| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Jurica Kisielewski (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Andrei Lozinski (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ralph Scarborough (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Hans Szafranski (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. C - Juan Morales (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Dave Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - David Hayes (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Stalcup (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Michael Canizales (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - David Riley (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Columbia | Ralph Scarborough inbounds the ball | 36-36 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:45 | Columbia | Hans Szafranski can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 36-36 |
| 19:44 | Columbia | Hans Szafranski grabs the offensive rebound | 36-36 |
| 19:28 | Columbia | Ralph Scarborough clanks a floater from the left wing | 36-36 |
| 19:26 | Cornell | The rebound goes to David Riley | 36-36 |
| 19:21 | Cornell | David Hayes connects on the floater from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Canizales | 36-38 |
| 19:19 | Columbia | Dave Johnson steals it from Andrei Lozinski in the backcourt | 36-38 |
| 19:18 | Cornell | James Stalcup misses the lay-in | 36-38 |
| 19:16 | Columbia | Hans Szafranski snags the defensive board | 36-38 |
| 19:04 | Columbia | Ralph Scarborough misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by David Hayes - foul #1 on David Hayes, team foul #1 | 36-38 |
| 19:04 | Columbia | Ralph Scarborough makes the 1st free throw | 37-38 |
| 19:04 | Columbia | Ralph Scarborough makes the 2nd free throw | 38-38 |
| 18:46 | Cornell | Dave Johnson misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 38-38 |
| 18:44 | Cornell | David Hayes tips it in | 38-40 |
| 18:26 | Columbia | Jurica Kisielewski double dribbles | 38-40 |
| Subs | Columbia | Eric Tarleton (SF), Buford Sewell (C) Ralph Scarborough, Juan Morales | |
| Subs | Cornell | Billie Abad (PG), Sylvester Henderson (SG), Nigel Mackey (SF), Joe Mitchell (PF), Karl Goo (C) Dave Johnson, David Hayes, James Stalcup, Michael Canizales, David Riley | |
| 17:59 | Cornell | Nigel Mackey clanks a jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by Andrei Lozinski - foul #2 on Andrei Lozinski, team foul #1 | 38-40 |
| Subs | Columbia | Eric Mousseau (PG), John Manz (SG), Alphonso Gallo (PF) Jurica Kisielewski, Andrei Lozinski, Hans Szafranski | |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| 17:59 | Cornell | Nigel Mackey makes the 1st free throw | 38-41 |
| 17:59 | Cornell | Nigel Mackey makes the 2nd free throw | 38-42 |
| 17:57 | Columbia | John Manz is fouled in the backcourt by Sylvester Henderson - foul #2 on Sylvester Henderson, team foul #2 | 38-42 |
| 17:44 | Columbia | John Manz is fouled on the floor by Karl Goo - foul #2 on Karl Goo, team foul #3 | 38-42 |
| 17:31 | Columbia | Buford Sewell misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block | 38-42 |
| 17:30 | Cornell | Karl Goo grabs the board | 38-42 |
| 17:23 | Cornell | Joe Mitchell is called for traveling | 38-42 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Cornell | James Stalcup (SF), David Riley (C) Joe Mitchell, Karl Goo | |
| 17:02 | Columbia | Buford Sewell buries a driving attempt from close range | 40-42 |
| 16:49 | Cornell | David Riley can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline | 40-42 |
| 16:48 | Cornell | Sylvester Henderson hits the follow up shot | 40-44 |
| 16:31 | Columbia | David Riley denies the turnaround by Alphonso Gallo | 40-44 |
| 16:29 | Cornell | Sylvester Henderson gets the rebound | 40-44 |
| 16:21 | Cornell | Nigel Mackey's pass is intercepted by Eric Mousseau | 40-44 |
| 16:18 | Columbia | Eric Mousseau misses the lay-in | 40-44 |
| 16:16 | Columbia | Buford Sewell hits the follow up shot | 42-44 |
| 15:56 | Cornell | Billie Abad can't connect on a driving attempt from the baseline | 42-44 |
| 15:54 | Columbia | Alphonso Gallo snags the defensive board | 42-44 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Eric Mousseau (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Manz (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Eric Tarleton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Alphonso Gallo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Buford Sewell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Billie Abad (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - Sylvester Henderson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - James Stalcup (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Nigel Mackey (fairly fresh) 9 pts. C - David Riley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Columbia | Eric Tarleton is open and scores on a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by John Manz | 44-44 |
| 15:06 | Cornell | Nigel Mackey makes the jumper from the left block set up by Sylvester Henderson | 44-46 |
| 14:47 | Columbia | Eric Tarleton loses the ball out of bounds | 44-46 |
| Subs | Columbia | Jurica Kisielewski (PG), Andrei Lozinski (SG), Ralph Scarborough (SF), Hans Szafranski (PF), Juan Morales (C) Eric Mousseau, John Manz, Eric Tarleton, Alphonso Gallo, Buford Sewell | |
| Subs | Cornell | Dave Johnson (PG), David Hayes (SG), Michael Canizales (PF), Joe Mitchell (C) Billie Abad, Sylvester Henderson, Nigel Mackey, David Riley | |
| 14:22 | Cornell | Andrei Lozinski is called for the reach on David Hayes - foul #3 on Andrei Lozinski, team foul #2 | 44-46 |
| 14:15 | Cornell | James Stalcup is whistled for a carry | 44-46 |
| 14:12 | Columbia | Jurica Kisielewski is hacked by Joe Mitchell in the backcourt - foul #3 on Joe Mitchell, team foul #4 | 44-46 |
| 13:51 | Columbia | Andrei Lozinski clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 44-46 |
| 13:50 | Cornell | James Stalcup grabs the board | 44-46 |
| 13:31 | Cornell | Joe Mitchell can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 44-46 |
| 13:29 | Columbia | Hans Szafranski grabs the board | 44-46 |
| 13:16 | Columbia | Ralph Scarborough hits a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Andrei Lozinski | 46-46 |
| 12:56 | Cornell | Michael Canizales hits a 3 pointer from the left corner | 46-49 |
| 12:30 | Columbia | Juan Morales's fadeaway is rejected by Joe Mitchell | 46-49 |
| 12:28 | Cornell | The rebound goes to Michael Canizales | 46-49 |
| 12:24 | Cornell | Dave Johnson misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 46-49 |
| 12:22 | Columbia | Hans Szafranski snags the defensive board | 46-49 |
| 12:08 | Columbia | Andrei Lozinski is hacked by Joe Mitchell - foul #4 on Joe Mitchell, team foul #5 | 46-49 |
| Subs | Columbia | Eric Mousseau (PG), John Manz (SG), Dikembe Abdulla (SF) Jurica Kisielewski, Andrei Lozinski, Ralph Scarborough | |
| Subs | Cornell | Barry Horne (PG), Nigel Mackey (SF), Karl Goo (PF), David Riley (C) Dave Johnson, James Stalcup, Michael Canizales, Joe Mitchell | |
| 11:58 | Columbia | Hans Szafranski misses the wide open driving attempt from the baseline | 46-49 |
| 11:56 | Columbia | Dikembe Abdulla tips it in | 48-49 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Eric Mousseau (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Manz (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dikembe Abdulla (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Hans Szafranski (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 3 stl. C - Juan Morales (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Barry Horne (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Hayes (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nigel Mackey (fairly fresh) 11 pts. PF - Karl Goo (fresh) 2 reb. C - David Riley (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:42 | Cornell | David Riley misses long on a driving attempt from the baseline | 48-49 |
| 11:40 | Columbia | Eric Mousseau grabs the defensive rebound | 48-49 |
| 11:26 | Columbia | Eric Mousseau scores on a 3 from the right corner set up by John Manz | 51-49 |
| 11:06 | Cornell | David Hayes clanks a jumper from the right side | 51-49 |
| 11:05 | Columbia | Eric Mousseau pulls down the rebound | 51-49 |
| 11:01 | Columbia | Dikembe Abdulla is wide open but clanks a turnaround from the right block | 51-49 |
| 11:00 | Cornell | Nigel Mackey grabs the board | 51-49 |
| 10:53 | Cornell | Barry Horne is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 51-49 |
| Subs | Columbia | Alphonso Gallo (PF), Eric Tarleton (C) Hans Szafranski, Juan Morales | |
| Subs | Cornell | Sylvester Henderson (SF) Nigel Mackey | |
| 10:39 | Columbia | John Manz misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 51-49 |
| 10:38 | Cornell | Karl Goo gets the rebound | 51-49 |
| 10:21 | Cornell | Karl Goo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-49 |
| Subs | Columbia | Jurica Kisielewski (PG), Andrei Lozinski (SG), Buford Sewell (C) Eric Mousseau, John Manz, Dikembe Abdulla | |
| Subs | Cornell | Dave Johnson (PG), Michael Canizales (PF) Barry Horne, Karl Goo | |
| 10:02 | Columbia | Dave Johnson takes the ball from Jurica Kisielewski | 51-49 |
| 09:45 | Cornell | Dave Johnson misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 51-49 |
| 09:44 | Columbia | Buford Sewell pulls down the rebound | 51-49 |
| 09:37 | Columbia | Andrei Lozinski blows the layup but he's hacked by Michael Canizales - foul #2 on Michael Canizales, team foul #6 | 51-49 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Cornell | James Stalcup (SF) Sylvester Henderson | |
| 09:37 | Columbia | Andrei Lozinski makes the 1st free throw | 52-49 |
| 09:37 | Columbia | Andrei Lozinski makes the 2nd free throw | 53-49 |
| 09:27 | Cornell | Michael Canizales clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 53-49 |
| 09:26 | Cornell | David Riley tips it in | 53-51 |
| 09:04 | Columbia | Alphonso Gallo misses badly on a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Michael Canizales - foul #3 on Michael Canizales, team foul #7 | 53-51 |
| Subs | Columbia | Eric Mousseau (SG), Ralph Scarborough (SF), Juan Morales (C) Andrei Lozinski, Eric Tarleton, Buford Sewell | |
| Subs | Cornell | Barry Horne (PG), Billie Abad (SG), Karl Goo (C) Dave Johnson, David Hayes, David Riley | |
| 09:04 | Columbia | Alphonso Gallo makes the 1st free throw | 54-51 |
| 09:04 | Columbia | Alphonso Gallo makes the 2nd free throw | 55-51 |
| 08:47 | Cornell | The jump hook by Billie Abad is blocked by Alphonso Gallo | 55-51 |
| 08:45 | Cornell | Michael Canizales gets the offensive rebound | 55-51 |
| 08:38 | Cornell | Billie Abad misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Ralph Scarborough - foul #2 on Ralph Scarborough, team foul #3 | 55-51 |
| Subs | Columbia | John Manz (SG), Hans Szafranski (PF) Jurica Kisielewski, Alphonso Gallo | |
| Subs | Cornell | Nigel Mackey (SF) James Stalcup | |
| 08:38 | Cornell | Billie Abad makes the 1st free throw | 55-52 |
| 08:38 | Cornell | Billie Abad makes the 2nd free throw | 55-53 |
| 08:27 | Columbia | Barry Horne is called for the reach on Juan Morales - foul #1 on Barry Horne, team foul #8 | 55-53 |
| 08:27 | Columbia | Juan Morales makes the 1st free throw | 56-53 |
| 08:27 | Columbia | Juan Morales makes the 2nd free throw | 57-53 |
| 08:11 | Cornell | Billie Abad makes the turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Nigel Mackey | 57-55 |
| 07:55 | Columbia | Eric Mousseau misses the wide open jumper in the paint | 57-55 |
| 07:54 | Cornell | Michael Canizales snags the defensive board | 57-55 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Eric Mousseau (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Manz (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ralph Scarborough (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Hans Szafranski (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 3 stl. C - Juan Morales (tiring) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Barry Horne (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Billie Abad (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SF - Nigel Mackey (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Canizales (tiring) 6 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Karl Goo (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:50 | Cornell | Nigel Mackey loses the dribble to Juan Morales | 57-55 |
| 07:31 | Columbia | Hans Szafranski misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Barry Horne - foul #2 on Barry Horne, team foul #9 | 57-55 |
| Subs | Columbia | Jurica Kisielewski (PG), Andrei Lozinski (SG), Dikembe Abdulla (SF), Eric Tarleton (C) Eric Mousseau, John Manz, Ralph Scarborough, Juan Morales | |
| Subs | Cornell | Dave Johnson (PG), Sylvester Henderson (SG), James Stalcup (SF), Joe Mitchell (PF), David Riley (C) Barry Horne, Billie Abad, Nigel Mackey, Michael Canizales, Karl Goo | |
| 07:31 | Columbia | Hans Szafranski misses the 1st free throw | 57-55 |
| 07:31 | Columbia | Hans Szafranski makes the 2nd free throw | 58-55 |
| 07:12 | Cornell | Sylvester Henderson is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Sylvester Henderson, team foul #10 | 58-55 |
| Subs | Columbia | Buford Sewell (C) Hans Szafranski | |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| 07:10 | Columbia | Jurica Kisielewski is hacked by David Riley in the backcourt - foul #1 on David Riley, team foul #11 | 58-55 |
| 07:10 | Columbia | Jurica Kisielewski misses the 1st free throw | 58-55 |
| 07:10 | Columbia | Jurica Kisielewski makes the 2nd free throw | 59-55 |
| 06:48 | Cornell | Eric Tarleton takes the ball from Joe Mitchell | 59-55 |
| 06:29 | Columbia | Jurica Kisielewski lays it up and in on a great pass from Eric Tarleton and he's fouled by Joe Mitchell - foul #5 on Joe Mitchell, team foul #12 | 61-55 |
| Subs | Columbia | John Manz (SG), Alphonso Gallo (PF) Andrei Lozinski, Dikembe Abdulla | |
| Subs | Cornell | Nigel Mackey (SF), Michael Canizales (PF) James Stalcup, Joe Mitchell | |
| 06:29 | Columbia | Jurica Kisielewski misses the free throw | 61-55 |
| 06:29 | Cornell | The rebound goes to David Riley | 61-55 |
| 06:19 | Cornell | David Riley drills a turnaround from the right block set up by Sylvester Henderson and the foul's on Buford Sewell - foul #1 on Buford Sewell, team foul #4 | 61-57 |
| Subs | Columbia | Ralph Scarborough (SF) Buford Sewell | |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| 06:19 | Cornell | David Riley makes the free throw | 61-58 |
| 06:00 | Columbia | Jurica Kisielewski misses the dunk | 61-58 |
| 05:58 | Cornell | Nigel Mackey grabs the board | 61-58 |
| 05:36 | Cornell | David Riley comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 61-58 |
| 05:34 | Columbia | Alphonso Gallo pulls down the rebound | 61-58 |
| 05:07 | Columbia | Jurica Kisielewski misses the 3 from the right corner | 61-58 |
| 05:06 | Columbia | Alphonso Gallo can't tip it in | 61-58 |
| 05:04 | Cornell | David Riley grabs the defensive rebound | 61-58 |
| 04:48 | Cornell | Dave Johnson misses long on a 3 from straight away | 61-58 |
| 04:46 | Cornell | Nigel Mackey gets the offensive rebound | 61-58 |
| 04:29 | Cornell | Nigel Mackey lays it in | 61-60 |
| 04:29 | Columbia | Columbia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-60 |
| Subs | Columbia | Eric Mousseau (PG), Andrei Lozinski (SG), Dikembe Abdulla (SF), Hans Szafranski (PF), Buford Sewell (C) Jurica Kisielewski, John Manz, Ralph Scarborough, Alphonso Gallo, Eric Tarleton | |
| Subs | Cornell | Barry Horne (PG), David Hayes (SG), Billie Abad (SF), Karl Goo (PF) Dave Johnson, Sylvester Henderson, Nigel Mackey, Michael Canizales | |
| 04:17 | Columbia | Dikembe Abdulla hits a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Hans Szafranski | 63-60 |
| 03:59 | Cornell | David Hayes knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 63-62 |
| 03:45 | Columbia | Hans Szafranski misses the fadeaway in the lane | 63-62 |
| 03:43 | Columbia | Dikembe Abdulla can't tip it in | 63-62 |
| 03:42 | Cornell | David Riley gets the rebound | 63-62 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Eric Mousseau (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Andrei Lozinski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Dikembe Abdulla (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Hans Szafranski (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. 3 stl. C - Buford Sewell (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Barry Horne (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Hayes (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Billie Abad (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Karl Goo (fresh) 3 reb. C - David Riley (tiring) 9 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 03:30 | Cornell | David Hayes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 63-62 |
| Subs | Columbia | Juan Morales (C) Buford Sewell | |
| Subs | Cornell | James Stalcup (SF), Michael Canizales (PF) David Hayes, David Riley | |
| 03:03 | Columbia | Eric Mousseau comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 63-62 |
| 03:01 | Cornell | Karl Goo pulls down the rebound | 63-62 |
| 02:59 | Cornell | Cornell calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-62 |
| Subs | Columbia | Jurica Kisielewski (PG), Ralph Scarborough (SF) Eric Mousseau, Dikembe Abdulla | |
| Subs | Cornell | Sylvester Henderson (SG) Barry Horne | |
| 02:50 | Cornell | James Stalcup buries a 3pt shot from the left wing | 63-65 |
| 02:32 | Columbia | Hans Szafranski connects on the open floater in the paint on a great pass from Andrei Lozinski | 65-65 |
| 02:04 | Cornell | James Stalcup connects on the floater from the free throw line | 65-67 |
| 01:37 | Columbia | Jurica Kisielewski misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 65-67 |
| 01:35 | Cornell | Karl Goo snags the defensive board | 65-67 |
| 01:35 | Cornell | Cornell calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 65-67 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Cornell | Dave Johnson (PG), David Hayes (SG), David Riley (C) Billie Abad, Sylvester Henderson, Karl Goo | |
| 01:26 | Cornell | David Hayes is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on David Hayes, team foul #13 | 65-67 |
| 01:19 | Columbia | Jurica Kisielewski is fouled in the backcourt by Dave Johnson - foul #2 on Dave Johnson, team foul #14 | 65-67 |
| 01:19 | Columbia | Jurica Kisielewski makes the 1st free throw | 66-67 |
| 01:19 | Columbia | Jurica Kisielewski makes the 2nd free throw | 67-67 |
| 01:00 | Cornell | James Stalcup misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 67-67 |
| 00:59 | Columbia | Jurica Kisielewski grabs the board | 67-67 |
| 00:55 | Columbia | Jurica Kisielewski is fouled in the backcourt by Dave Johnson - foul #3 on Dave Johnson, team foul #15 | 67-67 |
| 00:55 | Columbia | Jurica Kisielewski makes the 1st free throw | 68-67 |
| 00:55 | Columbia | Jurica Kisielewski misses the 2nd free throw | 68-67 |
| 00:55 | Cornell | The rebound goes to David Riley | 68-67 |
| 00:35 | Cornell | David Hayes banks in the layup | 68-69 |
| 00:17 | Columbia | Hans Szafranski is denied on a dunk by David Riley | 68-69 |
| 00:16 | Columbia | Ralph Scarborough tips it back up and in | 70-69 |
| 00:06 | Cornell | David Hayes buries a fadeaway in the lane | 70-71 |
| 00:06 | Columbia | Columbia calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-71 |
| 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 and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Columbia | Hans Szafranski lays it up and in | 72-71 |