| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - David Theriault (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joel Dunton (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SF - Dean Strock (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Anthony Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Ben Hall (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Robert Linker (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Gleason (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jerry Reich (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Knight (fresh) 5 pts. C - Coy Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Western Kentucky | Dean Strock inbounds the ball | 42-42 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:41 | Western Kentucky | Ben Hall misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint | 42-42 |
| 19:39 | Columbia | Coy Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 42-42 |
| 19:35 | Columbia | Robert Linker can't connect on a floater from the left block | 42-42 |
| 19:34 | Columbia | Coy Johnson snags the offensive board | 42-42 |
| 19:15 | Columbia | Donald Gleason is whistled for a carry | 42-42 |
| 18:56 | Western Kentucky | Joel Dunton misses the 3 pointer from the right wing but he's hacked by Robert Linker - foul #3 on Robert Linker, team foul #1 | 42-42 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Sergio Lopez (PG) Robert Linker | |
| 18:56 | Western Kentucky | Joel Dunton misses the 1st free throw | 42-42 |
| 18:56 | Western Kentucky | Joel Dunton makes the 2nd free throw | 43-42 |
| 18:56 | Western Kentucky | Joel Dunton makes the 3rd free throw | 44-42 |
| 18:46 | Columbia | David Knight clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 44-42 |
| 18:45 | Western Kentucky | Anthony Williams snags the defensive board | 44-42 |
| 18:30 | Western Kentucky | Joel Dunton misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 44-42 |
| 18:28 | Columbia | David Knight grabs the defensive rebound | 44-42 |
| 18:06 | Columbia | Sergio Lopez hits a shot from the right side on a great pass from Donald Gleason and he's hacked by David Theriault - foul #3 on David Theriault, team foul #1 | 44-44 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Wesley Biondo (PG) David Theriault | |
| Subs | Columbia | Richard Deady (PF) David Knight | |
| 18:06 | Columbia | Sergio Lopez makes the free throw | 44-45 |
| 17:46 | Western Kentucky | Wesley Biondo scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Anthony Williams | 47-45 |
| 17:28 | Columbia | Jerry Reich misses short on a turnaround from the right block | 47-45 |
| 17:26 | Western Kentucky | Ben Hall pulls down the rebound | 47-45 |
| 17:03 | Western Kentucky | Wesley Biondo misses the 3 from straight away | 47-45 |
| 17:01 | Columbia | Coy Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 47-45 |
| 16:46 | Columbia | Coy Johnson is called for traveling | 47-45 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Rick Davis (SG), Rodney Gabbard (SF), Jerry Ogden (PF), Glen Lawson (C) Joel Dunton, Dean Strock, Anthony Williams, Ben Hall | |
| Subs | Columbia | Kenneth Mabe (SG), John Bernabe (SF), David Knight (PF) Donald Gleason, Jerry Reich, Coy Johnson | |
| 16:37 | Western Kentucky | Rodney Gabbard is whistled for a carry | 47-45 |
| 16:27 | Columbia | Kenneth Mabe can't finish the layup | 47-45 |
| 16:26 | Western Kentucky | Rick Davis pulls down the rebound | 47-45 |
| 15:58 | Western Kentucky | Rick Davis hits the finger roll set up by Wesley Biondo | 49-45 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Wesley Biondo (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rick Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Rodney Gabbard (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jerry Ogden (fresh) 4 pts. C - Glen Lawson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Sergio Lopez (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Mabe (fresh) 4 pts. SF - John Bernabe (fresh) PF - David Knight (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Deady (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Columbia | David Knight comes up short on the turnaround in the lane | 49-45 |
| 15:35 | Western Kentucky | Glen Lawson snags the defensive board | 49-45 |
| 15:28 | Western Kentucky | Wesley Biondo is fouled on the floor by Richard Deady - foul #3 on Richard Deady, team foul #2 | 49-45 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | David Theriault (PG), Joel Dunton (SG), Ben Hall (C) Wesley Biondo, Rick Davis, Glen Lawson | |
| Subs | Columbia | Robert Linker (PG), Donald Gleason (SG), Jerry Reich (SF), Lewis Northrop (PF), Paul Smith (C) Sergio Lopez, Kenneth Mabe, John Bernabe, David Knight, Richard Deady | |
| 15:03 | Western Kentucky | Jerry Reich steps in front of the Jerry Ogden pass | 49-45 |
| 15:00 | Columbia | Jerry Reich lays it in | 49-47 |
| 14:44 | Western Kentucky | Joel Dunton hits a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Jerry Ogden | 52-47 |
| 14:26 | Columbia | The jump hook by Donald Gleason is blocked by Ben Hall | 52-47 |
| 14:25 | Columbia | Lewis Northrop gets the offensive rebound | 52-47 |
| 14:09 | Columbia | Donald Gleason misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 52-47 |
| 14:07 | Western Kentucky | Ben Hall grabs the board | 52-47 |
| 13:50 | Western Kentucky | Lewis Northrop steals the ball from Rodney Gabbard | 52-47 |
| 13:37 | Columbia | Jerry Reich misses the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Rodney Gabbard - foul #2 on Rodney Gabbard, team foul #2 | 52-47 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Dean Strock (SF), Anthony Williams (PF) Rodney Gabbard, Jerry Ogden | |
| Subs | Columbia | David Knight (PF), Coy Johnson (C) Lewis Northrop, Paul Smith | |
| 13:37 | Columbia | Jerry Reich makes the 1st free throw | 52-48 |
| 13:37 | Columbia | Jerry Reich makes the 2nd free throw | 52-49 |
| 13:20 | Western Kentucky | Joel Dunton hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Donald Gleason - foul #1 on Donald Gleason, team foul #3 | 52-49 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Glen Lawson (C) Ben Hall | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 13:20 | Western Kentucky | Joel Dunton makes the 1st free throw | 53-49 |
| 13:20 | Western Kentucky | Joel Dunton misses the 2nd free throw | 53-49 |
| 13:20 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Coy Johnson | 53-49 |
| 13:07 | Columbia | Robert Linker misses the floater from the right wing | 53-49 |
| 13:05 | Columbia | Jerry Reich misses the tip | 53-49 |
| 13:04 | Western Kentucky | Glen Lawson grabs the defensive rebound | 53-49 |
| 12:38 | Western Kentucky | Glen Lawson misses the shot from the right side | 53-49 |
| 12:36 | Columbia | Coy Johnson gets the rebound | 53-49 |
| 12:18 | Columbia | Jerry Reich misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 53-49 |
| 12:16 | Western Kentucky | Anthony Williams grabs the board | 53-49 |
| 12:10 | Western Kentucky | Dean Strock is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Dean Strock, team foul #3 | 53-49 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Wesley Biondo (PG), Rick Davis (SG), Ben Hall (C) David Theriault, Joel Dunton, Glen Lawson | |
| Subs | Columbia | Sergio Lopez (PG), Kenneth Mabe (SG), John Bernabe (SF), Richard Deady (PF) Robert Linker, Donald Gleason, Jerry Reich, David Knight | |
| 11:52 | Columbia | Kenneth Mabe is hacked by Anthony Williams - foul #1 on Anthony Williams, team foul #4 | 53-49 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Wesley Biondo (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rick Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Dean Strock (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Anthony Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Ben Hall (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Sergio Lopez (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Mabe (fresh) 4 pts. SF - John Bernabe (fresh) PF - Richard Deady (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Coy Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Columbia | John Bernabe lays it up and in on a great pass from Sergio Lopez | 53-51 |
| 11:18 | Western Kentucky | Ben Hall throws it down and the foul's on Richard Deady - foul #4 on Richard Deady, team foul #4 | 55-51 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Jerry Ogden (PF) Anthony Williams | |
| Subs | Columbia | Lewis Northrop (PF) Richard Deady | |
| 11:18 | Western Kentucky | Ben Hall makes the free throw | 56-51 |
| 11:01 | Columbia | Wesley Biondo is called for the reach on Sergio Lopez - foul #1 on Wesley Biondo, team foul #5 | 56-51 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Rodney Gabbard (SF) Dean Strock | |
| Subs | Columbia | Robert Linker (PG), Donald Gleason (SG), Jerry Reich (SF), Paul Smith (C) Sergio Lopez, Kenneth Mabe, John Bernabe, Coy Johnson | |
| 10:51 | Columbia | Lewis Northrop makes the shot from the left wing on a great pass from Donald Gleason | 56-53 |
| 10:34 | Western Kentucky | Wesley Biondo is hacked by Robert Linker - foul #4 on Robert Linker, team foul #5 | 56-53 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | David Theriault (PG), Joel Dunton (SG) Wesley Biondo, Rick Davis | |
| Subs | Columbia | Sergio Lopez (PG), David Knight (PF) Robert Linker, Paul Smith | |
| 10:19 | Western Kentucky | David Knight swats the short shot by Jerry Ogden | 56-53 |
| 10:18 | Western Kentucky | Ben Hall snags the offensive board | 56-53 |
| 10:06 | Western Kentucky | Jerry Ogden lays it up and in | 58-53 |
| 09:48 | Columbia | Lewis Northrop is whistled for a carry | 58-53 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Dean Strock (SF), Anthony Williams (PF) Rodney Gabbard, Ben Hall | |
| Subs | Columbia | Coy Johnson (C) Lewis Northrop | |
| 09:32 | Western Kentucky | Dean Strock can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 58-53 |
| 09:31 | Columbia | Donald Gleason gets the rebound | 58-53 |
| 09:14 | Columbia | Donald Gleason makes the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Sergio Lopez | 58-56 |
| 08:57 | Western Kentucky | Donald Gleason picks off the pass by Anthony Williams | 58-56 |
| 08:53 | Columbia | Sergio Lopez dunks the ball set up by Donald Gleason | 58-58 |
| 08:35 | Western Kentucky | Jerry Ogden hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 58-58 |
| 08:34 | Columbia | The rebound goes to David Knight | 58-58 |
| 08:29 | Columbia | Donald Gleason can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 58-58 |
| 08:28 | Western Kentucky | Anthony Williams pulls down the rebound | 58-58 |
| 08:09 | Western Kentucky | Dean Strock is hacked by Coy Johnson - foul #2 on Coy Johnson, team foul #6 | 58-58 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Wesley Biondo (PG), Rick Davis (SG), Rodney Gabbard (SF), Glen Lawson (PF), Ben Hall (C) David Theriault, Joel Dunton, Dean Strock, Anthony Williams, Jerry Ogden | |
| Subs | Columbia | Kenneth Mabe (SG), John Bernabe (SF), Lewis Northrop (PF), Paul Smith (C) Donald Gleason, Jerry Reich, David Knight, Coy Johnson | |
| 07:45 | Western Kentucky | Rodney Gabbard comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by John Bernabe - foul #2 on John Bernabe, team foul #7 | 58-58 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Robert Linker (PG), Richard Deady (PF) Kenneth Mabe, Paul Smith | |
| 07:45 | Western Kentucky | Rodney Gabbard makes the 1st free throw | 59-58 |
| 07:45 | Western Kentucky | Rodney Gabbard makes the 2nd free throw | 60-58 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Wesley Biondo (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rick Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Rodney Gabbard (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Glen Lawson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Ben Hall (fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Robert Linker (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Sergio Lopez (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - John Bernabe (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Deady (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Lewis Northrop (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Columbia | John Bernabe misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 60-58 |
| 07:26 | Western Kentucky | Wesley Biondo grabs the board | 60-58 |
| 07:21 | Western Kentucky | Wesley Biondo is fouled on the floor by John Bernabe - foul #3 on John Bernabe, team foul #8 | 60-58 |
| 07:21 | Western Kentucky | Wesley Biondo misses the 1st free throw | 60-58 |
| 07:21 | Columbia | Richard Deady grabs the defensive rebound | 60-58 |
| 06:58 | Columbia | Robert Linker is hacked by Glen Lawson - foul #1 on Glen Lawson, team foul #6 | 60-58 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Joel Dunton (SG) Rick Davis | |
| Subs | Columbia | Jerry Reich (SF), Coy Johnson (C) John Bernabe, Lewis Northrop | |
| 06:47 | Columbia | Coy Johnson hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 60-58 |
| 06:46 | Western Kentucky | Ben Hall grabs the defensive rebound | 60-58 |
| 06:41 | Western Kentucky | Richard Deady steps in front of the Wesley Biondo pass | 60-58 |
| 06:22 | Columbia | Coy Johnson is denied on a layup by Glen Lawson | 60-58 |
| 06:21 | Western Kentucky | Joel Dunton grabs the defensive rebound | 60-58 |
| 06:15 | Western Kentucky | Wesley Biondo misses the 3 from the right wing | 60-58 |
| 06:14 | Western Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Rodney Gabbard | 60-58 |
| 06:06 | Western Kentucky | Glen Lawson clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 60-58 |
| 06:05 | Western Kentucky | Rodney Gabbard gets the offensive rebound | 60-58 |
| 05:44 | Western Kentucky | Joel Dunton knocks in the runner in the paint on a great pass from Rodney Gabbard | 62-58 |
| 05:26 | Columbia | Coy Johnson scores on a jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Robert Linker | 62-60 |
| 05:26 | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-60 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | David Theriault (PG), Dean Strock (SF), Anthony Williams (PF) Wesley Biondo, Rodney Gabbard, Glen Lawson | |
| Subs | Columbia | Donald Gleason (SG), David Knight (PF) Sergio Lopez, Richard Deady | |
| 05:09 | Western Kentucky | Ben Hall can't finish the layup | 62-60 |
| 05:08 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Coy Johnson | 62-60 |
| 05:04 | Columbia | Donald Gleason hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Jerry Reich | 62-62 |
| 04:46 | Western Kentucky | David Theriault misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 62-62 |
| 04:44 | Western Kentucky | Anthony Williams tips it but misses | 62-62 |
| 04:43 | Western Kentucky | Joel Dunton pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-62 |
| 04:27 | Western Kentucky | Joel Dunton drills a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Anthony Williams | 65-62 |
| 04:12 | Columbia | Donald Gleason knocks in the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Robert Linker | 65-64 |
| 03:54 | Western Kentucky | Anthony Williams misses the easy layup but he's fouled by David Knight - foul #2 on David Knight, team foul #9 | 65-64 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Richard Deady (C) Coy Johnson | |
| 03:54 | Western Kentucky | Anthony Williams misses the 1st free throw | 65-64 |
| 03:54 | Western Kentucky | Anthony Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 66-64 |
| 03:43 | Columbia | Donald Gleason is hacked by Joel Dunton - foul #3 on Joel Dunton, team foul #7 | 66-64 |
| 03:43 | Columbia | Donald Gleason misses the 1st free throw | 66-64 |
| 03:43 | Western Kentucky | Anthony Williams pulls down the rebound | 66-64 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - David Theriault (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Joel Dunton (fresh) 15 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Dean Strock (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Anthony Williams (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. C - Ben Hall (fresh) 9 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Robert Linker (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Donald Gleason (fresh) 21 pts. 7 ast. 3 stl. SF - Jerry Reich (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - David Knight (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Richard Deady (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:20 | Western Kentucky | Dean Strock is fouled on the floor by Richard Deady - foul #5 on Richard Deady, team foul #10 | 66-64 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Lewis Northrop (PF), Paul Smith (C) David Knight, Richard Deady | |
| 03:20 | Western Kentucky | Dean Strock makes the 1st free throw | 67-64 |
| 03:20 | Western Kentucky | Dean Strock makes the 2nd free throw | 68-64 |
| 03:03 | Columbia | Donald Gleason comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 68-64 |
| 03:01 | Columbia | Lewis Northrop snags the offensive board | 68-64 |
| 02:48 | Columbia | Robert Linker is fouled on the floor by David Theriault - foul #4 on David Theriault, team foul #8 | 68-64 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Rodney Gabbard (SF), Jerry Ogden (PF), Glen Lawson (C) Dean Strock, Anthony Williams, Ben Hall | |
| Subs | Columbia | Coy Johnson (C) Paul Smith | |
| 02:48 | Columbia | Robert Linker makes the 1st free throw | 68-65 |
| 02:48 | Columbia | Robert Linker makes the 2nd free throw | 68-66 |
| 02:41 | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 68-66 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Dean Strock (SF), Ben Hall (C) Rodney Gabbard, Glen Lawson | |
| Subs | Columbia | David Knight (PF) Lewis Northrop | |
| 02:30 | Western Kentucky | Joel Dunton is hacked by Donald Gleason - foul #2 on Donald Gleason, team foul #11 | 68-66 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Anthony Williams (PF) Jerry Ogden | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 02:30 | Western Kentucky | Joel Dunton misses the 1st free throw | 68-66 |
| 02:30 | Western Kentucky | Joel Dunton misses the 2nd free throw | 68-66 |
| 02:30 | Columbia | Donald Gleason gets the rebound | 68-66 |
| 02:18 | Columbia | Robert Linker loses the dribble to Joel Dunton | 68-66 |
| 02:08 | Western Kentucky | Joel Dunton drills a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Anthony Williams | 70-66 |
| 01:59 | Columbia | Donald Gleason scores on a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Coy Johnson | 70-68 |
| 01:42 | Western Kentucky | Coy Johnson swats the layup by Anthony Williams | 70-68 |
| 01:40 | Western Kentucky | Ben Hall pulls down the offensive rebound | 70-68 |
| 01:16 | Western Kentucky | David Theriault is fouled on the floor by Coy Johnson - foul #3 on Coy Johnson, team foul #12 | 70-68 |
| 01:16 | Western Kentucky | David Theriault misses the 1st free throw | 70-68 |
| 01:16 | Western Kentucky | David Theriault makes the 2nd free throw | 71-68 |
| 00:57 | Columbia | Donald Gleason's layup is rejected by Ben Hall | 71-68 |
| 00:56 | Columbia | David Knight snags the offensive board | 71-68 |
| 00:46 | Columbia | David Knight buries a jumper from close range set up by Donald Gleason | 71-70 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:18 | Western Kentucky | Ben Hall loses the dribble to Jerry Reich | 71-70 |
| 00:13 | Columbia | David Knight scores on a runner from the baseline | 71-72 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:09 | Western Kentucky | A charge is called on David Theriault - foul #5 on David Theriault, team foul #9 | 71-72 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Wesley Biondo (PG) David Theriault | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:06 | Columbia | Jerry Reich is fouled in the backcourt by Wesley Biondo - foul #2 on Wesley Biondo, team foul #10 | 71-72 |
| 00:06 | Columbia | Jerry Reich misses the 1st free throw | 71-72 |
| 00:06 | Columbia | Jerry Reich makes the 2nd free throw | 71-73 |
| 00:06 | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 71-73 |
| 00:02 | Western Kentucky | Wesley Biondo can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 71-73 |
| 00:01 | Western Kentucky | Dean Strock misses the tip | 71-73 |
| 00:00 | Columbia | Coy Johnson gets the rebound | 71-73 |