Leake got out to a fast 7-2 start after a Jonathan Ware basket just two minutes into the first quarter. After the Rebels took a 14-8 advantage on Grant Wilson’s 17 foot jumper Columbia reeled off a 7-0 run to take their first lead of the night at 15-14 with 1:23 left in the quarter. Leake answered with 3-pointers from Ryan Sessums and Aaron Shepard to close the first quarter with a 20-15 lead.
(Above) Drew Broome (#10) of Columbia with a finger roll basket against Leake
After a Taylor Fortenberry basket to start the second quarter pulled Columbia to within three points at 20-17. Leake took their biggest lead of the night at 23-17 on a Wesley Webb 3-pointer from the wing at the 7:33 mark. Columbia then exploded for nine straight points as Drew Broome hit a baseline jumper, Cole Oglesbee converted a steal into a basket, Tanner Pace nailed a jumper from the elbow and Christian Robbins hit a bucket plus one to put the Cougars up 26-23 with 5:38 left in the half. With Columbia on top 29-28 it was Leake who finish the half with a run. The Rebels ended the last 3:24 of the half with nine straight points to take a 37-29 halftime lead over the home-standing Columbia Cougars. 
(Above) Columbia's Tanner Pace (#21) nails a 3-pointer
Leake started the third quarter with a Wesley Webb 15 footer and a 3-pointer from Ryan Sessums that gave Leake their biggest lead at 42-29 just one minute into the second half. With four minutes left in the quarter and Leake maintaining a healthy 43-34 lead Columbia began chipping away. Drew Broome’s tip in and a Tanner Pace 3-pointer from the wing at the 3:25 mark pulled the Cougars to within three points at 43-40. Christian Robbins followed with a jumper from the elbow to make it 43-42 and with one minute remaining in the third quarter Columbia regained the lead at 46-45 on a Robbins basket from the baseline. The Cougars finished the quarter with a Pace 15 foot jumper and a Drew Broome offensive rebound and put back to take a 50-45 lead into the final quarter.
Columbia quickly got out to a 54-46 lead on a basket from Robbins and a driving finger roll bucket from Drew Broome two minutes into the quarter. Columbia extended their lead to 65-50 on a Taylor Fortenberry baseline drive with 2:33 remaining as the Cougars outscored Leake 23-9 in the fourth quarter to take a 73-55 win. 
(Above) Columbia center Christian Robbins (#0) had a game high 21 points
Christian Robbins led the way for Columbia with 21 points and 15 rebounds, Drew Broome added 19 points and 13 rebounds, Tanner Pace had 11, Taylor Fortenberry 8, Cole Oglesbee 7, Brooks Robinson 3 and Blake Dunaway 2.
For Leake, Ryan Sessums had 17 points, Wesley Webb added 14, Grant Wilson 10, Aaron Shepard 7, Austin Shepard 3 and Dustin Cullen and Jonathan Ware 2 apiece.
Leake slipped to 12-16 with the loss.
Next up for both squads will be district tournament action.
LA...20...17....9....9....55
