| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Elroy Lemons (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Paul Provencher (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Brendan Smith (fresh) 3 reb. PF - David Knight (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul Smith (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - David Theriault (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Victor Gift (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Jonathan Wilkinson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Byfield (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - John Tarango (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Western Kentucky | Jonathan Wilkinson inbounds the ball | 28-37 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:36 | Western Kentucky | Jonathan Wilkinson clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 28-37 |
| 19:35 | Columbia | Paul Smith pulls down the rebound | 28-37 |
| 19:11 | Columbia | Paul Smith misses the 3 from straight away | 28-37 |
| 19:10 | Columbia | Brendan Smith hits the follow up shot | 30-37 |
| 18:49 | Western Kentucky | Jonathan Wilkinson misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 30-37 |
| 18:48 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Paul Smith | 30-37 |
| 18:23 | Columbia | John Byfield steals the ball from David Knight | 30-37 |
| 17:59 | Western Kentucky | David Theriault hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket but he's fouled by Elroy Lemons - foul #1 on Elroy Lemons, team foul #1 | 30-37 |
| 17:59 | Western Kentucky | David Theriault makes the 1st free throw | 30-38 |
| 17:59 | Western Kentucky | David Theriault makes the 2nd free throw | 30-39 |
| 17:43 | Columbia | David Knight misses the lay-in | 30-39 |
| 17:42 | Western Kentucky | David Theriault pulls down the rebound | 30-39 |
| 17:24 | Western Kentucky | John Byfield banks in the layup set up by David Theriault | 30-41 |
| 17:13 | Columbia | Paul Smith's floater is knocked away by Jonathan Wilkinson | 30-41 |
| 17:11 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to David Theriault | 30-41 |
| 16:55 | Western Kentucky | The short jumper by David Theriault is denied by Paul Smith | 30-41 |
| 16:53 | Western Kentucky | John Tarango snags the offensive board | 30-41 |
| 16:38 | Western Kentucky | Victor Gift is whistled for a carry | 30-41 |
| Subs | Columbia | David Alexander (PG), Kenneth Quayle (SG), Kenneth Restivo (SF), John Bernabe (PF), Kurt Florez (C) Elroy Lemons, Paul Provencher, Brendan Smith, David Knight, Paul Smith | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Herbert Deblois (SG), Michael Branam (SF), Randall Keister (PF), Willie Phelan (C) Victor Gift, Jonathan Wilkinson, John Byfield, John Tarango | |
| 16:14 | Columbia | John Bernabe comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 30-41 |
| 16:12 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Willie Phelan | 30-41 |
| 15:57 | Western Kentucky | Kenneth Quayle steals it from Herbert Deblois | 30-41 |
| 15:54 | Columbia | Kenneth Quayle hits the finger roll | 32-41 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - David Alexander (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Kenneth Quayle (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Kenneth Restivo (fresh) 1 ast. PF - John Bernabe (fresh) C - Kurt Florez (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - David Theriault (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Herbert Deblois (fresh) SF - Michael Branam (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Randall Keister (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Willie Phelan (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:37 | Western Kentucky | Herbert Deblois scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 32-44 |
| 15:22 | Columbia | Kurt Florez misses long on a floater from the baseline | 32-44 |
| 15:20 | Columbia | Kurt Florez grabs the offensive rebound | 32-44 |
| 15:06 | Columbia | Kenneth Restivo is called for traveling | 32-44 |
| Subs | Columbia | Elroy Lemons (PG), Paul Provencher (SG), Brendan Smith (SF), David Knight (PF), Paul Smith (C) David Alexander, Kenneth Quayle, Kenneth Restivo, John Bernabe, Kurt Florez | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Freddy Morant (PG), Jonathan Wilkinson (SF), John Byfield (PF), John Tarango (C) David Theriault, Michael Branam, Randall Keister, Willie Phelan | |
| 14:53 | Western Kentucky | Herbert Deblois is fouled on the floor by David Knight - foul #3 on David Knight, team foul #2 | 32-44 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Victor Gift (SG) Herbert Deblois | |
| 14:36 | Western Kentucky | John Tarango's floater is tipped away by Paul Smith | 32-44 |
| 14:35 | Columbia | Brendan Smith gets the rebound | 32-44 |
| 14:06 | Columbia | Brendan Smith can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 32-44 |
| 14:04 | Columbia | Brendan Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 32-44 |
| 13:50 | Columbia | David Knight hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 32-44 |
| 13:49 | Columbia | Brendan Smith tips it in | 34-44 |
| 13:45 | Western Kentucky | Freddy Morant makes the floater from just outside the lane | 34-46 |
| 13:33 | Columbia | Brendan Smith loses the dribble to Jonathan Wilkinson | 34-46 |
| 13:23 | Western Kentucky | Victor Gift misses the easy layup | 34-46 |
| 13:21 | Columbia | David Knight gets the rebound | 34-46 |
| 12:58 | Columbia | Paul Provencher is called for traveling | 34-46 |
| Subs | Columbia | Kenneth Quayle (SG), Kenneth Restivo (SF), John Bernabe (PF), Kurt Florez (C) Paul Provencher, Brendan Smith, David Knight, Paul Smith | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | David Theriault (PG), Herbert Deblois (SG) Freddy Morant, Victor Gift | |
| 12:39 | Western Kentucky | John Bernabe blocks the jumper by Herbert Deblois | 34-46 |
| 12:37 | Columbia | John Bernabe snags the defensive board | 34-46 |
| 12:33 | Columbia | Kenneth Quayle lays it in on a great pass from Elroy Lemons | 36-46 |
| 12:13 | Western Kentucky | David Theriault makes the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from John Byfield | 36-48 |
| 11:59 | Columbia | Kenneth Restivo misses badly on a shot in the paint but he's fouled by Jonathan Wilkinson - foul #3 on Jonathan Wilkinson, team foul #1 | 36-48 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Michael Branam (SF), Randall Keister (PF), Willie Phelan (C) Jonathan Wilkinson, John Byfield, John Tarango | |
| 11:59 | Columbia | Kenneth Restivo makes the 1st free throw | 37-48 |
| 11:59 | Columbia | Kenneth Restivo makes the 2nd free throw | 38-48 |
| 11:41 | Western Kentucky | Elroy Lemons steps in front of the Herbert Deblois pass | 38-48 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Elroy Lemons (fairly fresh) 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kenneth Quayle (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Kenneth Restivo (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Bernabe (fresh) 2 blk. C - Kurt Florez (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - David Theriault (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Herbert Deblois (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Michael Branam (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Randall Keister (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Willie Phelan (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:22 | Columbia | Kurt Florez makes the fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by John Bernabe and the foul's on Willie Phelan - foul #1 on Willie Phelan, team foul #2 | 40-48 |
| Subs | Columbia | David Alexander (PG), Paul Provencher (SG), Brendan Smith (SF), Paul Smith (C) Elroy Lemons, Kenneth Quayle, Kenneth Restivo, John Bernabe | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Victor Gift (SG) Randall Keister | |
| 11:22 | Columbia | Kurt Florez makes the free throw | 41-48 |
| 11:04 | Western Kentucky | Victor Gift misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 41-48 |
| 11:03 | Columbia | Brendan Smith pulls down the rebound | 41-48 |
| 10:46 | Columbia | Paul Smith misses badly on a shot from the left side | 41-48 |
| 10:45 | Columbia | The offensive rebound goes to Kurt Florez | 41-48 |
| 10:34 | Columbia | Paul Provencher scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by David Alexander | 43-48 |
| 10:22 | Western Kentucky | David Theriault makes the shot in the lane | 43-50 |
| 10:14 | Columbia | Paul Provencher hits a fadeaway near the basket | 45-50 |
| 09:55 | Western Kentucky | Willie Phelan loses the dribble to Brendan Smith | 45-50 |
| 09:42 | Columbia | Kurt Florez makes the turnaround from close range | 47-50 |
| 09:22 | Western Kentucky | Willie Phelan lays it in on a nice dish by Victor Gift | 47-52 |
| 09:13 | Columbia | Paul Provencher hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 47-52 |
| 09:11 | Western Kentucky | Willie Phelan pulls down the rebound | 47-52 |
| 09:06 | Western Kentucky | Victor Gift drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by David Theriault | 47-54 |
| 09:03 | Columbia | David Alexander is fouled in the backcourt by David Theriault - foul #3 on David Theriault, team foul #3 | 47-54 |
| Subs | Columbia | Elroy Lemons (PG), Kenneth Quayle (SG), David Knight (PF), John Bernabe (C) David Alexander, Paul Provencher, Kurt Florez, Paul Smith | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Freddy Morant (PG), Gonzalo Rossi (SG), Jonathan Wilkinson (SF), John Byfield (PF), John Tarango (C) David Theriault, Victor Gift, Michael Branam, Herbert Deblois, Willie Phelan | |
| 08:44 | Columbia | John Bernabe double dribbles | 47-54 |
| Subs | Columbia | Kenneth Restivo (SF) Brendan Smith | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 08:29 | Western Kentucky | Freddy Morant buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Gonzalo Rossi | 47-57 |
| 08:16 | Columbia | John Bernabe lays it up and in on a great pass from Elroy Lemons | 49-57 |
| 07:54 | Western Kentucky | Freddy Morant connects on the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Gonzalo Rossi | 49-60 |
| 07:33 | Columbia | Kenneth Quayle throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-60 |
| Subs | Columbia | Paul Provencher (SG), Brendan Smith (SF), Paul Smith (C) Kenneth Quayle, Kenneth Restivo, John Bernabe | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | David Theriault (PG), Herbert Deblois (SG) Freddy Morant, Gonzalo Rossi | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Elroy Lemons (fresh) 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Paul Provencher (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Brendan Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. PF - David Knight (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Paul Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - David Theriault (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Herbert Deblois (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jonathan Wilkinson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - John Byfield (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - John Tarango (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:04 | Western Kentucky | John Byfield misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 49-60 |
| 07:03 | Western Kentucky | Herbert Deblois snags the offensive board | 49-60 |
| 06:50 | Western Kentucky | Jonathan Wilkinson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-60 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Victor Gift (SG) Herbert Deblois | |
| 06:30 | Columbia | Paul Smith is whistled for a carry | 49-60 |
| Subs | Columbia | John Bernabe (PF) David Knight | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 06:04 | Western Kentucky | Jonathan Wilkinson scores on a shot from the left side | 49-62 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 05:49 | Columbia | Paul Smith misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 49-62 |
| 05:48 | Western Kentucky | Jonathan Wilkinson grabs the board | 49-62 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 05:29 | Western Kentucky | Victor Gift is fouled on the floor by Paul Smith - foul #3 on Paul Smith, team foul #3 | 49-62 |
| Subs | Columbia | David Alexander (PG), David Knight (PF), Kurt Florez (C) Elroy Lemons, Brendan Smith, Paul Smith | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Michael Branam (SF), Herbert Deblois (PF), Willie Phelan (C) Jonathan Wilkinson, John Byfield, John Tarango | |
| 05:12 | Western Kentucky | Kurt Florez blocks the short jumper by Willie Phelan | 49-62 |
| 05:10 | Western Kentucky | Michael Branam pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-62 |
| 04:53 | Western Kentucky | Victor Gift knocks in the shot from the left wing on a great pass from David Theriault | 49-64 |
| 04:42 | Columbia | David Knight knocks in the fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Paul Provencher | 51-64 |
| 04:17 | Western Kentucky | Michael Branam is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Michael Branam, team foul #4 | 51-64 |
| Subs | Columbia | Elroy Lemons (PG), Kenneth Quayle (SG), Paul Smith (C) David Alexander, Paul Provencher, Kurt Florez | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | John Byfield (PF), John Tarango (C) Victor Gift, Willie Phelan | |
| 04:06 | Columbia | John Bernabe drills a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Kenneth Quayle | 54-64 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:48 | Western Kentucky | Paul Smith is called for the reach on Michael Branam - foul #4 on Paul Smith, team foul #4 | 54-64 |
| Subs | Columbia | Brendan Smith (SF) David Knight | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Freddy Morant (PG), Jonathan Wilkinson (SF) David Theriault, Michael Branam | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:28 | Western Kentucky | John Tarango misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 54-64 |
| 03:26 | Western Kentucky | John Tarango tips it but misses | 54-64 |
| 03:25 | Western Kentucky | John Byfield tips it home | 54-66 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Elroy Lemons (fresh) 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kenneth Quayle (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brendan Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. PF - John Bernabe (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. C - Paul Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Freddy Morant (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Herbert Deblois (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jonathan Wilkinson (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - John Byfield (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - John Tarango (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:13 | Columbia | Brendan Smith is hacked by Herbert Deblois - foul #3 on Herbert Deblois, team foul #5 | 54-66 |
| Subs | Columbia | Kurt Florez (PF) John Bernabe | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 03:02 | Columbia | Kenneth Quayle misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Herbert Deblois - foul #4 on Herbert Deblois, team foul #6 | 54-66 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | David Theriault (PG) Freddy Morant | |
| 03:02 | Columbia | Kenneth Quayle makes the 1st free throw | 55-66 |
| 03:02 | Columbia | Kenneth Quayle makes the 2nd free throw | 56-66 |
| 02:44 | Western Kentucky | Herbert Deblois misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by Kenneth Quayle - foul #1 on Kenneth Quayle, team foul #5 | 56-66 |
| 02:44 | Western Kentucky | Herbert Deblois makes the 1st free throw | 56-67 |
| 02:44 | Western Kentucky | Herbert Deblois makes the 2nd free throw | 56-68 |
| 02:42 | Columbia | Columbia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-68 |
| Subs | Columbia | Paul Provencher (SG), David Knight (PF) Kenneth Quayle, Kurt Florez | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Victor Gift (SG) Herbert Deblois | |
| 02:32 | Columbia | Elroy Lemons clanks a 3 from the right corner | 56-68 |
| 02:31 | Western Kentucky | John Tarango grabs the board | 56-68 |
| 02:24 | Western Kentucky | Jonathan Wilkinson misses the lay-in | 56-68 |
| 02:22 | Western Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Jonathan Wilkinson | 56-68 |
| 01:59 | Western Kentucky | Victor Gift hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 56-68 |
| 01:58 | Columbia | The rebound goes to David Knight | 56-68 |
| 01:48 | Columbia | Elroy Lemons misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by David Theriault - foul #4 on David Theriault, team foul #7 | 56-68 |
| Subs | Columbia | Kenneth Quayle (SG), Kenneth Restivo (SF), John Bernabe (PF), Kurt Florez (C) Paul Provencher, Brendan Smith, David Knight, Paul Smith | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Freddy Morant (PG), Herbert Deblois (SG), Michael Branam (SF), Randall Keister (PF), Willie Phelan (C) David Theriault, Victor Gift, Jonathan Wilkinson, John Byfield, John Tarango | |
| 01:48 | Columbia | Elroy Lemons makes the 1st free throw | 57-68 |
| 01:48 | Columbia | Elroy Lemons misses the 2nd free throw | 57-68 |
| 01:48 | Western Kentucky | Michael Branam grabs the defensive rebound | 57-68 |
| 01:21 | Western Kentucky | Freddy Morant misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 57-68 |
| 01:19 | Columbia | Kenneth Quayle gets the rebound | 57-68 |
| 01:04 | Columbia | Elroy Lemons can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 57-68 |
| 01:03 | Western Kentucky | Randall Keister grabs the defensive rebound | 57-68 |
| 00:58 | Western Kentucky | Herbert Deblois knocks in the floater from the right wing on a great pass from Randall Keister | 57-70 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:50 | Columbia | John Bernabe drills a jump hook in the lane and he's hacked by Willie Phelan - foul #2 on Willie Phelan, team foul #8 | 59-70 |
| Subs | Columbia | David Alexander (PG) Elroy Lemons | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 00:50 | Columbia | John Bernabe misses the free throw | 59-70 |
| 00:50 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Randall Keister | 59-70 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:29 | Western Kentucky | Michael Branam blows the dunk | 59-70 |
| 00:27 | Columbia | Kenneth Restivo gets the rebound | 59-70 |
| 00:21 | Columbia | Kenneth Quayle misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 59-70 |
| 00:19 | Columbia | John Bernabe grabs the offensive board | 59-70 |
| 00:16 | Columbia | Kenneth Quayle is hacked by Herbert Deblois - foul #5 on Herbert Deblois, team foul #9 | 59-70 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Gonzalo Rossi (SG) Herbert Deblois | |
| 00:16 | Columbia | Kenneth Quayle misses the 1st free throw | 59-70 |
| 00:16 | Western Kentucky | Randall Keister grabs the board | 59-70 |
| 00:00 | Western Kentucky | Freddy Morant runs out the clock | 59-70 |