| Lineup | Yale | PG - Loren Bale (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Chapman (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gerald Walker (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Donnie Gossard (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Anthony Hicks (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Robert Wadsworth (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ryan Cull (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas McClain (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Earl Wilner (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Jerrold Vue (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Yale | Gerald Walker inbounds the ball | 24-34 |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 19:39 | Yale | Anthony Hicks hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 24-34 |
| 19:37 | Yale | Donnie Gossard hits the follow up shot | 26-34 |
| 19:21 | Columbia | Earl Wilner clanks a jumper from the left side | 26-34 |
| 19:19 | Columbia | Earl Wilner pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-34 |
| 19:02 | Columbia | Ryan Cull connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 26-37 |
| 18:47 | Yale | Donnie Gossard misses the fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by Earl Wilner - foul #1 on Earl Wilner, team foul #1 | 26-37 |
| 18:47 | Yale | Donnie Gossard makes the 1st free throw | 27-37 |
| 18:47 | Yale | Donnie Gossard misses the 2nd free throw | 27-37 |
| 18:47 | Columbia | Earl Wilner grabs the defensive rebound | 27-37 |
| 18:29 | Columbia | Loren Bale takes the ball from Jerrold Vue | 27-37 |
| 18:14 | Yale | Robert Wadsworth steals it from William Chapman | 27-37 |
| 17:55 | Columbia | Robert Wadsworth misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 27-37 |
| 17:54 | Columbia | Thomas McClain tips it home | 27-39 |
| 17:35 | Yale | William Chapman can't connect on a jumper in the lane | 27-39 |
| 17:34 | Columbia | Earl Wilner pulls down the rebound | 27-39 |
| 17:29 | Columbia | Ryan Cull misses the 3 from the left corner | 27-39 |
| 17:27 | Columbia | Earl Wilner hits the follow up shot | 27-41 |
| 17:10 | Yale | Loren Bale misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 27-41 |
| 17:08 | Columbia | Jerrold Vue snags the defensive board | 27-41 |
| 16:39 | Columbia | Thomas McClain can't connect on a driving attempt from the baseline | 27-41 |
| 16:37 | Yale | Donnie Gossard grabs the defensive rebound | 27-41 |
| 16:24 | Yale | Donnie Gossard hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 27-41 |
| 16:22 | Columbia | Thomas McClain pulls down the rebound | 27-41 |
| 15:57 | Columbia | Earl Wilner makes the floater from the left wing set up by Robert Wadsworth and he's fouled by Donnie Gossard - foul #2 on Donnie Gossard, team foul #1 | 27-43 |
| Subs | Yale | Vincent Sumner (PG), Clifton Johnson (SG), Harry Vaccaro (SF), Christopher Macdonald (PF), Jason Morganti (C) Loren Bale, William Chapman, Gerald Walker, Donnie Gossard, Anthony Hicks | |
| Subs | Columbia | Edgar Magee (PG), Kirk Welch (SG), Louis Pope (C) Robert Wadsworth, Ryan Cull, Jerrold Vue | |
| 15:57 | Columbia | Earl Wilner misses the free throw | 27-43 |
| 15:57 | Columbia | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas McClain | 27-43 |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Vincent Sumner (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Clifton Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Harry Vaccaro (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Christopher Macdonald (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jason Morganti (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Edgar Magee (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Kirk Welch (fresh) SF - Thomas McClain (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Earl Wilner (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. C - Louis Pope (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Columbia | A charge is called on Thomas McClain - foul #2 on Thomas McClain, team foul #2 | 27-43 |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| Subs | Columbia | William England (PF) Earl Wilner | |
| 15:27 | Yale | Harry Vaccaro buries a 3 from the right corner | 30-43 |
| 15:01 | Columbia | Edgar Magee is hacked by Vincent Sumner - foul #1 on Vincent Sumner, team foul #2 | 30-43 |
| Subs | Yale | Gerald Walker (SF), Donnie Gossard (PF) Harry Vaccaro, Jason Morganti | |
| Subs | Columbia | Robert Wadsworth (PG) Kirk Welch | |
| 14:45 | Columbia | Edgar Magee misses short on a shot from the left wing | 30-43 |
| 14:44 | Columbia | William England tips it home | 30-45 |
| 14:25 | Yale | Christopher Macdonald hits the finger roll set up by Donnie Gossard | 32-45 |
| 13:56 | Columbia | Thomas McClain makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 32-47 |
| 13:29 | Yale | Donnie Gossard drills a jumper from the baseline set up by Vincent Sumner | 34-47 |
| 13:00 | Columbia | Robert Wadsworth makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Edgar Magee | 34-50 |
| 12:43 | Yale | Clifton Johnson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 34-50 |
| 12:41 | Columbia | William England snags the defensive board | 34-50 |
| 12:14 | Columbia | Vincent Sumner steals it from Robert Wadsworth | 34-50 |
| 11:58 | Yale | Vincent Sumner comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Edgar Magee - foul #2 on Edgar Magee, team foul #3 | 34-50 |
| Subs | Yale | William Chapman (SG), Harry Vaccaro (SF), Jason Morganti (PF), Anthony Hicks (C) Clifton Johnson, Gerald Walker, Donnie Gossard, Christopher Macdonald | |
| Subs | Columbia | Ryan Cull (SG), Raymundo Cervantes (SF), Earl Wilner (PF), Jerrold Vue (C) Edgar Magee, Thomas McClain, William England, Louis Pope | |
| 11:58 | Yale | Vincent Sumner makes the 1st free throw | 35-50 |
| 11:58 | Yale | Vincent Sumner makes the 2nd free throw | 36-50 |
| 11:58 | Yale | Vincent Sumner makes the 3rd free throw | 37-50 |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Vincent Sumner (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Chapman (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Harry Vaccaro (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Jason Morganti (fresh) C - Anthony Hicks (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Robert Wadsworth (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ryan Cull (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Raymundo Cervantes (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Earl Wilner (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. C - Jerrold Vue (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:30 | Columbia | Ryan Cull buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Raymundo Cervantes | 37-53 |
| 11:24 | Yale | Jason Morganti hits a runner near the basket and he's fouled by Jerrold Vue - foul #1 on Jerrold Vue, team foul #4 | 39-53 |
| Subs | Yale | Loren Bale (PG) Vincent Sumner | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 11:24 | Yale | Jason Morganti makes the free throw | 40-53 |
| 11:05 | Columbia | Earl Wilner misses badly on a runner near the basket but he's fouled by Anthony Hicks - foul #1 on Anthony Hicks, team foul #3 | 40-53 |
| Subs | Yale | Gerald Walker (SF) Harry Vaccaro | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 11:05 | Columbia | Earl Wilner misses the 1st free throw | 40-53 |
| 11:05 | Columbia | Earl Wilner makes the 2nd free throw | 40-54 |
| 10:48 | Yale | Gerald Walker misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 40-54 |
| 10:46 | Yale | Loren Bale misses the tip | 40-54 |
| 10:44 | Columbia | Jerrold Vue pulls down the rebound | 40-54 |
| 10:21 | Columbia | Earl Wilner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-54 |
| Subs | Yale | Donnie Gossard (PF) Jason Morganti | |
| Subs | Columbia | Edgar Magee (PG), Thomas McClain (SF) Robert Wadsworth, Raymundo Cervantes | |
| 09:59 | Yale | Gerald Walker is fouled on the floor by Jerrold Vue - foul #2 on Jerrold Vue, team foul #5 | 40-54 |
| 09:53 | Yale | Donnie Gossard misses long on a runner near the basket | 40-54 |
| 09:51 | Yale | Gerald Walker tips it in | 42-54 |
| 09:34 | Columbia | Loren Bale steps in front of the Earl Wilner pass | 42-54 |
| 09:24 | Yale | William Chapman comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 42-54 |
| 09:22 | Yale | Donnie Gossard grabs the offensive rebound | 42-54 |
| 09:10 | Yale | Gerald Walker misses short on a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Ryan Cull - foul #2 on Ryan Cull, team foul #6 | 42-54 |
| Subs | Yale | Christopher Macdonald (C) Anthony Hicks | |
| Subs | Columbia | Louis Pope (C) Jerrold Vue | |
| 09:10 | Yale | Gerald Walker makes the 1st free throw | 43-54 |
| 09:10 | Yale | Gerald Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 44-54 |
| 08:45 | Columbia | Ryan Cull clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 44-54 |
| 08:43 | Yale | Donnie Gossard pulls down the rebound | 44-54 |
| 08:41 | Yale | Ryan Cull steals it from Loren Bale in the backcourt | 44-54 |
| 08:24 | Columbia | Earl Wilner misses badly on a runner in the lane | 44-54 |
| 08:22 | Yale | Christopher Macdonald grabs the board | 44-54 |
| 08:07 | Yale | Gerald Walker misses the jumper from the right block | 44-54 |
| 08:06 | Columbia | Edgar Magee grabs the defensive rebound | 44-54 |
| 07:45 | Columbia | Earl Wilner can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 44-54 |
| 07:43 | Yale | Donnie Gossard gets the rebound | 44-54 |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Loren Bale (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SG - William Chapman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gerald Walker (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donnie Gossard (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Christopher Macdonald (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Edgar Magee (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ryan Cull (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas McClain (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Earl Wilner (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. C - Louis Pope (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Yale | Donnie Gossard is hacked by Earl Wilner - foul #2 on Earl Wilner, team foul #7 | 44-54 |
| Subs | Yale | Vincent Sumner (PG), Clifton Johnson (SG), Anthony Hicks (C) Loren Bale, William Chapman, Gerald Walker | |
| Subs | Columbia | Robert Wadsworth (PG), Kirk Welch (SG), Raymundo Cervantes (SF), William England (PF), Jerrold Vue (C) Edgar Magee, Ryan Cull, Thomas McClain, Earl Wilner, Louis Pope | |
| 07:23 | Yale | Donnie Gossard misses the 1st free throw | 44-54 |
| 07:23 | Columbia | Jerrold Vue snags the defensive board | 44-54 |
| 06:59 | Columbia | Jerrold Vue can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 44-54 |
| 06:57 | Yale | Clifton Johnson grabs the board | 44-54 |
| 06:52 | Yale | Vincent Sumner knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 46-54 |
| 06:49 | Columbia | Clifton Johnson steals it from Robert Wadsworth in the backcourt | 46-54 |
| 06:47 | Yale | Clifton Johnson banks in the layup | 48-54 |
| 06:24 | Columbia | William England hits the front of the rim on the jumper from close range | 48-54 |
| 06:23 | Yale | Anthony Hicks grabs the defensive rebound | 48-54 |
| 06:05 | Yale | Vincent Sumner's layup is rejected by Jerrold Vue | 48-54 |
| 06:03 | Yale | Anthony Hicks tips it in | 50-54 |
| 05:44 | Columbia | Robert Wadsworth misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 50-54 |
| 05:43 | Columbia | Robert Wadsworth gets the offensive rebound | 50-54 |
| 05:30 | Columbia | Robert Wadsworth misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 50-54 |
| 05:28 | Yale | Clifton Johnson gets the rebound | 50-54 |
| 05:10 | Yale | Robert Wadsworth is called for the reach on Vincent Sumner - foul #3 on Robert Wadsworth, team foul #8 | 50-54 |
| Subs | Yale | William Chapman (SG), Gerald Walker (SF), Jason Morganti (PF) Christopher Macdonald, Donnie Gossard, Anthony Hicks | |
| Subs | Columbia | Ryan Cull (SG), Thomas McClain (SF), Earl Wilner (PF) Kirk Welch, Raymundo Cervantes, William England | |
| 05:10 | Yale | Vincent Sumner makes the 1st free throw | 51-54 |
| 05:10 | Yale | Vincent Sumner misses the 2nd free throw | 51-54 |
| 05:10 | Columbia | Ryan Cull gets the rebound | 51-54 |
| 04:51 | Columbia | Jerrold Vue blows the layup but the foul's on Clifton Johnson - foul #2 on Clifton Johnson, team foul #4 | 51-54 |
| Subs | Yale | Loren Bale (PG) Vincent Sumner | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 04:51 | Columbia | Jerrold Vue makes the 1st free throw | 51-55 |
| 04:51 | Columbia | Jerrold Vue makes the 2nd free throw | 51-56 |
| 04:29 | Yale | William Chapman comes up short on the jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by Robert Wadsworth - foul #4 on Robert Wadsworth, team foul #9 | 51-56 |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Louis Pope (C) Jerrold Vue | |
| 04:29 | Yale | William Chapman misses the 1st free throw | 51-56 |
| 04:29 | Yale | William Chapman makes the 2nd free throw | 52-56 |
| 04:04 | Columbia | Earl Wilner can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 52-56 |
| 04:02 | Columbia | Earl Wilner misses the tip | 52-56 |
| 04:01 | Columbia | Earl Wilner tips it back up and in | 52-58 |
| 03:47 | Yale | The pull-up jumper by William Chapman is blocked by Earl Wilner | 52-58 |
| 03:45 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Earl Wilner | 52-58 |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Loren Bale (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SG - William Chapman (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Gerald Walker (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jason Morganti (fresh) 3 pts. C - Clifton Johnson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Robert Wadsworth (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Ryan Cull (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas McClain (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Earl Wilner (fresh) 15 pts. 10 reb. C - Louis Pope (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:16 | Columbia | Robert Wadsworth misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 52-58 |
| 03:14 | Columbia | Thomas McClain tips it in | 52-60 |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 03:08 | Yale | Gerald Walker knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from William Chapman | 54-60 |
| 02:49 | Columbia | Robert Wadsworth buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Ryan Cull | 54-63 |
| 02:49 | Yale | Yale calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-63 |
| Subs | Yale | Donnie Gossard (PF), Anthony Hicks (C) Jason Morganti, Clifton Johnson | |
| Subs | Columbia | Jerrold Vue (C) Louis Pope | |
| 02:42 | Yale | Robert Wadsworth is called for the reach on Loren Bale - foul #5 on Robert Wadsworth, team foul #10 | 54-63 |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Edgar Magee (PG) Robert Wadsworth | |
| 02:42 | Yale | Loren Bale misses the 1st free throw | 54-63 |
| 02:42 | Yale | Loren Bale misses the 2nd free throw | 54-63 |
| 02:42 | Columbia | Earl Wilner pulls down the rebound | 54-63 |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 02:13 | Columbia | Jerrold Vue clanks a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Loren Bale - foul #1 on Loren Bale, team foul #5 | 54-63 |
| 02:13 | Columbia | Jerrold Vue makes the 1st free throw | 54-64 |
| 02:13 | Columbia | Jerrold Vue makes the 2nd free throw | 54-65 |
| 01:54 | Yale | Anthony Hicks's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-65 |
| Subs | Yale | Vincent Sumner (PG), Clifton Johnson (SG), Harry Vaccaro (SF), Christopher Macdonald (PF), Jason Morganti (C) Loren Bale, William Chapman, Gerald Walker, Donnie Gossard, Anthony Hicks | |
| Subs | Columbia | Kirk Welch (SG), Raymundo Cervantes (SF), William England (PF), Louis Pope (C) Ryan Cull, Thomas McClain, Earl Wilner, Jerrold Vue | |
| 01:41 | Columbia | William England can't connect on a floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Christopher Macdonald - foul #1 on Christopher Macdonald, team foul #6 | 54-65 |
| 01:41 | Columbia | William England makes the 1st free throw | 54-66 |
| 01:41 | Columbia | William England makes the 2nd free throw | 54-67 |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 01:22 | Yale | Christopher Macdonald is denied on a layup by Louis Pope | 54-67 |
| 01:20 | Columbia | Louis Pope snags the defensive board | 54-67 |
| 01:15 | Columbia | Edgar Magee is fouled on the floor by Christopher Macdonald - foul #2 on Christopher Macdonald, team foul #7 | 54-67 |
| 01:15 | Columbia | Edgar Magee misses the 1st free throw | 54-67 |
| 01:15 | Yale | Christopher Macdonald grabs the board | 54-67 |
| 01:04 | Yale | Vincent Sumner double dribbles | 54-67 |
| 00:43 | Columbia | Edgar Magee clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 54-67 |
| 00:41 | Yale | Christopher Macdonald grabs the board | 54-67 |
| 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 flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:33 | Yale | Harry Vaccaro clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 54-67 |
| 00:31 | Columbia | Edgar Magee grabs the board | 54-67 |
| 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 halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:05 | Columbia | The pull-up jumper by Raymundo Cervantes is blocked by Jason Morganti | 54-67 |
| 00:03 | Columbia | Kirk Welch pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-67 |
| 00:00 | Columbia | Edgar Magee runs out the clock | 54-67 |