| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Ervin Lowery (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Sea (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Harry Tompson (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. PF - Harry Schreiner (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Cooley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Walter Ceniceros (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Denis Parker (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Stephen Penn (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Matthew Hammond (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Willie Woods (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cleveland State | Harry Tompson inbounds the ball | 42-28 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:40 | Cleveland State | Richard Cooley drills a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Ervin Lowery | 44-28 |
| 19:30 | Yale | Denis Parker is hacked by Robert Sea - foul #1 on Robert Sea, team foul #1 | 44-28 |
| 19:22 | Yale | Matthew Hammond scores on a fadeaway from the right block set up by Willie Woods and he's hacked by Harry Schreiner - foul #2 on Harry Schreiner, team foul #2 | 44-30 |
| 19:22 | Yale | Matthew Hammond makes the free throw | 44-31 |
| 19:04 | Cleveland State | Robert Sea comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 44-31 |
| 19:02 | Cleveland State | Richard Cooley tips it back up and in | 46-31 |
| 18:37 | Yale | Walter Ceniceros knocks in the 3 from the left corner | 46-34 |
| 18:25 | Cleveland State | Richard Cooley misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 46-34 |
| 18:24 | Yale | Stephen Penn grabs the defensive rebound | 46-34 |
| 18:17 | Yale | Willie Woods can't connect on a jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Richard Cooley - foul #2 on Richard Cooley, team foul #3 | 46-34 |
| 18:17 | Yale | Willie Woods misses the 1st free throw | 46-34 |
| 18:17 | Yale | Willie Woods makes the 2nd free throw | 46-35 |
| 17:57 | Cleveland State | Ervin Lowery clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 46-35 |
| 17:56 | Yale | Willie Woods snags the defensive board | 46-35 |
| 17:50 | Yale | Harry Tompson steals it from Willie Woods | 46-35 |
| 17:47 | Cleveland State | Harry Schreiner lays it in set up by Harry Tompson | 48-35 |
| 17:35 | Yale | Denis Parker buries a turnaround from the left block set up by Willie Woods | 48-37 |
| 17:14 | Cleveland State | Harry Schreiner loses the dribble to Stephen Penn | 48-37 |
| 17:01 | Yale | Denis Parker hits the finger roll set up by Walter Ceniceros | 48-39 |
| 16:49 | Cleveland State | Harry Tompson dunks the ball and he's fouled by Stephen Penn - foul #3 on Stephen Penn, team foul #1 | 50-39 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Robert Smith (PG), David Howard (SG), Jing-Quo Hou (PF), Dustin Atnip (C) Ervin Lowery, Robert Sea, Harry Schreiner, Richard Cooley | |
| Subs | Yale | Gerald Craner (PG), Leroy Sheehan (SG), Thomas Olmstead (SF), Robert Ball (PF), John Bromberg (C) Walter Ceniceros, Denis Parker, Stephen Penn, Matthew Hammond, Willie Woods | |
| 16:49 | Cleveland State | Harry Tompson makes the free throw | 51-39 |
| 16:29 | Yale | Thomas Olmstead is whistled for a carry | 51-39 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Theodore Coppedge (SG) Harry Tompson | |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| 16:09 | Cleveland State | David Howard misses the driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by Thomas Olmstead - foul #3 on Thomas Olmstead, team foul #2 | 51-39 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Yale | Frank Blose (PF) Thomas Olmstead | |
| 16:09 | Cleveland State | David Howard makes the 1st free throw | 52-39 |
| 16:09 | Cleveland State | David Howard misses the 2nd free throw | 52-39 |
| 16:09 | Yale | The rebound goes to Frank Blose | 52-39 |
| 15:46 | Yale | Robert Ball clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 52-39 |
| 15:45 | Cleveland State | Dustin Atnip snags the defensive board | 52-39 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Robert Smith (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Theodore Coppedge (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Howard (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jing-Quo Hou (fresh) 5 pts. C - Dustin Atnip (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Gerald Craner (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Leroy Sheehan (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Robert Ball (fresh) PF - Frank Blose (fresh) C - John Bromberg (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:16 | Cleveland State | David Howard comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 52-39 |
| 15:14 | Yale | Frank Blose gets the rebound | 52-39 |
| 14:54 | Yale | John Bromberg is hacked by Jing-Quo Hou - foul #2 on Jing-Quo Hou, team foul #4 | 52-39 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Ervin Lowery (PG), Robert Sea (SG), Harry Tompson (SF), Harry Schreiner (PF), Richard Cooley (C) Robert Smith, Theodore Coppedge, David Howard, Jing-Quo Hou, Dustin Atnip | |
| Subs | Yale | Walter Ceniceros (PG), Denis Parker (SG), Stephen Penn (SF), Matthew Hammond (PF), Thomas Olmstead (C) Gerald Craner, Leroy Sheehan, Robert Ball, Frank Blose, John Bromberg | |
| 14:30 | Yale | Richard Cooley is called for the reach on Thomas Olmstead - foul #3 on Richard Cooley, team foul #5 | 52-39 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Yale | Willie Woods (C) Thomas Olmstead | |
| 14:14 | Yale | Stephen Penn misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 52-39 |
| 14:12 | Yale | Matthew Hammond hits the follow up shot | 52-41 |
| 14:08 | Cleveland State | Harry Tompson misses the easy layup | 52-41 |
| 14:07 | Yale | Walter Ceniceros gets the rebound | 52-41 |
| 13:51 | Yale | Stephen Penn drills a floater from the free throw line set up by Walter Ceniceros | 52-43 |
| 13:39 | Cleveland State | Ervin Lowery clanks a 3 from the right wing | 52-43 |
| 13:37 | Cleveland State | Harry Tompson tips it but misses | 52-43 |
| 13:36 | Cleveland State | Harry Schreiner tips it in | 54-43 |
| 13:25 | Yale | Richard Cooley steps in front of the Stephen Penn pass | 54-43 |
| 13:16 | Cleveland State | Harry Tompson hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Robert Sea and he's hacked by Stephen Penn - foul #4 on Stephen Penn, team foul #3 | 56-43 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Robert Smith (PG), David Howard (PF), Jing-Quo Hou (C) Ervin Lowery, Harry Schreiner, Richard Cooley | |
| Subs | Yale | Thomas Olmstead (SF), Robert Ball (C) Stephen Penn, Willie Woods | |
| 13:16 | Cleveland State | Harry Tompson makes the free throw | 57-43 |
| 13:07 | Yale | Jing-Quo Hou steals the ball from Robert Ball | 57-43 |
| 12:47 | Cleveland State | David Howard misses the easy layup | 57-43 |
| 12:46 | Cleveland State | Harry Tompson tips it back up and in | 59-43 |
| 12:33 | Yale | Thomas Olmstead makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Denis Parker | 59-46 |
| 12:13 | Cleveland State | Robert Smith hits a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by David Howard | 62-46 |
| 11:51 | Yale | Denis Parker comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 62-46 |
| 11:50 | Cleveland State | Harry Tompson pulls down the rebound | 62-46 |
| 11:40 | Cleveland State | Harry Tompson misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 62-46 |
| 11:39 | Cleveland State | Jing-Quo Hou tips it home | 64-46 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Robert Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Sea (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Harry Tompson (fairly fresh) 22 pts. 7 reb. PF - David Howard (fresh) 5 pts. C - Jing-Quo Hou (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Walter Ceniceros (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Denis Parker (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Olmstead (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Matthew Hammond (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Ball (fresh) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 11:28 | Yale | Denis Parker is fouled on the floor by Robert Sea - foul #2 on Robert Sea, team foul #6 | 64-46 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Ervin Lowery (PG), Harry Schreiner (PF), Richard Cooley (C) Robert Sea, Harry Tompson, Jing-Quo Hou | |
| Subs | Yale | Gerald Craner (PG), Leroy Sheehan (SG), Frank Blose (PF), Willie Woods (C) Walter Ceniceros, Denis Parker, Matthew Hammond, Robert Ball | |
| 11:14 | Yale | Thomas Olmstead is hacked by Robert Smith - foul #1 on Robert Smith, team foul #7 | 64-46 |
| 11:14 | Yale | Thomas Olmstead misses the 1st free throw | 64-46 |
| 11:14 | Cleveland State | Richard Cooley grabs the board | 64-46 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 10:57 | Cleveland State | Richard Cooley makes the fadeaway from the baseline | 66-46 |
| 10:39 | Yale | Leroy Sheehan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 66-46 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Dustin Atnip (SF) Robert Smith | |
| Subs | Yale | Eric Allen (SF) Thomas Olmstead | |
| 10:10 | Cleveland State | David Howard misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 66-46 |
| 10:08 | Cleveland State | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Cooley | 66-46 |
| 09:51 | Cleveland State | David Howard misses short on a jumper from the left block | 66-46 |
| 09:50 | Yale | Frank Blose grabs the defensive rebound | 66-46 |
| 09:27 | Yale | Leroy Sheehan misses the 3 from the right wing | 66-46 |
| 09:25 | Cleveland State | Ervin Lowery snags the defensive board | 66-46 |
| 09:04 | Cleveland State | David Howard connects on the floater from the left block | 68-46 |
| 08:50 | Yale | Gerald Craner is fouled on the floor by Ervin Lowery - foul #3 on Ervin Lowery, team foul #8 | 68-46 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Robert Smith (PG), Robert Sea (SG), Harry Tompson (SF), Jing-Quo Hou (PF) Ervin Lowery, David Howard, Harry Schreiner, Richard Cooley | |
| Subs | Yale | Denis Parker (SG), Thomas Olmstead (SF), Matthew Hammond (PF), Robert Ball (C) Leroy Sheehan, Eric Allen, Frank Blose, Willie Woods | |
| 08:50 | Yale | Gerald Craner makes the 1st free throw | 68-47 |
| 08:50 | Yale | Gerald Craner makes the 2nd free throw | 68-48 |
| 08:32 | Cleveland State | Robert Smith misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 68-48 |
| 08:30 | Yale | Thomas Olmstead snags the defensive board | 68-48 |
| 08:17 | Yale | Gerald Craner is fouled on the floor by Harry Tompson - foul #1 on Harry Tompson, team foul #9 | 68-48 |
| 08:17 | Yale | Gerald Craner makes the 1st free throw | 68-49 |
| 08:17 | Yale | Gerald Craner makes the 2nd free throw | 68-50 |
| 07:52 | Cleveland State | Robert Sea loses the dribble to Denis Parker | 68-50 |
| 07:31 | Yale | Matthew Hammond hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 68-50 |
| 07:30 | Cleveland State | Robert Sea pulls down the rebound | 68-50 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Robert Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Sea (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Harry Tompson (fresh) 22 pts. 7 reb. PF - Jing-Quo Hou (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Dustin Atnip (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Gerald Craner (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SG - Denis Parker (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Olmstead (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Matthew Hammond (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Ball (fresh) | |
| 07:04 | Cleveland State | Robert Smith is called for a charge - foul #2 on Robert Smith, team foul #10 | 68-50 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Theodore Coppedge (PG), David Howard (PF) Robert Smith, Dustin Atnip | |
| Subs | Yale | Walter Ceniceros (PG), Leroy Sheehan (SG), Stephen Penn (SF) Gerald Craner, Denis Parker, Robert Ball | |
| 06:52 | Yale | Matthew Hammond clanks a shot from the left wing | 68-50 |
| 06:51 | Yale | The offensive rebound goes to Walter Ceniceros | 68-50 |
| 06:37 | Yale | Walter Ceniceros drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Stephen Penn | 68-52 |
| 06:11 | Cleveland State | Theodore Coppedge can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 68-52 |
| 06:10 | Cleveland State | Harry Tompson tips it back up and in | 70-52 |
| 06:00 | Yale | Thomas Olmstead hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Walter Ceniceros | 70-54 |
| 05:33 | Cleveland State | Jing-Quo Hou misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 70-54 |
| 05:31 | Cleveland State | Jing-Quo Hou grabs the offensive board | 70-54 |
| 05:31 | Cleveland State | Cleveland State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-54 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Ervin Lowery (PG), Harry Schreiner (PF), Richard Cooley (C) Theodore Coppedge, David Howard, Jing-Quo Hou | |
| Subs | Yale | Denis Parker (SG), Willie Woods (C) Leroy Sheehan, Thomas Olmstead | |
| 05:04 | Cleveland State | Robert Sea connects on the driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Harry Schreiner and the foul's on Stephen Penn - foul #5 on Stephen Penn, team foul #4 | 72-54 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Yale | Thomas Olmstead (SF) Stephen Penn | |
| 05:04 | Cleveland State | Robert Sea misses the free throw | 72-54 |
| 05:04 | Yale | Willie Woods grabs the defensive rebound | 72-54 |
| 04:44 | Yale | Thomas Olmstead clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 72-54 |
| 04:42 | Yale | Walter Ceniceros misses the tip | 72-54 |
| 04:41 | Cleveland State | Harry Tompson grabs the defensive rebound | 72-54 |
| 04:12 | Cleveland State | Ervin Lowery is fouled on the floor by Denis Parker - foul #1 on Denis Parker, team foul #5 | 72-54 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | David Howard (SG) Robert Sea | |
| Subs | Yale | Robert Ball (PF) Matthew Hammond | |
| 03:54 | Cleveland State | Richard Cooley is called for traveling | 72-54 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Robert Smith (PG), Theodore Coppedge (SG), Jing-Quo Hou (PF), Dustin Atnip (C) Ervin Lowery, Harry Tompson, Harry Schreiner, Richard Cooley | |
| Subs | Yale | Gerald Craner (PG), Leroy Sheehan (SG), John Bromberg (C) Walter Ceniceros, Denis Parker, Willie Woods | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:42 | Yale | Theodore Coppedge steals it from Leroy Sheehan | 72-54 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:25 | Cleveland State | Theodore Coppedge drills a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Jing-Quo Hou | 75-54 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Robert Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Theodore Coppedge (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Howard (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Jing-Quo Hou (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Dustin Atnip (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Gerald Craner (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Leroy Sheehan (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Thomas Olmstead (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. PF - Robert Ball (fresh) C - John Bromberg (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:20 | Yale | Thomas Olmstead clanks a shot near the basket | 75-54 |
| 03:19 | Yale | John Bromberg grabs the offensive rebound | 75-54 |
| 03:10 | Yale | John Bromberg comes up short on the floater from the right side | 75-54 |
| 03:08 | Yale | Thomas Olmstead misses the tip | 75-54 |
| 03:07 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Theodore Coppedge | 75-54 |
| 02:38 | Cleveland State | Robert Smith is called for a charge - foul #3 on Robert Smith, team foul #11 | 75-54 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Yale | Frank Blose (PF) Thomas Olmstead | |
| 02:27 | Yale | Frank Blose hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Robert Smith - foul #4 on Robert Smith, team foul #12 | 75-54 |
| 02:27 | Yale | Frank Blose makes the 1st free throw | 75-55 |
| 02:27 | Yale | Frank Blose makes the 2nd free throw | 75-56 |
| 02:11 | Cleveland State | Frank Blose is called for the reach on Robert Smith - foul #1 on Frank Blose, team foul #6 | 75-56 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Robert Liller (PG) Jing-Quo Hou | |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| 01:42 | Cleveland State | David Howard is called for 3 seconds | 75-56 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Jing-Quo Hou (PF) Robert Liller | |
| Subs | Yale | Thomas Olmstead (SF) Frank Blose | |
| 01:26 | Yale | Robert Ball clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 75-56 |
| 01:24 | Yale | John Bromberg tips it but misses | 75-56 |
| 01:22 | Cleveland State | David Howard grabs the board | 75-56 |
| 00:58 | Cleveland State | Theodore Coppedge clanks a 3 from straight away | 75-56 |
| 00:56 | Cleveland State | The offensive rebound goes to Dustin Atnip | 75-56 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:30 | Cleveland State | Robert Smith misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 75-56 |
| 00:28 | Yale | Leroy Sheehan gets the rebound | 75-56 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:21 | Yale | Robert Ball hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 75-56 |
| 00:20 | Yale | Gerald Craner grabs the offensive rebound | 75-56 |
| 00:16 | Yale | Gerald Craner knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Thomas Olmstead | 75-58 |
| 00:00 | Cleveland State | Robert Smith runs out the clock | 75-58 |