| Lineup | Bucknell | PG - Michael Holmes (fresh) SG - Terry Shafer (fresh) SF - Shawn Kirkham (fresh) PF - Thomas Irons (fresh) C - Tom Gomberg (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Randal Zeanah (fresh) SG - Craig Montgomery (fresh) SF - Larry Thrift (fresh) PF - David Tull (fresh) C - Adrian Loera (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Bucknell | Thomas Irons wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Bucknell | Bucknell is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:39 | Bucknell | Tom Gomberg drills a turnaround near the basket | 2-0 |
| 19:30 | Columbia | Larry Thrift comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 2-0 |
| 19:28 | Columbia | David Tull snags the offensive board | 2-0 |
| 19:16 | Columbia | Larry Thrift comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 2-0 |
| 19:15 | Bucknell | Tom Gomberg snags the defensive board | 2-0 |
| 19:03 | Bucknell | Tom Gomberg misses the 3 from the right corner | 2-0 |
| 19:01 | Bucknell | Shawn Kirkham grabs the offensive board | 2-0 |
| 18:52 | Bucknell | Michael Holmes hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 2-0 |
| 18:51 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Adrian Loera | 2-0 |
| 18:30 | Columbia | David Tull clanks a shot in the lane | 2-0 |
| 18:29 | Bucknell | Shawn Kirkham gets the rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:24 | Bucknell | Shawn Kirkham's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 2-0 |
| 18:05 | Columbia | Michael Holmes steals it from Craig Montgomery | 2-0 |
| 17:58 | Bucknell | Tom Gomberg hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Michael Holmes | 5-0 |
| 17:44 | Columbia | David Tull hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Thomas Irons - foul #1 on Thomas Irons, team foul #1 | 5-0 |
| 17:44 | Columbia | David Tull makes the 1st free throw | 5-1 |
| 17:44 | Columbia | David Tull misses the 2nd free throw | 5-1 |
| 17:44 | Bucknell | The rebound goes to Thomas Irons | 5-1 |
| 17:24 | Bucknell | Tom Gomberg hits a floater from the baseline set up by Michael Holmes | 7-1 |
| 17:09 | Columbia | Michael Holmes is called for the reach on Randal Zeanah - foul #1 on Michael Holmes, team foul #2 | 7-1 |
| 16:49 | Columbia | Larry Thrift drills a 3pt shot from the right wing | 7-4 |
| 16:29 | Bucknell | The jumper by Shawn Kirkham is denied by David Tull | 7-4 |
| 16:27 | Columbia | Adrian Loera grabs the board | 7-4 |
| 16:21 | Columbia | Craig Montgomery buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Randal Zeanah | 7-7 |
| 16:02 | Bucknell | Thomas Irons misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 7-7 |
| 16:00 | Columbia | Adrian Loera pulls down the rebound | 7-7 |
| Lineup | Bucknell | PG - Michael Holmes (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Terry Shafer (fairly fresh) SF - Shawn Kirkham (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Thomas Irons (fairly fresh) C - Tom Gomberg (fairly fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Randal Zeanah (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Craig Montgomery (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Larry Thrift (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - David Tull (fresh) 1 pts. C - Adrian Loera (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Columbia | Craig Montgomery misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 7-7 |
| 15:44 | Columbia | Larry Thrift gets the offensive rebound | 7-7 |
| 15:38 | Columbia | Larry Thrift hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 7-7 |
| 15:37 | Bucknell | The rebound goes to Thomas Irons | 7-7 |
| 15:16 | Bucknell | Craig Montgomery is called for the reach on Terry Shafer - foul #1 on Craig Montgomery, team foul #1 | 7-7 |
| Subs | Bucknell | Donald Dice (PG), Richard Bunce (SG), Tod Taylor (SF), Ken Blackwell (PF), Vlade Zakrzewski (C) Michael Holmes, Terry Shafer, Shawn Kirkham, Thomas Irons, Tom Gomberg | |
| Subs | Columbia | Allen Webster (PG), John Lyke (SG), Josh Petri (SF), David Black (PF), Bryan Steeves (C) Randal Zeanah, Craig Montgomery, Larry Thrift, David Tull, Adrian Loera | |
| 15:06 | Bucknell | Ken Blackwell misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 7-7 |
| 15:05 | Columbia | Bryan Steeves gets the rebound | 7-7 |
| 14:54 | Columbia | David Black clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 7-7 |
| 14:53 | Columbia | Bryan Steeves snags the offensive board | 7-7 |
| 14:40 | Columbia | David Black is fouled on the floor by Ken Blackwell - foul #1 on Ken Blackwell, team foul #3 | 7-7 |
| 14:33 | Columbia | Josh Petri can't connect on a turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Vlade Zakrzewski - foul #1 on Vlade Zakrzewski, team foul #4 | 7-7 |
| 14:33 | Columbia | Josh Petri makes the 1st free throw | 7-8 |
| 14:33 | Columbia | Josh Petri makes the 2nd free throw | 7-9 |
| 14:16 | Bucknell | Richard Bunce scores on a 3 from the left wing | 10-9 |
| 13:52 | Columbia | David Black clanks a driving attempt in the lane | 10-9 |
| 13:51 | Bucknell | Vlade Zakrzewski snags the defensive board | 10-9 |
| 13:46 | Bucknell | Richard Bunce hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 10-9 |
| 13:44 | Columbia | David Black gets the rebound | 10-9 |
| 13:27 | Columbia | Allen Webster clanks a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Tod Taylor - foul #1 on Tod Taylor, team foul #5 | 10-9 |
| Subs | Bucknell | Michael Holmes (PG) Tod Taylor | |
| Subs | Columbia | Randal Zeanah (PG), David Tull (PF) John Lyke, Bryan Steeves | |
| 13:27 | Columbia | Allen Webster makes the 1st free throw | 10-10 |
| 13:27 | Columbia | Allen Webster misses the 2nd free throw | 10-10 |
| 13:27 | Bucknell | Vlade Zakrzewski snags the defensive board | 10-10 |
| 13:07 | Bucknell | Donald Dice loses the ball out of bounds | 10-10 |
| Subs | Bucknell | Terry Shafer (SG), Shawn Kirkham (SF), Thomas Irons (PF), Tom Gomberg (C) Richard Bunce, Donald Dice, Ken Blackwell, Vlade Zakrzewski | |
| Subs | Columbia | Craig Montgomery (SG), Larry Thrift (SF) Allen Webster, Josh Petri | |
| 12:42 | Columbia | David Black double dribbles | 10-10 |
| Subs | Bucknell | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Adrian Loera (C) David Black | |
| 12:16 | Bucknell | Michael Holmes clanks a jumper from the left wing | 10-10 |
| 12:14 | Bucknell | Shawn Kirkham misses the tip | 10-10 |
| 12:13 | Bucknell | Shawn Kirkham pulls down the offensive rebound | 10-10 |
| 12:02 | Bucknell | Michael Holmes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 10-10 |
| Lineup | Bucknell | PG - Michael Holmes (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Terry Shafer (fresh) SF - Shawn Kirkham (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Thomas Irons (fresh) 2 reb. C - Tom Gomberg (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Randal Zeanah (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Craig Montgomery (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Larry Thrift (fresh) 3 pts. PF - David Tull (fresh) 1 pts. C - Adrian Loera (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:42 | Columbia | David Tull is hacked by Thomas Irons - foul #2 on Thomas Irons, team foul #6 | 10-10 |
| Subs | Bucknell | Donald Dice (PG), Ken Blackwell (PF) Michael Holmes, Thomas Irons | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 11:22 | Columbia | David Tull misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 10-10 |
| 11:20 | Bucknell | Terry Shafer snags the defensive board | 10-10 |
| 10:55 | Bucknell | Donald Dice is hacked by Randal Zeanah - foul #1 on Randal Zeanah, team foul #2 | 10-10 |
| Subs | Bucknell | Richard Bunce (SG), Tod Taylor (SF), Vlade Zakrzewski (C) Terry Shafer, Shawn Kirkham, Tom Gomberg | |
| Subs | Columbia | Allen Webster (SG), Josh Petri (SF), David Black (PF), Bryan Steeves (C) Craig Montgomery, Larry Thrift, David Tull, Adrian Loera | |
| 10:34 | Bucknell | Richard Bunce is whistled for traveling | 10-10 |
| Subs | Bucknell | Michael Holmes (PG) Tod Taylor | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 10:24 | Columbia | Josh Petri knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side | 10-12 |
| 10:09 | Bucknell | Michael Holmes can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 10-12 |
| 10:07 | Bucknell | Michael Holmes gets the offensive rebound | 10-12 |
| 09:56 | Bucknell | Richard Bunce misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 10-12 |
| 09:54 | Columbia | David Black snags the defensive board | 10-12 |
| 09:29 | Columbia | Vlade Zakrzewski steps in front of the Josh Petri pass | 10-12 |
| 09:06 | Bucknell | Donald Dice is hacked by Josh Petri - foul #1 on Josh Petri, team foul #3 | 10-12 |
| Subs | Bucknell | Terry Shafer (SG), Shawn Kirkham (SF), Tom Gomberg (C) Richard Bunce, Donald Dice, Ken Blackwell | |
| Subs | Columbia | Craig Montgomery (SG), Larry Thrift (SF), David Tull (PF), Adrian Loera (C) Randal Zeanah, Josh Petri, David Black, Bryan Steeves | |
| 08:55 | Bucknell | Vlade Zakrzewski buries a driving attempt in the lane set up by Michael Holmes | 12-12 |
| 08:40 | Columbia | Larry Thrift misses long on a shot from the baseline but he's fouled by Michael Holmes - foul #2 on Michael Holmes, team foul #7 | 12-12 |
| Subs | Bucknell | Richard Bunce (PG) Michael Holmes | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 08:40 | Columbia | Larry Thrift misses the 1st free throw | 12-12 |
| 08:40 | Columbia | Larry Thrift makes the 2nd free throw | 12-13 |
| 08:23 | Bucknell | Shawn Kirkham's fadeaway is rejected by David Tull | 12-13 |
| 08:21 | Columbia | Adrian Loera grabs the defensive rebound | 12-13 |
| 08:04 | Columbia | Allen Webster loses the dribble to Richard Bunce | 12-13 |
| 08:00 | Bucknell | Richard Bunce hits the finger roll | 14-13 |
| 07:37 | Columbia | Allen Webster misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 14-13 |
| 07:36 | Bucknell | The rebound goes to Tom Gomberg | 14-13 |
| Lineup | Bucknell | PG - Richard Bunce (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Terry Shafer (fresh) SF - Shawn Kirkham (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Vlade Zakrzewski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Tom Gomberg (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Allen Webster (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Craig Montgomery (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Larry Thrift (fresh) 4 pts. PF - David Tull (fresh) 1 pts. 2 blk. C - Adrian Loera (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:17 | Bucknell | Shawn Kirkham connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Tom Gomberg | 16-13 |
| 06:53 | Columbia | Craig Montgomery is denied on a layup by Richard Bunce | 16-13 |
| 06:51 | Bucknell | Vlade Zakrzewski gets the rebound | 16-13 |
| 06:39 | Bucknell | Tom Gomberg misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 16-13 |
| 06:37 | Columbia | Allen Webster grabs the board | 16-13 |
| 06:18 | Columbia | The short jumper by Adrian Loera is denied by Tom Gomberg | 16-13 |
| 06:16 | Bucknell | Richard Bunce grabs the board | 16-13 |
| 05:57 | Bucknell | Shawn Kirkham throws it down on a nice dish by Vlade Zakrzewski | 18-13 |
| 05:41 | Columbia | Richard Bunce is called for the reach on Allen Webster - foul #1 on Richard Bunce, team foul #8 | 18-13 |
| Subs | Bucknell | Donald Dice (PG), James Deleon (SG), Tod Taylor (SF), Ken Blackwell (PF) Richard Bunce, Terry Shafer, Shawn Kirkham, Vlade Zakrzewski | |
| Subs | Columbia | Randal Zeanah (PG), Josh Petri (SF), David Black (PF), Bryan Steeves (C) Craig Montgomery, Larry Thrift, David Tull, Adrian Loera | |
| 05:41 | Columbia | Allen Webster makes the 1st free throw | 18-14 |
| 05:41 | Columbia | Allen Webster misses the 2nd free throw | 18-14 |
| 05:41 | Bucknell | Tom Gomberg pulls down the rebound | 18-14 |
| 05:39 | Bucknell | Donald Dice is hacked by Randal Zeanah in the backcourt - foul #2 on Randal Zeanah, team foul #4 | 18-14 |
| Subs | Bucknell | | |
| Subs | Columbia | John Lyke (SG), Larry Thrift (SF) Randal Zeanah, Allen Webster | |
| 05:15 | Bucknell | Tom Gomberg is fouled on the floor by David Black - foul #1 on David Black, team foul #5 | 18-14 |
| 04:57 | Bucknell | Tod Taylor clanks a jumper near the basket | 18-14 |
| 04:56 | Columbia | Bryan Steeves grabs the defensive rebound | 18-14 |
| 04:29 | Columbia | David Black can't throw it down but he's fouled by Ken Blackwell - foul #2 on Ken Blackwell, team foul #9 | 18-14 |
| Subs | Bucknell | Shawn Kirkham (SF) Ken Blackwell | |
| Subs | Columbia | David Tull (PF) Larry Thrift | |
| 04:29 | Columbia | David Black misses the 1st free throw | 18-14 |
| 04:29 | Columbia | David Black misses the 2nd free throw | 18-14 |
| 04:29 | Bucknell | The rebound goes to Tod Taylor | 18-14 |
| 04:05 | Bucknell | Donald Dice's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 18-14 |
| Subs | Bucknell | Terry Shafer (SG) James Deleon | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 03:47 | Columbia | Shawn Kirkham picks off the pass by David Tull | 18-14 |
| 03:31 | Bucknell | Shawn Kirkham hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block but he's fouled by Bryan Steeves - foul #1 on Bryan Steeves, team foul #6 | 18-14 |
| Subs | Bucknell | Michael Holmes (PG), Thomas Irons (PF), Ken Blackwell (C) Donald Dice, Tod Taylor, Tom Gomberg | |
| Subs | Columbia | Randal Zeanah (PG), Craig Montgomery (SG), Allen Webster (SF), Adrian Loera (C) Josh Petri, John Lyke, Bryan Steeves, David Black | |
| 03:31 | Bucknell | Shawn Kirkham misses the 1st free throw | 18-14 |
| 03:31 | Bucknell | Shawn Kirkham makes the 2nd free throw | 19-14 |
| Lineup | Bucknell | PG - Michael Holmes (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Terry Shafer (fresh) SF - Shawn Kirkham (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Thomas Irons (fresh) 2 reb. C - Ken Blackwell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Randal Zeanah (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Craig Montgomery (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Allen Webster (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Tull (fresh) 1 pts. 2 blk. C - Adrian Loera (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 03:15 | Columbia | Adrian Loera misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 19-14 |
| 03:14 | Columbia | Randal Zeanah grabs the offensive board | 19-14 |
| 03:04 | Columbia | Allen Webster hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 19-14 |
| 03:02 | Bucknell | Michael Holmes pulls down the rebound | 19-14 |
| 02:41 | Bucknell | Michael Holmes loses the ball out of bounds | 19-14 |
| Subs | Bucknell | Richard Bunce (SF) Shawn Kirkham | |
| Subs | Columbia | David Black (PF) David Tull | |
| 02:18 | Columbia | The short jumper by David Black is denied by Thomas Irons | 19-14 |
| 02:17 | Bucknell | Ken Blackwell grabs the defensive rebound | 19-14 |
| 02:06 | Bucknell | Ken Blackwell scores on a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Richard Bunce | 21-14 |
| 01:53 | Columbia | Michael Holmes steals it from Adrian Loera | 21-14 |
| 01:32 | Bucknell | Richard Bunce clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 21-14 |
| 01:30 | Bucknell | Thomas Irons hits the follow up shot | 23-14 |
| 01:11 | Columbia | Craig Montgomery scores on a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Randal Zeanah and he's hacked by Terry Shafer - foul #1 on Terry Shafer, team foul #10 | 23-16 |
| Subs | Bucknell | Shawn Kirkham (SF), Tom Gomberg (C) Terry Shafer, Ken Blackwell | |
| Subs | Columbia | Larry Thrift (SF), David Tull (PF) Allen Webster, Adrian Loera | |
| 01:11 | Columbia | Craig Montgomery makes the free throw | 23-17 |
| 00:55 | Bucknell | Tom Gomberg's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 23-17 |
| Subs | Bucknell | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Josh Petri (SG), Bryan Steeves (C) Craig Montgomery, David Black | |
| 00:40 | Columbia | Josh Petri misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 23-17 |
| 00:38 | Bucknell | Thomas Irons grabs the board | 23-17 |
| 00:21 | Bucknell | Michael Holmes misses long on a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Randal Zeanah - foul #3 on Randal Zeanah, team foul #7 | 23-17 |
| Subs | Bucknell | Vlade Zakrzewski (PF) Thomas Irons | |
| Subs | Columbia | John Lyke (SG) Randal Zeanah | |
| 00:21 | Bucknell | Michael Holmes makes the 1st free throw | 24-17 |
| 00:21 | Bucknell | Michael Holmes misses the 2nd free throw | 24-17 |
| 00:21 | Columbia | David Tull pulls down the rebound | 24-17 |
| 00:03 | Columbia | Josh Petri hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Larry Thrift | 24-19 |
| 00:00 | Bucknell | Richard Bunce misses the halfcourt shot | 24-19 |