| Lineup | Fordham | PG - Albert McCall (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Travis Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Oscar Attebery (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Jarrett Dear (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Eric Short (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Robert Linker (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Kenneth Quayle (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Restivo (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - David Knight (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Lewis Northrop (fresh) 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Columbia | Kenneth Restivo inbounds the ball | 32-25 |
| 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) | |
| 19:40 | Columbia | Robert Linker knocks in the floater from close range on a nice dish by Kenneth Restivo and he's fouled by Travis Jones - foul #1 on Travis Jones, team foul #1 | 32-27 |
| 19:40 | Columbia | Robert Linker makes the free throw | 32-28 |
| 19:18 | Fordham | Albert McCall clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 32-28 |
| 19:17 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Kenneth Restivo | 32-28 |
| 19:12 | Columbia | Kenneth Quayle comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 32-28 |
| 19:11 | Fordham | Jarrett Dear grabs the board | 32-28 |
| 18:55 | Fordham | Jarrett Dear comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 32-28 |
| 18:53 | Fordham | Eric Short can't tip it in | 32-28 |
| 18:52 | Columbia | David Knight grabs the defensive rebound | 32-28 |
| 18:27 | Columbia | David Knight can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 32-28 |
| 18:26 | Columbia | David Knight grabs the offensive board | 32-28 |
| 18:07 | Columbia | Kenneth Restivo misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 32-28 |
| 18:05 | Fordham | Eric Short snags the defensive board | 32-28 |
| 17:58 | Fordham | Travis Jones misses long on a floater from the right side | 32-28 |
| 17:57 | Fordham | Travis Jones snags the offensive board | 32-28 |
| 17:49 | Fordham | Travis Jones buries a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Albert McCall | 34-28 |
| 17:31 | Columbia | Eric Short takes the ball from Kenneth Restivo | 34-28 |
| 17:16 | Fordham | Oscar Attebery can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 34-28 |
| 17:15 | Columbia | David Knight grabs the defensive rebound | 34-28 |
| 16:58 | Columbia | Robert Linker is hacked by Albert McCall - foul #2 on Albert McCall, team foul #2 | 34-28 |
| Subs | Fordham | Walter Cochran (PG), Jeffrey Berry (SG), Keith Morgan (SF), Michael Flanagan (PF), Bryan Green (C) Albert McCall, Travis Jones, Oscar Attebery, Jarrett Dear, Eric Short | |
| Subs | Columbia | Sergio Lopez (SG), Sean Hannah (SF), Paul Smith (PF), Kurt Florez (C) Kenneth Quayle, Kenneth Restivo, David Knight, Lewis Northrop | |
| 16:47 | Columbia | Robert Linker can't finish the layup | 34-28 |
| 16:46 | Fordham | Michael Flanagan grabs the defensive rebound | 34-28 |
| 16:24 | Fordham | Walter Cochran clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 34-28 |
| 16:23 | Columbia | Sean Hannah grabs the board | 34-28 |
| 16:05 | Columbia | Robert Linker comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 34-28 |
| 16:04 | Fordham | Keith Morgan snags the defensive board | 34-28 |
| Lineup | Fordham | PG - Walter Cochran (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey Berry (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Keith Morgan (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Flanagan (fresh) 3 reb. C - Bryan Green (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Robert Linker (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - Sergio Lopez (fresh) SF - Sean Hannah (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Paul Smith (fresh) 4 pts. C - Kurt Florez (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:46 | Fordham | Bryan Green misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 34-28 |
| 15:44 | Columbia | Sergio Lopez snags the defensive board | 34-28 |
| 15:23 | Columbia | Sean Hannah can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Bryan Green - foul #1 on Bryan Green, team foul #3 | 34-28 |
| Subs | Fordham | Albert McCall (PG), Travis Jones (SG), Oscar Attebery (SF), Eric Short (C) Walter Cochran, Jeffrey Berry, Keith Morgan, Bryan Green | |
| Subs | Columbia | John Bernabe (SF), Lewis Northrop (C) Robert Linker, Kurt Florez | |
| 15:23 | Columbia | Sean Hannah makes the 1st free throw | 34-29 |
| 15:23 | Columbia | Sean Hannah makes the 2nd free throw | 34-30 |
| 15:00 | Fordham | Travis Jones loses the ball out of bounds | 34-30 |
| Subs | Fordham | Jarrett Dear (PF) Michael Flanagan | |
| Subs | Columbia | Kenneth Quayle (SG) Sean Hannah | |
| 14:46 | Columbia | John Bernabe knocks in the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Kenneth Quayle | 34-33 |
| 14:25 | Fordham | Oscar Attebery is whistled for a carry | 34-33 |
| Subs | Fordham | | |
| Subs | Columbia | David Knight (PF) Paul Smith | |
| 14:06 | Columbia | Kenneth Quayle throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-33 |
| Subs | Fordham | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Robert Linker (PG) Sergio Lopez | |
| 13:50 | Fordham | John Bernabe swats the layup by Oscar Attebery | 34-33 |
| 13:49 | Fordham | The offensive rebound goes to Travis Jones | 34-33 |
| 13:37 | Fordham | Oscar Attebery can't connect on a shot from the baseline | 34-33 |
| 13:36 | Columbia | Lewis Northrop grabs the defensive rebound | 34-33 |
| 13:26 | Columbia | Lewis Northrop knocks in the jumper from close range on a great pass from Kenneth Quayle | 34-35 |
| 13:08 | Fordham | Travis Jones misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Kenneth Quayle - foul #2 on Kenneth Quayle, team foul #1 | 34-35 |
| Subs | Fordham | Keith Morgan (SF), Michael Flanagan (PF), Bryan Green (C) Oscar Attebery, Jarrett Dear, Eric Short | |
| Subs | Columbia | Sergio Lopez (SG), Kenneth Restivo (SF), Kurt Florez (C) Kenneth Quayle, John Bernabe, Lewis Northrop | |
| 13:08 | Fordham | Travis Jones makes the 1st free throw | 35-35 |
| 13:08 | Fordham | Travis Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 36-35 |
| 12:56 | Columbia | Robert Linker can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Michael Flanagan - foul #2 on Michael Flanagan, team foul #4 | 36-35 |
| Subs | Fordham | Walter Cochran (SG) Travis Jones | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 12:56 | Columbia | Robert Linker misses the 1st free throw | 36-35 |
| 12:56 | Columbia | Robert Linker misses the 2nd free throw | 36-35 |
| 12:56 | Fordham | Walter Cochran grabs the board | 36-35 |
| 12:39 | Fordham | Keith Morgan is fouled on the floor by Robert Linker - foul #3 on Robert Linker, team foul #2 | 36-35 |
| Subs | Fordham | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Paul Smith (PF) David Knight | |
| 12:33 | Fordham | Keith Morgan comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 36-35 |
| 12:32 | Columbia | Robert Linker grabs the board | 36-35 |
| 12:12 | Columbia | Kenneth Restivo is called for traveling | 36-35 |
| Subs | Fordham | Jeffrey Berry (SG) Albert McCall | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 11:55 | Fordham | Jeffrey Berry misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 36-35 |
| 11:54 | Columbia | Kurt Florez grabs the board | 36-35 |
| Lineup | Fordham | PG - Walter Cochran (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey Berry (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Keith Morgan (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Flanagan (fresh) 3 reb. C - Bryan Green (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Robert Linker (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SG - Sergio Lopez (fresh) SF - Kenneth Restivo (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Paul Smith (fresh) 4 pts. C - Kurt Florez (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:40 | Columbia | Kenneth Restivo misses long on a runner from the baseline | 36-35 |
| 11:38 | Fordham | Michael Flanagan pulls down the rebound | 36-35 |
| 11:29 | Fordham | Walter Cochran is fouled on the floor by Robert Linker - foul #4 on Robert Linker, team foul #3 | 36-35 |
| Subs | Fordham | Travis Jones (SG), Oscar Attebery (SF), Jarrett Dear (PF) Jeffrey Berry, Keith Morgan, Bryan Green | |
| Subs | Columbia | Kenneth Quayle (SG), John Bernabe (SF), Lewis Northrop (C) Robert Linker, Kenneth Restivo, Kurt Florez | |
| 11:22 | Fordham | Jarrett Dear misses the lay-in | 36-35 |
| 11:21 | Columbia | Paul Smith gets the rebound | 36-35 |
| 11:07 | Columbia | John Bernabe connects on the jump hook in the lane | 36-37 |
| 10:50 | Fordham | Michael Flanagan hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Oscar Attebery | 38-37 |
| 10:23 | Columbia | Kenneth Quayle misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 38-37 |
| 10:22 | Columbia | Sergio Lopez tips it but misses | 38-37 |
| 10:21 | Fordham | Oscar Attebery grabs the defensive rebound | 38-37 |
| 10:05 | Fordham | Jarrett Dear knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Walter Cochran | 41-37 |
| 09:47 | Columbia | John Bernabe hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 41-37 |
| 09:45 | Fordham | Michael Flanagan grabs the board | 41-37 |
| 09:31 | Fordham | Travis Jones hits a jumper from the right side | 43-37 |
| 09:16 | Columbia | John Bernabe hits the finger roll | 43-39 |
| 08:56 | Fordham | Walter Cochran is hacked by Paul Smith - foul #1 on Paul Smith, team foul #4 | 43-39 |
| Subs | Fordham | Albert McCall (PG), Jeffrey Berry (SG), Keith Morgan (SF), Bryan Green (PF), Eric Short (C) Walter Cochran, Travis Jones, Oscar Attebery, Jarrett Dear, Michael Flanagan | |
| Subs | Columbia | Sean Hannah (PG), Kenneth Restivo (SF), David Knight (PF), Kurt Florez (C) Sergio Lopez, John Bernabe, Paul Smith, Lewis Northrop | |
| 08:38 | Fordham | Albert McCall misses the 3 from the right wing | 43-39 |
| 08:36 | Columbia | David Knight gets the rebound | 43-39 |
| 08:14 | Columbia | Kurt Florez lays it in | 43-41 |
| 07:55 | Fordham | Eric Short clanks a jump hook from the left block but the foul's on Kurt Florez - foul #1 on Kurt Florez, team foul #5 | 43-41 |
| Subs | Fordham | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Robert Linker (PG), Sergio Lopez (SG) Sean Hannah, Kenneth Quayle | |
| 07:55 | Fordham | Eric Short makes the 1st free throw | 44-41 |
| 07:55 | Fordham | Eric Short misses the 2nd free throw | 44-41 |
| 07:55 | Columbia | Kurt Florez grabs the defensive rebound | 44-41 |
| Lineup | Fordham | PG - Albert McCall (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey Berry (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Keith Morgan (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bryan Green (fresh) C - Eric Short (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Robert Linker (fresh) 8 pts. 4 pf. SG - Sergio Lopez (fresh) SF - Kenneth Restivo (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - David Knight (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Kurt Florez (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:38 | Columbia | David Knight comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 44-41 |
| 07:36 | Fordham | The rebound goes to Eric Short | 44-41 |
| 07:13 | Fordham | David Knight blocks the 3 pointer from the right wing by Keith Morgan | 44-41 |
| 07:11 | Columbia | Kurt Florez snags the defensive board | 44-41 |
| 06:47 | Columbia | Kurt Florez makes the shot in the lane on a great pass from Robert Linker | 44-43 |
| 06:24 | Fordham | Bryan Green connects on the jump hook in the paint set up by Albert McCall and the foul's on David Knight - foul #2 on David Knight, team foul #6 | 46-43 |
| Subs | Fordham | Travis Jones (SG), Jarrett Dear (PF), Michael Flanagan (C) Jeffrey Berry, Keith Morgan, Eric Short | |
| Subs | Columbia | John Bernabe (SF), Lewis Northrop (C) David Knight, Kurt Florez | |
| 06:24 | Fordham | Bryan Green misses the free throw | 46-43 |
| 06:24 | Columbia | Lewis Northrop snags the defensive board | 46-43 |
| 06:10 | Columbia | Robert Linker connects on the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Sergio Lopez | 46-45 |
| 05:52 | Fordham | Michael Flanagan hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range | 46-45 |
| 05:50 | Columbia | Kenneth Restivo grabs the board | 46-45 |
| 05:29 | Columbia | Sergio Lopez misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 46-45 |
| 05:28 | Fordham | Bryan Green pulls down the rebound | 46-45 |
| 05:22 | Fordham | Bryan Green is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Bryan Green, team foul #5 | 46-45 |
| Subs | Fordham | Walter Cochran (PG), Oscar Attebery (SF) Albert McCall, Bryan Green | |
| Subs | Columbia | Paul Smith (PF) Kenneth Restivo | |
| 05:11 | Columbia | Robert Linker misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 46-45 |
| 05:09 | Columbia | Sergio Lopez tips it in | 46-47 |
| 05:01 | Fordham | Travis Jones scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 49-47 |
| 04:50 | Columbia | Sergio Lopez connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 49-49 |
| 04:33 | Fordham | Walter Cochran is fouled on the floor by Robert Linker - foul #5 on Robert Linker, team foul #7 | 49-49 |
| Subs | Fordham | Eric Short (C) Jarrett Dear | |
| Subs | Columbia | Sean Hannah (PG), Kenneth Quayle (SG), David Knight (PF) Robert Linker, Sergio Lopez, Paul Smith | |
| 04:33 | Fordham | Walter Cochran misses the 1st free throw | 49-49 |
| 04:33 | Columbia | The rebound goes to David Knight | 49-49 |
| 04:15 | Columbia | Sean Hannah hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 49-49 |
| 04:13 | Fordham | Oscar Attebery grabs the defensive rebound | 49-49 |
| 04:06 | Fordham | Travis Jones clanks a jump hook from the left block | 49-49 |
| 04:05 | Fordham | The offensive rebound goes to Travis Jones | 49-49 |
| 03:56 | Fordham | Eric Short buries a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Walter Cochran | 51-49 |
| 03:42 | Columbia | David Knight's floater is tipped away by Eric Short | 51-49 |
| 03:40 | Fordham | The rebound goes to Travis Jones | 51-49 |
| Lineup | Fordham | PG - Walter Cochran (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Travis Jones (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SF - Oscar Attebery (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Flanagan (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Eric Short (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Sean Hannah (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Quayle (fresh) 3 ast. SF - John Bernabe (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 pf. PF - David Knight (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Lewis Northrop (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:21 | Fordham | Oscar Attebery lays it up and in set up by Walter Cochran | 53-49 |
| 03:19 | Columbia | Walter Cochran is called for the reach on Sean Hannah in the backcourt - foul #1 on Walter Cochran, team foul #6 | 53-49 |
| Subs | Fordham | Albert McCall (PG), Keith Morgan (PF) Travis Jones, Michael Flanagan | |
| Subs | Columbia | Sergio Lopez (PG), Kenneth Restivo (SF), Paul Smith (C) Sean Hannah, John Bernabe, Lewis Northrop | |
| 03:09 | Columbia | David Knight misses the lay-in | 53-49 |
| 03:07 | Columbia | David Knight hits the follow up shot | 53-51 |
| 02:48 | Fordham | Eric Short comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 53-51 |
| 02:46 | Columbia | Sergio Lopez grabs the board | 53-51 |
| 02:46 | Columbia | Columbia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-51 |
| Subs | Fordham | Travis Jones (SG), Jarrett Dear (PF) Walter Cochran, Keith Morgan | |
| Subs | Columbia | Lewis Northrop (C) Paul Smith | |
| 02:32 | Columbia | Kenneth Quayle misses long on a floater from the right side but the foul's on Albert McCall - foul #3 on Albert McCall, team foul #7 | 53-51 |
| 02:32 | Columbia | Kenneth Quayle misses the 1st free throw | 53-51 |
| 02:32 | Columbia | Kenneth Quayle makes the 2nd free throw | 53-52 |
| 02:14 | Fordham | Jarrett Dear travels with the ball | 53-52 |
| Subs | Fordham | | |
| Subs | Columbia | John Bernabe (SF) Kenneth Restivo | |
| 02:02 | Columbia | David Knight clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 53-52 |
| 02:00 | Columbia | Kenneth Quayle gets the offensive rebound | 53-52 |
| 01:46 | Columbia | Albert McCall steals the ball from John Bernabe | 53-52 |
| 01:28 | Fordham | Albert McCall can't connect on a shot in the lane | 53-52 |
| 01:27 | Columbia | David Knight grabs the defensive rebound | 53-52 |
| 01:13 | Columbia | John Bernabe misses the floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Oscar Attebery - foul #1 on Oscar Attebery, team foul #8 | 53-52 |
| 01:13 | Columbia | John Bernabe misses the 1st free throw | 53-52 |
| 01:13 | Columbia | John Bernabe makes the 2nd free throw | 53-53 |
| 00:57 | Fordham | Albert McCall makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Travis Jones | 56-53 |
| 00:31 | Columbia | Oscar Attebery is called for the reach on Sergio Lopez - foul #2 on Oscar Attebery, team foul #9 | 56-53 |
| 00:31 | Columbia | Sergio Lopez makes the 1st free throw | 56-54 |
| 00:31 | Columbia | Sergio Lopez makes the 2nd free throw | 56-55 |
| Game Plan | Fordham | Fordham is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:29 | Fordham | Sergio Lopez is called for the reach on Albert McCall in the backcourt - foul #1 on Sergio Lopez, team foul #8 | 56-55 |
| 00:29 | Fordham | Albert McCall makes the 1st free throw | 57-55 |
| 00:29 | Fordham | Albert McCall misses the 2nd free throw | 57-55 |
| 00:29 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Lewis Northrop | 57-55 |
| 00:05 | Columbia | John Bernabe clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 57-55 |
| 00:04 | Fordham | Eric Short grabs the defensive rebound | 57-55 |
| 00:01 | Fordham | Eric Short is hacked by Sergio Lopez in the backcourt - foul #2 on Sergio Lopez, team foul #9 | 57-55 |
| 00:01 | Fordham | Eric Short makes the 1st free throw | 58-55 |
| 00:01 | Fordham | Eric Short makes the 2nd free throw | 59-55 |
| Game Plan | Fordham | Fordham is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Columbia | Kenneth Quayle can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 59-55 |