| Lineup | Columbia | PG - James Hayes (fresh) SG - Robert Homan (fresh) SF - John Courtney (fresh) PF - Christopher Giron (fresh) C - Rick Murray (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Mark Doxey (fresh) SG - Aaron Cleveland (fresh) SF - Larry Pantoja (fresh) PF - Lynn Hough (fresh) C - John Walker (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Columbia | Rick Murray wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| 19:47 | Columbia | John Courtney misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:46 | Ohio | The rebound goes to Mark Doxey | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | Ohio | Lynn Hough can't connect on a jump hook from close range but the foul's on Christopher Giron - foul #1 on Christopher Giron, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | Ohio | Lynn Hough misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | Ohio | Lynn Hough misses the 2nd free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | Columbia | Rick Murray grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:03 | Columbia | Rick Murray makes the jumper from the left block set up by Robert Homan | 2-0 |
| 18:38 | Ohio | Larry Pantoja makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Lynn Hough | 2-3 |
| 18:25 | Columbia | Rick Murray drills a floater in the lane | 4-3 |
| 17:57 | Ohio | Aaron Cleveland comes up short on the shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Christopher Giron - foul #2 on Christopher Giron, team foul #2 | 4-3 |
| Subs | Columbia | Joseph Harper (PF) Christopher Giron | |
| Subs | Ohio | James Wheeler (PG), Charles Augustus (SF), James Cargile (PF), John Hoerner (C) Mark Doxey, Larry Pantoja, Lynn Hough, John Walker | |
| 17:57 | Ohio | Aaron Cleveland misses the 1st free throw | 4-3 |
| 17:57 | Ohio | Aaron Cleveland misses the 2nd free throw | 4-3 |
| 17:57 | Columbia | Joseph Harper gets the rebound | 4-3 |
| 17:34 | Columbia | Joseph Harper can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 4-3 |
| 17:33 | Ohio | John Hoerner grabs the board | 4-3 |
| 17:15 | Ohio | John Hoerner misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Rick Murray - foul #1 on Rick Murray, team foul #3 | 4-3 |
| Subs | Columbia | Mitchell Daugherty (PG) James Hayes | |
| Subs | Ohio | Mark Doxey (PG), Larry Pantoja (SF) Aaron Cleveland, Charles Augustus | |
| 17:15 | Ohio | John Hoerner makes the 1st free throw | 4-4 |
| 17:15 | Ohio | John Hoerner makes the 2nd free throw | 4-5 |
| 17:00 | Columbia | Mitchell Daugherty clanks a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by James Wheeler - foul #1 on James Wheeler, team foul #1 | 4-5 |
| Subs | Columbia | Thomas Wallace (SF) John Courtney | |
| Subs | Ohio | Charles Augustus (SF) Larry Pantoja | |
| 17:00 | Columbia | Mitchell Daugherty makes the 1st free throw | 5-5 |
| 17:00 | Columbia | Mitchell Daugherty makes the 2nd free throw | 6-5 |
| 16:38 | Ohio | James Wheeler blows the layup but the foul's on Joseph Harper - foul #1 on Joseph Harper, team foul #4 | 6-5 |
| Subs | Columbia | Milton Warren (SG), Jeremy Wyllie (C) Robert Homan, Rick Murray | |
| Subs | Ohio | Larry Pantoja (SF), Lynn Hough (PF) Charles Augustus, James Cargile | |
| 16:38 | Ohio | James Wheeler misses the 1st free throw | 6-5 |
| 16:38 | Ohio | James Wheeler makes the 2nd free throw | 6-6 |
| 16:23 | Columbia | Mitchell Daugherty comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block | 6-6 |
| 16:21 | Ohio | Lynn Hough snags the defensive board | 6-6 |
| 15:55 | Ohio | Thomas Wallace is called for the reach on James Wheeler - foul #1 on Thomas Wallace, team foul #5 | 6-6 |
| Subs | Columbia | James Hayes (PG) Milton Warren | |
| Subs | Ohio | Aaron Cleveland (SG), James Cargile (PF), John Walker (C) James Wheeler, Lynn Hough, John Hoerner | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - James Hayes (fresh) SG - Mitchell Daugherty (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Thomas Wallace (fresh) PF - Joseph Harper (fresh) C - Jeremy Wyllie (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Mark Doxey (fresh) SG - Aaron Cleveland (fresh) SF - Larry Pantoja (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Cargile (fresh) C - John Walker (fresh) | |
| 15:27 | Ohio | James Cargile buries a runner near the basket on a nice dish by Aaron Cleveland and he's hacked by Joseph Harper - foul #2 on Joseph Harper, team foul #6 | 6-8 |
| Subs | Columbia | Robert Homan (SG), John Courtney (SF), Rick Murray (C) Mitchell Daugherty, Thomas Wallace, Joseph Harper | |
| Subs | Ohio | James Wheeler (PG), Charles Augustus (SF), Lynn Hough (PF) Mark Doxey, Larry Pantoja, John Walker | |
| 15:27 | Ohio | James Cargile makes the free throw | 6-9 |
| 15:03 | Columbia | Robert Homan misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 6-9 |
| 15:02 | Columbia | Rick Murray pulls down the offensive rebound | 6-9 |
| 14:47 | Columbia | Jeremy Wyllie scores on a shot from the right block set up by James Hayes and he's fouled by James Wheeler - foul #2 on James Wheeler, team foul #2 | 8-9 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Ohio | Mark Doxey (PG), Larry Pantoja (SF), John Walker (C) James Wheeler, Charles Augustus, James Cargile | |
| 14:47 | Columbia | Jeremy Wyllie makes the free throw | 9-9 |
| 14:23 | Ohio | Mark Doxey connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Aaron Cleveland | 9-12 |
| 14:06 | Columbia | Robert Homan is hacked by Larry Pantoja - foul #1 on Larry Pantoja, team foul #3 | 9-12 |
| Subs | Columbia | Mitchell Daugherty (PG) James Hayes | |
| Subs | Ohio | James Cargile (PF), John Hoerner (C) Lynn Hough, John Walker | |
| 13:54 | Columbia | Jeremy Wyllie misses short on a shot from the right side | 9-12 |
| 13:53 | Columbia | Rick Murray tips it but misses | 9-12 |
| 13:51 | Ohio | John Hoerner gets the rebound | 9-12 |
| 13:32 | Ohio | Aaron Cleveland drills a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Mark Doxey | 9-14 |
| 13:25 | Columbia | Mitchell Daugherty hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 9-14 |
| 13:24 | Columbia | John Courtney grabs the offensive rebound | 9-14 |
| 13:08 | Columbia | Rick Murray misses the turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by John Hoerner - foul #1 on John Hoerner, team foul #4 | 9-14 |
| Subs | Columbia | Milton Warren (PG), Thomas Wallace (PF) John Courtney, Jeremy Wyllie | |
| Subs | Ohio | Lynn Hough (PF), John Walker (C) James Cargile, John Hoerner | |
| 13:08 | Columbia | Rick Murray makes the 1st free throw | 10-14 |
| 13:08 | Columbia | Rick Murray makes the 2nd free throw | 11-14 |
| 12:46 | Ohio | Lynn Hough hits a shot from the right block set up by Mark Doxey and the foul's on Rick Murray - foul #2 on Rick Murray, team foul #7 | 11-16 |
| Subs | Columbia | James Hayes (PG), Larry Newcomb (C) Robert Homan, Rick Murray | |
| Subs | Ohio | Charles Augustus (SF) Larry Pantoja | |
| 12:46 | Ohio | Lynn Hough makes the free throw | 11-17 |
| 12:31 | Columbia | John Walker swats the layup by Milton Warren | 11-17 |
| 12:29 | Ohio | The rebound goes to Charles Augustus | 11-17 |
| 12:23 | Ohio | Lynn Hough can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 11-17 |
| 12:21 | Ohio | Lynn Hough tips it but misses | 11-17 |
| 12:20 | Columbia | Larry Newcomb snags the defensive board | 11-17 |
| 12:08 | Columbia | Thomas Wallace comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 11-17 |
| 12:07 | Ohio | John Walker gets the rebound | 11-17 |
| 11:38 | Ohio | Mitchell Daugherty is called for the reach on Aaron Cleveland - foul #1 on Mitchell Daugherty, team foul #8 | 11-17 |
| Subs | Columbia | Robert Homan (SG), John Courtney (SF), Jeremy Wyllie (PF) Milton Warren, Mitchell Daugherty, Thomas Wallace | |
| Subs | Ohio | Larry Pantoja (SF), John Hoerner (C) Charles Augustus, John Walker | |
| 11:38 | Ohio | Aaron Cleveland makes the 1st free throw | 11-18 |
| 11:38 | Ohio | Aaron Cleveland makes the 2nd free throw | 11-19 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - James Hayes (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Homan (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Courtney (fresh) PF - Jeremy Wyllie (fresh) 3 pts. C - Larry Newcomb (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Mark Doxey (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Aaron Cleveland (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Larry Pantoja (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Lynn Hough (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - John Hoerner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:18 | Columbia | Robert Homan scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 14-19 |
| 11:00 | Ohio | Mark Doxey can't finish the layup | 14-19 |
| 10:58 | Columbia | John Courtney grabs the board | 14-19 |
| 10:38 | Columbia | Jeremy Wyllie lays it up and in set up by Larry Newcomb | 16-19 |
| 10:18 | Ohio | Lynn Hough hits a fadeaway near the basket set up by Aaron Cleveland | 16-21 |
| 10:04 | Columbia | Aaron Cleveland is called for the reach on James Hayes - foul #1 on Aaron Cleveland, team foul #5 | 16-21 |
| Subs | Columbia | Mitchell Daugherty (PG), Thomas Wallace (PF) James Hayes, Larry Newcomb | |
| Subs | Ohio | James Cargile (PF), John Walker (C) Lynn Hough, John Hoerner | |
| 09:51 | Columbia | Larry Pantoja steals the ball from Mitchell Daugherty | 16-21 |
| 09:33 | Ohio | Mark Doxey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 16-21 |
| Subs | Columbia | Milton Warren (SG) Robert Homan | |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| 09:18 | Columbia | John Courtney misses the dunk attempt | 16-21 |
| 09:17 | Ohio | The rebound goes to Larry Pantoja | 16-21 |
| 09:10 | Ohio | Aaron Cleveland misses long on a floater from the right wing | 16-21 |
| 09:09 | Ohio | The offensive rebound goes to James Cargile | 16-21 |
| 09:00 | Ohio | Mitchell Daugherty is called for the reach on Mark Doxey - foul #2 on Mitchell Daugherty, team foul #9 | 16-21 |
| Subs | Columbia | Stephen Cieslak (SG) Mitchell Daugherty | |
| Subs | Ohio | Lynn Hough (PF) James Cargile | |
| 09:00 | Ohio | Mark Doxey misses the 1st free throw | 16-21 |
| 09:00 | Columbia | Milton Warren pulls down the rebound | 16-21 |
| 08:43 | Columbia | Jeremy Wyllie hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane | 16-21 |
| 08:42 | Ohio | John Walker grabs the board | 16-21 |
| 08:20 | Ohio | Lynn Hough scores on a jumper from the free throw line set up by Mark Doxey | 16-23 |
| 08:12 | Columbia | John Courtney can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Larry Pantoja - foul #2 on Larry Pantoja, team foul #6 | 16-23 |
| Subs | Columbia | Robert Homan (SG), Larry Newcomb (C) Stephen Cieslak, Jeremy Wyllie | |
| Subs | Ohio | James Wheeler (SG), Charles Augustus (SF), James Cargile (PF), John Hoerner (C) Aaron Cleveland, Larry Pantoja, Lynn Hough, John Walker | |
| 08:12 | Columbia | John Courtney makes the 1st free throw | 17-23 |
| 08:12 | Columbia | John Courtney misses the 2nd free throw | 17-23 |
| 08:12 | Ohio | John Hoerner snags the defensive board | 17-23 |
| 08:00 | Ohio | Mark Doxey buries a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by James Wheeler | 17-25 |
| 07:43 | Columbia | Larry Newcomb can't connect on a turnaround from the left block | 17-25 |
| 07:42 | Columbia | Thomas Wallace gets the offensive rebound | 17-25 |
| 07:27 | Columbia | James Wheeler steals the ball from Milton Warren | 17-25 |
| 07:24 | Ohio | James Wheeler hits the finger roll | 17-27 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Milton Warren (fresh) SG - Robert Homan (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Courtney (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Wallace (fresh) C - Larry Newcomb (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Mark Doxey (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Wheeler (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Augustus (fresh) PF - James Cargile (fresh) 3 pts. C - John Hoerner (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:10 | Columbia | Milton Warren comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 17-27 |
| 07:09 | Ohio | James Cargile gets the rebound | 17-27 |
| 06:47 | Ohio | Mark Doxey is hacked by Milton Warren - foul #1 on Milton Warren, team foul #10 | 17-27 |
| Subs | Columbia | James Hayes (PG), Stephen Cieslak (SF), Jeremy Wyllie (PF) Milton Warren, John Courtney, Thomas Wallace | |
| Subs | Ohio | Aaron Cleveland (SG), Lynn Hough (PF), John Walker (C) James Wheeler, James Cargile, John Hoerner | |
| 06:47 | Ohio | Mark Doxey makes the 1st free throw | 17-28 |
| 06:47 | Ohio | Mark Doxey makes the 2nd free throw | 17-29 |
| 06:39 | Columbia | John Walker steals it from Jeremy Wyllie | 17-29 |
| 06:18 | Ohio | Lynn Hough's pass is intercepted by Robert Homan | 17-29 |
| 05:55 | Columbia | Jeremy Wyllie misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 17-29 |
| 05:53 | Ohio | Mark Doxey snags the defensive board | 17-29 |
| 05:47 | Ohio | Mark Doxey drills a pull-up jumper from the left side | 17-31 |
| 05:23 | Columbia | Lynn Hough steps in front of the Stephen Cieslak pass | 17-31 |
| 05:02 | Ohio | Mark Doxey misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 17-31 |
| 05:01 | Columbia | Jeremy Wyllie grabs the defensive rebound | 17-31 |
| 04:39 | Columbia | Robert Homan loses the dribble to Aaron Cleveland | 17-31 |
| 04:36 | Ohio | Charles Augustus can't finish the layup | 17-31 |
| 04:35 | Columbia | Jeremy Wyllie pulls down the rebound | 17-31 |
| 04:12 | Columbia | Aaron Cleveland is called for the reach on James Hayes - foul #2 on Aaron Cleveland, team foul #7 | 17-31 |
| Subs | Columbia | Milton Warren (SG), John Courtney (SF), Thomas Wallace (PF) Robert Homan, Stephen Cieslak, Larry Newcomb | |
| Subs | Ohio | James Wheeler (SG), Larry Pantoja (SF), James Cargile (PF), John Hoerner (C) Aaron Cleveland, Charles Augustus, Lynn Hough, John Walker | |
| 04:12 | Columbia | James Hayes misses the 1st free throw | 17-31 |
| 04:12 | Ohio | John Hoerner grabs the board | 17-31 |
| 03:44 | Ohio | Larry Pantoja is hacked by James Hayes - foul #1 on James Hayes, team foul #11 | 17-31 |
| Subs | Columbia | Mitchell Daugherty (PG), Christopher Giron (PF), Rick Murray (C) James Hayes, Thomas Wallace, Jeremy Wyllie | |
| Subs | Ohio | Aaron Cleveland (SG), Lynn Hough (PF) Mark Doxey, James Cargile | |
| 03:44 | Ohio | Larry Pantoja makes the 1st free throw | 17-32 |
| 03:44 | Ohio | Larry Pantoja makes the 2nd free throw | 17-33 |
| 03:29 | Columbia | Christopher Giron is whistled for a carry | 17-33 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Ohio | Mark Doxey (SG) Aaron Cleveland | |
| 03:07 | Ohio | Larry Pantoja scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Mark Doxey | 17-36 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Mitchell Daugherty (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Milton Warren (fresh) SF - John Courtney (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Christopher Giron (fresh) C - Rick Murray (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - James Wheeler (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Doxey (tiring) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - Larry Pantoja (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Lynn Hough (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - John Hoerner (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 02:55 | Columbia | Mitchell Daugherty knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing | 19-36 |
| 02:36 | Ohio | Mark Doxey misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 19-36 |
| 02:34 | Columbia | John Courtney snags the defensive board | 19-36 |
| 02:28 | Columbia | Milton Warren misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 19-36 |
| 02:26 | Ohio | Larry Pantoja pulls down the rebound | 19-36 |
| 02:07 | Ohio | Larry Pantoja misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Mitchell Daugherty - foul #3 on Mitchell Daugherty, team foul #12 | 19-36 |
| Subs | Columbia | Robert Homan (SG), Thomas Wallace (SF) Mitchell Daugherty, John Courtney | |
| Subs | Ohio | Aaron Cleveland (SG), James Cargile (PF), John Walker (C) Mark Doxey, Lynn Hough, John Hoerner | |
| 02:07 | Ohio | Larry Pantoja makes the 1st free throw | 19-37 |
| 02:07 | Ohio | Larry Pantoja makes the 2nd free throw | 19-38 |
| 01:50 | Columbia | Robert Homan misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 19-38 |
| 01:48 | Columbia | Thomas Wallace hits the follow up shot | 21-38 |
| 01:28 | Ohio | Larry Pantoja comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 21-38 |
| 01:26 | Ohio | Aaron Cleveland gets the offensive rebound | 21-38 |
| 01:07 | Ohio | Aaron Cleveland's pass is intercepted by Rick Murray | 21-38 |
| 00:47 | Columbia | Robert Homan makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Milton Warren | 24-38 |
| 00:19 | Ohio | Aaron Cleveland clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 24-38 |
| 00:18 | Ohio | John Walker gets the offensive rebound | 24-38 |
| 00:00 | Ohio | Aaron Cleveland buries a jumpshot from the left side | 24-40 |