| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Abel Reed (fresh) SG - Heath Suggs (fresh) SF - Derrick Stuart (fresh) PF - James Wenskoski (fresh) C - Bruce Moores (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Arthur Lanford (fresh) SG - Anthony Heath (fresh) SF - Dwight Huckabee (fresh) PF - Stefan Gallo (fresh) C - Avery Metivier (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Columbia | Avery Metivier wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | Columbia | Arthur Lanford misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Columbia | The offensive rebound goes to Dwight Huckabee | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | Columbia | Avery Metivier misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:31 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to James Wenskoski | 0-0 |
| 19:27 | East Carolina | Derrick Stuart lays it up and in set up by Bruce Moores | 2-0 |
| 19:10 | Columbia | Dwight Huckabee blows the layup but the foul's on Abel Reed - foul #1 on Abel Reed, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:10 | Columbia | Dwight Huckabee misses the 1st free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:10 | Columbia | Dwight Huckabee makes the 2nd free throw | 2-1 |
| 19:08 | East Carolina | Anthony Heath steals the ball from Abel Reed in the backcourt | 2-1 |
| 18:45 | Columbia | Arthur Lanford misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 2-1 |
| 18:43 | East Carolina | James Wenskoski pulls down the rebound | 2-1 |
| 18:36 | East Carolina | Derrick Stuart buries a runner in the lane set up by Abel Reed | 4-1 |
| 18:23 | Columbia | Arthur Lanford is called for traveling | 4-1 |
| 18:20 | East Carolina | Abel Reed is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #2 on Abel Reed, team foul #2 | 4-1 |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Magee (PG) Abel Reed | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 18:11 | Columbia | James Wenskoski takes the ball from Arthur Lanford | 4-1 |
| 17:55 | East Carolina | Heath Suggs comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 4-1 |
| 17:53 | East Carolina | Derrick Stuart grabs the offensive rebound | 4-1 |
| 17:42 | East Carolina | James Magee can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Avery Metivier - foul #1 on Avery Metivier, team foul #1 | 4-1 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Ray Vetter (SG), Jackie Levine (C) Anthony Heath, Avery Metivier | |
| 17:42 | East Carolina | James Magee makes the 1st free throw | 5-1 |
| 17:42 | East Carolina | James Magee makes the 2nd free throw | 6-1 |
| 17:24 | Columbia | Ray Vetter comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 6-1 |
| 17:22 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Bruce Moores | 6-1 |
| 17:15 | East Carolina | Jackie Levine takes the ball from James Magee | 6-1 |
| 16:55 | Columbia | Ray Vetter misses badly on a jump hook near the basket | 6-1 |
| 16:54 | East Carolina | Bruce Moores grabs the defensive rebound | 6-1 |
| 16:48 | East Carolina | Derrick Stuart misses the driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by Ray Vetter - foul #1 on Ray Vetter, team foul #2 | 6-1 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Robert Herman (SG), Joseph Nowlin (PF), Daniel Fitting (C) Heath Suggs, James Wenskoski, Bruce Moores | |
| Subs | Columbia | Marcos Diaz (PG), Richard Whitaker (SF), Chris Pacholski (PF) Arthur Lanford, Dwight Huckabee, Stefan Gallo | |
| 16:48 | East Carolina | Derrick Stuart makes the 1st free throw | 7-1 |
| 16:48 | East Carolina | Derrick Stuart misses the 2nd free throw | 7-1 |
| 16:48 | Columbia | Jackie Levine snags the defensive board | 7-1 |
| 16:26 | Columbia | Jackie Levine hits the finger roll | 7-3 |
| 16:09 | East Carolina | Joseph Nowlin knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from James Magee | 10-3 |
| 15:53 | Columbia | A charge is called on Jackie Levine - foul #1 on Jackie Levine, team foul #3 | 10-3 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Mikel Stroinski (SG), David Ervin (C) James Magee, Derrick Stuart | |
| Subs | Columbia | Anthony Heath (SG), Stefan Gallo (PF), Avery Metivier (C) Ray Vetter, Chris Pacholski, Jackie Levine | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Robert Herman (fresh) SG - Mikel Stroinski (fresh) SF - Daniel Fitting (fresh) PF - Joseph Nowlin (fresh) 3 pts. C - David Ervin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Marcos Diaz (fresh) SG - Anthony Heath (fresh) SF - Richard Whitaker (fresh) PF - Stefan Gallo (fresh) C - Avery Metivier (fresh) | |
| 15:35 | East Carolina | Robert Herman is fouled on the floor by Anthony Heath - foul #1 on Anthony Heath, team foul #4 | 10-3 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Heath Suggs (SG) Mikel Stroinski | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 15:18 | East Carolina | Robert Herman hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 10-3 |
| 15:16 | Columbia | Avery Metivier grabs the defensive rebound | 10-3 |
| 14:55 | Columbia | Richard Whitaker makes the jumper from close range set up by Avery Metivier and he's fouled by Heath Suggs - foul #1 on Heath Suggs, team foul #3 | 10-5 |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Magee (SF), James Wenskoski (PF), Bruce Moores (C) Daniel Fitting, Joseph Nowlin, David Ervin | |
| Subs | Columbia | Arthur Lanford (PG) Marcos Diaz | |
| 14:55 | Columbia | Richard Whitaker makes the free throw | 10-6 |
| 14:42 | East Carolina | Arthur Lanford is called for the reach on James Magee - foul #1 on Arthur Lanford, team foul #5 | 10-6 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Dwight Huckabee (SF) Richard Whitaker | |
| 14:37 | East Carolina | James Wenskoski is hacked by Anthony Heath - foul #2 on Anthony Heath, team foul #6 | 10-6 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Rodney Sauve (SF) Robert Herman | |
| Subs | Columbia | Ray Vetter (SG) Anthony Heath | |
| 14:23 | East Carolina | Bruce Moores hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 10-6 |
| 14:21 | Columbia | Avery Metivier grabs the defensive rebound | 10-6 |
| 14:16 | Columbia | Arthur Lanford knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Dwight Huckabee | 10-9 |
| 14:10 | East Carolina | James Wenskoski can't finish the layup | 10-9 |
| 14:09 | East Carolina | James Magee grabs the offensive board | 10-9 |
| 13:57 | East Carolina | James Wenskoski clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 10-9 |
| 13:55 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Avery Metivier | 10-9 |
| 13:51 | Columbia | Arthur Lanford scores on a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Dwight Huckabee | 10-11 |
| 13:34 | East Carolina | Bruce Moores is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Bruce Moores, team foul #4 | 10-11 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Robert Herman (SG), Daniel Fitting (SF), Joseph Nowlin (PF) Heath Suggs, Rodney Sauve, James Wenskoski | |
| Subs | Columbia | Marcos Diaz (PG), Richard Whitaker (PF), Jackie Levine (C) Arthur Lanford, Stefan Gallo, Avery Metivier | |
| 13:17 | Columbia | Dwight Huckabee can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Daniel Fitting - foul #1 on Daniel Fitting, team foul #5 | 10-11 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Mikel Stroinski (SG) James Magee | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 13:17 | Columbia | Dwight Huckabee makes the 1st free throw | 10-12 |
| 13:17 | Columbia | Dwight Huckabee misses the 2nd free throw | 10-12 |
| 13:17 | East Carolina | Joseph Nowlin pulls down the rebound | 10-12 |
| 13:11 | East Carolina | Robert Herman misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 10-12 |
| 13:10 | Columbia | Jackie Levine snags the defensive board | 10-12 |
| 12:45 | Columbia | Dwight Huckabee hits a floater from close range set up by Jackie Levine | 10-14 |
| 12:16 | East Carolina | Daniel Fitting can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 10-14 |
| 12:14 | East Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Nowlin | 10-14 |
| 11:54 | East Carolina | Bruce Moores misses short on a driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by Jackie Levine - foul #2 on Jackie Levine, team foul #7 | 10-14 |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Magee (PG), Heath Suggs (SG), Derrick Stuart (SF), James Wenskoski (PF) Robert Herman, Mikel Stroinski, Daniel Fitting, Joseph Nowlin | |
| Subs | Columbia | Arthur Lanford (PG), Stefan Gallo (PF), Chris Pacholski (C) Marcos Diaz, Dwight Huckabee, Jackie Levine | |
| 11:54 | East Carolina | Bruce Moores makes the 1st free throw | 11-14 |
| 11:54 | East Carolina | Bruce Moores misses the 2nd free throw | 11-14 |
| 11:54 | Columbia | Stefan Gallo gets the rebound | 11-14 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - James Magee (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Heath Suggs (fresh) SF - Derrick Stuart (fresh) 5 pts. PF - James Wenskoski (fresh) 2 reb. C - Bruce Moores (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Arthur Lanford (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Ray Vetter (fairly fresh) SF - Richard Whitaker (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Stefan Gallo (fresh) C - Chris Pacholski (fresh) | |
| 11:35 | Columbia | Chris Pacholski comes up short on the jump hook from the right block | 11-14 |
| 11:34 | Columbia | Stefan Gallo hits the follow up shot | 11-16 |
| 11:29 | East Carolina | Chris Pacholski denies the turnaround by James Magee | 11-16 |
| 11:28 | Columbia | Stefan Gallo gets the rebound | 11-16 |
| 11:23 | Columbia | Arthur Lanford can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 11-16 |
| 11:22 | East Carolina | Bruce Moores grabs the board | 11-16 |
| 11:17 | East Carolina | Heath Suggs buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by James Wenskoski | 14-16 |
| 10:58 | Columbia | James Magee is called for the reach on Stefan Gallo - foul #1 on James Magee, team foul #6 | 14-16 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Joseph Nowlin (C) Bruce Moores | |
| Subs | Columbia | Dwight Huckabee (SF), Avery Metivier (C) Richard Whitaker, Chris Pacholski | |
| 10:45 | Columbia | Dwight Huckabee connects on the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Stefan Gallo | 14-18 |
| 10:37 | East Carolina | James Wenskoski comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 14-18 |
| 10:35 | Columbia | Stefan Gallo gets the rebound | 14-18 |
| 10:22 | Columbia | Stefan Gallo hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 14-18 |
| 10:21 | East Carolina | Derrick Stuart gets the rebound | 14-18 |
| 10:00 | East Carolina | Heath Suggs misses the easy layup | 14-18 |
| 09:58 | Columbia | Avery Metivier snags the defensive board | 14-18 |
| 09:35 | Columbia | Avery Metivier is whistled for traveling | 14-18 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Robert Herman (PG), Mikel Stroinski (SG), Daniel Fitting (SF), David Ervin (C) James Magee, Heath Suggs, Derrick Stuart, James Wenskoski | |
| Subs | Columbia | Marcos Diaz (SG), Richard Whitaker (SF) Ray Vetter, Dwight Huckabee | |
| 09:16 | East Carolina | Joseph Nowlin is hacked by Stefan Gallo - foul #1 on Stefan Gallo, team foul #8 | 14-18 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Chris Pacholski (PF) Stefan Gallo | |
| 09:16 | East Carolina | Joseph Nowlin makes the 1st free throw | 15-18 |
| 09:16 | East Carolina | Joseph Nowlin makes the 2nd free throw | 16-18 |
| 08:53 | Columbia | Avery Metivier loses the ball out of bounds | 16-18 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Stefan Gallo (PF) Avery Metivier | |
| 08:34 | East Carolina | Joseph Nowlin hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 16-18 |
| 08:33 | Columbia | Stefan Gallo grabs the board | 16-18 |
| 08:14 | Columbia | Chris Pacholski misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 16-18 |
| 08:13 | Columbia | Chris Pacholski misses the tip | 16-18 |
| 08:12 | Columbia | Arthur Lanford misses the tip | 16-18 |
| 08:11 | Columbia | Richard Whitaker tips it home | 16-20 |
| 07:48 | East Carolina | Chris Pacholski takes the ball from David Ervin | 16-20 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Robert Herman (fresh) SG - Mikel Stroinski (fresh) SF - Daniel Fitting (fairly fresh) PF - Joseph Nowlin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - David Ervin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Arthur Lanford (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Marcos Diaz (fresh) SF - Richard Whitaker (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Stefan Gallo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Chris Pacholski (fresh) | |
| 07:28 | Columbia | Chris Pacholski misses the fadeaway from the left side | 16-20 |
| 07:26 | Columbia | Stefan Gallo grabs the offensive board | 16-20 |
| 07:12 | Columbia | Chris Pacholski misses short on a turnaround from the baseline | 16-20 |
| 07:10 | East Carolina | Joseph Nowlin gets the rebound | 16-20 |
| 06:55 | East Carolina | Mikel Stroinski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 16-20 |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Magee (PG), Heath Suggs (SG), Derrick Stuart (SF), James Wenskoski (PF), Bruce Moores (C) Robert Herman, Mikel Stroinski, Daniel Fitting, Joseph Nowlin, David Ervin | |
| Subs | Columbia | Ray Vetter (SG), Dwight Huckabee (SF), Avery Metivier (C) Marcos Diaz, Stefan Gallo, Chris Pacholski | |
| 06:35 | Columbia | Dwight Huckabee buries a turnaround from the baseline | 16-22 |
| 06:19 | East Carolina | Heath Suggs buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from James Magee | 18-22 |
| 05:59 | Columbia | Dwight Huckabee loses the dribble to James Magee | 18-22 |
| 05:52 | East Carolina | James Wenskoski can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 18-22 |
| 05:51 | Columbia | Richard Whitaker grabs the defensive rebound | 18-22 |
| 05:45 | Columbia | Arthur Lanford misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline | 18-22 |
| 05:44 | Columbia | Richard Whitaker tips it back up and in | 18-24 |
| 05:32 | East Carolina | James Wenskoski buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Heath Suggs | 21-24 |
| 05:16 | Columbia | Dwight Huckabee hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 21-24 |
| 05:15 | Columbia | The offensive rebound goes to Avery Metivier | 21-24 |
| 04:58 | Columbia | Dwight Huckabee's dunk attempt is rejected by Bruce Moores | 21-24 |
| 04:56 | East Carolina | James Wenskoski snags the defensive board | 21-24 |
| 04:51 | East Carolina | Heath Suggs can't connect on a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Dwight Huckabee - foul #1 on Dwight Huckabee, team foul #9 | 21-24 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Robert Herman (PG) Derrick Stuart | |
| Subs | Columbia | Marcos Diaz (PG), Stefan Gallo (PF), Chris Pacholski (C) Arthur Lanford, Richard Whitaker, Avery Metivier | |
| 04:51 | East Carolina | Heath Suggs makes the 1st free throw | 22-24 |
| 04:51 | East Carolina | Heath Suggs makes the 2nd free throw | 23-24 |
| 04:36 | Columbia | Dwight Huckabee connects on the jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Chris Pacholski | 23-26 |
| 04:15 | East Carolina | James Wenskoski double dribbles | 23-26 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Daniel Fitting (SF), Joseph Nowlin (PF), David Ervin (C) Heath Suggs, James Wenskoski, Bruce Moores | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 03:55 | Columbia | Stefan Gallo buries a jump hook near the basket | 23-28 |
| 03:38 | East Carolina | Daniel Fitting is whistled for traveling | 23-28 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Abel Reed (PG) James Magee | |
| Subs | Columbia | Anthony Heath (SG), Jackie Levine (C) Ray Vetter, Chris Pacholski | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Abel Reed (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Herman (fresh) SF - Daniel Fitting (fresh) PF - Joseph Nowlin (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - David Ervin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Marcos Diaz (fresh) SG - Anthony Heath (fresh) SF - Dwight Huckabee (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Stefan Gallo (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Jackie Levine (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:17 | Columbia | Daniel Fitting blocks the short jumper by Dwight Huckabee | 23-28 |
| 03:16 | East Carolina | Joseph Nowlin grabs the defensive rebound | 23-28 |
| 03:09 | East Carolina | Abel Reed clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 23-28 |
| 03:08 | East Carolina | Robert Herman grabs the offensive rebound | 23-28 |
| 02:47 | East Carolina | Daniel Fitting can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 23-28 |
| 02:45 | East Carolina | Robert Herman can't tip it in | 23-28 |
| 02:44 | Columbia | Jackie Levine grabs the board | 23-28 |
| 02:41 | Columbia | Abel Reed steals it from Marcos Diaz in the backcourt | 23-28 |
| 02:28 | East Carolina | Abel Reed misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 23-28 |
| 02:27 | Columbia | Stefan Gallo grabs the defensive rebound | 23-28 |
| 02:07 | Columbia | Marcos Diaz is hacked by Abel Reed - foul #3 on Abel Reed, team foul #7 | 23-28 |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Magee (PG), Heath Suggs (SG), Derrick Stuart (SF), James Wenskoski (PF), Bruce Moores (C) Abel Reed, Robert Herman, Daniel Fitting, Joseph Nowlin, David Ervin | |
| Subs | Columbia | Richard Whitaker (SF), Avery Metivier (C) Dwight Huckabee, Jackie Levine | |
| 02:07 | Columbia | Marcos Diaz makes the 1st free throw | 23-29 |
| 02:07 | Columbia | Marcos Diaz misses the 2nd free throw | 23-29 |
| 02:07 | East Carolina | James Wenskoski snags the defensive board | 23-29 |
| 02:02 | East Carolina | Stefan Gallo swats the shot by Derrick Stuart | 23-29 |
| 02:00 | East Carolina | Derrick Stuart tips it back up and in | 25-29 |
| 01:53 | Columbia | Stefan Gallo makes the fadeaway from the right block and he's hacked by James Wenskoski - foul #1 on James Wenskoski, team foul #8 | 25-31 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Arthur Lanford (PG) Marcos Diaz | |
| 01:53 | Columbia | Stefan Gallo makes the free throw | 25-32 |
| 01:38 | East Carolina | Heath Suggs hits a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Derrick Stuart | 27-32 |
| 01:14 | Columbia | James Wenskoski swats the layup by Richard Whitaker | 27-32 |
| 01:13 | East Carolina | Derrick Stuart pulls down the rebound | 27-32 |
| 00:58 | East Carolina | Heath Suggs scores on a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by James Wenskoski | 29-32 |
| 00:52 | Columbia | Anthony Heath can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 29-32 |
| 00:51 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to James Magee | 29-32 |
| 00:46 | East Carolina | Derrick Stuart clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 29-32 |
| 00:45 | Columbia | Avery Metivier grabs the defensive rebound | 29-32 |
| 00:30 | Columbia | Arthur Lanford can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 29-32 |
| 00:29 | Columbia | Anthony Heath can't tip it in | 29-32 |
| 00:28 | East Carolina | Bruce Moores pulls down the rebound | 29-32 |
| 00:23 | East Carolina | Bruce Moores connects on the runner from close range set up by James Magee | 31-32 |
| 00:03 | Columbia | Bruce Moores swats the layup by Stefan Gallo | 31-32 |
| 00:02 | Columbia | Avery Metivier grabs the offensive rebound | 31-32 |
| 00:00 | Columbia | The clock runs out | 31-32 |