| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Antonio James (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Steve Williams (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Brett Ross (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Luther Houston (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Dowell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Thomas Bellard (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Utterback (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ernest Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Durso (fresh) 4 reb. C - Sammy Alberto (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Cornell | Ernest Williams inbounds the ball | 36-35 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:56 | Cornell | Antonio James takes the ball from Thomas Bellard in the backcourt | 36-35 |
| 19:55 | Columbia | Antonio James lays it up and in | 38-35 |
| 19:26 | Cornell | John Utterback knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Thomas Bellard | 38-38 |
| 19:07 | Columbia | Steve Williams clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 38-38 |
| 19:06 | Columbia | Brett Ross pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-38 |
| 19:00 | Columbia | Luther Houston banks in the wide open layup on a nice dish by Robert Dowell | 40-38 |
| 18:42 | Cornell | John Utterback is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on John Utterback, team foul #1 | 40-38 |
| Subs | Columbia | Christopher Hall (PG) Antonio James | |
| Subs | Cornell | Larry Ellis (PF), Charles Mares (C) Thomas Durso, Sammy Alberto | |
| 18:31 | Columbia | Christopher Hall knocks in the floater from the right wing | 42-38 |
| 18:10 | Cornell | Ernest Williams scores on a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by John Utterback | 42-40 |
| 17:49 | Columbia | Steve Williams hits a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Christopher Hall | 44-40 |
| 17:34 | Cornell | Larry Ellis double dribbles | 44-40 |
| Subs | Columbia | John Marlow (SG), Stephen Wallace (SF), Christopher Estrella (PF), Randall Reilly (C) Steve Williams, Brett Ross, Luther Houston, Robert Dowell | |
| Subs | Cornell | Steven Schooley (PG), William Fenske (SG), Ricky Easley (SF), Thomas Durso (PF), Sammy Alberto (C) Thomas Bellard, John Utterback, Ernest Williams, Larry Ellis, Charles Mares | |
| 17:12 | Columbia | Randall Reilly clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 44-40 |
| 17:11 | Cornell | Sammy Alberto pulls down the rebound | 44-40 |
| 16:52 | Cornell | Sammy Alberto is hacked by Randall Reilly - foul #1 on Randall Reilly, team foul #1 | 44-40 |
| Subs | Columbia | Antonio James (PG) Christopher Hall | |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| 16:46 | Cornell | Sammy Alberto misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 44-40 |
| 16:45 | Cornell | The offensive rebound goes to Sammy Alberto | 44-40 |
| 16:29 | Cornell | Steven Schooley's floater is knocked away by Christopher Estrella | 44-40 |
| 16:27 | Columbia | Randall Reilly pulls down the rebound | 44-40 |
| 16:13 | Columbia | Christopher Estrella knocks in the turnaround near the basket and he's hacked by Thomas Durso - foul #3 on Thomas Durso, team foul #2 | 46-40 |
| Subs | Columbia | Steve Williams (SG) John Marlow | |
| Subs | Cornell | Thomas Bellard (PG), Charles Mares (SF), Larry Ellis (PF) Steven Schooley, William Fenske, Thomas Durso | |
| 16:13 | Columbia | Christopher Estrella makes the free throw | 47-40 |
| 15:56 | Cornell | Ricky Easley misses long on a shot in the lane | 47-40 |
| 15:54 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Stephen Wallace | 47-40 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Antonio James (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steve Williams (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Stephen Wallace (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Christopher Estrella (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Randall Reilly (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Thomas Bellard (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Ricky Easley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Mares (fresh) PF - Larry Ellis (fresh) 6 pts. C - Sammy Alberto (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:52 | Columbia | Ricky Easley picks off the pass by Stephen Wallace in the backcourt | 47-40 |
| 15:37 | Cornell | Sammy Alberto scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Larry Ellis and he's fouled by Randall Reilly - foul #2 on Randall Reilly, team foul #2 | 47-42 |
| Subs | Columbia | John Marlow (PG), Brett Ross (SF), Robert Dowell (PF), Miles Cook (C) Antonio James, Stephen Wallace, Christopher Estrella, Randall Reilly | |
| Subs | Cornell | John Utterback (SG), Ernest Williams (SF) Ricky Easley, Charles Mares | |
| 15:37 | Cornell | Sammy Alberto makes the free throw | 47-43 |
| 15:14 | Columbia | Miles Cook is hacked by Ernest Williams - foul #2 on Ernest Williams, team foul #3 | 47-43 |
| Subs | Columbia | Luther Houston (PF) Robert Dowell | |
| Subs | Cornell | Samuel Brissette (PG), Thomas Durso (PF), Richard Bray (C) Thomas Bellard, Larry Ellis, Sammy Alberto | |
| 15:02 | Columbia | Steve Williams is open but misses the lay-in | 47-43 |
| 15:00 | Columbia | Miles Cook misses the tip | 47-43 |
| 14:59 | Cornell | Samuel Brissette snags the defensive board | 47-43 |
| 14:48 | Cornell | Ernest Williams misses the floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Brett Ross - foul #1 on Brett Ross, team foul #3 | 47-43 |
| Subs | Columbia | Christopher Hall (PG) Steve Williams | |
| Subs | Cornell | Steven Schooley (PG) Samuel Brissette | |
| 14:48 | Cornell | Ernest Williams misses the 1st free throw | 47-43 |
| 14:48 | Cornell | Ernest Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 47-44 |
| 14:44 | Columbia | Steven Schooley steals it from Christopher Hall in the backcourt | 47-44 |
| 14:22 | Cornell | Ernest Williams is fouled on the floor by Brett Ross - foul #2 on Brett Ross, team foul #4 | 47-44 |
| Subs | Columbia | Antonio James (PG) John Marlow | |
| Subs | Cornell | Thomas Bellard (PG), Charles Mares (SG) Steven Schooley, John Utterback | |
| 14:10 | Cornell | Richard Bray misses long on a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Luther Houston - foul #1 on Luther Houston, team foul #5 | 47-44 |
| Subs | Columbia | Robert Dowell (PF) Luther Houston | |
| Subs | Cornell | Ricky Easley (SG) Ernest Williams | |
| 14:10 | Cornell | Richard Bray makes the 1st free throw | 47-45 |
| 14:10 | Cornell | Richard Bray makes the 2nd free throw | 47-46 |
| 13:49 | Columbia | Christopher Hall hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-46 |
| 13:48 | Columbia | Robert Dowell misses the tip | 47-46 |
| 13:47 | Columbia | Christopher Hall pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-46 |
| 13:32 | Columbia | Brett Ross misses long on a runner from the right block | 47-46 |
| 13:31 | Cornell | Richard Bray grabs the board | 47-46 |
| 13:26 | Cornell | Charles Mares comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 47-46 |
| 13:25 | Columbia | Robert Dowell grabs the board | 47-46 |
| 13:04 | Columbia | Christopher Hall misses the wide open floater from the free throw line | 47-46 |
| 13:03 | Columbia | Brett Ross tips it but misses | 47-46 |
| 13:01 | Columbia | The offensive rebound goes to Antonio James | 47-46 |
| 12:47 | Columbia | Brett Ross hits the finger roll | 49-46 |
| 12:36 | Cornell | Ricky Easley makes the shot in the lane on a nice dish by Thomas Bellard | 49-48 |
| 12:33 | Columbia | Thomas Bellard steals it from Antonio James in the backcourt | 49-48 |
| 12:24 | Cornell | Charles Mares misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 49-48 |
| 12:23 | Columbia | Miles Cook grabs the board | 49-48 |
| 12:10 | Columbia | Brett Ross makes the 3 from the left wing set up by Antonio James | 52-48 |
| 11:41 | Cornell | Robert Dowell swats the layup by Richard Bray | 52-48 |
| 11:40 | Cornell | Charles Mares gets the offensive rebound | 52-48 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Antonio James (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christopher Hall (tiring) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Brett Ross (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Dowell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. C - Miles Cook (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Thomas Bellard (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. SG - Ricky Easley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Charles Mares (tiring) 2 reb. PF - Thomas Durso (tiring) 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Richard Bray (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:24 | Cornell | Ricky Easley loses the ball out of bounds | 52-48 |
| Subs | Columbia | John Marlow (PG), Steve Williams (SG), Stephen Wallace (SF), Luther Houston (PF), Christopher Estrella (C) Antonio James, Christopher Hall, Brett Ross, Robert Dowell, Miles Cook | |
| Subs | Cornell | Steven Schooley (PG), John Utterback (SG), Ernest Williams (SF), Larry Ellis (PF), Sammy Alberto (C) Thomas Bellard, Ricky Easley, Charles Mares, Thomas Durso, Richard Bray | |
| 11:16 | Columbia | Steve Williams misses the wide open jump hook in the paint | 52-48 |
| 11:15 | Cornell | Sammy Alberto gets the rebound | 52-48 |
| 10:51 | Cornell | Christopher Estrella is called for the reach on Steven Schooley - foul #2 on Christopher Estrella, team foul #6 | 52-48 |
| 10:30 | Cornell | Ernest Williams drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Larry Ellis | 52-51 |
| 10:28 | Columbia | John Utterback steps in front of the John Marlow pass in the backcourt | 52-51 |
| 10:08 | Cornell | Luther Houston steals it from Steven Schooley | 52-51 |
| 09:54 | Columbia | Luther Houston makes the wide open jumper in the paint on a nice dish by John Marlow | 54-51 |
| 09:39 | Cornell | Ernest Williams loses the dribble to Steve Williams | 54-51 |
| 09:26 | Columbia | Steve Williams can't connect on a jumper from close range | 54-51 |
| 09:24 | Columbia | Steve Williams tips it in | 56-51 |
| 09:06 | Cornell | Sammy Alberto buries a fadeaway in the paint and he's hacked by John Marlow - foul #2 on John Marlow, team foul #7 | 56-53 |
| Subs | Columbia | Antonio James (PG), David Kim (SF), Robert Dowell (PF), Randall Reilly (C) John Marlow, Stephen Wallace, Luther Houston, Christopher Estrella | |
| Subs | Cornell | Thomas Bellard (PG), William Fenske (SG), Thomas Durso (PF) Steven Schooley, John Utterback, Larry Ellis | |
| 09:06 | Cornell | Sammy Alberto makes the free throw | 56-54 |
| 08:56 | Columbia | Robert Dowell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-54 |
| 08:31 | Cornell | Sammy Alberto hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 56-54 |
| 08:29 | Cornell | Thomas Durso snags the offensive board | 56-54 |
| 08:11 | Cornell | Ernest Williams misses the lay-in | 56-54 |
| 08:10 | Cornell | Sammy Alberto grabs the offensive rebound | 56-54 |
| 07:49 | Cornell | Randall Reilly picks off the pass by William Fenske | 56-54 |
| 07:30 | Columbia | Steve Williams hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 56-54 |
| 07:28 | Cornell | Sammy Alberto grabs the defensive rebound | 56-54 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Antonio James (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steve Williams (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - David Kim (fairly fresh) PF - Robert Dowell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. C - Randall Reilly (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Thomas Bellard (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. SG - William Fenske (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ernest Williams (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Durso (tiring) 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Sammy Alberto (tiring) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:03 | Cornell | Thomas Durso steps out of bounds on the baseline | 56-54 |
| Subs | Columbia | Stephen Wallace (PG), John Marlow (SG), Brett Ross (SF), Luther Houston (PF), Miles Cook (C) Antonio James, Steve Williams, David Kim, Robert Dowell, Randall Reilly | |
| Subs | Cornell | Samuel Brissette (PG), John Utterback (SG), Ricky Easley (SF), Larry Ellis (PF) Thomas Bellard, William Fenske, Ernest Williams, Thomas Durso | |
| 06:58 | Columbia | Brett Ross is fouled in the backcourt by John Utterback - foul #3 on John Utterback, team foul #4 | 56-54 |
| 06:37 | Columbia | Miles Cook scores on a shot from the baseline | 58-54 |
| 06:21 | Cornell | Miles Cook swats the shot by Samuel Brissette | 58-54 |
| 06:20 | Cornell | Larry Ellis misses the tip | 58-54 |
| 06:18 | Columbia | Miles Cook gets the rebound | 58-54 |
| 06:01 | Columbia | Luther Houston is open but comes up short on the shot from the right block | 58-54 |
| 05:59 | Cornell | John Utterback gets the rebound | 58-54 |
| 05:35 | Cornell | John Utterback drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Sammy Alberto | 58-56 |
| 05:33 | Columbia | John Marlow is fouled in the backcourt by John Utterback - foul #4 on John Utterback, team foul #5 | 58-56 |
| Subs | Columbia | Christopher Hall (PG), Christopher Estrella (PF) Stephen Wallace, Luther Houston | |
| Subs | Cornell | Thomas Bellard (PG), Ernest Williams (SF), Richard Bray (PF) Samuel Brissette, Ricky Easley, Sammy Alberto | |
| 05:14 | Columbia | Christopher Hall misses long on an open 3 from the right wing | 58-56 |
| 05:12 | Columbia | Brett Ross grabs the offensive board | 58-56 |
| 05:05 | Columbia | Miles Cook can't finish the layup | 58-56 |
| 05:03 | Cornell | Thomas Bellard snags the defensive board | 58-56 |
| 04:47 | Cornell | John Utterback can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 58-56 |
| 04:45 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Miles Cook | 58-56 |
| 04:43 | Columbia | John Marlow loses the dribble to Ernest Williams in the backcourt | 58-56 |
| 04:33 | Cornell | John Utterback misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 58-56 |
| 04:31 | Columbia | Brett Ross grabs the board | 58-56 |
| 04:18 | Columbia | Brett Ross is open and scores on a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by John Marlow | 60-56 |
| 04:00 | Cornell | Brett Ross blocks the jumper by Ernest Williams | 60-56 |
| 03:59 | Cornell | Richard Bray grabs the offensive rebound | 60-56 |
| 03:34 | Cornell | Larry Ellis misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 60-56 |
| 03:32 | Columbia | Christopher Hall gets the rebound | 60-56 |
| 03:14 | Columbia | Christopher Hall is fouled on the floor by Larry Ellis - foul #1 on Larry Ellis, team foul #6 | 60-56 |
| Subs | Columbia | Antonio James (PG), Steve Williams (SG), Stephen Wallace (SF), Luther Houston (PF), Robert Dowell (C) Christopher Hall, John Marlow, Brett Ross, Christopher Estrella, Miles Cook | |
| Subs | Cornell | Steven Schooley (PG), William Fenske (SG), Ricky Easley (SF), Thomas Durso (PF), Charles Mares (C) Thomas Bellard, John Utterback, Ernest Williams, Richard Bray, Larry Ellis | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Antonio James (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steve Williams (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Stephen Wallace (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Luther Houston (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Robert Dowell (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Steven Schooley (fresh) 4 pts. SG - William Fenske (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ricky Easley (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Thomas Durso (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Charles Mares (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 02:57 | Columbia | Stephen Wallace clanks a shot from the right side | 60-56 |
| 02:56 | Columbia | Robert Dowell snags the offensive board | 60-56 |
| 02:56 | Columbia | Columbia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-56 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Cornell | Thomas Bellard (PG) Steven Schooley | |
| 02:44 | Columbia | Stephen Wallace is wide open but clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 60-56 |
| 02:43 | Columbia | The offensive rebound goes to Luther Houston | 60-56 |
| 02:16 | Columbia | Antonio James scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Luther Houston | 62-56 |
| 02:16 | Cornell | Cornell calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-56 |
| Subs | Columbia | Christopher Hall (PG), Brett Ross (SF), Miles Cook (C) Antonio James, Stephen Wallace, Robert Dowell | |
| Subs | Cornell | John Utterback (SG), Ernest Williams (SF), Richard Bray (PF) William Fenske, Ricky Easley, Thomas Durso | |
| 01:53 | Cornell | John Utterback clanks a 3 from the left wing | 62-56 |
| 01:52 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Luther Houston | 62-56 |
| 01:36 | Columbia | Christopher Hall comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 62-56 |
| 01:34 | Columbia | Luther Houston gets the offensive rebound | 62-56 |
| 01:16 | Columbia | Miles Cook loses the ball out of bounds | 62-56 |
| Subs | Columbia | Antonio James (PG) Christopher Hall | |
| Subs | Cornell | Thomas Durso (PF), Sammy Alberto (C) Richard Bray, Charles Mares | |
| 01:05 | Cornell | Thomas Durso hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from John Utterback and the foul's on Luther Houston - foul #2 on Luther Houston, team foul #8 | 62-58 |
| 01:05 | Cornell | Thomas Durso makes the free throw | 62-59 |
| 00:40 | Columbia | Miles Cook is by himself and knocks in the jumper from the left wing | 64-59 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:33 | Cornell | Ernest Williams connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Sammy Alberto | 64-62 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:30 | Columbia | Brett Ross is hacked by Thomas Bellard in the backcourt - foul #1 on Thomas Bellard, team foul #7 | 64-62 |
| 00:30 | Columbia | Brett Ross misses the 1st free throw | 64-62 |
| 00:30 | Cornell | Sammy Alberto pulls down the rebound | 64-62 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:09 | Cornell | Ernest Williams hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint | 64-62 |
| 00:08 | Cornell | Thomas Durso gets the offensive rebound | 64-62 |
| 00:01 | Cornell | John Utterback connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 64-65 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Columbia | Antonio James comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 64-65 |