| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Robert Wadsworth (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ryan Cull (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Thomas McClain (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Earl Wilner (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Jerrold Vue (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Carl Smith (fresh) SG - Wayne Songer (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ryan Simcox (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Frank Rank (fresh) 4 pts. C - Jimmy Zarnick (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Columbia | Thomas McClain inbounds the ball | 30-22 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:39 | Columbia | Carl Smith steals the ball from Robert Wadsworth | 30-22 |
| 19:35 | Utah State | Ryan Simcox can't throw it down | 30-22 |
| 19:33 | Columbia | Ryan Cull grabs the board | 30-22 |
| 19:18 | Columbia | Earl Wilner can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 30-22 |
| 19:17 | Columbia | Ryan Cull grabs the offensive rebound | 30-22 |
| 18:53 | Columbia | Ryan Cull misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 30-22 |
| 18:52 | Utah State | The rebound goes to Frank Rank | 30-22 |
| 18:38 | Utah State | Carl Smith drills a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Wayne Songer | 30-25 |
| 18:23 | Columbia | Robert Wadsworth comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 30-25 |
| 18:22 | Utah State | Ryan Simcox gets the rebound | 30-25 |
| 18:03 | Utah State | Carl Smith works out of a doubleteam and scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 30-27 |
| 17:44 | Columbia | Robert Wadsworth scores on a 3 pointer from straight away | 33-27 |
| 17:24 | Utah State | Jimmy Zarnick misses long on a jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Jerrold Vue - foul #1 on Jerrold Vue, team foul #1 | 33-27 |
| Subs | Columbia | William England (PF), Louis Pope (C) Earl Wilner, Jerrold Vue | |
| Subs | Utah State | Angel Marino (SG), Kenneth Stephenson (PF) Wayne Songer, Frank Rank | |
| 17:24 | Utah State | Jimmy Zarnick misses the 1st free throw | 33-27 |
| 17:24 | Utah State | Jimmy Zarnick makes the 2nd free throw | 33-28 |
| 17:01 | Columbia | Robert Wadsworth drills a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Ryan Cull | 35-28 |
| 16:46 | Utah State | Ryan Simcox is called for 5 seconds | 35-28 |
| Subs | Columbia | Edgar Magee (SG) Ryan Cull | |
| Subs | Utah State | Gary Battle (PG), Randolph Larson (SF), Bryan Booker (C) Carl Smith, Ryan Simcox, Jimmy Zarnick | |
| 16:29 | Columbia | Robert Wadsworth hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 35-28 |
| 16:28 | Columbia | The offensive rebound goes to Louis Pope | 35-28 |
| 15:59 | Columbia | Thomas McClain comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 35-28 |
| 15:58 | Utah State | The rebound goes to Bryan Booker | 35-28 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Robert Wadsworth (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Edgar Magee (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Thomas McClain (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - William England (fresh) C - Louis Pope (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Gary Battle (fresh) SG - Angel Marino (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Randolph Larson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kenneth Stephenson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Bryan Booker (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Utah State | Gary Battle is fouled on the floor by Louis Pope - foul #1 on Louis Pope, team foul #2 | 35-28 |
| Subs | Columbia | Ryan Cull (SG), Earl Wilner (PF), Jerrold Vue (C) Robert Wadsworth, William England, Louis Pope | |
| Subs | Utah State | Carl Smith (PG), Wayne Songer (SG), Frank Rank (PF) Gary Battle, Angel Marino, Kenneth Stephenson | |
| 15:20 | Utah State | Wayne Songer is hacked by Ryan Cull - foul #1 on Ryan Cull, team foul #3 | 35-28 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Utah State | Ryan Simcox (SF) Randolph Larson | |
| 14:54 | Utah State | Ryan Simcox connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 35-31 |
| 14:52 | Columbia | Edgar Magee loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 35-31 |
| 14:44 | Utah State | Wayne Songer scores on a floater from the right block | 35-33 |
| 14:15 | Columbia | Ryan Cull drills a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Edgar Magee | 38-33 |
| 13:59 | Utah State | Carl Smith splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Wayne Songer | 38-36 |
| 13:37 | Columbia | Bryan Booker steals it from Thomas McClain | 38-36 |
| 13:20 | Utah State | Bryan Booker can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 38-36 |
| 13:19 | Utah State | The offensive rebound goes to Bryan Booker | 38-36 |
| 12:52 | Utah State | Wayne Songer's pass is intercepted by Earl Wilner | 38-36 |
| 12:50 | Columbia | Edgar Magee throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 38-36 |
| Subs | Columbia | Robert Wadsworth (PG), Kirk Welch (SG), Raymundo Cervantes (SF), William England (PF), Louis Pope (C) Edgar Magee, Ryan Cull, Thomas McClain, Earl Wilner, Jerrold Vue | |
| Subs | Utah State | Gary Battle (PG), Angel Marino (SG), Randolph Larson (SF), Kenneth Stephenson (PF), Jimmy Zarnick (C) Carl Smith, Wayne Songer, Ryan Simcox, Frank Rank, Bryan Booker | |
| 12:36 | Utah State | Gary Battle's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-36 |
| 12:09 | Columbia | Robert Wadsworth makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Kirk Welch | 41-36 |
| 12:00 | Utah State | Jimmy Zarnick comes up short on the shot from the left wing but he's fouled by William England - foul #1 on William England, team foul #4 | 41-36 |
| 12:00 | Utah State | Jimmy Zarnick makes the 1st free throw | 41-37 |
| 12:00 | Utah State | Jimmy Zarnick misses the 2nd free throw | 41-37 |
| 12:00 | Columbia | Louis Pope pulls down the rebound | 41-37 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Robert Wadsworth (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kirk Welch (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Raymundo Cervantes (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William England (fresh) C - Louis Pope (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Gary Battle (fresh) SG - Angel Marino (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Randolph Larson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kenneth Stephenson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jimmy Zarnick (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Columbia | Louis Pope is hacked by Kenneth Stephenson - foul #1 on Kenneth Stephenson, team foul #1 | 41-37 |
| Subs | Columbia | Earl Wilner (PF) William England | |
| Subs | Utah State | Carl Smith (PG) Gary Battle | |
| 11:17 | Columbia | Raymundo Cervantes's pass is intercepted by Randolph Larson | 41-37 |
| 10:58 | Utah State | Carl Smith shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 41-37 |
| 10:57 | Columbia | Earl Wilner gets the rebound | 41-37 |
| 10:28 | Columbia | Louis Pope loses the dribble to Kenneth Stephenson | 41-37 |
| 10:09 | Utah State | Carl Smith is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 41-37 |
| 10:08 | Columbia | Louis Pope grabs the defensive rebound | 41-37 |
| 09:51 | Columbia | Robert Wadsworth misses long on a shot from the right wing | 41-37 |
| 09:49 | Columbia | Raymundo Cervantes tips it home | 43-37 |
| 09:25 | Utah State | Carl Smith hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Robert Wadsworth - foul #2 on Robert Wadsworth, team foul #5 | 43-37 |
| Subs | Columbia | Edgar Magee (PG), Ryan Cull (SG), Thomas McClain (SF), William England (PF), Jerrold Vue (C) Robert Wadsworth, Kirk Welch, Raymundo Cervantes, Earl Wilner, Louis Pope | |
| Subs | Utah State | Wayne Songer (SG), Ryan Simcox (SF), Frank Rank (PF), Bryan Booker (C) Angel Marino, Randolph Larson, Kenneth Stephenson, Jimmy Zarnick | |
| 09:25 | Utah State | Carl Smith makes the 1st free throw | 43-38 |
| 09:25 | Utah State | Carl Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 43-39 |
| 09:00 | Columbia | Jerrold Vue is called for traveling | 43-39 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Utah State | Gary Battle (PG) Carl Smith | |
| 08:48 | Utah State | Wayne Songer misses long on a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Ryan Cull - foul #2 on Ryan Cull, team foul #6 | 43-39 |
| 08:48 | Utah State | Wayne Songer makes the 1st free throw | 43-40 |
| 08:48 | Utah State | Wayne Songer makes the 2nd free throw | 43-41 |
| 08:24 | Columbia | Jerrold Vue misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by Bryan Booker - foul #1 on Bryan Booker, team foul #2 | 43-41 |
| Subs | Columbia | Robert Wadsworth (PG) Edgar Magee | |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| 08:24 | Columbia | Jerrold Vue makes the 1st free throw | 44-41 |
| 08:24 | Columbia | Jerrold Vue makes the 2nd free throw | 45-41 |
| 08:02 | Utah State | Gary Battle scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Bryan Booker | 45-44 |
| 07:34 | Columbia | Ryan Cull is hacked by Frank Rank - foul #1 on Frank Rank, team foul #3 | 45-44 |
| Subs | Columbia | Earl Wilner (PF) William England | |
| Subs | Utah State | Carl Smith (PG), Kenneth Stephenson (C) Gary Battle, Bryan Booker | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Robert Wadsworth (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ryan Cull (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas McClain (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Earl Wilner (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Jerrold Vue (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Carl Smith (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Wayne Songer (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ryan Simcox (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Frank Rank (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenneth Stephenson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:23 | Columbia | Earl Wilner banks in the layup | 47-44 |
| 07:06 | Utah State | Kenneth Stephenson's pass is intercepted by Earl Wilner | 47-44 |
| 06:42 | Columbia | Thomas McClain scores on a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Robert Wadsworth | 49-44 |
| 06:30 | Utah State | Kenneth Stephenson can't finish the layup | 49-44 |
| 06:28 | Utah State | Ryan Simcox pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-44 |
| 06:14 | Utah State | Frank Rank connects on the open jumper from the right block set up by Wayne Songer | 49-46 |
| 05:54 | Columbia | Earl Wilner misses badly on a turnaround from the left block | 49-46 |
| 05:52 | Utah State | The rebound goes to Ryan Simcox | 49-46 |
| 05:40 | Utah State | Frank Rank's fadeaway is rejected by Thomas McClain | 49-46 |
| 05:38 | Columbia | Robert Wadsworth grabs the board | 49-46 |
| 05:20 | Columbia | Robert Wadsworth misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 49-46 |
| 05:18 | Columbia | Earl Wilner tips it in | 51-46 |
| 05:05 | Utah State | Carl Smith is hacked by Robert Wadsworth - foul #3 on Robert Wadsworth, team foul #7 | 51-46 |
| Subs | Columbia | Edgar Magee (PG), Kirk Welch (SG), Raymundo Cervantes (SF), Louis Pope (C) Robert Wadsworth, Ryan Cull, Thomas McClain, Jerrold Vue | |
| Subs | Utah State | Angel Marino (SG), Randolph Larson (SF), Bryan Booker (PF), Jimmy Zarnick (C) Wayne Songer, Ryan Simcox, Frank Rank, Kenneth Stephenson | |
| 05:05 | Utah State | Carl Smith makes the 1st free throw | 51-47 |
| 05:05 | Utah State | Carl Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 51-48 |
| 04:43 | Columbia | Raymundo Cervantes scores on a fadeaway from the left wing | 53-48 |
| 04:25 | Utah State | Carl Smith is fouled on the floor by Edgar Magee - foul #3 on Edgar Magee, team foul #8 | 53-48 |
| Subs | Columbia | William England (PF) Earl Wilner | |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| 04:25 | Utah State | Carl Smith makes the 1st free throw | 53-49 |
| 04:25 | Utah State | Carl Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 53-50 |
| 04:10 | Columbia | Raymundo Cervantes loses the ball out of bounds | 53-50 |
| Subs | Columbia | Robert Wadsworth (PG) Kirk Welch | |
| Subs | Utah State | Gary Battle (PG) Carl Smith | |
| 03:55 | Utah State | Gary Battle misses badly on the uncontested 3 from straight away | 53-50 |
| 03:53 | Columbia | Louis Pope grabs the defensive rebound | 53-50 |
| 03:35 | Columbia | Robert Wadsworth hits a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Edgar Magee | 56-50 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Robert Wadsworth (fresh) 19 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Edgar Magee (fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Raymundo Cervantes (fresh) 6 pts. PF - William England (fresh) C - Louis Pope (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Gary Battle (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Angel Marino (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Randolph Larson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Bryan Booker (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Jimmy Zarnick (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:21 | Utah State | Gary Battle misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 56-50 |
| 03:20 | Columbia | Louis Pope grabs the board | 56-50 |
| 03:02 | Columbia | William England clanks a 3 from the left wing | 56-50 |
| 03:00 | Utah State | Jimmy Zarnick gets the rebound | 56-50 |
| 03:00 | Utah State | Utah State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-50 |
| Subs | Columbia | Ryan Cull (SG), Thomas McClain (SF), Earl Wilner (PF), Jerrold Vue (C) Edgar Magee, Raymundo Cervantes, William England, Louis Pope | |
| Subs | Utah State | Carl Smith (PG), Wayne Songer (SG), Ryan Simcox (SF), Frank Rank (PF) Gary Battle, Angel Marino, Randolph Larson, Bryan Booker | |
| 02:38 | Utah State | Carl Smith comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 56-50 |
| 02:37 | Utah State | Ryan Simcox gets the offensive rebound | 56-50 |
| 02:24 | Utah State | Carl Smith scores on a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Wayne Songer | 56-52 |
| 02:04 | Columbia | Jerrold Vue buries a driving attempt from the right block | 58-52 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 01:40 | Utah State | Ryan Simcox scores on a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Wayne Songer | 58-54 |
| 01:13 | Columbia | Thomas McClain is hacked by Frank Rank - foul #2 on Frank Rank, team foul #4 | 58-54 |
| 00:54 | Columbia | Earl Wilner comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Frank Rank - foul #3 on Frank Rank, team foul #5 | 58-54 |
| 00:54 | Columbia | Earl Wilner makes the 1st free throw | 59-54 |
| 00:54 | Columbia | Earl Wilner misses the 2nd free throw | 59-54 |
| 00:54 | Utah State | Jimmy Zarnick grabs the board | 59-54 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:44 | Utah State | Jimmy Zarnick loses the dribble to Jerrold Vue | 59-54 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| 00:41 | Columbia | Wayne Songer is called for the reach on Ryan Cull in the backcourt - foul #2 on Wayne Songer, team foul #6 | 59-54 |
| Subs | Columbia | William England (PF) Earl Wilner | |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| 00:38 | Columbia | Ryan Cull is fouled on the floor by Wayne Songer - foul #3 on Wayne Songer, team foul #7 | 59-54 |
| 00:38 | Columbia | Ryan Cull misses the 1st free throw | 59-54 |
| 00:38 | Utah State | Frank Rank snags the defensive board | 59-54 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| 00:30 | Utah State | Frank Rank is fouled on the floor by Ryan Cull - foul #3 on Ryan Cull, team foul #9 | 59-54 |
| Subs | Columbia | Earl Wilner (PF) William England | |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| 00:30 | Utah State | Frank Rank makes the 1st free throw | 59-55 |
| 00:30 | Utah State | Frank Rank makes the 2nd free throw | 59-56 |
| 00:29 | Columbia | Ryan Cull is hacked by Wayne Songer in the backcourt - foul #4 on Wayne Songer, team foul #8 | 59-56 |
| Subs | Columbia | Raymundo Cervantes (SF), William England (PF) Thomas McClain, Earl Wilner | |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| 00:29 | Columbia | Ryan Cull misses the 1st free throw | 59-56 |
| 00:29 | Utah State | Frank Rank pulls down the rebound | 59-56 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| 00:21 | Utah State | Wayne Songer misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 59-56 |
| 00:19 | Utah State | Wayne Songer pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-56 |
| 00:16 | Utah State | Carl Smith evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 from straight away | 59-56 |
| 00:15 | Columbia | William England gets the rebound | 59-56 |
| 00:15 | Columbia | Columbia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-56 |
| 00:13 | Columbia | William England is fouled in the backcourt by Wayne Songer - foul #5 on Wayne Songer, team foul #9 | 59-56 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Utah State | Angel Marino (SG) Wayne Songer | |
| 00:13 | Columbia | William England makes the 1st free throw | 60-56 |
| 00:13 | Columbia | William England makes the 2nd free throw | 61-56 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| 00:08 | Utah State | Ryan Simcox scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 61-59 |
| 00:05 | Columbia | Carl Smith is called for the reach on William England in the backcourt - foul #2 on Carl Smith, team foul #10 | 61-59 |
| Subs | Columbia | Thomas McClain (SF) Raymundo Cervantes | |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| 00:05 | Columbia | William England makes the 1st free throw | 62-59 |
| 00:05 | Columbia | William England misses the 2nd free throw | 62-59 |
| 00:05 | Utah State | The rebound goes to Jimmy Zarnick | 62-59 |
| 00:05 | Utah State | Utah State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-59 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| 00:01 | Utah State | Carl Smith works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 62-59 |
| 00:00 | Utah State | The offensive rebound goes to Ryan Simcox | 62-59 |