| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Daniel Braxton (fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. SG - Roberto Rossi (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Maurice Cephas (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Roderick Sloan (fresh) 2 pts. C - Alvin Fulton (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Robert Smith (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Gary Morris (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gordon Blank (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Louis Gilyard (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Peter Bublitz (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Maryland | Gordon Blank inbounds the ball | 28-29 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Maryland | Maryland is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:31 | Maryland | Roderick Sloan takes the ball from Gary Morris | 28-29 |
| 19:06 | Columbia | Maurice Cephas misses the fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Gordon Blank - foul #2 on Gordon Blank, team foul #1 | 28-29 |
| 19:06 | Columbia | Maurice Cephas makes the 1st free throw | 29-29 |
| 19:06 | Columbia | Maurice Cephas makes the 2nd free throw | 30-29 |
| 18:50 | Maryland | Gordon Blank loses the dribble to Roberto Rossi | 30-29 |
| 18:47 | Columbia | Roberto Rossi misses the lay-in | 30-29 |
| 18:46 | Maryland | Peter Bublitz grabs the board | 30-29 |
| 18:40 | Maryland | Gordon Blank is fouled on the floor by Maurice Cephas - foul #1 on Maurice Cephas, team foul #1 | 30-29 |
| 18:18 | Maryland | Alvin Fulton is called for the reach on Peter Bublitz - foul #1 on Alvin Fulton, team foul #2 | 30-29 |
| 17:50 | Maryland | Gordon Blank misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 30-29 |
| 17:49 | Columbia | Roberto Rossi snags the defensive board | 30-29 |
| 17:23 | Columbia | Roderick Sloan double dribbles | 30-29 |
| 16:56 | Maryland | Louis Gilyard splits the doubleteam and buries a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Robert Smith | 30-31 |
| 16:29 | Columbia | Alvin Fulton clanks a runner from the right block | 30-31 |
| 16:27 | Columbia | Roderick Sloan tips it home | 32-31 |
| 16:04 | Maryland | Robert Smith comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 32-31 |
| 16:03 | Maryland | Louis Gilyard misses the tip | 32-31 |
| 16:02 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Daniel Braxton | 32-31 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Daniel Braxton (fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. SG - Roberto Rossi (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Maurice Cephas (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Roderick Sloan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Alvin Fulton (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Robert Smith (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Morris (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gordon Blank (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Louis Gilyard (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Peter Bublitz (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Columbia | Maurice Cephas knocks in the shot near the basket | 34-31 |
| 15:07 | Maryland | Gordon Blank can't finish the layup | 34-31 |
| 15:06 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Alvin Fulton | 34-31 |
| 14:49 | Columbia | Maurice Cephas misses the easy layup | 34-31 |
| 14:48 | Maryland | The rebound goes to Gordon Blank | 34-31 |
| 14:27 | Maryland | Maurice Cephas is called for the reach on Peter Bublitz - foul #2 on Maurice Cephas, team foul #3 | 34-31 |
| Subs | Columbia | Norman Walker (SG), Chad Polizzi (SF), James Coleman (PF), Gregory Roth (C) Roberto Rossi, Maurice Cephas, Roderick Sloan, Alvin Fulton | |
| Subs | Maryland | Scott Green (PG), Walter Medellin (SG), Robert Peters (SF), Charles Olson (PF), James Walters (C) Robert Smith, Gary Morris, Gordon Blank, Louis Gilyard, Peter Bublitz | |
| 14:08 | Maryland | Charles Olson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-31 |
| 13:51 | Columbia | Scott Green picks off the pass by Daniel Braxton | 34-31 |
| 13:32 | Maryland | James Coleman picks off the pass by James Walters | 34-31 |
| 13:08 | Columbia | James Coleman is whistled for traveling | 34-31 |
| 12:40 | Maryland | Scott Green misses short on a floater from the right wing | 34-31 |
| 12:39 | Columbia | James Coleman grabs the board | 34-31 |
| 12:16 | Columbia | Robert Peters picks off the pass by Gregory Roth | 34-31 |
| 11:49 | Maryland | Robert Peters scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Walter Medellin | 34-33 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Daniel Braxton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. SG - Norman Walker (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Chad Polizzi (fresh) 1 ast. PF - James Coleman (fresh) 2 reb. C - Gregory Roth (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Scott Green (fresh) SG - Walter Medellin (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Peters (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Charles Olson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - James Walters (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:20 | Columbia | Gregory Roth drills a turnaround from close range set up by Norman Walker | 36-33 |
| 11:04 | Maryland | James Walters misses the runner from the right block but he's hacked by Gregory Roth - foul #2 on Gregory Roth, team foul #4 | 36-33 |
| Subs | Columbia | Roberto Rossi (SG), Maurice Cephas (SF), Roderick Sloan (PF), Alvin Fulton (C) Norman Walker, Chad Polizzi, James Coleman, Gregory Roth | |
| Subs | Maryland | Robert Smith (PG), Gary Morris (SG), Gordon Blank (SF), Peter Bublitz (C) Scott Green, Walter Medellin, Robert Peters, Charles Olson | |
| 11:04 | Maryland | James Walters makes the 1st free throw | 36-34 |
| 11:04 | Maryland | James Walters makes the 2nd free throw | 36-35 |
| 10:35 | Columbia | Maurice Cephas hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 36-35 |
| 10:33 | Maryland | Peter Bublitz grabs the defensive rebound | 36-35 |
| 10:28 | Maryland | Gary Morris buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Smith | 36-38 |
| 10:06 | Columbia | Maurice Cephas misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Gordon Blank - foul #3 on Gordon Blank, team foul #2 | 36-38 |
| Subs | Columbia | Norman Walker (SG) Daniel Braxton | |
| Subs | Maryland | Louis Gilyard (PF) James Walters | |
| 10:06 | Columbia | Maurice Cephas makes the 1st free throw | 37-38 |
| 10:06 | Columbia | Maurice Cephas makes the 2nd free throw | 38-38 |
| 09:38 | Maryland | Gary Morris misses short on an open 3 pointer from straight away | 38-38 |
| 09:37 | Maryland | Peter Bublitz tips it in | 38-40 |
| 09:17 | Columbia | Maurice Cephas comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Gordon Blank - foul #4 on Gordon Blank, team foul #3 | 38-40 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Maryland | Charles Olson (PF) Gordon Blank | |
| 09:17 | Columbia | Maurice Cephas makes the 1st free throw | 39-40 |
| 09:17 | Columbia | Maurice Cephas makes the 2nd free throw | 40-40 |
| 08:49 | Maryland | Peter Bublitz is whistled for a carry trying to escape the doubleteam | 40-40 |
| Subs | Columbia | Daniel Braxton (PG) Norman Walker | |
| Subs | Maryland | | |
| 08:22 | Columbia | Daniel Braxton can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 40-40 |
| 08:21 | Maryland | Louis Gilyard grabs the defensive rebound | 40-40 |
| 08:05 | Maryland | Robert Smith misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 40-40 |
| 08:04 | Maryland | Peter Bublitz grabs the offensive rebound | 40-40 |
| 07:39 | Maryland | Louis Gilyard blows the layup but the foul's on Maurice Cephas - foul #3 on Maurice Cephas, team foul #5 | 40-40 |
| Subs | Columbia | Norman Walker (SG), James Coleman (PF), Gregory Roth (C) Roberto Rossi, Roderick Sloan, Alvin Fulton | |
| Subs | Maryland | Scott Green (PG), Walter Medellin (SG), Gordon Blank (SF) Robert Smith, Gary Morris, Peter Bublitz | |
| 07:39 | Maryland | Louis Gilyard makes the 1st free throw | 40-41 |
| 07:39 | Maryland | Louis Gilyard misses the 2nd free throw | 40-41 |
| 07:39 | Maryland | Charles Olson snags the offensive board | 40-41 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Daniel Braxton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. SG - Norman Walker (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Maurice Cephas (fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - James Coleman (fresh) 2 reb. C - Gregory Roth (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Scott Green (fresh) SG - Walter Medellin (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gordon Blank (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Louis Gilyard (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Charles Olson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Maryland | Charles Olson blows the layup | 40-41 |
| 07:22 | Maryland | Louis Gilyard grabs the offensive board | 40-41 |
| 07:02 | Maryland | Louis Gilyard's floater is tipped away by Gregory Roth | 40-41 |
| 07:00 | Maryland | Louis Gilyard tips it back up and in | 40-43 |
| 06:33 | Columbia | Norman Walker misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 40-43 |
| 06:32 | Columbia | James Coleman tips it in | 42-43 |
| 06:08 | Maryland | Charles Olson clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 42-43 |
| 06:06 | Columbia | Maurice Cephas pulls down the rebound | 42-43 |
| 05:42 | Columbia | Maurice Cephas is fouled on the floor by Walter Medellin - foul #2 on Walter Medellin, team foul #4 | 42-43 |
| Subs | Columbia | Roberto Rossi (SG), Roderick Sloan (PF), Alvin Fulton (C) Maurice Cephas, James Coleman, Gregory Roth | |
| Subs | Maryland | Robert Smith (PG), Gary Morris (SG), James Walters (PF), Peter Bublitz (C) Scott Green, Walter Medellin, Louis Gilyard, Charles Olson | |
| 05:21 | Columbia | Norman Walker comes up short on the shot from the left side but he's fouled by Gordon Blank - foul #5 on Gordon Blank, team foul #5 | 42-43 |
| Subs | Columbia | Chad Polizzi (SF) Daniel Braxton | |
| Subs | Maryland | Robert Peters (SF) Gordon Blank | |
| 05:21 | Columbia | Norman Walker makes the 1st free throw | 43-43 |
| 05:21 | Columbia | Norman Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 44-43 |
| 04:59 | Maryland | Peter Bublitz misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 44-43 |
| 04:57 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Roderick Sloan | 44-43 |
| 04:35 | Columbia | Roderick Sloan misses badly on a runner in the paint | 44-43 |
| 04:33 | Columbia | Chad Polizzi pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-43 |
| 04:13 | Columbia | Roberto Rossi's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-43 |
| Subs | Columbia | Daniel Braxton (PG), Maurice Cephas (SF) Norman Walker, Chad Polizzi | |
| Subs | Maryland | Louis Gilyard (PF) James Walters | |
| 03:58 | Maryland | Robert Peters is by himself and knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Gary Morris | 44-46 |
| 03:34 | Columbia | Roberto Rossi can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 44-46 |
| 03:32 | Maryland | Louis Gilyard grabs the defensive rebound | 44-46 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Daniel Braxton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. SG - Roberto Rossi (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Maurice Cephas (fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Roderick Sloan (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Alvin Fulton (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Robert Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gary Morris (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Peters (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Louis Gilyard (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. C - Peter Bublitz (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:03 | Maryland | Peter Bublitz misses the lay-in | 44-46 |
| 03:02 | Columbia | Maurice Cephas grabs the board | 44-46 |
| 02:33 | Columbia | Roberto Rossi misses the runner from the left block | 44-46 |
| 02:31 | Columbia | Roderick Sloan tips it home | 46-46 |
| 02:06 | Maryland | Peter Bublitz slams it home | 46-48 |
| 01:41 | Columbia | Daniel Braxton knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Maurice Cephas | 49-48 |
| 01:14 | Maryland | Maurice Cephas steps in front of the Peter Bublitz pass | 49-48 |
| 00:45 | Columbia | Maurice Cephas connects on the fadeaway from close range | 51-48 |
| 00:24 | Maryland | Gary Morris buries a 3pt jumper from straight away | 51-51 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Maryland | Maryland is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Columbia | Maurice Cephas misses long on a driving attempt from close range | 51-51 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Daniel Braxton (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. SG - Roberto Rossi (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Maurice Cephas (fresh) 18 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Roderick Sloan (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Alvin Fulton (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Robert Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gary Morris (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Louis Gilyard (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. PF - Charles Olson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Peter Bublitz (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 05:00 | Maryland | Peter Bublitz wins the tip | 51-51 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Maryland | Maryland is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:38 | Maryland | Robert Smith comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 51-51 |
| 04:37 | Maryland | Charles Olson can't tip it in | 51-51 |
| 04:35 | Columbia | Alvin Fulton pulls down the rebound | 51-51 |
| 04:07 | Columbia | Roderick Sloan hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 51-51 |
| 04:06 | Columbia | Roberto Rossi grabs the offensive rebound | 51-51 |
| 03:51 | Columbia | Roderick Sloan comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Charles Olson - foul #2 on Charles Olson, team foul #6 | 51-51 |
| Subs | Columbia | Norman Walker (SG) Roberto Rossi | |
| Subs | Maryland | Robert Peters (SF) Peter Bublitz | |
| 03:51 | Columbia | Roderick Sloan makes the 1st free throw | 52-51 |
| 03:51 | Columbia | Roderick Sloan misses the 2nd free throw | 52-51 |
| 03:51 | Maryland | Louis Gilyard gets the rebound | 52-51 |
| 03:30 | Maryland | Louis Gilyard shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Robert Peters | 52-53 |
| 03:12 | Columbia | Maurice Cephas comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 52-53 |
| 03:10 | Maryland | Louis Gilyard gets the rebound | 52-53 |
| 02:46 | Maryland | Robert Smith misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 52-53 |
| 02:44 | Columbia | Roderick Sloan grabs the defensive rebound | 52-53 |
| 02:22 | Columbia | Maurice Cephas's fadeaway is rejected by Charles Olson | 52-53 |
| 02:21 | Maryland | Robert Peters grabs the defensive rebound | 52-53 |
| 02:21 | Maryland | Maryland calls a full timeout (2 :30 4 full remaining) | 52-53 |
| Subs | Columbia | Roberto Rossi (SG), James Coleman (PF) Norman Walker, Roderick Sloan | |
| Subs | Maryland | Peter Bublitz (C) Robert Peters | |
| 01:52 | Maryland | Peter Bublitz knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Gary Morris | 52-55 |
| 01:38 | Columbia | Daniel Braxton knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Roberto Rossi | 55-55 |
| 01:19 | Maryland | Gary Morris is hacked by Roberto Rossi - foul #3 on Roberto Rossi, team foul #6 | 55-55 |
| Subs | Columbia | Roderick Sloan (PF) James Coleman | |
| Subs | Maryland | | |
| 01:05 | Maryland | Peter Bublitz evades the doubleteam but misses long on a floater from close range but the foul's on Roderick Sloan - foul #3 on Roderick Sloan, team foul #7 | 55-55 |
| 01:05 | Maryland | Peter Bublitz misses the 1st free throw | 55-55 |
| 01:05 | Maryland | Peter Bublitz misses the 2nd free throw | 55-55 |
| 01:05 | Columbia | Roderick Sloan grabs the defensive rebound | 55-55 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Daniel Braxton (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 ast. SG - Roberto Rossi (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Maurice Cephas (fresh) 18 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Roderick Sloan (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Alvin Fulton (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Robert Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gary Morris (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Louis Gilyard (fresh) 11 pts. 10 reb. PF - Charles Olson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Peter Bublitz (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 00:41 | Columbia | Roderick Sloan slams it home on a great pass from Daniel Braxton | 57-55 |
| 00:30 | Maryland | Gary Morris clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 57-55 |
| 00:29 | Columbia | Maurice Cephas grabs the defensive rebound | 57-55 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Maryland | Maryland is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:26 | Columbia | Robert Smith is called for the reach on Maurice Cephas in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Smith, team foul #7 | 57-55 |
| 00:26 | Columbia | Maurice Cephas makes the 1st free throw | 58-55 |
| 00:26 | Columbia | Maurice Cephas makes the 2nd free throw | 59-55 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Maryland | Maryland is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:21 | Maryland | Gary Morris buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Robert Smith | 59-58 |
| 00:19 | Columbia | Robert Smith is called for the reach on Daniel Braxton in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Smith, team foul #8 | 59-58 |
| 00:19 | Columbia | Daniel Braxton makes the 1st free throw | 60-58 |
| 00:19 | Columbia | Daniel Braxton makes the 2nd free throw | 61-58 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Maryland | Maryland is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:01 | Maryland | Gary Morris misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 61-58 |
| 00:00 | Maryland | Charles Olson grabs the offensive rebound | 61-58 |