| Lineup | Yale | PG - John Mahan (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Larry Duggan (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Joseph McCarthy (fresh) 3 pf. PF - John Osborn (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Kenneth Belanger (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Ernest Eggen (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Nance (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Randy Woodhouse (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. PF - Neil Yates (fresh) 2 pts. C - Mike Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Columbia | Randy Woodhouse inbounds the ball | 18-30 |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:38 | Columbia | Randy Woodhouse slams it home on a nice dish by Ernest Eggen | 18-32 |
| 19:17 | Yale | John Osborn's fadeaway is rejected by Neil Yates | 18-32 |
| 19:15 | Yale | John Osborn tips it home | 20-32 |
| 19:11 | Columbia | Ernest Eggen misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 20-32 |
| 19:09 | Yale | Kenneth Belanger grabs the board | 20-32 |
| 19:03 | Yale | Larry Duggan is open but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 20-32 |
| 19:01 | Columbia | Mike Williams grabs the board | 20-32 |
| 18:33 | Columbia | Randy Woodhouse hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 20-32 |
| 18:32 | Yale | Kenneth Belanger grabs the board | 20-32 |
| 18:26 | Yale | Larry Duggan misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 20-32 |
| 18:24 | Columbia | Mike Williams snags the defensive board | 20-32 |
| 18:04 | Columbia | John Osborn steps in front of the Christopher Nance pass | 20-32 |
| 17:43 | Yale | John Osborn drills a runner from the baseline | 22-32 |
| 17:22 | Columbia | John Mahan steps in front of the Ernest Eggen pass | 22-32 |
| 17:03 | Yale | John Mahan hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane but he's hacked by Ernest Eggen - foul #2 on Ernest Eggen, team foul #1 | 22-32 |
| 17:03 | Yale | John Mahan misses the 1st free throw | 22-32 |
| 17:03 | Yale | John Mahan misses the 2nd free throw | 22-32 |
| 17:03 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Mike Williams | 22-32 |
| 16:38 | Columbia | Randy Woodhouse makes the floater from the baseline set up by Ernest Eggen | 22-34 |
| 16:16 | Yale | Larry Duggan is open but comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 22-34 |
| 16:15 | Columbia | Christopher Nance gets the rebound | 22-34 |
| 15:48 | Columbia | Christopher Nance splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumper from the right side | 22-34 |
| 15:46 | Yale | John Mahan pulls down the rebound | 22-34 |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - John Mahan (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Larry Duggan (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Joseph McCarthy (fairly fresh) 3 pf. PF - John Osborn (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. C - Kenneth Belanger (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Ernest Eggen (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Christopher Nance (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Randy Woodhouse (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. PF - Neil Yates (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Mike Williams (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:19 | Yale | Larry Duggan hits a 3 from the left corner | 25-34 |
| 14:50 | Columbia | Neil Yates clanks a shot from the right block | 25-34 |
| 14:48 | Yale | Joseph McCarthy grabs the board | 25-34 |
| 14:21 | Yale | Larry Duggan loses the ball out of bounds | 25-34 |
| Subs | Yale | Shannon Drain (SF), William Magee (PF) Joseph McCarthy, John Osborn | |
| Subs | Columbia | David Taylor (SG), Jared Wimbush (SF), Paul Winstead (PF) Christopher Nance, Randy Woodhouse, Neil Yates | |
| 14:03 | Columbia | Ernest Eggen is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Belanger - foul #1 on Kenneth Belanger, team foul #1 | 25-34 |
| 13:48 | Columbia | Ernest Eggen misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on William Magee - foul #1 on William Magee, team foul #2 | 25-34 |
| 13:48 | Columbia | Ernest Eggen makes the 1st free throw | 25-35 |
| 13:48 | Columbia | Ernest Eggen makes the 2nd free throw | 25-36 |
| 13:19 | Yale | Larry Duggan loses the ball out of bounds | 25-36 |
| 13:14 | Columbia | John Mahan is called for the reach on Ernest Eggen in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Mahan, team foul #3 | 25-36 |
| 12:58 | Columbia | Shannon Drain is called for the reach on Jared Wimbush - foul #2 on Shannon Drain, team foul #4 | 25-36 |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Christopher Nance (PG) Ernest Eggen | |
| 12:35 | Columbia | Mike Williams hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 25-36 |
| 12:34 | Columbia | Mike Williams grabs the offensive board | 25-36 |
| 12:13 | Columbia | Jared Wimbush makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 25-38 |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 11:50 | Yale | Larry Duggan drills a 3 pointer from the right wing | 28-38 |
| 11:27 | Columbia | Paul Winstead comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by Shannon Drain - foul #3 on Shannon Drain, team foul #5 | 28-38 |
| Subs | Yale | Joseph McCarthy (SF), John Osborn (PF) Shannon Drain, William Magee | |
| Subs | Columbia | Ernest Eggen (PG), Randy Woodhouse (SF) Jared Wimbush, Mike Williams | |
| 11:27 | Columbia | Paul Winstead makes the 1st free throw | 28-39 |
| 11:27 | Columbia | Paul Winstead makes the 2nd free throw | 28-40 |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - John Mahan (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Larry Duggan (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Joseph McCarthy (fresh) 3 pf. PF - John Osborn (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. C - Kenneth Belanger (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Ernest Eggen (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Christopher Nance (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Randy Woodhouse (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. PF - Paul Winstead (fresh) 4 pts. C - David Taylor (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 11:08 | Yale | Joseph McCarthy misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 28-40 |
| 11:07 | Yale | Joseph McCarthy grabs the offensive rebound | 28-40 |
| 10:44 | Yale | Larry Duggan hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 28-40 |
| 10:42 | Yale | Joseph McCarthy misses the tip | 28-40 |
| 10:40 | Yale | John Osborn gets the offensive rebound | 28-40 |
| 10:20 | Yale | Joseph McCarthy is doubleteamed and loses the dribble to Randy Woodhouse | 28-40 |
| 10:06 | Columbia | Randy Woodhouse's fadeaway is rejected by Kenneth Belanger | 28-40 |
| 10:05 | Columbia | David Taylor tips it home | 28-42 |
| 09:57 | Yale | Larry Duggan travels with the ball | 28-42 |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Jared Wimbush (SG), Neil Yates (PF), Mike Williams (C) Christopher Nance, Paul Winstead, David Taylor | |
| 09:40 | Columbia | John Mahan is called for the reach on Ernest Eggen - foul #4 on John Mahan, team foul #6 | 28-42 |
| Subs | Yale | Shawn Redmond (PG), Joshua Cooke (C) John Mahan, Kenneth Belanger | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 09:19 | Columbia | Jared Wimbush loses the dribble to Shawn Redmond | 28-42 |
| 09:05 | Yale | John Osborn can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 28-42 |
| 09:04 | Columbia | Randy Woodhouse pulls down the rebound | 28-42 |
| 08:45 | Columbia | Randy Woodhouse can't connect on a floater from the left block | 28-42 |
| 08:44 | Columbia | The offensive rebound goes to Neil Yates | 28-42 |
| 08:32 | Columbia | Randy Woodhouse loses the dribble to Larry Duggan | 28-42 |
| 08:18 | Yale | Joshua Cooke is denied on a layup by Neil Yates | 28-42 |
| 08:16 | Yale | Shawn Redmond pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-42 |
| 08:00 | Yale | John Osborn misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 28-42 |
| 07:58 | Yale | Joshua Cooke tips it in | 30-42 |
| 07:39 | Columbia | Ernest Eggen drills a 3 from the left corner set up by Jared Wimbush | 30-45 |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 07:24 | Yale | Joshua Cooke throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-45 |
| Subs | Yale | John Mahan (PG), Jon Carrier (SG), Shannon Drain (SF), William Magee (PF), Kenneth Belanger (C) Shawn Redmond, Larry Duggan, Joseph McCarthy, John Osborn, Joshua Cooke | |
| Subs | Columbia | Christopher Nance (PG), David Taylor (SG), Paul Winstead (C) Ernest Eggen, Randy Woodhouse, Mike Williams | |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - John Mahan (fresh) 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Jon Carrier (fresh) SF - Shannon Drain (fresh) 3 pf. PF - William Magee (fresh) 2 pts. C - Kenneth Belanger (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Christopher Nance (fresh) 3 pts. SG - David Taylor (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Jared Wimbush (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Neil Yates (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. C - Paul Winstead (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:01 | Columbia | Jared Wimbush hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Shannon Drain - foul #4 on Shannon Drain, team foul #7 | 30-45 |
| 07:01 | Columbia | Jared Wimbush makes the 1st free throw | 30-46 |
| 07:01 | Columbia | Jared Wimbush makes the 2nd free throw | 30-47 |
| 06:46 | Yale | Neil Yates is called for the reach on Kenneth Belanger - foul #1 on Neil Yates, team foul #2 | 30-47 |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Aaron Gibson (PF) Neil Yates | |
| 06:31 | Yale | Shannon Drain clanks a 3 from the left wing | 30-47 |
| 06:29 | Columbia | Christopher Nance grabs the defensive rebound | 30-47 |
| 06:16 | Columbia | Jared Wimbush makes the jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Christopher Nance | 30-49 |
| 06:01 | Yale | Jon Carrier is hacked by David Taylor - foul #2 on David Taylor, team foul #3 | 30-49 |
| Subs | Yale | Shawn Redmond (PG), Joshua Cooke (C) John Mahan, Kenneth Belanger | |
| Subs | Columbia | Ernest Eggen (PG), Randy Woodhouse (SF) Jared Wimbush, Aaron Gibson | |
| 05:56 | Yale | Ernest Eggen takes the ball from Jon Carrier | 30-49 |
| 05:53 | Columbia | Ernest Eggen hits the finger roll | 30-51 |
| 05:37 | Yale | Jon Carrier scores on a driving attempt in the paint | 32-51 |
| 05:10 | Columbia | Christopher Nance evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Ernest Eggen and he's fouled by Jon Carrier - foul #1 on Jon Carrier, team foul #8 | 32-54 |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Neil Yates (PF) David Taylor | |
| 05:10 | Columbia | Christopher Nance makes the free throw | 32-55 |
| 05:07 | Yale | Shawn Redmond is fouled in the backcourt by Ernest Eggen - foul #3 on Ernest Eggen, team foul #4 | 32-55 |
| 04:59 | Yale | Jon Carrier can't connect on a jumper in the lane but the foul's on Christopher Nance - foul #3 on Christopher Nance, team foul #5 | 32-55 |
| 04:59 | Yale | Jon Carrier makes the 1st free throw | 33-55 |
| 04:59 | Yale | Jon Carrier misses the 2nd free throw | 33-55 |
| 04:59 | Yale | William Magee pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-55 |
| 04:47 | Yale | Shannon Drain's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-55 |
| 04:26 | Columbia | Randy Woodhouse banks in the wide open layup set up by Ernest Eggen | 33-57 |
| 04:16 | Yale | Shannon Drain makes the 3pt shot from the right corner | 36-57 |
| 03:51 | Columbia | Neil Yates buries a shot from the left block on a nice dish by Ernest Eggen | 36-59 |
| 03:42 | Yale | Joshua Cooke comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 36-59 |
| 03:41 | Yale | Jon Carrier pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-59 |
| 03:32 | Yale | Shawn Redmond misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 36-59 |
| 03:30 | Columbia | Neil Yates pulls down the rebound | 36-59 |
| 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) | |
| 03:01 | Columbia | Joshua Cooke steals it from Christopher Nance | 36-59 |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Shawn Redmond (fresh) SG - Jon Carrier (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Shannon Drain (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. PF - William Magee (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Joshua Cooke (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Ernest Eggen (fresh) 18 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - Christopher Nance (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Randy Woodhouse (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. PF - Neil Yates (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Paul Winstead (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 02:58 | Yale | Shawn Redmond is fouled in the backcourt by Ernest Eggen - foul #4 on Ernest Eggen, team foul #6 | 36-59 |
| Subs | Yale | John Brickhouse (SF), Jonathan Swift (PF) Shannon Drain, William Magee | |
| Subs | Columbia | David Taylor (SG), Jared Wimbush (SF), Aaron Gibson (PF), Mike Williams (C) Christopher Nance, Randy Woodhouse, Neil Yates, Paul Winstead | |
| 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) | |
| 02:46 | Yale | John Brickhouse loses the dribble to Jared Wimbush | 36-59 |
| 02:43 | Columbia | Jared Wimbush banks in the layup | 36-61 |
| 02:26 | Yale | Jon Carrier's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-61 |
| 02:15 | Columbia | Jared Wimbush is fouled on the floor by John Brickhouse - foul #1 on John Brickhouse, team foul #9 | 36-61 |
| 02:15 | Columbia | Jared Wimbush makes the 1st free throw | 36-62 |
| 02:15 | Columbia | Jared Wimbush makes the 2nd free throw | 36-63 |
| 02:05 | Yale | Jonathan Swift hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from John Brickhouse | 38-63 |
| 01:36 | Columbia | David Taylor scores on a runner from close range on a great pass from Ernest Eggen | 38-65 |
| 01:25 | Yale | Jonathan Swift throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-65 |
| Subs | Yale | Shannon Drain (SF), William Magee (PF) John Brickhouse, Jonathan Swift | |
| Subs | Columbia | Christopher Nance (SG), Randy Woodhouse (SF), Neil Yates (PF) Jared Wimbush, David Taylor, Aaron Gibson | |
| 01:06 | Columbia | Randy Woodhouse makes the shot from just outside the lane set up by Neil Yates | 38-67 |
| 00:57 | Yale | Shawn Redmond buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Joshua Cooke | 41-67 |
| 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) | |
| 00:35 | Columbia | Randy Woodhouse misses the floater from the left side but he's hacked by Shannon Drain - foul #5 on Shannon Drain, team foul #10 | 41-67 |
| Subs | Yale | John Brickhouse (SF) Shannon Drain | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 00:35 | Columbia | Randy Woodhouse makes the 1st free throw | 41-68 |
| 00:35 | Columbia | Randy Woodhouse misses the 2nd free throw | 41-68 |
| 00:35 | Columbia | The offensive rebound goes to Mike Williams | 41-68 |
| 00:08 | Columbia | Christopher Nance is fouled on the floor by Jon Carrier as he's doubleteamed - foul #2 on Jon Carrier, team foul #11 | 41-68 |
| 00:08 | Columbia | Christopher Nance misses the 1st free throw | 41-68 |
| 00:08 | Columbia | Christopher Nance makes the 2nd free throw | 41-69 |
| 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) | |
| 00:02 | Yale | Shawn Redmond misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 41-69 |
| 00:01 | Yale | Jon Carrier gets the offensive rebound | 41-69 |
| 00:00 | Yale | The clock runs out | 41-69 |