| Lineup | Yale | PG - Mark Goudeau (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Steven Rapp (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Kenneth Font (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dikembe Real (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Rafael Diaz (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Duane Houlihan (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Don Shine (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Sander (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Restrepo (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - Quincy Ross (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Yale | Kenneth Font inbounds the ball | 25-34 |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:43 | Yale | Dikembe Real lays it in despite the doubleteam | 27-34 |
| 19:32 | Columbia | Robert Restrepo makes the turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Michael Sander | 27-36 |
| 19:20 | Yale | Mark Goudeau buries a jumpshot from the left side | 29-36 |
| 18:57 | Columbia | Mark Goudeau steps in front of the Don Shine pass | 29-36 |
| 18:42 | Yale | Rafael Diaz drills a turnaround from close range on a great pass from Steven Rapp | 31-36 |
| 18:29 | Columbia | Michael Sander clanks a turnaround from the right block | 31-36 |
| 18:28 | Yale | Kenneth Font gets the rebound | 31-36 |
| 18:24 | Yale | Rafael Diaz misses the wide open floater from the left block | 31-36 |
| 18:23 | Yale | Rafael Diaz tips it in | 33-36 |
| 18:10 | Columbia | Robert Restrepo is whistled for a carry | 33-36 |
| 17:47 | Yale | Michael Sander steals it from Kenneth Font | 33-36 |
| 17:34 | Columbia | Kenneth Font is called for the reach on Michael Sander - foul #2 on Kenneth Font, team foul #1 | 33-36 |
| Subs | Yale | Charles Pry (PG) Mark Goudeau | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 17:18 | Columbia | Duane Houlihan comes up short on the floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Rafael Diaz - foul #2 on Rafael Diaz, team foul #2 | 33-36 |
| 17:18 | Columbia | Duane Houlihan makes the 1st free throw | 33-37 |
| 17:18 | Columbia | Duane Houlihan misses the 2nd free throw | 33-37 |
| 17:18 | Yale | Dikembe Real snags the defensive board | 33-37 |
| 17:02 | Yale | Rafael Diaz connects on the open fadeaway jumper from the left side | 35-37 |
| 16:53 | Columbia | Robert Restrepo makes the jumper in the paint set up by Duane Houlihan | 35-39 |
| 16:39 | Yale | Steven Rapp works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 35-39 |
| 16:37 | Columbia | Quincy Ross gets the rebound | 35-39 |
| 16:26 | Columbia | Robert Restrepo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-39 |
| Subs | Yale | Mark Goudeau (PG), Gerald Hall (SG), Jason Zellinger (SF), Raymond Tibbits (PF), Szczesny Graleski (C) Charles Pry, Steven Rapp, Kenneth Font, Dikembe Real, Rafael Diaz | |
| Subs | Columbia | Christopher Ernst (SG), Charles Nichols (SF), Timothy Carpino (PF) Don Shine, Michael Sander, Robert Restrepo | |
| 16:03 | Yale | Jason Zellinger is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Jason Zellinger, team foul #3 | 35-39 |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Joseph Lin (PG), Allen McBreen (C) Duane Houlihan, Quincy Ross | |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Mark Goudeau (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gerald Hall (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Jason Zellinger (fresh) PF - Raymond Tibbits (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Szczesny Graleski (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Joseph Lin (fresh) SG - Christopher Ernst (fresh) SF - Charles Nichols (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Timothy Carpino (fresh) 3 pts. C - Allen McBreen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:48 | Columbia | Christopher Ernst misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Raymond Tibbits - foul #2 on Raymond Tibbits, team foul #4 | 35-39 |
| 15:48 | Columbia | Christopher Ernst misses the 1st free throw | 35-39 |
| 15:48 | Columbia | Christopher Ernst misses the 2nd free throw | 35-39 |
| 15:48 | Yale | Szczesny Graleski snags the defensive board | 35-39 |
| 15:31 | Yale | Raymond Tibbits misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 35-39 |
| 15:30 | Yale | Jason Zellinger gets the offensive rebound | 35-39 |
| 15:14 | Yale | Raymond Tibbits's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-39 |
| Subs | Yale | Steven Rapp (SG), Kenneth Font (SF) Gerald Hall, Jason Zellinger | |
| Subs | Columbia | Duane Houlihan (PG), Michael Sander (SF), Robert Restrepo (PF), Quincy Ross (C) Joseph Lin, Charles Nichols, Timothy Carpino, Allen McBreen | |
| 14:52 | Columbia | Mark Goudeau picks off the pass by Christopher Ernst | 35-39 |
| 14:48 | Yale | Kenneth Font blows the layup | 35-39 |
| 14:47 | Yale | Steven Rapp grabs the offensive rebound | 35-39 |
| 14:34 | Yale | Kenneth Font misses the easy layup but the foul's on Christopher Ernst - foul #1 on Christopher Ernst, team foul #1 | 35-39 |
| Subs | Yale | Charles Pry (PG), Dikembe Real (PF), Rafael Diaz (C) Mark Goudeau, Raymond Tibbits, Szczesny Graleski | |
| Subs | Columbia | Don Shine (SG) Christopher Ernst | |
| 14:34 | Yale | Kenneth Font misses the 1st free throw | 35-39 |
| 14:34 | Yale | Kenneth Font misses the 2nd free throw | 35-39 |
| 14:34 | Columbia | Robert Restrepo grabs the defensive rebound | 35-39 |
| 14:18 | Columbia | Robert Restrepo misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 35-39 |
| 14:16 | Yale | Steven Rapp snags the defensive board | 35-39 |
| 14:10 | Yale | Dikembe Real splits the doubleteam and buries a driving attempt from close range set up by Rafael Diaz | 37-39 |
| 14:00 | Columbia | Rafael Diaz is called for the reach on Don Shine - foul #3 on Rafael Diaz, team foul #5 | 37-39 |
| 13:50 | Columbia | Michael Sander hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 37-39 |
| 13:48 | Columbia | Quincy Ross tips it back up and in | 37-41 |
| 13:29 | Yale | Steven Rapp evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Duane Houlihan - foul #1 on Duane Houlihan, team foul #2 | 37-41 |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Timothy Carpino (PF) Robert Restrepo | |
| 13:29 | Yale | Steven Rapp makes the 1st free throw | 38-41 |
| 13:29 | Yale | Steven Rapp misses the 2nd free throw | 38-41 |
| 13:29 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Quincy Ross | 38-41 |
| 13:12 | Columbia | Kenneth Font steps in front of the Don Shine pass | 38-41 |
| 12:55 | Yale | Michael Sander is called for the reach on Charles Pry - foul #1 on Michael Sander, team foul #3 | 38-41 |
| Subs | Yale | Mark Goudeau (PG), Raymond Tibbits (SF) Charles Pry, Kenneth Font | |
| Subs | Columbia | Charles Nichols (SF), Allen McBreen (C) Duane Houlihan, Quincy Ross | |
| 12:39 | Yale | Steven Rapp hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 38-41 |
| 12:37 | Columbia | Allen McBreen pulls down the rebound | 38-41 |
| 12:19 | Columbia | Allen McBreen hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket | 38-41 |
| 12:17 | Yale | Raymond Tibbits grabs the board | 38-41 |
| 11:59 | Yale | Dikembe Real works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 38-41 |
| 11:57 | Yale | Steven Rapp tips it home | 40-41 |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Mark Goudeau (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Steven Rapp (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Raymond Tibbits (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dikembe Real (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Rafael Diaz (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Michael Sander (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Don Shine (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Nichols (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Timothy Carpino (fresh) 3 pts. C - Allen McBreen (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:48 | Columbia | Michael Sander clanks a jumper in the paint | 40-41 |
| 11:47 | Columbia | Timothy Carpino tips it back up and in | 40-43 |
| 11:30 | Yale | Dikembe Real shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the fadeaway from the right side | 42-43 |
| 11:15 | Columbia | Timothy Carpino can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 42-43 |
| 11:13 | Yale | Dikembe Real grabs the defensive rebound | 42-43 |
| 11:06 | Yale | Dikembe Real throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-43 |
| Subs | Yale | Charles Pry (PG), Gerald Hall (SG), Kenneth Font (SF), Szczesny Graleski (C) Mark Goudeau, Steven Rapp, Dikembe Real, Rafael Diaz | |
| Subs | Columbia | Duane Houlihan (PG), Christopher Ernst (SG), Robert Restrepo (SF), Quincy Ross (C) Michael Sander, Don Shine, Charles Nichols, Allen McBreen | |
| 10:51 | Columbia | Robert Restrepo can't finish the layup | 42-43 |
| 10:49 | Yale | Szczesny Graleski snags the defensive board | 42-43 |
| 10:45 | Yale | Charles Pry's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-43 |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Joseph Lin (SF) Timothy Carpino | |
| 10:31 | Columbia | Christopher Ernst is whistled for traveling | 42-43 |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Charles Nichols (SF) Joseph Lin | |
| 10:09 | Yale | Gerald Hall drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Charles Pry | 45-43 |
| 09:50 | Columbia | Quincy Ross misses the shot from the left wing | 45-43 |
| 09:49 | Yale | Szczesny Graleski grabs the board | 45-43 |
| 09:23 | Yale | Charles Pry blows the layup | 45-43 |
| 09:21 | Columbia | Quincy Ross pulls down the rebound | 45-43 |
| 09:05 | Columbia | Duane Houlihan makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 45-46 |
| 08:46 | Yale | Kenneth Font can't throw it down | 45-46 |
| 08:44 | Columbia | Duane Houlihan gets the rebound | 45-46 |
| 08:24 | Columbia | Quincy Ross comes up short on the runner from close range | 45-46 |
| 08:22 | Columbia | Quincy Ross tips it home | 45-48 |
| 08:05 | Yale | Kenneth Font misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 45-48 |
| 08:04 | Yale | Szczesny Graleski grabs the offensive board | 45-48 |
| 07:48 | Yale | Szczesny Graleski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 45-48 |
| 07:47 | Columbia | Charles Nichols grabs the defensive rebound | 45-48 |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Charles Pry (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gerald Hall (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Kenneth Font (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Raymond Tibbits (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Szczesny Graleski (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Duane Houlihan (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Christopher Ernst (fresh) SF - Charles Nichols (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Robert Restrepo (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 7 reb. C - Quincy Ross (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:18 | Columbia | Duane Houlihan can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 45-48 |
| 07:16 | Columbia | Robert Restrepo tips it back up and in | 45-50 |
| 07:05 | Yale | Charles Pry hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 45-50 |
| 07:04 | Columbia | Charles Nichols grabs the board | 45-50 |
| 06:36 | Columbia | Gerald Hall is called for the reach on Christopher Ernst - foul #1 on Gerald Hall, team foul #6 | 45-50 |
| Subs | Yale | Mark Goudeau (PG), Steven Rapp (SG), Jason Zellinger (SF), Dikembe Real (PF), Rafael Diaz (C) Charles Pry, Gerald Hall, Kenneth Font, Raymond Tibbits, Szczesny Graleski | |
| Subs | Columbia | Joseph Lin (PG), Don Shine (SG), Michael Sander (SF), Timothy Carpino (PF), Allen McBreen (C) Duane Houlihan, Christopher Ernst, Charles Nichols, Robert Restrepo, Quincy Ross | |
| 06:23 | Columbia | Joseph Lin misses badly on a floater from the left side | 45-50 |
| 06:21 | Yale | Dikembe Real pulls down the rebound | 45-50 |
| 05:56 | Yale | Dikembe Real shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 45-50 |
| 05:55 | Columbia | Michael Sander pulls down the rebound | 45-50 |
| 05:38 | Columbia | Michael Sander is hacked by Mark Goudeau - foul #3 on Mark Goudeau, team foul #7 | 45-50 |
| Subs | Yale | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Duane Houlihan (PG), Quincy Ross (C) Joseph Lin, Allen McBreen | |
| 05:38 | Columbia | Michael Sander makes the 1st free throw | 45-51 |
| 05:38 | Columbia | Michael Sander misses the 2nd free throw | 45-51 |
| 05:38 | Yale | Rafael Diaz grabs the board | 45-51 |
| 05:09 | Yale | Mark Goudeau misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 45-51 |
| 05:07 | Yale | Jason Zellinger can't tip it in | 45-51 |
| 05:05 | Columbia | Quincy Ross snags the defensive board | 45-51 |
| 04:50 | Columbia | Michael Sander misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block | 45-51 |
| 04:49 | Yale | Jason Zellinger grabs the board | 45-51 |
| 04:30 | Yale | Dikembe Real misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 45-51 |
| 04:29 | Yale | Rafael Diaz tips it in | 47-51 |
| 04:22 | Columbia | Duane Houlihan is hacked by Jason Zellinger - foul #2 on Jason Zellinger, team foul #8 | 47-51 |
| Subs | Yale | Kenneth Font (SF) Jason Zellinger | |
| Subs | Columbia | Robert Restrepo (PF) Timothy Carpino | |
| 04:22 | Columbia | Duane Houlihan makes the 1st free throw | 47-52 |
| 04:22 | Columbia | Duane Houlihan makes the 2nd free throw | 47-53 |
| 04:13 | Yale | Dikembe Real misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 47-53 |
| 04:11 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Michael Sander | 47-53 |
| 03:49 | Columbia | Robert Restrepo hits a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Michael Sander | 47-55 |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Lineup | Yale | PG - Mark Goudeau (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Steven Rapp (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Font (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dikembe Real (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. C - Rafael Diaz (fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Duane Houlihan (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - Don Shine (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Sander (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. PF - Robert Restrepo (fresh) 20 pts. 8 reb. C - Quincy Ross (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:40 | Yale | Steven Rapp evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 47-55 |
| 03:38 | Columbia | Quincy Ross gets the rebound | 47-55 |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:33 | Columbia | Duane Houlihan misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 47-55 |
| 03:32 | Columbia | Quincy Ross can't tip it in | 47-55 |
| 03:31 | Columbia | Robert Restrepo can't tip it in | 47-55 |
| 03:30 | Yale | Steven Rapp grabs the board | 47-55 |
| 03:19 | Yale | Rafael Diaz misses long on a fadeaway from close range | 47-55 |
| 03:17 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Quincy Ross | 47-55 |
| 03:03 | Columbia | Quincy Ross makes the jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Robert Restrepo and he's hacked by Kenneth Font - foul #3 on Kenneth Font, team foul #9 | 47-57 |
| Subs | Yale | Charles Pry (PG), Gerald Hall (SG), Szczesny Graleski (PF), Glenn Scott (C) Mark Goudeau, Steven Rapp, Dikembe Real, Rafael Diaz | |
| Subs | Columbia | Joseph Lin (PG), Christopher Ernst (SG), Timothy Carpino (PF) Duane Houlihan, Don Shine, Michael Sander | |
| 03:03 | Columbia | Quincy Ross misses the free throw | 47-57 |
| 03:03 | Yale | The rebound goes to Szczesny Graleski | 47-57 |
| 02:48 | Yale | Robert Restrepo swats the shot by Gerald Hall | 47-57 |
| 02:47 | Columbia | Robert Restrepo snags the defensive board | 47-57 |
| 02:47 | Columbia | Columbia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-57 |
| Subs | Yale | Steven Rapp (SG), Dikembe Real (PF), Rafael Diaz (C) Gerald Hall, Szczesny Graleski, Glenn Scott | |
| Subs | Columbia | Duane Houlihan (PG), Don Shine (SG), Michael Sander (SF) Joseph Lin, Christopher Ernst, Timothy Carpino | |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:18 | Columbia | Robert Restrepo comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 47-57 |
| 02:17 | Yale | Rafael Diaz snags the defensive board | 47-57 |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:09 | Yale | Charles Pry misses badly on a floater from the left side but the foul's on Quincy Ross - foul #3 on Quincy Ross, team foul #4 | 47-57 |
| Subs | Yale | Gerald Hall (SG), Jason Zellinger (SF), Raymond Tibbits (PF), Szczesny Graleski (C) Steven Rapp, Kenneth Font, Dikembe Real, Rafael Diaz | |
| Subs | Columbia | Joseph Lin (PG), Christopher Ernst (SG), Charles Nichols (SF), Timothy Carpino (PF), Allen McBreen (C) Duane Houlihan, Don Shine, Michael Sander, Robert Restrepo, Quincy Ross | |
| 02:09 | Yale | Charles Pry misses the 1st free throw | 47-57 |
| 02:09 | Yale | Charles Pry misses the 2nd free throw | 47-57 |
| 02:09 | Columbia | Charles Nichols gets the rebound | 47-57 |
| 01:44 | Columbia | Timothy Carpino misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 47-57 |
| 01:42 | Columbia | Allen McBreen pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-57 |
| 01:24 | Columbia | Allen McBreen comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Raymond Tibbits - foul #3 on Raymond Tibbits, team foul #10 | 47-57 |
| 01:24 | Columbia | Allen McBreen makes the 1st free throw | 47-58 |
| 01:24 | Columbia | Allen McBreen makes the 2nd free throw | 47-59 |
| 01:17 | Yale | Gerald Hall's pass is intercepted by Joseph Lin | 47-59 |
| 00:48 | Columbia | Allen McBreen comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Charles Pry - foul #2 on Charles Pry, team foul #11 | 47-59 |
| 00:48 | Columbia | Allen McBreen makes the 1st free throw | 47-60 |
| 00:48 | Columbia | Allen McBreen misses the 2nd free throw | 47-60 |
| 00:48 | Yale | Raymond Tibbits gets the rebound | 47-60 |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:41 | Yale | Jason Zellinger connects on the jumpshot from the right wing | 49-60 |
| Game Plan | Yale | Yale is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:20 | Columbia | Gerald Hall steals it from Allen McBreen | 49-60 |
| 00:14 | Yale | Jason Zellinger clanks a 3 from the right corner | 49-60 |
| 00:13 | Columbia | Allen McBreen pulls down the rebound | 49-60 |
| 00:00 | Columbia | Joseph Lin runs out the clock | 49-60 |