| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Martin Anderson (fresh) SG - Mark Carpenter (fresh) SF - Thomas McClain (fresh) PF - Larry Brooks (fresh) C - Edward Muller (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Johnathan Brown (fresh) SG - John Brooks (fresh) SF - Elias Schroer (fresh) PF - Daniel Meadow (fresh) C - Stephen Cassidy (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Columbia | Larry Brooks wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 19:37 | Columbia | Thomas McClain drills a jumper from the left side | 2-0 |
| 19:26 | UTEP | John Brooks clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 2-0 |
| 19:24 | UTEP | Johnathan Brown pulls down the offensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 19:06 | UTEP | Johnathan Brown is fouled on the floor by Martin Anderson - foul #1 on Martin Anderson, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:01 | UTEP | Elias Schroer blows the layup | 2-0 |
| 18:59 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Martin Anderson | 2-0 |
| 18:54 | Columbia | Thomas McClain misses short on an open 3pt shot from straight away | 2-0 |
| 18:53 | UTEP | Elias Schroer snags the defensive board | 2-0 |
| 18:38 | UTEP | Stephen Cassidy can't connect on a turnaround in the paint | 2-0 |
| 18:36 | Columbia | Larry Brooks snags the defensive board | 2-0 |
| 18:11 | Columbia | Larry Brooks knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Martin Anderson | 4-0 |
| 17:57 | UTEP | Stephen Cassidy misses long on a turnaround near the basket | 4-0 |
| 17:55 | Columbia | Thomas McClain grabs the board | 4-0 |
| 17:26 | Columbia | Mark Carpenter misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 4-0 |
| 17:25 | UTEP | Daniel Meadow gets the rebound | 4-0 |
| 17:07 | UTEP | Elias Schroer hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Martin Anderson - foul #2 on Martin Anderson, team foul #2 | 4-0 |
| Subs | Columbia | Edgar Magee (PG), David Morris (SF), Sean Stewart (C) Martin Anderson, Thomas McClain, Edward Muller | |
| Subs | UTEP | Douglas Taylor (PF) Daniel Meadow | |
| 17:07 | UTEP | Elias Schroer makes the 1st free throw | 4-1 |
| 17:07 | UTEP | Elias Schroer misses the 2nd free throw | 4-1 |
| 17:07 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Larry Brooks | 4-1 |
| 16:38 | Columbia | Larry Brooks's fadeaway is rejected by Douglas Taylor | 4-1 |
| 16:37 | UTEP | Douglas Taylor grabs the board | 4-1 |
| 16:18 | UTEP | Johnathan Brown makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 4-4 |
| 16:16 | Columbia | Mark Carpenter is called for traveling in the backcourt | 4-4 |
| Subs | Columbia | Wayne Gabbert (SG) Mark Carpenter | |
| Subs | UTEP | Jonathon Tucker (PG), James Liggins (SG), Scott Tritt (SF), Matthew Evatt (PF) Johnathan Brown, John Brooks, Elias Schroer, Stephen Cassidy | |
| 16:08 | UTEP | The short jumper by James Liggins is denied by Larry Brooks | 4-4 |
| 16:06 | Columbia | Wayne Gabbert pulls down the rebound | 4-4 |
| 15:42 | Columbia | Edgar Magee misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 4-4 |
| 15:41 | Columbia | The offensive rebound goes to Wayne Gabbert | 4-4 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Edgar Magee (fresh) SG - Wayne Gabbert (fresh) SF - David Morris (fresh) PF - Larry Brooks (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Sean Stewart (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Jonathon Tucker (fresh) SG - James Liggins (fresh) SF - Scott Tritt (fresh) PF - Matthew Evatt (fresh) C - Douglas Taylor (fresh) | |
| 15:29 | Columbia | Larry Brooks clanks a jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by Matthew Evatt - foul #1 on Matthew Evatt, team foul #1 | 4-4 |
| Subs | Columbia | Thomas McClain (SF), Dikembe Abdulkarim (C) David Morris, Sean Stewart | |
| Subs | UTEP | Daniel Meadow (PF) Douglas Taylor | |
| 15:29 | Columbia | Larry Brooks misses the 1st free throw | 4-4 |
| 15:29 | Columbia | Larry Brooks misses the 2nd free throw | 4-4 |
| 15:29 | UTEP | Matthew Evatt snags the defensive board | 4-4 |
| 15:07 | UTEP | Daniel Meadow loses the dribble to Thomas McClain | 4-4 |
| 14:40 | Columbia | Larry Brooks misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway from the left wing | 4-4 |
| 14:38 | Columbia | Dikembe Abdulkarim pulls down the offensive rebound | 4-4 |
| 14:18 | Columbia | Scott Tritt picks off the pass by Thomas McClain | 4-4 |
| 14:09 | UTEP | Matthew Evatt is hacked by Dikembe Abdulkarim - foul #1 on Dikembe Abdulkarim, team foul #3 | 4-4 |
| Subs | Columbia | Kenneth Mahan (PG), Mark Carpenter (SG), Edward Muller (C) Edgar Magee, Wayne Gabbert, Larry Brooks | |
| Subs | UTEP | Johnathan Brown (PG), John Brooks (SG), Elias Schroer (SF), Douglas Taylor (PF), Stephen Cassidy (C) Jonathon Tucker, James Liggins, Scott Tritt, Daniel Meadow, Matthew Evatt | |
| 13:52 | UTEP | Johnathan Brown misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline | 4-4 |
| 13:50 | UTEP | Elias Schroer misses the tip | 4-4 |
| 13:49 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Thomas McClain | 4-4 |
| 13:47 | Columbia | Thomas McClain loses the dribble to John Brooks in the backcourt | 4-4 |
| 13:32 | UTEP | Douglas Taylor comes up short on the runner in the lane | 4-4 |
| 13:31 | Columbia | Edward Muller grabs the board | 4-4 |
| 13:27 | Columbia | Mark Carpenter can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 4-4 |
| 13:25 | Columbia | Edward Muller tips it home | 6-4 |
| 13:10 | UTEP | John Brooks hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 6-4 |
| 13:08 | Columbia | Dikembe Abdulkarim grabs the defensive rebound | 6-4 |
| 13:06 | Columbia | Kenneth Mahan is hacked by Johnathan Brown in the backcourt - foul #1 on Johnathan Brown, team foul #2 | 6-4 |
| Subs | Columbia | David Morris (SF), Sean Stewart (PF) Thomas McClain, Dikembe Abdulkarim | |
| Subs | UTEP | Daniel Meadow (PF) Douglas Taylor | |
| 12:42 | Columbia | Mark Carpenter is called for 3 seconds | 6-4 |
| Subs | Columbia | Wayne Gabbert (SG) Mark Carpenter | |
| Subs | UTEP | Jonathon Tucker (SG) John Brooks | |
| 12:26 | UTEP | Johnathan Brown misses short on an open 3pt jumper from the right corner | 6-4 |
| 12:25 | Columbia | Wayne Gabbert grabs the board | 6-4 |
| 11:56 | Columbia | Sean Stewart blows the layup | 6-4 |
| 11:54 | UTEP | Elias Schroer grabs the board | 6-4 |
| 11:50 | UTEP | Jonathon Tucker knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Johnathan Brown | 6-6 |
| 11:21 | Columbia | Sean Stewart comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 6-6 |
| 11:20 | Columbia | Sean Stewart grabs the offensive board | 6-6 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Kenneth Mahan (fairly fresh) SG - Wayne Gabbert (fairly fresh) SF - David Morris (fairly fresh) PF - Sean Stewart (fairly fresh) C - Edward Muller (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Johnathan Brown (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jonathon Tucker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Elias Schroer (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Daniel Meadow (fairly fresh) C - Stephen Cassidy (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:00 | Columbia | Wayne Gabbert makes the jumpshot from the left wing | 8-6 |
| 10:40 | UTEP | Jonathon Tucker hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block | 8-6 |
| 10:38 | UTEP | Daniel Meadow grabs the offensive board | 8-6 |
| 10:26 | UTEP | Jonathon Tucker is hacked by Kenneth Mahan - foul #1 on Kenneth Mahan, team foul #4 | 8-6 |
| Subs | Columbia | Edgar Magee (PG), Mark Carpenter (SG), Thomas McClain (SF), Larry Brooks (PF), Dikembe Abdulkarim (C) Kenneth Mahan, Wayne Gabbert, David Morris, Sean Stewart, Edward Muller | |
| Subs | UTEP | John Brooks (PG), James Liggins (SG), Scott Tritt (SF), Matthew Evatt (PF), Douglas Taylor (C) Johnathan Brown, Jonathon Tucker, Elias Schroer, Daniel Meadow, Stephen Cassidy | |
| 10:09 | UTEP | James Liggins misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 8-6 |
| 10:07 | Columbia | Larry Brooks grabs the board | 8-6 |
| 09:51 | Columbia | Thomas McClain knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Edgar Magee | 11-6 |
| 09:35 | UTEP | The pull-up jumper by James Liggins is blocked by Thomas McClain | 11-6 |
| 09:34 | UTEP | Matthew Evatt misses the tip | 11-6 |
| 09:33 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Thomas McClain | 11-6 |
| 09:17 | Columbia | Mark Carpenter knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing set up by Thomas McClain | 13-6 |
| 08:55 | UTEP | Scott Tritt hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block | 13-6 |
| 08:53 | UTEP | James Liggins grabs the offensive board | 13-6 |
| 08:37 | UTEP | Douglas Taylor is fouled on the floor by Larry Brooks - foul #1 on Larry Brooks, team foul #5 | 13-6 |
| Subs | Columbia | Edward Muller (C) Dikembe Abdulkarim | |
| Subs | UTEP | Dennis Speed (PG), Walter Shifflett (SF), Daniel Meadow (PF), Stephen Cassidy (C) James Liggins, Scott Tritt, Matthew Evatt, Douglas Taylor | |
| 08:22 | UTEP | John Brooks makes the 3 from the right wing | 13-9 |
| 08:18 | Columbia | Walter Shifflett is called for the reach on Thomas McClain in the backcourt - foul #1 on Walter Shifflett, team foul #3 | 13-9 |
| Subs | Columbia | Wayne Gabbert (SG) Mark Carpenter | |
| Subs | UTEP | Jonathon Tucker (SG) John Brooks | |
| 08:00 | Columbia | Edgar Magee misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 13-9 |
| 07:59 | UTEP | Stephen Cassidy grabs the defensive rebound | 13-9 |
| 07:38 | UTEP | Daniel Meadow banks in the layup | 13-11 |
| 07:11 | Columbia | Wayne Gabbert hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 13-11 |
| 07:10 | UTEP | Daniel Meadow gets the rebound | 13-11 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Edgar Magee (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Wayne Gabbert (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Thomas McClain (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Larry Brooks (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Edward Muller (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Dennis Speed (fresh) SG - Jonathon Tucker (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Walter Shifflett (fresh) PF - Daniel Meadow (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Stephen Cassidy (fairly fresh) | |
| 06:55 | UTEP | Edward Muller steps in front of the Daniel Meadow pass | 13-11 |
| 06:50 | Columbia | Jonathon Tucker is called for the reach on Thomas McClain in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jonathon Tucker, team foul #4 | 13-11 |
| Subs | Columbia | Kenneth Mahan (PG), Mark Carpenter (SG), David Morris (SF), Dikembe Abdulkarim (PF) Edgar Magee, Wayne Gabbert, Thomas McClain, Larry Brooks | |
| Subs | UTEP | Johnathan Brown (PG), John Brooks (SG), Scott Tritt (SF), Elias Schroer (PF), Douglas Taylor (C) Dennis Speed, Jonathon Tucker, Walter Shifflett, Daniel Meadow, Stephen Cassidy | |
| 06:32 | Columbia | Mark Carpenter hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from David Morris | 16-11 |
| 06:16 | UTEP | David Morris is called for the reach on Scott Tritt - foul #1 on David Morris, team foul #6 | 16-11 |
| 06:01 | UTEP | John Brooks loses the dribble to David Morris | 16-11 |
| 05:44 | Columbia | Edward Muller hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint but he's hacked by Douglas Taylor - foul #1 on Douglas Taylor, team foul #5 | 16-11 |
| Subs | Columbia | Edgar Magee (PG), Wayne Gabbert (SG), Sean Stewart (PF) Kenneth Mahan, Mark Carpenter, Dikembe Abdulkarim | |
| Subs | UTEP | James Liggins (SG) John Brooks | |
| 05:44 | Columbia | Edward Muller misses the 1st free throw | 16-11 |
| 05:44 | Columbia | Edward Muller misses the 2nd free throw | 16-11 |
| 05:44 | UTEP | Douglas Taylor gets the rebound | 16-11 |
| 05:39 | UTEP | Edgar Magee is called for the reach on Johnathan Brown in the backcourt - foul #1 on Edgar Magee, team foul #7 | 16-11 |
| Subs | Columbia | Larry Brooks (PF) Edward Muller | |
| Subs | UTEP | Matthew Evatt (C) Douglas Taylor | |
| 05:39 | UTEP | Johnathan Brown makes the 1st free throw | 16-12 |
| 05:39 | UTEP | Johnathan Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 16-12 |
| 05:39 | UTEP | Matthew Evatt grabs the offensive rebound | 16-12 |
| 05:26 | UTEP | Matthew Evatt clanks a shot from the baseline but he's hacked by Sean Stewart - foul #1 on Sean Stewart, team foul #8 | 16-12 |
| Subs | Columbia | Dikembe Abdulkarim (C) Larry Brooks | |
| Subs | UTEP | Jonathon Tucker (SG) James Liggins | |
| 05:26 | UTEP | Matthew Evatt makes the 1st free throw | 16-13 |
| 05:26 | UTEP | Matthew Evatt makes the 2nd free throw | 16-14 |
| 05:09 | Columbia | Dikembe Abdulkarim scores on a floater near the basket | 18-14 |
| 04:59 | UTEP | Scott Tritt misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 18-14 |
| 04:57 | UTEP | Elias Schroer snags the offensive board | 18-14 |
| 04:36 | UTEP | Jonathon Tucker buries a jump hook from close range set up by Johnathan Brown and he's hacked by Wayne Gabbert - foul #1 on Wayne Gabbert, team foul #9 | 18-16 |
| Subs | Columbia | Kenneth Mahan (PG), Mark Carpenter (SG), Thomas McClain (SF), Larry Brooks (PF) Edgar Magee, Wayne Gabbert, David Morris, Sean Stewart | |
| Subs | UTEP | John Brooks (SG), Walter Shifflett (SF), Douglas Taylor (C) Johnathan Brown, Scott Tritt, Elias Schroer | |
| 04:36 | UTEP | Jonathon Tucker makes the free throw | 18-17 |
| 04:19 | Columbia | Thomas McClain makes the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Kenneth Mahan | 21-17 |
| 04:03 | UTEP | John Brooks hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 21-17 |
| 04:02 | Columbia | Dikembe Abdulkarim snags the defensive board | 21-17 |
| 03:39 | Columbia | Kenneth Mahan is hacked by John Brooks - foul #1 on John Brooks, team foul #6 | 21-17 |
| Subs | Columbia | Martin Anderson (PG), Edward Muller (C) Mark Carpenter, Dikembe Abdulkarim | |
| Subs | UTEP | James Liggins (SG), Daniel Meadow (PF), Stephen Cassidy (C) Jonathon Tucker, Matthew Evatt, Douglas Taylor | |
| 03:21 | Columbia | Thomas McClain can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 21-17 |
| 03:20 | Columbia | Thomas McClain gets the offensive rebound | 21-17 |
| 03:02 | Columbia | Martin Anderson drills a turnaround in the lane | 23-17 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Martin Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Mahan (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Thomas McClain (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Larry Brooks (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Edward Muller (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - John Brooks (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - James Liggins (fresh) SF - Walter Shifflett (fresh) PF - Daniel Meadow (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Stephen Cassidy (fresh) | |
| 02:59 | UTEP | John Brooks is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Brooks, team foul #7 | 23-17 |
| Subs | Columbia | Wayne Gabbert (SG), Sean Stewart (PF) Kenneth Mahan, Larry Brooks | |
| Subs | UTEP | Johnathan Brown (PG), Scott Tritt (SF), Elias Schroer (PF) John Brooks, Walter Shifflett, Daniel Meadow | |
| 02:41 | Columbia | Wayne Gabbert comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 23-17 |
| 02:39 | UTEP | Scott Tritt grabs the board | 23-17 |
| 02:10 | UTEP | Martin Anderson steps in front of the Elias Schroer pass | 23-17 |
| 02:07 | Columbia | Martin Anderson misses the easy layup | 23-17 |
| 02:05 | Columbia | Thomas McClain can't tip it in | 23-17 |
| 02:04 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Elias Schroer | 23-17 |
| 01:49 | UTEP | Scott Tritt comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 23-17 |
| 01:48 | Columbia | Thomas McClain snags the defensive board | 23-17 |
| 01:46 | Columbia | James Liggins picks off the pass by Sean Stewart in the backcourt | 23-17 |
| 01:45 | UTEP | Scott Tritt lays it up and in on a nice dish by James Liggins | 23-19 |
| 01:43 | Columbia | Scott Tritt takes the ball from Wayne Gabbert in the backcourt | 23-19 |
| 01:22 | UTEP | Elias Schroer misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 23-19 |
| 01:20 | UTEP | Johnathan Brown tips it in | 23-21 |
| 01:01 | Columbia | Thomas McClain drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Wayne Gabbert | 26-21 |
| 00:48 | UTEP | Johnathan Brown loses the ball out of bounds | 26-21 |
| Subs | Columbia | Kenneth Mahan (SG), David Morris (SF), Larry Brooks (PF), Dikembe Abdulkarim (C) Wayne Gabbert, Thomas McClain, Sean Stewart, Edward Muller | |
| Subs | UTEP | John Brooks (PG), Jonathon Tucker (SG), Walter Shifflett (SF), Daniel Meadow (PF), Douglas Taylor (C) Johnathan Brown, James Liggins, Scott Tritt, Elias Schroer, Stephen Cassidy | |
| 00:33 | Columbia | David Morris makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Martin Anderson | 28-21 |
| 00:17 | UTEP | Jonathon Tucker loses the dribble to Dikembe Abdulkarim | 28-21 |
| 00:01 | Columbia | Larry Brooks misses long on a turnaround from close range | 28-21 |
| 00:00 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Jonathon Tucker | 28-21 |