| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Joseph Morones (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Owen (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Edwin Dickerson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Carlos Ford (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Stephen Erickson (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Denis Tate (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Ramsey (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Paul Vidal (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - James Ferrel (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - William Hyde (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Western Michigan | Paul Vidal inbounds the ball | 43-40 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:43 | Western Michigan | Robert Ramsey scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Denis Tate | 43-43 |
| 19:30 | Columbia | John Owen is fouled on the floor by Paul Vidal - foul #3 on Paul Vidal, team foul #1 | 43-43 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Sean Gibson (SF) Paul Vidal | |
| 19:22 | Columbia | Edwin Dickerson can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 43-43 |
| 19:21 | Columbia | John Owen grabs the offensive board | 43-43 |
| 19:06 | Columbia | Edwin Dickerson is open and buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Carlos Ford and he's hacked by William Hyde - foul #2 on William Hyde, team foul #2 | 45-43 |
| 19:06 | Columbia | Edwin Dickerson misses the free throw | 45-43 |
| 19:06 | Western Michigan | James Ferrel pulls down the rebound | 45-43 |
| 18:55 | Western Michigan | Robert Ramsey misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 45-43 |
| 18:54 | Western Michigan | William Hyde pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-43 |
| 18:48 | Western Michigan | William Hyde is whistled for traveling | 45-43 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Jason Fleshman (SG), Paul Wolfe (C) Robert Ramsey, William Hyde | |
| 18:31 | Columbia | Joseph Morones knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Carlos Ford | 48-43 |
| 18:07 | Western Michigan | Paul Wolfe misses the floater from the baseline but he's hacked by John Owen - foul #1 on John Owen, team foul #1 | 48-43 |
| Subs | Columbia | Rogelio Rossi (PG), Augustine Romano (SG), Desmond Rayford (PF), William Kiel (C) Joseph Morones, John Owen, Carlos Ford, Stephen Erickson | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Robert Ramsey (SF), Jeffrey Alford (C) Sean Gibson, James Ferrel | |
| 18:07 | Western Michigan | Paul Wolfe makes the 1st free throw | 48-44 |
| 18:07 | Western Michigan | Paul Wolfe misses the 2nd free throw | 48-44 |
| 18:07 | Columbia | William Kiel grabs the board | 48-44 |
| 17:47 | Columbia | Rogelio Rossi is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Alford - foul #2 on Jeffrey Alford, team foul #3 | 48-44 |
| 17:38 | Columbia | Edwin Dickerson makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Rogelio Rossi | 51-44 |
| 17:27 | Western Michigan | Robert Ramsey comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 51-44 |
| 17:26 | Columbia | Desmond Rayford pulls down the rebound | 51-44 |
| 17:09 | Columbia | Rogelio Rossi makes the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Augustine Romano | 53-44 |
| 16:43 | Western Michigan | Denis Tate scores on a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Jason Fleshman and the foul's on Desmond Rayford - foul #3 on Desmond Rayford, team foul #2 | 53-46 |
| Subs | Columbia | Joseph Morones (PG), John Owen (SG), Billie Douglass (SF), Carlos Ford (PF), Stephen Erickson (C) Rogelio Rossi, Augustine Romano, Edwin Dickerson, Desmond Rayford, William Kiel | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Sean Gibson (SF), James Ferrel (PF), William Hyde (C) Jason Fleshman, Paul Wolfe, Jeffrey Alford | |
| 16:43 | Western Michigan | Denis Tate makes the free throw | 53-47 |
| 16:33 | Columbia | Joseph Morones is fouled on the floor by Denis Tate - foul #3 on Denis Tate, team foul #4 | 53-47 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Jason Fleshman (PG) Denis Tate | |
| 16:28 | Columbia | Billie Douglass makes the wide open floater from the left block | 55-47 |
| 16:01 | Western Michigan | James Ferrel hits a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Robert Ramsey | 55-49 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Joseph Morones (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Owen (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Billie Douglass (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Carlos Ford (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Stephen Erickson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Jason Fleshman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Ramsey (tiring) 8 pts. SF - Sean Gibson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Ferrel (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - William Hyde (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Columbia | Stephen Erickson misses long on an open 3 from the left corner | 55-49 |
| 15:36 | Western Michigan | James Ferrel pulls down the rebound | 55-49 |
| 15:31 | Western Michigan | Robert Ramsey connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing and the foul's on Carlos Ford - foul #3 on Carlos Ford, team foul #3 | 55-51 |
| Subs | Columbia | Rogelio Rossi (PG), Augustine Romano (SG), Desmond Rayford (PF) Joseph Morones, John Owen, Carlos Ford | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Paul Vidal (SF), Andrew Waugh (PF) Jason Fleshman, James Ferrel | |
| 15:31 | Western Michigan | Robert Ramsey makes the free throw | 55-52 |
| 15:08 | Columbia | Stephen Erickson misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 55-52 |
| 15:07 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Andrew Waugh | 55-52 |
| 15:01 | Western Michigan | Sean Gibson comes up short on the shot from the left side but the foul's on Rogelio Rossi - foul #3 on Rogelio Rossi, team foul #4 | 55-52 |
| Subs | Columbia | Edwin Dickerson (SF), William Kiel (C) Billie Douglass, Stephen Erickson | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Lewis Thibodeau (SG), Jeffrey Alford (C) Robert Ramsey, William Hyde | |
| 15:01 | Western Michigan | Sean Gibson misses the 1st free throw | 55-52 |
| 15:01 | Western Michigan | Sean Gibson misses the 2nd free throw | 55-52 |
| 15:01 | Columbia | The rebound goes to William Kiel | 55-52 |
| 14:39 | Columbia | Edwin Dickerson scores on a jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Desmond Rayford and the foul's on Sean Gibson - foul #2 on Sean Gibson, team foul #5 | 57-52 |
| Subs | Columbia | Joseph Morones (PG) Augustine Romano | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Denis Tate (PG) Sean Gibson | |
| 14:39 | Columbia | Edwin Dickerson makes the free throw | 58-52 |
| 14:24 | Western Michigan | Lewis Thibodeau is fouled on the floor by Rogelio Rossi - foul #4 on Rogelio Rossi, team foul #5 | 58-52 |
| Subs | Columbia | John Owen (SG) Rogelio Rossi | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 14:10 | Western Michigan | Denis Tate misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 58-52 |
| 14:09 | Western Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Jeffrey Alford | 58-52 |
| 13:58 | Western Michigan | Andrew Waugh scores on a turnaround from the right block set up by Paul Vidal | 58-54 |
| 13:55 | Columbia | Denis Tate picks off the pass by Edwin Dickerson in the backcourt | 58-54 |
| 13:51 | Western Michigan | Denis Tate banks in the layup | 58-56 |
| 13:48 | Columbia | Jeffrey Alford steals it from Joseph Morones in the backcourt | 58-56 |
| 13:35 | Western Michigan | Lewis Thibodeau travels with the ball | 58-56 |
| Subs | Columbia | Billie Douglass (SF), Carlos Ford (PF), Stephen Erickson (C) Edwin Dickerson, Desmond Rayford, William Kiel | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | James Ferrel (PF), Paul Wolfe (C) Andrew Waugh, Jeffrey Alford | |
| 13:27 | Columbia | Denis Tate is called for the reach on Joseph Morones - foul #4 on Denis Tate, team foul #6 | 58-56 |
| Subs | Columbia | Augustine Romano (PG) Joseph Morones | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Jason Fleshman (PG) Denis Tate | |
| 13:15 | Columbia | Stephen Erickson buries a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Augustine Romano | 60-56 |
| 12:56 | Western Michigan | Lewis Thibodeau hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 60-56 |
| 12:55 | Columbia | Stephen Erickson pulls down the rebound | 60-56 |
| 12:51 | Columbia | Stephen Erickson is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 60-56 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Sean Gibson (PG), William Hyde (C) Jason Fleshman, James Ferrel | |
| 12:37 | Western Michigan | Paul Wolfe loses the dribble to Carlos Ford | 60-56 |
| 12:25 | Columbia | Carlos Ford is called for traveling | 60-56 |
| Subs | Columbia | Joseph Morones (PG) Augustine Romano | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Andrew Waugh (SF), James Ferrel (PF) Paul Vidal, Paul Wolfe | |
| 12:07 | Western Michigan | Andrew Waugh hits a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Sean Gibson | 60-58 |
| 11:56 | Columbia | Carlos Ford is hacked by Andrew Waugh - foul #4 on Andrew Waugh, team foul #7 | 60-58 |
| Subs | Columbia | William Kiel (C) Stephen Erickson | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Jason Fleshman (PG), Paul Vidal (SF) Sean Gibson, Andrew Waugh | |
| 11:56 | Columbia | Carlos Ford misses the 1st free throw | 60-58 |
| 11:56 | Western Michigan | James Ferrel grabs the defensive rebound | 60-58 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Joseph Morones (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Owen (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Billie Douglass (fairly fresh) 12 pts. PF - Carlos Ford (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - William Kiel (fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Jason Fleshman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Lewis Thibodeau (tiring) 10 pts. 3 pf. SF - Paul Vidal (tiring) 5 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - James Ferrel (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - William Hyde (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:39 | Western Michigan | William Hyde hits a jumper from the right block set up by Paul Vidal | 60-60 |
| 11:36 | Columbia | Lewis Thibodeau is called for the reach on Billie Douglass in the backcourt - foul #4 on Lewis Thibodeau, team foul #8 | 60-60 |
| Subs | Columbia | Desmond Rayford (PF) Carlos Ford | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Robert Ramsey (SG) Lewis Thibodeau | |
| 11:36 | Columbia | Billie Douglass makes the 1st free throw | 61-60 |
| 11:36 | Columbia | Billie Douglass makes the 2nd free throw | 62-60 |
| 11:14 | Western Michigan | William Hyde hits a shot near the basket set up by Robert Ramsey and he's fouled by John Owen - foul #2 on John Owen, team foul #6 | 62-62 |
| Subs | Columbia | Edwin Dickerson (SF) Billie Douglass | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Jeffrey Alford (PF) James Ferrel | |
| 11:14 | Western Michigan | William Hyde makes the free throw | 62-63 |
| 10:55 | Columbia | Edwin Dickerson scores on a runner from the left block | 64-63 |
| 10:29 | Western Michigan | William Kiel is called for the reach on Robert Ramsey - foul #2 on William Kiel, team foul #7 | 64-63 |
| Subs | Columbia | Augustine Romano (PG), Carlos Ford (PF), Stephen Erickson (C) Joseph Morones, Desmond Rayford, William Kiel | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Sean Gibson (PG), James Ferrel (PF), Paul Wolfe (C) Jason Fleshman, Jeffrey Alford, William Hyde | |
| 10:29 | Western Michigan | Robert Ramsey makes the 1st free throw | 64-64 |
| 10:29 | Western Michigan | Robert Ramsey makes the 2nd free throw | 64-65 |
| 10:21 | Columbia | Augustine Romano connects on the open 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Stephen Erickson | 67-65 |
| 10:00 | Western Michigan | Sean Gibson connects on the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by James Ferrel | 67-67 |
| 09:45 | Columbia | Carlos Ford buries a turnaround from close range set up by John Owen and he's fouled by Sean Gibson - foul #3 on Sean Gibson, team foul #9 | 69-67 |
| Subs | Columbia | Joseph Morones (SG), Billie Douglass (SF) John Owen, Edwin Dickerson | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Jason Fleshman (SG) Robert Ramsey | |
| 09:45 | Columbia | Carlos Ford misses the free throw | 69-67 |
| 09:45 | Western Michigan | Paul Wolfe snags the defensive board | 69-67 |
| 09:19 | Western Michigan | Jason Fleshman knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Sean Gibson | 69-69 |
| 09:04 | Columbia | Billie Douglass is fouled on the floor by Sean Gibson - foul #4 on Sean Gibson, team foul #10 | 69-69 |
| Subs | Columbia | John Owen (SG), Desmond Rayford (PF) Augustine Romano, Carlos Ford | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Robert Ramsey (SG), Jeffrey Alford (PF), William Hyde (C) Sean Gibson, James Ferrel, Paul Wolfe | |
| 09:04 | Columbia | Billie Douglass makes the 1st free throw | 70-69 |
| 09:04 | Columbia | Billie Douglass misses the 2nd free throw | 70-69 |
| 09:04 | Western Michigan | Jeffrey Alford grabs the defensive rebound | 70-69 |
| 08:36 | Western Michigan | Robert Ramsey buries a floater from the left wing | 70-71 |
| 08:26 | Columbia | Stephen Erickson buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Joseph Morones | 73-71 |
| 08:13 | Western Michigan | Jeffrey Alford misses the lay-in | 73-71 |
| 08:11 | Columbia | Desmond Rayford gets the rebound | 73-71 |
| 07:52 | Columbia | Billie Douglass misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 73-71 |
| 07:51 | Western Michigan | William Hyde grabs the board | 73-71 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Joseph Morones (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Owen (tiring) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Billie Douglass (tiring) 15 pts. PF - Desmond Rayford (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Stephen Erickson (tiring) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Jason Fleshman (tiring) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Ramsey (tired) 15 pts. SF - Paul Vidal (very tired) 5 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Jeffrey Alford (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - William Hyde (tiring) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:36 | Western Michigan | The short jumper by William Hyde is denied by Stephen Erickson | 73-71 |
| 07:35 | Western Michigan | Jeffrey Alford tips it back up and in | 73-73 |
| 07:20 | Columbia | Billie Douglass is hacked by Paul Vidal - foul #4 on Paul Vidal, team foul #11 | 73-73 |
| Subs | Columbia | Rogelio Rossi (PG), Augustine Romano (SG), Carlos Ford (PF), William Kiel (C) Joseph Morones, John Owen, Desmond Rayford, Stephen Erickson | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Denis Tate (PG), Lewis Thibodeau (SG), Sean Gibson (SF), James Ferrel (PF), Andrew Waugh (C) Jason Fleshman, Robert Ramsey, Paul Vidal, Jeffrey Alford, William Hyde | |
| 07:20 | Columbia | Billie Douglass misses the 1st free throw | 73-73 |
| 07:20 | Columbia | Billie Douglass makes the 2nd free throw | 74-73 |
| 07:09 | Western Michigan | Lewis Thibodeau hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 74-73 |
| 07:07 | Columbia | Billie Douglass grabs the defensive rebound | 74-73 |
| 07:00 | Columbia | Andrew Waugh denies the turnaround by Rogelio Rossi | 74-73 |
| 06:58 | Columbia | Carlos Ford gets the offensive rebound | 74-73 |
| 06:48 | Columbia | Augustine Romano hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumpshot from just outside the lane | 74-73 |
| 06:46 | Western Michigan | Lewis Thibodeau gets the rebound | 74-73 |
| 06:42 | Western Michigan | Sean Gibson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 74-73 |
| 06:41 | Columbia | Carlos Ford grabs the defensive rebound | 74-73 |
| 06:29 | Columbia | Augustine Romano is hacked by Denis Tate - foul #5 on Denis Tate, team foul #12 | 74-73 |
| Subs | Columbia | Edwin Dickerson (SF) Billie Douglass | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Paul Wolfe (C) Denis Tate | |
| 06:29 | Columbia | Augustine Romano makes the 1st free throw | 75-73 |
| 06:29 | Columbia | Augustine Romano makes the 2nd free throw | 76-73 |
| 06:19 | Western Michigan | James Ferrel misses the floater from the right wing | 76-73 |
| 06:17 | Columbia | The rebound goes to William Kiel | 76-73 |
| 06:04 | Columbia | Edwin Dickerson is alone and drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Rogelio Rossi | 79-73 |
| 05:52 | Western Michigan | Andrew Waugh is fouled on the floor by Augustine Romano - foul #1 on Augustine Romano, team foul #8 | 79-73 |
| Subs | Columbia | John Owen (SG), Desmond Rayford (PF) Augustine Romano, Carlos Ford | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 05:52 | Western Michigan | Andrew Waugh makes the 1st free throw | 79-74 |
| 05:52 | Western Michigan | Andrew Waugh misses the 2nd free throw | 79-74 |
| 05:52 | Western Michigan | Paul Wolfe gets the offensive rebound | 79-74 |
| 05:40 | Western Michigan | John Owen is called for the reach on Lewis Thibodeau - foul #3 on John Owen, team foul #9 | 79-74 |
| Subs | Columbia | Joseph Morones (PG) Rogelio Rossi | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 05:40 | Western Michigan | Lewis Thibodeau makes the 1st free throw | 79-75 |
| 05:40 | Western Michigan | Lewis Thibodeau misses the 2nd free throw | 79-75 |
| 05:40 | Columbia | William Kiel gets the rebound | 79-75 |
| 05:22 | Columbia | Joseph Morones knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Edwin Dickerson | 82-75 |
| 05:08 | Western Michigan | James Ferrel double dribbles | 82-75 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Jason Fleshman (PG), William Hyde (C) Sean Gibson, Paul Wolfe | |
| 04:51 | Columbia | William Kiel's layup is rejected by James Ferrel | 82-75 |
| 04:50 | Columbia | Desmond Rayford tips it in | 84-75 |
| 04:37 | Western Michigan | Jason Fleshman clanks a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Edwin Dickerson - foul #1 on Edwin Dickerson, team foul #10 | 84-75 |
| Subs | Columbia | Rogelio Rossi (PG), Wallace Goodlett (SF), Carlos Ford (PF), Stephen Erickson (C) John Owen, Edwin Dickerson, Desmond Rayford, William Kiel | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 04:37 | Western Michigan | Jason Fleshman makes the 1st free throw | 84-76 |
| 04:37 | Western Michigan | Jason Fleshman makes the 2nd free throw | 84-77 |
| 04:33 | Columbia | Joseph Morones is fouled in the backcourt by William Hyde - foul #3 on William Hyde, team foul #13 | 84-77 |
| 04:33 | Columbia | Joseph Morones makes the 1st free throw | 85-77 |
| 04:33 | Columbia | Joseph Morones misses the 2nd free throw | 85-77 |
| 04:33 | Western Michigan | William Hyde gets the rebound | 85-77 |
| 04:18 | Western Michigan | Wallace Goodlett swats the short shot by William Hyde | 85-77 |
| 04:17 | Columbia | Wallace Goodlett snags the defensive board | 85-77 |
| 04:13 | Columbia | Joseph Morones is fouled in the backcourt by Jason Fleshman - foul #2 on Jason Fleshman, team foul #14 | 85-77 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Sean Gibson (PG), Jeffrey Alford (PF) Jason Fleshman, James Ferrel | |
| 04:13 | Columbia | Joseph Morones makes the 1st free throw | 86-77 |
| 04:13 | Columbia | Joseph Morones makes the 2nd free throw | 87-77 |
| 03:56 | Western Michigan | Sean Gibson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 87-77 |
| 03:55 | Columbia | Wallace Goodlett pulls down the rebound | 87-77 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:52 | Columbia | Carlos Ford loses the dribble to Andrew Waugh in the backcourt | 87-77 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:45 | Western Michigan | Carlos Ford steals the ball from William Hyde | 87-77 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Joseph Morones (tiring) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Rogelio Rossi (fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. 4 pf. SF - Wallace Goodlett (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Carlos Ford (tiring) 6 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Stephen Erickson (tiring) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Sean Gibson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Lewis Thibodeau (tiring) 11 pts. 4 pf. SF - Andrew Waugh (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Jeffrey Alford (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - William Hyde (tiring) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:29 | Columbia | Stephen Erickson connects on the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Carlos Ford | 90-77 |
| 03:09 | Western Michigan | Lewis Thibodeau hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 90-77 |
| 03:08 | Western Michigan | Andrew Waugh grabs the offensive board | 90-77 |
| 02:51 | Western Michigan | Wallace Goodlett swats the short shot by William Hyde | 90-77 |
| 02:50 | Western Michigan | Jeffrey Alford tips it back up and in | 90-79 |
| 02:48 | Columbia | Joseph Morones is hacked by Lewis Thibodeau in the backcourt - foul #5 on Lewis Thibodeau, team foul #15 | 90-79 |
| Subs | Columbia | Augustine Romano (SG), Edwin Dickerson (SF), Desmond Rayford (PF), William Kiel (C) Rogelio Rossi, Wallace Goodlett, Carlos Ford, Stephen Erickson | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Jason Fleshman (PG), Robert Ramsey (SG), James Ferrel (PF), Paul Wolfe (C) Sean Gibson, Lewis Thibodeau, Jeffrey Alford, William Hyde | |
| 02:48 | Columbia | Joseph Morones misses the 1st free throw | 90-79 |
| 02:48 | Columbia | Joseph Morones makes the 2nd free throw | 91-79 |
| 02:30 | Western Michigan | Andrew Waugh misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 91-79 |
| 02:29 | Columbia | The rebound goes to William Kiel | 91-79 |
| 02:10 | Columbia | William Kiel connects on the open driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Joseph Morones and the foul's on Robert Ramsey - foul #2 on Robert Ramsey, team foul #16 | 93-79 |
| Subs | Columbia | Rogelio Rossi (SG), Billie Douglass (SF) Joseph Morones, Edwin Dickerson | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Jeffrey Alford (C) James Ferrel | |
| 02:10 | Columbia | William Kiel misses the free throw | 93-79 |
| 02:10 | Western Michigan | Paul Wolfe gets the rebound | 93-79 |
| 02:05 | Western Michigan | Andrew Waugh is hacked by Rogelio Rossi - foul #5 on Rogelio Rossi, team foul #11 | 93-79 |
| Subs | Columbia | John Owen (SG) Rogelio Rossi | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 02:05 | Western Michigan | Andrew Waugh makes the 1st free throw | 93-80 |
| 02:05 | Western Michigan | Andrew Waugh makes the 2nd free throw | 93-81 |
| 01:49 | Columbia | John Owen blows the wide open layup | 93-81 |
| 01:48 | Columbia | Billie Douglass snags the offensive board | 93-81 |
| 01:42 | Columbia | John Owen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 93-81 |
| 01:40 | Western Michigan | Robert Ramsey grabs the board | 93-81 |
| 01:20 | Western Michigan | The jumper by Robert Ramsey is denied by William Kiel | 93-81 |
| 01:18 | Columbia | John Owen gets the rebound | 93-81 |
| 01:13 | Columbia | Billie Douglass misses short on an open shot from just outside the lane | 93-81 |
| 01:11 | Western Michigan | Jeffrey Alford snags the defensive board | 93-81 |
| 00:56 | Western Michigan | Robert Ramsey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 93-81 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:33 | Columbia | John Owen scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Augustine Romano | 95-81 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:26 | Western Michigan | Billie Douglass steals the ball from Robert Ramsey | 95-81 |
| 00:22 | Columbia | Augustine Romano banks in the layup on a nice dish by Billie Douglass | 97-81 |
| 00:16 | Western Michigan | Augustine Romano steals it from Robert Ramsey | 97-81 |
| 00:11 | Columbia | John Owen lays it in set up by Augustine Romano | 99-81 |
| 00:07 | Western Michigan | Billie Douglass steals the ball from Jeffrey Alford | 99-81 |
| 00:00 | Columbia | Augustine Romano runs out the clock | 99-81 |