| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Gerard Thorton (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Laury (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Carr (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Kevin Parkes (fresh) 3 reb. C - Martin Quinlan (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Richard Millan (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Casey Wright (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Brian Peck (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ian Lantz (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - John Houseknecht (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | East Carolina | Brian Peck inbounds the ball | 26-37 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:46 | East Carolina | Gerard Thorton steps in front of the John Houseknecht pass | 26-37 |
| 19:43 | Columbia | Gerard Thorton hits the finger roll | 28-37 |
| 19:22 | East Carolina | Gerard Thorton steals the ball from Richard Millan | 28-37 |
| 19:19 | Columbia | Gerard Thorton misses the easy layup | 28-37 |
| 19:17 | Columbia | Christopher Laury gets the offensive rebound | 28-37 |
| 19:12 | Columbia | Martin Quinlan buries a floater near the basket | 30-37 |
| 19:01 | East Carolina | Michael Carr denies the turnaround by Casey Wright | 30-37 |
| 19:00 | East Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to John Houseknecht | 30-37 |
| 18:37 | East Carolina | Ian Lantz hits a 3 pointer from the left wing | 30-40 |
| 18:22 | Columbia | Michael Carr clanks a jump hook from the left block | 30-40 |
| 18:21 | East Carolina | Casey Wright gets the rebound | 30-40 |
| 18:07 | East Carolina | Ian Lantz misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 30-40 |
| 18:06 | Columbia | Martin Quinlan gets the rebound | 30-40 |
| 17:53 | Columbia | Gerard Thorton banks in the layup | 32-40 |
| 17:45 | East Carolina | Casey Wright misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 32-40 |
| 17:43 | Columbia | Kevin Parkes grabs the board | 32-40 |
| 17:22 | Columbia | Christopher Laury misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 32-40 |
| 17:21 | Columbia | Martin Quinlan tips it home | 34-40 |
| 17:08 | East Carolina | Casey Wright comes up short on the runner from the right block but he's fouled by Michael Carr - foul #3 on Michael Carr, team foul #1 | 34-40 |
| Subs | Columbia | Howard Cole (PG), William Jones (SG), Terry Trout (SF), Gordon Loucks (PF), Gary Smith (C) Gerard Thorton, Christopher Laury, Michael Carr, Kevin Parkes, Martin Quinlan | |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Rhine (PG), Joel Costello (SF), David Jourdan (PF), James Loeffler (C) Richard Millan, Brian Peck, Ian Lantz, John Houseknecht | |
| 17:08 | East Carolina | Casey Wright makes the 1st free throw | 34-41 |
| 17:08 | East Carolina | Casey Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 34-42 |
| 16:51 | Columbia | William Jones is whistled for traveling | 34-42 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Nicholas Farley (SG) Casey Wright | |
| 16:42 | East Carolina | David Jourdan can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 34-42 |
| 16:41 | Columbia | Gordon Loucks grabs the defensive rebound | 34-42 |
| 16:24 | Columbia | Gary Smith's fadeaway is rejected by James Loeffler | 34-42 |
| 16:22 | East Carolina | Joel Costello grabs the board | 34-42 |
| 16:15 | East Carolina | David Jourdan can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Gordon Loucks - foul #2 on Gordon Loucks, team foul #2 | 34-42 |
| 16:15 | East Carolina | David Jourdan makes the 1st free throw | 34-43 |
| 16:15 | East Carolina | David Jourdan makes the 2nd free throw | 34-44 |
| 15:53 | Columbia | Gary Smith misses the lay-in | 34-44 |
| 15:52 | East Carolina | Joel Costello grabs the defensive rebound | 34-44 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Howard Cole (fresh) 2 ast. SG - William Jones (fresh) SF - Terry Trout (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Gordon Loucks (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Gary Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - James Rhine (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nicholas Farley (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joel Costello (fresh) 3 reb. PF - David Jourdan (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - James Loeffler (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:48 | East Carolina | James Rhine scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Nicholas Farley | 34-47 |
| 15:26 | Columbia | Howard Cole misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 34-47 |
| 15:24 | East Carolina | James Rhine grabs the defensive rebound | 34-47 |
| 15:19 | East Carolina | Nicholas Farley buries a runner from the baseline on a great pass from Joel Costello | 34-49 |
| 14:58 | Columbia | Howard Cole knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Gary Smith | 37-49 |
| 14:53 | East Carolina | Nicholas Farley's layup is rejected by Gordon Loucks | 37-49 |
| 14:51 | East Carolina | Joel Costello gets the offensive rebound | 37-49 |
| 14:42 | East Carolina | William Jones takes the ball from Nicholas Farley | 37-49 |
| 14:39 | Columbia | Terry Trout lays it up and in on a nice dish by William Jones | 39-49 |
| 14:16 | East Carolina | Nicholas Farley misses short on a jump hook from close range | 39-49 |
| 14:15 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Howard Cole | 39-49 |
| 13:58 | Columbia | Howard Cole makes the runner from the baseline on a great pass from Terry Trout | 41-49 |
| 13:30 | East Carolina | James Loeffler misses badly on a turnaround in the paint | 41-49 |
| 13:28 | East Carolina | Joel Costello grabs the offensive board | 41-49 |
| 13:19 | East Carolina | Joel Costello misses badly on a runner near the basket | 41-49 |
| 13:17 | Columbia | Terry Trout snags the defensive board | 41-49 |
| 12:48 | Columbia | Gary Smith buries a floater from the left wing set up by William Jones | 43-49 |
| 12:38 | East Carolina | Nicholas Farley misses short on a jump hook in the paint | 43-49 |
| 12:37 | East Carolina | James Loeffler gets the offensive rebound | 43-49 |
| 12:25 | East Carolina | Nicholas Farley hits a driving attempt in the paint | 43-51 |
| 12:08 | Columbia | Howard Cole is called for traveling | 43-51 |
| Subs | Columbia | Gerard Thorton (PG), Christopher Laury (SG), Michael Carr (SF), Kevin Parkes (PF), Martin Quinlan (C) Howard Cole, William Jones, Terry Trout, Gordon Loucks, Gary Smith | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Richard Millan (PG), Casey Wright (SG), Brian Peck (SF), Ian Lantz (PF), John Houseknecht (C) James Rhine, Nicholas Farley, Joel Costello, David Jourdan, James Loeffler | |
| 11:47 | East Carolina | Casey Wright's fadeaway is rejected by Kevin Parkes | 43-51 |
| 11:46 | Columbia | Kevin Parkes snags the defensive board | 43-51 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Gerard Thorton (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Christopher Laury (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Carr (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Kevin Parkes (fresh) 5 reb. C - Martin Quinlan (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Richard Millan (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Casey Wright (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Brian Peck (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ian Lantz (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - John Houseknecht (fresh) | |
| 11:26 | Columbia | Ian Lantz is called for the reach on Kevin Parkes - foul #3 on Ian Lantz, team foul #1 | 43-51 |
| 11:11 | Columbia | Michael Carr clanks a fadeaway from the left block | 43-51 |
| 11:10 | East Carolina | John Houseknecht grabs the board | 43-51 |
| 10:55 | East Carolina | Richard Millan scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Ian Lantz | 43-53 |
| 10:38 | Columbia | Christopher Laury misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane | 43-53 |
| 10:37 | Columbia | Gerard Thorton tips it home | 45-53 |
| 10:12 | East Carolina | Casey Wright throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-53 |
| 09:49 | Columbia | Gerard Thorton misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 45-53 |
| 09:47 | East Carolina | John Houseknecht pulls down the rebound | 45-53 |
| 09:42 | East Carolina | Casey Wright knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Ian Lantz | 45-56 |
| 09:24 | Columbia | Kevin Parkes comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Ian Lantz - foul #4 on Ian Lantz, team foul #2 | 45-56 |
| Subs | Columbia | Howard Cole (PG), William Jones (SG), Terry Trout (SF), Wesley Graybeal (C) Gerard Thorton, Christopher Laury, Michael Carr, Martin Quinlan | |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Rhine (SG), Rocco Romano (PF), David Jourdan (C) Casey Wright, Ian Lantz, John Houseknecht | |
| 09:24 | Columbia | Kevin Parkes makes the 1st free throw | 46-56 |
| 09:24 | Columbia | Kevin Parkes misses the 2nd free throw | 46-56 |
| 09:24 | East Carolina | David Jourdan snags the defensive board | 46-56 |
| 09:08 | East Carolina | James Rhine misses the easy layup | 46-56 |
| 09:06 | East Carolina | David Jourdan tips it in | 46-58 |
| 08:45 | Columbia | Richard Millan steals the ball from Howard Cole | 46-58 |
| 08:42 | East Carolina | Richard Millan hits the finger roll | 46-60 |
| 08:26 | Columbia | Terry Trout is hacked by Richard Millan - foul #3 on Richard Millan, team foul #3 | 46-60 |
| Subs | Columbia | Michael Carr (SF), Gary Smith (C) William Jones, Kevin Parkes | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Nicholas Farley (SG), Joel Costello (SF), James Loeffler (C) Richard Millan, Brian Peck, Rocco Romano | |
| 08:12 | Columbia | Gary Smith makes the jump hook from close range on a great pass from Howard Cole | 48-60 |
| 07:57 | East Carolina | Joel Costello throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-60 |
| Subs | Columbia | Gerard Thorton (PG), Christopher Laury (SG), Gordon Loucks (PF), Martin Quinlan (C) Howard Cole, Terry Trout, Wesley Graybeal, Gary Smith | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Casey Wright (SG), Ian Lantz (PF) Nicholas Farley, David Jourdan | |
| 07:45 | Columbia | James Rhine steals it from Gerard Thorton | 48-60 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Gerard Thorton (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Christopher Laury (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Carr (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Gordon Loucks (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Martin Quinlan (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - James Rhine (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Casey Wright (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Joel Costello (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Ian Lantz (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. C - James Loeffler (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:34 | East Carolina | Joel Costello misses short on a floater in the lane | 48-60 |
| 07:33 | Columbia | Christopher Laury snags the defensive board | 48-60 |
| 07:14 | Columbia | Gordon Loucks's floater is tipped away by Joel Costello | 48-60 |
| 07:13 | East Carolina | Casey Wright grabs the board | 48-60 |
| 07:03 | East Carolina | Ian Lantz comes up short on the runner in the paint | 48-60 |
| 07:02 | East Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to James Rhine | 48-60 |
| 06:48 | East Carolina | Joel Costello is fouled on the floor by Christopher Laury - foul #1 on Christopher Laury, team foul #3 | 48-60 |
| Subs | Columbia | Terry Trout (SG), Howard Cole (SF) Christopher Laury, Michael Carr | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Richard Millan (PG), Nicholas Farley (SF), John Houseknecht (C) James Rhine, Joel Costello, James Loeffler | |
| 06:24 | East Carolina | John Houseknecht hits a driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Richard Millan | 48-62 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 06:22 | Columbia | Richard Millan is called for the reach on Gerard Thorton in the backcourt - foul #4 on Richard Millan, team foul #4 | 48-62 |
| Subs | Columbia | William Jones (SG), Wesley Graybeal (PF), Gary Smith (C) Gerard Thorton, Gordon Loucks, Martin Quinlan | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Brian Peck (SF) Casey Wright | |
| 06:02 | Columbia | Gary Smith misses short on a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Nicholas Farley - foul #1 on Nicholas Farley, team foul #5 | 48-62 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | David Jourdan (PF) Ian Lantz | |
| 06:02 | Columbia | Gary Smith misses the 1st free throw | 48-62 |
| 06:02 | Columbia | Gary Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 49-62 |
| 05:44 | East Carolina | Richard Millan misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 49-62 |
| 05:42 | Columbia | Wesley Graybeal grabs the board | 49-62 |
| 05:37 | Columbia | Howard Cole buries a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Wesley Graybeal and he's fouled by Nicholas Farley - foul #2 on Nicholas Farley, team foul #6 | 51-62 |
| Subs | Columbia | Christopher Laury (SG), Michael Carr (SF), Kevin Parkes (PF) William Jones, Terry Trout, Wesley Graybeal | |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Rhine (SG) Nicholas Farley | |
| 05:37 | Columbia | Howard Cole misses the free throw | 51-62 |
| 05:37 | Columbia | The offensive rebound goes to Kevin Parkes | 51-62 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:20 | Columbia | Kevin Parkes knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing | 54-62 |
| 05:04 | East Carolina | Brian Peck loses the ball out of bounds | 54-62 |
| Subs | Columbia | Gerard Thorton (PG), Martin Quinlan (C) Howard Cole, Gary Smith | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Casey Wright (SG), James Loeffler (C) Richard Millan, John Houseknecht | |
| 04:52 | Columbia | Gerard Thorton hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 54-62 |
| 04:51 | Columbia | Kevin Parkes hits the follow up shot | 56-62 |
| 04:30 | East Carolina | Casey Wright is fouled on the floor by Christopher Laury - foul #2 on Christopher Laury, team foul #4 | 56-62 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Joel Costello (SF), Ian Lantz (PF) Brian Peck, James Loeffler | |
| 04:15 | East Carolina | Ian Lantz makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by James Rhine | 56-65 |
| 03:49 | Columbia | Gerard Thorton can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Joel Costello - foul #3 on Joel Costello, team foul #7 | 56-65 |
| Subs | Columbia | Terry Trout (SG), Gordon Loucks (PF) Christopher Laury, Kevin Parkes | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Richard Millan (PG) James Rhine | |
| 03:49 | Columbia | Gerard Thorton makes the 1st free throw | 57-65 |
| 03:49 | Columbia | Gerard Thorton makes the 2nd free throw | 58-65 |
| 03:33 | East Carolina | Casey Wright misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Martin Quinlan - foul #1 on Martin Quinlan, team foul #5 | 58-65 |
| Subs | Columbia | Howard Cole (PG), William Jones (SG), Gary Smith (C) Gerard Thorton, Michael Carr, Martin Quinlan | |
| Subs | East Carolina | John Houseknecht (C) David Jourdan | |
| 03:33 | East Carolina | Casey Wright makes the 1st free throw | 58-66 |
| 03:33 | East Carolina | Casey Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 58-67 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Howard Cole (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Jones (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Terry Trout (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gordon Loucks (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Gary Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Richard Millan (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Casey Wright (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Joel Costello (fresh) 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Ian Lantz (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. C - John Houseknecht (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:21 | Columbia | Gordon Loucks can't connect on a jumper from the baseline | 58-67 |
| 03:20 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Ian Lantz | 58-67 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:15 | East Carolina | Casey Wright knocks in the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Richard Millan | 58-69 |
| 03:04 | Columbia | Gordon Loucks is called for a backcourt violation | 58-69 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Nicholas Farley (SG), Brian Peck (SF) Casey Wright, Joel Costello | |
| 02:52 | East Carolina | A charge is called on Richard Millan - foul #5 on Richard Millan, team foul #8 | 58-69 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Casey Wright (SG) Richard Millan | |
| 02:50 | Columbia | Columbia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-69 |
| Subs | Columbia | Gerard Thorton (PG), Christopher Laury (SG), Michael Carr (SF), Kevin Parkes (PF), Martin Quinlan (C) Howard Cole, William Jones, Terry Trout, Gordon Loucks, Gary Smith | |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Rhine (PG) Nicholas Farley | |
| 02:37 | Columbia | Gerard Thorton misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 58-69 |
| 02:36 | East Carolina | John Houseknecht snags the defensive board | 58-69 |
| 02:33 | East Carolina | Gerard Thorton is called for the reach on James Rhine in the backcourt - foul #1 on Gerard Thorton, team foul #6 | 58-69 |
| 02:26 | East Carolina | John Houseknecht drills a floater from close range on a great pass from James Rhine and the foul's on Martin Quinlan - foul #2 on Martin Quinlan, team foul #7 | 58-71 |
| Subs | Columbia | Howard Cole (PG), William Jones (SG), Terry Trout (SF), Gordon Loucks (PF), Gary Smith (C) Gerard Thorton, Christopher Laury, Michael Carr, Kevin Parkes, Martin Quinlan | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Nicholas Farley (SG), Joel Costello (SF), David Jourdan (PF) Casey Wright, Brian Peck, Ian Lantz | |
| 02:26 | East Carolina | John Houseknecht misses the free throw | 58-71 |
| 02:26 | East Carolina | Joel Costello gets the offensive rebound | 58-71 |
| 02:12 | East Carolina | John Houseknecht double dribbles | 58-71 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Loeffler (C) John Houseknecht | |
| 02:01 | Columbia | Terry Trout misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 58-71 |
| 02:00 | East Carolina | James Loeffler grabs the board | 58-71 |
| 01:55 | East Carolina | Gordon Loucks picks off the pass by James Rhine | 58-71 |
| 01:43 | Columbia | Gordon Loucks scores on a driving attempt from the left block | 60-71 |
| 01:23 | East Carolina | Nicholas Farley can't throw it down but the foul's on Howard Cole - foul #2 on Howard Cole, team foul #8 | 60-71 |
| 01:23 | East Carolina | Nicholas Farley misses the 1st free throw | 60-71 |
| 01:23 | East Carolina | Nicholas Farley makes the 2nd free throw | 60-72 |
| 01:09 | Columbia | Gordon Loucks misses short on a floater from the left block | 60-72 |
| 01:07 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to James Rhine | 60-72 |
| 01:03 | East Carolina | James Loeffler is called for a charge - foul #1 on James Loeffler, team foul #9 | 60-72 |
| 00:53 | Columbia | Gordon Loucks connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by William Jones | 63-72 |
| 00:53 | East Carolina | East Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-72 |
| Subs | Columbia | Gerard Thorton (PG), Christopher Laury (SG), Michael Carr (SF), Kevin Parkes (PF), Martin Quinlan (C) Howard Cole, William Jones, Terry Trout, Gordon Loucks, Gary Smith | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Casey Wright (SG), Brian Peck (SF), Ian Lantz (PF), John Houseknecht (C) Nicholas Farley, Joel Costello, David Jourdan, James Loeffler | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:52 | East Carolina | Christopher Laury is called for the reach on Casey Wright in the backcourt - foul #3 on Christopher Laury, team foul #9 | 63-72 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Nicholas Farley (PG), Joel Costello (C) Brian Peck, John Houseknecht | |
| 00:52 | East Carolina | Casey Wright makes the 1st free throw | 63-73 |
| 00:52 | East Carolina | Casey Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 63-74 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:46 | Columbia | Christopher Laury makes the floater from the left side on a great pass from Gerard Thorton | 65-74 |
| 00:44 | East Carolina | Nicholas Farley is fouled in the backcourt by Gerard Thorton - foul #2 on Gerard Thorton, team foul #10 | 65-74 |
| 00:44 | East Carolina | Nicholas Farley makes the 1st free throw | 65-75 |
| 00:44 | East Carolina | Nicholas Farley misses the 2nd free throw | 65-75 |
| 00:44 | Columbia | Martin Quinlan grabs the board | 65-75 |
| 00:39 | Columbia | Gerard Thorton is fouled on the floor by Ian Lantz - foul #5 on Ian Lantz, team foul #10 | 65-75 |
| Subs | Columbia | Terry Trout (SG), Howard Cole (SF), Gordon Loucks (PF), Gary Smith (C) Christopher Laury, Michael Carr, Kevin Parkes, Martin Quinlan | |
| Subs | East Carolina | David Jourdan (PF), James Loeffler (C) Casey Wright, Ian Lantz | |
| 00:39 | Columbia | Gerard Thorton makes the 1st free throw | 66-75 |
| 00:39 | Columbia | Gerard Thorton makes the 2nd free throw | 67-75 |
| 00:37 | East Carolina | Gerard Thorton is called for the reach on James Rhine in the backcourt - foul #3 on Gerard Thorton, team foul #11 | 67-75 |
| Subs | Columbia | Christopher Laury (SG), Michael Carr (SF), Kevin Parkes (PF), Martin Quinlan (C) Terry Trout, Howard Cole, Gordon Loucks, Gary Smith | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Casey Wright (SG), John Houseknecht (C) David Jourdan, James Loeffler | |
| 00:37 | East Carolina | James Rhine misses the 1st free throw | 67-75 |
| 00:37 | East Carolina | James Rhine makes the 2nd free throw | 67-76 |
| 00:31 | Columbia | Christopher Laury misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 67-76 |
| 00:30 | Columbia | Kevin Parkes pulls down the offensive rebound | 67-76 |
| 00:28 | Columbia | John Houseknecht is called for the reach on Gerard Thorton - foul #1 on John Houseknecht, team foul #11 | 67-76 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Brian Peck (SF), David Jourdan (PF) Nicholas Farley, Joel Costello | |
| 00:28 | Columbia | Gerard Thorton makes the 1st free throw | 68-76 |
| 00:28 | Columbia | Gerard Thorton misses the 2nd free throw | 68-76 |
| 00:28 | East Carolina | David Jourdan gets the rebound | 68-76 |
| 00:28 | East Carolina | East Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 68-76 |
| 00:27 | East Carolina | Casey Wright is fouled in the backcourt by Christopher Laury - foul #4 on Christopher Laury, team foul #12 | 68-76 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Nicholas Farley (PG), Joel Costello (PF) Brian Peck, David Jourdan | |
| 00:27 | East Carolina | Casey Wright makes the 1st free throw | 68-77 |
| 00:27 | East Carolina | Casey Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 68-78 |
| 00:21 | Columbia | Michael Carr misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Casey Wright - foul #2 on Casey Wright, team foul #12 | 68-78 |
| Subs | Columbia | Howard Cole (PG), Terry Trout (SG), Gordon Loucks (PF), Gary Smith (C) Gerard Thorton, Christopher Laury, Kevin Parkes, Martin Quinlan | |
| Subs | East Carolina | David Jourdan (PF), James Loeffler (C) Casey Wright, John Houseknecht | |
| 00:21 | Columbia | Michael Carr misses the 1st free throw | 68-78 |
| 00:21 | Columbia | Michael Carr makes the 2nd free throw | 69-78 |
| 00:18 | East Carolina | Nicholas Farley is fouled in the backcourt by Terry Trout - foul #3 on Terry Trout, team foul #13 | 69-78 |
| Subs | Columbia | Gerard Thorton (PG), Christopher Laury (SG), Kevin Parkes (PF), Martin Quinlan (C) Howard Cole, Terry Trout, Gordon Loucks, Gary Smith | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Casey Wright (SG), John Houseknecht (C) David Jourdan, James Loeffler | |
| 00:18 | East Carolina | Nicholas Farley makes the 1st free throw | 69-79 |
| 00:18 | East Carolina | Nicholas Farley misses the 2nd free throw | 69-79 |
| 00:18 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Kevin Parkes | 69-79 |
| 00:11 | Columbia | Kevin Parkes can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint | 69-79 |
| 00:09 | East Carolina | Joel Costello grabs the board | 69-79 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | East Carolina | Nicholas Farley runs out the clock | 69-79 |