| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Robert Linker (fresh) SG - Donald Gleason (fresh) SF - Jerry Reich (fresh) PF - David Knight (fresh) C - Coy Johnson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Fordham | PG - Albert McCall (fresh) SG - Travis Jones (fresh) SF - Allan Hughes (fresh) PF - Lenard Whitis (fresh) C - Eric Short (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Columbia | Coy Johnson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Fordham | Fordham is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | Columbia | David Knight misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | Columbia | Jerry Reich snags the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | Columbia | Donald Gleason can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | Fordham | Albert McCall gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:04 | Fordham | Lenard Whitis misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:03 | Fordham | Lenard Whitis tips it in | 0-2 |
| 18:37 | Columbia | David Knight hits a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Robert Linker | 2-2 |
| 18:20 | Fordham | Lenard Whitis loses the dribble to Jerry Reich | 2-2 |
| 18:04 | Columbia | David Knight can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Lenard Whitis - foul #1 on Lenard Whitis, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:04 | Columbia | David Knight makes the 1st free throw | 3-2 |
| 18:04 | Columbia | David Knight makes the 2nd free throw | 4-2 |
| 17:45 | Fordham | Eric Short can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 4-2 |
| 17:43 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Coy Johnson | 4-2 |
| 17:22 | Columbia | Jerry Reich is hacked by Allan Hughes - foul #1 on Allan Hughes, team foul #2 | 4-2 |
| 17:01 | Columbia | Donald Gleason misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 4-2 |
| 17:00 | Columbia | Coy Johnson pulls down the offensive rebound | 4-2 |
| 16:46 | Columbia | Donald Gleason clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 4-2 |
| 16:45 | Fordham | Eric Short snags the defensive board | 4-2 |
| 16:24 | Fordham | Albert McCall hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Coy Johnson - foul #1 on Coy Johnson, team foul #1 | 4-2 |
| Subs | Columbia | Richard Deady (PF) David Knight | |
| Subs | Fordham | | |
| 16:24 | Fordham | Albert McCall makes the 1st free throw | 4-3 |
| 16:24 | Fordham | Albert McCall makes the 2nd free throw | 4-4 |
| 16:06 | Columbia | Jerry Reich drills a fadeaway from the right side | 6-4 |
| 15:38 | Fordham | Allan Hughes comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 6-4 |
| 15:36 | Columbia | Robert Linker gets the rebound | 6-4 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Robert Linker (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Donald Gleason (fresh) SF - Jerry Reich (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Deady (fresh) C - Coy Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fordham | PG - Albert McCall (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Travis Jones (fresh) SF - Allan Hughes (fresh) PF - Lenard Whitis (fresh) 2 pts. C - Eric Short (fresh) | |
| 15:18 | Columbia | Jerry Reich hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Allan Hughes - foul #2 on Allan Hughes, team foul #3 | 6-4 |
| Subs | Columbia | Lewis Northrop (C) Coy Johnson | |
| Subs | Fordham | Gilbert Johnson (SF), Michael Flanagan (PF), Raymond Marion (C) Allan Hughes, Lenard Whitis, Eric Short | |
| 15:18 | Columbia | Jerry Reich makes the 1st free throw | 7-4 |
| 15:18 | Columbia | Jerry Reich makes the 2nd free throw | 8-4 |
| 14:56 | Fordham | Michael Flanagan misses the lay-in | 8-4 |
| 14:54 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Donald Gleason | 8-4 |
| 14:35 | Columbia | Jerry Reich can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 8-4 |
| 14:34 | Fordham | Raymond Marion pulls down the rebound | 8-4 |
| 14:22 | Fordham | Albert McCall knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away | 8-7 |
| 14:16 | Columbia | Jerry Reich scores on a jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Robert Linker and the foul's on Michael Flanagan - foul #1 on Michael Flanagan, team foul #4 | 10-7 |
| Subs | Columbia | Sergio Lopez (PG), Kenneth Mabe (SG), David Knight (PF) Robert Linker, Donald Gleason, Lewis Northrop | |
| Subs | Fordham | Harold Keyser (PG), Lance Guy (SG), Lenard Whitis (PF) Albert McCall, Travis Jones, Raymond Marion | |
| 14:16 | Columbia | Jerry Reich makes the free throw | 11-7 |
| 13:58 | Fordham | Sergio Lopez is called for the reach on Harold Keyser - foul #1 on Sergio Lopez, team foul #2 | 11-7 |
| Subs | Columbia | John Bernabe (SF), Coy Johnson (C) Jerry Reich, Richard Deady | |
| Subs | Fordham | Eric Short (C) Michael Flanagan | |
| 13:45 | Fordham | Gilbert Johnson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 11-7 |
| 13:43 | Fordham | Lance Guy tips it in | 11-9 |
| 13:23 | Columbia | Gilbert Johnson steps in front of the John Bernabe pass | 11-9 |
| 13:10 | Fordham | The pull-up jumper by Harold Keyser is blocked by John Bernabe | 11-9 |
| 13:08 | Fordham | Harold Keyser can't tip it in | 11-9 |
| 13:06 | Columbia | Coy Johnson grabs the board | 11-9 |
| 12:45 | Columbia | Coy Johnson buries a shot from just outside the lane | 13-9 |
| 12:22 | Fordham | Gilbert Johnson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 13-9 |
| 12:21 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Coy Johnson | 13-9 |
| 12:13 | Columbia | Kenneth Mabe can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Gilbert Johnson - foul #1 on Gilbert Johnson, team foul #5 | 13-9 |
| Subs | Columbia | Donald Gleason (SG), Jerry Reich (SF), Richard Deady (PF), Lewis Northrop (C) Sergio Lopez, John Bernabe, David Knight, Coy Johnson | |
| Subs | Fordham | Albert McCall (PG), Travis Jones (SG), Michael Flanagan (PF), Raymond Marion (C) Harold Keyser, Lance Guy, Lenard Whitis, Eric Short | |
| 12:13 | Columbia | Kenneth Mabe makes the 1st free throw | 14-9 |
| 12:13 | Columbia | Kenneth Mabe misses the 2nd free throw | 14-9 |
| 12:13 | Fordham | Raymond Marion gets the rebound | 14-9 |
| 11:56 | Fordham | Gilbert Johnson knocks in the jumpshot from the left side set up by Albert McCall | 14-11 |
| 11:33 | Columbia | Lewis Northrop hits a shot near the basket and he's hacked by Raymond Marion - foul #1 on Raymond Marion, team foul #6 | 16-11 |
| Subs | Columbia | Robert Linker (PG) Kenneth Mabe | |
| Subs | Fordham | Lance Guy (SF) Gilbert Johnson | |
| 11:33 | Columbia | Lewis Northrop misses the free throw | 16-11 |
| 11:33 | Columbia | Richard Deady pulls down the offensive rebound | 16-11 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Robert Linker (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Donald Gleason (fresh) SF - Jerry Reich (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Lewis Northrop (fresh) 2 pts. C - Richard Deady (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Fordham | PG - Albert McCall (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Travis Jones (fresh) SF - Lance Guy (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Flanagan (fresh) C - Raymond Marion (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:18 | Columbia | Robert Linker is fouled on the floor by Lance Guy - foul #1 on Lance Guy, team foul #7 | 16-11 |
| 11:18 | Columbia | Robert Linker makes the 1st free throw | 17-11 |
| 11:18 | Columbia | Robert Linker misses the 2nd free throw | 17-11 |
| 11:18 | Fordham | Raymond Marion snags the defensive board | 17-11 |
| 11:07 | Fordham | Travis Jones is hacked by Donald Gleason - foul #1 on Donald Gleason, team foul #3 | 17-11 |
| Subs | Columbia | Coy Johnson (C) Lewis Northrop | |
| Subs | Fordham | | |
| 10:51 | Fordham | Albert McCall travels with the ball | 17-11 |
| Subs | Columbia | David Knight (PF) Richard Deady | |
| Subs | Fordham | Lenard Whitis (PF), Eric Short (C) Michael Flanagan, Raymond Marion | |
| 10:24 | Columbia | Robert Linker clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 17-11 |
| 10:22 | Columbia | Coy Johnson can't tip it in | 17-11 |
| 10:20 | Fordham | The rebound goes to Lenard Whitis | 17-11 |
| 10:16 | Fordham | Travis Jones can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 17-11 |
| 10:14 | Columbia | Coy Johnson snags the defensive board | 17-11 |
| 09:53 | Columbia | Robert Linker hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 17-11 |
| 09:52 | Fordham | Lance Guy pulls down the rebound | 17-11 |
| 09:33 | Fordham | Eric Short can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Jerry Reich - foul #1 on Jerry Reich, team foul #4 | 17-11 |
| Subs | Columbia | Richard Deady (PF), Lewis Northrop (C) David Knight, Coy Johnson | |
| Subs | Fordham | Gilbert Johnson (SF) Lance Guy | |
| 09:33 | Fordham | Eric Short makes the 1st free throw | 17-12 |
| 09:33 | Fordham | Eric Short makes the 2nd free throw | 17-13 |
| 09:19 | Columbia | Richard Deady double dribbles | 17-13 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Fordham | Michael Flanagan (PF) Lenard Whitis | |
| 08:57 | Fordham | Eric Short misses the lay-in | 17-13 |
| 08:56 | Fordham | Eric Short pulls down the offensive rebound | 17-13 |
| 08:36 | Fordham | Albert McCall connects on the shot from close range on a great pass from Gilbert Johnson | 17-15 |
| 08:21 | Columbia | Richard Deady's pass is intercepted by Michael Flanagan | 17-15 |
| 08:02 | Fordham | Gilbert Johnson lays it up and in | 17-17 |
| 07:43 | Columbia | Jerry Reich misses the easy layup | 17-17 |
| 07:41 | Fordham | Gilbert Johnson grabs the board | 17-17 |
| 07:35 | Fordham | Albert McCall drills a 3pt shot from the right wing | 17-20 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Robert Linker (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Gleason (fairly fresh) SF - Jerry Reich (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Richard Deady (fresh) C - Lewis Northrop (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Fordham | PG - Albert McCall (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Travis Jones (fairly fresh) SF - Gilbert Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Michael Flanagan (fresh) C - Eric Short (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:20 | Columbia | Donald Gleason scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Jerry Reich and he's hacked by Travis Jones - foul #1 on Travis Jones, team foul #8 | 19-20 |
| Subs | Columbia | Sergio Lopez (PG), John Bernabe (SF), David Knight (PF), Coy Johnson (C) Robert Linker, Jerry Reich, Richard Deady, Lewis Northrop | |
| Subs | Fordham | Harold Keyser (PG), Lance Guy (SG), Lenard Whitis (PF) Albert McCall, Travis Jones, Eric Short | |
| 07:20 | Columbia | Donald Gleason misses the free throw | 19-20 |
| 07:20 | Fordham | Lenard Whitis snags the defensive board | 19-20 |
| 06:59 | Fordham | Gilbert Johnson scores on a fadeaway in the paint set up by Lance Guy and he's fouled by John Bernabe - foul #1 on John Bernabe, team foul #5 | 19-22 |
| Subs | Columbia | Kenneth Mabe (SG) Donald Gleason | |
| Subs | Fordham | | |
| 06:59 | Fordham | Gilbert Johnson misses the free throw | 19-22 |
| 06:59 | Columbia | John Bernabe grabs the defensive rebound | 19-22 |
| 06:45 | Columbia | John Bernabe loses the dribble to Lance Guy | 19-22 |
| 06:35 | Fordham | Lenard Whitis makes the fadeaway in the lane | 19-24 |
| 06:12 | Columbia | Sergio Lopez misses the floater from just outside the lane | 19-24 |
| 06:11 | Columbia | John Bernabe grabs the offensive board | 19-24 |
| 05:55 | Columbia | Coy Johnson is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Coy Johnson, team foul #6 | 19-24 |
| Subs | Columbia | Robert Linker (PG), Jerry Reich (SF), Richard Deady (C) Kenneth Mabe, John Bernabe, Coy Johnson | |
| Subs | Fordham | Walter Cochran (PG), Raymond Marion (C) Gilbert Johnson, Michael Flanagan | |
| 05:41 | Fordham | Walter Cochran hits a shot from the left side | 19-26 |
| 05:17 | Columbia | Jerry Reich buries a floater from the left side on a great pass from Robert Linker | 21-26 |
| 04:56 | Fordham | Lance Guy misses long on a jumper from the right side but the foul's on Sergio Lopez - foul #2 on Sergio Lopez, team foul #7 | 21-26 |
| Subs | Columbia | Donald Gleason (SG), Lewis Northrop (C) Sergio Lopez, David Knight | |
| Subs | Fordham | Albert McCall (PG), Travis Jones (SG), Michael Flanagan (C) Walter Cochran, Harold Keyser, Raymond Marion | |
| 04:56 | Fordham | Lance Guy misses the 1st free throw | 21-26 |
| 04:56 | Fordham | Lance Guy makes the 2nd free throw | 21-27 |
| 04:41 | Columbia | Lewis Northrop connects on the runner in the paint set up by Jerry Reich | 23-27 |
| 04:17 | Fordham | Lenard Whitis can't connect on a jumper from close range but he's fouled by Richard Deady - foul #1 on Richard Deady, team foul #8 | 23-27 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Fordham | Gilbert Johnson (SF), Eric Short (C) Lance Guy, Michael Flanagan | |
| 04:17 | Fordham | Lenard Whitis misses the 1st free throw | 23-27 |
| 04:17 | Fordham | Lenard Whitis makes the 2nd free throw | 23-28 |
| 03:59 | Columbia | Albert McCall takes the ball from Lewis Northrop | 23-28 |
| 03:56 | Fordham | Albert McCall lays it in | 23-30 |
| 03:36 | Columbia | Donald Gleason misses the runner in the paint but he's fouled by Gilbert Johnson - foul #2 on Gilbert Johnson, team foul #9 | 23-30 |
| Subs | Columbia | John Bernabe (SF), Coy Johnson (C) Jerry Reich, Lewis Northrop | |
| Subs | Fordham | Allan Hughes (SF), Michael Flanagan (PF) Gilbert Johnson, Lenard Whitis | |
| 03:36 | Columbia | Donald Gleason misses the 1st free throw | 23-30 |
| 03:36 | Columbia | Donald Gleason makes the 2nd free throw | 24-30 |
| 03:33 | Fordham | Robert Linker picks off the pass by Albert McCall in the backcourt | 24-30 |
| 03:31 | Columbia | John Bernabe lays it in set up by Robert Linker | 26-30 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Robert Linker (fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. SG - Donald Gleason (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Bernabe (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Deady (fresh) C - Coy Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fordham | PG - Albert McCall (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Travis Jones (fresh) SF - Allan Hughes (fresh) PF - Michael Flanagan (fresh) C - Eric Short (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:18 | Fordham | Allan Hughes scores on a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Travis Jones and the foul's on John Bernabe - foul #2 on John Bernabe, team foul #9 | 26-32 |
| Subs | Columbia | Sergio Lopez (PG), David Knight (PF) Robert Linker, Richard Deady | |
| Subs | Fordham | | |
| 03:18 | Fordham | Allan Hughes misses the free throw | 26-32 |
| 03:18 | Columbia | David Knight gets the rebound | 26-32 |
| 03:06 | Columbia | John Bernabe loses the dribble to Travis Jones | 26-32 |
| 03:02 | Fordham | Travis Jones banks in the layup | 26-34 |
| 02:48 | Columbia | Eric Short denies the turnaround by John Bernabe | 26-34 |
| 02:46 | Fordham | Michael Flanagan gets the rebound | 26-34 |
| 02:40 | Fordham | Allan Hughes scores on a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Travis Jones and he's hacked by David Knight - foul #1 on David Knight, team foul #10 | 26-36 |
| Subs | Columbia | Jerry Reich (SF) John Bernabe | |
| Subs | Fordham | Harold Keyser (SG) Travis Jones | |
| 02:40 | Fordham | Allan Hughes makes the free throw | 26-37 |
| 02:16 | Columbia | David Knight misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 26-37 |
| 02:15 | Fordham | Albert McCall pulls down the rebound | 26-37 |
| 01:55 | Fordham | Michael Flanagan is fouled on the floor by David Knight - foul #2 on David Knight, team foul #11 | 26-37 |
| Subs | Columbia | Robert Linker (PG), Richard Deady (PF) Sergio Lopez, David Knight | |
| Subs | Fordham | Lance Guy (SG), Raymond Marion (C) Albert McCall, Eric Short | |
| 01:55 | Fordham | Michael Flanagan misses the 1st free throw | 26-37 |
| 01:55 | Fordham | Michael Flanagan makes the 2nd free throw | 26-38 |
| 01:47 | Columbia | Harold Keyser is called for the reach on Robert Linker - foul #1 on Harold Keyser, team foul #10 | 26-38 |
| 01:47 | Columbia | Robert Linker makes the 1st free throw | 27-38 |
| 01:47 | Columbia | Robert Linker makes the 2nd free throw | 28-38 |
| 01:35 | Fordham | Raymond Marion lays it up and in set up by Lance Guy | 28-40 |
| 01:13 | Columbia | Allan Hughes steals the ball from Donald Gleason | 28-40 |
| 00:55 | Fordham | Raymond Marion hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 28-40 |
| 00:53 | Columbia | Robert Linker grabs the board | 28-40 |
| 00:35 | Columbia | Richard Deady misses the floater from the right block but he's hacked by Michael Flanagan - foul #2 on Michael Flanagan, team foul #11 | 28-40 |
| Subs | Columbia | Sergio Lopez (SG), John Bernabe (SF), Lewis Northrop (C) Donald Gleason, Jerry Reich, Coy Johnson | |
| Subs | Fordham | Albert McCall (PG), Travis Jones (SG), Gilbert Johnson (SF), Lenard Whitis (PF) Harold Keyser, Lance Guy, Allan Hughes, Michael Flanagan | |
| 00:35 | Columbia | Richard Deady misses the 1st free throw | 28-40 |
| 00:35 | Columbia | Richard Deady misses the 2nd free throw | 28-40 |
| 00:35 | Fordham | Travis Jones grabs the board | 28-40 |
| 00:21 | Fordham | Gilbert Johnson is hacked by John Bernabe - foul #3 on John Bernabe, team foul #12 | 28-40 |
| Subs | Columbia | Kenneth Mabe (SF), Paul Smith (C) John Bernabe, Richard Deady | |
| Subs | Fordham | | |
| 00:21 | Fordham | Gilbert Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 28-41 |
| 00:21 | Fordham | Gilbert Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 28-41 |
| 00:21 | Columbia | Lewis Northrop gets the rebound | 28-41 |
| 00:01 | Columbia | Sergio Lopez clanks a jumper from the right side | 28-41 |
| 00:00 | Fordham | Lenard Whitis gets the rebound | 28-41 |