| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Gerard Thorton (fresh) SG - Charles Henry (fresh) SF - James Whitehurst (fresh) PF - Kevin Parkes (fresh) C - Thomas Cummings (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Grambling State | PG - Martin Lentz (fresh) SG - Kenneth Lamotte (fresh) SF - Robert Devinney (fresh) PF - Charles Deines (fresh) C - Jack Crumrine (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Columbia | Kevin Parkes wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Grambling State | Grambling State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:50 | Columbia | Kevin Parkes is hacked by Charles Deines - foul #1 on Charles Deines, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Columbia | Kevin Parkes comes up short on the jumper in the paint | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | Grambling State | Robert Devinney gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | Grambling State | Jack Crumrine misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | Columbia | Gerard Thorton pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:19 | Columbia | Gerard Thorton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 18:54 | Grambling State | Martin Lentz knocks in the shot from the right side on a great pass from Kenneth Lamotte and the foul's on Thomas Cummings - foul #1 on Thomas Cummings, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:54 | Grambling State | Martin Lentz misses the free throw | 0-2 |
| 18:54 | Columbia | Thomas Cummings gets the rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:37 | Columbia | James Whitehurst loses the dribble to Martin Lentz | 0-2 |
| 18:34 | Grambling State | Kenneth Lamotte banks in the layup set up by Martin Lentz | 0-4 |
| 18:16 | Columbia | Gerard Thorton misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 0-4 |
| 18:15 | Columbia | Charles Henry grabs the offensive rebound | 0-4 |
| 18:01 | Columbia | Robert Devinney steps in front of the James Whitehurst pass | 0-4 |
| 17:58 | Grambling State | Robert Devinney lays it up and in | 0-6 |
| 17:38 | Columbia | Gerard Thorton comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Kenneth Lamotte - foul #1 on Kenneth Lamotte, team foul #2 | 0-6 |
| Subs | Columbia | Christopher Laury (SF), Wesley Graybeal (C) James Whitehurst, Thomas Cummings | |
| Subs | Grambling State | | |
| 17:38 | Columbia | Gerard Thorton makes the 1st free throw | 1-6 |
| 17:38 | Columbia | Gerard Thorton makes the 2nd free throw | 2-6 |
| 17:27 | Grambling State | Charles Deines is hacked by Kevin Parkes - foul #1 on Kevin Parkes, team foul #2 | 2-6 |
| 17:07 | Grambling State | Robert Devinney's floater is tipped away by Kevin Parkes | 2-6 |
| 17:05 | Columbia | Wesley Graybeal snags the defensive board | 2-6 |
| 17:00 | Columbia | Gerard Thorton is hacked by Jack Crumrine - foul #1 on Jack Crumrine, team foul #3 | 2-6 |
| Subs | Columbia | William Jones (SG), Charles Rister (SF), Marlin Rhoades (C) Gerard Thorton, Charles Henry, Kevin Parkes | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Jamie Burton (SG), Paul Pulver (PF) Kenneth Lamotte, Charles Deines | |
| 16:55 | Columbia | Marlin Rhoades loses the dribble to Robert Devinney | 2-6 |
| 16:38 | Grambling State | Paul Pulver clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 2-6 |
| 16:36 | Grambling State | Jack Crumrine hits the follow up shot | 2-8 |
| 16:16 | Columbia | William Jones misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 2-8 |
| 16:14 | Grambling State | Martin Lentz pulls down the rebound | 2-8 |
| 16:00 | Grambling State | Jack Crumrine scores on a shot in the lane set up by Martin Lentz | 2-10 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Christopher Laury (fresh) SG - William Jones (fresh) SF - Charles Rister (fresh) PF - Wesley Graybeal (fresh) C - Marlin Rhoades (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Grambling State | PG - Martin Lentz (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jamie Burton (fresh) SF - Robert Devinney (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Paul Pulver (fresh) C - Jack Crumrine (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:42 | Columbia | William Jones throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-10 |
| Subs | Columbia | Gerard Thorton (PG), Charles Henry (SG), James Whitehurst (SF), Kevin Parkes (PF), Thomas Cummings (C) Christopher Laury, William Jones, Charles Rister, Wesley Graybeal, Marlin Rhoades | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Kenneth Lamotte (SG), Daryl Thomas (SF), Charles Deines (PF) Martin Lentz, Robert Devinney, Jack Crumrine | |
| 15:20 | Grambling State | Daryl Thomas misses long on a driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by James Whitehurst - foul #1 on James Whitehurst, team foul #3 | 2-10 |
| 15:20 | Grambling State | Daryl Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 2-11 |
| 15:20 | Grambling State | Daryl Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 2-12 |
| 14:58 | Columbia | Kevin Parkes misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 2-12 |
| 14:56 | Grambling State | Paul Pulver pulls down the rebound | 2-12 |
| 14:35 | Grambling State | Charles Deines loses the dribble to Kevin Parkes | 2-12 |
| 14:12 | Columbia | James Whitehurst connects on the jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Thomas Cummings | 4-12 |
| 14:08 | Grambling State | Jamie Burton drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 4-15 |
| 13:51 | Columbia | Charles Henry misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 4-15 |
| 13:49 | Columbia | Gerard Thorton grabs the offensive rebound | 4-15 |
| 13:27 | Columbia | Gerard Thorton misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 4-15 |
| 13:26 | Grambling State | Jamie Burton pulls down the rebound | 4-15 |
| 13:12 | Grambling State | Paul Pulver misses the floater near the basket but the foul's on Thomas Cummings - foul #2 on Thomas Cummings, team foul #4 | 4-15 |
| Subs | Columbia | Christopher Laury (PG), William Jones (SG), Charles Rister (SF), Wesley Graybeal (PF), Marlin Rhoades (C) Gerard Thorton, Charles Henry, James Whitehurst, Kevin Parkes, Thomas Cummings | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Martin Lentz (PG), James Pair (SG), Robert Devinney (SF), Jack Crumrine (C) Jamie Burton, Kenneth Lamotte, Daryl Thomas, Charles Deines | |
| 13:12 | Grambling State | Paul Pulver misses the 1st free throw | 4-15 |
| 13:12 | Grambling State | Paul Pulver makes the 2nd free throw | 4-16 |
| 12:57 | Columbia | Marlin Rhoades misses the jumper near the basket | 4-16 |
| 12:56 | Columbia | The offensive rebound goes to Wesley Graybeal | 4-16 |
| 12:49 | Columbia | Jack Crumrine blocks the short jumper by Wesley Graybeal | 4-16 |
| 12:47 | Grambling State | James Pair grabs the defensive rebound | 4-16 |
| 12:23 | Grambling State | James Pair misses short on a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Charles Rister - foul #1 on Charles Rister, team foul #5 | 4-16 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Michael Toole (PF) Paul Pulver | |
| 12:23 | Grambling State | James Pair makes the 1st free throw | 4-17 |
| 12:23 | Grambling State | James Pair makes the 2nd free throw | 4-18 |
| 12:05 | Columbia | Christopher Laury misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 4-18 |
| 12:03 | Columbia | Marlin Rhoades snags the offensive board | 4-18 |
| 11:56 | Columbia | Wesley Graybeal knocks in the turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Christopher Laury | 6-18 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Christopher Laury (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Jones (fresh) SF - Charles Rister (fresh) PF - Wesley Graybeal (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Marlin Rhoades (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Grambling State | PG - Martin Lentz (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Pair (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Devinney (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Michael Toole (fresh) C - Jack Crumrine (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:36 | Grambling State | Robert Devinney drills a jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Martin Lentz and the foul's on Marlin Rhoades - foul #1 on Marlin Rhoades, team foul #6 | 6-20 |
| Subs | Columbia | James Whitehurst (SF), Kevin Parkes (PF) Charles Rister, Marlin Rhoades | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Charles Deines (PF) Michael Toole | |
| 11:36 | Grambling State | Robert Devinney makes the free throw | 6-21 |
| 11:10 | Columbia | Robert Devinney is called for the reach on Christopher Laury - foul #1 on Robert Devinney, team foul #4 | 6-21 |
| Subs | Columbia | Gerard Thorton (PG), Charles Henry (SG) Christopher Laury, William Jones | |
| Subs | Grambling State | | |
| 10:54 | Columbia | Charles Henry loses the dribble to Martin Lentz | 6-21 |
| 10:51 | Grambling State | James Pair lays it in set up by Martin Lentz | 6-23 |
| 10:34 | Columbia | Charles Henry clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 6-23 |
| 10:33 | Grambling State | Robert Devinney grabs the board | 6-23 |
| 10:29 | Grambling State | Martin Lentz is hacked by Gerard Thorton in the backcourt - foul #1 on Gerard Thorton, team foul #7 | 6-23 |
| Subs | Columbia | Marlin Rhoades (C) Wesley Graybeal | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Kenneth Lamotte (SG) James Pair | |
| 10:29 | Grambling State | Martin Lentz misses the 1st free throw | 6-23 |
| 10:29 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Marlin Rhoades | 6-23 |
| 10:07 | Columbia | Marlin Rhoades hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Robert Devinney - foul #2 on Robert Devinney, team foul #5 | 6-23 |
| Subs | Columbia | Christopher Laury (SF), Christopher Wright (C) James Whitehurst, Kevin Parkes | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Jamie Burton (PG), Daryl Thomas (SF) Martin Lentz, Robert Devinney | |
| 10:07 | Columbia | Marlin Rhoades makes the 1st free throw | 7-23 |
| 10:07 | Columbia | Marlin Rhoades makes the 2nd free throw | 8-23 |
| 09:50 | Grambling State | Charles Deines connects on the fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Daryl Thomas | 8-25 |
| 09:33 | Columbia | Daryl Thomas steals it from Gerard Thorton | 8-25 |
| 09:18 | Grambling State | Kenneth Lamotte comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 8-25 |
| 09:16 | Grambling State | Daryl Thomas tips it back up and in | 8-27 |
| 09:05 | Columbia | Christopher Laury hits the finger roll set up by Gerard Thorton | 10-27 |
| 08:44 | Grambling State | Charles Deines scores on a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Daryl Thomas | 10-29 |
| 08:20 | Columbia | Jamie Burton steps in front of the Christopher Wright pass | 10-29 |
| 08:01 | Grambling State | Kenneth Lamotte is fouled on the floor by Christopher Wright - foul #1 on Christopher Wright, team foul #8 | 10-29 |
| Subs | Columbia | William Jones (PG), Charles Rister (SG), James Whitehurst (SF), Kevin Parkes (PF), Wesley Graybeal (C) Gerard Thorton, Charles Henry, Christopher Laury, Marlin Rhoades, Christopher Wright | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Martin Lentz (PG), Paul Pulver (PF), Michael Toole (C) Jamie Burton, Charles Deines, Jack Crumrine | |
| 08:01 | Grambling State | Kenneth Lamotte makes the 1st free throw | 10-30 |
| 08:01 | Grambling State | Kenneth Lamotte makes the 2nd free throw | 10-31 |
| 07:54 | Columbia | William Jones's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 10-31 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Grambling State | James Pair (SG) Kenneth Lamotte | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - William Jones (fresh) SG - Charles Rister (fresh) SF - James Whitehurst (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kevin Parkes (fresh) C - Wesley Graybeal (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Grambling State | PG - Martin Lentz (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Pair (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Daryl Thomas (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Paul Pulver (fresh) 1 pts. C - Michael Toole (fresh) | |
| 07:42 | Grambling State | Michael Toole misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block | 10-31 |
| 07:40 | Columbia | The rebound goes to James Whitehurst | 10-31 |
| 07:27 | Columbia | James Whitehurst misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 10-31 |
| 07:26 | Grambling State | Paul Pulver grabs the board | 10-31 |
| 07:06 | Grambling State | Wesley Graybeal denies the turnaround by Paul Pulver | 10-31 |
| 07:04 | Columbia | Charles Rister snags the defensive board | 10-31 |
| 06:41 | Columbia | William Jones connects on the turnaround from the baseline set up by James Whitehurst | 12-31 |
| 06:21 | Grambling State | Daryl Thomas can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 12-31 |
| 06:20 | Columbia | Kevin Parkes gets the rebound | 12-31 |
| 05:55 | Columbia | Wesley Graybeal hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 12-31 |
| 05:54 | Columbia | Kevin Parkes can't tip it in | 12-31 |
| 05:53 | Columbia | William Jones gets the offensive rebound | 12-31 |
| 05:41 | Columbia | Wesley Graybeal throws a bad pass out of bounds | 12-31 |
| Subs | Columbia | Gerard Thorton (PG), Charles Henry (SG), Christopher Laury (SF), Marlin Rhoades (C) William Jones, Charles Rister, James Whitehurst, Wesley Graybeal | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Kenneth Lamotte (SG), Jamie Burton (SF), Charles Deines (PF), Jack Crumrine (C) James Pair, Daryl Thomas, Paul Pulver, Michael Toole | |
| 05:19 | Grambling State | Gerard Thorton takes the ball from Kenneth Lamotte | 12-31 |
| 04:57 | Columbia | Kevin Parkes clanks a 3 from the left corner | 12-31 |
| 04:55 | Grambling State | Martin Lentz gets the rebound | 12-31 |
| 04:36 | Grambling State | Kenneth Lamotte hits a 3 from the right wing set up by Jamie Burton | 12-34 |
| 04:14 | Columbia | Charles Henry drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Gerard Thorton | 15-34 |
| 03:55 | Grambling State | Charles Deines is hacked by Marlin Rhoades - foul #2 on Marlin Rhoades, team foul #9 | 15-34 |
| Subs | Columbia | James Whitehurst (SF), Wesley Graybeal (PF), Thomas Cummings (C) Christopher Laury, Kevin Parkes, Marlin Rhoades | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Robert Devinney (SF) Martin Lentz | |
| 03:55 | Grambling State | Charles Deines makes the 1st free throw | 15-35 |
| 03:55 | Grambling State | Charles Deines makes the 2nd free throw | 15-36 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Gerard Thorton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Henry (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Whitehurst (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Wesley Graybeal (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Cummings (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Grambling State | PG - Jamie Burton (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Lamotte (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Devinney (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Charles Deines (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Jack Crumrine (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 03:47 | Columbia | Wesley Graybeal clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 15-36 |
| 03:45 | Grambling State | Kenneth Lamotte gets the rebound | 15-36 |
| 03:28 | Grambling State | Jamie Burton connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Kenneth Lamotte | 15-39 |
| 03:08 | Columbia | Charles Henry loses the dribble to Jack Crumrine | 15-39 |
| 02:57 | Grambling State | Charles Deines misses badly on a runner in the lane but the foul's on Wesley Graybeal - foul #1 on Wesley Graybeal, team foul #10 | 15-39 |
| Subs | Columbia | William Jones (PG), Charles Rister (SG) Gerard Thorton, Charles Henry | |
| Subs | Grambling State | James Pair (PG), Dustin Kaiser (SG) Jamie Burton, Kenneth Lamotte | |
| 02:57 | Grambling State | Charles Deines misses the 1st free throw | 15-39 |
| 02:57 | Grambling State | Charles Deines misses the 2nd free throw | 15-39 |
| 02:57 | Columbia | Wesley Graybeal grabs the board | 15-39 |
| 02:39 | Columbia | Wesley Graybeal knocks in the 3 from the right wing | 18-39 |
| 02:15 | Grambling State | Robert Devinney is fouled on the floor by William Jones - foul #1 on William Jones, team foul #11 | 18-39 |
| Subs | Columbia | Christopher Laury (PG) Charles Rister | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Martin Lentz (PG), Paul Pulver (PF), Daryl Thomas (C) Dustin Kaiser, Charles Deines, Jack Crumrine | |
| 02:15 | Grambling State | Robert Devinney makes the 1st free throw | 18-40 |
| 02:15 | Grambling State | Robert Devinney makes the 2nd free throw | 18-41 |
| 02:03 | Columbia | James Whitehurst hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 18-41 |
| 02:02 | Columbia | James Whitehurst misses the tip | 18-41 |
| 02:00 | Grambling State | Paul Pulver grabs the defensive rebound | 18-41 |
| 01:56 | Grambling State | Martin Lentz hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 18-41 |
| 01:55 | Grambling State | James Pair pulls down the offensive rebound | 18-41 |
| 01:33 | Grambling State | Daryl Thomas clanks a jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by Thomas Cummings - foul #3 on Thomas Cummings, team foul #12 | 18-41 |
| Subs | Columbia | Gerard Thorton (PG), Charles Henry (SG), Kevin Parkes (PF), Marlin Rhoades (C) William Jones, James Whitehurst, Wesley Graybeal, Thomas Cummings | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Jamie Burton (SG) James Pair | |
| 01:33 | Grambling State | Daryl Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 18-42 |
| 01:33 | Grambling State | Daryl Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 18-43 |
| 01:08 | Columbia | Gerard Thorton is fouled on the floor by Martin Lentz - foul #1 on Martin Lentz, team foul #6 | 18-43 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Grambling State | Kenneth Lamotte (SG), Jack Crumrine (C) Jamie Burton, Daryl Thomas | |
| 01:02 | Columbia | Robert Devinney swats the short shot by Kevin Parkes | 18-43 |
| 01:00 | Grambling State | Martin Lentz gets the rebound | 18-43 |
| 00:39 | Grambling State | Kevin Parkes takes the ball from Jack Crumrine | 18-43 |
| 00:15 | Columbia | Charles Henry misses long on a floater from the right side | 18-43 |
| 00:13 | Grambling State | Robert Devinney snags the defensive board | 18-43 |
| 00:02 | Grambling State | Jack Crumrine scores on a 3 from the right wing | 18-46 |
| 00:00 | Columbia | Gerard Thorton misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 18-46 |