| Lineup | Fordham | PG - Moises Vargas (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Romain (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Vernon Tucker (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Colvin (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. C - Edward Robichaux (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Charles Verner (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Mallon (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Carroll Harris (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Yong Zhou (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Brian Alexander (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Fordham | Vernon Tucker inbounds the ball | 25-22 |
| 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 (-2) | |
| 19:52 | Fordham | George Colvin is fouled on the floor by Yong Zhou - foul #3 on Yong Zhou, team foul #1 | 25-22 |
| Subs | Fordham | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Ty Zellous (PF) Yong Zhou | |
| 19:31 | Fordham | Vernon Tucker misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 25-22 |
| 19:30 | Fordham | George Colvin tips it back up and in | 27-22 |
| 19:22 | Columbia | Richard Mallon is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Richard Mallon, team foul #2 | 27-22 |
| 19:01 | Fordham | Brian Alexander denies the turnaround by George Colvin | 27-22 |
| 18:59 | Fordham | Edward Robichaux tips it home | 29-22 |
| 18:41 | Columbia | Charles Verner is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Charles Verner, team foul #3 | 29-22 |
| 18:25 | Fordham | Charles Verner steps in front of the Michael Romain pass | 29-22 |
| 18:22 | Columbia | Charles Verner slams it home | 29-24 |
| 18:07 | Fordham | Michael Romain is hacked by Richard Mallon - foul #2 on Richard Mallon, team foul #4 | 29-24 |
| 17:53 | Fordham | Ty Zellous steals the ball from Michael Romain | 29-24 |
| 17:47 | Columbia | Carroll Harris buries a jumper in the lane on a great pass from Charles Verner | 29-26 |
| 17:38 | Fordham | Michael Romain drills a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Moises Vargas | 32-26 |
| 17:13 | Columbia | Charles Verner comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 32-26 |
| 17:12 | Fordham | Michael Romain gets the rebound | 32-26 |
| 16:55 | Fordham | Vernon Tucker buries a fadeaway from the left side | 34-26 |
| 16:33 | Columbia | Ty Zellous lays it up and in on a nice dish by Charles Verner | 34-28 |
| 16:12 | Fordham | Michael Romain misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 34-28 |
| 16:11 | Fordham | George Colvin pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-28 |
| 16:00 | Fordham | George Colvin clanks a turnaround from the baseline | 34-28 |
| 15:58 | Fordham | The offensive rebound goes to Edward Robichaux | 34-28 |
| Lineup | Fordham | PG - Moises Vargas (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Romain (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Vernon Tucker (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Colvin (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 10 reb. 2 stl. C - Edward Robichaux (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Charles Verner (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Mallon (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Carroll Harris (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ty Zellous (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Brian Alexander (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Fordham | Edward Robichaux can't finish the layup | 34-28 |
| 15:35 | Columbia | Carroll Harris pulls down the rebound | 34-28 |
| 15:18 | Columbia | Brian Alexander is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Brian Alexander, team foul #5 | 34-28 |
| Subs | Fordham | Chad Hall (PG), Darrell Talty (SG), Thomas Lewis (SF), William White (PF), David Price (C) Moises Vargas, Michael Romain, Vernon Tucker, George Colvin, Edward Robichaux | |
| Subs | Columbia | Howard Cole (PG), Terry Trout (SG), Roger Burns (SF), Yong Zhou (PF), Bill Corbett (C) Charles Verner, Richard Mallon, Carroll Harris, Ty Zellous, Brian Alexander | |
| 14:58 | Fordham | Thomas Lewis is whistled for a carry | 34-28 |
| 14:46 | Columbia | Howard Cole misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 34-28 |
| 14:45 | Columbia | The offensive rebound goes to Bill Corbett | 34-28 |
| 14:40 | Columbia | Chad Hall is called for the reach on Howard Cole - foul #2 on Chad Hall, team foul #1 | 34-28 |
| 14:31 | Columbia | Thomas Lewis steps in front of the Howard Cole pass | 34-28 |
| 14:13 | Fordham | Thomas Lewis misses long on a jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Roger Burns - foul #4 on Roger Burns, team foul #6 | 34-28 |
| Subs | Fordham | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Carroll Harris (SF) Roger Burns | |
| 14:13 | Fordham | Thomas Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 35-28 |
| 14:13 | Fordham | Thomas Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 36-28 |
| 13:52 | Columbia | Terry Trout throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-28 |
| 13:35 | Fordham | David Price is fouled on the floor by Bill Corbett - foul #2 on Bill Corbett, team foul #7 | 36-28 |
| Subs | Fordham | George Colvin (PF) Thomas Lewis | |
| Subs | Columbia | Charles Verner (PG), Richard Mallon (SG) Howard Cole, Carroll Harris | |
| 13:35 | Fordham | David Price makes the 1st free throw | 37-28 |
| 13:35 | Fordham | David Price makes the 2nd free throw | 38-28 |
| 13:13 | Columbia | Terry Trout clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on George Colvin - foul #2 on George Colvin, team foul #2 | 38-28 |
| Subs | Fordham | Moises Vargas (PG), Thomas Lewis (SF) Darrell Talty, David Price | |
| Subs | Columbia | Brian Alexander (C) Bill Corbett | |
| 13:13 | Columbia | Terry Trout makes the 1st free throw | 38-29 |
| 13:13 | Columbia | Terry Trout makes the 2nd free throw | 38-30 |
| 12:44 | Fordham | Moises Vargas clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 38-30 |
| 12:43 | Columbia | Brian Alexander grabs the board | 38-30 |
| 12:23 | Columbia | Yong Zhou clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 38-30 |
| 12:22 | Fordham | George Colvin grabs the board | 38-30 |
| 12:06 | Fordham | George Colvin knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away | 41-30 |
| 11:44 | Columbia | Richard Mallon is fouled on the floor by Chad Hall - foul #3 on Chad Hall, team foul #3 | 41-30 |
| Subs | Fordham | Michael Romain (SG), Vernon Tucker (SF), Edward Robichaux (C) Chad Hall, Thomas Lewis, William White | |
| Subs | Columbia | Howard Cole (PG), Michael Carr (SG), Carroll Harris (SF), Ty Zellous (PF) Charles Verner, Richard Mallon, Terry Trout, Yong Zhou | |
| Lineup | Fordham | PG - Moises Vargas (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Romain (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Vernon Tucker (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Colvin (fresh) 12 pts. 11 reb. 2 stl. C - Edward Robichaux (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Howard Cole (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Carr (fresh) SF - Carroll Harris (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ty Zellous (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Brian Alexander (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 11:19 | Columbia | Ty Zellous misses short on a shot from the right side | 41-30 |
| 11:18 | Columbia | The offensive rebound goes to Brian Alexander | 41-30 |
| 11:03 | Columbia | Howard Cole's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-30 |
| Subs | Fordham | Darrell Talty (PG), David Price (PF) Moises Vargas, George Colvin | |
| Subs | Columbia | Bill Corbett (C) Brian Alexander | |
| 10:54 | Fordham | Vernon Tucker buries a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Michael Romain | 43-30 |
| 10:33 | Columbia | Bill Corbett is denied on a layup by David Price | 43-30 |
| 10:31 | Fordham | The rebound goes to Edward Robichaux | 43-30 |
| 10:24 | Fordham | Edward Robichaux's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-30 |
| Subs | Fordham | Thomas Lewis (PF) David Price | |
| Subs | Columbia | Charles Verner (PG), Richard Mallon (SG), Terry Trout (SF), Yong Zhou (PF) Howard Cole, Michael Carr, Carroll Harris, Bill Corbett | |
| 10:03 | Columbia | Richard Mallon clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 43-30 |
| 10:01 | Fordham | Thomas Lewis pulls down the rebound | 43-30 |
| 09:38 | Fordham | Thomas Lewis misses the easy layup | 43-30 |
| 09:36 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Yong Zhou | 43-30 |
| 09:21 | Columbia | Charles Verner is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Charles Verner, team foul #8 | 43-30 |
| Subs | Fordham | Moises Vargas (PG), George Colvin (PF) Darrell Talty, Thomas Lewis | |
| Subs | Columbia | Brian Alexander (C) Ty Zellous | |
| 09:03 | Fordham | George Colvin comes up short on the floater from the left side | 43-30 |
| 09:02 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Brian Alexander | 43-30 |
| 08:56 | Columbia | Yong Zhou blows the layup but the foul's on George Colvin - foul #3 on George Colvin, team foul #4 | 43-30 |
| Subs | Fordham | Chad Hall (SG), Thomas Lewis (SF), William White (C) Michael Romain, Vernon Tucker, Edward Robichaux | |
| Subs | Columbia | Carroll Harris (SF) Terry Trout | |
| 08:56 | Columbia | Yong Zhou makes the 1st free throw | 43-31 |
| 08:56 | Columbia | Yong Zhou makes the 2nd free throw | 43-32 |
| 08:43 | Fordham | George Colvin hits the finger roll | 45-32 |
| 08:21 | Columbia | Yong Zhou misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 45-32 |
| 08:20 | Columbia | Brian Alexander grabs the offensive board | 45-32 |
| 08:02 | Columbia | Yong Zhou drills a runner from the right block set up by Charles Verner | 45-34 |
| 07:33 | Fordham | Moises Vargas makes the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Chad Hall | 48-34 |
| Lineup | Fordham | PG - Moises Vargas (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Chad Hall (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Thomas Lewis (fresh) 4 pts. PF - George Colvin (fresh) 14 pts. 11 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - William White (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Charles Verner (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Richard Mallon (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Carroll Harris (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Yong Zhou (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Brian Alexander (fresh) 8 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Columbia | Brian Alexander connects on the shot near the basket | 48-36 |
| 06:58 | Fordham | Chad Hall connects on the shot from the left wing | 50-36 |
| 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 (-2) | |
| 06:44 | Columbia | Yong Zhou's layup is rejected by William White | 50-36 |
| 06:43 | Columbia | Charles Verner grabs the offensive rebound | 50-36 |
| 06:36 | Columbia | Charles Verner drills a 3pt shot from straight away | 50-39 |
| 06:22 | Fordham | William White is hacked by Yong Zhou - foul #4 on Yong Zhou, team foul #9 | 50-39 |
| Subs | Fordham | Darrell Talty (PG), Michael Romain (SG), Vernon Tucker (SF), Edward Robichaux (C) Moises Vargas, Chad Hall, Thomas Lewis, George Colvin | |
| Subs | Columbia | Howard Cole (PG), Terry Trout (SG), Roger Burns (SF), Ty Zellous (PF), Bill Corbett (C) Charles Verner, Richard Mallon, Carroll Harris, Yong Zhou, Brian Alexander | |
| 06:22 | Fordham | William White makes the 1st free throw | 51-39 |
| 06:22 | Fordham | William White makes the 2nd free throw | 52-39 |
| 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 (-2) | |
| 05:56 | Columbia | Darrell Talty takes the ball from Terry Trout | 52-39 |
| 05:53 | Fordham | Michael Romain misses the lay-in | 52-39 |
| 05:52 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Roger Burns | 52-39 |
| 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 (-2) | |
| 05:46 | Columbia | Ty Zellous's floater is tipped away by Edward Robichaux | 52-39 |
| 05:44 | Columbia | Terry Trout hits the follow up shot | 52-41 |
| 05:19 | Fordham | Vernon Tucker misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 52-41 |
| 05:18 | Columbia | Ty Zellous pulls down the rebound | 52-41 |
| 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 (-2) | |
| 05:12 | Columbia | Roger Burns makes the shot from the left block set up by Howard Cole | 52-43 |
| 04:59 | Fordham | Michael Romain is fouled on the floor by Roger Burns - foul #5 on Roger Burns, team foul #10 | 52-43 |
| Subs | Fordham | Moises Vargas (PG), George Colvin (PF) Darrell Talty, William White | |
| Subs | Columbia | Carroll Harris (SF), Brian Alexander (C) Roger Burns, Bill Corbett | |
| 04:59 | Fordham | Michael Romain misses the 1st free throw | 52-43 |
| 04:59 | Fordham | Michael Romain makes the 2nd free throw | 53-43 |
| 04:44 | Columbia | George Colvin steals it from Ty Zellous | 53-43 |
| 04:29 | Fordham | Edward Robichaux connects on the floater near the basket on a great pass from Vernon Tucker | 55-43 |
| 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 (-2) | |
| 04:07 | Columbia | Brian Alexander clanks a driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by Edward Robichaux - foul #1 on Edward Robichaux, team foul #5 | 55-43 |
| Subs | Fordham | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Charles Verner (PG), Richard Mallon (SG) Howard Cole, Carroll Harris | |
| 04:07 | Columbia | Brian Alexander makes the 1st free throw | 55-44 |
| 04:07 | Columbia | Brian Alexander makes the 2nd free throw | 55-45 |
| 03:50 | Fordham | Moises Vargas misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 55-45 |
| 03:48 | Columbia | Ty Zellous grabs the defensive rebound | 55-45 |
| Game Plan | Fordham | Fordham is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:30 | Columbia | Ty Zellous misses short on a fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Moises Vargas - foul #2 on Moises Vargas, team foul #6 | 55-45 |
| Subs | Fordham | Chad Hall (SG), Thomas Lewis (SF), David Price (C) Michael Romain, Vernon Tucker, Edward Robichaux | |
| Subs | Columbia | Yong Zhou (PF) Terry Trout | |
| 03:30 | Columbia | Ty Zellous makes the 1st free throw | 55-46 |
| 03:30 | Columbia | Ty Zellous misses the 2nd free throw | 55-46 |
| 03:30 | Fordham | David Price grabs the board | 55-46 |
| Lineup | Fordham | PG - Moises Vargas (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Chad Hall (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Thomas Lewis (fresh) 4 pts. PF - George Colvin (fresh) 14 pts. 11 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. C - David Price (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Charles Verner (fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Richard Mallon (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Ty Zellous (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Yong Zhou (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - Brian Alexander (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 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) | |
| 03:01 | Fordham | Thomas Lewis connects on the turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by David Price | 57-46 |
| 02:48 | Columbia | George Colvin steals it from Richard Mallon | 57-46 |
| 02:19 | Fordham | George Colvin comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 57-46 |
| 02:17 | Columbia | Yong Zhou gets the rebound | 57-46 |
| 02:00 | Columbia | Charles Verner is fouled on the floor by Moises Vargas - foul #3 on Moises Vargas, team foul #7 | 57-46 |
| Subs | Fordham | Darrell Talty (SG), William White (PF) Moises Vargas, George Colvin | |
| Subs | Columbia | Terry Trout (SG), Carroll Harris (SF), Bill Corbett (C) Richard Mallon, Yong Zhou, Brian Alexander | |
| 02:00 | Columbia | Charles Verner misses the 1st free throw | 57-46 |
| 02:00 | Fordham | William White gets the rebound | 57-46 |
| 01:32 | Fordham | David Price misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 57-46 |
| 01:31 | Fordham | William White grabs the offensive rebound | 57-46 |
| 01:12 | Fordham | William White clanks a driving attempt in the lane | 57-46 |
| 01:10 | Columbia | Terry Trout snags the defensive board | 57-46 |
| 01:01 | Columbia | Carroll Harris's layup is rejected by David Price | 57-46 |
| 01:00 | Fordham | Thomas Lewis gets the rebound | 57-46 |
| 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 (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:58 | Fordham | Thomas Lewis is fouled in the backcourt by Charles Verner - foul #4 on Charles Verner, team foul #11 | 57-46 |
| Subs | Fordham | Jarvis Hickey (PG) Darrell Talty | |
| Subs | Columbia | Howard Cole (PG) Charles Verner | |
| 00:58 | Fordham | Thomas Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 58-46 |
| 00:58 | Fordham | Thomas Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 59-46 |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 00:51 | Columbia | The jumper by Terry Trout is denied by David Price | 59-46 |
| 00:50 | Fordham | William White snags the defensive board | 59-46 |
| 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 a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:28 | Fordham | Chad Hall knocks in the shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Thomas Lewis | 61-46 |
| 00:22 | Columbia | Howard Cole misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Jarvis Hickey - foul #1 on Jarvis Hickey, team foul #8 | 61-46 |
| Subs | Fordham | Darrell Talty (SG) Jarvis Hickey | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 00:22 | Columbia | Howard Cole makes the 1st free throw | 61-47 |
| 00:22 | Columbia | Howard Cole makes the 2nd free throw | 61-48 |
| 00:00 | Fordham | Chad Hall runs out the clock | 61-48 |