| Lineup | Fordham | PG - Walter Cochran (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Travis Jones (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Oscar Attebery (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jarrett Dear (fresh) 2 reb. C - Eric Short (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Robert Linker (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Provencher (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brendan Smith (fresh) 2 reb. PF - David Knight (fresh) 2 reb. C - Lewis Northrop (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Fordham | Oscar Attebery inbounds the ball | 42-25 |
| Game Plan | Fordham | Fordham is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:37 | Fordham | Walter Cochran's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-25 |
| 19:13 | Columbia | Paul Provencher clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 42-25 |
| 19:11 | Columbia | Lewis Northrop grabs the offensive rebound | 42-25 |
| 18:55 | Columbia | Lewis Northrop misses the driving attempt near the basket | 42-25 |
| 18:54 | Fordham | The rebound goes to Eric Short | 42-25 |
| 18:38 | Fordham | Travis Jones buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 44-25 |
| 18:17 | Columbia | Paul Provencher makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Robert Linker and he's fouled by Oscar Attebery - foul #2 on Oscar Attebery, team foul #1 | 44-27 |
| 18:17 | Columbia | Paul Provencher makes the free throw | 44-28 |
| 17:59 | Fordham | Eric Short buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Walter Cochran | 46-28 |
| 17:44 | Columbia | Brendan Smith misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 46-28 |
| 17:42 | Columbia | Paul Provencher tips it back up and in | 46-30 |
| 17:30 | Fordham | Walter Cochran misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 46-30 |
| 17:28 | Fordham | Travis Jones gets the offensive rebound | 46-30 |
| 17:15 | Fordham | Jarrett Dear knocks in the shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Walter Cochran | 48-30 |
| 17:10 | Columbia | Paul Provencher misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 48-30 |
| 17:09 | Fordham | Eric Short grabs the board | 48-30 |
| 16:50 | Fordham | Travis Jones misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 48-30 |
| 16:48 | Columbia | David Knight grabs the board | 48-30 |
| 16:44 | Columbia | Paul Provencher hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 48-30 |
| 16:43 | Columbia | The offensive rebound goes to David Knight | 48-30 |
| 16:22 | Columbia | Oscar Attebery takes the ball from David Knight | 48-30 |
| 16:10 | Fordham | Oscar Attebery comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block | 48-30 |
| 16:09 | Fordham | Jarrett Dear misses the tip | 48-30 |
| 16:08 | Columbia | Lewis Northrop snags the defensive board | 48-30 |
| 15:52 | Columbia | Lewis Northrop clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 48-30 |
| 15:51 | Fordham | Jarrett Dear grabs the board | 48-30 |
| Lineup | Fordham | PG - Walter Cochran (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. SG - Travis Jones (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Oscar Attebery (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jarrett Dear (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Eric Short (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Robert Linker (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Paul Provencher (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brendan Smith (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - David Knight (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Lewis Northrop (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Fordham | Eric Short drills a 3 from the right wing set up by Walter Cochran | 51-30 |
| Game Plan | Fordham | Fordham is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 15:20 | Columbia | Paul Provencher is fouled on the floor by Travis Jones - foul #1 on Travis Jones, team foul #2 | 51-30 |
| Subs | Fordham | Darrell Campbell (PG), William Rico (SG), Keith Morgan (SF), Michael Flanagan (PF), Bryan Green (C) Walter Cochran, Travis Jones, Oscar Attebery, Jarrett Dear, Eric Short | |
| Subs | Columbia | Kenneth Quayle (PG), David Alexander (SG), Kenneth Restivo (SF), John Bernabe (PF), Paul Smith (C) Robert Linker, Paul Provencher, Brendan Smith, David Knight, Lewis Northrop | |
| 15:06 | Columbia | Bryan Green steals it from John Bernabe | 51-30 |
| Game Plan | Fordham | Fordham is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 14:39 | Fordham | Kenneth Quayle steals the ball from Keith Morgan | 51-30 |
| 14:22 | Columbia | Darrell Campbell picks off the pass by Kenneth Quayle | 51-30 |
| 13:54 | Fordham | Darrell Campbell comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 51-30 |
| 13:53 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Paul Smith | 51-30 |
| 13:48 | Columbia | Kenneth Restivo scores on a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Paul Smith | 51-32 |
| 13:20 | Fordham | Michael Flanagan knocks in the shot from the left block | 53-32 |
| 13:06 | Columbia | Kenneth Restivo misses short on a runner from the right block but he's fouled by Keith Morgan - foul #2 on Keith Morgan, team foul #3 | 53-32 |
| Subs | Fordham | Travis Jones (SG), Eric Short (C) William Rico, Bryan Green | |
| Subs | Columbia | Robert Linker (PG) David Alexander | |
| 13:06 | Columbia | Kenneth Restivo makes the 1st free throw | 53-33 |
| 13:06 | Columbia | Kenneth Restivo makes the 2nd free throw | 53-34 |
| 12:50 | Fordham | Eric Short is fouled on the floor by Paul Smith - foul #1 on Paul Smith, team foul #1 | 53-34 |
| Subs | Fordham | Walter Cochran (PG), Oscar Attebery (SF) Darrell Campbell, Keith Morgan | |
| Subs | Columbia | Paul Provencher (SG), Brendan Smith (SF), Kurt Florez (PF), Lewis Northrop (C) Kenneth Quayle, Kenneth Restivo, John Bernabe, Paul Smith | |
| 12:32 | Fordham | Travis Jones misses the 3 from the right wing | 53-34 |
| 12:31 | Fordham | Michael Flanagan hits the follow up shot | 55-34 |
| 12:14 | Columbia | Robert Linker misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 55-34 |
| 12:13 | Fordham | Oscar Attebery gets the rebound | 55-34 |
| 11:56 | Fordham | Walter Cochran buries a 3 pointer from straight away | 58-34 |
| 11:34 | Columbia | Lewis Northrop makes the jumper from the left block | 58-36 |
| Lineup | Fordham | PG - Walter Cochran (fresh) 11 pts. 7 ast. SG - Travis Jones (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Oscar Attebery (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Michael Flanagan (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Eric Short (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Robert Linker (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Paul Provencher (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brendan Smith (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Kurt Florez (fresh) C - Lewis Northrop (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:19 | Fordham | Oscar Attebery lays it in set up by Travis Jones | 60-36 |
| 11:10 | Columbia | Lewis Northrop knocks in the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Brendan Smith | 60-38 |
| 10:51 | Fordham | Walter Cochran drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Oscar Attebery | 62-38 |
| 10:34 | Columbia | Paul Provencher makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Brendan Smith | 62-41 |
| 10:18 | Fordham | Eric Short lays it up and in set up by Walter Cochran | 64-41 |
| 10:01 | Columbia | Robert Linker misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Walter Cochran - foul #2 on Walter Cochran, team foul #4 | 64-41 |
| Subs | Fordham | Darrell Campbell (PG), William Rico (SG), Keith Morgan (SF), Jarrett Dear (PF), Bryan Green (C) Walter Cochran, Travis Jones, Oscar Attebery, Michael Flanagan, Eric Short | |
| Subs | Columbia | Kenneth Quayle (SG), John Bernabe (SF), David Knight (PF), Paul Smith (C) Paul Provencher, Brendan Smith, Kurt Florez, Lewis Northrop | |
| 10:01 | Columbia | Robert Linker makes the 1st free throw | 64-42 |
| 10:01 | Columbia | Robert Linker misses the 2nd free throw | 64-42 |
| 10:01 | Fordham | Jarrett Dear pulls down the rebound | 64-42 |
| 09:37 | Fordham | Darrell Campbell is fouled on the floor by Paul Smith - foul #2 on Paul Smith, team foul #2 | 64-42 |
| Subs | Fordham | | |
| Subs | Columbia | David Alexander (SG) Robert Linker | |
| 09:23 | Fordham | William Rico is hacked by David Knight - foul #1 on David Knight, team foul #3 | 64-42 |
| 09:04 | Fordham | David Knight picks off the pass by Jarrett Dear | 64-42 |
| 08:50 | Columbia | John Bernabe can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 64-42 |
| 08:48 | Columbia | Paul Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 64-42 |
| 08:36 | Columbia | David Knight knocks in the shot near the basket on a nice dish by David Alexander and he's hacked by Darrell Campbell - foul #2 on Darrell Campbell, team foul #5 | 64-44 |
| Subs | Fordham | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Robert Linker (PG) David Alexander | |
| 08:36 | Columbia | David Knight makes the free throw | 64-45 |
| 08:10 | Fordham | William Rico is called for traveling | 64-45 |
| Subs | Fordham | Walter Cochran (PG), Travis Jones (SG), Oscar Attebery (SF) Darrell Campbell, William Rico, Bryan Green | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 07:54 | Columbia | Oscar Attebery is called for the reach on John Bernabe - foul #3 on Oscar Attebery, team foul #6 | 64-45 |
| Subs | Fordham | Eric Short (C) Keith Morgan | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 07:41 | Columbia | Kenneth Quayle's pass is intercepted by Walter Cochran | 64-45 |
| 07:32 | Fordham | Travis Jones is hacked by Kenneth Quayle - foul #3 on Kenneth Quayle, team foul #4 | 64-45 |
| Subs | Fordham | Michael Flanagan (PF) Jarrett Dear | |
| Subs | Columbia | David Alexander (SG), Brendan Smith (SF), Kurt Florez (PF), Lewis Northrop (C) Kenneth Quayle, John Bernabe, David Knight, Paul Smith | |
| Lineup | Fordham | PG - Walter Cochran (fresh) 13 pts. 8 ast. 2 stl. SG - Travis Jones (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Oscar Attebery (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Michael Flanagan (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Eric Short (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Robert Linker (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Alexander (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brendan Smith (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Kurt Florez (fresh) C - Lewis Northrop (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:15 | Fordham | Michael Flanagan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 64-45 |
| 06:58 | Columbia | Robert Linker misses badly on a floater from the right block | 64-45 |
| 06:57 | Fordham | Oscar Attebery grabs the defensive rebound | 64-45 |
| 06:31 | Fordham | Lewis Northrop takes the ball from Travis Jones | 64-45 |
| 06:19 | Columbia | Lewis Northrop hits a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Robert Linker and he's fouled by Eric Short - foul #3 on Eric Short, team foul #7 | 64-47 |
| Subs | Fordham | Darrell Campbell (PG), Keith Morgan (SF) Walter Cochran, Oscar Attebery | |
| Subs | Columbia | Paul Provencher (SG), John Bernabe (SF), Paul Smith (PF) David Alexander, Brendan Smith, Kurt Florez | |
| 06:19 | Columbia | Lewis Northrop makes the free throw | 64-48 |
| 05:54 | Fordham | Robert Linker steals it from Michael Flanagan | 64-48 |
| 05:33 | Columbia | John Bernabe knocks in the jump hook from the right block | 64-50 |
| 05:09 | Fordham | Keith Morgan knocks in the runner from close range on a nice dish by Darrell Campbell | 66-50 |
| 04:47 | Columbia | Robert Linker buries a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Paul Smith | 66-52 |
| 04:31 | Fordham | Eric Short can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 66-52 |
| 04:30 | Columbia | John Bernabe pulls down the rebound | 66-52 |
| 04:26 | Columbia | Columbia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-52 |
| Subs | Fordham | Walter Cochran (PG), Oscar Attebery (SF), Jarrett Dear (PF) Darrell Campbell, Keith Morgan, Michael Flanagan | |
| Subs | Columbia | Brendan Smith (SF), David Knight (PF) John Bernabe, Paul Smith | |
| 04:18 | Columbia | David Knight lays it up and in | 66-54 |
| 03:49 | Fordham | Travis Jones clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 66-54 |
| 03:48 | Fordham | Oscar Attebery grabs the offensive board | 66-54 |
| Game Plan | Fordham | Fordham is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:23 | Fordham | Eric Short hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 66-54 |
| 03:22 | Fordham | The offensive rebound goes to Eric Short | 66-54 |
| Lineup | Fordham | PG - Walter Cochran (fresh) 13 pts. 8 ast. 2 stl. SG - Travis Jones (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Oscar Attebery (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jarrett Dear (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Eric Short (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Robert Linker (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Paul Provencher (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brendan Smith (fresh) 2 reb. PF - David Knight (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Lewis Northrop (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 02:53 | Fordham | Eric Short misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 66-54 |
| 02:52 | Columbia | Paul Provencher snags the defensive board | 66-54 |
| Game Plan | Fordham | Fordham is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:38 | Columbia | Lewis Northrop makes the fadeaway from the right wing set up by Robert Linker | 66-56 |
| 02:20 | Fordham | Paul Provencher is called for the reach on Walter Cochran - foul #1 on Paul Provencher, team foul #5 | 66-56 |
| Subs | Fordham | Darrell Campbell (SG), Michael Flanagan (C) Travis Jones, Eric Short | |
| Subs | Columbia | Kenneth Quayle (SG), John Bernabe (C) Paul Provencher, Lewis Northrop | |
| 01:59 | Fordham | Walter Cochran's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 66-56 |
| Subs | Fordham | William Rico (SG), Keith Morgan (SF), Bryan Green (C) Walter Cochran, Oscar Attebery, Jarrett Dear | |
| Subs | Columbia | David Alexander (SG), Kenneth Restivo (SF), Paul Smith (C) Robert Linker, Brendan Smith, David Knight | |
| 01:43 | Columbia | William Rico steals it from John Bernabe | 66-56 |
| 01:17 | Fordham | Bryan Green is hacked by Paul Smith - foul #3 on Paul Smith, team foul #6 | 66-56 |
| 00:59 | Fordham | Bryan Green misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 66-56 |
| 00:58 | Columbia | Kenneth Quayle pulls down the rebound | 66-56 |
| Game Plan | Fordham | Fordham is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:53 | Columbia | David Alexander drills a 3pt shot from straight away | 66-59 |
| 00:53 | Fordham | Fordham calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-59 |
| Subs | Fordham | Walter Cochran (PG), Travis Jones (SG), Oscar Attebery (SF), Jarrett Dear (PF), Eric Short (C) Darrell Campbell, William Rico, Keith Morgan, Michael Flanagan, Bryan Green | |
| Subs | Columbia | Robert Linker (PG), Paul Provencher (SG), Brendan Smith (SF), David Knight (PF), Lewis Northrop (C) Kenneth Quayle, David Alexander, Kenneth Restivo, John Bernabe, Paul Smith | |
| 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 (0) | |
| 00:51 | Fordham | Walter Cochran is fouled in the backcourt by Paul Provencher - foul #2 on Paul Provencher, team foul #7 | 66-59 |
| Subs | Fordham | John Watkins (SF), Michael Flanagan (C) Oscar Attebery, Eric Short | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 00:51 | Fordham | Walter Cochran misses the 1st free throw | 66-59 |
| 00:51 | Columbia | The rebound goes to David Knight | 66-59 |
| Game Plan | Fordham | Fordham is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:44 | Columbia | David Knight buries a jumper from the right block set up by Lewis Northrop | 66-61 |
| 00:41 | Fordham | Walter Cochran is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Linker - foul #2 on Robert Linker, team foul #8 | 66-61 |
| 00:41 | Fordham | Walter Cochran makes the 1st free throw | 67-61 |
| 00:41 | Fordham | Walter Cochran makes the 2nd free throw | 68-61 |
| 00:34 | Columbia | Paul Provencher knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Robert Linker | 68-64 |
| 00:33 | Fordham | Michael Flanagan is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Linker - foul #3 on Robert Linker, team foul #9 | 68-64 |
| Subs | Fordham | Oscar Attebery (SF), Eric Short (C) John Watkins, Jarrett Dear | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 00:33 | Fordham | Michael Flanagan makes the 1st free throw | 69-64 |
| 00:33 | Fordham | Michael Flanagan misses the 2nd free throw | 69-64 |
| 00:33 | Columbia | David Knight grabs the board | 69-64 |
| 00:26 | Columbia | The pull-up jumper by Robert Linker is blocked by Eric Short | 69-64 |
| 00:24 | Columbia | Paul Provencher snags the offensive board | 69-64 |
| 00:21 | Columbia | Robert Linker is called for traveling | 69-64 |
| Subs | Fordham | John Watkins (SF), Jarrett Dear (PF) Oscar Attebery, Eric Short | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 00:19 | Fordham | Paul Provencher is called for the reach on Walter Cochran in the backcourt - foul #3 on Paul Provencher, team foul #10 | 69-64 |
| 00:19 | Fordham | Walter Cochran makes the 1st free throw | 70-64 |
| 00:19 | Fordham | Walter Cochran makes the 2nd free throw | 71-64 |
| 00:14 | Columbia | David Knight is fouled on the floor by Michael Flanagan - foul #1 on Michael Flanagan, team foul #8 | 71-64 |
| Subs | Fordham | Oscar Attebery (SF), Eric Short (C) John Watkins, Michael Flanagan | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 00:14 | Columbia | David Knight makes the 1st free throw | 71-65 |
| 00:14 | Columbia | David Knight makes the 2nd free throw | 71-66 |
| 00:11 | Fordham | Travis Jones is fouled in the backcourt by Paul Provencher - foul #4 on Paul Provencher, team foul #11 | 71-66 |
| Subs | Fordham | John Watkins (SF), Michael Flanagan (C) Oscar Attebery, Eric Short | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 00:11 | Fordham | Travis Jones makes the 1st free throw | 72-66 |
| 00:11 | Fordham | Travis Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 72-66 |
| 00:11 | Columbia | David Knight gets the rebound | 72-66 |
| 00:06 | Columbia | Travis Jones picks off the pass by Robert Linker | 72-66 |
| 00:06 | Fordham | Fordham calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 72-66 |
| 00:04 | Fordham | Walter Cochran is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Linker - foul #4 on Robert Linker, team foul #12 | 72-66 |
| 00:04 | Fordham | Walter Cochran misses the 1st free throw | 72-66 |
| 00:04 | Fordham | Walter Cochran makes the 2nd free throw | 73-66 |
| 00:00 | Columbia | Robert Linker comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 73-66 |