| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Spencer Clark (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Dikembe Orji (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Bryant Jones (fresh) PF - Teodoro Costa (fresh) 3 reb. C - Robert Strickler (fresh) 9 pts. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Jurica Kisielewski (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Andrei Lozinski (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Ralph Scarborough (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Hans Szafranski (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Juan Morales (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | San Diego State | Bryant Jones inbounds the ball | 35-28 |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:34 | San Diego State | Spencer Clark makes the 3 pointer from straight away | 38-28 |
| 19:22 | Columbia | Andrei Lozinski is hacked by Teodoro Costa - foul #3 on Teodoro Costa, team foul #1 | 38-28 |
| 19:08 | Columbia | Dikembe Orji steals it from Jurica Kisielewski | 38-28 |
| 18:46 | San Diego State | Jurica Kisielewski steals it from Bryant Jones | 38-28 |
| 18:26 | Columbia | Juan Morales drills a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Jurica Kisielewski | 38-30 |
| 18:03 | San Diego State | Robert Strickler is whistled for traveling | 38-30 |
| 17:42 | Columbia | Andrei Lozinski shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-30 |
| 17:40 | Columbia | Juan Morales tips it in | 38-32 |
| 17:23 | San Diego State | Spencer Clark loses the dribble to Andrei Lozinski | 38-32 |
| 17:18 | Columbia | Jurica Kisielewski banks in the layup set up by Andrei Lozinski | 38-34 |
| 16:54 | San Diego State | Robert Strickler comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 38-34 |
| 16:53 | San Diego State | Spencer Clark misses the tip | 38-34 |
| 16:51 | San Diego State | Dikembe Orji pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-34 |
| 16:28 | San Diego State | Robert Strickler hits a driving attempt in the paint | 40-34 |
| 16:17 | Columbia | Jurica Kisielewski is open but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 40-34 |
| 16:16 | Columbia | Ralph Scarborough pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-34 |
| 15:55 | Columbia | Andrei Lozinski loses the ball out of bounds against a doubleteam | 40-34 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Alan West (PG), Vernon Bledsoe (SF), Wilfredo Esposito (PF), Leo Green (C) Spencer Clark, Bryant Jones, Teodoro Costa, Robert Strickler | |
| Subs | Columbia | Eric Mousseau (PG), John Manz (SG), Eric Tarleton (SF), Alphonso Gallo (PF), Buford Sewell (C) Jurica Kisielewski, Andrei Lozinski, Ralph Scarborough, Hans Szafranski, Juan Morales | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Alan West (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dikembe Orji (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. 4 stl. 3 pf. SF - Vernon Bledsoe (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Wilfredo Esposito (fresh) 2 reb. C - Leo Green (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Eric Mousseau (fresh) SG - John Manz (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Eric Tarleton (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Alphonso Gallo (fresh) C - Buford Sewell (fresh) | |
| 15:35 | San Diego State | Dikembe Orji clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-34 |
| 15:34 | San Diego State | Alan West can't tip it in | 40-34 |
| 15:32 | San Diego State | Leo Green grabs the offensive rebound | 40-34 |
| 15:11 | San Diego State | Leo Green hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint | 40-34 |
| 15:10 | Columbia | Eric Tarleton pulls down the rebound | 40-34 |
| 14:47 | Columbia | Eric Mousseau comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 40-34 |
| 14:46 | San Diego State | The rebound goes to Wilfredo Esposito | 40-34 |
| 14:23 | San Diego State | Dikembe Orji throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-34 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Spencer Clark (PG), Robert Strickler (C) Dikembe Orji, Leo Green | |
| Subs | Columbia | Jurica Kisielewski (PG), Hans Szafranski (PF) John Manz, Alphonso Gallo | |
| 14:09 | Columbia | Hans Szafranski misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 40-34 |
| 14:07 | San Diego State | Wilfredo Esposito grabs the defensive rebound | 40-34 |
| 13:54 | San Diego State | Spencer Clark drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 43-34 |
| 13:35 | Columbia | Hans Szafranski clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 43-34 |
| 13:33 | Columbia | The offensive rebound goes to Buford Sewell | 43-34 |
| 13:22 | Columbia | Eric Tarleton clanks a shot from the left block but he's hacked by Vernon Bledsoe - foul #1 on Vernon Bledsoe, team foul #2 | 43-34 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Bryant Jones (SF), Teodoro Costa (PF) Vernon Bledsoe, Wilfredo Esposito | |
| Subs | Columbia | Andrei Lozinski (SG), Ralph Scarborough (SF) Eric Mousseau, Buford Sewell | |
| 13:22 | Columbia | Eric Tarleton makes the 1st free throw | 43-35 |
| 13:22 | Columbia | Eric Tarleton makes the 2nd free throw | 43-36 |
| 12:59 | San Diego State | Spencer Clark misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 43-36 |
| 12:58 | Columbia | Hans Szafranski grabs the defensive rebound | 43-36 |
| 12:42 | Columbia | Hans Szafranski scores on a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Andrei Lozinski | 43-38 |
| 12:16 | San Diego State | Alan West connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Spencer Clark | 46-38 |
| 12:04 | Columbia | Robert Strickler denies the turnaround by Hans Szafranski | 46-38 |
| 12:02 | San Diego State | Robert Strickler grabs the defensive rebound | 46-38 |
| 11:35 | San Diego State | Robert Strickler misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Eric Tarleton - foul #2 on Eric Tarleton, team foul #1 | 46-38 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Dikembe Orji (SG), Vernon Bledsoe (SF), Wilfredo Esposito (PF) Alan West, Bryant Jones, Teodoro Costa | |
| Subs | Columbia | Eric Mousseau (PG), Dikembe Abdulla (SF), Alphonso Gallo (PF), Juan Morales (C) Jurica Kisielewski, Ralph Scarborough, Hans Szafranski, Eric Tarleton | |
| 11:35 | San Diego State | Robert Strickler makes the 1st free throw | 47-38 |
| 11:35 | San Diego State | Robert Strickler makes the 2nd free throw | 48-38 |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Spencer Clark (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dikembe Orji (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. 4 stl. 3 pf. SF - Vernon Bledsoe (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Wilfredo Esposito (fresh) 4 reb. C - Robert Strickler (fresh) 13 pts. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Eric Mousseau (fresh) SG - Andrei Lozinski (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dikembe Abdulla (fresh) PF - Alphonso Gallo (fresh) C - Juan Morales (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:11 | Columbia | Andrei Lozinski is whistled for a carry | 48-38 |
| 10:42 | San Diego State | Dikembe Orji is denied on a layup by Alphonso Gallo | 48-38 |
| 10:41 | San Diego State | Spencer Clark grabs the offensive rebound | 48-38 |
| 10:16 | San Diego State | Dikembe Orji is fouled on the floor by Andrei Lozinski - foul #1 on Andrei Lozinski, team foul #2 | 48-38 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Teodoro Costa (PF), Leo Green (C) Wilfredo Esposito, Robert Strickler | |
| Subs | Columbia | Jurica Kisielewski (PG), Ralph Scarborough (SF), Hans Szafranski (PF) Andrei Lozinski, Dikembe Abdulla, Alphonso Gallo | |
| 10:07 | San Diego State | Vernon Bledsoe connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 50-38 |
| 09:42 | Columbia | Hans Szafranski misses short on an open runner from the right block | 50-38 |
| 09:40 | San Diego State | Spencer Clark gets the rebound | 50-38 |
| 09:11 | San Diego State | Vernon Bledsoe connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Dikembe Orji | 53-38 |
| 08:53 | Columbia | Hans Szafranski comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 53-38 |
| 08:51 | San Diego State | Leo Green gets the rebound | 53-38 |
| 08:26 | San Diego State | Dikembe Orji clanks a runner from the right block | 53-38 |
| 08:25 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Juan Morales | 53-38 |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 08:08 | Columbia | Juan Morales misses long on a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Vernon Bledsoe - foul #2 on Vernon Bledsoe, team foul #3 | 53-38 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Alan West (PG), Bryant Jones (SF), Wilfredo Esposito (PF), Robert Strickler (C) Spencer Clark, Vernon Bledsoe, Teodoro Costa, Leo Green | |
| Subs | Columbia | Andrei Lozinski (SG), Eric Tarleton (SF) Eric Mousseau, Ralph Scarborough | |
| 08:08 | Columbia | Juan Morales misses the 1st free throw | 53-38 |
| 08:08 | Columbia | Juan Morales misses the 2nd free throw | 53-38 |
| 08:08 | San Diego State | Robert Strickler gets the rebound | 53-38 |
| 07:53 | San Diego State | Dikembe Orji is hacked by Andrei Lozinski - foul #2 on Andrei Lozinski, team foul #3 | 53-38 |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Buford Sewell (C) Juan Morales | |
| 07:31 | San Diego State | Robert Strickler clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 53-38 |
| 07:30 | Columbia | Hans Szafranski gets the rebound | 53-38 |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Alan West (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dikembe Orji (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. 4 stl. 3 pf. SF - Bryant Jones (fresh) PF - Wilfredo Esposito (fresh) 4 reb. C - Robert Strickler (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Jurica Kisielewski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Andrei Lozinski (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eric Tarleton (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Hans Szafranski (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Buford Sewell (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Columbia | Eric Tarleton misses badly on the uncontested pull-up jumper from the left side | 53-38 |
| 07:25 | San Diego State | Alan West grabs the board | 53-38 |
| 07:05 | San Diego State | Buford Sewell is called for the reach on Alan West - foul #1 on Buford Sewell, team foul #4 | 53-38 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Vernon Bledsoe (SG) Dikembe Orji | |
| Subs | Columbia | Eric Mousseau (PG), Alphonso Gallo (PF) Jurica Kisielewski, Hans Szafranski | |
| 06:44 | San Diego State | Robert Strickler connects on the floater from the right side | 55-38 |
| 06:30 | Columbia | Eric Tarleton hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 55-38 |
| 06:28 | Columbia | Buford Sewell tips it home | 55-40 |
| 05:59 | San Diego State | Robert Strickler connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 58-40 |
| 05:36 | Columbia | Andrei Lozinski is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 58-40 |
| 05:34 | San Diego State | The rebound goes to Robert Strickler | 58-40 |
| 05:29 | San Diego State | Alan West misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 58-40 |
| 05:27 | Columbia | Eric Tarleton pulls down the rebound | 58-40 |
| 05:27 | Columbia | Columbia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-40 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Spencer Clark (PG), Dikembe Orji (SG), Teodoro Costa (PF) Alan West, Vernon Bledsoe, Wilfredo Esposito | |
| Subs | Columbia | Jurica Kisielewski (PG), Ralph Scarborough (SF), Hans Szafranski (PF), Juan Morales (C) Eric Mousseau, Eric Tarleton, Alphonso Gallo, Buford Sewell | |
| 05:14 | Columbia | Hans Szafranski is whistled for a carry | 58-40 |
| 04:58 | San Diego State | Spencer Clark can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 58-40 |
| 04:56 | San Diego State | Teodoro Costa pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-40 |
| 04:37 | San Diego State | Robert Strickler misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 58-40 |
| 04:35 | Columbia | Hans Szafranski gets the rebound | 58-40 |
| 04:28 | Columbia | Hans Szafranski hits a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Jurica Kisielewski and the foul's on Robert Strickler - foul #1 on Robert Strickler, team foul #4 | 58-42 |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Eric Mousseau (PG), John Manz (SG), Eric Tarleton (SF), Buford Sewell (C) Jurica Kisielewski, Andrei Lozinski, Ralph Scarborough, Juan Morales | |
| 04:28 | Columbia | Hans Szafranski misses the free throw | 58-42 |
| 04:28 | San Diego State | Robert Strickler grabs the board | 58-42 |
| 04:03 | San Diego State | Spencer Clark scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Dikembe Orji | 61-42 |
| 03:41 | Columbia | Eric Mousseau misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 61-42 |
| 03:39 | Columbia | Buford Sewell hits the follow up shot | 61-44 |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:11 | San Diego State | Dikembe Orji is whistled for a charge - foul #4 on Dikembe Orji, team foul #5 | 61-44 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Vernon Bledsoe (SF) Bryant Jones | |
| Subs | Columbia | Alphonso Gallo (PF) Hans Szafranski | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Spencer Clark (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dikembe Orji (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. 4 stl. 4 pf. SF - Vernon Bledsoe (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Teodoro Costa (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Strickler (fresh) 18 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Eric Mousseau (fresh) SG - John Manz (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Eric Tarleton (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Alphonso Gallo (fresh) C - Buford Sewell (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:02 | Columbia | Alphonso Gallo misses the easy layup | 61-44 |
| 03:00 | Columbia | Buford Sewell can't tip it in | 61-44 |
| 02:58 | San Diego State | Vernon Bledsoe grabs the defensive rebound | 61-44 |
| 02:36 | San Diego State | Teodoro Costa double dribbles | 61-44 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Wilfredo Esposito (PF) Teodoro Costa | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 02:19 | Columbia | Buford Sewell hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane | 61-44 |
| 02:18 | Columbia | Eric Tarleton pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-44 |
| 02:07 | Columbia | Buford Sewell hits a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Eric Mousseau | 61-46 |
| 01:46 | San Diego State | Robert Strickler misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 61-46 |
| 01:45 | Columbia | Eric Mousseau grabs the defensive rebound | 61-46 |
| 01:30 | Columbia | Alphonso Gallo is fouled on the floor by Vernon Bledsoe - foul #3 on Vernon Bledsoe, team foul #6 | 61-46 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Bryant Jones (SF), Teodoro Costa (PF) Vernon Bledsoe, Wilfredo Esposito | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 01:20 | Columbia | Dikembe Orji steals it from Alphonso Gallo | 61-46 |
| 01:17 | San Diego State | Dikembe Orji misses the lay-in | 61-46 |
| 01:15 | Columbia | Buford Sewell pulls down the rebound | 61-46 |
| 01:11 | Columbia | Eric Mousseau clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 61-46 |
| 01:10 | San Diego State | Teodoro Costa grabs the board | 61-46 |
| 00:52 | San Diego State | Spencer Clark buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 64-46 |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:46 | Columbia | Eric Tarleton hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Bryant Jones - foul #1 on Bryant Jones, team foul #7 | 64-46 |
| 00:46 | Columbia | Eric Tarleton makes the 1st free throw | 64-47 |
| 00:46 | Columbia | Eric Tarleton makes the 2nd free throw | 64-48 |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:20 | San Diego State | Buford Sewell swats the short shot by Robert Strickler | 64-48 |
| 00:18 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Eric Tarleton | 64-48 |
| 00:11 | Columbia | Eric Tarleton makes the runner near the basket | 64-50 |
| 00:00 | San Diego State | Spencer Clark runs out the clock | 64-50 |