| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Daniel McDannald (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Nicholas Pearce (fresh) 10 pts. 3 stl. SF - Bryan Tartaglia (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Taylor (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Henry Frank (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Tennessee State | PG - Gary Edwards (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Darryl Brooks (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jaroslav Pogozelski (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lee Fullwood (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. C - Roy Jewett (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Columbia | Bryan Tartaglia inbounds the ball | 26-21 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:40 | Columbia | Lee Fullwood steps in front of the Henry Frank pass | 26-21 |
| 19:21 | East Tennessee State | Jaroslav Pogozelski banks in the layup on a great pass from Lee Fullwood and he's fouled by Nicholas Pearce - foul #3 on Nicholas Pearce, team foul #1 | 26-23 |
| Subs | Columbia | John Lomonaco (SG) Nicholas Pearce | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Jacob Noe (PF) Lee Fullwood | |
| 19:21 | East Tennessee State | Jaroslav Pogozelski makes the free throw | 26-24 |
| 18:59 | Columbia | Bryan Tartaglia makes the jump hook near the basket set up by Henry Frank | 28-24 |
| 18:37 | East Tennessee State | Gary Edwards misses the lay-in | 28-24 |
| 18:36 | East Tennessee State | Gary Edwards pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-24 |
| 18:18 | East Tennessee State | Darryl Brooks can't finish the layup | 28-24 |
| 18:17 | East Tennessee State | Roy Jewett grabs the offensive rebound | 28-24 |
| 18:03 | East Tennessee State | Roy Jewett blows the layup but the foul's on Thomas Taylor - foul #1 on Thomas Taylor, team foul #2 | 28-24 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Kim Decker (PG), Mauro Romano (SG), Tim Burgess (SF), Lee Fullwood (PF) Gary Edwards, Darryl Brooks, Jaroslav Pogozelski, Jacob Noe | |
| 18:03 | East Tennessee State | Roy Jewett makes the 1st free throw | 28-25 |
| 18:03 | East Tennessee State | Roy Jewett makes the 2nd free throw | 28-26 |
| 17:47 | Columbia | Thomas Taylor is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Thomas Taylor, team foul #3 | 28-26 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Gary Edwards (PG), Darryl Brooks (SG) Kim Decker, Mauro Romano | |
| 17:28 | East Tennessee State | Gary Edwards throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-26 |
| 17:13 | Columbia | Thomas Taylor is hacked by Gary Edwards - foul #2 on Gary Edwards, team foul #1 | 28-26 |
| Subs | Columbia | Marco Powley (SG), John Thomas (PF) Daniel McDannald, Thomas Taylor | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Kim Decker (PG), Mauro Romano (SG), Luis Noriega (C) Gary Edwards, Darryl Brooks, Roy Jewett | |
| 17:01 | Columbia | Bryan Tartaglia misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 28-26 |
| 17:00 | East Tennessee State | Luis Noriega grabs the board | 28-26 |
| 16:53 | East Tennessee State | Luis Noriega misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 28-26 |
| 16:51 | Columbia | Marco Powley snags the defensive board | 28-26 |
| 16:34 | Columbia | Marco Powley hits a floater from the left side on a great pass from John Lomonaco | 30-26 |
| 16:17 | East Tennessee State | Tim Burgess misses the 3 from the left wing | 30-26 |
| 16:15 | Columbia | John Thomas grabs the board | 30-26 |
| 15:56 | Columbia | Bryan Tartaglia hits a runner from close range | 32-26 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - John Lomonaco (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Marco Powley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Bryan Tartaglia (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Thomas (fresh) 2 reb. C - Henry Frank (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Tennessee State | PG - Kim Decker (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Mauro Romano (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Tim Burgess (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lee Fullwood (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. C - Luis Noriega (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:39 | East Tennessee State | Lee Fullwood connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 32-29 |
| 15:11 | Columbia | Lee Fullwood swats the short shot by Marco Powley | 32-29 |
| 15:09 | Columbia | Bryan Tartaglia grabs the offensive rebound | 32-29 |
| 14:55 | Columbia | Henry Frank buries a fadeaway from the right block set up by Marco Powley | 34-29 |
| 14:39 | East Tennessee State | Tim Burgess is called for traveling | 34-29 |
| Subs | Columbia | Daniel McDannald (PG), Nicholas Pearce (SG), Thomas Taylor (PF) John Lomonaco, Bryan Tartaglia, Henry Frank | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Gary Edwards (PG), Darryl Brooks (SG), Jaroslav Pogozelski (SF), Roy Jewett (C) Kim Decker, Mauro Romano, Tim Burgess, Luis Noriega | |
| 14:13 | Columbia | Marco Powley loses the dribble to Lee Fullwood | 34-29 |
| 13:55 | East Tennessee State | Darryl Brooks buries a 3 from the right wing | 34-32 |
| 13:49 | Columbia | Marco Powley is hacked by Jaroslav Pogozelski - foul #2 on Jaroslav Pogozelski, team foul #2 | 34-32 |
| Subs | Columbia | Winford Watt (SF), Don Gray (C) Marco Powley, John Thomas | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | | |
| 13:32 | Columbia | Don Gray makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Daniel McDannald | 36-32 |
| 13:25 | East Tennessee State | Darryl Brooks connects on the shot from the right side and he's fouled by Daniel McDannald - foul #2 on Daniel McDannald, team foul #4 | 36-34 |
| 13:25 | East Tennessee State | Darryl Brooks misses the free throw | 36-34 |
| 13:25 | Columbia | Thomas Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 36-34 |
| 13:08 | Columbia | Daniel McDannald is fouled on the floor by Jaroslav Pogozelski - foul #3 on Jaroslav Pogozelski, team foul #3 | 36-34 |
| 12:52 | Columbia | Nicholas Pearce buries a 3pt shot from the left wing | 39-34 |
| 12:38 | East Tennessee State | Gary Edwards banks in the layup | 39-36 |
| 12:26 | Columbia | Darryl Brooks steals the ball from Don Gray | 39-36 |
| 12:02 | East Tennessee State | Lee Fullwood hits the finger roll and he's fouled by Nicholas Pearce - foul #4 on Nicholas Pearce, team foul #5 | 39-38 |
| Subs | Columbia | John Lomonaco (SG), Bryan Tartaglia (SF), Henry Frank (C) Nicholas Pearce, Winford Watt, Don Gray | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | | |
| 12:02 | East Tennessee State | Lee Fullwood makes the free throw | 39-39 |
| 11:45 | Columbia | John Lomonaco knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Bryan Tartaglia | 42-39 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Daniel McDannald (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Lomonaco (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bryan Tartaglia (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Thomas Taylor (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Henry Frank (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Tennessee State | PG - Gary Edwards (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Darryl Brooks (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jaroslav Pogozelski (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Lee Fullwood (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. 4 blk. 3 stl. C - Roy Jewett (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:34 | East Tennessee State | Lee Fullwood misses short on a floater near the basket | 42-39 |
| 11:32 | Columbia | Henry Frank grabs the defensive rebound | 42-39 |
| 11:25 | Columbia | John Lomonaco is fouled on the floor by Darryl Brooks - foul #2 on Darryl Brooks, team foul #4 | 42-39 |
| Subs | Columbia | Marco Powley (SG), John Thomas (PF) Daniel McDannald, Thomas Taylor | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | | |
| 11:11 | Columbia | Bryan Tartaglia comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 42-39 |
| 11:09 | East Tennessee State | Lee Fullwood snags the defensive board | 42-39 |
| 11:01 | East Tennessee State | Gary Edwards is called for a charge - foul #3 on Gary Edwards, team foul #5 | 42-39 |
| 10:42 | Columbia | John Lomonaco buries a floater in the lane on a great pass from Henry Frank and he's fouled by Gary Edwards - foul #4 on Gary Edwards, team foul #6 | 44-39 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Kim Decker (PG), Tim Burgess (SF) Gary Edwards, Jaroslav Pogozelski | |
| 10:42 | Columbia | John Lomonaco makes the free throw | 45-39 |
| 10:28 | East Tennessee State | Tim Burgess misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 45-39 |
| 10:27 | East Tennessee State | Darryl Brooks can't tip it in | 45-39 |
| 10:25 | Columbia | John Lomonaco grabs the board | 45-39 |
| 10:09 | Columbia | Henry Frank loses the ball out of bounds | 45-39 |
| Subs | Columbia | Thomas Taylor (PF) John Thomas | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Jaroslav Pogozelski (SF) Tim Burgess | |
| 09:51 | East Tennessee State | Lee Fullwood makes the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Roy Jewett | 45-42 |
| 09:47 | Columbia | John Lomonaco can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 45-42 |
| 09:45 | East Tennessee State | Roy Jewett gets the rebound | 45-42 |
| 09:41 | East Tennessee State | A charge is called on Darryl Brooks - foul #3 on Darryl Brooks, team foul #7 | 45-42 |
| Subs | Columbia | Daniel McDannald (PG) John Lomonaco | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Jacob Noe (PF) Kim Decker | |
| 09:17 | Columbia | Marco Powley misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 45-42 |
| 09:15 | East Tennessee State | Lee Fullwood gets the rebound | 45-42 |
| 09:09 | East Tennessee State | Roy Jewett comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 45-42 |
| 09:07 | Columbia | Marco Powley grabs the board | 45-42 |
| 08:46 | Columbia | Bryan Tartaglia is hacked by Jacob Noe - foul #1 on Jacob Noe, team foul #8 | 45-42 |
| Subs | Columbia | John Thomas (PF), Don Gray (C) Thomas Taylor, Henry Frank | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Kim Decker (PG), Mauro Romano (SG), Tim Burgess (SF), Luis Noriega (C) Darryl Brooks, Jaroslav Pogozelski, Jacob Noe, Roy Jewett | |
| 08:46 | Columbia | Bryan Tartaglia makes the 1st free throw | 46-42 |
| 08:46 | Columbia | Bryan Tartaglia misses the 2nd free throw | 46-42 |
| 08:46 | East Tennessee State | Lee Fullwood grabs the board | 46-42 |
| 08:22 | East Tennessee State | Kim Decker misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Daniel McDannald - foul #3 on Daniel McDannald, team foul #6 | 46-42 |
| Subs | Columbia | John Lomonaco (SG) Bryan Tartaglia | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Darryl Brooks (SG), Jaroslav Pogozelski (SF), Roy Jewett (C) Mauro Romano, Tim Burgess, Luis Noriega | |
| 08:22 | East Tennessee State | Kim Decker makes the 1st free throw | 46-43 |
| 08:22 | East Tennessee State | Kim Decker misses the 2nd free throw | 46-43 |
| 08:22 | Columbia | Marco Powley gets the rebound | 46-43 |
| 08:05 | Columbia | Lee Fullwood steps in front of the Daniel McDannald pass | 46-43 |
| 07:56 | East Tennessee State | Kim Decker is hacked by Don Gray - foul #2 on Don Gray, team foul #7 | 46-43 |
| Subs | Columbia | Nicholas Pearce (SG) Marco Powley | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Tim Burgess (SF) Jaroslav Pogozelski | |
| 07:56 | East Tennessee State | Kim Decker makes the 1st free throw | 46-44 |
| 07:56 | East Tennessee State | Kim Decker misses the 2nd free throw | 46-44 |
| 07:56 | Columbia | Don Gray grabs the board | 46-44 |
| 07:42 | Columbia | John Lomonaco connects on the shot from just outside the lane and he's hacked by Lee Fullwood - foul #2 on Lee Fullwood, team foul #9 | 48-44 |
| Subs | Columbia | Winford Watt (SF), Thomas Taylor (PF) Daniel McDannald, Don Gray | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Gary Edwards (PG), Jaroslav Pogozelski (SF) Kim Decker, Tim Burgess | |
| 07:42 | Columbia | John Lomonaco makes the free throw | 49-44 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - John Lomonaco (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nicholas Pearce (fresh) 13 pts. 3 stl. 4 pf. SF - Winford Watt (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Thomas Taylor (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - John Thomas (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Tennessee State | PG - Gary Edwards (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Darryl Brooks (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Jaroslav Pogozelski (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Lee Fullwood (tiring) 16 pts. 11 reb. 4 blk. 4 stl. C - Roy Jewett (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:27 | East Tennessee State | Jaroslav Pogozelski misses long on a floater from the right wing | 49-44 |
| 07:26 | East Tennessee State | Lee Fullwood tips it back up and in | 49-46 |
| 07:10 | Columbia | Thomas Taylor is fouled on the floor by Gary Edwards - foul #5 on Gary Edwards, team foul #10 | 49-46 |
| Subs | Columbia | Bryan Tartaglia (SF), Henry Frank (C) Winford Watt, John Thomas | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Mauro Romano (SG), Tim Burgess (SF), Luis Noriega (C) Gary Edwards, Jaroslav Pogozelski, Roy Jewett | |
| 07:10 | Columbia | Thomas Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 50-46 |
| 07:10 | Columbia | Thomas Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 51-46 |
| 06:57 | East Tennessee State | Luis Noriega's pass is intercepted by Nicholas Pearce | 51-46 |
| 06:40 | Columbia | John Lomonaco hits a 3pt shot from the left wing | 54-46 |
| 06:25 | East Tennessee State | Lee Fullwood buries a runner in the paint on a great pass from Darryl Brooks | 54-48 |
| 06:01 | Columbia | Nicholas Pearce misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 54-48 |
| 05:59 | East Tennessee State | The rebound goes to Darryl Brooks | 54-48 |
| 05:34 | East Tennessee State | Lee Fullwood clanks a 3 from the left corner | 54-48 |
| 05:32 | Columbia | Bryan Tartaglia grabs the defensive rebound | 54-48 |
| 05:12 | Columbia | Bryan Tartaglia misses the lay-in | 54-48 |
| 05:11 | East Tennessee State | The rebound goes to Mauro Romano | 54-48 |
| 05:01 | East Tennessee State | Lee Fullwood can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 54-48 |
| 04:59 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Nicholas Pearce | 54-48 |
| 04:34 | Columbia | John Lomonaco drills a floater from the right block set up by Nicholas Pearce | 56-48 |
| 04:34 | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-48 |
| Subs | Columbia | Daniel McDannald (PG), John Thomas (PF) John Lomonaco, Thomas Taylor | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Kim Decker (PG), Jaroslav Pogozelski (SF), Jacob Noe (PF), Roy Jewett (C) Darryl Brooks, Mauro Romano, Tim Burgess, Luis Noriega | |
| 04:19 | East Tennessee State | Roy Jewett is denied on a layup by Bryan Tartaglia | 56-48 |
| 04:18 | East Tennessee State | Kim Decker pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-48 |
| 04:03 | East Tennessee State | Roy Jewett drills a jumper in the paint | 56-50 |
| 03:43 | Columbia | Lee Fullwood denies the turnaround by Nicholas Pearce | 56-50 |
| 03:41 | Columbia | Henry Frank hits the follow up shot | 58-50 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Daniel McDannald (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Nicholas Pearce (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. 4 pf. SF - Bryan Tartaglia (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. PF - John Thomas (fresh) 2 reb. C - Henry Frank (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Tennessee State | PG - Kim Decker (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lee Fullwood (tiring) 20 pts. 12 reb. 5 blk. 4 stl. SF - Jaroslav Pogozelski (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jacob Noe (fresh) C - Roy Jewett (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:32 | East Tennessee State | Lee Fullwood's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-50 |
| Subs | Columbia | Marco Powley (SG), Thomas Taylor (PF) Nicholas Pearce, John Thomas | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Darryl Brooks (SG) Lee Fullwood | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:30 | Columbia | Darryl Brooks is called for the reach on Bryan Tartaglia in the backcourt - foul #4 on Darryl Brooks, team foul #11 | 58-50 |
| Subs | Columbia | John Lomonaco (SG) Marco Powley | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Lee Fullwood (SG) Kim Decker | |
| 03:30 | Columbia | Bryan Tartaglia makes the 1st free throw | 59-50 |
| 03:30 | Columbia | Bryan Tartaglia misses the 2nd free throw | 59-50 |
| 03:30 | East Tennessee State | Roy Jewett gets the rebound | 59-50 |
| 03:08 | East Tennessee State | Darryl Brooks hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 59-50 |
| 03:07 | East Tennessee State | The offensive rebound goes to Darryl Brooks | 59-50 |
| 02:54 | East Tennessee State | Jacob Noe comes up short on the floater from close range | 59-50 |
| 02:52 | Columbia | Bryan Tartaglia gets the rebound | 59-50 |
| 02:49 | Columbia | John Lomonaco is hacked by Lee Fullwood in the backcourt - foul #3 on Lee Fullwood, team foul #12 | 59-50 |
| Subs | Columbia | Marco Powley (SF), John Thomas (C) Bryan Tartaglia, Henry Frank | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Kim Decker (PG) Darryl Brooks | |
| 02:49 | Columbia | John Lomonaco makes the 1st free throw | 60-50 |
| 02:49 | Columbia | John Lomonaco makes the 2nd free throw | 61-50 |
| 02:36 | East Tennessee State | Lee Fullwood misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 61-50 |
| 02:35 | Columbia | Marco Powley grabs the defensive rebound | 61-50 |
| 02:16 | Columbia | John Lomonaco makes the shot from just outside the lane set up by Daniel McDannald | 63-50 |
| 02:09 | East Tennessee State | Kim Decker is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Kim Decker, team foul #13 | 63-50 |
| Subs | Columbia | Winford Watt (SG), Don Gray (C) Daniel McDannald, Thomas Taylor | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Darryl Brooks (PG) Kim Decker | |
| 01:53 | Columbia | John Lomonaco is hacked by Lee Fullwood - foul #4 on Lee Fullwood, team foul #14 | 63-50 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | East Tennessee State | Kim Decker (PG) Jacob Noe | |
| 01:53 | Columbia | John Lomonaco misses the 1st free throw | 63-50 |
| 01:53 | Columbia | John Lomonaco makes the 2nd free throw | 64-50 |
| 01:34 | East Tennessee State | Jaroslav Pogozelski knocks in the shot from the left wing | 64-52 |
| 01:05 | Columbia | Don Gray is alone and drills a floater from close range set up by Marco Powley | 66-52 |
| 00:47 | East Tennessee State | Marco Powley takes the ball from Roy Jewett | 66-52 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:26 | Columbia | Marco Powley hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block | 66-52 |
| 00:25 | Columbia | John Thomas snags the offensive board | 66-52 |
| 00:00 | Columbia | John Lomonaco runs out the clock | 66-52 |