| Lineup | Yale | PG - William Larsen (fresh) SG - Raymond Laursen (fresh) SF - Kevin Michael (fresh) PF - Bernard Ballard (fresh) C - Richard Manuel (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Raymond Gervin (fresh) SG - William Siegrist (fresh) SF - Matthew Cooper (fresh) PF - Wayne Darby (fresh) C - Thomas Allen (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Yale | Richard Manuel wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:43 | Yale | Bernard Ballard hits a 3pt shot from the left corner | 3-0 |
| 19:16 | Columbia | Matthew Cooper banks in the layup | 3-2 |
| 18:49 | Yale | William Larsen is hacked by William Siegrist - foul #1 on William Siegrist, team foul #1 | 3-2 |
| 18:36 | Yale | Bernard Ballard connects on the jump hook in the lane on a great pass from William Larsen | 5-2 |
| 18:11 | Columbia | Thomas Allen can't finish the layup | 5-2 |
| 18:10 | Yale | Bernard Ballard snags the defensive board | 5-2 |
| 18:03 | Yale | William Larsen comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 5-2 |
| 18:01 | Columbia | Thomas Allen pulls down the rebound | 5-2 |
| 17:56 | Columbia | William Siegrist can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 5-2 |
| 17:54 | Yale | Kevin Michael grabs the board | 5-2 |
| 17:44 | Yale | Richard Manuel misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by William Siegrist - foul #2 on William Siegrist, team foul #2 | 5-2 |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Dustin Cowan (SG) William Siegrist | |
| 17:44 | Yale | Richard Manuel makes the 1st free throw | 6-2 |
| 17:44 | Yale | Richard Manuel makes the 2nd free throw | 7-2 |
| 17:31 | Columbia | Matthew Cooper misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 7-2 |
| 17:30 | Yale | The rebound goes to Bernard Ballard | 7-2 |
| 17:06 | Yale | Raymond Laursen travels with the ball | 7-2 |
| 16:54 | Columbia | Matthew Cooper banks in the layup set up by Dustin Cowan and he's fouled by Bernard Ballard - foul #1 on Bernard Ballard, team foul #1 | 7-4 |
| 16:54 | Columbia | Matthew Cooper makes the free throw | 7-5 |
| 16:42 | Yale | William Larsen hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 7-5 |
| 16:41 | Columbia | Wayne Darby gets the rebound | 7-5 |
| 16:20 | Columbia | Matthew Cooper is fouled on the floor by Kevin Michael - foul #1 on Kevin Michael, team foul #2 | 7-5 |
| 16:10 | Columbia | Dustin Cowan comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 7-5 |
| 16:09 | Columbia | Wayne Darby grabs the offensive board | 7-5 |
| 15:55 | Columbia | Wayne Darby comes up short on the floater in the paint | 7-5 |
| 15:54 | Yale | Richard Manuel pulls down the rebound | 7-5 |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - William Larsen (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Raymond Laursen (fairly fresh) SF - Kevin Michael (fresh) PF - Bernard Ballard (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Manuel (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Raymond Gervin (fresh) SG - Dustin Cowan (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Matthew Cooper (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Wayne Darby (fresh) 2 reb. C - Thomas Allen (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:31 | Yale | Richard Manuel misses long on a jump hook in the paint | 7-5 |
| 15:30 | Columbia | Wayne Darby snags the defensive board | 7-5 |
| 15:05 | Columbia | Wayne Darby misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 7-5 |
| 15:04 | Yale | Bernard Ballard grabs the defensive rebound | 7-5 |
| 14:59 | Yale | Raymond Laursen misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 7-5 |
| 14:57 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Raymond Gervin | 7-5 |
| 14:33 | Columbia | Wayne Darby hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 7-7 |
| 14:28 | Yale | Kevin Michael's layup is rejected by Wayne Darby | 7-7 |
| 14:26 | Yale | Bernard Ballard tips it home | 9-7 |
| 14:14 | Columbia | Wayne Darby's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 9-7 |
| Subs | Yale | Darrel Smith (PG), Herbert Bowen (SG), Gregory Ross (SF), Dwayne Cipriani (PF), Edwin Rich (C) William Larsen, Raymond Laursen, Kevin Michael, Bernard Ballard, Richard Manuel | |
| Subs | Columbia | Tommy Davis (PG), Homer Parks (SG), Timothy Jasper (SF), Matthew Johnson (PF), Zachary Herron (C) Raymond Gervin, Dustin Cowan, Matthew Cooper, Wayne Darby, Thomas Allen | |
| 14:12 | Yale | Tommy Davis is called for the reach on Darrel Smith in the backcourt - foul #1 on Tommy Davis, team foul #3 | 9-7 |
| 13:53 | Yale | Tommy Davis is called for the reach on Darrel Smith - foul #2 on Tommy Davis, team foul #4 | 9-7 |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Raymond Gervin (PG) Tommy Davis | |
| 13:39 | Yale | Darrel Smith misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 9-7 |
| 13:38 | Columbia | Zachary Herron pulls down the rebound | 9-7 |
| 13:15 | Columbia | Timothy Jasper can't connect on a floater in the lane | 9-7 |
| 13:13 | Columbia | The offensive rebound goes to Zachary Herron | 9-7 |
| 12:55 | Columbia | Zachary Herron clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 9-7 |
| 12:53 | Columbia | Matthew Johnson gets the offensive rebound | 9-7 |
| 12:42 | Columbia | Homer Parks misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 9-7 |
| 12:40 | Columbia | Zachary Herron hits the follow up shot | 9-9 |
| 12:23 | Yale | Gregory Ross is fouled on the floor by Timothy Jasper - foul #1 on Timothy Jasper, team foul #5 | 9-9 |
| Subs | Yale | William Larsen (PG), Raymond Laursen (SG), Kevin Michael (SF), Bernard Ballard (PF) Darrel Smith, Herbert Bowen, Gregory Ross, Edwin Rich | |
| Subs | Columbia | Dustin Cowan (PG), Wayne Darby (PF) Raymond Gervin, Zachary Herron | |
| 12:17 | Yale | William Larsen drills a 3pt attempt from straight away | 12-9 |
| 12:00 | Columbia | Timothy Jasper misses the runner in the lane | 12-9 |
| 11:59 | Yale | Dwayne Cipriani snags the defensive board | 12-9 |
| 11:45 | Yale | Bernard Ballard drills a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Dwayne Cipriani | 14-9 |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - William Larsen (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Raymond Laursen (fresh) SF - Kevin Michael (fresh) PF - Bernard Ballard (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Dwayne Cipriani (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Dustin Cowan (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Homer Parks (fresh) SF - Timothy Jasper (fresh) PF - Wayne Darby (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Matthew Johnson (fresh) | |
| 11:37 | Columbia | Dustin Cowan connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 14-12 |
| 11:11 | Yale | Bernard Ballard makes the shot from the left wing on a great pass from William Larsen | 16-12 |
| 11:02 | Columbia | Kevin Michael swats the layup by Homer Parks | 16-12 |
| 11:01 | Yale | Kevin Michael grabs the board | 16-12 |
| 10:41 | Yale | Dwayne Cipriani clanks a turnaround in the lane | 16-12 |
| 10:39 | Yale | Kevin Michael gets the offensive rebound | 16-12 |
| 10:22 | Yale | Matthew Johnson swats the dunk try by Raymond Laursen | 16-12 |
| 10:21 | Yale | The offensive rebound goes to Dwayne Cipriani | 16-12 |
| 10:04 | Yale | Kevin Michael clanks a 3 from the right corner | 16-12 |
| 10:03 | Columbia | Wayne Darby pulls down the rebound | 16-12 |
| 09:46 | Columbia | Homer Parks hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 16-12 |
| 09:45 | Yale | Bernard Ballard snags the defensive board | 16-12 |
| 09:31 | Yale | Raymond Laursen knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from William Larsen | 19-12 |
| 09:12 | Columbia | Timothy Jasper drills a shot from the baseline on a great pass from Wayne Darby and the foul's on Kevin Michael - foul #2 on Kevin Michael, team foul #3 | 19-14 |
| Subs | Yale | Darrel Smith (SG), Gregory Ross (SF), Edwin Rich (PF), Richard Manuel (C) Raymond Laursen, Kevin Michael, Bernard Ballard, Dwayne Cipriani | |
| Subs | Columbia | Raymond Gervin (PG), Lawrence Hairston (SG), Matthew Cooper (SF), Thomas Allen (C) Dustin Cowan, Homer Parks, Wayne Darby, Matthew Johnson | |
| 09:12 | Columbia | Timothy Jasper misses the free throw | 19-14 |
| 09:12 | Yale | The rebound goes to Richard Manuel | 19-14 |
| 09:07 | Yale | William Larsen misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 19-14 |
| 09:05 | Columbia | Thomas Allen snags the defensive board | 19-14 |
| 08:58 | Columbia | Matthew Cooper is whistled for a carry | 19-14 |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Zachary Herron (PF) Timothy Jasper | |
| 08:35 | Yale | Darrel Smith misses the jumper from the left wing | 19-14 |
| 08:33 | Yale | Richard Manuel tips it in | 21-14 |
| 08:07 | Columbia | Raymond Gervin comes up short on the jumper in the paint | 21-14 |
| 08:05 | Yale | Gregory Ross gets the rebound | 21-14 |
| 07:39 | Yale | William Larsen knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane set up by Darrel Smith | 23-14 |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - William Larsen (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Darrel Smith (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gregory Ross (fresh) PF - Edwin Rich (fresh) C - Richard Manuel (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Raymond Gervin (fresh) SG - Lawrence Hairston (fresh) SF - Matthew Cooper (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Zachary Herron (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Allen (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Columbia | Darrel Smith is called for the reach on Lawrence Hairston - foul #1 on Darrel Smith, team foul #4 | 23-14 |
| Subs | Yale | Raymond Laursen (SG), Bernard Ballard (PF) William Larsen, Edwin Rich | |
| Subs | Columbia | Dustin Cowan (SG), Wayne Darby (PF) Lawrence Hairston, Zachary Herron | |
| 07:08 | Columbia | Thomas Allen loses the dribble to Raymond Laursen | 23-14 |
| 06:54 | Yale | Raymond Laursen misses the dunk but he's fouled by Thomas Allen - foul #1 on Thomas Allen, team foul #6 | 23-14 |
| 06:54 | Yale | Raymond Laursen makes the 1st free throw | 24-14 |
| 06:54 | Yale | Raymond Laursen misses the 2nd free throw | 24-14 |
| 06:54 | Columbia | Thomas Allen grabs the board | 24-14 |
| 06:44 | Columbia | Raymond Gervin can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 24-14 |
| 06:42 | Columbia | Wayne Darby grabs the offensive board | 24-14 |
| 06:32 | Columbia | Raymond Gervin misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Raymond Laursen - foul #1 on Raymond Laursen, team foul #5 | 24-14 |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Timothy Jasper (SF), Zachary Herron (C) Matthew Cooper, Thomas Allen | |
| 06:32 | Columbia | Raymond Gervin makes the 1st free throw | 24-15 |
| 06:32 | Columbia | Raymond Gervin misses the 2nd free throw | 24-15 |
| 06:32 | Yale | Bernard Ballard gets the rebound | 24-15 |
| 06:10 | Yale | Gregory Ross misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 24-15 |
| 06:08 | Columbia | Wayne Darby gets the rebound | 24-15 |
| 06:01 | Columbia | Wayne Darby scores on a shot in the paint on a great pass from Raymond Gervin | 24-17 |
| 05:50 | Yale | Gregory Ross is called for traveling | 24-17 |
| Subs | Yale | William Larsen (PG), Dwayne Cipriani (SF), Edwin Rich (C) Darrel Smith, Gregory Ross, Richard Manuel | |
| Subs | Columbia | Matthew Johnson (C) Zachary Herron | |
| 05:32 | Columbia | Raymond Laursen is called for the reach on Dustin Cowan - foul #2 on Raymond Laursen, team foul #6 | 24-17 |
| Subs | Yale | Herbert Bowen (SG) Raymond Laursen | |
| Subs | Columbia | Homer Parks (SG) Raymond Gervin | |
| 05:23 | Columbia | Matthew Johnson misses short on a shot from the right block | 24-17 |
| 05:21 | Yale | Dwayne Cipriani pulls down the rebound | 24-17 |
| 04:59 | Yale | Edwin Rich banks in the layup on a great pass from Herbert Bowen | 26-17 |
| 04:41 | Columbia | Matthew Johnson is hacked by Bernard Ballard - foul #2 on Bernard Ballard, team foul #7 | 26-17 |
| Subs | Yale | Gregory Ross (SF), Richard Manuel (C) Bernard Ballard, Edwin Rich | |
| Subs | Columbia | Raymond Gervin (PG), Matthew Cooper (SF), Thomas Allen (C) Dustin Cowan, Timothy Jasper, Wayne Darby | |
| 04:41 | Columbia | Matthew Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 26-17 |
| 04:41 | Yale | The rebound goes to Richard Manuel | 26-17 |
| 04:12 | Yale | Dwayne Cipriani misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Matthew Johnson - foul #1 on Matthew Johnson, team foul #7 | 26-17 |
| Subs | Yale | Darrel Smith (SG) Herbert Bowen | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 04:12 | Yale | Dwayne Cipriani makes the 1st free throw | 27-17 |
| 04:12 | Yale | Dwayne Cipriani makes the 2nd free throw | 28-17 |
| 04:05 | Columbia | Thomas Allen makes the floater from the left wing on a great pass from Homer Parks | 28-19 |
| 03:41 | Yale | Richard Manuel makes the turnaround in the paint | 30-19 |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - William Larsen (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Darrel Smith (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gregory Ross (fresh) PF - Dwayne Cipriani (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Manuel (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Raymond Gervin (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Homer Parks (fresh) SF - Matthew Cooper (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Matthew Johnson (fairly fresh) C - Thomas Allen (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:28 | Columbia | Thomas Allen misses the floater from the right block but he's fouled by William Larsen - foul #1 on William Larsen, team foul #8 | 30-19 |
| Subs | Yale | Raymond Laursen (SG), Kevin Michael (SF), Bernard Ballard (PF) Darrel Smith, Gregory Ross, Dwayne Cipriani | |
| Subs | Columbia | William Siegrist (SG), Wayne Darby (PF) Homer Parks, Matthew Johnson | |
| 03:28 | Columbia | Thomas Allen misses the 1st free throw | 30-19 |
| 03:28 | Columbia | Thomas Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 30-20 |
| 03:10 | Yale | Kevin Michael makes the jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Raymond Laursen and he's hacked by Matthew Cooper - foul #1 on Matthew Cooper, team foul #8 | 32-20 |
| 03:10 | Yale | Kevin Michael makes the free throw | 33-20 |
| 02:49 | Columbia | Richard Manuel swats the short shot by Matthew Cooper | 33-20 |
| 02:48 | Yale | Kevin Michael snags the defensive board | 33-20 |
| 02:26 | Yale | Richard Manuel throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-20 |
| Subs | Yale | Dwayne Cipriani (C) Richard Manuel | |
| Subs | Columbia | Dustin Cowan (PG), Timothy Jasper (C) Raymond Gervin, Thomas Allen | |
| 02:23 | Columbia | William Larsen steps in front of the Dustin Cowan pass in the backcourt | 33-20 |
| 02:22 | Yale | William Larsen misses the lay-in | 33-20 |
| 02:21 | Yale | William Larsen pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-20 |
| 02:05 | Yale | Bernard Ballard misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 33-20 |
| 02:03 | Columbia | Matthew Cooper pulls down the rebound | 33-20 |
| 01:40 | Columbia | Matthew Cooper can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 33-20 |
| 01:38 | Yale | Bernard Ballard snags the defensive board | 33-20 |
| 01:09 | Yale | Dwayne Cipriani can't connect on a jump hook from the left block | 33-20 |
| 01:08 | Yale | Bernard Ballard grabs the offensive board | 33-20 |
| 00:49 | Yale | Dustin Cowan steps in front of the Raymond Laursen pass | 33-20 |
| 00:32 | Columbia | Raymond Laursen steals the ball from Wayne Darby | 33-20 |
| 00:13 | Yale | Dwayne Cipriani loses the dribble to Matthew Cooper | 33-20 |
| 00:07 | Columbia | Wayne Darby clanks a shot from the right block but he's hacked by Bernard Ballard - foul #3 on Bernard Ballard, team foul #9 | 33-20 |
| Subs | Yale | Darrel Smith (PG), Herbert Bowen (SG), Richard Manuel (C) William Larsen, Raymond Laursen, Bernard Ballard | |
| Subs | Columbia | Raymond Gervin (PG), Thomas Allen (C) William Siegrist, Matthew Cooper | |
| 00:07 | Columbia | Wayne Darby misses the 1st free throw | 33-20 |
| 00:07 | Columbia | Wayne Darby makes the 2nd free throw | 33-21 |
| 00:02 | Yale | Richard Manuel lays it in | 35-21 |
| 00:00 | Columbia | Raymond Gervin hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 35-21 |