| Lineup | Manhattan | PG - Sammy French (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Archie Stockdale (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerome Aquino (fresh) 6 pts. PF - James Roberts (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Gary McNeill (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Jurica Kisielewski (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andrei Lozinski (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dikembe Abdulla (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Hans Szafranski (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Alphonso Gallo (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Columbia | Dikembe Abdulla inbounds the ball | 38-24 |
| Game Plan | Manhattan | Manhattan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:39 | Columbia | Dikembe Abdulla misses the fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Sammy French - foul #2 on Sammy French, team foul #1 | 38-24 |
| 19:39 | Columbia | Dikembe Abdulla misses the 1st free throw | 38-24 |
| 19:39 | Columbia | Dikembe Abdulla makes the 2nd free throw | 38-25 |
| 19:18 | Manhattan | James Roberts misses the dunk | 38-25 |
| 19:16 | Columbia | Andrei Lozinski pulls down the rebound | 38-25 |
| 18:55 | Columbia | Dikembe Abdulla clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 38-25 |
| 18:54 | Manhattan | Gary McNeill snags the defensive board | 38-25 |
| 18:35 | Manhattan | Gary McNeill comes up short on the floater from the right block but he's hacked by Alphonso Gallo - foul #3 on Alphonso Gallo, team foul #1 | 38-25 |
| Subs | Manhattan | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Eric Tarleton (C) Alphonso Gallo | |
| 18:35 | Manhattan | Gary McNeill makes the 1st free throw | 39-25 |
| 18:35 | Manhattan | Gary McNeill makes the 2nd free throw | 40-25 |
| 18:33 | Columbia | Archie Stockdale steals the ball from Andrei Lozinski in the backcourt | 40-25 |
| 18:32 | Manhattan | Archie Stockdale hits the finger roll | 42-25 |
| 18:12 | Columbia | Hans Szafranski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-25 |
| Subs | Manhattan | John Ransdell (PF) James Roberts | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 17:58 | Manhattan | The jump hook by Sammy French is blocked by Eric Tarleton | 42-25 |
| 17:56 | Manhattan | Archie Stockdale tips it but misses | 42-25 |
| 17:54 | Manhattan | Gary McNeill tips it in | 44-25 |
| 17:34 | Columbia | Andrei Lozinski connects on the jump hook from close range on a great pass from Jurica Kisielewski | 44-27 |
| 17:10 | Manhattan | Sammy French loses the dribble to Andrei Lozinski | 44-27 |
| 16:50 | Columbia | Dikembe Abdulla can't connect on a jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Jerome Aquino - foul #1 on Jerome Aquino, team foul #2 | 44-27 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Paul Mitchell (PG), Ivan Dembinski (SF), James Roberts (PF), Rodney Chong (C) Sammy French, Jerome Aquino, John Ransdell, Gary McNeill | |
| Subs | Columbia | Douglas Davis (PG), Randy Waid (SG), Arthur Givens (C) Jurica Kisielewski, Andrei Lozinski, Hans Szafranski | |
| 16:50 | Columbia | Dikembe Abdulla makes the 1st free throw | 44-28 |
| 16:50 | Columbia | Dikembe Abdulla makes the 2nd free throw | 44-29 |
| 16:26 | Manhattan | James Roberts misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Eric Tarleton - foul #1 on Eric Tarleton, team foul #2 | 44-29 |
| Subs | Manhattan | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Edward Johnson (PG), Brandon Galbraith (PF) Dikembe Abdulla, Eric Tarleton | |
| 16:26 | Manhattan | James Roberts misses the 1st free throw | 44-29 |
| 16:26 | Manhattan | James Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 45-29 |
| 16:23 | Columbia | Douglas Davis is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 45-29 |
| 16:09 | Manhattan | Archie Stockdale misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Douglas Davis - foul #1 on Douglas Davis, team foul #3 | 45-29 |
| 16:09 | Manhattan | Archie Stockdale makes the 1st free throw | 46-29 |
| 16:09 | Manhattan | Archie Stockdale misses the 2nd free throw | 46-29 |
| 16:09 | Columbia | Brandon Galbraith grabs the defensive rebound | 46-29 |
| 16:07 | Columbia | Randy Waid is fouled in the backcourt by Ivan Dembinski - foul #1 on Ivan Dembinski, team foul #3 | 46-29 |
| 15:51 | Columbia | Douglas Davis can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 46-29 |
| 15:49 | Manhattan | James Roberts pulls down the rebound | 46-29 |
| Lineup | Manhattan | PG - Paul Mitchell (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Archie Stockdale (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ivan Dembinski (fresh) PF - James Roberts (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Rodney Chong (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Edward Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Douglas Davis (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Randy Waid (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Brandon Galbraith (fresh) 2 reb. C - Arthur Givens (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:28 | Manhattan | Rodney Chong connects on the jumper near the basket set up by James Roberts and he's hacked by Arthur Givens - foul #1 on Arthur Givens, team foul #4 | 48-29 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Jerome Aquino (SF) Ivan Dembinski | |
| Subs | Columbia | Jurica Kisielewski (PG), Hans Szafranski (PF), Alphonso Gallo (C) Edward Johnson, Brandon Galbraith, Arthur Givens | |
| 15:28 | Manhattan | Rodney Chong makes the free throw | 49-29 |
| Game Plan | Manhattan | Manhattan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 15:17 | Columbia | James Roberts is called for the reach on Hans Szafranski - foul #2 on James Roberts, team foul #4 | 49-29 |
| Subs | Manhattan | John Ransdell (PF), Gary McNeill (C) James Roberts, Rodney Chong | |
| Subs | Columbia | Eric Tarleton (SF) Randy Waid | |
| 15:09 | Columbia | Douglas Davis is open but comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 49-29 |
| 15:08 | Columbia | Hans Szafranski grabs the offensive board | 49-29 |
| 14:56 | Columbia | Jurica Kisielewski is open and buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Douglas Davis | 49-32 |
| 14:40 | Manhattan | Paul Mitchell loses the dribble to Alphonso Gallo | 49-32 |
| Game Plan | Manhattan | Manhattan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 14:12 | Columbia | Gary McNeill is called for the reach on Alphonso Gallo - foul #1 on Gary McNeill, team foul #5 | 49-32 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Sammy French (PG), Ivan Dembinski (SF), James Roberts (PF) Paul Mitchell, Jerome Aquino, John Ransdell | |
| Subs | Columbia | Andrei Lozinski (SG) Douglas Davis | |
| 13:57 | Columbia | Andrei Lozinski makes the wide open jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Jurica Kisielewski | 49-34 |
| 13:34 | Manhattan | Sammy French clanks a floater from the free throw line | 49-34 |
| 13:33 | Columbia | Alphonso Gallo gets the rebound | 49-34 |
| 13:12 | Columbia | Andrei Lozinski is open and buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Jurica Kisielewski | 49-37 |
| 12:51 | Manhattan | Sammy French comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 49-37 |
| 12:49 | Columbia | Eric Tarleton snags the defensive board | 49-37 |
| 12:37 | Columbia | Eric Tarleton can't connect on a shot from the right side but he's hacked by Ivan Dembinski - foul #2 on Ivan Dembinski, team foul #6 | 49-37 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Todd Myhre (SG), Jerome Aquino (SF), John Ransdell (PF), Rodney Chong (C) Archie Stockdale, Ivan Dembinski, James Roberts, Gary McNeill | |
| Subs | Columbia | Edward Johnson (PG), Dikembe Abdulla (SF), Arthur Givens (C) Jurica Kisielewski, Hans Szafranski, Alphonso Gallo | |
| 12:37 | Columbia | Eric Tarleton misses the 1st free throw | 49-37 |
| 12:37 | Columbia | Eric Tarleton misses the 2nd free throw | 49-37 |
| 12:37 | Manhattan | The rebound goes to John Ransdell | 49-37 |
| 12:08 | Manhattan | Rodney Chong's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-37 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Paul Mitchell (PG) Sammy French | |
| Subs | Columbia | Randy Waid (PF) Eric Tarleton | |
| 11:55 | Columbia | Dikembe Abdulla knocks in the jump hook near the basket | 49-39 |
| 11:31 | Manhattan | John Ransdell's fadeaway is rejected by Arthur Givens | 49-39 |
| 11:30 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Arthur Givens | 49-39 |
| Lineup | Manhattan | PG - Paul Mitchell (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Todd Myhre (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jerome Aquino (tiring) 6 pts. PF - John Ransdell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Rodney Chong (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Edward Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Andrei Lozinski (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dikembe Abdulla (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Randy Waid (fresh) 1 pts. C - Arthur Givens (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:08 | Columbia | Dikembe Abdulla blows the dunk | 49-39 |
| 11:06 | Columbia | Edward Johnson misses the tip | 49-39 |
| 11:04 | Columbia | Arthur Givens grabs the offensive board | 49-39 |
| 10:51 | Columbia | Edward Johnson is by himself and knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 49-42 |
| 10:24 | Manhattan | Paul Mitchell misses short on a shot from the left wing | 49-42 |
| 10:22 | Columbia | Dikembe Abdulla snags the defensive board | 49-42 |
| 10:10 | Columbia | Andrei Lozinski is hacked by Paul Mitchell - foul #3 on Paul Mitchell, team foul #7 | 49-42 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Sammy French (PG), Archie Stockdale (SG), Ivan Dembinski (SF), James Roberts (PF), Gary McNeill (C) Paul Mitchell, Todd Myhre, Jerome Aquino, John Ransdell, Rodney Chong | |
| Subs | Columbia | Jurica Kisielewski (PG), Brandon Galbraith (SF), Hans Szafranski (PF), Alphonso Gallo (C) Edward Johnson, Dikembe Abdulla, Randy Waid, Arthur Givens | |
| 10:10 | Columbia | Andrei Lozinski makes the 1st free throw | 49-43 |
| 10:10 | Columbia | Andrei Lozinski makes the 2nd free throw | 49-44 |
| 09:57 | Manhattan | Sammy French misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Alphonso Gallo - foul #4 on Alphonso Gallo, team foul #5 | 49-44 |
| Subs | Manhattan | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Douglas Davis (SG), Trenton Hibbler (C) Andrei Lozinski, Alphonso Gallo | |
| 09:57 | Manhattan | Sammy French makes the 1st free throw | 50-44 |
| 09:57 | Manhattan | Sammy French misses the 2nd free throw | 50-44 |
| 09:57 | Columbia | Hans Szafranski grabs the defensive rebound | 50-44 |
| 09:42 | Columbia | Jurica Kisielewski throws it down on a great pass from Douglas Davis | 50-46 |
| 09:16 | Manhattan | Gary McNeill banks in the layup on a nice dish by Sammy French | 52-46 |
| 08:57 | Columbia | Douglas Davis can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 52-46 |
| 08:56 | Columbia | The offensive rebound goes to Hans Szafranski | 52-46 |
| 08:42 | Columbia | Jurica Kisielewski connects on the runner in the lane | 52-48 |
| 08:18 | Manhattan | Sammy French hits a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Ivan Dembinski | 54-48 |
| 08:08 | Columbia | Jurica Kisielewski knocks in the shot from the left wing set up by Trenton Hibbler | 54-50 |
| 07:39 | Manhattan | Gary McNeill buries a floater near the basket on a nice dish by James Roberts | 56-50 |
| 07:20 | Columbia | Jurica Kisielewski drills a shot from the right side on a great pass from Brandon Galbraith and the foul's on Sammy French - foul #3 on Sammy French, team foul #8 | 56-52 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Paul Mitchell (PG), Todd Myhre (SG), Jerome Aquino (SF), John Ransdell (PF), Rodney Chong (C) Sammy French, Archie Stockdale, Ivan Dembinski, James Roberts, Gary McNeill | |
| Subs | Columbia | Andrei Lozinski (SG), Dikembe Abdulla (SF), Eric Tarleton (PF), Alphonso Gallo (C) Douglas Davis, Brandon Galbraith, Hans Szafranski, Trenton Hibbler | |
| 07:20 | Columbia | Jurica Kisielewski misses the free throw | 56-52 |
| 07:20 | Manhattan | Rodney Chong grabs the defensive rebound | 56-52 |
| Lineup | Manhattan | PG - Paul Mitchell (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Todd Myhre (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jerome Aquino (tiring) 6 pts. PF - John Ransdell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Rodney Chong (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Jurica Kisielewski (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SG - Andrei Lozinski (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dikembe Abdulla (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Eric Tarleton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Alphonso Gallo (fresh) 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:06 | Manhattan | John Ransdell hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Paul Mitchell | 58-52 |
| 07:04 | Columbia | Jurica Kisielewski is called for traveling in the backcourt | 58-52 |
| Subs | Manhattan | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Edward Johnson (PG) Jurica Kisielewski | |
| 06:47 | Manhattan | Eric Tarleton is called for the reach on Paul Mitchell - foul #2 on Eric Tarleton, team foul #6 | 58-52 |
| 06:29 | Manhattan | Jerome Aquino is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Jerome Aquino, team foul #9 | 58-52 |
| 06:20 | Columbia | Edward Johnson misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 58-52 |
| 06:19 | Manhattan | Todd Myhre grabs the board | 58-52 |
| 06:15 | Manhattan | Paul Mitchell buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Rodney Chong | 60-52 |
| 05:58 | Columbia | Eric Tarleton clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 60-52 |
| 05:57 | Manhattan | Rodney Chong grabs the board | 60-52 |
| 05:36 | Manhattan | Paul Mitchell misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 60-52 |
| 05:34 | Columbia | Eric Tarleton pulls down the rebound | 60-52 |
| 05:27 | Columbia | Andrei Lozinski clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 60-52 |
| 05:25 | Columbia | Alphonso Gallo can't tip it in | 60-52 |
| 05:24 | Columbia | Dikembe Abdulla hits the follow up shot | 60-54 |
| 04:56 | Manhattan | The jump hook by Rodney Chong is blocked by Eric Tarleton | 60-54 |
| 04:54 | Columbia | Eric Tarleton snags the defensive board | 60-54 |
| 04:54 | Columbia | Columbia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-54 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Sammy French (PG), Ivan Dembinski (SF), James Roberts (PF), Gary McNeill (C) Paul Mitchell, Jerome Aquino, John Ransdell, Rodney Chong | |
| Subs | Columbia | Jurica Kisielewski (PG), Hans Szafranski (PF) Edward Johnson, Eric Tarleton | |
| 04:45 | Columbia | Dikembe Abdulla buries a fadeaway from the right side | 60-56 |
| 04:29 | Manhattan | Andrei Lozinski steps in front of the Todd Myhre pass | 60-56 |
| 04:16 | Columbia | Andrei Lozinski scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Jurica Kisielewski | 60-59 |
| 04:00 | Manhattan | Sammy French hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline | 60-59 |
| 03:58 | Columbia | Alphonso Gallo snags the defensive board | 60-59 |
| 03:42 | Columbia | Dikembe Abdulla misses the easy open layup | 60-59 |
| 03:41 | Columbia | The offensive rebound goes to Hans Szafranski | 60-59 |
| 03:24 | Columbia | Hans Szafranski's pass is intercepted by Sammy French | 60-59 |
| 03:01 | Manhattan | Ivan Dembinski comes up short on the floater from the left side | 60-59 |
| 02:59 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Andrei Lozinski | 60-59 |
| Lineup | Manhattan | PG - Sammy French (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Todd Myhre (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ivan Dembinski (fairly fresh) PF - James Roberts (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Gary McNeill (fresh) 22 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Jurica Kisielewski (fresh) 14 pts. 5 ast. SG - Andrei Lozinski (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Dikembe Abdulla (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. PF - Hans Szafranski (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. C - Alphonso Gallo (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 02:54 | Columbia | Jurica Kisielewski can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 60-59 |
| 02:52 | Manhattan | Gary McNeill grabs the board | 60-59 |
| 02:38 | Manhattan | James Roberts misses badly on a jumper from the left block | 60-59 |
| 02:36 | Manhattan | The offensive rebound goes to James Roberts | 60-59 |
| 02:10 | Manhattan | Todd Myhre is fouled on the floor by Andrei Lozinski - foul #2 on Andrei Lozinski, team foul #7 | 60-59 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Archie Stockdale (SG), Jerome Aquino (SF), John Ransdell (PF), Rodney Chong (C) Sammy French, Ivan Dembinski, James Roberts, Gary McNeill | |
| Subs | Columbia | Edward Johnson (PG), Douglas Davis (SG), Eric Tarleton (SF), Randy Waid (PF), Arthur Givens (C) Jurica Kisielewski, Andrei Lozinski, Dikembe Abdulla, Hans Szafranski, Alphonso Gallo | |
| 02:10 | Manhattan | Todd Myhre makes the 1st free throw | 61-59 |
| 02:10 | Manhattan | Todd Myhre makes the 2nd free throw | 62-59 |
| 02:08 | Columbia | Columbia calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 62-59 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Paul Mitchell (PG), Gary McNeill (C) Todd Myhre, Rodney Chong | |
| Subs | Columbia | Jurica Kisielewski (PG), Hans Szafranski (PF) Edward Johnson, Randy Waid | |
| 02:00 | Columbia | Douglas Davis comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 62-59 |
| 01:59 | Manhattan | Jerome Aquino grabs the defensive rebound | 62-59 |
| 01:59 | Manhattan | Manhattan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-59 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Sammy French (PG), James Roberts (PF) Paul Mitchell, John Ransdell | |
| Subs | Columbia | Andrei Lozinski (SG), Dikembe Abdulla (SF), Alphonso Gallo (C) Douglas Davis, Eric Tarleton, Arthur Givens | |
| 01:32 | Manhattan | James Roberts is hacked by Hans Szafranski - foul #1 on Hans Szafranski, team foul #8 | 62-59 |
| 01:32 | Manhattan | James Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 63-59 |
| 01:32 | Manhattan | James Roberts misses the 2nd free throw | 63-59 |
| 01:32 | Columbia | Hans Szafranski gets the rebound | 63-59 |
| 01:28 | Columbia | Alphonso Gallo is fouled in the backcourt by Archie Stockdale - foul #3 on Archie Stockdale, team foul #10 | 63-59 |
| 01:28 | Columbia | Alphonso Gallo makes the 1st free throw | 63-60 |
| 01:28 | Columbia | Alphonso Gallo makes the 2nd free throw | 63-61 |
| 01:13 | Manhattan | Gary McNeill is hacked by Andrei Lozinski - foul #3 on Andrei Lozinski, team foul #9 | 63-61 |
| 01:13 | Manhattan | Gary McNeill misses the 1st free throw | 63-61 |
| 01:13 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Alphonso Gallo | 63-61 |
| 00:44 | Columbia | Andrei Lozinski is open and scores on a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Alphonso Gallo | 63-63 |
| Game Plan | Manhattan | Manhattan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:23 | Manhattan | Sammy French is hacked by Jurica Kisielewski - foul #2 on Jurica Kisielewski, team foul #10 | 63-63 |
| 00:23 | Manhattan | Sammy French makes the 1st free throw | 64-63 |
| 00:23 | Manhattan | Sammy French misses the 2nd free throw | 64-63 |
| 00:23 | Columbia | Hans Szafranski gets the rebound | 64-63 |
| 00:10 | Columbia | Alphonso Gallo can't throw it down | 64-63 |
| 00:08 | Manhattan | Gary McNeill pulls down the rebound | 64-63 |
| Game Plan | Manhattan | Manhattan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:06 | Manhattan | Gary McNeill is hacked by Andrei Lozinski in the backcourt - foul #4 on Andrei Lozinski, team foul #11 | 64-63 |
| 00:06 | Manhattan | Gary McNeill makes the 1st free throw | 65-63 |
| 00:06 | Manhattan | Gary McNeill misses the 2nd free throw | 65-63 |
| 00:06 | Columbia | Hans Szafranski snags the defensive board | 65-63 |
| 00:06 | Columbia | Columbia calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 65-63 |
| 00:02 | Columbia | Dikembe Abdulla drills a jumper from the right wing | 65-65 |
| 00:02 | Manhattan | Manhattan calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-65 |
| Game Plan | Manhattan | Manhattan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Manhattan | Jerome Aquino clanks a halfcourt shot | 65-65 |
| Lineup | Manhattan | PG - Sammy French (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Archie Stockdale (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jerome Aquino (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Roberts (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Gary McNeill (fresh) 23 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Jurica Kisielewski (fresh) 14 pts. 5 ast. SG - Andrei Lozinski (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Dikembe Abdulla (fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. PF - Hans Szafranski (fresh) 2 pts. 11 reb. C - Alphonso Gallo (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 05:00 | Manhattan | James Roberts wins the tip | 65-65 |
| Game Plan | Manhattan | Manhattan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:38 | Manhattan | Archie Stockdale is hacked by Alphonso Gallo - foul #5 on Alphonso Gallo, team foul #12 | 65-65 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Ivan Dembinski (SF) Jerome Aquino | |
| Subs | Columbia | Eric Tarleton (C) Alphonso Gallo | |
| 04:38 | Manhattan | Archie Stockdale makes the 1st free throw | 66-65 |
| 04:38 | Manhattan | Archie Stockdale makes the 2nd free throw | 67-65 |
| 04:12 | Columbia | Jurica Kisielewski misses long on an open driving attempt near the basket | 67-65 |
| 04:10 | Columbia | Dikembe Abdulla gets the offensive rebound | 67-65 |
| 03:57 | Columbia | Andrei Lozinski clanks a floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Archie Stockdale - foul #4 on Archie Stockdale, team foul #11 | 67-65 |
| 03:57 | Columbia | Andrei Lozinski makes the 1st free throw | 67-66 |
| 03:57 | Columbia | Andrei Lozinski makes the 2nd free throw | 67-67 |
| 03:33 | Manhattan | James Roberts hits a floater from the baseline set up by Sammy French | 69-67 |
| 03:22 | Columbia | Hans Szafranski misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline | 69-67 |
| 03:21 | Manhattan | Gary McNeill pulls down the rebound | 69-67 |
| 02:52 | Manhattan | James Roberts hits the finger roll set up by Sammy French | 71-67 |
| 02:33 | Columbia | Gary McNeill steals it from Jurica Kisielewski | 71-67 |
| 02:04 | Manhattan | Archie Stockdale makes the jumpshot from the right side | 73-67 |
| 01:45 | Columbia | Dikembe Abdulla misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 73-67 |
| 01:43 | Manhattan | Sammy French snags the defensive board | 73-67 |
| 01:24 | Manhattan | Sammy French misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 73-67 |
| 01:22 | Manhattan | Ivan Dembinski tips it but misses | 73-67 |
| 01:21 | Columbia | Hans Szafranski pulls down the rebound | 73-67 |
| 01:04 | Columbia | Eric Tarleton comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 73-67 |
| 01:02 | Manhattan | The rebound goes to James Roberts | 73-67 |
| 00:56 | Manhattan | Sammy French is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 73-67 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Jerome Aquino (SF) Ivan Dembinski | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Lineup | Manhattan | PG - Sammy French (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Archie Stockdale (tired) 9 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Jerome Aquino (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Roberts (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. C - Gary McNeill (fairly fresh) 23 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Jurica Kisielewski (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 ast. SG - Andrei Lozinski (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Dikembe Abdulla (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. PF - Hans Szafranski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 12 reb. C - Eric Tarleton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Manhattan | Manhattan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:51 | Columbia | Hans Szafranski buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Andrei Lozinski | 73-70 |
| Game Plan | Manhattan | Manhattan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:27 | Manhattan | James Roberts knocks in the fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Archie Stockdale | 75-70 |
| Game Plan | Manhattan | Manhattan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:23 | Columbia | Archie Stockdale is called for the reach on Jurica Kisielewski in the backcourt - foul #5 on Archie Stockdale, team foul #12 | 75-70 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Todd Myhre (SG) Archie Stockdale | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 00:23 | Columbia | Jurica Kisielewski makes the 1st free throw | 75-71 |
| 00:23 | Columbia | Jurica Kisielewski makes the 2nd free throw | 75-72 |
| Game Plan | Manhattan | Manhattan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:20 | Manhattan | James Roberts is hacked by Jurica Kisielewski in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jurica Kisielewski, team foul #13 | 75-72 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Paul Mitchell (PG) Sammy French | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 00:20 | Manhattan | James Roberts misses the 1st free throw | 75-72 |
| 00:20 | Manhattan | James Roberts misses the 2nd free throw | 75-72 |
| 00:20 | Columbia | Dikembe Abdulla grabs the board | 75-72 |
| Game Plan | Manhattan | Manhattan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:15 | Columbia | Dikembe Abdulla makes the wide open jump hook in the paint | 75-74 |
| 00:12 | Manhattan | Todd Myhre is hacked by Andrei Lozinski in the backcourt - foul #5 on Andrei Lozinski, team foul #14 | 75-74 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Sammy French (PG) Paul Mitchell | |
| Subs | Columbia | Douglas Davis (SG) Andrei Lozinski | |
| 00:12 | Manhattan | Todd Myhre makes the 1st free throw | 76-74 |
| 00:12 | Manhattan | Todd Myhre makes the 2nd free throw | 77-74 |
| 00:08 | Columbia | Eric Tarleton's pass is intercepted by Todd Myhre | 77-74 |
| 00:03 | Manhattan | Sammy French banks in the layup set up by Todd Myhre | 79-74 |
| Game Plan | Manhattan | Manhattan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Columbia | Jurica Kisielewski can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 79-74 |