| Lineup | Columbia | PG - John Lyke (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Stuart Gerlach (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Larry Thrift (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bryan Steeves (fresh) 3 pts. C - Adrian Loera (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - George Norton (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Seymour (fresh) 5 pts. SF - John Odum (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Matthew Weaver (fresh) 3 reb. C - Roger Long (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Yale | John Odum inbounds the ball | 21-35 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:45 | Yale | John Odum can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 21-35 |
| 19:44 | Columbia | Bryan Steeves pulls down the rebound | 21-35 |
| 19:27 | Columbia | Bryan Steeves misses the lay-in | 21-35 |
| 19:26 | Yale | Matthew Weaver gets the rebound | 21-35 |
| 19:20 | Yale | Roger Long can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 21-35 |
| 19:19 | Yale | Paul Seymour grabs the offensive board | 21-35 |
| 19:06 | Yale | John Lyke steps in front of the Matthew Weaver pass | 21-35 |
| 18:46 | Columbia | Larry Thrift double dribbles | 21-35 |
| 18:26 | Yale | Roger Long makes the 3pt jumper from straight away | 21-38 |
| 18:09 | Columbia | John Lyke's floater is knocked away by Roger Long | 21-38 |
| 18:07 | Columbia | Bryan Steeves pulls down the offensive rebound | 21-38 |
| 17:46 | Columbia | John Lyke is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on John Lyke, team foul #1 | 21-38 |
| Subs | Columbia | Bryan Jones (PG) John Lyke | |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| 17:23 | Yale | Matthew Weaver is hacked by Bryan Steeves - foul #2 on Bryan Steeves, team foul #2 | 21-38 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Yale | Kenneth Davis (PF), Geoffrey Horan (C) Matthew Weaver, Roger Long | |
| 17:05 | Yale | Bryan Jones takes the ball from Geoffrey Horan | 21-38 |
| 16:57 | Columbia | Stuart Gerlach misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 21-38 |
| 16:56 | Yale | Kenneth Davis gets the rebound | 21-38 |
| 16:40 | Yale | George Norton drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from John Odum | 21-41 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 16:31 | Columbia | Bryan Jones blows the dunk | 21-41 |
| 16:29 | Columbia | Adrian Loera snags the offensive board | 21-41 |
| 16:07 | Columbia | Adrian Loera scores on a jump hook near the basket | 23-41 |
| 15:58 | Yale | Paul Seymour loses the ball out of bounds | 23-41 |
| Subs | Columbia | John Lyke (PG), Clarence Lake (SF), David Tull (PF), Joel Evan (C) Stuart Gerlach, Larry Thrift, Bryan Steeves, Adrian Loera | |
| Subs | Yale | William Aasen (PG), Kevin Workman (SG), Thomas Tietjen (SF), Matthew Weaver (PF), Roger Long (C) George Norton, Paul Seymour, John Odum, Kenneth Davis, Geoffrey Horan | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - John Lyke (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Bryan Jones (fresh) SF - Clarence Lake (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Tull (fresh) 2 reb. C - Joel Evan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - William Aasen (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kevin Workman (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Thomas Tietjen (fresh) PF - Matthew Weaver (fresh) 4 reb. C - Roger Long (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 15:43 | Columbia | Bryan Jones buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Clarence Lake | 26-41 |
| 15:26 | Yale | William Aasen hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 26-41 |
| 15:25 | Columbia | Bryan Jones gets the rebound | 26-41 |
| 15:13 | Columbia | Joel Evan misses badly on a jumper from the right block | 26-41 |
| 15:12 | Yale | Matthew Weaver grabs the defensive rebound | 26-41 |
| 14:49 | Yale | William Aasen is hacked by John Lyke - foul #4 on John Lyke, team foul #3 | 26-41 |
| Subs | Columbia | Thomas Necaise (PG), Peter Badillo (SG) John Lyke, Bryan Jones | |
| Subs | Yale | Paul Seymour (SG) Thomas Tietjen | |
| 14:27 | Yale | Paul Seymour misses long on a floater from the right wing but the foul's on David Tull - foul #3 on David Tull, team foul #4 | 26-41 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Yale | George Norton (PG), John Odum (SF) William Aasen, Kevin Workman | |
| 14:27 | Yale | Paul Seymour misses the 1st free throw | 26-41 |
| 14:27 | Yale | Paul Seymour makes the 2nd free throw | 26-42 |
| 14:00 | Columbia | Joel Evan hits the finger roll on a great pass from David Tull and the foul's on Roger Long - foul #1 on Roger Long, team foul #1 | 28-42 |
| Subs | Columbia | Stuart Gerlach (SG), Larry Thrift (SF), Adrian Loera (C) Peter Badillo, Clarence Lake, David Tull | |
| Subs | Yale | Kenneth Davis (PF), Geoffrey Horan (C) Matthew Weaver, Roger Long | |
| 14:00 | Columbia | Joel Evan makes the free throw | 29-42 |
| 13:40 | Yale | Paul Seymour double dribbles | 29-42 |
| Subs | Columbia | Bryan Jones (PG), Bryan Steeves (PF) Thomas Necaise, Joel Evan | |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| 13:31 | Columbia | Larry Thrift knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 32-42 |
| 13:20 | Yale | Kenneth Davis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-42 |
| 13:02 | Columbia | Bryan Steeves can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 32-42 |
| 13:00 | Columbia | Stuart Gerlach snags the offensive board | 32-42 |
| 12:48 | Columbia | Stuart Gerlach comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 32-42 |
| 12:47 | Columbia | The offensive rebound goes to Larry Thrift | 32-42 |
| 12:29 | Columbia | Adrian Loera's layup is rejected by Kenneth Davis | 32-42 |
| 12:28 | Yale | Geoffrey Horan grabs the board | 32-42 |
| 12:08 | Yale | Paul Seymour clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 32-42 |
| 12:07 | Yale | George Norton tips it in | 32-44 |
| 11:52 | Columbia | John Odum steals it from Adrian Loera | 32-44 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Bryan Jones (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Stuart Gerlach (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Larry Thrift (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Bryan Steeves (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Adrian Loera (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - George Norton (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Seymour (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - John Odum (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kenneth Davis (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Geoffrey Horan (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Yale | Paul Seymour connects on the fadeaway from the right side | 32-46 |
| 11:21 | Columbia | Bryan Steeves misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 32-46 |
| 11:20 | Columbia | Adrian Loera hits the follow up shot | 34-46 |
| 11:10 | Yale | Geoffrey Horan misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 34-46 |
| 11:09 | Yale | John Odum gets the offensive rebound | 34-46 |
| 10:53 | Yale | Paul Seymour misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 34-46 |
| 10:51 | Columbia | Adrian Loera gets the rebound | 34-46 |
| 10:29 | Columbia | Adrian Loera misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 34-46 |
| 10:28 | Yale | John Odum pulls down the rebound | 34-46 |
| 10:07 | Yale | George Norton misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Bryan Jones - foul #1 on Bryan Jones, team foul #5 | 34-46 |
| Subs | Columbia | Thomas Necaise (PG), Peter Badillo (SG), Clarence Lake (SF), David Tull (PF), Joel Evan (C) Bryan Jones, Stuart Gerlach, Larry Thrift, Bryan Steeves, Adrian Loera | |
| Subs | Yale | William Aasen (SG), Kevin Workman (SF), Matthew Weaver (PF), Roger Long (C) Paul Seymour, John Odum, Kenneth Davis, Geoffrey Horan | |
| 10:07 | Yale | George Norton misses the 1st free throw | 34-46 |
| 10:07 | Yale | George Norton makes the 2nd free throw | 34-47 |
| 09:42 | Columbia | Peter Badillo hits a floater in the paint on a nice dish by David Tull | 36-47 |
| 09:31 | Yale | Roger Long hits a turnaround in the paint set up by William Aasen | 36-49 |
| 09:07 | Columbia | David Tull can't connect on a driving attempt near the basket | 36-49 |
| 09:06 | Yale | Roger Long pulls down the rebound | 36-49 |
| 08:48 | Yale | William Aasen is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on William Aasen, team foul #2 | 36-49 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Yale | Thomas Tietjen (SF) George Norton | |
| 08:34 | Columbia | Clarence Lake comes up short on the jump hook from close range but he's hacked by Roger Long - foul #2 on Roger Long, team foul #3 | 36-49 |
| 08:34 | Columbia | Clarence Lake makes the 1st free throw | 37-49 |
| 08:34 | Columbia | Clarence Lake makes the 2nd free throw | 38-49 |
| 08:16 | Yale | Thomas Necaise is called for the reach on Roger Long - foul #1 on Thomas Necaise, team foul #6 | 38-49 |
| 08:10 | Yale | Kevin Workman is called for traveling | 38-49 |
| 07:55 | Columbia | Peter Badillo clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 38-49 |
| 07:54 | Columbia | Joel Evan tips it home | 40-49 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Thomas Necaise (fresh) SG - Peter Badillo (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Clarence Lake (fresh) 4 pts. PF - David Tull (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Joel Evan (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - William Aasen (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Kevin Workman (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Thomas Tietjen (fresh) PF - Matthew Weaver (fresh) 5 reb. C - Roger Long (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:37 | Yale | Matthew Weaver comes up short on the shot in the paint | 40-49 |
| 07:35 | Columbia | David Tull grabs the board | 40-49 |
| 07:25 | Columbia | Thomas Necaise clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 40-49 |
| 07:23 | Columbia | Clarence Lake grabs the offensive rebound | 40-49 |
| 07:09 | Columbia | Joel Evan banks in the layup set up by David Tull | 42-49 |
| 07:02 | Yale | Matthew Weaver clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 42-49 |
| 07:01 | Columbia | Joel Evan pulls down the rebound | 42-49 |
| 06:56 | Columbia | David Tull connects on the fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Peter Badillo | 44-49 |
| 06:49 | Yale | William Aasen's fadeaway is rejected by Joel Evan | 44-49 |
| 06:48 | Columbia | Peter Badillo grabs the board | 44-49 |
| 06:26 | Columbia | David Tull comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Matthew Weaver - foul #2 on Matthew Weaver, team foul #4 | 44-49 |
| Subs | Columbia | John Lyke (PG), Stuart Gerlach (SG), Bryan Steeves (PF), Adrian Loera (C) Thomas Necaise, Peter Badillo, Clarence Lake, Joel Evan | |
| Subs | Yale | Paul Seymour (SG), John Odum (SF), Kenneth Davis (PF), Geoffrey Horan (C) William Aasen, Kevin Workman, Matthew Weaver, Roger Long | |
| 06:26 | Columbia | David Tull misses the 1st free throw | 44-49 |
| 06:26 | Columbia | David Tull misses the 2nd free throw | 44-49 |
| 06:26 | Yale | Geoffrey Horan grabs the board | 44-49 |
| 06:08 | Yale | Thomas Tietjen scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Paul Seymour | 44-52 |
| 05:50 | Columbia | David Tull misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 44-52 |
| 05:48 | Columbia | The offensive rebound goes to David Tull | 44-52 |
| 05:33 | Columbia | David Tull connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Stuart Gerlach | 47-52 |
| 05:13 | Yale | David Tull blocks the short jumper by John Odum | 47-52 |
| 05:12 | Yale | Geoffrey Horan grabs the offensive board | 47-52 |
| 05:01 | Yale | Adrian Loera blocks the jumper by Geoffrey Horan | 47-52 |
| 05:00 | Yale | Kenneth Davis grabs the offensive board | 47-52 |
| 04:50 | Yale | John Lyke steps in front of the Thomas Tietjen pass | 47-52 |
| 04:37 | Columbia | Stuart Gerlach drills a 3pt shot from the right wing | 50-52 |
| 04:26 | Yale | Paul Seymour is fouled on the floor by David Tull - foul #4 on David Tull, team foul #7 | 50-52 |
| Subs | Columbia | Larry Thrift (SF) David Tull | |
| Subs | Yale | George Norton (PG), Matthew Weaver (PF), Roger Long (C) Thomas Tietjen, Kenneth Davis, Geoffrey Horan | |
| 04:26 | Yale | Paul Seymour makes the 1st free throw | 50-53 |
| 04:26 | Yale | Paul Seymour misses the 2nd free throw | 50-53 |
| 04:26 | Columbia | Bryan Steeves grabs the board | 50-53 |
| 04:11 | Columbia | Stuart Gerlach loses the dribble to George Norton | 50-53 |
| 03:55 | Yale | Paul Seymour misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 50-53 |
| 03:53 | Columbia | Adrian Loera grabs the board | 50-53 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - John Lyke (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. 4 pf. SG - Stuart Gerlach (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Larry Thrift (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Bryan Steeves (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Adrian Loera (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - George Norton (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Seymour (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Odum (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Matthew Weaver (fresh) 5 reb. C - Roger Long (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:38 | Columbia | Bryan Steeves is whistled for traveling | 50-53 |
| Subs | Columbia | Joel Evan (PF), Clarence Lake (C) Bryan Steeves, Adrian Loera | |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| 03:29 | Yale | John Odum comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 50-53 |
| 03:27 | Columbia | Joel Evan grabs the defensive rebound | 50-53 |
| 03:17 | Columbia | Larry Thrift misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 50-53 |
| 03:15 | Columbia | Joel Evan pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-53 |
| 03:00 | Columbia | Joel Evan is whistled for a carry | 50-53 |
| Subs | Columbia | Bryan Jones (SG) Stuart Gerlach | |
| Subs | Yale | William Aasen (SG), Kevin Workman (SF), Kenneth Davis (PF) Paul Seymour, John Odum, Matthew Weaver | |
| 02:58 | Yale | Yale calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-53 |
| Subs | Columbia | Stuart Gerlach (SG), Bryan Steeves (PF), Adrian Loera (C) Bryan Jones, Joel Evan, Clarence Lake | |
| Subs | Yale | Paul Seymour (SG), John Odum (SF), Matthew Weaver (PF) William Aasen, Kevin Workman, Kenneth Davis | |
| 02:37 | Yale | Paul Seymour makes the shot from the free throw line on a great pass from George Norton | 50-55 |
| 02:18 | Columbia | Larry Thrift buries a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by John Lyke | 53-55 |
| 02:16 | Yale | George Norton throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 53-55 |
| 02:01 | Columbia | Bryan Steeves hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by John Lyke | 55-55 |
| 01:43 | Yale | John Odum misses short on a floater from the left side but the foul's on Bryan Steeves - foul #3 on Bryan Steeves, team foul #8 | 55-55 |
| 01:43 | Yale | John Odum makes the 1st free throw | 55-56 |
| 01:43 | Yale | John Odum misses the 2nd free throw | 55-56 |
| 01:43 | Columbia | Adrian Loera pulls down the rebound | 55-56 |
| 01:19 | Columbia | Stuart Gerlach clanks a 3 from the right wing | 55-56 |
| 01:17 | Yale | Matthew Weaver pulls down the rebound | 55-56 |
| 01:02 | Yale | John Odum hits a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from George Norton | 55-58 |
| 00:46 | Columbia | Stuart Gerlach misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 55-58 |
| 00:45 | Yale | John Odum grabs the defensive rebound | 55-58 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:18 | Yale | Matthew Weaver hits a runner from the baseline and he's fouled by Larry Thrift - foul #1 on Larry Thrift, team foul #9 | 55-60 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Yale | Kevin Workman (SG) Paul Seymour | |
| 00:18 | Yale | Matthew Weaver makes the free throw | 55-61 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:11 | Columbia | Stuart Gerlach makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from John Lyke | 58-61 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:10 | Yale | George Norton is hacked by John Lyke in the backcourt - foul #5 on John Lyke, team foul #10 | 58-61 |
| Subs | Columbia | Bryan Jones (PG) John Lyke | |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| 00:10 | Yale | George Norton makes the 1st free throw | 58-62 |
| 00:10 | Yale | George Norton makes the 2nd free throw | 58-63 |
| 00:06 | Columbia | Bryan Jones misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 58-63 |
| 00:05 | Columbia | The offensive rebound goes to Adrian Loera | 58-63 |
| 00:03 | Columbia | Adrian Loera misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 58-63 |
| 00:01 | Yale | John Odum pulls down the rebound | 58-63 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Yale | John Odum runs out the clock | 58-63 |