| Lineup | Manhattan | PG - Sammy French (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Archie Stockdale (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jerome Aquino (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul McShane (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Giovanni Gallo (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Christopher Paul (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Douglas Davis (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Randy Waid (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Frank Burgess (fresh) C - John Anthony (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Manhattan | Jerome Aquino inbounds the ball | 36-27 |
| Game Plan | Manhattan | Manhattan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:35 | Manhattan | Jerome Aquino misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 36-27 |
| 19:33 | Columbia | Douglas Davis grabs the board | 36-27 |
| 19:29 | Columbia | Randy Waid is hacked by Paul McShane in the backcourt - foul #2 on Paul McShane, team foul #1 | 36-27 |
| 19:07 | Columbia | Randy Waid makes the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Douglas Davis | 36-29 |
| 18:49 | Manhattan | Archie Stockdale hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 36-29 |
| 18:48 | Manhattan | Paul McShane snags the offensive board | 36-29 |
| 18:24 | Manhattan | Paul McShane is whistled for a carry | 36-29 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Todd Myhre (SG), Ivan Dembinski (SF), John Ransdell (PF), Rodney Chong (C) Archie Stockdale, Jerome Aquino, Paul McShane, Giovanni Gallo | |
| Subs | Columbia | Trenton Hibbler (SF), Brandon Galbraith (PF), Brett Gray (C) Randy Waid, Frank Burgess, John Anthony | |
| 18:02 | Columbia | Brandon Galbraith misses the runner in the lane but he's fouled by Ivan Dembinski - foul #1 on Ivan Dembinski, team foul #2 | 36-29 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Paul Mitchell (PG) Sammy French | |
| Subs | Columbia | Walter Chacon (PG), Donald Haider (SG) Christopher Paul, Douglas Davis | |
| 18:02 | Columbia | Brandon Galbraith makes the 1st free throw | 36-30 |
| 18:02 | Columbia | Brandon Galbraith makes the 2nd free throw | 36-31 |
| 18:00 | Manhattan | Paul Mitchell loses the dribble to Donald Haider in the backcourt | 36-31 |
| 17:36 | Columbia | Donald Haider knocks in the runner from close range set up by Walter Chacon and he's fouled by Rodney Chong - foul #1 on Rodney Chong, team foul #3 | 36-33 |
| 17:36 | Columbia | Donald Haider makes the free throw | 36-34 |
| 17:11 | Manhattan | Ivan Dembinski misses short on a floater in the lane but the foul's on Brett Gray - foul #2 on Brett Gray, team foul #1 | 36-34 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Archie Stockdale (SG) Todd Myhre | |
| Subs | Columbia | Randy Waid (SF), John Anthony (C) Trenton Hibbler, Brandon Galbraith | |
| 17:11 | Manhattan | Ivan Dembinski misses the 1st free throw | 36-34 |
| 17:11 | Manhattan | Ivan Dembinski misses the 2nd free throw | 36-34 |
| 17:11 | Columbia | John Anthony snags the defensive board | 36-34 |
| 16:45 | Columbia | Randy Waid knocks in the turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Walter Chacon | 36-36 |
| 16:17 | Manhattan | John Anthony is called for the reach on Rodney Chong - foul #2 on John Anthony, team foul #2 | 36-36 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Sammy French (PG), Todd Myhre (SG), Jerome Aquino (SF), Paul McShane (PF), Giovanni Gallo (C) Paul Mitchell, Archie Stockdale, Ivan Dembinski, John Ransdell, Rodney Chong | |
| Subs | Columbia | Christopher Paul (PG), Douglas Davis (SG), Frank Burgess (PF) Walter Chacon, Donald Haider, Brett Gray | |
| 16:03 | Manhattan | Todd Myhre is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Todd Myhre, team foul #4 | 36-36 |
| Subs | Manhattan | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Trenton Hibbler (SF), Brandon Galbraith (C) Randy Waid, John Anthony | |
| 15:59 | Columbia | Trenton Hibbler is hacked by Sammy French in the backcourt - foul #3 on Sammy French, team foul #5 | 36-36 |
| Lineup | Manhattan | PG - Sammy French (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Todd Myhre (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jerome Aquino (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul McShane (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Giovanni Gallo (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Christopher Paul (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Douglas Davis (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Trenton Hibbler (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Frank Burgess (fresh) C - Brandon Galbraith (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:43 | Columbia | Paul McShane swats the short shot by Brandon Galbraith | 36-36 |
| 15:41 | Columbia | Brandon Galbraith gets the offensive rebound | 36-36 |
| 15:26 | Columbia | Christopher Paul can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 36-36 |
| 15:25 | Columbia | Trenton Hibbler grabs the offensive board | 36-36 |
| 15:18 | Columbia | Frank Burgess's pass is intercepted by Jerome Aquino | 36-36 |
| 14:54 | Manhattan | Paul McShane can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Brandon Galbraith - foul #2 on Brandon Galbraith, team foul #3 | 36-36 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Archie Stockdale (SG), Carmelo Flores (SF) Todd Myhre, Jerome Aquino | |
| Subs | Columbia | Walter Chacon (PG), Donald Haider (SG), John Anthony (C) Christopher Paul, Douglas Davis, Frank Burgess | |
| 14:54 | Manhattan | Paul McShane misses the 1st free throw | 36-36 |
| 14:54 | Manhattan | Paul McShane makes the 2nd free throw | 37-36 |
| 14:34 | Columbia | Trenton Hibbler blows the layup but he's fouled by Carmelo Flores - foul #1 on Carmelo Flores, team foul #6 | 37-36 |
| Subs | Manhattan | John Ransdell (PF) Paul McShane | |
| Subs | Columbia | Brett Gray (PF) Brandon Galbraith | |
| 14:34 | Columbia | Trenton Hibbler makes the 1st free throw | 37-37 |
| 14:34 | Columbia | Trenton Hibbler makes the 2nd free throw | 37-38 |
| 14:05 | Manhattan | Giovanni Gallo buries a floater in the paint set up by John Ransdell and he's hacked by John Anthony - foul #3 on John Anthony, team foul #4 | 39-38 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Paul Mitchell (PG), Ivan Dembinski (SF) Sammy French, Carmelo Flores | |
| Subs | Columbia | Randy Waid (SF) John Anthony | |
| 14:05 | Manhattan | Giovanni Gallo makes the free throw | 40-38 |
| 14:03 | Columbia | Donald Haider is hacked by Archie Stockdale in the backcourt - foul #2 on Archie Stockdale, team foul #7 | 40-38 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Rodney Chong (C) Giovanni Gallo | |
| Subs | Columbia | Mike Abbott (PF) Trenton Hibbler | |
| 14:03 | Columbia | Donald Haider makes the 1st free throw | 40-39 |
| 14:03 | Columbia | Donald Haider misses the 2nd free throw | 40-39 |
| 14:03 | Manhattan | Rodney Chong pulls down the rebound | 40-39 |
| 13:38 | Manhattan | Rodney Chong's pass is intercepted by Donald Haider | 40-39 |
| 13:16 | Columbia | Brett Gray misses long on a turnaround from the right block | 40-39 |
| 13:14 | Columbia | The offensive rebound goes to Brett Gray | 40-39 |
| 13:04 | Columbia | Mike Abbott drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 40-41 |
| 12:46 | Manhattan | Paul Mitchell hits a driving attempt near the basket | 42-41 |
| 12:20 | Columbia | Donald Haider hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 42-41 |
| 12:18 | Manhattan | Ivan Dembinski pulls down the rebound | 42-41 |
| 11:57 | Manhattan | Paul Mitchell misses short on a runner from the baseline but the foul's on Mike Abbott - foul #2 on Mike Abbott, team foul #5 | 42-41 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Todd Myhre (SG), Jerome Aquino (SF), Carmelo Flores (PF), Giovanni Gallo (C) Archie Stockdale, Ivan Dembinski, John Ransdell, Rodney Chong | |
| Subs | Columbia | Christopher Paul (PG), Douglas Davis (SG), Trenton Hibbler (SF), Frank Burgess (PF), John Anthony (C) Walter Chacon, Donald Haider, Randy Waid, Mike Abbott, Brett Gray | |
| 11:57 | Manhattan | Paul Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 43-41 |
| 11:57 | Manhattan | Paul Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 44-41 |
| Lineup | Manhattan | PG - Paul Mitchell (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Todd Myhre (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jerome Aquino (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Carmelo Flores (fresh) C - Giovanni Gallo (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Christopher Paul (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Douglas Davis (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Trenton Hibbler (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Frank Burgess (fresh) C - John Anthony (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:37 | Columbia | Christopher Paul misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 44-41 |
| 11:35 | Manhattan | Giovanni Gallo grabs the defensive rebound | 44-41 |
| 11:06 | Manhattan | Giovanni Gallo scores on a floater from the baseline | 46-41 |
| 10:55 | Columbia | Trenton Hibbler is open but comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 46-41 |
| 10:54 | Manhattan | Paul Mitchell grabs the board | 46-41 |
| 10:28 | Manhattan | Christopher Paul is called for the reach on Carmelo Flores - foul #3 on Christopher Paul, team foul #6 | 46-41 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Sammy French (PG), Paul McShane (PF) Paul Mitchell, Giovanni Gallo | |
| Subs | Columbia | Brandon Galbraith (PF) Frank Burgess | |
| 10:14 | Manhattan | Sammy French's pass is intercepted by Christopher Paul | 46-41 |
| 10:10 | Columbia | Christopher Paul dunks the ball | 46-43 |
| 09:48 | Manhattan | Jerome Aquino misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 46-43 |
| 09:47 | Manhattan | Paul McShane grabs the offensive board | 46-43 |
| 09:25 | Manhattan | Jerome Aquino is denied on a layup by John Anthony | 46-43 |
| 09:24 | Columbia | Trenton Hibbler snags the defensive board | 46-43 |
| 08:58 | Columbia | Todd Myhre steps in front of the Trenton Hibbler pass | 46-43 |
| 08:39 | Manhattan | Paul McShane misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 46-43 |
| 08:38 | Columbia | Brandon Galbraith snags the defensive board | 46-43 |
| 08:29 | Columbia | Brandon Galbraith connects on the jump hook from the left block set up by Trenton Hibbler | 46-45 |
| 08:05 | Manhattan | John Anthony blocks the short jumper by Todd Myhre | 46-45 |
| 08:03 | Manhattan | Paul McShane can't tip it in | 46-45 |
| 08:02 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Christopher Paul | 46-45 |
| 07:57 | Columbia | Christopher Paul misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 46-45 |
| 07:55 | Manhattan | Paul McShane pulls down the rebound | 46-45 |
| Lineup | Manhattan | PG - Sammy French (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Todd Myhre (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Jerome Aquino (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul McShane (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. C - Carmelo Flores (tiring) | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Christopher Paul (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Douglas Davis (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Trenton Hibbler (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. PF - Brandon Galbraith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - John Anthony (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 07:36 | Manhattan | Todd Myhre comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 46-45 |
| 07:34 | Manhattan | Todd Myhre misses the tip | 46-45 |
| 07:33 | Manhattan | Carmelo Flores hits the follow up shot | 48-45 |
| 07:17 | Columbia | Paul McShane steps in front of the John Anthony pass | 48-45 |
| 06:48 | Manhattan | The short jumper by Carmelo Flores is denied by John Anthony | 48-45 |
| 06:46 | Manhattan | Jerome Aquino pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-45 |
| 06:33 | Manhattan | Sammy French can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 48-45 |
| 06:32 | Columbia | Christopher Paul snags the defensive board | 48-45 |
| 06:30 | Columbia | Sammy French takes the ball from Christopher Paul in the backcourt | 48-45 |
| 06:09 | Manhattan | Sammy French misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 48-45 |
| 06:08 | Columbia | Trenton Hibbler grabs the defensive rebound | 48-45 |
| 05:46 | Columbia | Trenton Hibbler loses the dribble to Carmelo Flores | 48-45 |
| 05:46 | Manhattan | Manhattan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-45 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Paul Mitchell (PG), Archie Stockdale (SG), Ivan Dembinski (SF), John Ransdell (PF), Giovanni Gallo (C) Sammy French, Todd Myhre, Jerome Aquino, Paul McShane, Carmelo Flores | |
| Subs | Columbia | Walter Chacon (PG), Donald Haider (SG), Randy Waid (SF), Frank Burgess (PF), Brett Gray (C) Christopher Paul, Douglas Davis, Trenton Hibbler, Brandon Galbraith, John Anthony | |
| 05:17 | Manhattan | Brett Gray picks off the pass by Ivan Dembinski | 48-45 |
| 05:01 | Columbia | Brett Gray's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-45 |
| 04:41 | Manhattan | John Ransdell hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 48-45 |
| 04:40 | Manhattan | John Ransdell pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-45 |
| 04:15 | Manhattan | Giovanni Gallo clanks a runner in the paint but the foul's on Brett Gray - foul #3 on Brett Gray, team foul #7 | 48-45 |
| Subs | Manhattan | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Mike Abbott (PF) Frank Burgess | |
| 04:15 | Manhattan | Giovanni Gallo misses the 1st free throw | 48-45 |
| 04:15 | Manhattan | Giovanni Gallo makes the 2nd free throw | 49-45 |
| 04:12 | Columbia | Donald Haider throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 49-45 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Rodney Chong (C) Giovanni Gallo | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 03:46 | Manhattan | Archie Stockdale is fouled on the floor by Brett Gray - foul #4 on Brett Gray, team foul #8 | 49-45 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Sammy French (PG) Paul Mitchell | |
| Subs | Columbia | Alexander Ferris (PG), Douglas Davis (SG) Walter Chacon, Donald Haider | |
| 03:46 | Manhattan | Archie Stockdale makes the 1st free throw | 50-45 |
| 03:46 | Manhattan | Archie Stockdale makes the 2nd free throw | 51-45 |
| Lineup | Manhattan | PG - Sammy French (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Archie Stockdale (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ivan Dembinski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Ransdell (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Rodney Chong (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Alexander Ferris (fresh) 2 stl. SG - Douglas Davis (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Randy Waid (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Mike Abbott (fresh) 2 pts. C - Brett Gray (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:44 | Columbia | Randy Waid is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Randy Waid, team foul #9 | 51-45 |
| Subs | Manhattan | | |
| Subs | Columbia | John Anthony (C) Brett Gray | |
| 03:22 | Manhattan | Sammy French is called for the illegal screen - foul #4 on Sammy French, team foul #8 | 51-45 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Paul McShane (PF) John Ransdell | |
| Subs | Columbia | Frank Burgess (PF) Randy Waid | |
| 03:14 | Columbia | The pull-up jumper by Douglas Davis is blocked by Paul McShane | 51-45 |
| 03:12 | Manhattan | Sammy French grabs the board | 51-45 |
| 02:47 | Manhattan | The short jumper by Paul McShane is denied by John Anthony | 51-45 |
| 02:45 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Frank Burgess | 51-45 |
| 02:45 | Columbia | Columbia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-45 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Todd Myhre (SG), Jerome Aquino (SF), John Ransdell (PF), Giovanni Gallo (C) Archie Stockdale, Ivan Dembinski, Paul McShane, Rodney Chong | |
| Subs | Columbia | Walter Chacon (PG), Donald Haider (SG), Trenton Hibbler (SF), Brett Gray (C) Alexander Ferris, Douglas Davis, Mike Abbott, John Anthony | |
| 02:23 | Columbia | Brett Gray comes up short on the turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by Giovanni Gallo - foul #3 on Giovanni Gallo, team foul #9 | 51-45 |
| Subs | Manhattan | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Randy Waid (SF) Trenton Hibbler | |
| 02:23 | Columbia | Brett Gray makes the 1st free throw | 51-46 |
| 02:23 | Columbia | Brett Gray makes the 2nd free throw | 51-47 |
| 01:58 | Manhattan | Jerome Aquino misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 51-47 |
| 01:57 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Donald Haider | 51-47 |
| 01:57 | Columbia | Columbia calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 51-47 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Archie Stockdale (SG), Paul McShane (PF) Todd Myhre, John Ransdell | |
| Subs | Columbia | Christopher Paul (PG), Douglas Davis (SG), John Anthony (C) Walter Chacon, Donald Haider, Brett Gray | |
| 01:29 | Columbia | Frank Burgess can't finish the uncontested layup | 51-47 |
| 01:28 | Manhattan | The rebound goes to Paul McShane | 51-47 |
| 01:05 | Manhattan | Archie Stockdale loses the dribble to Douglas Davis | 51-47 |
| 01:01 | Columbia | Christopher Paul hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Douglas Davis | 51-49 |
| Game Plan | Manhattan | Manhattan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:38 | Manhattan | Giovanni Gallo comes up short on the floater from the baseline | 51-49 |
| 00:37 | Columbia | Frank Burgess snags the defensive board | 51-49 |
| 00:33 | Columbia | Douglas Davis's pass is intercepted by Paul McShane in the backcourt | 51-49 |
| Game Plan | Manhattan | Manhattan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:32 | Manhattan | Giovanni Gallo is hacked by Randy Waid - foul #2 on Randy Waid, team foul #10 | 51-49 |
| 00:32 | Manhattan | Giovanni Gallo makes the 1st free throw | 52-49 |
| 00:32 | Manhattan | Giovanni Gallo misses the 2nd free throw | 52-49 |
| 00:32 | Columbia | Frank Burgess snags the defensive board | 52-49 |
| 00:12 | Columbia | Frank Burgess throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-49 |
| 00:10 | Manhattan | Christopher Paul is called for the reach on Paul McShane in the backcourt - foul #4 on Christopher Paul, team foul #11 | 52-49 |
| 00:10 | Manhattan | Paul McShane makes the 1st free throw | 53-49 |
| 00:10 | Manhattan | Paul McShane makes the 2nd free throw | 54-49 |
| Game Plan | Manhattan | Manhattan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:04 | Columbia | Randy Waid comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 54-49 |
| 00:03 | Manhattan | Archie Stockdale grabs the board | 54-49 |
| 00:02 | Manhattan | Douglas Davis is called for the reach on Archie Stockdale in the backcourt - foul #1 on Douglas Davis, team foul #12 | 54-49 |
| 00:02 | Manhattan | Archie Stockdale misses the 1st free throw | 54-49 |
| 00:02 | Manhattan | Archie Stockdale makes the 2nd free throw | 55-49 |
| 00:00 | Columbia | Christopher Paul misses short on a halfcourt shot | 55-49 |