| Lineup | Dartmouth | PG - Earl Chambers (fresh) SG - Bobby Denning (fresh) SF - Jon Roberts (fresh) PF - James McFerran (fresh) C - Alan Thomas (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Elmer Harris (fresh) SG - Robert Thompson (fresh) SF - Jerry Jones (fresh) PF - Randall Dalton (fresh) C - David Aman (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Columbia | David Aman wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Dartmouth | Dartmouth is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:37 | Columbia | Randall Dalton connects on the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jerry Jones | 0-2 |
| 19:15 | Dartmouth | Jon Roberts drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Earl Chambers | 3-2 |
| 18:56 | Columbia | Robert Thompson hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Elmer Harris | 3-5 |
| 18:41 | Dartmouth | Bobby Denning drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 6-5 |
| 18:28 | Columbia | Randall Dalton misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 6-5 |
| 18:26 | Dartmouth | Alan Thomas grabs the board | 6-5 |
| 18:22 | Dartmouth | Randall Dalton blocks the short jumper by Bobby Denning | 6-5 |
| 18:20 | Columbia | Randall Dalton gets the rebound | 6-5 |
| 17:55 | Columbia | David Aman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 6-5 |
| 17:36 | Dartmouth | Jon Roberts connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by James McFerran | 9-5 |
| 17:29 | Columbia | Jerry Jones's pass is intercepted by Earl Chambers | 9-5 |
| 17:14 | Dartmouth | Elmer Harris is called for the reach on Jon Roberts - foul #1 on Elmer Harris, team foul #1 | 9-5 |
| 17:01 | Dartmouth | Jon Roberts comes up short on the turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by Jerry Jones - foul #1 on Jerry Jones, team foul #2 | 9-5 |
| Subs | Dartmouth | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Luke Haugland (PF) Randall Dalton | |
| 17:01 | Dartmouth | Jon Roberts misses the 1st free throw | 9-5 |
| 17:01 | Dartmouth | Jon Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 10-5 |
| 16:53 | Columbia | David Aman knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away | 10-8 |
| 16:44 | Dartmouth | Bobby Denning is fouled on the floor by Robert Thompson - foul #1 on Robert Thompson, team foul #3 | 10-8 |
| Subs | Dartmouth | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Alan Timmons (SG), Luke Burdette (C) Robert Thompson, David Aman | |
| 16:26 | Dartmouth | Bobby Denning hits a fadeaway from the right side set up by Earl Chambers | 12-8 |
| 16:24 | Columbia | Elmer Harris travels in the backcourt | 12-8 |
| Subs | Dartmouth | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Bryan Olivo (SF) Jerry Jones | |
| 16:14 | Dartmouth | Earl Chambers misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 12-8 |
| 16:12 | Columbia | Luke Burdette gets the rebound | 12-8 |
| 15:55 | Columbia | Elmer Harris scores on a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Alan Timmons | 12-11 |
| Lineup | Dartmouth | PG - Earl Chambers (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Bobby Denning (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jon Roberts (fresh) 7 pts. PF - James McFerran (fresh) C - Alan Thomas (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Elmer Harris (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alan Timmons (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Bryan Olivo (fresh) PF - Luke Haugland (fresh) C - Luke Burdette (fresh) | |
| 15:32 | Dartmouth | Alan Thomas lays it in | 14-11 |
| 15:17 | Columbia | Elmer Harris buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Bryan Olivo | 14-14 |
| 15:05 | Dartmouth | Bobby Denning is fouled on the floor by Alan Timmons - foul #1 on Alan Timmons, team foul #4 | 14-14 |
| Subs | Dartmouth | Charles Huey (PG), Russell Meyer (SG), Virgil Jones (SF), Harold Moore (PF), Charles Lewis (C) Earl Chambers, Bobby Denning, Jon Roberts, James McFerran, Alan Thomas | |
| Subs | Columbia | Robert Thompson (SG), Jerry Jones (SF), Randall Dalton (PF), David Aman (C) Elmer Harris, Bryan Olivo, Luke Haugland, Luke Burdette | |
| 14:47 | Dartmouth | Harold Moore misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 14-14 |
| 14:45 | Columbia | Jerry Jones pulls down the rebound | 14-14 |
| 14:26 | Columbia | Alan Timmons is hacked by Virgil Jones - foul #1 on Virgil Jones, team foul #1 | 14-14 |
| 14:09 | Columbia | Virgil Jones steals the ball from David Aman | 14-14 |
| 13:50 | Dartmouth | Russell Meyer hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 14-14 |
| 13:48 | Columbia | David Aman gets the rebound | 14-14 |
| 13:22 | Columbia | David Aman clanks a driving attempt from the right block | 14-14 |
| 13:20 | Dartmouth | Charles Huey grabs the board | 14-14 |
| 13:14 | Dartmouth | Virgil Jones comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 14-14 |
| 13:13 | Dartmouth | Charles Lewis gets the offensive rebound | 14-14 |
| 12:52 | Dartmouth | Virgil Jones hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 14-14 |
| 12:51 | Dartmouth | Harold Moore hits the follow up shot | 16-14 |
| 12:28 | Columbia | Alan Timmons is hacked by Charles Lewis - foul #1 on Charles Lewis, team foul #2 | 16-14 |
| Subs | Dartmouth | Earl Chambers (PG), Bobby Denning (SG), Jon Roberts (SF), James McFerran (PF), Alan Thomas (C) Charles Huey, Russell Meyer, Virgil Jones, Harold Moore, Charles Lewis | |
| Subs | Columbia | Elmer Harris (PG), David Harrod (SG), Bryan Olivo (SF), Luke Haugland (PF), Luke Burdette (C) Alan Timmons, Robert Thompson, Jerry Jones, Randall Dalton, David Aman | |
| 12:17 | Columbia | Luke Haugland misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 16-14 |
| 12:16 | Columbia | Luke Burdette grabs the offensive board | 16-14 |
| 11:57 | Columbia | David Harrod makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Luke Burdette | 16-17 |
| Lineup | Dartmouth | PG - Earl Chambers (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Bobby Denning (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jon Roberts (fresh) 7 pts. PF - James McFerran (fresh) C - Alan Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Elmer Harris (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Harrod (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Bryan Olivo (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Luke Haugland (fresh) C - Luke Burdette (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:40 | Dartmouth | James McFerran is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on James McFerran, team foul #3 | 16-17 |
| 11:18 | Columbia | Earl Chambers picks off the pass by Bryan Olivo | 16-17 |
| 11:04 | Dartmouth | Alan Thomas drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Bobby Denning and the foul's on Luke Burdette - foul #1 on Luke Burdette, team foul #5 | 18-17 |
| Subs | Dartmouth | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Robert Thompson (SG), Jerry Jones (SF), David Aman (C) David Harrod, Bryan Olivo, Luke Burdette | |
| 11:04 | Dartmouth | Alan Thomas makes the free throw | 19-17 |
| 10:56 | Columbia | Luke Haugland buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Elmer Harris | 19-19 |
| 10:39 | Dartmouth | The refs have stopped play. Bobby Denning is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his knee. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 19-19 |
| Subs | Dartmouth | Virgil Jones (SG) Bobby Denning | |
| Subs | Columbia | Randall Dalton (PF) Luke Haugland | |
| 10:31 | Dartmouth | Earl Chambers buries a jumpshot from the left side | 21-19 |
| 10:14 | Columbia | David Aman scores on a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Elmer Harris | 21-21 |
| 09:56 | Dartmouth | David Aman denies the turnaround by Alan Thomas | 21-21 |
| 09:54 | Dartmouth | Alan Thomas gets the offensive rebound | 21-21 |
| 09:39 | Dartmouth | Jon Roberts misses the jumper in the paint | 21-21 |
| 09:38 | Columbia | The rebound goes to David Aman | 21-21 |
| 09:14 | Columbia | Randall Dalton can't finish the layup | 21-21 |
| 09:13 | Columbia | Robert Thompson tips it but misses | 21-21 |
| 09:11 | Columbia | Elmer Harris tips it but misses | 21-21 |
| 09:09 | Dartmouth | Jon Roberts grabs the board | 21-21 |
| 08:49 | Dartmouth | Jon Roberts makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by James McFerran | 23-21 |
| 08:41 | Columbia | Robert Thompson misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 23-21 |
| 08:40 | Dartmouth | Alan Thomas pulls down the rebound | 23-21 |
| 08:12 | Dartmouth | Alan Thomas clanks a fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Elmer Harris - foul #2 on Elmer Harris, team foul #6 | 23-21 |
| Subs | Dartmouth | Charles Huey (PG), Bobby Denning (SG), Harold Moore (PF) Earl Chambers, Jon Roberts, James McFerran | |
| Subs | Columbia | Alan Timmons (PG), David Harrod (SG), Bryan Olivo (SF), Luke Haugland (PF), Luke Burdette (C) Elmer Harris, Robert Thompson, Jerry Jones, Randall Dalton, David Aman | |
| 08:12 | Dartmouth | Alan Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 24-21 |
| 08:12 | Dartmouth | Alan Thomas misses the 2nd free throw | 24-21 |
| 08:12 | Columbia | Luke Haugland pulls down the rebound | 24-21 |
| 07:52 | Columbia | Bryan Olivo knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner | 24-24 |
| Lineup | Dartmouth | PG - Charles Huey (fresh) SG - Bobby Denning (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Virgil Jones (fresh) PF - Harold Moore (fresh) 2 pts. C - Alan Thomas (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Alan Timmons (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Harrod (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Bryan Olivo (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Luke Haugland (fresh) 2 pts. C - Luke Burdette (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Dartmouth | Alan Thomas banks in the layup on a nice dish by Virgil Jones | 26-24 |
| 07:05 | Columbia | David Harrod's fadeaway is rejected by Harold Moore | 26-24 |
| 07:03 | Dartmouth | Harold Moore gets the rebound | 26-24 |
| 06:57 | Dartmouth | Charles Huey is hacked by David Harrod - foul #1 on David Harrod, team foul #7 | 26-24 |
| Subs | Dartmouth | Jon Roberts (SF), Charles Lewis (C) Virgil Jones, Alan Thomas | |
| Subs | Columbia | Jerry Jones (SF) David Harrod | |
| 06:57 | Dartmouth | Charles Huey misses the 1st free throw | 26-24 |
| 06:57 | Dartmouth | The offensive rebound goes to Harold Moore | 26-24 |
| 06:39 | Dartmouth | Charles Huey is fouled on the floor by Alan Timmons - foul #2 on Alan Timmons, team foul #8 | 26-24 |
| Subs | Dartmouth | James McFerran (PF) Charles Lewis | |
| Subs | Columbia | Robert Thompson (SG) Alan Timmons | |
| 06:39 | Dartmouth | Charles Huey misses the 1st free throw | 26-24 |
| 06:39 | Columbia | Luke Haugland grabs the defensive rebound | 26-24 |
| 06:18 | Columbia | Robert Thompson misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 26-24 |
| 06:16 | Dartmouth | James McFerran grabs the defensive rebound | 26-24 |
| 06:11 | Dartmouth | Jon Roberts misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 26-24 |
| 06:10 | Dartmouth | Harold Moore pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-24 |
| 05:56 | Dartmouth | Jon Roberts comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Luke Haugland - foul #1 on Luke Haugland, team foul #9 | 26-24 |
| Subs | Dartmouth | Earl Chambers (PG) Charles Huey | |
| Subs | Columbia | Randall Dalton (PF), David Aman (C) Luke Haugland, Luke Burdette | |
| 05:56 | Dartmouth | Jon Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 27-24 |
| 05:56 | Dartmouth | Jon Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 28-24 |
| 05:38 | Columbia | Jerry Jones hits a jumper in the lane on a great pass from Bryan Olivo | 28-26 |
| 05:23 | Dartmouth | Earl Chambers can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 28-26 |
| 05:21 | Columbia | David Aman gets the rebound | 28-26 |
| 05:02 | Columbia | David Aman comes up short on the shot in the lane but he's hacked by Jon Roberts - foul #1 on Jon Roberts, team foul #4 | 28-26 |
| Subs | Dartmouth | Virgil Jones (SG) Bobby Denning | |
| Subs | Columbia | David Harrod (PG) Bryan Olivo | |
| 05:02 | Columbia | David Aman misses the 1st free throw | 28-26 |
| 05:02 | Columbia | David Aman makes the 2nd free throw | 28-27 |
| 04:50 | Dartmouth | Virgil Jones hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 28-27 |
| 04:49 | Dartmouth | James McFerran grabs the offensive board | 28-27 |
| 04:34 | Dartmouth | Jon Roberts throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-27 |
| Subs | Dartmouth | Charles Huey (SF), Charles Lewis (C) Jon Roberts, Harold Moore | |
| Subs | Columbia | Luke Burdette (SF) Jerry Jones | |
| 04:11 | Columbia | Luke Burdette travels with the ball | 28-27 |
| Subs | Dartmouth | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Luke Haugland (PF) Randall Dalton | |
| 03:50 | Dartmouth | Charles Huey hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 28-27 |
| 03:48 | Columbia | Luke Burdette snags the defensive board | 28-27 |
| Lineup | Dartmouth | PG - Earl Chambers (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Virgil Jones (fresh) SF - Charles Huey (fresh) PF - James McFerran (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Charles Lewis (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - David Harrod (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Robert Thompson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Luke Burdette (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Luke Haugland (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - David Aman (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:44 | Columbia | Luke Burdette misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 28-27 |
| 03:43 | Columbia | The offensive rebound goes to Luke Burdette | 28-27 |
| 03:23 | Columbia | Robert Thompson misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 28-27 |
| 03:21 | Dartmouth | James McFerran pulls down the rebound | 28-27 |
| 03:08 | Dartmouth | Virgil Jones can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 28-27 |
| 03:07 | Columbia | Luke Burdette snags the defensive board | 28-27 |
| 02:39 | Columbia | Robert Thompson can't connect on a shot from the baseline | 28-27 |
| 02:37 | Dartmouth | Virgil Jones grabs the board | 28-27 |
| 02:18 | Dartmouth | Virgil Jones hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Robert Thompson - foul #2 on Robert Thompson, team foul #10 | 28-27 |
| Subs | Dartmouth | Jon Roberts (SF), Harold Moore (PF), Alan Thomas (C) Charles Huey, James McFerran, Charles Lewis | |
| Subs | Columbia | Elmer Harris (PG), Alan Timmons (SG), Jerry Jones (SF), Randall Dalton (PF) David Harrod, Robert Thompson, Luke Burdette, David Aman | |
| 02:18 | Dartmouth | Virgil Jones makes the 1st free throw | 29-27 |
| 02:18 | Dartmouth | Virgil Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 30-27 |
| 02:08 | Columbia | Elmer Harris can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 30-27 |
| 02:07 | Dartmouth | Harold Moore grabs the defensive rebound | 30-27 |
| 02:03 | Dartmouth | Jon Roberts hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 30-27 |
| 02:01 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Luke Haugland | 30-27 |
| 01:57 | Columbia | Elmer Harris misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 30-27 |
| 01:56 | Dartmouth | Virgil Jones pulls down the rebound | 30-27 |
| 01:36 | Dartmouth | Jon Roberts makes the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Harold Moore | 32-27 |
| 01:11 | Columbia | Luke Haugland misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Alan Thomas - foul #1 on Alan Thomas, team foul #5 | 32-27 |
| Subs | Dartmouth | Charles Huey (PG), Bobby Denning (SG) Earl Chambers, Virgil Jones | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 01:11 | Columbia | Luke Haugland makes the 1st free throw | 32-28 |
| 01:11 | Columbia | Luke Haugland misses the 2nd free throw | 32-28 |
| 01:11 | Dartmouth | Harold Moore pulls down the rebound | 32-28 |
| 00:56 | Dartmouth | Jerry Jones is called for the reach on Jon Roberts - foul #2 on Jerry Jones, team foul #11 | 32-28 |
| 00:56 | Dartmouth | Jon Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 33-28 |
| 00:56 | Dartmouth | Jon Roberts misses the 2nd free throw | 33-28 |
| 00:56 | Columbia | Luke Haugland grabs the board | 33-28 |
| 00:36 | Columbia | Elmer Harris knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 33-31 |
| 00:28 | Dartmouth | Bobby Denning misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 33-31 |
| 00:27 | Columbia | Randall Dalton snags the defensive board | 33-31 |
| 00:03 | Columbia | Alan Timmons clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 33-31 |
| 00:02 | Columbia | Jerry Jones grabs the offensive rebound | 33-31 |
| 00:00 | Columbia | The clock runs out | 33-31 |