| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Steven Horton (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Randy Cruce (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Ron Digiovanni (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Stephen Coates (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. C - Sergio Moreno (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Charles Reddy (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Stanford (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Richard Mae (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Richard Gandy (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Lyle Leggett (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Columbia | Ron Digiovanni inbounds the ball | 34-20 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:50 | Columbia | Randy Cruce misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by William Stanford - foul #2 on William Stanford, team foul #1 | 34-20 |
| 19:50 | Columbia | Randy Cruce makes the 1st free throw | 35-20 |
| 19:50 | Columbia | Randy Cruce makes the 2nd free throw | 36-20 |
| 19:32 | Tennessee Tech | Richard Mae misses long on a shot from the left block | 36-20 |
| 19:30 | Tennessee Tech | Charles Reddy hits the follow up shot | 36-22 |
| 19:05 | Columbia | Sergio Moreno can't connect on a driving attempt near the basket but the foul's on William Stanford - foul #3 on William Stanford, team foul #2 | 36-22 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Peter Masters (SG) William Stanford | |
| 19:05 | Columbia | Sergio Moreno makes the 1st free throw | 37-22 |
| 19:05 | Columbia | Sergio Moreno makes the 2nd free throw | 38-22 |
| 18:47 | Tennessee Tech | Peter Masters can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 38-22 |
| 18:46 | Columbia | Ron Digiovanni gets the rebound | 38-22 |
| 18:27 | Columbia | Ron Digiovanni misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 38-22 |
| 18:26 | Tennessee Tech | The rebound goes to Lyle Leggett | 38-22 |
| 18:10 | Tennessee Tech | Peter Masters is hacked by Stephen Coates - foul #2 on Stephen Coates, team foul #1 | 38-22 |
| 17:57 | Tennessee Tech | Richard Mae drills a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Peter Masters | 38-25 |
| 17:54 | Columbia | Charles Reddy steals the ball from Steven Horton in the backcourt | 38-25 |
| 17:53 | Tennessee Tech | Charles Reddy lays it in | 38-27 |
| 17:41 | Columbia | Randy Cruce can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 38-27 |
| 17:40 | Columbia | Stephen Coates pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-27 |
| 17:22 | Columbia | Steven Horton buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Ron Digiovanni | 40-27 |
| 17:01 | Tennessee Tech | Charles Reddy misses badly on a shot from the right side | 40-27 |
| 16:59 | Tennessee Tech | Lyle Leggett pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-27 |
| 16:51 | Tennessee Tech | Richard Gandy misses the dunk but he's hacked by Stephen Coates - foul #3 on Stephen Coates, team foul #2 | 40-27 |
| Subs | Columbia | Frank Canty (SG), Rodney Mocarski (SF), Robert Carter (PF), Bennie Stroupe (C) Randy Cruce, Ron Digiovanni, Stephen Coates, Sergio Moreno | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Jon Soltys (SG), Shawn Bailey (SF), Michael Divito (C) Charles Reddy, Richard Mae, Lyle Leggett | |
| 16:51 | Tennessee Tech | Richard Gandy makes the 1st free throw | 40-28 |
| 16:51 | Tennessee Tech | Richard Gandy makes the 2nd free throw | 40-29 |
| 16:30 | Columbia | Rodney Mocarski knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Frank Canty | 43-29 |
| 16:08 | Tennessee Tech | Robert Carter takes the ball from Peter Masters | 43-29 |
| 15:53 | Columbia | Bennie Stroupe misses badly on a shot near the basket | 43-29 |
| 15:51 | Tennessee Tech | Shawn Bailey gets the rebound | 43-29 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Steven Horton (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Frank Canty (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Rodney Mocarski (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Carter (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Bennie Stroupe (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Peter Masters (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jon Soltys (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Shawn Bailey (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. PF - Richard Gandy (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Divito (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Tennessee Tech | Peter Masters is fouled on the floor by Steven Horton - foul #3 on Steven Horton, team foul #3 | 43-29 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Charles Reddy (PG), William Stanford (SG), Brian Parr (C) Peter Masters, Jon Soltys, Richard Gandy | |
| 15:24 | Tennessee Tech | William Stanford misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 43-29 |
| 15:22 | Columbia | Bennie Stroupe grabs the defensive rebound | 43-29 |
| 14:58 | Columbia | Frank Canty misses the pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Brian Parr - foul #1 on Brian Parr, team foul #3 | 43-29 |
| Subs | Columbia | Randy Cruce (SG), Ron Digiovanni (SF), Sergio Moreno (C) Steven Horton, Rodney Mocarski, Bennie Stroupe | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Richard Mae (SF), Lyle Leggett (C) Shawn Bailey, Michael Divito | |
| 14:58 | Columbia | Frank Canty makes the 1st free throw | 44-29 |
| 14:58 | Columbia | Frank Canty makes the 2nd free throw | 45-29 |
| 14:33 | Tennessee Tech | Lyle Leggett hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket | 45-29 |
| 14:31 | Columbia | Randy Cruce gets the rebound | 45-29 |
| 14:06 | Columbia | Richard Mae steps in front of the Ron Digiovanni pass | 45-29 |
| 13:45 | Tennessee Tech | William Stanford can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 45-29 |
| 13:43 | Tennessee Tech | The offensive rebound goes to Brian Parr | 45-29 |
| 13:31 | Tennessee Tech | Richard Mae misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-29 |
| 13:29 | Tennessee Tech | Lyle Leggett tips it in | 45-31 |
| 13:09 | Columbia | Robert Carter can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Brian Parr - foul #2 on Brian Parr, team foul #4 | 45-31 |
| Subs | Columbia | Steven Horton (PG), Rodney Mocarski (SF), Stephen Coates (PF), Bennie Stroupe (C) Frank Canty, Randy Cruce, Ron Digiovanni, Sergio Moreno | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Peter Masters (PG), Jon Soltys (SG), Shawn Bailey (SF), Richard Gandy (PF) Charles Reddy, William Stanford, Richard Mae, Brian Parr | |
| 13:09 | Columbia | Robert Carter misses the 1st free throw | 45-31 |
| 13:09 | Columbia | Robert Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 46-31 |
| 13:00 | Tennessee Tech | Robert Carter steals it from Lyle Leggett | 46-31 |
| 12:43 | Columbia | Bennie Stroupe loses the dribble to Richard Gandy | 46-31 |
| 12:34 | Tennessee Tech | Shawn Bailey banks in the layup on a nice dish by Peter Masters | 46-33 |
| 12:05 | Columbia | The jumper by Robert Carter is denied by Richard Gandy | 46-33 |
| 12:04 | Columbia | Bennie Stroupe tips it in | 48-33 |
| 11:54 | Tennessee Tech | Shawn Bailey hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 48-33 |
| 11:52 | Columbia | Bennie Stroupe snags the defensive board | 48-33 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Steven Horton (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Robert Carter (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. SF - Rodney Mocarski (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Stephen Coates (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. C - Bennie Stroupe (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Peter Masters (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jon Soltys (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Shawn Bailey (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Richard Gandy (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Lyle Leggett (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:35 | Columbia | Robert Carter is hacked by Jon Soltys - foul #1 on Jon Soltys, team foul #5 | 48-33 |
| Subs | Columbia | Frank Canty (SG), Ron Digiovanni (SF), Sergio Moreno (C) Robert Carter, Rodney Mocarski, Bennie Stroupe | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Charles Reddy (PG), William Stanford (SG), Richard Mae (SF), Michael Divito (C) Peter Masters, Jon Soltys, Shawn Bailey, Lyle Leggett | |
| 11:11 | Columbia | Stephen Coates jams it on a great pass from Frank Canty and he's fouled by Richard Gandy - foul #1 on Richard Gandy, team foul #6 | 50-33 |
| Subs | Columbia | Randy Cruce (SG) Frank Canty | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Brian Parr (C) Richard Gandy | |
| 11:11 | Columbia | Stephen Coates makes the free throw | 51-33 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 10:52 | Tennessee Tech | Charles Reddy hits a jumpshot from the right wing | 51-35 |
| 10:35 | Columbia | Ron Digiovanni hits a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Steven Horton | 53-35 |
| 10:20 | Tennessee Tech | Michael Divito misses badly on a turnaround from close range | 53-35 |
| 10:18 | Tennessee Tech | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Reddy | 53-35 |
| 10:07 | Tennessee Tech | Ron Digiovanni steals the ball from Michael Divito | 53-35 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 09:48 | Columbia | Randy Cruce's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-35 |
| Subs | Columbia | Frank Canty (PG), Rodney Mocarski (SF), Bennie Stroupe (PF) Steven Horton, Ron Digiovanni, Stephen Coates | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Shawn Bailey (SF), Richard Gandy (PF), Lyle Leggett (C) Richard Mae, Michael Divito, Brian Parr | |
| 09:34 | Tennessee Tech | William Stanford hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Charles Reddy | 53-38 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 09:20 | Columbia | Rodney Mocarski makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 55-38 |
| 09:05 | Tennessee Tech | William Stanford hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Charles Reddy | 55-40 |
| 08:48 | Columbia | Bennie Stroupe misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 55-40 |
| 08:47 | Columbia | Sergio Moreno pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-40 |
| 08:31 | Columbia | Rodney Mocarski drills a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Frank Canty | 57-40 |
| 08:21 | Tennessee Tech | Richard Gandy scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 57-43 |
| 08:03 | Columbia | Frank Canty knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing and he's fouled by Richard Gandy - foul #2 on Richard Gandy, team foul #7 | 59-43 |
| Subs | Columbia | Steven Horton (PG), Ron Digiovanni (SF), Robert Carter (PF) Randy Cruce, Rodney Mocarski, Sergio Moreno | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Peter Masters (PG), Jon Soltys (SG), Richard Mae (SF), Michael Divito (C) Charles Reddy, William Stanford, Shawn Bailey, Lyle Leggett | |
| 08:03 | Columbia | Frank Canty makes the free throw | 60-43 |
| 07:46 | Tennessee Tech | Jon Soltys can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 60-43 |
| 07:45 | Tennessee Tech | Richard Gandy snags the offensive board | 60-43 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Steven Horton (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Frank Canty (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - Ron Digiovanni (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Carter (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. C - Bennie Stroupe (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Peter Masters (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jon Soltys (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Richard Mae (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Richard Gandy (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Michael Divito (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:32 | Tennessee Tech | Richard Mae's layup is rejected by Ron Digiovanni | 60-43 |
| 07:31 | Columbia | Bennie Stroupe gets the rebound | 60-43 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 07:07 | Columbia | The jump hook by Robert Carter is blocked by Michael Divito | 60-43 |
| 07:06 | Tennessee Tech | Richard Gandy pulls down the rebound | 60-43 |
| 07:00 | Tennessee Tech | Richard Gandy is fouled on the floor by Robert Carter - foul #1 on Robert Carter, team foul #4 | 60-43 |
| Subs | Columbia | Rodney Mocarski (SG), Stephen Coates (PF), Terry Glass (C) Frank Canty, Robert Carter, Bennie Stroupe | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Charles Reddy (PG), Lyle Leggett (C) Jon Soltys, Richard Gandy | |
| 06:43 | Tennessee Tech | Charles Reddy's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-43 |
| 06:27 | Columbia | Steven Horton misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 60-43 |
| 06:25 | Tennessee Tech | The rebound goes to Peter Masters | 60-43 |
| 06:19 | Tennessee Tech | Lyle Leggett hits a driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Charles Reddy and he's fouled by Terry Glass - foul #1 on Terry Glass, team foul #5 | 60-45 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Brian Parr (PF) Michael Divito | |
| 06:19 | Tennessee Tech | Lyle Leggett makes the free throw | 60-46 |
| 05:59 | Columbia | Steven Horton hits a shot from the free throw line | 62-46 |
| 05:37 | Tennessee Tech | Richard Mae's 3 pointer is rejected by Ron Digiovanni | 62-46 |
| 05:36 | Columbia | Terry Glass grabs the defensive rebound | 62-46 |
| 05:15 | Columbia | Ron Digiovanni is hacked by Richard Mae - foul #3 on Richard Mae, team foul #8 | 62-46 |
| Subs | Columbia | Randy Cruce (SG), Sergio Moreno (C) Rodney Mocarski, Terry Glass | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | William Stanford (SG), Shawn Bailey (SF), Richard Gandy (PF) Peter Masters, Richard Mae, Lyle Leggett | |
| 05:15 | Columbia | Ron Digiovanni misses the 1st free throw | 62-46 |
| 05:15 | Columbia | Ron Digiovanni grabs the offensive rebound | 62-46 |
| 04:54 | Columbia | Steven Horton hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 62-46 |
| 04:53 | Columbia | Randy Cruce tips it back up and in | 64-46 |
| 04:33 | Tennessee Tech | Shawn Bailey can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 64-46 |
| 04:31 | Columbia | Stephen Coates snags the defensive board | 64-46 |
| 04:02 | Columbia | Steven Horton clanks a jump hook from the baseline | 64-46 |
| 04:00 | Tennessee Tech | Shawn Bailey grabs the board | 64-46 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:46 | Tennessee Tech | William Stanford clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 64-46 |
| 03:45 | Columbia | Ron Digiovanni grabs the defensive rebound | 64-46 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Steven Horton (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Randy Cruce (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SF - Ron Digiovanni (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. PF - Stephen Coates (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. C - Sergio Moreno (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee Tech | PG - Charles Reddy (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - William Stanford (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Shawn Bailey (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. PF - Richard Gandy (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Brian Parr (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:16 | Columbia | Ron Digiovanni is fouled on the floor by Shawn Bailey - foul #2 on Shawn Bailey, team foul #9 | 64-46 |
| Subs | Columbia | Frank Canty (PG), Rodney Mocarski (SG), Robert Carter (PF), Bennie Stroupe (C) Steven Horton, Randy Cruce, Stephen Coates, Sergio Moreno | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Peter Masters (PG), Jon Soltys (SG), Michael Divito (PF), Jeremy Powers (C) Charles Reddy, William Stanford, Richard Gandy, Brian Parr | |
| 03:16 | Columbia | Ron Digiovanni makes the 1st free throw | 65-46 |
| 03:16 | Columbia | Ron Digiovanni makes the 2nd free throw | 66-46 |
| 02:57 | Tennessee Tech | Michael Divito clanks a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Robert Carter - foul #2 on Robert Carter, team foul #6 | 66-46 |
| Subs | Columbia | Terry Glass (C) Ron Digiovanni | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | | |
| 02:57 | Tennessee Tech | Michael Divito makes the 1st free throw | 66-47 |
| 02:57 | Tennessee Tech | Michael Divito makes the 2nd free throw | 66-48 |
| 02:31 | Columbia | Robert Carter's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 66-48 |
| 02:17 | Tennessee Tech | Peter Masters buries a floater in the paint | 66-50 |
| 02:00 | Columbia | Bennie Stroupe misses the 3 from straight away | 66-50 |
| 01:58 | Tennessee Tech | Shawn Bailey pulls down the rebound | 66-50 |
| 01:53 | Tennessee Tech | Shawn Bailey makes the turnaround in the paint set up by Peter Masters | 66-52 |
| 01:31 | Columbia | Peter Masters steals it from Robert Carter | 66-52 |
| 01:15 | Tennessee Tech | Jeremy Powers misses short on a floater from the left side | 66-52 |
| 01:14 | Columbia | Rodney Mocarski grabs the defensive rebound | 66-52 |
| 00:55 | Columbia | Frank Canty hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 66-52 |
| 00:53 | Tennessee Tech | The rebound goes to Michael Divito | 66-52 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:47 | Tennessee Tech | Peter Masters comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 66-52 |
| 00:46 | Columbia | Rodney Mocarski grabs the defensive rebound | 66-52 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:26 | Columbia | Bennie Stroupe drills a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Frank Canty and the foul's on Shawn Bailey - foul #3 on Shawn Bailey, team foul #10 | 68-52 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Tennessee Tech | Brian Parr (C) Jeremy Powers | |
| 00:26 | Columbia | Bennie Stroupe makes the free throw | 69-52 |
| 00:21 | Tennessee Tech | Jon Soltys comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 69-52 |
| 00:20 | Columbia | Bennie Stroupe grabs the board | 69-52 |
| 00:00 | Columbia | Frank Canty runs out the clock | 69-52 |