| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Derek Gayton (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Siegrist (fresh) SF - Paul Apodaca (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Wayne Darby (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - John Haney (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fordham | PG - Adam Powers (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Jerry Walter (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Leroy Simonsen (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Shane Ford (fresh) 8 reb. 2 stl. C - Christopher Noble (fresh) 4 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Fordham | Leroy Simonsen inbounds the ball | 33-28 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Fordham | Fordham is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:42 | Fordham | Adam Powers misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Derek Gayton - foul #3 on Derek Gayton, team foul #1 | 33-28 |
| Subs | Columbia | Albert Clark (PG) Derek Gayton | |
| Subs | Fordham | | |
| 19:42 | Fordham | Adam Powers makes the 1st free throw | 33-29 |
| 19:42 | Fordham | Adam Powers makes the 2nd free throw | 33-30 |
| 19:17 | Columbia | Wayne Darby misses the lay-in | 33-30 |
| 19:16 | Fordham | Shane Ford pulls down the rebound | 33-30 |
| 19:02 | Fordham | Jerry Walter is fouled on the floor by John Haney - foul #1 on John Haney, team foul #2 | 33-30 |
| 18:46 | Fordham | Jerry Walter misses the easy layup | 33-30 |
| 18:44 | Columbia | Paul Apodaca gets the rebound | 33-30 |
| 18:24 | Columbia | Paul Apodaca's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-30 |
| 18:07 | Fordham | Jerry Walter clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 33-30 |
| 18:05 | Fordham | Adam Powers snags the offensive board | 33-30 |
| 18:00 | Fordham | Shane Ford buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Adam Powers | 33-33 |
| 17:52 | Columbia | John Haney misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 33-33 |
| 17:50 | Fordham | The rebound goes to Leroy Simonsen | 33-33 |
| 17:29 | Fordham | Jerry Walter connects on the turnaround from the left block set up by Adam Powers and he's hacked by Paul Apodaca - foul #1 on Paul Apodaca, team foul #3 | 33-35 |
| Subs | Columbia | Dustin Cowan (PG), Charles Furman (PF) William Siegrist, Wayne Darby | |
| Subs | Fordham | David Haczynski (PG), Daniel Walker (C) Adam Powers, Christopher Noble | |
| 17:29 | Fordham | Jerry Walter misses the free throw | 33-35 |
| 17:29 | Columbia | John Haney grabs the board | 33-35 |
| 17:06 | Columbia | John Haney lays it up and in on a great pass from Paul Apodaca and he's fouled by Daniel Walker - foul #1 on Daniel Walker, team foul #1 | 35-35 |
| Subs | Columbia | Carl Chrisman (SF), Stephen Dudley (PF) Albert Clark, Paul Apodaca | |
| Subs | Fordham | Eugene Richardson (SF), Mark Landon (C) Leroy Simonsen, Shane Ford | |
| 17:06 | Columbia | John Haney makes the free throw | 36-35 |
| 16:55 | Fordham | Daniel Walker comes up short on the jumper near the basket but the foul's on Carl Chrisman - foul #1 on Carl Chrisman, team foul #4 | 36-35 |
| Subs | Columbia | William Siegrist (SG) John Haney | |
| Subs | Fordham | Jan Swigart (SF) Jerry Walter | |
| 16:55 | Fordham | Daniel Walker makes the 1st free throw | 36-36 |
| 16:55 | Fordham | Daniel Walker misses the 2nd free throw | 36-36 |
| 16:55 | Columbia | Stephen Dudley pulls down the rebound | 36-36 |
| 16:33 | Columbia | Charles Furman hits a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Carl Chrisman | 38-36 |
| 16:14 | Fordham | David Haczynski hits a 3pt shot from the left corner | 38-39 |
| 16:07 | Columbia | Charles Furman misses the lay-in but the foul's on Daniel Walker - foul #2 on Daniel Walker, team foul #2 | 38-39 |
| Subs | Columbia | Paul Apodaca (SF), Wayne Darby (PF) William Siegrist, Carl Chrisman | |
| Subs | Fordham | Adam Powers (PG), Christopher Noble (C) Jan Swigart, Mark Landon | |
| 16:07 | Columbia | Charles Furman makes the 1st free throw | 39-39 |
| 16:07 | Columbia | Charles Furman makes the 2nd free throw | 40-39 |
| 15:50 | Fordham | David Haczynski is fouled on the floor by Dustin Cowan - foul #1 on Dustin Cowan, team foul #5 | 40-39 |
| Subs | Columbia | Derek Gayton (PG), Albert Clark (SG), John Haney (C) Dustin Cowan, Charles Furman, Stephen Dudley | |
| Subs | Fordham | Jerry Walter (SG), Leroy Simonsen (SF), Shane Ford (PF) Eugene Richardson, David Haczynski, Daniel Walker | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Derek Gayton (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Albert Clark (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Apodaca (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Wayne Darby (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - John Haney (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fordham | PG - Adam Powers (fresh) 2 pts. 7 ast. SG - Jerry Walter (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Leroy Simonsen (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Shane Ford (fresh) 3 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. C - Christopher Noble (fresh) 4 blk. | |
| 15:41 | Fordham | Jerry Walter misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 40-39 |
| 15:40 | Fordham | Christopher Noble tips it home | 40-41 |
| 15:19 | Columbia | John Haney misses long on a jumper in the lane | 40-41 |
| 15:18 | Fordham | Christopher Noble pulls down the rebound | 40-41 |
| 14:55 | Fordham | Adam Powers knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Jerry Walter | 40-44 |
| 14:32 | Columbia | Derek Gayton connects on the fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Albert Clark | 42-44 |
| 14:14 | Fordham | Paul Apodaca steals it from Adam Powers | 42-44 |
| 13:53 | Columbia | Wayne Darby is denied on a layup by Christopher Noble | 42-44 |
| 13:51 | Fordham | Christopher Noble snags the defensive board | 42-44 |
| 13:41 | Fordham | Shane Ford misses badly on a floater from the left side but the foul's on Paul Apodaca - foul #2 on Paul Apodaca, team foul #6 | 42-44 |
| Subs | Columbia | William Siegrist (SG), Carl Chrisman (SF), Charles Furman (PF), Stephen Dudley (C) Albert Clark, Paul Apodaca, Wayne Darby, John Haney | |
| Subs | Fordham | David Haczynski (PG), Eugene Richardson (SG), Jan Swigart (SF), Daniel Walker (C) Adam Powers, Jerry Walter, Leroy Simonsen, Christopher Noble | |
| 13:41 | Fordham | Shane Ford makes the 1st free throw | 42-45 |
| 13:41 | Fordham | Shane Ford misses the 2nd free throw | 42-45 |
| 13:41 | Columbia | Charles Furman gets the rebound | 42-45 |
| 13:21 | Columbia | William Siegrist is hacked by Jan Swigart - foul #1 on Jan Swigart, team foul #3 | 42-45 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Fordham | Mark Landon (C) Shane Ford | |
| 13:10 | Columbia | Stephen Dudley hits a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Charles Furman | 44-45 |
| 12:57 | Fordham | Eugene Richardson hits a jump hook near the basket and the foul's on Derek Gayton - foul #4 on Derek Gayton, team foul #7 | 44-47 |
| Subs | Columbia | Dustin Cowan (PG) Derek Gayton | |
| Subs | Fordham | | |
| 12:57 | Fordham | Eugene Richardson makes the free throw | 44-48 |
| 12:47 | Columbia | David Haczynski is called for the reach on Dustin Cowan - foul #1 on David Haczynski, team foul #4 | 44-48 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Fordham | Jerry Walter (SG) Jan Swigart | |
| 12:24 | Columbia | Charles Furman clanks a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Eugene Richardson - foul #2 on Eugene Richardson, team foul #5 | 44-48 |
| Subs | Columbia | John Haney (C) Carl Chrisman | |
| Subs | Fordham | Leroy Simonsen (SF) Eugene Richardson | |
| 12:24 | Columbia | Charles Furman misses the 1st free throw | 44-48 |
| 12:24 | Columbia | Charles Furman misses the 2nd free throw | 44-48 |
| 12:24 | Fordham | The rebound goes to Mark Landon | 44-48 |
| 12:06 | Fordham | David Haczynski buries a 3pt jumper from straight away | 44-51 |
| 11:48 | Columbia | David Haczynski steals the ball from Stephen Dudley | 44-51 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Dustin Cowan (fresh) 2 pts. SG - William Siegrist (fresh) SF - Charles Furman (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Stephen Dudley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Haney (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fordham | PG - David Haczynski (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jerry Walter (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Leroy Simonsen (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Daniel Walker (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Mark Landon (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Fordham | Leroy Simonsen is called for traveling | 44-51 |
| Subs | Columbia | Albert Clark (PG), Paul Apodaca (SF), Wayne Darby (PF) Dustin Cowan, Charles Furman, Stephen Dudley | |
| Subs | Fordham | Adam Powers (PG), Shane Ford (PF), Christopher Noble (C) David Haczynski, Daniel Walker, Mark Landon | |
| 11:16 | Columbia | Wayne Darby makes the turnaround in the lane set up by Paul Apodaca and he's hacked by Adam Powers - foul #2 on Adam Powers, team foul #6 | 46-51 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Fordham | Eugene Richardson (SG) Jerry Walter | |
| 11:16 | Columbia | Wayne Darby makes the free throw | 47-51 |
| 10:57 | Fordham | Adam Powers misses short on a 3 from straight away | 47-51 |
| 10:55 | Fordham | Leroy Simonsen misses the tip | 47-51 |
| 10:53 | Columbia | Wayne Darby grabs the defensive rebound | 47-51 |
| 10:37 | Columbia | Wayne Darby hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Albert Clark | 49-51 |
| 10:18 | Fordham | Eugene Richardson loses the dribble to Paul Apodaca | 49-51 |
| 09:59 | Columbia | Paul Apodaca is hacked by Eugene Richardson - foul #3 on Eugene Richardson, team foul #7 | 49-51 |
| Subs | Columbia | Charles Furman (SG), Stephen Dudley (C) William Siegrist, John Haney | |
| Subs | Fordham | David Haczynski (PG), Jerry Walter (SG) Adam Powers, Leroy Simonsen | |
| 09:59 | Columbia | Paul Apodaca makes the 1st free throw | 50-51 |
| 09:59 | Columbia | Paul Apodaca makes the 2nd free throw | 51-51 |
| 09:50 | Fordham | Jerry Walter scores on a jumper from close range on a great pass from Christopher Noble | 51-53 |
| 09:37 | Columbia | Jerry Walter takes the ball from Stephen Dudley | 51-53 |
| 09:21 | Fordham | David Haczynski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 51-53 |
| 09:20 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Paul Apodaca | 51-53 |
| 09:02 | Columbia | Paul Apodaca misses the lay-in | 51-53 |
| 09:00 | Fordham | The rebound goes to Eugene Richardson | 51-53 |
| 08:42 | Fordham | Shane Ford misses the 3 from the right wing | 51-53 |
| 08:40 | Fordham | Shane Ford grabs the offensive rebound | 51-53 |
| 08:31 | Fordham | Shane Ford can't connect on a jumper from the right block | 51-53 |
| 08:30 | Columbia | Wayne Darby grabs the board | 51-53 |
| 08:28 | Columbia | David Haczynski is called for the reach on Albert Clark in the backcourt - foul #2 on David Haczynski, team foul #8 | 51-53 |
| Subs | Columbia | Dustin Cowan (PG), John Haney (C) Paul Apodaca, Wayne Darby | |
| Subs | Fordham | Adam Powers (PG), Leroy Simonsen (SF), Daniel Walker (PF), Mark Landon (C) David Haczynski, Eugene Richardson, Shane Ford, Christopher Noble | |
| 08:28 | Columbia | Albert Clark makes the 1st free throw | 52-53 |
| 08:28 | Columbia | Albert Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 53-53 |
| 08:02 | Fordham | Adam Powers misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 53-53 |
| 08:01 | Fordham | Daniel Walker grabs the offensive board | 53-53 |
| 07:42 | Fordham | Mark Landon banks in the layup on a nice dish by Adam Powers | 53-55 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Dustin Cowan (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Albert Clark (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Charles Furman (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Stephen Dudley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Haney (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fordham | PG - Adam Powers (fresh) 5 pts. 8 ast. SG - Jerry Walter (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Leroy Simonsen (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Daniel Walker (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Mark Landon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:17 | Columbia | Charles Furman banks in the layup | 55-55 |
| 07:05 | Fordham | Daniel Walker buries a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Adam Powers | 55-57 |
| 06:43 | Columbia | Charles Furman makes the jumper from the right block set up by Albert Clark | 57-57 |
| 06:26 | Fordham | Mark Landon is hacked by John Haney - foul #2 on John Haney, team foul #8 | 57-57 |
| Subs | Columbia | Derek Gayton (PG), William Siegrist (SG), Paul Apodaca (SF), Wayne Darby (PF), Timothy Jasper (C) Dustin Cowan, Albert Clark, Charles Furman, Stephen Dudley, John Haney | |
| Subs | Fordham | David Haczynski (PG), Eugene Richardson (SG), Jan Swigart (SF), Christopher Noble (C) Adam Powers, Jerry Walter, Leroy Simonsen, Daniel Walker | |
| 06:26 | Fordham | Mark Landon makes the 1st free throw | 57-58 |
| 06:26 | Fordham | Mark Landon makes the 2nd free throw | 57-59 |
| 06:09 | Columbia | Paul Apodaca comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 57-59 |
| 06:08 | Fordham | The rebound goes to Christopher Noble | 57-59 |
| 05:57 | Fordham | Christopher Noble buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Jan Swigart | 57-62 |
| 05:51 | Columbia | David Haczynski is called for the reach on Derek Gayton - foul #3 on David Haczynski, team foul #9 | 57-62 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Fordham | Shane Ford (PF) Mark Landon | |
| 05:51 | Columbia | Derek Gayton makes the 1st free throw | 58-62 |
| 05:51 | Columbia | Derek Gayton makes the 2nd free throw | 59-62 |
| 05:41 | Fordham | Christopher Noble misses the lay-in but he's fouled by William Siegrist - foul #3 on William Siegrist, team foul #9 | 59-62 |
| 05:41 | Fordham | Christopher Noble makes the 1st free throw | 59-63 |
| 05:41 | Fordham | Christopher Noble makes the 2nd free throw | 59-64 |
| 05:18 | Columbia | Wayne Darby buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Paul Apodaca | 62-64 |
| 05:00 | Fordham | Jan Swigart hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane | 62-64 |
| 04:58 | Columbia | William Siegrist grabs the board | 62-64 |
| 04:54 | Columbia | Derek Gayton is fouled on the floor by Shane Ford - foul #1 on Shane Ford, team foul #10 | 62-64 |
| Subs | Columbia | John Haney (C) Timothy Jasper | |
| Subs | Fordham | Jerry Walter (SG), Leroy Simonsen (SF), Daniel Walker (C) Eugene Richardson, Jan Swigart, Christopher Noble | |
| 04:54 | Columbia | Derek Gayton makes the 1st free throw | 63-64 |
| 04:54 | Columbia | Derek Gayton makes the 2nd free throw | 64-64 |
| 04:40 | Fordham | David Haczynski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 64-64 |
| 04:39 | Columbia | Wayne Darby gets the rebound | 64-64 |
| 04:23 | Columbia | Daniel Walker takes the ball from Derek Gayton | 64-64 |
| 04:08 | Fordham | Leroy Simonsen connects on the jumper from the left block on a nice dish by David Haczynski and he's hacked by John Haney - foul #3 on John Haney, team foul #10 | 64-66 |
| Subs | Columbia | Charles Furman (PF) Wayne Darby | |
| Subs | Fordham | Adam Powers (PG) David Haczynski | |
| 04:08 | Fordham | Leroy Simonsen makes the free throw | 64-67 |
| 03:45 | Columbia | John Haney is denied on a layup by Leroy Simonsen | 64-67 |
| 03:43 | Fordham | Shane Ford gets the rebound | 64-67 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Derek Gayton (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - William Siegrist (fairly fresh) 3 pf. SF - Paul Apodaca (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Charles Furman (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - John Haney (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Fordham | PG - Adam Powers (fresh) 5 pts. 9 ast. SG - Jerry Walter (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Leroy Simonsen (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - Shane Ford (fresh) 4 pts. 11 reb. 2 stl. C - Daniel Walker (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:14 | Fordham | Jerry Walter comes up short on the floater from close range but the foul's on William Siegrist - foul #4 on William Siegrist, team foul #11 | 64-67 |
| Subs | Columbia | Dustin Cowan (PG), Albert Clark (SG), Stephen Dudley (PF) Derek Gayton, William Siegrist, Paul Apodaca | |
| Subs | Fordham | Eugene Richardson (SF), Christopher Noble (C) Leroy Simonsen, Shane Ford | |
| 03:14 | Fordham | Jerry Walter misses the 1st free throw | 64-67 |
| 03:14 | Fordham | Jerry Walter makes the 2nd free throw | 64-68 |
| 02:51 | Columbia | John Haney hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Stephen Dudley | 67-68 |
| 02:51 | Fordham | Fordham calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-68 |
| Subs | Columbia | Derek Gayton (PG), William Siegrist (SG), Paul Apodaca (SF), Wayne Darby (PF) Dustin Cowan, Albert Clark, Charles Furman, Stephen Dudley | |
| Subs | Fordham | Leroy Simonsen (SF), Shane Ford (PF) Eugene Richardson, Daniel Walker | |
| 02:32 | Fordham | Shane Ford hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 67-68 |
| 02:30 | Fordham | Christopher Noble tips it but misses | 67-68 |
| 02:29 | Columbia | Paul Apodaca gets the rebound | 67-68 |
| 02:19 | Columbia | Paul Apodaca makes the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from William Siegrist and he's fouled by Christopher Noble - foul #1 on Christopher Noble, team foul #11 | 69-68 |
| 02:19 | Columbia | Paul Apodaca makes the free throw | 70-68 |
| 02:05 | Fordham | Shane Ford hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 70-68 |
| 02:04 | Columbia | John Haney grabs the board | 70-68 |
| 01:48 | Columbia | Derek Gayton clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 70-68 |
| 01:46 | Fordham | Christopher Noble pulls down the rebound | 70-68 |
| 01:29 | Fordham | Shane Ford drills a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Jerry Walter and he's hacked by Paul Apodaca - foul #3 on Paul Apodaca, team foul #12 | 70-70 |
| 01:29 | Fordham | Shane Ford makes the free throw | 70-71 |
| 01:03 | Columbia | Derek Gayton hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Shane Ford - foul #2 on Shane Ford, team foul #12 | 70-71 |
| 01:03 | Columbia | Derek Gayton makes the 1st free throw | 71-71 |
| 01:03 | Columbia | Derek Gayton makes the 2nd free throw | 72-71 |
| 00:48 | Fordham | Shane Ford knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Jerry Walter | 72-73 |
| 00:33 | Columbia | Paul Apodaca clanks a 3 from straight away | 72-73 |
| 00:31 | Columbia | John Haney tips it in | 74-73 |
| 00:17 | Fordham | William Siegrist steps in front of the Adam Powers pass | 74-73 |
| 00:14 | Columbia | William Siegrist banks in the layup | 76-73 |
| 00:06 | Fordham | Jerry Walter throws a bad pass out of bounds | 76-73 |
| Subs | Columbia | Albert Clark (SG), Charles Furman (PF) William Siegrist, Wayne Darby | |
| Subs | Fordham | | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Fordham | Fordham is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:03 | Columbia | Paul Apodaca is fouled in the backcourt by Adam Powers - foul #3 on Adam Powers, team foul #13 | 76-73 |
| 00:03 | Columbia | Paul Apodaca makes the 1st free throw | 77-73 |
| 00:03 | Columbia | Paul Apodaca makes the 2nd free throw | 78-73 |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Fordham | Fordham is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Fordham | Jerry Walter misses the fullcourt shot | 78-73 |