| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Ernest Eggen (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Christopher Nance (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Randy Woodhouse (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Neil Yates (fresh) 2 pts. C - Mike Williams (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Duquesne | PG - James Kohl (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Keene (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ronald Casson (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Thomas Fray (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - John Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Duquesne | Ronald Casson inbounds the ball | 28-20 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Duquesne | Duquesne is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:39 | Duquesne | Ronald Casson shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from James Kohl | 28-23 |
| 19:37 | Columbia | Ernest Eggen throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 28-23 |
| 19:18 | Duquesne | Ronald Casson clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 28-23 |
| 19:17 | Duquesne | John Brown tips it but misses | 28-23 |
| 19:15 | Columbia | Mike Williams grabs the board | 28-23 |
| 18:59 | Columbia | Christopher Nance comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 28-23 |
| 18:58 | Duquesne | John Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 28-23 |
| 18:34 | Duquesne | John Keene is alone and drills a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from James Kohl | 28-26 |
| 18:15 | Columbia | Ernest Eggen clanks a jumper from the right wing | 28-26 |
| 18:14 | Duquesne | James Kohl grabs the board | 28-26 |
| 17:58 | Duquesne | John Keene banks in the layup | 28-28 |
| 17:37 | Columbia | Randy Woodhouse misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Thomas Fray - foul #2 on Thomas Fray, team foul #1 | 28-28 |
| Subs | Columbia | Paul Winstead (PF) Neil Yates | |
| Subs | Duquesne | | |
| 17:37 | Columbia | Randy Woodhouse makes the 1st free throw | 29-28 |
| 17:37 | Columbia | Randy Woodhouse makes the 2nd free throw | 30-28 |
| 17:16 | Duquesne | Ronald Casson splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 30-28 |
| 17:15 | Duquesne | John Brown hits the follow up shot | 30-30 |
| 16:49 | Columbia | Randy Woodhouse misses long on a runner in the lane | 30-30 |
| 16:48 | Columbia | Mike Williams tips it in | 32-30 |
| 16:25 | Duquesne | John Keene throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-30 |
| Subs | Columbia | David Taylor (SG), Jared Wimbush (SF) Christopher Nance, Randy Woodhouse | |
| Subs | Duquesne | Robert Russell (PG), John Myers (SG), Matthew Rowe (SF), Gary Roberts (PF), Richard Adams (C) James Kohl, John Keene, Ronald Casson, Thomas Fray, John Brown | |
| 16:01 | Columbia | Ernest Eggen misses the shot from the left side but he's fouled by Gary Roberts - foul #2 on Gary Roberts, team foul #2 | 32-30 |
| 16:01 | Columbia | Ernest Eggen misses the 1st free throw | 32-30 |
| 16:01 | Columbia | Ernest Eggen makes the 2nd free throw | 33-30 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Ernest Eggen (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jared Wimbush (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Paul Winstead (fresh) 2 reb. C - Mike Williams (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duquesne | PG - Robert Russell (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Myers (fresh) SF - Matthew Rowe (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Gary Roberts (fresh) 2 reb. C - Richard Adams (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:54 | Duquesne | John Myers hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 33-30 |
| 15:52 | Duquesne | John Myers gets the offensive rebound | 33-30 |
| 15:39 | Duquesne | The short jumper by Richard Adams is denied by Paul Winstead | 33-30 |
| 15:37 | Columbia | Jared Wimbush snags the defensive board | 33-30 |
| 15:08 | Columbia | Jared Wimbush misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 33-30 |
| 15:07 | Duquesne | The rebound goes to Gary Roberts | 33-30 |
| 14:58 | Duquesne | Matthew Rowe throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-30 |
| Subs | Columbia | Christopher Nance (PG), Neil Yates (PF) Ernest Eggen, Mike Williams | |
| Subs | Duquesne | James Kohl (PG), Ronald Casson (SF) Matthew Rowe, Richard Adams | |
| 14:32 | Columbia | David Taylor makes the 3 from straight away set up by Paul Winstead | 36-30 |
| 14:16 | Duquesne | Robert Russell misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 36-30 |
| 14:15 | Columbia | David Taylor grabs the board | 36-30 |
| 14:09 | Columbia | Gary Roberts steals it from David Taylor | 36-30 |
| 13:53 | Duquesne | Gary Roberts drills a turnaround in the paint set up by James Kohl | 36-32 |
| 13:24 | Columbia | Christopher Nance comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 36-32 |
| 13:23 | Columbia | David Taylor grabs the offensive rebound | 36-32 |
| 13:09 | Columbia | David Taylor is hacked by Robert Russell - foul #3 on Robert Russell, team foul #3 | 36-32 |
| Subs | Columbia | Ernest Eggen (PG), Randy Woodhouse (SF), Mike Williams (C) David Taylor, Jared Wimbush, Paul Winstead | |
| Subs | Duquesne | John Keene (SG), Thomas Fray (PF), John Brown (C) Robert Russell, John Myers, Gary Roberts | |
| 12:46 | Columbia | Christopher Nance connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Ernest Eggen | 39-32 |
| 12:32 | Duquesne | Neil Yates is called for the reach on John Keene - foul #1 on Neil Yates, team foul #1 | 39-32 |
| Subs | Columbia | Aaron Gibson (PF) Neil Yates | |
| Subs | Duquesne | | |
| 12:14 | Duquesne | John Brown clanks a 3 from straight away but he's fouled by Randy Woodhouse - foul #1 on Randy Woodhouse, team foul #2 | 39-32 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Duquesne | John Myers (SF) Ronald Casson | |
| 12:14 | Duquesne | John Brown misses the 1st free throw | 39-32 |
| 12:14 | Duquesne | John Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 39-33 |
| 12:14 | Duquesne | John Brown makes the 3rd free throw | 39-34 |
| 11:51 | Columbia | Christopher Nance hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 39-34 |
| 11:49 | Duquesne | James Kohl gets the rebound | 39-34 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Ernest Eggen (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Christopher Nance (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Randy Woodhouse (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Aaron Gibson (fresh) C - Mike Williams (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duquesne | PG - James Kohl (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Keene (fresh) 7 pts. SF - John Myers (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Thomas Fray (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - John Brown (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Duquesne | John Myers loses the dribble to Aaron Gibson | 39-34 |
| 11:13 | Columbia | Ernest Eggen clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 39-34 |
| 11:11 | Duquesne | Thomas Fray grabs the defensive rebound | 39-34 |
| 10:50 | Duquesne | Christopher Nance picks off the pass by John Brown | 39-34 |
| 10:47 | Columbia | Ernest Eggen hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Christopher Nance | 41-34 |
| 10:37 | Duquesne | John Keene clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 41-34 |
| 10:35 | Duquesne | James Kohl hits the follow up shot | 41-36 |
| 10:18 | Columbia | Aaron Gibson double dribbles | 41-36 |
| Subs | Columbia | David Taylor (SG), Jared Wimbush (SF), Neil Yates (PF), Paul Winstead (C) Christopher Nance, Randy Woodhouse, Aaron Gibson, Mike Williams | |
| Subs | Duquesne | Robert Russell (PG), Ronald Casson (SF), Gary Roberts (PF), Richard Adams (C) James Kohl, John Keene, Thomas Fray, John Brown | |
| 10:03 | Duquesne | Gary Roberts is whistled for a carry | 41-36 |
| 09:38 | Columbia | David Taylor connects on the runner near the basket on a great pass from Ernest Eggen | 43-36 |
| 09:23 | Duquesne | Ronald Casson comes up short on the shot from the right block | 43-36 |
| 09:21 | Duquesne | Ronald Casson gets the offensive rebound | 43-36 |
| 09:09 | Duquesne | Jared Wimbush steals it from Richard Adams | 43-36 |
| 08:45 | Columbia | David Taylor is whistled for traveling | 43-36 |
| Subs | Columbia | Randy Woodhouse (SF), Mike Williams (C) Ernest Eggen, Neil Yates | |
| Subs | Duquesne | John Keene (SG), Thomas Fray (PF), John Brown (C) John Myers, Gary Roberts, Richard Adams | |
| 08:29 | Duquesne | Thomas Fray misses the jumpshot from the left side | 43-36 |
| 08:27 | Columbia | Mike Williams gets the rebound | 43-36 |
| 08:09 | Columbia | Jared Wimbush is hacked by Thomas Fray - foul #3 on Thomas Fray, team foul #4 | 43-36 |
| Subs | Columbia | Christopher Nance (PG) Jared Wimbush | |
| Subs | Duquesne | James Kohl (PG) Robert Russell | |
| 07:57 | Columbia | Randy Woodhouse is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Randy Woodhouse, team foul #3 | 43-36 |
| 07:42 | Duquesne | Ronald Casson connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Thomas Fray | 43-38 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Christopher Nance (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Taylor (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. SF - Randy Woodhouse (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Paul Winstead (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Mike Williams (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duquesne | PG - James Kohl (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Keene (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Ronald Casson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Fray (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - John Brown (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:13 | Columbia | Mike Williams misses long on a jump hook from the right block but the foul's on John Brown - foul #1 on John Brown, team foul #5 | 43-38 |
| Subs | Columbia | Jared Wimbush (SG), Aaron Gibson (PF) David Taylor, Paul Winstead | |
| Subs | Duquesne | | |
| 07:13 | Columbia | Mike Williams makes the 1st free throw | 44-38 |
| 07:13 | Columbia | Mike Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 44-38 |
| 07:13 | Duquesne | The rebound goes to John Brown | 44-38 |
| 07:04 | Duquesne | James Kohl misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 44-38 |
| 07:02 | Duquesne | Thomas Fray tips it in | 44-40 |
| 06:38 | Columbia | Christopher Nance makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Jared Wimbush | 47-40 |
| 06:30 | Duquesne | John Keene clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 47-40 |
| 06:28 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Mike Williams | 47-40 |
| 06:24 | Columbia | Randy Woodhouse loses the ball out of bounds | 47-40 |
| Subs | Columbia | Ernest Eggen (PG), Neil Yates (PF) Randy Woodhouse, Aaron Gibson | |
| Subs | Duquesne | Robert Russell (SG), Matthew Rowe (SF), John Myers (PF), Gary Roberts (C) John Keene, Ronald Casson, Thomas Fray, John Brown | |
| 06:07 | Duquesne | Matthew Rowe's fadeaway is rejected by Neil Yates | 47-40 |
| 06:05 | Duquesne | Gary Roberts tips it home | 47-42 |
| 05:48 | Columbia | Robert Russell is called for the reach on Jared Wimbush - foul #4 on Robert Russell, team foul #6 | 47-42 |
| Subs | Columbia | David Taylor (SG), Paul Winstead (C) Christopher Nance, Mike Williams | |
| Subs | Duquesne | | |
| 05:25 | Columbia | Ernest Eggen makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Jared Wimbush | 50-42 |
| 05:11 | Duquesne | John Myers knocks in the fadeaway from the left block and he's fouled by Jared Wimbush - foul #1 on Jared Wimbush, team foul #4 | 50-44 |
| Subs | Columbia | Randy Woodhouse (SF) Jared Wimbush | |
| Subs | Duquesne | Ronald Casson (SF), Thomas Fray (PF) James Kohl, Matthew Rowe | |
| 05:11 | Duquesne | John Myers makes the free throw | 50-45 |
| 04:47 | Columbia | Randy Woodhouse can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Ronald Casson - foul #1 on Ronald Casson, team foul #7 | 50-45 |
| Subs | Columbia | Christopher Nance (SG) David Taylor | |
| Subs | Duquesne | John Keene (SG), John Brown (C) John Myers, Gary Roberts | |
| 04:47 | Columbia | Randy Woodhouse misses the 1st free throw | 50-45 |
| 04:47 | Columbia | Randy Woodhouse misses the 2nd free throw | 50-45 |
| 04:47 | Duquesne | Thomas Fray grabs the defensive rebound | 50-45 |
| 04:25 | Duquesne | Ronald Casson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-45 |
| Subs | Columbia | Aaron Gibson (PF) Neil Yates | |
| Subs | Duquesne | | |
| 04:02 | Columbia | Randy Woodhouse knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Ernest Eggen | 52-45 |
| 03:47 | Duquesne | Ronald Casson evades the doubleteam and hits a 3 from straight away set up by Thomas Fray | 52-48 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Ernest Eggen (fresh) 14 pts. 6 ast. SG - Christopher Nance (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Randy Woodhouse (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Aaron Gibson (fresh) 2 stl. C - Paul Winstead (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Duquesne | PG - Robert Russell (fresh) 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - John Keene (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Ronald Casson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Fray (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - John Brown (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:23 | Columbia | Randy Woodhouse connects on the shot from just outside the lane set up by Christopher Nance | 54-48 |
| 03:05 | Duquesne | Ronald Casson is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 54-48 |
| 03:04 | Duquesne | Thomas Fray tips it home | 54-50 |
| 02:44 | Columbia | Randy Woodhouse banks in the layup on a great pass from Aaron Gibson | 56-50 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Duquesne | Duquesne is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:37 | Duquesne | Robert Russell is hacked by Ernest Eggen - foul #1 on Ernest Eggen, team foul #5 | 56-50 |
| Subs | Columbia | David Taylor (SG), Jared Wimbush (SF), Neil Yates (PF), Mike Williams (C) Christopher Nance, Randy Woodhouse, Aaron Gibson, Paul Winstead | |
| Subs | Duquesne | James Kohl (PG), John Myers (SG), Matthew Rowe (SF), Gary Roberts (PF), Richard Adams (C) Robert Russell, John Keene, Ronald Casson, Thomas Fray, John Brown | |
| 02:22 | Duquesne | John Myers can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint | 56-50 |
| 02:20 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Jared Wimbush | 56-50 |
| 02:20 | Columbia | Columbia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-50 |
| Subs | Columbia | Christopher Nance (SG), Randy Woodhouse (SF) David Taylor, Jared Wimbush | |
| Subs | Duquesne | John Keene (SG), Ronald Casson (SF) Matthew Rowe, Richard Adams | |
| 01:55 | Columbia | Mike Williams connects on the floater from the baseline on a great pass from Ernest Eggen | 58-50 |
| 01:55 | Duquesne | Duquesne calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-50 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Duquesne | Thomas Fray (PF), John Brown (C) John Myers, Gary Roberts | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Duquesne | Duquesne is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:37 | Duquesne | James Kohl misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 58-50 |
| 01:35 | Columbia | Mike Williams pulls down the rebound | 58-50 |
| 01:15 | Columbia | Christopher Nance misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 58-50 |
| 01:13 | Duquesne | Ronald Casson pulls down the rebound | 58-50 |
| 00:54 | Duquesne | John Keene is fouled on the floor by Neil Yates - foul #2 on Neil Yates, team foul #6 | 58-50 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Duquesne | Duquesne is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:50 | Duquesne | Ronald Casson is fouled on the floor by Neil Yates - foul #3 on Neil Yates, team foul #7 | 58-50 |
| 00:50 | Duquesne | Ronald Casson makes the 1st free throw | 58-51 |
| 00:50 | Duquesne | Ronald Casson misses the 2nd free throw | 58-51 |
| 00:50 | Columbia | Mike Williams pulls down the rebound | 58-51 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Duquesne | Duquesne is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:48 | Columbia | John Keene is called for the reach on Mike Williams in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Keene, team foul #8 | 58-51 |
| Subs | Columbia | Eric Skillern (SF) Randy Woodhouse | |
| Subs | Duquesne | | |
| 00:48 | Columbia | Mike Williams makes the 1st free throw | 59-51 |
| 00:48 | Columbia | Mike Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 59-51 |
| 00:48 | Duquesne | Ronald Casson grabs the defensive rebound | 59-51 |
| 00:41 | Duquesne | Thomas Fray hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 from straight away | 59-51 |
| 00:39 | Columbia | Ernest Eggen grabs the defensive rebound | 59-51 |
| 00:38 | Columbia | Ernest Eggen is hacked by James Kohl in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Kohl, team foul #9 | 59-51 |
| 00:38 | Columbia | Ernest Eggen makes the 1st free throw | 60-51 |
| 00:38 | Columbia | Ernest Eggen makes the 2nd free throw | 61-51 |
| 00:32 | Duquesne | John Keene buries a floater from close range set up by James Kohl | 61-53 |
| 00:29 | Columbia | James Kohl is called for the reach on Christopher Nance in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Kohl, team foul #10 | 61-53 |
| 00:29 | Columbia | Christopher Nance makes the 1st free throw | 62-53 |
| 00:29 | Columbia | Christopher Nance makes the 2nd free throw | 63-53 |
| 00:23 | Duquesne | John Keene can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 63-53 |
| 00:22 | Columbia | Mike Williams snags the defensive board | 63-53 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Duquesne | Duquesne is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Columbia | Ernest Eggen runs out the clock | 63-53 |