| Lineup | Yale | PG - Michael Kennedy (fresh) SG - Lewis Wooley (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jonathon McDade (fresh) PF - Donald Robinson (fresh) 2 blk. C - Wendell Ikeda (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Patrick George (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Billie Douglass (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - Edwin Dickerson (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Carlos Ford (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Terry Russel (fresh) 1 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Columbia | Edwin Dickerson inbounds the ball | 29-35 |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 19:44 | Columbia | Terry Russel hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane | 29-35 |
| 19:42 | Yale | Jonathon McDade snags the defensive board | 29-35 |
| 19:28 | Yale | Michael Kennedy comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 29-35 |
| 19:26 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Edwin Dickerson | 29-35 |
| 19:11 | Columbia | Billie Douglass is fouled on the floor by Jonathon McDade - foul #1 on Jonathon McDade, team foul #1 | 29-35 |
| 19:02 | Columbia | Edwin Dickerson misses short on a jump hook near the basket but the foul's on Jonathon McDade - foul #2 on Jonathon McDade, team foul #2 | 29-35 |
| 19:02 | Columbia | Edwin Dickerson makes the 1st free throw | 29-36 |
| 19:02 | Columbia | Edwin Dickerson makes the 2nd free throw | 29-37 |
| 18:47 | Yale | Jonathon McDade connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Wendell Ikeda | 32-37 |
| 18:26 | Columbia | Billie Douglass misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 32-37 |
| 18:25 | Columbia | Carlos Ford grabs the offensive rebound | 32-37 |
| 18:09 | Columbia | Billie Douglass misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Donald Robinson - foul #3 on Donald Robinson, team foul #3 | 32-37 |
| Subs | Yale | Anthony Blount (C) Donald Robinson | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 18:09 | Columbia | Billie Douglass makes the 1st free throw | 32-38 |
| 18:09 | Columbia | Billie Douglass makes the 2nd free throw | 32-39 |
| 17:54 | Yale | Anthony Blount comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 32-39 |
| 17:52 | Columbia | Carlos Ford snags the defensive board | 32-39 |
| 17:48 | Columbia | Edwin Dickerson misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 32-39 |
| 17:47 | Yale | Wendell Ikeda snags the defensive board | 32-39 |
| 17:27 | Yale | Michael Kennedy is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Michael Kennedy, team foul #4 | 32-39 |
| Subs | Yale | Steven Ainsworth (SG) Lewis Wooley | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 17:08 | Columbia | Billie Douglass misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 32-39 |
| 17:07 | Yale | The rebound goes to Wendell Ikeda | 32-39 |
| 16:47 | Yale | Anthony Blount's floater is knocked away by Carlos Ford | 32-39 |
| 16:45 | Columbia | Terry Russel grabs the board | 32-39 |
| 16:33 | Columbia | Billie Douglass can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Michael Kennedy - foul #2 on Michael Kennedy, team foul #5 | 32-39 |
| Subs | Yale | Kevin Moodie (SF), Kenneth Wyrick (C) Jonathon McDade, Wendell Ikeda | |
| Subs | Columbia | Desmond Rayford (PF), William Kiel (C) Carlos Ford, Terry Russel | |
| 16:33 | Columbia | Billie Douglass makes the 1st free throw | 32-40 |
| 16:33 | Columbia | Billie Douglass makes the 2nd free throw | 32-41 |
| 16:14 | Yale | Michael Kennedy hits a 3pt shot from the right corner | 35-41 |
| 15:58 | Columbia | Billie Douglass buries a shot near the basket set up by Edwin Dickerson | 35-43 |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Michael Kennedy (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Steven Ainsworth (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Kevin Moodie (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Anthony Blount (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenneth Wyrick (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Patrick George (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Billie Douglass (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. SF - Edwin Dickerson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Desmond Rayford (fresh) C - William Kiel (fresh) | |
| 15:40 | Yale | Anthony Blount connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Kennedy | 38-43 |
| 15:21 | Columbia | Edwin Dickerson knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by William Kiel | 38-46 |
| 15:07 | Yale | Steven Ainsworth clanks a 3 from the left wing | 38-46 |
| 15:05 | Columbia | Desmond Rayford snags the defensive board | 38-46 |
| 15:00 | Columbia | Edwin Dickerson misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 38-46 |
| 14:59 | Yale | The rebound goes to Kenneth Wyrick | 38-46 |
| 14:35 | Yale | William Kiel is called for the reach on Kenneth Wyrick - foul #1 on William Kiel, team foul #1 | 38-46 |
| Subs | Yale | Cory Allred (PG), Lewis Wooley (SG), Jonathon McDade (SF), Donald Robinson (PF), Colin Shover (C) Michael Kennedy, Steven Ainsworth, Kevin Moodie, Anthony Blount, Kenneth Wyrick | |
| Subs | Columbia | Carlos Ford (PF), Stephen Erickson (C) Desmond Rayford, William Kiel | |
| 14:23 | Yale | Donald Robinson is fouled on the floor by Carlos Ford - foul #1 on Carlos Ford, team foul #2 | 38-46 |
| 14:03 | Yale | Donald Robinson clanks a jumper from the right wing | 38-46 |
| 14:01 | Yale | Colin Shover pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-46 |
| 13:47 | Yale | Donald Robinson is fouled on the floor by Carlos Ford - foul #2 on Carlos Ford, team foul #3 | 38-46 |
| 13:33 | Yale | Cory Allred steps out of bounds on the baseline | 38-46 |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| Subs | Columbia | John Owen (SF) Edwin Dickerson | |
| 13:14 | Columbia | Billie Douglass misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 38-46 |
| 13:13 | Yale | Colin Shover grabs the board | 38-46 |
| 12:56 | Yale | Colin Shover comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 38-46 |
| 12:54 | Columbia | Carlos Ford gets the rebound | 38-46 |
| 12:38 | Columbia | Stephen Erickson hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the left block | 38-46 |
| 12:37 | Columbia | John Owen tips it back up and in | 38-48 |
| 12:21 | Yale | Jonathon McDade is hacked by John Owen - foul #3 on John Owen, team foul #4 | 38-48 |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Joseph Morones (SG), Edwin Dickerson (SF), Desmond Rayford (PF) Billie Douglass, John Owen, Carlos Ford | |
| 12:05 | Yale | Jonathon McDade is fouled on the floor by Stephen Erickson - foul #4 on Stephen Erickson, team foul #5 | 38-48 |
| Subs | Yale | Steven Ainsworth (SG) Lewis Wooley | |
| Subs | Columbia | Terry Russel (C) Stephen Erickson | |
| 11:55 | Yale | Jonathon McDade misses the shot from close range but the foul's on Desmond Rayford - foul #1 on Desmond Rayford, team foul #6 | 38-48 |
| 11:55 | Yale | Jonathon McDade makes the 1st free throw | 39-48 |
| 11:55 | Yale | Jonathon McDade makes the 2nd free throw | 40-48 |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Cory Allred (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - Steven Ainsworth (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jonathon McDade (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Robinson (fresh) 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Colin Shover (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Patrick George (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Morones (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Edwin Dickerson (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. PF - Desmond Rayford (fresh) C - Terry Russel (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:40 | Columbia | Joseph Morones throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-48 |
| 11:21 | Yale | Jonathon McDade is fouled on the floor by Patrick George - foul #2 on Patrick George, team foul #7 | 40-48 |
| Subs | Yale | Michael Kennedy (PG), Wendell Ikeda (PF), Anthony Blount (C) Cory Allred, Donald Robinson, Colin Shover | |
| Subs | Columbia | Carlos Ford (PF) Desmond Rayford | |
| 11:21 | Yale | Jonathon McDade makes the 1st free throw | 41-48 |
| 11:21 | Yale | Jonathon McDade makes the 2nd free throw | 42-48 |
| 11:02 | Columbia | Edwin Dickerson misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 42-48 |
| 11:01 | Yale | The rebound goes to Anthony Blount | 42-48 |
| 10:38 | Yale | Wendell Ikeda can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 42-48 |
| 10:37 | Yale | Wendell Ikeda grabs the offensive board | 42-48 |
| 10:20 | Yale | Jonathon McDade misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-48 |
| 10:19 | Yale | The offensive rebound goes to Steven Ainsworth | 42-48 |
| 10:05 | Yale | Jonathon McDade makes the shot near the basket on a great pass from Anthony Blount | 44-48 |
| 09:45 | Columbia | Edwin Dickerson comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 44-48 |
| 09:43 | Yale | The rebound goes to Wendell Ikeda | 44-48 |
| 09:24 | Yale | Jonathon McDade lays it in on a great pass from Steven Ainsworth and he's fouled by Terry Russel - foul #3 on Terry Russel, team foul #8 | 46-48 |
| Subs | Yale | Cory Allred (PG), Lewis Wooley (SG), Donald Robinson (PF), Colin Shover (C) Michael Kennedy, Steven Ainsworth, Wendell Ikeda, Anthony Blount | |
| Subs | Columbia | Rogelio Rossi (PG), Billie Douglass (SG), John Owen (SF), Desmond Rayford (PF) Patrick George, Joseph Morones, Edwin Dickerson, Carlos Ford | |
| 09:24 | Yale | Jonathon McDade makes the free throw | 47-48 |
| 09:07 | Columbia | Jonathon McDade is called for the reach on Rogelio Rossi - foul #3 on Jonathon McDade, team foul #6 | 47-48 |
| Subs | Yale | Kevin Moodie (SF) Jonathon McDade | |
| Subs | Columbia | William Kiel (C) Terry Russel | |
| 08:52 | Columbia | Rogelio Rossi is hacked by Colin Shover - foul #4 on Colin Shover, team foul #7 | 47-48 |
| Subs | Yale | Wendell Ikeda (C) Colin Shover | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 08:52 | Columbia | Rogelio Rossi misses the 1st free throw | 47-48 |
| 08:52 | Yale | Lewis Wooley grabs the board | 47-48 |
| 08:33 | Yale | Kevin Moodie misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 47-48 |
| 08:32 | Columbia | Rogelio Rossi snags the defensive board | 47-48 |
| 08:08 | Columbia | John Owen misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 47-48 |
| 08:06 | Yale | Wendell Ikeda grabs the defensive rebound | 47-48 |
| 07:47 | Yale | Cory Allred hits a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Lewis Wooley | 49-48 |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Cory Allred (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SG - Lewis Wooley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kevin Moodie (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Donald Robinson (fresh) 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Wendell Ikeda (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Rogelio Rossi (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Billie Douglass (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. SF - John Owen (fresh) 10 pts. 3 pf. PF - Desmond Rayford (fresh) C - William Kiel (fresh) | |
| 07:41 | Columbia | Wendell Ikeda blocks the short jumper by Billie Douglass | 49-48 |
| 07:39 | Columbia | William Kiel can't tip it in | 49-48 |
| 07:37 | Yale | Wendell Ikeda grabs the defensive rebound | 49-48 |
| 07:17 | Yale | The short jumper by Lewis Wooley is denied by Desmond Rayford | 49-48 |
| 07:16 | Yale | Kevin Moodie hits the follow up shot | 51-48 |
| 07:03 | Columbia | Wendell Ikeda blocks the short jumper by William Kiel | 51-48 |
| 07:02 | Yale | The rebound goes to Cory Allred | 51-48 |
| 06:39 | Yale | Rogelio Rossi steals the ball from Donald Robinson | 51-48 |
| 06:27 | Columbia | Billie Douglass makes the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Rogelio Rossi | 51-51 |
| 06:03 | Yale | Wendell Ikeda makes the runner in the paint | 53-51 |
| 05:56 | Columbia | John Owen drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Rogelio Rossi | 53-54 |
| 05:56 | Yale | Yale calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-54 |
| Subs | Yale | Michael Kennedy (PG), Jonathon McDade (SF), Colin Shover (C) Cory Allred, Kevin Moodie, Wendell Ikeda | |
| Subs | Columbia | Patrick George (PG), Edwin Dickerson (SF), Carlos Ford (PF), Stephen Erickson (C) Rogelio Rossi, John Owen, Desmond Rayford, William Kiel | |
| 05:39 | Yale | Jonathon McDade comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 53-54 |
| 05:38 | Columbia | Billie Douglass gets the rebound | 53-54 |
| 05:36 | Columbia | Patrick George's pass is intercepted by Michael Kennedy in the backcourt | 53-54 |
| 05:22 | Yale | Jonathon McDade makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Lewis Wooley | 56-54 |
| 05:02 | Columbia | Billie Douglass is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Billie Douglass, team foul #9 | 56-54 |
| Subs | Yale | Steven Ainsworth (SG) Lewis Wooley | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 04:48 | Yale | Michael Kennedy comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 56-54 |
| 04:47 | Columbia | Carlos Ford grabs the board | 56-54 |
| 04:33 | Columbia | Edwin Dickerson misses the shot from just outside the lane | 56-54 |
| 04:32 | Yale | Donald Robinson gets the rebound | 56-54 |
| 04:24 | Yale | Michael Kennedy hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Carlos Ford - foul #3 on Carlos Ford, team foul #10 | 56-54 |
| 04:24 | Yale | Michael Kennedy makes the 1st free throw | 57-54 |
| 04:24 | Yale | Michael Kennedy makes the 2nd free throw | 58-54 |
| 04:08 | Columbia | Steven Ainsworth is called for the reach on Edwin Dickerson - foul #1 on Steven Ainsworth, team foul #8 | 58-54 |
| Subs | Yale | Wendell Ikeda (PF) Donald Robinson | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 04:08 | Columbia | Edwin Dickerson makes the 1st free throw | 58-55 |
| 04:08 | Columbia | Edwin Dickerson makes the 2nd free throw | 58-56 |
| 03:53 | Yale | Jonathon McDade double dribbles | 58-56 |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Joseph Morones (SG) Billie Douglass | |
| 03:46 | Columbia | Carlos Ford drills a fadeaway from the left side set up by Joseph Morones | 58-58 |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Michael Kennedy (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steven Ainsworth (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jonathon McDade (fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Wendell Ikeda (fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. C - Colin Shover (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Patrick George (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Morones (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Edwin Dickerson (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 4 reb. PF - Carlos Ford (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Stephen Erickson (fresh) 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:30 | Yale | Wendell Ikeda is whistled for traveling | 58-58 |
| Subs | Yale | Lewis Wooley (SG) Steven Ainsworth | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 03:05 | Columbia | Edwin Dickerson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 58-58 |
| 03:03 | Columbia | Edwin Dickerson grabs the offensive board | 58-58 |
| 02:53 | Columbia | Stephen Erickson misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 58-58 |
| 02:52 | Yale | Lewis Wooley pulls down the rebound | 58-58 |
| 02:30 | Yale | Michael Kennedy makes the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Lewis Wooley | 61-58 |
| 02:10 | Columbia | Stephen Erickson is called for traveling | 61-58 |
| Subs | Yale | Cory Allred (PG), Steven Ainsworth (SF), Donald Robinson (PF) Michael Kennedy, Jonathon McDade, Colin Shover | |
| Subs | Columbia | Billie Douglass (SG), Desmond Rayford (PF), Terry Russel (C) Joseph Morones, Carlos Ford, Stephen Erickson | |
| 02:08 | Yale | Yale calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 61-58 |
| Subs | Yale | Jonathon McDade (SF), Colin Shover (C) Steven Ainsworth, Wendell Ikeda | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 01:59 | Yale | Cory Allred is fouled on the floor by Patrick George - foul #3 on Patrick George, team foul #11 | 61-58 |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Carlos Ford (PF), Stephen Erickson (C) Desmond Rayford, Terry Russel | |
| 01:59 | Yale | Cory Allred makes the 1st free throw | 62-58 |
| 01:59 | Yale | Cory Allred makes the 2nd free throw | 63-58 |
| 01:50 | Columbia | Billie Douglass makes the 3 from straight away set up by Patrick George | 63-61 |
| 01:29 | Yale | Lewis Wooley makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Cory Allred | 66-61 |
| 01:16 | Columbia | Patrick George can't connect on a floater from the right block | 66-61 |
| 01:15 | Yale | Colin Shover gets the rebound | 66-61 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 01:10 | Yale | Lewis Wooley misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 66-61 |
| 01:09 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Carlos Ford | 66-61 |
| 00:51 | Columbia | Stephen Erickson drills a 3pt attempt from straight away | 66-64 |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:25 | Yale | Patrick George takes the ball from Colin Shover | 66-64 |
| 00:15 | Columbia | The short jumper by Billie Douglass is denied by Donald Robinson | 66-64 |
| 00:13 | Columbia | Carlos Ford tips it home | 66-66 |
| 00:03 | Yale | Colin Shover hits the finger roll on a great pass from Lewis Wooley | 68-66 |
| 00:03 | Columbia | Columbia calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 68-66 |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Columbia | Billie Douglass misses short on a halfcourt shot | 68-66 |