| Lineup | Appalachian State | PG - David Jackson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Karl Procter (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jerry Marcum (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Paul Baney (fresh) 2 pts. C - Clinton Price (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Ernest Alamo (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Luther Bakken (fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Noga (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Todd Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - David White (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Appalachian State | Jerry Marcum inbounds the ball | 26-28 |
| Game Plan | Appalachian State | Appalachian State is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:48 | Appalachian State | David Jackson misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 26-28 |
| 19:46 | Columbia | David White snags the defensive board | 26-28 |
| 19:25 | Columbia | David White knocks in the floater near the basket on a nice dish by Ernest Alamo | 26-30 |
| 19:07 | Appalachian State | Clinton Price misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 26-30 |
| 19:06 | Appalachian State | Jerry Marcum hits the follow up shot | 28-30 |
| 18:48 | Columbia | Luther Bakken misses short on a shot from the right wing | 28-30 |
| 18:46 | Columbia | Todd Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-30 |
| 18:35 | Columbia | Todd Smith hits a driving attempt from the left block | 28-32 |
| 18:14 | Appalachian State | Paul Baney comes up short on the jump hook from the right block | 28-32 |
| 18:12 | Columbia | David White gets the rebound | 28-32 |
| 17:51 | Columbia | Todd Smith drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Ernest Alamo | 28-34 |
| 17:32 | Appalachian State | Jerry Marcum's pass is intercepted by Luther Bakken | 28-34 |
| 17:20 | Columbia | Clinton Price takes the ball from David White | 28-34 |
| 17:09 | Appalachian State | Clinton Price misses short on a floater near the basket | 28-34 |
| 17:07 | Columbia | William Noga gets the rebound | 28-34 |
| 17:00 | Columbia | William Noga's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-34 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | John Terwilliger (PG), Herbert Pratt (SG), Frank Robinson (SF), Peter Fulcher (PF), Kenneth Ballard (C) David Jackson, Karl Procter, Jerry Marcum, Paul Baney, Clinton Price | |
| Subs | Columbia | William Griner (PG), Gerald Rempe (SF) Ernest Alamo, William Noga | |
| 16:49 | Appalachian State | The short jumper by Peter Fulcher is denied by David White | 28-34 |
| 16:47 | Columbia | The rebound goes to David White | 28-34 |
| 16:39 | Columbia | William Griner buries a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Todd Smith | 28-37 |
| 16:17 | Appalachian State | Frank Robinson's layup is rejected by Todd Smith | 28-37 |
| 16:15 | Appalachian State | Herbert Pratt grabs the offensive board | 28-37 |
| 15:56 | Appalachian State | Peter Fulcher is denied on a dunk by David White | 28-37 |
| 15:55 | Columbia | David White gets the rebound | 28-37 |
| Lineup | Appalachian State | PG - John Terwilliger (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Herbert Pratt (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Frank Robinson (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Peter Fulcher (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenneth Ballard (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - William Griner (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Luther Bakken (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Gerald Rempe (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Todd Smith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - David White (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 15:39 | Columbia | Todd Smith's fadeaway is rejected by Frank Robinson | 28-37 |
| 15:38 | Appalachian State | Frank Robinson grabs the defensive rebound | 28-37 |
| 15:32 | Appalachian State | Frank Robinson drills a runner in the lane on a great pass from Peter Fulcher and he's hacked by William Griner - foul #2 on William Griner, team foul #1 | 30-37 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | David Jackson (PG), Karl Procter (SG), Paul Baney (PF), Clinton Price (C) John Terwilliger, Herbert Pratt, Peter Fulcher, Kenneth Ballard | |
| Subs | Columbia | Ernest Alamo (PG), William Noga (SF), Paul Snyder (PF), Anthony Szczeblewski (C) Luther Bakken, Gerald Rempe, Todd Smith, David White | |
| 15:32 | Appalachian State | Frank Robinson makes the free throw | 31-37 |
| 15:16 | Columbia | Anthony Szczeblewski can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 31-37 |
| 15:15 | Appalachian State | Frank Robinson snags the defensive board | 31-37 |
| 14:54 | Appalachian State | Paul Baney buries a jump hook from close range | 33-37 |
| 14:29 | Columbia | William Noga misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 33-37 |
| 14:28 | Columbia | Paul Snyder tips it in | 33-39 |
| 14:08 | Appalachian State | David Jackson double dribbles | 33-39 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Jerry Marcum (SF) Frank Robinson | |
| Subs | Columbia | Luther Bakken (SG), Todd Smith (PF), David White (C) William Griner, Paul Snyder, Anthony Szczeblewski | |
| 13:43 | Columbia | David White's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-39 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Peter Fulcher (PF) Paul Baney | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 13:21 | Appalachian State | Todd Smith swats the shot by Karl Procter | 33-39 |
| 13:19 | Columbia | David White grabs the board | 33-39 |
| 13:05 | Columbia | Todd Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 33-39 |
| 13:03 | Columbia | David White gets the offensive rebound | 33-39 |
| 12:53 | Columbia | Luther Bakken misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 33-39 |
| 12:52 | Appalachian State | Jerry Marcum grabs the board | 33-39 |
| 12:33 | Appalachian State | Clinton Price buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by David Jackson | 36-39 |
| 12:15 | Columbia | William Noga banks in the layup on a great pass from Luther Bakken and he's fouled by Jerry Marcum - foul #3 on Jerry Marcum, team foul #1 | 36-41 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | John Terwilliger (PG), Herbert Pratt (SG), Paul Baney (PF) David Jackson, Karl Procter, Clinton Price | |
| Subs | Columbia | William Griner (PG), Michael Troxell (SG), Paul Snyder (PF) Ernest Alamo, Luther Bakken, Todd Smith | |
| 12:15 | Columbia | William Noga makes the free throw | 36-42 |
| 11:55 | Appalachian State | Jerry Marcum misses the 3 from the right wing | 36-42 |
| 11:53 | Columbia | Paul Snyder pulls down the rebound | 36-42 |
| Lineup | Appalachian State | PG - John Terwilliger (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Herbert Pratt (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jerry Marcum (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Paul Baney (fresh) 4 pts. C - Peter Fulcher (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - William Griner (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Michael Troxell (fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Noga (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Paul Snyder (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - David White (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 10 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 11:39 | Columbia | William Noga misses badly on a shot from the left side | 36-42 |
| 11:38 | Columbia | Michael Troxell tips it home | 36-44 |
| 11:29 | Appalachian State | Jerry Marcum drills a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by John Terwilliger | 39-44 |
| 11:13 | Columbia | William Griner hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 39-44 |
| 11:11 | Appalachian State | Herbert Pratt snags the defensive board | 39-44 |
| 11:05 | Appalachian State | Paul Snyder is called for the reach on Peter Fulcher - foul #1 on Paul Snyder, team foul #2 | 39-44 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Frank Robinson (SF), Kenneth Ballard (C) Jerry Marcum, Peter Fulcher | |
| Subs | Columbia | Luther Bakken (SG), Gerald Rempe (SF), Todd Smith (PF) Michael Troxell, William Noga, David White | |
| 10:49 | Appalachian State | Luther Bakken picks off the pass by Frank Robinson | 39-44 |
| 10:27 | Columbia | Gerald Rempe hits a 3pt attempt from straight away | 39-47 |
| 10:11 | Appalachian State | John Terwilliger misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 39-47 |
| 10:10 | Appalachian State | Frank Robinson tips it in | 41-47 |
| 09:55 | Columbia | Luther Bakken knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by William Griner | 41-50 |
| 09:36 | Appalachian State | John Terwilliger misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 41-50 |
| 09:35 | Appalachian State | Kenneth Ballard tips it in | 43-50 |
| 09:21 | Columbia | Frank Robinson is called for the reach on Gerald Rempe - foul #1 on Frank Robinson, team foul #2 | 43-50 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | David Jackson (PG), Karl Procter (SG), Jerry Marcum (SF), Peter Fulcher (PF), Clinton Price (C) John Terwilliger, Herbert Pratt, Frank Robinson, Paul Baney, Kenneth Ballard | |
| Subs | Columbia | Ernest Alamo (PG), David White (C) William Griner, Paul Snyder | |
| 09:14 | Columbia | David Jackson swats the layup by Gerald Rempe | 43-50 |
| 09:13 | Appalachian State | Clinton Price grabs the defensive rebound | 43-50 |
| 08:54 | Appalachian State | Peter Fulcher makes the fadeaway near the basket | 45-50 |
| 08:39 | Columbia | Todd Smith misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 45-50 |
| 08:37 | Appalachian State | Clinton Price snags the defensive board | 45-50 |
| 08:16 | Appalachian State | Jerry Marcum is hacked by Gerald Rempe - foul #2 on Gerald Rempe, team foul #3 | 45-50 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | | |
| Subs | Columbia | William Griner (SG), William Noga (SF), Paul Snyder (PF) Luther Bakken, Gerald Rempe, Todd Smith | |
| 08:04 | Appalachian State | Peter Fulcher can't connect on a floater near the basket | 45-50 |
| 08:03 | Columbia | Paul Snyder grabs the board | 45-50 |
| 07:44 | Columbia | William Noga loses the dribble to David Jackson | 45-50 |
| Lineup | Appalachian State | PG - David Jackson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Karl Procter (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jerry Marcum (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Peter Fulcher (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Clinton Price (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Ernest Alamo (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Griner (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Noga (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Paul Snyder (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - David White (fresh) 4 pts. 10 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:21 | Appalachian State | Jerry Marcum clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-50 |
| 07:20 | Columbia | David White snags the defensive board | 45-50 |
| 07:01 | Columbia | Paul Snyder buries a jumper from the left block on a great pass from Ernest Alamo | 45-52 |
| 06:42 | Appalachian State | Clinton Price's floater is tipped away by David White | 45-52 |
| 06:41 | Appalachian State | Jerry Marcum tips it but misses | 45-52 |
| 06:39 | Appalachian State | David Jackson can't tip it in | 45-52 |
| 06:37 | Columbia | Paul Snyder grabs the defensive rebound | 45-52 |
| 06:13 | Columbia | William Noga drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from David White | 45-55 |
| 05:49 | Appalachian State | Karl Procter misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 45-55 |
| 05:47 | Columbia | David White gets the rebound | 45-55 |
| 05:47 | Columbia | Columbia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 45-55 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Paul Baney (PF) Peter Fulcher | |
| Subs | Columbia | Luther Bakken (SG), Todd Smith (PF) William Griner, Paul Snyder | |
| 05:23 | Columbia | Clinton Price is called for the reach on David White - foul #3 on Clinton Price, team foul #3 | 45-55 |
| 05:09 | Columbia | William Noga is hacked by Clinton Price - foul #4 on Clinton Price, team foul #4 | 45-55 |
| 04:49 | Columbia | David White hits a floater from the left wing and the foul's on Jerry Marcum - foul #4 on Jerry Marcum, team foul #5 | 45-57 |
| 04:49 | Columbia | David White misses the free throw | 45-57 |
| 04:49 | Appalachian State | Paul Baney grabs the defensive rebound | 45-57 |
| Game Plan | Appalachian State | Appalachian State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:42 | Appalachian State | Jerry Marcum misses short on a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Todd Smith - foul #2 on Todd Smith, team foul #4 | 45-57 |
| 04:42 | Appalachian State | Jerry Marcum misses the 1st free throw | 45-57 |
| 04:42 | Appalachian State | Jerry Marcum makes the 2nd free throw | 46-57 |
| 04:21 | Columbia | Luther Bakken comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 46-57 |
| 04:19 | Appalachian State | Paul Baney grabs the defensive rebound | 46-57 |
| Game Plan | Appalachian State | Appalachian State is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:54 | Appalachian State | David White steals the ball from Clinton Price | 46-57 |
| Game Plan | Appalachian State | Appalachian State is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:29 | Columbia | William Noga hits a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Ernest Alamo | 46-59 |
| Lineup | Appalachian State | PG - David Jackson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Karl Procter (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jerry Marcum (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. PF - Paul Baney (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Clinton Price (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Ernest Alamo (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Luther Bakken (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - William Noga (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Todd Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - David White (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 12 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Appalachian State | Appalachian State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:04 | Appalachian State | Karl Procter buries a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Clinton Price and he's hacked by Luther Bakken - foul #3 on Luther Bakken, team foul #5 | 48-59 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | John Terwilliger (PG), Frank Robinson (SF), Peter Fulcher (PF), Kenneth Ballard (C) David Jackson, Jerry Marcum, Paul Baney, Clinton Price | |
| Subs | Columbia | William Griner (PG), Gerald Rempe (SF), Paul Snyder (C) Ernest Alamo, William Noga, David White | |
| 03:04 | Appalachian State | Karl Procter makes the free throw | 49-59 |
| 02:46 | Columbia | Gerald Rempe hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on Frank Robinson - foul #2 on Frank Robinson, team foul #6 | 49-59 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Herbert Pratt (SG) Karl Procter | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 02:46 | Columbia | Gerald Rempe makes the 1st free throw | 49-60 |
| 02:46 | Columbia | Gerald Rempe makes the 2nd free throw | 49-61 |
| 02:31 | Appalachian State | John Terwilliger buries a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Peter Fulcher | 52-61 |
| 02:31 | Columbia | Columbia calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 52-61 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Jerry Marcum (SF), Paul Baney (PF), Clinton Price (C) Frank Robinson, Peter Fulcher, Kenneth Ballard | |
| Subs | Columbia | Ernest Alamo (PG), William Noga (SF), David White (C) William Griner, Gerald Rempe, Paul Snyder | |
| 02:13 | Columbia | Todd Smith scores on a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Ernest Alamo and the foul's on Paul Baney - foul #2 on Paul Baney, team foul #7 | 52-63 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Frank Robinson (SF), Peter Fulcher (PF), Kenneth Ballard (C) Jerry Marcum, Paul Baney, Clinton Price | |
| Subs | Columbia | William Griner (PG), Michael Troxell (SG), Gerald Rempe (SF), Paul Snyder (C) Ernest Alamo, Luther Bakken, William Noga, David White | |
| 02:13 | Columbia | Todd Smith makes the free throw | 52-64 |
| 01:54 | Appalachian State | Herbert Pratt clanks a 3 from the right wing | 52-64 |
| 01:53 | Columbia | Todd Smith gets the rebound | 52-64 |
| 01:29 | Columbia | Gerald Rempe connects on the shot from the right side on a nice dish by Michael Troxell | 52-66 |
| 01:11 | Appalachian State | Peter Fulcher makes the jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by John Terwilliger | 54-66 |
| 00:51 | Columbia | William Griner scores on a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Todd Smith | 54-68 |
| Game Plan | Appalachian State | Appalachian State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:45 | Appalachian State | Frank Robinson misses long on a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Michael Troxell - foul #1 on Michael Troxell, team foul #6 | 54-68 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Anthony Szczeblewski (C) Todd Smith | |
| 00:45 | Appalachian State | Frank Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 55-68 |
| 00:45 | Appalachian State | Frank Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 56-68 |
| Game Plan | Appalachian State | Appalachian State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:24 | Columbia | Paul Snyder connects on the runner from the right block | 56-70 |
| 00:19 | Appalachian State | William Griner is called for the reach on Peter Fulcher - foul #3 on William Griner, team foul #7 | 56-70 |
| 00:19 | Appalachian State | Peter Fulcher makes the 1st free throw | 57-70 |
| 00:19 | Appalachian State | Peter Fulcher makes the 2nd free throw | 58-70 |
| 00:00 | Columbia | William Griner runs out the clock | 58-70 |