| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Mark Nevarez (fresh) SG - Eugene Grubbs (fresh) SF - Sean Bernard (fresh) PF - James Baker (fresh) C - George Wiley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Iona | PG - Michael Pulliam (fresh) SG - Gerald Smith (fresh) SF - Terrence Wass (fresh) PF - Ben Nieves (fresh) C - Jason Brown (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Columbia | James Baker wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Iona | Iona is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | Columbia | Ben Nieves swats the layup by George Wiley | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | Iona | Terrence Wass grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | Iona | George Wiley takes the ball from Michael Pulliam | 0-0 |
| 19:11 | Columbia | James Baker can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:09 | Iona | Jason Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:02 | Iona | Michael Pulliam misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:00 | Columbia | Sean Bernard grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:37 | Columbia | James Baker lays it in | 2-0 |
| 18:22 | Iona | Terrence Wass lays it in on a nice dish by Ben Nieves and he's fouled by Sean Bernard - foul #1 on Sean Bernard, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:22 | Iona | Terrence Wass makes the free throw | 2-3 |
| 18:02 | Columbia | George Wiley comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 2-3 |
| 18:00 | Iona | Ben Nieves snags the defensive board | 2-3 |
| 17:40 | Iona | Ben Nieves makes the jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Gerald Smith | 2-5 |
| 17:30 | Columbia | Ben Nieves picks off the pass by George Wiley | 2-5 |
| 17:10 | Iona | Terrence Wass is hacked by Mark Nevarez - foul #1 on Mark Nevarez, team foul #2 | 2-5 |
| Subs | Columbia | Kennith Lamantia (PG), James Micco (SG), John Marquart (SF), Daniel Smith (PF), Richard Hazel (C) Mark Nevarez, Eugene Grubbs, Sean Bernard, James Baker, George Wiley | |
| Subs | Iona | | |
| 16:56 | Iona | Terrence Wass drills a fadeaway from the baseline set up by Michael Pulliam | 2-7 |
| 16:42 | Columbia | Daniel Smith misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 2-7 |
| 16:41 | Iona | Terrence Wass grabs the defensive rebound | 2-7 |
| 16:33 | Iona | Gerald Smith drills a jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Michael Pulliam | 2-9 |
| 16:28 | Columbia | James Micco makes the 3 from straight away | 5-9 |
| 16:11 | Iona | Michael Pulliam comes up short on the runner in the lane | 5-9 |
| 16:10 | Columbia | John Marquart gets the rebound | 5-9 |
| 15:52 | Columbia | John Marquart knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Daniel Smith | 7-9 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Kennith Lamantia (fresh) SG - James Micco (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Marquart (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Daniel Smith (fresh) C - Richard Hazel (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Iona | PG - Michael Pulliam (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Gerald Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Terrence Wass (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ben Nieves (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Jason Brown (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:38 | Iona | Gerald Smith misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 7-9 |
| 15:36 | Columbia | The rebound goes to John Marquart | 7-9 |
| 15:17 | Columbia | Jason Brown denies the turnaround by Kennith Lamantia | 7-9 |
| 15:16 | Columbia | Daniel Smith grabs the offensive board | 7-9 |
| 15:00 | Columbia | John Marquart loses the dribble to Gerald Smith | 7-9 |
| 14:57 | Iona | Gerald Smith slams it home | 7-11 |
| 14:36 | Columbia | James Micco misses the floater from the right wing | 7-11 |
| 14:35 | Columbia | James Micco hits the follow up shot | 9-11 |
| 14:16 | Iona | Terrence Wass misses badly on a turnaround in the lane | 9-11 |
| 14:14 | Columbia | John Marquart gets the rebound | 9-11 |
| 14:09 | Columbia | A charge is called on Kennith Lamantia - foul #1 on Kennith Lamantia, team foul #3 | 9-11 |
| Subs | Columbia | Mark Nevarez (PG), Eugene Grubbs (SG), Sean Bernard (SF), James Baker (PF), George Wiley (C) Kennith Lamantia, James Micco, John Marquart, Daniel Smith, Richard Hazel | |
| Subs | Iona | Kenneth Conyers (PG), Eddie Fargo (SG), Earl Back (PF), Evan Gertz (C) Michael Pulliam, Gerald Smith, Ben Nieves, Jason Brown | |
| 13:52 | Iona | Terrence Wass loses the ball out of bounds | 9-11 |
| 13:50 | Columbia | Mark Nevarez throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 9-11 |
| 13:37 | Iona | Earl Back comes up short on the jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by James Baker - foul #1 on James Baker, team foul #4 | 9-11 |
| 13:37 | Iona | Earl Back makes the 1st free throw | 9-12 |
| 13:37 | Iona | Earl Back makes the 2nd free throw | 9-13 |
| 13:27 | Columbia | Sean Bernard throws a bad pass out of bounds | 9-13 |
| 13:01 | Iona | Kenneth Conyers clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 9-13 |
| 12:59 | Iona | Earl Back tips it back up and in | 9-15 |
| 12:39 | Columbia | The short jumper by George Wiley is denied by Evan Gertz | 9-15 |
| 12:38 | Iona | Evan Gertz pulls down the rebound | 9-15 |
| 12:31 | Iona | Kenneth Conyers hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 9-15 |
| 12:29 | Iona | Kenneth Conyers grabs the offensive board | 9-15 |
| 12:24 | Iona | Earl Back misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on George Wiley - foul #1 on George Wiley, team foul #5 | 9-15 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Iona | Gerald Smith (SG) Terrence Wass | |
| 12:24 | Iona | Earl Back makes the 1st free throw | 9-16 |
| 12:24 | Iona | Earl Back makes the 2nd free throw | 9-17 |
| 12:10 | Columbia | George Wiley clanks a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Evan Gertz - foul #1 on Evan Gertz, team foul #1 | 9-17 |
| Subs | Columbia | John Marquart (SF), Daniel Smith (PF) Sean Bernard, James Baker | |
| Subs | Iona | | |
| 12:10 | Columbia | George Wiley makes the 1st free throw | 10-17 |
| 12:10 | Columbia | George Wiley misses the 2nd free throw | 10-17 |
| 12:10 | Iona | Earl Back snags the defensive board | 10-17 |
| 11:54 | Iona | Kenneth Conyers buries a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Gerald Smith and he's hacked by Mark Nevarez - foul #2 on Mark Nevarez, team foul #6 | 10-19 |
| Subs | Columbia | James Micco (PG), Richard Hazel (C) Mark Nevarez, George Wiley | |
| Subs | Iona | Edward Woodside (PF), Michael Barry (C) Earl Back, Evan Gertz | |
| 11:54 | Iona | Kenneth Conyers makes the free throw | 10-20 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - James Micco (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Eugene Grubbs (fresh) SF - John Marquart (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Daniel Smith (fresh) C - Richard Hazel (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Iona | PG - Eddie Fargo (fresh) SG - Gerald Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kenneth Conyers (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Edward Woodside (fresh) C - Michael Barry (fresh) | |
| 11:27 | Columbia | Daniel Smith is fouled on the floor by Edward Woodside - foul #1 on Edward Woodside, team foul #2 | 10-20 |
| Subs | Columbia | Kennith Lamantia (PG) Eugene Grubbs | |
| Subs | Iona | Michael Pulliam (PG), Terrence Wass (SF), Ben Nieves (PF) Eddie Fargo, Kenneth Conyers, Edward Woodside | |
| 11:06 | Columbia | John Marquart can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 10-20 |
| 11:05 | Columbia | Daniel Smith tips it but misses | 10-20 |
| 11:03 | Iona | Michael Pulliam grabs the board | 10-20 |
| 10:56 | Iona | Ben Nieves drills a 3 pointer from the left corner | 10-23 |
| 10:34 | Columbia | John Marquart banks in the layup and the foul's on Michael Pulliam - foul #1 on Michael Pulliam, team foul #3 | 12-23 |
| Subs | Columbia | Sean Bernard (SF), James Baker (PF), George Wiley (C) Kennith Lamantia, Daniel Smith, Richard Hazel | |
| Subs | Iona | Eddie Fargo (SG), Earl Back (SF), Jason Brown (C) Gerald Smith, Terrence Wass, Michael Barry | |
| 10:34 | Columbia | John Marquart makes the free throw | 13-23 |
| 10:15 | Iona | Ben Nieves is called for traveling | 13-23 |
| Subs | Columbia | Eugene Grubbs (SG) John Marquart | |
| Subs | Iona | | |
| 09:58 | Columbia | Eugene Grubbs clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Eddie Fargo - foul #1 on Eddie Fargo, team foul #4 | 13-23 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Iona | Kenneth Conyers (PG) Michael Pulliam | |
| 09:58 | Columbia | Eugene Grubbs makes the 1st free throw | 14-23 |
| 09:58 | Columbia | Eugene Grubbs misses the 2nd free throw | 14-23 |
| 09:58 | Iona | The rebound goes to Jason Brown | 14-23 |
| 09:38 | Iona | Jason Brown misses the shot from the right block but he's hacked by George Wiley - foul #2 on George Wiley, team foul #7 | 14-23 |
| Subs | Columbia | Daniel Smith (C) George Wiley | |
| Subs | Iona | Terrence Wass (SF) Ben Nieves | |
| 09:38 | Iona | Jason Brown makes the 1st free throw | 14-24 |
| 09:38 | Iona | Jason Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 14-24 |
| 09:38 | Columbia | James Baker grabs the board | 14-24 |
| 09:23 | Columbia | Eddie Fargo is called for the reach on James Micco - foul #2 on Eddie Fargo, team foul #5 | 14-24 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Iona | Gerald Smith (SG) Eddie Fargo | |
| 09:15 | Columbia | Sean Bernard lays it up and in on a nice dish by James Micco | 16-24 |
| 09:03 | Iona | Terrence Wass hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 16-24 |
| 09:01 | Iona | Earl Back tips it but misses | 16-24 |
| 09:00 | Columbia | Daniel Smith grabs the board | 16-24 |
| 08:53 | Columbia | James Micco knocks in the 3 from the left corner | 19-24 |
| 08:38 | Iona | Jason Brown scores on a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Gerald Smith | 19-26 |
| 08:16 | Columbia | Eugene Grubbs hits a jumper from the left wing | 21-26 |
| 08:02 | Iona | Jason Brown is fouled on the floor by James Micco - foul #1 on James Micco, team foul #8 | 21-26 |
| Subs | Columbia | Kennith Lamantia (PG), John Marquart (SF), Richard Cundiff (PF), Richard Hazel (C) James Micco, Sean Bernard, James Baker, Daniel Smith | |
| Subs | Iona | Michael Pulliam (PG), Ben Nieves (PF) Kenneth Conyers, Earl Back | |
| 08:02 | Iona | Jason Brown makes the 1st free throw | 21-27 |
| 08:02 | Iona | Jason Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 21-28 |
| 07:45 | Columbia | John Marquart is fouled on the floor by Terrence Wass - foul #1 on Terrence Wass, team foul #6 | 21-28 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Iona | Evan Gertz (C) Jason Brown | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Kennith Lamantia (fresh) SG - Eugene Grubbs (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Marquart (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Cundiff (fresh) C - Richard Hazel (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Iona | PG - Michael Pulliam (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Gerald Smith (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Terrence Wass (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ben Nieves (fresh) 5 pts. C - Evan Gertz (fresh) | |
| 07:31 | Columbia | John Marquart misses the runner from the baseline | 21-28 |
| 07:29 | Columbia | Eugene Grubbs grabs the offensive board | 21-28 |
| 07:12 | Columbia | Richard Hazel misses the runner from close range | 21-28 |
| 07:10 | Iona | Michael Pulliam gets the rebound | 21-28 |
| 07:05 | Iona | Terrence Wass misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on John Marquart - foul #1 on John Marquart, team foul #9 | 21-28 |
| Subs | Columbia | Daniel Smith (PF) Richard Cundiff | |
| Subs | Iona | | |
| 07:05 | Iona | Terrence Wass makes the 1st free throw | 21-29 |
| 07:05 | Iona | Terrence Wass makes the 2nd free throw | 21-30 |
| 06:44 | Columbia | John Marquart misses the 3 from the right corner | 21-30 |
| 06:42 | Iona | The rebound goes to Michael Pulliam | 21-30 |
| 06:38 | Iona | Gerald Smith can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 21-30 |
| 06:37 | Iona | Evan Gertz grabs the offensive board | 21-30 |
| 06:29 | Iona | Evan Gertz makes the fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Gerald Smith and he's fouled by Richard Hazel - foul #1 on Richard Hazel, team foul #10 | 21-32 |
| Subs | Columbia | James Micco (SG) Eugene Grubbs | |
| Subs | Iona | Kenneth Conyers (SG) Gerald Smith | |
| 06:29 | Iona | Evan Gertz makes the free throw | 21-33 |
| 06:10 | Columbia | Daniel Smith is fouled on the floor by Terrence Wass - foul #2 on Terrence Wass, team foul #7 | 21-33 |
| Subs | Columbia | Sean Bernard (SF) Kennith Lamantia | |
| Subs | Iona | Gerald Smith (SG) Terrence Wass | |
| 06:10 | Columbia | Daniel Smith misses the 1st free throw | 21-33 |
| 06:10 | Iona | Ben Nieves pulls down the rebound | 21-33 |
| 05:50 | Iona | Gerald Smith can't finish the layup | 21-33 |
| 05:48 | Columbia | Richard Hazel gets the rebound | 21-33 |
| 05:35 | Columbia | Daniel Smith misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 21-33 |
| 05:34 | Columbia | James Micco can't tip it in | 21-33 |
| 05:33 | Iona | Evan Gertz gets the rebound | 21-33 |
| 05:28 | Iona | Kenneth Conyers scores on a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Michael Pulliam | 21-35 |
| 05:16 | Columbia | Daniel Smith travels with the ball | 21-35 |
| Subs | Columbia | Kennith Lamantia (PG), James Baker (PF), Richard Cundiff (C) John Marquart, Daniel Smith, Richard Hazel | |
| Subs | Iona | Earl Back (SF), Edward Woodside (PF), Jason Brown (C) Kenneth Conyers, Ben Nieves, Evan Gertz | |
| 04:54 | Iona | Gerald Smith connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 21-38 |
| 04:48 | Columbia | Sean Bernard is fouled on the floor by Michael Pulliam - foul #2 on Michael Pulliam, team foul #8 | 21-38 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Iona | Kenneth Conyers (PG) Michael Pulliam | |
| 04:48 | Columbia | Sean Bernard misses the 1st free throw | 21-38 |
| 04:48 | Iona | The rebound goes to Jason Brown | 21-38 |
| 04:31 | Iona | Kenneth Conyers is hacked by Kennith Lamantia - foul #2 on Kennith Lamantia, team foul #11 | 21-38 |
| Subs | Columbia | John Cheek (PG), Eugene Grubbs (SG) Kennith Lamantia, James Micco | |
| Subs | Iona | | |
| 04:31 | Iona | Kenneth Conyers makes the 1st free throw | 21-39 |
| 04:31 | Iona | Kenneth Conyers misses the 2nd free throw | 21-39 |
| 04:31 | Columbia | James Baker grabs the defensive rebound | 21-39 |
| 04:21 | Columbia | Jason Brown swats the dunk try by Richard Cundiff | 21-39 |
| 04:19 | Iona | The rebound goes to Jason Brown | 21-39 |
| 04:14 | Iona | Gerald Smith is hacked by John Cheek - foul #1 on John Cheek, team foul #12 | 21-39 |
| Subs | Columbia | John Marquart (SF) Sean Bernard | |
| Subs | Iona | | |
| 04:14 | Iona | Gerald Smith misses the 1st free throw | 21-39 |
| 04:14 | Iona | Gerald Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 21-40 |
| 03:55 | Columbia | Earl Back steals the ball from James Baker | 21-40 |
| 03:51 | Iona | Gerald Smith misses the easy layup | 21-40 |
| 03:49 | Columbia | The rebound goes to James Baker | 21-40 |
| 03:36 | Columbia | The jump hook by James Baker is blocked by Jason Brown | 21-40 |
| 03:35 | Columbia | John Marquart grabs the offensive board | 21-40 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - John Cheek (fresh) SG - Eugene Grubbs (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Marquart (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Baker (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Cundiff (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Iona | PG - Kenneth Conyers (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Gerald Smith (tiring) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Earl Back (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Edward Woodside (fresh) C - Jason Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:23 | Columbia | Eugene Grubbs comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 21-40 |
| 03:22 | Iona | Edward Woodside grabs the board | 21-40 |
| 03:16 | Iona | Gerald Smith misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 21-40 |
| 03:15 | Iona | The offensive rebound goes to Earl Back | 21-40 |
| 02:58 | Iona | Gerald Smith is whistled for a carry | 21-40 |
| Subs | Columbia | Mark Nevarez (PG), James Micco (SG), Daniel Smith (PF), George Wiley (C) John Cheek, Eugene Grubbs, James Baker, Richard Cundiff | |
| Subs | Iona | Michael Pulliam (PG), Eddie Fargo (SG), Terrence Wass (SF), Ben Nieves (PF), Evan Gertz (C) Kenneth Conyers, Gerald Smith, Earl Back, Edward Woodside, Jason Brown | |
| 02:37 | Columbia | James Micco clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 21-40 |
| 02:35 | Columbia | George Wiley snags the offensive board | 21-40 |
| 02:20 | Columbia | George Wiley drills a shot from the right wing | 23-40 |
| 02:02 | Iona | Ben Nieves makes the jump hook from the left block set up by Evan Gertz | 23-42 |
| 01:45 | Columbia | George Wiley loses the dribble to Eddie Fargo | 23-42 |
| 01:38 | Iona | Terrence Wass comes up short on the jump hook from the left block | 23-42 |
| 01:36 | Columbia | George Wiley gets the rebound | 23-42 |
| 01:31 | Columbia | James Micco misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 23-42 |
| 01:29 | Iona | Michael Pulliam grabs the defensive rebound | 23-42 |
| 01:24 | Iona | Eddie Fargo buries a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Ben Nieves | 23-44 |
| 01:13 | Columbia | John Marquart clanks a jumper from the right side | 23-44 |
| 01:11 | Iona | Ben Nieves snags the defensive board | 23-44 |
| 01:05 | Iona | Evan Gertz connects on the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Terrence Wass and he's fouled by George Wiley - foul #3 on George Wiley, team foul #13 | 23-46 |
| Subs | Columbia | Eugene Grubbs (SG), Sean Bernard (SF), James Baker (PF) James Micco, John Marquart, George Wiley | |
| Subs | Iona | Earl Back (SG) Michael Pulliam | |
| 01:05 | Iona | Evan Gertz makes the free throw | 23-47 |
| 00:41 | Columbia | James Baker can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 23-47 |
| 00:40 | Columbia | Eugene Grubbs hits the follow up shot | 25-47 |
| 00:23 | Iona | Eugene Grubbs picks off the pass by Earl Back | 25-47 |
| 00:19 | Columbia | Mark Nevarez hits the finger roll set up by Eugene Grubbs | 27-47 |
| 00:03 | Iona | Eddie Fargo hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Mark Nevarez - foul #3 on Mark Nevarez, team foul #14 | 27-47 |
| Subs | Columbia | James Micco (PG), Richard Hazel (C) Mark Nevarez, Daniel Smith | |
| Subs | Iona | Kenneth Conyers (SG), Jason Brown (C) Ben Nieves, Evan Gertz | |
| 00:03 | Iona | Eddie Fargo makes the 1st free throw | 27-48 |
| 00:03 | Iona | Eddie Fargo makes the 2nd free throw | 27-49 |
| 00:00 | Columbia | Eugene Grubbs misses the halfcourt shot | 27-49 |