| Lineup | Yale | PG - Jeremy Stoneman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Norris (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Hardy (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Benjamin Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Derek Bennett (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Aaron Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Henry Millett (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Bernard Cherry (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Kevin Dennis (fresh) 5 pts. C - Luke Herron (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Yale | Kevin Hardy inbounds the ball | 27-32 |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:33 | Yale | Benjamin Johnson double dribbles as he's doubleteamed | 27-32 |
| 19:12 | Columbia | Aaron Williams connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 27-34 |
| 19:03 | Yale | Kevin Hardy misses badly on a floater from the left side | 27-34 |
| 19:01 | Yale | Kevin Hardy tips it in | 29-34 |
| 18:35 | Columbia | Kevin Dennis drills a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Luke Herron | 29-36 |
| 18:15 | Yale | Jeremy Stoneman clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 29-36 |
| 18:13 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Bernard Cherry | 29-36 |
| 17:48 | Columbia | Benjamin Johnson blocks the short jumper by Kevin Dennis | 29-36 |
| 17:47 | Columbia | Luke Herron pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-36 |
| 17:31 | Columbia | Kevin Dennis misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 29-36 |
| 17:30 | Yale | The rebound goes to Derek Bennett | 29-36 |
| 17:01 | Yale | Benjamin Johnson evades the doubleteam and hits a driving attempt from close range | 31-36 |
| 16:41 | Columbia | Aaron Williams's fadeaway is rejected by Benjamin Johnson | 31-36 |
| 16:40 | Yale | Kevin Hardy gets the rebound | 31-36 |
| 16:11 | Yale | Kevin Dennis takes the ball from Jeremy Stoneman | 31-36 |
| 16:07 | Columbia | Henry Millett misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 31-36 |
| 16:05 | Yale | The rebound goes to Robert Norris | 31-36 |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Jeremy Stoneman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Norris (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Hardy (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Benjamin Johnson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Derek Bennett (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Aaron Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Henry Millett (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Bernard Cherry (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. PF - Kevin Dennis (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. C - Luke Herron (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Yale | Benjamin Johnson evades the doubleteam but misses long on a shot from the right side | 31-36 |
| 15:38 | Columbia | Luke Herron snags the defensive board | 31-36 |
| 15:15 | Columbia | Bernard Cherry evades the doubleteam and hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Aaron Williams | 31-38 |
| 14:59 | Yale | Benjamin Johnson misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 31-38 |
| 14:57 | Yale | Jeremy Stoneman can't tip it in | 31-38 |
| 14:55 | Columbia | Aaron Williams snags the defensive board | 31-38 |
| 14:36 | Columbia | Aaron Williams can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Kevin Hardy - foul #3 on Kevin Hardy, team foul #1 | 31-38 |
| Subs | Yale | Mark Messer (PF) Benjamin Johnson | |
| Subs | Columbia | Christopher Nance (SG), Robert Morris (SF), Billy Buckner (C) Henry Millett, Bernard Cherry, Luke Herron | |
| 14:36 | Columbia | Aaron Williams makes the 1st free throw | 31-39 |
| 14:36 | Columbia | Aaron Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 31-39 |
| 14:36 | Columbia | Kevin Dennis pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-39 |
| 14:10 | Columbia | Robert Morris hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 31-39 |
| 14:09 | Yale | Robert Norris snags the defensive board | 31-39 |
| 14:04 | Yale | Jeremy Stoneman loses the ball out of bounds | 31-39 |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Henry Millett (SG) Aaron Williams | |
| 13:51 | Columbia | Robert Morris buries a jumper from the left wing set up by Henry Millett | 31-41 |
| 13:27 | Yale | Christopher Nance steps in front of the Mark Messer pass | 31-41 |
| 13:23 | Columbia | Henry Millett banks in the layup on a nice dish by Christopher Nance | 31-43 |
| 12:57 | Yale | Derek Bennett double dribbles | 31-43 |
| 12:34 | Columbia | Kevin Dennis misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 31-43 |
| 12:33 | Columbia | Billy Buckner tips it in | 31-45 |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 12:14 | Yale | Robert Norris clanks a 3 from the left wing | 31-45 |
| 12:13 | Columbia | Billy Buckner pulls down the rebound | 31-45 |
| 12:11 | Columbia | Christopher Nance throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 31-45 |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Aaron Williams (PG), Bernard Cherry (SF), Luke Herron (PF) Henry Millett, Robert Morris, Kevin Dennis | |
| 11:57 | Yale | Christopher Nance takes the ball from Derek Bennett | 31-45 |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Jeremy Stoneman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Norris (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Hardy (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Mark Messer (fresh) 3 reb. C - Derek Bennett (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Aaron Williams (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Christopher Nance (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Bernard Cherry (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. PF - Luke Herron (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Billy Buckner (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Columbia | Bernard Cherry can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block | 31-45 |
| 11:36 | Yale | Derek Bennett gets the rebound | 31-45 |
| 11:30 | Yale | Jeremy Stoneman misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 31-45 |
| 11:29 | Columbia | Luke Herron grabs the board | 31-45 |
| 11:08 | Columbia | Bernard Cherry splits the doubleteam and buries a shot from the left wing set up by Aaron Williams | 31-47 |
| 10:46 | Yale | Bernard Cherry picks off the pass by Kevin Hardy | 31-47 |
| 10:43 | Columbia | Aaron Williams hits the finger roll on a great pass from Bernard Cherry | 31-49 |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 10:24 | Yale | Mark Messer hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 31-49 |
| 10:23 | Columbia | Bernard Cherry gets the rebound | 31-49 |
| 09:54 | Columbia | Derek Bennett picks off the pass by Billy Buckner | 31-49 |
| 09:47 | Yale | Kevin Hardy's fadeaway is rejected by Luke Herron | 31-49 |
| 09:45 | Yale | Mark Messer grabs the offensive rebound | 31-49 |
| 09:31 | Yale | Kevin Hardy misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 31-49 |
| 09:30 | Columbia | Luke Herron gets the rebound | 31-49 |
| 09:13 | Columbia | Luke Herron makes the wide open pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Bernard Cherry out of the doubleteam | 31-51 |
| 08:58 | Yale | Derek Bennett evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 31-51 |
| 08:56 | Yale | Mark Messer grabs the offensive board | 31-51 |
| 08:38 | Yale | Robert Norris connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 33-51 |
| 08:15 | Columbia | Luke Herron comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block | 33-51 |
| 08:14 | Columbia | Christopher Nance tips it back up and in | 33-53 |
| 07:49 | Yale | Derek Bennett is fouled on the floor by Billy Buckner - foul #2 on Billy Buckner, team foul #1 | 33-53 |
| Subs | Yale | Shane Pastor (PG), Marvin McRae (SG), Larry Duggan (SF), Benjamin Johnson (PF), William Jones (C) Jeremy Stoneman, Robert Norris, Kevin Hardy, Mark Messer, Derek Bennett | |
| Subs | Columbia | Robert Shaw (PG), Henry Millett (SG), Robert Morris (SF), Kevin Dennis (PF) Aaron Williams, Christopher Nance, Bernard Cherry, Billy Buckner | |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Shane Pastor (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Marvin McRae (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Larry Duggan (fresh) PF - Benjamin Johnson (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - William Jones (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Robert Shaw (fresh) SG - Henry Millett (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Morris (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Kevin Dennis (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Luke Herron (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:40 | Yale | Shane Pastor is hacked by Henry Millett - foul #2 on Henry Millett, team foul #2 | 33-53 |
| 07:25 | Yale | Benjamin Johnson misses the shot from the baseline | 33-53 |
| 07:23 | Columbia | Robert Morris grabs the defensive rebound | 33-53 |
| 07:09 | Columbia | Luke Herron misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 33-53 |
| 07:08 | Yale | Benjamin Johnson grabs the board | 33-53 |
| 06:51 | Yale | William Jones scores on a shot near the basket on a nice dish by Marvin McRae | 35-53 |
| 06:24 | Columbia | Luke Herron throws it down set up by Henry Millett and the foul's on William Jones - foul #2 on William Jones, team foul #2 | 35-55 |
| Subs | Yale | Derek Bennett (C) William Jones | |
| Subs | Columbia | Aaron Williams (PG) Robert Shaw | |
| 06:24 | Columbia | Luke Herron makes the free throw | 35-56 |
| 06:00 | Yale | Shane Pastor comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 35-56 |
| 05:59 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Robert Morris | 35-56 |
| 05:44 | Columbia | Henry Millett hits a floater from the left wing | 35-58 |
| 05:27 | Yale | Derek Bennett misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 35-58 |
| 05:25 | Columbia | Aaron Williams grabs the board | 35-58 |
| 05:00 | Columbia | Henry Millett splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 35-58 |
| 04:59 | Yale | Benjamin Johnson snags the defensive board | 35-58 |
| 04:45 | Yale | Benjamin Johnson is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by Kevin Dennis - foul #3 on Kevin Dennis, team foul #3 | 35-58 |
| Subs | Yale | William Jones (C) Derek Bennett | |
| Subs | Columbia | Bernard Cherry (SF), Billy Buckner (C) Robert Morris, Luke Herron | |
| 04:45 | Yale | Benjamin Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 36-58 |
| 04:45 | Yale | Benjamin Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 37-58 |
| 04:16 | Columbia | Aaron Williams drills a floater from the right side | 37-60 |
| 03:53 | Yale | Benjamin Johnson splits the doubleteam and buries a jump hook from close range | 39-60 |
| 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) | |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Shane Pastor (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Marvin McRae (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Larry Duggan (fairly fresh) PF - Benjamin Johnson (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - William Jones (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Aaron Williams (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SG - Henry Millett (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bernard Cherry (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. PF - Kevin Dennis (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Billy Buckner (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:27 | Columbia | Billy Buckner hits a jumper from the baseline set up by Henry Millett | 39-62 |
| 03:12 | Yale | William Jones hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 39-62 |
| 03:10 | Columbia | Billy Buckner snags the defensive board | 39-62 |
| 02:48 | Columbia | Aaron Williams makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Kevin Dennis | 39-64 |
| 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) | |
| 02:39 | Yale | Benjamin Johnson clanks a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Henry Millett - foul #3 on Henry Millett, team foul #4 | 39-64 |
| Subs | Yale | Mark Messer (C) Larry Duggan | |
| Subs | Columbia | Christopher Nance (PG), Robert Morris (SF) Aaron Williams, Henry Millett | |
| 02:39 | Yale | Benjamin Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 40-64 |
| 02:39 | Yale | Benjamin Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 41-64 |
| 02:18 | Columbia | Robert Morris makes the jump hook from the baseline set up by Bernard Cherry and he's hacked by William Jones - foul #3 on William Jones, team foul #3 | 41-66 |
| Subs | Yale | Arden Burleson (PF) Benjamin Johnson | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 02:18 | Columbia | Robert Morris makes the free throw | 41-67 |
| 02:10 | Yale | Arden Burleson misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 41-67 |
| 02:08 | Columbia | Billy Buckner pulls down the rebound | 41-67 |
| 01:42 | Columbia | Robert Morris misses long on a fadeaway near the basket | 41-67 |
| 01:41 | Yale | Mark Messer pulls down the rebound | 41-67 |
| 01:31 | Yale | Arden Burleson misses the driving attempt near the basket | 41-67 |
| 01:30 | Columbia | Billy Buckner pulls down the rebound | 41-67 |
| 01:10 | Columbia | Billy Buckner blows the layup but the foul's on Mark Messer - foul #1 on Mark Messer, team foul #4 | 41-67 |
| Subs | Yale | Larry Duggan (SF) Arden Burleson | |
| Subs | Columbia | Aaron Williams (PG), Henry Millett (SG) Christopher Nance, Robert Morris | |
| 01:10 | Columbia | Billy Buckner misses the 1st free throw | 41-67 |
| 01:10 | Columbia | Billy Buckner makes the 2nd free throw | 41-68 |
| 01:00 | Yale | Marvin McRae throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-68 |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Luke Herron (C) Billy Buckner | |
| 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) | |
| 00:37 | Columbia | Aaron Williams hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 41-68 |
| 00:36 | Yale | The rebound goes to Mark Messer | 41-68 |
| 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) | |
| 00:30 | Yale | Larry Duggan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-68 |
| 00:00 | Columbia | Aaron Williams runs out the clock | 41-68 |