| Lineup | Columbia | PG - James Coleman (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gordon Escalante (fresh) 13 pts. SF - James Campisi (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 3 stl. PF - Kevin Dennis (fresh) C - John Roberts (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Sammy Attwood (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Corey Dow (fresh) SF - Brent Robertson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Mario Hughes (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Ronald Griffie (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Columbia | James Campisi inbounds the ball | 33-19 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:36 | Columbia | Gordon Escalante misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 33-19 |
| 19:35 | Providence | The rebound goes to Brent Robertson | 33-19 |
| 19:20 | Providence | Mario Hughes is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Mario Hughes, team foul #1 | 33-19 |
| 19:05 | Columbia | Gordon Escalante is fouled on the floor by Corey Dow - foul #1 on Corey Dow, team foul #2 | 33-19 |
| 18:39 | Columbia | Corey Dow takes the ball from Kevin Dennis | 33-19 |
| 18:20 | Providence | Mario Hughes is fouled on the floor by Kevin Dennis as he's doubleteamed - foul #3 on Kevin Dennis, team foul #1 | 33-19 |
| 18:00 | Providence | John Roberts steps in front of the Ronald Griffie pass | 33-19 |
| 17:36 | Columbia | Gordon Escalante misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 33-19 |
| 17:35 | Providence | Sammy Attwood gets the rebound | 33-19 |
| 17:21 | Providence | Ronald Griffie connects on the jumper from close range on a nice dish by Corey Dow | 33-21 |
| 17:01 | Columbia | James Campisi's pass is intercepted by Sammy Attwood | 33-21 |
| 16:42 | Providence | John Roberts steals it from Corey Dow | 33-21 |
| 16:21 | Columbia | Gordon Escalante misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 33-21 |
| 16:19 | Providence | The rebound goes to Mario Hughes | 33-21 |
| 16:01 | Providence | Corey Dow loses the dribble to Kevin Dennis | 33-21 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - James Coleman (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gordon Escalante (fresh) 13 pts. SF - James Campisi (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 3 stl. PF - Kevin Dennis (fairly fresh) 3 pf. C - John Roberts (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. 4 stl. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Sammy Attwood (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Corey Dow (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Brent Robertson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Mario Hughes (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Ronald Griffie (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Columbia | John Roberts is called for traveling | 33-21 |
| Subs | Columbia | Luther Ingram (PG), Jerry Neal (SG), Tom Watson (SF), Derrick Poling (PF) James Coleman, Gordon Escalante, James Campisi, Kevin Dennis | |
| Subs | Providence | Steven Spinks (SG) Corey Dow | |
| 15:19 | Providence | Steven Spinks evades the doubleteam but misses long on a runner in the paint but he's hacked by John Roberts - foul #2 on John Roberts, team foul #2 | 33-21 |
| 15:19 | Providence | Steven Spinks makes the 1st free throw | 33-22 |
| 15:19 | Providence | Steven Spinks misses the 2nd free throw | 33-22 |
| 15:19 | Columbia | John Roberts snags the defensive board | 33-22 |
| 15:02 | Columbia | Derrick Poling buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by John Roberts | 35-22 |
| 14:38 | Providence | Steven Spinks is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 35-22 |
| 14:36 | Providence | Ronald Griffie gets the offensive rebound | 35-22 |
| 14:26 | Providence | Ronald Griffie can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Derrick Poling - foul #2 on Derrick Poling, team foul #3 | 35-22 |
| Subs | Columbia | James Coleman (PG), Gordon Escalante (SG), Kevin Dennis (PF) Luther Ingram, Jerry Neal, John Roberts | |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| 14:26 | Providence | Ronald Griffie makes the 1st free throw | 35-23 |
| 14:26 | Providence | Ronald Griffie makes the 2nd free throw | 35-24 |
| 13:57 | Columbia | James Coleman clanks a 3 from the left corner | 35-24 |
| 13:56 | Providence | Ronald Griffie snags the defensive board | 35-24 |
| 13:39 | Providence | Steven Spinks misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 35-24 |
| 13:38 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Tom Watson | 35-24 |
| 13:21 | Columbia | James Coleman misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 35-24 |
| 13:20 | Providence | The rebound goes to Steven Spinks | 35-24 |
| 12:59 | Providence | Kevin Dennis is called for the reach on Sammy Attwood - foul #4 on Kevin Dennis, team foul #4 | 35-24 |
| Subs | Columbia | James Campisi (SF), John Roberts (C) Tom Watson, Kevin Dennis | |
| Subs | Providence | Corey Dow (SG), Mark Garner (PF), Timothy Curry (C) Brent Robertson, Mario Hughes, Ronald Griffie | |
| 12:46 | Providence | John Roberts steals the ball from Sammy Attwood | 35-24 |
| 12:18 | Columbia | James Campisi throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-24 |
| Subs | Columbia | Kevin Dennis (PF) Derrick Poling | |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| 11:58 | Providence | Sammy Attwood misses short on an open floater from the free throw line | 35-24 |
| 11:57 | Providence | Timothy Curry grabs the offensive board | 35-24 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - James Coleman (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gordon Escalante (fresh) 13 pts. SF - James Campisi (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 3 stl. PF - Kevin Dennis (fairly fresh) 4 pf. C - John Roberts (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. 5 stl. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Sammy Attwood (tiring) 5 pts. SG - Corey Dow (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Steven Spinks (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Mark Garner (fresh) 2 pts. C - Timothy Curry (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:45 | Providence | Timothy Curry makes the shot from the right side set up by Steven Spinks out of the doubleteam | 35-26 |
| 11:19 | Columbia | Gordon Escalante is fouled on the floor by Corey Dow - foul #2 on Corey Dow, team foul #3 | 35-26 |
| Subs | Columbia | Jerry Neal (SG) Gordon Escalante | |
| Subs | Providence | Robert Platt (PG), Brent Robertson (SF), Mario Hughes (PF) Sammy Attwood, Steven Spinks, Mark Garner | |
| 11:06 | Columbia | Jerry Neal travels with the ball | 35-26 |
| Subs | Columbia | Derrick Poling (PF) Kevin Dennis | |
| Subs | Providence | Ronald Griffie (C) Timothy Curry | |
| 10:57 | Providence | Ronald Griffie comes up short on the turnaround near the basket | 35-26 |
| 10:55 | Columbia | John Roberts grabs the board | 35-26 |
| 10:30 | Columbia | James Campisi hits a floater near the basket and he's hacked by Brent Robertson - foul #1 on Brent Robertson, team foul #4 | 37-26 |
| Subs | Columbia | Luther Ingram (PG), Gordon Escalante (SG) James Coleman, Jerry Neal | |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| 10:30 | Columbia | James Campisi makes the free throw | 38-26 |
| 10:08 | Providence | Mario Hughes splits the doubleteam but misses short on a floater from the right block | 38-26 |
| 10:06 | Columbia | John Roberts pulls down the rebound | 38-26 |
| 09:44 | Columbia | Derrick Poling is fouled on the floor by Mario Hughes - foul #4 on Mario Hughes, team foul #5 | 38-26 |
| Subs | Columbia | Tom Watson (SF), Kevin Dennis (PF) James Campisi, John Roberts | |
| Subs | Providence | Sammy Attwood (PG), Steven Spinks (SG), Timothy Curry (C) Robert Platt, Corey Dow, Ronald Griffie | |
| 09:29 | Columbia | Gordon Escalante hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 38-26 |
| 09:27 | Columbia | Luther Ingram misses the tip | 38-26 |
| 09:26 | Providence | The rebound goes to Mario Hughes | 38-26 |
| 09:08 | Providence | Sammy Attwood is open and scores on a turnaround in the paint | 38-28 |
| 09:02 | Columbia | Timothy Curry steals the ball from Derrick Poling | 38-28 |
| 08:51 | Providence | Steven Spinks splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Sammy Attwood | 38-31 |
| 08:22 | Columbia | Timothy Curry swats the short shot by Derrick Poling | 38-31 |
| 08:20 | Providence | Sammy Attwood grabs the defensive rebound | 38-31 |
| 08:09 | Providence | Timothy Curry connects on the jumper from the right block | 38-33 |
| 07:41 | Columbia | Gordon Escalante hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 38-33 |
| 07:39 | Providence | The rebound goes to Brent Robertson | 38-33 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Luther Ingram (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Gordon Escalante (fairly fresh) 13 pts. SF - Tom Watson (fresh) PF - Kevin Dennis (fairly fresh) 4 pf. C - Derrick Poling (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Sammy Attwood (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steven Spinks (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brent Robertson (tiring) 4 pts. PF - Mario Hughes (tiring) 6 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. C - Timothy Curry (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:14 | Providence | The short jumper by Sammy Attwood is denied by Tom Watson | 38-33 |
| 07:12 | Providence | Mario Hughes grabs the offensive board | 38-33 |
| 06:59 | Providence | Mario Hughes blows the layup but the foul's on Kevin Dennis - foul #5 on Kevin Dennis, team foul #5 | 38-33 |
| Subs | Columbia | James Coleman (PG), Jerry Neal (SG), James Campisi (SF), John Roberts (C) Luther Ingram, Gordon Escalante, Tom Watson, Kevin Dennis | |
| Subs | Providence | Robert Platt (PG), Corey Dow (SG), Ronald Griffie (C) Sammy Attwood, Brent Robertson, Timothy Curry | |
| 06:59 | Providence | Mario Hughes makes the 1st free throw | 38-34 |
| 06:59 | Providence | Mario Hughes makes the 2nd free throw | 38-35 |
| 06:39 | Columbia | James Campisi is hacked by Steven Spinks - foul #2 on Steven Spinks, team foul #6 | 38-35 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Providence | Mark Garner (PF) Mario Hughes | |
| 06:13 | Columbia | James Campisi can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline | 38-35 |
| 06:11 | Providence | Mark Garner pulls down the rebound | 38-35 |
| 05:44 | Providence | Steven Spinks comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 38-35 |
| 05:43 | Columbia | James Coleman grabs the defensive rebound | 38-35 |
| 05:16 | Columbia | Derrick Poling clanks a floater from the free throw line | 38-35 |
| 05:15 | Columbia | John Roberts tips it back up and in | 40-35 |
| 05:04 | Providence | Steven Spinks splits the doubleteam but misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on James Campisi - foul #2 on James Campisi, team foul #6 | 40-35 |
| Subs | Columbia | Gordon Escalante (SG) Jerry Neal | |
| Subs | Providence | Sammy Attwood (PG) Robert Platt | |
| 05:04 | Providence | Steven Spinks makes the 1st free throw | 40-36 |
| 05:04 | Providence | Steven Spinks makes the 2nd free throw | 40-37 |
| 04:42 | Columbia | James Campisi misses the dunk | 40-37 |
| 04:41 | Columbia | Derrick Poling hits the follow up shot | 42-37 |
| 04:17 | Providence | Ronald Griffie misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 42-37 |
| 04:15 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Derrick Poling | 42-37 |
| 04:10 | Columbia | Gordon Escalante clanks a 3 from the left wing | 42-37 |
| 04:09 | Columbia | Gordon Escalante pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-37 |
| 03:51 | Columbia | Gordon Escalante makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by James Coleman | 44-37 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:46 | Providence | Corey Dow clanks a fadeaway from the right block | 44-37 |
| 03:45 | Columbia | Derrick Poling grabs the defensive rebound | 44-37 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - James Coleman (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gordon Escalante (fresh) 15 pts. SF - James Campisi (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 3 stl. PF - Derrick Poling (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - John Roberts (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. 5 stl. | |
| Lineup | Providence | PG - Sammy Attwood (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Corey Dow (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Steven Spinks (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Mark Garner (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ronald Griffie (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:20 | Columbia | James Campisi hits the finger roll | 46-37 |
| 03:04 | Providence | Steven Spinks connects on the shot from the right wing set up by Mark Garner | 46-39 |
| 02:40 | Columbia | Derrick Poling misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 46-39 |
| 02:38 | Providence | Ronald Griffie snags the defensive board | 46-39 |
| 02:38 | Providence | Providence calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 46-39 |
| Subs | Columbia | Tom Watson (SF) Derrick Poling | |
| Subs | Providence | Brent Robertson (SF), Mario Hughes (PF) Steven Spinks, Mark Garner | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:25 | Providence | Corey Dow comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 46-39 |
| 02:23 | Providence | Brent Robertson tips it in | 46-41 |
| 02:05 | Columbia | Mario Hughes steals the ball from John Roberts | 46-41 |
| 01:52 | Providence | Sammy Attwood is hacked by James Coleman - foul #2 on James Coleman, team foul #7 | 46-41 |
| Subs | Columbia | Derrick Poling (PF) Tom Watson | |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| 01:52 | Providence | Sammy Attwood misses the 1st free throw | 46-41 |
| 01:52 | Columbia | Derrick Poling pulls down the rebound | 46-41 |
| 01:23 | Columbia | James Coleman misses short on a 3 from straight away | 46-41 |
| 01:21 | Providence | Mario Hughes snags the defensive board | 46-41 |
| 01:13 | Providence | James Campisi steals the ball from Sammy Attwood | 46-41 |
| 00:57 | Columbia | John Roberts misses the shot from the baseline but he's hacked by Corey Dow - foul #3 on Corey Dow, team foul #7 | 46-41 |
| 00:57 | Columbia | John Roberts misses the 1st free throw | 46-41 |
| 00:57 | Columbia | John Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 47-41 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:49 | Providence | Brent Robertson buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Sammy Attwood | 47-43 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Providence | Providence is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:47 | Columbia | James Coleman is hacked by Sammy Attwood in the backcourt - foul #1 on Sammy Attwood, team foul #8 | 47-43 |
| 00:47 | Columbia | James Coleman makes the 1st free throw | 48-43 |
| 00:47 | Columbia | James Coleman makes the 2nd free throw | 49-43 |
| 00:42 | Providence | Brent Robertson misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 49-43 |
| 00:41 | Columbia | James Campisi gets the rebound | 49-43 |
| 00:38 | Columbia | James Campisi is hacked by Corey Dow in the backcourt - foul #4 on Corey Dow, team foul #9 | 49-43 |
| 00:38 | Columbia | James Campisi makes the 1st free throw | 50-43 |
| 00:38 | Columbia | James Campisi misses the 2nd free throw | 50-43 |
| 00:38 | Columbia | Derrick Poling pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-43 |
| 00:35 | Columbia | Derrick Poling is fouled on the floor by Brent Robertson - foul #2 on Brent Robertson, team foul #10 | 50-43 |
| Subs | Columbia | Jerry Neal (SG) James Campisi | |
| Subs | Providence | | |
| 00:35 | Columbia | Derrick Poling misses the 1st free throw | 50-43 |
| 00:35 | Columbia | Derrick Poling makes the 2nd free throw | 51-43 |
| 00:30 | Providence | Sammy Attwood misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 51-43 |
| 00:28 | Columbia | Gordon Escalante gets the rebound | 51-43 |
| 00:28 | Columbia | Columbia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-43 |
| 00:26 | Columbia | Sammy Attwood is called for the reach on John Roberts in the backcourt - foul #2 on Sammy Attwood, team foul #11 | 51-43 |
| 00:26 | Columbia | John Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 52-43 |
| 00:26 | Columbia | John Roberts misses the 2nd free throw | 52-43 |
| 00:26 | Providence | Brent Robertson gets the rebound | 52-43 |
| 00:19 | Providence | Sammy Attwood misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 52-43 |
| 00:17 | Columbia | Gordon Escalante pulls down the rebound | 52-43 |
| 00:17 | Columbia | Columbia calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 52-43 |
| 00:15 | Columbia | Jerry Neal is hacked by Corey Dow in the backcourt - foul #5 on Corey Dow, team foul #12 | 52-43 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Providence | Steven Spinks (SG) Corey Dow | |
| 00:15 | Columbia | Jerry Neal misses the 1st free throw | 52-43 |
| 00:15 | Columbia | Jerry Neal makes the 2nd free throw | 53-43 |
| 00:09 | Providence | Steven Spinks drills a 3 from the right wing set up by Ronald Griffie | 53-46 |
| 00:06 | Columbia | Gordon Escalante is fouled in the backcourt by Steven Spinks - foul #3 on Steven Spinks, team foul #13 | 53-46 |
| 00:06 | Columbia | Gordon Escalante makes the 1st free throw | 54-46 |
| 00:06 | Columbia | Gordon Escalante misses the 2nd free throw | 54-46 |
| 00:06 | Providence | The rebound goes to Mario Hughes | 54-46 |
| 00:00 | Providence | Sammy Attwood knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing | 54-49 |