| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Phillip Pruzansky (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Carl Carpenter (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Robert Jones (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. PF - Derick Bruhn (fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. C - Richard Swenson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Raymond Gervin (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Siegrist (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Matthew Cooper (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Wayne Darby (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Thomas Allen (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Columbia | Matthew Cooper inbounds the ball | 44-45 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:46 | Columbia | William Siegrist misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 44-45 |
| 19:45 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Richard Swenson | 44-45 |
| 19:41 | Cleveland State | Wayne Darby picks off the pass by Phillip Pruzansky | 44-45 |
| 19:14 | Columbia | Matthew Cooper hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 44-45 |
| 19:13 | Columbia | Wayne Darby hits the follow up shot | 44-47 |
| 18:57 | Cleveland State | Carl Carpenter misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 44-47 |
| 18:56 | Cleveland State | Robert Jones pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-47 |
| 18:51 | Cleveland State | Thomas Allen steals it from Phillip Pruzansky | 44-47 |
| 18:49 | Columbia | Carl Carpenter is called for the reach on Matthew Cooper in the backcourt - foul #2 on Carl Carpenter, team foul #1 | 44-47 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | William Harper (PG), Robert Ayers (SG) Phillip Pruzansky, Carl Carpenter | |
| Subs | Columbia | Timothy Jasper (SF), Matthew Johnson (C) Matthew Cooper, Thomas Allen | |
| 18:29 | Columbia | Matthew Johnson can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 44-47 |
| 18:27 | Columbia | Matthew Johnson misses the tip | 44-47 |
| 18:26 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Richard Swenson | 44-47 |
| 18:19 | Cleveland State | William Harper comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 44-47 |
| 18:18 | Columbia | Raymond Gervin grabs the defensive rebound | 44-47 |
| 18:03 | Columbia | William Siegrist drills a jumpshot from the left wing | 44-49 |
| 17:53 | Cleveland State | Robert Jones's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-49 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Dustin Cowan (PG), Homer Parks (SG), Zachary Herron (C) Raymond Gervin, William Siegrist, Wayne Darby | |
| 17:38 | Columbia | Timothy Jasper comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 44-49 |
| 17:37 | Cleveland State | Robert Ayers pulls down the rebound | 44-49 |
| 17:29 | Cleveland State | Derick Bruhn hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline | 44-49 |
| 17:27 | Columbia | Timothy Jasper pulls down the rebound | 44-49 |
| 17:02 | Columbia | Homer Parks is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Homer Parks, team foul #1 | 44-49 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Phillip Pruzansky (PG), Carl Carpenter (SG), James McGilberry (SF), Coy Palos (PF), Robert Dalton (C) William Harper, Robert Ayers, Robert Jones, Derick Bruhn, Richard Swenson | |
| Subs | Columbia | Matthew Cooper (SF), Thomas Allen (C) Timothy Jasper, Matthew Johnson | |
| 16:42 | Cleveland State | Coy Palos clanks a floater from the free throw line | 44-49 |
| 16:40 | Columbia | Dustin Cowan grabs the board | 44-49 |
| 16:22 | Columbia | Thomas Allen is wide open but clanks a floater from close range | 44-49 |
| 16:21 | Cleveland State | James McGilberry grabs the defensive rebound | 44-49 |
| 16:16 | Cleveland State | Carl Carpenter misses badly on a floater from the baseline | 44-49 |
| 16:14 | Columbia | Thomas Allen grabs the defensive rebound | 44-49 |
| 16:10 | Columbia | Homer Parks clanks a fadeaway from the right block | 44-49 |
| 16:08 | Cleveland State | James McGilberry grabs the board | 44-49 |
| 16:02 | Cleveland State | Coy Palos is fouled on the floor by Zachary Herron - foul #2 on Zachary Herron, team foul #2 | 44-49 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Raymond Kelly (PG), Robert Jones (SF), Derick Bruhn (PF), Kurt Palmer (C) Phillip Pruzansky, James McGilberry, Coy Palos, Robert Dalton | |
| Subs | Columbia | Raymond Gervin (PG), Lawrence Hairston (SG), Wayne Darby (PF) Dustin Cowan, Homer Parks, Zachary Herron | |
| 15:57 | Cleveland State | Kurt Palmer clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-49 |
| 15:55 | Cleveland State | Robert Jones tips it home | 46-49 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Raymond Kelly (fresh) SG - Carl Carpenter (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Robert Jones (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Derick Bruhn (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. C - Kurt Palmer (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Raymond Gervin (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lawrence Hairston (fresh) SF - Matthew Cooper (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Wayne Darby (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. C - Thomas Allen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Columbia | Matthew Cooper clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 46-49 |
| 15:43 | Columbia | Thomas Allen tips it back up and in | 46-51 |
| 15:37 | Cleveland State | Derick Bruhn knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Robert Jones | 48-51 |
| 15:30 | Columbia | Raymond Gervin's pass is intercepted by Carl Carpenter in the backcourt | 48-51 |
| 15:17 | Cleveland State | Derick Bruhn misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 48-51 |
| 15:15 | Columbia | Lawrence Hairston grabs the board | 48-51 |
| 14:58 | Columbia | Matthew Cooper makes the wide open floater in the lane set up by Wayne Darby | 48-53 |
| 14:50 | Cleveland State | Robert Jones buries a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Raymond Kelly and he's fouled by Raymond Gervin - foul #3 on Raymond Gervin, team foul #3 | 50-53 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | William Harper (PG), Robert Ayers (SG), Coy Palos (PF), Richard Swenson (C) Raymond Kelly, Carl Carpenter, Derick Bruhn, Kurt Palmer | |
| Subs | Columbia | Tommy Davis (PG), William Siegrist (SG), Timothy Jasper (C) Raymond Gervin, Lawrence Hairston, Thomas Allen | |
| 14:50 | Cleveland State | Robert Jones misses the free throw | 50-53 |
| 14:50 | Columbia | Timothy Jasper pulls down the rebound | 50-53 |
| 14:47 | Columbia | William Siegrist travels in the backcourt | 50-53 |
| 14:38 | Cleveland State | Robert Jones travels with the ball | 50-53 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | James McGilberry (SF) Robert Jones | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 14:16 | Columbia | Matthew Cooper loses the dribble to William Harper | 50-53 |
| 14:12 | Cleveland State | William Harper banks in the layup | 52-53 |
| 14:09 | Columbia | Wayne Darby loses the dribble to James McGilberry in the backcourt | 52-53 |
| 13:59 | Cleveland State | Wayne Darby blocks the short jumper by Richard Swenson | 52-53 |
| 13:57 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Wayne Darby | 52-53 |
| 13:42 | Columbia | William Harper is called for the reach on Tommy Davis - foul #2 on William Harper, team foul #2 | 52-53 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Phillip Pruzansky (PG), Carl Carpenter (SG), Kurt Palmer (SF), Derick Bruhn (PF), Robert Dalton (C) William Harper, Robert Ayers, James McGilberry, Coy Palos, Richard Swenson | |
| Subs | Columbia | Raymond Gervin (PG), Dustin Cowan (SF), Matthew Johnson (PF), Zachary Herron (C) Tommy Davis, Matthew Cooper, Wayne Darby, Timothy Jasper | |
| 13:35 | Columbia | Zachary Herron can't connect on a fadeaway from close range | 52-53 |
| 13:33 | Cleveland State | Phillip Pruzansky grabs the board | 52-53 |
| 13:27 | Cleveland State | Derick Bruhn misses the lay-in | 52-53 |
| 13:26 | Cleveland State | Robert Dalton misses the tip | 52-53 |
| 13:24 | Columbia | Matthew Johnson grabs the board | 52-53 |
| 13:04 | Columbia | Matthew Johnson misses short on a runner from the right block but the foul's on Derick Bruhn - foul #3 on Derick Bruhn, team foul #3 | 52-53 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Robert Jones (SF), Richard Swenson (C) Kurt Palmer, Robert Dalton | |
| Subs | Columbia | Homer Parks (SF), Thomas Allen (C) William Siegrist, Zachary Herron | |
| 13:04 | Columbia | Matthew Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 52-54 |
| 13:04 | Columbia | Matthew Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 52-55 |
| 12:52 | Cleveland State | Derick Bruhn misses the runner in the lane | 52-55 |
| 12:50 | Columbia | Thomas Allen gets the rebound | 52-55 |
| 12:44 | Columbia | Thomas Allen can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 52-55 |
| 12:43 | Columbia | Thomas Allen misses the tip | 52-55 |
| 12:42 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Richard Swenson | 52-55 |
| 12:35 | Cleveland State | Phillip Pruzansky can't connect on a floater from the right side | 52-55 |
| 12:34 | Columbia | Dustin Cowan gets the rebound | 52-55 |
| 12:16 | Columbia | The short jumper by Matthew Johnson is denied by Derick Bruhn | 52-55 |
| 12:14 | Cleveland State | Richard Swenson snags the defensive board | 52-55 |
| 11:56 | Cleveland State | Derick Bruhn knocks in the shot from just outside the lane | 54-55 |
| 11:54 | Columbia | Raymond Gervin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 54-55 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | William Harper (PG), Robert Ayers (SG), Kurt Palmer (PF), Raymond Kelly (C) Phillip Pruzansky, Carl Carpenter, Derick Bruhn, Richard Swenson | |
| Subs | Columbia | Tommy Davis (PG), Lawrence Hairston (SG), Timothy Jasper (SF), Wayne Darby (PF), Zachary Herron (C) Raymond Gervin, Dustin Cowan, Homer Parks, Matthew Johnson, Thomas Allen | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - William Harper (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Robert Ayers (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Robert Jones (tiring) 13 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Kurt Palmer (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. C - Raymond Kelly (fresh) 1 ast. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Tommy Davis (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Lawrence Hairston (fresh) SF - Timothy Jasper (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Wayne Darby (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 4 blk. C - Zachary Herron (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:47 | Cleveland State | Robert Jones can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint | 54-55 |
| 11:45 | Cleveland State | Raymond Kelly hits the follow up shot | 56-55 |
| 11:33 | Columbia | Timothy Jasper misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 56-55 |
| 11:31 | Columbia | Wayne Darby tips it but misses | 56-55 |
| 11:30 | Cleveland State | Raymond Kelly snags the defensive board | 56-55 |
| 11:25 | Cleveland State | Robert Jones buries a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from William Harper | 58-55 |
| 11:15 | Columbia | Timothy Jasper's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-55 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | James McGilberry (SF), Coy Palos (PF), Robert Dalton (C) William Harper, Robert Ayers, Robert Jones | |
| Subs | Columbia | William Siegrist (SG), Matthew Cooper (SF) Lawrence Hairston, Zachary Herron | |
| 10:58 | Cleveland State | Tommy Davis is called for the reach on Raymond Kelly - foul #2 on Tommy Davis, team foul #4 | 58-55 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Phillip Pruzansky (PG), Robert Ayers (SG) Raymond Kelly, Kurt Palmer | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 10:47 | Cleveland State | Coy Palos drills a runner in the lane on a nice dish by Robert Dalton | 60-55 |
| 10:30 | Columbia | Matthew Cooper can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 60-55 |
| 10:29 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Coy Palos | 60-55 |
| 10:25 | Cleveland State | Wayne Darby denies the turnaround by Phillip Pruzansky | 60-55 |
| 10:23 | Columbia | Tommy Davis snags the defensive board | 60-55 |
| 09:55 | Columbia | William Siegrist knocks in the runner near the basket on a great pass from Timothy Jasper | 60-57 |
| 09:36 | Cleveland State | Coy Palos misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 60-57 |
| 09:35 | Columbia | William Siegrist grabs the board | 60-57 |
| 09:18 | Columbia | Timothy Jasper is whistled for traveling | 60-57 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | William Harper (PG), Carl Carpenter (SG), Kurt Palmer (SF), Derick Bruhn (PF), Richard Swenson (C) Phillip Pruzansky, Robert Ayers, James McGilberry, Coy Palos, Robert Dalton | |
| Subs | Columbia | Raymond Gervin (PG), Dustin Cowan (SG), Homer Parks (SF), Zachary Herron (PF), Thomas Allen (C) Tommy Davis, William Siegrist, Matthew Cooper, Wayne Darby, Timothy Jasper | |
| 09:03 | Cleveland State | William Harper misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 60-57 |
| 09:02 | Cleveland State | Richard Swenson tips it back up and in | 62-57 |
| 08:39 | Columbia | Zachary Herron hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 62-57 |
| 08:38 | Cleveland State | Richard Swenson grabs the board | 62-57 |
| 08:31 | Cleveland State | Derick Bruhn misses long on a shot from the left side but he's fouled by Zachary Herron - foul #3 on Zachary Herron, team foul #5 | 62-57 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Raymond Kelly (SG), Robert Jones (SF) Carl Carpenter, Richard Swenson | |
| Subs | Columbia | Lawrence Hairston (SG), Matthew Johnson (PF) Dustin Cowan, Thomas Allen | |
| 08:31 | Cleveland State | Derick Bruhn makes the 1st free throw | 63-57 |
| 08:31 | Cleveland State | Derick Bruhn misses the 2nd free throw | 63-57 |
| 08:31 | Columbia | Zachary Herron grabs the defensive rebound | 63-57 |
| 08:14 | Columbia | Zachary Herron is called for traveling | 63-57 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Richard Swenson (C) Kurt Palmer | |
| Subs | Columbia | Thomas Allen (C) Zachary Herron | |
| 07:47 | Cleveland State | Lawrence Hairston steps in front of the Richard Swenson pass | 63-57 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - William Harper (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Raymond Kelly (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Jones (tiring) 15 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Derick Bruhn (tired) 18 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Richard Swenson (tiring) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Raymond Gervin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Lawrence Hairston (fresh) SF - Homer Parks (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Matthew Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Thomas Allen (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 07:37 | Columbia | Thomas Allen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 63-57 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Carl Carpenter (SG) Raymond Kelly | |
| Subs | Columbia | Timothy Jasper (SF), Wayne Darby (PF) Homer Parks, Matthew Johnson | |
| 07:12 | Cleveland State | Wayne Darby steals it from Carl Carpenter | 63-57 |
| 06:55 | Columbia | Raymond Gervin connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Timothy Jasper | 63-59 |
| 06:52 | Cleveland State | Cleveland State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 63-59 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Raymond Kelly (PG), Robert Ayers (SG), Coy Palos (PF), Kurt Palmer (C) William Harper, Carl Carpenter, Derick Bruhn, Richard Swenson | |
| Subs | Columbia | William Siegrist (SG), Dustin Cowan (SF), Matthew Johnson (PF), Zachary Herron (C) Lawrence Hairston, Timothy Jasper, Wayne Darby, Thomas Allen | |
| 06:46 | Cleveland State | William Siegrist is called for the reach on Robert Ayers - foul #3 on William Siegrist, team foul #6 | 63-59 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Homer Parks (SF) Raymond Gervin | |
| 06:30 | Cleveland State | Robert Jones drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 65-59 |
| 06:11 | Columbia | William Siegrist is hacked by Raymond Kelly - foul #1 on Raymond Kelly, team foul #4 | 65-59 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Phillip Pruzansky (PG), James McGilberry (SF) Raymond Kelly, Robert Jones | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 05:59 | Columbia | Dustin Cowan can't connect on a jumper from the left block | 65-59 |
| 05:57 | Columbia | Matthew Johnson gets the offensive rebound | 65-59 |
| 05:37 | Columbia | Matthew Johnson misses the lay-in | 65-59 |
| 05:36 | Columbia | Dustin Cowan grabs the offensive board | 65-59 |
| 05:27 | Columbia | William Siegrist misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 65-59 |
| 05:26 | Columbia | Matthew Johnson tips it back up and in | 65-61 |
| 05:07 | Cleveland State | Matthew Johnson is called for the reach on Robert Ayers - foul #2 on Matthew Johnson, team foul #7 | 65-61 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Robert Jones (SF), Derick Bruhn (PF), Robert Dalton (C) James McGilberry, Coy Palos, Kurt Palmer | |
| Subs | Columbia | Raymond Gervin (PG), Lawrence Hairston (SG), Matthew Cooper (SF), Wayne Darby (PF), Timothy Jasper (C) Dustin Cowan, William Siegrist, Homer Parks, Matthew Johnson, Zachary Herron | |
| 05:07 | Cleveland State | Robert Ayers misses the 1st free throw | 65-61 |
| 05:07 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Lawrence Hairston | 65-61 |
| 04:54 | Columbia | Raymond Gervin misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 65-61 |
| 04:52 | Columbia | Matthew Cooper grabs the offensive board | 65-61 |
| 04:35 | Columbia | Wayne Darby is whistled for a carry | 65-61 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | William Harper (PG), Carl Carpenter (SG), Richard Swenson (C) Phillip Pruzansky, Robert Ayers, Robert Dalton | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 04:17 | Cleveland State | Robert Jones can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 65-61 |
| 04:16 | Columbia | Wayne Darby pulls down the rebound | 65-61 |
| 03:48 | Columbia | Timothy Jasper is fouled on the floor by Carl Carpenter - foul #3 on Carl Carpenter, team foul #5 | 65-61 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | James McGilberry (SF), Raymond Kelly (PF) Robert Jones, Derick Bruhn | |
| Subs | Columbia | Thomas Allen (C) Timothy Jasper | |
| 03:39 | Columbia | Lawrence Hairston can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 65-61 |
| 03:37 | Cleveland State | Raymond Kelly snags the defensive board | 65-61 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - William Harper (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Carl Carpenter (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SF - James McGilberry (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Raymond Kelly (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. C - Richard Swenson (tiring) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Raymond Gervin (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Lawrence Hairston (fairly fresh) 2 reb. SF - Matthew Cooper (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Wayne Darby (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. 5 blk. 2 stl. C - Thomas Allen (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 03:33 | Cleveland State | Carl Carpenter hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Lawrence Hairston - foul #3 on Lawrence Hairston, team foul #8 | 65-61 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Coy Palos (PF), Robert Dalton (C) William Harper, Richard Swenson | |
| Subs | Columbia | Tommy Davis (PG), William Siegrist (SG) Raymond Gervin, Lawrence Hairston | |
| 03:33 | Cleveland State | Carl Carpenter makes the 1st free throw | 66-61 |
| 03:33 | Cleveland State | Carl Carpenter makes the 2nd free throw | 67-61 |
| 03:30 | Columbia | Tommy Davis is hacked by Raymond Kelly in the backcourt - foul #2 on Raymond Kelly, team foul #6 | 67-61 |
| 03:20 | Columbia | Thomas Allen knocks in the fadeaway from the right block and he's fouled by Coy Palos - foul #2 on Coy Palos, team foul #7 | 67-63 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Dustin Cowan (SF) Matthew Cooper | |
| 03:20 | Columbia | Thomas Allen misses the free throw | 67-63 |
| 03:20 | Cleveland State | Carl Carpenter grabs the board | 67-63 |
| 03:08 | Cleveland State | Coy Palos blows the layup | 67-63 |
| 03:07 | Cleveland State | James McGilberry tips it but misses | 67-63 |
| 03:05 | Columbia | Wayne Darby grabs the defensive rebound | 67-63 |
| 02:56 | Columbia | Wayne Darby is fouled on the floor by Carl Carpenter - foul #4 on Carl Carpenter, team foul #8 | 67-63 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Phillip Pruzansky (PG), Kurt Palmer (PF) Raymond Kelly, Coy Palos | |
| Subs | Columbia | Zachary Herron (C) Thomas Allen | |
| 02:56 | Columbia | Wayne Darby makes the 1st free throw | 67-64 |
| 02:56 | Columbia | Wayne Darby makes the 2nd free throw | 67-65 |
| 02:37 | Cleveland State | Zachary Herron picks off the pass by Kurt Palmer | 67-65 |
| 02:37 | Columbia | Columbia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-65 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | William Harper (PG), Robert Jones (SF), Richard Swenson (C) Phillip Pruzansky, James McGilberry, Robert Dalton | |
| Subs | Columbia | Raymond Gervin (PG), Timothy Jasper (PF), Matthew Johnson (C) Tommy Davis, Wayne Darby, Zachary Herron | |
| 02:28 | Columbia | William Siegrist misses long on an open 3pt attempt from the right wing | 67-65 |
| 02:26 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to William Harper | 67-65 |
| 02:08 | Cleveland State | William Harper can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 67-65 |
| 02:06 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Matthew Johnson | 67-65 |
| 02:06 | Columbia | Columbia calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 67-65 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Robert Ayers (SG), Raymond Kelly (PF) Carl Carpenter, Robert Jones | |
| Subs | Columbia | Thomas Allen (C) Dustin Cowan | |
| 02:01 | Columbia | Raymond Gervin is fouled in the backcourt by William Harper - foul #3 on William Harper, team foul #9 | 67-65 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Derick Bruhn (PF) Richard Swenson | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 02:01 | Columbia | Raymond Gervin misses the 1st free throw | 67-65 |
| 02:01 | Cleveland State | Derick Bruhn grabs the board | 67-65 |
| 02:01 | Cleveland State | Cleveland State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 67-65 |
| 01:49 | Cleveland State | Robert Ayers travels with the ball | 67-65 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Phillip Pruzansky (PG), Carl Carpenter (SG), Robert Jones (SF), Richard Swenson (C) William Harper, Robert Ayers, Kurt Palmer, Raymond Kelly | |
| Subs | Columbia | Matthew Cooper (SF), Wayne Darby (PF) Timothy Jasper, Matthew Johnson | |
| 01:33 | Columbia | Wayne Darby misses the lay-in | 67-65 |
| 01:31 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Derick Bruhn | 67-65 |
| 01:05 | Cleveland State | Derick Bruhn is hacked by Thomas Allen - foul #2 on Thomas Allen, team foul #9 | 67-65 |
| 01:05 | Cleveland State | Derick Bruhn makes the 1st free throw | 68-65 |
| 01:05 | Cleveland State | Derick Bruhn misses the 2nd free throw | 68-65 |
| 01:05 | Cleveland State | Richard Swenson grabs the offensive rebound | 68-65 |
| 00:57 | Cleveland State | Derick Bruhn knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Phillip Pruzansky | 71-65 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:51 | Columbia | Raymond Gervin hits a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Wayne Darby | 71-67 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:24 | Cleveland State | Richard Swenson is fouled on the floor by Thomas Allen - foul #3 on Thomas Allen, team foul #10 | 71-67 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Kurt Palmer (SF) Robert Jones | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 00:24 | Cleveland State | Richard Swenson makes the 1st free throw | 72-67 |
| 00:24 | Cleveland State | Richard Swenson makes the 2nd free throw | 73-67 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:18 | Columbia | William Siegrist is hacked by Carl Carpenter - foul #5 on Carl Carpenter, team foul #10 | 73-67 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Robert Ayers (SG), Robert Jones (SF) Carl Carpenter, Kurt Palmer | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 00:18 | Columbia | William Siegrist makes the 1st free throw | 73-68 |
| 00:18 | Columbia | William Siegrist misses the 2nd free throw | 73-68 |
| 00:18 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Robert Jones | 73-68 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:17 | Cleveland State | Robert Jones is hacked by Raymond Gervin in the backcourt - foul #4 on Raymond Gervin, team foul #11 | 73-68 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | William Harper (PG), Kurt Palmer (SG), Robert Dalton (C) Phillip Pruzansky, Robert Ayers, Richard Swenson | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 00:17 | Cleveland State | Robert Jones makes the 1st free throw | 74-68 |
| 00:17 | Cleveland State | Robert Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 74-68 |
| 00:17 | Columbia | Thomas Allen pulls down the rebound | 74-68 |
| 00:12 | Columbia | William Siegrist misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner but the foul's on Kurt Palmer - foul #4 on Kurt Palmer, team foul #11 | 74-68 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Phillip Pruzansky (PG), Robert Ayers (SG), Richard Swenson (C) William Harper, Kurt Palmer, Robert Dalton | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 00:12 | Columbia | William Siegrist makes the 1st free throw | 74-69 |
| 00:12 | Columbia | William Siegrist makes the 2nd free throw | 74-70 |
| 00:12 | Columbia | William Siegrist makes the 3rd free throw | 74-71 |
| 00:09 | Cleveland State | Derick Bruhn is fouled in the backcourt by William Siegrist - foul #4 on William Siegrist, team foul #12 | 74-71 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Raymond Kelly (SG), Kurt Palmer (SF) Robert Ayers, Robert Jones | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 00:09 | Cleveland State | Derick Bruhn makes the 1st free throw | 75-71 |
| 00:09 | Cleveland State | Derick Bruhn makes the 2nd free throw | 76-71 |
| 00:04 | Columbia | Wayne Darby is hacked by Derick Bruhn - foul #4 on Derick Bruhn, team foul #12 | 76-71 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Robert Ayers (SG), Robert Jones (SF) Raymond Kelly, Kurt Palmer | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 00:04 | Columbia | Wayne Darby makes the 1st free throw | 76-72 |
| 00:04 | Columbia | Wayne Darby makes the 2nd free throw | 76-73 |
| 00:02 | Cleveland State | Derick Bruhn is fouled in the backcourt by Raymond Gervin - foul #5 on Raymond Gervin, team foul #13 | 76-73 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Raymond Kelly (SG), Kurt Palmer (SF) Robert Ayers, Robert Jones | |
| Subs | Columbia | Dustin Cowan (PG) Raymond Gervin | |
| 00:02 | Cleveland State | Derick Bruhn makes the 1st free throw | 77-73 |
| 00:02 | Cleveland State | Derick Bruhn makes the 2nd free throw | 78-73 |
| 00:00 | Columbia | Dustin Cowan misses long on a halfcourt shot | 78-73 |