| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Martin Anderson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Mark Carpenter (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas McClain (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Larry Brooks (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Edward Muller (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - John Trisler (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Eddie Feely (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Rogers (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Thorn (fresh) C - Robert Claassen (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Columbia | Thomas McClain inbounds the ball | 33-29 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:32 | Columbia | Mark Carpenter loses the dribble to John Trisler | 33-29 |
| 19:07 | Cornell | Joseph Rogers connects on the driving attempt from the right block | 33-31 |
| 19:05 | Columbia | Joseph Rogers steals it from Martin Anderson in the backcourt | 33-31 |
| 18:53 | Cornell | Joseph Rogers is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Joseph Rogers, team foul #1 | 33-31 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Cornell | Charles Pate (SF) Joseph Rogers | |
| 18:37 | Columbia | Larry Brooks can't finish the layup | 33-31 |
| 18:35 | Columbia | Mark Carpenter snags the offensive board | 33-31 |
| 18:09 | Columbia | Mark Carpenter hits a wide open 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Martin Anderson | 36-31 |
| 17:47 | Cornell | Robert Claassen's pass is intercepted by Martin Anderson | 36-31 |
| 17:28 | Columbia | Mark Carpenter can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 36-31 |
| 17:27 | Columbia | Thomas McClain tips it back up and in | 38-31 |
| 17:06 | Cornell | Eddie Feely's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-31 |
| Subs | Columbia | David Morris (SF), Sean Stewart (C) Thomas McClain, Edward Muller | |
| Subs | Cornell | Francis Greenfield (PG), Joseph Holmes (SF), Brent Leone (PF), Dean Conklin (C) John Trisler, Charles Pate, David Thorn, Robert Claassen | |
| 16:48 | Columbia | Mark Carpenter hits a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Martin Anderson | 41-31 |
| 16:27 | Cornell | Brent Leone can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 41-31 |
| 16:25 | Cornell | Eddie Feely tips it in | 41-33 |
| 16:23 | Columbia | Martin Anderson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 41-33 |
| Subs | Columbia | Wayne Gabbert (SG), Dikembe Abdulkarim (C) Mark Carpenter, Larry Brooks | |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| 16:12 | Cornell | Francis Greenfield misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 41-33 |
| 16:10 | Cornell | Joseph Holmes can't tip it in | 41-33 |
| 16:08 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Dikembe Abdulkarim | 41-33 |
| 16:06 | Columbia | Francis Greenfield steps in front of the Wayne Gabbert pass in the backcourt | 41-33 |
| 15:51 | Cornell | Joseph Holmes connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Brent Leone | 41-36 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Martin Anderson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Wayne Gabbert (fresh) SF - David Morris (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Sean Stewart (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Dikembe Abdulkarim (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Francis Greenfield (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Eddie Feely (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Holmes (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Brent Leone (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Dean Conklin (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Columbia | Wayne Gabbert's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-36 |
| Subs | Columbia | Edgar Magee (PG), Thomas McClain (SF), Larry Brooks (PF) Martin Anderson, David Morris, Sean Stewart | |
| Subs | Cornell | Darrell Ziemann (PG), Charles Pate (SG), Joseph Rogers (SF), David Thorn (PF), Dale Edwards (C) Francis Greenfield, Eddie Feely, Joseph Holmes, Brent Leone, Dean Conklin | |
| 15:18 | Cornell | Charles Pate double dribbles | 41-36 |
| 14:51 | Columbia | Edgar Magee buries a 3 from the left wing set up by Thomas McClain | 44-36 |
| 14:29 | Cornell | David Thorn's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-36 |
| Subs | Columbia | Martin Anderson (PG), Kenneth Mahan (SG), Edward Muller (C) Edgar Magee, Wayne Gabbert, Dikembe Abdulkarim | |
| Subs | Cornell | John Trisler (SG), Joseph Holmes (PF), Robert Claassen (C) Charles Pate, David Thorn, Dale Edwards | |
| 14:22 | Columbia | Larry Brooks loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 44-36 |
| Subs | Columbia | David Morris (SF) Thomas McClain | |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| 14:09 | Cornell | Darrell Ziemann misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 44-36 |
| 14:07 | Columbia | Larry Brooks snags the defensive board | 44-36 |
| 13:42 | Columbia | Larry Brooks clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 44-36 |
| 13:40 | Cornell | Darrell Ziemann gets the rebound | 44-36 |
| 13:34 | Cornell | Darrell Ziemann is hacked by David Morris - foul #1 on David Morris, team foul #1 | 44-36 |
| Subs | Columbia | Mark Carpenter (SG), Thomas McClain (SF), Sean Stewart (PF) Kenneth Mahan, David Morris, Larry Brooks | |
| Subs | Cornell | Francis Greenfield (PG) Darrell Ziemann | |
| 13:27 | Cornell | Joseph Rogers makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by John Trisler | 44-38 |
| 12:58 | Columbia | Edward Muller is hacked by Joseph Holmes - foul #3 on Joseph Holmes, team foul #2 | 44-38 |
| Subs | Columbia | Edgar Magee (PG), Dikembe Abdulkarim (C) Martin Anderson, Edward Muller | |
| Subs | Cornell | Charles Pate (SG), Brent Leone (PF), Dean Conklin (C) John Trisler, Joseph Holmes, Robert Claassen | |
| 12:35 | Columbia | Sean Stewart misses the jumper in the lane but the foul's on Joseph Rogers - foul #4 on Joseph Rogers, team foul #3 | 44-38 |
| Subs | Columbia | Wayne Gabbert (SG) Mark Carpenter | |
| Subs | Cornell | Eddie Feely (SG) Joseph Rogers | |
| 12:35 | Columbia | Sean Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 45-38 |
| 12:35 | Columbia | Sean Stewart misses the 2nd free throw | 45-38 |
| 12:35 | Columbia | Dikembe Abdulkarim snags the offensive board | 45-38 |
| 12:13 | Columbia | Eddie Feely steals the ball from Thomas McClain | 45-38 |
| 11:58 | Cornell | Eddie Feely is hacked by Thomas McClain - foul #2 on Thomas McClain, team foul #2 | 45-38 |
| Subs | Columbia | David Morris (SF), Edward Muller (C) Thomas McClain, Sean Stewart | |
| Subs | Cornell | Darrell Ziemann (PG), John Trisler (SG), David Thorn (PF) Francis Greenfield, Eddie Feely, Brent Leone | |
| 11:43 | Cornell | Dean Conklin's pass is intercepted by Edward Muller | 45-38 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Edgar Magee (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Wayne Gabbert (fresh) SF - David Morris (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dikembe Abdulkarim (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Edward Muller (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Darrell Ziemann (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - John Trisler (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Charles Pate (fresh) 5 pts. PF - David Thorn (fresh) C - Dean Conklin (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:18 | Columbia | Wayne Gabbert's pass is intercepted by Darrell Ziemann | 45-38 |
| 11:00 | Cornell | Darrell Ziemann throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-38 |
| Subs | Columbia | Martin Anderson (PG), Mark Carpenter (SG), Larry Brooks (PF) Edgar Magee, Wayne Gabbert, Dikembe Abdulkarim | |
| Subs | Cornell | Eddie Feely (SG), Joseph Holmes (PF), Robert Claassen (C) Charles Pate, David Thorn, Dean Conklin | |
| 10:36 | Columbia | Mark Carpenter hits a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Larry Brooks | 48-38 |
| 10:26 | Cornell | Eddie Feely clanks a 3 from straight away | 48-38 |
| 10:24 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Larry Brooks | 48-38 |
| 10:21 | Columbia | Martin Anderson is fouled in the backcourt by Darrell Ziemann - foul #4 on Darrell Ziemann, team foul #4 | 48-38 |
| Subs | Columbia | Thomas McClain (SF) David Morris | |
| Subs | Cornell | Francis Greenfield (PG), Brent Leone (PF) Darrell Ziemann, John Trisler | |
| 10:07 | Columbia | Thomas McClain misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 48-38 |
| 10:06 | Columbia | Edward Muller can't tip it in | 48-38 |
| 10:05 | Cornell | The rebound goes to Brent Leone | 48-38 |
| 09:52 | Cornell | Larry Brooks swats the dunk try by Eddie Feely | 48-38 |
| 09:51 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Thomas McClain | 48-38 |
| 09:35 | Columbia | Larry Brooks loses the dribble to Francis Greenfield | 48-38 |
| 09:11 | Cornell | Brent Leone misses the fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by Larry Brooks - foul #2 on Larry Brooks, team foul #3 | 48-38 |
| Subs | Columbia | Wayne Gabbert (SG), Dikembe Abdulkarim (C) Mark Carpenter, Edward Muller | |
| Subs | Cornell | John Trisler (PG), Charles Pate (SF), Dale Edwards (C) Francis Greenfield, Joseph Holmes, Robert Claassen | |
| 09:11 | Cornell | Brent Leone makes the 1st free throw | 48-39 |
| 09:11 | Cornell | Brent Leone makes the 2nd free throw | 48-40 |
| 09:06 | Columbia | Eddie Feely steals the ball from Wayne Gabbert in the backcourt | 48-40 |
| 09:05 | Cornell | Eddie Feely hits the finger roll | 48-42 |
| 08:50 | Columbia | Thomas McClain misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 48-42 |
| 08:49 | Cornell | The rebound goes to Brent Leone | 48-42 |
| 08:40 | Cornell | John Trisler buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 48-45 |
| 08:19 | Columbia | Dikembe Abdulkarim hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range but the foul's on Brent Leone - foul #1 on Brent Leone, team foul #5 | 48-45 |
| Subs | Columbia | Edgar Magee (PG), David Morris (SF), Sean Stewart (C) Martin Anderson, Thomas McClain, Larry Brooks | |
| Subs | Cornell | David Thorn (PF), Dean Conklin (C) Brent Leone, Dale Edwards | |
| 08:19 | Columbia | Dikembe Abdulkarim misses the 1st free throw | 48-45 |
| 08:19 | Columbia | Dikembe Abdulkarim makes the 2nd free throw | 49-45 |
| 08:07 | Cornell | Dean Conklin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-45 |
| Subs | Columbia | Edward Muller (C) Dikembe Abdulkarim | |
| Subs | Cornell | Francis Greenfield (PG), Robert Claassen (C) Charles Pate, Dean Conklin | |
| 07:45 | Columbia | Edgar Magee buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 52-45 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Edgar Magee (fresh) 14 pts. SG - Wayne Gabbert (fresh) SF - David Morris (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Sean Stewart (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Edward Muller (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Francis Greenfield (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SG - Eddie Feely (tiring) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - John Trisler (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. PF - David Thorn (fresh) C - Robert Claassen (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:35 | Cornell | David Thorn hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint | 52-45 |
| 07:33 | Columbia | Sean Stewart snags the defensive board | 52-45 |
| 07:07 | Columbia | Sean Stewart makes the jumper in the paint | 54-45 |
| 06:57 | Cornell | John Trisler misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 54-45 |
| 06:55 | Columbia | David Morris snags the defensive board | 54-45 |
| 06:29 | Columbia | Wayne Gabbert is open and scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Edgar Magee | 57-45 |
| 06:10 | Cornell | David Thorn is hacked by Edward Muller - foul #3 on Edward Muller, team foul #4 | 57-45 |
| Subs | Columbia | Martin Anderson (PG), Kenneth Mahan (SG), Thomas McClain (SF), Larry Brooks (PF), Dikembe Abdulkarim (C) Edgar Magee, Wayne Gabbert, David Morris, Sean Stewart, Edward Muller | |
| Subs | Cornell | Darrell Ziemann (PG), Charles Pate (SG), Joseph Rogers (SF), Joseph Holmes (PF), Dean Conklin (C) Francis Greenfield, Eddie Feely, John Trisler, David Thorn, Robert Claassen | |
| 06:00 | Cornell | Joseph Rogers knocks in the floater from the right wing set up by Joseph Holmes | 57-47 |
| 05:38 | Columbia | Kenneth Mahan hits a 3 from straight away | 60-47 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 05:29 | Cornell | Dean Conklin misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Dikembe Abdulkarim - foul #1 on Dikembe Abdulkarim, team foul #5 | 60-47 |
| Subs | Columbia | Mark Carpenter (SG) Kenneth Mahan | |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| 05:29 | Cornell | Dean Conklin misses the 1st free throw | 60-47 |
| 05:29 | Cornell | Dean Conklin makes the 2nd free throw | 60-48 |
| 05:05 | Columbia | Martin Anderson is wide open but clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 60-48 |
| 05:03 | Cornell | Dean Conklin pulls down the rebound | 60-48 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 04:47 | Cornell | Joseph Holmes slams it home | 60-50 |
| 04:28 | Columbia | Martin Anderson misses short on a shot from the right side | 60-50 |
| 04:27 | Cornell | The rebound goes to Joseph Rogers | 60-50 |
| 04:16 | Cornell | Joseph Rogers buries a floater in the lane on a nice dish by Darrell Ziemann and he's hacked by Larry Brooks - foul #3 on Larry Brooks, team foul #6 | 60-52 |
| Subs | Columbia | Edgar Magee (PG), Kenneth Mahan (SG), Sean Stewart (PF), Edward Muller (C) Martin Anderson, Mark Carpenter, Larry Brooks, Dikembe Abdulkarim | |
| Subs | Cornell | John Trisler (SG), David Thorn (PF), Dale Edwards (C) Charles Pate, Joseph Holmes, Dean Conklin | |
| 04:16 | Cornell | Joseph Rogers misses the free throw | 60-52 |
| 04:16 | Columbia | Thomas McClain snags the defensive board | 60-52 |
| 04:00 | Columbia | Sean Stewart is fouled on the floor by Darrell Ziemann - foul #5 on Darrell Ziemann, team foul #6 | 60-52 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Cornell | Francis Greenfield (PG), Robert Claassen (C) Darrell Ziemann, Dale Edwards | |
| 03:39 | Columbia | Thomas McClain scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Edgar Magee | 63-52 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Edgar Magee (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Mahan (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Thomas McClain (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Sean Stewart (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Edward Muller (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Francis Greenfield (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SG - John Trisler (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Joseph Rogers (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - David Thorn (fresh) C - Robert Claassen (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:24 | Cornell | John Trisler hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 63-52 |
| 03:22 | Cornell | David Thorn pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-52 |
| 03:11 | Cornell | Joseph Rogers misses long on a jumper from the left side but the foul's on Kenneth Mahan - foul #1 on Kenneth Mahan, team foul #7 | 63-52 |
| Subs | Columbia | Wayne Gabbert (SG), David Morris (SF), Larry Brooks (PF) Kenneth Mahan, Thomas McClain, Sean Stewart | |
| Subs | Cornell | Brent Leone (PF) David Thorn | |
| 03:11 | Cornell | Joseph Rogers makes the 1st free throw | 63-53 |
| 03:11 | Cornell | Joseph Rogers makes the 2nd free throw | 63-54 |
| 02:50 | Columbia | David Morris travels with the ball | 63-54 |
| Subs | Columbia | Martin Anderson (PG), Dikembe Abdulkarim (C) Edgar Magee, Edward Muller | |
| Subs | Cornell | Charles Pate (SG), Joseph Holmes (C) Francis Greenfield, Robert Claassen | |
| 02:48 | Cornell | Cornell calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-54 |
| Subs | Columbia | Mark Carpenter (SG), Thomas McClain (SF) Wayne Gabbert, David Morris | |
| Subs | Cornell | David Thorn (PF), Robert Claassen (C) Joseph Rogers, Brent Leone | |
| 02:40 | Cornell | Robert Claassen hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block | 63-54 |
| 02:38 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Mark Carpenter | 63-54 |
| 02:15 | Columbia | Robert Claassen steps in front of the Martin Anderson pass | 63-54 |
| 02:15 | Cornell | Cornell calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 63-54 |
| Subs | Columbia | Edward Muller (C) Larry Brooks | |
| Subs | Cornell | Joseph Rogers (SF) Joseph Holmes | |
| 02:06 | Cornell | Joseph Rogers misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 63-54 |
| 02:05 | Cornell | David Thorn gets the offensive rebound | 63-54 |
| 01:58 | Cornell | David Thorn is hacked by Dikembe Abdulkarim - foul #2 on Dikembe Abdulkarim, team foul #8 | 63-54 |
| Subs | Columbia | Larry Brooks (PF) Dikembe Abdulkarim | |
| Subs | Cornell | Eddie Feely (SG) Charles Pate | |
| 01:58 | Cornell | David Thorn makes the 1st free throw | 63-55 |
| 01:58 | Cornell | David Thorn makes the 2nd free throw | 63-56 |
| 01:35 | Columbia | Larry Brooks buries a jumpshot from the right side | 65-56 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 01:21 | Cornell | Joseph Rogers misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 65-56 |
| 01:20 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Edward Muller | 65-56 |
| 01:14 | Columbia | Thomas McClain buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Martin Anderson | 68-56 |
| 00:54 | Cornell | Larry Brooks denies the turnaround by Joseph Rogers | 68-56 |
| 00:53 | Columbia | Martin Anderson gets the rebound | 68-56 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:30 | Columbia | Thomas McClain misses long on a jumper near the basket | 68-56 |
| 00:29 | Cornell | John Trisler gets the rebound | 68-56 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:22 | Cornell | Robert Claassen misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 68-56 |
| 00:20 | Columbia | Edward Muller grabs the defensive rebound | 68-56 |
| 00:00 | Columbia | Martin Anderson runs out the clock | 68-56 |