| Lineup | Yale | PG - Stanford Stilwell (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Richards (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tony Downing (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Raymond Santo (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - John Hoyle (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Derek Gayton (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Giles (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Apodaca (fresh) 6 pts. PF - John Lawrence (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - John Haney (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Columbia | Paul Apodaca inbounds the ball | 37-34 |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:42 | Columbia | Stanford Stilwell is called for the reach on John Lawrence - foul #2 on Stanford Stilwell, team foul #1 | 37-34 |
| 19:32 | Columbia | John Haney misses long on a fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on Tony Downing - foul #1 on Tony Downing, team foul #2 | 37-34 |
| 19:32 | Columbia | John Haney makes the 1st free throw | 37-35 |
| 19:32 | Columbia | John Haney misses the 2nd free throw | 37-35 |
| 19:32 | Yale | John Hoyle pulls down the rebound | 37-35 |
| 19:03 | Yale | Stanford Stilwell makes the shot from the left block on a great pass from Richard Richards and he's hacked by John Lawrence - foul #2 on John Lawrence, team foul #1 | 39-35 |
| 19:03 | Yale | Stanford Stilwell misses the free throw | 39-35 |
| 19:03 | Columbia | The rebound goes to John Haney | 39-35 |
| 18:47 | Columbia | The jump hook by Mark Giles is blocked by John Hoyle | 39-35 |
| 18:45 | Yale | Raymond Santo gets the rebound | 39-35 |
| 18:23 | Yale | Tony Downing scores on a floater in the lane | 41-35 |
| 18:07 | Columbia | Derek Gayton hits a 3 from the left wing | 41-38 |
| 17:39 | Yale | Raymond Santo comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on John Lawrence - foul #3 on John Lawrence, team foul #2 | 41-38 |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Charles Furman (PF) John Lawrence | |
| 17:39 | Yale | Raymond Santo makes the 1st free throw | 42-38 |
| 17:39 | Yale | Raymond Santo makes the 2nd free throw | 43-38 |
| 17:14 | Columbia | Paul Apodaca throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-38 |
| Subs | Yale | Michael Reed (SF), Reginald Dodge (PF) Tony Downing, Raymond Santo | |
| Subs | Columbia | Albert Clark (SG), Larry Stevenson (SF), Stephen Dudley (C) Mark Giles, Paul Apodaca, John Haney | |
| 17:02 | Yale | Reginald Dodge is hacked by Stephen Dudley - foul #2 on Stephen Dudley, team foul #3 | 43-38 |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Carl Chrisman (SF) Derek Gayton | |
| 16:39 | Yale | Reginald Dodge is whistled for a carry | 43-38 |
| Subs | Yale | Gerald Peters (PG), Kenneth Brown (SG), Dwight Rector (C) Stanford Stilwell, Richard Richards, John Hoyle | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 16:23 | Columbia | Larry Stevenson hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Michael Reed - foul #2 on Michael Reed, team foul #3 | 43-38 |
| 16:23 | Columbia | Larry Stevenson makes the 1st free throw | 43-39 |
| 16:23 | Columbia | Larry Stevenson misses the 2nd free throw | 43-39 |
| 16:23 | Yale | Reginald Dodge grabs the defensive rebound | 43-39 |
| 16:04 | Yale | Michael Reed hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Carl Chrisman - foul #1 on Carl Chrisman, team foul #4 | 43-39 |
| Subs | Yale | Tony Downing (SF), Raymond Santo (PF) Reginald Dodge, Dwight Rector | |
| Subs | Columbia | Derek Gayton (PG), Paul Apodaca (SF) Albert Clark, Carl Chrisman | |
| 16:04 | Yale | Michael Reed makes the 1st free throw | 44-39 |
| 16:04 | Yale | Michael Reed makes the 2nd free throw | 45-39 |
| 15:49 | Columbia | Stephen Dudley hits the finger roll on a great pass from Derek Gayton and the foul's on Gerald Peters - foul #2 on Gerald Peters, team foul #4 | 45-41 |
| Subs | Yale | Stanford Stilwell (PG), Richard Richards (SG), John Hoyle (C) Gerald Peters, Kenneth Brown, Michael Reed | |
| Subs | Columbia | Mark Giles (SG), John Lawrence (PF) Larry Stevenson, Charles Furman | |
| 15:49 | Columbia | Stephen Dudley makes the free throw | 45-42 |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Stanford Stilwell (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Richards (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Tony Downing (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Raymond Santo (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - John Hoyle (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Derek Gayton (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mark Giles (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Apodaca (fresh) 6 pts. PF - John Lawrence (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Stephen Dudley (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Yale | Tony Downing is fouled on the floor by Paul Apodaca - foul #3 on Paul Apodaca, team foul #5 | 45-42 |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| Subs | Columbia | John Haney (C) Stephen Dudley | |
| 15:21 | Yale | Richard Richards is fouled on the floor by Mark Giles - foul #1 on Mark Giles, team foul #6 | 45-42 |
| 15:10 | Yale | Stanford Stilwell makes the jumpshot from the free throw line | 47-42 |
| 14:53 | Columbia | Mark Giles hits a 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-45 |
| 14:38 | Yale | Richard Richards travels with the ball | 47-45 |
| 14:17 | Columbia | Mark Giles comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 47-45 |
| 14:15 | Yale | Tony Downing grabs the board | 47-45 |
| 14:04 | Yale | John Hoyle double dribbles | 47-45 |
| Subs | Yale | Michael Reed (SF), Reginald Dodge (PF), Dwight Rector (C) Tony Downing, Raymond Santo, John Hoyle | |
| Subs | Columbia | Larry Stevenson (PG), Albert Clark (SG), Charles Furman (SF) Derek Gayton, Mark Giles, Paul Apodaca | |
| 13:49 | Columbia | Larry Stevenson can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 47-45 |
| 13:47 | Columbia | John Haney pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-45 |
| 13:36 | Columbia | Charles Furman scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Albert Clark | 47-47 |
| 13:20 | Yale | Michael Reed misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 47-47 |
| 13:19 | Columbia | John Lawrence pulls down the rebound | 47-47 |
| 12:58 | Columbia | Larry Stevenson knocks in the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Albert Clark | 47-49 |
| 12:49 | Yale | Dwight Rector misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 47-49 |
| 12:48 | Columbia | John Lawrence grabs the board | 47-49 |
| 12:40 | Columbia | John Lawrence lays it up and in | 47-51 |
| 12:29 | Yale | Dwight Rector scores on a floater near the basket | 49-51 |
| 12:14 | Columbia | Larry Stevenson banks in the layup set up by Albert Clark | 49-53 |
| 11:50 | Yale | Reginald Dodge misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 49-53 |
| 11:49 | Columbia | John Lawrence grabs the defensive rebound | 49-53 |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Stanford Stilwell (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Richards (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Reed (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Reginald Dodge (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Dwight Rector (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Larry Stevenson (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Albert Clark (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Charles Furman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - John Lawrence (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. C - John Haney (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:43 | Columbia | Albert Clark is fouled on the floor by Stanford Stilwell - foul #3 on Stanford Stilwell, team foul #5 | 49-53 |
| Subs | Yale | Gerald Peters (PG), Kenneth Brown (SG), Tony Downing (SF), Raymond Santo (PF), John Hoyle (C) Stanford Stilwell, Richard Richards, Michael Reed, Reginald Dodge, Dwight Rector | |
| Subs | Columbia | Derek Gayton (PG), Mark Giles (SG), Paul Apodaca (SF), Stephen Dudley (C) Larry Stevenson, Albert Clark, John Lawrence, John Haney | |
| 11:31 | Columbia | Charles Furman makes the turnaround from close range on a great pass from Paul Apodaca and he's hacked by Raymond Santo - foul #2 on Raymond Santo, team foul #6 | 49-55 |
| 11:31 | Columbia | Charles Furman makes the free throw | 49-56 |
| 11:12 | Yale | John Hoyle clanks a jumper from close range | 49-56 |
| 11:11 | Columbia | Stephen Dudley pulls down the rebound | 49-56 |
| 10:52 | Columbia | Mark Giles is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Brown - foul #1 on Kenneth Brown, team foul #7 | 49-56 |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Chad Heflin (C) Charles Furman | |
| 10:52 | Columbia | Mark Giles makes the 1st free throw | 49-57 |
| 10:52 | Columbia | Mark Giles makes the 2nd free throw | 49-58 |
| 10:23 | Yale | John Hoyle clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 49-58 |
| 10:22 | Columbia | Stephen Dudley gets the rebound | 49-58 |
| 09:55 | Columbia | Paul Apodaca's fadeaway is rejected by Raymond Santo | 49-58 |
| 09:53 | Yale | John Hoyle snags the defensive board | 49-58 |
| 09:36 | Yale | Tony Downing hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Chad Heflin - foul #3 on Chad Heflin, team foul #7 | 49-58 |
| Subs | Yale | Stanford Stilwell (PG), Richard Richards (SG) Gerald Peters, Kenneth Brown | |
| Subs | Columbia | John Lawrence (PF) Chad Heflin | |
| 09:36 | Yale | Tony Downing makes the 1st free throw | 50-58 |
| 09:36 | Yale | Tony Downing makes the 2nd free throw | 51-58 |
| 09:16 | Columbia | John Lawrence misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 51-58 |
| 09:15 | Yale | John Hoyle snags the defensive board | 51-58 |
| 08:50 | Yale | Raymond Santo hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Stephen Dudley - foul #3 on Stephen Dudley, team foul #8 | 51-58 |
| Subs | Yale | Michael Reed (SF) Tony Downing | |
| Subs | Columbia | Larry Stevenson (PG), Albert Clark (SG), Charles Furman (SF), John Haney (C) Derek Gayton, Mark Giles, Paul Apodaca, Stephen Dudley | |
| 08:50 | Yale | Raymond Santo misses the 1st free throw | 51-58 |
| 08:50 | Yale | Raymond Santo makes the 2nd free throw | 52-58 |
| 08:29 | Columbia | Larry Stevenson misses the easy layup but the foul's on Richard Richards - foul #3 on Richard Richards, team foul #8 | 52-58 |
| Subs | Yale | Reginald Dodge (PF), Dwight Rector (C) Raymond Santo, John Hoyle | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 08:29 | Columbia | Larry Stevenson makes the 1st free throw | 52-59 |
| 08:29 | Columbia | Larry Stevenson misses the 2nd free throw | 52-59 |
| 08:29 | Yale | Reginald Dodge snags the defensive board | 52-59 |
| 08:18 | Yale | Stanford Stilwell is fouled on the floor by John Haney - foul #3 on John Haney, team foul #9 | 52-59 |
| 08:18 | Yale | Stanford Stilwell makes the 1st free throw | 53-59 |
| 08:18 | Yale | Stanford Stilwell makes the 2nd free throw | 54-59 |
| 07:59 | Columbia | Charles Furman connects on the driving attempt near the basket | 54-61 |
| 07:47 | Yale | Richard Richards connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Stanford Stilwell | 56-61 |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Stanford Stilwell (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Richard Richards (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Michael Reed (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Reginald Dodge (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Dwight Rector (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Larry Stevenson (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Albert Clark (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Charles Furman (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - John Lawrence (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. C - John Haney (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:30 | Columbia | Albert Clark lays it up and in | 56-63 |
| 07:05 | Yale | Dwight Rector blows the layup but he's hacked by Charles Furman - foul #1 on Charles Furman, team foul #10 | 56-63 |
| Subs | Yale | Tony Downing (SF), Raymond Santo (PF) Michael Reed, Reginald Dodge | |
| Subs | Columbia | Derek Gayton (PG), Mark Giles (SG), Paul Apodaca (SF), Stephen Dudley (C) Larry Stevenson, Albert Clark, Charles Furman, John Haney | |
| 07:05 | Yale | Dwight Rector misses the 1st free throw | 56-63 |
| 07:05 | Yale | Dwight Rector misses the 2nd free throw | 56-63 |
| 07:05 | Columbia | John Lawrence snags the defensive board | 56-63 |
| 06:53 | Columbia | Stephen Dudley misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 56-63 |
| 06:52 | Yale | Tony Downing gets the rebound | 56-63 |
| 06:34 | Yale | Raymond Santo scores on a runner near the basket on a nice dish by Stanford Stilwell | 58-63 |
| 06:23 | Columbia | Derek Gayton can't connect on a shot from the right side but the foul's on Richard Richards - foul #4 on Richard Richards, team foul #9 | 58-63 |
| Subs | Yale | Gerald Peters (PG), Kenneth Brown (SG), John Hoyle (C) Stanford Stilwell, Richard Richards, Dwight Rector | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 06:23 | Columbia | Derek Gayton makes the 1st free throw | 58-64 |
| 06:23 | Columbia | Derek Gayton misses the 2nd free throw | 58-64 |
| 06:23 | Yale | Kenneth Brown snags the defensive board | 58-64 |
| 06:02 | Yale | John Hoyle is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on John Hoyle, team foul #10 | 58-64 |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Charles Furman (PF), John Haney (C) John Lawrence, Stephen Dudley | |
| 05:54 | Columbia | Derek Gayton misses the 3 from the left wing | 58-64 |
| 05:53 | Yale | John Hoyle gets the rebound | 58-64 |
| 05:35 | Yale | Raymond Santo scores on a shot near the basket set up by John Hoyle | 60-64 |
| 05:18 | Columbia | Paul Apodaca misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 60-64 |
| 05:17 | Columbia | Mark Giles snags the offensive board | 60-64 |
| 05:04 | Columbia | Charles Furman can't connect on a driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on Raymond Santo - foul #3 on Raymond Santo, team foul #11 | 60-64 |
| Subs | Yale | Stanford Stilwell (PG), Richard Richards (SG), Michael Reed (PF) Gerald Peters, Kenneth Brown, Raymond Santo | |
| Subs | Columbia | Larry Stevenson (SG) Mark Giles | |
| 05:04 | Columbia | Charles Furman misses the 1st free throw | 60-64 |
| 05:04 | Columbia | Charles Furman makes the 2nd free throw | 60-65 |
| 04:57 | Yale | Stanford Stilwell misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 60-65 |
| 04:55 | Yale | Michael Reed tips it but misses | 60-65 |
| 04:53 | Columbia | John Haney snags the defensive board | 60-65 |
| 04:36 | Columbia | Charles Furman is fouled on the floor by Michael Reed - foul #3 on Michael Reed, team foul #12 | 60-65 |
| Subs | Yale | Reginald Dodge (PF) Tony Downing | |
| Subs | Columbia | John Lawrence (PF), Stephen Dudley (C) Paul Apodaca, John Haney | |
| 04:36 | Columbia | Charles Furman makes the 1st free throw | 60-66 |
| 04:36 | Columbia | Charles Furman misses the 2nd free throw | 60-66 |
| 04:36 | Yale | Richard Richards gets the rebound | 60-66 |
| 04:21 | Yale | Michael Reed knocks in the floater from just outside the lane set up by Stanford Stilwell | 62-66 |
| 04:06 | Columbia | Charles Furman makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Derek Gayton | 62-69 |
| 03:50 | Yale | John Hoyle can't finish the layup but the foul's on Stephen Dudley - foul #4 on Stephen Dudley, team foul #11 | 62-69 |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Mark Giles (SG) Derek Gayton | |
| 03:50 | Yale | John Hoyle makes the 1st free throw | 63-69 |
| 03:50 | Yale | John Hoyle makes the 2nd free throw | 64-69 |
| 03:36 | Columbia | John Hoyle denies the turnaround by Charles Furman | 64-69 |
| 03:34 | Yale | Richard Richards grabs the board | 64-69 |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Stanford Stilwell (fresh) 14 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Richard Richards (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Michael Reed (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Reginald Dodge (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - John Hoyle (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Larry Stevenson (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Giles (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Furman (fresh) 12 pts. 2 stl. PF - John Lawrence (fresh) 7 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. C - Stephen Dudley (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:30 | Yale | Michael Reed hits the finger roll set up by Richard Richards and he's fouled by Charles Furman - foul #2 on Charles Furman, team foul #12 | 66-69 |
| Subs | Yale | Raymond Santo (PF) Reginald Dodge | |
| Subs | Columbia | Paul Apodaca (SF), John Haney (C) Charles Furman, Stephen Dudley | |
| 03:30 | Yale | Michael Reed makes the free throw | 67-69 |
| 03:12 | Columbia | Mark Giles travels with the ball | 67-69 |
| Subs | Yale | Tony Downing (SF) Michael Reed | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 02:50 | Yale | John Hoyle lays it in | 69-69 |
| 02:24 | Columbia | Larry Stevenson loses the dribble to Raymond Santo | 69-69 |
| 01:58 | Yale | Stanford Stilwell misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 69-69 |
| 01:56 | Columbia | Paul Apodaca gets the rebound | 69-69 |
| 01:52 | Columbia | Mark Giles drills a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Larry Stevenson | 69-71 |
| 01:47 | Yale | Stanford Stilwell comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 69-71 |
| 01:46 | Yale | John Hoyle misses the tip | 69-71 |
| 01:44 | Columbia | John Haney gets the rebound | 69-71 |
| 01:39 | Columbia | Mark Giles knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Larry Stevenson | 69-74 |
| 01:20 | Yale | Richard Richards hits a fadeaway from the right block | 71-74 |
| 01:15 | Columbia | Mark Giles misses the lay-in | 71-74 |
| 01:13 | Yale | Raymond Santo snags the defensive board | 71-74 |
| 00:54 | Yale | John Haney swats the layup by Raymond Santo | 71-74 |
| 00:52 | Columbia | Paul Apodaca grabs the board | 71-74 |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:25 | Columbia | Paul Apodaca buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by John Haney | 71-76 |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:18 | Yale | Stanford Stilwell clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 71-76 |
| 00:16 | Yale | Tony Downing snags the offensive board | 71-76 |
| 00:14 | Yale | Stanford Stilwell hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 74-76 |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:11 | Columbia | John Lawrence is hacked by Stanford Stilwell in the backcourt - foul #4 on Stanford Stilwell, team foul #13 | 74-76 |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Derek Gayton (PG) Larry Stevenson | |
| 00:11 | Columbia | John Lawrence makes the 1st free throw | 74-77 |
| 00:11 | Columbia | John Lawrence makes the 2nd free throw | 74-78 |
| 00:06 | Yale | Richard Richards hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Stanford Stilwell | 77-78 |
| 00:05 | Columbia | Derek Gayton is hacked by Stanford Stilwell in the backcourt - foul #5 on Stanford Stilwell, team foul #14 | 77-78 |
| Subs | Yale | Gerald Peters (PG) Stanford Stilwell | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 00:05 | Columbia | Derek Gayton misses the 1st free throw | 77-78 |
| 00:05 | Columbia | Derek Gayton makes the 2nd free throw | 77-79 |
| 00:05 | Yale | Yale calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 77-79 |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Yale | Richard Richards misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 77-79 |