| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Darrell Ziemann (fresh) SG - Eddie Feely (fresh) SF - Joseph Rogers (fresh) PF - David Thorn (fresh) C - Robert Claassen (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Martin Anderson (fresh) SG - Mark Carpenter (fresh) SF - Thomas McClain (fresh) PF - Larry Brooks (fresh) C - Edward Muller (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Cornell | Joseph Rogers wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:50 | Cornell | Mark Carpenter picks off the pass by David Thorn | 0-0 |
| 19:47 | Columbia | Mark Carpenter banks in the layup | 0-2 |
| 19:34 | Cornell | Darrell Ziemann misses the easy layup | 0-2 |
| 19:33 | Cornell | Joseph Rogers tips it but misses | 0-2 |
| 19:31 | Columbia | Thomas McClain snags the defensive board | 0-2 |
| 19:21 | Columbia | Mark Carpenter is called for 10 seconds | 0-2 |
| 19:07 | Cornell | Eddie Feely misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 0-2 |
| 19:05 | Cornell | Robert Claassen tips it in | 2-2 |
| 19:01 | Columbia | Darrell Ziemann is called for the reach on Martin Anderson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Darrell Ziemann, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:41 | Columbia | Martin Anderson misses the shot from the right wing | 2-2 |
| 18:39 | Cornell | Joseph Rogers snags the defensive board | 2-2 |
| 18:33 | Cornell | Joseph Rogers's pass is intercepted by Martin Anderson | 2-2 |
| 18:08 | Columbia | Thomas McClain clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 2-2 |
| 18:07 | Cornell | The rebound goes to David Thorn | 2-2 |
| 17:48 | Cornell | The short jumper by David Thorn is denied by Larry Brooks | 2-2 |
| 17:46 | Cornell | Joseph Rogers tips it but misses | 2-2 |
| 17:44 | Columbia | Thomas McClain grabs the defensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 17:42 | Columbia | Mark Carpenter's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 2-2 |
| Subs | Cornell | Francis Greenfield (PG), John Trisler (SG), Charles Pate (SF), Joseph Holmes (PF), Dean Conklin (C) Darrell Ziemann, Eddie Feely, Joseph Rogers, David Thorn, Robert Claassen | |
| Subs | Columbia | David Morris (SF), Sean Stewart (C) Thomas McClain, Edward Muller | |
| 17:24 | Cornell | Charles Pate misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 2-2 |
| 17:22 | Columbia | Sean Stewart snags the defensive board | 2-2 |
| 17:04 | Columbia | Larry Brooks misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 2-2 |
| 17:02 | Columbia | David Morris pulls down the offensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 16:35 | Columbia | David Morris double dribbles | 2-2 |
| Subs | Cornell | Joseph Rogers (SF), Brent Leone (PF), Dale Edwards (C) Francis Greenfield, Joseph Holmes, Dean Conklin | |
| Subs | Columbia | Wayne Gabbert (SG), Dikembe Abdulkarim (C) Mark Carpenter, Sean Stewart | |
| 16:19 | Cornell | Dale Edwards hits a shot near the basket | 4-2 |
| 15:58 | Columbia | Wayne Gabbert is alone and drills a 3 from the right wing | 4-5 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - John Trisler (fairly fresh) SG - Charles Pate (fairly fresh) SF - Joseph Rogers (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Brent Leone (fresh) C - Dale Edwards (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Martin Anderson (tiring) SG - Wayne Gabbert (fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Morris (fairly fresh) PF - Larry Brooks (tiring) C - Dikembe Abdulkarim (fresh) | |
| 15:41 | Cornell | Joseph Rogers misses the fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Dikembe Abdulkarim - foul #1 on Dikembe Abdulkarim, team foul #1 | 4-5 |
| Subs | Cornell | Darrell Ziemann (PG), Eddie Feely (SG), Joseph Holmes (C) John Trisler, Charles Pate, Dale Edwards | |
| Subs | Columbia | Edgar Magee (PG), Thomas McClain (SF), Edward Muller (C) Martin Anderson, David Morris, Larry Brooks | |
| 15:41 | Cornell | Joseph Rogers makes the 1st free throw | 5-5 |
| 15:41 | Cornell | Joseph Rogers misses the 2nd free throw | 5-5 |
| 15:41 | Columbia | Edward Muller grabs the board | 5-5 |
| 15:19 | Columbia | Edgar Magee scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Edward Muller | 5-8 |
| 14:53 | Cornell | Eddie Feely misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 5-8 |
| 14:52 | Cornell | Joseph Rogers hits the follow up shot | 7-8 |
| 14:49 | Columbia | Thomas McClain is fouled in the backcourt by Joseph Holmes - foul #1 on Joseph Holmes, team foul #2 | 7-8 |
| Subs | Cornell | Francis Greenfield (PG), John Trisler (SF), David Thorn (PF), Dean Conklin (C) Darrell Ziemann, Joseph Rogers, Brent Leone, Joseph Holmes | |
| Subs | Columbia | Kenneth Mahan (SG), Sean Stewart (PF) Wayne Gabbert, Dikembe Abdulkarim | |
| 14:32 | Columbia | Sean Stewart misses long on a floater from the right side | 7-8 |
| 14:30 | Cornell | Dean Conklin pulls down the rebound | 7-8 |
| 14:15 | Cornell | Dean Conklin misses short on a floater from the left wing | 7-8 |
| 14:13 | Columbia | Kenneth Mahan grabs the defensive rebound | 7-8 |
| 13:48 | Columbia | Thomas McClain is fouled on the floor by Eddie Feely - foul #1 on Eddie Feely, team foul #3 | 7-8 |
| Subs | Cornell | Darrell Ziemann (PG), Joseph Rogers (SF), Robert Claassen (C) Eddie Feely, John Trisler, Dean Conklin | |
| Subs | Columbia | Martin Anderson (PG), Larry Brooks (PF) Edgar Magee, Sean Stewart | |
| 13:25 | Columbia | Thomas McClain misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 7-8 |
| 13:24 | Columbia | The offensive rebound goes to Martin Anderson | 7-8 |
| 13:06 | Columbia | Thomas McClain hits a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Martin Anderson | 7-11 |
| 12:48 | Cornell | Darrell Ziemann misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 7-11 |
| 12:47 | Columbia | Edward Muller gets the rebound | 7-11 |
| 12:29 | Columbia | Thomas McClain can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 7-11 |
| 12:28 | Cornell | Francis Greenfield grabs the defensive rebound | 7-11 |
| 12:09 | Cornell | Robert Claassen clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 7-11 |
| 12:08 | Columbia | Martin Anderson pulls down the rebound | 7-11 |
| 11:51 | Columbia | Larry Brooks scores on a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Kenneth Mahan | 7-13 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Darrell Ziemann (tiring) SG - Francis Greenfield (fairly fresh) SF - Joseph Rogers (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Thorn (tiring) C - Robert Claassen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Martin Anderson (tiring) 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Mahan (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Thomas McClain (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Larry Brooks (tiring) 2 pts. C - Edward Muller (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Cornell | Francis Greenfield misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 7-13 |
| 11:35 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Thomas McClain | 7-13 |
| 11:06 | Columbia | Kenneth Mahan misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 7-13 |
| 11:05 | Cornell | Joseph Rogers snags the defensive board | 7-13 |
| 10:48 | Cornell | Edward Muller denies the turnaround by Darrell Ziemann | 7-13 |
| 10:46 | Cornell | Francis Greenfield gets the offensive rebound | 7-13 |
| 10:26 | Cornell | Joseph Rogers is fouled on the floor by Thomas McClain - foul #1 on Thomas McClain, team foul #2 | 7-13 |
| Subs | Cornell | John Trisler (PG), Eddie Feely (SG), Charles Pate (SF), Joseph Holmes (PF), Dean Conklin (C) Darrell Ziemann, Francis Greenfield, Joseph Rogers, David Thorn, Robert Claassen | |
| Subs | Columbia | Edgar Magee (PG), Mark Carpenter (SG), David Morris (SF), Sean Stewart (PF), Dikembe Abdulkarim (C) Martin Anderson, Kenneth Mahan, Thomas McClain, Larry Brooks, Edward Muller | |
| 10:05 | Cornell | Eddie Feely is fouled on the floor by Edgar Magee - foul #1 on Edgar Magee, team foul #3 | 7-13 |
| 09:55 | Cornell | Dean Conklin hits a wide open fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 9-13 |
| 09:52 | Columbia | Mark Carpenter is fouled in the backcourt by Eddie Feely - foul #2 on Eddie Feely, team foul #4 | 9-13 |
| Subs | Cornell | Brent Leone (PF) Eddie Feely | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 09:23 | Columbia | Edgar Magee is fouled on the floor by Dean Conklin - foul #1 on Dean Conklin, team foul #5 | 9-13 |
| 08:58 | Columbia | Sean Stewart makes the wide open driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Edgar Magee | 9-15 |
| 08:36 | Cornell | Dikembe Abdulkarim swats the shot by John Trisler | 9-15 |
| 08:35 | Cornell | Dean Conklin hits the follow up shot | 11-15 |
| 08:12 | Columbia | Joseph Holmes picks off the pass by David Morris | 11-15 |
| 08:08 | Cornell | Joseph Holmes lays it up and in | 13-15 |
| 07:45 | Columbia | Sean Stewart is fouled on the floor by Joseph Holmes - foul #2 on Joseph Holmes, team foul #6 | 13-15 |
| Subs | Cornell | Darrell Ziemann (PG), Joseph Rogers (SF), David Thorn (PF), Dale Edwards (C) Charles Pate, Joseph Holmes, Brent Leone, Dean Conklin | |
| Subs | Columbia | Martin Anderson (PG), Wayne Gabbert (SG), Thomas McClain (SF), Larry Brooks (PF), Edward Muller (C) Edgar Magee, Mark Carpenter, David Morris, Sean Stewart, Dikembe Abdulkarim | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Darrell Ziemann (fairly fresh) SG - John Trisler (fairly fresh) SF - Joseph Rogers (tiring) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - David Thorn (fairly fresh) C - Dale Edwards (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Martin Anderson (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Wayne Gabbert (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Thomas McClain (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Larry Brooks (tiring) 2 pts. C - Edward Muller (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Columbia | Larry Brooks drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 13-17 |
| 07:06 | Cornell | Darrell Ziemann misses badly on a 3 from straight away but the foul's on Larry Brooks - foul #1 on Larry Brooks, team foul #4 | 13-17 |
| Subs | Cornell | Robert Claassen (C) Dale Edwards | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 07:06 | Cornell | Darrell Ziemann misses the 1st free throw | 13-17 |
| 07:06 | Cornell | Darrell Ziemann makes the 2nd free throw | 14-17 |
| 07:06 | Cornell | Darrell Ziemann misses the 3rd free throw | 14-17 |
| 07:06 | Columbia | Larry Brooks gets the rebound | 14-17 |
| 06:47 | Columbia | Larry Brooks misses long on a floater near the basket but the foul's on David Thorn - foul #1 on David Thorn, team foul #7 | 14-17 |
| 06:47 | Columbia | Larry Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 14-18 |
| 06:47 | Columbia | Larry Brooks makes the 2nd free throw | 14-19 |
| 06:39 | Cornell | Robert Claassen is called for traveling | 14-19 |
| 06:21 | Columbia | Thomas McClain buries a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Martin Anderson | 14-22 |
| 06:11 | Cornell | Robert Claassen connects on the open 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Darrell Ziemann | 17-22 |
| 05:51 | Columbia | Thomas McClain is by himself and knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Wayne Gabbert | 17-25 |
| 05:34 | Cornell | Darrell Ziemann clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 17-25 |
| 05:32 | Cornell | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Rogers | 17-25 |
| 05:19 | Cornell | Joseph Rogers scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 20-25 |
| 04:54 | Columbia | Thomas McClain misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 20-25 |
| 04:52 | Cornell | Robert Claassen pulls down the rebound | 20-25 |
| 04:38 | Cornell | Darrell Ziemann is called for traveling | 20-25 |
| Subs | Cornell | Francis Greenfield (PG), Charles Pate (SG), Brent Leone (PF), Dean Conklin (C) Darrell Ziemann, Joseph Rogers, David Thorn, Robert Claassen | |
| Subs | Columbia | Edgar Magee (PG), Mark Carpenter (SG), David Morris (SF), Dikembe Abdulkarim (PF), Sean Stewart (C) Martin Anderson, Wayne Gabbert, Thomas McClain, Larry Brooks, Edward Muller | |
| 04:20 | Columbia | Sean Stewart connects on the open floater near the basket on a great pass from Mark Carpenter and he's fouled by Brent Leone - foul #1 on Brent Leone, team foul #8 | 20-27 |
| 04:20 | Columbia | Sean Stewart misses the free throw | 20-27 |
| 04:20 | Cornell | Brent Leone snags the defensive board | 20-27 |
| 04:04 | Cornell | Edgar Magee is called for the reach on Francis Greenfield - foul #2 on Edgar Magee, team foul #5 | 20-27 |
| Subs | Cornell | Joseph Rogers (SF) John Trisler | |
| Subs | Columbia | Kenneth Mahan (PG) Edgar Magee | |
| 03:51 | Cornell | Charles Pate misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 20-27 |
| 03:49 | Columbia | Dikembe Abdulkarim grabs the defensive rebound | 20-27 |
| 03:25 | Columbia | Dikembe Abdulkarim is by himself and knocks in the jump hook in the paint | 20-29 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Francis Greenfield (fresh) SG - Charles Pate (fresh) SF - Joseph Rogers (tired) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Brent Leone (fresh) C - Dean Conklin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Kenneth Mahan (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Mark Carpenter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Morris (fresh) PF - Dikembe Abdulkarim (fresh) 2 pts. C - Sean Stewart (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 02:56 | Cornell | Brent Leone is fouled on the floor by Dikembe Abdulkarim - foul #2 on Dikembe Abdulkarim, team foul #6 | 20-29 |
| Subs | Cornell | Darrell Ziemann (PG), Eddie Feely (SG), Joseph Holmes (PF), Dale Edwards (C) Francis Greenfield, Joseph Rogers, Brent Leone, Dean Conklin | |
| Subs | Columbia | Edgar Magee (PG), Thomas McClain (SF) Mark Carpenter, David Morris | |
| 02:37 | Cornell | Dale Edwards buries a jump hook from the right block | 22-29 |
| 02:34 | Columbia | Edgar Magee is fouled in the backcourt by Darrell Ziemann - foul #2 on Darrell Ziemann, team foul #9 | 22-29 |
| Subs | Cornell | Robert Claassen (C) Dale Edwards | |
| Subs | Columbia | Wayne Gabbert (SG), Edward Muller (C) Kenneth Mahan, Dikembe Abdulkarim | |
| 02:34 | Columbia | Edgar Magee makes the 1st free throw | 22-30 |
| 02:34 | Columbia | Edgar Magee makes the 2nd free throw | 22-31 |
| 02:22 | Cornell | Darrell Ziemann makes the 3 from the left corner | 25-31 |
| 01:58 | Columbia | Edward Muller double dribbles | 25-31 |
| Subs | Cornell | John Trisler (SF) Charles Pate | |
| Subs | Columbia | Martin Anderson (PG), Larry Brooks (PF) Edgar Magee, Sean Stewart | |
| 01:44 | Cornell | Robert Claassen misses badly on a turnaround from the right block | 25-31 |
| 01:43 | Columbia | Edward Muller gets the rebound | 25-31 |
| 01:25 | Columbia | Wayne Gabbert misses long on an open jumper from the right block | 25-31 |
| 01:24 | Columbia | Larry Brooks grabs the offensive rebound | 25-31 |
| 00:58 | Columbia | Larry Brooks misses the runner from the baseline | 25-31 |
| 00:56 | Columbia | Thomas McClain snags the offensive board | 25-31 |
| 00:35 | Columbia | Edward Muller travels with the ball | 25-31 |
| Subs | Cornell | Francis Greenfield (PG), Charles Pate (SF), Brent Leone (PF), Dale Edwards (C) Darrell Ziemann, John Trisler, Joseph Holmes, Robert Claassen | |
| Subs | Columbia | Edgar Magee (PG), Mark Carpenter (SG), David Morris (SF), Dikembe Abdulkarim (C) Martin Anderson, Wayne Gabbert, Thomas McClain, Edward Muller | |
| 00:09 | Cornell | Dale Edwards hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 25-31 |
| 00:08 | Columbia | Mark Carpenter gets the rebound | 25-31 |
| 00:03 | Columbia | Larry Brooks misses long on an open jumper from just outside the lane | 25-31 |
| 00:02 | Columbia | The offensive rebound goes to Larry Brooks | 25-31 |
| 00:00 | Columbia | The clock runs out | 25-31 |