| Lineup | Columbia | PG - James Hayes (fresh) SG - Christopher Toomey (fresh) SF - Stephen Cieslak (fresh) PF - Christopher Giron (fresh) C - Rick Murray (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Fordham | PG - John Shea (fresh) SG - John Hadley (fresh) SF - Robert Pelaez (fresh) PF - Sidney Earp (fresh) C - Raymon Wright (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Columbia | Rick Murray 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 | Christopher Giron clanks a turnaround from close range | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | Columbia | Rick Murray can't tip it in | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | Fordham | The rebound goes to Raymon Wright | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | Fordham | Sidney Earp misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | Columbia | Stephen Cieslak gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:58 | Columbia | Christopher Giron hits a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from James Hayes | 2-0 |
| 18:38 | Fordham | Robert Pelaez makes the driving attempt near the basket set up by John Shea | 2-2 |
| 18:24 | Columbia | Rick Murray makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by James Hayes | 5-2 |
| 17:59 | Fordham | Sidney Earp travels with the ball | 5-2 |
| 17:38 | Columbia | James Hayes can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 5-2 |
| 17:36 | Fordham | Raymon Wright grabs the board | 5-2 |
| 17:23 | Fordham | John Hadley comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 5-2 |
| 17:22 | Columbia | Christopher Giron snags the defensive board | 5-2 |
| 17:05 | Columbia | Christopher Toomey misses long on a shot from the right side | 5-2 |
| 17:03 | Columbia | Rick Murray tips it but misses | 5-2 |
| 17:02 | Fordham | Sidney Earp grabs the board | 5-2 |
| 16:58 | Fordham | John Shea misses the shot from the left wing | 5-2 |
| 16:56 | Fordham | Robert Pelaez tips it in | 5-4 |
| 16:47 | Columbia | James Hayes misses long on a floater from the left side | 5-4 |
| 16:45 | Fordham | Raymon Wright grabs the board | 5-4 |
| 16:26 | Fordham | Robert Pelaez makes the 3 from the right corner set up by John Hadley | 5-7 |
| 16:18 | Columbia | Rick Murray comes up short on the driving attempt from close range | 5-7 |
| 16:17 | Columbia | Christopher Toomey pulls down the offensive rebound | 5-7 |
| 16:07 | Columbia | Stephen Cieslak misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 5-7 |
| 16:05 | Fordham | Raymon Wright grabs the defensive rebound | 5-7 |
| 16:01 | Fordham | Robert Pelaez buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from John Shea | 5-10 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - James Hayes (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Christopher Toomey (fairly fresh) SF - Stephen Cieslak (fairly fresh) PF - Christopher Giron (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Rick Murray (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fordham | PG - John Shea (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - John Hadley (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Pelaez (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Sidney Earp (fairly fresh) C - Raymon Wright (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Columbia | James Hayes is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on James Hayes, team foul #1 | 5-10 |
| Subs | Columbia | Milton Warren (PG), James Tomberlin (SG), Anthony Golightly (SF), Joseph Harper (PF), Jeremy Wyllie (C) James Hayes, Christopher Toomey, Stephen Cieslak, Christopher Giron, Rick Murray | |
| Subs | Fordham | Lonnie Wilson (PG), Fred Crisler (SG), Larry Clover (PF), Jason Jones (C) John Shea, John Hadley, Sidney Earp, Raymon Wright | |
| 15:22 | Fordham | Jason Jones scores on a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Lonnie Wilson | 5-12 |
| 15:18 | Columbia | Milton Warren knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Joseph Harper | 8-12 |
| 14:55 | Fordham | Robert Pelaez comes up short on the jumper near the basket | 8-12 |
| 14:54 | Fordham | Larry Clover can't tip it in | 8-12 |
| 14:53 | Columbia | Jeremy Wyllie grabs the defensive rebound | 8-12 |
| 14:39 | Columbia | James Tomberlin misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Fred Crisler - foul #1 on Fred Crisler, team foul #1 | 8-12 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Fordham | John Hadley (SG) Robert Pelaez | |
| 14:39 | Columbia | James Tomberlin makes the 1st free throw | 9-12 |
| 14:39 | Columbia | James Tomberlin makes the 2nd free throw | 10-12 |
| 14:31 | Fordham | Larry Clover can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Jeremy Wyllie - foul #1 on Jeremy Wyllie, team foul #2 | 10-12 |
| 14:31 | Fordham | Larry Clover misses the 1st free throw | 10-12 |
| 14:31 | Fordham | Larry Clover makes the 2nd free throw | 10-13 |
| 14:08 | Columbia | Fred Crisler steals the ball from Milton Warren | 10-13 |
| 14:01 | Fordham | John Hadley misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 10-13 |
| 13:59 | Columbia | Anthony Golightly grabs the board | 10-13 |
| 13:47 | Columbia | Joseph Harper misses the lay-in | 10-13 |
| 13:45 | Fordham | The rebound goes to Larry Clover | 10-13 |
| 13:38 | Fordham | Jason Jones misses the lay-in | 10-13 |
| 13:37 | Columbia | Joseph Harper gets the rebound | 10-13 |
| 13:14 | Columbia | Larry Clover is called for the reach on James Tomberlin - foul #1 on Larry Clover, team foul #2 | 10-13 |
| Subs | Columbia | James Hayes (PG), Christopher Toomey (SG), Stephen Cieslak (SF), Christopher Giron (PF), Rick Murray (C) Milton Warren, James Tomberlin, Anthony Golightly, Joseph Harper, Jeremy Wyllie | |
| Subs | Fordham | John Shea (PG), Anthony Christian (SG), Robert Pelaez (SF), Raymon Wright (C) Lonnie Wilson, John Hadley, Jason Jones, Larry Clover | |
| 12:54 | Columbia | Christopher Toomey misses short on a floater from the right side but the foul's on Anthony Christian - foul #1 on Anthony Christian, team foul #3 | 10-13 |
| 12:54 | Columbia | Christopher Toomey makes the 1st free throw | 11-13 |
| 12:54 | Columbia | Christopher Toomey misses the 2nd free throw | 11-13 |
| 12:54 | Fordham | Raymon Wright pulls down the rebound | 11-13 |
| 12:34 | Fordham | Robert Pelaez clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 11-13 |
| 12:32 | Columbia | Christopher Giron grabs the board | 11-13 |
| 12:28 | Columbia | James Hayes misses the shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Robert Pelaez - foul #1 on Robert Pelaez, team foul #4 | 11-13 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Fordham | Sidney Earp (PF) Fred Crisler | |
| 12:28 | Columbia | James Hayes makes the 1st free throw | 12-13 |
| 12:28 | Columbia | James Hayes makes the 2nd free throw | 13-13 |
| 12:17 | Fordham | Raymon Wright is fouled on the floor by James Hayes - foul #2 on James Hayes, team foul #3 | 13-13 |
| Subs | Columbia | Edward Brown (PG) James Hayes | |
| Subs | Fordham | John Hadley (SG) Anthony Christian | |
| 12:05 | Fordham | Robert Pelaez travels with the ball | 13-13 |
| Subs | Columbia | Jeremy Wyllie (PF) Christopher Giron | |
| Subs | Fordham | | |
| 11:53 | Columbia | Edward Brown hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 13-13 |
| 11:51 | Columbia | Rick Murray grabs the offensive rebound | 13-13 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Edward Brown (fresh) SG - Christopher Toomey (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Stephen Cieslak (fresh) PF - Jeremy Wyllie (fresh) C - Rick Murray (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fordham | PG - John Shea (fresh) 2 ast. SG - John Hadley (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Pelaez (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Sidney Earp (fresh) C - Raymon Wright (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 11:40 | Columbia | Christopher Toomey clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 13-13 |
| 11:39 | Fordham | John Shea gets the rebound | 13-13 |
| 11:16 | Fordham | Robert Pelaez makes the shot from the left block on a great pass from John Shea and he's hacked by Stephen Cieslak - foul #1 on Stephen Cieslak, team foul #4 | 13-15 |
| Subs | Columbia | Milton Warren (PG), Anthony Golightly (SF), Joseph Harper (PF) Edward Brown, Stephen Cieslak, Jeremy Wyllie | |
| Subs | Fordham | Fred Crisler (PF), Larry Clover (C) Sidney Earp, Raymon Wright | |
| 11:16 | Fordham | Robert Pelaez makes the free throw | 13-16 |
| 11:07 | Columbia | Anthony Golightly scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Milton Warren | 15-16 |
| 10:49 | Fordham | Fred Crisler buries a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from John Hadley and the foul's on Joseph Harper - foul #1 on Joseph Harper, team foul #5 | 15-18 |
| Subs | Columbia | James Tomberlin (SG), Christopher Giron (PF) Christopher Toomey, Joseph Harper | |
| Subs | Fordham | Lonnie Wilson (PG), Jason Jones (C) John Shea, John Hadley | |
| 10:49 | Fordham | Fred Crisler makes the free throw | 15-19 |
| 10:40 | Columbia | Robert Pelaez picks off the pass by Christopher Giron | 15-19 |
| 10:16 | Fordham | Robert Pelaez can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 15-19 |
| 10:15 | Columbia | Milton Warren gets the rebound | 15-19 |
| 09:53 | Columbia | Milton Warren buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 18-19 |
| 09:38 | Fordham | Jason Jones buries a 3 from the left corner | 18-22 |
| 09:19 | Columbia | Rick Murray is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Rick Murray, team foul #6 | 18-22 |
| Subs | Columbia | Edward Brown (PG), Christopher Toomey (SG), Stephen Cieslak (SF), Joseph Harper (PF), Jeremy Wyllie (C) Milton Warren, James Tomberlin, Anthony Golightly, Christopher Giron, Rick Murray | |
| Subs | Fordham | John Shea (PG), John Hadley (SG), Sidney Earp (PF), Raymon Wright (C) Lonnie Wilson, Robert Pelaez, Larry Clover, Jason Jones | |
| 09:03 | Fordham | John Hadley hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 18-22 |
| 09:01 | Fordham | Raymon Wright gets the offensive rebound | 18-22 |
| 08:45 | Fordham | Raymon Wright blows the layup but the foul's on Jeremy Wyllie - foul #2 on Jeremy Wyllie, team foul #7 | 18-22 |
| Subs | Columbia | Larry Newcomb (C) Jeremy Wyllie | |
| Subs | Fordham | Jason Jones (SF) Fred Crisler | |
| 08:45 | Fordham | Raymon Wright misses the 1st free throw | 18-22 |
| 08:45 | Fordham | Raymon Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 18-23 |
| 08:30 | Columbia | Stephen Cieslak is fouled on the floor by Jason Jones - foul #1 on Jason Jones, team foul #5 | 18-23 |
| 08:14 | Columbia | Stephen Cieslak throws a bad pass out of bounds | 18-23 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Fordham | Robert Pelaez (SF) Jason Jones | |
| 07:52 | Fordham | Sidney Earp is fouled on the floor by Stephen Cieslak - foul #2 on Stephen Cieslak, team foul #8 | 18-23 |
| Subs | Columbia | Milton Warren (PG), Anthony Golightly (SF), Christopher Giron (PF) Edward Brown, Stephen Cieslak, Larry Newcomb | |
| Subs | Fordham | | |
| 07:52 | Fordham | Sidney Earp makes the 1st free throw | 18-24 |
| 07:52 | Fordham | Sidney Earp makes the 2nd free throw | 18-25 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Milton Warren (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Toomey (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Anthony Golightly (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Christopher Giron (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Harper (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Fordham | PG - John Shea (fresh) 3 ast. SG - John Hadley (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Robert Pelaez (fresh) 13 pts. PF - Sidney Earp (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Raymon Wright (fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:36 | Columbia | Raymon Wright takes the ball from Milton Warren | 18-25 |
| 07:13 | Fordham | Christopher Giron blocks the short jumper by Robert Pelaez | 18-25 |
| 07:12 | Fordham | The offensive rebound goes to Raymon Wright | 18-25 |
| 06:54 | Fordham | Sidney Earp scores on a 3 from the left wing | 18-28 |
| 06:37 | Columbia | Anthony Golightly misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 18-28 |
| 06:35 | Fordham | John Hadley pulls down the rebound | 18-28 |
| 06:29 | Fordham | John Shea hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 18-28 |
| 06:28 | Fordham | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Pelaez | 18-28 |
| 06:21 | Fordham | Raymon Wright is whistled for a carry | 18-28 |
| Subs | Columbia | Edward Brown (PG), James Tomberlin (SF), Rick Murray (C) Milton Warren, Anthony Golightly, Joseph Harper | |
| Subs | Fordham | Lonnie Wilson (PG), Fred Crisler (SG), Larry Clover (PF), Jason Jones (C) John Shea, John Hadley, Sidney Earp, Raymon Wright | |
| 05:56 | Columbia | Christopher Giron can't connect on a jumper from the right block but the foul's on Larry Clover - foul #2 on Larry Clover, team foul #6 | 18-28 |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| Subs | Fordham | Anthony Christian (SG), Allen Johnson (SF) Robert Pelaez, Larry Clover | |
| 05:56 | Columbia | Christopher Giron makes the 1st free throw | 19-28 |
| 05:56 | Columbia | Christopher Giron makes the 2nd free throw | 20-28 |
| 05:36 | Fordham | Allen Johnson hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Anthony Christian | 20-31 |
| 05:14 | Columbia | Christopher Toomey buries a turnaround in the paint and he's hacked by Allen Johnson - foul #1 on Allen Johnson, team foul #7 | 22-31 |
| Subs | Columbia | Anthony Golightly (SF) James Tomberlin | |
| Subs | Fordham | | |
| 05:14 | Columbia | Christopher Toomey misses the free throw | 22-31 |
| 05:14 | Fordham | The rebound goes to Jason Jones | 22-31 |
| 04:50 | Fordham | Rick Murray blocks the 3 pointer from the left wing by Lonnie Wilson | 22-31 |
| 04:48 | Columbia | Christopher Toomey grabs the board | 22-31 |
| 04:33 | Columbia | Edward Brown is fouled on the floor by Lonnie Wilson - foul #1 on Lonnie Wilson, team foul #8 | 22-31 |
| Subs | Columbia | Milton Warren (SG), Joseph Harper (PF) Christopher Toomey, Christopher Giron | |
| Subs | Fordham | John Hadley (SG), Robert Pelaez (SF), Raymon Wright (C) Anthony Christian, Allen Johnson, Jason Jones | |
| 04:33 | Columbia | Edward Brown makes the 1st free throw | 23-31 |
| 04:33 | Columbia | Edward Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 24-31 |
| 04:13 | Fordham | Joseph Harper picks off the pass by John Hadley | 24-31 |
| 03:57 | Columbia | John Hadley picks off the pass by Edward Brown | 24-31 |
| 03:37 | Fordham | Lonnie Wilson connects on the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by John Hadley | 24-33 |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Edward Brown (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Milton Warren (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Anthony Golightly (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joseph Harper (fresh) C - Rick Murray (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fordham | PG - Lonnie Wilson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Hadley (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Robert Pelaez (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - Fred Crisler (fresh) 3 pts. C - Raymon Wright (fresh) 1 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:08 | Columbia | Edward Brown misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 24-33 |
| 03:07 | Fordham | Fred Crisler pulls down the rebound | 24-33 |
| 02:52 | Fordham | John Hadley drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Robert Pelaez | 24-36 |
| 02:35 | Columbia | Milton Warren hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 24-36 |
| 02:33 | Fordham | Raymon Wright grabs the defensive rebound | 24-36 |
| 02:18 | Fordham | Fred Crisler misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 24-36 |
| 02:17 | Fordham | Fred Crisler grabs the offensive board | 24-36 |
| 02:05 | Fordham | John Hadley connects on the jumper in the lane | 24-38 |
| 01:49 | Columbia | Joseph Harper buries a floater from the left wing | 26-38 |
| 01:32 | Fordham | Fred Crisler buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Robert Pelaez | 26-41 |
| 01:13 | Columbia | Rick Murray double dribbles | 26-41 |
| Subs | Columbia | James Hayes (PG), Christopher Toomey (SG), Stephen Cieslak (SF), Christopher Giron (PF), Jeremy Wyllie (C) Edward Brown, Milton Warren, Anthony Golightly, Joseph Harper, Rick Murray | |
| Subs | Fordham | John Shea (PG), Anthony Christian (SG), Sidney Earp (PF), Larry Clover (C) Lonnie Wilson, John Hadley, Fred Crisler, Raymon Wright | |
| 00:57 | Fordham | John Shea is hacked by James Hayes - foul #3 on James Hayes, team foul #9 | 26-41 |
| Subs | Columbia | James Tomberlin (PG) James Hayes | |
| Subs | Fordham | Jason Jones (SF) Robert Pelaez | |
| 00:57 | Fordham | John Shea makes the 1st free throw | 26-42 |
| 00:57 | Fordham | John Shea misses the 2nd free throw | 26-42 |
| 00:57 | Columbia | Jeremy Wyllie grabs the defensive rebound | 26-42 |
| 00:41 | Columbia | James Tomberlin comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 26-42 |
| 00:40 | Columbia | Jeremy Wyllie tips it but misses | 26-42 |
| 00:39 | Fordham | Sidney Earp grabs the board | 26-42 |
| 00:12 | Fordham | Sidney Earp clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 26-42 |
| 00:10 | Columbia | Stephen Cieslak grabs the defensive rebound | 26-42 |
| 00:03 | Columbia | Jeremy Wyllie misses badly on a runner from the right block | 26-42 |
| 00:02 | Fordham | Larry Clover snags the defensive board | 26-42 |
| 00:00 | Fordham | Larry Clover comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 26-42 |