| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Phillip Holland (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gregory Poe (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Delbert Brozowski (fresh) 4 pts. PF - James Forrest (fresh) 4 pts. C - Victor Ayers (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Robert Stinnett (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Warren Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Edwin Dickerson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. PF - Stephen Erickson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Harold Bryant (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Columbia | Edwin Dickerson inbounds the ball | 34-37 |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:36 | Columbia | Stephen Erickson drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Robert Stinnett | 34-40 |
| 19:12 | Cornell | Victor Ayers scores on a shot near the basket on a great pass from Phillip Holland | 36-40 |
| 19:09 | Columbia | Robert Stinnett is hacked by Phillip Holland in the backcourt - foul #2 on Phillip Holland, team foul #1 | 36-40 |
| 18:55 | Columbia | Robert Stinnett comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 36-40 |
| 18:53 | Cornell | Victor Ayers pulls down the rebound | 36-40 |
| 18:27 | Cornell | Victor Ayers knocks in the shot from the right side on a great pass from James Forrest | 38-40 |
| 18:14 | Columbia | Edwin Dickerson clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 38-40 |
| 18:12 | Columbia | Stephen Erickson grabs the offensive board | 38-40 |
| 17:57 | Columbia | Stephen Erickson buries a shot from the right side | 38-42 |
| 17:41 | Cornell | James Forrest knocks in the jumper in the paint and he's hacked by Edwin Dickerson - foul #3 on Edwin Dickerson, team foul #1 | 40-42 |
| Subs | Cornell | John Shankle (PG), Kizza Diop (SG), James Greczkowski (SF), John Olivieri (C) Phillip Holland, Gregory Poe, Delbert Brozowski, Victor Ayers | |
| Subs | Columbia | Eric Pollard (PG), Patrick George (SG), Billie Douglass (SF), Terry Russel (PF), Desmond Rayford (C) Robert Stinnett, Warren Williams, Edwin Dickerson, Stephen Erickson, Harold Bryant | |
| 17:41 | Cornell | James Forrest makes the free throw | 41-42 |
| 17:36 | Columbia | Eric Pollard travels in the backcourt | 41-42 |
| Subs | Cornell | Jared Young (C) James Forrest | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 17:17 | Cornell | John Olivieri misses short on a floater from the left side | 41-42 |
| 17:15 | Columbia | Eric Pollard grabs the board | 41-42 |
| 16:55 | Columbia | Patrick George throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-42 |
| 16:42 | Cornell | Jared Young knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing | 44-42 |
| 16:21 | Columbia | Patrick George comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Jared Young - foul #1 on Jared Young, team foul #2 | 44-42 |
| Subs | Cornell | Jack Miller (SF) Jared Young | |
| Subs | Columbia | Robert Stinnett (PG), Carlos Ford (PF), Harold Bryant (C) Billie Douglass, Terry Russel, Desmond Rayford | |
| 16:21 | Columbia | Patrick George makes the 1st free throw | 44-43 |
| 16:21 | Columbia | Patrick George misses the 2nd free throw | 44-43 |
| 16:21 | Columbia | Carlos Ford pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-43 |
| 16:04 | Columbia | Patrick George misses long on an open driving attempt from the baseline | 44-43 |
| 16:02 | Cornell | Jack Miller pulls down the rebound | 44-43 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - John Shankle (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kizza Diop (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jack Miller (fresh) 5 pts. PF - John Olivieri (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. C - James Greczkowski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Robert Stinnett (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Patrick George (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eric Pollard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Carlos Ford (fresh) C - Harold Bryant (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Cornell | Harold Bryant blocks the jumper by Kizza Diop | 44-43 |
| 15:38 | Columbia | Robert Stinnett snags the defensive board | 44-43 |
| 15:23 | Columbia | Harold Bryant hits a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Eric Pollard | 44-46 |
| 15:03 | Cornell | Kizza Diop is fouled on the floor by Patrick George - foul #1 on Patrick George, team foul #2 | 44-46 |
| Subs | Cornell | Phillip Holland (PG), Dema Stryjewski (SG), Delbert Brozowski (SF), James Forrest (PF), Victor Ayers (C) John Shankle, Kizza Diop, Jack Miller, John Olivieri, James Greczkowski | |
| Subs | Columbia | Warren Williams (SG), Edwin Dickerson (SF), Stephen Erickson (PF), Terry Russel (C) Patrick George, Eric Pollard, Carlos Ford, Harold Bryant | |
| 14:46 | Cornell | Victor Ayers connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Delbert Brozowski | 47-46 |
| 14:29 | Columbia | Robert Stinnett can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 47-46 |
| 14:27 | Columbia | Stephen Erickson hits the follow up shot | 47-48 |
| 14:14 | Cornell | Phillip Holland misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 47-48 |
| 14:12 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Edwin Dickerson | 47-48 |
| 13:58 | Columbia | Stephen Erickson clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 47-48 |
| 13:57 | Columbia | Robert Stinnett tips it home | 47-50 |
| 13:38 | Cornell | Delbert Brozowski misses the jumpshot from the left side | 47-50 |
| 13:36 | Columbia | Edwin Dickerson snags the defensive board | 47-50 |
| 13:29 | Columbia | Warren Williams hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumper from the left block | 47-50 |
| 13:27 | Cornell | The rebound goes to James Forrest | 47-50 |
| 13:10 | Cornell | Delbert Brozowski is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Delbert Brozowski, team foul #3 | 47-50 |
| Subs | Cornell | John Shankle (PG), Gregory Poe (SG), Jack Miller (SF), John Olivieri (PF), Jared Young (C) Phillip Holland, Dema Stryjewski, Delbert Brozowski, James Forrest, Victor Ayers | |
| Subs | Columbia | Patrick George (PG), John Owen (SG), Billie Douglass (SF), Desmond Rayford (PF), Harold Bryant (C) Robert Stinnett, Warren Williams, Edwin Dickerson, Stephen Erickson, Terry Russel | |
| 12:46 | Columbia | Gregory Poe steals the ball from John Owen | 47-50 |
| 12:29 | Cornell | Jack Miller misses the easy layup | 47-50 |
| 12:27 | Columbia | The rebound goes to John Owen | 47-50 |
| 12:13 | Columbia | John Owen misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Gregory Poe - foul #2 on Gregory Poe, team foul #4 | 47-50 |
| Subs | Cornell | Kizza Diop (PG), James Greczkowski (SF) John Shankle, Jack Miller | |
| Subs | Columbia | Eric Pollard (SG) Patrick George | |
| 12:13 | Columbia | John Owen makes the 1st free throw | 47-51 |
| 12:13 | Columbia | John Owen misses the 2nd free throw | 47-51 |
| 12:13 | Cornell | John Olivieri pulls down the rebound | 47-51 |
| 11:57 | Cornell | Gregory Poe hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 47-51 |
| 11:55 | Cornell | Jared Young pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-51 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Kizza Diop (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gregory Poe (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Greczkowski (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Olivieri (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. C - Jared Young (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - John Owen (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Eric Pollard (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Billie Douglass (fairly fresh) PF - Desmond Rayford (fairly fresh) C - Harold Bryant (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:50 | Cornell | Eric Pollard picks off the pass by Jared Young | 47-51 |
| 11:46 | Columbia | Eric Pollard hits the finger roll | 47-53 |
| 11:43 | Cornell | Kizza Diop travels in the backcourt | 47-53 |
| Subs | Cornell | Phillip Holland (PG), Delbert Brozowski (SF), James Forrest (PF) Gregory Poe, John Olivieri, Jared Young | |
| Subs | Columbia | Warren Williams (SG), Stephen Erickson (PF), Carlos Ford (C) Billie Douglass, Desmond Rayford, Harold Bryant | |
| 11:27 | Columbia | Warren Williams misses long on a runner in the paint but he's hacked by Phillip Holland - foul #3 on Phillip Holland, team foul #5 | 47-53 |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Robert Stinnett (PG) John Owen | |
| 11:27 | Columbia | Warren Williams makes the 1st free throw | 47-54 |
| 11:27 | Columbia | Warren Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 47-55 |
| 11:16 | Cornell | James Forrest can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block | 47-55 |
| 11:15 | Columbia | Eric Pollard pulls down the rebound | 47-55 |
| 11:10 | Columbia | Eric Pollard misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 47-55 |
| 11:09 | Cornell | Kizza Diop grabs the board | 47-55 |
| 10:54 | Cornell | Delbert Brozowski hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block | 47-55 |
| 10:53 | Columbia | Robert Stinnett snags the defensive board | 47-55 |
| 10:35 | Columbia | Eric Pollard misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 47-55 |
| 10:33 | Cornell | Delbert Brozowski grabs the defensive rebound | 47-55 |
| 10:10 | Cornell | James Forrest's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-55 |
| Subs | Cornell | John Shankle (PG), Gregory Poe (SG), Jack Miller (SF), John Olivieri (PF), Victor Ayers (C) Phillip Holland, Kizza Diop, Delbert Brozowski, James Forrest, James Greczkowski | |
| Subs | Columbia | Patrick George (PG), John Owen (SG), Edwin Dickerson (SF), Terry Russel (PF), Harold Bryant (C) Robert Stinnett, Warren Williams, Eric Pollard, Stephen Erickson, Carlos Ford | |
| 10:08 | Columbia | John Shankle steps in front of the John Owen pass in the backcourt | 47-55 |
| 10:06 | Cornell | Jack Miller banks in the layup on a great pass from John Shankle | 49-55 |
| 09:53 | Columbia | Harold Bryant misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 49-55 |
| 09:52 | Cornell | John Shankle grabs the board | 49-55 |
| 09:38 | Cornell | Terry Russel is called for the reach on Victor Ayers - foul #1 on Terry Russel, team foul #3 | 49-55 |
| 09:30 | Cornell | Jack Miller misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 49-55 |
| 09:29 | Columbia | Terry Russel grabs the board | 49-55 |
| 09:12 | Columbia | Terry Russel can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Victor Ayers - foul #2 on Victor Ayers, team foul #6 | 49-55 |
| Subs | Cornell | Dema Stryjewski (SG) Gregory Poe | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 09:12 | Columbia | Terry Russel misses the 1st free throw | 49-55 |
| 09:12 | Columbia | Terry Russel misses the 2nd free throw | 49-55 |
| 09:12 | Cornell | John Olivieri snags the defensive board | 49-55 |
| 08:53 | Cornell | John Shankle misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 49-55 |
| 08:52 | Cornell | The offensive rebound goes to Victor Ayers | 49-55 |
| 08:34 | Cornell | Victor Ayers hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 49-55 |
| 08:33 | Columbia | Edwin Dickerson snags the defensive board | 49-55 |
| 08:28 | Columbia | Edwin Dickerson loses the dribble to John Shankle | 49-55 |
| 08:25 | Cornell | John Shankle can't finish the layup | 49-55 |
| 08:24 | Cornell | John Olivieri snags the offensive board | 49-55 |
| 08:12 | Cornell | Jack Miller makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from John Shankle | 52-55 |
| 08:10 | Columbia | Terry Russel loses the dribble to Jack Miller in the backcourt | 52-55 |
| 07:53 | Cornell | John Olivieri connects on the turnaround from the baseline | 54-55 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - John Shankle (fairly fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dema Stryjewski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jack Miller (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - John Olivieri (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 11 reb. C - Victor Ayers (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Patrick George (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Owen (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SF - Edwin Dickerson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Terry Russel (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Harold Bryant (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:51 | Columbia | John Owen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 54-55 |
| Subs | Cornell | Phillip Holland (PG), Kizza Diop (SG), Delbert Brozowski (SF), James Forrest (PF), James Greczkowski (C) John Shankle, Dema Stryjewski, Jack Miller, John Olivieri, Victor Ayers | |
| Subs | Columbia | Robert Stinnett (PG), Warren Williams (SG), Eric Pollard (SF), Stephen Erickson (PF), Desmond Rayford (C) Patrick George, John Owen, Edwin Dickerson, Terry Russel, Harold Bryant | |
| 07:35 | Cornell | James Forrest blows the dunk | 54-55 |
| 07:34 | Columbia | Eric Pollard grabs the board | 54-55 |
| 07:10 | Columbia | Warren Williams loses the ball out of bounds | 54-55 |
| Subs | Cornell | Gregory Poe (SG) Kizza Diop | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 06:48 | Cornell | James Greczkowski knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away | 57-55 |
| 06:31 | Columbia | Warren Williams hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Eric Pollard | 57-58 |
| 06:13 | Cornell | James Forrest misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 57-58 |
| 06:12 | Columbia | Desmond Rayford grabs the defensive rebound | 57-58 |
| 06:01 | Columbia | Eric Pollard buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Warren Williams | 57-61 |
| 05:50 | Cornell | Gregory Poe knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away set up by James Forrest | 60-61 |
| 05:30 | Columbia | Stephen Erickson banks in the layup on a nice dish by Eric Pollard and he's hacked by James Forrest - foul #1 on James Forrest, team foul #7 | 60-63 |
| Subs | Cornell | John Shankle (PG), Kizza Diop (SG), John Olivieri (PF), Victor Ayers (C) Phillip Holland, Gregory Poe, James Forrest, James Greczkowski | |
| Subs | Columbia | Patrick George (PG), John Owen (SG), Edwin Dickerson (SF), Harold Bryant (C) Robert Stinnett, Warren Williams, Eric Pollard, Desmond Rayford | |
| 05:30 | Columbia | Stephen Erickson makes the free throw | 60-64 |
| 05:09 | Cornell | Edwin Dickerson is called for the reach on Delbert Brozowski - foul #4 on Edwin Dickerson, team foul #4 | 60-64 |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Carlos Ford (PF) Stephen Erickson | |
| 04:56 | Cornell | Kizza Diop banks in the layup set up by Delbert Brozowski | 62-64 |
| 04:44 | Columbia | Carlos Ford is hacked by Kizza Diop - foul #2 on Kizza Diop, team foul #8 | 62-64 |
| Subs | Cornell | Jack Miller (SF) Delbert Brozowski | |
| Subs | Columbia | Billie Douglass (SF) Edwin Dickerson | |
| 04:44 | Columbia | Carlos Ford misses the 1st free throw | 62-64 |
| 04:44 | Columbia | Harold Bryant pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-64 |
| 04:21 | Columbia | Patrick George connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 62-66 |
| 04:05 | Cornell | John Shankle is fouled on the floor by Carlos Ford - foul #1 on Carlos Ford, team foul #5 | 62-66 |
| Subs | Cornell | Jared Young (C) Victor Ayers | |
| Subs | Columbia | Robert Stinnett (PG), Terry Russel (PF) John Owen, Carlos Ford | |
| 03:45 | Cornell | John Shankle misses short on a jumper from the left side | 62-66 |
| 03:44 | Columbia | Terry Russel pulls down the rebound | 62-66 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - John Shankle (fairly fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kizza Diop (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jack Miller (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - John Olivieri (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 11 reb. C - Jared Young (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Robert Stinnett (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Patrick George (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Billie Douglass (fresh) PF - Terry Russel (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Harold Bryant (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:38 | Columbia | Patrick George can't connect on an uncontested pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 62-66 |
| 03:37 | Cornell | John Olivieri snags the defensive board | 62-66 |
| 03:23 | Cornell | John Olivieri blows the layup but he's hacked by Terry Russel - foul #2 on Terry Russel, team foul #6 | 62-66 |
| Subs | Cornell | Phillip Holland (PG), Dema Stryjewski (SG), James Greczkowski (SF), James Forrest (PF) John Shankle, Kizza Diop, Jack Miller, Jared Young | |
| Subs | Columbia | Warren Williams (SG), Edwin Dickerson (SF) Patrick George, Billie Douglass | |
| 03:23 | Cornell | John Olivieri makes the 1st free throw | 63-66 |
| 03:23 | Cornell | John Olivieri makes the 2nd free throw | 64-66 |
| 03:21 | Columbia | Robert Stinnett is fouled in the backcourt by Phillip Holland - foul #4 on Phillip Holland, team foul #9 | 64-66 |
| Subs | Cornell | Victor Ayers (C) John Olivieri | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 03:21 | Columbia | Robert Stinnett makes the 1st free throw | 64-67 |
| 03:21 | Columbia | Robert Stinnett makes the 2nd free throw | 64-68 |
| 03:05 | Cornell | James Forrest misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 64-68 |
| 03:04 | Cornell | Victor Ayers hits the follow up shot | 66-68 |
| 02:56 | Columbia | Warren Williams buries a fadeaway near the basket | 66-70 |
| 02:56 | Cornell | Cornell calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-70 |
| Subs | Cornell | Gregory Poe (SG), Delbert Brozowski (SF) Dema Stryjewski, James Greczkowski | |
| Subs | Columbia | Stephen Erickson (PF) Terry Russel | |
| 02:34 | Cornell | Victor Ayers misses short on a driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Edwin Dickerson - foul #5 on Edwin Dickerson, team foul #7 | 66-70 |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Eric Pollard (SF), Terry Russel (C) Edwin Dickerson, Harold Bryant | |
| 02:34 | Cornell | Victor Ayers misses the 1st free throw | 66-70 |
| 02:34 | Cornell | Victor Ayers makes the 2nd free throw | 67-70 |
| 02:32 | Columbia | Columbia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-70 |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Harold Bryant (C) Terry Russel | |
| 02:19 | Columbia | Stephen Erickson misses the easy layup | 67-70 |
| 02:18 | Cornell | James Forrest gets the rebound | 67-70 |
| 01:51 | Cornell | Victor Ayers misses short on a jump hook near the basket | 67-70 |
| 01:50 | Cornell | Gregory Poe grabs the offensive rebound | 67-70 |
| 01:24 | Cornell | Delbert Brozowski misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Eric Pollard - foul #1 on Eric Pollard, team foul #8 | 67-70 |
| 01:24 | Cornell | Delbert Brozowski makes the 1st free throw | 68-70 |
| 01:24 | Cornell | Delbert Brozowski makes the 2nd free throw | 69-70 |
| 01:02 | Columbia | Robert Stinnett misses badly on a shot from the left wing but the foul's on Gregory Poe - foul #3 on Gregory Poe, team foul #10 | 69-70 |
| 01:02 | Columbia | Robert Stinnett makes the 1st free throw | 69-71 |
| 01:02 | Columbia | Robert Stinnett makes the 2nd free throw | 69-72 |
| 00:47 | Cornell | Gregory Poe misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 69-72 |
| 00:46 | Columbia | Harold Bryant snags the defensive board | 69-72 |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:20 | Columbia | Harold Bryant misses short on a shot from the right side | 69-72 |
| 00:19 | Cornell | Victor Ayers gets the rebound | 69-72 |
| 00:02 | Cornell | Gregory Poe misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 69-72 |
| 00:01 | Columbia | Stephen Erickson pulls down the rebound | 69-72 |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Columbia | Stephen Erickson runs out the clock | 69-72 |