| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Gerard Thorton (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Richard Mallon (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - Michael Carr (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Carroll Harris (fresh) 2 pts. C - Martin Quinlan (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Kevin Booker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Gravitz (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Aaron Blalock (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Peter Whitney (fresh) C - Steve Frank (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cornell | Aaron Blalock inbounds the ball | 27-31 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:32 | Cornell | Aaron Blalock misses short on a jumper from the left block | 27-31 |
| 19:30 | Columbia | Martin Quinlan grabs the defensive rebound | 27-31 |
| 19:24 | Columbia | Gerard Thorton hits a floater from the free throw line | 29-31 |
| 19:03 | Cornell | Aaron Blalock hits a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Kevin Booker | 29-33 |
| 18:46 | Columbia | Martin Quinlan loses the dribble to Peter Whitney | 29-33 |
| 18:29 | Cornell | Charles Gravitz's floater is tipped away by Martin Quinlan | 29-33 |
| 18:28 | Columbia | Gerard Thorton snags the defensive board | 29-33 |
| 18:15 | Columbia | Martin Quinlan hits a driving attempt in the lane | 31-33 |
| 17:51 | Cornell | Aaron Blalock banks in the layup | 31-35 |
| 17:36 | Columbia | Michael Carr's pass is intercepted by Steve Frank | 31-35 |
| 17:19 | Cornell | Aaron Blalock's layup is rejected by Carroll Harris | 31-35 |
| 17:18 | Cornell | The offensive rebound goes to Kevin Booker | 31-35 |
| 17:06 | Cornell | Gerard Thorton steps in front of the Kevin Booker pass | 31-35 |
| 16:46 | Columbia | Martin Quinlan makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 33-35 |
| 16:33 | Cornell | Steve Frank drills a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Charles Gravitz | 33-37 |
| 16:16 | Columbia | Martin Quinlan can't connect on a runner from the left block but he's hacked by Steve Frank - foul #2 on Steve Frank, team foul #1 | 33-37 |
| Subs | Columbia | Howard Cole (PG), William Jones (SG), Roger Burns (SF), Gordon Loucks (PF) Gerard Thorton, Richard Mallon, Michael Carr, Carroll Harris | |
| Subs | Cornell | Steven Wolken (PG), Cecil Stewart (SG), Karl Dimick (SF), Michael McClarnon (PF), Mark Conklin (C) Kevin Booker, Charles Gravitz, Aaron Blalock, Peter Whitney, Steve Frank | |
| 16:16 | Columbia | Martin Quinlan makes the 1st free throw | 34-37 |
| 16:16 | Columbia | Martin Quinlan makes the 2nd free throw | 35-37 |
| 15:55 | Cornell | Cecil Stewart hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Steven Wolken | 35-40 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Howard Cole (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Jones (fresh) SF - Roger Burns (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Gordon Loucks (fresh) 2 reb. C - Martin Quinlan (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Steven Wolken (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Cecil Stewart (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Karl Dimick (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Michael McClarnon (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Mark Conklin (fresh) | |
| 15:45 | Columbia | Karl Dimick blocks the short jumper by Martin Quinlan | 35-40 |
| 15:44 | Columbia | Roger Burns tips it but misses | 35-40 |
| 15:42 | Columbia | Gordon Loucks tips it back up and in | 37-40 |
| 15:23 | Cornell | Steven Wolken blows the layup but he's hacked by Gordon Loucks - foul #3 on Gordon Loucks, team foul #1 | 37-40 |
| Subs | Columbia | Richard Mallon (SG), Terry Trout (SF), Gary Smith (C) William Jones, Roger Burns, Martin Quinlan | |
| Subs | Cornell | Peter Whitney (PF) Mark Conklin | |
| 15:23 | Cornell | Steven Wolken misses the 1st free throw | 37-40 |
| 15:23 | Cornell | Steven Wolken makes the 2nd free throw | 37-41 |
| 15:12 | Columbia | Terry Trout is denied on a layup by Michael McClarnon | 37-41 |
| 15:11 | Columbia | Gordon Loucks grabs the offensive board | 37-41 |
| 15:06 | Columbia | Terry Trout throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-41 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Cornell | Kevin Booker (PG) Steven Wolken | |
| 14:49 | Cornell | Karl Dimick knocks in the fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Cecil Stewart | 37-43 |
| 14:40 | Columbia | Michael McClarnon is called for the reach on Gary Smith - foul #1 on Michael McClarnon, team foul #2 | 37-43 |
| Subs | Columbia | Carroll Harris (PF) Gary Smith | |
| Subs | Cornell | Steve Frank (C) Peter Whitney | |
| 14:27 | Columbia | Richard Mallon comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 37-43 |
| 14:26 | Columbia | Carroll Harris can't tip it in | 37-43 |
| 14:24 | Columbia | Terry Trout tips it back up and in | 39-43 |
| 14:04 | Cornell | Cecil Stewart misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 39-43 |
| 14:02 | Cornell | Michael McClarnon tips it but misses | 39-43 |
| 14:00 | Cornell | Steve Frank snags the offensive board | 39-43 |
| 13:39 | Cornell | Kevin Booker hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Howard Cole - foul #3 on Howard Cole, team foul #2 | 39-43 |
| Subs | Columbia | Gerard Thorton (PG), Michael Carr (SG), Gary Smith (C) Howard Cole, Richard Mallon, Gordon Loucks | |
| Subs | Cornell | Charles Gravitz (SG), Peter Whitney (PF) Cecil Stewart, Steve Frank | |
| 13:39 | Cornell | Kevin Booker makes the 1st free throw | 39-44 |
| 13:39 | Cornell | Kevin Booker makes the 2nd free throw | 39-45 |
| 13:15 | Columbia | Gary Smith misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 39-45 |
| 13:14 | Cornell | Charles Gravitz snags the defensive board | 39-45 |
| 12:53 | Cornell | Charles Gravitz's pass is intercepted by Gary Smith | 39-45 |
| 12:39 | Columbia | Gerard Thorton misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 39-45 |
| 12:38 | Cornell | The rebound goes to Peter Whitney | 39-45 |
| 12:24 | Cornell | Charles Gravitz makes the runner in the paint on a nice dish by Michael McClarnon and he's hacked by Gary Smith - foul #2 on Gary Smith, team foul #3 | 39-47 |
| Subs | Columbia | Richard Mallon (SG), Roger Burns (PF), Martin Quinlan (C) Michael Carr, Carroll Harris, Gary Smith | |
| Subs | Cornell | Steven Wolken (PG), Aaron Blalock (SF), Steve Frank (C) Kevin Booker, Karl Dimick, Michael McClarnon | |
| 12:24 | Cornell | Charles Gravitz misses the free throw | 39-47 |
| 12:24 | Columbia | Martin Quinlan snags the defensive board | 39-47 |
| 12:21 | Columbia | Gerard Thorton's pass is intercepted by Steven Wolken in the backcourt | 39-47 |
| 12:17 | Cornell | Steven Wolken hits the finger roll | 39-49 |
| 12:04 | Columbia | Terry Trout clanks a 3 from the right wing | 39-49 |
| 12:03 | Cornell | Peter Whitney pulls down the rebound | 39-49 |
| 11:44 | Cornell | Gerard Thorton steals the ball from Steven Wolken | 39-49 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Gerard Thorton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 stl. SG - Richard Mallon (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - Terry Trout (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. PF - Roger Burns (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Martin Quinlan (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Steven Wolken (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Gravitz (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Aaron Blalock (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. PF - Peter Whitney (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Steve Frank (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Columbia | Terry Trout can't connect on a floater from the left side | 39-49 |
| 11:24 | Cornell | Peter Whitney grabs the board | 39-49 |
| 11:19 | Cornell | Charles Gravitz scores on a floater from the free throw line and the foul's on Richard Mallon - foul #2 on Richard Mallon, team foul #4 | 39-51 |
| Subs | Columbia | Howard Cole (PG), Michael Carr (SF), Gordon Loucks (PF) Gerard Thorton, Terry Trout, Roger Burns | |
| Subs | Cornell | Kevin Booker (PG) Steven Wolken | |
| 11:19 | Cornell | Charles Gravitz makes the free throw | 39-52 |
| 10:52 | Columbia | Martin Quinlan can't connect on a driving attempt from close range | 39-52 |
| 10:50 | Columbia | The offensive rebound goes to Howard Cole | 39-52 |
| 10:45 | Columbia | Richard Mallon makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Gordon Loucks | 42-52 |
| 10:35 | Cornell | Aaron Blalock hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from close range but the foul's on Howard Cole - foul #4 on Howard Cole, team foul #5 | 42-52 |
| Subs | Columbia | William Jones (PG), Carroll Harris (PF) Howard Cole, Martin Quinlan | |
| Subs | Cornell | Steven Wolken (PG), Cecil Stewart (SG), Michael McClarnon (C) Kevin Booker, Charles Gravitz, Steve Frank | |
| 10:35 | Cornell | Aaron Blalock makes the 1st free throw | 42-53 |
| 10:35 | Cornell | Aaron Blalock makes the 2nd free throw | 42-54 |
| 10:17 | Columbia | Carroll Harris clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 42-54 |
| 10:16 | Columbia | Richard Mallon gets the offensive rebound | 42-54 |
| 10:11 | Columbia | Carroll Harris misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 42-54 |
| 10:09 | Cornell | Michael McClarnon snags the defensive board | 42-54 |
| 10:00 | Cornell | Michael Carr steals the ball from Aaron Blalock | 42-54 |
| 09:40 | Columbia | Carroll Harris misses the lay-in but the foul's on Peter Whitney - foul #1 on Peter Whitney, team foul #3 | 42-54 |
| Subs | Columbia | Terry Trout (SF) Michael Carr | |
| Subs | Cornell | Kevin Booker (PG), Charles Gravitz (SG), Karl Dimick (SF), Steve Frank (C) Steven Wolken, Cecil Stewart, Aaron Blalock, Peter Whitney | |
| 09:40 | Columbia | Carroll Harris misses the 1st free throw | 42-54 |
| 09:40 | Columbia | Carroll Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 43-54 |
| 09:26 | Cornell | Kevin Booker connects on the jumper from the baseline | 43-56 |
| 09:09 | Columbia | Richard Mallon misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-56 |
| 09:07 | Cornell | Michael McClarnon grabs the defensive rebound | 43-56 |
| 08:50 | Cornell | Michael McClarnon is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Michael McClarnon, team foul #4 | 43-56 |
| Subs | Columbia | Gerard Thorton (PG), Michael Carr (SG), Martin Quinlan (C) William Jones, Richard Mallon, Gordon Loucks | |
| Subs | Cornell | Cecil Stewart (SG), Peter Whitney (PF) Charles Gravitz, Michael McClarnon | |
| 08:43 | Columbia | Terry Trout drills a fadeaway from the left side | 45-56 |
| 08:35 | Cornell | Cecil Stewart connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Kevin Booker | 45-59 |
| 08:16 | Columbia | Martin Quinlan misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 45-59 |
| 08:15 | Cornell | Karl Dimick grabs the board | 45-59 |
| 07:52 | Cornell | Gerard Thorton is called for the reach on Kevin Booker - foul #3 on Gerard Thorton, team foul #6 | 45-59 |
| Subs | Columbia | Richard Mallon (SG), Roger Burns (PF) Michael Carr, Carroll Harris | |
| Subs | Cornell | Steven Wolken (PG), Charles Gravitz (SG), Aaron Blalock (SF), Michael McClarnon (C) Kevin Booker, Cecil Stewart, Karl Dimick, Steve Frank | |
| 07:34 | Cornell | Aaron Blalock's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-59 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Cornell | Kevin Booker (PG), Steve Frank (C) Steven Wolken, Michael McClarnon | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Gerard Thorton (fresh) 5 pts. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Richard Mallon (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SF - Terry Trout (fresh) 10 pts. 3 pf. PF - Roger Burns (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Martin Quinlan (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Kevin Booker (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Charles Gravitz (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Aaron Blalock (fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. PF - Peter Whitney (tiring) 4 reb. C - Steve Frank (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:13 | Columbia | Gerard Thorton is called for 5 seconds | 45-59 |
| Subs | Columbia | Michael Carr (SF), Gordon Loucks (PF) Terry Trout, Roger Burns | |
| Subs | Cornell | Michael McClarnon (C) Steve Frank | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 06:50 | Cornell | Michael McClarnon connects on the shot near the basket and he's hacked by Michael Carr - foul #3 on Michael Carr, team foul #7 | 45-61 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Cornell | Steven Wolken (PG), Steve Frank (C) Kevin Booker, Peter Whitney | |
| 06:50 | Cornell | Michael McClarnon makes the free throw | 45-62 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 06:36 | Columbia | The short jumper by Michael Carr is denied by Steve Frank | 45-62 |
| 06:35 | Cornell | Aaron Blalock grabs the board | 45-62 |
| 06:06 | Cornell | Michael McClarnon misses the lay-in | 45-62 |
| 06:04 | Columbia | Martin Quinlan grabs the defensive rebound | 45-62 |
| 05:54 | Columbia | Gordon Loucks throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-62 |
| Subs | Columbia | Howard Cole (PG), Terry Trout (SF), Carroll Harris (PF), Gary Smith (C) Gerard Thorton, Richard Mallon, Gordon Loucks, Martin Quinlan | |
| Subs | Cornell | Kevin Booker (PG), Cecil Stewart (SG), Karl Dimick (SF), Peter Whitney (PF) Steven Wolken, Charles Gravitz, Aaron Blalock, Steve Frank | |
| 05:25 | Cornell | Michael McClarnon banks in the layup on a nice dish by Peter Whitney and he's fouled by Howard Cole - foul #5 on Howard Cole, team foul #8 | 45-64 |
| Subs | Columbia | William Jones (PG) Howard Cole | |
| Subs | Cornell | Charles Gravitz (SG) Cecil Stewart | |
| 05:25 | Cornell | Michael McClarnon misses the free throw | 45-64 |
| 05:25 | Columbia | Carroll Harris grabs the board | 45-64 |
| 05:17 | Columbia | William Jones makes the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Michael Carr and he's fouled by Kevin Booker - foul #2 on Kevin Booker, team foul #5 | 47-64 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Cornell | Aaron Blalock (SF), Steve Frank (C) Karl Dimick, Michael McClarnon | |
| 05:17 | Columbia | William Jones makes the free throw | 48-64 |
| 04:57 | Cornell | Aaron Blalock hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 48-64 |
| 04:55 | Cornell | Kevin Booker tips it but misses | 48-64 |
| 04:54 | Cornell | Steve Frank snags the offensive board | 48-64 |
| 04:25 | Cornell | Aaron Blalock makes the floater from close range on a nice dish by Charles Gravitz | 48-66 |
| 04:03 | Columbia | Carroll Harris drills a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by William Jones | 50-66 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 03:39 | Cornell | Gary Smith denies the turnaround by Steve Frank | 50-66 |
| 03:37 | Columbia | William Jones snags the defensive board | 50-66 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:29 | Columbia | Carroll Harris scores on a turnaround from the baseline | 52-66 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - William Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Carr (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - Terry Trout (fresh) 10 pts. 3 pf. PF - Carroll Harris (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Gary Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Kevin Booker (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Charles Gravitz (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Aaron Blalock (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 4 reb. PF - Peter Whitney (tiring) 4 reb. C - Steve Frank (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:04 | Cornell | Kevin Booker makes the turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Steve Frank and he's hacked by William Jones - foul #2 on William Jones, team foul #9 | 52-68 |
| Subs | Columbia | Roger Burns (SF), Gordon Loucks (PF), Kevin Parkes (C) Terry Trout, Carroll Harris, Gary Smith | |
| Subs | Cornell | Cecil Stewart (SG), Karl Dimick (SF), Michael McClarnon (PF), Mark Conklin (C) Charles Gravitz, Aaron Blalock, Peter Whitney, Steve Frank | |
| 03:04 | Cornell | Kevin Booker makes the free throw | 52-69 |
| 02:45 | Columbia | Gordon Loucks misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Michael McClarnon - foul #3 on Michael McClarnon, team foul #6 | 52-69 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Cornell | Steven Wolken (PG) Kevin Booker | |
| 02:45 | Columbia | Gordon Loucks makes the 1st free throw | 53-69 |
| 02:45 | Columbia | Gordon Loucks misses the 2nd free throw | 53-69 |
| 02:45 | Cornell | Mark Conklin grabs the defensive rebound | 53-69 |
| 02:22 | Cornell | Steven Wolken is hacked by Michael Carr - foul #4 on Michael Carr, team foul #10 | 53-69 |
| 02:22 | Cornell | Steven Wolken makes the 1st free throw | 53-70 |
| 02:22 | Cornell | Steven Wolken makes the 2nd free throw | 53-71 |
| 02:10 | Columbia | Michael Carr hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint but the foul's on Cecil Stewart - foul #1 on Cecil Stewart, team foul #7 | 53-71 |
| 02:10 | Columbia | Michael Carr makes the 1st free throw | 54-71 |
| 02:10 | Columbia | Michael Carr makes the 2nd free throw | 55-71 |
| 01:57 | Cornell | Steven Wolken loses the ball out of bounds | 55-71 |
| Subs | Columbia | Gary Smith (C) Kevin Parkes | |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| 01:45 | Columbia | Gordon Loucks travels with the ball | 55-71 |
| 01:27 | Cornell | Steven Wolken's fadeaway is rejected by Gordon Loucks | 55-71 |
| 01:25 | Columbia | Gary Smith gets the rebound | 55-71 |
| 01:10 | Columbia | Roger Burns comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 55-71 |
| 01:08 | Cornell | Michael McClarnon gets the rebound | 55-71 |
| 00:44 | Cornell | Mark Conklin is fouled on the floor by Gordon Loucks - foul #4 on Gordon Loucks, team foul #11 | 55-71 |
| 00:44 | Cornell | Mark Conklin makes the 1st free throw | 55-72 |
| 00:44 | Cornell | Mark Conklin makes the 2nd free throw | 55-73 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:36 | Columbia | Michael McClarnon steps in front of the Roger Burns pass | 55-73 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:13 | Cornell | Gary Smith blocks the short jumper by Michael McClarnon | 55-73 |
| 00:12 | Columbia | Gary Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 55-73 |
| 00:05 | Columbia | Gordon Loucks buries a 3 from the right corner | 58-73 |
| 00:00 | Cornell | Steven Wolken runs out the clock | 58-73 |