| Lineup | Columbia | PG - John Lyke (fresh) SG - Stuart Gerlach (fresh) SF - Larry Thrift (fresh) PF - Adam Marshall (fresh) C - Joel Evan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Russell Lynn (fresh) SG - William Westra (fresh) SF - William Boggan (fresh) PF - Charles Reynolds (fresh) C - Curtis Perry (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Columbia | Joel Evan wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 19:45 | Columbia | Stuart Gerlach makes the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from John Lyke | 3-0 |
| 19:16 | Cleveland State | Curtis Perry misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline | 3-0 |
| 19:14 | Columbia | Adam Marshall grabs the defensive rebound | 3-0 |
| 19:07 | Columbia | Joel Evan scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Adam Marshall | 6-0 |
| 18:43 | Cleveland State | Russell Lynn is fouled on the floor by John Lyke - foul #1 on John Lyke, team foul #1 | 6-0 |
| 18:31 | Cleveland State | William Boggan comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 6-0 |
| 18:29 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Adam Marshall | 6-0 |
| 18:23 | Columbia | Joel Evan hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket | 6-0 |
| 18:22 | Columbia | Adam Marshall misses the tip | 6-0 |
| 18:21 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Charles Reynolds | 6-0 |
| 18:15 | Cleveland State | Larry Thrift steps in front of the Russell Lynn pass | 6-0 |
| 17:54 | Columbia | John Lyke is hacked by Russell Lynn - foul #1 on Russell Lynn, team foul #1 | 6-0 |
| 17:39 | Columbia | Joel Evan drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from John Lyke | 9-0 |
| 17:26 | Cleveland State | The short jumper by Charles Reynolds is denied by Adam Marshall | 9-0 |
| 17:24 | Cleveland State | William Boggan misses the tip | 9-0 |
| 17:23 | Columbia | Adam Marshall gets the rebound | 9-0 |
| 17:08 | Columbia | Joel Evan drills a fadeaway near the basket | 11-0 |
| 16:48 | Cleveland State | Curtis Perry can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 11-0 |
| 16:47 | Cleveland State | Russell Lynn misses the tip | 11-0 |
| 16:45 | Columbia | Joel Evan grabs the defensive rebound | 11-0 |
| 16:24 | Columbia | John Lyke misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 11-0 |
| 16:22 | Columbia | Joel Evan tips it in | 13-0 |
| 16:01 | Cleveland State | William Westra connects on the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Curtis Perry | 13-2 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - John Lyke (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Stuart Gerlach (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Larry Thrift (fairly fresh) PF - Adam Marshall (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Joel Evan (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Russell Lynn (fresh) SG - William Westra (fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Boggan (fresh) PF - Charles Reynolds (fairly fresh) C - Curtis Perry (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:48 | Columbia | Larry Thrift comes up short on the runner in the paint but the foul's on William Westra - foul #1 on William Westra, team foul #2 | 13-2 |
| Subs | Columbia | Bryan Jones (PG), Thomas Necaise (SG), Peter Badillo (PF), Charles Harrington (C) John Lyke, Stuart Gerlach, Adam Marshall, Joel Evan | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Larry Adams (PG), Richard Feliciano (SF), Harold Warner (C) Russell Lynn, William Boggan, Curtis Perry | |
| 15:48 | Columbia | Larry Thrift makes the 1st free throw | 14-2 |
| 15:48 | Columbia | Larry Thrift misses the 2nd free throw | 14-2 |
| 15:48 | Cleveland State | Harold Warner gets the rebound | 14-2 |
| 15:27 | Cleveland State | Richard Feliciano banks in the layup on a nice dish by Larry Adams | 14-4 |
| 15:22 | Columbia | Larry Thrift loses the dribble to Harold Warner | 14-4 |
| 15:04 | Cleveland State | Richard Feliciano comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 14-4 |
| 15:03 | Cleveland State | Charles Reynolds pulls down the offensive rebound | 14-4 |
| 14:42 | Cleveland State | Harold Warner scores on a floater in the lane and the foul's on Peter Badillo - foul #1 on Peter Badillo, team foul #2 | 14-6 |
| Subs | Columbia | John Lyke (PG) Larry Thrift | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Russell Lynn (PG), Mike Johnson (SG), William Boggan (SF), Curtis Perry (C) Larry Adams, William Westra, Richard Feliciano, Charles Reynolds | |
| 14:42 | Cleveland State | Harold Warner makes the free throw | 14-7 |
| 14:29 | Columbia | Peter Badillo is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Peter Badillo, team foul #3 | 14-7 |
| Subs | Columbia | Gerald Hale (C) Peter Badillo | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 14:00 | Cleveland State | Russell Lynn makes the floater from the left side on a great pass from William Boggan and he's fouled by Charles Harrington - foul #1 on Charles Harrington, team foul #4 | 14-9 |
| 14:00 | Cleveland State | Russell Lynn makes the free throw | 14-10 |
| 13:44 | Columbia | Bryan Jones connects on the shot from the left side on a nice dish by John Lyke | 16-10 |
| 13:32 | Cleveland State | Mike Johnson loses the dribble to Thomas Necaise | 16-10 |
| 13:11 | Columbia | Charles Harrington can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Harold Warner - foul #1 on Harold Warner, team foul #3 | 16-10 |
| Subs | Columbia | Stuart Gerlach (SG), Shaiming Sun (SF), Adam Marshall (PF) Bryan Jones, Thomas Necaise, Gerald Hale | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | William Westra (SG), Richard Feliciano (SF), Charles Reynolds (PF) Mike Johnson, William Boggan, Harold Warner | |
| 13:11 | Columbia | Charles Harrington makes the 1st free throw | 17-10 |
| 13:11 | Columbia | Charles Harrington misses the 2nd free throw | 17-10 |
| 13:11 | Cleveland State | Charles Reynolds grabs the defensive rebound | 17-10 |
| 12:44 | Cleveland State | Russell Lynn drills a floater from the right wing set up by Richard Feliciano | 17-12 |
| 12:35 | Columbia | John Lyke misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 17-12 |
| 12:34 | Cleveland State | Charles Reynolds grabs the board | 17-12 |
| 12:14 | Cleveland State | Russell Lynn misses the lay-in but he's fouled by John Lyke - foul #2 on John Lyke, team foul #5 | 17-12 |
| Subs | Columbia | Bryan Jones (PG), Joel Evan (C) John Lyke, Charles Harrington | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | William Boggan (SF) Richard Feliciano | |
| 12:14 | Cleveland State | Russell Lynn makes the 1st free throw | 17-13 |
| 12:14 | Cleveland State | Russell Lynn misses the 2nd free throw | 17-13 |
| 12:14 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Joel Evan | 17-13 |
| 11:54 | Columbia | Stuart Gerlach comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 17-13 |
| 11:53 | Cleveland State | Charles Reynolds snags the defensive board | 17-13 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Bryan Jones (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Stuart Gerlach (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Shaiming Sun (fresh) PF - Adam Marshall (fresh) 4 reb. C - Joel Evan (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Russell Lynn (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - William Westra (fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Boggan (fresh) PF - Charles Reynolds (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - Curtis Perry (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:24 | Cleveland State | William Boggan misses the dunk but the foul's on Shaiming Sun - foul #1 on Shaiming Sun, team foul #6 | 17-13 |
| Subs | Columbia | Larry Thrift (SF) Shaiming Sun | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Larry Adams (PG), Harold Warner (C) Russell Lynn, Curtis Perry | |
| 11:24 | Cleveland State | William Boggan misses the 1st free throw | 17-13 |
| 11:24 | Cleveland State | William Boggan makes the 2nd free throw | 17-14 |
| 11:10 | Columbia | Joel Evan hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 17-14 |
| 11:08 | Cleveland State | William Westra grabs the defensive rebound | 17-14 |
| 10:47 | Cleveland State | Harold Warner makes the runner from close range | 17-16 |
| 10:28 | Columbia | Joel Evan travels with the ball | 17-16 |
| Subs | Columbia | Thomas Necaise (PG), Peter Bubb (PF) Bryan Jones, Adam Marshall | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Mike Johnson (SG), Richard Feliciano (SF) William Westra, William Boggan | |
| 10:09 | Cleveland State | Larry Adams misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Larry Thrift - foul #1 on Larry Thrift, team foul #7 | 17-16 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Curtis Perry (C) Charles Reynolds | |
| 10:09 | Cleveland State | Larry Adams misses the 1st free throw | 17-16 |
| 10:09 | Cleveland State | Larry Adams misses the 2nd free throw | 17-16 |
| 10:09 | Cleveland State | Harold Warner grabs the offensive rebound | 17-16 |
| 09:43 | Cleveland State | Mike Johnson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 17-16 |
| Subs | Columbia | Shaiming Sun (SF), Gerald Hale (C) Larry Thrift, Joel Evan | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Charles Reynolds (PF) Harold Warner | |
| 09:29 | Columbia | Shaiming Sun hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Richard Feliciano - foul #1 on Richard Feliciano, team foul #4 | 17-16 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Russell Lynn (PG), William Westra (SG) Larry Adams, Mike Johnson | |
| 09:29 | Columbia | Shaiming Sun misses the 1st free throw | 17-16 |
| 09:29 | Columbia | Shaiming Sun makes the 2nd free throw | 18-16 |
| 09:12 | Cleveland State | Curtis Perry knocks in the floater from the left wing | 18-18 |
| 08:59 | Columbia | Gerald Hale is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Gerald Hale, team foul #8 | 18-18 |
| Subs | Columbia | Bryan Jones (PG), Charles Harrington (PF) Stuart Gerlach, Peter Bubb | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | William Boggan (SF) Richard Feliciano | |
| 08:41 | Cleveland State | Russell Lynn clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 18-18 |
| 08:39 | Cleveland State | William Westra snags the offensive board | 18-18 |
| 08:25 | Cleveland State | Russell Lynn can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 18-18 |
| 08:23 | Columbia | Gerald Hale snags the defensive board | 18-18 |
| 08:01 | Columbia | Charles Harrington lays it up and in on a nice dish by Bryan Jones | 20-18 |
| 07:34 | Cleveland State | Charles Reynolds's pass is intercepted by Gerald Hale | 20-18 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Bryan Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Necaise (fairly fresh) SF - Shaiming Sun (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Charles Harrington (fresh) 3 pts. C - Gerald Hale (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Russell Lynn (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - William Westra (fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Boggan (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Charles Reynolds (tiring) 5 reb. C - Curtis Perry (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:14 | Columbia | Curtis Perry steps in front of the Gerald Hale pass | 20-18 |
| 06:54 | Cleveland State | William Westra scores on a jumper from the left wing set up by William Boggan and he's hacked by Bryan Jones - foul #1 on Bryan Jones, team foul #9 | 20-20 |
| Subs | Columbia | Stuart Gerlach (SG), Larry Thrift (SF), Adam Marshall (PF), Joel Evan (C) Thomas Necaise, Shaiming Sun, Charles Harrington, Gerald Hale | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Larry Adams (PG), Richard Feliciano (SF), Harold Warner (PF) Russell Lynn, William Boggan, Charles Reynolds | |
| 06:54 | Cleveland State | William Westra makes the free throw | 20-21 |
| 06:36 | Columbia | Bryan Jones misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 20-21 |
| 06:34 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Harold Warner | 20-21 |
| 06:09 | Cleveland State | Richard Feliciano can't finish the layup | 20-21 |
| 06:08 | Columbia | Adam Marshall grabs the board | 20-21 |
| 05:54 | Columbia | Joel Evan is fouled on the floor by Curtis Perry - foul #1 on Curtis Perry, team foul #5 | 20-21 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Mike Johnson (SG), William Boggan (SF), Charles Reynolds (PF) William Westra, Richard Feliciano, Curtis Perry | |
| 05:45 | Columbia | Joel Evan is hacked by Harold Warner - foul #2 on Harold Warner, team foul #6 | 20-21 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Curtis Perry (C) Harold Warner | |
| 05:25 | Columbia | Adam Marshall misses badly on a driving attempt near the basket | 20-21 |
| 05:24 | Columbia | Larry Thrift tips it in | 22-21 |
| 05:04 | Cleveland State | Larry Adams is hacked by Bryan Jones - foul #2 on Bryan Jones, team foul #10 | 22-21 |
| Subs | Columbia | Thomas Necaise (PG) Bryan Jones | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 05:04 | Cleveland State | Larry Adams makes the 1st free throw | 22-22 |
| 05:04 | Cleveland State | Larry Adams misses the 2nd free throw | 22-22 |
| 05:04 | Columbia | Adam Marshall grabs the defensive rebound | 22-22 |
| 04:42 | Columbia | Thomas Necaise's pass is intercepted by Charles Reynolds | 22-22 |
| 04:13 | Cleveland State | William Boggan misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by Adam Marshall - foul #1 on Adam Marshall, team foul #11 | 22-22 |
| Subs | Columbia | Shaiming Sun (SF), Charles Harrington (PF), Gerald Hale (C) Larry Thrift, Adam Marshall, Joel Evan | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Russell Lynn (PG), William Westra (SG) Larry Adams, Mike Johnson | |
| 04:13 | Cleveland State | William Boggan makes the 1st free throw | 22-23 |
| 04:13 | Cleveland State | William Boggan makes the 2nd free throw | 22-24 |
| 03:57 | Columbia | Curtis Perry picks off the pass by Charles Harrington | 22-24 |
| 03:35 | Cleveland State | William Westra misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 22-24 |
| 03:34 | Columbia | Gerald Hale grabs the defensive rebound | 22-24 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Thomas Necaise (fresh) SG - Stuart Gerlach (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Shaiming Sun (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Charles Harrington (fresh) 3 pts. C - Gerald Hale (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Russell Lynn (fresh) 6 pts. SG - William Westra (fresh) 5 pts. SF - William Boggan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Charles Reynolds (tiring) 5 reb. C - Curtis Perry (tiring) 2 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 03:17 | Columbia | Charles Harrington's fadeaway is rejected by Charles Reynolds | 22-24 |
| 03:16 | Cleveland State | Charles Reynolds snags the defensive board | 22-24 |
| 02:55 | Cleveland State | Curtis Perry misses short on a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Gerald Hale - foul #2 on Gerald Hale, team foul #12 | 22-24 |
| Subs | Columbia | John Lyke (PG), Peter Badillo (SG), Larry Thrift (SF), Adam Marshall (PF), Joel Evan (C) Thomas Necaise, Stuart Gerlach, Shaiming Sun, Charles Harrington, Gerald Hale | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Richard Feliciano (SF), Harold Warner (PF) William Boggan, Charles Reynolds | |
| 02:55 | Cleveland State | Curtis Perry makes the 1st free throw | 22-25 |
| 02:55 | Cleveland State | Curtis Perry makes the 2nd free throw | 22-26 |
| 02:34 | Columbia | Adam Marshall's layup is rejected by Curtis Perry | 22-26 |
| 02:33 | Columbia | Peter Badillo tips it home | 24-26 |
| 02:07 | Cleveland State | Richard Feliciano misses short on a fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Larry Thrift - foul #2 on Larry Thrift, team foul #13 | 24-26 |
| Subs | Columbia | Bryan Jones (SG) Peter Badillo | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Charles Reynolds (PF) Curtis Perry | |
| 02:07 | Cleveland State | Richard Feliciano makes the 1st free throw | 24-27 |
| 02:07 | Cleveland State | Richard Feliciano misses the 2nd free throw | 24-27 |
| 02:07 | Columbia | Joel Evan pulls down the rebound | 24-27 |
| 01:53 | Columbia | Larry Thrift comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 24-27 |
| 01:51 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Charles Reynolds | 24-27 |
| 01:34 | Cleveland State | William Westra drills a 3 from the left corner set up by Harold Warner | 24-30 |
| 01:25 | Columbia | Richard Feliciano steals the ball from Larry Thrift | 24-30 |
| 01:20 | Cleveland State | William Westra can't finish the layup | 24-30 |
| 01:19 | Cleveland State | Harold Warner tips it back up and in | 24-32 |
| 01:00 | Columbia | Bryan Jones throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-32 |
| Subs | Columbia | Thomas Necaise (SF), Peter Badillo (PF), Charles Harrington (C) Larry Thrift, Adam Marshall, Joel Evan | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Larry Adams (PG), Mike Johnson (SG), William Boggan (SF) Russell Lynn, William Westra, Richard Feliciano | |
| 00:31 | Cleveland State | Charles Harrington steals the ball from Harold Warner | 24-32 |
| 00:19 | Columbia | Thomas Necaise misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Harold Warner - foul #3 on Harold Warner, team foul #7 | 24-32 |
| Subs | Columbia | Gerald Hale (C) Bryan Jones | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Curtis Perry (C) Harold Warner | |
| 00:19 | Columbia | Thomas Necaise makes the 1st free throw | 25-32 |
| 00:19 | Columbia | Thomas Necaise makes the 2nd free throw | 26-32 |
| 00:03 | Cleveland State | Mike Johnson makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Larry Adams | 26-34 |
| 00:00 | Columbia | Peter Badillo misses the halfcourt shot | 26-34 |