthew Parnell grabs the board | 31-33 |
| 18:39 | Cornell | Matthew Parnell hits a shot from the right block set up by Maurice Drake | 31-35 |
| 18:26 | Columbia | Negasi Aja steals the ball from Sean Bernard | 31-35 |
| 18:16 | Cornell | Matthew Parnell is fouled on the floor by Mark Nevarez - foul #1 on Mark Nevarez, team foul #2 | 31-35 |
| Subs | Columbia | Kennith Lamantia (PG), James Micco (SG), John Marquart (SF), Daniel Smith (PF), Richard Hazel (C) Mark Nevarez, Eugene Grubbs, Sean Bernard, James Baker, George Wiley | |
| Subs | Cornell | Dragan Lewandowski (SG), Gustavo Romano (SF), Dingbang Xiang (C) Maurice Drake, Negasi Aja, Paul Caldera | |
| 17:59 | Cornell | Kennith Lamantia is called for the reach on Matthew Parnell - foul #2 on Kennith Lamantia, team foul #3 | 31-35 |
| 17:49 | Cornell | Matthew Parnell misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 31-35 |
| 17:47 | Columbia | Richard Hazel grabs the defensive rebound | 31-35 |
| 17:42 | Columbia | James Micco connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 34-35 |
| 17:30 | Cornell | Richard Hazel is called for the reach on Dingbang Xiang - foul #2 on Richard Hazel, team foul #4 | 34-35 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Cornell | Maurice Drake (SG) Zlatko Zenzen | |
| 17:11 | Cornell | Matthew Parnell knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Dragan Lewandowski | 34-37 |
| 16:56 | Columbia | Dingbang Xiang picks off the pass by Daniel Smith | 34-37 |
| 16:35 | Cornell | Dingbang Xiang hits the finger roll on a great pass from Maurice Drake | 34-39 |
| 16:19 | Columbia | James Micco buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 37-39 |
| 16:05 | Cornell | Dragan Lewandowski makes the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Matthew Parnell | 37-42 |
| 16:03 | Columbia | Kennith Lamantia is fouled in the backcourt by Matthew Parnell - foul #2 on Matthew Parnell, team foul #1 | 37-42 |
| Subs | Columbia | Mark Nevarez (PG), Eugene Grubbs (SG), Sean Bernard (SF), James Baker (PF), George Wiley (C) Kennith Lamantia, James Micco, John Marquart, Daniel Smith, Richard Hazel | |
| Subs | Cornell | Negasi Aja (SF), Zlatko Zenzen (PF), Paul Caldera (C) Dragan Lewandowski, Dingbang Xiang, Gustavo Romano | |
| 15:43 | Columbia | Zlatko Zenzen takes the ball from George Wiley | 37-42 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Mark Nevarez (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Eugene Grubbs (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Sean Bernard (fresh) 5 pts. PF - James Baker (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - George Wiley (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Matthew Parnell (tiring) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Maurice Drake (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Negasi Aja (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Zlatko Zenzen (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Paul Caldera (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:25 | Cornell | Matthew Parnell hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline | 37-42 |
| 15:23 | Columbia | Sean Bernard grabs the board | 37-42 |
| 15:09 | Columbia | Eugene Grubbs drills a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Mark Nevarez and the foul's on Maurice Drake - foul #3 on Maurice Drake, team foul #2 | 39-42 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Cornell | Jon Kulas (SG) Maurice Drake | |
| 15:09 | Columbia | Eugene Grubbs makes the free throw | 40-42 |
| 14:53 | Cornell | Jon Kulas drills a floater from just outside the lane set up by Matthew Parnell | 40-44 |
| 14:33 | Columbia | George Wiley is hacked by Paul Caldera - foul #2 on Paul Caldera, team foul #3 | 40-44 |
| Subs | Columbia | James Micco (PG), John Marquart (SF), Richard Cundiff (PF) Mark Nevarez, Sean Bernard, James Baker | |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| 14:19 | Columbia | Eugene Grubbs is hacked by Zlatko Zenzen - foul #3 on Zlatko Zenzen, team foul #4 | 40-44 |
| Subs | Columbia | John Cheek (PG), Daniel Smith (PF) Eugene Grubbs, George Wiley | |
| Subs | Cornell | Maurice Drake (PG) Matthew Parnell | |
| 14:00 | Columbia | John Marquart is hacked by Zlatko Zenzen - foul #4 on Zlatko Zenzen, team foul #5 | 40-44 |
| Subs | Columbia | Kennith Lamantia (PG) John Cheek | |
| Subs | Cornell | Gustavo Romano (SF), Dingbang Xiang (PF) Negasi Aja, Zlatko Zenzen | |
| 13:41 | Columbia | John Marquart is open and buries a jumpshot from the right side | 42-44 |
| 13:22 | Cornell | Paul Caldera misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 42-44 |
| 13:21 | Columbia | Daniel Smith grabs the board | 42-44 |
| 12:58 | Columbia | Daniel Smith misses the jumper from the left wing | 42-44 |
| 12:57 | Cornell | Gustavo Romano grabs the board | 42-44 |
| 12:37 | Cornell | Dingbang Xiang is whistled for traveling | 42-44 |
| Subs | Columbia | Mark Nevarez (PG), Eugene Grubbs (SG), Sean Bernard (SF), James Baker (PF), George Wiley (C) Kennith Lamantia, James Micco, John Marquart, Daniel Smith, Richard Cundiff | |
| Subs | Cornell | Matthew Parnell (PG), Dragan Lewandowski (SF) Maurice Drake, Gustavo Romano | |
| 12:16 | Columbia | Sean Bernard throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-44 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Cornell | Negasi Aja (SF) Paul Caldera | |
| 11:57 | Cornell | Matthew Parnell loses the dribble to Sean Bernard | 42-44 |
| 11:53 | Columbia | Sean Bernard banks in the layup | 44-44 |
| 11:28 | Cornell | Dingbang Xiang can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline | 44-44 |
| 11:27 | Columbia | George Wiley snags the defensive board | 44-44 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Mark Nevarez (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Eugene Grubbs (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Sean Bernard (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Baker (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - George Wiley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Matthew Parnell (tiring) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jon Kulas (tiring) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Negasi Aja (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Dragan Lewandowski (fairly fresh) 8 pts. C - Dingbang Xiang (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 11:12 | Columbia | Eugene Grubbs hits the finger roll | 46-44 |
| 10:59 | Cornell | Negasi Aja drills a driving attempt from the left block | 46-46 |
| 10:37 | Columbia | Sean Bernard misses badly on a runner in the lane | 46-46 |
| 10:35 | Cornell | Dingbang Xiang pulls down the rebound | 46-46 |
| 10:19 | Cornell | Negasi Aja is whistled for a carry | 46-46 |
| Subs | Columbia | Kennith Lamantia (PG), James Micco (SG), John Marquart (SF), Daniel Smith (PF), Richard Hazel (C) Mark Nevarez, Eugene Grubbs, Sean Bernard, James Baker, George Wiley | |
| Subs | Cornell | Maurice Drake (PG), Gustavo Romano (PF), Paul Caldera (C) Matthew Parnell, Dragan Lewandowski, Dingbang Xiang | |
| 10:06 | Columbia | Daniel Smith is open but comes up short on the jump hook from close range | 46-46 |
| 10:04 | Columbia | James Micco grabs the offensive rebound | 46-46 |
| 09:45 | Columbia | James Micco drills a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Kennith Lamantia | 49-46 |
| 09:30 | Cornell | Gustavo Romano hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Daniel Smith - foul #1 on Daniel Smith, team foul #5 | 49-46 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Cornell | Dragan Lewandowski (SF) Negasi Aja | |
| 09:30 | Cornell | Gustavo Romano misses the 1st free throw | 49-46 |
| 09:30 | Cornell | Gustavo Romano makes the 2nd free throw | 49-47 |
| 09:10 | Columbia | Daniel Smith makes the wide open runner from close range | 51-47 |
| 08:56 | Cornell | Paul Caldera is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Paul Caldera, team foul #6 | 51-47 |
| Subs | Columbia | Eugene Grubbs (SG) Kennith Lamantia | |
| Subs | Cornell | Matthew Parnell (PG), Dingbang Xiang (PF) Jon Kulas, Gustavo Romano | |
| 08:37 | Columbia | Daniel Smith drills a shot from the baseline | 53-47 |
| 08:12 | Cornell | Matthew Parnell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-47 |
| Subs | Columbia | Mark Nevarez (PG), Sean Bernard (SF), James Baker (PF), Richard Cundiff (C) James Micco, John Marquart, Daniel Smith, Richard Hazel | |
| Subs | Cornell | Jon Kulas (SG), Negasi Aja (SF) Maurice Drake, Dragan Lewandowski | |
| 07:51 | Columbia | Sean Bernard misses long on an open 3 pointer from the left wing | 53-47 |
| 07:49 | Columbia | James Baker grabs the offensive rebound | 53-47 |
| 07:38 | Columbia | Eugene Grubbs knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Mark Nevarez | 56-47 |
| 07:38 | Cornell | Cornell calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-47 |
| Subs | Columbia | George Wiley (C) Richard Cundiff | |
| Subs | Cornell | Zlatko Zenzen (PF), Gustavo Romano (C) Dingbang Xiang, Paul Caldera | |
| 07:20 | Cornell | Mark Nevarez steals it from Jon Kulas | 56-47 |
| 07:16 | Columbia | Mark Nevarez lays it up and in | 58-47 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Mark Nevarez (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Eugene Grubbs (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Sean Bernard (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Baker (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - George Wiley (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Matthew Parnell (tiring) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jon Kulas (tiring) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Negasi Aja (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Zlatko Zenzen (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. C - Gustavo Romano (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:02 | Cornell | Zlatko Zenzen can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 58-47 |
| 07:01 | Cornell | Gustavo Romano tips it back up and in | 58-49 |
| 06:40 | Columbia | James Baker can't connect on an uncontested 3pt shot from straight away | 58-49 |
| 06:38 | Cornell | Negasi Aja grabs the defensive rebound | 58-49 |
| 06:14 | Cornell | Negasi Aja misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 58-49 |
| 06:12 | Columbia | George Wiley gets the rebound | 58-49 |
| 06:07 | Columbia | George Wiley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-49 |
| Subs | Columbia | James Micco (SG), John Marquart (SF), Daniel Smith (PF), Richard Hazel (C) Eugene Grubbs, Sean Bernard, James Baker, George Wiley | |
| Subs | Cornell | Maurice Drake (PG), Dragan Lewandowski (SF), Dingbang Xiang (C) Matthew Parnell, Negasi Aja, Gustavo Romano | |
| 05:45 | Cornell | Zlatko Zenzen can't connect on a floater from the left block | 58-49 |
| 05:44 | Cornell | Dragan Lewandowski pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-49 |
| 05:32 | Cornell | Zlatko Zenzen misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 58-49 |
| 05:31 | Columbia | James Micco grabs the defensive rebound | 58-49 |
| 05:26 | Columbia | James Micco's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-49 |
| Subs | Columbia | Kennith Lamantia (PG) Mark Nevarez | |
| Subs | Cornell | Matthew Parnell (PG) Jon Kulas | |
| 05:04 | Cornell | Dingbang Xiang drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Dragan Lewandowski | 58-52 |
| 04:53 | Columbia | Dragan Lewandowski is called for the reach on Kennith Lamantia - foul #2 on Dragan Lewandowski, team foul #7 | 58-52 |
| Subs | Columbia | Sean Bernard (SF), George Wiley (C) John Marquart, Richard Hazel | |
| Subs | Cornell | Gustavo Romano (SF) Matthew Parnell | |
| 04:53 | Columbia | Kennith Lamantia makes the 1st free throw | 59-52 |
| 04:53 | Columbia | Kennith Lamantia makes the 2nd free throw | 60-52 |
| 04:31 | Cornell | Dragan Lewandowski clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 60-52 |
| 04:30 | Columbia | George Wiley grabs the defensive rebound | 60-52 |
| 04:13 | Columbia | Sean Bernard comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 60-52 |
| 04:12 | Cornell | Dingbang Xiang grabs the defensive rebound | 60-52 |
| 03:56 | Cornell | Gustavo Romano's fadeaway is rejected by Daniel Smith | 60-52 |
| 03:55 | Columbia | James Micco grabs the defensive rebound | 60-52 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:51 | Columbia | Sean Bernard is called for traveling in the backcourt | 60-52 |
| Subs | Columbia | John Cheek (PG), Eugene Grubbs (SG), John Marquart (SF), Richard Cundiff (PF), Richard Hazel (C) Kennith Lamantia, James Micco, Sean Bernard, Daniel Smith, George Wiley | |
| Subs | Cornell | Matthew Parnell (PG), Negasi Aja (SF), Paul Caldera (C) Dragan Lewandowski, Gustavo Romano, Dingbang Xiang | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:43 | Cornell | Maurice Drake's pass is intercepted by John Marquart | 60-52 |
| 03:14 | Columbia | Richard Cundiff lays it up and in on a nice dish by Eugene Grubbs | 62-52 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - John Cheek (fresh) SG - Eugene Grubbs (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Marquart (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Richard Cundiff (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Hazel (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Matthew Parnell (tired) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Maurice Drake (tiring) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Negasi Aja (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Zlatko Zenzen (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. C - Paul Caldera (tiring) 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 02:55 | Cornell | Negasi Aja misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 62-52 |
| 02:53 | Columbia | Richard Cundiff snags the defensive board | 62-52 |
| 02:53 | Columbia | Columbia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-52 |
| Subs | Columbia | Mark Nevarez (PG), Sean Bernard (SF), James Baker (PF), George Wiley (C) John Cheek, John Marquart, Richard Cundiff, Richard Hazel | |
| Subs | Cornell | Jon Kulas (SG), Gustavo Romano (SF) Maurice Drake, Negasi Aja | |
| 02:51 | Columbia | Gustavo Romano takes the ball from Eugene Grubbs in the backcourt | 62-52 |
| 02:42 | Cornell | Zlatko Zenzen misses the shot from the right block | 62-52 |
| 02:41 | Cornell | Gustavo Romano snags the offensive board | 62-52 |
| 02:24 | Cornell | Zlatko Zenzen buries a floater from the right side | 62-54 |
| 02:03 | Columbia | Eugene Grubbs knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from James Baker | 65-54 |
| 01:38 | Cornell | Paul Caldera hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 65-54 |
| 01:37 | Columbia | James Baker grabs the board | 65-54 |
| 01:35 | Columbia | James Baker is fouled in the backcourt by Gustavo Romano - foul #1 on Gustavo Romano, team foul #8 | 65-54 |
| Subs | Columbia | Kennith Lamantia (PG), James Micco (SG), John Marquart (SF), Daniel Smith (C) Mark Nevarez, Eugene Grubbs, Sean Bernard, George Wiley | |
| Subs | Cornell | Maurice Drake (PG), Dragan Lewandowski (SF), Dingbang Xiang (PF) Matthew Parnell, Zlatko Zenzen, Paul Caldera | |
| 01:35 | Columbia | James Baker misses the 1st free throw | 65-54 |
| 01:35 | Cornell | Dingbang Xiang gets the rebound | 65-54 |
| 01:22 | Cornell | Jon Kulas hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 65-54 |
| 01:20 | Columbia | John Marquart pulls down the rebound | 65-54 |
| 01:02 | Columbia | John Marquart lays it in and the foul's on Maurice Drake - foul #4 on Maurice Drake, team foul #9 | 67-54 |
| Subs | Columbia | Richard Hazel (C) James Baker | |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| 01:02 | Columbia | John Marquart makes the free throw | 68-54 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:57 | Cornell | Dingbang Xiang hits the finger roll and he's hacked by Richard Hazel - foul #3 on Richard Hazel, team foul #6 | 68-56 |
| 00:57 | Cornell | Dingbang Xiang makes the free throw | 68-57 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:54 | Columbia | Maurice Drake is called for the reach on Daniel Smith in the backcourt - foul #5 on Maurice Drake, team foul #10 | 68-57 |
| Subs | Columbia | John Cheek (PG) James Micco | |
| Subs | Cornell | Matthew Parnell (PG) Maurice Drake | |
| 00:54 | Columbia | Daniel Smith makes the 1st free throw | 69-57 |
| 00:54 | Columbia | Daniel Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 69-57 |
| 00:54 | Cornell | Dingbang Xiang snags the defensive board | 69-57 |
| 00:48 | Cornell | Jon Kulas scores on a turnaround in the paint set up by Dragan Lewandowski | 69-59 |
| 00:47 | Columbia | Matthew Parnell is called for the reach on John Cheek in the backcourt - foul #3 on Matthew Parnell, team foul #11 | 69-59 |
| 00:47 | Columbia | John Cheek makes the 1st free throw | 70-59 |
| 00:47 | Columbia | John Cheek makes the 2nd free throw | 71-59 |
| 00:42 | Cornell | Dragan Lewandowski misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 71-59 |
| 00:41 | Columbia | Richard Hazel snags the defensive board | 71-59 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:20 | Columbia | John Cheek's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 71-59 |
| Subs | Columbia | James Micco (SG) John Cheek | |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| 00:13 | Cornell | Dingbang Xiang comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 71-59 |
| 00:11 | Columbia | Richard Hazel snags the defensive board | 71-59 |
| 00:00 | Columbia | Kennith Lamantia runs out the clock | 71-59 |