| Lineup | Hofstra | PG - Woodrow Comstock (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Roberson (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Brett Nance (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Nicholas Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - James Goldstein (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Frank Walker (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Walter King (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Brendan Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Daniel Rowe (fresh) 2 pts. C - Brandon Conway (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Hofstra | Brett Nance inbounds the ball | 40-40 |
| Game Plan | Hofstra | Hofstra is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:39 | Hofstra | Brett Nance misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Walter King - foul #3 on Walter King, team foul #1 | 40-40 |
| Subs | Hofstra | Joseph Bedgood (SF) James Goldstein | |
| Subs | Columbia | Elroy Lemons (SG) Walter King | |
| 19:39 | Hofstra | Brett Nance misses the 1st free throw | 40-40 |
| 19:39 | Hofstra | Brett Nance makes the 2nd free throw | 41-40 |
| 19:21 | Columbia | Brendan Smith buries a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Daniel Rowe | 41-43 |
| 19:06 | Hofstra | Thomas Roberson can't connect on a shot from the left side but he's hacked by Daniel Rowe - foul #3 on Daniel Rowe, team foul #2 | 41-43 |
| Subs | Hofstra | Paul Weems (SG) Joseph Bedgood | |
| Subs | Columbia | John Moloney (PF) Daniel Rowe | |
| 19:06 | Hofstra | Thomas Roberson makes the 1st free throw | 42-43 |
| 19:06 | Hofstra | Thomas Roberson makes the 2nd free throw | 43-43 |
| 18:49 | Columbia | Woodrow Comstock is called for the reach on Frank Walker - foul #3 on Woodrow Comstock, team foul #1 | 43-43 |
| Subs | Hofstra | James Goldstein (C) Woodrow Comstock | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 18:36 | Columbia | Brendan Smith is fouled on the floor by Brett Nance - foul #1 on Brett Nance, team foul #2 | 43-43 |
| 18:21 | Columbia | Brendan Smith connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 43-45 |
| 18:00 | Hofstra | James Goldstein connects on the jumpshot from the right side | 45-45 |
| 17:43 | Columbia | Brendan Smith can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket | 45-45 |
| 17:42 | Hofstra | Nicholas Robinson pulls down the rebound | 45-45 |
| 17:27 | Hofstra | Nicholas Robinson's pass is intercepted by Brendan Smith | 45-45 |
| 17:14 | Columbia | Elroy Lemons loses the dribble to Thomas Roberson | 45-45 |
| 16:58 | Hofstra | Paul Weems lays it in | 47-45 |
| 16:47 | Columbia | Brendan Smith misses the jumper from the right side | 47-45 |
| 16:45 | Columbia | John Moloney snags the offensive board | 47-45 |
| 16:24 | Columbia | Brandon Conway's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-45 |
| Subs | Hofstra | Joseph Bedgood (SF), Larry Roesler (C) Brett Nance, James Goldstein | |
| Subs | Columbia | Raymond Pinzon (PG), Jeff Perkins (SG), Sidney Bonin (SF), Glenn Cordova (PF) Frank Walker, Elroy Lemons, Brendan Smith, John Moloney | |
| 16:10 | Hofstra | Paul Weems misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-45 |
| 16:09 | Hofstra | Paul Weems grabs the offensive rebound | 47-45 |
| 15:53 | Hofstra | Larry Roesler misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 47-45 |
| 15:51 | Hofstra | Joseph Bedgood tips it back up and in | 49-45 |
| Lineup | Hofstra | PG - Paul Weems (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Thomas Roberson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - Joseph Bedgood (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Nicholas Robinson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Larry Roesler (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Raymond Pinzon (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Jeff Perkins (fresh) SF - Sidney Bonin (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Glenn Cordova (fresh) C - Brandon Conway (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:28 | Columbia | Raymond Pinzon misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 49-45 |
| 15:26 | Hofstra | The rebound goes to Nicholas Robinson | 49-45 |
| 15:10 | Hofstra | Larry Roesler can't connect on a fadeaway from close range | 49-45 |
| 15:09 | Columbia | Jeff Perkins grabs the defensive rebound | 49-45 |
| 14:54 | Columbia | Raymond Pinzon hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 49-45 |
| 14:52 | Hofstra | Thomas Roberson grabs the board | 49-45 |
| 14:36 | Hofstra | Thomas Roberson loses the dribble to Raymond Pinzon | 49-45 |
| 14:14 | Columbia | Raymond Pinzon clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 49-45 |
| 14:12 | Columbia | Brandon Conway can't tip it in | 49-45 |
| 14:10 | Hofstra | Paul Weems pulls down the rebound | 49-45 |
| 13:55 | Hofstra | Thomas Roberson drills a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Paul Weems | 51-45 |
| 13:42 | Columbia | Brandon Conway misses short on a floater from the right block | 51-45 |
| 13:41 | Hofstra | Nicholas Robinson gets the rebound | 51-45 |
| 13:39 | Hofstra | Paul Weems is fouled in the backcourt by Raymond Pinzon - foul #1 on Raymond Pinzon, team foul #3 | 51-45 |
| Subs | Hofstra | Woodrow Comstock (PG), Brett Nance (SF), James Goldstein (C) Paul Weems, Joseph Bedgood, Larry Roesler | |
| Subs | Columbia | Frank Walker (PG), Walter King (SG), Brendan Smith (SF), Daniel Rowe (PF), John Moloney (C) Raymond Pinzon, Jeff Perkins, Sidney Bonin, Glenn Cordova, Brandon Conway | |
| 13:17 | Hofstra | John Moloney steals the ball from Woodrow Comstock | 51-45 |
| 12:53 | Columbia | John Moloney drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Brendan Smith | 51-48 |
| 12:29 | Hofstra | Nicholas Robinson hits a jumpshot from the left wing | 53-48 |
| 12:20 | Columbia | Frank Walker misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 53-48 |
| 12:19 | Columbia | Brendan Smith gets the offensive rebound | 53-48 |
| 12:07 | Columbia | Frank Walker is fouled on the floor by Woodrow Comstock - foul #4 on Woodrow Comstock, team foul #3 | 53-48 |
| Subs | Hofstra | Paul Weems (SG) Woodrow Comstock | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 11:57 | Columbia | John Moloney can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 53-48 |
| 11:55 | Hofstra | Paul Weems grabs the board | 53-48 |
| 11:28 | Hofstra | Paul Weems misses short on a shot from the left side | 53-48 |
| 11:26 | Hofstra | James Goldstein tips it back up and in | 55-48 |
| Lineup | Hofstra | PG - Thomas Roberson (tiring) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Paul Weems (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brett Nance (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Nicholas Robinson (tiring) 4 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. C - James Goldstein (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Frank Walker (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Walter King (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Brendan Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Daniel Rowe (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - John Moloney (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:01 | Columbia | Walter King comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 55-48 |
| 11:00 | Hofstra | Brett Nance pulls down the rebound | 55-48 |
| 10:55 | Hofstra | John Moloney swats the shot by Thomas Roberson | 55-48 |
| 10:54 | Hofstra | Nicholas Robinson tips it but misses | 55-48 |
| 10:52 | Columbia | Frank Walker snags the defensive board | 55-48 |
| 10:36 | Columbia | Daniel Rowe is hacked by Thomas Roberson - foul #1 on Thomas Roberson, team foul #4 | 55-48 |
| Subs | Hofstra | Joseph Bedgood (SF), Larry Roesler (C) Brett Nance, James Goldstein | |
| Subs | Columbia | Elroy Lemons (PG), Raymond Pinzon (SG), Sidney Bonin (SF), Thomas Hylton (PF), Glenn Cordova (C) Frank Walker, Walter King, Brendan Smith, Daniel Rowe, John Moloney | |
| 10:21 | Columbia | Raymond Pinzon drills a floater from the left side on a great pass from Thomas Hylton | 55-50 |
| 10:09 | Hofstra | Paul Weems buries a jumpshot from the right wing | 57-50 |
| 09:51 | Columbia | Thomas Hylton misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by Nicholas Robinson - foul #4 on Nicholas Robinson, team foul #5 | 57-50 |
| 09:51 | Columbia | Thomas Hylton misses the 1st free throw | 57-50 |
| 09:51 | Columbia | Thomas Hylton misses the 2nd free throw | 57-50 |
| 09:51 | Hofstra | Nicholas Robinson gets the rebound | 57-50 |
| 09:34 | Hofstra | Thomas Roberson knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing | 60-50 |
| 09:16 | Columbia | Raymond Pinzon travels with the ball | 60-50 |
| Subs | Hofstra | Brett Nance (SF) Joseph Bedgood | |
| Subs | Columbia | Walter King (SG), Brendan Smith (SF), John Moloney (PF), Brandon Conway (C) Raymond Pinzon, Sidney Bonin, Thomas Hylton, Glenn Cordova | |
| 08:52 | Hofstra | Paul Weems blows the layup | 60-50 |
| 08:51 | Columbia | Brandon Conway snags the defensive board | 60-50 |
| 08:45 | Columbia | John Moloney's layup is rejected by Larry Roesler | 60-50 |
| 08:43 | Hofstra | Thomas Roberson pulls down the rebound | 60-50 |
| 08:16 | Hofstra | Thomas Roberson misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 60-50 |
| 08:15 | Hofstra | Paul Weems snags the offensive board | 60-50 |
| 07:59 | Hofstra | Walter King is called for the reach on Thomas Roberson - foul #4 on Walter King, team foul #4 | 60-50 |
| Subs | Hofstra | Woodrow Comstock (PG), James Goldstein (C) Paul Weems, Larry Roesler | |
| Subs | Columbia | Frank Walker (PG), Daniel Rowe (PF) Elroy Lemons, John Moloney | |
| 07:54 | Hofstra | Woodrow Comstock hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side but he's fouled by Brandon Conway - foul #1 on Brandon Conway, team foul #5 | 60-50 |
| Subs | Hofstra | Paul Weems (SG) James Goldstein | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 07:54 | Hofstra | Woodrow Comstock misses the 1st free throw | 60-50 |
| 07:54 | Hofstra | Woodrow Comstock misses the 2nd free throw | 60-50 |
| 07:54 | Columbia | Daniel Rowe grabs the board | 60-50 |
| 07:40 | Columbia | Frank Walker makes the 3pt shot from straight away | 60-53 |
| 07:13 | Hofstra | Brett Nance misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 60-53 |
| 07:11 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Daniel Rowe | 60-53 |
| Lineup | Hofstra | PG - Thomas Roberson (tiring) 15 pts. 4 ast. SG - Paul Weems (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brett Nance (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Woodrow Comstock (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. C - Nicholas Robinson (tired) 4 pts. 11 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Frank Walker (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Walter King (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. SF - Brendan Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Daniel Rowe (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Brandon Conway (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:07 | Columbia | Frank Walker clanks a shot from the left side | 60-53 |
| 07:06 | Columbia | Brendan Smith gets the offensive rebound | 60-53 |
| 06:43 | Columbia | Walter King knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Frank Walker | 60-56 |
| 06:28 | Hofstra | Nicholas Robinson makes the shot from the right side on a nice dish by Brett Nance | 62-56 |
| 06:15 | Columbia | Daniel Rowe misses short on a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Nicholas Robinson - foul #5 on Nicholas Robinson, team foul #6 | 62-56 |
| Subs | Hofstra | Joseph Bedgood (SF), Donald Roy (PF), James Goldstein (C) Paul Weems, Brett Nance, Nicholas Robinson | |
| Subs | Columbia | Elroy Lemons (SG), John Moloney (SF), Thomas Hylton (C) Walter King, Brendan Smith, Brandon Conway | |
| 06:15 | Columbia | Daniel Rowe misses the 1st free throw | 62-56 |
| 06:15 | Columbia | Daniel Rowe misses the 2nd free throw | 62-56 |
| 06:15 | Columbia | Thomas Hylton grabs the offensive board | 62-56 |
| 05:55 | Columbia | Daniel Rowe throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-56 |
| 05:30 | Hofstra | Daniel Rowe swats the layup by Woodrow Comstock | 62-56 |
| 05:29 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Daniel Rowe | 62-56 |
| 05:09 | Columbia | Frank Walker drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from John Moloney | 62-59 |
| 04:45 | Hofstra | John Moloney swats the layup by Thomas Roberson | 62-59 |
| 04:43 | Columbia | Thomas Hylton gets the rebound | 62-59 |
| 04:23 | Columbia | Thomas Hylton knocks in the turnaround from close range on a great pass from Frank Walker | 62-61 |
| 04:07 | Hofstra | Donald Roy misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Thomas Hylton - foul #4 on Thomas Hylton, team foul #6 | 62-61 |
| Subs | Hofstra | Paul Weems (SG), Brett Nance (SF) Thomas Roberson, Joseph Bedgood | |
| Subs | Columbia | Walter King (SG), Brendan Smith (SF), Brandon Conway (C) Frank Walker, Daniel Rowe, Thomas Hylton | |
| 04:07 | Hofstra | Donald Roy misses the 1st free throw | 62-61 |
| 04:07 | Hofstra | Donald Roy makes the 2nd free throw | 63-61 |
| 03:57 | Columbia | John Moloney makes the shot near the basket on a great pass from Brendan Smith and he's fouled by Brett Nance - foul #2 on Brett Nance, team foul #7 | 63-63 |
| Subs | Hofstra | Paul McGowan (PF), Larry Roesler (C) Donald Roy, James Goldstein | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 03:57 | Columbia | John Moloney misses the free throw | 63-63 |
| 03:57 | Hofstra | Brett Nance pulls down the rebound | 63-63 |
| 03:36 | Hofstra | 3 seconds is called on Paul McGowan | 63-63 |
| Subs | Hofstra | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Glenn Cordova (PF) John Moloney | |
| 03:22 | Columbia | Brendan Smith is fouled on the floor by Brett Nance - foul #3 on Brett Nance, team foul #8 | 63-63 |
| Subs | Hofstra | Joseph Bedgood (PF) Paul McGowan | |
| Subs | Columbia | Raymond Pinzon (PG), Thomas Hylton (PF) Elroy Lemons, Glenn Cordova | |
| 03:22 | Columbia | Brendan Smith makes the 1st free throw | 63-64 |
| 03:22 | Columbia | Brendan Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 63-64 |
| 03:22 | Hofstra | Larry Roesler gets the rebound | 63-64 |
| 03:05 | Hofstra | Woodrow Comstock buries a 3 pointer from straight away | 66-64 |
| Lineup | Hofstra | PG - Woodrow Comstock (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Paul Weems (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brett Nance (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Joseph Bedgood (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Larry Roesler (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Raymond Pinzon (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Walter King (fresh) 6 pts. 4 pf. SF - Brendan Smith (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. PF - Thomas Hylton (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Brandon Conway (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 02:41 | Columbia | Thomas Hylton misses long on a floater from the baseline | 66-64 |
| 02:39 | Hofstra | Joseph Bedgood pulls down the rebound | 66-64 |
| 02:32 | Hofstra | Woodrow Comstock misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 66-64 |
| 02:31 | Columbia | Thomas Hylton gets the rebound | 66-64 |
| 02:31 | Columbia | Columbia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-64 |
| Subs | Hofstra | Donald Roy (PF), James Goldstein (C) Joseph Bedgood, Larry Roesler | |
| Subs | Columbia | Frank Walker (PG), Daniel Rowe (PF) Raymond Pinzon, Thomas Hylton | |
| 02:16 | Columbia | Frank Walker comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 66-64 |
| 02:14 | Hofstra | James Goldstein gets the rebound | 66-64 |
| 01:53 | Hofstra | Paul Weems scores on a jumper from the left side | 68-64 |
| 01:39 | Columbia | Daniel Rowe's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 68-64 |
| Subs | Hofstra | Thomas Roberson (SG) Paul Weems | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 01:22 | Hofstra | Woodrow Comstock makes the turnaround from the right block set up by Donald Roy | 70-64 |
| 01:04 | Columbia | Frank Walker lays it up and in on a nice dish by Brandon Conway | 70-66 |
| Game Plan | Hofstra | Hofstra is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:36 | Hofstra | Brett Nance's floater is knocked away by Brandon Conway | 70-66 |
| 00:34 | Columbia | Brandon Conway pulls down the rebound | 70-66 |
| Game Plan | Hofstra | Hofstra is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:28 | Columbia | Daniel Rowe is whistled for traveling | 70-66 |
| Subs | Hofstra | Joseph Bedgood (PF) Donald Roy | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Game Plan | Hofstra | Hofstra is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:26 | Hofstra | Thomas Roberson is hacked by Frank Walker in the backcourt - foul #2 on Frank Walker, team foul #7 | 70-66 |
| Subs | Hofstra | Paul Weems (SG) Joseph Bedgood | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 00:26 | Hofstra | Thomas Roberson makes the 1st free throw | 71-66 |
| 00:26 | Hofstra | Thomas Roberson makes the 2nd free throw | 72-66 |
| 00:19 | Columbia | Brendan Smith is hacked by Brett Nance - foul #4 on Brett Nance, team foul #9 | 72-66 |
| Subs | Hofstra | Donald Roy (PF) Paul Weems | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 00:19 | Columbia | Brendan Smith makes the 1st free throw | 72-67 |
| 00:19 | Columbia | Brendan Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 72-68 |
| 00:18 | Hofstra | Frank Walker is called for the reach on Thomas Roberson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Frank Walker, team foul #8 | 72-68 |
| Subs | Hofstra | Paul Weems (SG) Donald Roy | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 00:18 | Hofstra | Thomas Roberson makes the 1st free throw | 73-68 |
| 00:18 | Hofstra | Thomas Roberson makes the 2nd free throw | 74-68 |
| 00:12 | Columbia | Frank Walker makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Brandon Conway | 74-71 |
| 00:10 | Hofstra | James Goldstein is hacked by Frank Walker in the backcourt - foul #4 on Frank Walker, team foul #9 | 74-71 |
| Subs | Hofstra | Larry Roesler (C) Paul Weems | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 00:10 | Hofstra | James Goldstein makes the 1st free throw | 75-71 |
| 00:10 | Hofstra | James Goldstein makes the 2nd free throw | 76-71 |
| 00:04 | Columbia | Walter King misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 76-71 |
| 00:03 | Hofstra | Larry Roesler gets the rebound | 76-71 |
| 00:02 | Hofstra | Larry Roesler is hacked by Walter King in the backcourt - foul #5 on Walter King, team foul #10 | 76-71 |
| Subs | Hofstra | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Elroy Lemons (SG) Walter King | |
| 00:02 | Hofstra | Larry Roesler makes the 1st free throw | 77-71 |
| 00:02 | Hofstra | Larry Roesler makes the 2nd free throw | 78-71 |
| 00:00 | Columbia | Frank Walker can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 78-71 |