| Lineup | Manhattan | PG - Fred Wurm (fresh) SG - Vincent Lurie (fresh) SF - Sergei Kuchinski (fresh) PF - Norberto Russo (fresh) C - William Chapman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Daniel McDannald (fresh) SG - John Lomonaco (fresh) SF - Winford Watt (fresh) PF - Thomas Taylor (fresh) C - Don Gray (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Manhattan | William Chapman wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Manhattan | Manhattan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:43 | Manhattan | William Chapman is denied on a dunk by Don Gray | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Columbia | Thomas Taylor grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | Columbia | John Lomonaco throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:17 | Manhattan | Thomas Taylor swats the short shot by Norberto Russo | 0-0 |
| 19:15 | Columbia | Don Gray pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:12 | Columbia | John Lomonaco is hacked by Vincent Lurie in the backcourt - foul #1 on Vincent Lurie, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:46 | Columbia | Winford Watt misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 18:44 | Manhattan | Vincent Lurie gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:16 | Manhattan | William Chapman is whistled for traveling | 0-0 |
| 18:01 | Columbia | Daniel McDannald misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 17:59 | Manhattan | William Chapman snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 17:38 | Manhattan | Vincent Lurie buries a shot from the right side on a great pass from Sergei Kuchinski | 2-0 |
| 17:29 | Columbia | Thomas Taylor clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 2-0 |
| 17:27 | Manhattan | William Chapman grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 16:58 | Manhattan | Vincent Lurie's pass is intercepted by Daniel McDannald | 2-0 |
| 16:34 | Columbia | Daniel McDannald misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 2-0 |
| 16:32 | Columbia | Don Gray tips it back up and in | 2-2 |
| 16:30 | Manhattan | John Lomonaco is called for the reach on Fred Wurm in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Lomonaco, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Joseph Bryant (PG), Jack Irwin (SG), Faustino Costa (SF), Carl Finnerty (PF), Evan Gish (C) Fred Wurm, Vincent Lurie, Sergei Kuchinski, Norberto Russo, William Chapman | |
| Subs | Columbia | Mitchell Daugherty (PG), Robert Homan (SG), Joshua Johnson (SF), John Thomas (PF), James Rothberg (C) Daniel McDannald, John Lomonaco, Winford Watt, Thomas Taylor, Don Gray | |
| 16:17 | Manhattan | Carl Finnerty is denied on a layup by James Rothberg | 2-2 |
| 16:15 | Columbia | James Rothberg pulls down the rebound | 2-2 |
| 15:55 | Columbia | Joshua Johnson comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 2-2 |
| 15:53 | Columbia | John Thomas hits the follow up shot | 2-4 |
| Lineup | Manhattan | PG - Joseph Bryant (fresh) SG - Jack Irwin (fresh) SF - Faustino Costa (fresh) PF - Carl Finnerty (fresh) C - Evan Gish (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Mitchell Daugherty (fresh) SG - Robert Homan (fresh) SF - Joshua Johnson (fresh) PF - John Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Rothberg (fresh) | |
| 15:30 | Manhattan | Evan Gish lays it up and in set up by Jack Irwin | 4-4 |
| 15:28 | Columbia | Mitchell Daugherty's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 4-4 |
| 15:07 | Manhattan | Faustino Costa knocks in the fadeaway from the left side | 6-4 |
| 14:55 | Columbia | John Thomas misses short on a runner from the right block | 6-4 |
| 14:54 | Manhattan | The rebound goes to Carl Finnerty | 6-4 |
| 14:41 | Manhattan | Jack Irwin scores on a fadeaway from close range set up by Joseph Bryant and he's fouled by Joshua Johnson - foul #1 on Joshua Johnson, team foul #2 | 8-4 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Vincent Lurie (SG), Sergei Kuchinski (SF), Norberto Russo (PF) Joseph Bryant, Faustino Costa, Carl Finnerty | |
| Subs | Columbia | Daniel McDannald (PG), John Lomonaco (SG), Winford Watt (SF), Thomas Taylor (PF), Don Gray (C) Mitchell Daugherty, Robert Homan, Joshua Johnson, John Thomas, James Rothberg | |
| 14:41 | Manhattan | Jack Irwin misses the free throw | 8-4 |
| 14:41 | Columbia | Thomas Taylor grabs the board | 8-4 |
| 14:37 | Columbia | Norberto Russo picks off the pass by Winford Watt in the backcourt | 8-4 |
| 14:10 | Manhattan | Thomas Taylor steals it from Vincent Lurie | 8-4 |
| 14:06 | Columbia | Daniel McDannald is hacked by Jack Irwin in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jack Irwin, team foul #2 | 8-4 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Fred Wurm (PG), William Chapman (C) Jack Irwin, Evan Gish | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 13:51 | Columbia | John Lomonaco drills a fadeaway in the lane set up by Winford Watt and the foul's on Vincent Lurie - foul #2 on Vincent Lurie, team foul #3 | 8-6 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Jack Irwin (SG) Vincent Lurie | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 13:51 | Columbia | John Lomonaco misses the free throw | 8-6 |
| 13:51 | Manhattan | The rebound goes to William Chapman | 8-6 |
| 13:31 | Manhattan | Sergei Kuchinski banks in the layup on a nice dish by Fred Wurm | 10-6 |
| 13:21 | Columbia | Jack Irwin steps in front of the Don Gray pass | 10-6 |
| 13:18 | Manhattan | Fred Wurm lays it up and in on a great pass from Jack Irwin | 12-6 |
| 13:06 | Columbia | Thomas Taylor comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 12-6 |
| 13:05 | Manhattan | Jack Irwin gets the rebound | 12-6 |
| 12:41 | Manhattan | William Chapman misses the lay-in but the foul's on Don Gray - foul #1 on Don Gray, team foul #3 | 12-6 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Joseph Bryant (PG), Faustino Costa (SF), Carl Finnerty (PF) Fred Wurm, Sergei Kuchinski, Norberto Russo | |
| Subs | Columbia | Mitchell Daugherty (PG), Robert Homan (SG), Joshua Johnson (SF), John Thomas (PF), James Rothberg (C) Daniel McDannald, John Lomonaco, Winford Watt, Thomas Taylor, Don Gray | |
| 12:41 | Manhattan | William Chapman makes the 1st free throw | 13-6 |
| 12:41 | Manhattan | William Chapman misses the 2nd free throw | 13-6 |
| 12:41 | Columbia | John Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 13-6 |
| 12:21 | Columbia | Robert Homan scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 13-9 |
| 11:53 | Manhattan | Joshua Johnson is called for the reach on William Chapman - foul #2 on Joshua Johnson, team foul #4 | 13-9 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Fred Wurm (PG), Evan Gish (C) Jack Irwin, William Chapman | |
| Subs | Columbia | Don Gray (C) Joshua Johnson | |
| Lineup | Manhattan | PG - Fred Wurm (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Bryant (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Faustino Costa (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Carl Finnerty (fresh) C - Evan Gish (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Mitchell Daugherty (fresh) SG - Robert Homan (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Rothberg (fresh) PF - John Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Don Gray (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:40 | Manhattan | Faustino Costa can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 13-9 |
| 11:39 | Columbia | Don Gray grabs the board | 13-9 |
| 11:24 | Columbia | John Thomas hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 13-9 |
| 11:22 | Manhattan | Fred Wurm gets the rebound | 13-9 |
| 10:53 | Manhattan | Faustino Costa is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Faustino Costa, team foul #4 | 13-9 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Jack Irwin (SG), Sergei Kuchinski (SF), Norberto Russo (PF) Fred Wurm, Faustino Costa, Carl Finnerty | |
| Subs | Columbia | Daniel McDannald (PG), John Lomonaco (SG), Winford Watt (SF), Thomas Taylor (PF) Mitchell Daugherty, Robert Homan, James Rothberg, John Thomas | |
| 10:29 | Columbia | Winford Watt knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from John Lomonaco | 13-12 |
| 10:04 | Manhattan | Joseph Bryant drills a floater from the right side | 15-12 |
| 10:02 | Columbia | Winford Watt's pass is intercepted by Jack Irwin in the backcourt | 15-12 |
| 09:44 | Manhattan | Evan Gish connects on the turnaround from the right block | 17-12 |
| 09:24 | Columbia | Thomas Taylor misses the floater from the baseline | 17-12 |
| 09:22 | Columbia | Don Gray tips it in | 17-14 |
| 09:06 | Manhattan | Jack Irwin comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Don Gray - foul #2 on Don Gray, team foul #5 | 17-14 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Fred Wurm (PG), Faustino Costa (SF), Carl Finnerty (PF), William Chapman (C) Joseph Bryant, Sergei Kuchinski, Norberto Russo, Evan Gish | |
| Subs | Columbia | Mitchell Daugherty (PG), John Courtney (SG), James Rothberg (SF), John Thomas (C) Daniel McDannald, John Lomonaco, Winford Watt, Don Gray | |
| 09:06 | Manhattan | Jack Irwin makes the 1st free throw | 18-14 |
| 09:06 | Manhattan | Jack Irwin misses the 2nd free throw | 18-14 |
| 09:06 | Columbia | John Thomas grabs the board | 18-14 |
| 08:53 | Columbia | John Thomas is fouled on the floor by William Chapman - foul #1 on William Chapman, team foul #5 | 18-14 |
| 08:38 | Columbia | John Thomas misses the driving attempt from the left block | 18-14 |
| 08:36 | Manhattan | William Chapman grabs the defensive rebound | 18-14 |
| 08:10 | Manhattan | Faustino Costa scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by William Chapman and he's hacked by James Rothberg - foul #1 on James Rothberg, team foul #6 | 20-14 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Joseph Bryant (SG), Evan Gish (PF) Jack Irwin, Carl Finnerty | |
| Subs | Columbia | Robert Homan (SG) John Courtney | |
| 08:10 | Manhattan | Faustino Costa makes the free throw | 21-14 |
| 07:49 | Columbia | Mitchell Daugherty hits a jumpshot from the left side | 21-16 |
| Lineup | Manhattan | PG - Fred Wurm (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Bryant (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Faustino Costa (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Evan Gish (fresh) 4 pts. C - William Chapman (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Mitchell Daugherty (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Homan (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Rothberg (fresh) PF - Thomas Taylor (tiring) 2 reb. C - John Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Manhattan | William Chapman connects on the runner from close range on a great pass from Joseph Bryant | 23-16 |
| 07:13 | Columbia | Thomas Taylor knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Mitchell Daugherty | 23-19 |
| 06:48 | Manhattan | Evan Gish hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 23-19 |
| 06:47 | Manhattan | William Chapman gets the offensive rebound | 23-19 |
| 06:36 | Manhattan | Faustino Costa misses short on a shot from the right wing | 23-19 |
| 06:34 | Manhattan | William Chapman tips it in | 25-19 |
| 06:23 | Columbia | Thomas Taylor hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 25-19 |
| 06:21 | Manhattan | William Chapman snags the defensive board | 25-19 |
| 05:53 | Manhattan | Fred Wurm misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 25-19 |
| 05:51 | Manhattan | Faustino Costa gets the offensive rebound | 25-19 |
| 05:39 | Manhattan | Robert Homan is called for the reach on Joseph Bryant - foul #1 on Robert Homan, team foul #7 | 25-19 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Jack Irwin (SG), Sergei Kuchinski (SF), Carl Finnerty (PF) Fred Wurm, Faustino Costa, Evan Gish | |
| Subs | Columbia | Daniel McDannald (PG), John Lomonaco (SG), Winford Watt (SF) Mitchell Daugherty, Robert Homan, James Rothberg | |
| 05:39 | Manhattan | Joseph Bryant makes the 1st free throw | 26-19 |
| 05:39 | Manhattan | Joseph Bryant makes the 2nd free throw | 27-19 |
| 05:36 | Columbia | John Lomonaco's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 27-19 |
| 05:15 | Manhattan | John Thomas is called for the reach on Joseph Bryant - foul #1 on John Thomas, team foul #8 | 27-19 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Evan Gish (C) William Chapman | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 05:15 | Manhattan | Joseph Bryant makes the 1st free throw | 28-19 |
| 05:15 | Manhattan | Joseph Bryant makes the 2nd free throw | 29-19 |
| 04:51 | Columbia | Winford Watt can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 29-19 |
| 04:49 | Columbia | Thomas Taylor tips it back up and in | 29-21 |
| 04:20 | Manhattan | Jack Irwin hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 29-21 |
| 04:19 | Columbia | Thomas Taylor gets the rebound | 29-21 |
| 03:55 | Columbia | John Thomas drills a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Daniel McDannald and he's hacked by Evan Gish - foul #1 on Evan Gish, team foul #6 | 29-23 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Fred Wurm (PG), Vincent Lurie (SG), Norberto Russo (PF), William Chapman (C) Joseph Bryant, Jack Irwin, Carl Finnerty, Evan Gish | |
| Subs | Columbia | Don Gray (C) Thomas Taylor | |
| 03:55 | Columbia | John Thomas makes the free throw | 29-24 |
| 03:48 | Manhattan | Vincent Lurie comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 29-24 |
| 03:46 | Columbia | Don Gray grabs the board | 29-24 |
| Lineup | Manhattan | PG - Fred Wurm (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Vincent Lurie (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Sergei Kuchinski (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Norberto Russo (fairly fresh) C - William Chapman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Daniel McDannald (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Lomonaco (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Winford Watt (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Thomas (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Don Gray (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:40 | Columbia | John Lomonaco clanks a 3 from straight away | 29-24 |
| 03:38 | Manhattan | Fred Wurm grabs the board | 29-24 |
| 03:11 | Manhattan | Norberto Russo hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 29-24 |
| 03:10 | Columbia | Don Gray pulls down the rebound | 29-24 |
| 03:05 | Columbia | John Lomonaco scores on a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Daniel McDannald | 29-26 |
| 02:46 | Manhattan | Sergei Kuchinski's pass is intercepted by John Lomonaco | 29-26 |
| 02:42 | Columbia | Winford Watt lays it up and in on a great pass from John Lomonaco | 29-28 |
| 02:15 | Manhattan | Sergei Kuchinski is fouled on the floor by Winford Watt - foul #1 on Winford Watt, team foul #9 | 29-28 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Carl Finnerty (PF), Evan Gish (C) Norberto Russo, William Chapman | |
| Subs | Columbia | John Courtney (SF), Joshua Johnson (PF) Winford Watt, John Thomas | |
| 02:15 | Manhattan | Sergei Kuchinski makes the 1st free throw | 30-28 |
| 02:15 | Manhattan | Sergei Kuchinski misses the 2nd free throw | 30-28 |
| 02:15 | Manhattan | Evan Gish grabs the offensive rebound | 30-28 |
| 02:01 | Manhattan | Carl Finnerty misses short on a fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by John Courtney - foul #1 on John Courtney, team foul #10 | 30-28 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Faustino Costa (SF) Sergei Kuchinski | |
| Subs | Columbia | James Rothberg (PF) John Lomonaco | |
| 02:01 | Manhattan | Carl Finnerty makes the 1st free throw | 31-28 |
| 02:01 | Manhattan | Carl Finnerty makes the 2nd free throw | 32-28 |
| 01:35 | Columbia | Daniel McDannald misses the easy layup | 32-28 |
| 01:33 | Manhattan | The rebound goes to Evan Gish | 32-28 |
| 01:07 | Manhattan | James Rothberg swats the dunk try by Faustino Costa | 32-28 |
| 01:06 | Columbia | Don Gray gets the rebound | 32-28 |
| 01:02 | Columbia | John Courtney is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 32-28 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Joseph Bryant (PG), Norberto Russo (PF) Fred Wurm, Carl Finnerty | |
| Subs | Columbia | Mitchell Daugherty (PG), Robert Homan (SG) Daniel McDannald, James Rothberg | |
| 00:33 | Manhattan | Vincent Lurie clanks a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Robert Homan - foul #2 on Robert Homan, team foul #11 | 32-28 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Sergei Kuchinski (SF) Faustino Costa | |
| Subs | Columbia | Winford Watt (SF) John Courtney | |
| 00:33 | Manhattan | Vincent Lurie misses the 1st free throw | 32-28 |
| 00:33 | Manhattan | Vincent Lurie misses the 2nd free throw | 32-28 |
| 00:33 | Manhattan | Evan Gish snags the offensive board | 32-28 |
| 00:23 | Manhattan | Vincent Lurie is fouled on the floor by Robert Homan - foul #3 on Robert Homan, team foul #12 | 32-28 |
| Subs | Manhattan | | |
| Subs | Columbia | John Lomonaco (SG), Thomas Taylor (PF) Robert Homan, Joshua Johnson | |
| 00:23 | Manhattan | Vincent Lurie makes the 1st free throw | 33-28 |
| 00:23 | Manhattan | Vincent Lurie misses the 2nd free throw | 33-28 |
| 00:23 | Columbia | Don Gray gets the rebound | 33-28 |
| 00:01 | Columbia | John Lomonaco comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 33-28 |
| 00:00 | Manhattan | Evan Gish pulls down the rebound | 33-28 |