| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Osvaldo Rossi (fresh) SG - Steven Bohler (fresh) SF - Gerry Parks (fresh) PF - John Hymes (fresh) C - James Green (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Stony Brook | PG - Young Xaimoungkhoun (fresh) SG - Steven Wells (fresh) SF - Curtis Goods (fresh) PF - James Gaines (fresh) C - Frank Moreland (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Columbia | James Green wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Stony Brook | Stony Brook is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:41 | Columbia | Steven Bohler's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:21 | Stony Brook | Steven Wells clanks a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Steven Bohler - foul #1 on Steven Bohler, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:21 | Stony Brook | Steven Wells makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:21 | Stony Brook | Steven Wells makes the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:10 | Columbia | Steven Bohler misses short on a shot from the right wing | 0-2 |
| 19:09 | Stony Brook | Frank Moreland pulls down the rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:47 | Stony Brook | Curtis Goods hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Young Xaimoungkhoun | 0-4 |
| 18:23 | Columbia | James Gaines swats the dunk try by Gerry Parks | 0-4 |
| 18:22 | Columbia | Steven Bohler grabs the offensive board | 0-4 |
| 18:13 | Columbia | Osvaldo Rossi misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 0-4 |
| 18:11 | Stony Brook | Frank Moreland pulls down the rebound | 0-4 |
| 17:50 | Stony Brook | Curtis Goods can't finish the layup | 0-4 |
| 17:49 | Columbia | James Green grabs the board | 0-4 |
| 17:32 | Columbia | Gerry Parks makes the shot in the paint | 2-4 |
| 17:21 | Stony Brook | James Gaines buries a jumper in the lane set up by Curtis Goods | 2-6 |
| 16:52 | Columbia | Gerry Parks's pass is intercepted by Young Xaimoungkhoun | 2-6 |
| 16:48 | Stony Brook | Curtis Goods misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 2-6 |
| 16:46 | Stony Brook | Curtis Goods pulls down the offensive rebound | 2-6 |
| 16:32 | Stony Brook | Young Xaimoungkhoun misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 2-6 |
| 16:30 | Columbia | James Green grabs the defensive rebound | 2-6 |
| 16:10 | Columbia | Osvaldo Rossi hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 2-6 |
| 16:09 | Stony Brook | The rebound goes to Frank Moreland | 2-6 |
| 16:03 | Stony Brook | John Hymes picks off the pass by Steven Wells | 2-6 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Osvaldo Rossi (fairly fresh) SG - Steven Bohler (fairly fresh) SF - Gerry Parks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Hymes (fairly fresh) C - James Green (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Stony Brook | PG - Young Xaimoungkhoun (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Steven Wells (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Curtis Goods (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Gaines (fresh) 2 pts. C - Frank Moreland (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:50 | Columbia | Osvaldo Rossi makes the 3 from the right corner | 5-6 |
| 15:35 | Stony Brook | Young Xaimoungkhoun misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Steven Bohler - foul #2 on Steven Bohler, team foul #2 | 5-6 |
| Subs | Columbia | Timothy McCormic (PG), William Fries (SG), Mark Ford (SF), Lawrence Almeida (PF), Jessie Moore (C) Osvaldo Rossi, Steven Bohler, Gerry Parks, John Hymes, James Green | |
| Subs | Stony Brook | Jonathan Bradley (SG), Dave Litten (SF), Raymond Rayford (PF), Shane Erving (C) Steven Wells, Curtis Goods, James Gaines, Frank Moreland | |
| 15:35 | Stony Brook | Young Xaimoungkhoun makes the 1st free throw | 5-7 |
| 15:35 | Stony Brook | Young Xaimoungkhoun makes the 2nd free throw | 5-8 |
| 15:35 | Stony Brook | Young Xaimoungkhoun makes the 3rd free throw | 5-9 |
| 15:28 | Columbia | William Fries makes the jumper from the left side | 7-9 |
| 15:12 | Stony Brook | Shane Erving hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 7-9 |
| 15:11 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Mark Ford | 7-9 |
| 14:48 | Columbia | Timothy McCormic misses the jumper from the left wing | 7-9 |
| 14:46 | Stony Brook | Shane Erving grabs the defensive rebound | 7-9 |
| 14:39 | Stony Brook | Young Xaimoungkhoun misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 7-9 |
| 14:37 | Stony Brook | Shane Erving tips it in | 7-11 |
| 14:26 | Columbia | Timothy McCormic misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 7-11 |
| 14:25 | Columbia | Lawrence Almeida tips it but misses | 7-11 |
| 14:24 | Stony Brook | Shane Erving grabs the defensive rebound | 7-11 |
| 14:18 | Stony Brook | Raymond Rayford's floater is tipped away by Jessie Moore | 7-11 |
| 14:16 | Columbia | Lawrence Almeida gets the rebound | 7-11 |
| 13:58 | Columbia | Lawrence Almeida can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 7-11 |
| 13:57 | Columbia | Mark Ford hits the follow up shot | 9-11 |
| 13:51 | Stony Brook | Dave Litten drills a floater in the lane on a great pass from Jonathan Bradley | 9-13 |
| 13:32 | Columbia | Dave Litten is called for the reach on Mark Ford - foul #1 on Dave Litten, team foul #1 | 9-13 |
| Subs | Columbia | Osvaldo Rossi (PG), Gerry Parks (SF), David Caddell (C) Timothy McCormic, Mark Ford, Jessie Moore | |
| Subs | Stony Brook | Dean Barra (PG), Steven Wells (SG), James Gaines (PF) Young Xaimoungkhoun, Jonathan Bradley, Shane Erving | |
| 13:25 | Columbia | William Fries comes up short on the floater from the left side | 9-13 |
| 13:24 | Stony Brook | Raymond Rayford gets the rebound | 9-13 |
| 13:04 | Stony Brook | Steven Wells comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 9-13 |
| 13:02 | Stony Brook | James Gaines can't tip it in | 9-13 |
| 13:00 | Columbia | Gerry Parks grabs the board | 9-13 |
| 12:40 | Columbia | Osvaldo Rossi misses badly on a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by James Gaines - foul #1 on James Gaines, team foul #2 | 9-13 |
| Subs | Columbia | Timothy McCormic (SG), John Hymes (PF) William Fries, Lawrence Almeida | |
| Subs | Stony Brook | Young Xaimoungkhoun (SG), Shane Erving (C) Dave Litten, James Gaines | |
| 12:40 | Columbia | Osvaldo Rossi makes the 1st free throw | 10-13 |
| 12:40 | Columbia | Osvaldo Rossi makes the 2nd free throw | 11-13 |
| 12:25 | Stony Brook | Steven Wells makes the floater from the right side set up by Young Xaimoungkhoun | 11-15 |
| 12:14 | Columbia | Gerry Parks comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Steven Wells - foul #1 on Steven Wells, team foul #3 | 11-15 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Stony Brook | James Gaines (PF) Shane Erving | |
| 12:14 | Columbia | Gerry Parks misses the 1st free throw | 11-15 |
| 12:14 | Columbia | Gerry Parks makes the 2nd free throw | 12-15 |
| 12:04 | Stony Brook | James Gaines buries a runner near the basket on a great pass from Steven Wells | 12-17 |
| 11:45 | Columbia | Dean Barra steals the ball from John Hymes | 12-17 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Osvaldo Rossi (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Timothy McCormic (fresh) SF - Gerry Parks (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Hymes (fresh) C - David Caddell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Stony Brook | PG - Dean Barra (fresh) SG - Young Xaimoungkhoun (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steven Wells (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Gaines (fresh) 4 pts. C - Raymond Rayford (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:41 | Stony Brook | Gerry Parks steals the ball from Dean Barra | 12-17 |
| 11:38 | Columbia | Osvaldo Rossi lays it in on a great pass from Gerry Parks | 14-17 |
| 11:30 | Stony Brook | Dean Barra's fadeaway is rejected by John Hymes | 14-17 |
| 11:28 | Columbia | Gerry Parks gets the rebound | 14-17 |
| 11:21 | Columbia | Gerry Parks drills a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Osvaldo Rossi and he's hacked by Raymond Rayford - foul #1 on Raymond Rayford, team foul #4 | 16-17 |
| Subs | Columbia | James Green (C) David Caddell | |
| Subs | Stony Brook | Jonathan Bradley (SG), Frank Moreland (C) Dean Barra, James Gaines | |
| 11:21 | Columbia | Gerry Parks makes the free throw | 17-17 |
| 11:07 | Stony Brook | Frank Moreland hits the finger roll on a great pass from Young Xaimoungkhoun | 17-19 |
| 10:48 | Columbia | Gerry Parks hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 17-19 |
| 10:46 | Stony Brook | The rebound goes to Raymond Rayford | 17-19 |
| 10:39 | Stony Brook | Jonathan Bradley makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Young Xaimoungkhoun | 17-22 |
| 10:24 | Columbia | Young Xaimoungkhoun takes the ball from Timothy McCormic | 17-22 |
| 10:09 | Stony Brook | Frank Moreland hits a shot in the paint set up by Jonathan Bradley | 17-24 |
| 10:02 | Columbia | Gerry Parks lays it in on a nice dish by Osvaldo Rossi | 19-24 |
| 09:49 | Stony Brook | Raymond Rayford comes up short on the jumper from the right block | 19-24 |
| 09:48 | Stony Brook | Young Xaimoungkhoun pulls down the offensive rebound | 19-24 |
| 09:28 | Stony Brook | Osvaldo Rossi is called for the reach on Young Xaimoungkhoun - foul #1 on Osvaldo Rossi, team foul #3 | 19-24 |
| Subs | Columbia | Robert York (PG), William Fries (SG), Mark Ford (SF), Lawrence Almeida (PF), Jessie Moore (C) Osvaldo Rossi, Timothy McCormic, Gerry Parks, John Hymes, James Green | |
| Subs | Stony Brook | Dean Barra (PG), Curtis Goods (SF), James Gaines (PF) Young Xaimoungkhoun, Jonathan Bradley, Frank Moreland | |
| 09:10 | Stony Brook | James Gaines is fouled on the floor by Lawrence Almeida - foul #1 on Lawrence Almeida, team foul #4 | 19-24 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Stony Brook | Young Xaimoungkhoun (SG), Dave Litten (SF) Steven Wells, Curtis Goods | |
| 08:57 | Stony Brook | Young Xaimoungkhoun is called for traveling | 19-24 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Stony Brook | Curtis Goods (SF) Dave Litten | |
| 08:41 | Columbia | William Fries's pass is intercepted by Raymond Rayford | 19-24 |
| 08:36 | Stony Brook | Young Xaimoungkhoun buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Dean Barra | 19-27 |
| 08:12 | Columbia | William Fries misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 19-27 |
| 08:10 | Columbia | William Fries pulls down the offensive rebound | 19-27 |
| 07:59 | Columbia | Jessie Moore hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint | 19-27 |
| 07:58 | Stony Brook | James Gaines pulls down the rebound | 19-27 |
| 07:38 | Stony Brook | Raymond Rayford's pass is intercepted by Jessie Moore | 19-27 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Robert York (fresh) SG - William Fries (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Mark Ford (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lawrence Almeida (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jessie Moore (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Stony Brook | PG - Dean Barra (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Young Xaimoungkhoun (tiring) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Curtis Goods (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Gaines (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Raymond Rayford (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Columbia | William Fries's layup is rejected by James Gaines | 19-27 |
| 07:23 | Stony Brook | The rebound goes to Raymond Rayford | 19-27 |
| 07:15 | Stony Brook | James Gaines is hacked by Jessie Moore - foul #1 on Jessie Moore, team foul #5 | 19-27 |
| Subs | Columbia | Osvaldo Rossi (PG), Timothy McCormic (SG), Gerry Parks (SF), John Hymes (PF), David Caddell (C) Robert York, William Fries, Mark Ford, Lawrence Almeida, Jessie Moore | |
| Subs | Stony Brook | Steven Wells (SG), Dave Litten (SF), Frank Moreland (C) Dean Barra, Curtis Goods, Raymond Rayford | |
| 06:56 | Stony Brook | Dave Litten is fouled on the floor by David Caddell - foul #1 on David Caddell, team foul #6 | 19-27 |
| 06:51 | Stony Brook | David Caddell is called for the reach on Dave Litten - foul #2 on David Caddell, team foul #7 | 19-27 |
| Subs | Columbia | James Green (C) David Caddell | |
| Subs | Stony Brook | | |
| 06:51 | Stony Brook | Dave Litten misses the 1st free throw | 19-27 |
| 06:51 | Columbia | Gerry Parks grabs the board | 19-27 |
| 06:33 | Columbia | Gerry Parks can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Frank Moreland - foul #1 on Frank Moreland, team foul #5 | 19-27 |
| 06:33 | Columbia | Gerry Parks makes the 1st free throw | 20-27 |
| 06:33 | Columbia | Gerry Parks makes the 2nd free throw | 21-27 |
| 06:19 | Stony Brook | Young Xaimoungkhoun misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 21-27 |
| 06:18 | Columbia | John Hymes grabs the defensive rebound | 21-27 |
| 05:56 | Columbia | Gerry Parks buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from John Hymes | 24-27 |
| 05:47 | Stony Brook | Timothy McCormic blocks the short jumper by James Gaines | 24-27 |
| 05:45 | Columbia | Gerry Parks snags the defensive board | 24-27 |
| 05:16 | Columbia | Gerry Parks scores on a jump hook from close range set up by Osvaldo Rossi | 26-27 |
| 05:04 | Stony Brook | Young Xaimoungkhoun connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 26-30 |
| 04:51 | Columbia | Timothy McCormic scores on a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Gerry Parks | 28-30 |
| 04:33 | Stony Brook | Steven Wells hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 28-30 |
| 04:31 | Columbia | John Hymes grabs the defensive rebound | 28-30 |
| 04:09 | Columbia | John Hymes loses the dribble to James Gaines | 28-30 |
| 03:59 | Stony Brook | Dave Litten is fouled on the floor by John Hymes - foul #1 on John Hymes, team foul #8 | 28-30 |
| Subs | Columbia | William Fries (PG), Steven Bohler (SG), Mark Ford (SF), Lawrence Almeida (PF), Jessie Moore (C) Osvaldo Rossi, Timothy McCormic, Gerry Parks, John Hymes, James Green | |
| Subs | Stony Brook | Jonathan Bradley (SG), Raymond Rayford (PF), Shane Erving (C) Young Xaimoungkhoun, James Gaines, Frank Moreland | |
| 03:59 | Stony Brook | Dave Litten misses the 1st free throw | 28-30 |
| 03:59 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Lawrence Almeida | 28-30 |
| 03:53 | Columbia | William Fries can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Dave Litten - foul #2 on Dave Litten, team foul #6 | 28-30 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Stony Brook | Young Xaimoungkhoun (PG), Curtis Goods (SF) Jonathan Bradley, Dave Litten | |
| 03:53 | Columbia | William Fries makes the 1st free throw | 29-30 |
| 03:53 | Columbia | William Fries makes the 2nd free throw | 30-30 |
| 03:35 | Stony Brook | Young Xaimoungkhoun hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 30-30 |
| 03:34 | Stony Brook | Raymond Rayford hits the follow up shot | 30-32 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - William Fries (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Steven Bohler (fresh) SF - Mark Ford (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lawrence Almeida (fresh) 3 reb. C - Jessie Moore (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Stony Brook | PG - Young Xaimoungkhoun (tired) 9 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Steven Wells (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Curtis Goods (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Raymond Rayford (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Shane Erving (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:15 | Columbia | Mark Ford is fouled on the floor by Curtis Goods - foul #1 on Curtis Goods, team foul #7 | 30-32 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Stony Brook | Jonathan Bradley (SG), James Gaines (PF) Young Xaimoungkhoun, Shane Erving | |
| 03:15 | Columbia | Mark Ford misses the 1st free throw | 30-32 |
| 03:15 | Stony Brook | James Gaines grabs the defensive rebound | 30-32 |
| 03:07 | Stony Brook | James Gaines is fouled on the floor by William Fries - foul #1 on William Fries, team foul #9 | 30-32 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Stony Brook | Young Xaimoungkhoun (PG) Curtis Goods | |
| 03:07 | Stony Brook | James Gaines makes the 1st free throw | 30-33 |
| 03:07 | Stony Brook | James Gaines makes the 2nd free throw | 30-34 |
| 02:59 | Columbia | William Fries connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 32-34 |
| 02:34 | Stony Brook | Young Xaimoungkhoun misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Lawrence Almeida - foul #2 on Lawrence Almeida, team foul #10 | 32-34 |
| Subs | Columbia | Osvaldo Rossi (PG), David Caddell (C) William Fries, Jessie Moore | |
| Subs | Stony Brook | Curtis Goods (SF), Frank Moreland (C) Jonathan Bradley, James Gaines | |
| 02:34 | Stony Brook | Young Xaimoungkhoun makes the 1st free throw | 32-35 |
| 02:34 | Stony Brook | Young Xaimoungkhoun misses the 2nd free throw | 32-35 |
| 02:34 | Columbia | David Caddell gets the rebound | 32-35 |
| 02:19 | Columbia | David Caddell's floater is tipped away by Frank Moreland | 32-35 |
| 02:18 | Stony Brook | Frank Moreland pulls down the rebound | 32-35 |
| 02:13 | Stony Brook | Young Xaimoungkhoun misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 32-35 |
| 02:12 | Columbia | Lawrence Almeida pulls down the rebound | 32-35 |
| 01:54 | Columbia | David Caddell is fouled on the floor by Young Xaimoungkhoun - foul #1 on Young Xaimoungkhoun, team foul #8 | 32-35 |
| Subs | Columbia | William Fries (SG), Gerry Parks (SF) Steven Bohler, Mark Ford | |
| Subs | Stony Brook | Dean Barra (PG), James Gaines (PF) Young Xaimoungkhoun, Frank Moreland | |
| 01:54 | Columbia | David Caddell makes the 1st free throw | 33-35 |
| 01:54 | Columbia | David Caddell misses the 2nd free throw | 33-35 |
| 01:54 | Stony Brook | James Gaines snags the defensive board | 33-35 |
| 01:51 | Stony Brook | William Fries steps in front of the Dean Barra pass in the backcourt | 33-35 |
| 01:34 | Columbia | James Gaines picks off the pass by William Fries | 33-35 |
| 01:27 | Stony Brook | Curtis Goods travels with the ball | 33-35 |
| Subs | Columbia | John Hymes (PF) Lawrence Almeida | |
| Subs | Stony Brook | Young Xaimoungkhoun (PG), Jonathan Bradley (SG) Dean Barra, Curtis Goods | |
| 01:19 | Columbia | William Fries can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 33-35 |
| 01:17 | Stony Brook | Steven Wells pulls down the rebound | 33-35 |
| 00:56 | Stony Brook | Jonathan Bradley is called for a backcourt violation | 33-35 |
| Subs | Columbia | Timothy McCormic (PG), Jessie Moore (C) Osvaldo Rossi, David Caddell | |
| Subs | Stony Brook | Curtis Goods (SF), Frank Moreland (C) Jonathan Bradley, James Gaines | |
| 00:37 | Columbia | Timothy McCormic misses the fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Frank Moreland - foul #2 on Frank Moreland, team foul #9 | 33-35 |
| Subs | Columbia | Steven Bohler (SG), David Caddell (C) William Fries, John Hymes | |
| Subs | Stony Brook | Dean Barra (PG) Curtis Goods | |
| 00:37 | Columbia | Timothy McCormic makes the 1st free throw | 34-35 |
| 00:37 | Columbia | Timothy McCormic makes the 2nd free throw | 35-35 |
| 00:13 | Stony Brook | Frank Moreland blows the layup but he's fouled by Steven Bohler - foul #3 on Steven Bohler, team foul #11 | 35-35 |
| Subs | Columbia | Robert York (SG), Lawrence Almeida (PF) Steven Bohler, David Caddell | |
| Subs | Stony Brook | Jonathan Bradley (SG), James Gaines (PF) Dean Barra, Steven Wells | |
| 00:13 | Stony Brook | Frank Moreland makes the 1st free throw | 35-36 |
| 00:13 | Stony Brook | Frank Moreland makes the 2nd free throw | 35-37 |
| 00:03 | Columbia | Gerry Parks is hacked by James Gaines - foul #2 on James Gaines, team foul #10 | 35-37 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Stony Brook | Steven Wells (SG), Curtis Goods (SF) Jonathan Bradley, Frank Moreland | |
| 00:03 | Columbia | Gerry Parks misses the 1st free throw | 35-37 |
| 00:03 | Columbia | Gerry Parks misses the 2nd free throw | 35-37 |
| 00:03 | Stony Brook | Curtis Goods gets the rebound | 35-37 |
| 00:00 | Stony Brook | Curtis Goods misses short on a halfcourt shot | 35-37 |