| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Aaron Williams (fresh) SG - Henry Millett (fresh) SF - Bernard Cherry (fresh) PF - Kevin Dennis (fresh) C - Luke Herron (fresh) | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Michael Yarbrough (fresh) SG - Amos Scott (fresh) SF - James O'Neil (fresh) PF - Michael Rau (fresh) C - Carmelo Ortega (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Columbia | Luke Herron wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:38 | Columbia | Kevin Dennis can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Michael Yarbrough - foul #1 on Michael Yarbrough, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Columbia | Kevin Dennis misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Columbia | Kevin Dennis makes the 2nd free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:23 | East Carolina | Amos Scott throws a bad pass out of bounds | 1-0 |
| 19:10 | Columbia | Aaron Williams hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 1-0 |
| 19:08 | East Carolina | Michael Rau gets the rebound | 1-0 |
| 19:00 | East Carolina | Amos Scott is whistled for traveling | 1-0 |
| 18:42 | Columbia | Henry Millett misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 1-0 |
| 18:40 | East Carolina | Carmelo Ortega grabs the defensive rebound | 1-0 |
| 18:25 | East Carolina | Michael Yarbrough works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 1-0 |
| 18:23 | East Carolina | Michael Rau tips it in | 1-2 |
| 18:05 | Columbia | Kevin Dennis knocks in the jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Aaron Williams | 3-2 |
| 17:44 | East Carolina | Carmelo Ortega knocks in the driving attempt near the basket set up by Michael Rau and he's hacked by Henry Millett - foul #1 on Henry Millett, team foul #1 | 3-4 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Christopher Wiseman (PG), William Huffman (SG), Robert Cook (SF), Christopher Fanning (PF) Michael Yarbrough, Amos Scott, James O'Neil, Michael Rau | |
| 17:44 | East Carolina | Carmelo Ortega makes the free throw | 3-5 |
| 17:23 | Columbia | Kevin Dennis's pass is intercepted by Christopher Fanning | 3-5 |
| 17:06 | East Carolina | Luke Herron is called for the reach on Carmelo Ortega - foul #1 on Luke Herron, team foul #2 | 3-5 |
| Subs | Columbia | Christopher Nance (SG), Robert Morris (SF), Billy Buckner (C) Henry Millett, Bernard Cherry, Luke Herron | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Mitchell Thrash (C) Carmelo Ortega | |
| 16:51 | East Carolina | Christopher Wiseman banks in the layup | 3-7 |
| 16:38 | Columbia | Robert Morris is hacked by William Huffman - foul #1 on William Huffman, team foul #2 | 3-7 |
| Subs | Columbia | Robert Shaw (PG) Aaron Williams | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Adams (SG) William Huffman | |
| 16:17 | Columbia | Billy Buckner blows the layup | 3-7 |
| 16:16 | East Carolina | Christopher Fanning grabs the defensive rebound | 3-7 |
| 16:12 | East Carolina | Christopher Wiseman comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 3-7 |
| 16:11 | Columbia | Kevin Dennis grabs the board | 3-7 |
| 15:51 | Columbia | Robert Shaw is fouled on the floor by Christopher Fanning - foul #1 on Christopher Fanning, team foul #3 | 3-7 |
| Subs | Columbia | Henry Millett (SG), Luke Herron (PF) Robert Shaw, Kevin Dennis | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Yarbrough (PG), William Huffman (SG), James O'Neil (SF), Garf Zand (PF) Christopher Wiseman, Michael Adams, Robert Cook, Christopher Fanning | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Christopher Nance (fresh) SG - Henry Millett (fresh) SF - Robert Morris (fresh) PF - Luke Herron (fresh) C - Billy Buckner (fresh) | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Michael Yarbrough (fresh) SG - William Huffman (fresh) SF - James O'Neil (fresh) PF - Garf Zand (fresh) C - Mitchell Thrash (fresh) | |
| 15:37 | Columbia | Luke Herron is fouled on the floor by Garf Zand - foul #1 on Garf Zand, team foul #4 | 3-7 |
| Subs | Columbia | Aaron Williams (PG), Bernard Cherry (SF) Christopher Nance, Robert Morris | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Adams (SG), Christopher Fanning (PF) William Huffman, Mitchell Thrash | |
| 15:20 | Columbia | Luke Herron misses short on a jump hook from the right block | 3-7 |
| 15:18 | Columbia | Billy Buckner misses the tip | 3-7 |
| 15:16 | Columbia | Luke Herron tips it back up and in | 5-7 |
| 15:09 | East Carolina | Michael Yarbrough is doubleteamed and throws a bad pass out of bounds | 5-7 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Christopher Wiseman (PG), William Huffman (SG), Robert Cook (SF), Mitchell Thrash (C) Michael Yarbrough, Michael Adams, James O'Neil, Christopher Fanning | |
| 14:48 | Columbia | Bernard Cherry connects on the floater from the baseline | 7-7 |
| 14:26 | East Carolina | Christopher Wiseman is fouled on the floor by Billy Buckner - foul #1 on Billy Buckner, team foul #3 | 7-7 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Yarbrough (PG), Amos Scott (SG), James O'Neil (SF), Michael Rau (PF) Christopher Wiseman, William Huffman, Robert Cook, Mitchell Thrash | |
| 14:11 | East Carolina | Michael Yarbrough shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by James O'Neil | 7-10 |
| 13:57 | Columbia | Henry Millett shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Aaron Williams | 10-10 |
| 13:51 | East Carolina | Michael Rau misses short on a runner in the lane | 10-10 |
| 13:49 | Columbia | Henry Millett grabs the defensive rebound | 10-10 |
| 13:28 | Columbia | Aaron Williams comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 10-10 |
| 13:26 | Columbia | Billy Buckner tips it back up and in | 12-10 |
| 13:15 | East Carolina | Michael Yarbrough hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket | 12-10 |
| 13:13 | Columbia | Billy Buckner snags the defensive board | 12-10 |
| 12:54 | Columbia | Garf Zand steals the ball from Luke Herron | 12-10 |
| 12:37 | East Carolina | James O'Neil misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 12-10 |
| 12:35 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Luke Herron | 12-10 |
| 12:11 | Columbia | Luke Herron can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 12-10 |
| 12:09 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Michael Rau | 12-10 |
| 12:03 | East Carolina | Amos Scott's fadeaway is rejected by Billy Buckner | 12-10 |
| 12:02 | East Carolina | Garf Zand tips it but misses | 12-10 |
| 12:01 | Columbia | Bernard Cherry gets the rebound | 12-10 |
| 11:38 | Columbia | Billy Buckner scores on a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Aaron Williams and he's fouled by Garf Zand - foul #2 on Garf Zand, team foul #5 | 14-10 |
| Subs | Columbia | Robert Shaw (PG), Christopher Nance (SG), Robert Morris (SF), Kevin Dennis (PF) Aaron Williams, Henry Millett, Bernard Cherry, Luke Herron | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Christopher Wiseman (PG), William Huffman (SG), Robert Cook (SF), Christopher Fanning (PF), Carmelo Ortega (C) Michael Yarbrough, Amos Scott, James O'Neil, Michael Rau, Garf Zand | |
| 11:38 | Columbia | Billy Buckner makes the free throw | 15-10 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Robert Shaw (fresh) SG - Christopher Nance (fresh) SF - Robert Morris (fresh) PF - Kevin Dennis (fresh) 3 pts. C - Billy Buckner (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Christopher Wiseman (fresh) 2 pts. SG - William Huffman (fresh) SF - Robert Cook (fresh) PF - Christopher Fanning (fresh) C - Carmelo Ortega (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:25 | East Carolina | Robert Cook misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Christopher Nance - foul #1 on Christopher Nance, team foul #4 | 15-10 |
| Subs | Columbia | Luke Herron (C) Billy Buckner | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 11:25 | East Carolina | Robert Cook misses the 1st free throw | 15-10 |
| 11:25 | East Carolina | Robert Cook misses the 2nd free throw | 15-10 |
| 11:25 | Columbia | Luke Herron gets the rebound | 15-10 |
| 11:02 | Columbia | Kevin Dennis makes the jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Robert Shaw | 17-10 |
| 10:47 | East Carolina | Robert Shaw steals it from Robert Cook | 17-10 |
| 10:44 | Columbia | Christopher Nance lays it up and in on a great pass from Robert Shaw | 19-10 |
| 10:37 | East Carolina | Carmelo Ortega buries a turnaround near the basket set up by Christopher Wiseman | 19-12 |
| 10:20 | Columbia | Robert Morris knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Christopher Nance | 21-12 |
| 09:52 | East Carolina | Carmelo Ortega's fadeaway is rejected by Kevin Dennis | 21-12 |
| 09:50 | Columbia | Kevin Dennis grabs the board | 21-12 |
| 09:45 | Columbia | Robert Morris misses the dunk but the foul's on Christopher Fanning - foul #2 on Christopher Fanning, team foul #6 | 21-12 |
| Subs | Columbia | Aaron Williams (PG) Robert Shaw | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Yarbrough (PG), Michael Adams (SG), James O'Neil (SF), Michael Rau (PF), Mitchell Thrash (C) Christopher Wiseman, William Huffman, Robert Cook, Christopher Fanning, Carmelo Ortega | |
| 09:45 | Columbia | Robert Morris makes the 1st free throw | 22-12 |
| 09:45 | Columbia | Robert Morris makes the 2nd free throw | 23-12 |
| 09:24 | East Carolina | Michael Yarbrough works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 23-12 |
| 09:22 | Columbia | Robert Morris grabs the board | 23-12 |
| 09:04 | Columbia | Luke Herron is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Luke Herron, team foul #5 | 23-12 |
| Subs | Columbia | Henry Millett (SG), Billy Buckner (C) Christopher Nance, Luke Herron | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Christopher Wiseman (PG), Robert Cook (SF) Michael Yarbrough, James O'Neil | |
| 08:53 | East Carolina | Michael Rau connects on the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Michael Adams | 23-14 |
| 08:37 | Columbia | Robert Morris's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 23-14 |
| Subs | Columbia | Bernard Cherry (SF) Robert Morris | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Yarbrough (PG), James O'Neil (SF), Carmelo Ortega (C) Christopher Wiseman, Robert Cook, Mitchell Thrash | |
| 08:21 | East Carolina | Michael Rau loses the dribble to Kevin Dennis | 23-14 |
| 08:02 | Columbia | Henry Millett is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 23-14 |
| 08:01 | Columbia | Bernard Cherry snags the offensive board | 23-14 |
| 07:42 | Columbia | Henry Millett is hacked by Michael Adams - foul #1 on Michael Adams, team foul #7 | 23-14 |
| Subs | Columbia | Robert Shaw (PG), Robert Morris (PF) Aaron Williams, Kevin Dennis | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Christopher Wiseman (PG), Amos Scott (SG), Robert Cook (SF), Mitchell Thrash (C) Michael Yarbrough, Michael Adams, James O'Neil, Carmelo Ortega | |
| 07:42 | Columbia | Henry Millett makes the 1st free throw | 24-14 |
| 07:42 | Columbia | Henry Millett makes the 2nd free throw | 25-14 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Robert Shaw (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Henry Millett (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Bernard Cherry (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Morris (fresh) 4 pts. C - Billy Buckner (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Christopher Wiseman (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Amos Scott (fresh) SF - Robert Cook (fresh) PF - Michael Rau (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Mitchell Thrash (fresh) | |
| 07:26 | East Carolina | Amos Scott splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Christopher Wiseman | 25-17 |
| 07:03 | Columbia | Henry Millett's pass over a doubleteam is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-17 |
| Subs | Columbia | Christopher Nance (SG), Kevin Dennis (PF) Henry Millett, Bernard Cherry | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Yarbrough (PG), Michael Adams (SG), James O'Neil (SF), Carmelo Ortega (C) Christopher Wiseman, Amos Scott, Robert Cook, Mitchell Thrash | |
| 06:40 | East Carolina | Michael Adams comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 25-17 |
| 06:39 | East Carolina | Carmelo Ortega hits the follow up shot | 25-19 |
| 06:11 | Columbia | Kevin Dennis clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Michael Adams - foul #2 on Michael Adams, team foul #8 | 25-19 |
| Subs | Columbia | Aaron Williams (PG), Luke Herron (C) Robert Shaw, Billy Buckner | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Christopher Wiseman (PG), Amos Scott (SG), Robert Cook (SF), Christopher Fanning (PF), Mitchell Thrash (C) Michael Yarbrough, Michael Adams, James O'Neil, Michael Rau, Carmelo Ortega | |
| 06:11 | Columbia | Kevin Dennis misses the 1st free throw | 25-19 |
| 06:11 | Columbia | Kevin Dennis makes the 2nd free throw | 26-19 |
| 05:51 | East Carolina | Amos Scott's pass out of the doubleteam is intercepted by Kevin Dennis | 26-19 |
| 05:27 | Columbia | Mitchell Thrash picks off the pass by Aaron Williams | 26-19 |
| 05:19 | East Carolina | Mitchell Thrash misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Christopher Nance - foul #2 on Christopher Nance, team foul #6 | 26-19 |
| Subs | Columbia | Henry Millett (SG), Bernard Cherry (SF) Christopher Nance, Robert Morris | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Yarbrough (PG), William Huffman (SG), James O'Neil (SF), Carmelo Ortega (C) Christopher Wiseman, Amos Scott, Robert Cook, Christopher Fanning | |
| 05:19 | East Carolina | Mitchell Thrash makes the 1st free throw | 26-20 |
| 05:19 | East Carolina | Mitchell Thrash makes the 2nd free throw | 26-21 |
| 04:54 | Columbia | Luke Herron misses short on a jumper from the right side but the foul's on Mitchell Thrash - foul #1 on Mitchell Thrash, team foul #9 | 26-21 |
| Subs | Columbia | Billy Buckner (C) Kevin Dennis | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Christopher Wiseman (PG), Robert Cook (SF), Michael Rau (PF) Michael Yarbrough, James O'Neil, Mitchell Thrash | |
| 04:54 | Columbia | Luke Herron makes the 1st free throw | 27-21 |
| 04:54 | Columbia | Luke Herron makes the 2nd free throw | 28-21 |
| 04:25 | East Carolina | Carmelo Ortega is whistled for a carry | 28-21 |
| Subs | Columbia | Robert Morris (PF) Luke Herron | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Yarbrough (PG), Amos Scott (SG), James O'Neil (SF) Christopher Wiseman, William Huffman, Robert Cook | |
| 04:06 | Columbia | Aaron Williams knocks in the jumper from the left block on a great pass from Bernard Cherry | 30-21 |
| 03:43 | East Carolina | Carmelo Ortega's dunk attempt is rejected by Billy Buckner | 30-21 |
| 03:41 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Aaron Williams | 30-21 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Aaron Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Henry Millett (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Bernard Cherry (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Morris (fresh) 4 pts. C - Billy Buckner (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Michael Yarbrough (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Amos Scott (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James O'Neil (fresh) PF - Michael Rau (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Carmelo Ortega (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:17 | Columbia | Carmelo Ortega is called for the reach on Robert Morris - foul #1 on Carmelo Ortega, team foul #10 | 30-21 |
| Subs | Columbia | Robert Shaw (PG), Kevin Dennis (PF), Luke Herron (C) Aaron Williams, Bernard Cherry, Billy Buckner | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Christopher Wiseman (PG), William Huffman (SG), Robert Cook (SF), Christopher Fanning (PF), Garf Zand (C) Michael Yarbrough, Amos Scott, James O'Neil, Michael Rau, Carmelo Ortega | |
| 03:17 | Columbia | Robert Morris makes the 1st free throw | 31-21 |
| 03:17 | Columbia | Robert Morris misses the 2nd free throw | 31-21 |
| 03:17 | East Carolina | Christopher Fanning pulls down the rebound | 31-21 |
| 02:53 | East Carolina | Robert Cook can't connect on a turnaround from the right block | 31-21 |
| 02:52 | Columbia | Robert Morris pulls down the rebound | 31-21 |
| 02:23 | Columbia | Luke Herron's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-21 |
| Subs | Columbia | Bernard Cherry (SF), Billy Buckner (C) Robert Morris, Luke Herron | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Yarbrough (PG), Michael Adams (SG), James O'Neil (SF), Mitchell Thrash (C) Christopher Wiseman, William Huffman, Robert Cook, Garf Zand | |
| 02:08 | East Carolina | James O'Neil throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-21 |
| Subs | Columbia | Aaron Williams (PG) Robert Shaw | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Amos Scott (SG), Garf Zand (C) Michael Adams, Mitchell Thrash | |
| 01:49 | Columbia | Bernard Cherry comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 31-21 |
| 01:47 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Michael Yarbrough | 31-21 |
| 01:37 | East Carolina | Amos Scott misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 31-21 |
| 01:36 | Columbia | Billy Buckner pulls down the rebound | 31-21 |
| 01:31 | Columbia | Aaron Williams drills a jumper from the right side set up by Billy Buckner | 33-21 |
| 01:29 | East Carolina | Michael Yarbrough is fouled in the backcourt by Aaron Williams - foul #1 on Aaron Williams, team foul #7 | 33-21 |
| Subs | Columbia | Robert Morris (SF) Bernard Cherry | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Adams (SG), Robert Cook (SF), Mitchell Thrash (C) Amos Scott, James O'Neil, Garf Zand | |
| 01:29 | East Carolina | Michael Yarbrough misses the 1st free throw | 33-21 |
| 01:29 | Columbia | Henry Millett pulls down the rebound | 33-21 |
| 01:11 | Columbia | Billy Buckner is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Billy Buckner, team foul #8 | 33-21 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Christopher Wiseman (PG), James O'Neil (SF) Michael Yarbrough, Robert Cook | |
| 00:55 | East Carolina | Mitchell Thrash blows the layup | 33-21 |
| 00:54 | Columbia | Henry Millett pulls down the rebound | 33-21 |
| 00:32 | Columbia | Aaron Williams comes up short on the floater from the right wing but the foul's on Mitchell Thrash - foul #2 on Mitchell Thrash, team foul #11 | 33-21 |
| Subs | Columbia | Luke Herron (C) Billy Buckner | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Yarbrough (PG), Amos Scott (SG), Robert Cook (SF), Carmelo Ortega (C) Christopher Wiseman, Michael Adams, James O'Neil, Mitchell Thrash | |
| 00:32 | Columbia | Aaron Williams makes the 1st free throw | 34-21 |
| 00:32 | Columbia | Aaron Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 35-21 |
| 00:18 | East Carolina | Amos Scott is hacked by Henry Millett - foul #2 on Henry Millett, team foul #9 | 35-21 |
| Subs | Columbia | Robert Shaw (PG), Bernard Cherry (SF) Aaron Williams, Kevin Dennis | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 00:18 | East Carolina | Amos Scott makes the 1st free throw | 35-22 |
| 00:18 | East Carolina | Amos Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 35-23 |
| 00:05 | Columbia | Luke Herron can't connect on a runner in the paint | 35-23 |
| 00:03 | Columbia | Luke Herron can't tip it in | 35-23 |
| 00:02 | East Carolina | Robert Cook grabs the defensive rebound | 35-23 |
| 00:00 | East Carolina | Robert Cook comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 35-23 |