| Lineup | Columbia | PG - James Hayes (fresh) SG - Robert Homan (fresh) SF - John Courtney (fresh) PF - Christopher Giron (fresh) C - Rick Murray (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Kenneth Lipford (fresh) SG - Markus Whitney (fresh) SF - Kevin Jackson (fresh) PF - Lawrence Bernard (fresh) C - Justin Cowger (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Cornell | Justin Cowger wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:36 | Cornell | Markus Whitney misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | Columbia | Rick Murray grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:17 | Columbia | Lawrence Bernard steals it from Christopher Giron | 0-0 |
| 18:55 | Cornell | Kenneth Lipford hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Kevin Jackson | 0-2 |
| 18:38 | Columbia | Christopher Giron is open and buries a runner in the paint on a nice dish by James Hayes | 2-2 |
| 18:17 | Cornell | Rick Murray blocks the short jumper by Justin Cowger | 2-2 |
| 18:16 | Columbia | Christopher Giron pulls down the rebound | 2-2 |
| 17:57 | Columbia | The short jumper by Christopher Giron is denied by Justin Cowger | 2-2 |
| 17:55 | Cornell | The rebound goes to Lawrence Bernard | 2-2 |
| 17:46 | Cornell | Kevin Jackson connects on the fadeaway from the left block | 2-4 |
| 17:35 | Columbia | Robert Homan hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by James Hayes | 5-4 |
| 17:30 | Cornell | Kenneth Lipford's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 5-4 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Cornell | Jeffrey Pimentel (PG), Michael Slemp (SG), Nigel Kwon (SF), Michael Harrington (PF), Adrian Harwood (C) Kenneth Lipford, Markus Whitney, Kevin Jackson, Lawrence Bernard, Justin Cowger | |
| 17:15 | Columbia | Michael Harrington swats the short shot by Rick Murray | 5-4 |
| 17:14 | Cornell | Adrian Harwood grabs the defensive rebound | 5-4 |
| 16:46 | Cornell | Nigel Kwon makes the floater from close range | 5-6 |
| 16:42 | Columbia | James Hayes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 5-6 |
| Subs | Columbia | Mitchell Daugherty (PG), Thomas Wallace (SF), Joseph Harper (PF), Jeremy Wyllie (C) James Hayes, John Courtney, Christopher Giron, Rick Murray | |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| 16:26 | Cornell | Michael Harrington is denied on a layup by Jeremy Wyllie | 5-6 |
| 16:25 | Columbia | Thomas Wallace gets the rebound | 5-6 |
| 16:07 | Columbia | Jeremy Wyllie misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway from close range | 5-6 |
| 16:06 | Columbia | Jeremy Wyllie snags the offensive board | 5-6 |
| 15:46 | Columbia | Mitchell Daugherty buries a runner in the lane on a nice dish by Robert Homan and he's hacked by Jeffrey Pimentel - foul #1 on Jeffrey Pimentel, team foul #1 | 7-6 |
| Subs | Columbia | Milton Warren (SG) Robert Homan | |
| Subs | Cornell | Kenneth Lipford (PG), Markus Whitney (SG), Kevin Jackson (SF), Lawrence Bernard (PF), Justin Cowger (C) Jeffrey Pimentel, Michael Slemp, Nigel Kwon, Michael Harrington, Adrian Harwood | |
| 15:46 | Columbia | Mitchell Daugherty makes the free throw | 8-6 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Mitchell Daugherty (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Milton Warren (fresh) SF - Thomas Wallace (fresh) PF - Joseph Harper (fresh) C - Jeremy Wyllie (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Kenneth Lipford (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Markus Whitney (fresh) SF - Kevin Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Lawrence Bernard (fresh) C - Justin Cowger (fresh) | |
| 15:27 | Cornell | Kenneth Lipford is hacked by Milton Warren - foul #1 on Milton Warren, team foul #1 | 8-6 |
| Subs | Columbia | Rick Murray (C) Jeremy Wyllie | |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| 15:15 | Cornell | The short jumper by Lawrence Bernard is denied by Thomas Wallace | 8-6 |
| 15:14 | Columbia | Joseph Harper pulls down the rebound | 8-6 |
| 14:58 | Columbia | Mitchell Daugherty is alone and drills a shot from the free throw line set up by Milton Warren | 10-6 |
| 14:29 | Cornell | Kevin Jackson scores on a driving attempt in the paint set up by Kenneth Lipford | 10-8 |
| 14:10 | Columbia | Thomas Wallace is hacked by Kevin Jackson - foul #1 on Kevin Jackson, team foul #2 | 10-8 |
| Subs | Columbia | James Hayes (PG), Robert Homan (SG), John Courtney (SF), Christopher Giron (PF) Mitchell Daugherty, Milton Warren, Thomas Wallace, Joseph Harper | |
| Subs | Cornell | Nigel Kwon (SF), Michael Harrington (C) Kevin Jackson, Justin Cowger | |
| 13:51 | Columbia | Christopher Giron misses the wide open jumper in the paint | 10-8 |
| 13:50 | Columbia | Robert Homan grabs the offensive rebound | 10-8 |
| 13:45 | Columbia | Rick Murray hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 10-8 |
| 13:44 | Cornell | Nigel Kwon snags the defensive board | 10-8 |
| 13:37 | Cornell | Michael Harrington misses long on a driving attempt from close range but he's fouled by John Courtney - foul #1 on John Courtney, team foul #2 | 10-8 |
| Subs | Columbia | Jeremy Wyllie (C) Rick Murray | |
| Subs | Cornell | Jeffrey Pimentel (PG), Michael Slemp (SG), Adrian Harwood (C) Kenneth Lipford, Markus Whitney, Lawrence Bernard | |
| 13:37 | Cornell | Michael Harrington makes the 1st free throw | 10-9 |
| 13:37 | Cornell | Michael Harrington makes the 2nd free throw | 10-10 |
| 13:17 | Columbia | Robert Homan is open and buries a 3 from the right wing set up by James Hayes | 13-10 |
| 12:52 | Cornell | Michael Harrington loses the dribble to Robert Homan | 13-10 |
| 12:50 | Columbia | James Hayes is hacked by Michael Slemp in the backcourt - foul #1 on Michael Slemp, team foul #3 | 13-10 |
| Subs | Columbia | Larry Newcomb (C) Christopher Giron | |
| Subs | Cornell | Kenneth Lipford (PG), Markus Whitney (SG), Justin Cowger (C) Jeffrey Pimentel, Michael Slemp, Nigel Kwon | |
| 12:30 | Columbia | Jeremy Wyllie's layup is rejected by Adrian Harwood | 13-10 |
| 12:29 | Columbia | Robert Homan tips it in | 15-10 |
| 12:05 | Cornell | Adrian Harwood misses the shot from the left block | 15-10 |
| 12:04 | Cornell | Michael Harrington pulls down the offensive rebound | 15-10 |
| 11:44 | Cornell | Justin Cowger is called for 5 seconds | 15-10 |
| Subs | Columbia | Mitchell Daugherty (PG), Milton Warren (SG), Thomas Wallace (SF), Joseph Harper (PF), Rick Murray (C) James Hayes, Robert Homan, John Courtney, Jeremy Wyllie, Larry Newcomb | |
| Subs | Cornell | Kevin Jackson (SF), Lawrence Bernard (PF) Adrian Harwood, Michael Harrington | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Mitchell Daugherty (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Milton Warren (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Thomas Wallace (fresh) PF - Joseph Harper (fresh) C - Rick Murray (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Kenneth Lipford (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Markus Whitney (fairly fresh) SF - Kevin Jackson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Lawrence Bernard (fresh) C - Justin Cowger (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:27 | Columbia | Lawrence Bernard steals it from Mitchell Daugherty | 15-10 |
| 11:03 | Cornell | Justin Cowger scores on a turnaround near the basket | 15-12 |
| 10:39 | Columbia | Joseph Harper clanks a driving attempt from the baseline | 15-12 |
| 10:38 | Cornell | Kenneth Lipford grabs the board | 15-12 |
| 10:29 | Cornell | Kevin Jackson loses the ball out of bounds | 15-12 |
| Subs | Columbia | Robert Homan (SG), Christopher Giron (PF) Milton Warren, Joseph Harper | |
| Subs | Cornell | Jeffrey Pimentel (PG), Michael Slemp (SG), Nigel Kwon (SF), Michael Harrington (C) Kenneth Lipford, Markus Whitney, Kevin Jackson, Justin Cowger | |
| 10:06 | Columbia | Mitchell Daugherty is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Pimentel - foul #2 on Jeffrey Pimentel, team foul #4 | 15-12 |
| Subs | Columbia | Stephen Cieslak (PG) Mitchell Daugherty | |
| Subs | Cornell | Markus Whitney (SG) Jeffrey Pimentel | |
| 09:49 | Columbia | Stephen Cieslak misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 15-12 |
| 09:47 | Cornell | Michael Harrington grabs the defensive rebound | 15-12 |
| 09:39 | Cornell | Markus Whitney makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Michael Slemp | 15-14 |
| 09:22 | Columbia | Robert Homan loses the dribble to Michael Slemp | 15-14 |
| 09:00 | Cornell | Nigel Kwon's fadeaway is rejected by Rick Murray | 15-14 |
| 08:59 | Cornell | Nigel Kwon grabs the offensive board | 15-14 |
| 08:42 | Cornell | Markus Whitney is whistled for a carry | 15-14 |
| Subs | Columbia | James Hayes (PG), John Courtney (SF), Joseph Harper (PF), Jeremy Wyllie (C) Stephen Cieslak, Thomas Wallace, Christopher Giron, Rick Murray | |
| Subs | Cornell | Kenneth Lipford (PG), Kevin Jackson (SG), Adrian Harwood (SF), Justin Cowger (C) Michael Slemp, Markus Whitney, Nigel Kwon, Michael Harrington | |
| 08:25 | Columbia | Robert Homan can't connect on a shot from the right side | 15-14 |
| 08:23 | Cornell | Adrian Harwood grabs the defensive rebound | 15-14 |
| 08:12 | Cornell | Kenneth Lipford hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by John Courtney - foul #2 on John Courtney, team foul #3 | 15-14 |
| Subs | Columbia | Milton Warren (SG), Mitchell Daugherty (SF) Robert Homan, John Courtney | |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| 08:12 | Cornell | Kenneth Lipford makes the 1st free throw | 15-15 |
| 08:12 | Cornell | Kenneth Lipford makes the 2nd free throw | 15-16 |
| 07:59 | Columbia | Mitchell Daugherty knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from James Hayes | 17-16 |
| 07:42 | Cornell | Lawrence Bernard can't connect on a shot from the baseline | 17-16 |
| 07:40 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Joseph Harper | 17-16 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - James Hayes (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Milton Warren (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Mitchell Daugherty (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Joseph Harper (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jeremy Wyllie (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Kenneth Lipford (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Jackson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Adrian Harwood (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Lawrence Bernard (tiring) 2 stl. C - Justin Cowger (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:38 | Columbia | Milton Warren loses the dribble to Adrian Harwood in the backcourt | 17-16 |
| 07:25 | Cornell | Kevin Jackson misses short on a jumper in the paint but he's hacked by Milton Warren - foul #2 on Milton Warren, team foul #4 | 17-16 |
| Subs | Columbia | Stephen Cieslak (SF), Larry Newcomb (C) Milton Warren, Joseph Harper | |
| Subs | Cornell | Nigel Kwon (SF), Michael Harrington (PF) Lawrence Bernard, Justin Cowger | |
| 07:25 | Cornell | Kevin Jackson misses the 1st free throw | 17-16 |
| 07:25 | Cornell | Kevin Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 17-17 |
| 07:08 | Columbia | Kevin Jackson is called for the reach on James Hayes - foul #2 on Kevin Jackson, team foul #5 | 17-17 |
| Subs | Columbia | Robert Homan (SG), Christopher Giron (PF) Stephen Cieslak, Larry Newcomb | |
| Subs | Cornell | Markus Whitney (SG), Justin Cowger (C) Kevin Jackson, Adrian Harwood | |
| 06:46 | Columbia | Mitchell Daugherty connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Robert Homan | 20-17 |
| 06:22 | Cornell | Nigel Kwon misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by Mitchell Daugherty - foul #1 on Mitchell Daugherty, team foul #5 | 20-17 |
| Subs | Columbia | Stephen Cieslak (PG), Thomas Wallace (SF), Rick Murray (C) James Hayes, Mitchell Daugherty, Jeremy Wyllie | |
| Subs | Cornell | Michael Slemp (PG) Kenneth Lipford | |
| 06:22 | Cornell | Nigel Kwon makes the 1st free throw | 20-18 |
| 06:22 | Cornell | Nigel Kwon misses the 2nd free throw | 20-18 |
| 06:22 | Columbia | Rick Murray gets the rebound | 20-18 |
| 06:04 | Columbia | Christopher Giron misses long on a floater near the basket but the foul's on Michael Slemp - foul #2 on Michael Slemp, team foul #6 | 20-18 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Cornell | Kenneth Lipford (PG), Adrian Harwood (SF), Lawrence Bernard (PF) Michael Slemp, Nigel Kwon, Michael Harrington | |
| 06:04 | Columbia | Christopher Giron misses the 1st free throw | 20-18 |
| 06:04 | Columbia | Christopher Giron misses the 2nd free throw | 20-18 |
| 06:04 | Cornell | The rebound goes to Lawrence Bernard | 20-18 |
| 05:55 | Cornell | Markus Whitney is fouled on the floor by Robert Homan - foul #1 on Robert Homan, team foul #6 | 20-18 |
| Subs | Columbia | Joseph Harper (PF) Christopher Giron | |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| 05:39 | Cornell | Justin Cowger drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 20-21 |
| 05:36 | Columbia | Markus Whitney steals the ball from Thomas Wallace in the backcourt | 20-21 |
| 05:25 | Cornell | Markus Whitney is fouled on the floor by Robert Homan - foul #2 on Robert Homan, team foul #7 | 20-21 |
| Subs | Columbia | James Hayes (PG) Robert Homan | |
| Subs | Cornell | Michael Harrington (C) Justin Cowger | |
| 05:25 | Cornell | Markus Whitney makes the 1st free throw | 20-22 |
| 05:25 | Cornell | Markus Whitney makes the 2nd free throw | 20-23 |
| 05:08 | Columbia | Joseph Harper is fouled on the floor by Lawrence Bernard - foul #1 on Lawrence Bernard, team foul #7 | 20-23 |
| Subs | Columbia | Mitchell Daugherty (PG) James Hayes | |
| Subs | Cornell | Nigel Kwon (SF) Adrian Harwood | |
| 05:08 | Columbia | Joseph Harper makes the 1st free throw | 21-23 |
| 05:08 | Columbia | Joseph Harper makes the 2nd free throw | 22-23 |
| 04:42 | Cornell | Kenneth Lipford knocks in the floater near the basket set up by Nigel Kwon | 22-25 |
| 04:28 | Columbia | Mitchell Daugherty misses the wide open pull-up jumper from the right wing | 22-25 |
| 04:27 | Columbia | Rick Murray tips it in | 24-25 |
| 04:09 | Cornell | Markus Whitney misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 24-25 |
| 04:08 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Rick Murray | 24-25 |
| 04:06 | Columbia | Mitchell Daugherty is hacked by Kenneth Lipford in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kenneth Lipford, team foul #8 | 24-25 |
| Subs | Columbia | James Hayes (PG), Christopher Giron (PF), Jeremy Wyllie (C) Stephen Cieslak, Joseph Harper, Rick Murray | |
| Subs | Cornell | Justin Cowger (C) Lawrence Bernard | |
| 04:06 | Columbia | Mitchell Daugherty makes the 1st free throw | 25-25 |
| 04:06 | Columbia | Mitchell Daugherty makes the 2nd free throw | 26-25 |
| 03:43 | Cornell | Markus Whitney misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 26-25 |
| 03:41 | Columbia | Christopher Giron grabs the defensive rebound | 26-25 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - James Hayes (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Mitchell Daugherty (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SF - Thomas Wallace (fairly fresh) PF - Christopher Giron (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeremy Wyllie (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Kenneth Lipford (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Markus Whitney (tiring) 4 pts. SF - Nigel Kwon (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Harrington (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Justin Cowger (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 03:26 | Columbia | Thomas Wallace connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Mitchell Daugherty | 29-25 |
| 03:15 | Cornell | Markus Whitney is called for 3 seconds | 29-25 |
| Subs | Columbia | Milton Warren (PG), Robert Homan (SG), John Courtney (SF) James Hayes, Mitchell Daugherty, Thomas Wallace | |
| Subs | Cornell | Jeffrey Pimentel (PG), Michael Slemp (SG), Kevin Jackson (SF), Adrian Harwood (PF) Kenneth Lipford, Markus Whitney, Nigel Kwon, Michael Harrington | |
| 03:13 | Columbia | Robert Homan is hacked by Justin Cowger in the backcourt - foul #1 on Justin Cowger, team foul #9 | 29-25 |
| Subs | Columbia | Larry Newcomb (C) Christopher Giron | |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| 03:13 | Columbia | Robert Homan misses the 1st free throw | 29-25 |
| 03:13 | Cornell | Justin Cowger grabs the board | 29-25 |
| 02:49 | Cornell | The jumper by Justin Cowger is denied by John Courtney | 29-25 |
| 02:47 | Cornell | Kevin Jackson misses the tip | 29-25 |
| 02:46 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Larry Newcomb | 29-25 |
| 02:36 | Columbia | Milton Warren hits a wide open jumper from the right side set up by Robert Homan | 31-25 |
| 02:18 | Cornell | Kevin Jackson misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 31-25 |
| 02:16 | Cornell | Justin Cowger gets the offensive rebound | 31-25 |
| 01:53 | Cornell | Michael Slemp knocks in the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Kevin Jackson and he's fouled by Larry Newcomb - foul #1 on Larry Newcomb, team foul #8 | 31-27 |
| Subs | Columbia | James Hayes (PG), Christopher Giron (PF), Rick Murray (C) Milton Warren, Jeremy Wyllie, Larry Newcomb | |
| Subs | Cornell | Lawrence Bernard (PF), Michael Harrington (C) Adrian Harwood, Justin Cowger | |
| 01:53 | Cornell | Michael Slemp makes the free throw | 31-28 |
| 01:27 | Columbia | Christopher Giron connects on the jumper in the paint set up by Rick Murray | 33-28 |
| 01:04 | Cornell | Michael Slemp's pass is intercepted by Robert Homan | 33-28 |
| 01:00 | Columbia | Robert Homan lays it in | 35-28 |
| 00:42 | Cornell | Michael Slemp misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 35-28 |
| 00:40 | Cornell | Lawrence Bernard tips it but misses | 35-28 |
| 00:38 | Cornell | Michael Harrington snags the offensive board | 35-28 |
| 00:27 | Cornell | Christopher Giron steals the ball from Michael Slemp | 35-28 |
| 00:22 | Columbia | Robert Homan is hacked by Jeffrey Pimentel in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jeffrey Pimentel, team foul #10 | 35-28 |
| Subs | Columbia | Mitchell Daugherty (PG), Thomas Wallace (SF), Joseph Harper (PF) James Hayes, John Courtney, Christopher Giron | |
| Subs | Cornell | Kenneth Lipford (PG), Markus Whitney (SG), Nigel Kwon (SF), Adrian Harwood (C) Michael Slemp, Jeffrey Pimentel, Kevin Jackson, Michael Harrington | |
| 00:22 | Columbia | Robert Homan makes the 1st free throw | 36-28 |
| 00:22 | Columbia | Robert Homan makes the 2nd free throw | 37-28 |
| 00:03 | Cornell | Kenneth Lipford hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 37-28 |
| 00:02 | Columbia | Rick Murray grabs the defensive rebound | 37-28 |
| 00:00 | Columbia | Rick Murray misses the fullcourt shot | 37-28 |