| Lineup | Yale | PG - Jeremy Moore (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jerry Larose (fresh) SF - Leonard Morton (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Nicholas Woll (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Guy Riddle (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Mark Nevarez (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eugene Grubbs (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Sean Bernard (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daniel Smith (fresh) C - George Wiley (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Columbia | Sean Bernard inbounds the ball | 41-28 |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:44 | Columbia | Eugene Grubbs can't finish the layup | 41-28 |
| 19:43 | Yale | Nicholas Woll pulls down the rebound | 41-28 |
| 19:26 | Yale | Sean Bernard steals the ball from Guy Riddle | 41-28 |
| 19:11 | Columbia | Eugene Grubbs buries a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Daniel Smith | 41-31 |
| 19:03 | Yale | Jeremy Moore can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 41-31 |
| 19:01 | Columbia | George Wiley pulls down the rebound | 41-31 |
| 18:55 | Columbia | Leonard Morton steals it from Mark Nevarez | 41-31 |
| 18:42 | Yale | Guy Riddle hits a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Jerry Larose | 43-31 |
| 18:25 | Columbia | Leonard Morton steals it from George Wiley | 43-31 |
| 18:08 | Yale | Guy Riddle scores on a jump hook in the lane set up by Jeremy Moore | 45-31 |
| 17:50 | Columbia | Sean Bernard comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 45-31 |
| 17:48 | Columbia | George Wiley tips it home | 45-33 |
| 17:31 | Yale | Eugene Grubbs is called for the reach on Jerry Larose - foul #2 on Eugene Grubbs, team foul #1 | 45-33 |
| Subs | Yale | Charles Selvage (PF) Nicholas Woll | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 17:16 | Yale | Leonard Morton connects on the jumper from the baseline set up by Jeremy Moore and he's hacked by Daniel Smith - foul #2 on Daniel Smith, team foul #2 | 47-33 |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| Subs | Columbia | John Marquart (SF), Richard Hazel (C) Sean Bernard, George Wiley | |
| 17:16 | Yale | Leonard Morton misses the free throw | 47-33 |
| 17:16 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Daniel Smith | 47-33 |
| 16:57 | Columbia | Jerry Larose is called for the reach on Eugene Grubbs - foul #3 on Jerry Larose, team foul #1 | 47-33 |
| Subs | Yale | Johnny Cooper (PG), Brent Rameriz (SG) Jeremy Moore, Jerry Larose | |
| Subs | Columbia | James Micco (PG), Richard Cundiff (PF) Mark Nevarez, Daniel Smith | |
| 16:34 | Columbia | John Marquart misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 47-33 |
| 16:33 | Columbia | Richard Hazel can't tip it in | 47-33 |
| 16:32 | Columbia | Richard Hazel grabs the offensive board | 47-33 |
| 16:18 | Columbia | Eugene Grubbs misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 47-33 |
| 16:16 | Columbia | John Marquart hits the follow up shot | 47-35 |
| 15:53 | Yale | Brent Rameriz buries a shot from the free throw line | 49-35 |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Johnny Cooper (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Brent Rameriz (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Leonard Morton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Charles Selvage (fresh) 4 reb. C - Guy Riddle (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - James Micco (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Eugene Grubbs (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Marquart (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Cundiff (fresh) C - Richard Hazel (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Columbia | John Marquart clanks a shot from the baseline | 49-35 |
| 15:40 | Yale | Charles Selvage grabs the board | 49-35 |
| 15:25 | Yale | James Micco picks off the pass by Charles Selvage | 49-35 |
| 15:15 | Columbia | John Marquart hits the finger roll set up by Eugene Grubbs | 49-37 |
| 14:57 | Yale | Guy Riddle misses short on a jumper from close range but he's hacked by Richard Hazel - foul #2 on Richard Hazel, team foul #3 | 49-37 |
| Subs | Yale | Jeremy Moore (PG), Jerry Larose (SG), David Stewart (SF), Nicholas Woll (PF) Johnny Cooper, Brent Rameriz, Leonard Morton, Charles Selvage | |
| Subs | Columbia | Mark Nevarez (PG), Sean Bernard (SF), James Baker (PF), George Wiley (C) Eugene Grubbs, John Marquart, Richard Cundiff, Richard Hazel | |
| 14:57 | Yale | Guy Riddle makes the 1st free throw | 50-37 |
| 14:57 | Yale | Guy Riddle misses the 2nd free throw | 50-37 |
| 14:57 | Columbia | George Wiley grabs the board | 50-37 |
| 14:45 | Columbia | Sean Bernard connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by George Wiley | 50-39 |
| 14:43 | Yale | Jeremy Moore throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 50-39 |
| Subs | Yale | John Messersmith (C) Guy Riddle | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 14:32 | Columbia | James Micco travels with the ball | 50-39 |
| 14:10 | Yale | Jerry Larose makes the runner from close range on a nice dish by Jeremy Moore | 52-39 |
| 13:56 | Columbia | Sean Bernard misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 52-39 |
| 13:54 | Yale | Jerry Larose grabs the defensive rebound | 52-39 |
| 13:35 | Yale | Nicholas Woll is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Nicholas Woll, team foul #2 | 52-39 |
| 13:16 | Columbia | Sean Bernard drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 52-42 |
| 13:08 | Yale | David Stewart loses the dribble to George Wiley | 52-42 |
| 12:41 | Columbia | Sean Bernard hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Mark Nevarez | 52-45 |
| 12:16 | Yale | Nicholas Woll misses the easy layup but he's fouled by James Baker - foul #4 on James Baker, team foul #4 | 52-45 |
| Subs | Yale | Leonard Morton (SF), Guy Riddle (C) David Stewart, John Messersmith | |
| Subs | Columbia | Eugene Grubbs (SG), John Marquart (SF), Daniel Smith (PF), Richard Hazel (C) James Micco, Sean Bernard, James Baker, George Wiley | |
| 12:16 | Yale | Nicholas Woll makes the 1st free throw | 53-45 |
| 12:16 | Yale | Nicholas Woll misses the 2nd free throw | 53-45 |
| 12:16 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Richard Hazel | 53-45 |
| 12:04 | Columbia | John Marquart knocks in the floater in the lane set up by Mark Nevarez | 53-47 |
| 11:47 | Yale | Nicholas Woll buries a runner from close range on a nice dish by Jeremy Moore | 55-47 |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Jeremy Moore (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jerry Larose (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Leonard Morton (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Nicholas Woll (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. C - Guy Riddle (fresh) 16 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Mark Nevarez (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Eugene Grubbs (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Marquart (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daniel Smith (fresh) C - Richard Hazel (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:22 | Columbia | John Marquart misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 55-47 |
| 11:20 | Columbia | Richard Hazel tips it back up and in | 55-49 |
| 11:18 | Yale | Jeremy Moore loses the dribble to Mark Nevarez in the backcourt | 55-49 |
| 11:08 | Columbia | John Marquart can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 55-49 |
| 11:07 | Yale | Nicholas Woll grabs the board | 55-49 |
| 10:49 | Yale | Jeremy Moore misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 55-49 |
| 10:48 | Columbia | John Marquart grabs the defensive rebound | 55-49 |
| 10:40 | Columbia | Richard Hazel comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 55-49 |
| 10:39 | Columbia | John Marquart hits the follow up shot | 55-51 |
| 10:12 | Yale | Jerry Larose misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 55-51 |
| 10:10 | Yale | Jeremy Moore tips it home | 57-51 |
| 09:43 | Columbia | Mark Nevarez misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 57-51 |
| 09:41 | Yale | Guy Riddle snags the defensive board | 57-51 |
| 09:26 | Yale | Eugene Grubbs steals the ball from Leonard Morton | 57-51 |
| 09:22 | Columbia | Eugene Grubbs hits the finger roll | 57-53 |
| 08:57 | Yale | Jerry Larose comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 57-53 |
| 08:55 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Mark Nevarez | 57-53 |
| 08:32 | Columbia | Eugene Grubbs's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-53 |
| Subs | Yale | Johnny Cooper (PG), Brent Rameriz (SG), David Stewart (SF), Charles Selvage (PF), John Messersmith (C) Jeremy Moore, Jerry Larose, Leonard Morton, Nicholas Woll, Guy Riddle | |
| Subs | Columbia | Kennith Lamantia (PG), James Micco (SG), Sean Bernard (SF), Richard Cundiff (PF), George Wiley (C) Mark Nevarez, Eugene Grubbs, John Marquart, Daniel Smith, Richard Hazel | |
| 08:17 | Yale | Brent Rameriz buries a 3 from the right corner set up by Johnny Cooper | 60-53 |
| 08:07 | Columbia | George Wiley is whistled for traveling | 60-53 |
| 07:46 | Yale | George Wiley is called for the reach on Brent Rameriz - foul #3 on George Wiley, team foul #5 | 60-53 |
| Subs | Yale | Guy Riddle (C) John Messersmith | |
| Subs | Columbia | James Baker (PF) Richard Cundiff | |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Johnny Cooper (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brent Rameriz (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Stewart (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Selvage (fresh) 5 reb. C - Guy Riddle (fresh) 16 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Kennith Lamantia (fresh) SG - James Micco (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Sean Bernard (fresh) 19 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Baker (fresh) 2 reb. 4 pf. C - George Wiley (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:36 | Yale | Johnny Cooper hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 60-53 |
| 07:35 | Columbia | James Micco snags the defensive board | 60-53 |
| 07:24 | Columbia | James Baker drills a driving attempt in the paint set up by Kennith Lamantia | 60-55 |
| 07:06 | Yale | Brent Rameriz comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 60-55 |
| 07:05 | Columbia | George Wiley gets the rebound | 60-55 |
| 06:56 | Columbia | Kennith Lamantia is fouled on the floor by Brent Rameriz - foul #1 on Brent Rameriz, team foul #3 | 60-55 |
| Subs | Yale | Leonard Morton (SF) David Stewart | |
| Subs | Columbia | Eugene Grubbs (SG) Kennith Lamantia | |
| 06:46 | Columbia | Eugene Grubbs misses the 3 from the left corner | 60-55 |
| 06:44 | Yale | Guy Riddle gets the rebound | 60-55 |
| 06:31 | Yale | Sean Bernard is called for the reach on Guy Riddle - foul #1 on Sean Bernard, team foul #6 | 60-55 |
| Subs | Yale | Jerry Larose (SG) Brent Rameriz | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 06:25 | Yale | Jerry Larose scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 62-55 |
| 06:11 | Columbia | George Wiley can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 62-55 |
| 06:10 | Yale | Guy Riddle snags the defensive board | 62-55 |
| 05:50 | Yale | Charles Selvage drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Jerry Larose | 65-55 |
| 05:29 | Columbia | James Baker clanks a 3 from the left corner | 65-55 |
| 05:28 | Columbia | James Micco grabs the offensive rebound | 65-55 |
| 05:11 | Columbia | Sean Bernard's layup is rejected by Leonard Morton | 65-55 |
| 05:10 | Yale | Guy Riddle gets the rebound | 65-55 |
| 04:55 | Yale | Leonard Morton scores on a floater from the baseline | 67-55 |
| 04:33 | Columbia | Eugene Grubbs jams it on a great pass from Sean Bernard | 67-57 |
| 04:20 | Yale | Charles Selvage misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 67-57 |
| 04:18 | Yale | Charles Selvage grabs the offensive board | 67-57 |
| 03:56 | Yale | Eugene Grubbs takes the ball from Leonard Morton | 67-57 |
| 03:52 | Columbia | Eugene Grubbs hits the finger roll | 67-59 |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:32 | Yale | Jerry Larose is fouled on the floor by Eugene Grubbs - foul #3 on Eugene Grubbs, team foul #7 | 67-59 |
| Subs | Yale | Jeremy Moore (PG), David Stewart (SF), Nicholas Woll (PF), John Messersmith (C) Johnny Cooper, Leonard Morton, Charles Selvage, Guy Riddle | |
| Subs | Columbia | Mark Nevarez (PG), Kennith Lamantia (SG), John Marquart (SF), Daniel Smith (PF), Richard Hazel (C) James Micco, Eugene Grubbs, Sean Bernard, James Baker, George Wiley | |
| 03:32 | Yale | Jerry Larose makes the 1st free throw | 68-59 |
| 03:32 | Yale | Jerry Larose misses the 2nd free throw | 68-59 |
| 03:32 | Columbia | Richard Hazel grabs the board | 68-59 |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Jeremy Moore (fresh) 6 pts. 8 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jerry Larose (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - David Stewart (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Nicholas Woll (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. C - John Messersmith (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Mark Nevarez (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Kennith Lamantia (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Marquart (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Daniel Smith (fresh) C - Richard Hazel (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:16 | Columbia | Kennith Lamantia loses the ball out of bounds | 68-59 |
| Subs | Yale | Brent Rameriz (SG) Jerry Larose | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 02:49 | Yale | Jeremy Moore hits a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from John Messersmith | 70-59 |
| 02:49 | Columbia | Columbia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-59 |
| Subs | Yale | Jerry Larose (SG), Leonard Morton (SF), Guy Riddle (C) Brent Rameriz, David Stewart, John Messersmith | |
| Subs | Columbia | Eugene Grubbs (SG) Kennith Lamantia | |
| 02:27 | Columbia | Mark Nevarez clanks a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Guy Riddle - foul #1 on Guy Riddle, team foul #4 | 70-59 |
| 02:27 | Columbia | Mark Nevarez makes the 1st free throw | 70-60 |
| 02:27 | Columbia | Mark Nevarez misses the 2nd free throw | 70-60 |
| 02:27 | Columbia | Richard Hazel pulls down the offensive rebound | 70-60 |
| 02:20 | Columbia | Mark Nevarez scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by John Marquart | 70-63 |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:02 | Yale | Guy Riddle throws it down on a nice dish by Jeremy Moore | 72-63 |
| 02:02 | Columbia | Columbia calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 72-63 |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Sean Bernard (SF), James Baker (PF), George Wiley (C) John Marquart, Daniel Smith, Richard Hazel | |
| 01:53 | Columbia | Mark Nevarez comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 72-63 |
| 01:51 | Columbia | George Wiley snags the offensive board | 72-63 |
| 01:38 | Columbia | Eugene Grubbs buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Mark Nevarez | 72-65 |
| 01:35 | Yale | Jeremy Moore is hacked by Mark Nevarez in the backcourt - foul #1 on Mark Nevarez, team foul #8 | 72-65 |
| 01:35 | Yale | Jeremy Moore makes the 1st free throw | 73-65 |
| 01:35 | Yale | Jeremy Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 74-65 |
| 01:17 | Columbia | James Baker knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 74-67 |
| 01:02 | Yale | George Wiley denies the turnaround by Leonard Morton | 74-67 |
| 01:00 | Columbia | Mark Nevarez grabs the board | 74-67 |
| 00:46 | Columbia | Sean Bernard comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 74-67 |
| 00:44 | Yale | Leonard Morton gets the rebound | 74-67 |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:43 | Yale | Leonard Morton is hacked by Eugene Grubbs in the backcourt - foul #4 on Eugene Grubbs, team foul #9 | 74-67 |
| Subs | Yale | Charles Selvage (PF) Nicholas Woll | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 00:43 | Yale | Leonard Morton makes the 1st free throw | 75-67 |
| 00:43 | Yale | Leonard Morton makes the 2nd free throw | 76-67 |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:37 | Columbia | Eugene Grubbs connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 76-70 |
| 00:36 | Yale | Jeremy Moore is hacked by Mark Nevarez in the backcourt - foul #2 on Mark Nevarez, team foul #10 | 76-70 |
| 00:36 | Yale | Jeremy Moore makes the 1st free throw | 77-70 |
| 00:36 | Yale | Jeremy Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 78-70 |
| 00:31 | Columbia | Eugene Grubbs misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 78-70 |
| 00:29 | Yale | Guy Riddle snags the defensive board | 78-70 |
| 00:28 | Yale | Guy Riddle is fouled in the backcourt by Mark Nevarez - foul #3 on Mark Nevarez, team foul #11 | 78-70 |
| 00:28 | Yale | Guy Riddle makes the 1st free throw | 79-70 |
| 00:28 | Yale | Guy Riddle makes the 2nd free throw | 80-70 |
| 00:21 | Columbia | Eugene Grubbs comes up short on the jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Jeremy Moore - foul #1 on Jeremy Moore, team foul #5 | 80-70 |
| Subs | Yale | Johnny Cooper (PG), Brent Rameriz (SG), David Stewart (SF), John Messersmith (C) Jeremy Moore, Jerry Larose, Leonard Morton, Guy Riddle | |
| Subs | Columbia | James Micco (PG), John Marquart (SF), Daniel Smith (PF), Richard Hazel (C) Mark Nevarez, Sean Bernard, James Baker, George Wiley | |
| 00:21 | Columbia | Eugene Grubbs makes the 1st free throw | 80-71 |
| 00:21 | Columbia | Eugene Grubbs makes the 2nd free throw | 80-72 |
| 00:19 | Yale | Eugene Grubbs is called for the reach on Brent Rameriz in the backcourt - foul #5 on Eugene Grubbs, team foul #12 | 80-72 |
| Subs | Yale | Jeremy Moore (PG), Leonard Morton (SF), Guy Riddle (C) Johnny Cooper, David Stewart, John Messersmith | |
| Subs | Columbia | Mark Nevarez (PG), Sean Bernard (SF), James Baker (PF), George Wiley (C) Eugene Grubbs, John Marquart, Daniel Smith, Richard Hazel | |
| 00:19 | Yale | Brent Rameriz misses the 1st free throw | 80-72 |
| 00:19 | Yale | Brent Rameriz makes the 2nd free throw | 81-72 |
| 00:11 | Columbia | James Micco misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 81-72 |
| 00:09 | Yale | Charles Selvage grabs the defensive rebound | 81-72 |
| 00:09 | Yale | Yale calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 81-72 |
| Subs | Yale | Jerry Larose (SG) Brent Rameriz | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 00:07 | Yale | Charles Selvage is fouled in the backcourt by Mark Nevarez - foul #4 on Mark Nevarez, team foul #13 | 81-72 |
| 00:07 | Yale | Charles Selvage makes the 1st free throw | 82-72 |
| 00:07 | Yale | Charles Selvage makes the 2nd free throw | 83-72 |
| 00:01 | Columbia | George Wiley's floater is tipped away by Charles Selvage | 83-72 |
| 00:00 | Columbia | The clock runs out | 83-72 |