| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Ernest Eggen (fresh) SG - Christopher Nance (fresh) SF - Jesse Becker (fresh) PF - Bernard Cherry (fresh) C - Mike Williams (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Bucknell | PG - Dustin Sherman (fresh) SG - Carlos Ward (fresh) SF - Patrick Pancoast (fresh) PF - Anthony Brown (fresh) C - Michael Hunter (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Columbia | Mike Williams wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Bucknell | Bucknell is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | Columbia | Jesse Becker misses the 3 from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Columbia | Bernard Cherry hits the follow up shot | 2-0 |
| 19:16 | Bucknell | Carlos Ward connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 2-3 |
| 18:49 | Columbia | Mike Williams can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 2-3 |
| 18:47 | Columbia | Christopher Nance tips it but misses | 2-3 |
| 18:45 | Bucknell | Michael Hunter pulls down the rebound | 2-3 |
| 18:38 | Bucknell | Anthony Brown misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 2-3 |
| 18:37 | Columbia | Mike Williams grabs the board | 2-3 |
| 18:26 | Columbia | Michael Hunter steps in front of the Ernest Eggen pass | 2-3 |
| 18:03 | Bucknell | Mike Williams denies the turnaround by Michael Hunter | 2-3 |
| 18:02 | Bucknell | Dustin Sherman grabs the offensive rebound | 2-3 |
| 17:51 | Bucknell | The jump hook by Patrick Pancoast is blocked by Mike Williams | 2-3 |
| 17:50 | Bucknell | Anthony Brown gets the offensive rebound | 2-3 |
| 17:39 | Bucknell | Ernest Eggen is called for the reach on Dustin Sherman - foul #1 on Ernest Eggen, team foul #1 | 2-3 |
| 17:27 | Bucknell | Michael Hunter lays it in set up by Dustin Sherman and the foul's on Mike Williams - foul #1 on Mike Williams, team foul #2 | 2-5 |
| 17:27 | Bucknell | Michael Hunter makes the free throw | 2-6 |
| 16:59 | Columbia | Jesse Becker connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Ernest Eggen | 5-6 |
| 16:39 | Bucknell | Patrick Pancoast double dribbles as he's doubleteamed | 5-6 |
| Subs | Columbia | David Taylor (SF), Paul Winstead (C) Jesse Becker, Mike Williams | |
| Subs | Bucknell | | |
| 16:20 | Columbia | Bernard Cherry clanks a fadeaway in the lane | 5-6 |
| 16:19 | Columbia | Ernest Eggen hits the follow up shot | 7-6 |
| 16:05 | Bucknell | Anthony Brown knocks in the fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Dustin Sherman | 7-8 |
| 15:49 | Columbia | Christopher Nance connects on the 3 from the right corner | 10-8 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Ernest Eggen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Nance (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Taylor (fresh) PF - Bernard Cherry (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Paul Winstead (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Bucknell | PG - Dustin Sherman (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Carlos Ward (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Patrick Pancoast (fresh) PF - Anthony Brown (fresh) 2 pts. C - Michael Hunter (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:24 | Bucknell | Anthony Brown misses short on an open jumper from the right wing | 10-8 |
| 15:22 | Columbia | Paul Winstead gets the rebound | 10-8 |
| 14:53 | Columbia | Paul Winstead's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 10-8 |
| Subs | Columbia | Robert Shaw (PG), Randall Rosier (SG), Jesse Becker (SF), Mike Williams (C) Ernest Eggen, Christopher Nance, Bernard Cherry, Paul Winstead | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Mark George (PG), Christopher Albin (SG), David Walker (SF), Francis Crawford (PF) Dustin Sherman, Carlos Ward, Patrick Pancoast, Anthony Brown | |
| 14:34 | Bucknell | Francis Crawford misses the floater from the left wing | 10-8 |
| 14:32 | Bucknell | Christopher Albin pulls down the offensive rebound | 10-8 |
| 14:15 | Bucknell | Francis Crawford is open and scores on a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Michael Hunter out of a doubleteam | 10-10 |
| 13:52 | Columbia | Randall Rosier hits a fadeaway from the right wing and he's fouled by Michael Hunter - foul #1 on Michael Hunter, team foul #1 | 12-10 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Dustin Sherman (PG), Carlos Ward (SG), Patrick Pancoast (SF), Anthony Brown (PF) Mark George, Christopher Albin, Francis Crawford, Michael Hunter | |
| 13:52 | Columbia | Randall Rosier makes the free throw | 13-10 |
| 13:40 | Bucknell | Dustin Sherman is called for traveling | 13-10 |
| 13:18 | Columbia | Robert Shaw connects on the runner in the paint on a nice dish by Jesse Becker | 15-10 |
| 13:02 | Bucknell | Anthony Brown knocks in the runner near the basket on a nice dish by Patrick Pancoast | 15-12 |
| 12:44 | Columbia | Patrick Pancoast steals it from Jesse Becker | 15-12 |
| 12:23 | Bucknell | Anthony Brown is hacked by Mike Williams - foul #2 on Mike Williams, team foul #3 | 15-12 |
| Subs | Columbia | Ernest Eggen (PG), Christopher Nance (SG), Bernard Cherry (PF), Paul Winstead (C) Randall Rosier, Jesse Becker, David Taylor, Mike Williams | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Michael Hunter (C) David Walker | |
| 12:01 | Bucknell | Patrick Pancoast makes the contested fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Dustin Sherman | 15-14 |
| 11:36 | Columbia | Bernard Cherry connects on the jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Christopher Nance | 17-14 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Ernest Eggen (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Nance (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Shaw (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Bernard Cherry (fresh) 4 pts. C - Paul Winstead (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Bucknell | PG - Dustin Sherman (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Carlos Ward (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Patrick Pancoast (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Anthony Brown (fresh) 4 pts. C - Michael Hunter (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:22 | Bucknell | Carlos Ward hits a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Dustin Sherman and he's hacked by Christopher Nance - foul #1 on Christopher Nance, team foul #4 | 17-16 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Mark George (PG), David Walker (SF), Francis Crawford (PF) Dustin Sherman, Patrick Pancoast, Anthony Brown | |
| 11:22 | Bucknell | Carlos Ward makes the free throw | 17-17 |
| 10:59 | Columbia | Ernest Eggen can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 17-17 |
| 10:57 | Bucknell | The rebound goes to David Walker | 17-17 |
| 10:53 | Bucknell | Michael Hunter is called for traveling | 17-17 |
| Subs | Columbia | Jesse Becker (SF) Robert Shaw | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Christopher Albin (SG) Carlos Ward | |
| 10:27 | Columbia | Christopher Nance can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 17-17 |
| 10:26 | Bucknell | Mark George grabs the defensive rebound | 17-17 |
| 10:12 | Bucknell | Michael Hunter double dribbles | 17-17 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Dustin Sherman (PG), Patrick Pancoast (SF), Anthony Brown (PF) Mark George, David Walker, Francis Crawford | |
| 09:46 | Columbia | Jesse Becker misses badly on a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Dustin Sherman - foul #1 on Dustin Sherman, team foul #2 | 17-17 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Carlos Ward (SG) Christopher Albin | |
| 09:46 | Columbia | Jesse Becker misses the 1st free throw | 17-17 |
| 09:46 | Columbia | Jesse Becker makes the 2nd free throw | 18-17 |
| 09:18 | Bucknell | Anthony Brown makes the wide open pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Michael Hunter | 18-19 |
| 08:57 | Columbia | Jesse Becker misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 18-19 |
| 08:55 | Bucknell | Michael Hunter pulls down the rebound | 18-19 |
| 08:39 | Bucknell | Ernest Eggen steals it from Carlos Ward | 18-19 |
| 08:34 | Columbia | Christopher Nance slams it home set up by Ernest Eggen | 20-19 |
| 08:22 | Bucknell | Anthony Brown buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Dustin Sherman | 20-21 |
| 08:05 | Columbia | Ernest Eggen hits a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Jesse Becker | 22-21 |
| 07:50 | Bucknell | Anthony Brown is denied on a layup by Bernard Cherry | 22-21 |
| 07:49 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Christopher Nance | 22-21 |
| 07:32 | Columbia | Bernard Cherry is hacked by Michael Hunter - foul #2 on Michael Hunter, team foul #3 | 22-21 |
| Subs | Columbia | Robert Shaw (PG), Randall Rosier (SG), David Taylor (PF) Ernest Eggen, Christopher Nance, Paul Winstead | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Mark George (PG), Christopher Albin (SG), William Say (SF), Francis Crawford (PF), David Walker (C) Dustin Sherman, Carlos Ward, Patrick Pancoast, Anthony Brown, Michael Hunter | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Robert Shaw (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Randall Rosier (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jesse Becker (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - David Taylor (fresh) C - Bernard Cherry (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Bucknell | PG - Mark George (fresh) SG - Christopher Albin (fresh) SF - William Say (fresh) PF - Francis Crawford (fresh) 2 pts. C - David Walker (fresh) | |
| 07:14 | Columbia | Jesse Becker misses the lay-in | 22-21 |
| 07:12 | Columbia | David Taylor snags the offensive board | 22-21 |
| 06:56 | Columbia | Bernard Cherry loses the ball out of bounds | 22-21 |
| 06:37 | Bucknell | Mark George connects on the floater from the left side | 22-23 |
| 06:16 | Columbia | Robert Shaw's fadeaway is rejected by Francis Crawford | 22-23 |
| 06:14 | Bucknell | Mark George grabs the defensive rebound | 22-23 |
| 06:02 | Bucknell | David Walker is whistled for a carry | 22-23 |
| Subs | Columbia | Mike Williams (C) Jesse Becker | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Dustin Sherman (PG), Carlos Ward (SG), Patrick Pancoast (SF), Anthony Brown (PF) Mark George, Christopher Albin, William Say, Francis Crawford | |
| 05:36 | Columbia | Bernard Cherry can't connect on a jump hook from close range but he's hacked by Patrick Pancoast - foul #1 on Patrick Pancoast, team foul #4 | 22-23 |
| Subs | Columbia | Ernest Eggen (PG), Christopher Nance (SG) Robert Shaw, Randall Rosier | |
| Subs | Bucknell | | |
| 05:36 | Columbia | Bernard Cherry misses the 1st free throw | 22-23 |
| 05:36 | Columbia | Bernard Cherry makes the 2nd free throw | 23-23 |
| 05:20 | Bucknell | Dustin Sherman comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 23-23 |
| 05:19 | Bucknell | Anthony Brown grabs the offensive rebound | 23-23 |
| 05:09 | Bucknell | David Walker hits a shot from close range set up by Dustin Sherman | 23-25 |
| 04:57 | Columbia | Ernest Eggen misses short on a jumper from the right block | 23-25 |
| 04:56 | Bucknell | David Walker grabs the board | 23-25 |
| 04:41 | Bucknell | Anthony Brown buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by David Walker | 23-28 |
| 04:25 | Columbia | Ernest Eggen misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Dustin Sherman - foul #2 on Dustin Sherman, team foul #5 | 23-28 |
| Subs | Columbia | Robert Shaw (SF), Paul Winstead (PF) David Taylor, Bernard Cherry | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Mark George (PG), Francis Crawford (C) Dustin Sherman, David Walker | |
| 04:25 | Columbia | Ernest Eggen makes the 1st free throw | 24-28 |
| 04:25 | Columbia | Ernest Eggen makes the 2nd free throw | 25-28 |
| 03:56 | Bucknell | Anthony Brown clanks a fadeaway in the paint | 25-28 |
| 03:55 | Columbia | Mike Williams snags the defensive board | 25-28 |
| 03:28 | Columbia | Christopher Nance misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 25-28 |
| 03:26 | Bucknell | Anthony Brown snags the defensive board | 25-28 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Ernest Eggen (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christopher Nance (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Shaw (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Paul Winstead (fresh) C - Mike Williams (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Bucknell | PG - Mark George (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Carlos Ward (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Patrick Pancoast (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Anthony Brown (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Francis Crawford (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:12 | Bucknell | Francis Crawford misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Mike Williams - foul #3 on Mike Williams, team foul #5 | 25-28 |
| Subs | Columbia | Randall Rosier (SG), Jesse Becker (SF), David Taylor (PF) Ernest Eggen, Christopher Nance, Mike Williams | |
| Subs | Bucknell | William Say (SF), Michael Hunter (C) Patrick Pancoast, Anthony Brown | |
| 03:12 | Bucknell | Francis Crawford makes the 1st free throw | 25-29 |
| 03:12 | Bucknell | Francis Crawford makes the 2nd free throw | 25-30 |
| 02:55 | Columbia | Jesse Becker is called for a charge - foul #1 on Jesse Becker, team foul #6 | 25-30 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Christopher Albin (SG), David Walker (SF) Carlos Ward, William Say | |
| 02:41 | Bucknell | Mark George hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 25-30 |
| 02:40 | Columbia | Randall Rosier gets the rebound | 25-30 |
| 02:20 | Columbia | Robert Shaw can't connect on a turnaround from close range but he's fouled by Michael Hunter - foul #3 on Michael Hunter, team foul #6 | 25-30 |
| Subs | Columbia | Bernard Cherry (C) Paul Winstead | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Anthony Brown (PF) Michael Hunter | |
| 02:20 | Columbia | Robert Shaw makes the 1st free throw | 26-30 |
| 02:20 | Columbia | Robert Shaw makes the 2nd free throw | 27-30 |
| 02:06 | Bucknell | Christopher Albin is hacked by David Taylor - foul #1 on David Taylor, team foul #7 | 27-30 |
| Subs | Columbia | Ernest Eggen (PG), Christopher Nance (SG) Randall Rosier, Jesse Becker | |
| Subs | Bucknell | | |
| 02:06 | Bucknell | Christopher Albin misses the 1st free throw | 27-30 |
| 02:06 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Christopher Nance | 27-30 |
| 01:41 | Columbia | Bernard Cherry makes the runner from the left block set up by Ernest Eggen | 29-30 |
| 01:25 | Bucknell | Francis Crawford drills a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by David Walker | 29-32 |
| 01:01 | Columbia | Francis Crawford blocks the short jumper by Bernard Cherry | 29-32 |
| 00:59 | Bucknell | David Walker gets the rebound | 29-32 |
| 00:49 | Bucknell | David Walker can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Ernest Eggen - foul #2 on Ernest Eggen, team foul #8 | 29-32 |
| Subs | Columbia | Jesse Becker (SF), Paul Winstead (C) Robert Shaw, David Taylor | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Carlos Ward (SG), Patrick Pancoast (SF) Mark George, Francis Crawford | |
| 00:49 | Bucknell | David Walker misses the 1st free throw | 29-32 |
| 00:49 | Bucknell | David Walker misses the 2nd free throw | 29-32 |
| 00:49 | Columbia | Paul Winstead pulls down the rebound | 29-32 |
| 00:26 | Columbia | Christopher Nance can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 29-32 |
| 00:24 | Bucknell | Patrick Pancoast grabs the defensive rebound | 29-32 |
| 00:19 | Bucknell | Christopher Albin misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 29-32 |
| 00:18 | Columbia | Paul Winstead snags the defensive board | 29-32 |
| 00:00 | Columbia | Jesse Becker misses long on an open 3pt shot from the right wing | 29-32 |