| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Willie Cajigas (fresh) SG - Steve Williams (fresh) SF - Brett Ross (fresh) PF - Robert Simpson (fresh) C - Miles Cook (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Arturo Melendez (fresh) SG - Bobby Murphy (fresh) SF - William Cunningham (fresh) PF - Joshua Roloff (fresh) C - Salvatore Rossi (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Columbia | Miles Cook wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Utah State | Utah State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:57 | Columbia | Joshua Roloff is called for the reach on Steve Williams in the backcourt - foul #1 on Joshua Roloff, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Columbia | Robert Simpson can't throw it down but the foul's on Arturo Melendez - foul #1 on Arturo Melendez, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Columbia | Robert Simpson misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Columbia | Robert Simpson misses the 2nd free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Utah State | Joshua Roloff snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | Utah State | Bobby Murphy buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Arturo Melendez | 0-3 |
| 19:09 | Columbia | Willie Cajigas buries a floater from the right block | 2-3 |
| 18:53 | Utah State | Salvatore Rossi scores on a floater from the right block | 2-5 |
| 18:35 | Columbia | Willie Cajigas buries a pull-up jumper from the left side and the foul's on Salvatore Rossi - foul #1 on Salvatore Rossi, team foul #3 | 4-5 |
| 18:35 | Columbia | Willie Cajigas makes the free throw | 5-5 |
| 18:21 | Utah State | Bobby Murphy misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 5-5 |
| 18:19 | Utah State | Salvatore Rossi grabs the offensive board | 5-5 |
| 18:06 | Utah State | Bobby Murphy misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 5-5 |
| 18:05 | Columbia | Steve Williams pulls down the rebound | 5-5 |
| 17:38 | Columbia | Steve Williams scores on a floater near the basket on a nice dish by Robert Simpson | 7-5 |
| 17:12 | Utah State | William Cunningham's corner 3pt jumper is blocked by Robert Simpson | 7-5 |
| 17:11 | Utah State | Joshua Roloff hits the follow up shot | 7-7 |
| 17:09 | Columbia | Willie Cajigas's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 7-7 |
| Subs | Columbia | Andy Nathanson (PG), Robert Townes (SG), Orlando Betancourt (SF), James Tillman (PF), Edward Avalos (C) Willie Cajigas, Steve Williams, Brett Ross, Robert Simpson, Miles Cook | |
| Subs | Utah State | Dino Mosinski (PG), Thomas Miller (SG), Phil Bergener (SF), Humberto Torres (PF), Jerome Hall (C) Arturo Melendez, Bobby Murphy, William Cunningham, Joshua Roloff, Salvatore Rossi | |
| 16:55 | Utah State | Robert Townes is called for the reach on Dino Mosinski - foul #1 on Robert Townes, team foul #1 | 7-7 |
| 16:30 | Utah State | Dino Mosinski clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 7-7 |
| 16:29 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Orlando Betancourt | 7-7 |
| 16:12 | Columbia | Humberto Torres is called for the reach on James Tillman - foul #1 on Humberto Torres, team foul #4 | 7-7 |
| Subs | Columbia | Willie Cajigas (PG) Robert Townes | |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| 16:02 | Columbia | The jumper by Orlando Betancourt is denied by Jerome Hall | 7-7 |
| 16:01 | Utah State | Phil Bergener pulls down the rebound | 7-7 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Willie Cajigas (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Andy Nathanson (fresh) SF - Orlando Betancourt (fresh) PF - James Tillman (fresh) C - Edward Avalos (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Dino Mosinski (fresh) SG - Thomas Miller (fresh) SF - Phil Bergener (fresh) PF - Humberto Torres (fresh) C - Jerome Hall (fresh) | |
| 15:54 | Utah State | Jerome Hall misses short on a fadeaway near the basket | 7-7 |
| 15:53 | Columbia | Edward Avalos snags the defensive board | 7-7 |
| 15:35 | Columbia | Edward Avalos misses the lay-in but the foul's on Jerome Hall - foul #1 on Jerome Hall, team foul #5 | 7-7 |
| Subs | Columbia | Steve Williams (SG), Brett Ross (SF) Orlando Betancourt, James Tillman | |
| Subs | Utah State | Arturo Melendez (PG), Bobby Murphy (SG) Thomas Miller, Humberto Torres | |
| 15:35 | Columbia | Edward Avalos misses the 1st free throw | 7-7 |
| 15:35 | Columbia | Edward Avalos makes the 2nd free throw | 8-7 |
| 15:18 | Utah State | Arturo Melendez comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 8-7 |
| 15:16 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Andy Nathanson | 8-7 |
| 14:56 | Columbia | Willie Cajigas scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 11-7 |
| 14:42 | Utah State | Bobby Murphy's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 11-7 |
| Subs | Columbia | Robert Townes (PG), James Tillman (PF), Miles Cook (C) Willie Cajigas, Edward Avalos, Andy Nathanson | |
| Subs | Utah State | William Cunningham (SF), Joshua Roloff (PF), Salvatore Rossi (C) Phil Bergener, Jerome Hall, Dino Mosinski | |
| 14:21 | Columbia | Bobby Murphy picks off the pass by Miles Cook | 11-7 |
| 14:18 | Utah State | Bobby Murphy banks in the layup | 11-9 |
| 13:59 | Columbia | Robert Townes misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 11-9 |
| 13:58 | Columbia | James Tillman gets the offensive rebound | 11-9 |
| 13:44 | Columbia | Miles Cook's pass is intercepted by Joshua Roloff | 11-9 |
| 13:19 | Utah State | Salvatore Rossi hits a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Arturo Melendez | 11-11 |
| 13:15 | Columbia | Brett Ross's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 11-11 |
| Subs | Columbia | Willie Cajigas (PG), Orlando Betancourt (SF), Robert Simpson (PF), Andy Nathanson (C) Steve Williams, Brett Ross, James Tillman, Miles Cook | |
| Subs | Utah State | Kevin Tavares (PG), Thomas Miller (SG), Christopher Feliciano (SF), Humberto Torres (C) Arturo Melendez, Bobby Murphy, William Cunningham, Salvatore Rossi | |
| 13:07 | Utah State | Humberto Torres is fouled on the floor by Andy Nathanson - foul #1 on Andy Nathanson, team foul #2 | 11-11 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Utah State | Dino Mosinski (PG) Kevin Tavares | |
| 13:02 | Utah State | Thomas Miller hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Robert Townes - foul #2 on Robert Townes, team foul #3 | 11-11 |
| Subs | Columbia | Miles Cook (C) Robert Townes | |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| 13:02 | Utah State | Thomas Miller misses the 1st free throw | 11-11 |
| 13:02 | Utah State | Thomas Miller misses the 2nd free throw | 11-11 |
| 13:02 | Columbia | Miles Cook snags the defensive board | 11-11 |
| 12:45 | Columbia | Andy Nathanson drills a floater near the basket on a great pass from Orlando Betancourt | 13-11 |
| 12:33 | Utah State | Dino Mosinski makes the jumpshot from the right side set up by Christopher Feliciano | 13-13 |
| 12:11 | Columbia | Andy Nathanson scores on a floater from just outside the lane | 15-13 |
| 12:02 | Utah State | Andy Nathanson picks off the pass by Thomas Miller | 15-13 |
| 11:47 | Columbia | Willie Cajigas hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane | 15-13 |
| 11:45 | Columbia | Robert Simpson tips it but misses | 15-13 |
| 11:43 | Utah State | Joshua Roloff grabs the defensive rebound | 15-13 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Willie Cajigas (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Andy Nathanson (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Orlando Betancourt (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Robert Simpson (fairly fresh) C - Miles Cook (tiring) | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Dino Mosinski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Thomas Miller (fairly fresh) SF - Christopher Feliciano (fresh) PF - Joshua Roloff (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Humberto Torres (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:39 | Utah State | Thomas Miller misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 15-13 |
| 11:37 | Utah State | Dino Mosinski pulls down the offensive rebound | 15-13 |
| 11:23 | Utah State | Joshua Roloff knocks in the turnaround in the paint | 15-15 |
| 11:02 | Columbia | Andy Nathanson knocks in the turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Willie Cajigas | 17-15 |
| 10:54 | Utah State | Dino Mosinski comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 17-15 |
| 10:53 | Utah State | Joshua Roloff pulls down the offensive rebound | 17-15 |
| 10:33 | Utah State | Robert Simpson is called for the reach on Joshua Roloff - foul #1 on Robert Simpson, team foul #4 | 17-15 |
| Subs | Columbia | Lorenzo Mueller (PG), Steve Williams (SG), Brett Ross (SF), James Tillman (PF), Edward Avalos (C) Willie Cajigas, Andy Nathanson, Orlando Betancourt, Robert Simpson, Miles Cook | |
| Subs | Utah State | Arturo Melendez (PG), Bobby Murphy (SG), William Cunningham (SF), Jerome Hall (PF), Salvatore Rossi (C) Dino Mosinski, Thomas Miller, Christopher Feliciano, Joshua Roloff, Humberto Torres | |
| 10:21 | Utah State | Arturo Melendez misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 17-15 |
| 10:19 | Columbia | Steve Williams grabs the board | 17-15 |
| 10:15 | Columbia | Steve Williams double dribbles | 17-15 |
| 10:07 | Utah State | Arturo Melendez misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 17-15 |
| 10:06 | Columbia | Lorenzo Mueller gets the rebound | 17-15 |
| 10:04 | Columbia | William Cunningham steps in front of the Steve Williams pass in the backcourt | 17-15 |
| 09:55 | Utah State | Bobby Murphy clanks a jumper from the left side | 17-15 |
| 09:53 | Columbia | Edward Avalos pulls down the rebound | 17-15 |
| 09:34 | Columbia | Lorenzo Mueller blows the layup | 17-15 |
| 09:32 | Utah State | Arturo Melendez snags the defensive board | 17-15 |
| 09:26 | Utah State | Salvatore Rossi clanks a fadeaway from close range but the foul's on James Tillman - foul #1 on James Tillman, team foul #5 | 17-15 |
| Subs | Columbia | Willie Cajigas (PG) Lorenzo Mueller | |
| Subs | Utah State | Phil Bergener (SG) Bobby Murphy | |
| 09:26 | Utah State | Salvatore Rossi makes the 1st free throw | 17-16 |
| 09:26 | Utah State | Salvatore Rossi makes the 2nd free throw | 17-17 |
| 09:16 | Columbia | Willie Cajigas is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Willie Cajigas, team foul #6 | 17-17 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Utah State | Bobby Murphy (SG) William Cunningham | |
| 08:56 | Utah State | Arturo Melendez loses the dribble to Willie Cajigas | 17-17 |
| 08:53 | Columbia | Willie Cajigas misses the lay-in | 17-17 |
| 08:51 | Utah State | Phil Bergener gets the rebound | 17-17 |
| 08:36 | Utah State | Arturo Melendez connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Bobby Murphy | 17-19 |
| 08:30 | Columbia | Willie Cajigas hits a floater from the right wing set up by Edward Avalos | 19-19 |
| 08:14 | Utah State | Bobby Murphy misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 19-19 |
| 08:13 | Utah State | Phil Bergener grabs the offensive board | 19-19 |
| 08:04 | Utah State | Salvatore Rossi misses the easy layup but the foul's on Brett Ross - foul #1 on Brett Ross, team foul #7 | 19-19 |
| Subs | Columbia | Lorenzo Mueller (PG), Orlando Betancourt (SF), Robert Simpson (PF), Andy Nathanson (C) Willie Cajigas, Brett Ross, James Tillman, Edward Avalos | |
| Subs | Utah State | Kevin Tavares (PG), William Cunningham (SF), Christopher Feliciano (PF) Arturo Melendez, Phil Bergener, Jerome Hall | |
| 08:04 | Utah State | Salvatore Rossi misses the 1st free throw | 19-19 |
| 08:04 | Utah State | Salvatore Rossi makes the 2nd free throw | 19-20 |
| 08:00 | Columbia | Orlando Betancourt's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 19-20 |
| 07:45 | Utah State | Kevin Tavares is fouled on the floor by Lorenzo Mueller - foul #1 on Lorenzo Mueller, team foul #8 | 19-20 |
| Subs | Columbia | Miles Cook (C) Steve Williams | |
| Subs | Utah State | Thomas Miller (SG) Bobby Murphy | |
| 07:45 | Utah State | Kevin Tavares makes the 1st free throw | 19-21 |
| 07:45 | Utah State | Kevin Tavares makes the 2nd free throw | 19-22 |
| 07:40 | Columbia | Orlando Betancourt is hacked by Kevin Tavares in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kevin Tavares, team foul #6 | 19-22 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Lorenzo Mueller (fresh) SG - Andy Nathanson (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Orlando Betancourt (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Robert Simpson (fresh) C - Miles Cook (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Kevin Tavares (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Thomas Miller (fresh) SF - William Cunningham (fresh) PF - Christopher Feliciano (fresh) C - Salvatore Rossi (fairly fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 07:27 | Columbia | Andy Nathanson scores on a 3 from straight away set up by Orlando Betancourt | 22-22 |
| 07:23 | Utah State | Kevin Tavares misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 22-22 |
| 07:21 | Columbia | Andy Nathanson grabs the defensive rebound | 22-22 |
| 07:15 | Columbia | Orlando Betancourt makes the wide open 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Simpson | 25-22 |
| 07:04 | Utah State | Thomas Miller's pass is intercepted by Robert Simpson | 25-22 |
| 07:02 | Columbia | Robert Simpson is hacked by Salvatore Rossi in the backcourt - foul #2 on Salvatore Rossi, team foul #7 | 25-22 |
| Subs | Columbia | Willie Cajigas (PG) Lorenzo Mueller | |
| Subs | Utah State | Dino Mosinski (SG), Joshua Roloff (PF), Humberto Torres (C) Thomas Miller, Christopher Feliciano, Salvatore Rossi | |
| 07:02 | Columbia | Robert Simpson makes the 1st free throw | 26-22 |
| 07:02 | Columbia | Robert Simpson misses the 2nd free throw | 26-22 |
| 07:02 | Utah State | Joshua Roloff snags the defensive board | 26-22 |
| 06:53 | Utah State | Kevin Tavares connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side and the foul's on Willie Cajigas - foul #2 on Willie Cajigas, team foul #9 | 26-24 |
| Subs | Columbia | Lorenzo Mueller (PG), Steve Williams (SG) Willie Cajigas, Miles Cook | |
| Subs | Utah State | Phil Bergener (SF) William Cunningham | |
| 06:53 | Utah State | Kevin Tavares misses the free throw | 26-24 |
| 06:53 | Columbia | Robert Simpson snags the defensive board | 26-24 |
| 06:34 | Columbia | The pull-up jumper by Andy Nathanson is blocked by Humberto Torres | 26-24 |
| 06:32 | Utah State | The rebound goes to Humberto Torres | 26-24 |
| 06:26 | Utah State | Humberto Torres clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 26-24 |
| 06:24 | Utah State | Phil Bergener tips it back up and in | 26-26 |
| 06:06 | Columbia | Robert Simpson is open and scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Lorenzo Mueller | 28-26 |
| 05:43 | Utah State | Orlando Betancourt picks off the pass by Dino Mosinski | 28-26 |
| 05:40 | Columbia | Steve Williams misses the lay-in | 28-26 |
| 05:39 | Utah State | Humberto Torres grabs the defensive rebound | 28-26 |
| 05:32 | Utah State | Kevin Tavares buries a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Phil Bergener | 28-28 |
| 05:25 | Columbia | Robert Simpson buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Lorenzo Mueller | 31-28 |
| 05:13 | Utah State | Orlando Betancourt swats the layup by Joshua Roloff | 31-28 |
| 05:11 | Columbia | Robert Simpson grabs the board | 31-28 |
| 05:04 | Columbia | Andy Nathanson can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Humberto Torres - foul #2 on Humberto Torres, team foul #8 | 31-28 |
| Subs | Columbia | Brett Ross (SF), James Tillman (PF), Edward Avalos (C) Lorenzo Mueller, Orlando Betancourt, Robert Simpson | |
| Subs | Utah State | Arturo Melendez (PG), Thomas Miller (SG), William Cunningham (SF), Christopher Feliciano (PF), Jerome Hall (C) Kevin Tavares, Dino Mosinski, Phil Bergener, Joshua Roloff, Humberto Torres | |
| 05:04 | Columbia | Andy Nathanson misses the 1st free throw | 31-28 |
| 05:04 | Columbia | Andy Nathanson makes the 2nd free throw | 32-28 |
| 04:52 | Utah State | Christopher Feliciano makes the floater from close range on a nice dish by Arturo Melendez | 32-30 |
| 04:32 | Columbia | Arturo Melendez steals it from Steve Williams | 32-30 |
| 04:29 | Utah State | Thomas Miller misses the lay-in | 32-30 |
| 04:28 | Columbia | James Tillman snags the defensive board | 32-30 |
| 04:21 | Columbia | Edward Avalos knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Steve Williams | 35-30 |
| 04:14 | Utah State | William Cunningham misses the turnaround in the paint | 35-30 |
| 04:13 | Utah State | Arturo Melendez hits the follow up shot | 35-32 |
| 03:49 | Columbia | Andy Nathanson is hacked by Jerome Hall - foul #2 on Jerome Hall, team foul #9 | 35-32 |
| Subs | Columbia | Willie Cajigas (PG), Robert Townes (SG) Steve Williams, Edward Avalos | |
| Subs | Utah State | Bobby Murphy (SG), Joshua Roloff (PF), Salvatore Rossi (C) Thomas Miller, Christopher Feliciano, Jerome Hall | |
| 03:49 | Columbia | Andy Nathanson misses the 1st free throw | 35-32 |
| 03:49 | Utah State | Joshua Roloff pulls down the rebound | 35-32 |
| 03:23 | Utah State | Arturo Melendez misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 35-32 |
| 03:21 | Columbia | Robert Townes grabs the defensive rebound | 35-32 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Willie Cajigas (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Townes (fresh) SF - Brett Ross (fairly fresh) PF - James Tillman (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Andy Nathanson (tiring) 10 pts. | |
| Lineup | Utah State | PG - Arturo Melendez (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Bobby Murphy (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Cunningham (fairly fresh) PF - Joshua Roloff (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Salvatore Rossi (fairly fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 03:18 | Columbia | Arturo Melendez is called for the reach on Willie Cajigas in the backcourt - foul #2 on Arturo Melendez, team foul #10 | 35-32 |
| Subs | Columbia | Robert Simpson (PF), Miles Cook (C) James Tillman, Andy Nathanson | |
| Subs | Utah State | | |
| 03:18 | Columbia | Willie Cajigas makes the 1st free throw | 36-32 |
| 03:18 | Columbia | Willie Cajigas makes the 2nd free throw | 37-32 |
| 02:54 | Utah State | Robert Simpson steals the ball from William Cunningham | 37-32 |
| 02:41 | Columbia | Willie Cajigas hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater from the right block | 37-32 |
| 02:39 | Columbia | Willie Cajigas hits the follow up shot | 39-32 |
| 02:29 | Utah State | Arturo Melendez clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Robert Simpson - foul #2 on Robert Simpson, team foul #10 | 39-32 |
| Subs | Columbia | Orlando Betancourt (SF), Edward Avalos (PF) Brett Ross, Robert Simpson | |
| Subs | Utah State | Dino Mosinski (SG), Phil Bergener (SF), Christopher Feliciano (PF) Bobby Murphy, William Cunningham, Joshua Roloff | |
| 02:29 | Utah State | Arturo Melendez makes the 1st free throw | 39-33 |
| 02:29 | Utah State | Arturo Melendez makes the 2nd free throw | 39-34 |
| 02:08 | Columbia | Christopher Feliciano picks off the pass by Edward Avalos | 39-34 |
| 01:45 | Utah State | Salvatore Rossi throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-34 |
| Subs | Columbia | Lorenzo Mueller (PG), Steve Williams (SG), James Tillman (PF) Willie Cajigas, Robert Townes, Miles Cook | |
| Subs | Utah State | Thomas Miller (SG), Jerome Hall (SF), Humberto Torres (C) Arturo Melendez, Phil Bergener, Salvatore Rossi | |
| 01:32 | Columbia | Lorenzo Mueller buries a pull-up jumper from the left side | 41-34 |
| 01:14 | Utah State | James Tillman blocks the jumper by Jerome Hall | 41-34 |
| 01:12 | Utah State | Thomas Miller grabs the offensive rebound | 41-34 |
| 00:55 | Utah State | Christopher Feliciano hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 41-34 |
| 00:54 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Steve Williams | 41-34 |
| 00:32 | Columbia | Edward Avalos is alone and drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Steve Williams | 44-34 |
| 00:17 | Utah State | Humberto Torres loses the dribble to James Tillman | 44-34 |
| 00:03 | Columbia | Orlando Betancourt hits the finger roll | 46-34 |
| 00:00 | Utah State | Thomas Miller misses short on a halfcourt shot | 46-34 |