| Lineup | Columbia | PG - James Coleman (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gordon Escalante (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - James Campisi (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kevin Dennis (fresh) 3 pts. C - John Roberts (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bucknell | PG - Michael Massie (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - James Prescott (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Edward Faulkner (fresh) 5 pts. PF - John Meissner (fresh) 6 pts. C - Michael Grace (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Columbia | James Campisi inbounds the ball | 32-36 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Bucknell | Bucknell is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:35 | Columbia | James Campisi connects on the jumper in the paint on a great pass from Gordon Escalante | 34-36 |
| 19:23 | Bucknell | Edward Faulkner is hacked by James Campisi - foul #2 on James Campisi, team foul #1 | 34-36 |
| 19:03 | Bucknell | Michael Grace scores on a jumper from the baseline and he's hacked by John Roberts - foul #3 on John Roberts, team foul #2 | 34-38 |
| 19:03 | Bucknell | Michael Grace makes the free throw | 34-39 |
| 18:45 | Columbia | James Coleman buries a 3 from the left wing | 37-39 |
| 18:22 | Bucknell | John Meissner misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 37-39 |
| 18:21 | Bucknell | Michael Grace tips it back up and in | 37-41 |
| 17:57 | Columbia | Michael Grace steps in front of the John Roberts pass | 37-41 |
| 17:35 | Bucknell | John Meissner clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 37-41 |
| 17:34 | Columbia | John Roberts pulls down the rebound | 37-41 |
| 17:09 | Columbia | James Coleman misses the shot from the left side but he's hacked by Michael Massie - foul #1 on Michael Massie, team foul #1 | 37-41 |
| Subs | Columbia | Tom Watson (SF), Derrick Poling (PF) James Campisi, Kevin Dennis | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Timothy Day (SG), Michael Patton (C) James Prescott, Michael Grace | |
| 17:09 | Columbia | James Coleman makes the 1st free throw | 38-41 |
| 17:09 | Columbia | James Coleman misses the 2nd free throw | 38-41 |
| 17:09 | Bucknell | John Meissner pulls down the rebound | 38-41 |
| 16:57 | Bucknell | Michael Patton knocks in the floater from the baseline | 38-43 |
| 16:31 | Columbia | John Roberts knocks in the fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Gordon Escalante | 40-43 |
| 16:15 | Bucknell | Gordon Escalante steals it from Michael Patton | 40-43 |
| 15:48 | Columbia | Tom Watson banks in the layup on a nice dish by Gordon Escalante and the foul's on Michael Massie - foul #2 on Michael Massie, team foul #2 | 42-43 |
| Subs | Columbia | Luther Ingram (PG), James Campisi (SF), Kevin Dennis (PF) James Coleman, Gordon Escalante, John Roberts | |
| Subs | Bucknell | James Prescott (SG), Willie Payne (SF), Alan Estes (PF), Michael Grace (C) Michael Massie, Edward Faulkner, John Meissner, Michael Patton | |
| 15:48 | Columbia | Tom Watson makes the free throw | 43-43 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Luther Ingram (fresh) SG - Tom Watson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Campisi (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Kevin Dennis (fresh) 3 pts. C - Derrick Poling (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bucknell | PG - Timothy Day (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Prescott (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Willie Payne (fresh) PF - Alan Estes (fresh) C - Michael Grace (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Bucknell | Timothy Day misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 43-43 |
| 15:33 | Bucknell | Michael Grace tips it but misses | 43-43 |
| 15:31 | Bucknell | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Grace | 43-43 |
| 15:09 | Bucknell | Michael Grace's floater is tipped away by Derrick Poling | 43-43 |
| 15:07 | Columbia | Kevin Dennis grabs the board | 43-43 |
| 14:40 | Columbia | Luther Ingram can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 43-43 |
| 14:38 | Columbia | Kevin Dennis snags the offensive board | 43-43 |
| 14:15 | Columbia | Derrick Poling is denied on a layup by Alan Estes | 43-43 |
| 14:13 | Bucknell | Michael Grace grabs the defensive rebound | 43-43 |
| 13:58 | Bucknell | Timothy Day can't connect on a shot from the right side but he's hacked by Kevin Dennis - foul #2 on Kevin Dennis, team foul #3 | 43-43 |
| Subs | Columbia | James Coleman (PG), Gordon Escalante (SG), John Roberts (C) Luther Ingram, Tom Watson, Derrick Poling | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Michael Massie (PG), Edward Faulkner (SF), John Meissner (PF) James Prescott, Willie Payne, Alan Estes | |
| 13:58 | Bucknell | Timothy Day makes the 1st free throw | 43-44 |
| 13:58 | Bucknell | Timothy Day makes the 2nd free throw | 43-45 |
| 13:44 | Columbia | John Roberts hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 45-45 |
| 13:29 | Bucknell | Michael Massie misses the jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by James Coleman - foul #3 on James Coleman, team foul #4 | 45-45 |
| Subs | Columbia | Jerry Neal (SG) James Campisi | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Willie Tipton (SG), Michael Patton (C) Timothy Day, Michael Grace | |
| 13:29 | Bucknell | Michael Massie makes the 1st free throw | 45-46 |
| 13:29 | Bucknell | Michael Massie misses the 2nd free throw | 45-46 |
| 13:29 | Columbia | Kevin Dennis pulls down the rebound | 45-46 |
| 13:00 | Columbia | Jerry Neal makes the floater from just outside the lane set up by James Coleman | 47-46 |
| 12:44 | Bucknell | John Roberts steals the ball from Michael Patton | 47-46 |
| 12:16 | Columbia | Gordon Escalante clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 47-46 |
| 12:14 | Columbia | James Coleman pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-46 |
| 11:47 | Columbia | James Coleman is hacked by John Meissner - foul #3 on John Meissner, team foul #3 | 47-46 |
| Subs | Columbia | James Campisi (SF), Derrick Poling (PF) Jerry Neal, Kevin Dennis | |
| Subs | Bucknell | James Prescott (SG), Michael Grace (C) Willie Tipton, Michael Patton | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - James Coleman (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Gordon Escalante (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 4 stl. SF - James Campisi (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Derrick Poling (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - John Roberts (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Bucknell | PG - Michael Massie (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - James Prescott (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Edward Faulkner (fresh) 5 pts. PF - John Meissner (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Michael Grace (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Columbia | James Campisi blows the dunk but he's hacked by Michael Grace - foul #3 on Michael Grace, team foul #4 | 47-46 |
| 11:25 | Columbia | James Campisi makes the 1st free throw | 48-46 |
| 11:25 | Columbia | James Campisi makes the 2nd free throw | 49-46 |
| 11:08 | Bucknell | Michael Grace comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 49-46 |
| 11:06 | Bucknell | Michael Grace hits the follow up shot | 49-48 |
| 10:45 | Columbia | John Roberts misses the pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Edward Faulkner - foul #1 on Edward Faulkner, team foul #5 | 49-48 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Timothy Day (PG), Alan Estes (PF) Michael Massie, John Meissner | |
| 10:45 | Columbia | John Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 50-48 |
| 10:45 | Columbia | John Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 51-48 |
| 10:38 | Bucknell | Michael Grace misses the lay-in | 51-48 |
| 10:36 | Columbia | Derrick Poling gets the rebound | 51-48 |
| 10:07 | Columbia | Alan Estes denies the turnaround by John Roberts | 51-48 |
| 10:05 | Bucknell | Timothy Day pulls down the rebound | 51-48 |
| 10:00 | Bucknell | John Roberts is called for the reach on Timothy Day - foul #4 on John Roberts, team foul #5 | 51-48 |
| Subs | Columbia | Luther Ingram (PG), Jerry Neal (SG), Kevin Dennis (PF) James Coleman, Gordon Escalante, John Roberts | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Willie Payne (SF) Edward Faulkner | |
| 09:47 | Bucknell | Timothy Day clanks a shot from the left wing | 51-48 |
| 09:46 | Columbia | Jerry Neal snags the defensive board | 51-48 |
| 09:26 | Columbia | James Campisi connects on the jumper from the left block on a great pass from Jerry Neal | 53-48 |
| 09:03 | Bucknell | Timothy Day buries a shot from the free throw line set up by Willie Payne | 53-50 |
| 08:35 | Columbia | Timothy Day steals it from James Campisi | 53-50 |
| 08:30 | Bucknell | Willie Payne lays it up and in on a nice dish by Timothy Day | 53-52 |
| 08:06 | Columbia | Luther Ingram knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline and he's hacked by Alan Estes - foul #1 on Alan Estes, team foul #6 | 55-52 |
| Subs | Columbia | Gordon Escalante (SG), Tom Watson (SF), John Roberts (C) Jerry Neal, James Campisi, Derrick Poling | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Michael Massie (PG), Edward Faulkner (SF), John Meissner (PF), Michael Patton (C) James Prescott, Willie Payne, Alan Estes, Michael Grace | |
| 08:06 | Columbia | Luther Ingram makes the free throw | 56-52 |
| 07:41 | Bucknell | John Meissner misses long on a shot from the left side | 56-52 |
| 07:40 | Columbia | The rebound goes to John Roberts | 56-52 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Luther Ingram (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Gordon Escalante (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 4 stl. SF - Tom Watson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Kevin Dennis (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - John Roberts (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Bucknell | PG - Michael Massie (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Timothy Day (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Edward Faulkner (fresh) 5 pts. PF - John Meissner (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Michael Patton (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:18 | Columbia | Gordon Escalante comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Michael Patton - foul #2 on Michael Patton, team foul #7 | 56-52 |
| Subs | Columbia | James Coleman (PG) Luther Ingram | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Willie Tipton (SG) Timothy Day | |
| 07:18 | Columbia | Gordon Escalante makes the 1st free throw | 57-52 |
| 07:18 | Columbia | Gordon Escalante misses the 2nd free throw | 57-52 |
| 07:18 | Bucknell | Edward Faulkner snags the defensive board | 57-52 |
| 07:03 | Bucknell | John Roberts swats the layup by Michael Patton | 57-52 |
| 07:01 | Columbia | Tom Watson gets the rebound | 57-52 |
| 06:34 | Columbia | Gordon Escalante misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 57-52 |
| 06:33 | Columbia | Kevin Dennis tips it but misses | 57-52 |
| 06:31 | Bucknell | Edward Faulkner snags the defensive board | 57-52 |
| 06:18 | Bucknell | Willie Tipton can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 57-52 |
| 06:17 | Bucknell | Willie Tipton snags the offensive board | 57-52 |
| 06:04 | Bucknell | Willie Tipton works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 57-52 |
| 06:02 | Columbia | John Roberts grabs the board | 57-52 |
| 05:44 | Columbia | Gordon Escalante misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 57-52 |
| 05:43 | Columbia | Kevin Dennis misses the tip | 57-52 |
| 05:41 | Bucknell | Edward Faulkner pulls down the rebound | 57-52 |
| 05:41 | Bucknell | Bucknell calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-52 |
| Subs | Columbia | James Campisi (SF), Derrick Poling (PF) Tom Watson, Kevin Dennis | |
| Subs | Bucknell | James Prescott (SG), Michael Grace (C) Willie Tipton, Michael Patton | |
| 05:30 | Bucknell | James Prescott is fouled on the floor by Derrick Poling as he's doubleteamed - foul #1 on Derrick Poling, team foul #6 | 57-52 |
| 05:13 | Bucknell | John Meissner hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by John Roberts - foul #5 on John Roberts, team foul #7 | 57-52 |
| Subs | Columbia | Kevin Dennis (PF) John Roberts | |
| Subs | Bucknell | | |
| 05:13 | Bucknell | John Meissner makes the 1st free throw | 57-53 |
| 05:13 | Bucknell | John Meissner misses the 2nd free throw | 57-53 |
| 05:13 | Columbia | Kevin Dennis grabs the board | 57-53 |
| 04:48 | Columbia | Derrick Poling clanks a fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by Michael Grace - foul #4 on Michael Grace, team foul #8 | 57-53 |
| 04:48 | Columbia | Derrick Poling makes the 1st free throw | 58-53 |
| 04:48 | Columbia | Derrick Poling makes the 2nd free throw | 59-53 |
| 04:40 | Bucknell | Michael Massie knocks in the floater from the left block | 59-55 |
| 04:11 | Columbia | Kevin Dennis lays it up and in on a nice dish by James Coleman | 61-55 |
| 03:58 | Bucknell | Michael Grace's floater is tipped away by James Campisi | 61-55 |
| 03:57 | Columbia | Gordon Escalante gets the rebound | 61-55 |
| 03:31 | Columbia | James Campisi's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-55 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - James Coleman (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Gordon Escalante (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 4 stl. SF - James Campisi (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Kevin Dennis (tiring) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Derrick Poling (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bucknell | PG - Michael Massie (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - James Prescott (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Edward Faulkner (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Meissner (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Michael Grace (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Bucknell | Bucknell is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:21 | Bucknell | Michael Massie makes the floater from the right side on a nice dish by James Prescott | 61-57 |
| 03:04 | Columbia | Gordon Escalante is hacked by James Prescott - foul #1 on James Prescott, team foul #9 | 61-57 |
| 03:04 | Columbia | Gordon Escalante makes the 1st free throw | 62-57 |
| 03:04 | Columbia | Gordon Escalante makes the 2nd free throw | 63-57 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Bucknell | Bucknell is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:44 | Bucknell | Edward Faulkner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 63-57 |
| Subs | Columbia | Tom Watson (SF) James Campisi | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Timothy Day (SG), Michael Patton (C) James Prescott, Michael Grace | |
| 02:42 | Columbia | Columbia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-57 |
| Subs | Columbia | James Campisi (SF) Tom Watson | |
| Subs | Bucknell | James Prescott (SG), Michael Grace (C) Timothy Day, Michael Patton | |
| 02:15 | Columbia | Gordon Escalante comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 63-57 |
| 02:14 | Bucknell | Michael Grace grabs the board | 63-57 |
| 02:10 | Bucknell | Michael Massie can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 63-57 |
| 02:08 | Columbia | Kevin Dennis snags the defensive board | 63-57 |
| 01:43 | Columbia | Kevin Dennis misses long on a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Edward Faulkner - foul #2 on Edward Faulkner, team foul #10 | 63-57 |
| 01:43 | Columbia | Kevin Dennis misses the 1st free throw | 63-57 |
| 01:43 | Columbia | Kevin Dennis makes the 2nd free throw | 64-57 |
| 01:27 | Bucknell | John Meissner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 64-57 |
| 01:02 | Columbia | James Campisi is called for traveling | 64-57 |
| 00:46 | Bucknell | Michael Grace misses short on an open fadeaway from the right side | 64-57 |
| 00:45 | Bucknell | The offensive rebound goes to John Meissner | 64-57 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Bucknell | Bucknell is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:42 | Bucknell | John Meissner is called for traveling | 64-57 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Bucknell | Bucknell is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:41 | Columbia | Kevin Dennis is hacked by Michael Massie in the backcourt - foul #3 on Michael Massie, team foul #11 | 64-57 |
| Subs | Columbia | Jerry Neal (SG) James Campisi | |
| Subs | Bucknell | | |
| 00:41 | Columbia | Kevin Dennis makes the 1st free throw | 65-57 |
| 00:41 | Columbia | Kevin Dennis makes the 2nd free throw | 66-57 |
| 00:34 | Bucknell | James Prescott scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Edward Faulkner | 66-60 |
| 00:34 | Columbia | Columbia calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 66-60 |
| 00:32 | Columbia | Michael Massie is called for the reach on James Coleman in the backcourt - foul #4 on Michael Massie, team foul #12 | 66-60 |
| 00:32 | Columbia | James Coleman makes the 1st free throw | 67-60 |
| 00:32 | Columbia | James Coleman misses the 2nd free throw | 67-60 |
| 00:32 | Bucknell | The rebound goes to Michael Grace | 67-60 |
| 00:26 | Bucknell | Michael Massie scores on a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by a doubleteamed James Prescott | 67-63 |
| 00:23 | Columbia | Jerry Neal is fouled in the backcourt by James Prescott - foul #2 on James Prescott, team foul #13 | 67-63 |
| Subs | Columbia | James Campisi (PF) Kevin Dennis | |
| Subs | Bucknell | | |
| 00:23 | Columbia | Jerry Neal makes the 1st free throw | 68-63 |
| 00:23 | Columbia | Jerry Neal misses the 2nd free throw | 68-63 |
| 00:23 | Bucknell | Michael Grace pulls down the rebound | 68-63 |
| 00:17 | Bucknell | James Prescott clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 68-63 |
| 00:16 | Bucknell | Michael Grace grabs the offensive board | 68-63 |
| 00:14 | Bucknell | James Campisi picks off the pass by James Prescott out of a doubleteam | 68-63 |
| 00:12 | Columbia | James Coleman is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Massie - foul #5 on Michael Massie, team foul #14 | 68-63 |
| Subs | Columbia | Kevin Dennis (PF) James Campisi | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Timothy Day (PG) Michael Massie | |
| 00:12 | Columbia | James Coleman misses the 1st free throw | 68-63 |
| 00:12 | Columbia | James Coleman makes the 2nd free throw | 69-63 |
| 00:07 | Bucknell | James Prescott misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 69-63 |
| 00:06 | Columbia | Derrick Poling grabs the board | 69-63 |
| 00:06 | Columbia | Columbia calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 69-63 |
| 00:03 | Columbia | James Coleman is fouled in the backcourt by Timothy Day - foul #1 on Timothy Day, team foul #15 | 69-63 |
| 00:03 | Columbia | James Coleman misses the 1st free throw | 69-63 |
| 00:03 | Columbia | James Coleman makes the 2nd free throw | 70-63 |
| 00:00 | Bucknell | James Prescott comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 70-63 |