| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Daniel Braxton (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Roberto Rossi (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Maurice Cephas (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Roderick Sloan (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Alvin Fulton (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Thomas Fuller (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Shawn Callier (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bernard Hartley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Mayers (fresh) 2 pts. C - Scott Thornton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Bernard Hartley inbounds the ball | 30-12 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:36 | Houston | Shawn Callier works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 30-12 |
| 19:34 | Columbia | Alvin Fulton gets the rebound | 30-12 |
| 19:17 | Columbia | Alvin Fulton is alone and drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Daniel Braxton | 32-12 |
| 19:02 | Houston | Robert Mayers clanks a shot from the left side | 32-12 |
| 19:01 | Columbia | Roberto Rossi snags the defensive board | 32-12 |
| 18:48 | Columbia | Roderick Sloan scores on a runner from close range on a nice dish by Alvin Fulton | 34-12 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 18:41 | Houston | Shawn Callier hits a jumper from just outside the lane | 34-14 |
| 18:15 | Columbia | Maurice Cephas's floater is tipped away by Bernard Hartley | 34-14 |
| 18:13 | Columbia | Roderick Sloan grabs the offensive board | 34-14 |
| 17:56 | Columbia | Roderick Sloan misses the wide open driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by Robert Mayers - foul #3 on Robert Mayers, team foul #1 | 34-14 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Houston | John Hinkle (PF) Robert Mayers | |
| 17:56 | Columbia | Roderick Sloan misses the 1st free throw | 34-14 |
| 17:56 | Columbia | Roderick Sloan makes the 2nd free throw | 35-14 |
| 17:45 | Houston | John Hinkle is open and buries a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Shawn Callier | 35-16 |
| 17:20 | Columbia | Daniel Braxton comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 35-16 |
| 17:18 | Columbia | Alvin Fulton hits the follow up shot | 37-16 |
| 17:08 | Houston | John Hinkle is open and buries a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Scott Thornton | 37-18 |
| 16:41 | Columbia | Roberto Rossi comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 37-18 |
| 16:39 | Columbia | Roberto Rossi grabs the offensive rebound | 37-18 |
| 16:20 | Columbia | Daniel Braxton is hacked by Thomas Fuller - foul #3 on Thomas Fuller, team foul #2 | 37-18 |
| Subs | Columbia | Norman Walker (SG), Gregory Roth (PF), Carl Bowe (C) Roberto Rossi, Roderick Sloan, Alvin Fulton | |
| Subs | Houston | David Morris (PG), Christopher Ellis (PF), John Ginter (C) Thomas Fuller, Bernard Hartley, Scott Thornton | |
| 16:00 | Columbia | Shawn Callier picks off the pass by Norman Walker | 37-18 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Daniel Braxton (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Norman Walker (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Maurice Cephas (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Gregory Roth (fresh) 3 reb. C - Carl Bowe (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - David Morris (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Shawn Callier (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Hinkle (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Christopher Ellis (fresh) 1 pts. C - John Ginter (fresh) | |
| 15:45 | Houston | John Hinkle connects on the shot from the right side set up by Shawn Callier | 37-20 |
| 15:37 | Columbia | Maurice Cephas works out of a doubleteam and scores on a jumper from the baseline set up by Norman Walker | 39-20 |
| 15:27 | Houston | John Ginter clanks a shot from the left block but he's hacked by Carl Bowe - foul #2 on Carl Bowe, team foul #1 | 39-20 |
| Subs | Columbia | Chad Polizzi (SF) Maurice Cephas | |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Mayers (PF) Shawn Callier | |
| 15:27 | Houston | John Ginter makes the 1st free throw | 39-21 |
| 15:27 | Houston | John Ginter misses the 2nd free throw | 39-21 |
| 15:27 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Norman Walker | 39-21 |
| 15:03 | Columbia | Daniel Braxton comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 39-21 |
| 15:01 | Columbia | Carl Bowe grabs the offensive board | 39-21 |
| 14:37 | Columbia | Norman Walker misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 39-21 |
| 14:36 | Houston | John Ginter pulls down the rebound | 39-21 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 14:15 | Houston | Christopher Ellis connects on the 3 from the left wing set up by David Morris | 39-24 |
| 13:48 | Columbia | Daniel Braxton misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 39-24 |
| 13:47 | Houston | Robert Mayers snags the defensive board | 39-24 |
| 13:40 | Houston | John Ginter comes up short on the jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Carl Bowe - foul #3 on Carl Bowe, team foul #2 | 39-24 |
| Subs | Columbia | Roberto Rossi (SG), Maurice Cephas (SF), Roderick Sloan (PF), Alvin Fulton (C) Norman Walker, Chad Polizzi, Gregory Roth, Carl Bowe | |
| Subs | Houston | Thomas Fuller (PG), Shawn Callier (SG), Bernard Hartley (SF) David Morris, Christopher Ellis, John Hinkle | |
| 13:40 | Houston | John Ginter misses the 1st free throw | 39-24 |
| 13:40 | Houston | John Ginter makes the 2nd free throw | 39-25 |
| 13:17 | Columbia | Roderick Sloan knocks in the runner from the left block on a nice dish by Maurice Cephas | 41-25 |
| 13:00 | Houston | John Ginter is fouled on the floor by Alvin Fulton - foul #1 on Alvin Fulton, team foul #3 | 41-25 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Houston | Scott Thornton (C) John Ginter | |
| 12:44 | Houston | Robert Mayers misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 41-25 |
| 12:43 | Houston | Scott Thornton grabs the offensive rebound | 41-25 |
| 12:18 | Houston | Bernard Hartley comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 41-25 |
| 12:17 | Houston | Scott Thornton can't tip it in | 41-25 |
| 12:15 | Houston | Bernard Hartley tips it home | 41-27 |
| 12:10 | Columbia | Shawn Callier takes the ball from Alvin Fulton | 41-27 |
| 12:06 | Houston | Bernard Hartley throws it down on a great pass from Shawn Callier | 41-29 |
| 11:51 | Columbia | Roberto Rossi buries a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Daniel Braxton | 43-29 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Daniel Braxton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Roberto Rossi (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Maurice Cephas (fresh) 13 pts. PF - Roderick Sloan (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Alvin Fulton (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Thomas Fuller (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Shawn Callier (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Bernard Hartley (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Mayers (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Scott Thornton (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Houston | Shawn Callier hits a 3 from the left wing | 43-32 |
| 11:24 | Columbia | Maurice Cephas loses the ball out of bounds against a doubleteam | 43-32 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Houston | David Morris (PG), John Hinkle (PF) Thomas Fuller, Robert Mayers | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 11:02 | Houston | Roderick Sloan is called for the reach on Shawn Callier - foul #2 on Roderick Sloan, team foul #4 | 43-32 |
| 10:34 | Houston | Roderick Sloan steals it from David Morris | 43-32 |
| 10:11 | Columbia | Alvin Fulton's pass is intercepted by Bernard Hartley | 43-32 |
| 10:07 | Houston | Bernard Hartley lays it in | 43-34 |
| 09:44 | Columbia | Alvin Fulton is fouled on the floor by Scott Thornton - foul #1 on Scott Thornton, team foul #3 | 43-34 |
| Subs | Columbia | Norman Walker (PG), David Harden (SG), Chad Polizzi (SF), Gregory Roth (PF), Carl Bowe (C) Daniel Braxton, Roberto Rossi, Maurice Cephas, Roderick Sloan, Alvin Fulton | |
| Subs | Houston | Thomas Fuller (PG), Christopher Ellis (SG), Robert Mayers (PF), John Ginter (C) David Morris, Shawn Callier, Bernard Hartley, Scott Thornton | |
| 09:28 | Columbia | David Harden's corner 3pt jumper is blocked by Thomas Fuller | 43-34 |
| 09:26 | Columbia | Gregory Roth hits the follow up shot | 45-34 |
| 08:59 | Houston | Robert Mayers buries a shot from the left side | 45-36 |
| 08:31 | Columbia | Gregory Roth can't throw it down but he's fouled by Robert Mayers - foul #4 on Robert Mayers, team foul #4 | 45-36 |
| Subs | Columbia | Daniel Braxton (PG), Maurice Cephas (SF), Alvin Fulton (C) David Harden, Chad Polizzi, Carl Bowe | |
| Subs | Houston | Shawn Callier (SG), Bernard Hartley (SF) John Hinkle, Robert Mayers | |
| 08:31 | Columbia | Gregory Roth misses the 1st free throw | 45-36 |
| 08:31 | Columbia | Gregory Roth makes the 2nd free throw | 46-36 |
| 08:11 | Houston | Bernard Hartley misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 46-36 |
| 08:09 | Houston | Shawn Callier tips it in | 46-38 |
| 07:41 | Columbia | Gregory Roth connects on the floater near the basket on a great pass from Maurice Cephas | 48-38 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Daniel Braxton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Norman Walker (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Maurice Cephas (fresh) 13 pts. PF - Gregory Roth (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Alvin Fulton (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Thomas Fuller (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Shawn Callier (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Bernard Hartley (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Christopher Ellis (fresh) 4 pts. C - John Ginter (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:16 | Houston | Maurice Cephas steps in front of the John Ginter pass | 48-38 |
| 06:52 | Columbia | Gregory Roth is fouled on the floor by Bernard Hartley - foul #3 on Bernard Hartley, team foul #5 | 48-38 |
| Subs | Columbia | Roberto Rossi (SG), Roderick Sloan (PF) Norman Walker, Gregory Roth | |
| Subs | Houston | David Morris (PG), Robert Mayers (PF), Scott Thornton (C) Thomas Fuller, Christopher Ellis, John Ginter | |
| 06:32 | Columbia | Robert Mayers is called for the reach on Daniel Braxton - foul #5 on Robert Mayers, team foul #6 | 48-38 |
| Subs | Columbia | Carl Bowe (C) Alvin Fulton | |
| Subs | Houston | John Hinkle (PF) Robert Mayers | |
| 06:09 | Columbia | Maurice Cephas works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint but he's hacked by John Hinkle - foul #1 on John Hinkle, team foul #7 | 48-38 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Houston | John Ginter (PF) Bernard Hartley | |
| 06:09 | Columbia | Maurice Cephas makes the 1st free throw | 49-38 |
| 06:09 | Columbia | Maurice Cephas misses the 2nd free throw | 49-38 |
| 06:09 | Houston | Scott Thornton gets the rebound | 49-38 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 05:58 | Houston | Scott Thornton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-38 |
| 05:37 | Columbia | Daniel Braxton buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Carl Bowe | 52-38 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 05:24 | Houston | John Ginter makes the fadeaway from the left wing | 52-40 |
| 05:04 | Columbia | Carl Bowe knocks in the shot from the left wing set up by Roberto Rossi | 54-40 |
| 04:47 | Houston | John Ginter comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 54-40 |
| 04:46 | Houston | John Ginter tips it in | 54-42 |
| 04:34 | Columbia | Maurice Cephas blows the dunk | 54-42 |
| 04:33 | Houston | The rebound goes to John Hinkle | 54-42 |
| 04:24 | Houston | Shawn Callier misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 54-42 |
| 04:22 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Carl Bowe | 54-42 |
| 03:58 | Columbia | Daniel Braxton misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 54-42 |
| 03:56 | Houston | Scott Thornton gets the rebound | 54-42 |
| 03:39 | Houston | Shawn Callier works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from John Hinkle | 54-45 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Daniel Braxton (tiring) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - Roberto Rossi (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Maurice Cephas (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 stl. PF - Roderick Sloan (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Carl Bowe (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - David Morris (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Shawn Callier (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Hinkle (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - John Ginter (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Scott Thornton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:19 | Columbia | Roberto Rossi is hacked by John Hinkle - foul #2 on John Hinkle, team foul #8 | 54-45 |
| Subs | Columbia | Norman Walker (SG), Chad Polizzi (SF), Gregory Roth (PF), Alvin Fulton (C) Daniel Braxton, Maurice Cephas, Roderick Sloan, Carl Bowe | |
| Subs | Houston | Thomas Fuller (PG), Travis Shelton (SG), Bernard Hartley (SF), Christopher Ellis (PF), John Taylor (C) David Morris, Shawn Callier, John Hinkle, John Ginter, Scott Thornton | |
| 03:19 | Columbia | Roberto Rossi makes the 1st free throw | 55-45 |
| 03:19 | Columbia | Roberto Rossi makes the 2nd free throw | 56-45 |
| 02:59 | Houston | Bernard Hartley misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 56-45 |
| 02:57 | Columbia | Norman Walker pulls down the rebound | 56-45 |
| 02:39 | Columbia | Norman Walker misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 56-45 |
| 02:38 | Columbia | Alvin Fulton misses the tip | 56-45 |
| 02:36 | Houston | Travis Shelton grabs the defensive rebound | 56-45 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 02:32 | Houston | Bernard Hartley comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 56-45 |
| 02:31 | Houston | John Taylor tips it back up and in | 56-47 |
| 02:31 | Columbia | Columbia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-47 |
| Subs | Columbia | Daniel Braxton (PG), Maurice Cephas (SF), Roderick Sloan (PF) Norman Walker, Chad Polizzi, Gregory Roth | |
| Subs | Houston | Shawn Callier (SG), John Hinkle (PF), Scott Thornton (C) Travis Shelton, Christopher Ellis, John Taylor | |
| 02:09 | Columbia | Alvin Fulton is hacked by Shawn Callier - foul #2 on Shawn Callier, team foul #9 | 56-47 |
| 02:09 | Columbia | Alvin Fulton misses the 1st free throw | 56-47 |
| 02:09 | Houston | Scott Thornton pulls down the rebound | 56-47 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 01:45 | Houston | Scott Thornton clanks a shot from the right wing | 56-47 |
| 01:44 | Columbia | Maurice Cephas pulls down the rebound | 56-47 |
| 01:22 | Columbia | Maurice Cephas is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on Bernard Hartley - foul #4 on Bernard Hartley, team foul #10 | 56-47 |
| 01:22 | Columbia | Maurice Cephas makes the 1st free throw | 57-47 |
| 01:22 | Columbia | Maurice Cephas makes the 2nd free throw | 58-47 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 01:06 | Houston | Shawn Callier misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 58-47 |
| 01:05 | Houston | Scott Thornton pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-47 |
| 00:57 | Houston | Shawn Callier tries to split the doubleteam and is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Shawn Callier, team foul #11 | 58-47 |
| Subs | Columbia | Norman Walker (PG), David Harden (SG), Chad Polizzi (SF), Gregory Roth (PF), Carl Bowe (C) Daniel Braxton, Roberto Rossi, Maurice Cephas, Roderick Sloan, Alvin Fulton | |
| Subs | Houston | David Morris (PG), Christopher Ellis (SG), John Ginter (PF), John Taylor (C) Thomas Fuller, Shawn Callier, Bernard Hartley, Scott Thornton | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| 00:54 | Columbia | David Morris is called for the reach on Norman Walker in the backcourt - foul #1 on David Morris, team foul #12 | 58-47 |
| 00:54 | Columbia | Norman Walker makes the 1st free throw | 59-47 |
| 00:54 | Columbia | Norman Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 60-47 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| 00:46 | Houston | John Taylor is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on John Taylor, team foul #13 | 60-47 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:24 | Columbia | Carl Bowe blows the layup | 60-47 |
| 00:23 | Columbia | David Harden snags the offensive board | 60-47 |
| 00:00 | Columbia | Norman Walker runs out the clock | 60-47 |