| Lineup | Fordham | PG - Albert McCall (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Travis Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Allan Hughes (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lenard Whitis (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Eric Short (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Robert Linker (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Gleason (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jerry Reich (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Knight (fresh) 2 pts. C - Coy Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Fordham | Allan Hughes inbounds the ball | 32-39 |
| Game Plan | Fordham | Fordham is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:34 | Fordham | Eric Short is fouled on the floor by David Knight - foul #2 on David Knight, team foul #1 | 32-39 |
| 19:19 | Fordham | David Knight is called for the reach on Albert McCall - foul #3 on David Knight, team foul #2 | 32-39 |
| Subs | Fordham | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Richard Deady (PF) David Knight | |
| 19:00 | Fordham | Lenard Whitis misses short on a jump hook in the lane | 32-39 |
| 18:59 | Columbia | Coy Johnson grabs the board | 32-39 |
| 18:54 | Columbia | A charge is called on Robert Linker - foul #1 on Robert Linker, team foul #3 | 32-39 |
| 18:33 | Fordham | Lenard Whitis hits the finger roll | 34-39 |
| 18:15 | Columbia | Allan Hughes is called for the reach on Robert Linker - foul #1 on Allan Hughes, team foul #1 | 34-39 |
| 18:04 | Columbia | Richard Deady comes up short on the shot from the right block | 34-39 |
| 18:03 | Fordham | Lenard Whitis gets the rebound | 34-39 |
| 17:46 | Fordham | Allan Hughes misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 34-39 |
| 17:44 | Fordham | Eric Short grabs the offensive board | 34-39 |
| 17:34 | Fordham | Allan Hughes hits a shot from close range set up by Albert McCall | 36-39 |
| 17:08 | Columbia | Jerry Reich misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 36-39 |
| 17:06 | Columbia | Richard Deady tips it in | 36-41 |
| 16:50 | Fordham | Travis Jones misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Robert Linker - foul #2 on Robert Linker, team foul #4 | 36-41 |
| Subs | Fordham | Harold Keyser (PG), Gilbert Johnson (SF), Michael Flanagan (PF), Raymond Marion (C) Albert McCall, Allan Hughes, Lenard Whitis, Eric Short | |
| Subs | Columbia | Sergio Lopez (PG), Kenneth Mabe (SG), John Bernabe (SF), Lewis Northrop (PF), Paul Smith (C) Robert Linker, Donald Gleason, Jerry Reich, Richard Deady, Coy Johnson | |
| 16:50 | Fordham | Travis Jones makes the 1st free throw | 37-41 |
| 16:50 | Fordham | Travis Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 38-41 |
| 16:33 | Columbia | John Bernabe misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 38-41 |
| 16:32 | Fordham | The rebound goes to Travis Jones | 38-41 |
| 16:15 | Fordham | Raymond Marion misses badly on a jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by Paul Smith - foul #1 on Paul Smith, team foul #5 | 38-41 |
| Subs | Fordham | Lance Guy (SG) Travis Jones | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 16:15 | Fordham | Raymond Marion makes the 1st free throw | 39-41 |
| 16:15 | Fordham | Raymond Marion makes the 2nd free throw | 40-41 |
| 15:54 | Columbia | John Bernabe drills a floater from the right block set up by Sergio Lopez | 40-43 |
| Lineup | Fordham | PG - Harold Keyser (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lance Guy (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gilbert Johnson (fresh) PF - Michael Flanagan (fresh) 2 reb. C - Raymond Marion (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Sergio Lopez (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kenneth Mabe (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Bernabe (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Lewis Northrop (fresh) 2 reb. C - Paul Smith (fresh) | |
| 15:25 | Fordham | Harold Keyser connects on the turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Lance Guy | 42-43 |
| 15:17 | Columbia | Lewis Northrop misses long on a shot from the left side | 42-43 |
| 15:15 | Fordham | Michael Flanagan grabs the board | 42-43 |
| 14:59 | Fordham | Michael Flanagan hits a runner in the lane set up by Harold Keyser | 44-43 |
| 14:45 | Columbia | Kenneth Mabe hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 44-43 |
| 14:43 | Columbia | Paul Smith misses the tip | 44-43 |
| 14:41 | Fordham | Michael Flanagan grabs the defensive rebound | 44-43 |
| 14:29 | Fordham | Lance Guy can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Kenneth Mabe - foul #1 on Kenneth Mabe, team foul #6 | 44-43 |
| Subs | Fordham | Albert McCall (PG), Allan Hughes (SF), Lenard Whitis (PF), Eric Short (C) Harold Keyser, Gilbert Johnson, Michael Flanagan, Raymond Marion | |
| Subs | Columbia | Robert Linker (PG), Donald Gleason (SG), Jerry Reich (SF), David Knight (PF), Coy Johnson (C) Sergio Lopez, Kenneth Mabe, John Bernabe, Lewis Northrop, Paul Smith | |
| 14:29 | Fordham | Lance Guy makes the 1st free throw | 45-43 |
| 14:29 | Fordham | Lance Guy misses the 2nd free throw | 45-43 |
| 14:29 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Donald Gleason | 45-43 |
| 14:23 | Columbia | Jerry Reich's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-43 |
| 14:09 | Fordham | Lance Guy misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Donald Gleason - foul #2 on Donald Gleason, team foul #7 | 45-43 |
| 14:09 | Fordham | Lance Guy makes the 1st free throw | 46-43 |
| 14:09 | Fordham | Lance Guy makes the 2nd free throw | 47-43 |
| 14:00 | Columbia | Jerry Reich hits a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Robert Linker | 47-45 |
| 13:50 | Fordham | Albert McCall scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 49-45 |
| 13:33 | Columbia | Coy Johnson knocks in the shot from the right wing | 49-47 |
| 13:15 | Fordham | Allan Hughes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-47 |
| Subs | Fordham | Travis Jones (SG), Michael Flanagan (C) Lance Guy, Eric Short | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 12:54 | Columbia | Jerry Reich double dribbles | 49-47 |
| 12:47 | Fordham | Lenard Whitis can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Donald Gleason - foul #3 on Donald Gleason, team foul #8 | 49-47 |
| 12:47 | Fordham | Lenard Whitis misses the 1st free throw | 49-47 |
| 12:47 | Fordham | Lenard Whitis misses the 2nd free throw | 49-47 |
| 12:47 | Columbia | David Knight pulls down the rebound | 49-47 |
| 12:29 | Columbia | David Knight is hacked by Lenard Whitis - foul #1 on Lenard Whitis, team foul #2 | 49-47 |
| Subs | Fordham | Raymond Marion (C) Lenard Whitis | |
| Subs | Columbia | Richard Deady (PF) David Knight | |
| 12:23 | Columbia | Coy Johnson clanks a jump hook from the left block but the foul's on Allan Hughes - foul #2 on Allan Hughes, team foul #3 | 49-47 |
| 12:23 | Columbia | Coy Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 49-48 |
| 12:23 | Columbia | Coy Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 49-49 |
| 12:06 | Fordham | Albert McCall comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 49-49 |
| 12:05 | Fordham | The offensive rebound goes to Raymond Marion | 49-49 |
| 11:53 | Fordham | Richard Deady blocks the short jumper by Raymond Marion | 49-49 |
| 11:52 | Columbia | Richard Deady pulls down the rebound | 49-49 |
| Lineup | Fordham | PG - Albert McCall (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Travis Jones (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Allan Hughes (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Flanagan (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Raymond Marion (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Robert Linker (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Donald Gleason (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jerry Reich (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Deady (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Coy Johnson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:39 | Columbia | Richard Deady is hacked by Michael Flanagan - foul #3 on Michael Flanagan, team foul #4 | 49-49 |
| Subs | Fordham | Harold Keyser (PG), Eric Short (C) Albert McCall, Raymond Marion | |
| Subs | Columbia | Sergio Lopez (PG), Lewis Northrop (C) Robert Linker, Coy Johnson | |
| 11:27 | Columbia | Jerry Reich knocks in the floater from the left side on a nice dish by Donald Gleason | 49-51 |
| 11:12 | Fordham | Donald Gleason steals the ball from Eric Short | 49-51 |
| 10:54 | Columbia | Jerry Reich banks in the layup on a nice dish by Richard Deady and he's hacked by Allan Hughes - foul #3 on Allan Hughes, team foul #5 | 49-53 |
| Subs | Fordham | Gilbert Johnson (SF), Lenard Whitis (PF) Allan Hughes, Michael Flanagan | |
| Subs | Columbia | Kenneth Mabe (SG), David Knight (PF) Donald Gleason, Lewis Northrop | |
| 10:54 | Columbia | Jerry Reich makes the free throw | 49-54 |
| 10:31 | Fordham | Harold Keyser scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 52-54 |
| 10:19 | Columbia | Kenneth Mabe hits a 3pt shot from the right wing | 52-57 |
| 10:00 | Fordham | Harold Keyser misses the jump hook near the basket | 52-57 |
| 09:59 | Fordham | Lenard Whitis gets the offensive rebound | 52-57 |
| 09:43 | Fordham | Travis Jones misses badly on a shot from the right side | 52-57 |
| 09:41 | Columbia | David Knight grabs the board | 52-57 |
| 09:21 | Columbia | Jerry Reich misses the fadeaway near the basket | 52-57 |
| 09:19 | Fordham | Lenard Whitis grabs the defensive rebound | 52-57 |
| 08:57 | Fordham | David Knight blocks the short jumper by Eric Short | 52-57 |
| 08:55 | Columbia | David Knight gets the rebound | 52-57 |
| 08:40 | Columbia | Kenneth Mabe hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 52-57 |
| 08:39 | Fordham | Lenard Whitis gets the rebound | 52-57 |
| 08:23 | Fordham | Eric Short knocks in the runner from the baseline set up by Harold Keyser | 54-57 |
| 08:10 | Columbia | David Knight hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block but he's hacked by Lenard Whitis - foul #2 on Lenard Whitis, team foul #6 | 54-57 |
| Subs | Fordham | Albert McCall (PG), Lance Guy (SG), Allan Hughes (SF), Michael Flanagan (PF), Raymond Marion (C) Harold Keyser, Travis Jones, Gilbert Johnson, Lenard Whitis, Eric Short | |
| Subs | Columbia | Robert Linker (PG), Donald Gleason (SG), John Bernabe (SF), Coy Johnson (C) Sergio Lopez, Kenneth Mabe, Jerry Reich, Richard Deady | |
| 08:10 | Columbia | David Knight makes the 1st free throw | 54-58 |
| 08:10 | Columbia | David Knight makes the 2nd free throw | 54-59 |
| 07:50 | Fordham | Michael Flanagan connects on the jumper from the left block | 56-59 |
| Lineup | Fordham | PG - Albert McCall (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Lance Guy (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Allan Hughes (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Michael Flanagan (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Raymond Marion (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Robert Linker (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Donald Gleason (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Bernabe (fresh) 7 pts. PF - David Knight (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Coy Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Columbia | Robert Linker comes up short on the driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by Albert McCall - foul #1 on Albert McCall, team foul #7 | 56-59 |
| Subs | Fordham | Harold Keyser (SG) Lance Guy | |
| Subs | Columbia | Lewis Northrop (PF) David Knight | |
| 07:21 | Columbia | Robert Linker misses the 1st free throw | 56-59 |
| 07:21 | Columbia | Robert Linker misses the 2nd free throw | 56-59 |
| 07:21 | Fordham | Raymond Marion pulls down the rebound | 56-59 |
| 07:05 | Fordham | Allan Hughes blows the layup but he's hacked by Robert Linker - foul #3 on Robert Linker, team foul #9 | 56-59 |
| 07:05 | Fordham | Allan Hughes makes the 1st free throw | 57-59 |
| 07:05 | Fordham | Allan Hughes makes the 2nd free throw | 58-59 |
| 06:47 | Columbia | John Bernabe comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 58-59 |
| 06:46 | Columbia | Coy Johnson hits the follow up shot | 58-61 |
| 06:28 | Fordham | Allan Hughes comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by John Bernabe - foul #2 on John Bernabe, team foul #10 | 58-61 |
| 06:28 | Fordham | Allan Hughes makes the 1st free throw | 59-61 |
| 06:28 | Fordham | Allan Hughes misses the 2nd free throw | 59-61 |
| 06:28 | Columbia | Lewis Northrop gets the rebound | 59-61 |
| 06:06 | Columbia | Robert Linker's pass is intercepted by Albert McCall | 59-61 |
| 06:02 | Fordham | Harold Keyser lays it in set up by Albert McCall | 61-61 |
| 05:38 | Columbia | Lewis Northrop connects on the runner in the paint on a nice dish by Donald Gleason | 61-63 |
| 05:21 | Fordham | Harold Keyser misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 61-63 |
| 05:20 | Columbia | John Bernabe grabs the board | 61-63 |
| 04:55 | Columbia | Donald Gleason is denied on a layup by Michael Flanagan | 61-63 |
| 04:53 | Fordham | Allan Hughes gets the rebound | 61-63 |
| 04:31 | Fordham | Michael Flanagan is called for 3 seconds | 61-63 |
| Subs | Fordham | Walter Cochran (PG), Travis Jones (SG), Gilbert Johnson (SF), Lenard Whitis (PF), Eric Short (C) Albert McCall, Harold Keyser, Allan Hughes, Michael Flanagan, Raymond Marion | |
| Subs | Columbia | Sergio Lopez (PG), Kenneth Mabe (SG), Jerry Reich (SF), Richard Deady (PF), Paul Smith (C) Robert Linker, Donald Gleason, John Bernabe, Lewis Northrop, Coy Johnson | |
| 04:15 | Columbia | Richard Deady is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Richard Deady, team foul #11 | 61-63 |
| 03:58 | Fordham | Lenard Whitis hits a jump hook from close range on a great pass from Travis Jones | 63-63 |
| 03:35 | Columbia | Kenneth Mabe misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away but he's hacked by Travis Jones - foul #2 on Travis Jones, team foul #8 | 63-63 |
| 03:35 | Columbia | Kenneth Mabe makes the 1st free throw | 63-64 |
| 03:35 | Columbia | Kenneth Mabe makes the 2nd free throw | 63-65 |
| 03:35 | Columbia | Kenneth Mabe makes the 3rd free throw | 63-66 |
| Lineup | Fordham | PG - Walter Cochran (fresh) SG - Travis Jones (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gilbert Johnson (fresh) PF - Lenard Whitis (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. C - Eric Short (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Kenneth Mabe (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Sergio Lopez (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jerry Reich (fresh) 16 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Deady (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Paul Smith (fresh) | |
| 03:23 | Fordham | Walter Cochran hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 63-66 |
| 03:22 | Columbia | Paul Smith gets the rebound | 63-66 |
| 03:07 | Columbia | Sergio Lopez misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 63-66 |
| 03:06 | Fordham | Eric Short grabs the defensive rebound | 63-66 |
| 02:43 | Fordham | Gilbert Johnson misses short on a 3 from straight away | 63-66 |
| 02:41 | Fordham | Eric Short grabs the offensive rebound | 63-66 |
| 02:41 | Fordham | Fordham calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-66 |
| Subs | Fordham | Albert McCall (PG), Allan Hughes (SF) Walter Cochran, Gilbert Johnson | |
| Subs | Columbia | Robert Linker (PG), Donald Gleason (SG), David Knight (PF), Coy Johnson (C) Kenneth Mabe, Sergio Lopez, Richard Deady, Paul Smith | |
| 02:31 | Fordham | Travis Jones connects on the floater from the right side set up by Lenard Whitis | 65-66 |
| 02:13 | Columbia | Coy Johnson lays it in on a nice dish by Donald Gleason | 65-68 |
| 01:54 | Fordham | David Knight swats the short shot by Allan Hughes | 65-68 |
| 01:52 | Columbia | Coy Johnson snags the defensive board | 65-68 |
| 01:33 | Columbia | Jerry Reich banks in the layup on a nice dish by Donald Gleason | 65-70 |
| 01:13 | Fordham | Coy Johnson steps in front of the Allan Hughes pass | 65-70 |
| 00:56 | Columbia | Donald Gleason loses the dribble to Albert McCall | 65-70 |
| 00:52 | Fordham | Albert McCall hits the finger roll | 67-70 |
| Game Plan | Fordham | Fordham is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:31 | Columbia | David Knight is whistled for traveling | 67-70 |
| 00:10 | Fordham | Allan Hughes makes the 3pt attempt from straight away | 70-70 |
| 00:10 | Columbia | Columbia calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 70-70 |
| 00:02 | Columbia | Donald Gleason misses long on a runner in the paint but the foul's on Allan Hughes - foul #4 on Allan Hughes, team foul #9 | 70-70 |
| 00:02 | Columbia | Donald Gleason makes the 1st free throw | 70-71 |
| 00:02 | Columbia | Donald Gleason makes the 2nd free throw | 70-72 |
| 00:02 | Fordham | Fordham calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-72 |
| Game Plan | Fordham | Fordham is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Fordham | Albert McCall comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 70-72 |