| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Roberto Rossi (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Harden (fresh) SF - Thomas Turpin (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Coleman (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Roderick Sloan (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Sean Caldwell (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Duane Monnier (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Vincent Knowles (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Edwin Cranor (fresh) C - Richard Payne (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Columbia | Thomas Turpin inbounds the ball | 40-26 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:36 | Columbia | Roderick Sloan is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Roderick Sloan, team foul #1 | 40-26 |
| 19:18 | Cornell | Duane Monnier makes the turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Sean Caldwell and he's hacked by James Coleman - foul #3 on James Coleman, team foul #2 | 40-28 |
| 19:18 | Cornell | Duane Monnier makes the free throw | 40-29 |
| 19:16 | Columbia | James Coleman is fouled in the backcourt by Sean Caldwell - foul #3 on Sean Caldwell, team foul #1 | 40-29 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Cornell | Paul Parra (PG) Sean Caldwell | |
| 18:58 | Columbia | Roderick Sloan misses long on an open shot from close range | 40-29 |
| 18:57 | Columbia | Thomas Turpin tips it in | 42-29 |
| 18:44 | Cornell | David Harden takes the ball from Edwin Cranor | 42-29 |
| 18:40 | Columbia | Thomas Turpin dunks the ball on a nice dish by David Harden | 44-29 |
| 18:35 | Cornell | Paul Parra works out of a doubleteam and scores on a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Vincent Knowles | 44-31 |
| 18:30 | Columbia | Thomas Turpin is fouled in the backcourt by Edwin Cranor - foul #1 on Edwin Cranor, team foul #2 | 44-31 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Cornell | Mark Mixon (SG), Jason Schwanke (SF), Joseph Smith (PF), James Kane (C) Duane Monnier, Vincent Knowles, Edwin Cranor, Richard Payne | |
| 18:02 | Columbia | David Harden makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Roberto Rossi | 47-31 |
| 17:58 | Cornell | Paul Parra misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Thomas Turpin - foul #2 on Thomas Turpin, team foul #3 | 47-31 |
| Subs | Columbia | Julius Harrison (SG), Carl Bowe (PF), Ralph Lyman (C) David Harden, James Coleman, Roderick Sloan | |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| 17:58 | Cornell | Paul Parra makes the 1st free throw | 47-32 |
| 17:58 | Cornell | Paul Parra makes the 2nd free throw | 47-33 |
| 17:33 | Columbia | Ralph Lyman scores on a jumper near the basket | 49-33 |
| 17:15 | Cornell | Mark Mixon hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 49-33 |
| 17:14 | Columbia | Carl Bowe grabs the defensive rebound | 49-33 |
| 17:12 | Columbia | Julius Harrison is fouled in the backcourt by Jason Schwanke - foul #3 on Jason Schwanke, team foul #3 | 49-33 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Cornell | Duane Monnier (SG), Vincent Knowles (SF), Richard Payne (C) Paul Parra, Jason Schwanke, Joseph Smith | |
| 16:52 | Columbia | Roberto Rossi blows the wide open dunk | 49-33 |
| 16:50 | Cornell | Richard Payne pulls down the rebound | 49-33 |
| 16:33 | Cornell | Mark Mixon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-33 |
| Subs | Columbia | David Harden (SG), Louis Goldfarb (SF), James Coleman (PF), Roderick Sloan (C) Julius Harrison, Thomas Turpin, Carl Bowe, Ralph Lyman | |
| Subs | Cornell | John Seymour (PG), Edwin Cranor (PF) Mark Mixon, James Kane | |
| 16:16 | Columbia | Duane Monnier is called for the reach on Louis Goldfarb - foul #1 on Duane Monnier, team foul #4 | 49-33 |
| 15:50 | Columbia | Roberto Rossi can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Edwin Cranor - foul #2 on Edwin Cranor, team foul #5 | 49-33 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Cornell | Sean Caldwell (PG), Paul Parra (SG), Jason Schwanke (SF) John Seymour, Duane Monnier, Vincent Knowles | |
| 15:50 | Columbia | Roberto Rossi makes the 1st free throw | 50-33 |
| 15:50 | Columbia | Roberto Rossi makes the 2nd free throw | 51-33 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Roberto Rossi (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Harden (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Louis Goldfarb (fresh) 2 ast. PF - James Coleman (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Roderick Sloan (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Sean Caldwell (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Paul Parra (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jason Schwanke (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Edwin Cranor (fresh) C - Richard Payne (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Cornell | Sean Caldwell misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 51-33 |
| 15:35 | Columbia | Roderick Sloan snags the defensive board | 51-33 |
| 15:33 | Columbia | Jason Schwanke is called for the reach on Roderick Sloan in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jason Schwanke, team foul #6 | 51-33 |
| Subs | Columbia | Carl Bowe (C) Roderick Sloan | |
| Subs | Cornell | James Edmond (SG) Jason Schwanke | |
| 15:16 | Columbia | David Harden blows the layup | 51-33 |
| 15:14 | Columbia | Roberto Rossi tips it in | 53-33 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 15:01 | Cornell | Paul Parra misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 53-33 |
| 15:00 | Columbia | David Harden grabs the defensive rebound | 53-33 |
| 14:31 | Columbia | David Harden misses short on an open 3pt shot from straight away | 53-33 |
| 14:30 | Cornell | Edwin Cranor grabs the defensive rebound | 53-33 |
| 14:10 | Cornell | Sean Caldwell's fadeaway is rejected by James Coleman | 53-33 |
| 14:08 | Cornell | Paul Parra snags the offensive board | 53-33 |
| 14:03 | Cornell | Roberto Rossi steals it from Paul Parra out of a doubleteam | 53-33 |
| 13:58 | Columbia | Roberto Rossi misses the easy layup | 53-33 |
| 13:56 | Cornell | Richard Payne pulls down the rebound | 53-33 |
| 13:49 | Cornell | James Edmond misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by David Harden - foul #2 on David Harden, team foul #4 | 53-33 |
| Subs | Columbia | Julius Harrison (PG), Thomas Turpin (SF), Ralph Lyman (PF), Roderick Sloan (C) Roberto Rossi, Louis Goldfarb, James Coleman, Carl Bowe | |
| Subs | Cornell | Mark Mixon (PG), Vincent Knowles (SF), Joseph Smith (PF), James Kane (C) Sean Caldwell, Paul Parra, Edwin Cranor, Richard Payne | |
| 13:49 | Cornell | James Edmond misses the 1st free throw | 53-33 |
| 13:49 | Cornell | James Edmond makes the 2nd free throw | 53-34 |
| 13:47 | Columbia | James Kane picks off the pass by David Harden in the backcourt | 53-34 |
| 13:38 | Cornell | Julius Harrison takes the ball from James Kane | 53-34 |
| 13:15 | Columbia | Thomas Turpin hits a driving attempt in the lane set up by Roderick Sloan | 55-34 |
| 12:58 | Cornell | James Edmond is called for a backcourt violation | 55-34 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Cornell | Duane Monnier (SG) James Edmond | |
| 12:39 | Columbia | Roderick Sloan is whistled for traveling | 55-34 |
| Subs | Columbia | Carl Bowe (PF) Ralph Lyman | |
| Subs | Cornell | Sean Caldwell (PG) Mark Mixon | |
| 12:27 | Cornell | Duane Monnier shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by James Kane | 55-37 |
| 12:06 | Columbia | David Harden knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Julius Harrison | 58-37 |
| 11:54 | Cornell | David Harden steals the ball from James Kane | 58-37 |
| 11:36 | Columbia | Joseph Smith is called for the reach on Roderick Sloan - foul #1 on Joseph Smith, team foul #7 | 58-37 |
| Subs | Columbia | Louis Goldfarb (PG), Roberto Rossi (SG), Ralph Lyman (PF) Julius Harrison, David Harden, Carl Bowe | |
| Subs | Cornell | Paul Parra (SF), Edwin Cranor (PF), Mark Mixon (C) Vincent Knowles, Joseph Smith, James Kane | |
| 11:36 | Columbia | Roderick Sloan misses the 1st free throw | 58-37 |
| 11:36 | Cornell | Edwin Cranor gets the rebound | 58-37 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Louis Goldfarb (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Roberto Rossi (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Turpin (tiring) 15 pts. 5 reb. PF - Ralph Lyman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Roderick Sloan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Sean Caldwell (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Duane Monnier (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Paul Parra (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Edwin Cranor (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Mark Mixon (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:28 | Cornell | Edwin Cranor comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 58-37 |
| 11:27 | Cornell | Duane Monnier tips it in | 58-39 |
| 10:58 | Columbia | Roberto Rossi hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 58-39 |
| 10:56 | Columbia | Louis Goldfarb tips it but misses | 58-39 |
| 10:55 | Columbia | Thomas Turpin gets the offensive rebound | 58-39 |
| 10:32 | Columbia | Roberto Rossi clanks a shot from the left block | 58-39 |
| 10:31 | Cornell | Paul Parra gets the rebound | 58-39 |
| 10:18 | Cornell | Edwin Cranor lays it in on a great pass from Duane Monnier | 58-41 |
| 09:51 | Columbia | Paul Parra takes the ball from Roberto Rossi | 58-41 |
| 09:35 | Cornell | Mark Mixon scores on a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Paul Parra | 58-43 |
| 09:09 | Columbia | Thomas Turpin misses the easy layup | 58-43 |
| 09:08 | Columbia | Louis Goldfarb tips it back up and in | 60-43 |
| 08:53 | Cornell | Mark Mixon is fouled on the floor by Thomas Turpin - foul #3 on Thomas Turpin, team foul #5 | 60-43 |
| Subs | Columbia | Julius Harrison (PG), David Harden (SG), James Coleman (PF), Carl Bowe (C) Louis Goldfarb, Roberto Rossi, Ralph Lyman, Roderick Sloan | |
| Subs | Cornell | John Seymour (PG), James Edmond (SG), Vincent Knowles (SF), James Kane (PF), Richard Payne (C) Sean Caldwell, Duane Monnier, Paul Parra, Edwin Cranor, Mark Mixon | |
| 08:38 | Cornell | James Kane scores on a shot from the left side and the foul's on James Coleman - foul #4 on James Coleman, team foul #6 | 60-45 |
| 08:38 | Cornell | James Kane misses the free throw | 60-45 |
| 08:38 | Columbia | The rebound goes to James Coleman | 60-45 |
| 08:09 | Columbia | David Harden makes the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Thomas Turpin | 63-45 |
| 07:59 | Cornell | Vincent Knowles misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 63-45 |
| 07:58 | Columbia | James Coleman grabs the board | 63-45 |
| 07:52 | Columbia | David Harden comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 63-45 |
| 07:50 | Cornell | Richard Payne snags the defensive board | 63-45 |
| 07:45 | Cornell | James Edmond misses the fadeaway from the right side | 63-45 |
| 07:44 | Cornell | Richard Payne tips it back up and in | 63-47 |
| 07:21 | Columbia | James Coleman is by himself and knocks in the runner in the lane on a nice dish by Julius Harrison | 65-47 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Julius Harrison (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Harden (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Thomas Turpin (tired) 15 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - James Coleman (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. 4 pf. C - Carl Bowe (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - John Seymour (fairly fresh) SG - James Edmond (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Vincent Knowles (fresh) 6 pts. PF - James Kane (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Payne (fresh) 9 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 07:02 | Cornell | Vincent Knowles misses badly on a runner in the lane | 65-47 |
| 07:00 | Columbia | James Coleman pulls down the rebound | 65-47 |
| 06:58 | Columbia | Julius Harrison loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 65-47 |
| Subs | Columbia | Roberto Rossi (PG) Julius Harrison | |
| Subs | Cornell | Sean Caldwell (PG), Duane Monnier (SG), Jason Schwanke (SF), Joseph Smith (PF) John Seymour, James Edmond, Vincent Knowles, James Kane | |
| 06:53 | Cornell | Joseph Smith knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 65-49 |
| 06:32 | Columbia | James Coleman makes the turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Roberto Rossi | 67-49 |
| 06:20 | Cornell | Sean Caldwell clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 67-49 |
| 06:19 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Roberto Rossi | 67-49 |
| 06:15 | Columbia | Duane Monnier picks off the pass by Roberto Rossi in the backcourt | 67-49 |
| 06:14 | Cornell | Sean Caldwell hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Duane Monnier | 67-51 |
| 05:53 | Columbia | Jason Schwanke steals the ball from James Coleman | 67-51 |
| 05:42 | Cornell | Joseph Smith loses the ball out of bounds | 67-51 |
| Subs | Columbia | Julius Harrison (PG), Louis Goldfarb (SF), Roderick Sloan (C) David Harden, Thomas Turpin, Carl Bowe | |
| Subs | Cornell | Paul Parra (PG), Mark Mixon (SG), Vincent Knowles (SF) Sean Caldwell, Duane Monnier, Jason Schwanke | |
| 05:40 | Columbia | Mark Mixon is called for the reach on Roberto Rossi in the backcourt - foul #1 on Mark Mixon, team foul #8 | 67-51 |
| 05:40 | Columbia | Roberto Rossi makes the 1st free throw | 68-51 |
| 05:40 | Columbia | Roberto Rossi makes the 2nd free throw | 69-51 |
| 05:23 | Cornell | Mark Mixon lays it in | 69-53 |
| 05:02 | Columbia | Louis Goldfarb misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Paul Parra - foul #2 on Paul Parra, team foul #9 | 69-53 |
| Subs | Columbia | David Harden (SG), Ralph Lyman (PF) Roberto Rossi, James Coleman | |
| Subs | Cornell | Edwin Cranor (PF), James Kane (C) Joseph Smith, Richard Payne | |
| 05:02 | Columbia | Louis Goldfarb makes the 1st free throw | 70-53 |
| 05:02 | Columbia | Louis Goldfarb misses the 2nd free throw | 70-53 |
| 05:02 | Cornell | Edwin Cranor grabs the board | 70-53 |
| 04:42 | Cornell | Vincent Knowles misses badly on the uncontested 3pt attempt from straight away | 70-53 |
| 04:40 | Cornell | The offensive rebound goes to James Kane | 70-53 |
| 04:27 | Cornell | Paul Parra evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 70-53 |
| 04:26 | Cornell | Edwin Cranor misses the tip | 70-53 |
| 04:24 | Columbia | Louis Goldfarb snags the defensive board | 70-53 |
| 03:57 | Columbia | Louis Goldfarb scores on a fadeaway from the right side set up by David Harden | 72-53 |
| 03:44 | Cornell | Vincent Knowles connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Mark Mixon | 72-56 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:18 | Columbia | Roderick Sloan buries a jumper from the right side and the foul's on Mark Mixon - foul #2 on Mark Mixon, team foul #10 | 74-56 |
| Subs | Columbia | Roberto Rossi (SG), Carl Bowe (PF) David Harden, Ralph Lyman | |
| Subs | Cornell | John Seymour (PG), James Edmond (SG), Jason Schwanke (SF), Joseph Smith (PF) Paul Parra, Mark Mixon, Vincent Knowles, Edwin Cranor | |
| 03:18 | Columbia | Roderick Sloan makes the free throw | 75-56 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Julius Harrison (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Roberto Rossi (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Louis Goldfarb (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Carl Bowe (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Roderick Sloan (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - John Seymour (fresh) SG - James Edmond (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jason Schwanke (fresh) 4 pf. PF - Joseph Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - James Kane (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 02:56 | Cornell | James Kane is denied on a dunk by Carl Bowe | 75-56 |
| 02:55 | Columbia | Julius Harrison pulls down the rebound | 75-56 |
| 02:32 | Columbia | Julius Harrison hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 75-56 |
| 02:30 | Cornell | James Kane gets the rebound | 75-56 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:16 | Cornell | Jason Schwanke hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane but he's hacked by Roberto Rossi - foul #1 on Roberto Rossi, team foul #7 | 75-56 |
| Subs | Columbia | Ralph Lyman (C) Roderick Sloan | |
| Subs | Cornell | Paul Parra (SF) Joseph Smith | |
| 02:16 | Cornell | Jason Schwanke makes the 1st free throw | 75-57 |
| 02:16 | Cornell | Jason Schwanke makes the 2nd free throw | 75-58 |
| 01:48 | Columbia | Carl Bowe knocks in the runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Roberto Rossi and the foul's on Jason Schwanke - foul #5 on Jason Schwanke, team foul #11 | 77-58 |
| Subs | Columbia | David Harden (SG) Roberto Rossi | |
| Subs | Cornell | Mark Mixon (SF), Joseph Smith (PF) John Seymour, Jason Schwanke | |
| 01:48 | Columbia | Carl Bowe misses the free throw | 77-58 |
| 01:48 | Cornell | James Kane grabs the defensive rebound | 77-58 |
| 01:36 | Cornell | Joseph Smith blows the layup | 77-58 |
| 01:35 | Cornell | Joseph Smith snags the offensive board | 77-58 |
| 01:29 | Cornell | Mark Mixon clanks a 3 from the right corner | 77-58 |
| 01:28 | Columbia | Ralph Lyman snags the defensive board | 77-58 |
| 00:59 | Columbia | Carl Bowe blows the dunk | 77-58 |
| 00:58 | Cornell | James Edmond snags the defensive board | 77-58 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:52 | Cornell | Mark Mixon hits a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from James Edmond | 77-60 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:28 | Columbia | David Harden can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by James Edmond - foul #2 on James Edmond, team foul #12 | 77-60 |
| 00:28 | Columbia | David Harden makes the 1st free throw | 78-60 |
| 00:28 | Columbia | David Harden misses the 2nd free throw | 78-60 |
| 00:28 | Cornell | Joseph Smith snags the defensive board | 78-60 |
| 00:21 | Cornell | Paul Parra shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the shot from just outside the lane | 78-62 |
| 00:00 | Columbia | Julius Harrison runs out the clock | 78-62 |