| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Michael Sander (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Don Shine (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Christopher Ernst (fresh) PF - Quincy Ross (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Buck Williams (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bucknell | PG - Thomas Cabral (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Taylor (fresh) SF - David Geise (fresh) PF - David Ball (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Willard Cahill (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Columbia | Christopher Ernst inbounds the ball | 18-16 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Bucknell | Bucknell is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:38 | Columbia | Christopher Ernst knocks in the shot from the right wing | 20-16 |
| 19:19 | Bucknell | Thomas Cabral splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 20-16 |
| 19:17 | Columbia | Buck Williams gets the rebound | 20-16 |
| 18:58 | Columbia | Michael Sander can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 20-16 |
| 18:56 | Columbia | Quincy Ross tips it back up and in | 22-16 |
| 18:28 | Bucknell | David Geise can't finish the layup | 22-16 |
| 18:27 | Bucknell | Willard Cahill tips it but misses | 22-16 |
| 18:25 | Columbia | Christopher Ernst grabs the defensive rebound | 22-16 |
| 18:07 | Columbia | Christopher Ernst is fouled on the floor by David Geise - foul #1 on David Geise, team foul #1 | 22-16 |
| 17:49 | Columbia | Christopher Ernst knocks in the jumpshot from the left side | 24-16 |
| 17:43 | Bucknell | David Geise buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by George Taylor | 24-19 |
| 17:17 | Columbia | Thomas Cabral steps in front of the Michael Sander pass as he passes out of a doubleteam | 24-19 |
| 17:04 | Bucknell | Thomas Cabral evades the doubleteam but misses long on a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Quincy Ross - foul #3 on Quincy Ross, team foul #1 | 24-19 |
| 17:04 | Bucknell | Thomas Cabral makes the 1st free throw | 24-20 |
| 17:04 | Bucknell | Thomas Cabral makes the 2nd free throw | 24-21 |
| 16:38 | Columbia | Christopher Ernst is fouled on the floor by David Geise - foul #2 on David Geise, team foul #2 | 24-21 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Brian Hepworth (SF), Charles Barber (PF) David Geise, David Ball | |
| 16:16 | Columbia | Christopher Ernst is called for a backcourt violation | 24-21 |
| Subs | Columbia | Charles Nichols (SF), Mark Johnson (C) Don Shine, Buck Williams | |
| Subs | Bucknell | | |
| 16:02 | Bucknell | Brian Hepworth loses the ball out of bounds | 24-21 |
| Subs | Columbia | Joseph Lin (SG) Christopher Ernst | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Matthew Burkley (SF) Thomas Cabral | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Michael Sander (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Lin (fresh) SF - Charles Nichols (fresh) PF - Quincy Ross (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Mark Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bucknell | PG - Brian Hepworth (fresh) 1 ast. SG - George Taylor (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Matthew Burkley (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Charles Barber (fresh) 2 pts. C - Willard Cahill (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Columbia | Charles Nichols can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 24-21 |
| 15:32 | Columbia | Mark Johnson tips it but misses | 24-21 |
| 15:30 | Bucknell | Charles Barber grabs the board | 24-21 |
| 15:21 | Bucknell | Charles Barber drills a turnaround in the paint | 24-23 |
| 15:05 | Columbia | Michael Sander splits the doubleteam and buries a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Joseph Lin | 27-23 |
| 14:52 | Bucknell | Charles Barber loses the dribble to Quincy Ross | 27-23 |
| 14:28 | Columbia | Michael Sander is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 27-23 |
| 14:27 | Bucknell | The rebound goes to Matthew Burkley | 27-23 |
| 14:22 | Bucknell | Brian Hepworth scores on a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Willard Cahill | 27-25 |
| 13:53 | Columbia | Quincy Ross is hacked by Charles Barber - foul #2 on Charles Barber, team foul #3 | 27-25 |
| Subs | Columbia | Dean Stanger (PG), Don Shine (SG), Christopher Ernst (SF), Buck Williams (C) Michael Sander, Joseph Lin, Charles Nichols, Quincy Ross | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Thomas Cabral (PG), David Geise (SF), David Ball (PF), Dean Bryant (C) George Taylor, Matthew Burkley, Charles Barber, Willard Cahill | |
| 13:36 | Columbia | Dean Stanger can't connect on a shot from the left side | 27-25 |
| 13:34 | Bucknell | David Geise grabs the defensive rebound | 27-25 |
| 13:30 | Bucknell | Thomas Cabral misses short on a turnaround from close range | 27-25 |
| 13:29 | Bucknell | The offensive rebound goes to Dean Bryant | 27-25 |
| 13:12 | Bucknell | Thomas Cabral is fouled on the floor by Mark Johnson - foul #3 on Mark Johnson, team foul #2 | 27-25 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Thomas Cherry (SG) Brian Hepworth | |
| 12:59 | Bucknell | Dean Stanger is called for the reach on Thomas Cabral - foul #1 on Dean Stanger, team foul #3 | 27-25 |
| Subs | Columbia | Herbert Menjivar (PF) Mark Johnson | |
| Subs | Bucknell | | |
| 12:41 | Bucknell | Thomas Cherry can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 27-25 |
| 12:40 | Columbia | Herbert Menjivar grabs the board | 27-25 |
| 12:35 | Columbia | Christopher Ernst misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 27-25 |
| 12:34 | Columbia | The offensive rebound goes to Christopher Ernst | 27-25 |
| 12:13 | Columbia | Don Shine buries a floater from the left wing set up by Herbert Menjivar | 29-25 |
| 12:01 | Bucknell | Dean Bryant knocks in the jumper from the right wing set up by Thomas Cherry | 29-27 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Dean Stanger (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Don Shine (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Christopher Ernst (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Herbert Menjivar (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Buck Williams (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bucknell | PG - Thomas Cabral (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Cherry (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Geise (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Ball (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Dean Bryant (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Columbia | Herbert Menjivar's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-27 |
| Subs | Columbia | Michael Sander (PG), Quincy Ross (PF) Dean Stanger, Herbert Menjivar | |
| Subs | Bucknell | George Taylor (SG), Willard Cahill (C) Thomas Cherry, Dean Bryant | |
| 11:12 | Bucknell | David Geise hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline | 29-27 |
| 11:10 | Bucknell | David Geise tips it back up and in | 29-29 |
| 10:47 | Columbia | Michael Sander hits a floater from close range | 31-29 |
| 10:20 | Bucknell | Thomas Cabral splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 31-29 |
| 10:19 | Columbia | Christopher Ernst pulls down the rebound | 31-29 |
| 09:59 | Columbia | The short jumper by Don Shine is denied by David Geise | 31-29 |
| 09:58 | Columbia | Quincy Ross hits the follow up shot | 33-29 |
| 09:38 | Bucknell | Quincy Ross steals it from David Geise | 33-29 |
| 09:12 | Columbia | Quincy Ross misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 33-29 |
| 09:10 | Bucknell | Willard Cahill grabs the board | 33-29 |
| 08:52 | Bucknell | Willard Cahill is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jump hook from the right block | 33-29 |
| 08:50 | Columbia | Buck Williams grabs the board | 33-29 |
| 08:29 | Columbia | Buck Williams misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Thomas Cabral - foul #2 on Thomas Cabral, team foul #4 | 33-29 |
| Subs | Columbia | Joseph Lin (SG), Charles Nichols (SF) Don Shine, Christopher Ernst | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Brian Hepworth (PG), Matthew Burkley (SF), Charles Barber (PF) Thomas Cabral, David Geise, David Ball | |
| 08:29 | Columbia | Buck Williams makes the 1st free throw | 34-29 |
| 08:29 | Columbia | Buck Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 35-29 |
| 08:20 | Bucknell | Charles Barber throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-29 |
| Subs | Columbia | Mark Johnson (C) Buck Williams | |
| Subs | Bucknell | | |
| 08:02 | Columbia | Michael Sander is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 from the right wing but the foul's on George Taylor - foul #2 on George Taylor, team foul #5 | 35-29 |
| 08:02 | Columbia | Michael Sander makes the 1st free throw | 36-29 |
| 08:02 | Columbia | Michael Sander makes the 2nd free throw | 37-29 |
| 08:02 | Columbia | Michael Sander makes the 3rd free throw | 38-29 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Michael Sander (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Lin (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Charles Nichols (fresh) PF - Quincy Ross (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. C - Mark Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Bucknell | PG - Brian Hepworth (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Taylor (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Matthew Burkley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Barber (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Willard Cahill (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:42 | Bucknell | George Taylor is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on George Taylor, team foul #6 | 38-29 |
| 07:15 | Columbia | Charles Nichols misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by George Taylor - foul #4 on George Taylor, team foul #7 | 38-29 |
| Subs | Columbia | Dean Stanger (PG) Michael Sander | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Thomas Cabral (PG), Dean Bryant (C) George Taylor, Willard Cahill | |
| 07:15 | Columbia | Charles Nichols makes the 1st free throw | 39-29 |
| 07:15 | Columbia | Charles Nichols makes the 2nd free throw | 40-29 |
| 06:55 | Bucknell | Brian Hepworth buries a floater from the right wing set up by Thomas Cabral | 40-31 |
| 06:27 | Columbia | Mark Johnson misses the lay-in | 40-31 |
| 06:26 | Bucknell | Dean Bryant grabs the board | 40-31 |
| 06:14 | Bucknell | Brian Hepworth knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Matthew Burkley | 40-34 |
| 05:45 | Columbia | Charles Nichols can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 40-34 |
| 05:44 | Bucknell | Thomas Cabral pulls down the rebound | 40-34 |
| 05:44 | Bucknell | Bucknell calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 40-34 |
| Subs | Columbia | Michael Sander (PG), Don Shine (SG), Christopher Ernst (SF), Buck Williams (C) Dean Stanger, Joseph Lin, Charles Nichols, Mark Johnson | |
| Subs | Bucknell | George Taylor (SG), David Geise (SF), David Ball (PF), Willard Cahill (C) Brian Hepworth, Matthew Burkley, Charles Barber, Dean Bryant | |
| 05:29 | Bucknell | David Geise lays it in set up by Thomas Cabral and the foul's on Michael Sander - foul #1 on Michael Sander, team foul #4 | 40-36 |
| 05:29 | Bucknell | David Geise makes the free throw | 40-37 |
| 05:00 | Columbia | Quincy Ross buries a driving attempt in the lane | 42-37 |
| 04:35 | Bucknell | David Geise double dribbles | 42-37 |
| 04:21 | Columbia | Buck Williams scores on a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Quincy Ross | 44-37 |
| 04:09 | Bucknell | David Ball is open and lays it up and in set up by Thomas Cabral | 44-39 |
| 03:54 | Columbia | Don Shine double dribbles | 44-39 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Michael Sander (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Don Shine (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Christopher Ernst (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Quincy Ross (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. C - Buck Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bucknell | PG - Thomas Cabral (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - George Taylor (fresh) 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - David Geise (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Ball (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Willard Cahill (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:38 | Bucknell | David Ball comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 44-39 |
| 03:37 | Columbia | Christopher Ernst snags the defensive board | 44-39 |
| 03:13 | Columbia | Quincy Ross misses the fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by David Ball - foul #3 on David Ball, team foul #8 | 44-39 |
| 03:13 | Columbia | Quincy Ross makes the 1st free throw | 45-39 |
| 03:13 | Columbia | Quincy Ross misses the 2nd free throw | 45-39 |
| 03:13 | Bucknell | Willard Cahill pulls down the rebound | 45-39 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Bucknell | Bucknell is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 02:58 | Bucknell | David Geise misses the fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Christopher Ernst - foul #1 on Christopher Ernst, team foul #5 | 45-39 |
| Subs | Columbia | Mark Johnson (PF) Quincy Ross | |
| Subs | Bucknell | | |
| 02:58 | Bucknell | David Geise misses the 1st free throw | 45-39 |
| 02:58 | Bucknell | David Geise misses the 2nd free throw | 45-39 |
| 02:58 | Columbia | Mark Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 45-39 |
| 02:41 | Columbia | Don Shine is open and buries a shot from the right wing | 47-39 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Bucknell | Bucknell is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 02:27 | Bucknell | David Geise misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 47-39 |
| 02:25 | Bucknell | Thomas Cabral misses the tip | 47-39 |
| 02:24 | Columbia | Buck Williams gets the rebound | 47-39 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Bucknell | Bucknell is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:06 | Columbia | Mark Johnson is whistled for traveling | 47-39 |
| Subs | Columbia | Charles Nichols (SF), Quincy Ross (PF) Don Shine, Buck Williams | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Brian Hepworth (SF), Charles Barber (PF) David Geise, David Ball | |
| 02:02 | Bucknell | Bucknell calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 47-39 |
| Subs | Columbia | Don Shine (SG), Buck Williams (C) Charles Nichols, Mark Johnson | |
| Subs | Bucknell | David Geise (SF) Charles Barber | |
| 01:50 | Bucknell | George Taylor is open and buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Brian Hepworth | 47-42 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Bucknell | Bucknell is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 01:29 | Columbia | Willard Cahill picks off the pass by Buck Williams | 47-42 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Bucknell | Bucknell is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 01:11 | Bucknell | David Geise connects on the floater from the right side on a nice dish by Thomas Cabral | 47-44 |
| 00:49 | Columbia | Christopher Ernst double dribbles | 47-44 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Bucknell | David Ball (PF) Brian Hepworth | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Bucknell | Bucknell is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:41 | Bucknell | Thomas Cabral shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 47-44 |
| 00:39 | Columbia | Michael Sander grabs the board | 47-44 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Bucknell | Bucknell is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:13 | Columbia | Willard Cahill is called for the reach on Michael Sander - foul #2 on Willard Cahill, team foul #9 | 47-44 |
| 00:13 | Columbia | Michael Sander makes the 1st free throw | 48-44 |
| 00:13 | Columbia | Michael Sander makes the 2nd free throw | 49-44 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Bucknell | Bucknell is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:06 | Bucknell | George Taylor misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 49-44 |
| 00:05 | Bucknell | The offensive rebound goes to Willard Cahill | 49-44 |
| 00:01 | Bucknell | David Geise is called for traveling | 49-44 |
| 00:00 | Columbia | Michael Sander runs out the clock | 49-44 |