| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Ulysses Bellew (fresh) SG - Lee Larson (fresh) SF - Alfred Gaston (fresh) PF - Ricardo Fuentes (fresh) C - David Corbeil (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - David Dobson (fresh) SG - Micheal Huot (fresh) SF - Tommy Powell (fresh) PF - John Stroinski (fresh) C - Steven Overton (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Columbia | Ricardo Fuentes wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:47 | Columbia | Alfred Gaston knocks in the jumper from the left block on a great pass from Lee Larson | 2-0 |
| 19:36 | Rhode Island | David Dobson misses short on a floater from the right side | 2-0 |
| 19:34 | Columbia | David Corbeil grabs the board | 2-0 |
| 19:25 | Columbia | David Corbeil scores on a turnaround from close range | 4-0 |
| 19:08 | Rhode Island | John Stroinski knocks in the 3 from the left corner | 4-3 |
| 18:51 | Columbia | Ulysses Bellew can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 4-3 |
| 18:49 | Rhode Island | Tommy Powell snags the defensive board | 4-3 |
| 18:44 | Rhode Island | Micheal Huot misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 4-3 |
| 18:42 | Rhode Island | John Stroinski hits the follow up shot | 4-5 |
| 18:24 | Columbia | Alfred Gaston buries a 3 from the right wing | 7-5 |
| 18:14 | Rhode Island | John Stroinski makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Tommy Powell and he's hacked by David Corbeil - foul #1 on David Corbeil, team foul #1 | 7-7 |
| 18:14 | Rhode Island | John Stroinski makes the free throw | 7-8 |
| 18:03 | Columbia | David Corbeil misses the easy layup | 7-8 |
| 18:01 | Rhode Island | Steven Overton grabs the board | 7-8 |
| 17:57 | Rhode Island | Alfred Gaston is called for the reach on Tommy Powell - foul #1 on Alfred Gaston, team foul #2 | 7-8 |
| Subs | Columbia | Carlos Boots (PG), Bruce Desoto (SG), David Fifield (SF), Douglas Webb (PF), Jeremiah Stewart (C) Ulysses Bellew, Lee Larson, Alfred Gaston, Ricardo Fuentes, David Corbeil | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 17:33 | Rhode Island | The short jumper by Tommy Powell is denied by Jeremiah Stewart | 7-8 |
| 17:32 | Columbia | Douglas Webb pulls down the rebound | 7-8 |
| 17:21 | Columbia | Bruce Desoto misses long on a 3 from straight away | 7-8 |
| 17:19 | Columbia | Douglas Webb tips it back up and in | 9-8 |
| 17:03 | Rhode Island | Steven Overton connects on the jumper from close range on a nice dish by Tommy Powell and he's fouled by Jeremiah Stewart - foul #1 on Jeremiah Stewart, team foul #3 | 9-10 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | John Wood (PG), Ronald Ivy (SG), Antonio Douglas (SF), Andrew Purvis (PF) David Dobson, Micheal Huot, Tommy Powell, John Stroinski | |
| 17:03 | Rhode Island | Steven Overton makes the free throw | 9-11 |
| 16:56 | Columbia | Jeremiah Stewart misses badly on a runner in the lane | 9-11 |
| 16:55 | Columbia | Douglas Webb tips it home | 11-11 |
| 16:47 | Rhode Island | Steven Overton drills a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Antonio Douglas | 11-13 |
| 16:33 | Columbia | Bruce Desoto loses the dribble to Steven Overton | 11-13 |
| 16:17 | Rhode Island | Ronald Ivy comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 11-13 |
| 16:16 | Columbia | Jeremiah Stewart grabs the board | 11-13 |
| 16:00 | Columbia | Ronald Ivy is called for the reach on Douglas Webb - foul #1 on Ronald Ivy, team foul #1 | 11-13 |
| Subs | Columbia | Ulysses Bellew (PG), Lee Larson (SG), Alfred Gaston (SF), Jessie Gil (PF), David Corbeil (C) Carlos Boots, Bruce Desoto, David Fifield, Douglas Webb, Jeremiah Stewart | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Norman Cason (C) Steven Overton | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Ulysses Bellew (fresh) SG - Lee Larson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Alfred Gaston (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jessie Gil (fresh) C - David Corbeil (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - John Wood (fresh) SG - Ronald Ivy (fresh) SF - Antonio Douglas (fresh) PF - Andrew Purvis (fresh) C - Norman Cason (fresh) | |
| 15:48 | Columbia | Jessie Gil misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 11-13 |
| 15:46 | Rhode Island | Antonio Douglas snags the defensive board | 11-13 |
| 15:25 | Rhode Island | Ronald Ivy is called for traveling | 11-13 |
| Subs | Columbia | Ricardo Fuentes (PF) Jessie Gil | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | David Dobson (PG), Micheal Huot (SG), Tommy Powell (SF), John Stroinski (PF) John Wood, Ronald Ivy, Antonio Douglas, Andrew Purvis | |
| 15:15 | Columbia | Ulysses Bellew hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 11-13 |
| 15:14 | Rhode Island | Norman Cason gets the rebound | 11-13 |
| 14:59 | Rhode Island | David Dobson knocks in the floater from the left block on a great pass from Norman Cason | 11-15 |
| 14:53 | Columbia | Ricardo Fuentes misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 11-15 |
| 14:52 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to David Dobson | 11-15 |
| 14:30 | Rhode Island | Micheal Huot drills a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Norman Cason | 11-18 |
| 14:09 | Columbia | Ricardo Fuentes can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 11-18 |
| 14:08 | Rhode Island | Norman Cason pulls down the rebound | 11-18 |
| 14:02 | Rhode Island | John Stroinski travels with the ball | 11-18 |
| Subs | Columbia | Carlos Boots (PG), Bruce Desoto (SF), Douglas Webb (PF), Jeremiah Stewart (C) Ulysses Bellew, Alfred Gaston, Ricardo Fuentes, David Corbeil | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Steven Overton (C) Norman Cason | |
| 13:51 | Columbia | Carlos Boots misses the floater from the left side but he's hacked by Steven Overton - foul #1 on Steven Overton, team foul #2 | 11-18 |
| Subs | Columbia | David Fifield (SF) Lee Larson | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Ronald Ivy (SF) Tommy Powell | |
| 13:51 | Columbia | Carlos Boots makes the 1st free throw | 12-18 |
| 13:51 | Columbia | Carlos Boots makes the 2nd free throw | 13-18 |
| 13:28 | Rhode Island | David Dobson knocks in the turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Ronald Ivy | 13-20 |
| 13:15 | Columbia | Douglas Webb's floater is tipped away by Steven Overton | 13-20 |
| 13:13 | Columbia | Douglas Webb grabs the offensive board | 13-20 |
| 12:53 | Columbia | Carlos Boots misses the floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Steven Overton - foul #2 on Steven Overton, team foul #3 | 13-20 |
| Subs | Columbia | Jessie Gil (C) Douglas Webb | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | John Wood (PG), Antonio Douglas (SF), Andrew Purvis (PF), Dan Domingues (C) David Dobson, Micheal Huot, John Stroinski, Steven Overton | |
| 12:53 | Columbia | Carlos Boots makes the 1st free throw | 14-20 |
| 12:53 | Columbia | Carlos Boots makes the 2nd free throw | 15-20 |
| 12:30 | Rhode Island | John Wood hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 15-20 |
| 12:28 | Rhode Island | Andrew Purvis snags the offensive board | 15-20 |
| 12:10 | Rhode Island | Ronald Ivy connects on the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Antonio Douglas | 15-23 |
| 11:46 | Columbia | Jeremiah Stewart misses the shot from the free throw line | 15-23 |
| 11:44 | Columbia | Bruce Desoto tips it in | 17-23 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Carlos Boots (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Bruce Desoto (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Fifield (fresh) PF - Jeremiah Stewart (fairly fresh) C - Jessie Gil (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - John Wood (fresh) SG - Ronald Ivy (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Antonio Douglas (fresh) PF - Andrew Purvis (fresh) C - Dan Domingues (fresh) | |
| 11:26 | Rhode Island | Ronald Ivy is denied on a layup by Jessie Gil | 17-23 |
| 11:24 | Rhode Island | John Wood tips it in | 17-25 |
| 10:59 | Columbia | Carlos Boots makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 19-25 |
| 10:40 | Rhode Island | Dan Domingues clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 19-25 |
| 10:39 | Rhode Island | The offensive rebound goes to John Wood | 19-25 |
| 10:18 | Rhode Island | John Wood hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 19-25 |
| 10:16 | Columbia | Jessie Gil grabs the defensive rebound | 19-25 |
| 09:47 | Columbia | David Fifield misses the shot from just outside the lane | 19-25 |
| 09:45 | Rhode Island | Dan Domingues pulls down the rebound | 19-25 |
| 09:28 | Rhode Island | Andrew Purvis is fouled on the floor by Jeremiah Stewart - foul #2 on Jeremiah Stewart, team foul #4 | 19-25 |
| Subs | Columbia | Ulysses Bellew (PG), Lee Larson (SG), Alfred Gaston (SF), Ricardo Fuentes (PF), David Corbeil (C) Carlos Boots, Bruce Desoto, David Fifield, Jeremiah Stewart, Jessie Gil | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | David Dobson (PG), Micheal Huot (SG), Tommy Powell (SF), John Stroinski (PF), Norman Cason (C) John Wood, Ronald Ivy, Antonio Douglas, Andrew Purvis, Dan Domingues | |
| 09:16 | Rhode Island | Micheal Huot can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 19-25 |
| 09:15 | Columbia | David Corbeil pulls down the rebound | 19-25 |
| 08:54 | Columbia | Lee Larson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner but he's fouled by Norman Cason - foul #1 on Norman Cason, team foul #4 | 19-25 |
| 08:54 | Columbia | Lee Larson makes the 1st free throw | 20-25 |
| 08:54 | Columbia | Lee Larson makes the 2nd free throw | 21-25 |
| 08:54 | Columbia | Lee Larson makes the 3rd free throw | 22-25 |
| 08:40 | Rhode Island | Micheal Huot connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by David Dobson | 22-28 |
| 08:17 | Columbia | Ricardo Fuentes is called for traveling | 22-28 |
| 08:04 | Rhode Island | Tommy Powell buries a fadeaway in the lane set up by David Dobson | 22-30 |
| 07:49 | Columbia | Ulysses Bellew comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 22-30 |
| 07:48 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Norman Cason | 22-30 |
| 07:44 | Rhode Island | David Dobson misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Ulysses Bellew - foul #1 on Ulysses Bellew, team foul #5 | 22-30 |
| 07:44 | Rhode Island | David Dobson makes the 1st free throw | 22-31 |
| 07:44 | Rhode Island | David Dobson makes the 2nd free throw | 22-32 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Ulysses Bellew (fresh) SG - Lee Larson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alfred Gaston (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Ricardo Fuentes (fresh) C - David Corbeil (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - David Dobson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Micheal Huot (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Tommy Powell (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Stroinski (fresh) 8 pts. C - Norman Cason (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Columbia | John Stroinski steals the ball from Alfred Gaston | 22-32 |
| 07:02 | Rhode Island | David Dobson is called for traveling | 22-32 |
| Subs | Columbia | Albert Butler (PG), David Fifield (SF), Douglas Webb (PF) Ulysses Bellew, Alfred Gaston, Ricardo Fuentes | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Antonio Douglas (SF), Dan Domingues (C) Tommy Powell, Norman Cason | |
| 06:49 | Columbia | David Fifield comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 22-32 |
| 06:48 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to John Stroinski | 22-32 |
| 06:30 | Rhode Island | Albert Butler is called for the reach on David Dobson - foul #1 on Albert Butler, team foul #6 | 22-32 |
| Subs | Columbia | Carlos Boots (PG), Bruce Desoto (SG) Albert Butler, Lee Larson | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | John Wood (PG), Ronald Ivy (SG), Andrew Purvis (PF) David Dobson, Micheal Huot, John Stroinski | |
| 06:18 | Rhode Island | Douglas Webb is called for the reach on Antonio Douglas - foul #1 on Douglas Webb, team foul #7 | 22-32 |
| 06:18 | Rhode Island | Antonio Douglas misses the 1st free throw | 22-32 |
| 06:18 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Douglas Webb | 22-32 |
| 05:59 | Columbia | David Corbeil misses badly on a jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by Dan Domingues - foul #1 on Dan Domingues, team foul #5 | 22-32 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Tommy Powell (SF) Antonio Douglas | |
| 05:59 | Columbia | David Corbeil misses the 1st free throw | 22-32 |
| 05:59 | Columbia | David Corbeil makes the 2nd free throw | 23-32 |
| 05:44 | Rhode Island | Tommy Powell can't connect on a driving attempt from close range but the foul's on David Fifield - foul #1 on David Fifield, team foul #8 | 23-32 |
| Subs | Columbia | Alfred Gaston (SF), Jessie Gil (C) David Fifield, David Corbeil | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Norman Cason (C) Dan Domingues | |
| 05:44 | Rhode Island | Tommy Powell makes the 1st free throw | 23-33 |
| 05:44 | Rhode Island | Tommy Powell misses the 2nd free throw | 23-33 |
| 05:44 | Rhode Island | The offensive rebound goes to Norman Cason | 23-33 |
| 05:31 | Rhode Island | Norman Cason connects on the shot from the baseline on a nice dish by John Wood | 23-35 |
| 05:18 | Columbia | Jessie Gil misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 23-35 |
| 05:17 | Columbia | Jessie Gil snags the offensive board | 23-35 |
| 05:02 | Columbia | Douglas Webb hits a floater near the basket set up by Bruce Desoto | 25-35 |
| 04:49 | Rhode Island | Ronald Ivy is hacked by Bruce Desoto - foul #1 on Bruce Desoto, team foul #9 | 25-35 |
| Subs | Columbia | Ulysses Bellew (PG), Lee Larson (SG), Ricardo Fuentes (PF) Carlos Boots, Bruce Desoto, Douglas Webb | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | David Dobson (PG), Micheal Huot (SG), John Stroinski (PF) John Wood, Tommy Powell, Andrew Purvis | |
| 04:49 | Rhode Island | Ronald Ivy misses the 1st free throw | 25-35 |
| 04:49 | Columbia | Ricardo Fuentes snags the defensive board | 25-35 |
| 04:35 | Columbia | Ulysses Bellew can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 25-35 |
| 04:34 | Rhode Island | Norman Cason grabs the board | 25-35 |
| 04:15 | Rhode Island | David Dobson's pass is intercepted by Ulysses Bellew | 25-35 |
| 03:53 | Columbia | Lee Larson is hacked by Ronald Ivy - foul #2 on Ronald Ivy, team foul #6 | 25-35 |
| Subs | Columbia | Bruce Desoto (SF), Jeremiah Stewart (C) Alfred Gaston, Jessie Gil | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Tommy Powell (SF), Steven Overton (C) Ronald Ivy, Norman Cason | |
| 03:44 | Columbia | John Stroinski steals the ball from Lee Larson | 25-35 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Ulysses Bellew (fresh) SG - Lee Larson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bruce Desoto (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ricardo Fuentes (fresh) C - Jeremiah Stewart (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - David Dobson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Micheal Huot (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Tommy Powell (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Stroinski (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Steven Overton (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 03:30 | Rhode Island | Tommy Powell hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 25-35 |
| 03:28 | Columbia | Lee Larson grabs the board | 25-35 |
| 03:14 | Columbia | Ricardo Fuentes hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 25-35 |
| 03:13 | Rhode Island | Micheal Huot pulls down the rebound | 25-35 |
| 02:58 | Rhode Island | Ulysses Bellew is called for the reach on John Stroinski - foul #2 on Ulysses Bellew, team foul #10 | 25-35 |
| Subs | Columbia | Carlos Boots (SF), Douglas Webb (PF), David Corbeil (C) Lee Larson, Ricardo Fuentes, Jeremiah Stewart | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 02:58 | Rhode Island | John Stroinski makes the 1st free throw | 25-36 |
| 02:58 | Rhode Island | John Stroinski makes the 2nd free throw | 25-37 |
| 02:29 | Columbia | David Corbeil is fouled on the floor by Steven Overton - foul #3 on Steven Overton, team foul #7 | 25-37 |
| Subs | Columbia | Albert Butler (SG), Alfred Gaston (SF) Ulysses Bellew, Bruce Desoto | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | John Wood (PG), Earl Sklar (SG), Andrew Purvis (PF), Dan Domingues (C) David Dobson, Micheal Huot, John Stroinski, Steven Overton | |
| 02:29 | Columbia | David Corbeil makes the 1st free throw | 26-37 |
| 02:29 | Columbia | David Corbeil misses the 2nd free throw | 26-37 |
| 02:29 | Columbia | The offensive rebound goes to Alfred Gaston | 26-37 |
| 02:24 | Columbia | Carlos Boots misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 26-37 |
| 02:22 | Rhode Island | Earl Sklar snags the defensive board | 26-37 |
| 02:06 | Rhode Island | Earl Sklar connects on the shot from the left side on a nice dish by John Wood | 26-39 |
| 01:49 | Columbia | Douglas Webb clanks a 3 from the right corner | 26-39 |
| 01:48 | Rhode Island | Andrew Purvis snags the defensive board | 26-39 |
| 01:26 | Rhode Island | Andrew Purvis connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane and he's hacked by Douglas Webb - foul #2 on Douglas Webb, team foul #11 | 26-41 |
| Subs | Columbia | Lee Larson (SG), Jeremiah Stewart (PF), Jessie Gil (C) Albert Butler, Douglas Webb, David Corbeil | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | David Dobson (PG), Micheal Huot (SG), Ronald Ivy (SF), John Stroinski (PF) John Wood, Earl Sklar, Tommy Powell, Dan Domingues | |
| 01:26 | Rhode Island | Andrew Purvis misses the free throw | 26-41 |
| 01:26 | Columbia | Jeremiah Stewart grabs the board | 26-41 |
| 01:14 | Columbia | Micheal Huot takes the ball from Jessie Gil | 26-41 |
| 00:56 | Rhode Island | Andrew Purvis misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 26-41 |
| 00:54 | Columbia | Lee Larson pulls down the rebound | 26-41 |
| 00:35 | Columbia | Alfred Gaston connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 28-41 |
| 00:18 | Rhode Island | David Dobson misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 28-41 |
| 00:16 | Rhode Island | Andrew Purvis grabs the offensive rebound | 28-41 |
| 00:01 | Rhode Island | Andrew Purvis drills a driving attempt near the basket | 28-43 |
| 00:00 | Columbia | Lee Larson misses the fullcourt shot | 28-43 |