| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Roberto Rossi (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Harden (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Turpin (fresh) 3 reb. PF - James Coleman (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Roderick Sloan (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Todd Deboer (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Lester Faulkner (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jimmie Glinski (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Green (fresh) 4 reb. C - Nathan Sutton (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Howard | Jimmie Glinski inbounds the ball | 30-22 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:39 | Howard | Todd Deboer splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 30-22 |
| 19:37 | Columbia | Roderick Sloan pulls down the rebound | 30-22 |
| 19:11 | Columbia | Roberto Rossi can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Donald Green - foul #2 on Donald Green, team foul #1 | 30-22 |
| 19:11 | Columbia | Roberto Rossi makes the 1st free throw | 31-22 |
| 19:11 | Columbia | Roberto Rossi misses the 2nd free throw | 31-22 |
| 19:11 | Howard | Jimmie Glinski pulls down the rebound | 31-22 |
| 18:55 | Howard | Nathan Sutton misses short on a fadeaway from the right block | 31-22 |
| 18:54 | Columbia | The rebound goes to James Coleman | 31-22 |
| 18:37 | Columbia | Donald Green steps in front of the David Harden pass | 31-22 |
| 18:21 | Howard | Nathan Sutton is fouled on the floor by Thomas Turpin - foul #3 on Thomas Turpin, team foul #1 | 31-22 |
| 18:11 | Howard | Todd Deboer splits the doubleteam but misses short on a shot from the right wing | 31-22 |
| 18:10 | Columbia | Roderick Sloan snags the defensive board | 31-22 |
| 17:48 | Columbia | Nathan Sutton steals it from David Harden | 31-22 |
| 17:26 | Howard | Nathan Sutton is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Nathan Sutton, team foul #2 | 31-22 |
| 17:05 | Columbia | Roderick Sloan makes the driving attempt in the lane | 33-22 |
| 16:44 | Howard | Todd Deboer shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 33-22 |
| 16:42 | Columbia | James Coleman grabs the defensive rebound | 33-22 |
| 16:13 | Columbia | James Coleman loses the ball out of bounds | 33-22 |
| Subs | Columbia | Carl Bowe (PF), Ralph Lyman (C) James Coleman, Roderick Sloan | |
| Subs | Howard | Bryan Mackey (PG), Martin Lampkin (SG), Percy Kilgore (PF), Roger Woodell (C) Todd Deboer, Lester Faulkner, Donald Green, Nathan Sutton | |
| 15:56 | Howard | Bryan Mackey knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Percy Kilgore and he's hacked by David Harden - foul #2 on David Harden, team foul #2 | 33-24 |
| Subs | Columbia | Julius Harrison (SG) David Harden | |
| Subs | Howard | Al Hwang (C) Jimmie Glinski | |
| 15:56 | Howard | Bryan Mackey makes the free throw | 33-25 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Roberto Rossi (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Julius Harrison (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Thomas Turpin (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Carl Bowe (fresh) 4 pts. C - Ralph Lyman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Bryan Mackey (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Martin Lampkin (fresh) SF - Roger Woodell (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. PF - Percy Kilgore (fresh) C - Al Hwang (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:30 | Columbia | Carl Bowe misses the shot from just outside the lane | 33-25 |
| 15:28 | Columbia | Thomas Turpin hits the follow up shot | 35-25 |
| 15:10 | Howard | Bryan Mackey makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 35-28 |
| 14:47 | Columbia | Julius Harrison misses short on a jumper from the left side | 35-28 |
| 14:46 | Howard | Roger Woodell pulls down the rebound | 35-28 |
| 14:30 | Howard | Martin Lampkin is whistled for a carry | 35-28 |
| Subs | Columbia | David Harden (SG), James Coleman (PF), Roderick Sloan (C) Julius Harrison, Carl Bowe, Ralph Lyman | |
| Subs | Howard | Todd Deboer (PG), Lester Faulkner (SG), Jimmie Glinski (SF), Nathan Sutton (PF) Bryan Mackey, Martin Lampkin, Roger Woodell, Percy Kilgore | |
| 14:01 | Columbia | The short jumper by Roderick Sloan is denied by Jimmie Glinski | 35-28 |
| 14:00 | Columbia | Roberto Rossi can't tip it in | 35-28 |
| 13:59 | Columbia | Roderick Sloan grabs the offensive board | 35-28 |
| 13:32 | Columbia | Roberto Rossi misses short on a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Nathan Sutton - foul #3 on Nathan Sutton, team foul #3 | 35-28 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Howard | Donald Green (PF) Nathan Sutton | |
| 13:32 | Columbia | Roberto Rossi makes the 1st free throw | 36-28 |
| 13:32 | Columbia | Roberto Rossi makes the 2nd free throw | 37-28 |
| 13:11 | Howard | Jimmie Glinski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 37-28 |
| 13:09 | Howard | Lester Faulkner snags the offensive board | 37-28 |
| 12:42 | Howard | Jimmie Glinski misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 37-28 |
| 12:41 | Columbia | David Harden pulls down the rebound | 37-28 |
| 12:22 | Columbia | Roderick Sloan misses short on a floater in the lane | 37-28 |
| 12:21 | Howard | Al Hwang snags the defensive board | 37-28 |
| 12:01 | Howard | Lester Faulkner misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 37-28 |
| 11:59 | Howard | The offensive rebound goes to Donald Green | 37-28 |
| 11:43 | Howard | Jimmie Glinski connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Donald Green | 37-31 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Roberto Rossi (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Harden (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Turpin (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - James Coleman (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Roderick Sloan (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Todd Deboer (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Lester Faulkner (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jimmie Glinski (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Donald Green (fresh) 5 reb. C - Al Hwang (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:28 | Columbia | Roberto Rossi connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Thomas Turpin | 39-31 |
| 11:09 | Howard | James Coleman blocks the short jumper by Donald Green | 39-31 |
| 11:08 | Columbia | Roderick Sloan snags the defensive board | 39-31 |
| 10:46 | Columbia | Roderick Sloan banks in the layup on a great pass from Roberto Rossi and the foul's on Jimmie Glinski - foul #2 on Jimmie Glinski, team foul #4 | 41-31 |
| Subs | Columbia | Louis Goldfarb (SF), Carl Bowe (PF) Thomas Turpin, James Coleman | |
| Subs | Howard | Bryan Mackey (PG), Roger Woodell (SG), Percy Kilgore (PF), Nathan Sutton (C) Todd Deboer, Lester Faulkner, Donald Green, Al Hwang | |
| 10:46 | Columbia | Roderick Sloan makes the free throw | 42-31 |
| 10:33 | Howard | Bryan Mackey hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 42-31 |
| 10:31 | Howard | Roger Woodell tips it home | 42-33 |
| 10:05 | Columbia | Percy Kilgore steals it from Roberto Rossi | 42-33 |
| 09:39 | Howard | Roger Woodell is doubleteamed and throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-33 |
| Subs | Columbia | Julius Harrison (PG), James Coleman (PF) Roberto Rossi, Roderick Sloan | |
| Subs | Howard | Todd Deboer (PG) Jimmie Glinski | |
| 09:16 | Columbia | James Coleman throws it down set up by David Harden | 44-33 |
| 08:53 | Howard | Nathan Sutton lays it in and he's hacked by Louis Goldfarb - foul #2 on Louis Goldfarb, team foul #3 | 44-35 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Howard | Lester Faulkner (SG), Donald Green (PF) Bryan Mackey, Percy Kilgore | |
| 08:53 | Howard | Nathan Sutton makes the free throw | 44-36 |
| 08:51 | Columbia | Julius Harrison loses the dribble to Lester Faulkner in the backcourt | 44-36 |
| 08:38 | Howard | Nathan Sutton's layup is rejected by James Coleman | 44-36 |
| 08:37 | Columbia | Carl Bowe gets the rebound | 44-36 |
| 08:10 | Columbia | James Coleman misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 44-36 |
| 08:09 | Howard | Donald Green snags the defensive board | 44-36 |
| 07:57 | Howard | Nathan Sutton connects on the turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Lester Faulkner | 44-38 |
| 07:38 | Columbia | David Harden makes the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Carl Bowe | 47-38 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Julius Harrison (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Harden (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Louis Goldfarb (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Coleman (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 4 blk. C - Carl Bowe (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Todd Deboer (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Lester Faulkner (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roger Woodell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Donald Green (fresh) 6 reb. C - Nathan Sutton (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 07:19 | Howard | Nathan Sutton can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket | 47-38 |
| 07:18 | Columbia | Julius Harrison pulls down the rebound | 47-38 |
| 06:58 | Columbia | Donald Green is called for the reach on Carl Bowe - foul #3 on Donald Green, team foul #5 | 47-38 |
| Subs | Columbia | Roberto Rossi (PG), Thomas Turpin (SF), Roderick Sloan (C) David Harden, Louis Goldfarb, Carl Bowe | |
| Subs | Howard | Bryan Mackey (PG), Jimmie Glinski (SF), Al Hwang (C) Todd Deboer, Roger Woodell, Nathan Sutton | |
| 06:29 | Columbia | Julius Harrison double dribbles | 47-38 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Howard | Martin Lampkin (SG), Percy Kilgore (PF) Lester Faulkner, Donald Green | |
| 06:09 | Howard | Percy Kilgore is hacked by James Coleman - foul #2 on James Coleman, team foul #4 | 47-38 |
| Subs | Columbia | David Harden (SG) Julius Harrison | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 05:52 | Howard | Martin Lampkin misses long on a floater from the right side | 47-38 |
| 05:51 | Columbia | Thomas Turpin pulls down the rebound | 47-38 |
| 05:42 | Columbia | Roderick Sloan is fouled on the floor by Percy Kilgore - foul #2 on Percy Kilgore, team foul #6 | 47-38 |
| Subs | Columbia | Carl Bowe (PF) James Coleman | |
| Subs | Howard | Todd Deboer (PG) Martin Lampkin | |
| 05:25 | Columbia | Roderick Sloan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-38 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Howard | Roger Woodell (SG), Nathan Sutton (PF) Bryan Mackey, Percy Kilgore | |
| 05:14 | Howard | Todd Deboer is fouled on the floor by Roderick Sloan - foul #1 on Roderick Sloan, team foul #5 | 47-38 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Howard | Lester Faulkner (SG) Roger Woodell | |
| 04:59 | Howard | Nathan Sutton comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Carl Bowe - foul #1 on Carl Bowe, team foul #6 | 47-38 |
| Subs | Columbia | Julius Harrison (SG) David Harden | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 04:59 | Howard | Nathan Sutton misses the 1st free throw | 47-38 |
| 04:59 | Howard | Nathan Sutton misses the 2nd free throw | 47-38 |
| 04:59 | Columbia | Thomas Turpin gets the rebound | 47-38 |
| 04:34 | Columbia | Roderick Sloan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-38 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Howard | Donald Green (PF) Nathan Sutton | |
| 04:19 | Howard | Todd Deboer is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Thomas Turpin - foul #4 on Thomas Turpin, team foul #7 | 47-38 |
| 04:19 | Howard | Todd Deboer misses the 1st free throw | 47-38 |
| 04:19 | Howard | Todd Deboer makes the 2nd free throw | 47-39 |
| 03:57 | Columbia | Roderick Sloan comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 47-39 |
| 03:56 | Howard | The rebound goes to Lester Faulkner | 47-39 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 03:38 | Howard | Thomas Turpin swats the short shot by Al Hwang | 47-39 |
| 03:37 | Columbia | Julius Harrison pulls down the rebound | 47-39 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Roberto Rossi (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Julius Harrison (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Thomas Turpin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. PF - Carl Bowe (fresh) 4 pts. C - Roderick Sloan (fresh) 15 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Todd Deboer (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Lester Faulkner (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jimmie Glinski (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Donald Green (fresh) 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Al Hwang (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:10 | Columbia | Thomas Turpin misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Donald Green - foul #4 on Donald Green, team foul #7 | 47-39 |
| Subs | Columbia | David Harden (SG), James Coleman (PF) Julius Harrison, Roderick Sloan | |
| Subs | Howard | Bryan Mackey (PG), Roger Woodell (SG), Nathan Sutton (C) Todd Deboer, Lester Faulkner, Al Hwang | |
| 03:10 | Columbia | Thomas Turpin makes the 1st free throw | 48-39 |
| 03:10 | Columbia | Thomas Turpin misses the 2nd free throw | 48-39 |
| 03:10 | Howard | Donald Green snags the defensive board | 48-39 |
| 02:55 | Howard | Bryan Mackey connects on the open floater from the left side | 48-41 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 02:39 | Columbia | David Harden is fouled on the floor by Donald Green - foul #5 on Donald Green, team foul #8 | 48-41 |
| Subs | Columbia | Louis Goldfarb (SF), Ralph Lyman (C) Thomas Turpin, Carl Bowe | |
| Subs | Howard | Martin Lampkin (SG), Percy Kilgore (PF) Jimmie Glinski, Donald Green | |
| 02:39 | Columbia | David Harden makes the 1st free throw | 49-41 |
| 02:39 | Columbia | David Harden misses the 2nd free throw | 49-41 |
| 02:39 | Howard | Percy Kilgore grabs the defensive rebound | 49-41 |
| 02:39 | Howard | Howard calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-41 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 02:23 | Howard | Roger Woodell drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Bryan Mackey | 49-43 |
| 02:23 | Columbia | Columbia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-43 |
| Subs | Columbia | Thomas Turpin (SF), Roderick Sloan (C) Louis Goldfarb, Ralph Lyman | |
| Subs | Howard | Todd Deboer (PG), Lester Faulkner (SG), Jimmie Glinski (SF), Al Hwang (C) Bryan Mackey, Martin Lampkin, Roger Woodell, Percy Kilgore | |
| 01:58 | Columbia | Thomas Turpin can't throw it down but he's hacked by Jimmie Glinski - foul #3 on Jimmie Glinski, team foul #9 | 49-43 |
| 01:58 | Columbia | Thomas Turpin misses the 1st free throw | 49-43 |
| 01:58 | Columbia | Thomas Turpin makes the 2nd free throw | 50-43 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 01:30 | Howard | Jimmie Glinski is whistled for traveling | 50-43 |
| 01:07 | Columbia | David Harden drills a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Roberto Rossi | 52-43 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:58 | Howard | Thomas Turpin is called for the reach on Todd Deboer - foul #5 on Thomas Turpin, team foul #8 | 52-43 |
| Subs | Columbia | Louis Goldfarb (SF) Thomas Turpin | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 00:58 | Howard | Todd Deboer misses the 1st free throw | 52-43 |
| 00:58 | Columbia | James Coleman pulls down the rebound | 52-43 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:56 | Columbia | James Coleman is fouled in the backcourt by Lester Faulkner - foul #2 on Lester Faulkner, team foul #10 | 52-43 |
| Subs | Columbia | Julius Harrison (PG) Louis Goldfarb | |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| 00:56 | Columbia | James Coleman misses the 1st free throw | 52-43 |
| 00:56 | Columbia | James Coleman makes the 2nd free throw | 53-43 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:49 | Howard | Nathan Sutton misses long on a driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by David Harden - foul #3 on David Harden, team foul #9 | 53-43 |
| Subs | Columbia | Louis Goldfarb (SF), Carl Bowe (PF), Ralph Lyman (C) Roberto Rossi, James Coleman, Roderick Sloan | |
| Subs | Howard | Bryan Mackey (PG), Martin Lampkin (SG), Roger Woodell (SF), Percy Kilgore (PF) Todd Deboer, Lester Faulkner, Jimmie Glinski, Al Hwang | |
| 00:49 | Howard | Nathan Sutton misses the 1st free throw | 53-43 |
| 00:49 | Howard | Nathan Sutton makes the 2nd free throw | 53-44 |
| 00:48 | Columbia | David Harden is hacked by Martin Lampkin in the backcourt - foul #1 on Martin Lampkin, team foul #11 | 53-44 |
| Subs | Columbia | Roberto Rossi (SF), James Coleman (PF), Roderick Sloan (C) Louis Goldfarb, Carl Bowe, Ralph Lyman | |
| Subs | Howard | Todd Deboer (PG), Lester Faulkner (SG), Jimmie Glinski (SF), Al Hwang (C) Bryan Mackey, Martin Lampkin, Roger Woodell, Percy Kilgore | |
| 00:48 | Columbia | David Harden makes the 1st free throw | 54-44 |
| 00:48 | Columbia | David Harden makes the 2nd free throw | 55-44 |
| 00:40 | Howard | The short jumper by Nathan Sutton is denied by James Coleman | 55-44 |
| 00:38 | Columbia | The rebound goes to James Coleman | 55-44 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:14 | Columbia | Roderick Sloan comes up short on the shot from the baseline | 55-44 |
| 00:13 | Howard | The rebound goes to Nathan Sutton | 55-44 |
| 00:07 | Howard | Jimmie Glinski comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 55-44 |
| 00:06 | Howard | Al Hwang snags the offensive board | 55-44 |
| 00:03 | Howard | Nathan Sutton misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 55-44 |
| 00:01 | Columbia | David Harden snags the defensive board | 55-44 |
| 00:00 | Columbia | David Harden runs out the clock | 55-44 |