| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Kevin Booker (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Charles Gravitz (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Aaron Blalock (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. PF - Michael McClarnon (fresh) 6 pts. C - Steve Frank (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Gerard Thorton (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Mallon (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Terry Trout (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Carroll Harris (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Martin Quinlan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Columbia | Terry Trout inbounds the ball | 29-33 |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:36 | Columbia | Carroll Harris misses short on a shot in the paint but he's hacked by Michael McClarnon - foul #2 on Michael McClarnon, team foul #1 | 29-33 |
| Subs | Cornell | Cecil Stewart (SG), Karl Dimick (SF) Charles Gravitz, Aaron Blalock | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 19:36 | Columbia | Carroll Harris misses the 1st free throw | 29-33 |
| 19:36 | Columbia | Carroll Harris misses the 2nd free throw | 29-33 |
| 19:36 | Cornell | Steve Frank grabs the defensive rebound | 29-33 |
| 19:12 | Cornell | Steve Frank is hacked by Richard Mallon - foul #1 on Richard Mallon, team foul #1 | 29-33 |
| 19:02 | Cornell | Kevin Booker is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Kevin Booker, team foul #2 | 29-33 |
| Subs | Cornell | Steven Wolken (PG) Kevin Booker | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 18:40 | Columbia | Terry Trout clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 29-33 |
| 18:38 | Columbia | Martin Quinlan grabs the offensive board | 29-33 |
| 18:22 | Columbia | Richard Mallon hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 29-33 |
| 18:21 | Cornell | The rebound goes to Steve Frank | 29-33 |
| 18:05 | Cornell | Cecil Stewart connects on the floater from the free throw line set up by Steve Frank | 31-33 |
| 17:43 | Columbia | Martin Quinlan misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 31-33 |
| 17:42 | Cornell | Steve Frank snags the defensive board | 31-33 |
| 17:19 | Cornell | Michael McClarnon misses short on a runner from the left block | 31-33 |
| 17:17 | Columbia | Terry Trout snags the defensive board | 31-33 |
| 17:03 | Columbia | Carroll Harris buries a shot from the baseline on a great pass from Gerard Thorton | 31-35 |
| 16:43 | Cornell | Cecil Stewart buries a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Karl Dimick | 34-35 |
| 16:30 | Columbia | Carroll Harris's fadeaway is rejected by Steve Frank | 34-35 |
| 16:29 | Cornell | The rebound goes to Michael McClarnon | 34-35 |
| 16:06 | Cornell | Michael McClarnon misses the lay-in | 34-35 |
| 16:05 | Cornell | The offensive rebound goes to Steven Wolken | 34-35 |
| 15:46 | Cornell | Steve Frank can't finish the layup | 34-35 |
| 15:45 | Columbia | Richard Mallon grabs the board | 34-35 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Steven Wolken (fairly fresh) SG - Cecil Stewart (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Karl Dimick (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Michael McClarnon (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Steve Frank (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Gerard Thorton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Mallon (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Terry Trout (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Carroll Harris (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Martin Quinlan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Columbia | Terry Trout misses badly on a runner from the right block | 34-35 |
| 15:36 | Cornell | Steve Frank grabs the board | 34-35 |
| 15:14 | Cornell | Michael McClarnon is denied on a layup by Carroll Harris | 34-35 |
| 15:12 | Cornell | Steve Frank misses the tip | 34-35 |
| 15:10 | Columbia | Terry Trout gets the rebound | 34-35 |
| 14:55 | Columbia | Terry Trout misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 34-35 |
| 14:53 | Cornell | Steven Wolken snags the defensive board | 34-35 |
| 14:27 | Cornell | Carroll Harris is called for the reach on Cecil Stewart - foul #1 on Carroll Harris, team foul #2 | 34-35 |
| Subs | Cornell | Kevin Booker (PG), Charles Gravitz (SG), Aaron Blalock (SF), Peter Whitney (PF), Mark Conklin (C) Steven Wolken, Cecil Stewart, Karl Dimick, Michael McClarnon, Steve Frank | |
| Subs | Columbia | Howard Cole (PG), Michael Carr (SG), Roger Burns (SF), Gordon Loucks (PF), Gary Smith (C) Gerard Thorton, Richard Mallon, Terry Trout, Carroll Harris, Martin Quinlan | |
| 14:22 | Cornell | Kevin Booker clanks a 3 from the left corner | 34-35 |
| 14:20 | Cornell | Charles Gravitz misses the tip | 34-35 |
| 14:19 | Cornell | Mark Conklin tips it but misses | 34-35 |
| 14:17 | Columbia | Roger Burns snags the defensive board | 34-35 |
| 14:03 | Columbia | Roger Burns can't connect on a runner from close range | 34-35 |
| 14:01 | Columbia | Michael Carr misses the tip | 34-35 |
| 14:00 | Cornell | The rebound goes to Aaron Blalock | 34-35 |
| 13:45 | Cornell | Mark Conklin hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint but he's hacked by Gary Smith - foul #2 on Gary Smith, team foul #3 | 34-35 |
| 13:45 | Cornell | Mark Conklin makes the 1st free throw | 35-35 |
| 13:45 | Cornell | Mark Conklin makes the 2nd free throw | 36-35 |
| 13:26 | Columbia | Gary Smith can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 36-35 |
| 13:24 | Cornell | The rebound goes to Kevin Booker | 36-35 |
| 13:10 | Cornell | Mark Conklin steps out of bounds on the sideline | 36-35 |
| 12:57 | Columbia | Gary Smith misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 36-35 |
| 12:55 | Columbia | Howard Cole tips it home | 36-37 |
| 12:34 | Cornell | Aaron Blalock is hacked by Roger Burns - foul #1 on Roger Burns, team foul #4 | 36-37 |
| Subs | Cornell | Steve Frank (C) Mark Conklin | |
| Subs | Columbia | Richard Mallon (SG), Terry Trout (SF) Michael Carr, Roger Burns | |
| 12:23 | Cornell | Aaron Blalock comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 36-37 |
| 12:22 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Gary Smith | 36-37 |
| 12:16 | Columbia | Aaron Blalock steals it from Gordon Loucks | 36-37 |
| 12:11 | Cornell | Charles Gravitz hits the finger roll on a great pass from Aaron Blalock | 38-37 |
| 11:50 | Columbia | Howard Cole misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 38-37 |
| 11:48 | Cornell | Steve Frank gets the rebound | 38-37 |
| 11:34 | Cornell | Aaron Blalock hits a runner near the basket on a great pass from Charles Gravitz | 40-37 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Kevin Booker (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Charles Gravitz (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Aaron Blalock (fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. PF - Peter Whitney (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Steve Frank (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Howard Cole (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Mallon (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Terry Trout (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gordon Loucks (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Gary Smith (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:17 | Columbia | Richard Mallon hits a 3 from the right wing | 40-40 |
| 11:15 | Cornell | Kevin Booker is hacked by Howard Cole in the backcourt - foul #3 on Howard Cole, team foul #5 | 40-40 |
| Subs | Cornell | Mark Conklin (C) Steve Frank | |
| Subs | Columbia | William Jones (PG), Carroll Harris (PF), Martin Quinlan (C) Howard Cole, Gordon Loucks, Gary Smith | |
| 10:59 | Cornell | Kevin Booker misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 40-40 |
| 10:58 | Columbia | Carroll Harris snags the defensive board | 40-40 |
| 10:53 | Columbia | Richard Mallon hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 40-40 |
| 10:52 | Cornell | Peter Whitney snags the defensive board | 40-40 |
| 10:40 | Cornell | Mark Conklin's layup is rejected by Carroll Harris | 40-40 |
| 10:38 | Columbia | Martin Quinlan gets the rebound | 40-40 |
| 10:31 | Columbia | Carroll Harris travels with the ball | 40-40 |
| Subs | Cornell | Karl Dimick (SF), Steve Frank (C) Aaron Blalock, Mark Conklin | |
| Subs | Columbia | Gerard Thorton (PG), Michael Carr (SF) William Jones, Terry Trout | |
| 10:03 | Cornell | Charles Gravitz clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 40-40 |
| 10:01 | Cornell | Peter Whitney tips it in | 42-40 |
| 09:42 | Columbia | Carroll Harris's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-40 |
| Subs | Cornell | Aaron Blalock (SF) Karl Dimick | |
| Subs | Columbia | Terry Trout (SF), Kevin Parkes (C) Richard Mallon, Martin Quinlan | |
| 09:29 | Cornell | Aaron Blalock clanks a runner from the baseline | 42-40 |
| 09:27 | Columbia | Kevin Parkes grabs the board | 42-40 |
| 09:08 | Columbia | Gerard Thorton is hacked by Kevin Booker - foul #4 on Kevin Booker, team foul #3 | 42-40 |
| Subs | Cornell | Steven Wolken (PG), Michael McClarnon (C) Kevin Booker, Steve Frank | |
| Subs | Columbia | Gordon Loucks (C) Kevin Parkes | |
| 08:54 | Columbia | Carroll Harris misses short on a runner in the paint | 42-40 |
| 08:53 | Cornell | Charles Gravitz gets the rebound | 42-40 |
| 08:49 | Cornell | Steven Wolken connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane and he's fouled by Terry Trout - foul #3 on Terry Trout, team foul #6 | 44-40 |
| Subs | Cornell | Karl Dimick (SF), Steve Frank (C) Aaron Blalock, Michael McClarnon | |
| Subs | Columbia | Howard Cole (PG), Richard Mallon (SG) Gerard Thorton, Michael Carr | |
| 08:49 | Cornell | Steven Wolken makes the free throw | 45-40 |
| 08:39 | Columbia | Howard Cole is whistled for traveling | 45-40 |
| Subs | Cornell | Aaron Blalock (SF), Michael McClarnon (C) Karl Dimick, Steve Frank | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 08:13 | Cornell | Gordon Loucks steps in front of the Michael McClarnon pass | 45-40 |
| 07:50 | Columbia | Richard Mallon throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-40 |
| Subs | Cornell | Kevin Booker (PG), Karl Dimick (SF), Steve Frank (C) Steven Wolken, Aaron Blalock, Michael McClarnon | |
| Subs | Columbia | Michael Carr (SF), Martin Quinlan (C) Terry Trout, Carroll Harris | |
| 07:23 | Cornell | Kevin Booker buries a jumpshot from the left wing | 47-40 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Kevin Booker (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Charles Gravitz (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. SF - Karl Dimick (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Peter Whitney (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Steve Frank (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Howard Cole (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Richard Mallon (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Carr (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Gordon Loucks (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Martin Quinlan (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:18 | Columbia | Michael Carr lays it up and in on a great pass from Howard Cole | 47-42 |
| 07:01 | Cornell | Steve Frank lays it in | 49-42 |
| 06:39 | Columbia | Martin Quinlan is fouled on the floor by Steve Frank - foul #2 on Steve Frank, team foul #4 | 49-42 |
| Subs | Cornell | Aaron Blalock (SF), Michael McClarnon (C) Karl Dimick, Steve Frank | |
| Subs | Columbia | Gerard Thorton (PG), Terry Trout (SF), Roger Burns (PF) Howard Cole, Richard Mallon, Gordon Loucks | |
| 06:34 | Columbia | Terry Trout hits a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Michael Carr | 49-45 |
| 06:27 | Cornell | Aaron Blalock misses short on a floater from the baseline | 49-45 |
| 06:25 | Cornell | Peter Whitney tips it in | 51-45 |
| 06:07 | Columbia | Martin Quinlan misses badly on a floater in the lane but he's fouled by Michael McClarnon - foul #3 on Michael McClarnon, team foul #5 | 51-45 |
| Subs | Cornell | Steve Frank (C) Michael McClarnon | |
| Subs | Columbia | Carroll Harris (PF) Roger Burns | |
| 06:07 | Columbia | Martin Quinlan misses the 1st free throw | 51-45 |
| 06:07 | Columbia | Martin Quinlan makes the 2nd free throw | 51-46 |
| 05:39 | Cornell | Kevin Booker scores on a 3 from straight away | 54-46 |
| 05:24 | Columbia | Steve Frank blocks the short jumper by Martin Quinlan | 54-46 |
| 05:23 | Columbia | Martin Quinlan pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-46 |
| 05:13 | Columbia | Terry Trout hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 54-46 |
| 05:12 | Cornell | The rebound goes to Charles Gravitz | 54-46 |
| 04:59 | Cornell | Kevin Booker misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Carroll Harris - foul #2 on Carroll Harris, team foul #7 | 54-46 |
| Subs | Cornell | Cecil Stewart (SG), Karl Dimick (SF), Michael McClarnon (C) Charles Gravitz, Aaron Blalock, Steve Frank | |
| Subs | Columbia | Richard Mallon (SG), Gary Smith (C) Michael Carr, Martin Quinlan | |
| 04:59 | Cornell | Kevin Booker misses the 1st free throw | 54-46 |
| 04:59 | Cornell | Kevin Booker makes the 2nd free throw | 55-46 |
| 04:59 | Cornell | Kevin Booker makes the 3rd free throw | 56-46 |
| 04:45 | Columbia | Gary Smith is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Gary Smith, team foul #8 | 56-46 |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Gordon Loucks (C) Gary Smith | |
| 04:27 | Cornell | Cecil Stewart can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 56-46 |
| 04:25 | Cornell | Karl Dimick grabs the offensive board | 56-46 |
| 04:15 | Cornell | Kevin Booker drills a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Cecil Stewart | 58-46 |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:57 | Columbia | Carroll Harris makes the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Gerard Thorton | 58-49 |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:41 | Cornell | Kevin Booker can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 58-49 |
| 03:40 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Richard Mallon | 58-49 |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:32 | Columbia | Gerard Thorton is called for traveling | 58-49 |
| Subs | Cornell | Charles Gravitz (SG), Aaron Blalock (SF), Steve Frank (C) Cecil Stewart, Karl Dimick, Michael McClarnon | |
| Subs | Columbia | Howard Cole (PG), Michael Carr (SF), Roger Burns (PF), Martin Quinlan (C) Gerard Thorton, Terry Trout, Carroll Harris, Gordon Loucks | |
| 03:03 | Cornell | Steve Frank is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Steve Frank, team foul #6 | 58-49 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Kevin Booker (tiring) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Charles Gravitz (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. SF - Aaron Blalock (fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. PF - Peter Whitney (tired) 4 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Steve Frank (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Howard Cole (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Richard Mallon (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Carr (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Roger Burns (fresh) 2 reb. C - Martin Quinlan (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 02:56 | Columbia | Michael Carr blows the layup | 58-49 |
| 02:55 | Cornell | Kevin Booker grabs the defensive rebound | 58-49 |
| 02:42 | Cornell | Charles Gravitz double dribbles | 58-49 |
| 02:40 | Columbia | Columbia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-49 |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Gerard Thorton (PG), Terry Trout (SF), Carroll Harris (PF) Howard Cole, Michael Carr, Roger Burns | |
| 02:32 | Columbia | Terry Trout's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-49 |
| 02:12 | Cornell | Aaron Blalock throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-49 |
| Subs | Cornell | Karl Dimick (SF) Aaron Blalock | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 01:58 | Columbia | Terry Trout throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-49 |
| Subs | Cornell | Aaron Blalock (SF) Karl Dimick | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 01:41 | Cornell | Kevin Booker misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 58-49 |
| 01:39 | Columbia | Carroll Harris grabs the board | 58-49 |
| 01:26 | Columbia | Carroll Harris knocks in the shot in the paint on a nice dish by Richard Mallon | 58-51 |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:08 | Cornell | Aaron Blalock misses badly on a floater near the basket but the foul's on Terry Trout - foul #4 on Terry Trout, team foul #9 | 58-51 |
| 01:08 | Cornell | Aaron Blalock makes the 1st free throw | 59-51 |
| 01:08 | Cornell | Aaron Blalock makes the 2nd free throw | 60-51 |
| 00:49 | Columbia | Martin Quinlan's pass is intercepted by Steve Frank | 60-51 |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:48 | Cornell | Kevin Booker is hacked by Gerard Thorton in the backcourt - foul #1 on Gerard Thorton, team foul #10 | 60-51 |
| Subs | Cornell | Cecil Stewart (SG), Karl Dimick (SF), Michael McClarnon (PF) Charles Gravitz, Aaron Blalock, Peter Whitney | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 00:48 | Cornell | Kevin Booker makes the 1st free throw | 61-51 |
| 00:48 | Cornell | Kevin Booker makes the 2nd free throw | 62-51 |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:40 | Columbia | Gerard Thorton comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 62-51 |
| 00:38 | Cornell | Steve Frank gets the rebound | 62-51 |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:15 | Cornell | Karl Dimick can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 62-51 |
| 00:14 | Cornell | Karl Dimick pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-51 |
| 00:00 | Cornell | Kevin Booker runs out the clock | 62-51 |