| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Warren Lykes (fresh) SG - Joshua Grey (fresh) SF - Jon Curry (fresh) PF - Martin Peralta (fresh) C - James Green (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Steven Roderick (fresh) SG - Anthony Sydow (fresh) SF - Roy Nguyen (fresh) PF - David Carroll (fresh) C - Carl Zelinski (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Columbia | James Green wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:47 | Columbia | Jon Curry is hacked by Anthony Sydow - foul #1 on Anthony Sydow, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Columbia | Warren Lykes lays it in set up by Joshua Grey | 2-0 |
| 19:32 | Cornell | Carl Zelinski clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 2-0 |
| 19:31 | Columbia | Warren Lykes grabs the board | 2-0 |
| 19:11 | Columbia | Joshua Grey is whistled for traveling | 2-0 |
| 18:57 | Cornell | Anthony Sydow hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 2-0 |
| 18:55 | Cornell | Carl Zelinski snags the offensive board | 2-0 |
| 18:38 | Cornell | Roy Nguyen can't finish the layup | 2-0 |
| 18:37 | Cornell | David Carroll tips it home | 2-2 |
| 18:15 | Columbia | Jon Curry misses long on a driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on David Carroll - foul #1 on David Carroll, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| 18:15 | Columbia | Jon Curry misses the 1st free throw | 2-2 |
| 18:15 | Columbia | Jon Curry makes the 2nd free throw | 3-2 |
| 17:54 | Cornell | Anthony Sydow misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Jon Curry - foul #1 on Jon Curry, team foul #1 | 3-2 |
| Subs | Columbia | Richard Morgan (PG), Jeffrey Gibbs (SF), Jessie Moore (PF), David Caddell (C) Warren Lykes, Jon Curry, Martin Peralta, James Green | |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| 17:54 | Cornell | Anthony Sydow makes the 1st free throw | 3-3 |
| 17:54 | Cornell | Anthony Sydow makes the 2nd free throw | 3-4 |
| 17:40 | Columbia | David Caddell can't connect on a shot from close range but he's fouled by Anthony Sydow - foul #2 on Anthony Sydow, team foul #3 | 3-4 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Cornell | Melvin Romo (SG) Anthony Sydow | |
| 17:40 | Columbia | David Caddell misses the 1st free throw | 3-4 |
| 17:40 | Columbia | David Caddell makes the 2nd free throw | 4-4 |
| 17:28 | Cornell | Steven Roderick misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 4-4 |
| 17:27 | Columbia | Jeffrey Gibbs grabs the defensive rebound | 4-4 |
| 17:09 | Columbia | Joshua Grey jams it on a great pass from Richard Morgan | 6-4 |
| 16:59 | Cornell | Carl Zelinski scores on a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Melvin Romo | 6-6 |
| 16:40 | Columbia | Joshua Grey comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 6-6 |
| 16:39 | Cornell | David Carroll pulls down the rebound | 6-6 |
| 16:34 | Cornell | Melvin Romo's pass is intercepted by Joshua Grey | 6-6 |
| 16:30 | Columbia | Joshua Grey can't finish the layup | 6-6 |
| 16:28 | Cornell | Carl Zelinski gets the rebound | 6-6 |
| 16:04 | Cornell | Carl Zelinski drills a shot in the paint | 6-8 |
| 15:42 | Columbia | David Carroll swats the layup by David Caddell | 6-8 |
| 15:40 | Cornell | David Carroll gets the rebound | 6-8 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Richard Morgan (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Joshua Grey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Gibbs (fairly fresh) PF - David Caddell (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Jessie Moore (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Steven Roderick (fairly fresh) SG - Melvin Romo (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Roy Nguyen (fairly fresh) PF - David Carroll (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Carl Zelinski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:24 | Cornell | Melvin Romo makes the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Roy Nguyen | 6-10 |
| 15:22 | Columbia | Richard Morgan is fouled in the backcourt by Melvin Romo - foul #1 on Melvin Romo, team foul #4 | 6-10 |
| Subs | Columbia | Warren Lykes (PG), Michael Gomes (SG), Jon Curry (SF), Martin Peralta (PF), James Green (C) Richard Morgan, Joshua Grey, Jeffrey Gibbs, David Caddell, Jessie Moore | |
| Subs | Cornell | Scott Washington (PG), Jason Faulkner (SG), Michael Loudermilk (SF), William Clark (PF), Jerry Gladden (C) Steven Roderick, Melvin Romo, Roy Nguyen, David Carroll, Carl Zelinski | |
| 15:12 | Columbia | Warren Lykes jams it | 8-10 |
| 15:05 | Cornell | Jason Faulkner misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 8-10 |
| 15:04 | Columbia | James Green pulls down the rebound | 8-10 |
| 15:01 | Columbia | Michael Gomes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 8-10 |
| 14:41 | Cornell | William Clark misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 8-10 |
| 14:39 | Columbia | James Green snags the defensive board | 8-10 |
| 14:37 | Columbia | Jon Curry is hacked by Michael Loudermilk in the backcourt - foul #1 on Michael Loudermilk, team foul #5 | 8-10 |
| 14:31 | Columbia | Michael Gomes hits a wide open 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Warren Lykes | 11-10 |
| 14:07 | Cornell | Scott Washington misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 11-10 |
| 14:06 | Columbia | James Green gets the rebound | 11-10 |
| 13:46 | Columbia | Michael Gomes connects on the runner near the basket on a nice dish by Warren Lykes | 13-10 |
| 13:24 | Cornell | Jerry Gladden clanks a shot from close range but he's fouled by Martin Peralta - foul #1 on Martin Peralta, team foul #2 | 13-10 |
| Subs | Columbia | Neil Myers (PG), Joshua Grey (SG), Jessie Moore (PF), David Caddell (C) Warren Lykes, Michael Gomes, Martin Peralta, James Green | |
| Subs | Cornell | Steven Roderick (PG), Melvin Romo (SG), Roy Nguyen (SF), Stuart Glynn (C) Scott Washington, Jason Faulkner, Michael Loudermilk, William Clark | |
| 13:24 | Cornell | Jerry Gladden makes the 1st free throw | 13-11 |
| 13:24 | Cornell | Jerry Gladden makes the 2nd free throw | 13-12 |
| 13:00 | Columbia | Jon Curry makes the wide open jumpshot from the right side set up by David Caddell and the foul's on Jerry Gladden - foul #1 on Jerry Gladden, team foul #6 | 15-12 |
| Subs | Columbia | Richard Morgan (PG) Neil Myers | |
| Subs | Cornell | David Carroll (PF) Jerry Gladden | |
| 13:00 | Columbia | Jon Curry makes the free throw | 16-12 |
| 12:36 | Cornell | Stuart Glynn scores on a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Roy Nguyen | 16-14 |
| 12:26 | Columbia | Jessie Moore connects on the shot from close range on a nice dish by Richard Morgan | 18-14 |
| 12:09 | Cornell | Roy Nguyen hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 18-14 |
| 12:08 | Cornell | Melvin Romo grabs the offensive rebound | 18-14 |
| 11:48 | Cornell | Melvin Romo is hacked by Richard Morgan - foul #1 on Richard Morgan, team foul #3 | 18-14 |
| Subs | Columbia | Neil Myers (PG), Jeffrey Gibbs (SF), Martin Peralta (PF), Richard Thrall (C) Richard Morgan, Jon Curry, Jessie Moore, David Caddell | |
| Subs | Cornell | Carl Zelinski (C) Stuart Glynn | |
| 11:32 | Cornell | Carl Zelinski misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 18-14 |
| 11:31 | Columbia | Joshua Grey grabs the board | 18-14 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Neil Myers (fresh) SG - Joshua Grey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Gibbs (fresh) PF - Martin Peralta (fresh) C - Richard Thrall (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Steven Roderick (fairly fresh) SG - Melvin Romo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roy Nguyen (fairly fresh) PF - David Carroll (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Carl Zelinski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:10 | Columbia | Jeffrey Gibbs comes up short on the turnaround from the left block | 18-14 |
| 11:08 | Cornell | Carl Zelinski snags the defensive board | 18-14 |
| 11:01 | Cornell | Steven Roderick throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 18-14 |
| Subs | Columbia | Warren Lykes (PG), Michael Gomes (SG), James Green (C) Neil Myers, Joshua Grey, Richard Thrall | |
| Subs | Cornell | Scott Washington (PG), Jason Faulkner (SF), William Clark (PF) Steven Roderick, Roy Nguyen, David Carroll | |
| 10:47 | Columbia | Martin Peralta can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 18-14 |
| 10:45 | Columbia | Jeffrey Gibbs hits the follow up shot | 20-14 |
| 10:28 | Cornell | Michael Gomes is called for the reach on Melvin Romo - foul #1 on Michael Gomes, team foul #4 | 20-14 |
| Subs | Columbia | Jessie Moore (PF) Martin Peralta | |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| 10:13 | Cornell | Melvin Romo clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Jeffrey Gibbs - foul #1 on Jeffrey Gibbs, team foul #5 | 20-14 |
| Subs | Columbia | Richard Morgan (SF) Jeffrey Gibbs | |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| 10:13 | Cornell | Melvin Romo makes the 1st free throw | 20-15 |
| 10:13 | Cornell | Melvin Romo misses the 2nd free throw | 20-15 |
| 10:13 | Columbia | Jessie Moore pulls down the rebound | 20-15 |
| 10:09 | Columbia | Jessie Moore is hacked by Melvin Romo in the backcourt - foul #2 on Melvin Romo, team foul #7 | 20-15 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Cornell | Steven Roderick (PG), Roy Nguyen (SF) Melvin Romo, Jason Faulkner | |
| 10:09 | Columbia | Jessie Moore makes the 1st free throw | 21-15 |
| 10:09 | Columbia | Jessie Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 22-15 |
| 09:50 | Cornell | Roy Nguyen misses the 3 from the right wing | 22-15 |
| 09:48 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Jessie Moore | 22-15 |
| 09:30 | Columbia | James Green is open and lays it up and in set up by Michael Gomes | 24-15 |
| 09:16 | Cornell | Scott Washington's pass is intercepted by Richard Morgan | 24-15 |
| 09:10 | Columbia | Richard Morgan loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 24-15 |
| Subs | Columbia | Neil Myers (PG), Joshua Grey (SG), Jon Curry (SF), David Caddell (PF), Richard Thrall (C) Warren Lykes, Michael Gomes, Richard Morgan, Jessie Moore, James Green | |
| Subs | Cornell | Jason Faulkner (SG), Michael Loudermilk (SF), Jerry Gladden (PF), Stuart Glynn (C) Scott Washington, Roy Nguyen, William Clark, Carl Zelinski | |
| 09:02 | Cornell | Steven Roderick hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Jason Faulkner | 24-18 |
| 09:00 | Columbia | Neil Myers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 24-18 |
| Subs | Columbia | Jeffrey Gibbs (SF), Martin Peralta (PF) Jon Curry, Richard Thrall | |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| 08:36 | Cornell | Jason Faulkner hits the front of the rim on the jumper from close range | 24-18 |
| 08:34 | Cornell | Michael Loudermilk misses the tip | 24-18 |
| 08:33 | Columbia | Martin Peralta grabs the board | 24-18 |
| 08:24 | Columbia | Neil Myers comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 24-18 |
| 08:22 | Columbia | David Caddell grabs the offensive rebound | 24-18 |
| 08:13 | Columbia | Jeffrey Gibbs throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-18 |
| Subs | Columbia | Jon Curry (SF) Jeffrey Gibbs | |
| Subs | Cornell | Roy Nguyen (SF), David Carroll (PF) Michael Loudermilk, Jerry Gladden | |
| 07:59 | Cornell | Roy Nguyen is hacked by Jon Curry - foul #2 on Jon Curry, team foul #6 | 24-18 |
| Subs | Columbia | Richard Morgan (SF), Jessie Moore (PF) Jon Curry, Martin Peralta | |
| Subs | Cornell | Carl Zelinski (C) Stuart Glynn | |
| 07:37 | Cornell | Steven Roderick misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 24-18 |
| 07:36 | Cornell | Carl Zelinski hits the follow up shot | 24-20 |
| 07:16 | Columbia | Richard Morgan drills a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by David Caddell | 27-20 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Neil Myers (fairly fresh) SG - Joshua Grey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Morgan (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Jessie Moore (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - David Caddell (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Steven Roderick (tiring) 3 pts. SG - Jason Faulkner (fairly fresh) SF - Roy Nguyen (tiring) PF - David Carroll (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Carl Zelinski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 06:55 | Cornell | Roy Nguyen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-20 |
| Subs | Columbia | Warren Lykes (PG), Michael Gomes (SG), Jeffrey Gibbs (SF), Richard Thrall (PF), James Green (C) Neil Myers, Joshua Grey, Richard Morgan, Jessie Moore, David Caddell | |
| Subs | Cornell | Scott Washington (PG), William Clark (C) Steven Roderick, Carl Zelinski | |
| 06:39 | Columbia | Jeffrey Gibbs blows the layup but the foul's on Roy Nguyen - foul #1 on Roy Nguyen, team foul #8 | 27-20 |
| Subs | Columbia | Martin Peralta (PF) Richard Thrall | |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| 06:39 | Columbia | Jeffrey Gibbs makes the 1st free throw | 28-20 |
| 06:39 | Columbia | Jeffrey Gibbs misses the 2nd free throw | 28-20 |
| 06:39 | Cornell | The rebound goes to David Carroll | 28-20 |
| 06:27 | Cornell | Roy Nguyen is fouled on the floor by Michael Gomes - foul #2 on Michael Gomes, team foul #7 | 28-20 |
| Subs | Columbia | Joshua Grey (SG) Michael Gomes | |
| Subs | Cornell | Stuart Glynn (C) David Carroll | |
| 06:27 | Cornell | Roy Nguyen misses the 1st free throw | 28-20 |
| 06:27 | Columbia | Martin Peralta snags the defensive board | 28-20 |
| 06:11 | Columbia | Joshua Grey is hacked by Scott Washington - foul #1 on Scott Washington, team foul #9 | 28-20 |
| Subs | Columbia | Richard Thrall (C) James Green | |
| Subs | Cornell | Steven Roderick (PG), Jerry Gladden (PF) Jason Faulkner, Roy Nguyen | |
| 06:11 | Columbia | Joshua Grey makes the 1st free throw | 29-20 |
| 06:11 | Columbia | Joshua Grey makes the 2nd free throw | 30-20 |
| 05:55 | Cornell | Steven Roderick travels with the ball | 30-20 |
| Subs | Columbia | Richard Morgan (SF), Jessie Moore (C) Jeffrey Gibbs, Richard Thrall | |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| 05:35 | Columbia | Jessie Moore can't connect on a floater from the left block but he's hacked by Scott Washington - foul #2 on Scott Washington, team foul #10 | 30-20 |
| Subs | Columbia | Richard Thrall (C) Martin Peralta | |
| Subs | Cornell | Jason Faulkner (SG), Michael Loudermilk (SF) Scott Washington, Stuart Glynn | |
| 05:35 | Columbia | Jessie Moore makes the 1st free throw | 31-20 |
| 05:35 | Columbia | Jessie Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 32-20 |
| 05:14 | Cornell | Jerry Gladden clanks a floater from the left block | 32-20 |
| 05:13 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Jessie Moore | 32-20 |
| 04:45 | Columbia | Richard Morgan is open and buries a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Joshua Grey | 35-20 |
| 04:28 | Cornell | William Clark comes up short on the turnaround from the right block | 35-20 |
| 04:27 | Columbia | Warren Lykes snags the defensive board | 35-20 |
| 04:13 | Columbia | Richard Morgan can't connect on an uncontested 3 from straight away | 35-20 |
| 04:11 | Cornell | William Clark snags the defensive board | 35-20 |
| 04:06 | Cornell | Michael Loudermilk banks in the layup | 35-22 |
| 03:51 | Columbia | Richard Morgan scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Jessie Moore | 37-22 |
| 03:23 | Cornell | Jerry Gladden hits a runner in the paint | 37-24 |
| 03:21 | Columbia | Joshua Grey throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 37-24 |
| Subs | Columbia | Neil Myers (PG), Michael Gomes (SG), Jon Curry (SF), Martin Peralta (PF), James Green (C) Warren Lykes, Joshua Grey, Richard Morgan, Jessie Moore, Richard Thrall | |
| Subs | Cornell | Melvin Romo (PG), Anthony Sydow (SG), Roy Nguyen (SF), David Carroll (PF), Carl Zelinski (C) Steven Roderick, Jason Faulkner, Michael Loudermilk, William Clark, Jerry Gladden | |
| 03:06 | Cornell | Melvin Romo hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane | 37-24 |
| 03:05 | Columbia | Martin Peralta grabs the board | 37-24 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Neil Myers (fresh) SG - Michael Gomes (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jon Curry (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Martin Peralta (fresh) 3 reb. C - James Green (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Melvin Romo (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anthony Sydow (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Roy Nguyen (fairly fresh) PF - David Carroll (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Carl Zelinski (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 02:47 | Columbia | James Green misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Melvin Romo - foul #3 on Melvin Romo, team foul #11 | 37-24 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Cornell | Scott Washington (PG) Melvin Romo | |
| 02:47 | Columbia | James Green makes the 1st free throw | 38-24 |
| 02:47 | Columbia | James Green makes the 2nd free throw | 39-24 |
| 02:28 | Cornell | Roy Nguyen is fouled on the floor by Michael Gomes - foul #3 on Michael Gomes, team foul #8 | 39-24 |
| Subs | Columbia | Joshua Grey (SG) Michael Gomes | |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| 02:28 | Cornell | Roy Nguyen makes the 1st free throw | 39-25 |
| 02:28 | Cornell | Roy Nguyen makes the 2nd free throw | 39-26 |
| 02:14 | Columbia | Joshua Grey can't connect on a floater from the left side | 39-26 |
| 02:12 | Cornell | Roy Nguyen pulls down the rebound | 39-26 |
| 01:43 | Cornell | Scott Washington misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Jon Curry - foul #3 on Jon Curry, team foul #9 | 39-26 |
| Subs | Columbia | Jeffrey Gibbs (SF), David Caddell (C) Jon Curry, James Green | |
| Subs | Cornell | Stuart Glynn (C) Carl Zelinski | |
| 01:43 | Cornell | Scott Washington makes the 1st free throw | 39-27 |
| 01:43 | Cornell | Scott Washington makes the 2nd free throw | 39-28 |
| 01:26 | Columbia | David Caddell's layup is rejected by David Carroll | 39-28 |
| 01:25 | Columbia | David Caddell tips it home | 41-28 |
| 00:57 | Cornell | Scott Washington hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Jeffrey Gibbs - foul #2 on Jeffrey Gibbs, team foul #10 | 41-28 |
| Subs | Columbia | Warren Lykes (PG), Jessie Moore (PF) Neil Myers, Martin Peralta | |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| 00:57 | Cornell | Scott Washington makes the 1st free throw | 41-29 |
| 00:57 | Cornell | Scott Washington makes the 2nd free throw | 41-30 |
| 00:49 | Columbia | Joshua Grey is hacked by Scott Washington - foul #3 on Scott Washington, team foul #12 | 41-30 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Cornell | Steven Roderick (PG) Scott Washington | |
| 00:49 | Columbia | Joshua Grey misses the 1st free throw | 41-30 |
| 00:49 | Columbia | Joshua Grey makes the 2nd free throw | 42-30 |
| 00:42 | Cornell | Stuart Glynn misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-30 |
| 00:40 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Jessie Moore | 42-30 |
| 00:25 | Columbia | Joshua Grey misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 42-30 |
| 00:24 | Cornell | David Carroll grabs the defensive rebound | 42-30 |
| 00:05 | Cornell | David Carroll loses the ball out of bounds | 42-30 |
| Subs | Columbia | Richard Morgan (SF), James Green (C) Jeffrey Gibbs, David Caddell | |
| Subs | Cornell | Carl Zelinski (C) Stuart Glynn | |
| 00:01 | Columbia | Richard Morgan misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 42-30 |
| 00:00 | Columbia | Richard Morgan gets the offensive rebound | 42-30 |