| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Robert Lafollette (fresh) SG - John Schaefer (fresh) SF - Alvin Ton (fresh) PF - Carl Bryant (fresh) C - Daniel Dalton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Duquesne | PG - Chris Delaney (fresh) SG - Karl Parramore (fresh) SF - Mark Ford (fresh) PF - Kenneth Workman (fresh) C - Xavier Ortiz (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Duquesne | Kenneth Workman wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Duquesne | Duquesne is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:39 | Duquesne | Karl Parramore travels with the ball | 0-0 |
| 19:21 | Columbia | Chris Delaney steps in front of the Daniel Dalton pass | 0-0 |
| 19:03 | Duquesne | Kenneth Workman misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:02 | Columbia | John Schaefer gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:56 | Columbia | John Schaefer buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Alvin Ton | 3-0 |
| 18:33 | Duquesne | Kenneth Workman buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 3-3 |
| 18:15 | Columbia | Alvin Ton misses the jumper from the right block | 3-3 |
| 18:13 | Columbia | John Schaefer tips it home | 5-3 |
| 17:55 | Duquesne | Chris Delaney scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Xavier Ortiz | 5-6 |
| 17:49 | Columbia | John Schaefer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 5-6 |
| 17:42 | Duquesne | Xavier Ortiz knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing | 5-9 |
| 17:39 | Columbia | Karl Parramore takes the ball from Robert Lafollette in the backcourt | 5-9 |
| 17:38 | Duquesne | Karl Parramore hits the finger roll | 5-11 |
| 17:20 | Columbia | Robert Lafollette makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 7-11 |
| 17:13 | Duquesne | Carl Bryant denies the turnaround by Mark Ford | 7-11 |
| 17:12 | Columbia | Alvin Ton gets the rebound | 7-11 |
| 17:08 | Columbia | Chris Delaney is called for the reach on Robert Lafollette - foul #1 on Chris Delaney, team foul #1 | 7-11 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Duquesne | Lucas Thomas (SF), Arthur Gadson (PF), Paul Parkinson (C) Mark Ford, Kenneth Workman, Xavier Ortiz | |
| 17:03 | Columbia | Robert Lafollette misses badly on a runner from the left block | 7-11 |
| 17:01 | Duquesne | Chris Delaney snags the defensive board | 7-11 |
| 16:41 | Duquesne | Arthur Gadson misses short on a shot near the basket but he's hacked by Carl Bryant - foul #1 on Carl Bryant, team foul #1 | 7-11 |
| Subs | Columbia | Irving Keller (PG), Gan Sun (SF), Clint Nehls (PF), Kenneth Barbee (C) Robert Lafollette, Alvin Ton, Carl Bryant, Daniel Dalton | |
| Subs | Duquesne | Edward Steverson (PG), Luis Nelson (PF) Chris Delaney, Karl Parramore | |
| 16:41 | Duquesne | Arthur Gadson makes the 1st free throw | 7-12 |
| 16:41 | Duquesne | Arthur Gadson makes the 2nd free throw | 7-13 |
| 16:21 | Columbia | John Schaefer misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 7-13 |
| 16:19 | Duquesne | Paul Parkinson grabs the board | 7-13 |
| 16:12 | Duquesne | Arthur Gadson misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 7-13 |
| 16:11 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Clint Nehls | 7-13 |
| 16:05 | Columbia | John Schaefer misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 7-13 |
| 16:03 | Columbia | Irving Keller tips it in | 9-13 |
| 15:39 | Duquesne | Arthur Gadson drills a shot from the free throw line set up by Lucas Thomas | 9-15 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Irving Keller (fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Schaefer (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Gan Sun (fresh) PF - Clint Nehls (fresh) C - Kenneth Barbee (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Duquesne | PG - Edward Steverson (fresh) SG - Arthur Gadson (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Lucas Thomas (fresh) PF - Luis Nelson (fresh) C - Paul Parkinson (fresh) | |
| 15:32 | Columbia | John Schaefer connects on the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Irving Keller | 12-15 |
| 15:12 | Duquesne | John Schaefer steals it from Lucas Thomas | 12-15 |
| 15:09 | Columbia | John Schaefer banks in the layup | 14-15 |
| 14:54 | Duquesne | Luis Nelson can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block | 14-15 |
| 14:52 | Columbia | Irving Keller grabs the defensive rebound | 14-15 |
| 14:36 | Columbia | John Schaefer scores on a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Clint Nehls | 16-15 |
| 14:18 | Duquesne | Edward Steverson connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Arthur Gadson | 16-17 |
| 13:57 | Columbia | Irving Keller buries a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Clint Nehls | 19-17 |
| 13:40 | Duquesne | Irving Keller is called for the reach on Edward Steverson - foul #1 on Irving Keller, team foul #2 | 19-17 |
| Subs | Columbia | Robert Lafollette (PG), Nicholas Tedder (SG), Alvin Ton (SF), Carl Bryant (PF), Daniel Dalton (C) Irving Keller, John Schaefer, Gan Sun, Clint Nehls, Kenneth Barbee | |
| Subs | Duquesne | Chris Delaney (PG), Karl Parramore (SG), Mark Ford (SF), Kenneth Workman (PF), Xavier Ortiz (C) Edward Steverson, Arthur Gadson, Lucas Thomas, Luis Nelson, Paul Parkinson | |
| 13:21 | Duquesne | Mark Ford comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 19-17 |
| 13:20 | Duquesne | Xavier Ortiz hits the follow up shot | 19-19 |
| 13:14 | Columbia | Alvin Ton is fouled on the floor by Xavier Ortiz - foul #1 on Xavier Ortiz, team foul #2 | 19-19 |
| 12:55 | Columbia | Nicholas Tedder can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 19-19 |
| 12:54 | Columbia | Robert Lafollette snags the offensive board | 19-19 |
| 12:39 | Columbia | Nicholas Tedder scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Daniel Dalton | 22-19 |
| 12:34 | Duquesne | Chris Delaney makes the turnaround from close range on a great pass from Mark Ford | 22-21 |
| 12:19 | Columbia | Robert Lafollette misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Chris Delaney - foul #2 on Chris Delaney, team foul #3 | 22-21 |
| Subs | Columbia | Gan Sun (SG) Nicholas Tedder | |
| Subs | Duquesne | Richard Burns (PG) Chris Delaney | |
| 12:19 | Columbia | Robert Lafollette makes the 1st free throw | 23-21 |
| 12:19 | Columbia | Robert Lafollette misses the 2nd free throw | 23-21 |
| 12:19 | Duquesne | Mark Ford pulls down the rebound | 23-21 |
| 12:01 | Duquesne | Mark Ford loses the ball out of bounds | 23-21 |
| 11:51 | Columbia | Carl Bryant misses the easy layup | 23-21 |
| 11:50 | Duquesne | Mark Ford grabs the defensive rebound | 23-21 |
| 11:46 | Duquesne | Robert Lafollette picks off the pass by Kenneth Workman | 23-21 |
| 11:30 | Columbia | Richard Burns steals it from Alvin Ton | 23-21 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Robert Lafollette (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Gan Sun (fresh) SF - Alvin Ton (fairly fresh) PF - Carl Bryant (fairly fresh) C - Daniel Dalton (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Duquesne | PG - Richard Burns (fresh) SG - Karl Parramore (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Mark Ford (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Workman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Xavier Ortiz (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 11:09 | Duquesne | Karl Parramore can't finish the layup | 23-21 |
| 11:08 | Columbia | Alvin Ton pulls down the rebound | 23-21 |
| 10:47 | Columbia | Gan Sun's fadeaway is rejected by Kenneth Workman | 23-21 |
| 10:46 | Duquesne | The rebound goes to Mark Ford | 23-21 |
| 10:27 | Duquesne | Karl Parramore misses badly on a jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Gan Sun - foul #1 on Gan Sun, team foul #3 | 23-21 |
| Subs | Columbia | Irving Keller (PG), John Schaefer (SG), Walter Atkins (SF), Clint Nehls (PF), Kenneth Barbee (C) Robert Lafollette, Gan Sun, Alvin Ton, Carl Bryant, Daniel Dalton | |
| Subs | Duquesne | Edward Steverson (PG), Arthur Gadson (SF), Luis Nelson (PF), Thomas Potter (C) Richard Burns, Mark Ford, Kenneth Workman, Xavier Ortiz | |
| 10:27 | Duquesne | Karl Parramore misses the 1st free throw | 23-21 |
| 10:27 | Duquesne | Karl Parramore makes the 2nd free throw | 23-22 |
| 10:15 | Columbia | Irving Keller hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket | 23-22 |
| 10:13 | Duquesne | The rebound goes to Thomas Potter | 23-22 |
| 09:54 | Duquesne | Arthur Gadson clanks a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Clint Nehls - foul #1 on Clint Nehls, team foul #4 | 23-22 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Duquesne | Mark Ford (SF), Paul Parkinson (C) Karl Parramore, Thomas Potter | |
| 09:54 | Duquesne | Arthur Gadson makes the 1st free throw | 23-23 |
| 09:54 | Duquesne | Arthur Gadson makes the 2nd free throw | 23-24 |
| 09:38 | Columbia | John Schaefer misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 23-24 |
| 09:36 | Duquesne | Luis Nelson gets the rebound | 23-24 |
| 09:25 | Duquesne | Mark Ford connects on the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Arthur Gadson | 23-27 |
| 09:12 | Columbia | John Schaefer misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner but the foul's on Arthur Gadson - foul #1 on Arthur Gadson, team foul #4 | 23-27 |
| Subs | Columbia | Gan Sun (SF) Walter Atkins | |
| Subs | Duquesne | Richard Burns (PG), Lucas Thomas (SF) Edward Steverson, Mark Ford | |
| 09:12 | Columbia | John Schaefer makes the 1st free throw | 24-27 |
| 09:12 | Columbia | John Schaefer misses the 2nd free throw | 24-27 |
| 09:12 | Columbia | John Schaefer makes the 3rd free throw | 25-27 |
| 08:51 | Duquesne | Luis Nelson is hacked by Clint Nehls - foul #2 on Clint Nehls, team foul #5 | 25-27 |
| Subs | Columbia | Robert Lafollette (PG), Walter Atkins (C) Irving Keller, Clint Nehls | |
| Subs | Duquesne | Thomas Potter (C) Paul Parkinson | |
| 08:34 | Duquesne | Lucas Thomas comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 25-27 |
| 08:33 | Duquesne | Richard Burns pulls down the offensive rebound | 25-27 |
| 08:15 | Duquesne | The pull-up jumper by Richard Burns is blocked by Kenneth Barbee | 25-27 |
| 08:14 | Columbia | John Schaefer gets the rebound | 25-27 |
| 08:01 | Columbia | Robert Lafollette knocks in the 3 from the left wing | 28-27 |
| 07:59 | Duquesne | Richard Burns's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 28-27 |
| Subs | Columbia | Irving Keller (SG), Alvin Ton (SF), Carl Bryant (PF), Daniel Dalton (C) John Schaefer, Gan Sun, Kenneth Barbee, Walter Atkins | |
| Subs | Duquesne | Karl Parramore (SG), Kenneth Workman (PF), Xavier Ortiz (C) Arthur Gadson, Luis Nelson, Thomas Potter | |
| 07:46 | Columbia | Irving Keller makes the shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Robert Lafollette | 30-27 |
| 07:30 | Duquesne | Lucas Thomas is denied on a layup by Carl Bryant | 30-27 |
| 07:28 | Duquesne | Karl Parramore can't tip it in | 30-27 |
| 07:26 | Columbia | Carl Bryant snags the defensive board | 30-27 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Robert Lafollette (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Irving Keller (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alvin Ton (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Carl Bryant (fresh) 2 blk. C - Daniel Dalton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Duquesne | PG - Richard Burns (fresh) SG - Karl Parramore (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Lucas Thomas (fairly fresh) PF - Kenneth Workman (fresh) 3 pts. C - Xavier Ortiz (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 07:04 | Columbia | Carl Bryant clanks a fadeaway near the basket | 30-27 |
| 07:03 | Duquesne | Lucas Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 30-27 |
| 06:59 | Duquesne | Richard Burns drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Lucas Thomas | 30-30 |
| 06:41 | Columbia | Robert Lafollette misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 30-30 |
| 06:40 | Duquesne | Kenneth Workman grabs the defensive rebound | 30-30 |
| 06:24 | Duquesne | Kenneth Workman comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block | 30-30 |
| 06:23 | Columbia | Daniel Dalton grabs the defensive rebound | 30-30 |
| 06:12 | Columbia | Daniel Dalton misses the easy layup | 30-30 |
| 06:11 | Columbia | Alvin Ton hits the follow up shot | 32-30 |
| 06:06 | Duquesne | Richard Burns misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 32-30 |
| 06:05 | Duquesne | The offensive rebound goes to Kenneth Workman | 32-30 |
| 05:52 | Duquesne | Kenneth Workman hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Lucas Thomas | 32-33 |
| 05:34 | Columbia | Daniel Dalton misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 32-33 |
| 05:32 | Duquesne | The rebound goes to Karl Parramore | 32-33 |
| 05:23 | Duquesne | Carl Bryant picks off the pass by Lucas Thomas | 32-33 |
| 05:06 | Columbia | Alvin Ton misses short on a 3 from straight away | 32-33 |
| 05:05 | Duquesne | Lucas Thomas pulls down the rebound | 32-33 |
| 04:57 | Duquesne | Richard Burns misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 32-33 |
| 04:56 | Columbia | Daniel Dalton snags the defensive board | 32-33 |
| 04:38 | Columbia | Daniel Dalton is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Workman - foul #1 on Kenneth Workman, team foul #5 | 32-33 |
| Subs | Columbia | Nicholas Tedder (PG), John Schaefer (SG), Gan Sun (SF), Kenneth Barbee (PF), Walter Atkins (C) Robert Lafollette, Irving Keller, Alvin Ton, Carl Bryant, Daniel Dalton | |
| Subs | Duquesne | Edward Steverson (PG), Arthur Gadson (SG), Mark Ford (SF), Luis Nelson (PF), Paul Parkinson (C) Richard Burns, Karl Parramore, Lucas Thomas, Kenneth Workman, Xavier Ortiz | |
| 04:14 | Columbia | John Schaefer can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Arthur Gadson - foul #2 on Arthur Gadson, team foul #6 | 32-33 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Duquesne | Kenneth Workman (PF) Arthur Gadson | |
| 04:14 | Columbia | John Schaefer makes the 1st free throw | 33-33 |
| 04:14 | Columbia | John Schaefer makes the 2nd free throw | 34-33 |
| 03:52 | Duquesne | Kenneth Workman knocks in the driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Edward Steverson and he's hacked by Walter Atkins - foul #1 on Walter Atkins, team foul #6 | 34-35 |
| Subs | Columbia | Clint Nehls (PF) Walter Atkins | |
| Subs | Duquesne | Chris Delaney (PG), Arthur Gadson (SG) Edward Steverson, Luis Nelson | |
| 03:52 | Duquesne | Kenneth Workman misses the free throw | 34-35 |
| 03:52 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Kenneth Barbee | 34-35 |
| 03:41 | Columbia | John Schaefer clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 34-35 |
| 03:39 | Columbia | Kenneth Barbee snags the offensive board | 34-35 |
| 03:23 | Columbia | Nicholas Tedder loses the dribble to Paul Parkinson | 34-35 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Nicholas Tedder (fresh) 3 pts. SG - John Schaefer (fresh) 16 pts. SF - Gan Sun (fresh) PF - Clint Nehls (fresh) C - Kenneth Barbee (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duquesne | PG - Chris Delaney (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Arthur Gadson (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Mark Ford (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kenneth Workman (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul Parkinson (fresh) | |
| 03:04 | Duquesne | Kenneth Workman hits a shot from the left wing and the foul's on Nicholas Tedder - foul #1 on Nicholas Tedder, team foul #7 | 34-37 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Duquesne | Karl Parramore (SG) Arthur Gadson | |
| 03:04 | Duquesne | Kenneth Workman makes the free throw | 34-38 |
| 02:52 | Columbia | Clint Nehls misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 34-38 |
| 02:51 | Columbia | Nicholas Tedder grabs the offensive board | 34-38 |
| 02:37 | Columbia | John Schaefer hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 34-38 |
| 02:35 | Columbia | Kenneth Barbee grabs the offensive rebound | 34-38 |
| 02:22 | Columbia | John Schaefer can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 34-38 |
| 02:20 | Duquesne | Paul Parkinson gets the rebound | 34-38 |
| 01:55 | Duquesne | Mark Ford loses the dribble to John Schaefer | 34-38 |
| 01:52 | Columbia | Clint Nehls lays it in set up by John Schaefer | 36-38 |
| 01:42 | Duquesne | John Schaefer steals it from Paul Parkinson | 36-38 |
| 01:37 | Columbia | John Schaefer misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 36-38 |
| 01:35 | Duquesne | Paul Parkinson grabs the defensive rebound | 36-38 |
| 01:30 | Duquesne | Mark Ford is hacked by John Schaefer - foul #1 on John Schaefer, team foul #8 | 36-38 |
| Subs | Columbia | Robert Lafollette (PG), Irving Keller (SG), Walter Atkins (SF), Carl Bryant (PF), Daniel Dalton (C) Nicholas Tedder, John Schaefer, Gan Sun, Clint Nehls, Kenneth Barbee | |
| Subs | Duquesne | Arthur Gadson (PF), Xavier Ortiz (C) Kenneth Workman, Paul Parkinson | |
| 01:30 | Duquesne | Mark Ford makes the 1st free throw | 36-39 |
| 01:30 | Duquesne | Mark Ford misses the 2nd free throw | 36-39 |
| 01:30 | Duquesne | The offensive rebound goes to Xavier Ortiz | 36-39 |
| 01:16 | Duquesne | Karl Parramore buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 36-41 |
| 00:55 | Columbia | Daniel Dalton knocks in the shot from the baseline and he's hacked by Xavier Ortiz - foul #2 on Xavier Ortiz, team foul #7 | 38-41 |
| Subs | Columbia | Alvin Ton (SF) Walter Atkins | |
| Subs | Duquesne | Edward Steverson (PG), Luis Nelson (PF) Chris Delaney, Karl Parramore | |
| 00:55 | Columbia | Daniel Dalton makes the free throw | 39-41 |
| 00:32 | Duquesne | Edward Steverson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 39-41 |
| 00:30 | Columbia | Robert Lafollette grabs the board | 39-41 |
| 00:00 | Columbia | Mark Ford swats the short shot by Daniel Dalton | 39-41 |